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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Mar 9th, 2026
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- So what are we doing around all of the folks knocking on my doors that I know the Attorney General obviously
- We work with the Attorney General's office on the enforcement of those predatory lenders for...
- So the Attorney General is sort of like the enforcement authority that the DPU would then work with,
- So the Attorney General is sort of like the enforcement authority that the DPU would then work with,
- I actually did bring that up, and I personally think every criminal referral, the district attorney should
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The hearing in Barnstable opened with remarks from the House and Senate co-chairs about the importance of holding Ways and Means budget hearings on the Cape, especially given the region’s seasonal economy and infrastructure needs. The committee then heard testimony from Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Lauren Jones on the governor’s FY27 budget proposal. She highlighted funding for workforce programs including the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund, Career Technical Initiative, registered apprenticeship, YouthWorks, reentry workforce programs, and services for young adults with disabilities. She also discussed MassHire career centers, the MassHire Innovation Project, and the Department of Unemployment Assistance modernization effort, noting improved call wait times and claims processing, but acknowledging continued challenges and federal funding uncertainty.
Members asked about job-seeker barriers such as child care, housing, and transportation; domestic outmigration of young workers; youth work permits; unemployment insurance costs and the COVID assessment on employers; and the state’s unemployment rate and UI trust fund solvency. Jones and Undersecretary Josh Cutler explained the difference between workforce training funds and the unemployment trust fund, described the statewide trigger that extends unemployment benefits from 26 to 30 weeks when regional unemployment averages 5.2 percent, and said the administration is reviewing the trust fund with labor and business stakeholders. They also said the administration is trying to preserve front-line DUA staffing while shifting resources to customer service and adjudication, including a Friday adjudication pilot and seasonal hires.
Senators and representatives also pressed the administration on regional equity in workforce funding, especially for Hampshire Franklin MassHire, which was described as serving a large rural area with fewer resources than other regions. Administration officials said they are reviewing MassHire funding formulas and modernizing the system with a policy committee and state workforce board input, but did not offer an immediate fix. The committee also heard that early childhood education apprenticeships are expanding quickly, with state funding leveraged to secure federal grants and support new Grow Awards. The hearing then moved to the Executive Office of Economic Development, where Secretary Eric Paley outlined House 2 proposals for economic development, including support for the Community One Stop for Growth, rural economic development, workforce partnerships, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, AI, small business assistance, tourism, and tax incentives. Undersecretary Leila D’Amilia followed with testimony on consumer affairs and business regulation, describing funding for consumer protection, banking oversight, occupational licensure, and public safety inspections.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Maryland State Police, the Maryland Judiciary, local law enforcement agencies, the Office of the Attorney
- Maryland State Police, the Maryland Judiciary, local law enforcement agencies, the Office of the Attorney
- Any change in the salary of the State's Attorney during the sheriff's term of office may not apply during
- Any change in the salary of the State's Attorney during the sheriff's term of office may not apply during
- Any change in the salary of the State's Attorney during the sheriff's term of office may not apply during
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.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And these processes are really intimidating if you don't have an attorney, if you don't know who to talk
- ,</c><01:27:40.719><c> if</c><01:27:40.880><c> you</c><01:27:41.040><c> don't</c> don't have an attorney
- , if you don't don't have an attorney, if you don't know<01:27:41.360><c> who</c><01:27:41.600><c> to
- For most renters, there's no attorney standing beside them, but they can call Homeline.
- For most renters, there's no attorney standing beside them, but they can call Homeline.
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
Keywords:
supportive housing, grants, housing assistance, funding, Minnesota Statutes, eviction, rent, nonpayment of rent, landlord-tenant, residential tenant, notice to quit, unlawful detainer, housing, lease violation, late fees, rental assistance, legal aid, tenant rights, Minnesota Statutes 504B.321, pre-eviction notice
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And then they actually have to contact someone that's a legal advocate or an attorney and follow through
- They could contact a private attorney. They could contact PACER.
- Um, they could contact a private<00:08:40.640><c> attorney.
- </c><00:08:41.120><c> They</c><00:08:41.279><c> could</c><00:08:41.360><c> contact</c> private attorney
- They could contact private attorney.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Study Costs of Special Education (09/30/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- And background another attorney. >> I believe we still have a motion on the table. >> Yeah, I know it
- :46.799><c> hiring</c> is too great and the costs of hiring is too great and the costs of hiring attorneys
- 48.319><c> the</c><01:07:48.640><c> district</c><01:07:49.440><c> are</c><01:07:49.680><c> so</c> attorneys
- to defend the district are so attorneys to defend the district are so significant.<01:07:50.799><c>
- There are attorneys involved, and the hearing officer makes a determination on where the child goes.
