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• which low-income people trying to access safety net care and the providers are caught in a double bind

Bills: HB741, HB 1199, HB2070, HB2402, HB2542, HB2665, HB2789, HB3096, HB3396, HB3595, HB3747, HB4116, HB4127

Keywords: child welfare, relative caregiver, monetary assistance, Department of Family and Protective Services, child custody, family law, emergency power, nursing facilities, assisted living, generator requirements, health and safety, emergency generators, power outage, emergency generator, assisted living facilities, power source, child abuse, neglect registry, court findings, Medicaid

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• Is that just persuasive for the court, or is that it's not, it's not binding on the court, but I, what

Bills: HB116

Keywords: film industry, incentives, economic development, state funding, media production

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• There are strict time. lines to resolve grievances, and decisions are binding, and if a district loses

Bills: SCR5, SCR13, SB3, SB6, SB10, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17, SB18, SB19, SB24, SB35, SB57, SB65, SB112, SB284, SB290, SB388, SB400, SB402, SB412, SB495, SB499, SB502, SB509, SB621, SB706, SB740, SB815, SB842, SB854, SB875, SB893, SB917, SB974, SB1025, SB1061, SB1073, SB1106, SB1268, SB1281, SB1300, SB1362, SB1379, SB1447, SB1451, SB1555, SB1902, SJR36, SJR12, SCR13, SCR25, SCR5, SCR22, SCR12, SCR24, SB495, SB412, SB10, SB18, SB565, SB372, SB842, SB765, SB62, SB19, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB290, SB13, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB917, SB925, SB388, SB1902, SB1121, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB35, SB6, SB815, SB3, SB1281, SB1379, SB1300, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB1451, SB1061, SB15, SB65, SB241, SB304, SB402, SB499, SB621, SB974, SB1023, SB1024, SB1025, SB1106, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB400, SB609, SB1447, SB670, SB502, SB427, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1555, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB893, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB509, SB985, SB965, SB17, SB1119, SB1505, SB12, SB24, SB57, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1268, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB840, SJR57, SCR8, SB213, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB610, SB918, SB1343, SB608, SB487, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB958, SB535, SB761, SB1, SB541, SB315, SB379, SB1018, SB1737, SB266, SB1415

Keywords: SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame, football coach, school facility naming, education K-16, State Affairs, Texas Legislature, public school tribute, water rights

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• This puts us in a horrible bind and creates a hardship to be with our family members because there are

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This possession is written or verbal, and it is binding not only for me but for the landlord.

Bills: HB32, HB15, HB171, HB421, HB581, HB644, HB745, HB349, HB917, HB204, HB923, HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581

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• The amount is $12 million over the binding.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• warrant from the Education Trust Fund surplus to make up the difference so the state would meet its non-binding

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Bills: SB65, SB248, SB330, SB378, SB844, SB1330, SB1410, SB1475, SB1476, SB1565, SB1618, SB1623, SJR39, SJR47, SB2084, SB1655, SB1679, SB2174, SB1775, SB1873, SB1204, SB1884, SB1916, SB1937, SB1447, SB1500, SB2007, SB2074, SB1944, SB2018, SB1984, SB2026, SB2045, SB2049, SB2062, SB2112, SB2118, SB2127, SB2134, SB2135, SB2139, SB2154, SB1195

Keywords: SB65, naloxone, Narcan, opioid overdose, overdose reversal, opioid antagonist, emergency opioid antagonist, substance abuse services, harm reduction, public health, overdose prevention, good samaritan, civil immunity, criminal immunity, controlled substances, addiction treatment, fentanyl, opioid crisis, school overdose response, first aid

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• understanding of a settlement agreement, if one is to come in and be entered into, that would be binding
• understanding of a settlement agreement, if one is to come in and be entered into, that would be binding

