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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HHS-HRE, HHS-EDT, HHS Public Hearings 03-19-2025
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Lindsey Strad, Tobacco Harm Reduction 101, providing comments. Lindsay, are you present on Zoom?
- A tax increase of a dollar per pack would see a 6.9 reduction in smoking for youth under 18 years of
- Michael Young, Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center, in support.
- Michael Young, Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center, in support.
- </c><00:36:44.960><c> and</c><00:36:45.359><c> a</c> Cancer Centers debt reduction and a Cancer Centers
Summary:
The joint Health, Human Services, and Higher Education hearing took up HB 441 HD2, a measure to increase cigarette taxes and dedicate the revenue to the University of Hawaii Cancer Center. The Department of Taxation said it had no substantive objection but requested an effective date of January 1, 2026 if tax rates change so it can order new stamps. The Department of Health, the Deputy Attorney General/tobacco enforcement, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, the American Cancer Society, the Hawaii Medical Association, and several other health organizations and youth advocates supported the bill, arguing that higher cigarette prices reduce youth initiation, encourage cessation, and help fund cancer research and care. Several supporters asked for a larger increase, including at least $1 per pack, while opponents from retail, wholesale, and tobacco-related groups argued the tax would be regressive, burden low-income smokers, and drive sales to the illicit market. The Tax Foundation and other opponents also criticized reliance on sin taxes and said smoking rates are already at historic lows.
After testimony and questions, members discussed how the revenue should be used and whether higher taxes change smoker behavior or push people toward vaping or other alternatives. The chairs announced they would pass HB 441 HD2 with amendments, replacing the contents with SB 528 SD1 except for changes reflecting the Department of Taxation’s request and a provision directing all proceeds from the tax increase to the Hawaii Cancer Center’s debt reduction, with an effective date of December 31, 2025. The House Health, Human Services, and Higher Education committees then voted to adopt the recommendation; the Health, Human Services committee vote was adopted with Chair and several members voting aye and one member voting no in the Higher Education committee vote.
The hearing also briefly covered HB 1334 on meat donation, which drew support from the Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, food industry, and community groups, though no action was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard HB 1098 on crimes against protective services workers. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office and Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, saying assaults on protective services workers can have chilling effects and deserve stronger deterrence; a committee question raised whether the bill should instead be part of a broader, more proactive approach to assault statutes. The Department of Human Services also described safety steps such as panic buttons and phone apps for social workers. The excerpt ends before any final vote on HB 1098.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, July 15, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And this $2.7 billion in reductions.
- . reduction. reduction.
- . reduction. reduction.
- </c> deficit reduction. deficit reduction.
- <07:16:22.638><c> Um,</c> reductions Um, reductions Um, I<07:16:24.400><c> wanted</c><07:16:24.638><c
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- The governor recommended a reduction to their...
- This represents a core reduction of $2,000 from the previous year.
- So there's an offsetting GR core reduction.
- There is an offsetting GR reduction. This is simply a fund switch.
- And I sell the FTE reduction. I saw, yeah, it looks great.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Children and Families Mar 31st, 2026 at 08:00 am
Children and Families
Transcript Highlights:
- And can you then come back and say, hey, judge, I want you to consider under 1872 a reduction to a B
- Do you get the reduction from a 10A to a 10B or a 10B to a 10C?
- You know, the purpose of that, you know, you've got your reduction in class. of that. Right.
- You know, you've got your reduction in class, but you might not get a reduction in term.
- This is a post-sentencing reduction.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And can you then come back and say, hey, judge, I want you to consider under 1872 a reduction to a B
- Do you get the reduction from a 10A to a 10B or a 10B to a 10C?
- You know, the purpose of that, you know, you've got your reduction in class. of that. Right.
- You know, you've got your reduction in class, but you might not get a reduction in term.
- This is a post-sentencing reduction.
Summary:
The Committee on Children and Families heard public testimony on three bills. House Bill 3470, sponsored by Rep. Schmidt, would create a Missouri partner network linking state agencies, nonprofits, faith-based groups, and private partners through a website and case-management system to connect adults 18 and over who opt in with resources for employment, housing, education, and self-sufficiency. Supporters described the model as already working in 36 counties through the Care Portal and emphasized efficiency, reduced duplication, and stronger family outcomes. Committee members generally supported the concept and asked about opt-in participation, navigators, and how nonprofits would be included as true partners; no opposition testimony was offered.
House Bill 3322, sponsored by Rep. Hausman, would extend foster-care school stability timelines from 10 days to 30 days, or 60 days in summer, and increase the mileage limit for remaining in a school of origin from 10-15 miles to 30 miles. The sponsor and witnesses from the Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition and Foster Adopt Connect said the current limits can force unnecessary school changes and are especially difficult in rural areas, while the bill would better preserve continuity for children in foster care. Committee members asked about edge cases, transportation, and whether the child’s best interests would still control; there was no opposition testimony.
