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• Chairman, you're bringing up the federal grant programs under NTIA, asked by many of the committee members
• about preserving the $42 billion lawfully allocated to states, tribes, and territories under the BPA
• I think we can take that for granted between me and you.
• So, would you consider, how would you consider the FCC in holding off moving forward on allocating 5G
• funding until BEID allocation decisions have been made in order to maximize the efficiency of those

Keywords: state policy, governance, legislative processes, public concerns, policy improvement

Summary: During the committee meeting, various issues surrounding state policy and governance were deliberated. Although the specifics of bills under discussion were not highlighted, comments from several committee members indicated a focus on improving legislative processes and addressing public concerns. The chairman facilitated discussions that included several points of critique as well as suggestions for enhancement of existing laws. The atmosphere remained constructive despite the complexity of the topics at hand.

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• annual cost of treating skin cancer in the United States is $8,100 million, with $3,300 million allocated
• to treating melanoma. $100 million with $300 million allocated to treating melanoma specifically, and
• Rachel Caldwell, Peyton Carson, McKenzie Epperson, Aiden Fisher, Sophia Gorlick, Amaya Grant, Allison
• All five scoring runners finished in the top 25, including Hill, Grant, Stanley, Carson, and Booth, who
• Hill, Grant, and Stanley also earned first-team all-conference honors by finishing in the top 10, while

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.

Transcript Highlights:

• annual cost of treating skin cancer in the United States is $8,100 million, with $3,300 million allocated
• to treating melanoma. $100 million with $300 million allocated to treating melanoma specifically, and
• Rachel Caldwell, Peyton Carson, McKenzie Epperson, Aiden Fisher, Sophia Gorlick, Amaya Grant, Allison
• All five scoring runners finished in the top 25, including Hill, Grant, Stanley, Carson, and Booth, who
• Hill, Grant, and Stanley also earned first-team all-conference honors by finishing in the top 10, while

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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• My name is Clifton Grant. Unfortunately, this is the day of stand-ins.
• Grant. Members, do you have any questions, Mr. Grant, at this time, Representative Garcia?
• Grant.
• The 314 million is other grant funding we do.
• Yes, it's it's it's like the one-time big allocation, so it's like.

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• Would this be a one-time allocation, or is this a subscription service that you pay for on an annual
• There's one thing when we do RSA and we delegate the state's revenues and how those are allocated, and
• But again, we wouldn't want to put day-in and day-out employees on federal grants, really.
• But again, we wouldn't want to put day in and day out employees on federal grants, really.
• We are two-thirds of the land-grant mission, so one-third of it is obviously teaching.

Summary: The committee first filed a report on the executive protection detail and then reviewed a long list of House and Senate bills that were ready for action, with members instructed to hold any items they wanted removed. The committee then took up several agency requests to amend bills: the Auditor of State’s request for a $370 increase for special deputy expense allowance, the Administrative Office of the Courts’ requests for additional funding for court interpreters and substitute court reporters, and requests tied to local sales tax refunds, county property tax redistribution, emergency medical and law enforcement support, and Northwest Arkansas Community College tornado-related repairs. All of those amendments were adopted, and one amendment on House Bill 1034 was held over at Senator Johnson’s request. A major portion of the meeting focused on an amendment for the Department of Corrections to fund a pilot program using mobile technology to identify and disable illegal inmate cell phones at Varner and Cummins prisons. The bill sponsors and Corrections officials described the problem as a serious public safety issue, saying inmates use contraband phones for criminal activity, trafficking, scams, and outside coordination. Members asked about FCC rules, procurement, whether the system would jam or only identify phones, whether it would affect staff or nearby users, how quickly it would work, whether it would be a one-time or ongoing cost, and whether the department had existing budget authority. Officials said the proposal would require an RFP, that current funding was not available in the department’s budget, and that the technology would be a two-year pilot. The committee ultimately adopted the amendment and then gave the underlying bill a do-pass recommendation. The committee also considered an amendment for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, which sought a $4 million increase in appropriation authority. Senators discussed the division’s role in county extension offices, 4-H, research, and salary competitiveness, while others questioned why the division needed more appropriation room when it already had about $10 million in headroom and had requested a different funding level through higher education. Division representatives said the increase would help with salaries and provide flexibility for future funding, and Higher Education staff clarified the original request and recommendation amounts. After extensive discussion, the committee adopted the amendment and gave it a do-pass recommendation. Finally, the committee began acting on governor’s letters, adopting amendments for a homestead property tax credit increase, insurance department conference travel, property appraisal analysis support, career and technical education professional development, regulatory and casino gaming appropriations, a new program integrity line for the Department of Inspector General, consolidation of licensing board appropriations, deletion of a completed Fort Chaffee Readiness Center appropriation, and a revised reappropriation package for prison expansion that included special language limiting use of the funds. Members asked several questions about the prison reappropriation, including whether it still related to the earlier Calico Rock project and whether special language should be considered separately; the committee moved the governor’s letters forward for drafting and further action.

