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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- think when you start changing lighting—and even when you start zooming in, I've recently learned, depending
- :30.600><c> I've</c><01:23:30.840><c> recently</c><01:23:31.280><c> learned</c><01:23:31.840><c> depending
- </c><01:23:32.239><c> what</c> in I've recently learned depending what in I've recently learned depending
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- in possession of 2 ounces of medical cannabis unlawfully, which could lead to criminal penalties depending
- criminal unlawfully which could lead to criminal penalties<01:01:43.599><c> of</c><01:01:43.920><c> depending
- </c><01:01:44.240><c> on</c><01:01:44.440><c> what</c><01:01:44.599><c> product</c> penalties of depending
- on what product penalties of depending on what product they<01:01:45.079><c> buy</c><01:01:45.599><c
Committee:
House Health
Summary:
The House Health Committee held its first hearing of 2025, with Chair Greg Takayama and Vice Chair Representative Leoy opening the meeting and outlining housekeeping rules, including a two-minute limit for testifiers and Zoom etiquette. The committee first heard HB 303 on health care preceptors. The Department of Health, Department of Taxation, University of Hawaiʻi, Hawaii State Center for Nursing, and several health care organizations supported the bill, saying the existing preceptor tax credit program has been successful and that expanding eligibility to additional professions and students would help address workforce shortages. In response to questions, the Department of Health said the annual tax credit cap is $1.5 million, about 650 to 670 credits are currently used each year, and the bill applies only to unpaid preceptors. The committee then moved on to HB 441, which would raise cigarette taxes. The Attorney General, Department of Health, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, Hawaii Public Health Institute, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, and others supported the measure as a way to reduce smoking, especially among youth, and to support tobacco control and cancer-related programs. Opponents, including the Taxpayers Protection Alliance and the Cigar Association of Hawaii, argued the tax is regressive and unreliable as a revenue source. The Department of Health noted the last cigarette tax increase was in 2011, and one witness urged a larger increase than proposed. No vote was taken on either bill in the portion of the hearing provided.
The committee also heard HB 557 on telehealth. The Department of Health supported the bill so long as it did not displace executive budget priorities, and the Hawaii State Health Planning and Development Agency and Hawaii Primary Care Association supported it. HPCA said the bill would conform state insurance law to recent Medicare changes expanding audio-only telehealth coverage beyond mental health services, and it emphasized access for rural residents, kupuna, and people with disabilities. HMSA opposed the bill as written, saying it strayed from the intent of Act 107 and that audio-only telehealth should remain limited because of quality-of-care concerns, though it supported continued access and asked for a different amendment approach. A telehealth provider also testified that payment disparities limit provider expansion and that audio-only access remains important for patients with serious illness. The hearing ended in the excerpt before any committee action or vote on HB 557.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Working Group 1/15/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- a portion of those dollars to local road projects, and there are also discretionary programs that depend
- discretionary programs so that's you discretionary programs so that's you know<00:47:46.800><c> dependent
- on</c><00:47:47.359><c> application</c><00:47:47.880><c> and</c><00:47:48.079><c> award</c> know dependent
- on application and award know dependent on application and award of<00:47:49.359><c> of</c><00:47:49.680
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (7-8-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- It varies depending on the provider category.
- It's based on hour, okay, that they're spending, and there's a classification depending on who's working
- <c> um</c> >> and there's a a classification um >> and there's a a classification um depending
- :45.359><c> working</c><00:56:45.520><c> on</c><00:56:45.680><c> it</c><00:56:45.839><c> and</c> depending
- on who's working on it and depending on who's working on it and their<00:56:46.319><c> skill</c><00:
Summary:
The committee first approved the June 9 minutes, then reviewed a deferred personnel contract involving workers’ compensation claims administration. Staff explained that the roughly $50 million figure included about $48 million for claims payments and up to $1.45 million per year for administrative services, with billing based on a fee schedule for specific services rendered. Senator Meredith raised concerns about the vendor’s history, the scoring and bid process, and prior allegations involving the company; the administration responded that the procurement had been conducted under 45A through open competition, with outside scorers and no finding of wrongdoing tied to this contract. Meredith moved to disapprove Contract 167, Hart seconded, and the committee voted 5-2 to disapprove it.
The committee then deferred a Western Kentucky University personal services contract because the vendors were still not registered with the Secretary of State’s office. Hart moved to defer the contract until the August 2026 meeting, Meredith seconded, and the motion carried. The committee also approved the agenda covering the various contract lists and deferred items.
