Transcript Highlights:

• But we're never going to be able to predict exactly where Mother Nature's going to drop one of those.
• This is what we're out of, and we happen to have some extra supplies that got dropped off right.
• These are the homes where people come to stay when they drop their kids off at local camps.
• We have a constable that has a helicopter And in several cases they tried to drop life vests to people
• Yeah, what you said is. is so true, because one of the main things I think the state dropped the ball

Keywords: 997, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Thanks to his leadership, illegal crossings have dropped to the lowest level we have seen in decades.
• As well, illegal border crossings, as I mentioned, have dropped dramatically.
• <00:16:43.240> dramatically as I mentioned have dropped dramatically as I mentioned have dropped
• The results are clear: crude oil prices will have dropped to 5% and will continue to do so.
• to 5% and prices will have have dropped to 5% and will<02:10:13.119> continue<02:10:13.440>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Yes, but local data shows rising exemption rates and dropping vaccine rates.
• In the kindergarten my 28-year-old child had attended, MMR rates dropped from 100% to 88% in the past
• We now see what happens when school immunization rates drop: 2,000 people have sickened so far across
• So my 55-year-old brother-in-law dropped dead after his fourth shot, very healthy.
• Public school enrollment dropped by 6%, a loss of 400,000 students.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing on several vaccination-related bills, including proposals to eliminate non-medical or religious exemptions for school immunizations (notably H. 2554 and S. 1557), a bill to require or improve reporting and administration of immunization data and exemptions (described as the Community Immunity Act, S. 1618), and H. 2431, which would prohibit COVID-19, mRNA, or gene-altering vaccine requirements. The committee also heard testimony on H. 2463, which would classify funeral directors as public health workers for vaccine-priority purposes during emergencies. The chair reviewed testimony rules and repeatedly asked speakers to keep comments orderly and brief so the committee could hear as many people as possible. No votes were taken during the hearing. Testimony on H. 2554 and S. 1557 was sharply divided. Pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, public health advocates, and groups such as the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Massachusetts Medical Society, March of Dimes, Massachusetts Families for Vaccines, and several parents supported eliminating religious exemptions, arguing that vaccination protects medically vulnerable children and adults, improves herd immunity, and helps prevent outbreaks of measles, pertussis, and other diseases. They cited local school data showing pockets of lower coverage and incomplete reporting, and several speakers referenced outbreaks in other states and the need for stronger, more consistent reporting and exemption management. Opponents argued the bills would infringe on religious freedom and parental rights, force families to choose between faith and education, and unfairly target a small number of families; some also said Massachusetts already has high vaccination rates and that the real issue is incomplete data or the gap population rather than religious exemptions. H. 2431 drew testimony from supporters who said COVID-era mandates caused job losses, privacy concerns, and harm, and that the bill would prevent future requirements for COVID, mRNA, or gene-altering vaccines in schools, workplaces, and public settings. Supporters described personal experiences with alleged vaccine injury or mandate-related hardship. H. 2463 was supported by the Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association, which argued funeral directors work in infection-facing settings and should be eligible for vaccine priority during public health emergencies. The hearing featured extensive public testimony but no committee action beyond hearing the bills and taking questions from members.

Transcript Highlights:

• We had huge attendance drops in child care, and many families were following public health directives
• <00:43:05.040> that<00:43:05.280> to beyond that, I wanted to drop that to beyond that
• , I wanted to drop that to 80% 80% 80% because<00:43:07.520> the<00:43:07.640> cost<00:
• And so, we would need to do some analysis of specific situations to make sure that this doesn't drop
• And so, we would need to do some analysis of specific situations to make sure that this doesn't drop

Bills: HF2136, HF4195, HF4548, HF4432, HF4174, HF3024, HF4389, HF3773

Keywords: youth intervention, grants, community support, early intervention services, nonprofit, Minnesota human services, forecast adjustment, budget forecast, appropriations, Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, Health Care Access Fund, general fund, behavioral health, housing support, General Assistance, Minnesota Supplemental Aid, MFIP, DWP, child care assistance

Transcript Highlights:

