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HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

GVO DEFER, GVO Public Hearings 02-04-2025

Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Page one, line eight, we're going to delete 'inspection and certificate of occupancy.'
  • requirements and standards for review and acceptance by said county, and such as inspection and certificate
  • we're going to delete<00:01:19.920> inspection<00:01:20.400> and<00:01:20.640> certificate
  • <00:01:21.119> of delete inspection and certificate of delete inspection and certificate of
  • and such as inspection and certificate and such as inspection and certificate of<00:01:58.200>
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee met on February 4, 2025, for decision making on previously heard measures, then later held hearings on additional bills. Early action focused on several measures that were amended and advanced, including SB 161 on state project exemptions from county permitting, which was heavily revised to allow programmatic or project-specific agreements with counties, require public reporting of exempted projects, and create a working group to study broader permitting and construction coordination issues. The committee also advanced SB 635 on energy efficiency with changes shifting survey leadership to the Hawaii State Energy Office, SB 700 on resilience hubs after narrowing it to focus on emergency-service-capable hubs and removing distributed energy language, SB 869 on community outreach boards with a technical amendment, SB 1081 on a legislative budget office by converting it to a feasibility study, SB 711 on gubernatorial appointments with a salary threshold change, SB 405 on neighborhood board agendas with a committee-report note about OIP concerns, SB 381 with privacy issues deferred to Judiciary, SB 2 as a two-year pilot for fruit tree planting in selected districts, SB 239 on disaster preparedness with sheltering revisions, and SB 998 as introduced with a cost estimate for site selection work. Several measures were deferred or not advanced, including SB 615, which was deferred indefinitely, SB 1132, which the chair said would be set aside in favor of another childcare bill, and SB 111, which was not taken up further because of confusion during an earlier hearing. During the later hearing portion, SB 1175 on procurement drew testimony from the State Procurement Office, which supported the bill but corrected its estimated database revision cost from $7,500 to $30,000; the Department of Transportation also appeared, while the General Contractors Association submitted opposition. Committee members questioned whether the past-performance database should include more detailed quality information and whether a one-year post-completion review would be useful, but no amendment was adopted at that time. SB 1587 on retainage received written support from the Subcontractors Association of Hawaii and no opposition in the room. SB 1543 on government accountability, which would require justification for outside consultants and cap consultant spending, drew opposition from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii, which argued it could slow procurement, reduce flexibility, and worsen delays given existing vacancies and limited in-house expertise. The Public First Law Center supported the related transparency bill discussed in the hearing, arguing it would close a loophole by making contractor-created records used in government functions subject to disclosure under UIPA, while the Attorney General’s office opposed it. The transcript ends with that testimony still underway, and no final vote is shown for the later hearing bills.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber Fri May 8, 2026, 10:00AM HST - Day 58

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Programs are being Programs are being built differently. Conferences are being shaped differently.
  • Other programs are moving right now.
  • Programs have more pressure.
  • A strong athletics program has real economic impact.
  • , and expanding the enterprise zone program... expanding the enterprise zone program because our people
Keywords: 910, house, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Miss Low is a first-year law student at UL, and she's participating in the 1L mentoring program and wanted
  • This simply puts in place a framework to allow insurers, uh, to put a framework for um a waiver program
  • for<00:03:59.200> um<00:04:00.080> a<00:04:00.319> waiver<00:04:00.799> program
  • put a framework for um a waiver program put a framework for um a waiver program uh<00:04:02.560>
  • pathology and audiology, require hundreds of hours of clinical clock hours prior to licensure and certification
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard four House bills, adjusting the order to accommodate members’ schedules. House Bill 510, on organ donation procedures, would require health care providers involved in organ procurement to pause the process if any signs of life are observed and restart the process if needed. The bill was presented as a consensus measure, received no opposition, and passed with favorable expression by unanimous vote and consent. House Bill 176 would create a framework for insurers to implement a waiver program reducing prior authorization requirements before care is provided. The sponsor said the language had been worked out with insurers to cut red tape and improve transparency. The committee approved the bill unanimously with favorable expression and then consent. House Bill 266 would add audiology and speech-language pathology to the Kentucky Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund eligibility list. Testimony emphasized that these professions are essential to patient care across the lifespan and meet the fund’s training and licensure standards. The bill passed unanimously with favorable expression and consent. House Bill 393 concerned Alzheimer’s-related statutory cleanup, adding a caregiver council seat and requiring the council to develop and distribute an early detection and diagnosis toolkit for health care providers. The bill was supported as a way to improve Alzheimer’s awareness and care, with one senator explaining a yes vote in memory of a parent who had Alzheimer’s. It also passed unanimously with favorable expression and consent. The chair announced the next committee meeting would be Wednesday, March 25 at 8:00 a.m.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
  • So currently a compensation program.
