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• These are existing temporary positions currently working on the project under the approved project plan
• Legislature to consider gathering some additional data and evidence on the outcomes of these activities in order
• So we went out of order on that, too. We do not. So we're going to be closing these items.
• which will be for continued funding of the 15 positions that were previously approved, funding for temporary
• Given the current temporary surplus driven by the AI boom, it is only fitting that this unexpected windfall

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• For authors, you'll note that our hearing is publicly noticed as file order.
• will be temporarily recessed if necessary so that the sergeants, who are sworn officers, can restore order
• Many schools rely on contractors to support urgent or temporary staffing needs, yet this bill significantly
• This bill would eliminate that flexibility. temporary staffing needs, yet this bill significantly limits
• do so that it really is limited, from our perspective, to situations where there is an urgent or temporary

Summary: The committee heard several labor and employment measures. AB 465 would require local public employers, at a union’s request, to negotiate minimum disciplinary and grievance procedures in MOUs, including progressive discipline, just-cause protections, grievance appeal rights, and paid release time for representatives. Supporters, including AFSCME and SEIU, said it would create fairer and more consistent due process protections for local government workers; opponents from county and city groups argued it would impose binding arbitration and rigid discipline rules that could undermine local flexibility and accountability. The bill passed on a 5-0 vote and was re-referred to Appropriations. AB 792 would allow court interpreter bargaining to be consolidated when multiple regions are negotiating at the same time. The author and the California Federation of Interpreters said the change would reduce repeated bargaining, improve efficiency, and help address interpreter recruitment and retention. There was no opposition, but some members questioned whether the proposal would really solve wage and staffing problems; the bill passed 5-0 and was placed on hold. AB 1309, which would improve Cal Fire firefighter compensation by tying salaries more closely to comparable local fire departments, drew strong support from firefighters and no opposition. Members praised Cal Fire’s work and the bill passed 7-0 and was held for add-ons. The committee also approved AJR 8, a resolution urging protection of Social Security and opposing federal cuts or office closures. Supporters said Social Security is essential to seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and children, and warned that reductions would increase poverty and homelessness. One member objected to naming political figures in the resolution, but the measure still passed 7-0 and was held. AB 1247, which would require contracted-out school classified workers to meet the same training and qualification standards as direct hires and address related retirement contributions, passed 5-2 despite opposition from county superintendents and school administrators who said it would add costs and limit contracting flexibility. Finally, AB 288, which would authorize PERB to act when the NLRB fails to remedy labor claims by a deadline, passed 6-0 with strong union support and no opposition.

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• temporary.
• So it's going to be temporary temporary.
• We're going to do this program temporary." Why would it be temporary?
• Of course, it's not temporary. Of course, we're going to do it every time.
• Of course, it's not temporary. Of course, we're going to do it every time.

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• Thank you so much for the accommodation of taking us out of order. I appreciate it very much.
• What order would you like to take those in? You can go in that order that you mentioned. Okay.
• Someone has to be ill or injured in order to take DI.
• In order to meet the 60-day requirement, the WCAB often issued an interim order granting the petition
• You basically have to have a CA.gov email address in order to be able to participate. Okay.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Chair: Calling to order the Committee on Ways and Means and Health and Human Services.
• Commission on the Status of Women: Yasmin Cheney. being temporary.
• Uh we expect to reduce being temporary.
• Calling to order the joint committee on Ways and Means and Education.
• In order to make up for appropriated.

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• Uh, the hour of 4 p.m. having arrived, I'll call this meeting of the Tax Committee to order for Monday
• That's a temporary measure, but it's an effective measure. prevention fence or uh new estimates are prevention
• That's a temporary measure, but it's an effective measure.
• That's a temporary<00:26:48.720> measure,<00:26:49.200> but<00:26:49.440> it's<00
• :26:49.600> an<00:26:49.760> effective temporary measure, but it's an effective temporary

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• First, in order to allow as many people to testify as possible, there will be a two-minute time limit
• It would be a drain on public funds because now we will have to find temporary housing for these tens
• It would be a drain on public funds because now we will have to find temporary housing for these tens
• <00:36:47.880> housing<00:36:48.200> for to find housing temporary housing for to find
• housing temporary housing for these<00:36:48.800> tens<00:36:49.040> of<00:36:49.240><

