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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing- Thu Jan 30, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Anyway, I most of my current practice is I serve as an expert on when matters become litigious between
- People relate me to the condo industry, and certainly I have experience, but I'm a very practical person
- </c><00:26:47.799><c> is</c><00:26:48.120><c> uh</c><00:26:48.559><c> I</c> most of my current practice
- is uh I most of my current practice is uh I serve<00:26:49.080><c> as</c><00:26:49.200><c> an</c><00
- person on what's I'm a very practical person on what's fair<00:27:06.520><c> what</c><00:27:06.640><
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Commerce
Summary:
The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on January 30, 2025, and heard testimony on several condominium-related bills, beginning with HB 70. HB 70 would require a budget summary disclosure for condominiums. Supporters, including Community Associations Institute, a real estate broker, and several condominium owners, said the bill would improve consumer protection by giving owners and buyers a clearer, more understandable snapshot of an association’s financial health and reserve compliance. One supporter noted the bill should help reduce confusion caused by lengthy reserve studies and emphasized the importance of accurate disclosure. A testifier also urged the committee to hear other condominium bills quickly, including measures related to an ombudsman, managing agents, parliamentarians, and attorney’s fees.
The committee then heard HB 106, which would change the process for condominium fines and disputes. Phil Nery of CAI and other supporters said the bill would strengthen due process by requiring clearer notice, allowing an internal board appeal, and then permitting small claims court review without attorney’s fees unless the fine is upheld. They argued this would prevent fines from escalating into costly legal disputes and provide a more linear, fair process. Some supporters suggested amendments, including clarifying that the statute controls over association documents and refining refund language. During questioning, members raised concerns about small claims limits and whether associations would be represented by volunteers or attorneys. One testifier initially in support later said he would not support the bill as written after hearing HPD’s concerns.
HB 224, relating to property rights, drew opposition from the Department of the Attorney General and the Honolulu Police Department. Both agencies said the bill would improperly push law enforcement into a quasi-judicial role and could short-circuit existing due process procedures for occupants of residences. A realtor who had initially been listed in support changed his position after hearing the opposition testimony. The committee also heard emotional testimony from a resident describing a long-running squatter and utility theft problem at a neighboring property, which he said took years of court action and police involvement to resolve. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected in the transcript.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We're committed to resolving these problems and improving our oversight and documentation practices.
- Yes, and in fact, while we had information around strong practices to begin with...
- The SAO also conducted an audit of financial practices at the commission.
- I’ve spent the bulk of my career practicing law with two big law firms, including seven years at McCool
- **Randy Urban**: The bulk of my career practicing law with two big law firms, including seven years at
Committee:
Senate Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Sylvia, in relation to what has been not necessarily policy, but past practice, it's only been contiguous
- And it has to do with—and I'm going to go back, I'm sorry— I think it's a really good practice that a
- </c><01:06:50.200><c> that</c> I think it's a really good practice that I think it's a really good practice
- I hope that they will comment about whether—I don't recall whether this is a concept in a practice in
- in a law that has been adopted practice in a law that has been adopted in<01:08:34.000><c> other</c>
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It makes technical fixes, updates outdated statutes, and improves how government operates in practice
- </c> operates in practice. operates in practice.
- So, members, I would urge a no vote at this time, if for no other reason we cannot get into the practice
- of impeding or impairing practice of impeding or impairing previous<01:23:16.400><c> contracts</c><01
- </c><01:35:13.760><c> So,</c> exploited practices. So, exploited practices.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- in every single county common practice in every single county and<01:15:24.640><c> nationally.
- It is clear that these outdated regulations no longer reflect current best practices or the realities
- We ask to look at the providers' own children carefully; that is already in practice.
- This board can be relied upon to incorporate relevant research, best practices, connect with the field
- This board can be relied upon to incorporate relevant research, best practices, connect with the field
Keywords:
child welfare, African American children, racial disproportionality, family preservation, reunification, foster care, kinship care, relative placement, noncustodial parent, guardian ad litem, ombudsperson, Department of Human Services, county social services, active efforts, reasonable efforts, child protection, placement, out-of-home placement, Northstar kinship assistance, data disaggregation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- That's what due process looks like in practice.
- Members, these are practical, informed updates grounded in real experience.
- </c> there is a distinction in the practice there is a distinction in the practice of<00:18:29.800><c
- I think that's a<01:12:38.120><c> bad</c><01:12:38.360><c> practice.
- So, I would say probably a bad practice.
