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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/16/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- Of course, our nonpartisan research and fiscal staff who are just so highly talented in this committee
- Of course, our nonpartisan research and fiscal staff who are just so highly talented in this committee
- Of course, our nonpartisan research and fiscal staff who are just so highly talented in this committee
- the public. of course,<01:16:32.880><c> our</c><01:16:33.120><c> nonpartisan</c><01:16:33.920><c> research
- </c><01:16:34.239><c> and</c> course, our nonpartisan research and course, our nonpartisan research and
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/24/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- Kevin McCarthy, the President of the Arizona Tax Research Association, here in respectful opposition.
- This signals that advanced air mobility is no longer just a research concept.
- It is no longer just a research concept.
- I'm the legislative research intern on the Senate Natural Resources Committee.
- Tomas de la Rueva is amazing research stuff, so I think they're building a great team, fix the deficit
Bills:
SB1041 , SB1050 , SB1131 , SB1138 , SB1249 , SB1267 , SB1272 , SB1317 , SB1461 , SB1488 , SB1504 , SB1517 , SB1523 , SB1580 , SB1582 , SB1584 , SB1585 , SB1602 , SB1630 , SB1654 , SB1672 , SB1673 , SB1718 , SB1761 , SB1819 , SB1826 , SB1827
Keywords:
electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, veterans, lifetime pass, state parks, Arizona, access, disabled veterans, cardiac arrest, defibrillators, school safety, emergency response, CPR training, Arizona education funding, automated license plate readers
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Sep 4th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And in our own research… We found that survivors had an average of $5,000 in coerced and fraudulent debt
- And do some research on that. Thank you.
- If there are ever any questions about your community, we have a research shop and there are other metrics
- We are always informed by this feedback loop of research.
- We have a research director and an economist that we are always working with to inform our strategies
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/18/25 - Part 1
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- make sure we thank our House Committee staff, nonpartisan staff, fiscal analyst Ken Savory, House Research
- Analyst Megan Mullenback, House DFL Staff Committee Administrator Peter Strowmire, DFL research assistant
- staff, Committee Administrator Mark Nisley, Committee Legislative Assistant Connie Edwards, and GOP Research
- <00:18:54.000><c> Edwards</c><00:18:54.320><c> and</c><00:18:54.559><c> GOP</c><00:18:55.440><c> Research
- </c><00:18:55.919><c> Luke</c> Connie Edwards and GOP Research Luke Connie Edwards and GOP Research Luke
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/08/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- A researcher from the University of Southern California, Dr.
- A researcher from the University of Southern California, Dr.
- I own the legal research and government affairs business here in St.
- I own the legal research and Carlson.
- I own the legal research and government<00:34:21.359><c> affairs</c><00:34:21.760><c> business</c><00
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- She said it has been researched that this is a primary thing for ending homelessness, and also something
- of housing which is much needed it's of housing which is much needed it's been<00:39:31.560><c> researched
- that this is a primary been researched that this is a primary thing<00:39:33.400><c> for</c><00:39:33.839
- registered to testify and noted there were several others with comments or support, and the Land Use Research
- Next up, we have Land Use Research Foundation in support. We have Hawaii Farm Bureau in support.
Committee:
House Water & Land
Summary:
The committee on Water and Land met on February 13, 2025, and heard testimony on a series of housing, land, and resource bills. Early bills included HB 743 on fiscal sustainability, HB 1318 on affordable housing, and HB 1409 on the Transit-Oriented Development Infrastructure Improvement District Board. Testimony on the housing measures was largely supportive from agencies and advocacy groups such as the Office of Planning, Hawaii Housing Future, Hawaii Appleseed, Catholic Charities, and the County of Kauai, while the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) raised concerns on HB 1318 about public trust duties for ceded lands. On HB 1409, members questioned whether the bill needed updating in light of a separate bill changing the board structure, and witnesses said the measure did not change funding but only the board’s mission and scope.
