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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Education Committee Jun 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It creates a system to ensure that access to higher education does not depend on luck, but on a system
- Foster youth are dependent on the court, dependent on California systems.
- Foster youth are dependent on the court, dependent on California systems.
- Receiving credit for courses you successfully completed should not depend on your zip code.
- This bill's language is really included and kind of lives within that bill because they kind of depend
Summary:
The committee began without a quorum and first heard AB 302, which would prohibit schools from requiring students to use addictive social media feeds as a condition of participating in extracurricular activities and would require schools to offer a non-social-media way to communicate with students and families. The author and a student witness argued the bill protects minors from being forced onto addictive platforms, while senators asked how coaches and clubs would communicate; the author said email, built-in messaging, and other direct methods would still be allowed. The bill was held on call for absent members.
The committee then took up AB 2504, creating a pilot program to train creative-industry workers for AI-related changes through partnerships among community colleges, employers, unions, and tech companies. Supporters from WME and the Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office said the program would help workers adapt to rapid industry change, while senators discussed the pilot’s size, geographic diversity, and sunset date. The bill passed on a due-pass motion to the Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee.
AB 1534 followed, adding state guardrails for federal Workforce Pell short-term training programs, including limits on tuition, restrictions on certain financing products, and transparency rules for partnerships with unaccredited entities. Support came from TICAS, EdTrust-West, and the Campaign for College Opportunity; senators questioned the scope of state authority and why private institutions were not clearly included, and the author said the broader approval framework was being handled in trailer bill language. The bill passed on a due-pass motion to the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee.
The committee also heard AB 1381, a gut-and-amend proposal to strengthen screening for school teachers with histories of egregious misconduct while balancing due process and privacy concerns. Supporters and opponents both emphasized student safety and the need for reliable information-sharing, and members noted the bill was similar to a previously held measure; the author said amendments were still being worked out. The bill passed to the Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee. AB 2202, which would create a Closing the Achievement Gap Commission to coordinate statewide efforts, drew broad support from school board and education groups but also concern that it could duplicate existing work and add bureaucracy; after extended debate about whether the commission would identify causes or solutions, it passed to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Finally, AB 1547, requiring a UC feasibility study for a branch medical school in Kern County, drew local support but opposition from a senator who argued the Legislature cannot direct UC’s internal operations under the state Constitution; the chair said the Legislature can make recommendations and the bill remained under discussion.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, it depends on the services that you provide, so whatever the legislation allows for.
- It really depends on what the program would look like and how many things you could offer along with
- It all depends on how you operate the facility as well.
- So what I'm really trying to get at is... ...and a lot of this has to do with this process, depending
- Consider depending on the choices provided. I serve as a leader.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery held a public hearing on several harm reduction bills, including measures to decriminalize simple possession and paraphernalia, authorize overdose prevention centers, and expand access to naloxone for first responders. Chair Mindy Domb and Senator John Velis opened by describing harm reduction as an evidence-based public health strategy and noting Massachusetts’ recent decline in fatal overdoses. They emphasized that testimony would help shape whether and how the bills advance, and explained the hearing process, including time limits and written testimony.
Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including Rep. Kate Donaghue, Sen. Cindy Friedman, Rep. Marjorie Decker, Rep. Manny Cruz, public health professionals, recovery advocates, and people with lived experience, argued that harm reduction saves lives, reduces stigma, and can connect people to treatment. They supported overdose prevention centers and decriminalization as tools to keep people alive long enough to enter recovery, and several speakers described personal losses to overdose or family experiences with addiction. Some supporters also framed the bills as racial justice measures, arguing that criminal penalties for possession have disproportionately harmed Black and brown communities.
Opponents, including Sen. Nick Collins and several South End residents, argued that overdose prevention centers and decriminalization would worsen public drug use, crime, and neighborhood disorder, especially around Mass and Cass. They said current approaches such as Section 35, diversion, and police leverage into treatment are more effective, and they urged more treatment beds and recovery facilities instead of harm reduction sites. Committee members questioned witnesses about research, local siting, crime data, and the relationship between harm reduction and treatment, and several members said neighborhood impacts must be considered alongside overdose prevention. The committee did not take a vote during the hearing; it continued receiving testimony and announced a later break before resuming on H. 2196 and S. 1393.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources & Energy.(6-4-26)
Natural Resources & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so, and there's, depending on how it's defined, there's over 8 to 15,000 types of PAS chemicals.