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
disaster assistance, contingency account, Minnesota emergency management, public safety, state disaster aid, FEMA, federal cost-share, emergency relief, natural disaster, budget report, appropriations report, management and budget, local governments, utility cooperatives, public works, infrastructure repair, chapter 12B, chapter 12A, emergency management, disaster recovery
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/12/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It tells us that we can and should continue practicing at the standard of care, the best practices that
- It tells us that we can and should continue practicing at the standard of care, the best practices that
- It tells us that we can and should continue practicing at the standard of care, the best practices that
- We have seen in our practices clinic appointments being canceled widely.
- c> hospitals</c><01:41:51.040><c> could</c> In practice, that means hospitals could In practice, that
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, it's a volatile time, and it's always been our practice that if someone who is not the parent is
- <00:14:08.959><c> always</c><00:14:09.279><c> been</c><00:14:09.440><c> our</c><00:14:09.760><c> practice
- </c> time and it's always been our practice time and it's always been our practice that<00:14:10.800>
- We must end the practice of letting failed leaders resign only to show up in a different department a
- We must end the practice of five years.
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
Keywords:
Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/24/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- Can you enlighten me a little bit on whether that's common practice? Um, Miss Davis.
- </c> that's common practice? Um, Miss Davis. that's common practice? Um, Miss Davis.
- I mean, is it classified under the Data Practices Act? >> Um, Mr.
- That's how criminal investigative data under the Data Practices Act typically operates.
- I mean, is it classified under the Data Practices Act? >> Uh, Mr.
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
civil rights, law enforcement, federal collaboration, accountability, state law, constitutional rights, color of law, 42 U.S.C. 1983, section 1983, civil action, damages, injunctive relief, attorney fees, law enforcement task force, federal-state cooperation, intergovernmental agreement, federal agency partnership, Minnesota Constitution, U.S. Constitution, police accountability
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 003 Jan 17th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The second thing is a call to practice, and the third thing is the price of service.
- </c><01:25:48.080><c> The</c><01:25:48.320><c> first</c> I practice uh have in common.
- The first I practice uh have in common.
- </c><01:25:53.440><c> and</c><01:25:53.679><c> the</c> thing is a call to practice and the thing is a
- The second thing is the call to practice. I think about the fact that when Dr.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Air Mobility & Aviation Economic Development Task Force (10-28-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- So what this study means in practice for economic growth and opportunity, um, it can range from a $5
- So what this study means in practice for economic growth and opportunity, um, it can range from a $5
- So one of the things that they requested was a toolkit with model ordinances and practices.
- </c><00:36:05.200><c> And</c> model or ordinances and practices.
- And model or ordinances and practices.
Summary:
The task force approved the October 14, 2025 meeting minutes and then heard a presentation from Austin Kaylor of WSP on alternative aviation fuels. Kaylor described an ongoing feasibility study focused on Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and the other four commercial airports in Kentucky, with an eye toward both near-term use of alternative aviation fuel in existing supply chains and longer-term in-state production using local feedstocks. He said Kentucky’s current jet fuel use at the five airports is about 609 million gallons annually and could approach 1 billion gallons by 2050, and he outlined potential feedstocks such as soybeans, corn, and waste oils, along with existing logistics assets like river terminals, trucking, rail, and some pipelines. He also discussed federal and state policy support, including renewable fuel credits and the recent 45Z tax credit extension, and said the study suggests significant economic-development potential if Kentucky can leverage existing infrastructure and incentives.
Members asked about the cost of sustainable aviation fuel, whether taxpayers would be subsidizing it, and whether food crops would be diverted from food use. Kaylor responded that the market is increasingly using second-generation and waste-based feedstocks, that federal incentives can cover much of the price differential, and that SAF is a direct substitute for conventional jet fuel with some efficiency benefits. He said demand comes from both U.S. and foreign carriers, including major U.S. airlines that have made emissions-reduction commitments. Members also raised the possibility of locating production in Appalachia to create jobs closer to feedstock sources; Kaylor said that approach has worked in other states and could fit Kentucky’s logistics network.
The committee then heard from Leif Elder of the Utah Department of Transportation, who introduced himself and said he would discuss advanced air mobility legislation in Utah. The transcript cuts off before his substantive presentation, and no further votes or actions were recorded after the question-and-answer discussion on alternative aviation fuels.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It's just not a practice that's done anymore.
- it's</c><00:13:59.920><c> just</c><00:14:00.079><c> not</c><00:14:00.320><c> a</c><00:14:00.519><c> practice
- </c><00:14:00.800><c> that's</c> boxes it's just not a practice that's boxes it's just not a practice
- Senator Gran said he thinks they need to keep looking at how to blend that in so it is practical but
- And so I think we could continue that same practice of referring folks back to the parties. Mr.