  • Again, this program is a proven program increasing fruits and vegetables, and decreasing sugary drinks
  • Again, this program is a proven program increasing fruits and vegetables, and decreasing sugary drinks
  • 21.640> program<00:16:22.160> increasing program is a proven program increasing program
  • implementing this program.
Keywords: 916, all
Summary: The committee opened by explaining it would work through a long list of interim topics one at a time and asked members to complete a selection form at the end. The first topic, long-term care, drew testimony from AARP Wyoming and the Wyoming Long-Term Care Association. AARP emphasized Wyoming’s aging population, the state’s roughly $200 million annual Medicaid spending on long-term care, and the need to examine whether more support for home-based care could reduce nursing home use and costs. The association agreed with supporting people at home as long as possible, but asked that any study also consider increased support for nursing homes and assisted living when home care is no longer feasible. Committee discussion also touched on adult day care and PACE-like services, with Mr. Laycock noting prior Department of Health discussion and limited adult day availability due to reimbursement concerns. The committee then heard proposals for neonatal intensive care unit family leave, expanded midwifery scope, and a modification to workers’ compensation law. The NICU leave idea, presented by the Wyoming Women’s Foundation, would explore leave options for families with premature infants in intensive care, potentially paid or unpaid, while considering business size and the burden on families who may need out-of-state care. The midwifery topic was framed as a way to address rural maternity and women’s health gaps by allowing midwives to practice to the full extent of their training. On workers’ compensation, the Wyoming Association of Municipalities sought to classify dispatch personnel as first responders so they could receive mental health coverage under workers’ compensation; the Department of Workforce Services explained that current law covers dispatchers under workers’ compensation generally, but the first responder mental health provision added in 2018 applies to law enforcement and firefighters and does not currently include dispatchers. Other topics included problematic gaming and program funding, breast cancer diagnostic and supplemental exams, prescription drug coverage for advanced metastatic cancer, SNAP education, behavioral health workforce clinical training site shortages, CPR in schools, and broader midwifery oversight. The behavioral health workforce proposal, brought by a WICHE commissioner, focused on increasing psychology internship slots in Wyoming, noting that the state currently has only three and that expanding placements could improve recruitment and retention. The CPR in schools topic drew strong support from the American Heart Association, which argued that CPR training in high school could improve bystander response in a rural state with long EMS response times; committee members asked about cost and curriculum fit, and the witnesses said hands-only CPR could be taught by school staff rather than requiring expensive certification. The midwifery discussion later broadened into concerns about oversight and standards after a representative described a constituent’s pregnancy loss and said complaints involving midwifery practice and staffing delays in investigations warranted a deeper review. No votes were taken during the portion provided, and most topics were simply introduced, discussed, and left open for further testimony or later committee selection.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Special Education Funding Committee May 6th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • And there's a lot of programs, right? And I'm not the program guy.
  • Two different programs? Okay.
  • para certificate.
  • And I'll go back to the parent-teacher program, which isn't a perfect program.
  • , program costs, program this, they, they request that.
