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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, next up is 552, relative to coverage of children under the State Retirees Insurance Plan.
- as long as we fully fund our retirement plan, you know, as long as the retirement plan is fully funded
- month for a non-Medicare eligible dependent, paid entirely by the retiree to the plan, right?
- The retiree has to pay for the insurance plan for their kid.
- So divide that by four; now you're down to $400. plan the retiree because the retiree has plan the retiree
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 733-FN, a bill concerning third-party litigation financing (TPLF). Representative Cole, the prime sponsor, described TPLF as outside investors funding lawsuits in which they have no personal stake, arguing that the practice is largely unregulated, can involve foreign entities, increases litigation abuse, and contributes to higher insurance and consumer costs. He said the bill is modeled on an NCOIL proposal and would require disclosure of TPLF agreements, with guardrails and reporting requirements on specified pages of the bill. He also noted a couple of drafting fixes, including adding the word “knowingly” and incorporating a missing section later.
Members raised questions about the bill’s foreign-entity language, especially the provision allowing a governor or the Department of Safety to designate a country as a threat to critical infrastructure. Representative Cole said he would have lawyers review that issue. Another member asked whether the bill would prohibit a party from obtaining outside funding for a lawsuit; Cole clarified that the bill is intended as a reporting measure, not a ban, and that disclosure would be required. He also said the bill is aimed at American citizens rather than foreign-backed financing, and that some states had considered caps on such arrangements, though this bill does not.
Brandon Gratz of the Attorney General’s office testified that the enforcement language appears too limited, because it would allow only civil penalties and not broader Consumer Protection Act remedies such as injunctions or restitution. He suggested the Attorney General may not have meaningful authority under the bill as written and raised possible insurance-law issues. Commissioner D.J. Benton-Court of the Insurance Department said the disclosure could help insurers better assess risk and potentially soften the hard insurance market by improving transparency, competition, underwriting, innovation, and claims management. He also said the bill likely needs further work on jurisdiction and enforcement, and that the committee may need to coordinate with the Attorney General, Insurance Department, and possibly banking regulators. No vote was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/10/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Plan reviews for new construction or remodeling will take longer, which will delay the opening of new
- Plan reviews for new construction or remodeling will take longer, which will delay the opening of new
- </c><00:37:30.400><c> don't</c><00:37:30.680><c> go</c> the back end when when plans don't go the back
- end when when plans don't go through<00:37:31.119><c> or</c><00:37:31.280><c> when</c><00:37:31.440>
- So, carving out the drugs from the managed care plans, what happens to the other 70%?
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, and then from a planning and zoning perspective, we have a couple of planning and zoning bills
- We cannot just lend money; the businesses that we serve need our support in developing business plans
- Finally, 28% of surveyed businesses planned price hikes in April.
- Finally, 28% of surveyed businesses planned price hikes in April.
- Average single-plan premiums have gone up 120% in the last two decades.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business held an informational hearing focused on the conditions facing small and micro businesses in Massachusetts and the state programs intended to support them. Chairs Andy Vargas and Adam Gomez opened by emphasizing equitable economic development, the importance of CDFIs, and the need to help underserved entrepreneurs, especially women, minorities, veterans, immigrants, and other groups facing barriers. Committee members noted the hearing would not take up bills, and testimony was limited to 10 minutes per organization.
State and quasi-public agency witnesses described current programs and funding. Dico Gibral of the Executive Office of Economic Development highlighted the Business Front Door, multilingual access, small business office hours in Gateway Cities, and funding in the Mass Leads Act, including support for CDFIs, small business technology, and capital grants. Tom Hooper of Commonwealth Corporation described workforce training programs such as the Workforce Training Fund, Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund, and Career Technical Initiative, saying they help small businesses train workers, fill labor shortages, and support returning citizens and people with disabilities. Committee members asked about federal funding uncertainty, workforce migration, training schedules, and program uptake.
