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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • pump because you're trying to put a scale on it... ...or you're trying to manipulate that Pulsar device
  • That we provided, if you go to page four, you can buy these devices on Amazon for $250.
  • Uh, that particular one is a skimming device. But also tampering with the pump.
  • There's some ongoing investigations into the people selling these devices, but that just tells you how
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The second piece... is on the disconnect device.
  • that language modified slightly to better capture what we believe to be the plan for the disconnect devices
  • How do you view the disconnect device language in this bill?
  • We have provided commentaries on the disconnect device, and I think we have some concerns.
Bills: SB 6, SB6, SB504, SB765, SB815, SB929
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26 - Part 1

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • During that time, 94 of those were machine gun conversion devices, which can be slipped in easily into
  • 94 of those were machine<00:16:07.160> gun<00:16:07.400> conversion<00:16:07.959> devices
  • ,<00:16:08.800> which machine gun conversion devices, which machine gun conversion devices
  • of 2022, the common trigger type known as a binary trigger was specifically cited by the ATF as a device
  • A statewide ban on these devices results in a loss of value to their owners and the need to purchase
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Judiciary Committee Jul 15th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our devices are being weaponized against us in order for... ...determining a price.
  • Our devices are being weaponized against us in order for increased profits, and it has to stop.
  • Corporations are investing in research to determine how data about our devices can be used as proxies
  • SB 259 simply asserts that your device should not be a determinant of a price you were offered.
  • , the presence or absence of any software on the device, or the geolocation data of that device.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with SB 41 by Senator Wiener, which would regulate pharmacy benefit managers by increasing transparency, banning patient steering and spread pricing, and requiring full pass-through of rebates. Supporters, including independent pharmacists and health advocates, said PBM practices are driving up drug costs and closing neighborhood pharmacies. Opponents from PBM and health plan groups argued the bill overlaps with recently enacted licensing and reporting requirements, would not lower consumer prices, and may be preempted by ERISA. Members discussed confidentiality issues, consumer savings, and the relationship between SB 41 and the new budget trailer bill; the author asked for an aye vote. The committee then took up SB 378, also by Senator Wiener, aimed at online marketplaces that advertise illegal intoxicating hemp and unlicensed cannabis products. Supporters from labor, public health, and the licensed cannabis industry said online sales are undermining regulated businesses and exposing children to unsafe products. Opponents from tech and hemp industry groups warned the bill is overbroad, could sweep in general-purpose platforms and lawful hemp wellness products, and raises Dormant Commerce Clause and First Amendment concerns. The author said he would narrow the bill, remove industrial hemp references, and address strict liability and standing issues; members largely focused on how to target illegal products without capturing lawful marketplaces. SB 243 by Senator Padilla addressed AI companion chatbots, with supporters including Common Sense Media and transparency advocates warning that these systems can be addictive, manipulative, and dangerous for minors and vulnerable users, citing studies and the death of a Florida teenager. The bill would require disclosures, anti-addiction design limits, self-harm protocols, audits, reporting, and a private right of action. Tech and business groups opposed the measure as overly broad and said its definitions could sweep in general-purpose AI tools; several members supported the goal but questioned the breadth of the definitions and the private right of action. Finally, SB 522 by Senator Wahab would extend just-cause eviction protections to rental units that were previously covered by the Tenant Protection Act but were destroyed in disasters and later rebuilt. Supporters, including Los Angeles city officials and tenant advocates, said the bill would help keep displaced renters housed after wildfires and other disasters. Apartment and realtor groups opposed it, arguing it would remove a key exemption needed to finance rebuilding and could discourage post-disaster reconstruction. Members expressed support for tenant protections in disaster areas, and the author asked for an aye vote.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Rules Apr 21st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please silence all electronic devices.