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• Moving to slide number two, these are the current allocations.
• Moving to slide number two, these are the current allocations of the funding that we've gotten, and I'll
• We saw some targeted cuts all across New Mexico, and that's specific grantees who got notice of grant
• Where are we today with housing, YHSI grant. I don't know what that is.
• It's a federal grant. Okay.

Keywords: 996, all

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• They are eligible for certain grants; they aren't spelled out as eligible in every single grant because
• They are eligible for certain grants; they aren't spelled out as eligible in every single grant because
• They are eligible for certain grants; they aren't spelled out as eligible in every single grant because
• They are eligible for certain grants; they aren't spelled out as eligible in every single grant because
• they should be eligible for grant they should be eligible for grant opportunities<00:46:20.119><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And granted, you know, if there's any clinicians here, we all know that telehealth is not appropriate
• As an example, cost allocation models are not a perfect science.
• So you get a lot of very squishy, not really clean allocation of models across products.
• It's unclear what grants have been canceled.
• Again, I think those are some grants; the most recent ones are some that were frozen with the grant funding

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• First, I want to ask the committee to increase the special education funding allocation, section 48.1022B
• It does not close the estimated $1.7 billion funding gap between between state allocations and district
• We welcome the short-term relief allocated in House Bill 2 for districts caught in the middle of the
• program, grants or bribes, y'all.
• My district does not have the funds to allocate nor the staff to offer advanced coursework. at the same

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• And we're increasing the maximum eligible grant amount if it does... ...cost that much to move, they
• The bill tasks ADOT to allocate and transfer $2,500,000,000,000.
• I think right away we need to have them apply for this grant. And I think, you know, one...
• Right away we need to have them apply for this grant.
• Is it too late for them to move that grant in their requests, or is that from last year?

Keywords: 1182, all

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• . grants. grants.
• We ended 161 grants to partners.
• We ended 161 grants to partners.
• grants. The Senate includes that. grants. The Senate includes that.
• . grants. grants.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• House Bill 175 creates the Veterans Service Grant Board.
• House Bill 175 creates the Veterans Service Grant Board and provides for allocation of lottery proceeds
• The bill creates a Veterans Service Grant Board.
• A $500,000 annual allocation from the Louisiana Lottery into the dedicated veteran service grant fund
• If you look at the bill itself, we open up the grants to JROTCs.