The committee also heard HB 1410, which would create a supportive housing special fund. Supporters, including Catholic Charities, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and Hawaii Appleseed, argued that predictable dedicated funding is needed for supportive housing, social services, and long-term homelessness solutions. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii opposed tax earmarks in general, saying they subvert the constitutional budgeting process. Members asked how the fund would be administered and who could access it; witnesses said HHFDC and the counties would coordinate the process, but DLNR noted the bill did not provide additional administrative capacity and suggested language to address that.
Later bills included HB 528 on residential leaseholds, HB 1359 on flood mitigation, HB 1087 on historic preservation reviews, HB 868 on disabilities, and HB 1323 on transfer of non-agricultural park lands. HB 528 drew limited testimony, with a Catholic Charities/Hawaii Public Housing Authority representative offering a general example of leasehold development but saying the bill’s exemptions had not been discussed in detail. HB 1359 prompted discussion of homeowner and county responsibilities for drainage and flood damage, with DLNR saying private owners are responsible for drainage on private property and counties for county roads. HB 1087 was supported by DHHL, which said historic preservation reviews currently take about 165 days and the bill could improve timeliness, while Hawaii Historic Hawaii Foundation opposed it. HB 868 drew support from the Disability Rights Center and DCAB, with testimony focusing on beach access and the need for clearer legal authority. On HB 1323, DLNR opposed the bill, saying it did not reflect Act 90 and that some agricultural parcels should remain under DLNR for conservation, watershed, recreation, or fire protection reasons; DOA, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council supported the measure, arguing that productive agricultural lands should be transferred to agriculture to protect local food production and family ranches.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- just wondering: do you have any outside relationships with the University of Minnesota or other research
- just wondering: do you have any outside relationships with the University of Minnesota or other research
- just wondering: do you have any outside relationships with the University of Minnesota or other research
- Representative Allen, just along the lines of research that they're currently doing in terms of trying
- Representative Allen, just along the lines of research that they're currently doing in terms of trying
Committee:
House Capital Investment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/23/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> CDFI</c> Research from the Minnesota CDFI Research from the Minnesota CDFI coalition<01:27:35.520
- backed up by research from the city<01:27:46.880><c> of</c><01:27:46.960><c> Minneapolis,</c><01:27:
- No one identified that term until I came out with the word culture mall, and having research will get
- No one identified that term until I came out with the word culture mall, and having research will get
- No one identified that term until I came out with the word culture mall, and having research will get
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (02/03/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- That's the little bit of the research that I've done.
- I'm curious if there was any research done to how the determination was made for when these forms first
- I'm I'm curious if um there was<01:20:45.760><c> any</c><01:20:46.080><c> research</c><01:20:46.560><
- Research has shown that understanding and embracing one's cultural background is not merely a matter
- Research Research Research has<04:06:15.760><c> showed</c><04:06:16.000><c> that</c><04:06:17.120><c>
Committee:
House Children and Family Law
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/10/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- And speaking to the research that Ben Stanley did, there's also more to the story on the back page.
- And speaking to the research that Ben Stanley did, there's also more to the story on the back page.
- And speaking<00:36:06.160><c> to</c><00:36:06.400><c> the</c><00:36:07.119><c> research</c><00:36:07.520
- ><c> that</c> speaking to the research that speaking to the research that um<00:36:10.560><c> uh</c><
- and background that a bit of of research and background that I<02:11:07.760><c> didn't</c><02:11:07.920
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (02/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- And so often what schools will do is go and look into What Works Clearinghouse to kind of find the research
- tricky because the evidence-based methods requirement... ...it gets confusing because most of the research
- And so often what schools will do is go and look into What Works Clearinghouse to kind of find the research
- Yes, but that could also add to that position needing to do that research of someone here over 60 days
- program here are we are we research program here are we are we trying<00:28:34.480><c> to</c><00:28:
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 129, which would redefine “evidence-based” in public education. The Department of Education testified that the bill’s definition would conflict with federal definitions and be very restrictive, potentially affecting a wide range of instructional methods, curriculum materials, teacher training, civics requirements, suicide prevention training, and other programs. The department said the bill could force a broad overhaul of school practices, create local implementation burdens, and require at least one new state position, with a fiscal note estimating roughly $118,000 in FY 2026 rising in later years. Members also raised concerns about possible impacts on federal pass-through funding and whether the bill was workable. Representative Papovich moved to retain HB 129, and the motion passed 7-0.