Next, the committee heard from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services on several personal services contracts for medical staffing and related services. Secretary Steven Stack and staff explained that staffing shortages often require outside vendors, that the contracts were competitively bid under 45A, and that the cabinet uses a streamlined vendor pool for specialized needs such as actuaries, auditors, and technical consultants. The committee approved Contracts 52 through 55 without objection. Discussion then began on Contract 61, with Meredith expressing concern that the committee lacked enough detail to judge whether the services could be performed in-house or whether the exchange of resources was appropriate; Stack said the contract was intended to provide efficient access to specialized outside expertise. The transcript cuts off before a final vote on Contract 61 is shown.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/22/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Overall health may improve because you're reducing your dependence on other medications may be well and
- improve because you're<00:24:15.320><c> reducing</c><00:24:15.920><c> your</c><00:24:16.320><c> dependence
- </c><00:24:16.960><c> on</c> you're reducing your dependence on you're reducing your dependence on um
- 30:52.640><c> replace,</c><00:30:53.160><c> but</c> So, the amount of sessions that gets approved depends
- It really depends on what's the underlying reason that you're seeking treatment.
Committee:
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
PBS Info Briefing - Mon Apr 20, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:09:06.240><c> It</c><01:09:06.440><c> depends</c><01:09:06.920><c> on</c><01:09:07.120><c> the
- It depends on the is it the state?
- It depends on the stream.<01:09:08.160><c> A</c><01:09:08.240><c> lot</c><01:09:08.480><c> of</c><01:
- Well, they’re—they’re—need to like what would we need to do to have that be like a dependable resource
- Even though the dam, 88 or 90 ft depending on the dam top, okay, we'll set it at 85 ft as the trigger
Keywords:
healthcare, rural clinic, feasibility study, access to care, community health, Volcano community, Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation, emergency services, health assessment, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, health care, interdepartmental collaboration, public awareness, support services, education, health insurance, affordable healthcare, working group, Hawaii Health Plan, Medicaid expansion
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- the potential for safer roads, the potential for more consistent and reliable transit for transit-dependent
- the potential for safer roads, the potential for more consistent and reliable transit for transit-dependent
- consistent and reliable<01:29:00.960><c> transit</c><01:29:01.400><c> for</c><01:29:01.560><c> transit-dependent
- </c> reliable transit for transit-dependent reliable transit for transit-dependent folks.<01:29:03.680
- 01:33:42.240><c> core</c> It will provide more reliable transportation for those that are transit dependent
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
vehicle registration, title transfer, rental vehicles, state regulations, motor vehicle laws, school buses, USDOT number, first aid kits, transportation safety, vehicle regulations, transit safety, assault penalties, public transportation, criminal justice, transit workers, transportation, railroad, safety, economic development, public roads
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/13/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Our kids are dependent on us and it is up to us to make sure that we keep them safe, free of anxiety
- Our kids are dependent on us and it is up to us to make sure that we keep them safe, free of anxiety
- Our<00:16:21.440><c> kids</c><00:16:21.680><c> are</c><00:16:21.839><c> dependent</c><00:16:22.399><c
- on on us and it Our kids are dependent on on us and it is<00:16:23.839><c> up</c><00:16:24.000><c> to
- So, I'm trying to figure out where the maybe it depends on the proposal before us whether local control
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, January 15, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The person paying the price is the worker who depends on that retirement account to survive.
- what they think is the right place, and what it has done is it's actually cheated those that are dependent
- what they think is the right place, and what it has done is it's actually cheated those that are dependent
- that</c><00:37:23.200><c> are</c> actually cheated those that are actually cheated those that are dependent
- upon the return whether it's a dependent upon the return whether it's a firefighter<00:37:26.160><c>
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (05/09/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- There's, I can think of, it depends on the disability.
- There's, I can think of, it depends on the disability.
- Please keep your eye open for potential changes depending on what goes on with the other bills we're
- </c><03:14:21.439><c> on</c><03:14:21.680><c> what</c> for potential changes depending on what for potential
- changes depending on what goes<03:14:22.239><c> on,</c><03:14:22.479><c> with</c><03:14:22.560><c> the
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-30 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It would depend on the facts and circumstances of that situation.
- My understanding is it depends on what the date of death is, Senator Martin.
- That would depend on when the claim is filed, which would have to be, to fall under these new provisions
- No, because if they're going to—it depends.
- It would depend on whether or not you have given that authority to your daughter in writing.
Summary:
The Florida Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness for sexual assault survivors, a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange, and a memorial proclamation for former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron. The chamber then moved to special-order bills, with senators also briefly discussing the session’s pace and thanking staff and colleagues for their work.
