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• </c> uh measures for low-income ratepayers. uh measures for low-income ratepayers.
• a data center from coming with prevents a data center from coming with that<00:58:16.600><c> with</c
• I didn't say prevent them, but I Okay.
• I didn't say prevent them, but I just<00:58:19.960><c> said</c><00:58:20.280><c> as</c><00:58:20.720>
• How are we measuring or capturing the information to know whether or not we are meeting our goals?

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, April 2, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• The current projection of state revenues prevented full funding of the bill, but the state's commitment
• </c><01:30:24.639><c> and</c> lake, but if we can um pre prevent and lake, but if we can um pre prevent
• </c><01:57:06.880><c> them</c><01:57:07.119><c> from</c> hands or, you know, prevent them from hands
• or, you know, prevent them from having<01:57:07.760><c> those</c><01:57:08.000><c> flexible</c><01:57
• There is nothing to prevent a two-thirds vote of all of the citizenry um from overriding the tax cap.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee met on October 30 to act on a series of bills that had been considered during the budget process, with many being recommended for inexpedient to legislate because their funding or policy language had already been handled in House Bill 2. Early actions were largely unanimous. House Bill 54, allowing alternate treatment centers to operate for profit, was recommended ought to pass and was approved 25-0, then placed on the consent calendar because it carried no appropriation. House Bill 97, a wastewater and infrastructure appropriation, was recommended inexpedient to legislate because its funding had been replaced in HB 2; Representative Rum opposed the motion and argued the grant funding helps local taxpayers and housing development, but the committee adopted ITL 14-11, with a minority report to follow. House Bill 111, dealing with the right-to-know ombudsman, was also unanimously recommended ITL because the budget had already made related reforms. The committee then took up House Bill 164, and adopted Amendment 225-2979H, which appropriates $150,000 in FY 2027 to the Secretary of State’s Division of Archives and Records Management for a local government records manager position. The amended bill was then recommended ought to pass as amended and approved 25-0. House Bill 197, the Property Tax Relief Act, drew the most extended debate. Supporters said it would restore a state contribution to retirement costs for local employers and provide property tax relief, while opponents argued the earlier change was largely offset by employee contribution increases and other retirement-system adjustments. The committee ultimately adopted ITL 14-11, and a minority report was requested. The committee also acted on House Bill 215, a landfill-related bill. Members explained that most of its language had been included in HB 2 but was removed in conference, so the bill was retained and amended to apply more narrowly to new landfills. Amendment 2025-2970H was adopted unanimously, and the bill was then recommended ought to pass as amended by a 25-0 vote. House Bill 216, which would change retirement eligibility rules for certain workers injured on the job, was recommended inexpedient to legislate after its sponsor said the fiscal impact was too uncertain to support. Finally, House Bill 219 received Amendment 2025-2988H to change its effective date to July 1, 2027, and discussion began on the bill’s broader purpose of returning about $5.7 million annually from RPS funds to ratepayers.

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• I'm asking you, sir, what are you trying to measure?
• :45.880><c> the</c> There's nothing that's preventing the There's nothing that's preventing the private
• So, I'm 100% behind this measure, and I would appreciate you to support it.
• So, I'm 100% behind this measure was.
• </c><04:34:32.160><c> by</c> accident and nor are they prevented by accident and nor are they prevented

Keywords: 916, all

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• setup that we do and that the commissioner there probably looks at this like a business and they measure
• a business probably looks at this like a business and<00:13:07.080><c> they</c><00:13:07.760><c> measure
• supply and demand and and they measure supply and demand and set<00:13:09.760><c> the</c><00:13:09.839
• So the question is, what's the best way to try to prevent a run on the treasury?
• a run on the best way to try to prevent a run on the treasury.

