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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPN-EIG, CPN-HHS, CPN DEFER Public Hearings 02-11-2025
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
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- It would use Hera rather than PUC.
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Summary:
The joint Senate hearing focused primarily on SB 1201, a wildfire measure that would create a wildfire recovery fund and allow securitization for electric utilities. Hawaiian Electric strongly supported the bill, saying it would help protect customers, property owners, insurers, and the broader economy from future catastrophic wildfire liability while improving the utility’s credit profile and lowering financing costs. Support also came from DCCA Consumer Advocacy, the Attorney General’s office on written comments, Ulupono Initiative, Clearway Energy Group, IBEW Local 1260, Par Hawaii, KIUC, the Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi, Plus Power, and numerous organizations and individuals. Opponents or commenters raised concerns about the liability cap, victim compensation process, and fund structure, including the Hawaiʻi Association for Justice, the Hawaiʻi Regional Council of Carpenters, and the Hawaiʻi Insurance Council; Henry Curtis of Life of the Land supported the concept of a fund but questioned the catastrophe threshold and whether the fund would be empty without a prudency finding.
Much of the discussion centered on whether the proposed fund would actually help restore Hawaiian Electric to investment grade, with senators comparing the proposal to California’s wildfire fund. Hawaiian Electric said the bill was only one part of a broader process, alongside physical risk reduction and settlement finalization, and argued that without the bill the utility would not regain investment grade. Senators also questioned the proposed $1 billion fund size, the fairness of ratepayer contributions versus shareholder contributions, and whether customers should pay for consulting and administrative costs; Hawaiian Electric said its proposed amendment would remove those consulting-related charges. The company also said the fund would accrue interest and, if unused, could be returned to customers, and that there would be replenishment and supplemental contribution mechanisms if the fund were exhausted.
The Attorney General’s office said it still had further amendments to discuss, and the departments had not yet resolved where the fund should reside administratively, though Hawaiian Electric said it believed DCCA was the appropriate place but was open to alternatives. KIUC requested two amendments. No vote or final committee action was taken during the hearing, and the measure remained under discussion with questions and proposed amendments still outstanding.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Aug 11th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- to go ahead and start for us.
- Thank you for having us.
- Well, thank you all for joining us this morning and welcoming us.
- Actually, our partnership with ARIA, the Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance, allows us to share business
- Transit for us to work on an agreement where they'll pick up our students from the Los Llanos train station
NH
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- used as a cudgel. used as a cudgel.
- used that use the just say, I'm sorry, used that use the term<00:27:57.440>
persons. - I like coil agreements. joke. Okay. I like coil agreements.
- is in the litigation funding agreement. is in the litigation funding agreement.
- providing a copy of the agreement. providing a copy of the agreement.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 03/03/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans
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or agreement or fee agreement or or agreement or fee agreement or or contract - No, I am in 100% agreement.
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us <01:49:47.159>- I'll note that grant agreements can be amended by mutual agreement of the two parties.
- I think it's important to let them come forward and share some of that with us to help spur, again hopefully
to and and share some of that with us to and and share some of that with us
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 216, 24 February, 2026; 1:30 PM
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- with us.
- Chairman, is sharing. You you have, Mr. Chairman, is sharing.
- the cloud is the planet is because using the cloud is a<00:10:29.600>
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- Please give us the us the funding.
Summary:
Legislative leaders opened the hearing by focusing on statewide technology issues affecting agencies, including rising IT costs, cloud migration, cybersecurity risks, procurement delays, and the need for better coordination across government systems. They said the meeting was intended to hear from agency directors about current challenges and possible legislative solutions.
The ITS director described the state’s IT structure as decentralized but increasingly moving toward shared services. He highlighted recent legislative and executive actions on cloud computing, artificial intelligence, procurement modernization, and data sharing, including House Bill 1491, Senate Bill 2426, Senate Bill 2267, House Bill 958, and an executive order on AI. He said ITS has worked with large agencies on a cloud center of excellence, a procurement modernization advisory council, and a state data exchange, and noted plans for a master contract, potentially with OpenAI, that could be available to all public entities.
He also emphasized cybersecurity, saying the state is seeking a secure operations center and a broader “cyber maturity” approach after recent incidents. On procurement, he said the goal is to speed up purchasing while keeping it safe, and on optimization he pointed to potential savings from consolidating duplicate agreements, such as multiple Microsoft enterprise contracts. In response to questions, he said exceptions to centralization would be based on business and technical architecture and regulatory requirements such as HIPAA, CISA, or FERPA, rather than ad hoc decisions.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance May 13th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- If they're not using care, they don't cost us anything.
- Members' use of services.