  • The bill also describes a biofeedback device as a health care service, which may not be used without
  • It clarifies the definition of biofeedback device and requires parental permission for the device used
  • amendment in line 147, that speaks of the right to consent in writing to the use of a biofeedback device
  • And the last thing is, as pertains to defining what we consider a biofeedback device, because I just,
Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1606 on patient access to records. The sponsor explained that the bill, as amended, would align Florida law more closely with HIPAA by defining “designated record set,” requiring providers to furnish requested records within set timeframes, allowing a limited extension with notice, and requiring records to be produced in the requested form if readily producible. Several members asked about patient portals, legal representatives, and whether the bill affected meaningful-use rules or post-mortem access. Multiple witnesses opposed the bill, arguing it could create cybersecurity risks, conflict with existing privacy rules, and burden providers; supporters said it would improve patient access and consistency. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee then considered CS/SB 712 on construction regulations. The bill would direct DEP to establish rules for synthetic turf and limit local governments from banning it if state rules are followed, while also addressing change orders, public works bidding, elevator rails, alarm contractor work, building code updates, spaceport exemptions, permit document limits, and single-trade inspections. Amendments removed the pool and spa contractor provisions and the tall mass timber language. Testimony on the bill centered heavily on the pool industry, with contractors and the Florida Swimming Pool Association opposing expansion of scope to general and building contractors, while some speakers supported other parts of the bill. After adopting the amendments, the committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 1288 on parental rights. The bill would allow minors to be tested for STDs without parental consent but require parental consent for treatment, expand parents’ rights to access records and control certain health decisions, and restrict health care services, medical procedures, and biofeedback devices for minors absent consent or an exception. An amendment moved survey and questionnaire provisions into the education code, added an explicit court-order exception, clarified DNA and biofeedback provisions, and added emergency behavioral health exceptions. The committee heard extensive public testimony both for and against the bill, with supporters emphasizing parental authority and opponents warning it could delay STI treatment, mental health care, and other services for vulnerable minors. The transcript ends during public testimony on the bill, before any final committee action is shown.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (04/10/2025)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, I understand, as my colleague to my left mentioned, perhaps certain devices being against federal
  • Because it seems to me that you have someone that now owns a firearm or some device that they now no
  • longer can possess with them even though they can buy that same product, same pistol, same device in
  • <00:36:53.440> that firearm or a manufact some device that firearm or a manufact some device
  • <00:37:00.480> in<00:37:00.800> the product, same pistol, same device in the product
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Education K-16 (Part II) Apr 1st, 2025

Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:
  • While statewide regulations, like Senate Bill 2365, do provide a framework to prohibit devices during
  • I know it says that it's defined in here, the personal wireless communication devices.
  • Personal wireless communication devices. Does that include, like, smart watches?
  • are introduced with SB 1459 are updating policy language to clearly define personal communication devices
  • Middle School in Dallas, where they implemented a cell phone ban requiring students to store devices
Summary: The committee continued hearing testimony on Senate Bill 2252, which would expand early literacy and numeracy screening, parent notification, intervention supports, and teacher training, including math academies and early childhood supports. Supporters from Texas 2036, Good Reason Houston, Texas Business Leadership Council, and several parents argued that early identification of skill gaps, clearer data for families, and stronger teacher preparation would improve student outcomes, workforce readiness, and long-term earnings. They cited low math proficiency statewide, the importance of early intervention, and examples of districts using screeners and data dashboards to guide instruction and resource allocation. One witness also highlighted home visiting as a family-support model, while another urged more funding for pre-K partnerships and stronger support for parents with reading materials and guidance. A district special education administrator testified neutrally, saying the bill reflects practices already used in her district but expressing concern that it could reduce local control and teacher discretion by standardizing screening and tying it to funding. A Texas Classroom Teachers Association representative supported the intent but warned that mandatory math academies and intervention academies could burden teachers if implemented like prior reading academies, and a substitute teacher/teacher-of-the-year witness asked for clearer protections around special education information and pay for alternative certification candidates. After public testimony closed, SB 2252 was left pending. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2253, as substituted, which would phase out routine hiring of uncertified teachers over time, require parent notification when a teacher is uncertified, and expand high-quality preparation pathways such as university programs, residencies, improved alternative certification, and grow-your-own programs. Senator Creighton said the bill responds to the rise in uncertified teachers and aims to strengthen the teacher pipeline with more structured preparation, mentorship, and oversight by SBEC. Invited testimony strongly supported the measure: a Texas Tech researcher said uncertified teachers and fast-track programs are associated with significant learning losses, while year-long residencies and mentored pathways produce stronger outcomes and higher earnings for students. Leaders from Dallas College and Sam Houston State University described successful residency and grow-your-own models, high completion and retention rates, and the need for paid residencies and stipends so candidates can afford to enter the profession. Committee members asked about the difference between mentorship and residency, the cost-effectiveness of paid residencies, retention incentives, and how to scale the model statewide. The committee also adopted the substitute for SB 2253 and later paused to vote out several other bills, including SB 1191, SB 1786, SB 226, SB 326, SB 570, SB 870, SB 991, SB 60, SB 365, SB 1401, and SB 1067, all of which were reported favorably, many with unanimous votes and some placed on the local and uncontested calendar.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Please silence all electronic devices, and anyone wishing to speak before the committee should complete
  • through the school improvement process, and updates epinephrine policies to include all approved devices
Summary: The Senate Committee on Pre-K-12 Appropriations met with a quorum present, but the chair announced that the committee would not be presenting its budget that day due to a Senate memorandum. The only bill heard was SB 7036 by Senator Corey Simon, which was described as a broad education package strengthening school turnaround tools, early literacy supports, early learning policies, academic interventions, and educator pipeline provisions. Simon explained that the bill would expand educational emergency authority, clarify use of Title I funds for STEM, align charter renewal and dismissal rules, update epinephrine policy, protect gold seal provider status in certain cases, expand VPK summer bridge eligibility, support math and reading interventions, expand agriculture and Algebra I career-based instruction, re-engage students through GATE, and update teacher certification pathways, including computer science. The committee adopted an amendment offered by Simon that removed provisions on temporary door locks and DOE-developed instructional materials and added a GATE startup grant update to expand rule eligibility and allowable implementation costs. The bill drew many appearance forms, with several individuals and the Florida Education Association waving against, while one speaker, Ella Latimore, appeared in support/for the bill. Simon said concerns from the prior stop had been addressed by removing the contested language and noted discussions with the CFO’s office and law enforcement regarding the door lock provisions. After closing debate, the committee approved the bill on a roll call vote and reported CS for SB 7036 favorably. The remainder of the meeting included brief remarks recognizing visiting students from Childs High School and the Rack Pack, comments about community member Misty Cash, and a discussion by Senator Osgood about declining immigrant student enrollment and its budget impact on school districts. The committee then adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Feb 12th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please silence all electronic devices, and anyone wishing to speak before the committee should complete
  • through the school improvement process, and updates epinephrine policies to include all approved devices
Bills: S7036
Summary: The Senate Committee on Pre-K-12 Appropriations met with a quorum present and announced it would not be presenting its budget at this time, per a Senate memorandum. The sole bill on the agenda was SB 7036 by Senator Corey Simon, which was described as a broad education package strengthening school turnaround tools, early literacy supports, early learning policies, academic offerings, and educator pipeline provisions. Senator Simon explained that the bill addresses persistently low-performing schools, Title I use for STEM curricula, charter school renewal and dismissal rules, epinephrine device policies, VPK summer bridge eligibility, disability-aligned interventions, agriculture and Algebra 1 instruction, GATE access, and certification updates for teachers and computer science. An amendment was adopted that removed provisions on temporary door locks and DOE-developed instructional materials and added a GATE startup grant update. The committee heard numerous appearance forms, with many individuals and organizations waving against the bill, while one student, Ella Latimore, appeared and spoke briefly. Much of the exchange with her was lighthearted and unrelated to the bill, but Senator Simon used his closing to note that concerns from the prior stop had been addressed by removing the DOE materials and door-lock language, and he asked for favorable support. The committee then voted on the bill as amended, and CS for SB 7036 was reported favorably. After the vote, members made several informal statements, including remarks about a Valentine’s Day visit from students and appreciation for community member Misty Cash. Senator Osgood also raised a serious concern about declining immigrant student enrollment affecting district budgets, especially in Broward County, and urged the committee to address the issue proactively with school districts. The chair said staff were already working with districts on the matter and that more discussion would follow. The meeting then adjourned after additional light banter among members.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-01-27 (10:30AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , please make sure your cell phones and members of the public as well, ensure other communication devices
  • Chair Robinson: Ensure other communication devices are turned off or placed in silent mode.
