Transcript Highlights:

• After attempting less invasive treatments and continuing to work closely with our doctors, we came to
• In closing, infertility complications.
• In closing, infertility is<00:16:15.839><c> a</c><00:16:16.000><c> common</c><00:16:16.240><c> and</c
• Um, Representative Grieman, any closing comments?
• I'm sure that was very close. >> Okay, good.

Bills: HF1758 , HF4437 , HF4353

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: infertility, health insurance, fertility preservation, medical assistance, MinnesotaCare, prediction markets, sports betting, online wagering, event contracts, election betting, political betting, sportsbook, gambling regulation, lawful gambling license, Gambling Control Board, unauthorized gaming, esports betting, financial technology, payment processor, advertising restrictions

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:21:19.400><c> with</c> will only say that I worked closely with will only say that I worked closely
• </c><02:00:09.280><c> the</c> wrong I watched it for years close the wrong I watched it for years close
• </c> our blue sheet and I'm going to close our blue sheet and I'm going to close the<03:20:51.160><c>
• After that, she noted that she had closed the executive session and reopened and closed it again, then
• </c><03:25:07.880><c> it</c><03:25:08.199><c> okay</c> close now I open it and close it okay close now

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee held a hearing on HB 566, which would require permit applications for new landfills to include a detailed leachate management plan. The bill sponsor said the measure was prompted by recent reporting on leachate problems at New Hampshire landfills, including alleged violations at a Bethlehem facility and deficiencies at other sites, and argued the bill is meant to improve public health protections without dictating specific treatment methods or hindering innovation. The sponsor also said the proposal was developed with input from the Department of Environmental Services (DES) and industry representatives, and that a forthcoming amendment would revise the bill’s language to better fit the permitting process. The sponsor explained that the amendment would move several requirements out of the contract section and into the planning section, change references such as “permit for construction” to “operating approval,” include landfill expansions, and remove language that could be read as requiring long-term contracts. Questions from members focused on whether the bill would create enforceable consequences if a plan is not followed, whether it would limit operators’ flexibility, and whether existing DES rules already cover the subject. The sponsor said enforcement details should be addressed by DES and emphasized that the bill would not lock operators into any particular contract or technology. The Business and Industry Association testified in opposition to the bill as introduced, saying it appeared unnecessary because DES already regulates leachate through existing rules, including Env 806.53, and has authority to update those rules as technology changes. The witness argued that putting the requirements into statute could freeze the regulatory framework, create conflicts with future rulemaking, and make it harder for DES to respond quickly to new treatment methods or operational issues. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.

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• unless... ...and see if they could get a position elsewhere if they wish to do so, and once that closes
• Sorry, so we're starting later this month and then running whatever week, and then that's the close of
• of the program then you're the close of the program then you're going<01:34:26.199><c> to</c><01:34:
• Their primary concern is the liability caps imposed on those who reject offers from the Wildfire Relief
• </c><03:48:18.439><c> concern</c><03:48:18.840><c> is</c><03:48:19.000><c> of</c> you know our primary

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing none, to your closing remarks, Chair Howard.
• Seeing none, to your closing remarks, Chair Howard.
• With this bill, you're taking impressive measures to protect program integrity by closing gaps in the
• We come close.
• Zerbes: I would say the primary concern for them is if this were to come to pass, they would have current

Bills: HF4207 , HF4338

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review

Transcript Highlights:

• In each hearing, I listen closely, ask direct questions, and vote based on statute and evidence.
• It deals with the permit and the inspection, closing those time frames, helping get homeowners whatever
• The second primary provision is something that we didn't have to deal with in Arizona until the 90s,
• All right, Madam Chair, next we have Nick Ponder to close us up.
• I can close us off here. All right, sir.