- And one of the formulas um that the federal government uses to determine our share is our relative ranking
- She's gonna help us transition.
- It could if we were to get access at that level of we're trying to work out sharing agreement with the
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll share this with you. I'll share this with you.
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non-disclosure <01:07:12.720>agreements agreements non-disclosure agreements - Are they use some >> They use AI now. Are they use some places? places? places?
- program transactions where the shared vehicle was subject to sales and use taxes in the jurisdiction
- program transactions where the shared vehicle was subject to sales and use taxes in the jurisdiction
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, we use something called the 4CP methodology that's measuring So currently, we use something
- Barclay's proposal would take us.
- Davis is with us. One second, John. Let the record reflect: Ms. Davis is with us. Welcome, Ms.
- So you used a good term; what term did you use?
- They're working with us on it.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- us to hear it. So go ahead. All right. us to hear it. So go ahead. All right.
- Um, you know, if we're unable to reach an agreement and the tax litigation resulted in us no longer being
- So I will kick us right off.
- available to us. Thank you. Thank you. available to us. Thank you. Thank you.
- able to use them. able to use them. Additional<03:17:11.040>
questions.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- That was an agreement, and so we're proposing to put that into the bill as well, honoring that agreement
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informational interview with Rep. Leigh Finke (DFL-St. Paul) Dec 19th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Leigh Finke, thanks for being with us today. >> Thank you for the invitation. >> First
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on Republicans are going to attack us on Republicans are going to attack us
Summary:
Representative Leigh Finke discussed the unusual 2025 Minnesota legislative session, describing it as difficult and fast-moving because of the House tie, the DFL quorum break, and the resulting power-sharing arrangement. She said the split chamber made committee work strange, but noted that some bills still advanced, including her free water bill through the Commerce Committee, and that lawmakers ultimately kept the government open.
Finke also spoke about concerns in the trans and queer community under the Trump administration, saying she has been holding town halls statewide to separate fact from fiction about federal actions. She said Minnesota is in a relatively strong position because of protections passed in 2023 and 2024, including the trans refuge bill and the gender-affirming care insurance mandate, and noted that the Minnesota Human Rights Act has protected gender identity since 1993. On the Minnesota Supreme Court’s powerlifting ruling, she said the court correctly applied state law and affirmed transgender participation, while acknowledging that some professional questions remain for lower courts.
Looking ahead to 2026, Finke said she is not focused on new trans-related legislation and argued that Republicans are likely to keep attacking the issue even though the public cares more about affordability, health care, and safety. She said the Equal Rights Amendment has been stalled because equality has become a political football and broader civil rights protections have faced resistance. She also said gun violence should be a major priority next session, expressing support for significant controls on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and saying such measures would pass if brought to the floor, though she blamed Republican leadership for blocking action.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And then we had a bill several years ago that forced us to share it with charter schools.
- It also strengthens the cybersecurity defense of the entire state by requiring data-sharing agreements
- And I think that by limiting our foreign adversaries from using our laws against us to undermine us,
- Use an example.
- Use an example.
Keywords:
child welfare, negligence, settlement, injury compensation, Department of Children and Families, motorcycle accident, compensation, Department of Transportation, legal claim, autism, autism spectrum disorder, ASD, special education, exceptional student education, ESE, teacher preparation, educator certification, micro-credential, loan forgiveness, student loan repayment
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee met and considered a large agenda of bills, reporting several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and the estate of Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, which was approved for $3.8 million. The committee also passed a cybersecurity internships bill creating a Department of Commerce program with Cyber Florida, and SB 532, which lets clerks of court retain the full amount of certain excess revenue and clarifies foreclosure-sale procedures. Veterans housing measures, CS for CS for SB 1602 and SB 1604, were approved to create a pilot program and a related trust fund for vacancy relief and risk mitigation for veteran housing. The committee also favorably reported SB 1110 on Medicaid and insurance coverage for orthotics and prosthetics, with emotional testimony from a student and family describing the high cost and importance of activity-specific prosthetics.
Members also approved CS for CS for SB 1012 after adopting an amendment that removed inmate emergency and specialty medical service compensation provisions while retaining changes to the contractor-operated institutions inmate welfare trust fund. Another bill, CS for CS for SB 1614, was narrowed by a delete-all amendment to focus on limiting the use of excess fees for new building construction by local governments. All of these measures were reported favorably after brief debate, with some support testimony submitted in writing or waived.
