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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2035 requires the Arizona Department of Child Safety and the courts to identify, notify, and
  • Madam Chair, members, House Bill 4004 requires the Arizona Department of Child Safety to investigate
  • Madam Chair, members, House Bill 4004 requires the Arizona Department of Child Safety to investigate
  • Madam Chair, Representative Shamp, in short, yes, the $50,000 would go directly to the Department of
  • As the bill is written, by January 1, 2027, the department would have to submit a report of the findings
Summary: The meeting was a caucus review of a long list of bills on Minority Caucus Calendars 8 and 9, with members briefly noting whether measures were unanimous, on consent, or had split votes. Topics included appropriations for homeless veteran shelter services (HB 2620), the Veterans Court Program grant fund (HB 2960), municipal improvement districts (HB 4064), a memorial measure (HB 2079), child care grants (HB 2239), midwife medication administration and advisory committee changes (HB 2251), home and community-based service provider funding (HB 2403), EMS reciprocity (HB 2437), prescription monitoring (HB 2434), electronic monitoring in health care facilities (HB 2914), pregnancy resource center funding and restrictions (HB 2229), limits on police transport of mental health patients (HB 2404), Access coverage for mild obstructive sleep apnea treatment (HB 2726), school district spending and teacher pay requirements referred to the ballot (HCR 2007), mobile home park operator training (HB 2199), local government investment pool oversight (HB 2344), task order contract website posting (HB 2445), tourism improvement areas (HB 2950), ambulance certificate reporting (HB 2402), short-term rental occupancy rules (HB 2429), ASRS retirement rules for elected officials (HB 2505), trespass penalties after eviction (HB 2047), post-nuptial agreement enforcement (HB 2861), civil rights board continuation (HB 2931), and utility replacement plant siting (HB 2389). Members also discussed child welfare and family law bills on Calendar 9, including kinship foster placement (HB 2035), neglect standards based on financial resources (HB 2041), family court evidence (HB 2968), DCS response to abuse reports (HB 4004), prostate cancer insurance cost-sharing (HB 2617), mental health hearing technology (SB 1242), optometrist prescriptions (SB 1023), behavior analyst regulation (SB 1145), assisted living occupants (SB 1247), manufactured home installer licensing and fingerprinting (HB 2868), supervised parenting time (HB 2615), unlawful entry involving vulnerable adults (HB 4136), uranium contamination monitoring funding (HB 2889), a gas and petroleum refinery study committee (HB 4025), and veteran state park fee exemptions (HB 2165). Several members raised policy concerns on bills involving privacy, rural transportation capacity, environmental review, pregnancy centers, and funding priorities, while others noted support or that amendments had addressed earlier issues. No formal roll-call votes were taken in the transcript itself; the chair mainly recorded whether bills were unanimous, consent, or split and whether any should be taken off consent or discussed further. The meeting ended with announcements about an upcoming CAP breakfast, a Latino Caucus meeting, and an Affordability Award presented to Representative Volk before adjournment.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/26/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Director of the Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions: Charles Bassett.
  • Director of the Department of Health Services: Deborah Johnston.
  • Director of Department of Insurance in Financial Institutions, Charles Bassett.
  • Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Mary Foote, Director of Department of Health Services, Deborah
  • Since September, a couple of months ago, the Department of Homeland Security has shot 12 people during
Keywords: 1182, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Jan 14th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • , Secretary Branum for the Department of Elder Affairs, Surgeon General Ladapo for the Department of
  • Not least, Department of Veteran Affairs, General Hartzell.
  • First, when we talk about the Department of HAPS, First, when we talk about the Department of Elder Affairs
  • people at the Department of Health.