• You can also clearly hear some of the vulgarity when the artists are unfortunately dropping F-bombs and
• F bombs and their children are dropping F bombs and their children are right<01:42:08.360> there.
• amplify that profane language, and having strict liability language in statute against someone who drops
• language or amplify that profane language, and having strict liability in statute against someone who drops
• You can clearly hear the F-bombs being dropped, and it's not just one here or there.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 02:09:32.079> centers,<02:09:33.199> walk-in<02:09:33.840> or<02:09:34.159> drop
• <02:09:34.480> in birthing centers, walk-in or drop in birthing centers, walk-in or drop in
• categories that was already mentioned: ambulatory, emergency medical, care center, birthing center, drop-in
• categories that was already mentioned: ambulatory, emergency medical, care center, birthing center, drop-in
• 02:17:59.519> birthing<02:18:00.000> center,<02:18:00.880> uh<02:18:01.280> drop-in

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You can see at the end the projections are a precipitous drop in uh production.
• You can see at the end the projections are a precipitous drop in uh production.
• You can see at the end the projections are a precipitous drop in uh production.
• You can see at the end the projections are a precipitous drop in production. happening um in housing
• precipitous drop in uh production. precipitous drop in uh production.

Bills: HF3425, HF3424, HF1385

Keywords: supportive housing, grants, housing assistance, funding, Minnesota Statutes, eviction, rent, nonpayment of rent, landlord-tenant, residential tenant, notice to quit, unlawful detainer, housing, lease violation, late fees, rental assistance, legal aid, tenant rights, Minnesota Statutes 504B.321, pre-eviction notice

Transcript Highlights:

• And then as we drop down there's the fair show floor and that's private money.
• And then as we drop down federal side.
• And then as we drop down there's<00:11:58.959> the<00:11:59.440> uh<00:12:00.000> the
• They are hoping the delegation can get that money allocated before the percentages drop anymore.
• He added that buildings cost more, the costs are increasing, and the percentage is dropping.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Instead of talking about school activities, we began discussing tribal IDs, DOPA forms, grocery drop-offs
• 00:38:03.599> DOPA<00:38:04.000> forms,<00:38:04.720> grocery<00:38:05.119> drop
• tribal IDs, DOPA forms, grocery drop tribal IDs, DOPA forms, grocery drop offs,<00:38:05.839>
• When his family decided to switch to virtual learning, I made sure to drop off art supplies at his house
• Almost every day since ICE came to town, I’ve been standing outside my child’s school at drop-off, pickup

Bills: HF3435, HF3409

Keywords: school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds

Transcript Highlights:

• I know how many times I've dropped bills off. Hey, I'd like so-and-so off.
• ><00:10:27.120> many<00:10:27.279> times<00:10:27.600> I've<00:10:28.399> dropped
• <00:10:28.720> bills I know how many times I've dropped bills I know how many times I've dropped
• ask<01:46:48.320> not<01:46:48.480> to<01:46:48.639> be<01:46:48.800> dropping
• <01:46:50.000> you will ask not to be dropping names. you will ask not to be dropping names

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I dropped out in the 10th grade, convinced I didn't belong anywhere. Then I moved...
• I dropped out in the 10th grade, convinced I didn't belong anywhere. Then I moved to Houston.
• Drop your trial, babe, so you can be seen by somebody else who's going to affirm whether you carry the
• Drop my pants to show her, in a gym full of strangers, my genitals?
• The department drops any substantiated or any investigation because the person no longer works there.

