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WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Sovereign immunity is for governmental<01:15:29.720><c> entities.
- </c> governmental entities. governmental entities.
- </c> a very large number of entities a very large number of entities >> here.
- We we like to have entities<01:40:15.400><c> here.
- We get a lot of money entities here.
Committee:
Joint Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus Taxes Bill - 05/23/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> to</c><01:32:33.520><c> exist</c><01:32:33.920><c> and</c><01:32:34.080><c> so</c> then that entity
- ceases to exist and so then that entity ceases to exist and so that's<01:32:34.480><c> sort</c><01:32
- </c> use this tax credit or entities use this tax credit or entities corporations<02:10:10.800><c> in
- </c><03:26:20.720><c> that</c> puts um so it means that the entity that puts um so it means that the
- entity that owns<03:26:21.200><c> the</c><03:26:21.439><c> housing</c><03:26:22.399><c> is</c><03:26:
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tax Expenditure Review Commission 6/17/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 415, Business Regulation, Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law Alterations,
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so, one of the tests has a registration fee of $135.
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- 00:13:43.600><c> Bill</c><00:13:43.839><c> 523,</c> Um, now, Senate Bill 523, establishing the registration
Committee:
Senate Commerce
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPN, CPN Public Hearings 02-13-2026
Transcript Highlights:
- condominium association information and documents submitted to the real estate commission with registrations
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 2294, which would require condominium associations, boards, and managing agents to comply with declarations, bylaws, county ordinances, and state and federal laws, including mortgage lending requirements. The Community Associations Institute opposed the bill as redundant, arguing existing law already requires compliance and provides penalties. Supporters, including condominium owners and board members, said the measure would clarify that associations are not “self-governing” in a way that exempts them from outside laws, and cited examples where local officials or police told residents to take issues back to their boards. Several supporters said the bill would reinforce board responsibility for permits, safety, and legal compliance. The committee noted 27 pieces of testimony, with 10 in support and 17 in opposition, and then moved on without taking a vote on the measure in the transcript provided.
The committee also took up SB 2298, which would require common interest community proxy forms to include additional language explaining proxy selection options. The Community Associations Institute opposed the bill, saying the proposed language was inaccurate and would not improve consumer clarity unless significantly revised. Supporters argued that proxy forms are confusing and that clearer instructions would help homeowners understand how their votes are being used. Opponents said the added language would make the forms longer and more confusing, and suggested a separate instruction sheet or other educational material instead. Testimony also raised broader concerns about proxy voting being misused in some associations, with one witness urging that proxy voting be eliminated altogether. The committee reported 29 written testimonies, including seven in support, 19 in opposition, and three with comments, and again did not record a final vote in the excerpt.
For SB 2300, which would shorten condominium reserve cash-flow projections from 30 years to 25 years, the Community Associations Institute opposed the bill, saying it would not make housing more affordable, would reduce transparency, and would increase the annual burden by giving associations less time to save for long-life components. The group suggested that if affordability is the goal, lawmakers should consider allowing future loans or special assessments with guardrails. Supporters of the bill said the shorter projection period would better reflect practical budgeting and help associations plan more realistically, though some supporters also warned against relying too heavily on loans and emphasized accountability and fiduciary responsibility. Other testimony stressed that the impact of changing the projection period would vary by association and that many owners are already struggling with rising fees. The discussion remained focused on testimony and policy concerns, with no final action on SB 2300 shown in the transcript.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (01/13/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Corman, for example, if they decide otherwise, then the time and labor spent on registration
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/24/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Sometimes the state delegates a certain private market or other entities to act, and then we have to
- ities that were required entities ities that were required by<02:08:25.760><c> governor's</c><02:08:
- So, just for a clear entities.
- ,</c> downshifting of costs to other entities, downshifting of costs to other entities, whether<04:34
- Um and I think that the entities<04:43:15.840><c> that</c><04:43:16.240><c> who</c><04:43:16.400><c>
Summary:
The House Committee on Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs heard HB 1790-FN, which would address involuntary admissions for certain individuals with a substance use disorder. Representative Lucy Weber introduced the bill for Representative Long, and the committee heard extensive testimony both in support of and in opposition to the proposal. Opponents, including John Burns of SOS Recovery and Jake Barry of New Futures, argued that involuntary commitment is not well supported by research, can retraumatize people, may increase overdose risk after release, and could undermine New Hampshire’s existing recovery and harm-reduction efforts. They emphasized that treatment should be voluntary, trauma-informed, and paired with housing, recovery supports, and other community-based services.