  • people at the Department of Health.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services heard presentations on the governor’s proposed FY 26-27 budget for the health and human services silo, which totals $48.5 billion within a $117.4 billion state budget. Agency leaders outlined major spending priorities, including AHCA’s behavioral health redesign, APD waiver enrollment and facility needs, DCF’s integrity and self-sufficiency systems, opioid response, community-based care and mental health bed expansion, DOEA’s Alzheimer’s, home care, and community care programs, DOH’s cancer research, public health, EMS blood-transfusion initiative, and lab feasibility study, and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ facility, cybersecurity, and medication-management investments. Members generally praised several proposals, especially increased reimbursement for private duty nursing, behavioral health funding, Alzheimer’s support, and the EMS blood program. Senator Sharief raised concerns about the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), warning that changes could leave many Floridians without coverage for HIV medications and asking whether manufacturers could provide rebates directly to patients. Surgeon General Ladapo said the issue was driven largely by funding and federal changes, not a legal barrier, and said the department had explored alternatives but could not fill the gap with current resources. Senator Rouson asked about the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, and DCF said its budget includes about $7 million for the substance abuse and mental health data dashboard required by prior legislation. Public testimony focused heavily on ADAP. Former program leaders and advocates said the proposed changes would reduce enrollment and remove key drugs and insurance-premium support, calling the situation a crisis and criticizing the department for lack of transparency and stakeholder engagement. They urged a pause and collaborative review of the program’s finances. The committee also discussed KidsCare implementation, with AHCA saying federal conditions and litigation have delayed the expansion. The meeting ended after the chair noted the budget would still need to be adjusted for updated Medicaid caseload estimates, and the committee adjourned without taking any formal votes or other action on the budget items.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (02/10/2026)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • > of</c><00:15:30.800><c> Energy</c> statement of the Department of of Energy statement of the Department
  • Um, the department Department of Energy.
  • > Energy's</c> you think of the Department of Energy's you think of the Department of Energy's suggestion
  • Department of Energy.
  • </c><04:34:23.840><c> of</c> skeptical of your of the department of skeptical of your of the department
Keywords: 1189, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-06-02 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In fact, all my municipalities, along with the sheriff's office, have local police departments and, of
  • When you're speaking of these services, how many of them would fall outside of the purview of the Department
  • of Elder Affairs, the Medicare looking at... ...of the Department of Elder Affairs, the Medicare looking
  • Families are facing rising housing costs, skyrocketing insurance premiums, and a cost-of-living crisis
  • Instead of rushing forward with a constitutional amendment, we should focus on addressing the insurance
Summary: The House met in special session, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and adopted the special order report setting the day’s calendar. The chamber then took up CS/House Joint Resolution 1F, the Governor’s property tax proposal, which would raise the homestead exemption for non-school taxes, lower the annual assessment cap on non-homestead property from 10% to 5%, and restrict county and municipal ad valorem revenue to public safety and certain other uses. Sponsor Rep. Overdorf said the measure would return money to homeowners and give local governments flexibility, while opponents repeatedly argued the ballot language was misleading and that the proposal could create large local revenue shortfalls, shift costs to other taxpayers, and threaten local services and debt obligations. Members debated a series of amendments aimed at protecting specific programs from the bill’s effects. Rep. Bartleman’s amendment to exempt Children’s Services Councils and Children’s Trusts was defeated 25-74 after supporters said those entities fund child care, mental health, aftercare, and family support, while opponents said local governments could still choose to fund them. Rep. Cross’s amendment to include water management districts in allowable uses of ad valorem taxes was also defeated, despite testimony that the districts are essential for flood control, water supply, Everglades restoration, and drought response. Rep. Eskamani’s amendment to require the Legislature to backfill public safety funding failed 25-71 after debate over whether the proposal could reduce police and fire budgets and response times. The House then rejected Rep. Woodson’s amendment to require state backfill for senior services, with supporters citing Meals on Wheels, transportation, adult day care, and other aging services, and opponents saying the state already funds senior programs. Finally, Rep. Gant’s amendment to protect veteran services was introduced and debated, with members emphasizing housing, mental health, transition assistance, and homelessness concerns for veterans; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that amendment. Throughout the debate, sponsors and supporters of the main resolution maintained that local governments would retain spending discretion and could use other revenue sources, while critics argued the measure lacked clear backfill provisions and could force cuts or tax shifts at the local level.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Lisa Mersensky with the Department of Finance.
  • Lisa Mersensky with the Department of Finance.
  • “I would defer to my Department of Finance colleague.
  • Colby White, Department of Finance.
