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HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Tue Mar 25, 2025 @ 9:40 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><00:49:34.240><c> Generally,</c><00:49:34.720><c> I</c><00:49:34.960><c> just</c><00:49:35.119><c
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Committee: House Water & Land
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Water and Land met on March 25, 2025, and first announced it had deleted HCR 3 and HCR 4567 from the agenda pending similar Senate measures. It then heard HR 35/HCR 40, which urges DLNR and other state agencies to work with community groups to co-steward community forests on public lands. DLNR’s urban and community forester testified in strong support, and several organizations and individuals submitted support; there were no questions or opposition noted. The committee next heard HCR 64, asking OPSD to convene a working group on establishing and placing an Office of Resilience and Recovery. OPSD and the Governor’s Office of Recovery and Resilience supported the resolution and suggested friendly amendments, including replacing county civil defense representatives with mayors or their designees and allowing subject-matter experts to serve. Members questioned the office’s role, funding, and relationship to other resilience and emergency management offices, and the witness explained it was created after the Maui wildfires to coordinate long-term recovery, with special-project funding and a focus distinct from response and mental health functions. The committee also heard HR 59/HCR 65 on coordinating concurrent reviews of general plan, district boundary, and zoning amendments during land reclassification. OPSD testified with comments and warned that the proposal could facilitate spot zoning if individual landowners could use the concurrent process, recommending it be limited to county-initiated actions. A related discussion followed on HR 118/HCR 122, which would create a collaborative working group on surveying and protecting iwi kūpuna and related coastal erosion issues; DNR, OHA, and others supported it with suggested additions, and testimony emphasized cultural sensitivity and community-specific decision-making. Members asked about burial practices and a recent court ruling, and witnesses said the working group could help guide broader policy and communication. Finally, the committee heard HR 145/HCR 151, requesting DLNR to report on its lease enforcement process and procedures. DLNR said it was recruiting staff to conduct lease inspections but had difficulty filling positions due to compensation, and explained that new or extended leases can include inspection requirements, while retroactive cost-shifting would raise contractual issues. Members asked for information on lease renewal timelines and whether inspection provisions were being added to renewals; DLNR said those decisions are made in public sunshine meetings and agreed to provide additional information. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (03/09/2026)

Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The committee began a work session on House Bill 1600, concerning access to the centralized voter registration database on election days. Secretary of State David Scanlan testified that the state already has a new statewide voter registration system connected to town clerks and supervisors of the checklist, and that the bill was probably unnecessary but acceptable if the legislature wanted it. He raised concern about language that could require direct electronic access in every polling place, noting that some polling locations lack reliable internet or cell service and that municipalities can change polling locations, which could make a rigid requirement expensive and impractical. Members discussed whether the bill should be clarified to allow direct or indirect access, including use of a phone-based workaround, and the secretary said that would address his concern. The committee then voted on HB 1600. Representative Maguire moved ought to pass with an amendment adding “direct or indirect access” on page one, line seven, and the motion was seconded. The amendment was adopted 9-0 by voice vote, and the committee then voted 9-0 to OTP the bill. The chair stated that HB 1600 would be placed on consent. The committee next took up House Bill 1197F FN, a technical correction to insurance laws. Members noted it had already passed the House with amendment and that the fiscal note was effectively indeterminate but would not affect the general fund because the insurance agency is self-funded. The committee voted 9-0 to OTP the bill; the chair said consent calendar placement would be decided by the full committee. Finally, the committee opened a work session on House Bill 11:30 FN regarding judicial performance evaluations. Representative Lynn, the bill’s sponsor, argued that the fiscal note overstated the immediate cost and said the judicial branch could likely manage through the current biennium while implementing the new system. He also supported making judges’ names public and said the bill’s anonymity provisions were aimed at protecting the identities of questionnaire respondents, not the judges being evaluated. Members asked about public disclosure, internal access to evaluation materials, and the removal of language allowing the governor and executive council to receive evaluations on request; discussion continued on those points, but no final vote on HB 11:30 FN was taken in the portion provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/13/25

