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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> other people have the right to hear other people have the right to hear that.<00:23:18.960><c> Given
- We're opening up the hearing on next.
- If not, this closes the hearing.
- If not, this closes the hearing.
- If not, this closes the hearing. Anyone? If not, this closes the hearing.
Committee:
Senate Education
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Welcome to the Senate Education Hearing.
- That concludes the hearing on SB 429. That concludes the hearing on SB 429.
- </c><00:42:15.920><c> from</c> cosmetologies you'd like to hear from cosmetologies you'd like to hear
- Thanks for hearing me today.
- </c> Seeing none, that concludes the hearing Seeing none, that concludes the hearing on<01:05:00.400>
Committee:
Senate Education
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/22/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now, we're going to open up the hearing for House Bill 723. Hear from the prime sponsor.
- hearing for the House Bill 723.<00:25:53.360><c> Hear</c><00:25:53.440><c> from</c><00:25:53.600><c>
- Seeing none, we will close the hearing on 7:23.
- Seeing none, we will close the hearing on 7:23.
- Seeing none, we will close the hearing on 7:23.
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/19/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, could you just say hello to let us know you can hear me and we can hear you? Online?
- Uh, could you just say hello to let us know you can hear me and we can hear you?
- We can hear you. Audio check. Yep, uh, we hear you.
- Stalberger, did you hear the question?
- the question I stalberger did you hear the question I did<01:21:49.280><c> hear</c><01:21:49.480><c>
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (04/14/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> hearing. Mr. hearing. Mr.
- We're hearing<00:15:58.720><c> duplicative</c><00:15:59.839><c> statements</c> hearing duplicative statements
- </c> session and we'll start the next hearing session and we'll start the next hearing in<00:16:28.160
- </c><00:50:49.359><c> of</c> times during the public hearings of times during the public hearings of
- . hearing. hearing.
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- No signs are permitted in the hearing room.
- Hearing<00:03:36.640><c> none.
- Representative Backer Hearing none.
- </c> >> Can you hear us? >> Can you hear us? >> I<00:07:56.240><c> can.
- Can you hear me? >> I can. Can you hear me? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes.
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (04/22/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> that you will hear um later today. that you will hear um later today.
- “I keep hearing this estimate roll around.
- </c> keep hearing this estimate roll around. keep hearing this estimate roll around.
- We'll open the public hearing on ready? We'll open the public hearing on HB<00:48:06.960><c> 168.
- With that, we'll close the public hearing on this and we'll open the public hearing in just a minute.
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- That's unethical. doctors it's really upsetting to hear doctors it's really upsetting to hear all<00:
- </c> final call So It's upsetting to hear final call So It's upsetting to hear that<00:36:03.680><c>
- I stood in line, but I didn't hear you call me up. I'm Kelly Stern.
- Can you hear me? Yes, we can hear you. Please proceed.
- I know that this is a tough hearing from all these people.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
Summary:
The Health and Human Services committee heard extensive testimony on HB 1194 HD2, a bill to regulate midwifery and require accredited education for licensed midwives. Supporters, including the Midwives Alliance of Hawaii, ACOG, a pediatrician, and several licensed midwives, argued the bill would improve maternal and newborn safety, clarify the definition of midwife, strengthen accountability, and align Hawaii with national education standards. They said accredited training is necessary to avoid gaps in knowledge and to support safe transfers and collaboration with hospitals.
Opponents, including many midwives, parents, cultural practitioners, and community groups, argued the bill would restrict access to care, criminalize traditional and apprenticeship-based midwifery, and undermine reproductive autonomy and Native Hawaiian and other cultural birthing practices. Several asked for amendments to preserve a birth attendant exemption, the PET/portfolio pathway, and cultural and religious protections. Others said the bill would disproportionately harm rural, Indigenous, and low-income families by making training and licensure less accessible.
The committee also heard testimony from state and county entities and professional organizations, with some standing on written testimony and others offering brief comments. The chair repeatedly reminded testifiers of the one-minute limit and the possibility that final decision-making would be deferred if quorum was lost. The transcript does not show a final vote or action taken during this segment.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 12, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:16:08.480><c> without</c> from a removal from the hearing without from a removal from the hearing
- </c><00:16:17.199><c> HB</c> first agenda item on our 9:30 hearing HB first agenda item on our 9:30 hearing
- It came up in the other committee hearing.
- </c> came up in the other Committee hearing came up in the other Committee hearing they<00:37:55.480>
- </c> two minutes so that we can hear two minutes so that we can hear everyone's<01:56:16.639><c> testimony
Committee:
House Agriculture & Food Systems
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (04/13/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- But now that I hear that out.