Summary:
The commission held an organizational meeting under SB 57 to study the cost of special education, with the meeting streamed publicly at the chair’s request. Members introduced themselves, and the chair explained that the bill creates two separate pieces, one dealing with SAU structure and the other with a commission on special education costing. He outlined his background in education and special education and said the commission’s work would focus on understanding and controlling special education costs.
The commission reviewed its membership requirements and noted several vacancies or unfilled appointments, including the special education advocate, two governor-appointed parent advocates, and a Department of Health and Human Services representative. The members then elected Representative Rick Ladd as chair, Representative Dick Ames as vice chair, and Representative Megan Murray as clerk. Representative Ames briefly described his legal and policy background in disability and special education work in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
The chair then walked through the commission’s study topics, including referral rates by IDEA category, reasons for increases in categories such as autism and other health impairment, post-COVID referral trends, pre-referral interventions, Medicaid and 504-related costs, out-of-district placements, dispute resolution, billing practices, privacy, reimbursement, legal services, graduation rates, attendance, and adult learning. Members discussed how special education costs are distributed, noting that the state spends about $977 million annually on special education, with only part covered by state aid and the remainder largely borne by local districts. Testimony also noted that out-of-district placement costs have risen sharply since rate-setting changes around 2018, and that some categories may reflect changes in identification practices, medical factors, or broader population shifts. The commission agreed to continue reviewing the data and formulas in future meetings.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/23/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- Typically, the injured worker and/or their attorney is going to file sort of like a petition with the
- sudden a bill pops up that they feel, gee, I may have a conflict with this, but they don't have their attorney
- 01:16:38.960><c> don't</c><01:16:39.120><c> have</c><01:16:39.280><c> their</c><01:16:39.600><c> attorney
- </c> this, but they don't have their attorney this, but they don't have their attorney on<01:16:40.239
- And if, in fact, a suspended employee has their own attorney, there probably already is ongoing, especially
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- create and Alabama State Bar will create and Alabama State Bar will create and maintain a roster of attorneys
- who are maintain a roster of attorneys who are maintain a roster of attorneys who are experienced in
- will on appeals requests select a give will on appeals requests select a give them a panel of five attorneys
- who are them a panel of five attorneys who are them a panel of five attorneys who are qualified that
Keywords:
regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- 00:37:30.280><c> utsman</c><00:37:31.280><c> uh</c><00:37:32.040><c> that</c> Becky Cole said the Attorney
- We'd have to add a layer of attorneys to review compliance, and that will only add to the cost to consumers
- But it also says the Attorney General can bring the right action, which I have significant concerns with
- c><01:22:11.920><c> also</c><01:22:12.239><c> says</c><01:22:12.600><c> the</c><01:22:12.719><c> Attorney
- </c><01:22:13.159><c> General</c> but it also says the Attorney General but it also says the Attorney
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
homeowners insurance, property insurance, commercial property insurance, insurance affordability, insurance market stabilization, reinsurance, catastrophic reinsurance fund, self-insured pool, premium costs, coverage notice, liability reform, climate risk, climate change, housing affordability, multifamily housing, rental housing, common interest communities, cooperatives, small business insurance, Minnesota Commerce Department
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- make up the membership of the task force, co-chaired by former DHS Commissioner Jodi Harpstead and Attorney
- The panel was convened by Commissioner Harpstead and Attorney General Ellison, made up of the same task
- 10.760><c> and</c> convened by commissioner harpstead and convened by commissioner harpstead and attorney
- :13:12.120><c> made</c><00:13:12.279><c> up</c><00:13:12.440><c> of</c><00:13:12.600><c> all</c> attorney
- general Ellison made up of all attorney general Ellison made up of all the<00:13:12.839><c> same</c>
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
Keywords:
mental health, emotional disturbance, terminology update, statutory cleanup, conforming amendments, children's mental health, serious mental illness, severe emotional disturbance, case management, residential treatment, outpatient services, crisis services, health plan coverage, antipsychotic drugs, medical assistance, Medicaid, foster care, juvenile court, school discipline, county board
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- it's about my question is about when we determined the organization I worked at, working with the attorneys
- it's about my question is about when we determined the organization I worked at, working with the attorneys
- it's about my question is about when we determined the organization I worked at, working with the attorneys
- > that</c><01:00:13.760><c> um</c><01:00:14.400><c> there</c><01:00:14.520><c> were</c> with the attorneys
- that um there were with the attorneys that um there were conditions<01:00:15.880><c> and</c><01:00:16.200
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 1/16/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The Attorney General, in addition to their general fund appropriations, has what we call partner agencies
- funding actually would go to another agency and then they would enter into an agreement with the Attorney
- The Attorney General, in addition to their general fund appropriations, has what we call partner agencies
- funding actually would go to another agency and then they would enter into an agreement with the Attorney
- The Attorney General, in addition to their general fund appropriations, has what we call partner agencies
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (04/22/2025)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm an attorney at Prey Flity.
