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• POLICY, INCLUDING THE DIRECTIVES OF PRESIDENT TRUMP RELATED TO IMMIGRATION AND DECLARING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY
• GOVERNOR VETOED FUNDING FOR TRANSPARENCY PROGRAMS, LIKE THE LOBBYIST REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

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• on restaurant menus. ...and an act relating to the disclosure of major food allergens on restaurant
• And under emergency circumstances, if you needed to raise that...
• And under emergency circumstances, if you needed to raise that, you could do it at a local level.
• In Colorado, response times for emergency calls have increased drastically.
• It doesn't tell them that they will have to wait longer to get help in emergencies.

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• Please require preservation and disclosure of vehicle data after serious collisions.
• scene or with emergency vehicles responding to a scene with lights and sirens.
• out of the emergency response.
• vehicles and emergency scenes.
• Safety on our public, it ensure it does not interfere with emergency operations.

Committee: Senate Transportation

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• I'm Assembly Member Rodizja Ransom, Chair of Emergency Management. I'd like to welcome everyone.
• Palisades fires last year and ensures similar responses will be undertaken for all future state of emergency
• Good evening, Chair Ransom and members of the Emergency Management Committee. I'm David Fode.
• SB 883 creates transparency surrounding high-risk facilities, tightening emergency planning, Creates
• during chemical emergencies, and giving communities better access to information about risk.

Committee: House Emergency Management

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• So I started the emergency situations.
• </c><00:08:51.920><c> for</c> What constitutes an emergency for What constitutes an emergency for purposes
• </c> So that if it's used in an emergency So that if it's used in an emergency situation<00:24:48.320
• </c> in an emergency situation. in an emergency situation.
• </c><01:22:50.639><c> situations</c> day dealing with emergency situations day dealing with emergency

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• for coordination between schools, specified state agencies, and any local law enforcement agency, emergency
• They need basic help with the emergency operations plan, with the interoperability systems.
• operations plan, ...and other staff to help with the emergency operations plan.
• all can agree, and so it's exciting to know that we can finally have some reforms with HOAs and disclosure
• And if they are, then the people at least deserve disclosure of that fact. I vote aye.

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• Please require preservation and disclosure of vehicle data after serious collisions.
• scene or with emergency vehicles responding to a scene with lights and sirens.
• response, taking that vehicle ...completely out of the emergency response.
• , taking that vehicle completely out of the emergency response.
• vehicles and emergency scenes.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held an informational hearing on autonomous vehicle technology in California, with testimony from industry, safety advocates, first responders, drivers, and state regulators. The chair framed the hearing as an overview of AV deployment, safety, first responder interactions, and current and future regulation. Witnesses from the AV industry argued that autonomous vehicles can reduce crashes and injuries, create jobs, and support California’s leadership in innovation, while critics and crash survivors described serious safety failures, including phantom braking, inadequate transparency, and crashes involving Tesla’s Autopilot/Full Self-Driving systems. Several witnesses urged stronger disclosure, data preservation, independent safety validation, and clearer accountability for companies deploying these systems. First responder and labor witnesses described operational problems in San Francisco and elsewhere, saying AVs have blocked fire engines, ambulances, and police responses, shut down in emergency scenes, and caused major delays during outages. They asked for faster and more reliable remote support, a public safety manual override, clearer enforcement authority, and limits on deployment in complex conditions. A police chief representative said law enforcement supports innovation but needs standardized protocols, training, and clear statutory authority. A Teamsters representative criticized proposed DMV rules for heavy-duty autonomous trucks, arguing they rely too heavily on manufacturer self-certification and do not impose enough independent safety review or geographic limits. State regulators from the DMV and CPUC defended California’s existing AV framework, saying the state has regulated AVs since 2014 and now has an end-to-end system with permits, reporting requirements, enforcement tools, and first responder coordination. DMV officials said the new rulemaking would add more reporting, address heavy-duty AVs, and require compliance with emergency geofence messages and law enforcement direction. CPUC testimony emphasized that its role is limited to passenger service and ride-hail operations. Committee members asked about crash data, remote operations, liability, response times, and whether California should adopt more uniform standards and stronger guardrails. No votes or formal actions were taken, as the hearing was informational.

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• </c><00:09:53.320><c> responders</c> situations where emergency responders situations where emergency
• Requires detailed disclosure of vehicles, systems, and operating domains.
• Human drivers are already required to pull over and yield to emergency vehicles.
• They respond to medical emergencies on board. They assist riders in crises.

Committee: Senate Transportation

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• with multiple emergency departments with multiple broken<00:27:51.399><c> bones</c><00:27:52.399><c>
• department first and an emergency doctor not noting it as abuse or neglect and having to be seen by
• We recognized that there were some misses at the emergency department level, as well as one of these
• I want to know where the exception is for emergency situations.
• Other statutes provide for you can dispense with consent for emergency medical treatment, okay?

