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• cases, secured $1.7 million in financial benefits back for our clients, and conducted over 1,500 outreaches
• our clients and we conducted<00:26:59.320><c> over</c><00:26:59.600><c> 1500</c><00:27:00.559><c> outreaches
• </c><00:27:01.559><c> we</c> conducted over 1500 outreaches we conducted over 1500 outreaches we despite

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several election-related bills first. SB 51, a comprehensive public financing bill for candidates, drew strong support in testimony but also concerns from the Campaign Spending Commission that the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund has only about $2.2 million, far short of what would be needed, and that the program could not realistically start in 2026 because of staffing and system changes; the commission asked for a start date no earlier than 2028. SB 118, which would create a full-time investigator position at the Campaign Spending Commission, was supported by the commission, which said it has lacked staff growth since 1995 and that an investigator is needed to handle investigations instead of having the commission’s attorney do that work. SB 255, a housekeeping bill on excess cash campaign contributions, was supported by the commission and several county officials and would require excess cash contributions over the limit to be returned within 30 days or turned over to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund. SB 345, which would expand the current partial public financing program, was supported by the commission but drew questions because it would still allow private fundraising; the commission said that under its assumptions the bill would provide more total public funds than SB 51, with a maximum of a little over $20 million versus a little over $15 million for SB 51. Testimony counts were reported as 125 support/48 oppose for SB 51, 26 support/0 oppose for SB 118, 30 support/49 oppose for SB 255, and 30 support/49 oppose for SB 345. The committee then discussed SB 176 on recount thresholds. The Office of Elections said it would stand on written testimony, and the East Hawaii Republican Party was listed but not present. The Office of Elections explained in response to questions that the bill’s recount trigger would be based on the final election-day count, not the early 6 a.m. tabulation, because the initial count is not complete until later in the day and cured ballots are counted later; the office said it does not want to begin recounts before all election-day ballots are counted. The reported testimony count was 4 support, 50 oppose, and 2 comments. Finally, the committee heard SB 260, the Judiciary’s biennial budget bill. Judiciary staff requested about $6.17 million in FY 2026 and $6.25 million in FY 2027 for operations, 17 permanent positions and one temporary position, plus $11.9 million for capital improvements. The Judiciary said the request would support specialty courts such as Women’s Court, Truancy Court, and DWI Court, a new Wahiawa District Court unit, an additional district court judge in Kona, cybersecurity, the Criminal Justice Research Institute, and facility projects including South Kohala design work and a Kauai chiller replacement. Civil legal services providers, including Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, the Legal Clinic, Kuikahi Mediation Center, the Domestic Violence Action Center, the Hawaii State Bar Association, and the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission, all supported the bill but asked for an additional $1 million for the civil legal services line item, saying demand is high and the funding is spread across more providers than before. The Judiciary clarified that some of its requested positions would support Wahiawa and Women’s Court, and that the civil legal services funding goes to organizations serving low-income residents on issues such as immigration, domestic violence, evictions, and foreclosures. The committee also briefly took up SB 279 on fentanyl possession thresholds, where the prosecuting attorney’s office supported the bill and said fentanyl is already driving overdose deaths and that the proposed thresholds target distribution-level quantities rather than personal use.

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• I'd also note that, um, we are, um, uh, there is a modest grant program under the law to, uh, do outreach
• I'd also note that, um, we are, um, uh, there is a modest grant program under the law to, uh, do outreach
• I'd also note that, um, we are, um, uh, there is a modest grant program under the law to, uh, do outreach
• 40.800><c> to</c><00:40:40.960><c> to</c><00:40:41.359><c> various</c><00:40:41.839><c> to</c> do outreach
• to you know to to various to do outreach to you know to to various to various<00:40:42.400><c> kind<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Inadequate investment in street outreach and shelter is a life or death matter statewide.
• Inadequate investment in street outreach and shelter is a life or death matter statewide.
• Inadequate investment in street outreach and shelter is a life or death matter statewide.
• Inadequate investment in street outreach and shelter is a life or death matter statewide.
• Inadequate investment in street outreach and shelter is a life or death matter statewide.

