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• It adds the Secretary of State as an authorized complainant to the governor for removal complaints against
• </c> authorized complainant to the governor authorized complainant to the governor for<01:11:02.400><
• </c> direct path to the government governor direct path to the government governor through<01:11:39.679
• The tools already reach the governor, and the attorney general already prosecutes if the governor directs
• The tools already reach the governor, and the attorney general already prosecutes if the governor directs

Bills: SF0069 , SF0070 , SF0016 , HB0078 , HJ0002 , HB0085 , HB0086

Committee: House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Keywords: wastewater, stormwater, infrastructure, environmental quality, public data, data collection, funding, study, water development, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, grazing lands, subleasing, non-owned livestock, state lands, rental fees, agricultural policy, land management

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• The governor, the elected secular governor, is asking faith leaders to preach about this on Sunday, a
• There's not even a lieutenant governor to try to reason with.
• You said, we in the far panhandle have a claim on Governor Graham.
• You said, we in the far panhandle have a claim on Governor Graham.
• You said, we in the far panhandle have a claim on Governor Graham.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and a moment of silence for Pope Francis. Members then moved to the special order calendar after adopting a motion to reconsider the earlier failed vote on CS/SB 1080, which was temporarily postponed. The chamber also temporarily postponed several bills during the day, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, benefits for certain officers injured in the line of duty, Brownfields, and school social workers. The Senate passed a series of bills with little or no opposition, often substituting House companions for Senate bills. These included expedited DNA testing grants for law enforcement; additional aggravating factors in capital felony sentencing; fertility preservation coverage for cancer patients; commuter rail indemnification; disposition of migrant vessels; specialty license plates; an Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness campaign; relocation of the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University; charter school changes; registration rules for sexual predators and offenders; assault and battery penalties for utility workers; juvenile justice revisions; reporting of student mental health outcomes; foster home licensure transfers; water access facilities and boating-related funding; Florida Virtual School changes; school readiness program improvements; protections against lewd sexual images of children; age-related criminal offense provisions; tampering with electronic monitoring devices; certified recovery residences; and codification of the FSU Election Law Center. Most of these bills passed overwhelmingly, though the charter school bill and the aggravating factors bill drew more divided votes. One of the most debated measures was SB 820, codifying the Office of Faith and Community. Senator Polsky offered an amendment to bar political activity by office employees while on duty and using government resources, citing alleged election-related emails and concerns about mixing government and religious influence. Supporters argued the amendment was needed as a guardrail; opponents said existing law already covered the conduct and that the amendment could be confusing or overly broad. The amendment failed 13-23, and the underlying bill passed 27-9 after extended debate about faith, politics, and the office’s role. Another notable debate involved SB 954 on certified recovery residences, where senators emphasized the need for stable housing in addiction recovery and the bill passed unanimously after supportive remarks from members who had personal experience with recovery. The Senate also passed SB 674 on bonuses for county tax collector and property appraiser employees after questions about safeguards and the purpose of the bonuses.

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• It also authorizes the Department of Social Services to transfer funding between child care contracts
• I know we have a new governor as well.
• I know we have a new governor as well.
• I know we have a new governor as well.
• I know we have a new governor as well.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the final three-party agreement for the 2026-27 state budget and 19 implementing bills, including two budget bill juniors and 17 trailer bills. Committee leadership and administration officials described the budget as a balanced plan that reduces out-year structural deficits, maintains large reserves, and makes major investments in health care, education, housing, child care, public safety, and other core services while also responding to expected federal cuts and fiscal uncertainty. The Department of Finance outlined the package’s major components, including Medi-Cal adjustments, education funding increases, higher education changes, child care and human services updates, housing and homelessness funding, energy and transportation provisions, and tax and general government changes. Members asked questions about several provisions, including CSU enrollment targets and turnaround plans, the Prop. 98 settle-up mechanism, the plastics market development payment program, housing accountability measures, NextGen 9-1-1 implementation, and veteran services. Staff and administration witnesses explained that the higher education language is intended to improve campus-by-campus reporting and oversight, that Prop. 98 settle-up would be finalized later through the statutory certification process, and that NextGen 9-1-1 now includes one-time funding, quarterly reporting, an independent technical review, and a state audit. Members also discussed the HAP homelessness funding increase to $900 million and the balance between accountability and timely distribution of funds. The most extended exchange centered on comparisons between funding for veterans and Medi-Cal/immigrant health coverage. Republican members argued the budget spends far more on undocumented immigrant services than on veterans, while Democratic members and Finance staff responded that the comparison was misleading because many veterans’ services are federally funded and the state budget also includes dedicated veteran support. The chair and other members emphasized that the budget reflects difficult tradeoffs and that the package protects vulnerable populations, preserves health care access, and advances affordability. No final vote was described in the excerpt, but members indicated support for the overall package and said they would support it on the floor.