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 818 HD1, which would establish the Waiawa Community Development District. The Attorney General’s office said the bill may not comply with requirements for a special fund, and DLNR asked for further amendments so lease revenues would remain with DLNR while it continues managing the lands. DLNR cited ongoing costs, including the Uncle Billy’s demolition debt and management needs at Banyan Drive/Banyan Country Club. HCDA/Waiawa representatives supported the bill, agreed that DLNR should keep lease revenues while it remains the land manager, and said a future transfer of land management would change where revenues should go. Members focused on whether removing lease revenue would undercut the bill and on how existing and future revenues should be allocated. The committee then took up HB 338 HD1 and HB 339 HD1 on renewable energy-related utility transactions and procurement. Testimony came from the Consumer Advocate, the State Energy Office, the Public Utilities Commission, Hawaiian Electric, IBEW Local 1260, Ulupono Initiative, and Life of the Land. Supporters generally backed the measures, while some asked for labor-related strengthening language. Discussion centered on how the PUC should handle competing bids or offers in utility merger or acquisition situations, with concerns raised about NDAs, timing, and whether the original version or amended language better allowed public and intervenor participation. A witness from Life of the Land argued that utilities should not negotiate under NDA in a way that blocks later public competition, and a PUC-related witness said the current language was changed from the original to address PUC testimony. Finally, the committee heard HB 1467 HD1 on housing resiliency. OIP was not present, while B&F raised concerns about placing federal funds into a special fund, saying federal grant money should remain in a separate P fund for transparency, accountability, and single-audit compliance. State agencies and groups including OPSD, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, the Climate Advisory Team, and Hawaii Realtors supported the measure. Testimony emphasized that many older roofs lack hurricane clips and that strengthening homes could reduce disaster sheltering and temporary housing costs. IBEW Local 1260 supported the bill but argued that building to current standards upfront is preferable to retrofitting later. Members questioned funding structure, eligibility, and whether the program should be needs-based; the bill was described as limited to households under 140% AMI. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• <00:24:40.159> for the first quarter of 2027 in order for the first quarter of 2027 in order
• <01:20:47.120> disability uh total um total temporary disability uh total um total temporary
• <03:51:27.840> so<03:51:28.800> the point of order point of order sir so the point
• of order point of order sir so the uh<03:51:30.080> the<03:51:30.239> chair<03:51:30.800
• We were more righteous people 100 years ago, and we need to, in order to get back to that, in order to

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• All right, I'll call the committee meeting to order. The Senate Finance Committee meeting to order.
• And sometimes it's just an order.
• But I want to be clear that an order.
• temporary housing for facility providing temporary housing for individuals,<01:17:30.719> the
• to respond I have to send out an order to respond I have to send out an order of<01:29:47.760>

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• witnesses to provide the committee with a quick informational primer about their respective programs in order
• witnesses to provide the committee with a quick informational primer about their respective programs in order
• levy a hotel tax by ordinance, but counties need legislation in Chapter 352 of the Texas Tax Code in order
• No community is forced to provide temporary tax relief or other incentives for new projects.
• It also creates temporary jobs in hospitality, security, event planning, and other industries.

Bills: SB913, SB1086, SB1087, SB1143, SB1534, SB1553, SB1718, SB1754, SB2004, SB2322, SB2448

Keywords: hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax code, local government funding, Texas legislation, county taxation, economic development, hotel industry, local government, counties, taxation, tourism, workforce development, youth programs, employment, education, technical training, health physics, higher education, nuclear energy