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met on April 27 and first took up House Bill 175 and its companion House Bill 165, both dealing with lottery proceeds for veterans. HB 175 was amended to create a Veterans Service Grant Board within the Department of Veterans Affairs and direct $500,000 annually from Louisiana Lottery net proceeds into a Veterans Service Grant Fund, with unused money returned to the lottery proceeds fund that supports the MFP. Supporters, including the bill sponsor, The Boot Louisiana, LDVA Secretary Charlton McGinley, and Bastion Veterans Organization, argued the grants would help veteran services, workforce placement, mental health, housing, entrepreneurship, and retention of veterans in Louisiana. Members raised concerns about drawing from lottery proceeds that traditionally support education, but the committee adopted amendments and reported HB 175 favorably as amended. HB 165, the constitutional amendment companion, was also amended for technical and ballot-language changes and then reported favorably as amended for voter consideration. The committee then considered House Bill 457, which would authorize the Louisiana Department of Health and the State Fire Marshal to set minimum housing standards for homeless shelters, group homes, and halfway homes. The sponsor said the bill responded to a state auditor recommendation and to unsafe conditions in some facilities; he also explained an amendment changing the Fire Marshal’s duties from mandatory to permissive to reduce fiscal impact and allow agencies flexibility. Some members questioned whether local standards already existed and how enforcement and funding would work, while others supported the need for statewide minimum standards for human housing. The committee adopted the amendment and reported HB 457 favorably as amended. House Bill 488, by Representative Brough, sought to create a Belle Chasse Bridge Merit-Based Special Fund using recurring severance tax revenues from Plaquemines Parish to help buy out the Belle Chasse toll bridge and end what the sponsor described as excessive tolls and fees. He and several local witnesses, including business owners, a YMCA representative, and a parish council member, testified that the tolling arrangement had harmed access, businesses, and quality of life. The committee adopted a technical amendment clarifying the revenue source and then reported HB 488 favorably as amended. House Bill 566, which would prohibit state funds from supporting net-zero greenhouse gas initiatives tied to the 2022 Louisiana Climate Action Plan, drew significant debate over whether it would interfere with agency funding and economic development efforts; the sponsor argued the plan lacked legislative approval and should be repudiated, while members urged caution and suggested hearing from affected agencies. The sponsor agreed to consider deferring the bill, and the committee did not advance it at that time. House Bill 603, a constitutional amendment authorizing investment of state funds in digital assets and precious metals, was discussed as a way to hedge inflation and preserve value; members asked about limits and safeguards, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then began hearing House Bill 763, a transparency measure creating a public database for settlement agreements involving state agencies.

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• I hope that the bill grants sufficient flexibility to help Los Angeles, Angelenos, in places like that
• I hope that the bill grants sufficient flexibility to help Los Angeles, Los Angelinas, in places like
• We had a Senate Bill, what was that, SB 840, that went through, that was set to allocate a lot of money
• The Governor has proposed to allocate a total of $1.6 billion. lines, Assembly Bill 1309, asked the state
• The governor has proposed to allocate a total of $1.6 billion.

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on public health, wildfire recovery, local government finance, transportation, and rural health care. SB 1124 by Senator Archuleta would require the California Department of Public Health to create and post lung cancer screening eligibility signage at tobacco retail locations. The author and a physician witness argued the bill would raise awareness of a highly underused screening that can save lives, while retailers and fuel/convenience groups raised implementation concerns about signage size, notice, and penalties. The bill passed to the Health Committee on a 4-0 vote after the committee later took up the on-call item. SB 1352 by Senator Valadao and Senator Allen would clarify that wildfire victims can rebuild homes up to 110% of the original size without triggering reassessment, so long as the property was destroyed in a governor-declared disaster. Supporters, including the L.A. County Assessor, the California Assessors Association, Realtors, and taxpayers groups, said the bill would reduce uncertainty and help families rebuild without higher property taxes. It passed to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote. SB 1343, presented by Senator Allen on behalf of Senator Dodd, would provide a $4,000 income tax credit for sales tax paid on furniture and appliances purchased to furnish a primary residence after a disaster; it drew one opposition witness from the California Teachers Association but otherwise had no public opposition and passed 5-0 to Appropriations. SB 1172 by Senator Hurtado would place caps and transparency requirements on consultant compensation in local tax-sharing agreements, responding to cases in Shafter and Dinuba where revenue was allegedly diverted to consultants. Local government and business groups supported the measure as a guardrail, while some members expressed concern about Sacramento limiting local control; it passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 1408 by Senator Arreguín would authorize the Contra Costa Transportation Authority to place a countywide sales tax measure of up to 1% on the ballot to continue transportation funding; transit agencies and local officials supported it, while taxpayer groups opposed it, and it passed 4-1. SB 1404 by Senator Stern would restore a fee on property owners in state responsibility areas to fund Cal Fire wildfire prevention and suppression, with supporters arguing the fee would broaden funding and opponents calling it an unfair tax on rural and wildfire-prone residents; it passed 4-1 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1102 by Senator Dodd would create a $2,000 tax credit for frontline nurses working in rural hospitals; supporters said it would help recruit and retain nurses in underserved areas, and the bill passed 5-0 as amended to Appropriations.