Bills: SB1108 , SB1205 , SB1241 , SB1286 , SB1366 , SB1431 , SB1473 , SB1477 , SB1478 , SB1479 , SB1492 , SB1517 , SB1563 , SB1586 , SB1665 , SB1671

Committee: Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Keywords: cash transactions, mandatory rounding, swedish rounding, public notice, Arizona Revised Statutes, motor vehicle booting, private property, fees, dispute process, regulations, SB1241, private permitting provider, private permit, private certificate of completion, building permit, building plan review, inspection, single-trade residential construction, residential construction, municipal permitting

Transcript Highlights:

• helps with a budget shortfall or to help the agency carry out the rest of the operations as needed to close
• That's the primary reason you're seeing that request so that we can properly staff that division as we
• we've discussed, there will be some items likely brought forward in catch-up cleanup, but I'll stay in close
• we've discussed, there will be some items likely brought forward in catch-up cleanup, but I'll stay in close
• So just closing our working group, looks like we may have some additional information that we can look

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It was all of 10 to 12 minutes, including Senator Kavanaugh's opening and closing.
• So it closed off the interstate.
• Senator Storer, you're recognized to close. Senator Storer waives her closing.
• In closing, I would like to congratulate the graduating class of 2026.
• But I just want to give some final comments about close of session here.

Bills: LR509 , LR510 , LR511

Keywords: congratulations, Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame, Deloris Marshall Adamson, recognition, achievement, service, retirement, Nebraska Legislature, public service, legislature, Nebraska, 956, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Collate, you're recognized to close. Waive closed. Having waived close, we're voting.
• Senator Wright, you're recognized to close. I'll waive close.
• Senator Gates is recognized to close. We have closed.
• Senator McLean recognized to close. Waive close.
• Senator Polsky, recognized to close. Waive close.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee considered a large agenda of bills and reported several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and a trust for Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, and CS/CS/SB 1266, which creates a cybersecurity experiential learning and clearance-readiness program through the Department of Commerce and Cyber Florida. The committee also approved SB 532 on clerks of court funding, allowing clerks to retain all excess Article V revenue rather than returning half to the state and clarifying foreclosure sale procedures. In addition, the committee passed CS/CS/SB 1602 and CS/CS/SB 1604 to create and fund a pilot housing program for veterans through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and CS/SB 1110 to expand Medicaid and private insurance coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics, including testimony from affected families and advocates. The committee also adopted an amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/SB 1012 on inmate services, removing the bill’s medical-services compensation provisions while retaining changes to the inmate welfare trust fund and related facility uses. It also adopted a delete-all amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/CS/SB 1614, which was narrowed to remove a provision allowing local governments to use excess fees to construct new buildings. The committee spent substantial time on CS/SB 17, a Medicaid oversight and transparency bill. The sponsor said the measure would create a joint legislative Medicaid oversight committee, authorize the Legislature to retain its own actuary, modernize Medicaid statutes, strengthen managed-care performance standards, and increase accountability for pharmacy benefit managers and related entities. After amendment, the committee adopted changes removing several PBM-related provisions while retaining the broader oversight framework. Testimony from supporters emphasized transparency, fraud prevention, and cost control, while a PBM trade association asked to continue working on affiliate-manufacturer, network, and payment issues. The bill was reported favorably. The most extensive discussion centered on CS/SB 1758, which proposes major changes to Medicaid and SNAP. The sponsor described five reforms: stronger fraud and overpayment recovery authority, a Medicaid work requirement for certain able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral-health services through Medicaid waivers, pharmacy-program changes to obtain rebates and reduce institutional costs, and SNAP/EBT reforms including photo IDs and work requirements. The committee adopted two amendments: one adding a transitional “glide path” for people who gain employment but risk losing Medicaid, and another exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would reduce fraud, improve accountability, and encourage work, while opponents warned it would increase administrative burdens, push eligible people off coverage, and conflict with federal law or guidance. The bill remained under debate with extensive public testimony from advocates, providers, and affected families, and the transcript ends before final disposition on the measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> Please close the machine. Please close the machine.
• Please close the machine.
• </c> Please close the machine. Please close the machine.
• </c> Please close the machine. Please close the machine. Mr.
• </c> Please close the machine. Please close the machine.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Wright, you're recognized to close. I'll waive closing.
• Senator Wright, you're recognized to close. I'll waive closing.
• Senator Gates recognized to close. We have closed.
• Sarah McLean recognized to close. Wave closed.
• Senator Harrell, you're recognized to close. Wave close.

