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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 04/07/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Statute already permits eligible teachers who are at least 62 years old to enter into a return-to-work agreement
- Statute already permits eligible teachers who are at least 62 years old to enter into a return-to-work agreement
- Thank you. years old to enter into a return to work years old to enter into a return to work agreement
- </c><00:01:56.520><c> This</c><00:01:56.680><c> is</c> agreement with their school.
- This is agreement with their school.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Wed Feb 12, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- :48.919><c> would</c><00:27:49.120><c> upend</c><00:27:49.679><c> purchase</c><00:27:50.080><c> agreements
- </c> hp420 would upend purchase agreements hp420 would upend purchase agreements and<00:27:50.880><c>
- Okay, so is your understanding of this bill, in conjunction with the collective bargaining agreements
- the this bill in conjunction with the collective<01:22:21.840><c> bargaining</c><01:22:22.360><c> agreements
- </c><01:22:22.840><c> that</c> collective bargaining agreements that collective bargaining agreements
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Commerce
Summary:
The Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee met on February 12 and heard several bills. HB 97, relating to travel insurance, drew only brief testimony: the Insurance Division stood on written testimony, one industry witness supported the bill and requested a minor amendment, and no one else testified or asked questions. HB 226, relating to window tinting, received support from the Department of Transportation, while the Honolulu Police Department offered comments on the proposed amendments, asking for clearer language on what it means to roll windows down, when the requirement applies, how it handles bad weather, and what sanctions would apply for noncompliance. No further testimony was offered on that measure.
The committee also heard HB 1179, relating to rural emergency hospitals. The Department of Human Services stood on written testimony, and Maui Health Systems strongly supported the bill, saying it would help critical access hospitals better serve kūpuna and provide long-term care beds. There were no questions or additional testimony. HB 420, relating to remedies and the contractor repair act, generated extensive and sharply divided testimony. Opponents, including attorneys representing homeowners and AARP Hawaii, argued the bill was anti-consumer, would weaken homeowners’ ability to recover for construction defects, and would shift costs and risk to consumers. Supporters, including builders, realtors, the Chamber of Commerce, and D.R. Horton Hawaii, said the bill would create a more balanced and efficient process, reduce unnecessary litigation, and help builders address legitimate defects more quickly.
Testimony on HB 420 focused heavily on whether the contractor repair process and class actions help or hinder repairs. Opponents said the bill would delay or limit homeowner recovery, especially for life and safety defects, while supporters said current class-action litigation can prevent direct communication with homeowners and slow repairs. Committee members asked questions about when communication with homeowners stops and whether repairs could be made before a class is certified. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 4th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- While I'm not in agreement with everything that DoIT does— It is relatively new, and we continue to grow
- Or have you guys worked out an agreement with him? Chair, representative, that's a great question.
- We've signed some water right settlement agreements, and I know we talked about this last year.
- Years with the federal government and that concessionary agreement does include law enforcement, but
- So I think we have a good sense and agreement around the division of labor.
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- A back-of-the-budget cut for the Department of Environmental Services.
- Now, in that area, Department of Environmental Services, we added quite a bit in new fees.
- So, in these 151 positions, were there any that were in agreement with the commissioner themselves?
- Were there any agreement between these positions?
Committee:
Senate Finance
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (04/14/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, when something's working, when there is, you know, an interagency agreement that exists, um, we should
- Uh, when something's working, when there is, you know, an interagency agreement that exists, um, we should
- Uh, when something's working, when there is, you know, an interagency agreement that exists, um, we should
- Uh, when something's working, when there is, you know, an interagency agreement that exists, um, we should
- </c> choose to enter one of those agreements choose to enter one of those agreements instead<00:30:29.360
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Topics Meeting, March 4, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> trying to invest in purchase agreements trying to invest in purchase agreements to<01:00:58.120>
- and data-sharing agreements.