Representative Long said he was willing to accept DHHS’s request to amend the bill into a study commission, though he expressed concern that a prior state study had not led to action. He said the commission should focus on implementation details, including where people would be placed, staffing, withdrawal management, elopement prevention, length of commitment, and aftercare. He described involuntary commitment as one tool for people with severe dangerous addictions, distinct from drug court, and said it could help avoid criminal records. Committee members asked about capacity at New Hampshire Hospital and how the proposal would work in practice.
DHHS officials Katya Fox and Cynthia Pabonis testified that the bill raises major policy and fiscal concerns. They said New Hampshire’s current system has benefited from investments in naloxone, medication-assisted treatment, recovery centers, and community-based services, and that those investments have helped reduce overdose deaths. They estimated the bill would require a new 70-bed facility costing about $40 million to build and about $33.3 million annually to operate, with only a small portion offset by insurance, plus more than $600,000 in annual legal costs and additional staffing and system changes. They also said New Hampshire Hospital has 185 beds, with about 100 patients typically ready for less restrictive settings, and that housing shortages are a major bottleneck. NAMI New Hampshire also testified in opposition, saying families often want any possible treatment for loved ones but still opposed the bill. No vote or final action was taken in the hearing.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/24/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Sometimes the state delegates a certain private market or otherwise entities to act, and the entities
- Sometimes the state delegates a certain private market or otherwise entities to act, and the entities
- Sometimes the state delegates certain private market or otherwise entities to act, and the entities are
- So, just for a clear entities.
- ,</c> downshifting of costs to other entities, downshifting of costs to other entities, whether<04:34
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Identifies the entity that is subject to traffic regulations and citations when an autonomous vehicle
- Identifies<00:27:25.480><c> the</c><00:27:25.640><c> entity</c><00:27:26.120><c> that</c><00:27:26.360
- ><c> is</c><00:27:26.560><c> subject</c><00:27:26.880><c> to</c> Identifies the entity that is subject
- to Identifies the entity that is subject to traffic<00:27:27.480><c> regulations</c><00:27:28.320><c
- </c> entities coming into town. entities coming into town.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- staffing and operational disruption, cost concerns and one-size-fits-all frustration, seasonal, multi-entity
- Frustration, seasonal, multi-entity, and cross-border complications, perceived incentives for overuse
- a lot of feedback about how this mandate doesn't fit within the operational realities of various entities
- </c><01:13:05.679><c> Small</c><01:13:06.080><c> seasonal</c> various entities.
- Small seasonal various entities.
Keywords:
energy efficiency, construction standards, building codes, environment, sustainability, 1183, house
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (02/02/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- confirmation that a written complaint alleging misconduct of a licensed or unlicensed individual or entity
- The syndicate down in Flushing is running these entities all over wherever they are, and they are the
- The syndicate down in Flushing is running these entities all over wherever they are, and they are the
- </c> in flushing is running these entities in flushing is running these entities all<01:44:55.040><c>
- </c> between all three entities. between all three entities.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/26/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- :52.640><c> treatment</c> entities managing wastewater treatment entities managing wastewater treatment
- XL is not the financial entity. The developer comes to the subscribers.
- XL is not the financial entity. The developer comes to the subscribers.
- XL is not the financial entity. The developer comes to the subscribers.
- XL is not the financial entity. The developer comes to the subscribers.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Education Policy and Administration (03/10/2025)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- Reagan correctly called the Soviet Union an evil empire, I believe, and that communist entity, the Soviet
- :22:45.240><c> that</c><00:22:45.440><c> that</c><00:22:45.799><c> communist</c><00:22:46.400><c> entity
- </c><00:22:46.919><c> the</c> and and that that communist entity the and and that that communist entity
- to Taiwan and seeing how thriving that free democracy is, and knowing that this humongous Chinese entity
- How thriving that free democracy is, and knowing that this humongous Chinese entity wants to swallow
Committee:
House Education Policy and Administration
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 749, which would require high schools to provide at least one hour of instruction on the nature and history of communism. The prime sponsor said the bill was prompted by concerns that students lack basic historical knowledge about communism and its effects, and argued that a short, flexible requirement could be embedded in an existing course without creating a new full class. He described communism as a totalitarian ideology and cited historical examples including the Soviet Union, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Cold War, and current events involving Russia, Ukraine, and Taiwan as reasons students should understand the topic.