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then received a lengthy DPI presentation from Stanley Schauer on statewide reading and math assessment data for students with and without disabilities. He explained the assessment systems used over time, the absence of 2019-20 data, and how North Dakota’s standards are set by educators. Members asked about alternate assessments, cohort trends, the apparent drop in proficiency in higher grades, and the new NDA+ assessment. Schauer emphasized that the biggest pattern in the data was the relative stability of students with disabilities, the post-pandemic drop and partial recovery, and the need to focus on reducing the novice category. He also said the state plans to revisit high school standard setting and that future data could be broken out by program, disability category, and schools using science-of-math or other initiatives. Public testimony from special education staff suggested that the flat performance of students with disabilities during COVID likely reflected continued services and intensive supports, and committee members discussed whether the current disparity goal is realistic and whether growth measures would be more useful than simple proficiency buckets. After the presentation, the committee took a short break and then moved into discussion of special education funding models. Chair Richter said members should contact Schauer directly with ideas for additional data views and noted that the committee would continue its work on funding and possible model changes. Brandon Bomback of Grand Forks Public Schools began a presentation arguing that the special education funding formula, especially the weighting factor, should be reconsidered if the committee wants a system that better reflects accountability and student needs. He said his comments were based on the perspective of a larger district and focused on the special education weighting factor rather than other parts of the formula. The remainder of his presentation was not included in the excerpt.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Google certification and IBM certification.
  • That's exactly what the expectation is for those certificated programs, and it makes sense.
  • Very excited about those programs.
  • programs that do not.
  • Another significant part of our apprenticeship program is to have those programs that don't get college
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Taxes Committee 3/26/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • The revenue generated from this tax is critical as it funds Minnesota care and medical assistance programs
  • The revenue generated from this tax is critical as it funds Minnesota care and medical assistance programs
  • In addition, irrigation efficiency incentive programs have saved more than 143 million gallons of water
  • So I think this program would let them put money in reserve and move forward if they choose to buy a
  • The department has been doing work on certificates of rent paid.
Keywords: 1183, house
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Wed Mar 19, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • , the special housing incentive program, it really is an incentive program.
  • It really is a disciplinary program, and in that program inmates are broken down into three phases, each
  • misinformation about the ship program misinformation about the ship program the<00:25:57.000>
  • we should get rid of the ship program we should get rid of the ship program I'm<00:28:49.480>
  • The Act 57 program was a unique program because of the moratorium.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard SB 104, which would restrict the use of restrictive housing or solitary confinement in state-operated and state-contracted correctional facilities, with specified exceptions. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation strongly opposed the bill, saying its existing policy already meets or exceeds ACA and National Institute of Corrections standards, and objecting to language they said would give the oversight commission operational decision-making authority. The Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission supported the bill, but also said it was not intended to run operations and described concerns about restrictive housing practices, including CoreCivic’s SHIP program at Saguaro. Supporters included the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Office of the Public Defender, the Disability Rights Center, ACLU Hawaii, Easter Seals Hawaii, and individual testifiers. They argued that Native Hawaiians are disproportionately impacted by incarceration, that solitary confinement is harmful and linked to depression, anxiety, suicidality, and poor reentry outcomes, and that confinement beyond 15 days is widely condemned under international standards. Several testifiers cited suicides and deaths in custody as reasons to codify limits in statute rather than rely on policy alone. The department responded that it already has 24/7 medical care, though not 24/7 mental health coverage at one facility, and explained that it uses four custody categories: disciplinary segregation, administrative segregation, protective custody, and placements for inmates seeking separation for safety reasons. Members questioned the department and commission about the SHIP program, whether the bill was based on other states’ laws, and how current policies compare with national standards. The director said the bill was too ambiguous in places and that the department was willing to work with the commission on policy changes, but still opposed the measure as written. The committee took testimony and questions; no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • through these advancements the G program through these advancements the G program is<00:42:40.880
  • <00:43:54.400> total that flexibility with this program total that flexibility with this program
  • general assembly because this program general assembly because this program their<00:44:51.359><
  • It is a program that has a lot of volume to it.
