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FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Regulated Industries Jan 27th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • As it relates to the operation of the vending machine section of the bill, we are also... ...explain
  • Members, SB 204 strengthens enforcement against illegal slot operators, while also providing an avenue
  • Specifically, this bill elevates illegal slot machine operation to a third-degree felony.
  • These illegal slot operations are not low-level offenses, and many are organized criminal enterprises
  • These illegal slot operations fuel secondary criminal activity, undermine Florida's regulated gaming
Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met and reported several bills favorably. SB 530 on state lotteries was presented with two technical amendments and passed as amended. The bill revises Department of Lottery powers and duties, updates bid/proposal information requirements, adds definitions related to ball machines, and gives the department more flexibility to purchase rather than lease machines. SB 204 also passed favorably; it increases penalties for illegal slot machine operations to a third-degree felony and creates a process for veteran service organizations to seek binding declaratory statements from the Gaming Commission about whether a machine is lawful. Testimony on SB 204 included support from Florida Gaming and soft opposition from a veteran organization that wanted clearer language and more cooperation on electronic bingo-type games. The committee then took up a combined proposed committee substitute merging SB 658 and SB 608 on water safety requirements for rental and residential properties. The merged bill requires certain rental properties near water bodies or with swimming pools to have specified safety devices, such as exit alarms, self-closing/self-latching locks, pool fences, pool covers, or pool alarms, and allows DBPR enforcement for vacation rentals. Supporters emphasized the bill’s goal of preventing child drownings, citing Florida’s high number of fatal drownings and the disproportionate impact on young children and children with autism. The combined bill was reported favorably. SB 980 on nicotine dispensing devices was amended with a delete-all amendment creating the Florida Agegate Act. The substitute bill restricts advertising, promotion, and display of non-FDA-approved nicotine devices in retail settings accessible to those under 21, sets escalating penalties, directs fine revenue to enforcement and youth prevention, and authorizes inspections and warrantless searches tied to retail permits. Members discussed whether the bill would effectively curb illegal and counterfeit products and how enforcement would work; the sponsor said the measure is intended to reduce youth access in light of limited enforcement resources. The bill passed favorably. SB 1708 on veterinary licensure by endorsement also passed, removing a three-year out-of-state practice requirement for licensed veterinarians while keeping other qualifications intact to help address veterinary shortages. Finally, SB 680 on electric vehicle charging taxation passed with a strike-all amendment creating a sales tax exemption for electricity sold to EV charging station operators and transferred to consumers, provided it is separately metered and properly documented. The committee adjourned after noting additional support forms and inviting members to a later K-12 speech and debate bill presentation.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • here in California operating.
  • So under the Tier 1 expenditures, what is state operations?
  • And if I may just clarify, this is the administration's interpretation of state operations.
  • Also, again, just providing state operations with that first priority.
  • And that includes thinking about state operations.
Summary: The meeting began with a budget subcommittee hearing on a proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit trailer bill. Assembly Members Ávila Farías and another member spoke in support, emphasizing union jobs, refinery investments, and the need to decarbonize aviation. The Department of Finance said the Governor’s proposal would provide a $1 to $2 per gallon credit against the diesel excise tax for SAF sold in California from 2026 to 2036. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended rejecting the proposal, arguing it is a relatively expensive way to reduce emissions, has uncertain environmental benefits, could significantly reduce transportation revenues, and conflicts with the spirit of voter restrictions on transportation taxes. Committee members questioned whether the credit would mainly benefit out-of-state producers, whether firms would have diesel tax liability to use the credit, and whether the proposal would shift production away from renewable diesel and raise fuel prices. Administration and CARB staff said the credit is intended to support aviation decarbonization, preserve jobs, and help keep California on track toward its 2045 climate goals. LAO and UC Berkeley testimony countered that the policy could mostly subsidize existing technologies, that feedstock supply is limited, and that the net emissions benefit may be small relative to the cost. Members also asked about the effect on local streets and roads, SHOP, and trade corridor funding; Finance estimated a $165 million annual revenue impact would reduce those programs, while LAO said the reductions would mean fewer projects over time. No vote was taken, and the chair said the issue would