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NY
Transcript Highlights:
- Generally speaking, when we start the first committee meeting of the year, we want to make sure that
- You're the next generation of leaders.
- difference on how we want to get to the final direction, but I think we all have our mind in the general
- But I think we all have our mind in general direction, making sure New Yorkers have the ability to afford
Committee:
Senate Insurance
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Insurance held its first meeting of the year on February 3, 2026, chaired by Senator Jamaal Bailey. The chair opened with introductions of committee members, staff, and guests from the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau’s Youth and Community Advisory Council, emphasizing the importance of bringing young people into the legislative process. Senator Pamela Helming, the ranking member, also offered opening remarks focused on affordability in insurance, especially health care premiums and property/casualty costs, and said she would be advancing a bill requiring fiscal notes for health care premium legislation.
The committee then acted on five bills. Senate Print 1763A (Fernandez), concerning certain cost-sharing fees for outpatient and substance abuse treatment, was moved and referred to the Finance Committee. Senate Print 2644 (Addabbo), prohibiting retrospective denial of payment for substance use disorder treatment services, was reported to the floor without recommendation. Senate Print 3820B (Rivera), requiring health insurance coverage for anesthesia for the full duration of a medical procedure, was reported to the floor. Senate Print 4964 (Bailey), relating to excess line coverage for certain medical malpractice insurance, was reported. Senate Print 5052 (Payne), allowing insurers in certain circumstances to rescind or retroactively cancel a policy, was also reported.
Throughout the meeting, members stressed that insurance affordability is a major concern for New Yorkers and that the committee would be addressing related issues during the session. The meeting concluded after the bill actions and brief closing remarks, with no recorded opposition on the measures beyond the noted without-recommendation report on Senate Print 2644.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Nov 10th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Article 1, introduced by Representatives Small, Dixon, Silva, and Little, an act relating to general
- Reverting certain balances from certain general fund appropriations.
- Appropriations, providing for transfers from the general fund operating reserve to the appropriation
- fund and the Medicaid trust fund, providing a transfer authority if revenue and transfers to the general
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 03/19/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- So 8.31 attorney general enforcement.
- </c><00:03:08.000><c> 8.31</c> adds necessary attorney general 8.31 adds necessary attorney general 8.31
- </c><00:03:53.680><c> enforcement</c> question of attorney general enforcement question of attorney general
- </c> general enforcement? general enforcement? >> Senator<00:08:06.800><c> Krun.
- </c> the attorney general enforcement the attorney general enforcement mechanism mechanism mechanism
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (02/07/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> legislation don't get broad General legislation don't get broad General rulemaking<02:16:28.199>
- And the third concern I've got is just with the open enrollment notion in general.
- And the third concern I've got is just with the open enrollment notion in general.
- And the third concern I've got is just with the open enrollment notion in general.
- Chairman. that it's very difficult to generalize that it's very difficult to generalize across<05:55:
Summary:
The committee first heard HB 659, which would establish the New Hampshire College Graduate Retention Incentive Program. A Department of Revenue Administration analyst explained technical issues in the bill, focusing on whether the incentive is intended to operate as a rebate or a tax credit, how it would be administered, and how it would interact with the business enterprise tax and business profits tax. She said the bill’s language was unclear on the administering agency, effective tax years, caps, and carry-forward treatment, and noted that reducing BET can also reduce the BET credit against BPT, though not on a one-for-one basis. Committee members asked follow-up questions about the BET/BPT interaction, administrative costs, and whether the Department of Business and Economic Affairs would need additional staffing. Andrew Horn then testified in support, saying the bill is meant to address the large number of New Hampshire college graduates who leave the state after graduation by encouraging them to stay and by incentivizing businesses to hire them. The chair closed the hearing on HB 659 after no further public testimony.