- So they're it varies like I said<00:50:01.200><c> depending</c><00:50:01.520><c> on</c><00:50:01.680>
- <c> how</c><00:50:01.920><c> big</c><00:50:02.079><c> these</c> said depending on how big these said
- Now, Kentucky is a federally dependent regulatory state.
- Now Kentucky is a federally<01:06:05.280><c> dependent</c> federally dependent federally dependent regulatory
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/16/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- So, if something like this were to pass, it could have the effect of, depending on what was available
- on what was available to uh depending on what was available to that<01:19:46.280><c> facility</c><01
- Again, it depends on how you are treating in-state and out-of-state waste.
- I I I Well,<01:28:29.600><c> but</c> Well, but Well, but depend<01:28:31.600><c> depending</c><01:28:
- depending on how it's structured, depend depending on how it's structured, you're<01:28:33.960><c> starting
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- . dependents. dependents.
- </c><01:06:35.040><c> we're</c><01:06:35.200><c> of</c> dependent care credit which we're of dependent
- Exclusion of student loans, enhancement of the dependent care assistant programs.
- Exclusion of student loans, enhancement of the dependent care assistant programs.
- Exclusion of student loans, enhancement of the dependent care assistant programs.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Depending on one's income, there is a fixed percentage that the state would require the renter to pay
- We strongly encourage building in-house capacity for complex audits so we do not have to depend on private
- Restaurants depend on the sales of alcohol. uh these um uh sales taxes.
- Restaurants<01:07:42.559><c> depend</c><01:07:43.520><c> on</c><01:07:43.839><c> the</c><01:07:44.000
- ><c> sales</c><01:07:44.240><c> of</c> Restaurants depend on the sales of Restaurants depend on the sales
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Performance Audit Oversight Committee (03/06/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- It depends on what part of the state.
- It depends on what part of the state.
- It depends on what part of the state.
- It depends on what part of the state.
- It depends on what part of the state.
Summary:
The committee chair opened by explaining that the committee has expanded from a traditional audit-follow-up role into an oversight role focused on whether audit recommendations are implemented and whether controls are in place to detect fraud. He said the committee was concerned about fraud uncovered in social service programs in other states and wanted to understand New Hampshire’s safeguards, especially around major contracts and program performance.
Charles Buchanan, director of the New Hampshire Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and investigator Tim Brackett described the unit’s structure and mission. Buchanan said the unit, housed in the Attorney General’s Criminal Justice Bureau, investigates and prosecutes fraud by health care providers serving Medicaid beneficiaries, as well as abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of residents in health care facilities. He outlined common Medicaid fraud schemes such as billing for services not rendered, upcoding, using unqualified staff, drug substitution, kickbacks, supplemental charges, and inflated customary charges. He also described resident abuse/neglect and drug diversion in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living settings. Brackett said his role is financial investigator/auditor and noted the unit is grant-funded and must include a prosecutor, investigator, and auditor.
The witnesses then explained how cases reach the unit and how they are handled. Most referrals come from the state Department of Health and Human Services’ program integrity unit and from managed care organizations’ special investigations units, which look for fraud, waste, and abuse and refer credible allegations. Other sources include qui tam whistleblower actions, the national Medicaid Fraud Control Units association, citizen complaints, provider referrals, adult protective services law-enforcement referrals, local law enforcement, and federal agencies. Once a referral is received, the unit can accept or deny it; accepted matters may be investigated criminally or civilly, while nonviable matters can be referred back to HHS or other agencies for administrative action, including repayment demands and reimbursement offsets. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The assumed path of monetary policy depends on both inflation and labor market conditions.
- The assumed path of monetary policy depends on both inflation and labor market conditions.
- The assumed path of monetary policy depends on both inflation and labor market conditions.
- The assumed path of monetary policy depends on both inflation and labor market conditions.
- The assumed path of monetary policy depends on both inflation and labor market conditions.
Bills:
HF3425
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Budget Feb 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And the timeline for launching the program is fully dependent on appropriation.
- Or more, yeah, depending on where. It depends on the institution, right. Okay, all right.
- And I have a follow-up question, depending on how you answer.