- He signed a data-sharing agreement, and BLM handed over two and a half million dollars' worth of data
- And what they've done in the bidding process and in establishing master service agreements is saying,
- is saying, "We need service agreements is saying, "We need to<01:26:18.560><c> know</c><01:26:18.760
Summary:
The committee opened by taking roll for the Joint Transportation, Highways, and Military Affairs Committee and noting that 20 topics had been submitted for discussion, including one late addition. Members were asked to number the topics for reference, and the chair explained that each presenter should give a brief overview before the committee returned to the dais for questions and possible ranking or action. No votes were taken during the portion provided.
The first topic was a request from the Associated General Contractors of Wyoming to have TRIP, a third-party transportation research organization, present a report on Wyoming’s highway system. The report is intended to identify transportation needs and 25 priority projects, and the committee generally supported hearing the report and methodology directly from TRIP. The next topic combined two similar railroad safety proposals. Representative Chestek described a bill addressing train length, wayside detectors, and track inspections, citing the East Palestine derailment and concerns about reduced inspection frequency. Committee members raised questions about federal preemption and enforcement authority; Chestek said states can be more protective of safety where federal rules leave gaps, and WYDOT said it would need additional expertise and staffing to administer such a program. No public testimony was offered on the railroad topic.
The committee then heard two proposals from the Wyoming Military Department. One would study Tricare subsidies for mental health providers by comparing Tricare reimbursement rates with other insurers, gathering de-identified data on eligible members and provider participation, and then returning to the committee with findings before any legislative recommendation. Members discussed whether the issue might fit better in Labor, Health, and Social Services, but the military department said it believed the committee had a strong connection to the topic. The second military topic would study Service Group Life Insurance for state active duty, comparing state and federal death benefits for Guard members to identify any shortfalls. The committee also briefly discussed a VSO program review raised by Representative Neff, focusing on the number of veterans service officers and retention, but no action was taken in the excerpt.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Non-disclosure agreements, I can't agree to that.
- Non-disclosure agreements, I can't agree to that.
- Non-disclosure agreements, I can't agree to that.
- Non-disclosure agreements, I can't agree to that.
- One of the things that we discovered is that we need to have a data sharing agreement.
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary (10-16-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> dismissed, that that was an agreement dismissed, that that was an agreement that<00:14:26.399><c
- Is this a medical transfer agreement, or is this the Department of Corrections petitioning the court?
- </c><00:58:18.160><c> or</c> this a a medical transfer agreement or this a a medical transfer agreement
- And so we're going to come to<01:01:05.760><c> agreement</c><01:01:06.319><c> on</c><01:01:06.559><c>
- on what is the appropriate to agreement on what is the appropriate treatment<01:01:08.160><c> plan</
Summary:
The committee approved the September 18 minutes and then heard testimony on House Bill 534, which would automatically seal dismissed eviction filings and protect youth from public disclosure in forcible detainer cases. Rep. Susan Tyler Whitten and George Ecklan of the Coalition for the Homeless said the bill is aimed at reducing housing barriers for Kentuckians, especially those with dismissed cases, while preserving landlords’ rights to pursue rent, collections, damages, and other legal remedies. They said the proposal was developed with input from landlords, clerks, judges, AOC, and service providers, and noted that similar laws exist in other states. Several members, including Sen. Neimes, Rep. Deetsz, Rep. Cole Carney, and Sen. Thomas, expressed support while emphasizing that the bill is narrowly tailored to dismissed cases and should not affect legitimate landlord claims; Sen. Wheeler raised concerns about cases involving settlements or delays and whether future landlords should know about them. The sponsors responded that the bill only covers dismissed actions, that dismissals require a judge’s order, and that the goal is to remove barriers created by records that remain publicly visible even when a case is resolved.