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• And penalties for non-compliance oftentimes include fines, potential license suspension or revocation
• And penalties for non-compliance oftentimes include fines, potential license suspension or revocation
• And penalties for non-compliance oftentimes include fines, potential license suspension or revocation
• And penalties for non-compliance oftentimes include fines, potential license suspension or revocation
• <00:23:28.960> or with with fines or with with fines or or<00:23:30.480> license<00

Bills: SCR145, SCR132, SCR31, SCR110

Keywords: traffic violations, demerit point system, driver license points, traffic safety, hit and run, reckless driving, repeat offenders, recidivism, Department of Transportation, DOT, task force, traffic enforcement, road safety, vehicle code, license suspension, county police, Hawaii transportation, SCR132, Senate Concurrent Resolution, Makakilo Drive Extension

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• against the bill because, you know, if this belongs in the office of the Attorney General, that's fine
• against the bill because, you know, if this belongs in the office of the Attorney General, that's fine
• against the bill because, you know, if this belongs in the office of the Attorney General, that's fine
• against the bill because, you know, if this belongs in the office of the Attorney General, that's fine
• against the bill because, you know, if this belongs in the office of the Attorney General, that's fine

Keywords: 958, all

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• . >> That's fine. And I'll be happy to meet with you on that. I'm fine passing it.
• type<00:04:03.360> of put some type of put some type of >> That's<00:04:04.319> fine
• And I I'll be happy to meet >> That's fine.
• I'm I'm fine passing with you on that.
• I'm I'm fine passing it.<00:04:07.680> Let's<00:04:07.920> get<00:04:08.000> it<

Keywords: Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 25 February, 2026; 3:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first handled House Bill 612, which had been laid on the table because of questions about section one. Senator Tate explained that section one would allow the state, counties, and municipalities to enter interlocal agreements to provide installation support services on military installations, mainly road and infrastructure work such as paving and dirt work, and that section two would add Coast Guard medics to an existing provision allowing trained military medics to sit for LPN certification. After questions about the breadth of “installation support services,” the committee adopted the motion for title sufficient, due pass, with opposition noted, and the bill was reported to the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. House Bill 942 was then passed over at Senator McMahon’s request until Tuesday. The committee then took up House Bill 1034, which would allow terminally ill hospital patients to use medical cannabis gummies. The sponsor said the bill is intended to help terminally ill patients who already qualify for medical cannabis but are denied access in hospitals, and that it prohibits smoking or inhalation. Members raised concerns about whether the bill was too broad, whether it would interfere with hospital and physician judgment, possible drug interactions, federal law issues, liability for hospitals and doctors, storage and disposal requirements, and whether hospitals would incur costs or be forced to handle cannabis on their premises. The sponsor responded that the patient’s use would be logged in the chart, that the caregiver is generally responsible for the lockbox and disposal, and that the bill includes language allowing a facility to opt out if compliance would jeopardize federal funding or licensing. The bill’s author also described the measure as arising from a Coast Guard family’s experience in which a terminally ill patient was denied access to medical cannabis at one hospital but allowed at another, and said the goal is to prevent similar denials for terminally ill patients. He said he was not aware of other drugs treated this way in hospitals, but argued that terminally ill patients should have access to most anything they want. The discussion ended with Senator England asking whether changing the bill’s requirement that a facility “shall” allow medical cannabis to “may” allow it would better protect hospitals and preserve discretion, but no final action on House Bill 1034 was taken in the portion provided.

