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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/21/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- If it's your own money, how would you balance your checkbook and how much we have and how much we spend
- c><02:33:55.040><c> you</c> it's your own money, how would you it's your own money, how would you balance
- your your your checkbook and how balance your your your checkbook and how much<02:33:58.479><c> we</
- ><c> you</c><02:44:23.279><c> you</c><02:44:24.479><c> had</c><02:44:24.720><c> a</c> checks and balances
- You you you had a checks and balances?
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 15 January, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This would allow a monthly reporting of the district's expenditures and their balances to ensure that
- </c><00:39:33.680><c> As</c> their balances, and their revenue.
- As their balances, and their revenue.
- to</c><00:40:10.320><c> ensure</c><00:40:10.720><c> that</c><00:40:10.880><c> the</c> and their balances
- to ensure that the and their balances to ensure that the state<00:40:11.359><c> department</c><00:40
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM-LBT, WAM-TCA, WAM-HHS Informational Briefings 01-16-2025
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- For some, the rule is they don't have to agree if it's a minimum of $100, and depending on the balance
- it could be more and and you the balance it could be more and and you can<02:36:45.080><c> collect</
- Then the balance of our request are for 395, which is for Harbors Administration.
- </c><02:46:32.120><c> of</c><02:46:32.240><c> our</c> terminals um then the balance of our terminals
- um then the balance of our request<02:46:32.800><c> are</c><02:46:32.920><c> for</c><02:46:33.120><c>
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- would exceed the cap that we're putting in place, but we really felt that in order of achieving a balance
- this, our program that we tried to sort of, the framework we try to roll out is trying to marry or balance
- absolutely, and in our write-up of that particular research paper, we kind of articulated some of the balancing
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a Health and Human Services budget hearing in Clinton, with opening remarks from Chairs Meg Kilcoyne and Robin Kennedy, local officials, and many House and Senate members introducing themselves. The hearing focused on Governor Healey’s FY27 EOHHS and MassHealth budgets, with repeated themes of rising health care costs, federal funding uncertainty, workforce shortages, and access to care in underserved regions. Members also raised concerns about primary care shortages, rural and regional disparities, behavioral health access, maternal health, food insecurity, and the impact of federal policy changes on Massachusetts programs.
EOHHS Secretary Kiame Mahaniah said the FY27 EOHHS budget totals $33.7 billion, reflecting mostly non-discretionary growth from health care costs, labor costs, caseload increases, and provider rate pressures. He highlighted targeted investments in foster care, family resource centers, maternal health, youth services, nutrition programs, immigrant legal services, and human service workforce rates, while warning that federal actions could strip roughly $3.5 billion annually from the state’s health care funding. In response to questions, he defended the administration’s cooperation with federal audits and program integrity efforts, discussed the primary care crisis, and said the state is trying to preserve core services while preparing for a more difficult FY28 budget cycle.
MassHealth Undersecretary Mike Levine then described two major FY27 challenges: double-digit cost growth and the expected effects of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. He said MassHealth’s proposed $22.7 billion gross budget includes a 7.5% increase and relies on a moratorium on new expansions plus targeted reductions, including a $1,000 annual adult dental cap, ending GLP-1 coverage for weight loss only, reducing care management to peer-state levels, and work groups to slow growth in PCA, adult foster care, and adult day health spending. Members questioned the impact on Boston Health Care for the Homeless, preventive care, and regional access; Levine said the changes are meant to preserve sustainability, that children and certain disabled populations remain protected, and that the administration will continue working with providers, advocates, and the Legislature on implementation and longer-term reforms.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- jurisdiction that operates like a business or tries to operate like a business, you would expect their balance
- Operates like a business or tries to operate like a business, you would expect their balance sheet to
- And yet we had to have a balanced budget when we were coming up for October.
