Transcript Highlights:

• Stum has done a substitution, if you could just walk us quickly through the fiscal note, and then we’
• us quickly through the could just walk us quickly through the fiscal<00:13:57.560> note<00:13
• <00:40:06.040> commencements<00:40:06.680> at kids could not walk commencements at
• kids could not walk commencements at graduation<00:40:07.480> because<00:40:07.680> they
• Five years ago, kids walked into the lunchroom and got lunch.

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

Transcript Highlights:

• So people walking the social district, that's a good thing around the Anoka social district.
• So people walking the social district, that's a good thing around the Anoka social district.
• So people walking the social district.
• So people walking that's<01:13:34.320> that's<01:13:34.560> a<01:13:34.719> good
• And so, making sure that we have opportunities for transit, for biking, for walking, for ride shares,

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I'll walk the bill as it's amended by the A4 amendment, going sort of back and forth between the two.
• bill yes thank you Mr chair and members bill yes thank you Mr chair and members I'll<00:02:07.759> walk
• 08.800> it's<00:02:09.280> amended<00:02:10.280> um<00:02:10.399> by I'll walk
• the bill as it's amended um by I'll walk the bill as it's amended um by the<00:02:10.679> A4
• counties through um and request walk counties through um and request them<00:26:37.240> to<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:42:25.839> through duties and process and uh walk through duties and process and uh walk
• I'll walk through the membership.
• I'll just try to briefly walk through these at a high level. and attorneys fees and whether there and
• through the membership um HOAs I'll walk through the membership um there<00:44:50.359> were<00
• <00:48:47.280> through just try to I'll briefly walk through just try to I'll briefly walk

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If we can get the Deputy Commissioner Ro to come on up and he'll walk us through the UI issues.
• If we can get the Deputy Commissioner Ro to come on up and he'll walk us through the UI issues.
• <00:01:12.119> us up and he'll walk us up and he'll walk us through<00:01:13.960> uh
• Okay, so Devin, are you going to be the one to walk through the questions or answer the questions that
• are you going to be the one to walk are you going to be the one to walk through<00:01:54.880>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• walk walking disability placard under walk walking disability placard under this<00:03:53.280> session
• disability plaqueard, which that walking disability plaqueard, which is<00:11:31.040> going<00
• But now when he gets out of his vehicle and takes a slow walk into the store, he is walking and he has
• > had<01:23:09.280> the store, he is walking and he has had the store, he is walking and
• Um, so I'm don't have to walk two miles.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing began with SB 12, which would let certain veterans who already qualify for a disabled veteran license plate use that VA disability determination to obtain a walking disability placard without having to undergo a second physical or submit additional proof. Senator Waters, the prime sponsor, said the bill was prompted by a constituent and would reduce redundant paperwork. Melinda Sims of United Spinal and Leo Pacquin of the State Veterans Advisory Committee both supported the bill, saying veterans already go through an extensive VA certification process and should not have to repeat it for the state. A DMV representative said the department had no known objection and explained that the change would let the placard travel with the veteran in another vehicle. The hearing on SB 12 was then closed. The committee then took up SB 40, which would allow safe boater education certificates to be completed and tested online, rather than requiring an in-person final exam. Representative Coker and Senator Tim Lang described the bill as a cleanup measure to make a COVID-era online process permanent and said it would improve convenience and keep more revenue in New Hampshire. Tom Praol, representing the vendor, said the state lost significant revenue when the online option ended and argued that online proctoring can verify identity and prevent cheating. The New Hampshire Marine Trades Association supported the bill, saying it would help boaters learn New Hampshire-specific laws and keep dollars in-state. The Department of Safety Marine Patrol was neutral: Captain Tim Dunlvy said the current system includes classroom and online coursework followed by an in-person proctored final exam, and he raised concerns about safety, exam integrity, and lower scores in computer-only testing, while noting New Hampshire’s strong boating safety record. Committee members asked about reciprocity, proctoring methods, costs, and crash data, but no vote was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• So if the officer is walking down the street with his family going to dinner and the bad guy's walking
• I'm doing something I shouldn't, and they turn and walk away.
• I'm doing something I shouldn't, and they turn and walk away.
• I'm doing something I shouldn't, and they turn and walk away. Out over my skis.
• I'm doing something I shouldn't, and they turn and walk away.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If you walk the streets of my district, you see the truth. And it looks nothing like their tweets.
• Every day now, that same day in Little Village, ICE arrested William Himenez, a day laborer, as he walked
• Teachers breathe it walking into classrooms, rehearsing how they might shield their students.
• Teachers breathe it<01:10:33.360> walking<01:10:33.679> into<01:10:34.080> classrooms
• <01:10:34.960> rehearsing it walking into classrooms rehearsing it walking into classrooms

