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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Jul 2nd, 2026
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
Transcript Highlights:
- We were proposed adding the following new section to Chapter 156C, which would read as Section 73: upon
- you enact the new Section 73 as I just read.
- Section 106.
- However, we ask that the committee reject the amended language to Section 7AB in Section 47 inserted
- However, we ask that the committee reject the amended language to Section 7AB in Section 47 inserted
Summary:
The House Bonding Committee met to hear testimony on H. 5527, the Mass Wins Act, with Secretary of Economic Development Eric Paley opening by describing the bill as a follow-on to Mass Leads. He said the proposal includes $305 million in bond authorizations, with $180 million for new programs and $125 million to expand existing ones, plus $140 million in deauthorizations of unused or redundant authorizations. He highlighted investments in applied AI and quantum, robotics, business expansion capital, defense innovation, global business attraction, ag tech and food science, downtowns, and the creative economy, and said the bill is intended to support geographic equity and small business growth across the Commonwealth.
Committee members questioned the administration on several policy sections, including the MassCEC climate-tech certification language, housing-related provisions tied to 40B compliance and site plan review, the removal of the LCSW exam, AI transparency and federal preemption concerns, and the effect of lower LLC filing fees. Paley generally said some contested sections were added by the Economic Development Committee rather than the administration, defended the MassCEC discretion language as necessary for climate certification, and said the administration would follow up on committee-added provisions. He also said the bill’s housing provisions were meant to help address the state’s need for more homes and that the deauthorizations were housekeeping measures that did not affect current capital plan projects.
Public testimony covered a wide range of topics. AARP and local advocates urged a statewide ban on cryptocurrency ATMs, arguing they are heavily used in scams, impose high fees, and drain money from seniors and local economies. Housing groups supported codifying site plan review and adding parking reform and YIGBY-style housing on faith-owned land. Building trades asked to include off-site fabrication in prevailing wage law. The Massachusetts Public Banking Campaign backed the bill and urged inclusion of a public bank concept. Several witnesses supported Section 106, the Transparency and Frontier AI Act, as a way to require safety plans, audits, incident reporting, and whistleblower protections for the largest AI companies, while an AI startup group argued the section would overregulate smaller firms and should be separated from the bond bill. No votes were taken during the hearing.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, section institutions.
- So I'm happy to walk through this line by line or section by section. Perfect.
- So section 16 Perfect.
- policy section to the Section 18 adds a policy section to the private<00:19:17.200><c> career</c><00:
- Those sections section 19 uh and 20.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
HB 1218 Conference Committee Apr 15th, 2025 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 2 remains the same, and Section 3 does as well.
- So what section that $1 million in Section Subsection 3 is in Section 1 is basically a placeholder.
- 2 and the study going in Section 3, the study in Section 3 will inform what that proper threshold should
- It mirrors Section 2 and puts that placeholder in place.
- On Section 3 in Scott, I'll have a lot... On Section 3, and Scott, I'll have language here for you.
Summary:
The conference committee reconvened on House Bill 1218 and reviewed a revised LC draft combining Senate amendments with portions of House language. The discussion focused on a provision allowing the commission to forgo an economic analysis for assessment drain projects expected to cost less than $1 million, with members debating whether that threshold should remain at $1 million or be lower. Supporters said the $1 million figure is a placeholder tied to existing code and that a study would help determine the proper threshold; opponents argued the economic analysis should not be eliminated and raised concerns about cost estimates being manipulated.
Department of Water Resources Director Rees Haas testified that roughly half of the projects fall under the $1 million mark, and additional project counts since 2019 were cited to show how many projects fell under $3 million, $2 million, and $1 million. Members also discussed the fact that the Water Commission had previously interpreted the threshold differently, which helped prompt the bill. One senator said the study portion was the strongest part of the bill, while another supported the sections that would align the language and preserve the study.
Before the vote, the chair proposed further amendments to Section 3 to shift the study from the State Water Commission to Legislative Management and adjust related reporting language so the study would go through the legislature’s interim water committee process. The committee then voted on the combined amendment package, which passed 4-1, with one nay. The amended version was attached, and the committee adjourned with plans to reschedule another meeting and circulate the revised LC form.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- all the sections of the bill. bill. bill.