The committee then took up HB 770, a bill to establish a program allowing New Hampshire high school students to earn tuition credits at state higher education institutions through community service. Representative Schultz described the bill as a “triple play” intended to increase volunteerism, expand service and internship opportunities for students, and make college more affordable. Ryan Casey, a junior at Bishop Brady High School, testified that the proposal would help students reduce future loan debt while benefiting communities and encouraging young people to attend college in New Hampshire. Committee members asked about eligibility, including why private and preparatory school students were excluded, whether public school students would qualify, whether mandatory service hours would count, and how the bill’s references to education and business eligibility should be read. Schultz said the exclusion of private and prep schools was intended because public school students are more clearly New Hampshire residents, and she noted that mandatory school service hours had been excluded in revisions. The Department of Education then testified that the program would require significant administration, estimating at least three full-time staff, software or tracking systems, and rulemaking to oversee volunteer sites, schools, student eligibility, and tuition credit distribution. No vote was taken in the excerpt, and the hearing remained in testimony phase.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM-LBT, WAM-TCA, WAM-HHS Informational Briefings 01-16-2025
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:29:13.760><c> labors</c> Physically Active such as general labors Physically Active such as general
- </c><02:49:41.479><c> obligation</c> revenue bonds General obligation revenue bonds General obligation
- </c> the 5% Central Services yeah in general the 5% Central Services yeah in general supposed<02:53:10.680
- </c> all the central offices this in general all the central offices this in general we<02:53:16.439>
- </c> it jumps up so much okay but in general it jumps up so much okay but in general we<02:53:23.960>
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Just in general. Well, in general, I can just tell you what I told you.
- Colton Luther, I'm a sixth-generation Texan.
- I mean just in general within the state.
- That's the general sentiment.
- I am a Texan, a fourth-generation Texan.
Committee:
House Public Health
Summary:
The House Committee on Public Health heard House Bill 5, a proposal to ban THC products outside the Texas Compassionate Use Program while allowing non-intoxicating CBD and CBG products under tighter regulation. Chair Van Deaver gave a lengthy background on the 2018 federal Farm Bill and Texas’s 2019 hemp law, arguing that the lack of guardrails allowed a large, unregulated THC market to develop. HB 5 would impose licensing fees, product registration, testing and inspection requirements, and restrictions intended to keep products away from children.
Invited witnesses from law enforcement strongly supported the bill. Steve Dye of the Texas Police Chiefs Association and Brian Hawthorne of the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas argued that THC consumables are widely mislabeled, often far more potent than advertised, and linked to youth access, impaired driving, and organized crime. Both said regulation would be ineffective and would amount to legalization, while a ban would be easier for officers to enforce. They also emphasized support for the Texas Compassionate Use Program and said medical THC should remain available.
Dr. Peter Stout of the Texas Association of Crime Lab Directors and Alice Amelot of Texas DPS testified as resource witnesses about forensic testing. They said current lab resources are already stretched thin, that quantitative testing for THC and related cannabinoids is expensive and time-consuming, and that a ban would simplify enforcement because labs could focus on presence/absence testing rather than concentration. Amelot said DPS labs are neutral on the bill but explained that mislabeled products and inaccurate certificates of analysis are common. Committee members asked about traffic safety, impairment, youth use, and the costs of enforcement and lab testing; witnesses repeatedly said the bill would reduce complexity for law enforcement but that any approach would still require more resources for labs.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (03/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I've been in several public meetings with regards to the Finance Committee, and it has generally been
- So page 63, sections 145 and 146, relative to the general fund lapse of fire standards into the fire
- that's not spent, rather than it lapsing back to the general fund, it would lapse to the fire fund.
- And a mix of Highway and general funds is the most logical now."
- The motion passed, but it is not one that generates the report.
Summary:
The Division 2 Finance Committee work session focused primarily on House Bill 115 and a proposed amendment, 114H, which would carry over language from HB 2 into HB 115 and place limits on Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs). Representative Murray described the amendment as a way to keep the 350% federal poverty eligibility cap, require students to have attended a charter public school in grades K-12 for the preceding year before entering the voucher system, and add guardrails against universal eligibility. She argued the state was facing a severe budget crisis, that expanding EFAs would divert money from other programs, and that public testimony and local votes showed widespread opposition to expansion. She also cited a letter from former Finance chair Neil Kirk opposing expansion. Other members responded that the committee should not revisit policy already decided by the House, though some said the amendment was fair to discuss because of its fiscal implications and supported it on that basis.