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• While we did pay off the bonds, we did not choose to follow this path, and that's fine.
• While we did pay off the bonds, we did not choose to follow this path, and that's fine.
• While we did pay off the bonds, we did not choose to follow this path, and that's fine.
• While we did pay off the bonds, we did not choose to follow this path, and that's fine.
• And, again, you know, well and fine.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• :01:29.520> this<01:01:30.520> while<01:01:30.760> we<01:01:31.039> uh fine
• we'll recess this while we uh fine we'll recess this while we uh discuss<01:01:31.760> the<01
• Um, okay, well, fine. I have a concern about the condition for licensure.
• That's fine; they were texting me with information, so I have that information on my phone.
• at my phone as I ran here that's fine at my phone as I ran here that's fine they<01:18:13.040>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 493, a proposal to require physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants to complete child abuse and neglect training as part of licensure and continuing education. The bill’s sponsor and supporters said the measure addresses a gap in provider training, especially because abuse can be difficult to recognize and voluntary training has had low participation. They described a free Dartmouth online course and argued that mandatory, repeated education would help providers identify signs of abuse, know when to involve specialists or DCYF, and improve child safety. Supporters also noted the bill was amended to clarify coverage for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and nursing hours, and to address language concerns raised by the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification. Committee members and OPLC counsel raised implementation questions, including whether the bill would apply to all physicians regardless of specialty, whether it created a new licensure condition rather than only a continuing education requirement, how often the training would need to be repeated, and whether the accreditation language fit nursing rules. OPLC also noted that psychiatrists would be covered as physicians, while psychologists would not. A child abuse pediatrician testified that in his experience, children were sometimes seen by providers who missed early signs of abuse, leading to worse outcomes, and that mandatory education was needed because voluntary programs had poor uptake. The New Hampshire Hospital Association opposed the bill, saying health care professionals already have reporting duties and that the legislature should not single out one training mandate when similar requirements are generally left to licensing boards. The Office of the Child Advocate supported the bill, citing cases from 2023 involving non-ambulatory infants with fractures, conflicting medical testimony in court, and a low completion rate for the existing free online course. The Child Advocate said the bill should be mandatory and recurring so providers stay current on evolving science and law. No vote was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• That's fine, there's no issue there. But let's do a competitive bid as well.
• You may or may not know the answer. to these, and if you don't, that's fine, you don't need to explain
• Okay that's fine we'll get we'll dig into that. little deeper.
• We regulate fuel pumps so we can just slap those rules over on top of this and everything will be fine
• getting fines and stuff like that, too, for not adhering to certain... Well, that's the point.

Bills: HB10, HB 12, HB675, HB10, HB12

Keywords: regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel

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• That's fine. Thank you for coming.
• Um, you know, the legislature has decided that that is a misdemeanor, and we're fine with keeping
• And to defect the date in hopes that with all of this it'll be easier to further fine tune it in the
• And to defect the date in hopes that with all of this it'll be easier to further fine tune it in the
• And to defect the date in hopes that with all of this it'll be easier to further fine tune it in the

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 963, which would make crimes against elders age 60 and over strict liability offenses by removing the requirement that the perpetrator knew or should have known the victim’s age. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing that removing the state-of-mind element would create unfair and subjective results and suggesting sentencing enhancements or broader vulnerability-based language instead. Supporters, including Sandy Wong and another testifier with elder-abuse experience, said the current knowledge requirement creates a loophole that lets offenders avoid the elder enhancement even when they target vulnerable older adults. No vote was taken on the measure in the portion provided. The committee also heard HB 384, which increases penalties for promoting minor-produced sexual images, extends probation terms for felony obscenity offenses, tolls the statute of limitations during a victim’s minority, and requires sex offender registration for certain felony obscenity offenses involving minors. The Public Defender opposed the bill as overly broad and warned of absurd results, while the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney supported it, saying the bill addresses sextortion and other exploitation cases where adults solicit images from minors and that the 3-year age-gap threshold preserves ordinary teen relationships. Committee members questioned whether the bill was aimed at adults only and whether the age-gap carveout was narrow enough; the prosecutor said it was intended to cover adult predators and not consensual peer conduct. No final action was reported. HB 1100, which renames the Neighbor Islands Blind and Visually Impaired Service Pilot Program to use “low vision” instead of “visually impaired,” was supported by the Department of Human Services and disability advocates, who said the current term is derogatory and that the change responds to the blind community. The department said it was beginning work on administrative rules and expected to seek an appropriation, with implementation hoped for in 2026. The committee then heard HB 1283, exempting paternity proceedings from mediation when domestic abuse is alleged; the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and others supported it as consistent with divorce law and important for survivor safety. HB 689, creating safe harbor protections for survivors of sexual exploitation who seek medical or law enforcement help, drew support from HPD, Emua Alliance, the Judiciary, and others, who said it would prevent traffickers from using prostitution charges to silence victims. Finally, HB 383, reinstating mandatory minimum jail terms for successive violations of protective orders and removing the court’s ability to suspend those minimums, drew opposition from the Public Defender, who said some repeat violations stem from mental health or substance use issues, and support from the Prosecuting Attorney, who argued the bill treats protective orders like temporary restraining orders and preserves judicial discretion within a misdemeanor framework.