Summary: The committee heard a series of bills, mostly related to economic development, tax incentives, and workforce programs. Senate Bill 1534 would direct a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission on health physics education and workforce needs; resource witnesses from the Workforce Commission and Coordinating Board testified, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1553 would authorize Kerr County to impose a hotel occupancy tax for tourism-related uses, and Senate Bills 1086 and 1087 would authorize similar county hotel taxes for Children’s County and Mason County; all three bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1754, which would prohibit county and local tax abatements for renewable energy facilities selling power wholesale, with testimony sharply divided between landowners and policy groups opposing renewable subsidies and industry representatives and some senators arguing the bill would harm clean energy investment and local decision-making; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2322, which would exempt dispatchable electric generation facilities from the JEDI program’s compelling-factor test so they could qualify for school district tax incentives; testimony was mixed, and the bill was left pending. Later, the committee heard Senate Bill 1718, which would add the NRA annual meeting to the state’s major events reimbursement program. The bill’s sponsor and NRA representatives argued the event brings substantial tourism and economic activity, while opponents said it would use taxpayer funds to subsidize an organization that opposes gun safety measures; the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2004 would add the Arlington Grand Prix to the major events reimbursement program, with the committee substitute exempting it from the usual competitive site-selection requirement because of timing; testimony from the event organizers and Arlington tourism officials was supportive, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2448 would create a rural workforce development grant program at the Texas Workforce Commission to support college-and-career readiness and technical assistance in rural communities; witnesses from Texas 2036, Collegiate Edgination, and a rural school district supported it, and it was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 913 would repeal a special requirement that Alpine dedicate at least 50% of its hotel occupancy tax to advertising and promotion, and Senate Bill 1143 would require more coordination and reporting for youth workforce programs serving disconnected young Texans; both bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. At the end of the hearing, Senator Johnson moved that the committee stand in recess, subject to the call of the chair.

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• interest of starting as close to on time as we can, the Committee on Health Policy will now come to order
• I got some things out of order. Let me have Dan, if I can. Did you mind? 1651. There we go.
• I got some things out of order. Let me have Dan. If I can. Bill in the back.
• I got some things out of order. Let me have Dan, if I could, if that's okay. We will. We will.
• No real protections, just temporary promises. And here's a real problem.

Summary: The Health Policy Committee met with a quorum and took up a long agenda of health care, Medicaid, and patient-access measures, along with confirmation votes. The committee first reconsidered and amended SB 1606 on patient access to records, clarifying portal obligations, deleting a section affecting nursing home facility records, and setting a January 1, 2026 effective date; the bill then passed favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also recommended confirmation of a block of appointees and separately confirmed Chavon Harris as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration after Harris testified about priorities including financial accountability, managed care oversight, transparency, and quality improvement. Senators asked about audit findings and Medicaid managed care performance, and several witnesses and committee members voiced support for her appointment. The committee then advanced a series of bills, most of them with amendments, including claims bills SB 28 and SB 22 for South Broward Hospital District settlements, SB 772 on undesignated glucagon in schools, SB 998 on death certification by physician assistants and APRNs, SB 1412 on home health administration flexibility, SB 1800 creating a Parkinson’s disease research consortium at USF, SB 306 on managed care network access during holidays and after hours, SB 1768 on stem cell therapies by physicians, SB 1602 on pediatric readiness in emergency departments, SB 1156 on the home health aide program for medically fragile children, SB 1490 on Children’s Medical Services and managed care administration, and SB 1182 on Medicaid coverage of continuous glucose monitors. Most of these bills received support from industry, advocacy, or provider groups and were reported favorably as committee substitutes. The most debated measure was SB 1270, a broad strike-all amendment combining provisions on mRNA vaccine documentation, vaccination-status protections in the Patient Bill of Rights, medical marijuana reporting and background-screening definitions, compact language, and volunteer immunity. The committee heard extensive testimony both for and against the vaccine-related provisions, including concerns about discrimination, patient safety, provider discretion, and medical liability. After additional technical amendments and a time-certain motion, the bill passed favorably as a committee substitute, with Senators Davis and Osgood voting no and Senator Harrell expressing a weak yes. At the end of the meeting, senators recorded their votes on selected tabs, and the committee adjourned.

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• Subcommittee, Permanent standing Subcommittee on Defense and Veterans Affairs will come, will now come to order
• Service Members Relief Act, there are restrictions on repossessions, foreclosures without a court order
• groups, you know, they actually often work out with service members, reducing fees significantly in order
• Uh, House Bill 101 creates a temporary Chairman, do you have a committee?
• This is a temporary body.