- We became dependent on it.
- Depends on the office, but probably statewide, somewhere around 100 cases.
Summary:
The committee first heard the Office of State Treasurer’s FY27 budget presentation from Treasurer Vivek Malik. He highlighted record investment earnings, growth in MOBUCK$ linked deposits, record unclaimed property returns, expansion of the MOST 529 plan, and changes to the MoABLE disability savings program. Members then focused heavily on two budget requests: $750,000 for the Show Me My Retirement Savings program and additional spending authority for the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (MOST Scholars) program, along with a staffing request for compliance and communications positions. Much of the discussion centered on MOST Scholars’ rapid growth, how applications are prioritized, whether income is reverified, how funds flow through educational assistance organizations, and concerns about marketing, geographic distribution, and the use of public dollars for private schools. The treasurer also answered questions about the 529 plan, the pending lawsuit over the ESA general-revenue transfer, and whether funds should be swept back to general revenue when unused.
Several members raised policy objections to MOST Scholars, including concerns about discrimination by participating private schools, the lack of annual income requalification, and whether the program shifts money away from public education. Other members defended the program as a parent-driven choice option and asked about expanding access, improving outreach, and ensuring the program is fully funded. The treasurer said the office was following the statute as written, that the program’s demand could exceed available resources, and that the office would continue to seek more funding and better outreach. The committee then concluded the treasurer’s budget hearing.
The committee next began the FY27 budget hearing for the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. Commissioner Bennett Boggs introduced the department’s leadership team and gave a brief overview of the department’s role in aligning postsecondary education with workforce needs through its coordinating board and strategic planning. The hearing had just started when the transcript ended, and no votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I think it depends. I don't think it's easy as yes or no answer.
- It depends. I think it depends on what kind the status they have.
- So you know it just depends upon the number of polling centers.
- on the county, depending on the election, of voters whose ballots are not secret.
- My security depends on being able to check this government.
Bills:
SB16, SB76, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB827, SB964, SB1209, SB1210, SB1386, SB1470, SB2035, SJR37, SB 16
Keywords:
voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses, limited federal ballot, transportation, infrastructure, funding, public safety, state regulation, election, polling places, voter access, state oversight, electronic voting, voting, polling place, elections, countywide program, election integrity
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I think some programs, and in some organizations, it depends on the organization.
- Additionally, we do have dependencies on these other systems, as you know.
- Additionally, we do have dependencies on these other systems, as you know.
- Additionally, we do have dependencies on these other systems, as you know.
- Additionally, we do have dependencies on these other systems, as you know.
Keywords:
mandatory reporting, training requirements, child maltreatment, abuse detection, local welfare agency, child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- <c> engineer</c><00:34:53.000><c> Joyce</c><00:34:53.320><c> Lynn</c><00:34:53.720><c> behind</c> depend
- on my engineer Joyce Lynn behind depend on my engineer Joyce Lynn behind me<00:34:54.240><c> to</c><
- and afford water now in into dependable and afford water now in into the<00:35:59.800><c> future</c>
- </c><00:39:50.359><c> on</c><00:39:50.520><c> these</c> uh they're going to depend on these uh they're
- going to depend on these fresh<00:39:51.040><c> water</c><00:39:51.400><c> freshwater</c> fresh water
Summary:
The informational briefing focused on the City and County of Honolulu’s effort to site a replacement landfill for Oahu before Waimanalo Gulch landfill closes in 2028. Department of Environmental Services officials outlined the solid waste system, including curbside collection, convenience centers, transfer stations, H-POWER, and the existing landfill, and explained that H-POWER reduces the volume of waste going to the landfill by about 90%. They reviewed the siting history, including the 2019 Land Use Commission deadline, the 2020 enactment of Act 73 with landfill setback and conservation-district restrictions, and the 2021-2022 landfill advisory committee that evaluated six sites but recommended none because they were within the Board of Water Supply’s no-pass zone. The city said it ultimately selected a site in central Oahu, on agricultural land near Wahiawa and the Dole Plantation, as the best legally permissible option and described it as requiring about 150 acres, with 90 acres for the landfill itself.