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• I'm the director of your Washington within the office of the governor.
• In September 2025, the governor issued Executive Order 2506.
• Those measures include authorizing online voter registration using a tribal identification card, authorizing
• Those measures include authorizing online voter registration using a tribal identification card, authorizing
• In addition,... ...are also authorized to return a voted ballot by fax or email.

Bills: HB2356 , HB2574 , HB2572 , HB2460 , HJR4212 , HB2631 , HB2333 , HB2462 , HB2419 , HB2176 , HB2491

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: homicide, public records, transparency, law enforcement, victim rights, election, ballot, candidates, deceased, voting law, voting access, military voters, overseas voters, Native American voters, disabled voters, election reform, accessibility, ballot measures, vacancies, elected offices

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• The bill is referred to the Secretary for enrollment, printing, and presentation to the Governor.
• The bill is referred to the Secretary for enrollment, printing, and presentation to the Governor.
• To the Secretary for enrollment, printing, and presentation to the Governor. Mr.
• We refer to the Secretary for enrollment, printing, and presentation to the Governor.
• Senate Bill 966 is a bill to amend the State Housing Development Authority Act of 1966.

Keywords: 983, senate, all

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• </c><00:04:02.840><c> uh</c> appropriate authorities uh appropriate authorities uh recommendation<00:
• Also requiring that the governor shall include in the executive budget request an amount equal to the
• The measure is adopted. requiring that the governor shall requiring that the governor shall include<00
• </c><00:20:39.480><c> shall</c> inserting that the governor shall inserting that the governor shall include
• Yeah, it goes to the Stadium Authority. Authority decides to pay. Thank you.

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Judiciary committee met in decision-making mode and took up a long list of measures, mostly recommending passage with or without amendments. Early actions included S.B. 414, which was amended to blank the appropriation, draw funds from the major disaster fund, and change the effective date to 2050, and S.B. 223, which would require fire breaks in hazardous fire areas and create or expand wildland fire prevention and protection programs with blank appropriations for FY 2026 and 2027. The committee also advanced S.B. 1009 on state reserve parking space enforcement, S.B. 1149 on reported hate crime definitions and reporting, S.B. 402 on mooring-line requirements for certain vessels, S.B. 1441 on the Oahu regional health care system transfer, S.B. 1442 on child and adolescent mental health responsibilities, S.B. 1478 on harbor evacuation orders, and S.B. 493 on written notice for emotional support animal sales or verifications. Members generally raised little opposition, and most measures were adopted without reservations. Some bills drew brief discussion or committee-report notes, including S.B. 1149, which referenced a Hawaii Civil Rights Commission report encouraging policy-level hate crime data reporting, and S.B. 1442, which was amended with a far-future effective date and a committee-report note about whether mental health services should be expressly subject to funding. S.B. 1441 was substantially revised to require a memorandum of agreement between the Oahu Regional Health Care System and the Department of Health by November 30, 2025, with patient care to begin by December 31, 2025, and a report to the legislature before the 2026 session. The committee also considered several finance and energy-related measures. S.B. 897 on the wildfire liability trust fund prompted questions about whether costs would be passed to consumers; the response was that the proposal contemplated cost sharing and that some amounts were still blank. S.B. 1395 and S.B. 1396 were amended to remove special-fund structures, direct revenues into the general fund, and require the governor to include equivalent amounts in the executive budget for climate-related projects. S.B. 501 was amended to expand step-in agreement provisions for future PPAs and establish a fund outside the State Treasury, and S.B. 1589 was amended so private donations to the stadium authority would go into the NID special fund for stadium infrastructure and sod, with members discussing accountability and the source of stadium-related consultant spending. The committee adopted the recommendations on all measures considered, with some members noting reservations on a few bills, and one item, S.B. 1418, was deferred.