The first major bill, on driving and boating offenses, was amended and passed 37-0. As amended, it increases penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide/vessel homicide offenses, and adds notice requirements and misdemeanor penalties for refusing lawful breath or urine tests. Senators also passed SB 306 on Medicaid providers 37-0, requiring Medicaid managed care plans to offer more after-hours and holiday access and ensuring more primary care appointment availability outside regular business hours.
The Senate then passed a major condominium and cooperative associations bill, also 37-0, after extensive debate and multiple amendments. The measure extends deadlines for structural integrity reserve studies, adds flexibility for reserve funding and budgeting, tightens rules for managers and inspectors, limits certain requirements to buildings of three or more habitable stories, and extends the rescission period for condo purchases. Senators from both parties praised the bill’s sponsors for years of work responding to post-Surfside safety and affordability concerns.
The longest and most contentious item was SB 7016/HB 1205 on constitutional amendment petition procedures. Sponsors said the bill responds to fraud and abuse in the citizen initiative process by tightening circulator rules, requiring faster submission of signed petitions, adding voter notification, increasing penalties, and shifting costs to sponsors. Opponents argued it would burden volunteers and make it harder for citizens to qualify initiatives. The chamber adopted a series of amendments, including changes to the petition-circulator threshold, volunteer protections, submission timing, invalid-signature investigation thresholds, and notice/cure provisions, while debate continued over whether the overall package would protect election integrity or suppress citizen-led amendments.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- They might do ditch and drainage work, depending on the county.
- They might do ditch and drainage work, depending on the county.
- It creates a dependable and ongoing funding stream.
- </c><00:53:05.799><c> and</c><00:53:06.000><c> ongoing</c> it creates a dependable and ongoing it creates
- a dependable and ongoing funding<00:53:07.240><c> stream</c><00:53:08.240><c> second</c><00:53:08.559
Committee:
Senate Elections
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- what they do right they'll do exactly what they do right they'll do exactly what they do right now depending
- on what agency or now depending on what agency or now depending on what agency or organization you're
- we'll but but we're send it back up and we'll but but we're send it back up and we'll but but we're depending
- on another house to do our depending on another house to do our depending on another house to do our
Bills:
SB 2
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Oh, that is a, um, it depends on the classification.
- c> is</c><00:13:13.279><c> a</c><00:13:13.839><c> um</c><00:13:14.720><c> it</c><00:13:14.880><c> depends
- </c><00:13:15.360><c> on</c><00:13:15.560><c> the</c> herd oh that is a um it depends on the herd oh
- that is a um it depends on the classification<00:13:16.600><c> so</c><00:13:16.920><c> for</c><00:13:
- Offsite infrastructure impacts could be significant depending on the nature of the renovation, and I
Committee:
House Water & Land
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several bills. HB 114, concerning employment in the State Historic Preservation Program, drew support from DLNR, which said the measure would help retain qualified archaeologists, architects, and other professionals by preserving current pay levels for a limited number of positions. Members raised concerns about expanding exempt positions and the effect on union coverage, and DLNR said it was also working with DEHRD on longer-term reclassification issues. No vote was taken on the bill in the portion provided.
HB 12, relating to tort liability, drew strong opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice, which argued the bill would create overly broad immunity for landowners, conflict with Hawaii’s comparative fault framework, and undermine existing recreational liability law. Supporters said it would reduce liability concerns and encourage landowners to allow hiking, hunting, search-and-rescue training, and firearms-related uses on private land. The committee then moved on without any recorded vote in the excerpt.
The committee also discussed HB 29 on counties, but no county representative was present, and members questioned whether the proposal should instead proceed through condemnation if it involved a forced sale. HB 175 on property maintenance received DLNR comments that the bill should be narrowed to noxious weeds and that fire-related provisions were more properly handled by county fire departments and the State Fire Marshal. HB 331 on permits drew support from several state agencies, but the Honolulu Board of Water Supply opposed it unless “repetitive construction” was defined more clearly; members and agencies discussed narrowing the bill to avoid unintended impacts on water and utility infrastructure. The committee also heard strong support for HB 3 on North Shore beach management, HB 309 on fish ponds, and HB 306 on water code penalties, though the Board of Water Supply raised concerns about increased fines and suggested an alternative governor’s bill and clearer administrative rules.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- They check in with these students as often as they need to—sometimes daily, sometimes weekly, just depends
- The way that we calculate the attendance for elementary would either be 50% or 100% attending, depending
- support personnel—these school counselors, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and chemical dependency
- > counselers</c><01:26:18.480><c> and</c><01:26:18.679><c> fostering</c><01:26:19.360><c> a</c> dependency
- counselers and fostering a dependency counselers and fostering a safe<01:26:19.880><c> inclusive</c>
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Pension Policy Jul 21st, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Select Committee on Pension Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think depending on the input that we can receive today might help us bring back what it is you're
Committee:
Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 39 Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:41 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- meals and food banks, and is threatening to limit SNAP, a program that millions of our constituents depend
Summary:
The House met in a session centered on the FY26 budget, especially the Energy and Environmental Affairs and Labor/Economic Development sections, while also taking time to recognize several championship teams and other guests. Early in the day, the chamber adopted a set of commemorative resolutions, including observances for Apraxia Awareness Day, International Celiac Awareness Day, and Jewish American Heritage Month. Members also welcomed Franklin High’s cheerleading and boys basketball champions, Winthrop boys hockey champions, St. Mary’s of Lynn girls basketball champions, Holy Trinity School students, and later Boston Celtics guard Drew Holiday and Lauren Holiday.