- So I think, uh, you know, I'm not an expert on this per se, and certainly attorney Fennessy knows the
- So I think, uh, you know, I'm not an expert on this per se, and certainly attorney Fennessy knows the
- And certainly attorney Fennessy knows the number side of it and the, um, underlying underpinnings of
- I heard what attorney Fennessy said from NCCI, uh, but I do know, uh, from our perspective as self-insured
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/29/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- He adds that he is also joined today by his attorney, Mark McHugh, from Hinkley Allen, who serves as
- Mark McHugh who is from my attorney Mark McHugh who is from Hinkley<00:16:18.639><c> Allen</c><00:16
- Sure, I'll turn this over to my attorney just for the record. ...the way the meetings are conducted.
- Sure, I'll turn this over to my attorney just for the record. Good morning, my name is Mark McHugh.
- It's very transactional, as Attorney McHugh said.
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 233, which would impose transparency and reporting requirements on the New Hampshire Vaccine Association. The prime sponsor, Representative Comto, said the bill and a proposed amendment were intended to increase public access by requiring a physical meeting location, making meetings available online, and publishing a complete list of vaccines and pharmaceutical products purchased. She argued the association should be more transparent because it is involved in vaccine purchasing and public trust is important, especially given controversy around vaccines.
Committee members questioned the sponsor about the association’s legal status, who sets vaccine requirements, whether other private entities would be covered, and whether the proposal should instead apply more broadly to all meetings or include recordings. The sponsor said the association was created by the legislature, that childhood vaccine requirements come from DHHS and CDC-related processes, and that she would be open to broader recording requirements. Some members raised concerns about misinformation and whether requiring answers to public questions could be problematic in a contentious policy area.
Patrick Miller, executive director of the Vaccine Association, and attorney Mark McHugh testified in opposition. They described the association as a not-for-profit voluntary corporation created by statute in 2002 to serve as a funding mechanism for the state’s universal childhood vaccine purchase program, with no policymaking role and no public funding. They said the association already posts notices, agendas, minutes, and allows public webinar access and comments, while also providing annual audits and reports and other statutory reporting. They argued HB 233 would impose unnecessary administrative costs on a private entity, interfere with its limited charitable purpose, and ultimately increase costs borne by insurers, employers, and consumers. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/29/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- She said Dartmouth got in trouble from the Attorney General and is following the law, and that this bill
- general so they're following attorney general so they're following the<02:02:57.960><c> law</c><02:02
- The carriers in their compliance units, I assume, are well staffed with attorneys who have paid a lot
- I'm an attorney at Orr & Reno here in Concord.
- </c><03:07:45.640><c> at</c><03:07:45.760><c> Orin</c> Lindsay NATO I'm an attorney at Orin Lindsay NATO
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Water Sector Commission May 31st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, the only reason is it's my understanding that once the Attorney General files the petition, which
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the April 16 minutes, and then considered several water-system funding and deadline requests. For Magnolia Plantation Water System, members approved a deadline extension for plans and specifications to December 31, 2026, after hearing that the project still needed a test well, water-quality confirmation, and finalization of an LDH loan for matching funds. For St. Mary Parish Water and Sewer Commission No. 5, the committee approved an additional $619,850 to cover construction/engineering shortfalls and contingencies, bringing the grant total to $5,192,850 and requiring later JLCB approval.
Members also approved revised phase two guidance, which updated emergency subfund language to align with recently passed legislation and clarified eligibility and process for limited fiscal administrators and fiscal administration. The committee then took up an emergency subfund request for Tallulah’s water system: staff explained that a temporary filtration skid must remain in place while permanent filters are designed and bid, and that the lease is expiring soon. After discussion of the timing, the need for a new engineer, and the possibility of a lease-purchase arrangement, the committee approved $1.4 million in emergency funding contingent on appointment of a limited fiscal administrator.