Committee:
Senate Elections
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm going to answer the second question first, which is some of the best practices.
- I think a couple of the things that I would highlight as best practices are, first, getting their letters
- that you see some of the best practices that you see from<00:41:03.800><c> schools</c><00:41:04.280>
- um I will say you know one of practices um I will say you know one of the<00:41:30.280><c> things</c
- </c><00:41:44.040><c> are</c><00:41:44.400><c> first</c> highlight as best practices are first highlight
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- their traditions, strengthening our lāhui, and ensuring a future where Native Hawaiian cultural practices
- But at a certain point, practicality takes hold.
- </c> but at a certain point practicality but at a certain point practicality takes takes takes hold<01
- In practice, this means that our current structure may unintentionally incentivize higher home prices
- In practice, this means that our current structure may unintentionally incentivize higher home prices
Committee:
House Housing
Summary:
The House Committee on Housing held a public hearing and moved quickly through a long agenda, beginning with HB 606 on the Department of Hawaiian Homelands. DHHL and several community testifiers strongly supported the bill, describing it as a way to fulfill long-standing promises to Native Hawaiians, reduce the DHHL waitlist, keep families in Hawaii, and support housing production and the broader economy. Testifiers emphasized the cultural and economic importance of stable housing and noted the large number of people still waiting for DHHL homes.
The committee then heard HB 1086, also relating to DHHL, which would allow the department to use a $75 million appropriation from the dwelling unit revolving fund as collateral for loans. DHHL, HHFDC, and other supporters said the measure would help DHHL obtain better loan terms and preserve trust funds for other uses. Members asked detailed questions about how the collateral would work, whether other agencies use similar structures, and what would happen if the collateral were drawn upon; staff explained that the funds would be encumbered for the loan and that a similar model had been used for a HUD-backed project.
The committee also heard HB 739, which would create the COM homes program to fund counties to buy voluntary deed restrictions from eligible homeowners or buyers. Supporters said the program could help keep local workers in Hawaii by using existing housing stock and cited examples from places like Aspen and Vail. The Attorney General’s office recommended amendments to remove duration requirements to avoid right-to-travel concerns, and the Tax Foundation suggested clarifying the conveyance tax exemption so it also covers the instrument imposing the restriction. Members asked whether tax dollars would be used to buy homes, who would be eligible, and how enforcement would work; supporters said the program is voluntary and income-blind, with restrictions tied to living and working in the state. No votes were taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 1/21/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- uh now I'm going to turn it practices uh now I'm going to turn it over<00:15:41.920><c> to</c><00:15
- </c> Scott um yes the university um practices Scott um yes the university um practices um<00:41:24.200
- Then they have a right to practice those under U.S. patent law for 20 years, and they get the benefits
- Then they have a right to practice those under U.S. patent law for 20 years, and they get the benefits
- I am the director of translation of practice at Mayo Clinic.
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/28/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:05:01.280><c> his</c> threat or just someone practicing his threat or just someone practicing
- Common practice is for that to happen.
- Then I was in private practice for a number of years.
- , but the everyday practice.
- , but the everyday practice.
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (02/17/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> requires hours, days, weeks of practice requires hours, days, weeks of practice and<01:17:36.400
- Um, so I'm familiar with it because I practice...
- So, I'm a lawyer and I practice in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
- in New Hampshire lawyer and I practice in New Hampshire and<01:39:35.040><c> Massachusetts.
- </c><04:26:09.840><c> law</c> circuit court judges can't practice law circuit court judges can't practice
Committee:
House Children and Family Law
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (03/24/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:39:01.840><c> in</c> bringing people who are practicing in bringing people who are practicing
- in the field uh not in are practicing in the field uh not in the<01:39:20.000><c> department.
- Again, for practical purposes, it would create a bit more work in tracking the funds, but it would be
- Again for practical purposes requires.
- Again for practical purposes it<03:59:30.080><c> would</c><03:59:30.239><c> create</c><03:59:30.399><
Summary:
The committee met with Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre and Charitable Gaming Chief Compliance Officer Kulie Aoyo to review proposed changes in HB 2 and related amendments affecting video lottery terminals, historic horse racing, charitable gaming, and scratch tickets. McIntyre said the late-arriving amendment made revenue estimates difficult, especially because the bill would allow operators to decide when to convert from HHR to VLTs and would change the floor-space rules. He explained that the existing 70/30 floor-space split between machines and table games was negotiated to protect charity revenue, and warned that moving to a 90/10 split could reduce charity revenue, potentially by as much as $17 million, while also changing the character of the facilities. Committee members discussed whether to keep the 70/30 split, and McIntyre said he could provide updated estimates later that day, including net impacts after any offsetting gains or losses under current law.