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• But I want to take for granted sters.
• <00:19:45.360> sters, becomes unreachable for granted sters, becomes unreachable for granted
• grant money comes from.
• grant money comes from.
• section you're reading is is about grant section you're reading is is about grant applications,<

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• say these are our grant say these are our grant categories<05:41:50.240> how<05:41:50.440
• Uh, we're doing... around our grants you know we have right around our grants you know we have right
• Are the grants included in those contracts, or your grant awards? So there's grant awards.
• rest of the contracts are the grants rest of the contracts are the grants included<05:48:10.958>
• <05:48:13.798> Awards Grant Awards so there's Grant Awards Grant Awards so there's Grant Awards

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Finance held its first informational briefing for 2025, beginning with member introductions and then hearing an economic outlook presentation from Dr. Eugene Tian of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Dr. Tian said Hawaii’s economy was in relatively good shape in several areas, especially construction, which he described as at a historical high, with construction employment above 40,000 monthly and building permit values and contracting tax base both up sharply. He also noted real estate sales had rebounded in 2024, the labor market had stabilized with unemployment around 2.9%, and initial unemployment claims were below 2019 levels. At the same time, he highlighted challenges including inflation running above the national rate, a shrinking labor force, lower employment compared with 2023, and continued weakness in visitor spending and arrivals. He said future growth would likely come from health care, professional services, construction, tourism recovery, and diversified sectors such as renewable energy, aquaculture, creative industries, and technology. Dr. Tian also discussed Hawaii’s economic structure and recovery, saying the state remains more concentrated in a few industries than the U.S. overall, with government and hospitality making up larger shares of the economy. He said non-tourism sectors had recovered, but tourism-related jobs and output were still below pre-pandemic levels, with Maui and the visitor industry still affected by the wildfire and COVID-19 impacts. He projected tourism and non-agricultural wage and salary jobs would not fully recover until 2027, and said population trends remain a concern because of aging, the likelihood of deaths outpacing births in coming years, and reliance on in-migration. After his presentation, the chair said questions would be taken later and the committee took a short break. After the break, Dr. Carano of the Hawaii Executive Director’s office presented a second outlook, saying Hawaii’s economy in 2025 looked better than 2024 overall, though he emphasized substantial uncertainty tied to the incoming federal administration. He said possible changes to tariffs, tax policy, immigration, and federal spending could raise inflation and keep interest rates higher than previously expected, which would affect housing, consumer debt, the dollar, and Hawaii’s visitor industry. He noted that U.S. visitors account for roughly three-quarters of visitor spending in the state, making federal policy especially important. He also said deregulation could be a long-term positive but would not likely have much effect in 2025 or 2026. As an additional risk, he pointed to bird flu and its effect on livestock, poultry, and egg prices. No votes or formal actions were taken during the briefing.

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• I was really happy to see that there's additional dollars being allocated for the Alzheimer's Disease
• I would share that of the sources of funding, there's a small amount that comes from federal grants.
• aware, I just got a news article that the federal government wiped out addiction and mental health grants
• I noticed that there are significant changes to how funding for cancer centers is proposed to be allocated
• having it in front of me, it simply states that the collaborative will award an amendment 60% of the grant

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services heard presentations on the governor’s proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 budget for the health and human services agencies. Kendall Kelly outlined the overall HHS budget at $48.5 billion, with AHCA accounting for the largest share, and agency heads then highlighted major proposals for Medicaid behavioral health redesign, APD waiver enrollment and facility needs, DCF child welfare, opioid, and mental health investments, DOEA funding for Alzheimer’s, home care, and community services, DOH funding for cancer research, public health initiatives, and lab capacity, and VA funding for facility improvements, cybersecurity, and medication management. Several members praised specific proposals, including increased reimbursement for private duty nursing, Alzheimer’s supports, and the Florida FIRST blood-in-ambulance initiative. Senators also questioned the proposed changes to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), with the Surgeon General explaining that the department expects a reduction in covered patients from about 30,000 to about 20,000 because of funding pressures tied to rebates, federal changes, and premium tax credit issues. Public testimony strongly criticized the ADAP changes, citing lack of transparency and warning that many patients could lose access to medications. Other questions focused on the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, DCF’s substance abuse and mental health data dashboard, Kids Care/CHIP expansion implementation, APD bed and facility planning, and the FX Medicaid technology project. DCF said about $7 million is set aside for the dashboard system, and AHCA said the governor’s budget includes $124.4 million for FX maintenance and continued module development, with $13.5 million to begin claims processing work. The committee did not take a substantive vote on the budget presentations and adjourned after questions and public testimony.