The most contentious debate involved amendments related to Massachusetts’ climate and clean-car policies. Representative Lombardo offered amendments to delay or repeal ACC2/zero-emission vehicle requirements and to convert climate mandates into goals rather than requirements, arguing the rules were unrealistic, costly, and harmful to dealers, consumers, and the economy. Opponents said the House had already addressed the issue, and that climate and energy policy should remain under review through a public process. The House rejected Lombardo’s ACC2-related amendments, including after a ruling of the Chair was upheld by roll call, and later adopted a consolidated Energy and Environmental Affairs amendment by a wide margin.
The House then adopted a consolidated Labor and Economic Development amendment and ultimately passed the FY26 budget to be engrossed. Supporters highlighted major funding for environmental protection, parks, fish and game, clean energy, food insecurity programs, agricultural support, economic development, tourism, and an immigration legal assistance fund. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for Molly McGovern, and at the end of the session adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. before adjourning.
AK
Alaska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Session Jun 19th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Alaska's future depends upon our ability to attract and support startups and new ventures.
Summary:
The Alaska Legislature met in joint session to consider gubernatorial vetoes of five bills. Members first took up House Bill 52 on minors and psychiatric hospitals, with supporters arguing it would improve transparency, family communication, oversight, and reporting around seclusion and restraint in psychiatric facilities. Opponents of the veto cited DOJ findings and media reports about abuses at a North Star facility. The override failed, 36-24, falling short of the 40 votes needed.
The joint session then considered Senate Bill 41 on mental health education. Supporters said it would help develop age-appropriate mental health curriculum and could aid suicide prevention, while critics argued it was mischaracterized and did not impose a state takeover of local schools. The veto override failed, 38-22. Members next considered House Bill 314 on architects, engineers, surveyors, and interior designers, focusing on the AELS Board’s continuation and the need for professional oversight during major infrastructure work. That override passed, 45-15.
The legislature then voted on Senate Bill 21, the Alaska Work and Save Program, which supporters said would expand retirement savings access for workers and small businesses, including an option to direct PFD funds into retirement accounts. The override failed, 39-21. Finally, House Bill 195 on pharmacists and physician assistants was debated as a health care access measure that would let pharmacists provide more services under a standard-of-care model; supporters said it would reduce costs and improve access, while some members raised concerns about scope and abortion-related issues. The veto override passed, 43-17. The joint session then adjourned.
NJ
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Emergency Management Committee Jun 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Depends upon how wet the year was. But yeah, that would be something that they can work with.
Summary:
The Senate Emergency Management Committee heard two main bills. AB 1934 by Assembly Member Bennett would create a voluntary home hardening certification program under the State Fire Marshal’s Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee. Supporters, including local governments, counties, fire-related organizations, and conservation groups, said the certificate could help guide future incentives for wildfire resilience and home hardening. Senators discussed how long certifications should last, whether recertification should be required, and how the program could align with local fire inspections and future state incentive funding. The bill was advanced to the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.
The committee also heard AB 2411 by Assembly Member McKinner, which would create a process to train and deploy out-of-state law enforcement officers as temporary supplemental security for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. The author, the Los Angeles mayor’s office, and the Los Angeles Police Protective League supported the bill, saying the Games will require far more officers than California can supply on its own and that out-of-state personnel should augment, not replace, California officers. Opposition from PORAC and the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs focused on ensuring California POST standards, accountability, and proper training, while also raising concerns about recruitment, retention, and cost. Committee members generally supported the concept but emphasized that California officers should remain the primary source of personnel and that federal involvement should be limited; the bill was sent to the Senate Public Safety Committee.
The committee also took up a consent calendar of additional measures, which were approved. After several roll calls and calls placed on absent members, both AB 1934 and AB 2411 ultimately passed the committee 9-0, and the meeting adjourned.