House Bill 1872, presented by Rep. Reuter, would allow survivors of domestic violence to seek resentencing if the abuse was related to the offense, so that the abuse can be considered as mitigating evidence after conviction or plea. Supporters, including a survivor, Missouri Appleseed, Forward.US, and Empower Missouri, said the bill would address cases where abuse was not fully considered at the original sentencing and would provide a second look for people serving long sentences. Several members raised procedural concerns about how the bill would interact with trial strategy, existing battered spouse syndrome law, evidentiary requirements, and appeals; the sponsor said he was open to revisions. No opposition testimony was presented, and the committee adjourned after the hearing.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- We're not going to have a reduction in beds because we're keeping a workforce in place and asking for
- We're not going to have a reduction in beds because we're keeping a workforce in place and asking for
- We're not going to have a reduction in beds because we're keeping a workforce in place and asking for
- </c> reduction in revenue. reduction in revenue.
- </c><01:47:22.880><c> revenue</c> appropriate or as a reduction revenue appropriate or as a reduction
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Maintenance and purchase reductions, technology expenditures have been reduced, and the purchase of 10
- technology expenditures have reductions technology expenditures have been<00:04:24.320><c> reduced</
- If we were to maintain that same $600 per pupil request, this legislation's proposed 31.4% reduction
- </c><00:07:17.639><c> that</c> $700,000 in budget cuts reductions that $700,000 in budget cuts reductions
- </c><00:10:44.800><c> in</c> out a number of the the reductions in out a number of the the reductions
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
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/27/2026 - Senate Natural Resources
Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- I think, Ray, your question, your point is that four acre-feet should be subject to a water reduction
- The governance or the conversation of requiring a reduction, that's a whole other conversation.
- an amendment actually address the concerns that I have in regards to, you know, having pumping reductions
- irrigation water be sold or transferred away from land where it was historically used, with no required reduction
- Until this bill includes basic protections like pumping reductions, oversight, and transparency, I cannot
Summary:
The Senate Natural Resources Committee approved its January 13, 2026 minutes and held over Senate Bills 1041 and 11676 for further review. The main substantive hearing was on SB 1197, which would let owners of irrigation grandfather rights in subsequent active management areas sell, lease, or transfer the associated water duty within the same AMA, including for non-irrigated acreage. The sponsor said the bill was intended to help wineries and other farmers in the Willcox and Douglas areas adjust field layouts and expand within existing water limits. Testimony was mixed: the Sierra Club and Rural Arizona Action opposed the bill, warning it could increase groundwater pumping without requiring reductions or tying transfers to AMA management goals, while the City of Willcox and ADWR were neutral but asked for clearer safeguards and statutory guardrails. The committee passed SB 1197 on a 4-3 vote, with one member not voting.
The committee then heard and passed SB 1198, which continues the Arizona Beef Council for eight years until July 1, 2034, and SB 1199, which continues the Arizona State Veterinary Examining Board for eight years until July 1, 2034. Both measures received unanimous or near-unanimous support, with members noting the importance of the beef industry and concerns about the shortage of rural and large-animal veterinarians.
Finally, the committee considered SCM 1004, a memorial urging Congress to clarify and limit the EPA’s powers and address what the sponsor described as regulatory overreach. Supporters framed it as a call for Congress to fix unclear federal law, while opponents argued it would weaken science-based environmental protections and ignore climate and air-quality concerns. The memorial was approved on a 4-3 vote, and the committee then adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, the target for the workforce, labor, and economic development committee was a reduction of $50 million
- And then in the tails for fiscal years 28 and 29, it was another $50 million reduction from the base.
- 28 and 29 um it was another $50 million 28 and 29 um it was another $50 million reduction<00:01:53.280
- </c> reduction from the base. reduction from the base.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We've continued to have reductions not just in this current administration, but in the previous federal
- We are concerned with the reduction to the soil health financial assistance program.
- The solution will require both immediate public health measures and long-term source reduction, and I
- mitigation proposal together with continued legal work to strengthen our state rules for nitrogen source reduction
- We are deeply concerned about the potential reduction in funding. from the farm to food shelf program
Bills:
HF2446
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty - Tuesday, March 24
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 53% reduction to state funding for Truman State University.
- The result of something like that would still be a 15% reduction...
- The result of something like that would still be a 15% reduction to Harris-Stowe, a 14% reduction to
- Lincoln, a 20% reduction to Truman.
- So it would be a 53% reduction for that one institution.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House passes transportation finance bill with increased road funding, transit cuts 4/28/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:15:25.519><c> Um</c><00:15:25.839><c> we</c> reduction and highway to habitat.