Business and advocacy groups focused on cost pressures and regulatory burdens. The Massachusetts Restaurant Association urged continuation of outdoor dining and takeout alcohol sales, and pressed for relief from high credit card swipe fees, support for surcharging, and streamlining municipal licensing. The Retailers Association of Massachusetts cited survey results showing inflation, utility costs, payroll taxes, health insurance, and interchange fees as major concerns, and said many members might sell or close within five years; it also backed ending the state prohibition on surcharging and creating an Office of Main Streets Massachusetts. MACDC, BECKMA, and the Coalition for an Equitable Economy emphasized the need for more technical assistance, CDFI and small business funding, and protections against rising costs, tariffs, supply chain disruptions, and immigration enforcement impacts on immigrant-heavy business districts. No votes were taken.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- When a department wants to implement or return-to-office plan, the department simply needs to identify
- Planning for retirement in today's economy has become increasingly difficult to attain.
- Since its launch in 2019, California has seen private employer plans grow by 15 percent.
- Planning for retirement in today's economy has become increasingly difficult to attain.
- Since its launch in 2019, California has seen private employer plans grow by 15 percent.
Summary:
The committee heard extensive testimony on AB 1729, which would update California state telework policy. The author and many unionized state workers argued that telework has improved productivity, reduced emissions and commuting costs, saved the state money on office space, and should be governed by written, evidence-based departmental policies rather than blanket return-to-office mandates. Supporters emphasized flexibility, morale, and the need for transparency through a public dashboard. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill was later moved on a 2-1 vote, with the item placed on call.
Members also heard AB 805, which would create a Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program to connect high school career technical education with registered apprenticeships. The author and supporters said the bill implements recommendations from the California Youth Apprenticeship Model report and would expand earn-and-learn pathways, especially for youth facing barriers. The bill passed the committee 3-0 and was placed on call.
Two workers’ compensation and labor-relations bills drew sharp opposition. AB 1576 would reform the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund; supporters said it would reduce litigation and employer assessments, while opponents argued it did not go far enough and preferred the administration’s trailer bill. AB 1582 would make it an unfair labor practice for UC or other higher education employers to disregard arbitration decisions on contracting out; supporters said it would protect arbitration outcomes for service workers, while UC argued it would interfere with bargaining agreements and threaten patient and student services. Both bills were moved on 2-1 votes and placed on call.
After quorum was established, the committee also advanced AB 1630, allowing union representatives to invite bargaining-unit members to observe meet-and-confer sessions remotely; AB 2650, a CalSavers cleanup bill to improve retirement savings access and administration; AB 2054, expanding paid family leave eligibility for relatives of military service members on domestic duty; AB 2157, making permanent the Displaced Oil and Gas Workers Fund pilot program; and AB 1838, requiring bidders on local public works projects to disclose recent wage-and-hour violations. AB 1630 and AB 2157 were both placed on call after divided votes, while AB 2650 and AB 2054 passed 2-1 and 3-0 respectively, and AB 1838 was placed on call after a 1-1 vote. The transcript ends as the committee begins AB 2682, which would conform the appeal process for transportation network company driver unionization law.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/16/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- Do we know how much is going into that account or planned on going into that account?
- Because as the plans are putting together their rates for the next plan year, they won't know if reinsurance
- ><c> year,</c><00:19:40.840><c> they</c> uh, uh, for the next plan year, they uh, uh, for the next plan
- There is an assessment that's going to the plans, but they are going to get that money back through a
- , but they are going to get to the plans, but they are going to get back<00:22:11.440><c> that</c><00
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 17th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm paging for Senator Weaver, and my future plans were to go to the University of Alabama, going to
- I am paging for Senator Guthrie and I'm a junior at Oaga High School, and my future plans are to go to
- I am paging for Senator Akiei this week, and my future plans are to go to Oklahoma Baptist University
- I'm a junior, and I'm paging for Senator Brooks, and my plans are to go to either Emmer or UF and do
- After high school, I planned on going to OSU for political science. Good morning, senators.