Members asked whether the subject is already covered in current social studies standards, whether one hour is enough, and whether the bill would apply to public, private, parochial, and charter schools. The sponsor said he did not believe communism is specifically required in current standards, that he would prefer a full course but was proposing a minimal requirement, and that he intended the bill to apply broadly to schools under the Department of Education’s umbrella, though he acknowledged the wording may need clarification for charter schools. He also said the proposal was both reactive and proactive, based on anecdotal concerns and his teaching experience.
A second supporter testified that he was born in the Soviet Union and favored the bill, but suggested the instruction should emphasize critical thinking and explain both why communism can appeal to some people and why it can have harmful consequences. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/17/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This gives us a picture for any entity that chooses to go through a permitting process that fits the
- This gives us a picture for any entity that chooses to go through a permitting process that fits the
- This gives us a picture for any entity that chooses to go through a permitting process that fits the
- This gives us a picture for any entity that chooses to go through a permitting process that fits the
- This gives us a picture for any entity that chooses to go through a permitting process that fits the
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- So I'm looking for the right... ...entity to do some studying and research on our managed care organizations
- We do have several entities listed here.
- Even within our Louisiana Department of Health, we have research entities that are able to do detailed
- agencies from purchasing or serving non-lactational dairy protein products, to prohibit certain entities
- Or, you know, where is this shared, these entities or this service is being offered in a shared space
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
Summary:
The committee heard a personal privilege update on HB 1227, which Representative DeWitt said would return next week as a proposed HCR for a two-year study of the three-doctor panel after discussions with Dr. Nia Colotta. Better Louisiana also presented its new Leadership Louisiana Health Fellows Program, describing it as a data-driven leadership initiative focused on health care workforce, rural access, chronic disease, and other system issues; members discussed whether the program could also help generate policy research, including on managed care organizations.
The committee then considered SB 427 on anatomical gifts. After adopting technical amendments, Senator Presley and Dr. Jeff White explained that the bill would strengthen organ donation law by creating a decision registry that records both yes and no choices, clarifying the legal effect of refusal, and codifying ethical principles such as the dead donor rule. Questions focused on organ viability, registry procedures, minors, and a Monroe case involving a disputed donor designation. Supporters included LOPA and the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the bill was reported favorably.
HB 946, dealing with hospital price transparency and compliance with federal pricing rules, drew extensive testimony. Representative Landry and a witness from Patient Rights Advocate described it as a consumer transparency measure, but the Louisiana Hospital Association opposed the bill’s state-level enforcement and debt-collection provisions. Landry offered an amendment removing the debt-collection and affirmative-defense language, but after debate the substitute failed on a 5-6 vote and the bill was voluntarily deferred. The committee also reported favorably on SB 109, which revises membership qualifications for the Louisiana Emergency Medical Services Commission; SCR 20, urging federal flexibility on Medicaid redetermination for elderly and disabled beneficiaries; SB 216, allowing coroners to rely on licensed practical nurses for medical pronouncements of death; and SB 45, exempting certain gratuitous hospice houses from licensure, with testimony from hospice house operators and supporters.
Finally, HCR 71 by Representative Chasson sought an LDH study of how Louisiana’s law and guidance on pregnancy-related emergency medications is working in hospitals, urgent care, and retail settings. Supporters said providers are hesitant to use medications such as misoprostol because of stigma and uncertainty, while opponents from Louisiana Right to Life argued the resolution was unnecessary and could create controversy. The discussion centered on whether the study should be narrowed or made more objective, but no final action on the resolution was reached in the portion provided.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation Apr 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Simply, they’re the oldest state law enforcement entity in California as a division.
- Simply, they're the oldest state law enforcement entity in California as a division.
- Well, it's almost what you said earlier: the smaller the entities, the greater the impact.
- So that's in this most recent round, 199 school district and school entities. All right.
- In this most recent cohort, there's 199 educational entities that are being funded.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (4-13-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- is not the appropriate statutory entity.