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• It says may approve the applications unless a specific waiver is granted by the board.
• Gable Ramos, I'm Senator for District 28, which includes Grant, Luna, and Hidalgo County.
• With the million dollars that, again, we were allocated from the legislation, this. is one of our big
• So, in conclusion, we were able to get the million dollar allocation this year.
• I mean, I think our Attorney General, I know that grants that were funded, Madam Chair, were cut like

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• HIS RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREA ADMINISTER GRANTS TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, COURTNEY
• Gruters: HAS BEEN THE LOCAL SHERIFFS BUT THAT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS BILL IS WE HAVE ALLOCATED
• THAT'S THE REASON WE HAVE THIS BILL, THERE WILL BE MORE OFFICERS ALLOCATED TO THE E-VERIFY PROVISIONS
• Pizzo: DOES HE HAVE THE POWER UNDER 253.71 WITH THE $500 MILLION A YEAR ALLOCATED TO HIM, I THINK HE
• I GRANT YOU BUT THAT'S NOT OUR ISSUE, THAT'S FOR THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ADDRESS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It allows for allocating...
• It allows for allocating department administration expenditures to the appropriate division funding sources
• This appropriation supports our federal grant for...
• This appropriation supports our federal grant for the MO SHIP program.
• In FY 27, the core includes reductions of $14.7 million in CARES Act funds for grants that have ended

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• confusion between the brokers, like, you know, excuse me, sort of fighting a cold here—why did you grant
• There are 15 positions that are allocated currently.
• <00:31:32.320> this<00:31:32.919> this um you know why did you grant this this um you
• know why did you grant this this company<00:31:33.960> an<00:31:34.159> exemption<00:31
• <00:31:52.519> currently<00:31:53.279> we're<00:31:53.480> we're are allocated

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several insurance and condominium-related bills. SB 1137 would require insurers to notify policyholders of approved rate changes within 30 days and at least 30 days before the effective date. The Insurance Division supported the bill, while testimony focused on condominium master policies and whether the notice period would be enough for associations to respond to rate increases. The division said the bill would mainly affect admitted carriers, not surplus lines insurers that write many condominium master policies, and warned against limiting the nonadmitted market. SB 293, requiring sellers to disclose when USPS cannot deliver mail or packages to a residential property, was also heard with HAAI Realtors commenting. SB 752 would extend notice periods for cancellation or nonrenewal of property-casualty policies; the Attorney General’s Office raised concerns about contractual impairment and retroactive application. The committee also heard SB 575, which would allow authorized insurers to offer building and hurricane damage coverage for condominium buildings at a lower rate than prior surplus lines coverage. The Insurance Division stood on written testimony, and a condominium owner urged amendments to require a membership vote before such coverage changes, citing concerns about condominium self-governance. SP 1046 would require managing agents to notify unit owners and the Real Estate Commission when a condominium association fails budget and reserve reporting requirements. The Real Estate Commission said the bill was administratively workable as drafted but noted ambiguity over who counts as the “managing agent”; several testifiers opposed the measure, arguing it could disrupt the principal-agent relationship and impose legal judgment on nonlawyers, while others supported it. SP 150, dealing with captive insurance companies seeking exemption from examinations, drew the most detailed discussion. The Captive Insurance Council supported the bill as a way to reduce duplicative oversight and improve Hawaii’s competitiveness, while the Insurance Division opposed it as drafted, citing concerns about broad commissioner discretion, possible missed issues between exams, staffing shortages, and the need to preserve oversight. A committee member asked about a possible middle ground, including a shorter exemption period or limiting the bill to self-attestation companies; the division said it would need more information and that annual filings and approval requirements would still provide oversight. The committee also heard SP 212, which would require at least two Real Estate Commission members to be licensed engineers or architects; testimony included support and a concern about conflicts of interest among people who serve in multiple roles in the condominium and real estate sectors. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided, and the chair moved from one measure to the next after testimony and questions.