Bills: SB7, SB14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct

Summary: The Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on Senate Bill 7, the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, with the author and committee substitute explaining that the bill would require public facilities to designate multi-use private spaces by biological sex, restrict access to women’s restrooms, locker rooms, showers, sleeping quarters, shelters, and correctional facilities, and create civil penalties and enforcement mechanisms. Members asked about how the bill would apply to family violence shelters, children in mixed-family settings, venue layout, and venue for lawsuits; the author said the bill was similar to prior legislation but with stronger penalties and the 15th Court of Appeals as the exclusive intermediate appellate court for challenges, while clarifying that trial venue should generally be local except for state agencies. The committee also heard that the bill would be amended to better address local venue concerns and shelter-related issues. Invited testimony was largely in support of the bill from witnesses who described personal experiences in women’s sports, prisons, shelters, and public facilities, arguing that single-sex spaces are necessary for privacy and safety. Supporters included parents, former incarcerated women, a Republican county chair, a legal advocate, and a prison educator, who cited incidents involving transgender-identifying individuals in locker rooms, shelters, prisons, and restrooms, and said the bill would restore sex-based boundaries and protect vulnerable women and girls. One witness from Texas Values said the bill was needed despite the recently enacted Women’s Bill of Rights, and another ADF witness said the measure would protect privacy in schools and shelters. Opponents testified that the bill would harm transgender and intersex Texans, create harassment and “gender policing,” and expose cisgender women and children to invasive enforcement. Several witnesses argued there is no evidence that transgender women pose a restroom safety threat, while others said the bill would worsen mental health, employment, and school conditions for trans people and could conflict with prison standards and federal law. Family violence advocates urged changes to protect shelter operations and clarify that children can stay with parents, while other witnesses said the bill would create barriers for victims seeking help. The hearing featured extensive public testimony on both sides, but no final vote or committee action was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• How do you know when someone can drop their citizenship of another country?
• Even a drop of blood, then you can only be loyal to the emperor. Everybody knew that.
• I do have some concerns and actually earlier my dear friend Senator and Chairman James Frank dropped
• crimes away from the office of the Attorney General, the number of election cases handled by the AG dropped
• So that number dropped over 250 when the Stevens case occurred.

Bills: SB17, SB1569, SB2420, HB5138, HJR161, HB1937, HB3334, HB5444, HB5137, HB361, HB321, HB5447, HB464, HB678, HB2294, HB4172, HB3225, HB1769, HB5394, HB1837, HB1787, HB2271, HB2440, HB5134, HB5149, HB2151, HB2073, HB2186, HB2025, HB1936, HB1777, HB1663, HB 1306, HB 1290, HB1527, HB4802, HB3462, HB2963, HB2462, HB2560, HB644, HB2725, HB2621, HB2588, HB1443, HB1403, HB3032, HB1557, HB1664, HB2811, HB2088, HB2598, HB3062, HB3134, HB3940, HB4027, HB4097, HB4862, HB4170, HB4157, HB4205, HB4279, HB4377, HB4838, HB5424, HB5294, HB4870, HB4763, HB5639, HB4112, HB2275, HB1677, HB5014, HB3848, HB3797, HB3727, HB3709, HB3177, HB3057, HB4176, HB4202, HB2180, HB3528, HB3658, HCR76, HCR127, SB906, SB1229, SB855, SB703, SB1025, SB888, SB1119, SB1080, SB929, SB1355, SB2231, SB1877, SB1998, SB552, SB17, SB1569, SB2420, HB2697, HB3801, HB3488, HB3477, HB3466, HB3469, HB2594, HB2564, HB2298, HB5331, HB5646, HB5247, HB5323, HB4384, HB3896, HB4014, HB3627, HB3594, HB2524, HB510, HB561, HB 1181, HB3963, HB5111, HB2785, HB1661, HB200, HB1803, HB249, HB721, HB851, HB 1128, HB1904, HB30, HB1916, HB541, HB5560, HB3071, HB5627, HB5435, HB2688, HB3045, HB3483, HB4213, HB4226, HB783, HB175, HB4735, HB5155, HB5057, HB4813, HB5339, HB5196, HB5033, HB3486, HB4211, HB74, HB4730, HB4743, HB4463, HB4139, HB4752, HB4486, HB4437, HB4426, HB4396, HB4263, HB3487, HB3418, HB2266, HB2229, HB2189, HB5224, HB5195, HB3947, HB3358, HB3370, HB3745, HB3697, HB2001, HB1968, HB3371, HB3909, HB4944, HB2284, HB4506, HB3317, HB4166, HB3913, HB1768, HB4603, HB2494, HB3099, HJR138, HB133, HB3832, HB1988, HCR34, HB3421, HB3892, HB5138, HJR161, HB1937, HB3334, HB5444, HB5137, HB361, HB321, HB5447, HB464, HB678, HB2294, HB4172, HB3225, HB1769, HB5394, HB1837, HB1787, HB2271, HB2440, HB5134, HB5149, HB2151, HB2073, HB2186, HB2025, HB1936, HB1777, HB1663, HB 1306, HB 1290, HB1527, HB4802, HB3462, HB2963, HB2462, HB2560, HB644, HB2725, HB2621, HB2588, HB1443, HB1403, HB3032, HB1557, HB1664, HB2811, HB2088, HB2598, HB3062, HB3134, HB3940, HB4027, HB4097, HB4862, HB4170, HB4157, HB4205, HB4279, HB4377, HB4838, HB5424, HB5294, HB4870, HB4763, HB5639, HB4112, HB2275, HB1677, HB5014, HB3848, HB3797, HB3727, HB3709, HB3177, HB3057, HB4176, HB4202, HB2180, HB3528, HB3658, HCR76, HCR127