- Uh despite my you my shared hearing.
- This is not a public hearing. So, sorry.
- </c><04:29:01.840><c> Mileage</c> >> Okay, did everybody hear that?
- Mileage >> Okay, did everybody hear that?
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
MS
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> >> Seeing none, do I hear a motion? >> Seeing none, do I hear a motion?
- ,</c> previous hearings, previous hearings, we<01:36:36.159><c> have</c><01:36:36.400><c> overlooked<
- I don't have my hearing aids. I can't hear what you're saying. >> It's probably the dialect.
- I can't hear what you're hearing aids. I can't hear what you're saying. saying. saying.
- </c> >> Can we hear the amendment? >> Can we hear the amendment?
Committee:
Joint Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Farewells - 05/18/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> have a hearing and it'll be passed. have a hearing and it'll be passed.
- </c> Today, we hear of too much about rights. Today, we hear of too much about rights.
- </c> You can hear that screaming goat. You can hear that screaming goat.
- You can kind of just hear what little sliver of news or opinion making you want to hear.
- </c> proposals, hear from our auditors, etc. proposals, hear from our auditors, etc.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (01/27/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:11:12.880><c> I</c> so uh I I I earlier in this hearing I so uh I I I earlier in this hearing
- </c><02:08:36.400><c> on</c> All right, we will open the hearing on All right, we will open the hearing
- And we're going to close the hearing.
- </c> we're going to close the hearing. we're going to close the hearing.
- We will uh open the hearing on right.
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 70 Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:48 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair hearing none, the Chair will say that calendar items numbered on pages one through nine are held
- I think you can kind of hear that fax beeping noise from back in the day.
- I think you can kind of hear that fax beeping noise from back in the day, right?
- But I certainly have a lot of victims of human trafficking because we hear from them constantly.
- Because we hear from them constantly.
Summary:
The House began with ceremonial and procedural business, including adoption of resolutions recognizing the National Asian Pacific American Caucus and several orders extending reporting deadlines for committees, all of which were adopted by suspension of the rules. The House also concurred with a Senate petition concerning accidental death benefits for the surviving spouse of a former Boston firefighter, referring it to the Committee on Public Service.
The chamber then took up several Ways and Means bills and local matters, including human trafficking recognition training for certain hospitality workers, teacher benefits under the Retirement Plus program, and land/easement measures for Westford, Wellesley, and Bourne. Most of these items were advanced to third reading after amendments were adopted. The House also moved through a series of local bills on the calendar, ordering multiple measures to third reading, including bills related to Watertown digital legal notices, Newton alarm divisions, Springfield property tax assessment, Natick’s charter, Beckett conservation commission membership, and Leicester stabilization funds.
Later, the House considered and passed two major bills to be engrossed by roll call vote. H. 4361, relative to benefits for teachers, was supported by members who described it as a long-sought fix to Retirement Plus enrollment problems caused by unclear implementation and communication years ago; it passed 158-0. H. 4360, requiring human trafficking recognition training for certain hospitality workers, also drew strong support from members and advocates emphasizing victim identification, hotel and motel staff training, and anti-trafficking enforcement; an amendment updating the training language was adopted, and the bill likewise passed 158-0. The House then recessed until the next day.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Jun 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- May 22nd, and then amended again last week, and I understood that that triggered the 77.2 pullback hearing
- I hear it loud and clear, but the method that we are implementing on this specific bill, I find it to
- The amendments were brought to the appropriate committee hearing in the House where this bill currently
- So I hear you on those specific examples, but let's open up the dialogue and have a conversation about
- You don't hear about that in the banks... You don't hear about that in the banks, you know?
Summary:
The committee took up AB 2285, a bill related to cryptocurrency staking and broader crypto regulatory issues. The author said the amendments would give California clearer guidelines for staking-as-a-service, maintain consumer disclosures, and remove a fee cap to make the business model workable. Supporters, including representatives of the Crypto Council for Innovation and the Satoshi Action Fund, said the bill would provide needed clarity and help Californians participate in blockchain-related opportunities.
Opposition came from the Consumer Federation of California and credit union representatives, who argued the bill would weaken consumer protections, create an uneven playing field for state-chartered institutions, and move California into the middle of unresolved federal debates over the Clarity Act. They also raised concerns about fraud, money laundering, and the effect of the bill on DFPI’s authority and pending litigation involving Coinbase. The author responded that staking is distinct from buying crypto, that blockchain can improve traceability, and that the bill was still a work in progress with room for further amendments.