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• That there should be some consequences, you know, a fine or monetary bond or something.
• to emphasize put a a fine point to emphasize uh<01:55:34.639> you<01:55:34.800> know<01
• So we're really trying to fine-tune that. And with that in mind, Mr.
• So we're really trying<02:03:00.880> to<02:03:01.119> fine-tune<02:03:01.760> that.
• Uh and with trying to fine-tune that.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I will confess I'm not an expert on that area of law, but perhaps one of our fine nonpartisan staffers
• if it was, you know, in would be fine if it was, you know, in addition<01:22:22.000> to<01:22
• Um, this bill again, they would be fine.
• Um, and uh, as Representative Coloulter just said, if they're pursuing a felon, then it's fine.
• Well, the reality is, I believe fine.

Bills: HF3432, HF3411

Keywords: resident tuition, employment, higher education, Minnesota, tuition rates, state universities, immigration status, immigration, postsecondary education, privacy, data access, federal officers, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And so we have tests where people assume that they're driving fine.
• And so we have tests where people assume that they're driving fine.
• Um but when that they're driving fine.
• Right now, we're in a society where, when we start looking at fines, fine structures don't matter anymore
• c> matter fines, fine structures don't matter fines, fine structures don't matter anymore.<01:49:

Bills: HB1694, HB1695, HB1986, HB1797, HB1879, HB2034

Keywords: sustainable aviation fuel, tax credit, greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy, Hawaii, economic development, carbon footprint, aviation sector, renewable fuels, local production, energy resilience, agricultural innovation, job creation, clean fuel standard, alternative fuels, carbon intensity, emission reduction, greenhouse gases, transportation, autonomous vehicles

Summary: The committee opened by explaining hearing procedures, including a two-minute oral testimony limit and that decision-making would follow after testimony. It then took up SB 20008, which would set 55 mph as the maximum speed limit on all parts of the DKI/Saddle Road highway. The bill’s introducer described it as a response to safety concerns and noted prior public opposition when the speed limit was lowered from 60 mph; the Hawaii Police Department was listed in opposition, while DOT and several individuals testified in support. No vote was taken during the portion provided. The committee next heard SB 20009, requiring new plates/tags or emblems for used motor vehicles transferred between private individuals, and SB 2026, which would require drivers approaching stationary vehicles on the shoulder or roadside to slow down and, if necessary, change lanes. The Attorney General supported SB 2026 but recommended narrowing and clarifying the language by removing references to shoulder/roadside, collision or mechanical problem, and other limiting definitions so the duty would apply more broadly and be easier to enforce; AAA and OMA also supported the measure. Members discussed the practical need for a mandatory move-over rule, especially for roadside workers and tow operators, and the committee heard concerns about enforceability on two-lane roads and in accident scenes. SB 2053 was then heard, authorizing electronic signatures on supporting documents used to transfer ownership of total-loss vehicles to insurers without notarization and requiring insurers to indemnify the finance director for claims arising from those electronic title issuances. The Hawaii Insurers Council, Copart, the City and County of Honolulu, and others supported the bill, with Copart describing it as a modernization that would reduce delays for total-loss settlements; technical amendments were requested. The committee also heard SB 2172, which would allow all-terrain vehicles to operate at night if equipped with lights and a slow-moving vehicle emblem, adjust helmet requirements, define utility terrain vehicles, and include ATVs in motor vehicle insurance law. DOT said it could support the bill only if limited to low-speed areas, and the insurance industry warned it could create a new insurance scheme; the City and County of Honolulu opposed while the Hawaii Farm Bureau and an individual supported. Finally, SB 2253 was introduced to expand first-degree negligent injury to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers, with DOT, county prosecutors, and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office in support; Honolulu prosecutors said they would oppose a proposed amendment because they wanted the language to preserve the offense as a lesser included offense tied to negligent homicide.