Members also asked about the governor’s proposed operator share versus the Sweeney amendment’s higher operator share. McIntyre said the governor’s 45% figure was based on his own estimate and on comparable rates in other states, and he supported it as a way to maximize revenue for the state and charities. He also described a change to high-stakes tournaments: after speaking with Rep. Sweeney, he said the amendment was clarified to apply only to those tournaments and would lower the house take from 10% to 5% to encourage participation in rare, high-buy-in events. The committee also discussed a separate proposal to raise the maximum scratch ticket price from $30 to $50; McIntyre said the change would take time to implement, would likely increase net state revenue by about $1 million in year two, and was consistent with pricing in neighboring states such as Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Additional questions covered sports betting and a separate Kino-related estimate. McIntyre said March Madness is the busiest period for sports betting and that the state’s sports betting revenue has exceeded initial expectations. He also said he had estimated that removing a municipal-vote restriction for Kino could cost about $12 million total, with $2 million in the first year and $10 million thereafter. No formal votes were taken during the discussion; the chair indicated the committee would revisit the VLT amendment and other sections later, and McIntyre agreed to send updated revenue estimates to committee members.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (02/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- <05:48:44.638><c> complaints</c><05:48:45.280><c> declaratory</c> practice complaints declaratory practice
- The board physically will come into the office to hear an unfair labor practice charge.
- There's a $60 fee associated with the unfair labor practice complaint, and that's it. Oh, okay.
- There's a $60 fee associated with the unfair labor practice complaint, and that's it. Oh, okay.
- So I don't know why the unfair labor practice was singled out for a filing fee.
Summary:
The committee first reviewed House Bill 1, focusing on the legislative branch budget, especially the Senate and House lines. Members discussed that the Senate’s fiscal year 2025 adjusted authorized amount was higher than 2024 actual spending, largely due to personnel, benefits, and travel, and one member proposed a $500,000 annual cut. Staff explained that any reduction would need to be allocated across specific line items such as personnel, benefits, and travel, and noted that the Senate budget is entirely General Funds. After discussion of how the adjusted authorized figures were calculated and why the branch no longer staffs some joint committees as it once did, the committee moved on without taking a vote on that section.
The committee then heard a detailed presentation from the New Hampshire Retirement System. NHRS officials described their statutory administrative budget, which is funded through the retirement trust rather than the General Fund, and said the FY 2026-2027 increase is driven by IT modernization, cybersecurity, a new strategic plan, and additional staff positions. They also reviewed the system’s funding progress, clean audit opinions, investment performance, and changes to asset allocation, while noting that several recent pension-related laws required major database changes. Members questioned the large increase in salaries and benefits, the need for new employees versus contractors, the purpose of training costs, and the source of the Group Two benefit funding. NHRS said the governor’s budget includes General Funds for Group Two benefit changes, with $5 million in FY 2026 and $27.9 million in FY 2027, and that the figures reflect the governor’s recommendation and related HB 2 provisions.
Committee members also asked about employer and employee contribution rates for Group Two police and fire members, which NHRS said were not included in the budget document but were about 31.2% for police and 30.35% for fire, with employee shares around 11.55% and 11.8%. The committee did not make a decision on the NHRS budget during this exchange and indicated it would review the details further before returning to it later.
The committee then heard from the Community Development Finance Authority on the State Treasury Department budget line for the required state match to administer the federal Community Development Block Grant program. CDFA explained that its $280,000 annual request for FY 2026 and FY 2027, totaling $560,000, supports administration, technical assistance, contracting, and monitoring of roughly $19 million in annual federal CDBG funds. Members asked about the leverage of the state match, oversight of projects, staffing, and grant prioritization. CDFA said it has 18 employees, uses public hearings and a scoring system to prioritize awards, and conducts both desk and on-site monitoring, with annual audits to ensure compliance. No vote was taken on the CDFA item in the portion provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:09:48.000><c> It</c> bill that clarifies data practices.
- It bill that clarifies data practices.
- So, I'm going to practice getting it shorter for you.
- going to practice getting it shorter<01:24:56.560><c> for</c><01:24:56.800><c> you.
- </c> in practice in practice this<01:36:57.840><c> they've</c><01:36:58.239><c> only</c><01:36:58.560
Committee:
House Ways and Means