Keywords: foreign ownership, real property, national security, criminal penalties, civil penalties, personal information, higher education, privacy protection, governing board, institutional security, software applications, mobile devices, age verification, parental consent, data protection, app store regulation, HJR 161, Texas constitutional amendment, voting rights, non-citizen voting

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, Madam Chair, I was just going to say that Representative Pérez-Vega and I are going to drop an
• a<01:37:31.600> we're<01:37:31.760> going<01:37:31.840> to we're going to drop
• a we're going to we're going to drop a we're going to drop<01:37:32.080> an<01:37:32.320>
• 32.719> sometime<01:37:33.119> in<01:37:33.280> the<01:37:33.440> fall drop
• an EP sometime in the fall drop an EP sometime in the fall together.<01:37:34.159> Okay.

Bills: HF1569, HF460, HF850, HF707, HF798, HF852, HF366, HF365, HF836, HF866, HF885, HF959, HF1196, HF1788, HF1349, HF2272, HF2652, HF1251, HF607

Keywords: transportation, bond issuance, capital investment, infrastructure, road improvements, HF460, Sibley County, Highway 21, County State-Aid Highway, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, transportation grant, infrastructure improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, stormwater, public works, local infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:

• Unfortunately, my daughter dropped out of school, and in the sixth grade she ended up on the street selling
• Unfortunately, my daughter dropped out of school, and in the sixth grade she ended up on the street selling
• That's probably a drop in the bucket. We know that it's probably a tiny bit amount.
• That's probably a drop in the bucket. We know that it's probably a tiny bit amount.
• That's probably a drop in the bucket. We know that it's probably a tiny bit amount.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Since then, we have been providing a drop-in shelter and also opportunities to expand services in partnership
• Since then, we have been providing a drop-in shelter and also opportunities to expand services in partnership
• ><01:30:54.360> been<01:30:54.560> providing<01:30:55.040> a<01:30:55.199> drop
• <01:30:55.440> in<01:30:55.679> shelter we have been providing a drop in shelter we
• have been providing a drop in shelter and<01:30:56.760> also<01:30:57.199> opportunities

Bills: HF2148, HF2693, HF2542, HF1141, HF1770, HF1489, HF1709, HF244, HF1266, HF807, HF2619, HF1340

Keywords: affordable housing, local control, revolving loan fund, community partnerships, Minnesota housing policy, housing, locally controlled housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, housing infrastructure bonds, state bonds, bonding bill, supportive housing, permanent supportive housing, homelessness, veterans housing, senior housing, manufactured home parks, community land trust, single-family housing, multifamily housing

Transcript Highlights:

• Costs drop with experience, and they've done the heavy lifting.
• actually costs 30% less than the first actually costs 30% less than the first costs<00:59:17.200> drop
• with experience and they've costs drop with experience and they've done<00:59:19.440> the<00:
• <01:08:24.080> the<01:08:24.199> bill<01:08:24.520> shortly Red dropping the
• bill shortly Red dropping the bill shortly I<01:08:26.560> look<01:08:26.719> forward<

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• 1980s the numbers would continue to show 1980s the numbers would continue to show a<00:10:54.440> drop
• 55.399> those<00:10:55.600> two<00:10:55.839> decades<00:10:56.240> as a drop
• throughout those two decades as a drop throughout those two decades as well well well and<00:10:59.519
• <01:05:47.640> to bill that will help M finish the drop to bill that will help M finish the
• drop to be<01:05:48.000> clear<01:05:48.640> uh<01:05:48.760> this<01:05:49.000