Bills: HF2434

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

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• In my capacity, I oversee not just our outreach programs but also the advancement of artists who are
• In my capacity, I oversee not just our outreach programs but also the advancement of artists who are
• :01:45.240><c> community</c> that time I'm community community that time I'm community community outreach
• <01:01:46.319><c> coordinator</c><01:01:47.000><c> community</c><01:01:47.400><c> relations</c> outreach
• coordinator community relations outreach coordinator community relations Native<01:01:48.160><c> American

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• admissions or not, we still think there's value for them getting that message around additional outreach
• admissions or not, we still think there's value for them getting that message around additional outreach
• additional that message around that additional message<00:32:15.679><c> and</c><00:32:15.840><c> Outreach
• </c><00:32:16.200><c> around</c><00:32:16.480><c> financial</c> message and Outreach around financial
• message and Outreach around financial aid<00:32:17.440><c> and</c><00:32:17.559><c> about</c><00:32:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They have also participated in hands-on projects related to policy and community outreach.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer by Senator Anthony H. Williams and the Pledge of Allegiance, then received gubernatorial communications and a long list of newly referred Senate and House bills and resolutions. The chamber approved the April 22, 2026 journal by a 49-0 vote. Senators also introduced guests, including a high school senior advisory council visiting with Senator Malone and a young guest welcomed by Senator Costa. On the floor, several bills were taken up and either set aside or advanced. Senate Bill 1377 and Senate Bill 482 were re-referred to Appropriations, Senate Bill 906 was re-referred to Rules and Executive Nominations, and Senate Bills 1133, 1334, and 1368 were also sent to Appropriations. Senator Dush requested a conflict-of-interest ruling on an amendment to Senate Bill 469; the chair ruled no conflict existed and required him to vote, and the amendment was adopted. The Senate also took Senate Bill 127 from the table and placed it on the calendar. The Senate then considered Supplemental Calendar Number One. Senate Bill 362 received a technical amendment and was advanced; Senate Bill 1183 passed 50-0; Senate Bill 1352, which would allow qualifying substance use disorder treatment providers to receive two-year licenses, passed 45-5 after supportive remarks from Senators Brooks, Tartaglione, and Street; and House Bill 1877, codifying the Pennsylvania seal of biliteracy, passed 50-0 after Senator Lindsey Williams described its student-led origins. The session ended with committee announcements for the next day and Senator Tartaglione’s petition urging a floor vote on the House-passed minimum wage bill, House Bill 2189.

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• patient care and the practice of dermatology, to fostering engagement in health policy and community outreach

Summary: The House convened to finish items from an adjourned resolution and spent most of the meeting recognizing individuals, teams, and organizations through a series of House resolutions. One resolution designated May as Skin Cancer Awareness Month, with the sponsor emphasizing that skin cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in the U.S., that early detection greatly improves outcomes, and that public education on prevention and sun safety is important. Another resolution honored Frederick Henry Middleton of Arkadelphia for 50 years of service to the city’s street department and his long record of community involvement. The chamber also recognized the Rolling Razorbacks wheelchair basketball team for winning its sixth Division II national championship, and several Arkansas high school athletic programs for state titles, including Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School boys basketball, Rogers High School teams in girls cross country, baseball, boys tennis, girls wrestling, and boys golf, Mountain Home High School boys and girls cross country, Mount St. Mary Academy girls golf, and North Little Rock High School girls basketball. Members highlighted team records, championships, coaches, and individual achievements, and many resolutions were adopted by title only after brief presentations. Additional resolutions honored the Central Arkansas Christian High School choir for its state festival success, Arkansas Tech University women’s cross-country team for winning the Great American Conference championship, and Arkansas Tech women’s basketball coach Dave Wilbers upon his retirement after a highly successful career. No substantive debate or roll-call votes were recorded in the transcript; the meeting ended after the final recognition with notice that the House would reconvene later in the day.

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• patient care and the practice of dermatology, to fostering engagement in health policy and community outreach

Summary: The House convened to finish items from an adjourned resolution and spent the meeting recognizing a series of resolutions honoring public health awareness, community service, and athletic and academic achievements. House Resolution 1021 designated May as Skin Cancer Awareness Month, with the sponsor emphasizing that skin cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in the U.S., is highly preventable, and benefits from early detection. House Resolution 1020 honored Frederick Henry Middleton upon his retirement after 50 years of service to the City of Arkadelphia, and House Resolution 1022 congratulated the Rolling Razorbacks on winning their sixth Division II National Wheelchair Basketball Championship, with MVP Jeff Glassbrenner and Coach Jared Johnson recognized on the floor. The chamber then adopted or considered multiple school-sports resolutions, including House Resolution 1033 honoring the Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School Patriots boys basketball team for winning the 2026 Class 5A state championship, and House Resolutions 1028 through 1032 recognizing Rogers High School teams for championships in girls cross-country, baseball, boys tennis, girls wrestling, and boys golf. House Resolutions 1040 and 1041 honored Mountain Home High School’s boys and girls cross-country teams for sweeping the 2025 Class 5A titles, and House Resolution 1044 recognized Mount St. Mary Academy’s Bell’s golf team for its third straight Class 6A championship. Additional resolutions recognized the Central Arkansas Christian High School Choir for its first Best in Class showing at the state choir festival, Coach Dave Wilbers of Arkansas Tech University for his retirement after a highly successful women’s basketball career, Arkansas Tech’s Golden Suns cross-country team for winning the Great American Conference championship, and the North Little Rock Lady Charging Wildcats girls basketball team for winning the 2026 Class 6A state title. No substantive legislation was debated; the meeting consisted primarily of ceremonial presentations, brief remarks, and requests for favorable votes or title-only readings, and it ended with the House announcing it would reconvene at 1:00 p.m.

