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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So people under 21 years of age with autism spectrum disorder or related conditions. been doing over
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- The response was that the one that comes to mind is fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, though the witness
Bills:
HF3379
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- additional potential with the games that are not going to be covered by the Mountain West deal nor a Spectrum
- deals. >> Right, but let's say it's a softball game that neither the Mountain West deal nor your Spectrum
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deal <00:22:15.600>nor <00:22:15.840>your <00:22:15.960>Spectrum - Mountain West deal nor your Spectrum Mountain West deal nor your Spectrum contract<00:22:16.680>
Keywords:
student-athletes, name image likeness, NIL, compensation, transparency, University of Hawaii, Title IX, funding, protections, athlete agents, student athletes, endorsement contracts, professional representation, registration requirements, sports law, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The joint committees heard testimony on Senate Bill 3263, which would create a state-supported endowment for University of Hawaii athletics NIL (name, image, and likeness) funding. University of Hawaii Athletics Director Matt Eliott supported the bill, saying NIL requires both immediate funding and a longer-term sustainable solution. He asked for several changes: lowering the initial endowment target from $10 million to $2 million so the fund could start sooner, allowing NIL reporting by team rather than by individual student-athlete, and clarifying that athletes may choose whether to use an agent, while still allowing certified agents or a parent/guardian if desired.
Committee members raised concerns about using taxpayer dollars for athlete compensation, the burden on a small-state budget, and whether the university could realistically raise the required matching funds. Several senators questioned whether the university had a concrete fundraising plan and whether the endowment would meaningfully help UH compete with larger programs. Eliott said UH is already fundraising privately for current NIL obligations, had raised more than $1.6 million toward a $3 million annual goal, and would continue fundraising for both short-term needs and the endowment match. He also said the university is not trying to compete with Power Five schools on the same scale, but to be successful at its own conference level.
Members also discussed transparency and privacy, with some senators arguing that if state money is used, the public should know how it is spent, while Eliott said individual student-athlete NIL information should remain private and team-level reporting would be preferable. He confirmed international student-athletes are eligible for NIL and said about 60 to 70 UH athletes are currently participating, with more than 100 expected next year. The discussion also touched on UH’s Mountain West media rights and local TV rights, with Eliott explaining that the conference distribution is expected to remain around $3.5 million and that local TV rights would be negotiated separately. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- leadership was responding to the significant gap for young Black men living in a low socioeconomic spectrum
- leadership was responding to the significant gap for young Black men living in a low socioeconomic spectrum
- a young black men living in a lowest and a social<01:02:37.640>
economic <01:02:38.680>spectrum - <01:02:39.680>
by <01:02:39.880>working social economic spectrum by working social - economic spectrum by working collectively<01:02:40.960>
with <01:02:41.160>other <01:02:
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- hearing education, blind and visually impaired education, emotional or behavioral disorders, autism spectrum
- hearing education, blind and visually impaired education, emotional or behavioral disorders, autism spectrum
- Impaired education emotional or behavior disorders<00:57:24.440>
autism <00:57:25.039>spectrum - <00:57:25.559>
disorders disorders autism spectrum disorders disorders autism spectrum disorders
Summary:
The committee met to hear a presentation from the Commissioner of Revenue on Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan’s tax proposal, with members told no public testimony would be taken because bill language was not yet available. The commissioner said the proposal would lower the statewide sales tax rate by 0.75 percentage points while expanding sales tax to selected professional services such as legal, brokerage, banking, and accounting, with several carve-outs. He emphasized that the plan would not add business-to-business sales taxes, arguing that taxing business inputs leads to tax pyramiding and higher hidden consumer costs.
The commissioner said the rate cut would be the first sales tax rate cut in state history and estimated it at about $95 million annually, while the service expansions would raise about $203 million to $205 million annually, for a net increase of roughly $110 million per year. He said the proposal is part of the governor’s broader budget, which he described as addressing long-term structural deficits and funding other priorities such as an R&D credit, an expanded sustainable aviation fuel credit, fraud prevention, and service-member retention bonuses. He also said the carve-outs and exemptions would be reflected in the revenue estimate.