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention heard presentations focused on public housing and related funding needs, with testimony from Minnesota NAHRO and several local housing authorities. Melissa Taphorn described the role of housing authorities statewide, including public housing, vouchers, CDBG/HOME funds, Bridges, and HEAT, and emphasized that public housing serves over 36,000 low-income Minnesotans, many of whom are seniors, people with disabilities, or children. She said federal operating and capital funds are insufficient, creating deferred maintenance backlogs, and noted that Minnesota’s public housing capital needs over a five-year period were about $500 million, with nearly $200 million unmet. She also discussed federal uncertainty, including a recent HUD funding freeze notice, possible changes to fair housing requirements, RAD repositioning options, and Build America, Buy America costs. Committee members asked about tenant rent calculations and the populations served. Testimony clarified that public housing residents generally pay 30% of monthly income, with utility allowances factored in, and that the average tenant rent in Minnesota is about $399. Members also heard that about 65% of public housing households are seniors or people with disabilities, while about 35% are families. The committee then heard examples of how state POP grants have been used to preserve public housing stock. Kurt Kina of the Red Wing HRA described multiple POP-funded projects that replaced windows, upgraded heating and cooling, and modernized electrical systems in a 100-resident high-rise, saying the work was essential to keep the building viable. Louise Siba of the St. Paul PHA testified that St. Paul’s authority serves nearly 22,000 people through more than 4,200 public housing units and over 5,200 vouchers, with most townhomes and high-rises serving elderly or disabled residents. She said St. Paul PHA has received nearly $16 million in POP funding since 2012, including about $8.5 million last year, and that those funds enabled major life-safety and modernization projects such as the Denan Terrace renovation and boiler, plumbing, and interior upgrades in high-rises. Jill Keers of the Duluth HRA described a broader set of housing programs, including vouchers, rehab loans, emergency repair funds, construction training, and development. She said Duluth HRA is adding 128 housing units between 2023 and 2025, including mixed-income rentals, senior housing, and family townhomes, and stressed that state investment through POP and other programs is necessary to keep housing affordable and safe.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I think that clarity is exactly why we don't want to do any sort of rush drop-off.
• And I think that clarity is exactly why we don't want to do any sort of rush drop-off.
• And I think that clarity is exactly why we don't want to do any sort of rush drop-off.
• why we don't want to do any sort<01:09:36.640> of<01:09:36.799> rush<01:09:37.040> drop
• I I we owe it to sort of rush drop off.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• As well as certain high schools have had to drop their team because their mentors could not do it anymore
• schools<00:56:04.400> have<00:56:04.559> had<00:56:04.720> to<00:56:04.960> drop
• <00:56:05.200> their<00:56:05.440> team schools have had to drop their team schools
• have had to drop their team because<00:56:05.920> their<00:56:06.160> mentors<00:56:06.559
• So that<01:01:42.880> number<01:01:43.119> has<01:01:43.440> dropped<01:01:43.920

Bills: HB1813, HB2429, HB2423, HB1996, HB1851, HB2546, HB2028, HB2583, HB2490, HB2545, HB2114, HB1859, HB2534, HB2474, HB1863, HB2475

Keywords: taxation, general excise tax, use tax, exemptions, Hawaii Revised Statutes, tax expenditure, tax expenditure evaluation, tax credit review, tax incentive, tax exemption, use tax exemption, income tax credit, DBEDT, Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism, Department of Taxation, fiscal oversight, budget accountability, tax policy, revenue loss, public spending