  • for letting us come because this program for letting us come because this program and<00:47:30.720
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The subcommittee met to discuss the guardian ad litem system, including appointment qualifications, training, payment, and whether any changes are needed. Roll was called, the February 25, 2025 minutes were approved, and the chair emphasized that the meeting was informational only and no vote would be taken. Representatives from the Court of Justice, including Chief Justice Deborah Henry Lambert and several family and district judges, testified about how the system has evolved since concerns raised in 2019 about overappointment and fees. Court witnesses said the judiciary responded to earlier concerns by requiring open appointment lists of trained and qualified attorneys, improving training, and increasing oversight of fee orders. They reported that statewide GAL fees have fallen from a little over $14 million in 2019 to about $12 million, even as caseloads have grown, and said the average payment works out to about $650 per case, with the statutory cap for trial-level GAL fees still set at $500 since 1986. They argued that the current local appointment model works well, especially in rural areas, and warned that moving to a DPA-style regional model would create serious scheduling and conflict problems because of overlapping dockets and related criminal cases. Judges from rural districts described shortages of available attorneys, high burnout, travel burdens, and the difficulty of finding enough counsel in smaller counties. They also said the Court of Justice cannot seek certain federal Title IV-E reimbursements, but urged the legislature to encourage the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to pursue that funding through an MOU. One judge noted that some appointed attorneys are effectively underpaid relative to private rates and that better compensation would help attract and retain lawyers. The discussion also covered training standards adopted after the 2019 audit. Witnesses said Rule 37 now requires initial training and four hours of multidisciplinary continuing training every two years, with topics including child development, trauma-informed care, substance use, child welfare, forensics, ethics, and communication with clients. They said the Court of Justice has offered in-person regional trainings and remote options, and that the goal is to keep qualified attorneys on the appointment lists while improving representation for children and parents in dependency, neglect, abuse, and termination-of-parental-rights cases.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations Feb 19th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's what's allocated in the foundation school program, but they.
  • Yeah That is what's referred to as the regular program offset.
  • I mean that's this is all set by the Foundation School Program.
  • Spanish Immersion Program, which is an extremely popular program among the residents. but they've got
  • So that's the way the Foundation School Program works.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (02/11/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • For example, the department's regulation over the state's dig program.
  • uh, community based military programs. uh, community based military programs.
  • lensure and certifications lensure and certifications implementation.<00:50:56.800> I'll<
  • It's not a comfort dog certification.
  • It's not a comfort dog certification.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

SPEED Task Force (STF) - Thu Sept 11, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • this pilot program. Thank you. this pilot program. Thank you.
  • to the federal program.
  • to the federal program.
  • to the federal program.
  • to the federal program.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The task force held its first meeting, beginning with roll call and introductions of members and participants in the room and on Zoom. The chair emphasized Sunshine Law transparency, noted the meeting was on September 11, and opened public testimony on the orientation report. No one testified in person or on Zoom, and the chair observed a moment of silence in remembrance of 9/11 before moving into the agenda. The chair then reported on several orientation presentations given statewide between July 18 and September 5, including meetings with transit-oriented development, the Maui Chamber of Commerce, the Kona-Kohala Chamber, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce on Hawaiʻi Island, the Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce, the Hawaiʻi Island Native Hawaiian Chamber, and the Capo Chamber of Commerce. The main presentation item was a detailed overview from Kauaʻi County on its permitting process. County staff explained that zoning and building permits are handled separately on the outer islands, with zoning focused on form, character, and compatibility, and building permits focused on health and safety. They described a two-tier zoning system: ministerial permits that are automatically approved if not acted on within 30 days, and discretionary permits that go to the planning commission and can become lengthy contested cases if there is intervention. They also discussed special management area review in coastal areas, which can add time, and explained that building permits must conform to what was approved in zoning. Kauaʻi County staff also outlined the building permit process, including online and in-person submission, coordination with planning, engineering, water, wastewater, health, and fire agencies, and the county’s fully electronic review system using ProjectDox and related software. They noted that applicants are encouraged to check zoning, water, wastewater, and floodplain issues before hiring someone to prepare plans, especially for homeowners. The county shared permit and utility statistics and said the public can check permit history through Click2Gov. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided; after the Kauaʻi presentation, the chair opened a question period for members.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Senate in Session May 2nd, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • that they're going to change how that program works.
  • We've removed the section imposing requirements on DEM under the program.
  • How does this change 1012.56 educator certification requirements?
  • Second, when the board terminates a program because the program director has failed to appear before
  • And whether it's the program itself or the director of that program, they have great responsibility.