  • I'm glad to see that our unemployment insurance is a part of this strategy.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review held an informational hearing on ACA 20, the Save for California’s Future Act, and took no votes. The chair described the measure as a way to strengthen the state’s Rainy Day Fund by increasing reserves during strong revenue years and helping pay down long-term obligations. The vice chair said he preferred a broader spending rule tied to a rolling average of revenues, rather than the proposal’s reserve-focused approach. The Legislative Analyst’s Office explained how Proposition 2 currently requires deposits into the Budget Stabilization Account and debt payments when revenues are strong, and how ACA 20 would change those rules by increasing required reserve deposits, raising the BSA target from 10% to 20% of General Fund revenues, creating a “super excess capital gains” deposit requirement, extending debt-payment requirements through 2040, and expanding eligible debt uses to include Proposition 98 settle-up, budgetary borrowing, and federal unemployment insurance debt. The Department of Finance said the administration supports the measure and believes it improves Proposition 2. Members asked about the Gann limit, whether the measure would allow more spending or simply change how deposits are counted, the impact on infrastructure and other programs, the size of the UI debt, and how the proposal would affect future budget flexibility. Several senators supported the goal of saving more in good years and using reserves to avoid painful cuts in downturns, while others questioned whether the proposal was sufficiently simple or whether a larger structural spending rule would be better. Public comment largely supported the measure, with one former legislative staffer arguing it follows earlier reserve reforms and helps address the state’s UI debt. The chair closed by noting the committee would not act that day and that the measure would be considered on the Senate floor the next day.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • First on the agenda, we have Senate Bill 244, an act relating to the operations of the Department of
  • First on the agenda, we have Senate Bill 244, an act relating to the operations of the Department of
  • ><c> Department</c><00:01:19.840><c> of</c><00:01:19.960><c> Law</c> the Department of Law the Department
  • insurance.
  • </c> already exists for the purpose of already exists for the purpose of insurance<00:14:16.000><c> is
Summary: The House Appropriations and Revenue Committee met on March 13, 2025, with a quorum present and took up several Senate bills. Senate Bill 244, relating to Department of Law operations, was presented as a cleanup bill and reported favorably with 18 yes votes and no opposition. Senate Bill 19, concerning moments of silence and reflection, was amended with PHS 1 to add a moral instruction component and related school-district provisions; members raised questions about the research cited, the logistics of student release time, and possible fiscal effects. The bill was reported favorably with 15 yes, 3 no, and 1 pass, and a title amendment was adopted. Senate Bill 63, dealing with street-legal special purpose vehicles, was amended to make local participation optional, clarify motorcycle-style insurance requirements, and address registration and inspection rules; after a committee amendment was rolled into the substitute, it was reported favorably with 18 yes and 1 pass. The committee also considered Senate Bill 179, which establishes a nuclear energy development grant program within the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority. Testimony explained that the bill sets aside $10 million from an existing appropriation, including $2 million for workforce training at the University of Kentucky’s engineering school in Paducah. The bill was reported favorably with 19 yes votes and no opposition. Senate Bill 25, a housing measure allowing industrial revenue bonds for large multifamily housing, was substantially expanded through PHS 2 and a committee amendment to incorporate provisions from House Bill 9, House Bill 643, Senate Bill 85, and budget-related language; the committee reported it favorably with 16 yes votes and 3 passes, and adopted a title amendment. Finally, Senate Bill 6, which revises education reporting and funding provisions, was amended by PHS 1 to require reporting of fringe costs in K-12 spending and to modify SEEK funding for virtual schools and English as a Second Language add-ons. Members asked whether the changes affected other funding streams and how the SEEK formula would be applied, and the sponsor clarified that the virtual-school provision applies only to SEEK. The bill was reported favorably with 16 yes votes and 3 passes.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Jan 14th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Ladapo at the Department of Health.
  • So, segueing into the Department of...
  • Alcatraz compared to the Department of Corrections?
  • I understand that the Department of Health, the Florida Department of Health, on January 8th announced
  • One of the medications alone, my insurance...