- Um we reduction and highway to habitat.
- </c> is a cleaner environment and reductions is a cleaner environment and reductions in<00:46:51.200>
- And that's why the governor recommended even more significant reductions to the base funding.
- </c> reduction. That was an important win. reduction. That was an important win.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/27/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- in state parks this is service reduction in state parks this is critical<00:21:25.640><c> just</c><00
- </c> million of general fund reductions million of general fund reductions contained<00:29:39.000><c>
- Chair, Senator Green, I just add that it's an increase less the $660,000 reduction to the general fund
- </c> an increase less the 660,000 reduction an increase less the 660,000 reduction to<00:31:21.279><c
- is on the total amount of reduction is on the total amount of money money money if<00:32:28.600><c>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:31:08.399><c> How</c><00:31:08.559><c> does</c> I see some reductions on yours.
- <c> expected</c> reduction in future expected reduction in future expected expenditures<00:56:18.400>
- And yes, there are reductions, but we talk about the cuts, but yet it is going up $2 billion.
- And yes, there are reductions, but we talk about the cuts, but yet it is going up $2 billion.
- And yes, there are reductions, but we talk about the cuts, but yet it is going up $2 billion.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (03/03/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- from the Division of Economic Stability lead to stronger financial health and stability and/or a reduction
- of funding going on in the reduction of funding going on in the federal<00:39:04.240><c> government<
- uh to to this includes barrier reduction uh to to lifting<01:27:30.040><c> families</c><01:27:30.400
- </c><01:57:41.239><c> in</c> ultimately starts with a reduction in ultimately starts with a reduction
- He said the reduction in funding is reflected in the totals at the bottom.
Summary:
The committee held a Division 3 budget work session focused on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Economic Stability. Karen Hebert, the division director, and Nathan White, DHHS chief financial officer, walked members through the governor’s operating budget pages and a briefing book, explaining that the division was consolidated in 2018 and serves programs aimed at financial stability, poverty reduction, child care access, and related supports. Members repeatedly asked for clearer breakdowns of general fund spending, historical growth since consolidation, and how the division’s broad mission areas map onto specific budget lines.
A major portion of the discussion centered on the Bureau of Child Development and Head Start collaboration and the child care subsidy program. Hebert said the child care scholarship/subsidy helps low- and moderate-income families access daycare so parents can work, attend school, or receive treatment, and that eligibility is based on state median income up to 85%. She reported a 45% increase in utilization, 4,032 children receiving daycare support as of the end of January, and about 15% of eligible children being served. She also described the quality improvement system “Granite Steps for Quality,” with 160 providers enrolled out of 717 licensed programs, and noted that 1,200 child care professionals added credentials in the last year.
Members pressed for cost-benefit information, asking for data on how much the state pays, how many providers and children are served, and whether the department could quantify unmet need. The witnesses said some projects were funded with short-term ARPA child care dollars and that detailed cost data for specific examples, such as the Gorm Community Learning Center expansion, would need to be looked up. They also explained that the child care fund is a federal block grant with required spending set-asides of 9% for quality, 3% for infants and toddlers, and up to 5% for administration, and that unused funds remain available. The committee also reviewed slide 10’s accounting units, including that the Child Care Workforce Fund is 100% general funds and was created as a priority item under HB 2 from the 2024 session, while some other child care-related units are 100% federal funds.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 03:13 pm
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House amended and passed committee substitute for Senate Bill 392 relating to personal income tax reduction
- The purpose of this bill is to provide a reduction in the personal income tax.
- The House of Delegates lowered the income tax reduction from 10%, the Senate sent over to 5%.
- First, we passed a 27 and a quarter percent tax reduction a couple of years ago.
- And today we've added to that with an additional 5 percent reduction in personal income tax.
Summary:
The Senate took up a series of House amendments to enrolled bills and, in each case, accepted the amendments and passed the bills, often with effective dates set by separate motions. Measures approved included pay increases for the judiciary (SB 29), regulation of homemade food sales (SB 44), protections against financial exploitation of eligible adults (SB 617), involuntary hospitalization changes (SB 742), transfer of the court security fund (SB 952), asbestos and silica statute-of-limitations changes (SB 1008), cooperation with bordering states by law enforcement agencies (SB 723), birth certificate access for homeless minors (SB 947), personal income tax reduction (SB 392), criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults (SB 54), child abuse investigation technology and a caseworker aid pilot program (SB 228), value-based payment requirements (SB 231), workforce readiness and micro-credential provisions (SB 402), contractor license transfer rules for immediate family members (SB 553), refusal review hearings (SB 575), coal code modernization and minors protection (SB 686), lawful prescription of crystalline polymorph psilocybin under FDA recommendations (SB 906), penalties for disturbing religious worship (SB 1026), the Sustaining Opportunities for Academics and Rural Schools Act (SB 63), women’s collegiate sports protections (SB 502), and modernization funding for Workforce West Virginia (SB 153). Most of these bills passed with unanimous or near-unanimous votes; SB 392 passed 31-2 on the first vote and was later reconsidered and passed again 32-2. Several bills were made effective from passage or on July 1, 2026.
