Transcript Highlights:

• The problem we have now is that ICE is running out of money.
• , property value problems, and a whole economic cascade.
• It's going to get worse if we don't fix this problem.
• Problem, with an eye toward ultimately spending tens of trillions of dollars on a problem—one that's
• Gaza is a problem; it's a global problem. The U.S. has a role in solving that global problem.

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• So, that would create another problem.
• So, that would create another problem. So, that would create another problem.
• I don't have a problem with that.
• <00:38:50.800> Cuz I don't have a problem with that.
• Cuz I don't have a problem with that.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And that shouldn't be a problem. Five years of asking produced nothing.
• And that shouldn't be<00:21:37.400> a<00:21:37.440> problem.
• The bill is the fix to the problem.
• To verify a massive privacy problem.
• So, we'd ask you to consider problem.

Bills: SB2433, SB2047, SB2425, SB3045, SB2761, SB3001, SB2852, SB2471

Keywords: condominium governance, education trust fund, unit owners, real estate, dispute resolution, financial obligations, community representation, pharmacy benefit managers, maximum allowable cost, transparency, drug pricing, insurance commissioner, contracting pharmacies, healthcare, substance use disorder, SUD, addiction treatment, behavioral health, mental health, rehabilitation

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2433 SD1 relating to condominiums, which would direct the condominium education trust fund toward educational resources for unit owners and require the Real Estate Commission to ensure owners’ interests are represented in funded activities and related rulemaking. Supporters, including the Hawaii Real Estate Commission and a condominium owner advocate, said owners need a seat at the table in condo governance and education efforts. Committee discussion focused on whether the bill was necessary, with the Real Estate Commission indicating it could already use the trust fund for owner education and that owners are already considered stakeholders, though not through a specific commission seat. No vote was taken during the excerpted discussion. The committee then took up SB 2047 SD2 HD1 on pharmacy benefit managers, which would set requirements for maximum allowable cost reimbursement, allow reverse-and-rebill claims after successful appeals, and authorize fines for violations. The Insurance Division offered comments, the Hawaii Pharmacists Association supported the measure with amendments and suggested future PBM reform funding, and Kaiser Permanente requested a technical amendment. A committee question raised whether the staffing and resource request for implementation was too large for a bill focused only on MAC pricing, and the witness said he would provide more data to the next committee. No final action was shown. Next was SB 2425 SD2 HD1 on health insurance and substance use disorder treatment, requiring insurers to honor written assignments of benefits to SUD providers and prohibiting anti-assignment clauses. Supporters described patients being unable to access treatment because of high out-of-pocket costs and said direct payment would reduce harm for people in recovery. HMSA opposed the bill but said it would begin direct payments to non-participating SUD facilities effective March 27, while continuing to object to the assignment-of-benefits portion because of fraud and balance-billing concerns; the Hawaii Association of Health Plans also opposed. Members questioned HMSA about reimbursement mechanics and why the bill was needed if coverage policies were already changing. Finally, the committee heard SB 3045 SD1 HD1, which would require coverage of continuous glucose monitors and related supplies, including for Medicaid managed care, under certain conditions. DHS and the Insurance Division offered comments, while SHPDA, Hilo Benioff Medical Center Foundation, and others supported the bill, citing inconsistent access and a case in which a woman allegedly died after being denied a CGM. HMSA said it already covers medically necessary CGMs and had updated its policy in 2025 for type 1 and insulin-dependent patients, but it raised concerns about expanding mandated coverage to type 2 and gestational diabetes and about supply impacts. The committee also discussed whether the bill duplicated existing coverage standards and why it had been introduced repeatedly. No votes or final dispositions were included in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• It was not workable language and didn't actually get to the core problem is that there was a landlord
• He and I have talked about this 540B problem a number of times.
• It'll produce the same problem.
• So, I do think produce the same problem.
• Yeah, that would be problem, not. Yeah, that would be problem, >> right?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There's been the >> Yeah, the same problem.
• Um, I just address a very real problem.
• <01:44:38.320> in out, which is um a big problem in out, which is um a big problem in Manchester
• It goes to show you how long this has been a problem.
• And now long this has been a problem.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, so there's a theft problem in our hospitals.
• We are finding out if they do have a drug or alcohol problem.
• We are finding out if they do have a drug or alcohol problem.
• That is our biggest problem.
• That's where the problem is.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:09 SB 64: 00:01:20 SB 73: 00:05:33 HB 662: 00:09:40 HB 320: 00:20:17, 958, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and first approved Senate Bill 64, as amended, on a 14-0 vote. The bill was described as a copper theft prevention measure aimed at protecting key infrastructure assets, including telecommunications and electrical highway infrastructure. Testimony in support came from Senator Brandon Storm and representatives from Charter Communications and law enforcement, who said copper theft and related vandalism are damaging fiber and other infrastructure across the state. A committee substitute was adopted before the vote. The committee then considered Senate Bill 73, relating to sexual extortion. Senator Julie Rocky Adams and Kentucky Youth Advocates testified that sextortion is a fast-growing crime against children and that the bill would make sexual extortion a felony, create civil remedies for victims, and require school-based education and resources. The bill passed 15-0 and was reported favorably for floor consideration. House Bill 662, relating to personally identifiable information, was also approved after discussion and a committee substitute. Representative John Blanton said the bill would help protect judges and certain medical review personnel from public disclosure of personal information while preserving provider access needed for appeals and communications. The Kentucky Medical Association supported the concept but stressed the need to preserve provider-facing information so doctors can conduct peer-to-peer reviews and appeals. The bill passed 15-0 with one pass vote. House Bill 320, relating to controlled substances on hospital property, was taken up for discussion only and no vote was taken. Representative Mike Klein and a St. Elizabeth nurse testified that hospitals are seeing illicit drug use and trafficking on campus and argued for a drug-free zone to protect staff, patients, and visitors. Committee members raised concerns about how the bill would apply to unconscious overdose patients, lawfully prescribed medications, emergency situations, and whether possession should be treated differently from trafficking. The chair ruled a motion out of order because the item was for discussion only, and the bill remained under consideration.