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• My point, as I think you've just said, is that setting the cap at a lower rate will prevent those larger
• the cap at a lower rate will<00:47:44.680><c> allow</c><00:47:45.400><c> will</c><00:47:45.640><c> prevent
• </c><00:47:46.119><c> those</c><00:47:46.520><c> larger</c> will allow will prevent those larger will
• allow will prevent those larger more<00:47:47.319><c> expensive</c><00:47:47.720><c> condos</c><00:47
• So after 2027, when Marsh's contract runs out, or sooner if other measures are taken, where does that

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Without the measure, the financial aid system risks overlooking the students in the most precarious financial
• Without<00:05:11.199><c> the</c><00:05:11.360><c> measure,</c><00:05:11.840><c> the</c><00:05:12.080>
• <c> financial</c><00:05:12.400><c> aid</c> Without the measure, the financial aid Without the measure
• So this proposal focuses on maintaining the core components of the program and then prevents an increase
• an increase in the share of prevents an increase in the share of college<00:14:50.000><c> costs</c><

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The program includes more than a 30-year history of measuring the impact of rare diseases on the child's
• :03:32.560><c> 30-year</c><00:03:33.120><c> history</c><00:03:33.599><c> of</c><00:03:33.920><c> measuring
• </c><00:03:34.560><c> the</c> a 30-year history of measuring the a 30-year history of measuring the impact
• For some, it simply makes us feel better or prevents long-term consequences.
• </c> simply makes us feel better or prevents simply makes us feel better or prevents long-term long-term

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• By implementing strict data protection measures, officers can mitigate these risks and work to better
• by implementing strict data compromised by implementing strict data protection<01:04:07.359><c> measures
• </c><01:04:08.319><c> officers</c><01:04:08.760><c> can</c> protection measures officers can protection
• measures officers can mitigate<01:04:09.480><c> these</c><01:04:09.760><c> risk</c><01:04:10.160><c>
• </c> their government in order to prevent their government in order to prevent chaos<01:53:09.840><c>

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh, this does not apply to medical masks, you know, used to prevent the transmission of communicable
• you<00:53:31.440><c> know,</c><00:53:31.680><c> used</c><00:53:31.920><c> to</c><00:53:32.160><c> prevent
• </c><00:53:32.400><c> the</c> you know, used to prevent the you know, used to prevent the transmission
• There are many other protective measures that you folks could explore, and we'd be happy to work with
• There are many other protective measures that you folks could explore, and we'd be happy to work with

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing on findings from the deportation data project and possible policy responses to increased federal immigration enforcement in Hawaii. In opening remarks, the chair said the committee was concerned about changing federal executive orders, policies, and enforcement actions, and framed the issue as one involving due process and public safety. The chair and presenters described reports of ICE activity on multiple islands, including raids, courthouse presence, and fear in immigrant communities, and said the committee was considering whether state policies should be advanced more quickly. Mandy Fernandez of the ACLU of Hawaii presented updated deportation data and argued that increased immigration enforcement is creating fear, reducing crime reporting, and potentially making state and local agencies extensions of the federal immigration agenda if they accept federal funding with conditions. She said the deportation data project, housed at UC Berkeley Law with UCLA’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy, uses FOIA requests and its latest data runs through late July 2025. She reported 153 ICE arrests in Hawaii from January through July 2025, up from 41 in the same period in 2024; 96 removals, up from 15; a federal detention center average daily population of 91 in June 2025 versus 31 in June 2024; and 111 ICE detainers issued in Hawaii from September 2023 through July 2025, with 49 issued in 2025. She also cited an immigration court backlog of 1,144 pending cases as of August 2025 and noted that about one in five Hawaii residents were born outside the United States. Haley Chang of the Office of the Public Defender said her office is seeing a marked increase in ICE presence around courthouses and more ICE contacts with clients, including reports of people being detained after court appearances or while on supervision. She emphasized that the office is not an immigration law office and that much of its information is anecdotal, but said the pattern appears new compared with prior years. In response to committee questions, she explained that ICE detainers are requests, not judicial warrants, and said local law enforcement is generally not required to honor them unless accompanied by a judicial warrant or other legal authority. She also said the public defender’s office had not yet seen new criminal charges arise solely from an ICE detention or failure to appear tied to immigration enforcement, though cases could be affected if defendants are removed from the criminal process.