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 111 on juvenile justice. Commissioner Randy White, Kentucky Hospital Association President Nancy Galvanny, and Dr. Clark Lester of the University of Kentucky said the bill would require a secure state-run facility for youth with high-acuity mental health needs in detention and, until that is built, create a process with incentives for private hospitals to provide inpatient treatment with safeguards and increased compensation. They argued that detention is not an appropriate setting for severely mentally ill, violent youth and that private psychiatric hospitals often refuse these referrals or discharge them early. Dr. Lester cited recent referral data showing high denial rates for juvenile justice youth in private hospitals in August and September, often due to aggression, and described a case in which repeated placement attempts failed because of violent and self-harming behavior. The presenters said the bill is intended to fill a service gap and improve safety and outcomes for youth, staff, and hospitals, but no vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So I think the best way to think about PACE is that it's a three-way agreement with CMS, the state, and
- ><c> three-way</c> about Pace uh is that it's a three-way about Pace uh is that it's a three-way agreement
- :45.639><c> the</c><00:12:45.880><c> state</c><00:12:46.880><c> and</c><00:12:47.079><c> the</c> agreement
- um with CMS the state and the agreement um with CMS the state and the providers<00:12:47.639><c> of<
- </c><01:20:15.760><c> and</c> data sharing all the agreements and data sharing all the agreements and
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 01/22/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Obviously, in our responsibility sharing agreement, Senator Westrom and I are co-chairs of the committee
- As I said, we signed the cooperative agreement. We have to submit a plan by April 30th.
- </c><00:14:37.639><c> we</c><00:14:37.759><c> have</c><00:14:37.880><c> to</c> the Cooperative agreement
- we have to the Cooperative agreement we have to submit<00:14:38.720><c> a</c><00:14:38.880><c> plan<
- The USDA will be signing a cooperative agreement with them on this coming up as well.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (03/31/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:45:40.720><c> by</c> agreements, partnerships controlled by agreements, partnerships controlled
- The law would preempt those bylaws and articles of agreement. >> Okay.
- . agreement. agreement.
- On the articles of agreements, >> Okay.
- </c><01:11:38.560><c> or</c> members, all articles of agreements or members, all articles of agreements
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- That is how the Senate got to a bipartisan agreement, a 60-to-7 vote.
- Representative Anderson said that is how the Senate got to a bipartisan agreement, a 60-to-7 vote, and
- Again, this is how they got to agreement between House File 1 and Senate File 856.
- ><c> House</c><01:14:30.840><c> File</c><01:14:31.160><c> 1</c><01:14:31.600><c> and</c> to agreement
- , which is going to happen very agreement, which is going to happen very soon,<01:18:38.920><c> I</c>
Committee:
House Ways and Means
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- able to kind of bring at them with the same language that the assessor uses and come to a mutual agreement
- c> if</c><00:57:20.160><c> there</c><00:57:20.359><c> is</c><00:57:20.520><c> an</c> to a mutual agreement
- if there is an to a mutual agreement if there is an error. error. error.
- there's the side of just the increased number of appeals which I think there's kind of universal agreement
- that we would see, universal agreement that we would see, right?
Committee:
House Taxes
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, the collective bargaining agreements or CBAs have been mentioned.
- Um, the collective bargaining agreements or CBAs have been mentioned.
- Um, the collective bargaining agreements or CBAs have been mentioned.
- Um, the collective bargaining agreements or CBAs have been mentioned.
- </c> again, there was kind of an agreement again, there was kind of an agreement that<00:39:05.760><c
Committee:
Senate Education
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Health Services (3-12-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- on, as to things in the past that we might not have been in agreement on.
- And we're all in agreement that the current situation for caring for women in the Commonwealth who have
- on, as to things in the past that we might not have been in agreement on.