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Closing vote. Vote closed. 25 I. 35 No. Two excused. Closing vote. Vote closed. 25 I. 35 No.
• Closing vote. Vote closed. 27 I. 33. No. Closing vote. Vote closed. 27 I. 33. No.
• </c> Closing vote. Vote closed. Closing vote. Vote closed. 28<02:46:18.880><c> I.
• Closing vote. Vote closed. Closing vote.
• </c> Closing vote. Vote closed. Closing vote. Vote closed. 30<03:53:44.080><c> I.

Keywords: 916, all

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• </c><01:07:11.359><c> public</c> and then we're going to close public and then we're going to close public
• Um, we're going to close public comment.
• Um, we're going to close public comment.
• Um, we're going to close public comment.
• Um, we're going to close public comment.

Bills: HB0003 , HB0117 , HB0041

Committee: Senate Labor, Health & Social Services

Keywords: pregnancy centers, abortion, pro-life, healthcare, women's rights, state regulation, civil rights, freedom of speech, informed consent, civil liability, coercion, healthcare rights, law enforcement, death benefits, retirement, survivor support, public safety, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They work closely with our career force division to ensure that workers have the assistance that they
• They work closely with our career force division to ensure that workers have the assistance that they
• They work closely with our career force division to ensure that workers have the assistance that they
• They work closely with our career force division to ensure that workers have the assistance that they
• They work closely with our career force division to ensure that workers have the assistance that they

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> Please close the machine. Please close the machine.
• Please close the machine. Mr.
• </c> that I really appreciated uh his closing that I really appreciated uh his closing remarks<01:37:
• </c> Please close the machine. Please close the machine.
• How close are we to our customers?

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . ...session we need to take a very close look at where we're getting the most juice for the squeeze.
• As we began meeting with schools, with staff from Mutualink, and going to on-site visits, our primary
• We lost personnel—individuals who were working closely with Mutualink—and left our agency.
• Phase one comprised 38 schools, now 35, because three have closed.
• There's a lot of... ...to have this close out because this is a very substantial report.

Committee: Joint Joint Legislative Audit Committee

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have the Energy Office in support, uh, the Judiciary, sorry, Hawaii Primary Care Association, the
• Yeah, basically, that's my concern is that there’s a number of closely held family corporations, and
• </c><00:23:18.799><c> held</c><00:23:19.200><c> family</c> a number of um closely held family a number
• of um closely held family corporations<00:23:21.400><c> and</c><00:23:21.960><c> that</c><00:23:22.240
• </c> demonstrate how how we're going to close demonstrate how how we're going to close and<01:00:41.039

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees considered a large number of Senate bills, with many measures advanced either unamended or with technical or substantive amendments. Early action included SB 88 and SB 11 SD1, both passed unamended, and SB 562 SD1 and SB 642 SD1, which were passed with amendments reflecting agency testimony. SB 1133 SD1 was amended to remove duplicative county requirements and clarify tax credit carry-forward eligibility, while SB 1569 SD1 on sports wagering was deferred. Later, SB 933 on nonprofit/federal funding support drew strong testimony from nonprofit and health advocates emphasizing the risk of federal funding freezes and the importance of protecting services such as early learning, domestic violence support, housing, and workforce supports; the committee recommended amendments to define eligible organizations, require reporting, and include the Judiciary. SB 934 and SB 935 were also amended, with SB 934 tying mass transit funding to Honolulu project milestones and SB 935 revising retirement-system language to change “fewer than five years” to “five or more years.” The committees then took up additional measures with targeted amendments. SB 1033 was amended to clarify that the bill applies to legal entities, not individuals, though members noted concerns about closely held family corporations and asked that the issue be reflected in the committee report. SB 1166, SB 1249, and SB 1256 were advanced with amendments or committee-report notes reflecting concerns from the Attorney General, Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, and Hawaii Farmers Union United, respectively. SB 1432 and SB 137, both relating to electric utilities, were amended to require retention of covered employees after mergers or acquisitions and to direct the PUC to consider whether proposed transactions further state policy goals. SB 157 on antitrust was narrowed to focus on coordinator conduct in rental housing markets, SB 252 on invasive species received a defective effective date, and SB 336 on defense of state employers and employees passed unamended. SB 536 on the Hawaii Community Development Authority was deferred to a later hearing, and SB 1064 on medical cannabis was heavily amended to authorize cultivator licenses with limits on canopy size, license counts, physician fees, and a special-fund appropriation for enforcement. In the Ways and Means portion, the committee passed several bills unamended, including SB 19, SB 124, SB 264, SB 345, SB 422, and SB 741 and SB 747 later in the agenda. SB 361 was amended to remove references to the attorney general and delete an appropriation section, SB 438 was amended to redefine buffer zones and landfill-unit language, and SB 441 and SB 494 were amended to blank appropriations and, in SB 494, assign charter-school audit responsibility to the state auditor. SB 659 was substantially amended to promote local procurement, including county-level geographic preferences and higher thresholds for locally sourced purchases, and SB 732 was amended to adjust film tax credit provisions, including the streaming-platform definition and sunset-related language. SB 819 was amended to replace references to “educators” with “teachers.” Throughout, most measures were adopted without recorded opposition, though several members noted reservations on particular bills.