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 18, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And particularly in urban areas, people who are driving around, walking around, suddenly discharging
• At that point, I had a passenger walk me to another coach, and I kind of locked myself in there.
• I'm apprehensive about the state of them walking across an ice surface.
• I'm going against a bone and state of them, walking across an ice surface.
• Any one of you here sitting down can have a kratom tea in my bar, walk out, drive, and won't have any

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing covered a wide range of Judiciary Committee bills, with much of the testimony focused on criminal justice, public safety, and civil asset forfeiture reform. Several lawmakers and advocates supported bills to increase penalties or create new offenses related to assaults on sports officials, assaults on transit workers, reckless discharge of firearms, fires and explosives, pill press machines, and drug-induced homicide. Testifiers described rising harassment and violence against youth sports officials and transit workers, as well as the fentanyl overdose crisis and the need for stronger tools to prosecute dealers whose conduct leads to death. Supporters of the sports-official and transit-worker bills emphasized declining referee availability and repeated assaults on commuter rail and MBTA workers. District attorneys also backed bills on reckless firearm discharge and fires/explosives, saying current law does not adequately address dangerous conduct that endangers bystanders. The committee also heard testimony on several proposals related to youth diversion and prison mitigation. Supporters of the youth court justice fund bill said youth courts are peer-led diversion programs with strong compliance and low recidivism, and argued for a stable funding source rather than annual earmarks. A representative from Bridgewater supported a prison mitigation fund for municipalities that host state prisons, saying the costs of public safety and emergency services are not fully covered. On gun policy, testimony split between supporters of a bill to ban in-state manufacture of assault-style rifles for civilian sale and opponents or skeptics of other firearm-related measures, including a bill on collateralizing firearms and a bill to increase penalties for drug trafficking combined with illegal firearm offenses. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to civil asset forfeiture reform. Advocates from the ACLU, CPCS, the Boston Bar Association, the Institute for Justice, and others supported bills to increase the burden of proof, improve transparency and reporting, require counsel, and limit or eliminate the current practice of directing forfeiture proceeds to law enforcement. They argued the current system creates perverse incentives, lacks adequate due process, and is insufficiently transparent. District Attorney Paul Tucker defended current forfeiture practices, saying his office has reporting and oversight, uses the funds for investigations and community programs, and warned that reducing forfeiture revenue would hinder crime fighting. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing; the chairs repeatedly thanked witnesses and indicated the bills would remain under consideration.

Transcript Highlights:

• the evidence to be very good at reaching people who, for whatever reason, are generally unwilling to walk
• red-haired woman covered in blood and sores who couldn’t even stand up straight was struggling to walk
• It was unclear what she was saying, but she walked clumsily to a yellow bike and a man who wasn’t in
• And so we do not have enough votes to get it out of committee, but we will be walking the votes, walking
• And so we do not have enough votes to get it out of committee, but we will be walking the votes, walking

Bills: SB274, SB301, SB249

Keywords: healthcare, life-sustaining treatment, patient preferences, POLST, advance directive, medical orders, hospital discharge, pregnancy, patient care, discharge planning, healthcare policy, substance use, harm reduction, syringe services, needle exchange, overdose prevention, naloxone, opioid antagonist, drug paraphernalia, syringe