Keywords: 999, senate, all
Summary: The committee first took up SB 7010, which would authorize post-tax Roth contributions in state and local deferred compensation plans, instead of limiting them to pre-tax contributions. After a brief presentation and one waived appearance in support, the bill was rolled and reported favorably. Later, members also recorded affirmative votes on SB 7010 before adjournment. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to the Governor’s proposed “Floridians First” budget, presented by Lita Kelly of the Office of Policy and Budget. She outlined a $117.4 billion spending plan with $53.2 billion in general revenue, emphasizing reserves, debt reduction, trust fund sweeps, and targeted reductions in agency positions. Major priorities included K-12 and higher education funding, teacher salary support, school hardening, Everglades and water-quality projects, cancer and behavioral health initiatives, emergency preparedness, law enforcement, corrections staffing and facilities, cybersecurity, transportation, affordable housing, and economic development. Members asked extensive questions about teacher pay, corrections staffing, emergency response reserves, the proposed federal reimbursement for the Everglades detention facility, the Second Amendment sales tax holiday, the animal abuse hotline, and the absence of a specific Hope Florida line item. A major portion of the discussion focused on the Department of Health’s planned changes to the ADAP HIV/AIDS drug assistance program, with public testimony warning that the changes could cut off access to medications for thousands of Floridians and alleging misuse of federal funds. Kelly said she would follow up on several details, including litigation costs, teacher pay comparisons, and ADAP funding questions.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Financial Institutions Jan 14th, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Financial Institutions

Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, the purpose of title insurance is a guarantee of a clean chain of title, a clean transaction.
  • the Department of Finance revenue required to cover the expenses associated with the oversight.
  • The Department of Finance projects that a license fee will initially be set at no more than half of the
  • utilized by the Department of Finance without issue for mortgage and money transmitter licenses.
  • the Department of Finance.
Keywords: 959, house, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Community Affairs Feb 4th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • THIS TRANCHE OF MONEY WILL HAVE TO BE USED ON FLOOD INSURANCE PROPERTIES BUT THIS IS THE FIRST OF IT'S
  • >> I CANNOT SPEAK FOR THE OFFICE OF INSURANCE OR DFS BUT I WILL TELL YOU AS PART OF THE PROGRAM THAT
  • WE DO THIS WITH THE FIRE AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT FOR RESCUE TEAM OR LAW ENFORCEMENT TEAM OF HE CAN TAKE
  • THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
  • UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT LONG TERM RECOVERY FUNDING THAT WE HAVE AWARDED
Keywords: 999, senate, all
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-02-06 - 11:30AM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The appointment is for Kai Samson as Commissioner of the Department of Financial Regulation, for a term
  • <c> which</c> department of financial regulation which department of financial regulation which at<00
  • </c><00:30:39.520><c> of</c><00:30:39.760><c> financial</c> now the department of financial now the department
  • The question is, shall the appointment of Kai Samson as Commissioner of the Department of Financial Regulation
  • The ayes have it, and you have confirmed the appointment of Kai Samson as Commissioner of the Department
Keywords: 927, senate, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 12th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and Lucia Schmidt, who's the Director of the Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management, to
  • I'm Director of the Emergency Management Division of the Washington Military Department, and with me
  • The Department of Fish and Wildlife provided boats and water rescue teams.
  • The Department of Ecology responded to a number of hazardous materials events.
  • For the record, my name is Lucia Schmidt, and I am the director of the Snohomish County Department of
Keywords: 904, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/29/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But the most important part is the Arizona Department of Gaming.
  • It includes precisely two provisions, both of which relate to the Department of Gaming regulatory assessment
  • and then the Department of Gaming horse racing.
  • One of them pertains to the state's health insurance program.
  • We told this Authority for Department of Revenue tax forms.
Keywords: 1182, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session-Day 12, February 23, 2026-PM

Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the number of FTEs employed times the cost of the employee group insurance.
  • So cost of the employee group insurance.
  • </c> department of health healthc care department of health healthc care financing<02:26:26.399><c> no
  • </c> Department of Health, Behavioral Health. Department of Health, Behavioral Health.
  • c> of</c> There you go. for the Department of There you go. for the Department of State<02:38:55.359>
Keywords: 916, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 16th, 2026 at 02:54 pm

Senate Health & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Health.