- And we're all in agreement that the current situation for caring for women in the Commonwealth who have
- where we have in an issue an agreement where we have in an issue where<00:19:39.440><c> we</c><00:19
Summary:
The Health Services Committee met with a quorum and took up House Bill 414 with a committee substitute. The bill, described by sponsors and supporters as a continuation of prior maternal-health legislation, was framed as a clarification of medical standards and an effort to improve care for women and families facing complicated pregnancies. Representative Tate, Representative Nemes, Adair Wushar of Kentucky Right to Life, and Dr. Jeff Goldberg of ACOG Kentucky all testified in support, saying the substitute was developed collaboratively to reduce confusion in the law and help physicians provide evidence-based care without fear of criminal penalties.
Supporters said the committee substitute was intended to define what is not an abortion under Kentucky law and to spell out medical treatments for conditions such as miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, sepsis, hemorrhage, preeclampsia, premature rupture of membranes, and fetal demise. Dr. Goldberg said current statutes contain significant ambiguity and have created unintended barriers to treating pregnancy complications, including emergency situations, and he gave examples of patients who were delayed or harmed because physicians were uncertain about what the law allowed. Representative Nemes said the measure was the result of unusual cooperation among groups that do not usually agree and described it as a first step toward fixing a discrete problem.
Representative Wilner raised concerns that the language could effectively require a patient to be in severe distress before treatment is clearly permitted and that it was too prescriptive about how physicians should manage miscarriages. In response, Dr. Goldberg and the sponsors said the substitute was not perfect, was meant as a short-term solution, and was designed to give doctors more confidence in providing routine, medically necessary care for pregnancy complications. The transcript indicates the committee substitute was adopted, but no final vote on the bill itself is shown in the excerpt.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Higher Education Funding Review Committee Mar 25th, 2026
Higher Education Funding Review Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- the legislature intervening is when you have multiple and competing systems who maybe don't have agreement
- I think we might have a lot of agreement on this one, so we'll talk about the tier funding.
- I think we might have a lot of agreement on this one, so we'll talk about the tier funding.
- Is everybody in agreement that— and there'll be, have Alex write an exception to the bill that we pull
- “I do like the fact that the two R-1s have worked out an agreement that they think is good.
Summary:
The Higher Ed Funding Committee met to review a proposed process for identifying and addressing low-producing academic programs, then moved into discussion of draft funding formulas for the university system. Lisa Johnson of the ND University System described how other states and systems define low-producing programs, emphasizing multi-year enrollment and completion thresholds, cost and workforce review, and the role of governing boards. She reported that North Dakota institutions already review programs in varying cycles, often use shared resources and stackable credentials to keep low-enrollment programs viable, and cited recent system actions over five years: 100 programs placed on inactivation, 75 terminated, and 384 new programs created. Committee members raised concerns about workforce-critical programs, duplication, exemptions, and whether the legislature or the State Board of Higher Education should drive the process. The chair said he wanted the board to bring a detailed proposal to the June meeting and suggested the legislature may use funding leverage, including a possible holdback, to encourage the review process.
The committee then heard a Legislative Council presentation on a draft funding formula for UND and NDSU. The proposal used fall census FTE enrollment, with a placeholder rate of $7,000 per undergraduate FTE and $10,500 per graduate/professional FTE, plus incentives for completions in high-demand fields and research productivity. Alex from Legislative Council explained that the formula also included separate treatment for research funding, external grants, and capital building tiers, and that the MD program at UND would remain fixed funding outside the formula. Members questioned the use of the placeholder rates, the in-demand program list, the treatment of external grants, and how the proposal compared with current appropriations. The chair noted that the formula numbers were illustrative and not final budget amounts.
A second draft formula for the other nine institutions was also reviewed. It used fall census FTE with no weighted economic factor, a higher undergraduate rate of $8,750 per FTE, and completion incentives for in-demand credentials and all other credentials. Members noted that the proposal would benefit some institutions, such as Bismarck State College, while reducing funding for others, such as Mayville State, and questioned whether the same structure should apply across institutions with very different missions and sizes. Committee discussion focused on fairness, hold-harmless concerns, and whether the nine institutions should be grouped differently. The committee did not take formal action, but the chair indicated the formulas would continue to be discussed later in the meeting and in future work.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 24, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- , I remember somewhere back in my past the O and M accounts were a lot of times attached to the agreements
- , I remember somewhere back in my past the O and M accounts were a lot of times attached to the agreements
- One thing to highlight is the new shared stewardship agreement that was just signed with the U.S.