The committee then heard HB 133, a Department of Safety/DMV bill involving follow-up when a person votes using an out-of-state license or non-driver ID and then does not obtain a New Hampshire credential within the statutory timeframe. DMV officials said the bill would require a $40,000 technology upgrade plus a new full-time position, and that the fiscal note did not include postage or fully account for the manual work needed to match records, send notices, and review responses. They said the proposal also raised broader tracking issues because it would apply not only to voters but to anyone who had not obtained a New Hampshire license within 60 days, and they questioned whether DMV was the proper agency to make those inquiries.
Committee members pressed the department on how the 60-day clock would be determined, whether the bill could amount to a kind of poll tax or raise privacy concerns, and whether voter ID cards or other exceptions would avoid that problem. The department explained that New Hampshire offers a free voter identification card through town clerks for people without a license or state ID, but said the bill did not exempt those cards and that the DMV would still be asked to investigate status after voting. Officials also said the bill would be difficult to enforce, that some cases would be ambiguous, and that any response from the DMV would likely amount to a request for information rather than an enforceable consequence. No vote on HB 133 was taken in the portion provided.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
04/28/2026 - House Rules
Transcript Highlights:
- also provides for public money to be distributed to various nonprofits and charities for medical research
Summary:
The committee considered a motion declaring House Bills 4138, 4139, 4140, 4141, 4143, 4144, 4145, 4146, 4147, 4148, 4149, and Senate Bill 1798 constitutional and in proper form. Rules attorney Tim Fleming said SB 1798, though not part of the budget package, had been reviewed and was constitutional and in proper form. He then discussed the budget-related bills, saying they were substantially constitutional and in proper form but flagged recurring issues in the feed bill and related budget measures.
Fleming noted potential constitutional concerns with policy language in the feed bill, including child safety training requirements in the Department of Child Safety appropriation and restrictions on out-of-state provisional beds in the Department of Corrections appropriation. He also cautioned about appropriations conditioned on legislative approval, possible separation-of-powers concerns, nonprofit and charity distributions that could implicate the gift clause, and a provision exempting counties from the constitutional expenditure limitation.
After no questions or comments, the committee voted 8-0 to recommend the measures as constitutional and in proper form. The motion passed with eight ayes and zero nays.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Government Modernization and Technology Feb 9th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Government Modernization and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- looks to do is to take our state's largest and strongest industries and to create an ecosystem of research
Keywords:
broadband, Oklahoma Broadband Office, broadband access, statewide broadband plan, internet connectivity, funding, grant programs, expansion council, termination plan, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, artificial intelligence, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development, state agencies, high-risk AI decisions, deepfakes
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget Jun 10th, 2025
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I also want to thank the nonpartisan research staff. Bob, you left.
Bills:
HF2442
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
Keywords:
climate finance, energy finance, renewable development account, RDA, weatherization, preweatherization, low-income housing, energy efficiency, clean energy, solar incentive, Made in Minnesota, community solar gardens, transportation electrification, electric vehicles, grid-enhancing technologies, microgrid, University of St. Thomas, Public Utilities Commission, Department of Commerce, petroleum tank fund
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (01/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Also within the audit division is our Discovery and Nexus unit, and those folks research federal and
- </c> who's doing more scientific uh research who's doing more scientific uh research and<04:26:16.960
- They do research.
- collection for people who are looking to do genealogy research.