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, then moved into a series of special-order bills and House messages. Early floor action included passage of a claim bill for Mandy Penny Lemon (HB 6503) and bills on sewer collection systems (HB 1123) and farm products (HB 211), all passing unanimously. The chamber also took up an ad valorem tax exemption resolution for agricultural tangible personal property (CS/HJR 1215), which passed 37-0. Several other measures were temporarily postponed before the Senate recessed and later returned to House messages and additional special orders. The Senate then addressed multiple House amendments and conference-style motions. It concurred in amended versions of SB 994 on driver safety, SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response, and HB 1609 on waste incineration/auxiliary containers after extended debate over hurricane recovery rules, local government restrictions, and plastic container preemption. The chamber also concurred in CS/HB 1205 on citizen initiative petitions, increasing the number of petitions a volunteer may carry from 2 to 25, and in CS/HB 733 on Brownfields. Other House amendments were rejected or sent back, including SB 234 on offenses against law enforcement, SB 116 on veterans policy, SB 168 on mental health, and HB 1101 on out-of-network provider referrals. Later, the Senate approved CS/HB 1255 on education and CS/HB 875 on educator preparation, with discussion focused on school readiness, teacher training, and changes to certification and testing requirements. It also concurred in CS/HB 1427, a broad health care bill, after the House added a major nursing education amendment that tightened Board of Nursing oversight, required standardized evaluation and remediation, and imposed accountability measures tied to NCLEX pass rates and program performance. Several members raised concerns or praised negotiated compromises throughout the day, but the recorded actions were mainly concurrence motions, refusals to concur, and final passage votes on the bills considered.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 4, 2025 - 11:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • WHICH WOULD LATER BECOME THE COCHAIR BAKER HIXSON PROGRAM.
  • IT GAVE ADDITIONS TO THE GUARDIAN PROGRAM ALLOWING FOR FORMAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITH CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS
  • THE GUARDIAN PROGRAM IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THEIR AS REOCCURRING FUNDING AND THE GUARDIAN PROGRAM ALLOWS
  • THEY DID NOT CALL IT THE GUARDIAN PROGRAM.
  • THERE WERE NO SHOOTINGS IN SCHOOLS IN THEIR DATABASE AND THAT DATA PROGRAM.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Mar 26th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Texas Water Utilities has programs for folks 65 years and older to have reduced bills.
  • There are a multitude of programs that can be employed by utilities and by the state that could limit
  • These entities, through the Certificate of Convenience and Necessity program, are legally authorized
  • There are no established rules for such programs.
  • called the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program, or LIHWAP.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 3/20/2026 #2

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Maryland public charter school program Maryland public charter school program school<00:09:41.600
  • transit program to only provide grants to Montgomery County's BRT program.
  • and it alters the bus rapid program and it alters the bus rapid transit<00:13:13.600> program
  • <00:56:58.319> The program. So that's your CVS points. The program.
  • Opportunities Grant Program and Fund. Opportunities Grant Program and Fund.
Summary: The House met in Annapolis with 107 members present and proceeded through the journal and a series of Appropriations Committee reports. Several bills were advanced on favorable reports without amendment, including measures on constitutional officers’ salaries, correctional officer retirement systems for Dorchester and Allegany counties, Carroll and Calvert County public facilities bonds, higher education financial assistance for incarcerated individuals, and a bill on community college promise scholarship eligibility for Delmar High School graduates. Other bills received amendments before being ordered for third reading, including measures on community college trustee membership, Frederick Community College board meeting and training requirements, Howard County school funding disclosures, courts administrative judges’ stipends, correctional officers retirement membership clarifications, the Children’s Cabinet Fund, and a law enforcement pension bill limiting military service credit eligibility to helicopter pilots in state aviation units. The chamber also considered HB 1581 on horse racing facility ownership, development, licensing, and operations. Amendments expanded the bill to include additional economic development provisions for the Prince George’s County Blue Line corridor, Pimlico-related funding and community input requirements, a larger lottery-fund distribution for the racing community development financing fund, and changes to the bus rapid transit grant program. The bill’s favorable report as amended was adopted, and it was ordered for third reading. During debate on a separate amendment to HB 894, the Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act, members argued over project labor agreements: opponents said PLA requirements raise costs and limit competition, while supporters said the provision was optional, supported stability and predictability, and was part of a broader compromise. The amendment was rejected after discussion, and the bill remained amended. The House also took up HB 1430 on charter school facilities funding, adopting amendments that reduced the per-pupil amount and narrowed eligibility for certain districts, then advancing the bill as amended. In addition, HB 1248 was amended to convert a part-time state employment pilot program into a work group, and HB 680 was amended to adjust future appropriations for local management boards. Across the session, most actions were routine committee report adoptions and amendment votes, with no recorded roll-call counts in the excerpt except the initial quorum call.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • One was around scuba certification.