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• like a dorm room where people can come and go and leave the facility, or are there accountability measures
• Points should be primarily a measure of risky driving behavior.
• They're being represented as something that can prevent absconding or prevent people from going where
• And when people have a higher success rate of sobriety, seeing sober, you know, prevents DUIs, you know
• , preventing crashes and other social harms from alcohol abuse, like violence, domestic violence, and

Summary: The Judiciary interim committee met with a full quorum and approved the June 17 minutes. The main discussion centered on a detailed Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation presentation about prison population, placement authority, classification, recidivism, and the role of transitional facilities. Director Colby Braun emphasized that DOCR’s job includes incarceration, supervision, victim services, and reentry, and said the department is operating over capacity, with people waiting in county jails and deferred placements. He described current and planned bed expansions, including added beds at MRCC, a proposed 600-bed minimum-custody men’s facility, and broader campus studies, while stressing that minimum, medium, and maximum custody are different security levels and that transitional facilities are tightly controlled placements, not releases. Committee members questioned the meaning of “release” versus “placement,” the use of terms like inmate and resident, and whether state law should be clarified to distinguish incarceration from supervision or placement in community-based settings. Braun said the parole board controls release authority, while DOCR controls placement, and explained that people who reoffend while in community placement are generally returned to prison after due process. He also reviewed data showing lower one-year recidivism in recent years, the impact of GPS monitoring, and statistics indicating that most people released never get a transitional-facility placement, while those who do generally have better outcomes. Members also discussed whether transitional facilities and work-release programs should be considered halfway houses and how much freedom and security they involve. The committee then heard a report from the Attorney General’s office on House Bill 1193 funding for law enforcement retention bonuses and tuition assistance. The office said all funds had been distributed, 73 of 101 recipients had reported back, 1,490 officers had received bonuses, and the average bonus amounts differed by agency size. Members generally viewed the program positively. Representative Steve Vetter also presented a pretrial services report, describing constitutional and statutory limits on pretrial detention, the use of risk assessment tools, court reminders, victim-notification practices, and North Dakota’s pilot pretrial programs. He suggested possible future legislation to expand detention authority for certain serious offenses and to require the Judiciary Committee to receive updated jail-population data before sessions. Finally, Megan Gordon from Legislative Council began her annual technical corrections bill presentation, outlining a series of non-substantive Century Code fixes such as cross-reference corrections, punctuation changes, and obsolete-reference removals.