Keywords: 998, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/27/26

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • After my parents were assassinated, law enforcement deployed diversionary devices because they believed
  • <01:58:43.760> were<01:58:44.000> deployed other diversionary devices were deployed
  • other diversionary devices were deployed inside.<01:58:45.599> My<01:58:45.760> hope<01
  • <01:59:00.320> because deployed diversionary devices because deployed diversionary devices
  • I'm here today because I don't want future victims to have to become experts in diversionary devices,
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/9/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:59:00.079> We're<00:59:00.319> being we're on these devices.
  • We're being we're on these devices.
  • And also there's increasing research around the globe that kids being on devices in schools, not just
  • to um take risks kids stay off devices to um take risks to<01:07:21.039> live<01:07:21.200>
  • <01:07:48.799> in globe that kids being on devices in globe that kids being on devices in
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • uh devices uh devices that<00:56:27.120> were<00:56:27.240> made<00:56:27.480>
  • Being able to use a tracking device when a vehicle flees, we think, will help keep people safe.
  • to help um track where that devices to help um track where that vehicle<00:59:04.760> is<00:59
  • Active hearing protection devices provide a crucial solution by filtering harmful noise while allowing
  • And an issue where these devices effectively address.
Keywords: 1183, house
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Standards is led by Commissioner Dave Rodriguez and is responsible for testing and inspecting all devices
  • This includes protecting the state's IT systems and data through a refresh of end-user devices.
  • After five years, these devices reach the manufacturer's end of life for hardware support, making device
  • So there is no device that I know of like a breathalyzer that we use for alcohol.
  • A lack of a device, the lack of using drug enforcement officers in courts so we can find people guilty
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a public FY27 budget hearing at Barnstable Town Hall, with opening remarks emphasizing the Cape and Islands’ seasonal infrastructure, housing, transportation, workforce, and digital needs. The hearing began with testimony from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, which outlined the Healey-Driscoll administration’s budget priorities for job training, apprenticeship, youth employment, reentry programs, and unemployment insurance modernization. The secretary highlighted proposed funding for the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund, Career Technical Initiative, YouthWorks, reentry workforce development, and services for young adults with disabilities, along with a proposal to streamline youth work permits. Members also discussed the unemployment trust fund, the COVID assessment on employers, rising unemployment, and the need to improve DUA customer service and claims processing. Committee members asked about job seeker barriers such as child care, housing, transportation, and out-migration of young workers, as well as how to keep Cape Cod graduates and seasonal workers in the region. The administration said its strategy is to pair training with broader affordability investments and to expose students to career pathways earlier, including through middle school, early childhood STEM, YouthWorks, pre-apprenticeships, and Building Pathways. Senators and representatives also raised concerns about regional funding disparities, especially for Hampshire Franklin MassHire, and the administration said it is reviewing MassHire funding and service equity through a policy committee and statewide workforce board. On unemployment assistance, officials reported major improvements in wait times and claims processing, but said they are still working through backlogs and staffing challenges while maintaining program integrity. The committee then heard testimony from the Executive Office of Economic Development. The secretary described House 2 as a fiscally restrained budget with no new taxes or fees, while preserving core programs and using the Mass Leads Act tools to support competitiveness. EOED’s proposal included funding for the Community One Stop for Growth, rural economic development, social enterprise operating grants, regional economic development organizations, the Workforce Investment Trust Fund, Community Workforce Partnerships, Pathmaker, advanced manufacturing training, life sciences, innovation vouchers, AI initiatives, small business assistance, and tourism and live theater support. The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation also testified on its FY27 request, focusing on consumer protection, licensing, banking, insurance, and public safety regulation. No votes were taken during the hearing.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 3, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • systems and Internet of Things devices systems and Internet of Things devices to<03:57:28.399>
  • The agency has recovered the recording devices from both aircraft and they are being analyzed by NTSB
  • Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15-minute vote.
  • Members will record their votes by electronic device.