Transcript Highlights:

• He added that there is not a problem with bad cars on the road; rather, the problem is bad roads.
• These are not a real problem.
• These are not a real problem. These are not a real problem.
• Thank you. of see pro problems as they're of see pro problems as they're developing<01:15:40.239>
• come in because of the supply problems come in because of the supply problems they<01:38:03.520>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• come from it, what problems are solved by it, and what should we suggest. 3.
• come from it they do it what problems come from it what<00:11:23.040> problems<00:11:23.399><
• implemented um but we have a map problem implemented um but we have a map problem so<01:18:34.800
• There's also the problem with contempt, right there.
• <01:23:45.880> with<01:23:46.639> um also the problem with um also the problem with

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee on the Children and Family Law Committee met organizationally to continue work on family court issues, building on a prior special committee’s report and taking a collaborative approach with the Judiciary. The chair said the group would focus on solutions rather than rehashing public complaints, and identified three main topics for early study: specialization and training of family court judges, the extent to which judges should be bound by the rules of evidence, and whether mediation in family cases should be mandatory or voluntary and what qualifications mediators should have. A fourth concern was also raised about overlap between superior court domestic violence cases and family court custody/support matters, and whether one judge should hear both. Members discussed whether to divide into smaller subcommittees, but the prevailing view was to work as a committee of the whole at first. Most members agreed that additional public testimony was unlikely to add much, though recent concerns could still be emailed to the committee. The committee then heard from Attorney Erin Krian, general counsel for the judicial branch, and Judge Michael Mace. Krian said the judicial branch could provide additional witnesses on mediation and judicial training, including Judge Kissinger, and noted the branch was preparing materials on how other states handle the issues. Mace described the history of the Family Division and said he had reviewed older reports going back to the 1990s. He also outlined current judicial branch efforts, including expanded shadowing for new judges, monthly family-law trainings, and a year-long focus on family law topics. He reported that court rules had been updated to clarify notice requirements for minor guardianship changes, and that the branch had received positive feedback on the family access motion, which provides a statutory timeline and listed remedies for parenting-time disputes. Members also discussed prior committee work on rules of evidence and family court procedures. One member recalled recommending quiet review of any judges who appeared to apply evidence rules inconsistently, and Krian said the administrative judge can review complaints even if they come from a single person. The committee also received a status update on prior initiatives, including a federal grant for guardian ad litem services for indigent litigants in four locations, testing of redesigned court forms, and continued training improvements. The chair scheduled the next subcommittee meeting for April 1 and the full Children and Family Law Committee for April 8, with further documents from committee research and NCSL to be circulated.

