Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:10:49.760><c> and</c> recoup those, but they're measurable and recoup those, but they're measurable
• The speaker said it can be measured, and if it can be measured, people can be paid to be part of the
• measure it, we can measure and if we can measure it, we can pay<00:20:17.520><c> people</c><00:20:17.760
• energy efficiency measures or batteries energy efficiency measures or batteries um um um there's<01:02
• </c><05:23:16.638><c> in</c> all sorts of authoritarian measures in all sorts of authoritarian measures

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• To have a measure like this in statute that underscores the importance of disclosure, and I know there
• . uh to<03:06:37.680><c> to</c><03:06:38.160><c> have</c><03:06:38.560><c> a</c><03:06:38.800><c> measure
• </c><03:06:39.200><c> like</c><03:06:39.439><c> this</c><03:06:39.840><c> in</c> to to have a measure
• We want to prevent suicide.
• We want to prevent suicide. If a teens. We want to prevent suicide.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 34, which would require parental consent for each new service provided to a student through the Medicaid to Schools program and require reports to legislative policy committees. Senator Ruth Ward said the bill was intended to increase transparency, protect parental involvement, and ensure continuity of care, especially for students with disabilities. She also noted a proposed amendment she received shortly before the hearing that would change the bill’s focus from a “new service” to a “new care plan.” Representatives from the New Hampshire Primary Care Association and Amoscake Health testified that they opposed the bill as written but would support it with the amendment. They explained that tying consent to individual diagnosis codes or services could be burdensome, could delay care, and could create compliance problems if a diagnosis changes during a visit. They said the amendment would better align consent with the overall care plan and avoid interrupting treatment mid-appointment. Committee members raised questions about how the bill would interact with IEPs, individualized health plans, homebound services, telehealth, billing, and whether the amendment would still require parental involvement after a care plan changes. The deputy Medicaid director from the Department of Health and Human Services testified that the amendment was more operationally feasible because Medicaid billing involves many ICD-10 codes that can change or overlap, and consent should be tied to the care plan rather than to each code. He said the current law already requires parental consent for participation in the Medicaid to Schools program and annual consent for billing, but the bill would make explicit consent for care-plan changes. No vote was taken during the portion of the hearing provided, and the committee appeared to continue discussion with DHHS after the testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's a very basic measure.
• It's a very basic measure. Um it's town. It's a very basic measure.
• :25:32.640><c> based</c> unintentionally prevent recovery based unintentionally prevent recovery based
• </c> prevents a conflict of interest. prevents a conflict of interest.
• This law does not prevent it.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• that we'll have to continue to be more and more sophisticated with in terms of our defense and our prevention
• Now, for each one of those, if you could give us sort of a little breakdown, how you measure success.
• We measure the effectiveness of it against real, you know, people if they're doing that job, if it's
• And that's actually looking at the, is it measurable? Is it duplicative?
• We're not measuring anything.

Committee: House Subcommittee on Appropriations - General Administration

Summary: The subcommittee held an informational hearing on the Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) within the Office of Administration, with no quorum present and no formal action taken. Chair Voss said the purpose was to review ITSD’s programs, budget needs, and future plans, and members emphasized the value of an informed appropriator. Representative Riggs cautioned that the state should avoid jeopardizing federal broadband funding and asked that AI-related work remain consistent with federal expectations. ITSD leadership, including CIO John Loren and Deputy CIO Tara Damp, outlined the division’s scope and recent modernization efforts. They said ITSD supports 15 executive agencies plus the governor and lieutenant governor, manages about 1,200 production software solutions, handles roughly 35,000 help desk requests per month, and defends against billions of cyberattacks monthly. They highlighted investments in layered security, data center and network redundancy, a unified Microsoft 365 environment, modern development tools, and portal platforms. Damp reviewed the history of IT consolidation, noting budget reductions after 2007, then increased investment beginning in 2020 and especially with ARPA funds in fiscal 2023. Members asked about spending projections, subscription-based licensing, procurement modernization, and the role of non-consolidated agencies such as MoDOT and Conservation. The committee also discussed future funding needs and benchmarking. ITSD said its current spending is about $287 million, with a projected ongoing need of about $345 million to maintain and modernize services, while Gartner comparisons suggested Missouri spends less per employee and as a share of operating budget than peer states. Members asked for more detailed fiscal-year spending profiles for major initiatives and for clarification on what is and is not included in the projections, including Social Services and HR1-related work. ITSD said it would provide additional detail. A major portion of the hearing focused on AI strategy and governance. Tim Marsheski, ITSD’s director of AI and innovation, described a cautious, pilot-based approach centered on secure use, human oversight, and data governance. He cited examples such as an internal HR chatbot that reduced average response time from about 45 minutes to two minutes, pilots with DESE data transformation, and efforts to use AI for code assistance, document scanning, and workflow support. Members asked about workforce impacts, training, closed versus open models, and whether AI could help with auditing and fiscal analysis. ITSD said it is still early on workforce forecasting, but it is building governance, acceptable-use policies, and feedback loops to test tools, measure results, and scale only when they provide value and remain secure.