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • :04.400><c> with</c><01:49:04.599><c> in</c><01:49:04.719><c> the</c><01:49:04.840><c> end</c><01:49:
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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  • :49:31.040><c> the</c><00:49:31.200><c> second</c><00:49:31.520><c> one</c><00:49:31.720><c> the</c>
  • the<00:49:53.200><c> previous</c><00:49:53.880><c> ratification</c><00:49:54.839><c> date</c><00:49:
  • </c><01:49:05.440><c> have</c><01:49:05.599><c> to</c><01:49:05.760><c> build</c><01:49:06.119><c> to
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 216, which Representative Carol Maguire described as a fix to a workers’ compensation/retirement “glitch.” The bill would remove the current limit that only one year of workers’ compensation time can be credited as retirement service time. Maguire argued the limit is arbitrary and affects only a very small number of grievously injured workers, while committee members asked about the fiscal impact, available data, and whether the change could affect workers’ compensation rates or incentives. Mark Kavar of the New Hampshire Retirement System said Labor could not provide data on how many people exceed a year on weekly indemnity benefits, so the fiscal note used a conservative estimate that could be scaled down; he also explained that workers’ comp is not earnable compensation, which is why service credit stops after a year, and noted that many long-term cases move into disability retirement or lump-sum settlements. The committee closed the hearing, entered executive session, and voted ought to pass on HB 216 by a 13-0 roll call, sending it to consent and noting it would also go to Finance. The committee then acted on House Bill 85, adopting Amendment 0037 and then voting ought to pass as amended by another 13-0 roll call. The bill was described as allowing second-year respiratory therapy students to work under supervision using the skills they have already learned, with support from the Hospital Association and no opposition noted. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 267, the animal chiropractors bill. Members said the bill had been approved previously but was vetoed because of a defect; the problem has now been corrected, and the bill is intended to reduce delays caused by requiring veterinary referrals before chiropractors can treat animals. The committee voted ought to pass 13-0 and placed the bill on consent.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 05/15/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (03/03/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
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  • 49:29.079><c> New</c><00:49:29.200><c> Hampshire</c><00:49:29.760><c> the</c><00:49:29.839><c> reason
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  • :49:47.400><c> a</c><00:49:47.599><c> great</c><00:49:47.960><c> question</c><00:49:48.960><c> um</c>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first heard from the Personnel Appeals Board, which explained that it became an independent state agency after Senate Bill 487 and was presenting its first standalone operating budget. The board described its quasi-judicial role in hearing appeals from classified state employees over disciplinary actions such as warnings, suspensions, and terminations, and said it handles about 25 to 35 cases a year, with some cases lasting longer because of their complexity. Members also outlined the need for a chair and vice chair who are attorneys, the board’s current staffing and space needs, and its plan to move away from reliance on Administrative Services for office support and website functions. The board requested about $353,500 for fiscal year 2026, including startup costs, routine operating expenses, and two new part-time positions: a program director and a paralegal. Members said the budget reflects the new independent status, includes funding for only four board members rather than the authorized five, and is designed to avoid full-time staffing costs and benefits. Legislators asked about the cost per case, the board’s relationship to DAS, whether appeals must go through the board before court, and how often cases are appealed further. The board said appeals must first go through it, that court appeals are infrequent but have increased recently, and that the board’s process is intended to resolve disputes more quickly and less expensively than court litigation. Committee members also asked about the board’s caseload, outcomes, and staffing. The board said that in the prior year there were 22 cases, with four decisions overturned in favor of employees, nine dismissals, and nine