Members questioned whether the proposal was truly a tax cut or instead a tax increase, and several asked for a revenue-neutral rate if all or more services were taxed. One member raised concerns about how pro bono legal work with a fee would be treated, and another asked about possible streamlining issues and whether fees are treated as taxes in statute. The commissioner said a fee would be taxable depending on the arrangement and that the department would review the language carefully once drafted. He also said the department would provide more detailed estimates later, including what the rate would be if the tax were made revenue neutral. No votes or formal actions were taken.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (01/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So our efforts are increasingly trying to serve this wide spectrum of students from high school through
- So our efforts are increasingly trying to serve this wide spectrum of students from high school through
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serve <01:55:50.679>this <01:55:50.960>wide <01:55:51.320>spectrum - <01:55:51.840>
of trying to serve this wide spectrum of trying to serve this wide spectrum
Summary:
The meeting was the first session of a newly created House Education Funding Committee, which also handles career technical education and higher education legislation. The chair explained that the committee was split off from the larger education committee because of the high volume of bills in the prior biennium, and said its focus would be on education funding policy and related fiscal issues. He noted that the committee had already reviewed major topics with the Department of Education, including the foundation formula, building aid, career technical education, special education aid, catastrophic aid, and higher education funding, and that chancellors from the university and community college systems were scheduled to appear later that morning.
The bulk of the meeting was an orientation on committee procedures and decorum. The chair reviewed attendance and replacement rules, hearing procedures, time limits for testimony, and how the committee would handle crowded hearings, early bills, and fiscal notes. He emphasized that hearings are not debates, that sponsors and co-sponsors may present but should not use their position to dominate questioning, and that the chair controls whether additional technical questions are asked of witnesses. He also stressed neutrality, saying members should not display buttons or placards or engage in running debates with testifiers, and that the committee should treat all testimony respectfully regardless of party or viewpoint.
Additional housekeeping guidance covered security procedures, use of cell phones and computers during hearings, breaks and hydration in the dry hearing rooms, and courtesy toward the clerk and other staff. The chair also asked members to notify leadership in advance of absences and explained that some bills may require larger rooms or overflow arrangements. No votes were taken and no bills were acted on during this portion of the meeting.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- If you need seating accommodations, alert the sergeant staff wearing the gold ties.
- on the system that the computer system law enforcement has will flag that case more than the cops alert
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cops <01:26:06.840>alert <01:26:07.200 - c> goes<01:26:07.640>
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Bills:
SF1750, HF2700, HF1606, HF3356, HF3946, HF3970, HF3658, HF3875, HF2627, SF856, HF1268, HF1338
Keywords:
common interest community, CIC, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, planned community, cooperative, unit owner, association board, declarant, declarant control, special declarant rights, assessment lien, foreclosure, late fees, fines, attorney fees, resale disclosure, annual report, maintenance plan
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 04/04/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- And she contacted me and alerted me to the fact that it was sinking and it was seeping oil and gas and
- And she contacted me and alerted me to the fact that it was sinking and it was seeping oil and gas and
- And she contacted me and alerted me to the fact that it was sinking and it was seeping oil and gas and
- And she contacted me and alerted me to the fact that it was sinking and it was seeping oil and gas and
- And she contacted me and alerted me to the fact that it was sinking and it was seeping oil and gas and
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Jun 5th, 2025
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You'll see a broad spectrum of folks supporting this bill from the pro-life community, from the medical
Bills:
SB 31, SB 33, SB 510, SB 871, SB 1868, SB 2024, SB 2166, SB 2309, SB 2880, SJR 27, SJR 39, SJR 40
Keywords:
SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 25, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- They do not recognize, as we do here in the State of Hawaii, that gender is a spectrum.
- They do not recognize, as we do here in the State of Hawaii, that gender is a spectrum.
- They do not recognize, as we do here in the State of Hawaii, that gender is a spectrum.
- They do not recognize, as we do here in the State of Hawaii, that gender is a spectrum.
- And so for other people to invoke victims and survivor rights, there is a spectrum.
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on two immigration-enforcement bills: HB 1886 HD1 and HB 2540 HD1. HB 1886 would limit state and federal collaboration in immigration enforcement, require visible identification and restrictions on facial coverings for law enforcement officers, and create offenses for improper masking, lack of identification, and unauthorized civil immigration interrogation, arrest, or detention. HB 2540 would also limit state and federal collaboration, require law enforcement agencies to adopt and publicly post written civil immigration enforcement policies, prohibit stops or arrests based solely on immigration status, and restrict state and county participation in civil immigration enforcement in certain places.
Most testimony supported both measures. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Office of the Public Defender, the ACLU of Hawaii, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and several private individuals said the bills would increase transparency, accountability, and community trust, and would help protect constitutional rights and reduce fear among immigrants and other community members. Several testifiers emphasized Hawaii’s history and the need to keep local law enforcement separate from federal immigration enforcement, while others said the bills would help people feel safer going to court, school, work, or public protests. A retired police officer also supported visible identification and uniform standards for officers, including federal agents operating in Hawaii.