City officials also described the proposed landfill design and safeguards, emphasizing a modern sanitary landfill with double liners, leachate collection, groundwater monitoring wells, and post-closure monitoring. They said the ash from H-POWER is dry and that leachate would be pumped to a wastewater treatment plant. They stated the site is away from residences and groundwater wells, accessible by highway, and can be permitted under state and federal rules, though they acknowledged that a full environmental review, public hearings, and multiple permits would still be required. When asked whether the new landfill could be operating before the 2028 closure date, the city said it did not yet know and that an extension of Waimanalo Gulch might be needed if the new site is not ready in time.
The Board of Water Supply strongly opposed the city’s decision to site a landfill above Oahu’s freshwater resources. Its representative said the agency’s mission is to protect safe, dependable water for the future and that it had disapproved all six previously proposed sites because they were located over freshwater aquifers. In response to questions from legislators, the Board said it could not guarantee the liner system would remain impermeable forever and warned that leachate can contain hazardous chemicals, including so-called forever chemicals. The Board characterized the proposal as a long-term risk to the island’s drinking water supply and compared the decision to past infrastructure choices that later proved problematic. No votes or formal actions were taken during the briefing.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They depend on federal partners to provide stability in a volatile market.
- Long-term care in our country depends on Medicaid funding.
- Long-term care in our country depends on Medicaid funding in my district alone.
- Long-term care in our country depends on Medicaid funding in my district alone.
- </c><02:49:47.319><c> on</c> us liquefied natural gas depends on us liquefied natural gas depends on
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And so depending on the provider type, and it depends, I think we have three categories that are metro
- And depending on the payer, you get progressively lower and lower reimbursements.
- That matters because sustaining health care access depends on sustaining the people.
- It would depend on what that slot was for, but yes, these would be the numbers depending on what you're
- It depends upon the evidence, the quality of the evidence we have.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 25th, 2026
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Our mental health in Oklahoma depends on it. Our veterans are depending on it.
- You know, depending on if there's a diesel spill as part of the accident or depending on what a large
- And some of these are just—I'm dependent upon staff attorneys.
- It depends on this.
- Just depends on how it's set up. Senator Devers, thank you for yielding.
Bills:
SB1778, SB1570, SB134, SB1966, SB1636, SB1725, SB1726, SB259, SB504, SB592, SB2030, SB1572, SB843, SB1242, SB1255, SB1262, SB1264, SB1286, SB1581, SB1290, SB1316, SB1319, SB1369, SB1379, SB1381, SB1400, SB1427, SB1436, SB1461, SB1496, SB1509, SB1534, SB1553, SB904, SB1592, SB1645, SB1684, SB1767, SB1772, SB1813, SB1894, SB1928, SB1946, SB1980, SB2040, SB2060, SB2061
Keywords:
reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, memorial highways, bridge designations
Summary:
The Senate first handled several gallery introductions recognizing visiting groups, including Muskogee Day, domestic violence advocates, Wagner High School leadership students, the Bixby Chamber and football team, and the Heartland Home Educators co-op. The chamber also adopted a motion to suspend debate rules for the remainder of the day so third-reading bills could be debated under shortened time limits.
Senate Bill 134, which shortens the waiting period for Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System retirees to return to public employment from one year to six months, drew questions about “double dipping,” actuarial impact, and workforce shortages. The author said the bill was requested by the Association of County Commissioners to help counties retain experienced workers, noted an actuarial estimate that the system would drop from 107% to 105% funded, and explained there were no special safeguards beyond existing limits. The bill advanced and then passed 47-0.
Senate Bill 196, a measure naming multiple bridges, highways, and interchanges for veterans, law enforcement officers, and other honorees, was presented as a personal bill by the author, including a bridge named for his grandfather. After brief questions, it advanced and passed 47-0. Senate Bill 1636, which allows immediate family members or similar individuals to request OSBI review of cold homicide cases after a local law enforcement case-file review, also advanced after questions about eligibility, timing, and workload; supporters said it would give families a path to seek answers in long-unsolved cases. It passed 47-0.