- where<00:25:22.120><c> um</c><00:25:22.600><c> the</c><00:25:22.960><c> the</c><00:25:23.120><c> entity
- </c><00:25:23.480><c> who's</c><00:25:23.800><c> requesting</c> where um the the entity who's requesting
- where um the the entity who's requesting the<00:25:24.440><c> services</c><00:25:25.040><c> is</c><00
- the services is not the appropriate the services is not the appropriate statutory<00:25:27.240><c> entity
Summary:
The committee first approved the March 10 minutes and then moved through a large agenda of contract reviews, including a deferred Kentucky Transportation Cabinet item tied to Louisville bridge tolling and RiverLink. Transportation officials explained that the contract was part of a bi-state arrangement with Indiana: Indiana Finance Authority held the main contract with HNTB, while Kentucky needed a mirror contract to pay its 50% share under the bi-state management agreement. Members questioned why the work was treated as effectively no-bid, how much input Kentucky had in vendor selection, RiverLink’s collection performance, and when tolls might end. Transportation said Kentucky had equal representation in selection, HNTB served as a toll services advisor, collections and customer service had improved, and tolls are expected to remain until debt obligations are paid off in 2058. Several members criticized the company’s past performance and voted no as a statement of concern, but the contract still moved forward.
The committee then deferred a Kentucky State University item because the vendor was not registered with the Secretary of State. It also approved the overall agenda and contract review lists. A Board of Optometric Examiners contract drew significant discussion: board representatives said they had previously relied on the Public Protection Cabinet for legal services, but that office lacked staff and advised them to seek outside counsel. Some members argued the committee could not approve a contract that appeared to conflict with statute, while others said the board should not be left without legal counsel and that the Attorney General should be brought in to resolve the issue. The committee ultimately voted to defer the optometric contract for one month and requested the Attorney General appear at the next meeting.
Finally, the committee reviewed an Administrative Office of the Courts amendment for the Court of Appeals building project. Staff explained that the General Assembly had authorized the project, the design contract had already gone through multiple approved phases, and the current item was only an administrative correction to a prior modification amount. Members approved the amendment, with one member noting appreciation that the project costs had been reduced when an error was found.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/31/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- Over the years, many people who've served on the Livestock Loss Board, the entity that distributes the
- Many people who've served on the Livestock Loss Board, the entity that distributes the dollars that
- I know that makes the bill more complicated because now you've got another entity in it, but I think
- battery debt to stock I know that makes the bill more complicated because now you've got another entity
- collaboration with the weights measure service division within the Department of Agriculture, the state entity
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 2615, as amended by a strike-everything amendment creating an Independent Oversight Committee on the Department of Child Safety with 15 members, authority to review DCS data and practices, request briefings and audits, conduct site visits, and receive confidential complaints, with a $2.2 million FY 2027 appropriation. The sponsor and several parents and foster/adoptive caregivers testified in support, describing child safety failures and arguing for independent accountability, while some members questioned whether the Ombudsman’s office was the right home for the committee and suggested other oversight structures. The amendment was adopted, but the bill itself failed on a 5-5 vote.
House Bill 2620, which would appropriate $300,000 annually from FY 2027 through FY 2031 to the Arizona Department of Veterans Services for grants to emergency shelters serving veterans, received strong support from the sponsor and shelter advocates who said the funding would help move homeless veterans toward stable housing and connect them with VA services. Members emphasized veterans’ service and the need for trauma-informed case management, and the bill passed with a 10-0 do-pass recommendation. House Bill 2321, requiring DCS to place and later remove a credit freeze for children in care to prevent identity theft, also passed unanimously after the sponsor and members discussed the administrative process and protections for foster youth.
The committee then considered House Bill 2601, directing ADOT to seek federal segmentation for the Interstate 11 project between Casa Grande and Wickenburg so environmental review could proceed separately from litigation affecting the southern portion. Supporters framed the bill as a bipartisan way to keep the project moving, while opponents from environmental groups and several members argued it would encourage sprawl, harm desert habitat, and add cost and delay; the bill passed 6-4. House Bill 2992, a pilot program for child sexual abuse and grooming awareness education in six public schools, drew testimony from a trafficking survivor and others who supported prevention efforts, but some members argued the topic should be handled through broader sex education or parent education; it passed 6-4. Later bills also advanced: HB 2156, appropriating $250,000 to the Livestock Compensation Fund, passed 7-3; HB 2165, exempting certain veterans and National Guard members from state park admission fees, passed 6-4 after amendment narrowing the exemption; HB 2960, creating a veterans specialty court grant program and related data-sharing requirements, passed 8-0; HB 2014, directing studies on gasoline blends and fuel feasibility amid EPA waiver concerns, passed 6-2; and HB 2957, preserving non-Real ID licenses and limiting biometric/data retention with a Kavanaugh amendment, passed 5-4-1.