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• children on a variety of topics, and Minnesota already has an opt-out law that permits parents to prevent
• This bill could prevent a judge from doing that, leaving the child at the whim of abusive or neglectful
• be considered, if they want to opt out of testing or opt out of something other than life-saving measures
• Um, other than life-saving measures and things like that, I believe that this is something that again
• </c> about that and if that prevents about that and if that prevents someone<01:10:52.440><c> from</c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• prevent a survivor from accessing critical<01:41:06.239><c> resources.
• It happened in prevented.
• But I also believe in prevention and intervention.
• By everyone's measure, they get an A+ for the work that they were doing.
• By everyone's measure, they get an A+ for the work that they were doing.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> will get the job done and we can prevent will get the job done and we can prevent those<00:23:55.840
• Some recent data indicates that could be quite conservative and would save 65 lives per year and prevent
• <00:41:00.160><c> a</c><00:41:00.240><c> thousand</c> prevent a thousand prevent a thousand injuries.
• The place that we need to rein it in is our roads. measures to stop it.
• And so now we are measures to stop it.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• HB 148 is contrary to the prevention of discrimination in New Hampshire.
• HB 148 is contrary to the prevention of discrimination in New Hampshire.
• of discrimination in the um prevention of discrimination in New<00:18:38.440><c> Hampshire</c><00:18
• This bill enables this harassment and violence and prevents legal recourse for those affected.
• It would not prevent or waive anyone's rights.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 148, with the chair limiting testimony to two minutes and asking for no outbursts so the committee could get through eight bills that day. Representative Kofalt, the prime sponsor, said HB 148 was the same as last year’s HB 396, which passed both chambers but was vetoed by the governor. He explained the bill would allow, but not require, separation by biological sex in bathrooms, locker rooms, houses of correction, and certain athletic competitions, leaving local school boards and administrators discretion to set policies. He argued the bill was meant to address safety and privacy concerns and cited a Milford incident and concerns in several school districts as examples of why local flexibility was needed. Committee members questioned the lack of a definition of “biological sex” and how the bill would be applied. Kofalt said he did not think a definition was necessary because males and females are generally understood, and he said the bill would give local policymakers latitude to make practical rules. He also said the bill was intended to address situations where people might misuse transgender claims to access spaces inappropriately. In response to questions, he said he was aware of issues in Kearsarge, Milford, and Mascoma school districts and had heard of discomfort in the State House, though he did not know all the details. Several opponents testified that the bill would discriminate against transgender and non-binary people and create enforcement problems. Executive Councilor Karen Hill said the bill would roll back New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination protections and conflict with the state’s Live Free or Die values. Alice Wade, a trans woman, said she had used women’s restrooms without incident and argued the bill would invite invasive enforcement and harassment. Representative La Selig said the bill was discriminatory and that bathroom concerns were being confused with unrelated harassment by cisgender males. Betsy Harrington supported the bill, citing a girls’ soccer game at Kearsarge that she said was disrupted by a boy playing on a girls’ team. Rosie Emer and her child testified against the bill, saying bathroom restrictions would increase anxiety and risk for trans and non-binary children. Stephen Scaer and Wendy Stallings supported the bill, arguing sex is biologically fixed and that excluding males from female spaces should not require genital inspections. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• </c><01:39:18.639><c> a</c> what we are doing, we're preventing a what we are doing, we're preventing
• </c> time to join Democrats in pre preventing time to join Democrats in pre preventing this<01:52:38.239
• Now, Medicaid has allowed her to get access to essential and preventative health care. Mr.
• Now, Medicaid has allowed her to get access to essential and preventative health care. Mr.
• Now, Medicaid has allowed her to get access to essential and preventative health care. Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, July 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The other thing is that even if you consider that argument, there's nothing preventing the legislature
• </c> that argument there's nothing preventing that argument there's nothing preventing the<00:39:55.880
• </c> those who can pay so do so preventing those who can pay so do so preventing the<01:22:15.000><c>
• You keep talking about healthy meals to prevent cardiovascular disease later on in life.
• You keep talking about healthy meals to prevent cardiovascular disease later on in life.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Schauer, how is that growth measured?
• What is growth measured on? Senator Boschee, I wish, right?
• I mean, the best way to actually measure growth would be to get down to the individual student level
• You lose the ability to compare measurement across...
• if we start going down a path of a conversation of which by Is it the right measurement if we start

Committee: Joint Special Education Funding Committee

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the March 4, 2026 minutes, and received a lengthy Department of Public Instruction presentation from Stanley Schauer Jr. on North Dakota student performance data in math and ELA, with comparisons between students with disabilities and students without disabilities. Schauer explained the assessment systems used, the 1% alternate assessment cap for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, the absence of 2019-20 data due to the pandemic, and how state standards are set by North Dakota educators. Members asked about cohort trends, the role of alternate assessments, grade-level patterns, and whether the state should focus more on reducing the novice category than on moving students from approaching to proficient. Schauer also discussed the new NDA Plus assessment, the state’s planned growth model, and the possibility of future breakdowns by disability category or by schools using science-of-math approaches. Special education educators testified that students with disabilities continued to receive services during COVID because of FAPE obligations, which likely helped limit learning loss, and emphasized that IEP teams focus on individual growth rather than only proficiency buckets. Committee members then shifted to special education funding and possible funding models. Brandon Bombach of Grand Forks Public Schools presented on the state aid formula, focusing on the special education weighting factor and arguing that the current formula does not adequately respond to growing student needs because it counts enrollment but does not adjust when the number of students with IEPs rises. He used examples to show that a district can have the same enrollment and receive the same weighting even if the number of students needing services increases. Members discussed whether the formula should be tied more closely to actual need and accountability, and the chair indicated that the committee would continue gathering data and ideas for a later meeting.