Summary: The Children and Family Law Committee opened its March 4 meeting with procedural announcements, including a deadline for any Minority Report, notice that the committee would not meet the following Tuesday because of town meeting day, and a preview of its March 18 agenda. The chair said that meeting would include hearings and executive sessions on HB 518, requiring DHHS to provide a detailed annual report of DCF costs, and HB 775, directing DHHS to seek proposals for supervised visitation centers; HB 553 was also slated for executive session. The committee also heard an update on Representative Grossman’s son, who remained in the PICU at Mass General. The main hearing was on HB 493, which would require child abuse and neglect education for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants as a condition of licensure. Representative Alicia Gregg presented the bill and an amendment reducing the required training from two hours to one hour, saying the goal was to improve recognition of abuse and prevent both missed cases and false accusations. Cassandra Sanchez, the state Child Advocate, strongly supported the bill, describing a 2020 review of nine cases of non-ambulatory infants with serious injuries and later system mapping that identified gaps in medical recognition; she said the training should be part of existing continuing education hours and that voluntary uptake had been limited. Dr. Michael Matos of Wolfeboro Pediatrics also testified in support. Ben Bradley of the New Hampshire Hospital Association opposed legislating the requirement, saying hospitals already train staff and that the legislature should not single out one topic for statutory mandate when other reporting obligations are handled differently. In questioning, committee members asked whether the hour would be part of existing continuing education, whether hospitals already provide similar training, and whether the bill should be placed in the continuing medical education statute instead of child protection law. Bradley said hospital members already provide annual training and collaborate with proponents, but did not support putting the requirement in statute. Sanchez said the bill was intended to use one of the hours already required for training, though members noted that the bill text did not clearly say so. The committee also heard broader testimony about the Family Division of Circuit Court, including a proposal to create a subcommittee to study more difficult issues such as pre-trial counseling, evidentiary practices, and domestic violence-related cases, with the Speaker appointing members to that subcommittee.

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• Um, and uh full disclosure, the sponsor of this bill last year was Chairman Hunt out of the House.
• Um and uh full disclosure, the on that.
• Um and uh full disclosure, the uh<00:44:43.280><c> sponsor</c><00:44:43.680><c> of</c><00:44:43.839><
• Um, ironically, full disclosure, we worked on this.
• </c> firefighters, dispatchers, and emergency firefighters, dispatchers, and emergency um<01:14:16.560

Committee: Senate Commerce

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• I know we have another legislative committee that's looking at emergency responders around the state.
• Full disclosure, I've been a dentist in Williston now for 42 years.
• That's looking at emergency responders around the state. So how is that program working?
• Full disclosure, I've been a dentist in Williston now for 42 years.
• Full disclosure, I've been a dentist in Williston now for 42 years.

Summary: The committee met at Dakota College at Bottineau, approved the January 15, 2026 minutes, and heard an extensive campus update from Dean Corey Gorder and other DCB leaders. Gorder described the college’s affiliation with Minot State and its growing use of shared services, including business office functions, HR, institutional research, Title IX, printing, financial aid support through UND, and payroll support through NDSU. He said the arrangement lets DCB focus on its core mission while relying on system partners for specialized administrative work, and noted that accreditation concerns were not believed to limit those shared-service arrangements. He also highlighted DCB’s mission, enrollment growth, dual-credit reach across rural schools, and the college’s emphasis on nursing, dental, paramedic, farm management, and other workforce-oriented programs. Committee members asked detailed questions about dual credit, program delivery, and whether DCB’s partnerships were exclusive. Gorder said the relationships are generally collaborative rather than exclusive, that schools can choose other providers, and that many partnerships began through personal outreach and ongoing relationships with rural schools. Lisa Johnson of the university system added that transfer complaints are rare and that dual credit generally transfers well within North Dakota, though highly selective out-of-state institutions may treat credits differently. Members also asked about stipends for high school instructors, the share of K-12 versus DCB instructors, and the capacity limits in dental hygiene and other programs. Gorder said dental hygiene is capped by space and staffing, that there were more applicants than seats, and that expansion is being considered; he also said he would provide follow-up information on the paramedic program and instructor breakdowns. Gorder closed by identifying long-term challenges, including aging residence halls, recruiting faculty and staff, and the need to review low-enrollment programs. He said DCB should consider expanding into more high-demand trades such as welding, HVAC, and electrical work, and should streamline dual credit and strengthen its Minot programming. The committee then heard from the North Dakota Student Association, whose leaders outlined student priorities from the last session and the interim. Their main concerns included campus housing quality and affordability, food insecurity and food pantries, mental and physical health resources, student-led research funding, academic and career readiness, internships, and campus collaboration. They also discussed dual credit, saying it is valuable but uneven across the state, and raised questions about how to better retain students in North Dakota through the system. Members asked follow-up questions about housing, transferability of dual credit, and whether incentives could be used to encourage students to stay in-state for higher education.