  • insurance and all of those pieces.
  • of this, but is there a reason you went with the Department of Health, not the Department of Public
  • for the Department of Health.
  • at the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance.
Keywords: 996, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

HHS Public Hearing 02-26-2025

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • First up, we have Department of Health providing comments. Anybody for Department of Health? No.
  • Aloha, Chair, at Judy Morpis on behalf of Director Yan and the Department of Human Services, we stand
  • We defer to the Department of Health, and we offer comments.
  • Jore Peterson, on behalf of the Department of Human Services, we really appreciate the intent of this
  • Judy, on behalf of the Department of Human Services, we appreciate the intent of this resolution, and
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Health and Human Services committee heard several resolutions focused on health care access, Medicaid services, and regulatory reform. SR 6 urged the Director of Health to create a working group on health insurance reform to reduce prior authorization delays; testimony was generally supportive, with DHS, SHIPA, the Hawaii Association of Health Plans, the Hawaii Primary Care Association, the Hawaii Medical Association, and HMSA all offering comments or support. SHIPA said House Bill 250 would provide a better mechanism for the same goal, but the committee still moved forward with the resolution. SR 7 asked DHS Med-QUEST to cover behavioral health services for children in school-based settings, and SR 9 sought a program to incentivize community care foster family homes to accept people eligible under the Medicaid IDD waiver program. DHS supported the intent of both measures but raised concerns about regulatory limits. Testifiers on SR 9, including the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Hawaii Disability Rights Center, argued the state should be more creative in expanding residential capacity, especially on the neighbor islands, while the chair questioned whether the barriers were state administrative rules or federal requirements. The committee also heard SC 14/SR 10 on a sunrise analysis for lactation consultant licensure. Supporters said lactation services can improve health outcomes and save costs, and that Medicaid coverage remains limited. After discussion, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendations: SR 6 and SC 14/SR 10 were passed with technical, non-substantive amendments; SR 7 was deferred; and SR 9 was deferred for further work. The meeting then adjourned.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Professional Registration and Licensing Feb 25th, 2026

Professional Registration and Licensing

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think one of the main reasons is just the insurance gap process influences that decision of when a
  • I think one of the main reasons is just the insurance gap process influences that decision of when a
  • Now, the executive order directed the Department of Social Services and Department of Health and Senior
  • It is now in the hands of the Department of Social Services.
  • Do you mind if we ask a few questions of the department?
Summary: The committee first met in executive session and adopted a House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2300 by a unanimous roll call vote of 18-0. The substitute combined a number of previously approved professional registration items, including emergency suspension authority, chiropractic and massage therapy provisions, accountant regulations, the athletic trainer compact, social worker regulations, a speech-language pathologist fix, telehealth, nonprofit pharmacies, and the physician assistant compact. Members noted that work was still ongoing on bell bondsman language before the committee moved into public hearing. The main public hearing was on House Bill 2897, which would expand optometrists’ authority to perform certain laser and in-office procedures. Representative Farnan and optometry supporters argued the bill is about patient access, especially in rural areas, and said it would allow three laser procedures—YAG capsulotomy, laser trabeculoplasty, and laser iridotomy—plus clarify other already-performed office procedures, while still excluding major surgeries such as cataract surgery, LASIK, and corneal transplants. Supporters said optometrists already receive relevant training, that a 32-hour certification course would serve as a safeguard, and that patients often face long waits or long travel times for care. Opponents, including ophthalmologists, argued the bill would blur the line between optometry and surgery, create safety risks, and rely on insufficient training and ambiguous language. They cited complications from laser procedures, questioned emergency care claims, and said optometrists should not be regulated as surgeons unless placed under the State Board of Healing Arts. No vote was taken on HB 2897, and the chair recessed the hearing for later continuation. The Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education then took up House Bill 3239 and adopted Amendment 0.01H, which capped the program at $4 million to keep it from becoming an open-ended cost. The committee then adopted the House Committee Substitute and voted the bill do pass by 11-7. The committee also combined House Bills 2913 and 3228 into one substitute and voted that combined measure do pass by 19-0. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2195, which would create the Missouri Integrated Safe Driving Program and encourage school districts to incorporate driver-safety content into existing courses without adding a fiscal note or mandating a standalone driver’s ed class. Sponsor Representative Reedy and supporters from AAA Missouri and the Missouri Driver Education Coalition said the bill would address teen crash rates, improve access to driver education, and help schools use existing curriculum time more flexibly. The hearing remained in discussion with testimony continuing.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (02/26/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Department of Natural and cultural Department of Natural and cultural resources<00:09:42.160><c>
  • Chair, this is kind of the big picture of the department.
