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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 3/6/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- c> who</c><00:09:20.279><c> is</c><00:09:20.399><c> in</c><00:09:20.600><c> that</c> differently depending
- on who is in that differently depending on who is in that situation<00:09:22.160><c> now</c><00:09:22.320
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Health Services (3-3-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- the level of care patient<00:25:59.279><c> receives</c><00:25:59.480><c> could</c><00:25:59.640><c> depend
- </c><00:25:59.960><c> entirely</c> patient receives could depend entirely patient receives could depend
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 132, a health care conscience-protection measure. Supporters said the bill would protect health care professionals from being forced to participate in procedures or services that violate sincerely held religious or ethical beliefs, while explicitly excluding emergency care. They argued it would help recruit and retain providers, preserve ethical integrity in medicine, and has worked in several other states. Supporters also emphasized that the bill is aimed at procedures or services, not at denying care based on who a patient is, and noted that the bill includes a civil cause of action to give it enforcement teeth.
Several supporters described personal experiences. A nurse said lack of conscience protections affected her career choices and limited her path into women’s health. Dr. Warman said he had requested not to perform anesthesia for abortions and later chose non-narcotic pain management because he objected to heavy opioid prescribing, saying conscience protections allow professionals to practice responsibly. Senators asked about examples, the bill’s scope, whether it could be used to discriminate, and which states have similar laws; Mississippi, Florida, Montana, Ohio, South Carolina, and Arkansas were named. Questions also focused on the bill’s civil enforcement provisions and whether it could be used against patients based on identity or religion.
Opponents warned the bill was overly broad and could allow refusals of care by a wide range of health workers, including clerks, ambulance drivers, pharmacists, nurses, and physicians. Dr. Karen Abrams said it could lead to denial of birth control, Plan B, blood transfusions, and other care, especially in rural areas with few alternatives, and could worsen Kentucky’s provider shortages. David Conway said the bill lacked patient protections, could increase delays and discrimination, and could prevent reassignment of objecting staff. The chair noted there were seven people signed up in opposition, limited testimony to two minutes each, and said the committee would return to the bill after hearing additional opposition and other pending bills.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EDT, EDT-AEN, EDT-CPN, EDT-GVO, EDT DEFER, EDT-CPN DEFER Public Hearings 02-11-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It depends on the size of the farms, but I can see, and I have actually talked to Chair Chang about potentially
- That depends.
- That depends.
Summary:
The committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1061 on digital equity. Testimony was strongly supportive, including from Rosie Davis of the Maui County Area Health Education Center, who said Molokai and Maui need better digital access for telehealth and clinic services. Members discussed whether the bill should be consolidated with other digital broadband measures and asked about funding; the chair noted the draft used general funds but said federal money was now available for the navigator program. The committee later recommended SB 1061 be passed with an SD1, technical amendments, and an effective date of July 1, 2050, with members voting aye.
The committee then heard SB 135 on macadamia nut labeling. Hawaiian Host Group and several supporters argued the bill would help align the industry around a processing solution and support growers and jobs, while the MacNut Association and Hamakua Macadamia Nut Company opposed it, saying the state lacks enough processing infrastructure and that existing law already covers labeling. In questioning, members focused on the lack of a current processing facility and the timeline for a new one on Hawaiʻi Island. After hearing mixed testimony, the committee deferred the bill indefinitely.
The committee also considered SB 1657 and SB 1539 relating to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Testimony on both measures was generally supportive, with ADC describing the Wāhō water system as serving about 5,000 acres and over 70 farmers, mostly small and medium growers, and saying the proposal would help expand service without asking for more water. The committee later voted to pass SB 1657 and SB 1539 with SD1s, technical amendments, and a July 1, 2050 effective date.
Finally, the committee took up SB 891 on economic development and gaming. The hearing drew extensive testimony, including support from Boyd Gaming and Stanford Carr Development, and opposition from Native Hawaiian speakers who said Hawaiians must have a seat at the table and raised concerns about self-determination and outside control. Members questioned the scope of the proposed gaming working group, the number and makeup of members, and the need to review prior gaming bills and studies. In decision-making, the committee passed SB 891 with an SD1 and major amendments: adding tourism references, changing expense reimbursement rules so private gaming representatives pay their own expenses, expanding the working group to include Native Hawaiian, social services/behavioral health, DBEDT, law enforcement, and tax/professional expertise seats, deleting one proposed seat, and adding a July 1, 2050 effective date. The committee also reported that the recommendations were adopted by vote.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Resources, Recreation and Development (01/29/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- communities to develop the ability to work together and protect the natural resources that people depend
- communities to develop the ability to work together and protect the natural resources that people depend
- It would allow communities to work together and protect the natural resources that people depend on when
Summary:
The committee began with housekeeping about report deadlines and bill scheduling, noting that reports should be submitted as soon as possible, ideally by Friday night, so they can be reviewed and filed on time. The chair explained the process for Democratic and Republican reports, reviewed the timing sheet for early bills, and said the committee was trying to stay on schedule to avoid hearings during vacation week. He also shared his contact information for questions. The committee then moved into executive session on 10 bills.