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• And we have outreach initiatives to engage families.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Though I do think the outreach happened in October, I believe, and over the summer, as well as in my

Summary: The committee opened by noting it would hear three bills and adjourn before 5 p.m. House Bill 2323, the Blue Envelope Program bill, was briefed as a Department of Licensing program to help neurodivergent drivers communicate with law enforcement during traffic stops by providing a blue envelope with instructions and documents such as registration and insurance. Representative Carolyn Eslick described the bill as a voluntary, free tool modeled on programs in other states, and several supporters testified that it could reduce stress, improve communication, and prevent misunderstandings during stops. A committee member asked whether the program could be broadened to other people with disabilities, and Eslick said anyone could request a blue envelope. No vote was taken. House Bill 2096 would allow the Department of Licensing to issue confidential driver’s licenses and identicards to investigators in the Attorney General’s Office for undercover civil and criminal investigations. Staff said the bill would have no fiscal impact and that current practice already requires credentials to be returned when assignments end. Representative Julia Reed said the measure would protect investigators working on consumer protection, civil rights, and environmental enforcement, while the Attorney General’s Office testified that investigators sometimes need to use real IDs in covert work and could be exposed or doxed. The sheriffs and police chiefs association raised concerns that the AGO investigators are civilian staff, not commissioned officers, and questioned whether existing law enforcement agencies should handle such work instead. A tobacco-control advocate supported the bill as a tool to strengthen enforcement against illegal tobacco sales and youth access. No action was taken. House Bill 2134 would require certain regional transportation planning organizations to include greenhouse gas and vehicle miles traveled reduction goals in regional transportation plans for specified counties. Staff said the Department of Transportation had no fiscal impact, while local governments reported an indeterminate impact. Representative Davina Duerr said the bill would align regional plans with existing local climate planning requirements and state emissions targets. Supporters from Futurewise, Transportation Choices Coalition, and Spokane Reimagined said the bill would improve consistency in planning, support transit and active transportation, and help address transportation-related climate pollution. An industry representative opposed the bill, warning it could bias funding away from road preservation at a time of underinvestment and weather-related stress on the system. The public hearing on HB 2134 then closed, and the meeting ended with a reminder about caucus timing.

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• AB 1304, Schultz, Paint Program Education Outreach, hold in committee.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• One is Excel, that is our outreach program.

Bills: SB175, SB195, SB196, SB199

Keywords: aircraft, tax exemption, sales tax, lease tax, maintenance, Alabama, health insurance, Medicare, retirees, public education, contracts, education, high school, community college, dual enrollment, secondary credit, Move on When Ready, parental leave, state employees, local education agencies

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• I'm not sure, but I assume that all your outreach are done by the branch chiefs or by you, like when
• 39.640><c> your</c> I'm not sure, but I assume that all your I'm not sure, but I assume that all your outreach
• 41.320><c> by</c><01:02:41.600><c> the</c><01:02:42.400><c> branch</c><01:02:42.840><c> chiefs</c> outreach
• are done by the branch chiefs outreach are done by the branch chiefs or<01:02:43.520><c> by</c><01:02
• </c><01:02:54.600><c> and</c><01:02:54.840><c> you</c> >> That, yes, that. >> Is there no, like, outreach

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• So at our school, these funds support college counseling, tutoring, family outreach, translation services
• So at our school, these funds support college counseling, tutoring, family outreach, translation services
• college counseling,<00:29:36.720><c> tutoring,</c><00:29:37.200><c> family</c><00:29:37.440><c> outreach
• ,</c> counseling, tutoring, family outreach, counseling, tutoring, family outreach, translation<00:29

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They have had tremendous success in addressing the opioid crisis by very quickly increasing their outreach
• They've outreached to over 12,000 individuals.
• They've outreached to over 12,000 individuals. 7,000 of these individuals reported having opioid use
• But again, these are the smaller nonprofits that are volunteer-based that really don't have the outreach
• Louis Symphony Educational and Outreach Program.