- ,</c><00:08:52.320><c> much</c><00:08:52.640><c> of</c> Section one is the findings, much of Section
- Section 3 requires that the Agency of Section 3 requires that the Agency of Education,<00:09:48.320><
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/16/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The first section is uh that comes from The first section is uh that comes from the<00:03:01.920><c>
- Section 9 is new language. Section 9 is new language.
- Section 12 is from House File 3393.
- Section 12 is from House File 3393.
- Section<00:10:09.120><c> 15.
Bills:
HF3732
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- The journal should show it has been read a third time at length, section by section, and is now before
- I read the third time at length, section by section, and placed before the Senate for final consideration
- Section 1 will be considered read.
- The amendment to Section 1 will be adopted.
- the third time at length, section by section, in place before the Senate for final consideration.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum present, approved the journal, and moved through messages and committee reports before taking up several bills on third reading. Early actions included transmitting enrolled bills to the House, filing gubernatorial and House messages, and introducing new appropriation bills. The chamber then debated and passed Senate Bill 1420, which creates a long-term funding source for medical education by dedicating 1% of certain insurance premium tax revenue beginning in 2028; the bill passed 18-16. Senate Bill 1430, revising firearms preemption enforcement and adding penalties and remedies against local laws, rules, executive orders, or policies that conflict with state firearms law, also passed, 31-3. Senate Bill 1432, the Health and Welfare indirect support budget, passed 23-11, and Senate Bill 1433, the Medicaid enhancement budget, passed 20-15 after extensive debate over rising costs, federal-state funding shares, and the effects of House Bill 345 and federal policy changes. Senate Bill 1434, the Welfare division budget, passed 24-10, and Senate Bill 1437, an appropriation for Idaho State Police tied to DNA collection for sexual battery and domestic violence offenses, passed as well. Senate Bill 1439, which delays a school facilities model report deadline to 2027, passed unanimously. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 1264 as amended, creating a rural health transformation account and oversight committee for federal rural health funds, after debate over legislative control versus executive administration of the funds; it passed 25-10.
The latter part of the meeting focused heavily on Senate Bill 1418, the Kratom Consumer Protection and Safety Act. Supporters described kratom as a legal botanical product that needs consumer protections, age limits, labeling, manufacturing standards, and restrictions on synthetic or highly concentrated 7-OH products, citing concerns from physicians, law enforcement, and addiction specialists. Opponents argued the bill could amount to de facto legalization, questioned the lack of input from the State Board of Pharmacy, raised concerns about warrantless inspections, and urged either a full ban or further study. The debate remained ongoing in the transcript, with multiple senators asking questions and offering contrasting views on regulation versus prohibition.
MN
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HSG/TRN Joint Public Hearing - Thu Mar 13, 2025 @ 8:59 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><01:07:52.079><c> 3</c> chapter 205- 1.52 I want amend Section 3 chapter 205- 1.52 I want amend Section
- /c> 150 amend section 4 subsection B 150 amend section 4 subsection B paragraph<01:08:00.000><c> 2</c
- </c><01:08:01.799><c> 4</c> paragraph 2 to 350 amend section 4 paragraph 2 to 350 amend section 4 subsection
- </c><01:14:12.760><c> 6</c> page four I'm sorry page five section 6 page four I'm sorry page five section
Summary:
The meeting included a joint public hearing of the House Housing and Transportation committees, followed by a Transportation Committee hearing. In the joint hearing, members considered SB 662 SD1, which concerned transportation and included two parts: transferring certain streets to the city and clarifying police authority on state streets. The chair recommended moving the bill out as an HD1 with Part One removed, explaining that the street-transfer issue should be worked out by the county and state and that removing it would improve the bill’s chances. The committees voted to pass the measure with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted.
The Transportation Committee then heard several bills. SB 1095, relating to license plates, would increase decal size restrictions for special number plates; the Department of Transportation offered written comments, with testimony split between two individuals in opposition and one in support, and no questions were raised. SB 344 would require skateboard users under 16 to wear helmets; DOT supported the bill, as did TRIAA Hawaii, the Injury Prevention Coalition, and other individuals, while two individuals opposed it. SB 30 would require all moped riders to wear helmets regardless of age; DOT supported it, but Moped Doctors and Hawaiian Style Rentals and Sales opposed it, arguing the bill was overreaching, could be hard to enforce, and should be more narrowly targeted or replaced with education efforts.