The discussion then broadened into a debate over the fiscal impact of universal vouchers and the reliability of enrollment and cost estimates. Representative Luno argued that prior EFA projections had relied on assumptions that could badly underestimate state exposure, pointing to Arizona as a cautionary example and saying New Hampshire should not expand the program without better analysis. Representative Papovich similarly warned that universal eligibility could create a large, unexpected cost, estimating a potential exposure of about $285 million based on school-age children not currently in public, charter, or EFA programs. In contrast, Representative Weyler said EFAs can save money because public school spending is already high and parents using EFAs still pay taxes and take on more responsibility for their children’s education.
After discussion, Representative Murray moved to accept the amendment, and Representative Bean seconded it. There was some procedural clarification about voting on the original bill and the amendment. The transcript ends before a final recorded vote on the amendment or on HB 115 itself, though the committee had also been told it would likely reconsider several retained bills later in the week, including HB 129, HB 133, HB 671, and HB 781.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 04/15/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:38:22.720><c> speaking,</c> generally speaking, generally speaking, um, um, um, we<00:38:25.280><
- Uh, because we do want the general chambers number to be public.
- </c> do want I would want the the general do want I would want the the general chambers<00:41:32.000>
- I think the standard would generally be when it's functionally obsolete.
- </c><00:51:17.880><c> be</c> uh the the standard would generally be uh the the standard would generally
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
No entering into certain civil immigration enforcement agreements with the feds 3/3/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- bill, and Representative Hollands, would you like to recommend that House File 3413 be placed on the general
- </c><00:02:53.680><c> paid</c> millions of dollars are generally paid millions of dollars are generally
- New Jersey has the same prohibition via Attorney General directive. That's eight states.
- New Jersey has the same prohibition via Attorney General directive. That's eight states.
- New Jersey has the same prohibition via Attorney General directive. That's eight states.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AEN-GVO DEFER, GVO DEFER, GVO-HHS, GVO-PSM, GVO Public Hearings 02-17-2026
Agriculture and Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll be deputy attorney general.
- Which the attorney general wants. >> Yeah. Which the attorney general wants.
- And in general contractor for 30 years.
- <00:35:56.000><c> criminal</c> attorney general with the criminal attorney general with the criminal
- They argue, they Attorney General.
Bills:
SB2094
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Environment
Keywords:
toxic chemicals, environmental action levels, public notice, environmental safety, pollution control, Hawaii State Constitution, public participation, government transparency, environmental health, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 2094, which would require state agencies monitoring environmental toxins and pollutants to establish environmental action levels and limit changes to those levels without meeting procedural requirements. The chair recommended passing the bill with amendments, including inserting estimated costs for a secure portal website and webinars into the committee report and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. The motion passed unanimously among those voting, with excused members noted.
The committee then considered several other measures and adopted recommendations to pass them with amendments, generally adding technical and clarifying changes and setting a defective date of 2525. SB 2862 was amended to broaden the preamble, make additional appointees confirmable, clarify reporting requirements for gubernatorial appointees, and was held for further discussion. SB 2781 on lei production created a working group to review existing studies and conduct a statewide study of Hawaii’s floriculture industry. SB 3015 adopted California’s definition of PII, applied it to government agencies and political subdivisions, created a private cause of action, and required a compliance report. SB 3230 removed a categorical prohibition on certain third-party project management procurements while preserving state oversight responsibility, in line with procurement office requests.