settlements, and that many disputes are resolved before reaching the board through a multi-step internal process. A member noted the governor and council had recently approved a new board member and were expected to approve a fifth soon. The discussion ended with questions about the board’s website and records access, which members said would need to be moved from Administrative Services as part of the agency’s transition. The committee then moved to the New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities. The executive director explained that the council is 100 percent federally funded under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and develops a five-year plan to address the needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She said the council works with state agencies and advocacy organizations on quality-of-life issues, accessibility, voter rights training, and plain-language or easy-to-read materials, and that 60 percent of its membership must be individuals with disabilities or family members/guardians. She also described the council’s funding structure, including reimbursement to the state for operating costs, and noted that it currently has three full-time and three part-time positions, with no new positions requested but one full-time position being eliminated and replaced after a pandemic-era staffing change did not work out as planned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Conference Committee on HF2432 5/8/25

Transcript Highlights:
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  • some issues where<00:49:11.760><c> there</c><00:49:12.079><c> may</c><00:49:12.319><c> be</c><00:49:
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Keywords: 1183, house
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><00:49:33.880><c> a</c><00:49:33.960><c> chance</c><00:49:34.640><c> to</c><00:49:34.760><c> voice
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  • 49:47.920><c> this,</c><00:49:48.200><c> that</c><00:49:48.320><c> this</c><00:49:48.480><c> is</c><00
Keywords: 1183, house
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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  • 00:49:15.760><c> uh</c><00:49:15.920><c> who</c><00:49:16.160><c> was</c><00:49:16.319><c> in</c><00:
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Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The committee first adopted amendment 2026-2021S to correct a drafting issue in the budget language so that the $2.5 million appropriation for Medicaid per diem rate stabilization at county nursing homes can be spent during the biennium rather than lapsing at the end of the fiscal year. Senator Lang explained that the funds are matched with federal dollars for a total of $5 million and are intended to prevent rate reductions that could shift costs to county property taxpayers. The amendment was adopted unanimously by both chambers, and the committee proceeded on the bill as amended by the Senate. The main discussion then focused on HB 155 and a proposed amendment to the business enterprise tax. The House proposal would lower the BET rate in stages when combined business tax revenues exceed certain thresholds, while the Senate opposed an immediate rate reduction and argued that tax changes should be handled in a budget year. Senators emphasized that raising the filing threshold to $375,000 had already removed about 3,500 small businesses from filing requirements, and they preferred further relief through threshold changes rather than rate cuts. House members argued that the trigger-based reduction was a reasonable, tested mechanism and would provide future tax relief without taking effect unless revenues rose enough. Members debated whether the trigger could be distorted by one-time revenue spikes, such as the recent tax amnesty receipts and prior federal repatriation-related revenue, and Representative Sweeney said he was willing to adjust the effective date or carve out amnesty revenue. The committee did not reach agreement on the BET reduction, and the chair called a break and then continued the meeting later with a new proposal to delay the trigger’s effective date to January 1, 2028. Senator Lang rejected that version but offered a counterproposal to raise the filing threshold to $400,000, and the parties ultimately agreed to continue discussions and reconvene later. The meeting also took up HB 1102, concerning the research and development tax credit and state park fees. The House position was to support the R&D tax credit but remove the park-fee provisions, citing testimony from the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources that it did not need the increase and concerns about discouraging tourism, especially at border parks. Supporters of the park-fee language argued that the department had not raised rates in years, could set its own rates, and should be able to charge nonresidents more while keeping New Hampshire residents’ fees lower. The discussion remained unresolved, with members debating the likely effect on tourism and fairness to residents versus the need for additional revenue.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