Transcript Highlights:

• to expand that at was a good measure to expand that at least<00:30:15.600><c> to</c><00:30:15.840><c
• We do check all that out and do our best to prevent things before they occur. >> Absolutely.
• They travel the state as needed to try to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse. That's not all they do.
• </c><02:41:59.680><c> fraud,</c> state as needed to try to prevent fraud, state as needed to try to prevent
• These are several of the units that they do have, and that works every day to try to help us prevent

Keywords: 924, joint, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 245 is truly a cleanup measure.
• Whereas for over 22 years the project has worked to end the preventable colorectal cancer deaths and
• </c><01:46:17.280><c> Whereas</c><01:46:17.600><c> colorectal</c> Prevention Project.
• Whereas colorectal Prevention Project.
• </c><01:47:22.160><c> project</c><01:47:23.240><c> in</c> the Colon Cancer Prevention project in the

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:31:00.320><c> of</c> proximity. uh it provides a measure of proximity. uh it provides a measure
• They can help prevent fires in homes.
• They can help prevent fires in homes.
• </c><04:24:34.239><c> Uh</c><04:24:34.560><c> there's</c> unplugged to prevent shock.
• Uh there's unplugged to prevent shock.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It prevents the misuse of those systems based solely on a family's lawful educational choice and, at
• It<01:21:30.880><c> prevents</c><01:21:31.440><c> the</c><01:21:31.560><c> misuse</c><01:21:32.280><c
• It prevents the misuse of those systems based<01:21:33.840><c> solely</c><01:21:34.480><c> on</c><01
• </c> never an appropriate measure. never an appropriate measure.
• ><c> on</c><02:01:20.880><c> a,</c> been adequately measured on a, been adequately measured on a, you

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> because there's nothing pre preventing because there's nothing pre preventing that.<00:23:57.360
• Currently, the bill requires<02:17:17.519><c> a</c><02:17:17.760><c> tax</c><02:17:18.080><c> measure
• to be published requires a tax measure to be published twice<02:17:19.439><c> in</c><02:17:19.599><c
• Currently, the bill requires the tax measure to be administered pursuant to 22-2301 through 304, which
• The bill currently requires that the tax measure be submitted on the general election ballot.

Bills: HB0068 , HB0062 , HB0127 , HB0109

Committee: House Revenue

Keywords: veterans, property tax exemption, disabled, service-connected disability, Wyoming, governmental claims, liability limits, inflation adjustment, public safety, local government insurance, HB0127, recreation mill levy, recreational facilities, public recreation, mill levy, property tax, local tax, county commissioners, school district levy, voter approval

Transcript Highlights:

• at page three, MDE states that it cannot predict the extent to which districts would utilize this measure
• On page three, MDE states that it cannot predict the extent to which districts would utilize this measure
• Interventions and prevention supports for students are often the first things that are reduced.
• Interventions<01:12:21.520><c> and</c><01:12:21.760><c> prevention</c><01:12:22.400><c> supports</c>
• Interventions and prevention supports Interventions and prevention supports for<01:12:22.960><c> students