The joint GVO Health and Human Services agenda then focused on two related bills requiring universal changing accommodations in public restrooms. SB 2932 would apply to new state building construction beginning July 1, 2026, and testimony from disability advocates, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and others supported the measure while asking for language clarifying that the requirement applies only where technically feasible and, in some cases, only to state-managed buildings. SB 2268 was described as broader, extending beyond government buildings into the private sector and including a private right of action; witnesses supported the concept but raised implementation concerns, especially for smaller businesses, and requested the same technically infeasible language and other clarifications. Both bills were advanced with amendments, and the committee noted adoption of the recommendations.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HED Info Briefing - Fri Jan 30, 2026 @ 10:30 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you do you have the data to general.
- And that's, I can't think of an example state where that isn't the general pattern. >> Okay.
- And that's, I can't think of an example state where that isn't the general pattern. >> Okay.
- And that's, I can't think of an example state where that isn't the general pattern. >> Okay.
- And that's, I can't think of an example state where that isn't the general pattern. >> Okay.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 216, 22 January, 2026; 8:00 AM
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- Um they also by the attorney general.
- So, we’re not requesting any general fund appropriations.
- </c> Um so we're not requesting any general Um so we're not requesting any general fund<00:49:23.839>
- Just kind of on the general same path we've been talking on.
- </c> I just got a general question.
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 2nd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a shift from general commercial to simple residential code.
- AB 331 is a bill sponsored by our Attorney General to clarify the elections code.
- By now we're all familiar with the rapid rise of generative AI.
- This bill is straightforward, common-sense solution to an unfortunate problem, generative AI systems
- The proposal of an Inspector General is modeled after independent Inspector Generals that exist in a
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (05/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- But we don't generally do that in this committee.
- We generally only pass stuff that actually is enforceable and actually has consequences.
- But we don't generally do that in this committee.
- But we don't generally do that in this committee.
- But we don't generally do that in this committee.
Summary:
The committee took up an amended bill, sponsored by Rep. Lily Walsh, aimed at requiring certain foreign principals involved in New Hampshire real estate transactions to file an affidavit electronically with the Department of Justice. Walsh explained that she revised the proposal after the first hearing by limiting it to leases longer than 14 days, removing notarization, allowing electronic filing, shortening notification timelines, and clarifying that lessors or agents would not have to verify the affidavit’s truthfulness. She asked the committee to recommend the bill ought to pass with amendment and also noted a technical correction to use “real estate licensee” rather than “realtor.”
The main opposition came from a real estate practitioner on the committee, who argued the bill was burdensome, could create discrimination concerns, and would place real estate professionals in an improper enforcement role. He also questioned the bill’s practical effect and pointed to existing federal CFIUS procedures as a better mechanism for handling foreign investment concerns. Several members echoed concerns about whether the state had authority to regulate in this area, whether the bill would actually stop bad actors, and whether it could be enforced without discriminatory impacts.
Representatives from New Boston Space Force Station testified in support, saying the legislation was critical to national security because proximity to the installation could allow adversaries to observe operations or interfere with radio frequency communications. They argued federal processes were too slow or ineffective and that state action could better push hostile actors away from the base. Committee members questioned the technical basis for the 10-mile buffer, whether it would really help, and why federal agencies were not handling the issue. No vote was taken during the exchange shown in the transcript.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Apr 8, 2025, 9:00 AM HST - Day 47
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have to continue to ensure that future generations will be able to enjoy Hawaii's natural beauty.
- We have to continue to ensure that future generations will be able to enjoy Hawaii's natural beauty.
- in this will go funds that are generated in this will go towards<00:46:27.839><c> conservation</c><00
- We have to continue to ensure that<00:47:13.200><c> future</c><00:47:13.960><c> generations</c><00:47
- being considered by revenue generators being considered by this<00:47:46.480><c> body</c><00:47:47.119
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion prevails. 1247 be passed and moveed to the general 1247 be passed and moveed to the general
- </c> file4 1247 be re-referred to the general file4 1247 be re-referred to the general register<00:10
- of Inspector General.