The committee also heard SB 1216, which would tighten noisy muffler and exhaust enforcement by conditioning inspection certificates, adding inspection-station penalties, increasing fines, and prohibiting repair or installation of noisy systems. DOT supported the measure, and Waiʻanae Neighborhood Board testified in support, while Moped Doctors and the Motorcycle Industry Council opposed it, saying the bill would burden inspection stations, create liability concerns, and raise questions about insurance-related language as applied to mopeds. The hearing included discussion of enforcement, inspection burdens, and whether the bill’s insurance references applied to mopeds. No final vote was taken on the Transportation Committee bills in the portion provided, and the hearing adjourned after testimony and discussion.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-29 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um The applicability section is the next section, and this was amended by the House.
- The section on page 4729 is the consumer personal data right section.
- So, processors is the next section, and that section is generally what was passed by the Senate.
- Section two is one..."
- Uh, section four is another boilerplate. Uh, section four is another boilerplate.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Page 242 is the purchasing section.
- Page 601 is the flood control leases section. Page 596 is the statewide dues section.
- and there is a leased section.
- Page 104 is the disaster reimbursement section. Page 104 is the disaster reimbursement section.
- The section.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 583 by the Business Committee, an act relating to short-term rentals, amending Section 67-
- Code, House Bill 588, by the Education Committee, an act relating to education, amending Section 33-
- 1619, Idaho Code, to revise provisions regarding virtual education programs, amending Section 33-502A
- House Bill 589, by Birch, an act relating to taxation, amending Section 63-3024, Idaho Code, to revise
- Amending Section 63-3025, Idaho Code, relating to the Idaho income tax rate on corporations.
Summary:
The House convened with 65 members present, approved the journal, and received Senate Bill 1221, which was referred to the Commerce and Human Resources Committee. Committee reports moved several bills forward, including House Bills 502, 512, 494, 531, and 542 to second reading or the second-reading calendar, while House Bill 570 was re-referred to Judiciary, Rules and Administration. The House also introduced a number of new bills and resolutions covering justifiable homicide, court rules, LLC formation, short-term rentals, unauthorized workers, inspections, the FAST Act and stable coins, rangeland improvement, virtual education and charter schools, income tax and parental choice tax credit changes, indigent eligibility, patient immigration status, and a constitutional amendment on state-owned land.
On the floor, House Concurrent Resolution 24 honoring fallen and injured Coeur d'Alene-area firefighters passed 68-0, and House Bill 515 passed 68-0 after debate focused on requiring schools to notify families about serious bullying incidents while removing an older reporting requirement; supporters said the bill would improve timely communication, while one member urged extending it to private schools. House Bill 511, which would raise the cap on fire protection charges in the wildland-urban interface to help fund Idaho Department of Lands firefighting costs, passed 46-22. House Joint Memorial 9, urging Congress to reaffirm FLPMA as the authority for federal land exchanges, passed 69-0, and House Bill 518, authorizing the Attorney General to accept and prosecute human trafficking cases at the request of local law enforcement, passed 68-0 with bipartisan support.
House Bill 522, dealing with drones near prisons and penalties for unauthorized drone flights in restricted zones, was presented but then returned to committee because of a clerical error before a vote. House Joint Memorial 10, supporting the use of natural sugar rather than artificial sweeteners in school meal programs and aligning Idaho with the MAHA movement, passed by voice vote. House Bill 504, aimed at preventing lottery syndicates from bulk-buying tickets and taking winnings out of state, passed 62-6. The House then heard announcements, including upcoming receptions, a presentation on ICAC, disability advocacy day, a Medicaid listening session, and personal introductions, before adjourning until 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Section three is new housing is new. Section three is new House language.
- Section 5 is the largest House amendment Section 5 is the largest House amendment and probably is the
- Section seven strengthens credit portability. Section seven strengthens credit portability.
- contemplated as Section 9.