Bills: HF3790 , HF3654 , HF3371 , HF3470 , HF1099

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education finance, lease levy authority, graduation ceremonies, school districts, Minnesota Statutes, local revenue, funding increase, education, state appropriation, local control, HF3371, local optional revenue, school finance, general education aid, school district funding, referendum revenue, referendum market value, equalization aid, state aid, property tax levy

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:47:50.400><c> Additional</c> and prevention provisions.
• Additional and prevention provisions.
• pickup was provisions related to charter school accountability that brings their accountability measures
• pickup was provisions related to charter school accountability that brings their accountability measures
• pickup was provisions related to charter school accountability that brings their accountability measures

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• /c><00:12:48.320><c> are</c><00:12:48.639><c> paid</c><00:12:48.959><c> Comm</c><00:12:49.160><c> measur
• </c><00:12:49.440><c> it</c> certified pcas are paid Comm measur it certified pcas are paid Comm measur
• The following are some of those benefits: lower health care costs; early intervention prevents severe
• health care costs<00:46:20.640><c> early</c><00:46:21.040><c> intervention</c><00:46:21.599><c> prevents
• </c><00:46:22.000><c> severe</c> costs early intervention prevents severe costs early intervention prevents

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Washington, private passenger motor vehicle insurance, use of programs that measure the operation of
• various prohibitions that apply to private passenger motor vehicle insurers that use programs to measure
• various prohibitions that apply to private passenger motor vehicle insurers that use programs to measure
• Would they be exempt if they were trying to prevent people from going to a place of worship?
• people from going were trying to prevent people from going to<01:29:45.760><c> a</c><01:29:46.000><c

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, journalized the prayer, and recognized Read Across America Day with a special resolution congratulating the Maryland State Education Association on the program’s 28th anniversary. Senators also welcomed several guests and student groups, including Eleanor Roosevelt High School students, Maryland Federation of Republican Women members for Red Scarf Day, medical shadows from Johns Hopkins, a student page prospect, and a group from Matthew Henson Elementary School. The chamber then took up multiple Finance Committee consent calendars and individual local alcohol-related bills, all of which were reported favorably, adopted without objection, and ordered printed for third reading. Measures included changes to alcohol license fee refunds for uniformed service members, Anne Arundel County license classifications and compensation for liquor board officials, a Baltimore City racetrack license extension, a Cecil County license quota change, and new or expanded licenses for golf courses, sports venues, and barber shop/beauty salon establishments. The Senate also advanced bills on social work licensing, a rural readiness economic development program, a Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission extension, peer-to-peer car sharing insurance rules, telematics-based auto insurance disclosures and appeals, and veteran status notation on public profiles. Several bills were amended before being advanced, generally with technical or clarifying changes and no recorded opposition. Senate Bill 18 would create a provisional social work license; Senate Bill 351 would regulate insurer use of vehicle telematics data; Senate Bill 395 would revise insurance and liability rules for peer-to-peer car sharing; and Senate Bill 197 would alter comprehensive plan elements in land use law. Senate Bill 439, protecting fire and rescue public safety employees from adverse action based on medical cannabis certification, also moved forward without amendment. One measure, Senate Bill 69, which would make permanent the nonprofit navigator position in the Department of Commerce, was discussed at length after a member raised concerns about oversight of nonprofit grant funding. On request, the bill was special ordered to the next day for further consideration. All other bills discussed in the transcript were advanced to third reading by unanimous or near-unanimous voice action, with no recorded roll-call votes.

Transcript Highlights:

• examined treated-produced water from real pilot systems operating in the Permian Basin and found no measurable
• We have the ability to move forward, and I ask that you support this measure.
• We have the ability to move forward, and I ask that you support this measure.
• So then I can create room to think and to interpret and to be analytical and to measure what's in front
• Madam Chair, Representative Cadena, no, there's nothing that would prevent the commission from, or the