The chamber then considered Senate Bill 1725, which addresses expressive activity on higher-education campuses by allowing content-neutral security fees, limiting discipline to narrowly defined harassment, and requiring free speech training for first-year students. Debate centered on campus free speech, university accountability, and whether the bill would add costs or sufficient enforcement; it passed 40-17 and was advanced as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1726, a companion bill requiring training for graduate assistants who teach, emphasizing classroom management, academic integrity, and viewpoint neutrality, passed 41-7 and was also advanced as an emergency measure. Finally, Senate Bill 259, a long-debated water bill requiring metering or approved measuring devices for groundwater use, drew extensive discussion over costs, property rights, regional differences, and regulation of irrigators; the bill was advanced to final passage after a 34-8 vote, with debate continuing at the end of the transcript.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (04/14/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><04:47:02.000><c> for</c> our need for or our dependence for our need for or our dependence for additional
- </c><04:56:56.638><c> It's</c> depending on our due diligence. It's depending on our due diligence.
- Um, so, a little bit of everything, and it depends on the day.
- Um, so, a little bit of everything, and it depends on the day.
- Um, so, a little bit of everything, and it depends on the day.
Summary:
The committee met on April 14 and began by welcoming a new member, Representative Samban Denier, who briefly described his background as a Clarkson University environmental engineering graduate and Air Force veteran. The committee then moved into a work session on five energy-related bills, starting with Senate Bill 65 on stormwater management for solar arrays. Representative McGee presented amendment 1594H, which would exclude projects in shoreland areas from the bill’s permit-by-notification process and require the standard alteration-of-terrain permit review instead. Members asked for clarification, and McGee explained the amendment was requested by the New Hampshire Lakes Association and others to preserve the fuller review process for shoreland projects. The committee appeared satisfied with the explanation and moved on.
The committee next discussed Senate Bill 230 on electric utility restructuring and investment in distributed energy resources. Members concluded that section one was unnecessary because a better definition of advanced nuclear resources had already been added to House Bill 710, and that section two would allow investment in advanced nuclear resources in a way they had already rejected in another bill due to ratepayer risk. Several members agreed the bill was redundant and supported an ITL motion. They also discussed Senate Bill 232 on net metering terms and conditions, focusing first on whether hydroelectric generators could be listed in ISO New England while also taking net metering credits. Granite State Hydropower Association representative Heidi Kroll testified that generators are subject to checks and balances, that double-dipping is not occurring, and that rules and tariffs already require participation in one market arrangement or the other.
Discussion on Senate Bill 232 then shifted to section two, which would bar retroactive changes to net metering tariffs in place as of January 1, 2025. Representative McGee proposed alternative language to protect existing customer generators, group hosts, and municipal hosts from retroactive changes, while others said the language was needed to provide stability for current participants operating on thin margins. Some members supported the clearer wording; others argued the committee should not tie the hands of the PUC and DOE, noting future circumstances could require regulatory flexibility and that conflicts could be resolved in court if necessary. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, and the discussion was still ongoing when the transcript ended.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (03/31/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> replacement container program depending replacement container program depending on<00:10:21.200>
- </c> ambiguous depending on uh how it's used. ambiguous depending on uh how it's used.
- So, I think it really depends on the municipality.
- ><c> on</c><04:24:56.399><c> the</c> think it really depends on the think it really depends on the municipality
- places it's a two-thirds vote depending on what the moderator rules.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- And depending on where you go, that's expensive. Yes. Right. Very.
- </c><00:14:52.000><c> Yeah,</c> depending on the timing, right?
- Yeah, depending on the timing, right?
- It really depends on the contract? It really depends on the leadership<00:44:59.520><c> style.
- </c><02:44:16.640><c> on</c> financially reasonably is dependent on financially reasonably is dependent
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So it depends on the location.
- Who else depends on that data that you provide? Adam Haines, Conference of Irving Counties, sir.
- So it would depend on how it was permitted. So if it was under a master permit, they would.
- And then, depending on... That is what you have.
- It depends.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
February 2026 State Budget and Economic Forecast Presentation - 2/27/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- As I've already mentioned, the assumed path of monetary policy depends on both inflation and labor market
- on both inflation and labor depends on both inflation and labor market<00:18:46.559><c> conditions.
- </c><00:41:53.520><c> on</c><00:41:53.839><c> natural</c> is highly dependent on natural is highly dependent
- </c><01:38:23.440><c> on</c> >> Well, I think it very much depends on >> Well, I think it
- very much depends on how<01:38:23.760><c> it's</c><01:38:23.920><c> paid</c><01:38:24.159><c> for.