  • record their votes by electronic device record their votes by electronic device this<07:01:11.558
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • That means that they're going to have to take that device, put it onto our software, download it, and
  • First is the increase of the devices themselves.
  • So that exposure to that device is, of course, going to increase some of these tips.
  • that keeps the SD card together, that plastic extra piece and the actual glue that's used in the device
  • We found one to two devices. We grabbed a couple of... We grabbed a couple laptops.
Summary: The committee met as the Commerce and Legal Services Division and first approved the minutes, then received a Legislative Council overview of the Attorney General’s current budget status and a blue-sheet summary of the AG’s base budget for the next biennium. Staff highlighted compliance with legislative intent items, including FTE changes, one-time funding updates, litigation pool spending, opioid settlement receipts, and continuing appropriations. Members asked about specific funds such as the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund and the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and staff explained the statutory basis and status of those items. The Attorney General’s office then presented an extensive overview of its divisions and budget pressures. Chief Deputy Attorney General Clare Ness described the office’s 14 divisions, the role of the office in defending the state and recouping funds, and concerns about attorney pay, recruitment, and retention. Members discussed whether attorney salaries should be benchmarked across state government and whether more legal work could be centralized in the AG’s office. The office also described challenges with the new-and-vacant FTE pool, operating expense cuts, leased office space, and the criminal justice information systems used to connect law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts. The Crime Laboratory director gave a detailed update on space and infrastructure problems, saying the current lab is overcrowded and outdated, with safety, workflow, air-handling, glycol leak, alarm, and maintenance issues that can delay casework and risk evidence integrity. She said a 2024 study projected a need for a much larger facility and that the preferred option would be a new building on the current health department site, at an estimated cost of roughly $40 million to $45 million. She also reported that backlogs have improved significantly in DNA, firearms, fingerprint, and drug cases, though toxicology had recently developed a small backlog after an air compressor failure. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, gaming division, and BCI also provided updates. MFCU’s new director said the unit is federally funded 75/25, focuses on fraud, abuse, and neglect, and is seeking two attorney hires while continuing to work with federal partners on cases and recertification. Gaming staff reported continued growth in charitable gaming and electronic pull-tab activity, with concerns about site competition, large trust balances, possible ineligible expenditures, and the need for more scrutiny as revenues have grown. BCI outlined its staffing, drug task forces, ICAC work, and the Missing Indigenous Person Task Force, which is using its $250,000 appropriation to help tribal nations develop emergency response plans and purchase alerting tools such as IPAWS. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee Jun 15th, 2026

Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • where there... ...exponential rate, and also we have a situation where, you know, given 1,357 medical devices
  • using AI right now and authorized by the FDA, 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked
  • where there... ...exponential rate, and also we have a situation where, you know, given 1,357 medical devices
  • using AI right now and authorized by the FDA, 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked
  • a user who's under the age of 18 goes on their phone, the developer will ask in the app store the device
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on privacy, AI, consumer protection, and public safety. AB 1979 would require a licensed health care professional to retain final clinical judgment when using AI tools in health care and would limit chatbot access to medical records; supporters, including nurses and TechEquity, said it preserves human decision-making, while hospitals and industry groups opposed it unless amended, citing burdens and training concerns. The bill passed 6-1 and was placed on call. AB 2624 would expand the Safe at Home confidentiality program to immigrant service providers and workers facing harassment and doxing; supporters described threats against advocates and their families, while one senator raised concerns about a private right of action and penalties. The bill passed 4-1 and was placed on call for further committees. AB 2103 would make Engaged California a permanent statewide public engagement program; supporters said it broadens civic participation and transparency, while concerns were raised about partisan balance in topic selection. It passed 6-0 and was placed on call to Appropriations. The committee also considered AB 2, which would set statutory damages and other financial accountability measures for large social media platforms when negligence causing harm to children is proven in court. The author and supporters, including a parent who lost her daughter and child-safety advocates, argued that stronger remedies are needed because social media design features are harming children and existing enforcement has been insufficient. Opponents, including TechNet, CCIA, CalChamber, and others, argued the bill blurs content and conduct, could increase litigation, and is unnecessary given existing lawsuits and verdicts. Several senators said the bill was a consumer-protection measure and supported it; it passed 5-0 and was placed on call. AB 883, as amended, would use California’s Delete Act/DROP system to help elected officials and judges remove personal information from data brokers, while also shortening the deletion timeline for all Californians from 45 to 30 days. Supporters said the bill responds to rising threats against public servants and improves privacy tools broadly; some opponents removed or softened opposition after amendments, though CalChamber and CCIA remained opposed unless amended, largely over the private right of action. The bill passed 4-0 and was placed on call. The committee then recessed briefly before taking up AB 2023, a chatbot safety bill for children that would require age verification, safety audits, default protections, parental controls, crisis-response measures, and limits on targeted ads and data sharing. Supporters said it builds on prior AI and child-safety legislation and is needed to prevent harms like self-harm and manipulation; opponents raised concerns about vague harm standards, audit requirements, and liability. The hearing continued with testimony and committee discussion, but no final vote on AB 2023 was shown in the transcript.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Employee Benefits Programs Committee May 7th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Back in 2023, there was prosthetic device repair and replacement and also a comprehensive medication
  • I see that it wasn't printed off, but if you have access to a device, there is a link on the agenda which
  • We are on to bill draft number 66 related to prosthetic devices benefits coverage. Thank you, Mr.