Committee: House House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And generally, we don't recommend program transfers, as these are reserved for solvency measures.
• To do so for program measures would circumvent the appropriation authority of the legislature.
• You will see that there is sort of a line-item crossout, and that would just prevent a program transfer
• and proactive measures.
• and proactive measures.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• University administrations have adopted a number of measures to address the rise of anti-Semitism on
• In your experience, beyond civic education, which obviously is very important, do you see any measures
• By our measurement, nearly half of Americans, and this would be roughly true in Massachusetts as well
• You know, we've had campaigns, and we measure the effectiveness of every campaign we have and what response
• there are no Title VI issues, and at best, we are maintaining appropriate cultural sensitivity and preventing

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The meeting began with roll call, approval of the May 5 minutes, and opening remarks thanking commissioners and the public for their attendance. The commission then heard testimony from former Ambassador Alan Solomont, who argued that antisemitism is rising in multiple forms, including white nationalist antisemitism and antisemitism tied to anti-Israel rhetoric after October 7. He said campus antisemitism should be addressed with nuance, distinguishing protected political speech from conduct that targets Jewish students, and warned against weaponizing antisemitism to attack higher education, civil liberties, or federal research funding. He urged the commission to use multiple definitions and frameworks, including IHRA, Nexus, and the Jerusalem Declaration, and to focus on campus-specific solutions, civic education, and civil discourse. Commissioners asked him about Tufts’ antisemitism training, the role of the federal government, the use of the IHRA definition, and how to improve civic education; he emphasized local campus responses, broader civics instruction, and protecting democracy and due process. The second major witness was Professor David Weber of Boston University, who testified on the BDS movement and anti-BDS laws. He described BDS as a campaign targeting Israeli businesses, universities, and institutions, and argued it functions as a propagandistic and discriminatory effort that fuels antisemitism and chills dialogue on campuses and in public life. He cited examples such as SodaStream, Ben & Jerry’s, and Brown University, and said anti-BDS laws in 37 states have been effective and constitutional because they regulate government economic activity rather than suppress speech. Weber urged Massachusetts to adopt an anti-BDS statute or executive order, saying the state’s large Jewish population and economic ties to Israel make the issue especially important. Commissioners questioned him about which states have such laws, the impact on dialogue and campus culture, possible legal frameworks, and whether BDS is really aimed at the Israeli government or at individuals and institutions; he maintained that BDS targets people and entities connected to Israel and that anti-BDS measures can help draw a line against illiberal conduct.

Transcript Highlights:

• Help us to consider carefully our pilgrimage upon this earth, to measure the deeds of the past by our
• Help us to consider carefully our pilgrimage upon this earth, to measure the deeds of the past by our
• Voters, before you cast your vote on this ballot measure, make sure you understand what the measure will
• obstetric services due to financial strain, it increases the risk of complications, delays in care, and preventable