On HB 13, relative to OHRV operation on certain highways in Windsor, the committee voted unanimously to retain the bill after the prime sponsor asked that it be held for possible local action. On HB 127, extending the closing date of OHRV trails on the Connecticut River headquarters property from September 30 to Columbus Day, members debated economic benefits for Pittsburgh versus concerns about local control, conservation easements, and hunting impacts. The committee voted 11-5 ought to pass; the chair noted it would not go on consent and would have a fiscal note. On HB 174, increasing the maximum weight of a utility terrain vehicle to 3,500 pounds unladen dry weight, supporters argued the change could help accommodate electric vehicles and heavier equipment, while opponents raised concerns about undefined terms, enforcement, private landowner rights, and unintended consequences. The committee voted 8-7 ought to pass.
On HB 203, requiring C-COT approved personal flotation devices while on New Hampshire state waters, the committee heard a split between members who emphasized personal responsibility and those who said the bill would improve safety and education and could reduce drowning deaths. The motion to ITL failed 11-5, meaning the committee rejected the motion to kill the bill and advanced it instead. The transcript then moved on to HB 332, allowing for the establishment of a village district, but the discussion of that bill was not included in the provided excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House energy panel OK's bill to lift MN's moratorium on new nuclear power plants 1/21/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- options as we continue our energy transition, and our support for lifting the current moratorium will depend
- options as we continue our energy transition, and our support for lifting the current moratorium will depend
- options as we continue our energy transition, and our support for lifting the current moratorium will depend
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (02/11/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- single year that I've seen of their 990s, their lobbying line, it's about $11,000 give or take, depending
- on the year, is exactly 5% of depending on the year, is exactly 5% of their<03:38:46.479><c> donated
- </c> hopelessly dependent on the coalition. hopelessly dependent on the coalition.
- on this arm, this very very dependent on this arm, this nonprofit<04:02:18.720><c> arm</c><04:02:19.120
- It is about talking about people whose safety depends on whether or not they feel safe and reaching out
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Tue Jan 13, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Usually, it's a year, but it's product dependent, right?
- Depending on where you're calling from, it'll kind of auto-route.
- Um, obviously it kind of varies depending on the island.
- ><c> calling</c><01:03:44.480><c> from</c> depending on where you're calling from depending on where
- </c> kind of varies depending on the island. kind of varies depending on the island.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, while this may be true for some patients, the evidence remains mixed for broad non-insulin-dependent
- Now, while this may be true for some patients, the evidence remains mixed for broad non-insulin-dependent
- Now, while this may be true for some patients, the evidence remains mixed for broad non-insulin-dependent
- on local real estate property dependence on local real estate property taxes. taxes. taxes.
- </c> Now, farms depend on a network of services to prosper.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (03/05/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The numbers I've heard range from somewhere in the mid-'70s to the mid-'90s, depending on the vaccine
- on the vaccine and um the um depending on the vaccine and um the the<01:17:03.639><c> location</c><01
- so, as you heard, there are three to six months to have the rules go through, sometimes longer, depending
- </c> through sometimes longer um depending through sometimes longer um depending how<02:49:11.080><c>
- The response was that it would depend on the situation.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- We cannot depend on the federal government to uphold conscience rights, and we have to do it here at
- It depends what you mean by fully funded.
- from these that you could benefit from these additional<03:04:34.560><c> funds</c><03:04:35.560><c> depends
- /c><03:04:35.920><c> what</c><03:04:36.040><c> you</c><03:04:36.120><c> mean</c> additional funds depends
- what you mean additional funds depends what you mean by<03:04:36.479><c> fully</c><03:04:37.040><c>
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 232, which would protect health care workers’ conscience rights in connection with certain procedures, especially abortion and sterilization, and also referenced contraception. The prime sponsor, Rep. Mark Pearson, said the bill is meant to prevent medical professionals from being forced to participate in procedures that violate their beliefs, while still prohibiting discrimination against patients based on protected characteristics. He said the measure was intended to help retain health care workers in New Hampshire and noted he had added an amendment to address concerns about people taking jobs only to later refuse duties, as well as emergency situations where a provider is the only one available.