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several measures related to health care, public health, and patient protections. House Concurrent Resolution 148, urging a statewide educational strategy on menopause, was presented as a workplace awareness measure and received supportive comments from members before being released. Senate Bill 274, updating Delaware’s MOST program to POLST and clarifying capacity determinations and documentation for end-of-life orders, also drew supportive testimony from medical and nursing groups and was released. House Bill 458, limiting local backflow preventer requirements for certain low-hazard buildings, was presented as a cost-relief measure for homeowners and small businesses; DHSS expressed concerns but said it was willing to work on amendments and a sunset provision, and the bill was released. Senate Joint Resolution 18, designating August 31, 2026 as International Overdose Awareness Day and ordering flags at half-staff, was released after brief supportive remarks. The committee then considered Senate Bill 339, a technical correction to the advance health care directive form clarifying that an agent’s authority for voluntary mental health admission cannot exceed 72 hours, consistent with existing law. Members asked detailed questions about how the 72-hour limit works and whether it applies to voluntary directives; the sponsor and a Disability Rights Delaware witness explained that the bill only aligns the form with current statute and does not expand authority. The bill was released. House Bill 301, requiring hospitals to create discharge plans for pregnant patients discharged while showing signs of labor, prompted extensive discussion. The sponsor and supporters said it would improve safety, transportation planning, and aftercare, while some members noted Delaware hospitals already do much of this work and questioned whether codifying it was necessary; supporters emphasized maternal mortality disparities and the need for guardrails. The bill was released. Senate Bill 196, creating ownership disclosure requirements for long-term care facilities and resident notice rules after ownership transfers, was presented as a transparency measure for seniors and families and was released after supportive testimony from the Delaware Nurses Association and elder-care advocates. Senate Bill 320, expanding pharmacists’ independent prescriptive authority for certain non-controlled medications and allowing opioid use disorder medications under standing order, with added malpractice reporting requirements in Senate Amendment 2, was supported by pharmacists and nurse practitioners as an access-to-care measure and was released. Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 161, establishing a unified licensing and oversight framework for adult behavioral health providers under DSAM, was presented as a patient-protection measure; providers supported the goal but cautioned that regulations must be workable, and the substitute was released. Senate Joint Resolution 19, directing DHSS to study strategies to reduce health care costs, was released with a note reflecting concerns about broadening the analysis to include additional cost drivers and alternatives. Finally, Senate Bill 249 with Senate Amendment 2, modernizing harm-reduction programs and paraphernalia laws, generated the most extended debate: supporters framed it as life-saving public health policy, while opponents raised concerns about needle litter, community impacts, and whether the approach facilitates addiction. Despite the objections, the bill was released.

Transcript Highlights:

• There she just walked out of the room. Yep. This is not perfect. It is not perfect.
• There<00:32:43.640> is<00:32:43.800> she<00:32:43.920> just<00:32:44.120> walked
• <00:32:44.320> out<00:32:44.400> of<00:32:44.440> the There is she just walked
• out of the There is she just walked out of the room. room. room.
• People walking in the this nature.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Cannot walk today because he fought for this country.
• Cannot walk today because he fought for this country.
• Cannot walk today because he fought for this country.
• Cannot walk today because he fought for this country.
• Cannot walk today because he fought One.

Bills: HB541

Keywords: PFAS, drinking water, public health, environmental management, liability, 923, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So I'll just walk through a little bit of the background and where we're at with that process right now
• And as it continues to get prepared, just a kind of a walk-through, members...
• But I just wanted to note that we have walked through the DE2 and that I have an A2 amendment to DE2.
• But I just wanted to note that<00:17:33.840> we<00:17:34.080> have<00:17:34.240> walked
• through the DE2 and that we have walked through the DE2 and to<00:17:38.080> that<00:17:38.240