The Senate also considered Senate Executive Message No. 4 from the Committee on Confirmations. The chamber confirmed all nominees except number 54 in one vote, then separately confirmed nominee 54 by a 30-3 vote. After the confirmation business, the Senate briefly recessed and later returned to additional floor business.
During the session, the majority leader also delivered remarks on affordability, citing prior tax reductions, a personal property tax rebate, elimination of state income tax on Social Security for seniors, and efforts to increase homestead exemptions. He urged the governor to explore ways to address rising gasoline prices. The remarks were entered into the journal by unanimous consent.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Environment, Energy & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- facility to submit a two-part plan by December 2030 to Ecology and Commerce with a greenhouse gas reductions
- component and a waste reduction and material recovery component.
- Component and a waste reduction and material recovery component.
- It directs the waste reduction and material recovery component of the two-part plan to consider the local
- It directs the waste reduction and material recovery component of the two-part plan to consider the local
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- fertilizer as nitrogen-based fertilizer manufactured using processes that achieve at least an 80% reduction
- fertilizer as nitrogen-based fertilizer manufactured using processes that achieve at least an 80% reduction
- I'm Joel Creswell, manager of the Climate Pollution Reduction Program at the Department of Ecology, signed
- Fuel Standard, and consistent accounting will give an opportunity to receive credit for this carbon reduction
- fuel standard and consistent accounting will give an opportunity to receive credit for this carbon reduction
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Feb 10th, 2026
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Since 2019, the state has experienced a 47% reduction in the number of children that are entering out-of-home
- The state has experienced a 47% reduction in the number of children that are entering out-of-home care
- And we have experienced notable reductions in Floridians' reliance on government assistance.
- and I am committed on what we have discussed, and that is the preservation of childhoods and the reduction
- I am and committed on what we have discussed and that is the preservation of childhoods and the reduction
Summary:
The committee first took up CS/SB 1600, which included a strike-all amendment and a technical amendment to correct the effective date. The bill would require insurers and child welfare lead agencies/subcontractors to respond to information requests within 30 days, authorize fines or penalties for noncompliance, and include a repeal date for the new subsection. After brief support from child welfare groups and comments from Senator Harrell about insurance access for CBCs and providers, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably.
The committee then heard CS/SB 556, which would allow students with disabilities to satisfy the physical education requirement through participation in Special Olympics if included in their IEP, and would clarify that two years of marching band participation can satisfy both PE and fine arts credit. Special Olympics Florida, a student athlete, and parents testified in support, and Senator Simon praised the bill’s flexibility and recognition of student effort. The committee voted to report the bill favorably.
Next, the committee considered CS/SB 794, which requires background screening for employees of residential facilities and day training programs serving people with developmental disabilities and directs a review of waiver support coordination, including quality, caseloads, training, recruitment, retention, and geographic access gaps, with recommendations due to the Legislature and Governor in February 2027. An amendment to match the House version was adopted, multiple supporters appeared, and the bill was reported favorably.
Finally, the committee held a confirmation hearing for Taylor Hatch to continue as Secretary of the Department of Children and Families. Hatch discussed DCF’s mission, data showing reductions in out-of-home care, Baker Acts, opioid deaths, and public assistance reliance, and described efforts on youth advisory input, missing children recovery, provider capacity, peer support, and technology improvements. Senators Sharief, Harrell, and Rouson raised concerns about child welfare system delays, parent notification, funding formulas, opioid settlement use, and interoperability; Hatch committed to continued work on those issues. The committee voted to recommend her confirmation favorably, with Chair Grall voting no.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The fiscal impact statement basically says that this estimated 20 million dollars reduction in local
- They're a Reduction in what you're to be paid.
- So, with the reduction in the overall collection, will this create an additional burden on state?
- This reduction.
- President, I just want to remind not only the members but the public at large that this reduction only
Bills:
SB2102, SB1940, SB1625, SB1442, SB1623, SB1242, SB1949, SB1592, SB1913, SB592, SB992, SB1241, SB259, SB1928, SB1426, SB1531, SB1561, SB1122
Keywords:
credit card fees, merchant discounts, payment card network, interchange fees, transparency in fees, Oklahoma law, payment card, rebate, merchant, tax compliance, health insurance, mandate, impact analysis, insurance department, public health, access to healthcare, SB1442, alcoholic beverage control, ABLE Commission, liquor license fees