  • I appreciate this handout, kind of just a one-on-one county feedlot program.
  • Otherwise, the MPCA administers the program in the other counties that are not delegated. funded?
  • Generally, the feedlot program and other regulatory programs are funded out of that program.
  • Generally the the feedlot program and other regulatory programs are funded out of that program a bit.
Bills: HF1355, HF78, HF1846, HF1225
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 6th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1375 by Parker. related to the continuation of health care provider participation programs
  • Senate Bill 1401 by West relating the creation of the Texas mental health profession. line program to
  • Senate Bill 1431 by Blanco will relink the eligibility to... participate in certain drug court programs
  • Senate Bill 1490 by Betancourt relating to adult High School Charter Program funding to Education K-16
  • Senate Bill 1574 by Zaffirini relating to us to a centers of excellence program developed by the Texas
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 5 March, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • disaster recovery emergency loan program disaster recovery emergency loan program create. create
  • Program. Program.
  • appeal under the pilot program. appeal under the pilot program.
  • ,<02:47:01.880> there In addition to the pilot program, there In addition to the pilot program
  • and appeals of certificates of need. and appeals of certificates of need.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with an invocation by Dr. Ryan Wade and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then handled routine business by dispensing with the reading of the journal and committee reports. Several guests were recognized, including Leadership Jackson County, Farm Bureau members, a doctor of the day, adult educators, and other visitors in the gallery. Senator Brumfield also announced support efforts for Senator Warren Barnett, asking members to contribute to him through Ms. Anita Jackson. The chamber then considered a series of House bills, most of them taken up with strike-all amendments and passed by use of the morning roll call. Measures included HB 1390 on personal services funding allocations, HB 1571 on ARPA funds and unexpended balances, HB 1655 on the State Aid Road Construction director’s personnel status, HB 1650 on dormant state accounts and pooled investments, HB 1651 on state agencies using other agencies’ facilities and charging 50% of fair market value, HB 1345 on administrative forfeiture of illegal cigarette and vaping products, HB 1386 on allowing sidewalks as an eligible use of municipal infrastructure funds, HB 671 on alcoholic beverage delivery responsibility ending when retailers transfer possession to delivery services, and HB 1385 on eliminating paper-original homestead exemption submissions. Members asked questions on several bills, especially about whether the fairgrounds language in HB 1651 would affect youth livestock shows and whether HB 1386 or other measures would change county revenue; sponsors generally said the bills were intended to address state-agency use, municipal reporting, or administrative efficiency rather than alter those programs. The Senate also advanced HB 898, creating a sales tax diversion study committee to review misallocated municipal sales tax revenues, assess impacts, examine technology and oversight, and recommend reforms by the 2027 session; Senator Hill questioned whether counties should be included, but the sponsor said that would be a separate policy decision. Later, the Senate reconsidered HB 1265, the Mississippi Debt Management Services Act extended repealer, adopted an amendment to remove the repealer instead of extending it, and then passed the bill. The body also took up SB 2632, the local governments disaster recovery emergency loan program, and voted not to concur and to invite conference. Finally, HB 1142 on bench warrant notices was called up; the sponsor explained a strike-all that would replace certified mail with personal service or electronic transmission and include a reverse repealer for further conference work.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, so when did this program start?
  • in the operation High Hawaii uh program in the operation High Hawaii uh program that<00:18:19.880
  • Okay, so you just heard the Wiki Wiki program, the Operations HIRE Hawaii program.
  • hire Hawaii program you know operations hire Hawaii program you know there's<00:22:33.159> these<
  • <00:28:40.279> and president for academic programs and president for academic programs and
Keywords: 910, house, all