Bills:
SB1627 , SB227 , SB366 , SB1193 , SB1433 , SB1450 , SB1481 , SB1749 , SB1810 , SB1812 , SB1921 , SB1948 , SB2044 , SB2178 , SB169 , SB1877 , HB1409 , SB1266 , SB1432
Keywords:
criminal code cleanup, duplicate statutes, statutory consolidation, repealer bill, emergency clause, Title 21 crimes, Title 47 DUI, child abuse reporting, child neglect, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, sex offenses, rape, stalking, domestic abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, sex trafficking, gang-related offense, eluding police
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/03/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a state-controlled corridor, and the responsibility to plan appropriately rests with us here
- It allows us to plan once, plan correctly, and avoid paying more later.
- I respectfully... ...plan correctly and avoid paying more later.
- It should be part of the five-year plan for ADOT, but it should not be a bill.
- Taking money away from water planning puts our lives in peril.
Bills:
SB1001 , SB1035 , SB1056 , SB1065 , SB1138 , SB1161 , SB1204 , SB1207 , SB1248 , SB1274 , SB1284 , SCM1002 , SCM1006 , SCR1020
Keywords:
appropriation, economic security, blind individuals, older adults, state funding, Arizona Department of Corrections, ADC, corrections, prison, jail, correctional officers, prison guards, staffing, retention, salary increase, pay raise, wage increase, general fund, state budget, private prisons
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> So you have temporary plans. >> So you have temporary temporary plans.
- >> So you have temporary temporary plans.
- They've got a good<00:34:49.839><c> plan.
- </c><00:34:51.679><c> So</c> good plan. They're keeping it up. So good plan. They're keeping it up.
- </c><00:38:02.800><c> with</c> that, figuring out a plan with that, figuring out a plan with additional
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Long-Term Care Jan 16th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health & Long-Term Care
Transcript Highlights:
- It is covered by Medicare, most commercial insurances, and even Medicaid plans in many other states,
- Service providers can track the efficacy, needs, and plans for expansion efforts.
- Service providers can track the efficacy, needs, and plans. bikes in certain neighborhoods.
- Service providers can track the efficacy, needs, and plan for expansion efforts.
- people covered by Taft-Hartley plans.
Committee:
Senate Health & Long-Term Care
Keywords:
nursing titles, licensure, healthcare professionals, patient safety, professional standards, SB 5915, health technology assessment, HTA, clinical committee, medical technology review, coverage determination, state-purchased health care, Washington health care, RCW, evidence-based medicine, cost-effectiveness, safety and efficacy, Medicare coverage, national coverage determination, clinical guidelines
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance May 13th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And basically, the budget resolution says we direct this committee to come up with this spending plan
- State plan. So the federal government sets up broad parameters for who gets covered.
- Part of our staff proposed work plan is another run at understanding how this is rolling out.
- And so it may come quicker than what we're thinking, so we, we should start planning that horizon.
- Our county and planning zoning committees did not pay attention to that.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Finance Budget Briefing (06/10/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- in the House plan, and it went into the general fund.
- in the House plan, and it went into the general fund.
- , versus 1,333 in the Senate plan.
- In the House plan, including the lottery, versus 1,333 in the Senate plan.
- Um under under the Medicaid state plan.
Summary:
The Legislative Budget Assistant staff presented an overview of the Senate changes to the House-passed budget, focusing on revenue estimates, appropriations, and ending balances across the general fund and education trust fund. The presentation emphasized that the Senate’s budget reflected higher revenue assumptions than the House, driven in part by updated April revenue figures, changes to business, tobacco, and real estate transfer tax splits, and different assumptions about video lottery terminal revenue. The Senate also adjusted lapse estimates upward, especially for HHS, after receiving updated information that lapses could be much larger than originally assumed.
The presenter walked through the major differences in the surplus statements for fiscal years 2025 through 2027. Compared with the House, the Senate budget generally showed higher revenues, lower or different appropriations in some areas, and larger balances carried forward, including a larger education trust fund balance and a different rainy day fund transfer. The Senate’s approach also changed several policy assumptions, such as maintaining liquor revenue dedication, removing the House’s meals-and-rooms distribution cap, changing the treatment of unique revenue, and altering the process for meeting a targeted revenue amount by giving the governor more flexibility.