Bills: HB101

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding

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• Well, and that's what, so again this is we'd have to follow the bill, we have to follow the new, the order
• But rather a commercial business that serves transient customers who are tourists, temporary workers,
• Under current statute, a city must have a simple majority in order to impose a building moratorium, but
• And in order to maintain that affordability, we're now developing lots for builders to, to keep low-cost
• You heard about how there's a 4-day window, uh, 5-day once the, uh, the, uh, temporary moratorium kicks

Bills: HB24

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management

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• Calling this hearing of the Assembly Education Committee to order. We do not have a quorum yet.
• Bills will be heard in sign-in order. We have our sign-in list going.
• The Assembly has rules to ensure we maintain order and run an efficient and fair hearing.
• Education has been denied to African Americans in order to control them.
• That wasn't a temporary fix. It was a foundational shift.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard several education bills, with AB 887 by Assemblymember Berman proposing that every school district and charter school adopt a plan so all high schools offer at least one computer science course by 2029-30. Supporters, including a teacher and student, argued California is falling behind other states and that computer science is essential for student opportunity and workforce readiness. ACSA opposed the bill, citing the shortage of qualified computer science teachers and administrative burden. The bill passed the committee on a 6-0 vote and was sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 1390 by Assemblymember Solache, which would allow local and county school boards to raise trustee compensation above long-standing statutory minimums that have not changed in decades. Supporters said the current stipends are too low to make board service accessible to working families and younger community members. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill passed with five votes, with the roll left open for additional members. AB 865 by Assemblymember Gonzalez would create a $5 million, three-year grant program for dual-language immersion instructional materials, split between high-demand languages and other languages. Supporters said districts often lack standards-aligned materials in languages beyond Spanish, forcing teachers to create their own. The bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations. AB 857 by Assemblymember Gibson, requiring annual cultural competency training for K-12 staff, also passed 5-1 after supporters linked it to the state reparations task force report and argued it would improve trust and student outcomes. The committee additionally approved AB 677 by Assemblymember Bryan, which would make it easier for unhoused students to access school-based vision and dental screenings by allowing directory information to be used for that purpose with an opt-out process; it passed 8-0. AB 903 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, directing the Department of Education to develop best practices on education technology and digital equity, passed after amendments and with some opponents indicating they would remove opposition once the amendments were in print. Finally, AB 917 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, extending permanent-status protections to certain educators in small districts and county programs, drew significant opposition from small districts and regional occupational programs over flexibility and funding concerns; the bill still passed 5-2 with the roll held open for additional votes.

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• Will the Senate of the 33rd Legislature of the State of Hawaii please come to order?
• Senator Chang, Madame Chair, I nominate Carol Taniguchi as temporary Clerk of the Senate.
• Carol Taniguchi is appointed as the temporary Clerk of the Senate.
• as the temporary Clerk of the<00:22:28.200> Senate the Senate the Senate Madame Madame Madame
• Referrals and re-referrals are made in accordance with the supplemental orders of the day that may be

Keywords: Order of the Day: PENDING, 912, senate, all

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• afternoon everyone calling this hearing of the Assembly Education Committee to order we do not have a
• In order to facilitate the goal of the hearing as much of the public within the limits of our time, we
• Thank you for in order to foster a safe and inclusive learning environment for our students.
• Look at our history education has been denied to African Americans in order to. control them.
• But that wasn't a temporary fix. It was a foundational shift.

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• So those are temporary positions, so funding for those positions.
• I'll go through in order here.
• Given, I guess, temporary funding, so we do need those six positions.
• I think they want to go in order. Oh, yeah, sorry. Go ahead.
• from uh temporary to permanent from for from uh temporary to permanent from for to<02:27:46.680> support