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the previous day’s journal by a 126-0 vote, and suspended business for the Speaker to sign several bills and substitutes. Members then spent much of the day introducing guests, including county assessors, students, civic groups, and visitors from local schools and universities. The chamber then took up House Bill 2002, the elementary and secondary education budget. Members adopted several amendments, including technical fixes to allow board-operated schools to use personal service funds for career ladder payments, clarifications to child care subsidy language, and changes to Parents as Teachers rules so that enrollment remains voluntary and virtual visits are not reimbursable. An amendment to shift $1 million from one child care facilities line to Child Care Works passed, as did an amendment to fund a new Success-Ready Student Assessment with $2 million to help replace the MAP test. A proposal to pay child care subsidies for foster children based on enrollment rather than attendance failed 53-93, and an amendment to divert $10 million in Title I funds into a competitive grant program also failed. A later amendment to send budget reports to the ranking minority member passed, while an attempt to remove child care subsidy language from the bill failed. The House then moved to higher education and workforce development appropriations. Members approved an amendment broadening a pre-apprenticeship program statewide and supported funding for Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries through a transfer from dual credit scholarship funds. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 2003’s higher education funding model, where the chair defended an FTE-based approach as more transparent than the long-standing status quo, while opponents warned it would sharply cut funding for institutions such as Harris-Stowe, Lincoln, Truman State, and some community colleges, and would ignore factors like graduation rates, research, and workforce needs. A compromise amendment to soften the transition was withdrawn, and a separate amendment to restore the governor’s recommendation was also debated at length, with members arguing over the fairness and consequences of the proposed model.

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• We've been doing a lot of communication and outreach, various forums and stakeholder groups.
• We've been doing a lot of communication and outreach, various forums and stakeholder groups. of municipal
• a lot of uh We've been doing a lot of uh communication<00:10:45.680><c> and</c><00:10:45.920><c> outreach
• ,</c><00:10:46.399><c> various</c> communication and outreach, various communication and outreach, various

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'm sorry that it feels like the outreach that we did did not reach people in the counties that you work
• We have done what we can with outreach in terms of our own listservs and our emails, and collaborating
• </c><01:06:30.960><c> we</c><01:06:31.119><c> can</c><01:06:31.520><c> with</c><01:06:31.760><c> outreach
• </c> &gt;&gt; we have done what we can with outreach &gt;&gt; we have done what we can with outreach

Bills: HF1925

Keywords: nurse licensure, multistate license, healthcare, public safety, interstate compact, nursing regulation, 1183, house

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• after the rulemaking process is done, you know, and the handbook is adopted, is there a plan for outreach
• there</c><00:35:18.320><c> a</c><00:35:18.560><c> plan</c><00:35:18.720><c> for</c><00:35:19.040><c> outreach
• </c> adopted, is is there a plan for outreach adopted, is is there a plan for outreach in<00:35:19.920
• And so, uh, the outreach will take place through the inspection itself.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Additionally, there would be payments to do some of the education and outreach to the growers and farmers
• Additionally, there would be payments to do some of the education and outreach to the growers and farmers
• 56.240><c> and</c> payments to do some of the education and payments to do some of the education and outreach
• 57.200><c> growers</c><01:05:57.599><c> and</c><01:05:57.760><c> farmers</c><01:05:58.400><c> to</c> outreach
• to the growers and farmers to outreach to the growers and farmers to help<01:05:59.119><c> um</c><01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We do have two staff members: one that's focused on a lot of the employer outreach and recruiting, one
• <00:31:37.919><c> of</c><00:31:38.039><c> the</c><00:31:38.159><c> employer</c><00:31:38.639><c> Outreach
• </c><00:31:39.080><c> and</c> lot of the employer Outreach and lot of the employer Outreach and recruiting
• countless others the opportunities to learn skills in design, manufacturing, 3D printing, prototyping, outreach

Bills: HF1936, HF849, HF989, HF1130, HF1223, HF1907, HF1847, HF1957

Keywords: workforce development, youth employment, career guidance, education, job skills, Duluth Promise, education funding, career training, employment support, youth apprenticeship, economic development, minority support, internship program, Bloomington, funding, youth mentorship, job training, disadvantaged youth, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Youthprise