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-14 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Regarding H. 657, there seems to be some significant confusion on the balance of perspectives within
- So, this is at least getting, if you will, a foot in the door to have a balanced board to have many views
- That have died in the custody of their parents. >> [clears throat] And it's trying to find that balance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House Taxes Committee considers proposed 'wealth tax' 4/7/26
Transcript Highlights:
- And so the reason why this is a problem is not just because we need to figure out how to balance our
- And so the reason why this is a problem is not just because we need to figure out how to balance our
- And so the reason why this is a problem is not just because we need to figure out how to balance our
Summary:
The committee heard presentations on two tax bills: House File 4123, by Representative Agbaje, would expand Minnesota’s net investment income tax to include certain business income, especially income from S corporations and LLCs not subject to federal self-employment taxes, while keeping the current rate and million-dollar threshold; she said it would raise an estimated $88.7 million next year. House File 4616, by Chair Gomez, would impose a 1% annual tax on fortunes above $10 million. Gomez framed the bill as a response to growing wealth inequality and argued that wealthy households and large fortunes should contribute more to public services, while Agbaje said her bill would broaden the tax base and help meet state needs.
Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project, Erica Mominee of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, Lauren Richards, and teacher Kristen Sinicariello, said the bills would help address wealth and income inequality and provide needed revenue for public health, education, and other public services. They pointed to federal tax cuts for high-income households, cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, and strains on state agencies and schools. Richards said small businesses already pay more than large corporations like Amazon, and Sinicariello argued that higher revenue would support classrooms and help equalize opportunity.
Opponents, including Brian Cook of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Dalton Danielson of the Minnesota Business Partnership, and John Beschi of NFIB Minnesota, warned that both bills would hurt business competitiveness and investment. They argued that HF 4123 would effectively create a new higher tax tier for pass-through businesses and that HF 4616 would be difficult to administer, could force sales of illiquid assets, and could discourage entrepreneurship and capital investment. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee moved through bill presentations and public testimony before member discussion.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Mayors and councils are elected to make the hard choices, and that includes balancing... ...decisions
- Mayors and councils are elected to make the hard choices, and that includes balancing affordability with
- Because we have to have a balance of both. And that's unfortunately what we've seen.
Bills:
HB2015 , HB2060 , HB2062 , HB2100 , HB2118 , HB2165 , HB2258 , HB2327 , HB2397 , HB2445 , HB2460 , HB2641 , HB2745 , HB2876 , HB2917 , HB4011 , HB4049 , HB4056 , HB4087 , HCR2013 , HCR2016 , HCR2040 , HCR2044 , HCR2048 , HCR2056
Committee:
Senate Government
Keywords:
budget procedures, late filing penalty, accounting standards, financial reporting, state appropriations, abortion, educational institutions, health education, state aid, public schools, Buffalo Soldiers, monument, commemoration, Arizona, public funding, Wesley Bolin Plaza, military history, historical memorial, small land subdivision, land use
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- excuse me, offers a comprehensive community-driven plan for the restoration of the Ocala Waha River, balancing
- Members, this is a balanced public health package that improves access, oversight, and care coordination
- If you want a balanced government, you must demand it. If you want fairness, you must vote for it.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum call, and several recognitions, including a moment of silence for service members killed in the Middle East conflict. The chamber adopted the special order report and then took up several bills on the special order calendar. Early action included passage of CS/CS/HB 981 on tributaries of the St. Johns River and Ocklawaha River restoration after debate over environmental benefits versus concerns about impacts to Rodman Reservoir, rural communities, property values, and long-term uncertainty. The bill passed 107-3.
Members then considered CS/HB 1389 on affordable housing and the Live Local Act. The bill would expand multifamily and mixed-use allowances, limit local setback/stepback restrictions, remove local opt-out authority, address accessory dwelling units, and waive sovereign immunity for certain land-use discrimination claims. Supporters argued it would increase housing supply amid a statewide shortage; opponents objected to further state preemption of local control and the ADU provisions. The bill passed 78-29. The House also passed CS/CS/HB 1085, codifying the local government cybersecurity grant program and prioritizing fiscally constrained counties, by a unanimous 109-0 vote.
The chamber next debated CS/HB 273 on special districts, which would allow certain agreements in rural areas of opportunity and impose new transparency and budget rules on larger downtown development districts. Questions focused on the meaning of “directly benefit,” the 10% administrative cap, budget approval authority, and the bill’s effect on downtown development authorities. An amendment to remove the downtown district provisions failed, and the bill passed 88-0. The House later returned to the temporarily postponed CS/HB 989 on motor vehicle manufacturers and franchise dealers, which limits allocation of new vehicle lines to any one dealer group; it passed 109-1.