Staff reported that the new payment process for the program is now moving funds more quickly and that updated expenditure projections will be provided at the next meeting. Members discussed the need to keep pushing projects toward closeout and acknowledged that some projects may need to be cut off if they cannot spend funds in time. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment on a motion without objection.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Water Sector Commission May 31st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, the only reason is, it's my understanding that once the Attorney General files the petition, which
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the April 16 minutes, and then took up several water-system funding and deadline matters. For Magnolia Plantation Water System, Division of Administration staff requested a long extension to complete plans, specifications, cost estimates, and matching-fund documentation for a wastewater treatment plant. After questions about the loan from LDH, the test well, and the approaching ARPA/state-fund spending deadline, members approved a shorter extension requiring plans and specifications by the end of the year, with the permit deadline remaining April 8, 2027.
Members then considered St. Mary Parish Water and Sewer Commission No. 5’s request for an additional $619,850 to cover construction and engineering shortfalls and contingencies after a prior scope reduction. Staff explained the increase was tied to change orders and that the project was not expected to miss spending deadlines. The committee approved the additional funding.
The committee also adopted revised phase two guidance to align emergency subfund rules with recently passed legislation, clarifying who may apply and the process for limited fiscal administrators and receiverships. Finally, members approved a $1.4 million emergency subfund request for the Tallulah water system to keep a temporary filtration skid in place while a limited fiscal administrator is appointed and a long-term fix is developed. The approval was made contingent on the appointment of the limited fiscal administrator, and staff said they would provide updated expenditure information and projections at the next meeting.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- And seven, added: investigate allegations of violations of election law referred by the Attorney General's
Committee:
All JBC-PERSONNEL
Summary:
The committee met and took several budget-related items out of order. It first approved a revised Auditor’s Office letter and amendment that reduced requested salary and match increases to 10 percent for operations and UCP, and then approved a revised Lieutenant Governor’s Office request that kept positions at line-item maximums while revising regular salary and match appropriations to a total increase of $99,876. Both items passed without objection.
The committee then considered a member amendment from Senator Rice to Senate Bill 30 affecting the Governor’s Office. The amendment would eliminate one Governor senior advisor position, reducing authorized positions from 59 to 58 and cutting regular salaries and matching funds by a total of $264,895. Senator Rice argued the change was warranted because of concerns about former Corrections Secretary Joe Profury’s conduct, transparency, and refusal to appear before Joint Performance Review. Members debated the relevance of the amendment to current duties, whether the governor could still hire the individual in another role, and whether a Board of Corrections member could speak. After discussion, the committee rejected the amendment on a roll call vote.
Under regular business, the committee approved an OPM request to reinstate a labor market rate at the crime lab so it can recruit two medical examiners, with pay up to $300,000 for those positions. Members also approved Arkansas State University-Jonesboro’s request for 11 positions tied to the new veterinary medicine school, including clinic, lab, communications, mental health, and administrative roles. The meeting then adjourned.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Local and County Government Apr 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Local and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- perhaps puppy mills and puppies that are then going on to Petland and the cost have been looked at by attorney
Committee:
Senate Local and County Government
Keywords:
corruption, nonpublic information, government accountability, criminal law, public office, counties, property taxation, watercourse, boundaries, effective date, county government, administration, local resources, public institutions, construction, maintenance, animal welfare, pet shops, commercial breeders, county regulations
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Tourism Apr 8th, 2026
Special Committee on Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- And the city attorney, Solon McGee, we're getting to know each other.
Committee:
House Special Committee on Tourism
Summary:
The Special Committee on Tourism met in executive session with a quorum present and first took up House Concurrent Resolution 52, which concerns Missouri’s participation in America’s 250th birthday celebration. After a brief procedural discussion about whether the resolution could go to consent, the committee voted 11-0 to give HCR 52 a do pass recommendation.
The committee then opened a public hearing on Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1000, sponsored by Sen. Brad Hudson. Hudson said the bill would reestablish the tourism supplemental revenue fund in statute after it was inadvertently sunset, and he described the measure as a continuation of previously discussed policy that had already passed the House companion committee unanimously. Members from both parties voiced support for tourism as an important statewide economic driver and asked for continued advocacy to move the bill through the process.
During questioning and comments, members discussed the importance of tourism funding for regions across Missouri, including Branson, the lake area, St. Charles, Texas County, and the 138th District. The chair emphasized that the bill should move cleanly and quickly, noting tourism’s major economic impact. No witnesses testified in opposition or for informational purposes, and the hearing on SB 1000 concluded with no further business.
CA