Members discussed preemption, the pending federal framework, and whether the bill should wait until federal law is settled. The chair emphasized California’s role in setting policy and said other states were allowing consumers to benefit from staking. The committee ultimately adopted a due pass as amended motion and sent AB 2285 out on a 7-2 vote.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, you can actually hear me now. So this is targeted for St. George only. Local bill.
- Can you hear me now? Try the one in the middle. Can you hear me now?
- Hearing none, seeing none, motion carries. Please. Anybody having any objection?
- Hearing none, motion carries.
- Seeing none, hearing none, motion carries. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Committee:
House Municipal
Summary:
The Municipal Program of Cultural Affairs Committee met with a quorum and took up three Senate bills by Senator Edmonds, all related to the new City of St. George. The first bill, SB 348, would allow a local enforcement agency to contract with third-party vendors for administrative support in motor vehicle liability enforcement, such as plate processing, insurance verification, and notices, while making clear the vendors would not have police powers. Members raised concerns that the bill as drafted appeared statewide rather than local to St. George, and discussed how to limit it properly.
After debate, the committee adopted amendments to narrow SB 348 to cities incorporated after October 1, 2019 and to sunset the authority on July 31, 2028, with the understanding that St. George could return later with a properly advertised local bill. The bill then received favorable action. The committee then considered SB 485, which transfers authority to levy and collect the insurance premium tax within St. George to the city beginning January 1, 2027; it was reported favorably without objection.
Finally, the committee heard SB 444, which gives St. George expropriation authority for public infrastructure projects such as roads, drainage, flood protection, water, sewer, and utilities, using procedures similar to other Louisiana municipalities and DOTD. Members asked about the process and confirmed it was standard municipal authority and not related to private industry. The bill was reported favorably without objection. The meeting ended with thanks to staff and members and a reminder that this was the committee’s last meeting.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Human Services Committee Mar 10th, 2026
Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I call this hearing of the Assembly Committee on Human Services to order.
- Lastly, I'd like to address disruptions during the hearing.
- And committee, thank you for hearing this today.
- We want to make sure they can hear what you say. Okay. That's nice.
- The hearing is now adjourned. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Committee:
House Human Services
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/03/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #8 and #9
Transcript Highlights:
- This allows individuals who have children that are deaf or hard of hearing access to a language acquisition
- court, on its own motion or by request of a party, to order mental health evaluations and treatment hearings
- or specified testimony by a party or witness during a hearing to be conducted virtually by way of telephone
- court on its own motion or by request of a party to order mental health evaluations and treatment hearings
- , video conferencing, or another audio party or witness during a hearing to be conducted virtually by
Summary:
The meeting was a caucus-style review of two packets of bills, with staff reading summaries and members briefly explaining several measures. Topics included appropriations for pregnancy resource centers, home- and community-based services for the elderly and people with disabilities, veteran specialty courts, child care grants and infrastructure, language acquisition services for deaf or hard-of-hearing infants and toddlers, ambulance service regulation, short-term rental rules, tourism improvement areas, manufactured home installer licensure, CPR/AED training in schools, veterans’ park fee exemptions, and multiple child welfare and family-court bills. Several Senate bills were also reviewed, including optometry standards, behavior analyst licensure transfer, virtual mental health hearings, and assisted-living residency rules.
Members speaking for bills emphasized themes such as supporting aging in place, improving rural ambulance access and reporting, protecting children in DCS cases, preventing poverty alone from being treated as neglect, and expanding access to health screenings and services. Other sponsors described measures to help veterans, strengthen school safety, and create local funding or improvement mechanisms for tourism and child care. Some bills were described as technical or administrative changes, such as post-nuptial agreement rules, tax lien procedures, and local government contract posting requirements.
No formal votes were taken in the transcript excerpt, but many bills were noted as being on the consent calendar or third-read consent calendar, while a few had been removed from consent or were not yet on a calendar. The meeting concluded after the final bill on the second packet, HB 4025, was summarized as creating a study committee on gasoline and petroleum refinery feasibility.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Pro Tem, and I apologize if everyone did not hear while I was explaining the amendment.
- I'll read it off in case you, again, in case you didn't hear how I meant it.
- He didn't want to hear from people that he agreed with.
- He wanted to hear from people that he disagreed with, because what Charlie knew is that the only way
- The government committee will meet on Thursday, February 19th at 8 a.m. in Senate hearing room one.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- You'll hear them again this year because we wanted to keep those lower fees in place.
- Plus, you'll hear the new proposed rules or pending rules to make it permanent. ...pending rules to make
- So I hope that provides a little bit of context of how we got here and why you're going to be hearing
- public hearing to discuss the rule changes and the proposed increases in fees.
- Prior to the negotiated rulemaking hearing, all licensees were emailed information on how to attend,
Committee:
House Health and Welfare