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• The removal of composting is appropriate, I think, and uh there are exemptions in there for emergencies
• > and</c><00:45:43.680><c> for</c><00:45:44.560><c> um</c><00:45:45.520><c> other</c> there for emergencies
• and for um other there for emergencies and for um other other<00:45:46.079><c> things</c><00:45:46.240
• to adopt some of the AG's proposed amendments, namely that for HRS placement, transparency and disclosure
• and crisis transparency and disclosure and crisis intervention<00:55:50.640><c> representation.

Bills: HB2384

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Summary: The joint committees heard HB 2384, relating to student athlete compensation, with testimony largely in support from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Athletics, and several other supporters. UH Mānoa said the bill would create a framework for name, image, and likeness (NIL) policies, including education, financial literacy, agent regulation, transparency, and reporting. Supporters argued NIL is now a necessary part of college athletics to recruit and retain athletes, keep Hawaiʻi talent in-state, and remain competitive, while also helping student athletes develop as future leaders. One supporter also emphasized the need for financial guidance so young athletes do not mishandle NIL income. Committee members questioned why the bill would direct public funds to NIL payments rather than broader athletic operations or other student groups, whether other states are funding NIL directly, and whether the approach could create a bidding war. UH representatives said the university already has NIL contracts in place, but the bill would strengthen and formalize policies. They said the requested funding model includes about $5 million for NIL and $10 million for athletics operations, with the NIL amount intended to supplement private fundraising; they also noted UH has raised roughly $1.5 million to $2 million for NIL since July 1 and is targeting $3 million this fiscal year. Members also raised concerns about fairness, public spending priorities, and whether the university’s policies adequately protect student athletes. The committees voted to pass HB 2384 HD1 with amendments. The chair said the bill should be amended to explicitly state that allocated funds may be used by UH for NIL payments to student athletes, and asked the next committee to examine whether a different payment scheme, similar to those used elsewhere, might be more appropriate for public funds. One member announced a no vote, citing concerns about direct public funding of NIL and unequal treatment of student athletes versus other students. The JHA committee adopted the same recommendation, with some members voting with reservations. Afterward, the meeting moved on to HB 644 HD1 on single-use plastics, where the first testimony was in opposition from the Hawaii Food Industry Association and the Biodegradable Products Institute, both arguing the bill as drafted would improperly exclude certified compostable products and should better align with composting and certification standards.

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• With these systems working together, agencies can respond to emergency calls more quickly and give officers
• clearly establishing that adult probation records are public records under Title 39, subject to disclosure
• Utility workers are often first responders during storms and emergencies, restoring power and ensuring
• specifies that school mapping data from the program is not a public record or subject to public disclosure
• Sorry, we know our adversaries are targeting our critical systems: water, power, transport, emergency

Bills: SB1046 , SB1317 , SB1376 , SB1416 , SB1448 , SB1471 , SB1493 , SB1498 , SB1502 , SB1504 , SB1538 , SB1544 , SB1550 , SB1579 , SB1581 , SB1584 , SB1624 , SB1673

Committees: Senate Public Safety , Senate Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference

Keywords: telecommunications, broadband, internet infrastructure, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, national security, foreign adversary, China, Chinese equipment, supply chain security, network equipment, microchips, Arizona Corporation Commission, telecommunications provider, communications infrastructure, Huawei, ZTE, state-owned enterprise, sanctions, infrastructure security

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• Why don't you consider putting some disclosures, a booklet or something, and make every agent have to
• And unfortunately, we know that when you have checkboxes and click boxes with disclosures, especially
• But I think the reality is that I don't think that we can put too much faith into disclosures because
• a directive to the insurance industry to stop those practices until such time as the governor's emergency
• able to assure that we can make our staff whole, we would need to be able to utilize this in an emergent

Committee: House Budget

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• Public transportation in Corpus Christi is essential for emergency response.
• Medical access is crucial for emergency response.
• emergency services departments such as volunteer fire departments across the state.
• We run 46 emergency apparatus.
• The Texas ESF emergency...

Bills: SB868 , SB1337 , SB1371 , SB1377 , SB1426 , SB1620 , SB2064 , SB2065 , SJR4 , SJR 4

Committee: Senate Finance

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• . >> I [clears throat] needed to ask if these disclosure requirements in the bill conflict with any federal
• &gt; I [clears throat] needed to ask if these &gt;&gt; I [clears throat] needed to ask if these disclosure
• <c> requirements</c><00:18:25.039><c> in</c><00:18:25.280><c> the</c><00:18:25.520><c> bill</c> disclosure
• requirements in the bill disclosure requirements in the bill conflict<00:18:26.160><c> with</c><00:18
• Manukuchi is very emergency solution.