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• silver bullion, if the amount invested is valued at up to 10% of the state trust and treasury monies, measured
• silver bullion, if the amount invested is valued at up to 10% of the state trust and treasury monies, measured
• current framework has created some bottlenecks that make us non-competitive, and the result is measurable
• What's to prevent the municipal improvement district from roping in adjacent parcels?
• So I'm not as concerned about the monopolistic potential for this measure. I see great promise.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee approved the March 16, 2026 minutes and then heard testimony on several bills, with the chair noting that votes would be taken in batches because members were coming and going. HB 2939 would increase the rural qualified facilities tax credit from $20,000 to $25,000 per job for certain projects with initial investment under $2 billion; Lucid Motors supported it as a rural economic development tool, while Senator Epstein questioned the fiscal note and whether the higher credit would actually attract new investment. HB 2950 would authorize tourism improvement areas funded by voluntary lodging assessments to support marketing and tourism promotion; the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association and Visit Phoenix backed it as a competitive tool for rural and urban destinations, and committee members focused on whether participation was truly voluntary and how the assessments would be administered. HB 2780 made technical conforming changes to Arizona’s property tax lien foreclosure and excess proceeds sale process, building on a prior law that created a mechanism for delinquent property owners to recover equity; the sponsor and a longtime constituent said the changes would fix timing and credit-bid language so qualified entity sales could work in practice. HB 2502 would let certain elected officials in ASRS retire at normal retirement age without resigning their office, with the employer paying the alternate contribution rate; ASRS said it was neutral, and the sponsor argued the bill would treat elected officials more like other ASRS members. The committee then adopted do-pass recommendations for HB 2502, HB 2780, HB 2950, and HB 2939, with each passing on split votes. The committee also adopted a striker to HB 2140, allowing the State Treasurer to invest up to 10% of state trust and treasury monies in physical gold or silver bullion held in secure U.S. depositories. The sponsor and the Sound Money Defense League argued it would diversify reserves and hedge against market disruption, while opponents said gold is volatile, costly to store, and not something taxpayers need the state to buy. HB 2140 then passed as amended on a 4-2 vote. Finally, the committee heard HB 2398, as amended, which requires commercial liability insurance for watercraft rentals and peer-to-peer boat sharing programs, with supporters saying it addresses uninsured rental boats and law enforcement concerns; the bill passed as amended on a 6-1 vote. The committee also heard HB 2999, a major housing-finance bill creating state affordability infrastructure districts to finance public infrastructure through bonds and assessments; proponents said it would lower housing costs by spreading infrastructure costs over time, while contractors and some senators raised concerns about payment risk, impact-fee treatment, and whether savings would reach homebuyers. After adopting a striker and hearing extensive questions, HB 2999 passed as amended on a 6-1 vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• past four years, the board has worked tirelessly to turn feedback from the last sunset review into measurable
• consider all of their enrollments and all of their graduation metrics and attrition metrics and success measures
• consider all of their enrollments and all of their graduation metrics and attrition metrics and success measures
• can be attributed to retirements, there are many RNs who report that they left the workforce for preventable
• The board was recreated by a voter-approved initiative measure in 1922 to regulate the practice of chiropractic

Summary: The joint Assembly and Senate Business and Professions sunset oversight hearing focused first on the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), with opening remarks emphasizing legislative oversight, consumer protection, workforce access, and the need to evaluate whether licensing boards are efficient and effective. BRN leaders reported progress since the last review, including faster licensing timelines, streamlined enforcement, improved consumer satisfaction, expanded nursing program enrollment, and new statewide data collection on faculty. Committee members then questioned the board about nurse practitioner scope and supervision, international licensure, English proficiency, online nursing education and clinical placements, military and veteran pathways, workforce shortages, diversity in nursing, the LVN-to-RN 30-unit option, and the role of the board’s RN executive officer. The board explained California’s tiered APRN system, the NCLEX and national certification requirements, the 500-hour direct patient care clinical requirement, and its use of nursing education consultants and board-approved programs to oversee schools and placements. Members also discussed retention problems, especially for new graduates, and the board said shortages are often driven by burnout, lack of support, and employers’ reduced use of new-grad training programs. Public comment largely centered on proposed BRN sunset issues affecting advanced practice nursing, education oversight, and workforce development. Nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, and nurse anesthesiology groups generally supported the BRN sunset report but asked for clearer implementation of AB 890, support for APRN-to-RN delegation authority, streamlined renewals for nurse midwives, and protection of the current population-focus model. The California Medical Association raised concerns about out-of-state nurse practitioners practicing independently without California transition-to-practice requirements, specialty delegation, ratios, and data collection. Higher education representatives from UC, CSU, private nonprofit colleges, and nursing associations urged the board to reduce duplicative documentation, modernize clinical placement rules, improve parity between in-state and out-of-state programs, and address bottlenecks in securing clinical sites. An online nursing school argued that California should create a pathway for distance-learning programs so students can complete clinicals in-state rather than traveling out of state. Several speakers also highlighted the need to expand access for rural and underserved communities, support diverse and nontraditional students, and preserve affordable pathways into nursing.

Transcript Highlights:

• past four years, the board has worked tirelessly to turn feedback from the last sunset review into measurable
• consider all of their enrollments and all of their graduation metrics and attrition metrics and success measures
• consider all of their enrollments and all of their graduation metrics and attrition metrics and success measures
• can be attributed to retirements, there are many RNs who report that they left the workforce for preventable
• The board was recreated by a voter-approved initiative measure in 1922 to regulate the practice of chiropractic

Keywords: 988, house, all