Bills: HF729

Keywords: human services, provider enrollment, medical assistance, healthcare, housing stabilization, substance use disorder, vulnerable adults, fraud prevention, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• You while you're walking up, you submitted a FinCEN notice in your testimony, and can you just walk us
• You while you're walking up, you Yeah.
• your testimony, and can you can<00:15:55.240> you<00:15:55.400> just<00:15:55.760> walk
• <00:15:56.040> us<00:15:56.280> through<00:15:56.800> the can you just walk
• us through the can you just walk us through the anti-money<00:15:57.880> laundering<00:15:58.480

Bills: HB1511, HB1535, HB1642, HB1753, HB1810, HB2282, HB2614

Keywords: consumer protection, unsolicited mail, unsolicited email, junk mail, spam email, deceptive marketing, misleading solicitation, high-pressure sales, vehicle warranty, auto warranty, service contract, home warranty, license renewal, registration renewal, government impersonation, affiliation disclosure, direct mail, email marketing, consumer fraud, refund

Summary: The committee heard several consumer-protection and insurance measures. HB 1511 HD2 would prohibit unsolicited mail or email using high-pressure tactics or falsely implying affiliation with another entity; it drew support from the Office of Consumer Protection, the DCCA Insurance Division, and the Service Contract Industry Council, with some written support and at least one opposition. HB 1535 HD2, concerning automated external defibrillators and a tax-related provision for devices installed in certain public accommodations, received comments from DOTAX and the Tax Foundation, with additional support from the Department of Health and other groups. HB 1642 HD1 would ban ownership or operation of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that accept U.S. currency; it was strongly supported by OCP, the Attorney General, and AARP, while kiosk operators and industry representatives opposed the ban and urged a regulatory approach instead, including licensing, transaction limits, refunds, and other safeguards. Members questioned whether federal action could preempt the bill and whether a licensure regime could be funded through a surcharge, but no action was taken during the discussion. The committee also took up HB 1753 on social media account deletion and permanent erasure of personal information, with OCP standing on its initial comments and TechNet and Will Caron in support. HB 1810 HD2 would impose prompt payment and financial reporting requirements on professional solicitors selling donated tangible property on behalf of charities; Goodwill Hawaii testified in strong support, emphasizing donor trust and transparency, and several nonprofit and business groups submitted supportive testimony. HB 2282 HD1, which would require explanations for premium increases and clarify insurance licensing and cancellation/non-renewal procedures, was supported by the Insurance Division and OCP; a vice chair asked for complaint data related to condo associations, and a member noted that the same agencies had previously opposed similar Senate bills. Finally, HB 2614 HD1 would require cosmetics merchants to accept returns of new or unopened goods within specified time frames and improve signage requirements; OCP said the bill addressed longstanding complaints about high-pressure sales tactics and no-return policies, citing over 180 complaints and survey results showing most complainants did not understand the policy and felt misled.

Transcript Highlights:

• One of the most troubling parts of this bill for me is the fact that we’re allowing people to walk into
• a pharmacy and just pick up and walk out with deadly drugs that are designed to end someone’s life.
• >> Through you, Madam President, it is incorrect to say someone Walks into a CVS and gets suicide drugs
• Yes, once you go through the process, there is no denying that someone will walk in with a script or
• maybe sent electronically and walk out with those deadly drugs.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, received messages and substitutions from the Assembly, and welcomed two new members, Senators Erik Bottcher and Jeremy Zellner. The chamber then adopted the resolution calendar and took up a privileged resolution sponsored by Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins memorializing Governor Hochul to proclaim February 2026 as Black History Month in New York. Senators Bailey, Baskin, Sanders, Scarcella-Spanton, Brisport, Parker, Cleare, Comrie, and others spoke in support, emphasizing Black history as American history, the importance of education and remembrance, and the contributions of Black New Yorkers and historical figures. The resolution was adopted, and the leader opened it for co-sponsorship. The Senate then moved to the bill calendar and passed several measures, including bills on civil procedure, urban development, labor, and public service law. One labor bill was substituted from the Assembly and passed. Several energy and utility-related bills drew debate, with supporters arguing they would improve affordability, utility rate-setting, and consumer protections, while opponents said they would not meaningfully lower costs and instead reflected broader policy choices. Senator Walczyk voted no on one utility bill, and Senators Tedisco and others criticized the package; Senators Mayer and Harckham defended the measures as needed reforms to utility regulation and return-on-equity standards. Most bills were approved by wide margins, including one public service bill that passed 53-9 and another that passed 61-1.