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• A holdback is what the governor is able to do with budgets.
• A holdback is what the governor is able to do with budgets.
• You may be familiar with the Good Neighbor Authority.
• That's more of the Good Neighbor Authority projects that... ...area.
• We're right back down about to where the governor is.

Committee: Senate Resources and Environment

Keywords: 989, all

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• In the last year, specifically, federal authorities...
• Just a quick question for the author.
• I appreciate the author brought that.
• So I understand why the author is bringing this.
• First, I want to thank the author, who is probably the rare time on opposite sides of the author.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• So under what authority did the governor spend this money? Mr.
• So as the statute, as I understand it, is written, the governor has the authority to issue emergency
• So under what authority did the governor spend this money? Mr.
• So as the statute, as I understand it, is written, the governor has authority, right?
• So as the statute, as I understand it, is written, the governor has the authority to issue emergency

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• The governor was good enough to mention one of those instruments.
• So we currently have the authority. We currently have the authority.
• the authority to go up to $8 million.
• That's all that they're authorized to discharge under that permit.
• Well, the good news is it's just budget authority, right?

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• The Authority shall consist of 12 members, 10 of whom shall be appointed and removed by the governor,
• The Authority shall consist of 12 members, 10 of whom shall be appointed and removed by the governor,
• The Authority shall consist of 12 members, 10 of whom shall be appointed and removed by the governor,
• The Authority shall consist of 12 members, 10 of whom shall be appointed and removed by the governor,
• Dan Alo, interim CEO and president of the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

Committee: House Economic Development & Technology

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on several measures, with most witnesses either supporting the bills or offering technical concerns and suggested amendments. On SB 338, testimony came from the Department of Taxation, Tax Foundation of Hawaii, and Surpac, and the bill later moved forward with amendments. On SB 558, testimony was largely in support from the Department of Agriculture, Ulupono Initiative, Local Food Coalition, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and the Agribusiness Development Corporation, which described the measure as supporting rural jobs, food-system development, and use of off-grade agricultural products. ADC requested flexibility for neighbor-island siting and funding allocations, while the committee also discussed whether the bill’s language should be made more general and whether it could raise constitutional concerns about overly specific site designations. The bill was advanced with amendments and a noted appropriation allocation of $350,000. The committee also heard SB 186, which drew support from the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Department of Agriculture, Ulupono Initiative, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Public Health Institute, DED, ADC, AAHU RC&D, and the Hawaii Youth Food Council. Supporters said the measure would improve coordination among agencies on food systems, help address food security and the state’s 30% by 2030 farm-to-school goal, and create a more organized statewide food systems effort. SB 328 received support from the Department of Taxation and Hawaii Farm Bureau, with Farm Bureau describing it as a way to repurpose existing dairy infrastructure to revive hog production and support livestock and farm-to-school goals; the Tax Foundation of Hawaii opposed the measure as a potentially narrow industry incentive that could unfairly benefit a specific taxpayer and said a direct appropriation would be more transparent. SB 89 was described by Hawaii Farm Bureau as a labeling measure intended to protect the integrity of a culturally relevant local product, though the group raised concerns about wording and implementation timing. Later, SB 742 received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaii System, Hawaii KidsCAN, the Hawaii Workforce Funders Collaborative, and the State Commission on the Status of Women. Testifiers said the bill would improve cross-agency data sharing, support workforce and education planning, and create public-facing dashboards; the Commission on the Status of Women asked to be included in the working group or as an advisory member. In decision-making, the committee adopted amendments and advanced SB 338, SB 558, and SB 1186. For SB 1186, the chair’s recommendation added three positions, specified committee-note funding amounts for those positions and operating funds, and revised working-group membership to have co-chairs appoint five members with relevant experience and expertise.