- 34.720><c> new</c><00:50:34.960><c> shared</c><00:50:35.280><c> stewardship</c><00:50:35.839><c> agreement
- </c> is the new shared stewardship agreement is the new shared stewardship agreement that<00:50:36.559
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:43 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It did take a lot of time, but in the end, we got complete agreement on what you see before you today
- When we got done with our first meeting, we had agreement on five of them right off the bat.
- So I understand that compacts are sort of agreements between the states, and if the states don't agree
- to the same terms, there's no longer an agreement between the states.
- They were so... ...as much time as I did trying to get to agreement.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Joint Policy Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- And what we have come to an agreement on, I will tell you, neither side is perfectly happy with it, which
- And so we said, can we come to an agreement on what's out of scope?
- And so, again, our list started here, and we worked our way and finally found some agreement, and this
- Madam Chair and Representative Heinert, everything that we discussed, we came to an agreement on what
- That we discussed, we came to an agreement on what is in this amendment.
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 2401, which would require physicians to complete continuing education on nutrition and metabolic health as part of the state’s rural health transformation effort. HHS supported the bill, saying it would help physicians better address chronic disease and preserve federal grant points tied to the state’s application. A member of the public also testified in favor, arguing that better nutrition education could improve diabetes outcomes and reduce costs. The committee then adopted an amendment to add the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice to the background-check statute so the occupational therapy compact could proceed, and it passed the bill as amended on a roll call vote.
The committee next heard House Bill 1621, which would require the Presidential Fitness Physical Fitness Test in elementary, middle, and high school physical education courses. HHS said the bill was part of the rural health transformation application and could help preserve federal funding, but members raised many questions about the test’s criteria, adaptive options for students with disabilities, equipment needs, and whether the bill should apply to non-public schools. Senator Clemens offered an amendment to limit the requirement to public schools, but it failed. Senator Hogan then offered an amendment to clarify exemptions and allow DPI to align implementation with federal guidance; that amendment passed. A further amendment adding language allowing DPI to establish criteria for and exceptions to the test also passed. The committee then approved the bill as amended on a roll call vote.
The committee also considered House Bill 1622, which joins North Dakota to the physician assistant licensure compact. HHS said the compact would improve access to care, especially in rural areas, support military families, and help preserve rural health transformation funding. Members noted the compact had been discussed in a prior session and that many earlier concerns had been resolved. After brief discussion about the compact process and its consistency with other interstate compacts, the committee voted to do pass the bill.
Finally, the committee began Senate Bill 2402, which expands pharmacists’ prescriptive authority and therapeutic substitution powers. HHS and the Board of Pharmacy supported the bill as a way to improve access to care and maintain rural health transformation funding. Senator Roers introduced a detailed amendment negotiated with the Board of Medicine and Board of Pharmacy to narrow and clarify the bill, including notification requirements, limits on certain drug categories, and patient-protection language for therapeutic substitution. The Board of Pharmacy then testified in support of the broader bill and explained the CLIA-waived testing provisions and the repeal of the older, narrower pharmacist-testing language. The hearing and amendment discussion were still underway when the transcript ended.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Voss, Representative Cupps, have an agreement proceed. Thank you.
- Typically, we do that as an agency using an IASA, which is an interagency spending agreement, where an
- the Road Commission and also work with... ...the Conservation Commission and come to some sort of agreement
- Representative Vaughn, you have an agreement. You may proceed. The governor. Page 25.
- Representative Vaughn, you have an agreement. You may proceed. I do.
Committee:
House Budget