  • That's such a tiny percentage of their cost, and that's the same thing in the Insurance Department.
  • All of the costs are paid back to insurance carriers or self-insured entities, and all of the costs of
  • All of the costs are paid back to insurance carriers or self-insured entities, and all of the costs of
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The meeting began with testimony from Charlotte Harding of the Conservation Land Stewardship Program, who explained that the office protects the state’s interests in conservation lands by monitoring conservation easements and related stewardship obligations. She described the program’s funding sources: a land conservation endowment held at the State Treasury and administered by the Council on Resources and Development, plus transfers from Fish and Game for easements not covered by the endowment. Members discussed how the endowment is funded when new easements are created, the program’s staffing, the loss of a state vehicle, and the need to increase in-state travel so staff can use personal vehicles for field monitoring. Harding said the office has two full-time positions and a seasonal employee, that the work is mostly monitoring rather than hands-on land management, and that enforcement issues are referred to the grantee agencies or, if needed, to the Council on Resources and Development. She also noted that the office works directly with landowners to resolve smaller issues and that stewardship has become a greater focus in the conservation community because ongoing oversight requires funding. Members asked about examples of properties under the program, including LCIP lands such as Musquash Headwaters, Hidden Valley Boy Scout Camp, and Nash Stream, and the committee did not take a motion before moving on. The committee then heard from Paul Breen and Susie Anzelone of the Pease Development Authority regarding the Division of Ports and Harbors operating budget. They explained that the authority provides finance, legal, environmental, and engineering support to the division, which operates New Hampshire’s only deep-water berth at Market Street, as well as facilities in Hampton, Rye, the Portsmouth Fish Pier, and navigational waters in the Piscataqua and Great Bay. They described the authority’s history after the closure of Pease Air Force Base, the transfer of roughly 2,400 acres, and the creation of a self-sustaining enterprise fund tied to airport and port operations. They emphasized that the division does not draw on the general fund because revenues from wharfage, dockage, parking, registration, and mooring fees cover operating costs, with any surplus retained for capital improvements and replacement. Members questioned several budget lines, including a sharp increase in overtime and workers’ compensation. Breen said overtime is driven largely by security needs at the deep-water port and fluctuates with vessel traffic, such as salt shipments, while workers’ comp is a DAS-set cost and not something the division controls. He said the budget is conservative and that if revenues fall short, capital projects would be the first items scaled back. The discussion also covered fee-setting, with Breen saying rates are reviewed against the local market and infrastructure constraints, and that some smaller facility fees had recently been increased after being stagnant for years.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

CPC/CPN Joint Info Briefing - Thu Apr 3, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We will be filing those with the Department of Insurance in the next few weeks.
  • /c><00:29:47.200><c> next</c><00:29:47.399><c> few</c> Department of Insurance in the next few Department
  • lack of availability of insurance to the lack of availability of insurance options<01:15:05.880><c> for
  • , I mean, the value of insurance.
  • value of Insurance I'm just mean of the value of Insurance I'm just worried<01:46:51.719><c> we're</c
Keywords: 910, house, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 60 Mar 12th, 2026

Idaho House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Finance, the Industrial Commission, the Department of Insurance, the Department of Labor, the Public
  • Department of Commerce; providing continuous appropriation authority for the Department of Finance;
  • directing the use of personnel costs for the Department of Insurance; providing continuous appropriation
  • We've got the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Corrections, Idaho State Police.
  • We've got the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Corrections, Idaho State Police.
Keywords: 989, all