Transcript Highlights:

• No problem.
• <00:15:03.720> on impact of that housing supply problem on impact of that housing supply problem
• and not just a jobs problem.
• and not just a jobs problem.
• which would lead to compounding problems which would lead to compounding problems for<01:35:41.239

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• authorization problems.
• Don't feel like a problem.
• There were... ...There were problems with that time.
• Do we have an access problem? Yes. Do more people address the access problem? Yes.
• And I mean, these are really big, complex problems.

Keywords: 916, all

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• <00:03:11.760> in is because we have having a problem in is because we have having a problem
• There's not other problems in our area.
• that very could be a very big problem that very could be a very big problem for<00:04:21.519>
• No one potato chip ever chip problem.
• The problem revenue business license.

Bills: SB222, HB560, HB475, HB484, HB583, HB542, HB566

Keywords: medical clinic board, clinic board, hospital bankruptcy, Chapter 11, bankruptcy, debt restructuring, municipal indebtedness, municipal bankruptcy, health care provider, acute care hospital, lease property, board immunity, director liability, civil liability, healthcare finance, insolvency, debt readjustment, federal bankruptcy law, Alabama Code 11-58-5.2, library materials

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, and so I think mechanically this bill's got problems, and that's why I recommend the ITL.
• all kinds of money to chase down a problem that isn't real.
• Um, or the other way around, we find we do have a problem and we can adjust it with the laws.
• Um, but the uh the problem is the data.
• No problem.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• problem.
• That's a problem.
• That's a problem.
• So I think the problem is we're, like, nibbling at this problem, and we need to take some big steps in
• I don't really think it's the overall problem.

Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Housing Finance and Affordability held its first hearing of 2025 to examine California’s housing finance system, with opening remarks emphasizing the state’s severe housing shortage, high costs, and the need for practical recommendations to the Legislature and Governor. Co-chairs described the committee as an educational and problem-solving forum focused on financing housing production, first-time homeownership, mixed-income developments, and affordability across the income spectrum. Witnesses from state agencies and the development sector were invited to explain how housing is financed and where the system is breaking down. Panelists from the California Housing Partnership, the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, the Tax Credit Allocation Committee/State Treasurer’s Office, CalHFA, and Related outlined the “capital stack” used to finance affordable housing, stressing that projects typically rely on multiple public and private sources, including federal and state low-income housing tax credits, tax-exempt bonds, state subsidies, local funds, and rental income. Speakers noted that affordable housing rents generally cannot support full project costs without public subsidy, and that recent federal changes—especially the expansion of the 4% and 9% tax credit programs and the reduction of the bond financing threshold for 4% credits—should allow California to finance substantially more units. CalHFA also described its homeownership programs, including My Home, Dream For All, and disaster-related mortgage assistance, as well as its multifamily lending and bond issuance programs. Several witnesses and committee members emphasized that the system remains too complex, too slow, and underfunded. They pointed to the need for more state funding, a housing bond, a permanent funding source, and better coordination among agencies, while also citing recent streamlining efforts such as AB 434’s SuperNOFA, AB 519’s one-stop-shop working group, and the planned California Housing and Homeless Agency reorganization. Members raised concerns about equity, access, missing-middle housing, gender and racial disparities, and whether current programs adequately serve extremely low-income households and those at risk of homelessness. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing; the discussion ended with committee members and witnesses agreeing that both funding and administrative reform are needed to increase production and improve affordability.

Transcript Highlights:

• As you have seen in this state, we have a lot of maltreatment problems, even though we are a mere state
• So I have a number of problems with what's going on in the underlying bill.
• They're the ones that said, "Hey, there's a problem here."
• , and that's a huge problem in the metro and greater Minnesota.
• But it is a problem that no one, no one, no one is talking about anymore.

Transcript Highlights:

• What I've read and what I understand is that part of the problem, or the alleged problem, is that there
• And giving an advanced warning and a prevention of a greater healthcare problem.
• So there's a little bit of a transparency problem, a pretty big price gouging problem on some of these
• So it gets a little technical, but it's a transparency problem.
• That is the whole problem: the patient is not getting the discount from this program.