AEN Informational Briefing 01-14-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • and counties<00:49:17.720><c> working</c><00:49:18.160><c> at</c><00:49:18.520><c> counter</c><00:49
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Keywords: 912, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (04/23/2025)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
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  • :49:35.680><c> amended</c><00:49:36.160><c> version</c><00:49:36.400><c> is</c><00:49:36.640><c> 18</
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Thu Mar 20, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
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  • and</c><00:49:22.319><c> resources</c><00:49:22.720><c> they</c><00:49:22.960><c> need</c><00:49:23.119
  • Mahalo<00:49:43.760><c> for</c><00:49:43.920><c> your</c><00:49:44.079><c> consideration</c><00:49:44.559
  • </c><00:49:47.920><c> Thank</c><00:49:48.079><c> you</c><00:49:48.240><c> very</c><00:49:48.480><c> much
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures. SB 1296 HD1, relating to disaster recovery, would exempt reconstruction of lawfully constructed structures damaged or destroyed in a declared disaster from special management area permits under certain conditions. OPSD, DLNR, the County of Maui, Front Street Recovery, and the Grassroot Institute supported the bill, saying it would speed rebuilding after disasters like the Maui fires; one witness noted the bill would not cover shoreline parcels unless amended, and members asked about the five-year rebuild window, the meaning of “lawfully constructed,” and whether unlawful structures were excluded. Testimony was also heard on SB 1413, which would allow the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to dispose of abandoned property in federal public housing projects after notice and within five days; HPHA said the bill would help address illegal dumping and clarify procedures. SB 31 HD1, concerning discriminatory restrictive covenants, was briefly described and had support from the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission and comments from the Uniform Law Commission, with no in-person testimony. The committee then heard SB 1341, which would add HEMA and the Office of Homeland Security to agencies allowed to review energy industry information and would expand the program’s emergency-management purpose. The Hawaii State Energy Office supported the measure, saying the data is important for emergency response and fuel-supply planning. SB 10008 HD1 would authorize counties to adopt ordinances enforcing accessible parking space requirements and clarify county enforcement of EV-related parking provisions; the Disability and Communication Access Board strongly supported the accessible-parking provisions, saying current enforcement is weak, while noting section three on EV spaces is already largely in statute and could be struck if the committee preferred. Tina Yamaki of the Retail Merchants of Hawaii testified in opposition. Finally, the committee heard SB 1028 SD1 HD1, which would eliminate fees, fines, and court costs for offenses committed by minors, discharge existing related debt, limit community service for minors to 72 hours, and repeal certain penalties tied to minors and their parents or guardians. The Office of the Public Defender, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council, Community Alliance on Prisons, and DebtFree Justice Hawaii supported the bill, arguing that youth fines burden families, worsen poverty, and disproportionately affect Native Hawaiian youth. The Department of the Attorney General offered comments, raising possible constitutional title issues because the current draft incorporates material from HB 129 and includes sections that may relate more to restitution or curfew than to fines and fees; supporters responded that the title is sufficient and cited case law. No votes or final actions were taken on the measures in the portion of the meeting provided.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee opened hearings on SB 69, including a germane amendment on school board votes to accept or reject gifts and donations, and a non-germane amendment creating a virtual early childhood readiness family engagement program for preschool children not yet in kindergarten. Prime sponsor Rep. Glenn Cordelli said the literacy program was modeled on earlier HB 671, would be funded through gifts and donations rather than state appropriations, and would include reporting requirements to the governor and legislature. Members questioned changes from the earlier bill, including the move away from center-based language, the lack of a dollar threshold for school board action on donations, anonymous gifts, and whether the amendment preserved enough evaluation data. Testimony on the donation provisions raised concerns about broad language, timing, and public-meeting requirements. Rep. Timothy Han and Becky Wilson of the New Hampshire School Boards Association both noted that school districts already have policies and asked how the bill would work for routine