- That was one section. The other... That was one section.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Rural Health Transformation Committee - Appropriations Division Jan 13th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- So the first one underneath Section 4 is dealing with Section 54-27-12, and that is regarding really
- The section 4 underneath is stating that notwithstanding subsection 7, a section 54.4.13, and that's
- Section 5 is dealing with Section 32-12-15, that's what I call the T's and C's law.
- Section 5 is dealing with Section 3212.215, that's what I call the T's and C's law.
- And Brady, were you going to go through Section 5 and Section 6? Yep, Mr. Chairman.
Summary:
The Appropriations Division met in a work session on the draft Rural Health Transformation appropriations bill, 25.1392.01000, with no public testimony taken. Legislative Council and the Department of Health and Human Services walked through the bill, which would appropriate about $397.8 million in federal grant funds over two federal fiscal years, provide transfer authority, allow certain federal funds to be used for salaries and wages without counting against existing transfer limits, and authorize OMB to adjust other agencies’ spending authority if they receive grant awards through HHS. The bill also includes several temporary statutory exemptions to help implement the program, plus recipient acknowledgement/reporting requirements, periodic reports to Legislative Management, and an immediate effective date upon filing.
Committee discussion focused heavily on how the federal rural health transformation money can be used and administered. Department officials explained that CMS will review projects for allowability and sustainability, that the state has flexibility to move funds among categories, and that the grant is limited to 10% administrative costs. Members asked about whether the funding could support renovations, equipment, ambulances, bulk purchasing, food distribution, and other rural health ideas, and were told many details will depend on CMS approval and the eventual applications. Questions also addressed cash flow, timing of obligations and reimbursements, FTE funding, and whether grant recipients should be told the program will not continue beyond the federal period; officials said the language is meant to prevent expectations of automatic continuation, not to bar future legislative action.
The committee also discussed the bill’s use of a two-year appropriation amount, with staff explaining that the state must appropriate enough authority to cover the federal grant cycle and that unused authority would lapse if the full amount is not received or spent. Members raised concerns about whether the bill’s language could limit creativity or future program design, but department officials and several members emphasized the need for flexibility because CMS may reject overly specific directives. After discussion, the committee voted to recommend the bill draft to the full committee; the motion carried on a roll call vote, and the chair said the full Joint Appropriations Committee would take up the bill at the special session next week.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 11th, 2025 at 12:30 pm
North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Move into section five of the bill.
- A bill for an act to create and enact a new section to Chapter 15.1-21.
- Article 11, Section 6 provides.
- So then you go down to Section 3, and that is just a cross-reference back to that definition.
- Madam President, Section 1 of Senate Bill 2198 passed the Senate on January 27th, 47 to 0.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum call showing 46 members present. It then took up multiple House messages and amendments, appointing conference committees on several measures, including SB 2007, SCR 4007, SB 2374, SB 233, and House bills 1029, 1218, and 1022. The chamber also considered a series of House bills on the sixth and 14th orders, often adopting committee amendments before final passage or, in some cases, rejecting the bill outright.
Among the major policy items, the Senate passed HB 1524 on regional planning council grants, HB 1143 increasing a food bank appropriation to $10 million, HB 1126 modernizing cosmetology licensing and inspections, HB 1542 making student applications for admission exempt records, HB 1613 regulating law enforcement use of robots, HB 1582 directing a study on false reports and accusations, HB 1214 revising school transportation funding, HB 1448 creating a study on advanced technologies, HB 1280 on drainage project voting rules, HB 1499 protecting records related to federal judges, and several Senate bills returned from the House, including SB 2221, SB 2117, SB 2198, SB 2120, and SB 2214. The Senate also adopted amendments to HB 1541 on septic systems before rejecting it on final passage.
Several high-profile bills failed after debate. HB 1566, dealing with kratom regulation, saw an amendment to convert it to a study fail on a 21-25 vote, after which the chamber laid the bill over for one legislative day rather than take final action. HB 1283, which would have eliminated cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams in the state employee plan, was defeated 22-24 after extensive debate over cost, precedent, and insurance impacts. HB 1527, requiring Holocaust education in statute, also failed 22-24, with supporters emphasizing the importance of the subject and opponents arguing curriculum belongs in standards rather than statute. The Senate adjourned after announcements, scheduling its next meeting for Monday, April 14, 2025.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/20/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- in the bill does mirror the immunity section in section 145C.11, which is existing law.