Bills: HB712, HB722, HB946, HB1687, HB1809, HB1899, HB2528, HB2583, HB2741, HB2750, HB3021, HB3150, HB3265, HB3658, HB3812, HB3960, HB4392, HB4432

Keywords: prostate cancer, health benefit plans, insurance coverage, cost sharing, preventive health care, auto insurance, total loss evaluation, disclosure, insurance materials, vehicle appraisal, HB 946, Texas Insurance Code, automobile insurance claims, oral release, written release, settlement agreement, claim release, property damage, bodily injury, psychological injury

Transcript Highlights:

• The problem with it is, is that whenever you have individuals that were or professionals that were a
• And the problem we're running into, as was mentioned earlier, is that the findings just aren't being
• You're expecting a child and you know you have a substance abuse problem.
• As the chairman said, this provision is known as O grounds, and it's a problem.
• Among those problems cited is DFPS's overreliance on subsection O because of its ease of use.

Bills: HB116

Keywords: film industry, incentives, economic development, state funding, media production

Transcript Highlights:

• The problem is that to get the money.
• All right, here's another big problem, and this is probably a bigger problem.
• All right, here's another big problem All right, here's another big problem and<01:22:45.520>
• This happens more often is this problem.
• Basically, probably problem here.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission met on November 12 and first approved the September 17 and October 15 draft minutes unanimously after brief discussion. Members also identified themselves for the record, including a new member from Bumpsk Bank, a staff attorney from the Secretary of State’s Bureau of Securities Regulation, a prior crypto commission participant, and a uniform law commissioner involved in tokenization projects. The main presentation was by UNH law professor Seth Orinberg, who discussed the federal GENIUS Act and the pending Clarity Act and how they affect New Hampshire’s options in the digital asset space. He described the GENIUS Act as governing payment stablecoins/stable tokens, defining them as blockchain-based assets used primarily for payments, redeemable for a fixed amount of national currency, and required to maintain stable value. He said the law creates three possible state roles: hosting federally qualified issuers, becoming a state qualifier for issuers up to a $10 billion threshold, or exploring state-backed issuance as a sovereign. He noted that the state-qualification path would require conforming legislation, examination capacity, and coordination with Treasury, while the sovereign-issuer theory is legally uncertain and may become a test case. Orinberg also outlined the core compliance framework he said applies to covered issuers: 100% reserve backing in high-quality liquid assets, monthly public reserve reporting, no yield or interest-like rewards, segregation of reserve assets, immediate redemption at face value, and anti-money-laundering/know-your-customer obligations. He then turned to the Clarity Act, describing it as a broader market-structure bill that would create categories such as digital asset, digital commodity, digital security, and ancillary asset, with self-certification procedures for issuers. He said the two federal laws together would separate payments from investments, preempt inconsistent state standards for covered payment stablecoins, and likely reshape the boundaries of state authority over digital assets.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um I have no problem with to be higher.
• Um this is a problem where I live too. Um it's<01:50:10.239> a<01:50:10.480> problem.
• it's a problem. it's a problem.
• incredibly<01:57:12.400> oppressively problem is it's incredibly oppressively problem is
• Um, it's been a problem.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I said, hey, if we see a problem with this, then we need to back it back down.
• And the citizens down there are complaining that they have a lot of problems with bears coming in and
• And you know, they have such a problem with them that they identify them on camera.
• And I Understand that, but the citizens in southeast Oklahoma are having a real problem with the bears
• across the state, but there's no doesn't seem to be one fix for this problem.

Bills: HB4128, HB3659, HB3270, HB3145

Keywords: wildlife conservation, hunting regulations, mountain lions, black bears, archery season, senior citizens, licensing fees, waterfowl, nonresidents, public lands, farmed cervidae, chronic wasting disease, genetic resistance, wildlife management, agriculture, wildlife tagging, Cervidae family, feral swine, exotic wildlife, conservation

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:25:26.040> because such a huge societal problem because such a huge societal problem because
• a societal problem that we're dealing<00:26:30.679> with.
• Systemically, we have a problem in the country.
• Thank you. systemically, we have a problem in in systemically, we have a problem in in the<00:34:46.640
• student that's causing all the problem student that's causing all the problem and<00:36:27.720><

Keywords: 958, all