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

Committee: House Economic Development & Technology

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.

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• In full disclosure, it generally goes to my grandma, my nana, because she's able to keep them alive a
• school libraries professional associations prohibition; HB 2029, water conservation grant fund disclosure
• 36, Chapter 21.1, Article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section 36-2202.02, relating to emergency
• By adding Section 36-22.02, relating to emergency medical services.
• One billing code that covers mental health, behavioral health, dental services, emergency care services

Summary: The Senate met in multiple Committee of the Whole sessions and considered a large number of bills, many related to digital assets and cryptocurrency, including SB 1042, SB 1043, SB 1044, SB 1045, SB 1432, SCR 1003, SCR 1033, and SCR 1028. Members discussed whether the state should accept cryptocurrency for payments, tax or exempt virtual currency, ban central bank digital currency, and support digital assets in retirement systems. Senator Epstein repeatedly argued against the measures and tried to offer amendments targeting data center tax exemptions, but one such amendment was ruled not germane and the ruling was upheld on a division vote. The bills and resolutions in that group generally advanced with do-pass recommendations, with SB 1043 and SB 1044 amended before advancing. The Senate also advanced several bills on family law, public records, scholarship organizations, property conveyances, underground facilities, and environmental and energy issues, including SB 1039, SB 1139, SB 1147, SB 1148, SB 1328, SB 1078, SB 1142, SB 1184, SB 1254, SB 1278, SB 1281, SB 1418, SB 1445, and SB 1566. Some measures drew discussion and amendments: SB 1254 received a clarifying amendment for deeds handled by title and escrow professionals; SB 1278 had a floor amendment withdrawn; SB 1281 was amended by committee and floor changes; SB 1418 prompted questions about small modular reactors and concerns about uranium mining and health impacts; and SB 1566 was amended to address malicious delay enforcement and judicial review. Most of these bills received do-pass recommendations. In the health and human services calendar, the Senate advanced SB 1052, SB 1115, SB 1149, SB 1193, SB 1233, SB 1345, SB 1346, and SB 1631, with SB 1124 retained on the calendar. Debate centered on ACCESS and remote work, administrative deficiency cure periods, anonymous complaints, fee-for-service claims, and DCS-related hearings and investigations. Senator Gonzales opposed several ACCESS-related bills, arguing they lacked appropriations, could disrupt services, or conflicted with federal Medicaid law, while sponsors said the bills addressed agency performance and provider complaints. SB 1115, SB 1149, SB 1193, SB 1233, and SB 1345 were amended before receiving do-pass recommendations, and SB 1345’s sponsor said ACCESS was removed from the bill. The final calendar included regulatory and veterinary-related bills such as SB 1137, SB 1144, SB 1205, and SB 1286. SB 1205, dealing with motor vehicle booting fees, received a floor amendment requiring an appeals process for private parking lots. SB 1286, on veterinary telemedicine and prescriptions, drew the most extended debate, with a committee amendment and a Kavanagh floor amendment restoring a 14-day prescription extension and adding flea and tick treatment; Senator Leach opposed the floor amendment, describing prior stakeholder negotiations and changes in committee support. The transcript ends while that debate is still underway, after several bills have already been reported out with do-pass recommendations.

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• Delayed disclosure is common in grooming and child sexual abuse cases, and this was true with Hannah.
• ><c> in</c><00:10:11.120><c> grooming</c><00:10:11.519><c> and</c> disclosure is a common in grooming
• and disclosure is a common in grooming and child<00:10:12.080><c> sexual</c><00:10:12.320><c> abuse<
• We would suggest that the language be clear that there are exceptions for emergencies, student health
• There's just an awful lot of non-disclosure going on in this whole process.

Bills: HF3489 , HF3550

Committee: House Education Policy

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• I just think the one thing that the department's working through is with a lot of the emerging green
• with new technologies coming online, it's a way DWR can establish a baseline for assessing new and emerging
• I'm here to present SB 1417, the Mutual Water Company Rate and Disclosure Notice Act.
• I'm here to present SB 1417, the Mutual Water Company Rate and Disclosure Notice Act.
• But, you know, I would like to see, before we start passing a whole bunch of regulation against emerging

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications

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• But what happens when someone goes to the emergency room and they need to see that time between entering
• the emergency room and going before a magistrate or a judge to get a TDO?
• The House Bill 496 relates to zoning, commercial and industrial facilities, and water use disclosures
• House Bill 496 authorizes localities to include in its zoning ordinance provisions for disclosures of
• The governor included the emergency clause on this general law version of the bill because the state