Finally, the House took up CS/HB 1329 on local government spending transparency. The bill requires tentative budgets to be posted 14 days before hearings, final budgets to remain online for five years, and budget data to be searchable and downloadable, with waivers for smaller governments. Members debated whether the bill would impose costs despite the sponsor’s claim of zero fiscal impact. An amendment by Representative Cheney would have added hardship assistance for small governments and CFO support, but the transcript ends during debate on that amendment before final disposition is shown.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 17, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- What the bill um attempts to do is try to balance between those who um own EVs in the state who are paying
- The idea would be that it would still be positive for the department, but it'd be more balanced where
- The idea would be that it would still be positive for the department, but it'd be more balanced where
Keywords:
driver's license, motor vehicle services, third-party providers, Wyoming, regulatory compliance, motor vehicle, registration, license plate, electronic system, State Department of Transportation, county treasurers, vehicle fees, public records, license plates, replacement cycle, vehicle registration, motor vehicles, state fees, 916, all
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (11-10-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- how well that's I I'm just not sure how well that's going<01:03:32.319><c> to</c><01:03:32.400><c> balance
- having</c><01:03:33.200><c> having</c><01:03:33.520><c> been</c><01:03:33.680><c> in</c> going to balance
- having having been in going to balance having having been in this<01:03:34.000><c> particular</c><01
Summary:
The committee first approved the October 13 minutes and then moved through a large agenda of contracts and agreements, including a deferred list from the September 2025 agenda. Members questioned several agencies about the purpose, cost, and duration of the items before them, with repeated motions to consider the contracts reviewed without objection passing by roll call.
The Office of Energy Policy and Energy and Environment Cabinet presented a solar-and-battery program. Members asked about panel and battery lifespan, warranty coverage, who would pay for replacement or disposal, and whether the program made sense in Kentucky. The agency said panels and batteries generally last 25 to 30 years, warranties would cover replacement during the warranty period, EPA guidance would govern disposal, and federal funds would cover program expenses. Officials estimated the program could reduce participating homeowners’ utility bills by about 70%, with a minimum required savings of 20%.
The Department for Community Based Services explained a new vendor contract for SSI initial and redetermination work for children in out-of-home care, saying the work is federally required, the department lacks in-house capacity, and the contract replaced a prior vendor after an RFP protest and rebid. The Department of Highways described umbrella traffic engineering contracts for smaller highway safety projects, noting they are used for spot improvements and are nearing full utilization. The Kentucky Historical Society said its contract funded a temporary exhibit tied to 250th anniversary programming, and the Board of Medical Licensure discussed an amended audit contract, explaining that annual audits were adopted after an auditor’s recommendation and that the board is funded by state allocation plus fees and fines. The Department for Natural Resources/Abandoned Mine Lands gave the most extensive presentation, describing a $5 million engineering services contract as part of a much larger workload increase driven by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, with projects prioritized by citizen complaints and safety impacts; the agency said the contract supports design and oversight for community-scale mine reclamation projects that exceed in-house capacity.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- analyzed this issue, we considered a range of options and ultimately landed on this solution as a balanced
- analyzed this issue, we considered a range of options and ultimately landed on this solution as a balanced
- analyzed this issue, we considered a range of options and ultimately landed on this solution as a balanced
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
fire safety, public safety, statewide fire code, code cleanup, repeal, obsolete statutes, matches, strike-anywhere matches, safety matches, match packaging, match storage, tent safety, flame resistant tents, public assembly tents, flammable materials, fire code modernization, Minnesota Statutes chapter 325F, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, this bill is unnecessary, degrades our democracy's checks and balances of power, will create
- It would do so through the introduction of an important check and balance, which comes in the form of
- Again, this is about the levels of government and the checks and balances.
Committee:
House Intergovernmental Affairs
Keywords:
housing finance, multifamily residential, low income, tax exemption, audit requirements, affordable housing, local government, development bonds, housing assistance, financial assistance, low income housing, community support, affordability, veterans housing, community involvement, air conditioning, tenant support, healthcare, elderly, taxation
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPN-WTL, CPN-LBT, CPN-TCA, CPN DEFER, CPN, CPN-EDT DEFER Public Hearings 02-07-2025
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- Hawaiian Electric: The bill is unnecessary because the existing regulatory scheme is a fair balance that
- The bill is unnecessary because the existing regulatory scheme is a fair balance that requires compensation
- The bill is unnecessary because the existing regulatory scheme is a fair balance that requires compensation
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 1 and SB 1561 on vegetation management near utility lines and wildfire prevention. Testimony focused on requiring DLNR to create and update wildfire hazard maps, setting vegetation-trimming responsibilities for property owners near rights-of-way and utility lines, and authorizing utilities to enter property to remove hazardous vegetation. DLNR, the PUC, and Hawaiian Electric all testified, with Hawaiian Electric asking for clearer access language, after-the-fact notification in imminent-risk situations, and liability limits. Committee members discussed balancing wildfire response with property rights and the need for clearer responsibility and enforcement, including on easements and utility poles. The committees ultimately recommended SB 1 pass with amendments, incorporating comments from testimony, and SB 1561 was deferred.