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Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Health and Human Services committees heard Hawaii Health Systems Corporation’s biennium budget request, with testimony from HHSC leadership on the Hilo/Big Island region (HTH 212) and the Oahu region (HTH 215), plus discussion of capital improvement projects and systemwide partnerships. HHSC described its role as the rural healthcare safety net, serving a high share of Medicare, Medicaid/Quest, and uninsured patients, and said its costs are elevated by state employee fringe benefits, which it said are about 64% compared with roughly 30% in the private sector. HHSC also said pandemic-era federal aid, including relief funds and PPP loans totaling about $100 million, reduced the need for general fund support in prior years. For HTH 212, HHSC said its general fund request for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 was higher than the governor’s recommendation because of rising insurance, pharmaceutical, and contractor labor costs, and because it includes $13.2 million in FY 2026 and $2.3 million in FY 2027 for Epic electronic medical record implementation in East Hawaii. For HTH 215, HHSC said the requested general funds were aligned with the governor’s recommendation, in part because of increased Medicaid reimbursement rates for long-term care facilities under prior legislation. HHSC also said it was restoring a special fund ceiling so the region could spend its cash collections on operations. Members asked about the 64% fringe rate, and HHSC explained the difference was mainly due to defined-benefit pension and retiree health insurance costs, which private hospitals generally do not bear at the same level. Members also asked about the Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home, and HHSC said operations would be funded through the general fund corporation for the home when it opens, with management by Ohana Pacific, but no additional legislative operating funds were being requested at that time. Other questions focused on staffing and vacancies, including an abolished procurement position and an ongoing IT help desk recruitment need. HHSC highlighted several capital and partnership projects, including a $25 million state CIP request matched by $25 million from the Benioff family for the Benioff Health Center, an ER expansion and reconfiguration at Corner Community Hospital, and $7.5 million in each fiscal year for Kauai EMR capital funds to join the Epic platform. Testimony also described collaborations with Queen’s, the University of California San Francisco, Hawaii Pacific Health, the Hawaii Cancer Consortium, the Department of Health, and the state hospital to improve specialty access, clinical trials, behavioral health, and patient placement across the system.

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• Subcommittee 4 on the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee will come to order.
• leveraging those existing data and legal sharing agreements that the state currently has in place in order
• noted, Cradle to Career would need to present an expenditure plan to the Department of Finance in order
• And unlike prior temporary limitations, this proposal does not include a suspension of net operating
• So it's not nearly as austere as the prior temporary credit limitations were, just $5 million, and then

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• <01:37:18.320> representative order representative order representative Davis<01:37:20.440>
• I noticed the term temporary shelter being added here.
• <02:16:12.520> shelter<02:16:13.159> for provide temporary shelter for provide temporary
• innovative solutions pods temporary innovative solutions pods temporary structures<02:19:17.000>
• <02:19:24.920> shelter how do you provide a temporary shelter how do you provide a temporary

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• will fit in the parking garage in order will fit in the parking garage in order to<01:06:29.319>
• <01:08:06.520> to swimming pool in essence in order to swimming pool in essence in order to
• You can look on Amazon and just order a placard.
• How long are temporary placards? Witness: Yep, temporary placards are a maximum of six months.
• plates how how question um temporary plates how how long<04:30:31.800> uh<04:30:31.960> temporary

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 105, which would create a new conservation license plate and direct the added fee to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund. The sponsor, Rep. Rosemarie Rung, said the bill would create a non-tax revenue source to help address toxic cyanobacteria blooms in New Hampshire lakes, ponds, and rivers. She described the public health, environmental, and economic harms from blooms, the high cost of watershed management plans and mitigation projects, and the limited current funding available through state and federal sources. She argued that a voluntary plate program could provide sustainable support and raise awareness. Supporters, including Reps. Katie Pell and McDonald, said the bill would help affected lake communities and tourism-dependent areas. New Hampshire DES testified neutrally but confirmed that blooms have increased sharply, that the agency has issued more than 120 warnings in the past two years, and that the existing mitigation fund is nearly depleted after one-time appropriations. DES said the proposed plate would not solve the entire funding need but could provide dedicated revenue for studies and implementation projects. DMV testified that the operational impact of adding a new plate would be minimal. New Hampshire Lakes also supported the bill and said survey results suggested some current Moose plate holders and new registrants would likely choose the Loon plate. Committee members asked about the health effects of cyanobacteria, the expected revenue from the plate, and whether the problem is natural or human-driven. Testimony said exposure can cause skin irritation, gastrointestinal illness, and more serious liver or neurological effects, with pets and children at higher risk; one witness also cited research suggesting aerosolized toxins may affect people several kilometers from a bloom. DES explained that while lake sediments can release nutrients, the underlying problem is largely driven by watershed inputs and worsened over time. No vote was taken during the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair invited written testimony and additional questions.