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• observing one child has issues with fine observing one child has issues with fine motor,<01:59:38.159
• fine motor. fine motor.
• And so for example, in the fine gains.
• that child is not developing their fine that child is not developing their fine motor<02:00:03.440
• saying everything's fine and well. saying everything's fine and well.

Bills: SB2003

Keywords: Mauna Kea, land management, University of Hawaii, astronomical observatories, leasable lands, natural resource management, stewardship authority, 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees on Water, Land, Culture, and the Arts and Education heard testimony and discussed SB 20003, which would require the auditor’s report under Act 255 to include a recommendation on whether the Monarch Stewardship and Oversight Authority is fit to continue managing Monaca lands. Testimony focused on the bill’s reversion language, the role of the auditor, and whether the measure gave the auditor too much discretion without clear criteria. The Office of the Auditor’s position, read into the record, was that it had strong reservations because the bill did not provide standards for assessing fitness and asked that the requirement be held or amended. Other testimony suggested a work group with relevant agencies and Hawaiian practitioners to manage the transition and reduce conflict. Committee members debated whether the bill should simply restore the original reversion language or also require an audit-based fitness determination. Several members questioned the need for a 2031 audit when Act 255 already provides for a performance and financial audit in 2031 and noted that the bill could shift authority away from the legislature. In response, the committee chair explained that the measure was intended to restore language removed during conference and to address the transition back to the University of Hawaii if the authority was not meeting the act’s purpose. The committees ultimately recommended SB 20003 be passed with amendments. The amendments would strike the auditor/audit section, add language addressing timelines by providing a 10-year lease extension and sublease extension, and make technical changes including a defective date. The committees voted to adopt the amended measure and send it forward as an SD1. The transcript also included a separate Education Committee hearing on SB 3286, which would require the University of Hawaii to develop a facilities and student housing master plan and report to the legislature. University of Hawaii testimony said the system supports the intent but that the bill’s requirements are a heavy lift across 10 campuses and should follow development of a broader academic strategy. Members raised concerns about deferred maintenance, shifting priorities, and the lack of a systemwide plan, while the university said it already has a six-year capital improvement plan but acknowledged it does not fully incorporate the broader academic and housing strategy the bill contemplates.