The next major item was SB 640 on artificial intelligence disclosures. The bill would require businesses and individuals in commercial transactions to clearly disclose when consumers are interacting with an AI chatbot or similar technology, and it would create private rights of action and penalties. TechNet, the Office of Consumer Protection, and the Chamber of Commerce raised concerns about vague definitions, overbroad application, enforcement, and the private cause of action; the Chamber also argued the bill could burden small businesses that use AI tools for routine functions. In response to questions, OCP said the measure was ambiguous as to who it applies to and that the remedies and treble-damages provisions were unclear. The committee recommended SB 640 be deferred.
The committee also heard SB 454 on prorating the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax when a vehicle is rented for only part of a day. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii said the proposal would make the tax system fairer but more complex and would require better recordkeeping by rental companies; the Department of Taxation and Enterprise Mobility also submitted comments. Senator Melby noted possible effects on the special highway fund and said that could affect his vote. The measure was referred onward, with the discussion indicating it would proceed to Ways and Means.
Finally, the committee heard SB 1272 on towing, which would create a licensing framework for tow companies. Testimony from tow-industry representatives strongly supported the measure, describing unlicensed or noncompliant operators, poor insurance practices, and the need for accountability and consumer protection. They said a licensing board would give regulators a clearer enforcement avenue and help ensure fair treatment of vehicle owners. The hearing ended before a final action was taken on SB 1272 in the portion provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think there's got to be a reason we're so out of balance compared to 10 surrounding states for
- reason</c><00:57:25.640><c> we're</c><00:57:25.839><c> so</c><00:57:26.359><c> of</c><00:57:26.480><c> balance
- legislature was really fully informed of some of the trade-offs that needed to happen, that really balanced
Committee:
Senate Labor
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- She said this would be very difficult for them to balance on the health center's backs if they were not
- hard for health centers to have accounts receivable out, so this would be very difficult for them to balance
- hard for health centers to have accounts receivable out, so this would be very difficult for them to balance
Committee:
Senate Education
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- volunteers we know we have a major<02:06:32.079><c> lift</c><02:06:32.320><c> to</c><02:06:32.520><c> balance
- </c><02:06:32.840><c> the</c><02:06:33.040><c> budget</c><02:06:33.599><c> and</c> major lift to balance
- the budget and major lift to balance the budget and preserve<02:06:34.239><c> essential</c><02:06:34.719
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/24/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:29:22.799><c> literacy</c><00:29:23.279><c> and</c><00:29:23.440><c> it's</c> and with balanced
- literacy and it's and with balanced literacy and it's simply<00:29:24.000><c> because</c><00:29:24.399
- Um, and I would just say that when we talk about science of reading, balanced literacy, and even letters
- Um, and I would just say that when we talk about science of reading, balanced literacy, and even letters
- </c> about science of reading, balance about science of reading, balance literacy<00:32:48.000><c> and
Committee:
House Education Policy and Administration
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (01/23/2026)
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- When you're reporting stuff, it should be fair, accurate, balanced, and most of all truthful.
- I'll yield the balance of whatever time you give me to the witnesses.
- I'll yield the balance of whatever time you give me to the witnesses. Thank you, Representative.
- The fight started before the formation of the United States and it regarded the power balance between
- the power balance between the states<05:09:34.400><c> and</c><05:09:34.560><c> the</c><05:09:34.718>
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So, let's balance that out just a little bit.
- </c><03:26:10.640><c> between</c> struggling with the balance between struggling with the balance between
- So I think a better balance of those efforts would be to ensure that those statewide minimum regulations
- So I think a better balance of those efforts would be to ensure that those statewide minimum regulations
- So I think a better balance of here.
Committee:
House Housing