- </c> who are looking to do genealogy research who are looking to do genealogy research and<05:05:48.958
Summary:
New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority officials, led by Executive Director Rob Dapice, briefed legislators on the agency’s structure and funding. They explained that the authority is created by state law but is not a state agency, its debt is not state debt, and it is governed by a board appointed by the governor and approved by the Executive Council. The discussion focused on the Affordable Housing Fund and the lead paint hazard remediation fund, including how state appropriations and federal resources are combined to finance affordable rental housing and lead abatement work.
Dapice said the Affordable Housing Fund is used as gap financing for multifamily affordable housing projects, typically alongside federal tax credits and tax-exempt bonds, and that state dollars leverage roughly 2:1 to 10:1 in additional federal and private investment, averaging about 4:1. He said the fund has received historic appropriations in recent budgets, including $30 million over the last two biennial budgets and an annual $5 million set-aside from the real estate transfer tax. He also said the fund is usually structured as 0% interest, deferred loans rather than grants, with repayments returning to the fund if projects generate cash flow.
Members asked about rents, oversight, staffing, revenues, and whether the programs had added positions. Dapice said affordability restrictions generally last 30 to 99 years, rents are tied to income limits and capped so tenants pay no more than 30% of income, and compliance staff inspect properties regularly to verify income eligibility and rent limits. He said the organization has about 130 to 135 employees, down from about 145, with no new positions added because of the appropriations. He estimated total revenues at roughly $300 million, with administrative budget around $22 million, much of it pass-through grant money.
On lead paint remediation, he said the state first appropriated $6 million in 2019, plus $1 million in ARPA funds, and that the program has cleared more than 500 units. He said the federal grant program is not annual or predictable, with a recent award of about $7.75 million, and that the maximum federal grant per unit is $177,000, typically paired with up to $100,000 in state loan support. He also noted that the program can address homes before a child is poisoned if lead hazards are identified, but that cases involving an already exposed child are a higher priority. No votes or formal actions were taken.
MN
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- also provides for public money to be distributed to various nonprofits and charities for medical research
Committee:
House Rules
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Mar 19th, 2025
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- money is used for different check-off programs, mostly... ...different check-off programs, mostly research
Keywords:
cotton, agriculture, levy, assessment, referendum, Alabama law, medical cannabis, cannabis license, integrated facility license, Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, AMCC, medical marijuana, dispensary, cultivation, processing, license appeal, administrative hearing, judicial review, consultant selection, license denial
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Transportation Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- More recently, we’ve been We’ve been updating this research on an annual basis to understand what this
- MAPC will be submitting written testimony and sharing our research and report.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Transportation
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on 31 bills covering driver privacy and data, distinctive license plates, public awareness signage, railroad safety, superload permitting, TNC/delivery data reporting, and MBTA safety measures. Chairs Jim Arciero and Brendan Crighton outlined the hearing process, and the committee heard testimony from state officials, advocates, family members of fallen officers and firefighters, transportation industry representatives, civil liberties groups, and others. No votes were taken during the hearing itself, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.
Several speakers supported bills creating a Blue Star Family license plate to honor families of fallen law enforcement officers, and a separate motorcycle plate for fallen firefighters. Colonel Jeffrey Noble and others from the Healey-Driscoll Administration and law enforcement groups said the plates would complement existing memorial practices and provide a lasting public tribute. Family members of officers killed in the line of duty gave emotional testimony in support, and Representative Steve Ultrino and Paul Jakes backed the firefighter memorial motorcycle plate as revenue-neutral, with proceeds supporting the fallen firefighter memorial.
The committee also heard testimony on transportation policy and safety bills. Industry witnesses urged modernization of Massachusetts superload permitting rules, saying current requirements are slower and more expensive than neighboring states and delay public projects. Advocates supported a human trafficking awareness bill requiring hotline signage in transit facilities, a driver privacy bill limiting automatic license plate reader data retention and sharing, and a bill requiring two-person crews on freight trains and other railroad safety measures such as hotbox detectors and transportation for railroad employees. Senator John Keenan also testified for expanded naloxone availability in MBTA stations and said the MBTA had not fully complied with prior legislative directives.