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• Representative Miles, I was fine.
• You know, on Tuesday I'm fine, Thursday no.
• And<01:38:08.280> that's<01:38:08.400> fine. And that's fine. And that's fine.
• But in terms of just killing it outright, that's fine, too.
• fine amount, was the fine amount, um,<02:00:14.080> the<02:00:14.200> fiduciary<02:00:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• follow-ups via email, that'll be fine. follow-ups via email, that'll be fine.
• <01:51:13.440> keeping policy exists then that's fine keeping policy exists then that's fine
• the regulations on it, which I'd be fine the regulations on it, which I'd be fine with.<01:53:37.360
• So, it's fine to not consider insects. I don't know too many insects.
• So, it's it's fine larvae and so forth.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• civil penalties, as there is already a section on administrative fines.
• civil penalties, as there is already a section on administrative fines.
• civil penalties, as there is already a section on administrative fines.
• civil penalties, as there is already a section on administrative fines.
• on civil penalties, as there is already a section on administrative fines.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Representative Newman, no, you're fine. Representative Edgar, thank you, Mr.
• do we have any problems and don't fine do we have any problems and don't forget<01:28:36.080> none
• I think that's what I heard them fine I think that's what I heard them say<01:39:25.040> I<01
• <03:07:23.520> with 700,000 we are fine with 700,000 we are fine with that<03:07:25.640>
• We also plan on establishing an online payment portal for people to pay fines.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing and work session on House Bill 25/25A, the capital improvements budget. Representative David Mills introduced HB 25A, which makes appropriations for capital improvements for the biennium and extends certain lapses from prior appropriations, noting it is based on Governor Ayotte’s budget. The hearing then focused on requests to add or restore funding for several projects, including community college capital needs, Veterans Home ADA and safety upgrades, career and technical education renovations in Milford, and airport infrastructure funding. Shannon Reed of the Community College System of New Hampshire asked for an additional $2.6 million for IT infrastructure, critical maintenance, and energy management systems, citing failing boilers, roof work, cybersecurity needs, and a recent costly water damage incident at Lakes Region Community College. John Graham, representing the New Hampshire Veterans Home, requested $1.5 million for ADA compliance and safety improvements such as floor replacement and wider doors, saying the work would help the home before an upcoming VA inspection and protect federal funding. Lance Whitehead testified for Milford CTE, asking the committee to keep $9.9 million in the budget for a scaled-down renovation; members discussed the town’s failed vote, the need for local matching funds, and the possibility of another vote next year. Tim Thompson of Concord and Margaret Burns of NHMA urged restoration of airport matching funds, arguing that about $3.6 million in state money would leverage roughly $62 million to $65 million in federal FAA funds for safety and infrastructure projects. Trisha Lambert and Andrew Pomroy of the Bureau of Aeronautics and airport management association explained the airport program, the 12 federally funded airports, and how projects are selected through airport master plans and a capital improvement program. After public testimony, the committee closed the hearing on HB 25A. In the work session that followed, staff distributed supporting documents, including cost breakdowns and comparison sheets. The chair indicated the committee would work from the governor’s $143 million capital budget as a baseline and proposed reducing it by about $10 million, largely by removing the Milford CTE item because both towns had voted it down and would not have another vote for a year. The chair said the goal was to bring the overall budget to about $133 million and then repurpose the remaining funds through straw polls and further committee action.

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• <00:13:31.240> which<00:13:31.399> either<00:13:31.560> one first that's just fine
• which either one first that's just fine which either one of<00:13:31.720> you<00:13:31.839>
• Just for reference, either one's fine.
• And we hope that we're going to do something really strong and impressive as a downtown central fine
• impressive as a downtown central Fine impressive as a downtown central Fine Arts Arts Arts piece

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• A plan director can be fined up to $20,000 and face up to one year in prison.
• So the fine is not automatic.
• And then finally, at their request, we did put in the bill that the fine cannot be imposed for at least
• And then finally at their request, we did put in the bill that the fine cannot be imposed for at least
• So first of all, the fine under this bill is actually pretty modest.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• She got a $100 fine. She got a $100 fine.
• She got a $100 fine.
• So although I understand that HOAs have fees, $100 fine.
• And it increases fines on businesses up to $10,000 per violation.
• And if they don't, there is a fine penalty and you can be put out of business.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And this young man serves as a splendid example, a fine example of the talent that our community has,
• Members, I just want everyone to know that we actually do this in Pinau County, and it works out fine
• And so I am fine with the bill and its intention.
• And so I am fine with the bill and its intention.
• , to add to this conversation and my colleagues' urging of a no vote, I thought I would just put a fine

Keywords: 1182, all

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• All the money that's collected by the state, if there is a fine or a fee, goes back to the program so
• We need to be making sure that the fines are stiff enough to prevent them.
• The fine is $200; he's reduced it to $50, and I'm bringing it up to $150. Mr. Speaker. Mr.
• That's fine. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, members.
• That's fine. How about one other question?

Bills: SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB4, SB23, SB1762, SB34, SB60, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB75, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB627, SB2037, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, SB646, SB3, SCR27, SB552, SB1405, SB1948, SB243, SJR1, SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB546, SB647, SB648, SB1493, SB1709, SB2001, HB5669, HB3115, HB5655, HB5675, HB5689, HB5690, HB5653, HB3228, HB2802, HB45, HB1318, HB5560, HB2894, HB4344, HB2775, HB33, HB 12, HB148

Keywords: SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education