Transcript Highlights:

• So that is the primary reason for my uh reservations in voting this budget through at this time.
• So that is the primary reason for my uh So that is the primary reason for my uh reservations<01:05:59.839
• A very good friend of mine visited her primary care physician for anxiety.
• A very good friend of mine visited her primary care physician for anxiety.
• This measure before the body allows us to close a loophole that is often exploited and continues to try

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Because many of these parents were the same age as or close in age as Mary.
• Parents were the same age as, or close in age as Mary Liz and Edward Eastland.
• They were very close.
• To all the families, camp owners, listen closely.
• Garrett said, we are paying very close attention to what's happening. As Ms.

Committee: House The July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing no debate on the amendment, Senator Bergman to close. Mr.
• Seeing no further debate, Senator Bergman to close on the bill.
• Senator Hickey to close on the bill. Mr.
• Senator Worth to close. Mr. President, I appreciate the debate.
• In closing, I know that industry needs predictability.

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Bergman to close. Mr.
• Senator Bergman's to close. Mr.
• Seeing no further debate, Senator Hickey to close on the bill. Mr.
• Senator Worth, to close. Mr.
• In closing, I know that industry needs predictability.

Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, an invocation, pledges, and a series of announcements and guest introductions tied to several recognition days, including Disability Rights Awareness Day, Elevate the Spectrum Day, Geothermal Rising Legislative Day, DWI Awareness Day, and Adult Education and Literacy Day. Senators also welcomed guests for New Mexico Down Syndrome Day and other constituent visits, and the chamber read certificates recognizing the Hurley family and the New Mexico Military Museum, as well as adult education and literacy programs across the state. Testimony and remarks highlighted the service of the Hurley family, the importance of adult education for workforce and civic participation, and the contributions of people with disabilities and their families. The Senate adopted multiple committee reports and received House messages on several bills and resolutions. On third reading, the Senate passed Senate Bill 96, as amended, which streamlines child care licensing and reduces administrative barriers to opening or expanding child care homes and centers; an HOA-related floor amendment was adopted after discussion about local restrictions and neighborhood traffic concerns. The chamber then passed Senate Bill 14, as amended, which expands the state’s health professional loan repayment program with $25 million in funding split between physicians and allied health professionals/nurses, with questions focused on eligibility, prioritization, and whether the funding would be sufficient to address shortages. Senators also debated the bill’s support for part-time service and its role in helping New Mexico compete for medical workers. The Senate next passed Senate Bill 104 unanimously, establishing a process for removing a wildlife commissioner that requires gubernatorial initiation, notice and a hearing, and direct review by the state Supreme Court; debate centered on due process, the removal standard of incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance, and how the new process compares with prior law. Finally, the chamber took up Senate Bill 50, which would give the Law Enforcement Training Standards Council more flexibility to set training curricula for officers, especially in rural departments; sponsors said the bill preserves minimum training while allowing updates for current issues, but several senators raised concerns that the measure could weaken explicit statutory requirements for domestic violence and sexual assault training and asked how those topics would remain protected in the future curriculum.