Summary: The committee opened with HB 1813 on taxation and HB 2429 on tax expenditure evaluation, taking mostly written testimony and limited oral discussion. On HB 2429, the Tax Foundation and Department of Taxation raised privacy and federal-law concerns, warning that the bill could require taxpayers to file duplicative returns and could risk disclosure of federal tax information if released publicly. Members and witnesses discussed using anonymized or summary reporting instead of individual public release, with the department saying summarized data would be preferable and that the state can ask for the information as a policy matter, but individual public release could create problems. The committee then heard HB 2423 HD1 on biodiesel, where Pacific Biodiesel said it can supply all biodiesel needed for B5 in Hawaii without imports and asked to move the implementation date earlier to November 2027 to allow rollout planning. HB 1996 HB1 on hearing aids drew broad support; a disability access representative said earlier insurance-based efforts had run into administrative problems and that this bill would immediately lower costs for consumers. HB 1851 HD1, also related to hearing aids, received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, while the Tax Foundation argued the program would be better funded directly rather than through the tax system, citing overhead costs and blank provisions that should be filled in before passage. On HB 2546, the research activities tax credit, HCDC said the credit supports long-term R&D and should be converted from a first-come, first-served system to proration so more applicants receive some benefit; the agency described the credit as helping companies move from idea to commercialization and noted the state is leaving potential jobs and federal dollars on the table. HB 2028 HD1, relating to Labor Day for construction workers, drew support from labor representatives who said it recognizes construction workers and helps offset cost-of-living pressures, while the Tax Foundation opposed it as an industry-specific subsidy and flagged technical issues with undefined terms and blank credit amounts. The committee also heard HB 2583, HB 2490, HB 2545, HB 2114, and HB 1859 HD1. HB 2490, concerning coastal erosion at Mokuhiki Bay, received strong support from a temple representative who described severe shoreline loss, years of temporary emergency work, and the need for a long-term, nature-based solution in coordination with state agencies. HB 2545, involving HCDC and SBIR commercialization, was supported as a way to turn R&D into economic development; HCDC said it had more applications than it could fund and that the bill could help create high-wage jobs. HB 2114, the Hawaii Benefits Hub, received comments from ETS and DHS emphasizing support for the concept but cautioning that operational, policy, cybersecurity, and data-sharing standards must be carefully aligned. HB 1859 HD1 on workforce development drew strong support from workforce and philanthropic groups, who said Hawaii faces a long-term gap between projected living-wage jobs and the number of young people entering the workforce, and argued the bill would create durable infrastructure for coordination and long-term planning. No formal votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• another layer that they could, you know, probably ask for assistance or take it on further rather than dropping
• another layer that they could, you know, probably ask for assistance or take it on further rather than dropping
• assistance or take it on further rather<00:47:12.800> than rather than rather than >> dropping
• at<00:47:16.000> the<00:47:16.240> outset<00:47:16.720> on >> dropping
• the case off at the outset on >> dropping the case off at the outset on administrative<00:47:17.839

Bills: SB2603, SB2083, SB2341, SB2306, SB2782, SB2756, SB2161, SB2477

Keywords: Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, state funding, public performances, educational programs, cultural arts funding, historic properties, preservation, inheritance, working group, public-private partnerships, sustainable funding, historic preservation, Hawaii Revised Statutes, construction, state review, burial sites, cultural artifacts, development review, phased review, administrative fees

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2603, which would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state orchestra of Hawaii. Testimony was uniformly supportive from the Attorney General’s office, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Retail Merchants of Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Symphony, the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association, and others. Supporters emphasized the bill’s value to arts education, cultural vitality, and the visitor economy. The chair noted there were also many written testimonies submitted, and the bill was left without questions or action in the excerpt. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2083, which would create a state-owned historic properties preservation plan working group within DNR. The State Historic Preservation Division supported the bill and said it would help create a statewide database and better planning for state-owned historic properties, while noting its current review work is reactive and project-by-project. The committee asked about duplication and existing consultation processes; SHPD said it already reviews state projects under existing law and has in-house architectural staff. The measure was then set aside after brief discussion, with no vote shown in the excerpt. Next was Senate Bill 2341, which would authorize phased review of certain private-property projects and change SHPD’s review deadlines. SHPD and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the bill, saying it could encourage more proactive, programmatic review and that the current average review time for simple projects is about 56 days. Several opponents, including Sierra Club of Hawaii, Bianca Isaki, Malama Kane Lua, and Tara Roas, argued phased review would delay projects, create conflict, and weaken historic preservation protections, especially for iwi kūpuna and burial sites. Committee members raised concerns about whether the bill conflicted with prior court decisions and asked SHPD for its view; SHPD said it was not a legal question for them and suggested a programmatic alternative. The bill was not voted on in the excerpt. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 2306 on administrative fees for the Bureau of Conveyances. HGEA opposed the measure, focusing on a provision allowing the special fund to be used for qualified contractors, while the Bureau of Conveyances supported the bill as a fee correction that would equalize recording fees between systems. The bureau said specialized technical work sometimes requires outside contracting and that it could consider a contract period; the chair and members discussed the HGEA concern and asked whether the issue could be addressed. No final action was shown in the excerpt.