Committee members raised concerns about how broadly the bill and amendment were written. Questions focused on whether the protections could apply to non-physician staff such as schedulers, receptionists, or pharmacy employees; whether a provider could refuse to schedule, refer, or otherwise assist with services; and how “emergency” would be determined in practice. Several members also questioned whether the bill could affect access to contraception, including pharmacy sales and procedures such as tubal ligation, and whether the language was clear enough to prevent confusion or unintended refusals of care. Pearson said the bill was not intended to allow refusal of emergency care or general patient discrimination, and he acknowledged some language could be tweaked.
Rep. Paige Boerman, a maternal-child health nurse, testified in opposition, saying she had seen pharmacists question prescriptions related to miscarriage care and that the bill could create barriers to contraception and other reproductive health services. She warned that the lack of a disclosure requirement and the broad definitions could create risks, especially in rural areas with limited providers. She also pointed to problems she said had occurred in other states, arguing the bill could lead to delayed care in emergencies. The hearing ended after questions and discussion; no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, depending on the day, I would or would not recommend it.
- c><01:53:48.079><c> it</c><01:53:48.239><c> really</c><01:53:48.440><c> just</c><01:53:48.599><c> depends
- </c><01:53:49.040><c> I</c> golf toown it really just depends I golf toown it really just depends I think
- If it's a part-time teacher, it's like 0.4 of a teacher or 0.5 of a teacher, depending on how many hours
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 662, which would require public schools to include discussion of abortion procedures and show specified videos in health education classes. The prime sponsor argued the bill would ensure students receive medically accurate, age-appropriate, and nonpolitical information about abortion, saying the topic is important for informed decision-making and should be taught consistently statewide. He said the videos were intended for grades 9-12, that parents could opt out, and that the requirement was meant to supplement, not sway, students’ views. He also acknowledged the bill could be seen as limiting local control over curriculum and said the intent was to prevent the topic from being missed due to scheduling disruptions.
Committee members questioned the sponsor about local control, the need for a video mandate, the source of his statistics, whether the bill could be biased or inflammatory, and whether the requirement should apply every year in high school. The sponsor said the videos were only a starting point, could be replaced by others, and were meant to be informational. He also said the bill was not intended to influence students’ decisions about abortion. Several supporters testified in favor, including representatives of New Hampshire Right to Life and others who said students should be told the “truth” about abortion and its consequences. They emphasized graphic or emotionally difficult aspects of abortion and argued that young people need this information to make informed choices.
Opponents and skeptical witnesses raised concerns about prescribing curriculum, eroding local control, and the appropriateness of the material for younger high school students. The New Hampshire School Administrators Association said the bill was overly prescriptive, that health education standards are already set by the State Board of Education, and that the topics in the bill are not part of the current standards. That witness recommended the committee consider retaining the bill for further work or making it less prescriptive. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 25, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- ... almost depending on the design program space.
- Your other programs within DCR are available throughout, but it depends on where the inmate is housed
- Your other programs within DCR are available throughout, but it depends on where the inmate is housed
- Your other programs within DCR are available throughout, but it depends on where the inmate is housed
- Your other programs within DCR are available throughout, but it depends on where the inmate is housed
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on two immigration-enforcement bills: HB 1886 HD1 and HB 2540 HD1. HB 1886 would limit state and federal collaboration in immigration enforcement, require visible identification and restrictions on facial coverings for law enforcement officers, and create offenses for improper masking, lack of identification, and unauthorized civil immigration interrogation, arrest, or detention. HB 2540 would also limit state and federal collaboration, require law enforcement agencies to adopt and publicly post written civil immigration enforcement policies, prohibit stops or arrests based solely on immigration status, and restrict state and county participation in civil immigration enforcement in certain places.
Most testimony supported both measures. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Office of the Public Defender, the ACLU of Hawaii, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and several private individuals said the bills would increase transparency, accountability, and community trust, and would help protect constitutional rights and reduce fear among immigrants and other community members. Several testifiers emphasized Hawaii’s history and the need to keep local law enforcement separate from federal immigration enforcement, while others said the bills would help people feel safer going to court, school, work, or public protests. A retired police officer also supported visible identification and uniform standards for officers, including federal agents operating in Hawaii.