- section 145 immunity section in section 145 C11<00:09:13.399><c> which</c><00:09:13.519><c> is</c><00
- This is sections three, four, and five, as well as the newly added section 31 in the amendment.
- This is sections three, four, and five, as well as the newly added section 31 in the amendment.
- And that is sections 6, 7, and 9, as well as the newly added section in the amendment.
Keywords:
nonopioid directive, opioid refusal, opioid-free care, pain management, health care directive, advance directive, patient autonomy, informed consent, substance use disorder, opioid epidemic, prescriber immunity, provider liability, emergency medical services, EMS, health record, Minnesota Department of Health, health care agent, medical power of attorney, Metropolitan Council, Minnesota government data practices
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 10, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- under the DFS section?
- </c><00:35:28.640><c> That's</c> section or under the DFS section?
- That's section or under the DFS section?
- </c> >> I believe it's under this section. >> I believe it's under this section.
- </c> section here. That's a possibility. section here. That's a possibility.
Bills:
HB0032
Keywords:
English proficiency, commercial drivers, vehicle operation, traffic safety, penalties, 916, all
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/22/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- It'll be all<00:13:48.600><c> after</c><00:13:49.040><c> section</c> all after section all after section
- </c> Uh that's in section one. Uh that's in section one.
- </c> section eight. section eight.
- Section amendment strikes out section C. Section C<01:04:41.760><c> correct.
- Oh, no, it says new section. Well, if we cross out section one of the bill, just pass section two.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (03/11/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, so we're voting on raising the elevator fee to $75 on section one and accepting section 137
- </c><01:06:46.680><c> 159</c> here okay so this would be section 159 here okay so this would be section
- So this one is Section 188.
- </c> um Science and Tech is that this section um Science and Tech is that this section may<01:10:22.199
- </c> right there's two different uh sections right there's two different uh sections here<01:16:07.960
Summary:
The committee first discussed a proposed increase to the annual elevator certificate fee in the Department of Labor. The commissioner said the fee had been $50 for years and generated just under $300,000 annually, while the Inspection Division’s broader revenue far exceeded its expenses. Members noted the fee only covered the certificate, not the inspection itself, which is billed separately at $100 per hour. After comparing the fee to neighboring states and discussing the department’s revenue and staffing, the committee agreed to rewrite the language to set the fee at $75 and to vote on an amendment later.
The committee then took up Section 139, which would expand the list of labor-law violations that can be penalized without first issuing a warning. The Department explained the change was meant to align House Bill 157 with other chapters, including youth employment and workers’ compensation provisions, where immediate civil penalties are already allowed. The section was accepted unanimously.
A longer discussion followed on the Second Injury Fund. The commissioner explained that the fund reimburses insurers for certain workers’ compensation costs tied to claims involving pre-existing conditions, is financed by assessments on insurers, and requires notice within 100 weeks of injury plus a $10,000 deductible before reimbursement. He said the fund currently holds roughly $16 million to $22 million, one full-time employee administers it, and total staff involvement is about five to six people. Members questioned whether the fund should be sunset, but the department said the current House Bill 2 language does not propose a sunset; instead, it addresses increased hearing and litigation burdens after a recent Supreme Court decision. Sections 140 and 141, dealing with hearings, were then accepted unanimously. The committee also briefly discussed fines for late insurance coverage reporting, with the department noting the current rubric allows up to $50 per day but uses $112 per day, and members suggesting a lower amount.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Megan Ariola, who will walk the committee through the bill section by section.
- Megan Ariola, who will walk the committee through the bill section by section.
- I will be doing a line-by-line, section-by-section walk-through of the bill in front of us.
- to section 5.
- </c> established in the following sections. established in the following sections.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Jul 2nd, 2026
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
Transcript Highlights:
- We were proposed adding the following new section to Chapter 156C, which would read—it would be Section
- you enact the new Section 73 as I just read.
- I respectfully urge this committee to support Section 106.
- However, we ask that the committee reject the amended language to Section 7AB in Section 47 inserted
- Lastly, I want to voice our support for sections 141 through 159.