A few testifiers opposed the use of masked or unidentified officers and argued that local police should not be diverted from ordinary public safety duties to immigration enforcement. One ACLU witness noted that the federal government has increasingly used local and state agencies to expand immigration enforcement, and said the task-force provisions in the bills are important to prevent blurred lines between agencies. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, but it recorded very large numbers of supportive testimonies for both bills, with only a small number in opposition.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/16/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He's on the autism spectrum. He's my eldest.
- He's on the autism spectrum. He's my eldest.
- He's on the autism spectrum.<01:31:16.239>
Uh <01:31:16.560>he's <01:31:16.800>my <01:31:17.679>And <01:31:18.159>over spectrum. Uh he's my eldest. - And over spectrum. Uh he's my eldest.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/10/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Public television provides educational programming, content for local communities, and emergency alerts
- content for local communities<01:53:06.400>
and <01:53:06.560>emergency <01:53:07.120>alerts - , communities and emergency alerts, communities and emergency alerts, messaging.<01:53:09.360>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- If agents are around the school, I alert our neighbors and administration because ICE has demonstrated
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the <01:21:08.640>school, <01:21:08.880>I <01:21:09.040>alert - If agents are around the school, I alert If agents are around the school, I alert our<01:21:09.600
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Tue Feb 10, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Next testimony we were alerted will be given in person is the Office of the Public Defender, Ms.
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that <01:19:53.600>will
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1552, which would make the attorney general the interim chief election officer if that office becomes vacant until the Elections Commission appoints a replacement. The Department of the Attorney General opposed the bill, saying it could create a conflict of interest if the attorney general were both the state’s lawyer and the chief elections officer in any related litigation. The League of Women Voters supported having some interim backup for the office, but said it was not necessarily advocating that the attorney general fill the role. Several other testifiers, including the Hawaiian Islands Republican Women, opposed the bill, arguing the current law already provides for a prompt commission appointment and warning about partisan bias and concentration of power. Supporters, including Indivisible Hawaii, said an interim mechanism is needed to ensure election certification in a crisis. The chair also asked whether any statutory acting capacity already exists, and the attorney general said none was known.
The committee then took up House Bill 2125, which would bar corporations operating under state law from engaging in election activity. The attorney general opposed the bill, citing Citizens United and arguing that corporations have First Amendment-protected political speech rights and that the bill would likely be unconstitutional. Indivisible Hawaii supported the measure, saying it would keep elections focused on the will of the people rather than corporate influence. Libertarian Party testimony was mixed: one witness supported the goal of reducing corruption but warned the bill could suppress organized dissent and sweep too broadly by treating many associations as corporations. The bill’s introducer asked whether the legislature could still enact it as a policy matter, but the attorney general maintained federal constitutional law would control. No vote was taken on either bill during the portion of the hearing provided.
The committee also heard House Bill 2493 on wrongful imprisonment, which would set procedures and compensation for people whose convictions are reversed or vacated on grounds consistent with innocence and whose charges are dismissed. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation supported the bill’s intent but objected to language assigning it responsibility for helping released individuals secure housing, identification, health coverage, and other reentry needs, saying it no longer has jurisdiction after release and suggesting the courts or a community-based contractor handle that role. The Office of the Public Defender strongly supported the bill, emphasizing the harm of wrongful conviction and the need for compensation, case management, and medical coverage after release. No action or vote was reported on this measure in the excerpt.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And the members would have been alerted that potentially there's an assessment coming because of the
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that the members would have been alerted that the members would have been alerted
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus K-12 Education Bill - 06/02/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- here and that is I believe this bill is a bit of a canary in the coal mine and this is should be an alert
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finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And I want to alert the members to the other documents that are in your folders for your review.
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I <02:03:03.920>want <02:03:04.159>to <02:03:04.639>alert - And I want to alert the, uh, members.
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members <02:03:06.320>uh <02:03:06.400>to <
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 3/17/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It does not send out an alert to the public such as it sent out for Amber Alerts.
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it <00:33:00.519>does <00:33:00.880>not The bill does not send out a public alert - like Amber Alerts, but law enforcement typically notifies the media, who air the information.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, I can look back even into 2017 and I believe 2018—there's been high alerts and big concerns about
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there's <01:44:50.760>been <01:44:51.159>high <01:44:51.360>alerts - <01:44:51.800>
and <01:44:52.000>and 2018 uh there's been high alerts and and 2018 - uh there's been high alerts and and big<01:44:52.400>
concerns <01:44:52.840>about <01:44
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- investigations, and to help with that we're recommending a new case management system that will automate alerts
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that <00:48:14.440>will <00:48:14.640>automate <00:48:15.119>alerts - system that will automate alerts system that will automate alerts streamline<00:48:16.559>
investigations