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing covered three measures. SB 1602 would appropriate funds to DLNR for monitoring wells for the Koho aquifer system; DLNR and HHFDC supported it, and written testimony from several organizations and individuals was also in support. Members asked whether monitoring wells are a statewide function rather than a county function, and staff confirmed they are done statewide. The second bill was an administration measure clarifying that criminal water pollution enforcement remains with the Department of Health rather than DLNR. The Attorney General’s office said it was a cleanup clarification and that DOH has stronger enforcement powers and better testing capability; DOH and DLNR supported it, and there was no opposition noted. The final and most heavily debated measure was SB 1074 on environmental impact statements. The bill would let previously authorized or permitted commercial activities continue for up to one year while an agency determines whether environmental review applies after a challenge, and would allow permit renewals during that review. DLNR said it stood on written comments and suggested aligning the bill with similar House language. Supporters, including several ocean tourism and Maui business representatives, argued the bill would provide certainty and keep families and small operators working while environmental review is completed, especially in the wake of the Lahaina fires and ongoing business losses. Some supporters said the measure should be narrowed with a sunset or limited to recently renewed permits. Opponents, including the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Earthjustice, the Sierra Club, and other environmental advocates, argued the bill was overly broad and could weaken HEPA/NEPA-style environmental review, especially for fisheries and other commercial activities. They said the bill could be used as a “Trojan horse” to avoid review and that DLNR could resolve the underlying disputes more quickly through settlement or existing exemption processes. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• The Commissioner of Administration has permissive authority to issue non-binding advisory opinions.
• They are exactly that: opinions to give advice and explain a situation, but they are non-binding and

Keywords: 1183, house

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• As the Civil War tore this country apart, Reconstruction sought to bind its wounds, and a violent backlash
• country apart, reconstruction<07:42:46.080> sought<07:42:46.320> to<07:42:46.478> bind
• <07:42:46.798> its reconstruction sought to bind its reconstruction sought to bind its wounds

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• And then that puts a real bind on 30 days because it's going to be in the summer and they're not in session
• 24.720> real then that puts this going to put a real then that puts this going to put a real bind
• :30:26.000> it's<00:30:26.159> going<00:30:26.240> to<00:30:26.320> be bind
• on 30 days because it's going to be bind on 30 days because it's going to be in<00:30:26.480> the

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It is the first legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons,
• It is the first legally<07:45:22.080> binding<07:45:22.558> international<07:45:23.120>
• agreement legally binding international agreement legally binding international agreement to<

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We don't know if it could invalidate a legally binding settlement.
• 44:47.520> invalidate<01:44:48.400> a<01:44:48.560> legally<01:44:49.040> binding
• if it could invalidate a legally binding if it could invalidate a legally binding settlement.<01

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• But even if the resolution were to pass, it's non-binding; it's a resolution. market and and you know
• <01:09:01.239> to<01:09:01.480> pass<01:09:01.960> it's<01:09:02.440> non-binding
• resolution were to pass it's non-binding resolution were to pass it's non-binding it's<01:09:03.279

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• So he's really in a bind because it's definitely burdening the taxpayers, and the school does provide
• So he's really in a bind because it's definitely burdening the taxpayers, and the school does provide
• So he's really in a bind because it's definitely burdening the taxpayers, and the school does provide

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The talent availability<01:09:18.640> is<01:09:18.880> a<01:09:19.040> binding<01
• :09:19.440> constraint<01:09:19.839> on availability is a binding constraint on availability
• is a binding constraint on growth.<01:09:21.120> Current<01:09:21.520> economic<01:09:

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• :29:51.040> uh constitutionally uh constitutionally uh appropriate appropriate appropriate binding
• <03:29:55.319> way<03:29:56.319> of binding way of binding way of raising<03:29:59.199>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened a public hearing on HB 402, a bill dealing with whether Education Freedom Account (EFA) payments should be described in state law as not constituting taxable income. The bill sponsor argued that the current statute is misleading because New Hampshire should not imply a federal tax result, and said the bill would remove that language and could also be amended to clarify that families should consult tax advisors. He emphasized that the measure was not intended to impose a state tax on EFAs, but to avoid giving inaccurate advice about possible federal tax liability. Testimony was divided. A retired representative and a tax preparer both opposed the bill, saying EFA payments are already treated consistently with IRS rules and that the bill would create confusion, administrative burden, and possible tax consequences for low- and moderate-income families. They argued the bill is a solution in search of a problem and warned that requiring 1099s could add costs for the scholarship organization and recipients. A tax attorney supported the bill’s repeal of the state language, saying New Hampshire should not put tax advice into statute and that the current wording is inaccurate because federal law, not state law, controls taxability. He cited IRS Section 117 and Publication 970, explaining that only some scholarship-like payments are tax-free and that many EFA-eligible expenses may not qualify for federal exemption. Members asked questions about what would be misleading, whether the bill was trying to tax EFAs, and the cost of issuing 1099s. The sponsor and witnesses repeatedly said the bill was not a state tax on voucher payments, but a clarification about federal tax treatment. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion provided.

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• And when we move to a government program, you really remove choice and any type of arbitration because

Keywords: 1187, senate, all