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• A utility does not have the authority to request exemption; that request has to come from the municipality
• to request exemption have the authority to request exemption that<00:04:34.840><c> request</c><00:04
• He said he may not be a governor or a lawyer, but the governor of North Dakota is a lawyer, so if he
• </c><00:42:47.800><c> of</c> not be a lawyer but the governor of not be a lawyer but the governor of
• </c><00:46:27.079><c> Tim</c> signed by Republican governor Tim signed by Republican governor Tim pente

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And the governor, there's nine board members, and the governor appoints... five of those, and the policyholders
• We began that authorized in 21, we actually started in 2023.
• The current system plan was approved by Governor Abbott in October of 2023.
• We don't really have the authority to go into someone's backyard.
• So there's rule making authority sometimes.

Bills: HB406

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: local economic development, notification, workforce development, municipal agreements, county contracts, 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Please don't go too far from the chamber. governor. The House will stand in a governor.
• So, the CRS refers to the governor, the governor of Colorado. That's it.
• So, the CRS refers to the governor, the governor of Colorado. That's it.
• The governor, like all governance.
• In resolutions and honorable governor.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Reappropriation is funds that this committee authorizes that were authorized in the prior fiscal year
• The governor is recommending to you Empowering Parents, the governor is recommending to cancel that appropriation
• The governor is recommending a $3.4 million supplemental.
• Only select agencies have this authority.
• Most authorized purposes...

Keywords: 989, all

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• ACA 18 will be presented by both authors, Assemblymembers Solache and Arends. At this time, Mr.
• Thank you. ...is an alum of UCLA and joint co-author of ACA 18. Thank you so much, and welcome.
• They're appointed by the governor for 12-year terms and primarily composed of people...
• This is to one of the authors. Assembly Member Arias, you're up.
• And thank you to the author for her... author, consider the comments going forward to ensure that ACA

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• , what authorities are the totality of the authorities that the commission currently has?
• Are those positions that were appointed by the governor? Did you say appointed by the governor?
• Are those positions that were appointed by the governor? Did you say appointed by the governor?
• Are those positions that were appointed by the governor? Did you say appointed by the governor?
• Are those positions that were appointed by the governor? Did you say appointed by the governor?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard HB 659, which would establish the New Hampshire College Graduate Retention Incentive Program. A Department of Revenue Administration analyst explained technical issues in the bill, focusing on whether the incentive is intended to operate as a rebate or a tax credit, how it would be administered, and how it would interact with the business enterprise tax and business profits tax. She said the bill’s language was unclear on the administering agency, effective tax years, caps, and carry-forward treatment, and noted that reducing BET can also reduce the BET credit against BPT, though not on a one-for-one basis. Committee members asked follow-up questions about the BET/BPT interaction, administrative costs, and whether the Department of Business and Economic Affairs would need additional staffing. Andrew Horn then testified in support, saying the bill is meant to address the large number of New Hampshire college graduates who leave the state after graduation by encouraging them to stay and by incentivizing businesses to hire them. The chair closed the hearing on HB 659 after no further public testimony. The committee then took up HB 770, a bill to establish a program allowing New Hampshire high school students to earn tuition credits at state higher education institutions through community service. Representative Schultz described the bill as a “triple play” intended to increase volunteerism, expand service and internship opportunities for students, and make college more affordable. Ryan Casey, a junior at Bishop Brady High School, testified that the proposal would help students reduce future loan debt while benefiting communities and encouraging young people to attend college in New Hampshire. Committee members asked about eligibility, including why private and preparatory school students were excluded, whether public school students would qualify, whether mandatory service hours would count, and how the bill’s references to education and business eligibility should be read. Schultz said the exclusion of private and prep schools was intended because public school students are more clearly New Hampshire residents, and she noted that mandatory school service hours had been excluded in revisions. The Department of Education then testified that the program would require significant administration, estimating at least three full-time staff, software or tracking systems, and rulemaking to oversee volunteer sites, schools, student eligibility, and tuition credit distribution. No vote was taken in the excerpt, and the hearing remained in testimony phase.