donations, anonymous gifts, and situations that might require non-public discussion under right-to-know law. Wilson cited examples such as field-trip scholarships, backpack drives, and sports uniforms, and said the association was not taking a position but wanted clearer guardrails. Rep. Han said school boards may need to discuss some gifts in non-public session and that the bill should better address those circumstances. On the early literacy amendment, Wilson and others questioned whether the program was sufficiently developed, whether it was appropriate to rely on a primarily online model for very young children, and how it would interact with special education services and IEPs. A representative from Waterford.org, Rob Riley, testified in support, saying the program would be supplementary, adaptive, and family-engagement based, and that Waterford could provide devices and internet access for families who need them. He said the program would work alongside school districts and IEP teams rather than replace existing services. No vote was taken during the hearing; the chair said the committee would later exec the bills and try to get reports in for the calendar.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (01/21/2025)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:49:56.920><c> you</c><00:49:57.280><c> um</c><00:49:57.400><c> for</c><00:49:57.599><c> the</
  • :49:09.319><c> ago</c><02:49:10.200><c> when</c><02:49:10.479><c> Energy</c><02:49:10.960><c> prices<
  • </c><02:49:13.080><c> people</c><02:49:13.319><c> looked</c><02:49:13.640><c> around</c><02:49:13.960
  • 49:15.160><c> NHC</c><02:49:16.080><c> actually</c><02:49:16.359><c> had</c><02:49:16.600><c> lower</
  • c> one</c><02:49:32.520><c> is</c><02:49:32.800><c> that</c><02:49:33.000><c> we</c><02:49:33.160><c>
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Discussion of farm down payment assistance program modifications 2/23/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:49:01.839><c> we</c><00:49:02.079><c> had</c><00:49:02.160><c> to</c><00:49:02.319><c> remove
  • </c><00:49:06.400><c> the</c><00:49:06.640><c> program</c><00:49:07.040><c> could</c><00:49:07.359><c
  • Um,<00:49:09.920><c> the</c><00:49:10.160><c> way</c><00:49:10.240><c> that</c><00:49:10.480><c> most
  • ><c> offices</c><00:49:43.280><c> today</c><00:49:43.760><c> and</c><00:49:44.079><c> sign</c><00:49:
  • The I think<00:49:47.680><c> the</c><00:49:48.160><c> the</c><00:49:48.800><c> money</c><00:49:49.200
Keywords: 1183, house
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Transportation (01/20/2026)

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:49:05.920><c> And</c><00:49:06.079><c> I</c><00:49:06.319><c> think</c><00:49:06.400><c> if</
  • And I think if you<00:49:06.880><c> just</c><00:49:07.200><c> look</c><00:49:07.440><c> at</c><00:49:
  • </c><00:49:09.920><c> ed</c><00:49:10.240><c> industry</c><00:49:10.720><c> today,</c><00:49:11.440><
  • </c><00:49:16.640><c> We</c><00:49:16.880><c> hear</c><00:49:17.040><c> from</c><00:49:17.200><c> all
  • And I think<00:49:24.400><c> if</c><00:49:24.640><c> you</c><00:49:24.720><c> look</c><00:49:24.800><
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 01/22/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • :01.520><c> pay</c><00:49:01.720><c> a</c><00:49:01.880><c> portion</c><00:49:02.280><c> of</c><00:49
  • of</c><00:49:04.880><c> a</c><00:49:05.079><c> portion</c><00:49:05.400><c> of</c><00:49:05.599><c>
  • :49:08.040><c> the</c><00:49:08.160><c> amount</c><00:49:08.520><c> on</c><00:49:08.680><c> this</c><
  • chart um<00:49:09.559><c> represents</c><00:49:10.079><c> that</c><00:49:10.520><c> portion</c><00:49
  • <00:49:13.839><c> the</c><00:49:14.040><c> responsibility</c><00:49:14.640><c> of</c><00:49:14.839><c
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Education (11/18/2025)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><00:49:19.119><c> them</c><00:49:19.599><c> to</c><00:49:19.920><c> include</c><00:49:20.800><c> their
  • </c><00:49:21.920><c> an</c><00:49:22.160><c> amendment</c><00:49:22.559><c> that's</c><00:49:22.960>
  • ><c> saying</c><00:49:28.800><c> and</c><00:49:29.040><c> I</c><00:49:29.280><c> will</c><00:49:29.520
  • </c><00:49:37.040><c> We</c><00:49:37.280><c> this</c><00:49:37.599><c> uh</c><00:49:37.760><c> just<
  • ><c> up</c><00:49:39.760><c> what</c><00:49:40.000><c> you</c><00:49:40.160><c> just</c><00:49:40.400
Committee: Senate Education
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-08-2025 10:00am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's<00:49:01.760><c> not</c><00:49:02.000><c> just</c><00:49:02.160><c> the</c><00:49:02.480><c> blatant
  • So the damage<00:49:16.000><c> to</c><00:49:16.240><c> Hawaii</c><00:49:16.720><c> is</c><00:49:16.880
  • </c><00:49:18.800><c> It's</c><00:49:19.119><c> all</c><00:49:19.440><c> of</c><00:49:19.599><c> the<
  • 49:23.119><c> to</c><00:49:23.280><c> look</c><00:49:23.520><c> to</c><00:49:23.760><c> revenue.
  • Revenue that<00:49:24.800><c> other</c><00:49:25.040><c> states,</c><00:49:25.440><c> many</c><00:49:
Keywords: 912, senate, all