The most extensive discussion centered on CS for CS for SB 17, a major Medicaid and public assistance overhaul. The bill would create a Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight, allow the Legislature to retain its own actuary, tighten Medicaid program oversight, update encounter-data reporting, set performance standards for managed care plans, revise pharmacy benefit manager rules, and require DCF to implement SNAP fraud-reduction and payment-accuracy reforms, including photo IDs on EBT cards and updated work requirements. It also would direct agencies to seek federal waivers for Medicaid work requirements for able-bodied adults and expanded behavioral health services. After lengthy questioning and testimony, the committee adopted amendments adding a transitional medical benefits glide path for people who gain employment and later lose Medicaid eligibility, and exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would improve accountability, reduce fraud, and save money, while opponents warned it would create administrative burdens, increase paperwork, and cause eligible people to lose coverage or food assistance. The committee ultimately reported the bill favorably as amended.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Oct 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I am delighted to have a wonderful panel before us today.
- Thank you, Chair Harrell, and thank you to all our guests that are with us today to share.
- That's incredible support for us as well.
- Our liaison reports back to us.
- Farrell might want to address that for us.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Budget Bills Pass / Reflecting on the Session / What's Next for Senate Media Jun 15th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I think what helped us foster a better relationship this session was the early outreach and agreement
- That created a space for us to talk about how we would do power sharing.
- We had that power-sharing agreement.
- You know, there was that power-sharing agreement, which was new.
- power sharing agreement which was new. power sharing agreement which was new.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 02/18/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- She said there is a lot of bipartisan agreement that the way AI is being used is pretty monopolistic:
- She said there is a lot of bipartisan agreement that the way AI is being used is pretty monopolistic:
- that the way that AI is being agreement that the way that AI is being used<01:00:03.079>
which - People call us.
- tools to use data in new ways.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Bill to allow striking workers to receive unemployment benefits heard in committee 4/3/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Soon after we went out on strike, the company started using scare tactics.
- thank you for the opportunity to share thank you for the opportunity to share our<00:13:41.639><
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this 107 thank you for sharing this 107 thank you for sharing this perspective - It is often about safety for those of us in the public sector.
- bill we have the opportunity before us bill we have the opportunity before us to<00:29:58.080>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Rules and Administration and Rules Subcommittee on Committees - 02/21/25
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- We have 35 bills before us.
- And I'd like to share... I'll do any time, thank you, but I'd like to share the...
- And I'd like to share, thank you, but I'd like to share that with Deb, Deb from MTA.
- us.
- We ask only that you ask us to help, that you ask us for recommendations, since if you leave us out of
Summary:
The hearing focused primarily on H. 517/S. 314, a bill to provide a sustainable future for rural schools, and H. 697, a bill to require full funding of regional school transportation. Witnesses from rural districts, school committees, superintendents, students, and local officials described chronic underfunding, declining enrollment, high fixed costs, special education and transportation burdens, and the loss of programs, staff, and extracurriculars. Several speakers argued that rural aid should be funded at $60 million annually and made non-discretionary, while others emphasized that transportation reimbursement for regional districts has repeatedly fallen short of the state’s promise and is driving budget crises and overrides. A number of students testified in support of rural aid, describing cuts to classes, counselors, and activities, and the impact on their schools and communities. Committee members also discussed whether transportation policy should be revisited to address underlying cost drivers, including bus bidding practices and whether regional districts should have more flexibility in transportation requirements.
The committee also heard H. 515, concerning Hancock Elementary School and a school choice-related exemption from a state requirement that has created a large financial burden for the district. Hancock’s superintendent and Rep. John Barrett explained that a decades-old regulation, recently enforced by DESE, would require Hancock to pay tuition for choice-in students through high school graduation even though the district only serves pre-K through grade 6 and sends its own students elsewhere for middle and high school. They said the rule creates a significant per-student shortfall and has forced Hancock to opt out of school choice. Committee members asked for clarification about how the arrangement works and how the costs fall on Hancock.
Additional testimony supported related transportation bills for non-regional districts, especially Plymouth/Carver and North Middlesex, describing high and rising bus costs, special education and McKinney-Vento transportation expenses, and the strain on local budgets. Speakers repeatedly said that state reimbursement has not matched actual costs and that communities are being forced to choose between transportation and classroom services. No votes or final actions were taken in the hearing; the committee simply received testimony and closed the hearing on the bills discussed.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, I'm going to use simple math with you as well.
- And two, it says that if there's utilization management tools being used, then they can't be used at
- Ford's telling us it's going to drive cost up because of what he's telling us it's going to drive cost
- tools already in use in other markets.
- They're used all over the place. My wife's on a drug that uses a copay card.
Keywords:
family leave, insurance, paid leave, employment benefits, caregiver support, liability insurance, coverage defenses, direct action, judgment enforcement, legal procedures, insurance referrals, compensation, non-licensed agents, consumer protection, insurance products, HB 870, Act 907, Louisiana insurance, health insurance, prescription drugs