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• However, having the legislature be a part of this process, and having the governor and lieutenant governor
• I'm looking to make this the strongest and most useful authorization of your authorities as possible.
• We have people that are not authorized; they don't have the authority.
• Several things, in addition to being the director of Homeland Security for the governor.
• Members, this is the committee substitute for Senate Bill 825, which authorizes the governor to conduct

Bills: SB36 , SB2202 , SB 36

Committee: Senate Border Security

Keywords: homeland security, border security, critical infrastructure, Department of Public Safety, intelligence operations, public-private partnerships, SB 2202, firearm trafficking, gun trafficking, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, Texas-Mexico border, United Mexican States, Mexico, DPS, second-degree felony, weapons transfer, illegal firearms transfer, arms smuggling, cross-border crime

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• Authority.
• Authority. Authority.
• Paul metropolitan area—law enforcement authorities, local authorities, state authorities—have, for the
• ,</c><01:37:32.320><c> Lieutenant</c><01:37:32.719><c> Governor</c> Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor
• Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor Runa<01:37:33.520><c> Miller.

Keywords: House streaming session for Thursday, February 12, 2026, 957, house, all

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• But certainly it's all still authorized spending.
• Yeah, a position can be authorized, not authorized, funded, not funded, filled, unfilled.
• > not</c> authorized not authorized funded not authorized not authorized funded not funded<02:48:01.800
• </c><03:19:33.000><c> in</c> difference between the uh governor in difference between the uh governor
• </c> Revenue uh long story short the governor Revenue uh long story short the governor had<03:20:55.399

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 129, which would redefine “evidence-based” in public education. The Department of Education testified that the bill’s definition would conflict with federal definitions and be very restrictive, potentially affecting a wide range of instructional methods, curriculum materials, teacher training, civics requirements, suicide prevention training, and other programs. The department said the bill could force a broad overhaul of school practices, create local implementation burdens, and require at least one new state position, with a fiscal note estimating roughly $118,000 in FY 2026 rising in later years. Members also raised concerns about possible impacts on federal pass-through funding and whether the bill was workable. Representative Papovich moved to retain HB 129, and the motion passed 7-0. The committee then heard HB 133, a Department of Safety/DMV bill involving follow-up when a person votes using an out-of-state license or non-driver ID and then does not obtain a New Hampshire credential within the statutory timeframe. DMV officials said the bill would require a $40,000 technology upgrade plus a new full-time position, and that the fiscal note did not include postage or fully account for the manual work needed to match records, send notices, and review responses. They said the proposal also raised broader tracking issues because it would apply not only to voters but to anyone who had not obtained a New Hampshire license within 60 days, and they questioned whether DMV was the proper agency to make those inquiries. Committee members pressed the department on how the 60-day clock would be determined, whether the bill could amount to a kind of poll tax or raise privacy concerns, and whether voter ID cards or other exceptions would avoid that problem. The department explained that New Hampshire offers a free voter identification card through town clerks for people without a license or state ID, but said the bill did not exempt those cards and that the DMV would still be asked to investigate status after voting. Officials also said the bill would be difficult to enforce, that some cases would be ambiguous, and that any response from the DMV would likely amount to a request for information rather than an enforceable consequence. No vote on HB 133 was taken in the portion provided.