  • require the PERS Board to provide coverage that includes orthotics and prosthetics, including related devices
  • The coverage is required to include the repair and replacement of the device.
Summary: The Employee Benefits Committee met to approve prior minutes, hear presentations on state employee health insurance, compensation, leave, and related policy issues, and then recess for lunch. PERS reviewed the history and structure of the state health plan, noting the long-standing state-paid family coverage, cost-control measures, wellness incentives, the current grandfathered PPO and high-deductible options, and the effects of recent benefit mandates such as insulin caps, prosthetic coverage, medication management, prescription copay changes, and ambulance balance-billing limits. Committee members questioned the fiscal impact of adding benefits and the possible cost of moving to a non-grandfathered plan, while PERS and HRMS emphasized that health insurance remains the top-ranked employee benefit and that any major plan changes should be considered carefully. HRMS also presented compensation comparisons showing state pay generally below private-market benchmarks, discussed targeted market equity adjustments, identified ongoing recruitment and retention concerns in fields like nursing, IT, engineering, and attorneys, and reviewed leave policies, tuition reimbursement, and family leave comparisons with neighboring states. Job Service provided labor market data showing low unemployment, high labor force participation, and wage growth that still trails some neighboring markets, and OMB explained that prevailing wage requirements apply to federally funded projects under Davis-Bacon, not to ordinary state contracts. After lunch, the committee took up the required process for health insurance mandate bills and adopted an amendment to Joint Rule 211. The amendment clarified that the deadline for submitting mandate measures is intended to allow time for all required reports, including both the cost-benefit analysis and any Employee Benefits Committee actuarial report, while leaving the existing deadline unchanged. The amendment was adopted on a roll call vote, with several members voting yes and a few no votes recorded. The committee then moved into its jurisdiction review of bill drafts, beginning with a bill that would automatically renew pre-tax dental and vision elections; members debated whether it had any actuarial or administrative impact on PERS or the state, and the chair explained that the committee’s role was only to decide whether further analysis was needed before later testimony and recommendations.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/29/2026)

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • in their pocket or on the has a device in their pocket or on the desk<03:47:06.880> that<03:47
  • heard somebody else said simply because they do have a badge and simply because maybe a recording device
  • didn't work, because you don't happen to have a department that has recording devices either on your
  • didn't work or maybe a recording device didn't work or one<03:51:58.800> that<03:51:59.040>
  • didn't work because you don't device didn't work because you don't happen<03:52:56.880> to<03
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (02/03/2026)

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • reportable, so may develop a method for the owner to inform the utility of the wattage number of devices
  • reportable, so may develop a method for the owner to inform the utility of the wattage number of devices
  • owner-operator, may develop a method for the owner to inform the utility of the wattage number of devices
  • By the way, our current meters—let's say that your portable solar device generates more than you're using
  • and so on appearing in and uh devices and so on and<02:52:54.319> so<02:52:54.560> forth.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all