A few testifiers opposed the use of masked or unidentified officers and argued that local police should not be diverted from ordinary public safety duties to immigration enforcement. One ACLU witness noted that the federal government has increasingly used local and state agencies to expand immigration enforcement, and said the task-force provisions in the bills are important to prevent blurred lines between agencies. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, but it recorded very large numbers of supportive testimonies for both bills, with only a small number in opposition.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (02/03/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- study and it might even have to go down to, you know, maybe even an individual transfer station depending
- on what you know the station depending on what you know the types<03:21:27.359><c> of</c><03:21:27.520
- So the it depends what time frame are we talking about? Right.
- So the it depends what time frame are we talking about? Right.
- So the it depends what time frame are we talking about? Right.
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/22/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- Depends on what exactly you've been doing as far as the quality of that experience.
- Depends on what exactly you've been doing as far as the quality of that experience.
- Depends on what exactly you've been doing as far as the quality of that experience.
- Depends on what exactly you've been doing as far as the quality of that experience.
- Depends on what exactly you've been doing as far as the quality of that experience.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (01/20/2026)
Public Works and Highways
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:34:39.919><c> on</c> definition of equitable, depending on definition of equitable, depending
- Ultimately, I presume, depending what happens there, that may come to the House as well.
- Depending on when the projects happen and the progress made with the expansion project, they would be
- But depending on what roads we’re doing, if they’re a little wider and they cost a little more, we may
- , if depending on what roads we're doing, if they're<04:41:30.000><c> a</c><04:41:30.160><c> little</
Committee:
House Public Works and Highways
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/16/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It really depends what perspective you're looking at this on.
- It really depends what district.
- Our schools depend on that support and our students need it.
- We were told that people are depending on these benefits.
- We were told that people are depending on these benefits.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/16/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So basically it all depends on my negotiation power. Correct.
- So basically it all depends on my that.
- So basically it all depends on my negotiation<00:25:16.640><c> power.</c><00:25:17.279><c> Correct.
- So it depends on the restaurant.
- So it depends on the restaurant. that? So it depends on the restaurant.
Summary:
The committee first discussed a budget-related issue involving liquor commission enforcement staff and tobacco enforcement funding. A member explained that proposed cuts to “group two” enforcement positions at the liquor commission could jeopardize the tobacco enforcement money that flows to Health and Human Services, and expressed confidence that the enforcement division would ultimately be preserved.
The main hearing was on Senate Bill 19, which would modernize hotel and motel statutes by repealing outdated requirements. The sponsor and the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association said the bill would remove obsolete rules such as the old guest book/card system and antiquated posting requirements for room rates and motel signs. Members questioned whether the bill would eliminate the requirement to record guest departure dates or affect inspection rights, and the witnesses said the intent was only to remove the book-and-card reference while leaving the rest of the recordkeeping requirement in place. Supporters argued the rate-posting rules are widely ignored, hard to enforce, and outdated in an era of digital reservations and variable pricing; the committee also discussed whether any consumer-protection purpose remained. The public hearing on SB 19 was then closed.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 280FN, which would require food delivery services to have an agreement with a restaurant or food retail store before offering delivery from that business. The sponsor said the bill restores a prior law that had sunset and was intended to prevent third-party platforms from listing restaurants without consent. Restaurant industry testimony strongly supported the bill, describing problems with unauthorized listings, delayed deliveries, and reimbursement disputes, and saying the agreement requirement protects restaurant brands and consumer expectations. Members shared examples of delivery problems and voiced support for reinstating the safeguard.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (02/12/2025)
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- He said he is spending three to four hundred thousand depending on the year, because they do a couple
- Representative Tutor: It depends on what kind of carcass.
- Welden Bosworth: It depends on how you interpret some of that.
- on what kind of carcass waste it depends on what kind of carcass for<03:04:17.040><c> instance</c><03
- And in the rule-making process, it also depends what the rule is on whether or not the commission has
Committee:
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 10 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><02:30:15.880><c> That's</c><02:30:16.240><c> what</c><02:30:16.840><c> is</c> they're depending
- That's what is they're depending on.
- And how dependent we are on these areas, on these pharmacies?
- c><02:45:43.400><c> not,</c><02:45:44.120><c> it</c><02:45:44.360><c> really</c><02:45:44.920><c> depends
- </c><02:45:45.440><c> on</c> and who is not, it really depends on and who is not, it really depends on
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, December 11, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Inconsistent permitting rules delay or derail projects that communities depend on.
- Across the country, Americans depend on timely answers from the Army Corps so they know whether their
- Arizona's rural economy depends on agriculture and ranching.
- Arizona's<01:57:41.599><c> rural</c><01:57:41.840><c> economy</c><01:57:42.239><c> depends</c><01:57:
- Our children's health depends on it. Thank you, and I yield back. Thank you.