Transcript Highlights:

• Not just walking into the cafeteria and grabbing their lunch, but the seated lunch time.
• We do see students walking, eating on their way to the trash because it's time for the next period to
• I remember walking in to the smell.
• And as you walk through, you already were anticipating lunch. It was a scratch kitchen then.
• So I will kind of walk through.

Transcript Highlights:

• .<00:07:14.639> Thank<00:07:14.880> you<00:07:14.960> very If you walk, you don't
• If if you walk okay.
• If if you walk if<00:12:15.279> you<00:12:15.360> walk,<00:12:15.600> you<00:12:
• 15.760> don't<00:12:15.920> get<00:12:16.360> mileage if you walk, you don't get
• mileage if you walk, you don't get mileage inside<00:12:17.760> the<00:12:18.000> sidewalk

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in work session and focused only on SB 291; SB 249 and SB 83 were postponed for at least two weeks, and the chair said there would be no meeting next week. The chair also announced a deadline of the 22nd for clearing out drawers and lockers, and reminded members about a field trip to Nashua the next day and mileage paperwork for attendees. For SB 291, the chair distributed Amendment 2025-1925H, explaining that it was intended to simplify the bill and address concerns about church parsonages by allowing a church to rent out a parsonage and apply the net income to a pastor’s housing allowance. Members discussed whether the language could unintentionally exclude non-Christian denominations, whether the bill was too narrow, and what guardrails would prevent abuse. Several members said the amendment was clearer and supported it, while one member preferred retaining the bill for more study. The discussion also touched on how “church” and “parsonage” are defined under existing law and IRS rules, with the chair and others saying the language was broad enough and that no testimony from other religious groups had raised concerns. After the discussion, the chair took a straw poll showing support for the amendment and then closed the work session. In executive session, a motion was made and seconded to ought to pass SB 291.

Transcript Highlights:

• I WALKED EVERY MILE AND THERE WERE 26 MILES A BEACH. I WALKED IT ALL MY LIFE.
• FOR PROBABLY 50 TO 60 YEARS I WALKED THAT BEACH.
• WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE 2018 IS YOU WALK OUT TO THE BEACH AND YOU WANT ENJOY THE WONDERFUL BEACHES OF
• NO TRESPASSING SIGNS LINED UP THERE BEEN STORIES WHERE YOU WOULD GO WALKING IN A BEACH CHAIR SECURITY
• BUT BECAUSE THE PUBLIC CAN WALK BY IT, YOU CONSIDER THAT TO BE PUBLIC ACCESS IN SOUTH FLORIDA?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So I'm walking back with this weed whacker, and I walk by Herb, and he's still going at it.
• Representative Martin, please proceed with the certificate and lay presentation. water break so I'm walking
• back with water break so I'm walking back with this<00:28:56.799> weed<00:28:57.039> whacker
• <00:28:57.679> and<00:28:57.799> I<00:28:58.320> I<00:28:58.440> walk
• and I I walk by herb and<00:28:59.200> he's<00:28:59.360> still<00:28:59.519> going

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• or go to family and maybe go for a walk or go to the<00:47:28.319> park<00:47:28.520> with
• I put together a presentation, met with them, walked them through what the draft was, what they needed
• I put together a presentation, met with them, walked them through what the draft was, what they needed
• I put together a presentation, met with them, walked them through what the draft was, what they needed
• <01:05:13.160> them presentation met with them walked them presentation met with them walked

Keywords: 1187, senate, all