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• This aligns with modern work practices and prevents unintended financial burden on the business.
• Do you pay your employees or somehow prevent them? Do you lock them out of their computers?
• So you pay your employees or somehow prevent them? You lock them out of their computers?
• </c><00:35:25.880><c> the</c> legal Workforce and prevents the legal Workforce and prevents the employment
• Is preventing an issue down the line because of that vagueness. Okay, thank you for that.

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• They're worked throughout the process to try to prevent any type of backlog.
• Well, there is a fraud prevention aspect that you're alluding to as well, and we need to be more cognizant
• Could you explain the transportation costs, how that is measured and where we're talking about the pricing
• I would really argue more towards the reinvestment into oil and gas that can help prevent production
• I would really argue more towards the reinvestment into oil and gas that can help prevent production

Summary: The Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee met with a quorum, approved the March 17, 2026 minutes, and heard a lengthy update from Tax Commissioner Brian Croshys on property tax relief programs. He reviewed the Homestead Property Tax Credit, Disabled Veteran Credit, and Primary Residence Credit, noting increased relief after House Bill 1158 and House Bill 1176, but also discussing how some households “income adjust out” of eligibility over time. Members asked about indexing income thresholds, expanding eligibility by age alone, simplifying administration, county-level notices, and whether the county and state systems could be streamlined. Croshys said the programs are heavily used, largely administered at the county level, and that the department is still refining compliance and reporting; he also said there were no material findings or overarching concerns in the latest review. The committee agreed more detailed PRC information would likely come back in a September meeting, and the chair announced an afternoon recess for lunch before later reconvening. Shelly Myers then presented the statewide property tax increase report, the zero-growth report, and a statistical report on property values and tax levies by class. She explained how county auditors report levy and valuation data, how increases and decreases are counted, and identified counties and cities with the largest percentage changes in growth or decline. She also summarized recent trends: agricultural values remain relatively flat, while residential, commercial, and centrally assessed values have risen over the last five years; in 2025, residential property accounted for the largest share of statewide property tax levies, followed by commercial, agriculture, and centrally assessed property. Committee members asked about unusual zero-growth figures, the effect of annexation and land-use changes, and whether the 3% levy cap was forcing political subdivisions to use reserves or defer spending. Myers said many counties complied by using reserves, delaying capital projects, or limiting increases, and that some counties had not used their full cap. The committee then moved to the stripper oil extraction tax exemption. Commissioner Croshys reviewed the state’s oil tax structure and estimated the revenue impact of keeping stripper wells exempt from extraction tax while still paying production tax. He said the exemption saves operators hundreds of millions of dollars over a biennium, while the state still collects production tax on those wells. He also discussed projected impacts if the exemption were changed for future wells and noted that future outcomes depend on oil prices, production declines, and technology such as CO2 enhanced oil recovery. Nathan Anderson of the Department of Mineral Resources briefly explained the historical difference between the 35-barrel and 30-barrel thresholds for certain wells, citing differences in completion costs and lateral lengths. The committee then heard from EERC CEO Charles Gorecki, who presented an analysis of oil well life cycles and said most oil is produced before wells reach stripper status, but that refracturing or other reinvestment can significantly extend production and keep wells above the threshold for years.

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• small businesses accounted for 85% of all net new jobs created in Arizona in the most recent year measured
• disproportionately benefit the wealthy, such as the increased SALT deduction, while backfilling DES and AHCCCS to prevent
• Problems are far less expensive to prevent than to fix after a crisis.
• The bills also establish the child sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention pilot program.
• Representative Travers, I think you're referring to the child sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention

Bills: HB4154 , HB4155 , HB4156 , HB4157 , HB4158 , HB4159 , HB4160 , HB4161 , HB4162 , HB4163 , HB4164 , HB4165 , HB4166 , HB4167 , HB4168 , HB4169 , SB1847 , SB1848 , SB1849 , SB1850 , SB1851 , SB1852 , SB1853 , SB1854 , SB1855 , SB1856 , SB1857 , SB1858 , SB1859 , SB1860 , SB1861 , SB1862

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: general appropriations act, budget, biennial budget, state spending, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, fiscal year 2027, state treasury, agency funding, operating budget, capital budget, public finance, state agencies, legislative budget, house appropriations, rules committee, HB4155, amusements, amusement industry, entertainment