On the appropriations side, the Senate removed or modified several House reductions and added funding or adjustments in areas including the judicial branch, corrections, HHS, the Human Rights Commission, and certain settlement costs. The presenter also highlighted Senate changes in House Bill 2 and related budget provisions, including a new arts tax credit, a nursing home bed fee, changes to Medicaid premium assumptions, and differences in how motor vehicle inspection repeal and BLT-related revenue are handled. No votes were taken in the portion shown; the discussion was informational and comparative, aimed at explaining the Senate budget changes before conference committee negotiations.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- So I think the intention of the report is, over a three-year period, we systematically put in a plan
- Although the School Facilities Authority is charged with the planning, development, and construction
- </c> Authority is charged with the Planning Authority is charged with the Planning Development<00:30:
- The School Facilities Authority is charged with the responsibility for the development, planning, and
- </c><01:19:18.760><c> and</c> the development planning and the development planning and construction<
Committee:
Senate Education
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I was lucky enough to have a constituent who works at that school, so help them plan their tour today
- President, Senators, just for planning purposes, we will be going into the 10th order of business.
- ready tomorrow or any other things in the 10th, we can pick those up later in the week, but we will plan
- President, Senators, just for planning purposes, we will be going into the 10th order of business.
- ready tomorrow or any other things in the 10th, we can pick those up later in the week, but we will plan
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session A Jan 27th, 2025
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- January 20, 2025, and is conveying plans to immediately address the crisis.
- The President's plans highlight the reality that immigration policy and enforcement is a federal responsibility
- I want to be careful we don't do anything to undermine President Trump’s very good plan.
- The five items I listed... ...are not President Trump's plan.
- Gruters is sponsoring legislation to rigorously implement the letter and spirit of President Trump's plan
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- So I don't think that is within the scope of our plan or part of the waste reduction plan.
- So I don't think that is within the scope of our plan or part of the waste reduction plan.
- So I don't think that is within the scope of our plan or part of the waste reduction plan.
- So I don't think that is within the scope of our plan or part of the waste reduction plan.
- </c> think that it's part of the plan. think that it's part of the plan.
Bills:
HB1977 , HB1764 , HB1934 , HB2533 , HB1790 , HB2181 , HB1870 , HB2140 , HB2468 , HB2358 , HB1588 , HB1688 , HB1986 , HB2030 , HB2195 , HB1949 , HB1695 , HB1950 , HB2094 , HB2115 , HB2297 , HB2336 , HB2416 , HB2049
Committee:
House Finance
Keywords:
maternal health, infant health, mobile application, Medicaid, healthcare access, state programs, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, libraries, education, reading programs, early childhood, nonprofit, community engagement, teacher retention, Hawaiian language education, special needs schools
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:19:05.679><c> technical</c><00:19:06.159><c> assistance</c><00:19:06.960><c> business</c> planning
- technical assistance business planning technical assistance business planning<00:19:08.120><c> engagement
- of the private planning engagement of the private sector<00:19:09.840><c> Workforce</c><00:19:10.440
- </c> private investment supporting planning private investment supporting planning and<00:20:01.840><
- </c> technical assistance business planning technical assistance business planning and<00:20:08.200><
Keywords:
child care, grants, appropriation, workforce development, families, YWCA Minneapolis, job training, child development, economic assistance, WomenVenture, economic development, entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurs, business training, financial support, youth programs, funding, employment, Minnesota, American Indian
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HRE-WTL, TCA-WTL, WTL-AEN Public Hearings 02-12-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- By investing in an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan, we can effectively manage debris and
- </c> pre-engineering concept plan to help pre-engineering concept plan to help with<00:02:47.560><c>
- </c><00:03:00.159><c> and</c> issues by investing in action plan and issues by investing in action plan
- :03:02.440><c> can</c> pre-engineering concept plan we can pre-engineering concept plan we can effectively
- </c><00:03:24.720><c> provides</c> in developing the action plan provides in developing the action plan
Summary:
The joint committees first heard SB 1146, which would appropriate funds to the University of Hawaiʻi to develop an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan for debris management and water quality control in the Ala Wai Watershed. Testimony was largely supportive from DLNR, a UH student, and a special improvement district representative, while one speaker suggested the work should be coordinated with existing efforts to avoid duplication. Committee discussion focused on the multi-jurisdictional nature of the watershed, existing debris-trap work that captures only about 20 to 30 percent of debris, the role of the university in capstone projects and recommendations, and the relationship to the existing Geni project and other community efforts. Members also asked about costs, tracking progress, and the difference between water-quality improvements and the larger debris problem.