- um I can definitely Inspector General um I can definitely get<00:58:18.920><c> back</c><00:58:19.039
- </c> quick final comment just on the general quick final comment just on the general as<01:04:06.720>
Keywords:
child care, aides, supervision, child care centers, staffing regulations, childcare, day care, licensed child care center, early childhood education, child care licensing, director qualifications, staff ratios, group size, staff-to-child ratio, substitutes, volunteers, assistant teacher, teacher qualifications, infant care, toddler age
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
TRN Public Hearing - Thu Feb 13, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- In general, the systems will be seen in those types of areas.
- This bill also generates much-needed funding for the Safe Routes to School program, which I spoke to
- This bill also generates much-needed funding for the Safe Routes to School program, which I spoke to
- This bill also generates much-needed funding for the Safe Routes to School program, which I spoke to
- </c> $1,200 each um this bill also generates $1,200 each um this bill also generates much<00:33:22.279
Summary:
The House Committee on Transportation held a hearing on several traffic safety and transportation bills. HB 1163 would update commercial driver licensing rules to meet federal requirements and allow limited-term non-domiciled commercial learner’s permits and licenses; the Department of Transportation supported it as a fix to an FMCSA-identified issue, while Frank Schultz testified in opposition. HB 1166 would appropriate funds for the automated speed enforcement program; the Department of Law Enforcement, Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization, and Edgardo Diaz Vega supported it, while Chad Taniguchi opposed and Frank Schultz offered support. The committee then heard HB 1231, which would prioritize photo red light cameras in school zones and direct related fine revenue to the Safe Routes to School fund; DOT supported the intent but cautioned against limiting placement decisions, Judiciary raised concerns about added court workload, and several advocacy groups and individuals supported the bill as a pedestrian and school safety measure.
The committee spent substantial time on HB 1471, which would fund traffic-actuated signals, including leading pedestrian intervals and accessible pedestrian signals, and add a $5 vehicle registration fee for the Safe Routes to School special fund. DOT supported the bill with comments, saying its older signal controllers make LPIs harder to implement but that statewide upgrades are underway; the Department of Health also supported the safety and Vision Zero goals and said it is working with counties on public education. Testimony in support came from Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii Bicycling League, Ulupono Initiative, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Path People for Active Transportation Hawaii, the Hawaii Self-Advocacy Advisory Council, and others, with one opposition noted among many supporters.
Members asked questions about whether LPIs would address “beg buttons,” how red-light and speed-camera programs interact with county roads, and whether speed humps might be more effective in school zones. DOT explained that LPIs improve visibility but do not solve every signal issue, that newer adaptive signals use camera-based sensing, and that the department coordinates with counties and communities on crash mitigation and enforcement priorities. Officials also discussed the status of Safe Routes to School programs, noting that the federal program remains but is difficult to use and that the state program had been moved out of DOT; county coordinators and related coalitions were said to still be active. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion provided.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> and our future generations. and our future generations.
- Steven, Attorney General Formela, Steven, Attorney General Formela, Commissioners<00:48:04.319><c> Quinn
- </c> Violence, Lakes Region's General Violence, Lakes Region's General Hospital,<01:25:34.320><c> Governor's
- </c><01:44:32.960><c> liability</c> paying costs for general liability paying costs for general liability
- </c> development loan guarantees generally development loan guarantees generally carry<04:10:49.600><
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (01/14/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c> record, I'm David Molytus, Dier General, record, I'm David Molytus, Dier General, Department<01
- Um, we take Fry, OPLC General Counsel.
- </c><04:34:40.400><c> responders</c> the general population, first responders the general population,
- >> So, we generally start with puppies.
- </c> year olds as well as Attorney General year olds as well as Attorney General Paxton's<05:20:18.320
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources & Energy.(6-4-26)
Natural Resources & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> and it's going to be the general and it's going to be the general treatment<00:35:54.800><c> facility's
- was long chain POS, which we generation was long chain POS, which we no<00:37:33.520><c> longer</c><
- You said there's first generation, there's Gen X.
- . generations. generations.
- </c> Electric Generation Retirement Report. Electric Generation Retirement Report.
Committee:
Joint Natural Resources & Energy