The committees then voted to pass SB 1146 with amendments, including blanking out the appropriation and deferring the effective date to July 31, 2050. The motion passed in both committees, with votes recorded in support and no opposition noted during the decision-making.
The committees also heard SB 321, which would deem certain fee simple privately owned lands transferred to adjacent property owners or community associations if specified conditions are met. Testimony was in support from several individuals, but members raised concerns about the lack of input from counties and the state, and about how the bill might affect roads already used by the public or maintained by local governments. After discussion, the committees voted to advance SB 321 unamended to the next committees, with the measure adopted in both committees despite one recorded no vote in the Water and Land committee.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 01/29/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, we have four years to expend those federal funds once our final plan is approved.
- Currently, we have four years to expend those federal funds once our final plan is approved.
- Currently, we have four years to expend those federal funds once our final plan is approved.
- Currently, we have four years to expend those federal funds once our final plan is approved.
- There are new workforce data plan reporting requirements. That's just another layer.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- as a quick update, so we have the contract piece, but things are coming together in terms of the planning
- And I will say the partners that we've identified to work on this, it's great because they plan a lot
- trying to get the contract piece nailed down and then start moving forward with the logistics and planning
- How about this: let's plan for tentatively. Let's see. April 6th at, let's say, 10 o'clock. Okay.
- Okay, so that's when we will plan for our next meeting.
Summary:
The America 250 Council met to approve prior minutes and receive updates on commemorative fund finances, the celebration fund, and several planning efforts tied to Idaho’s America 250 observance. Staff reported returned or pending reimbursements, a donation for Liberty Bell restoration, and that the celebration fund would likely have about 7% remaining after pending grants are approved. The committee approved the March 13, 2026 minutes without objection.
Members then approved $12,992 to fund commemorative “I Voted” stickers for the primary and general elections, with Secretary McGrane describing them as a way to reach many Idahoans and highlight the America 250 commemoration. The council also discussed the upcoming America 250 Capitol Celebration, including naming, vendor contracts, logistics, and the need for legal guidance on who has authority to sign contracts. Treasurer Ellsworth and others requested that an Attorney General’s office representative, identified as Yvonne, come to a future meeting to clarify the contracting process.
Additional updates covered the ambassador program, service challenge participation, quilt displays, the Declaration of Independence rotunda display, and the Liberty Bell carriage and school fundraising materials. Director Gallimore reported on the “Surveying the Past, Mapping the Future” event at Initial Point and the Old Pen, and noted website/calendar changes to align local events with the federal America 250 calendar. The committee also approved a large slate of grant disbursements to cities and counties, and tentatively scheduled the next meeting for April 6 at 10:00 a.m. before adjourning.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- or any sort of long-term health or care plan.
- that there are scenarios where there may be a person who doesn't need the services, but would like to plan
- that there are scenarios where there may be a person who doesn't need the services, but would like to plan
- that there are scenarios where there may be a person who doesn't need the services, but would like to plan
- that there are scenarios where there may be a person who doesn't need the services, but would like to plan
Committee:
House Health & Human Services
Keywords:
optometrists, eye exams, eyeglass prescriptions, healthcare, vision care, behavior analysis, licensing, psychologist examiners, state regulations, committee authority, mental health, court-ordered treatment, outpatient treatment, audiovisual technology, secure facilities, evaluations, guardian powers, patient rights, assisted living, occupants