remain open for further discussion. The committee then moved to a zero-emission vehicle incentive trailer bill proposing a one-time $200 million appropriation to CARB for a new point-of-sale incentive program focused on first-time buyers and leases of new and used light-duty ZEVs. Supporters said the program would help offset the loss of the federal EV tax credit, maintain momentum in California’s ZEV transition, and use a one-to-one match with participating automakers to double the state’s investment. LAO recommended rejection, saying the proposal does not meet the high budget bar this year, lacks enough program detail to evaluate, is unlikely to move sales significantly given the size of the appropriation, and could duplicate existing state and utility programs. Members asked about current incentives across light-, medium-, and heavy-duty sectors, the recent decline in ZEV sales, and whether the program would help lower-income buyers rather than subsidize purchases that would have happened anyway. CARB said the proposal is meant to fill a gap in the light-duty market, where sales fell sharply after the federal credit expired, and noted existing programs for other vehicle classes. The Department of Finance also addressed a separate question about the Motor Vehicle Account, saying a previously planned GGRF transfer was no longer needed because updated forecasts showed the fund had sufficient balances, though LAO said the account still has a structural long-term imbalance. The discussion ended before any vote or action on the ZEV proposal.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Jan 15th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Security and institutional operations, which is, of course, all the prisons and annexes.
  • Moving on to private prison operations, $40 million over the last two years.
  • And lastly, the operational deficits for 2023-24.
  • Those are state-operated.
  • Those are state-operated.
Summary: The committee met to hear an overview of the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice budget area and then received performance-measure presentations from the Department of Corrections, the Commission on Offender Review, and the Department of Juvenile Justice. Staff reviewed the roughly $7.4 billion criminal justice and judiciary budget, noting major funding areas such as corrections, law enforcement, victim services, courts, and due process, along with recent investments in prison health care, security equipment, fentanyl enforcement, court staffing, and juvenile justice salaries and education programs. Secretary Dixon of the Department of Corrections described staffing and population pressures, including growth in inmate population, overtime-driven deficits, and the opening of additional housing units. He emphasized the department’s use of performance measures and highlighted reforms such as incentivized prisons, administrative management units, reentry planning, faith-based programs, and expanded education and vocational training. Members asked about teacher hiring, public defender pay parity, fentanyl funding, staffing capacity, and the role of the National Guard; Dixon said teacher vacancies had improved, public defenders had received comparable pay increases, fentanyl funding would be addressed further by FDLE, and the Guard had helped stabilize staffing. The Commission on Offender Review reported on parole, conditional release, addiction recovery supervision, and revocations, saying its recidivism/success rates had improved over a three-year measurement period. Senator Rouson pressed the commission on clemency and pardons, saying that work was omitted from the presentation and asking for backlog and case data; the commission said it did not have those figures on hand and would follow up. The committee also discussed a conditional medical release pilot study, and members questioned the report’s conclusion that no suitable elderly inmate population could be identified, asking what criteria were used and whether stakeholders were consulted. Secretary Hall of the Department of Juvenile Justice outlined the agency’s prevention-to-residential continuum and its emphasis on education, data-driven decision-making, and evidence-based programming. He said salary increases had reduced vacancies, juvenile arrests and residential commitments had fallen sharply over time, and tools such as civil citations, risk assessments, and quality-improvement reviews were being used to guide placements and services. Hall also described the department’s use of dashboards, monthly data check-ins, and the dispositional matrix to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Indian Affairs Sep 26th, 2025

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thirteen of these tribal governments operate Class III gaming, two under the 1997 compacts and eleven
  • Under the state statute, operations of slot machines at horse tracks and veterans and fraternals are
  • The gaming operations create additional commerce.
  • So we likely have Jen Schusterman and Sarah Joe Bowman on the Zoom if it is operational.
  • Operational. Yes, David D. We have 17 in attendance. Attendance. Well, uh, Jim, Jim Schusterman.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Other - PSCOC Aug 27th, 2025

Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force

Transcript Highlights:
  • Operating budget request in the amount of $9,069,208.15 for our funded 94300.
  • This is our operating budget.
  • The executive summary now with the key points: 94300 operating budget table.
  • The current operating budget is not fully spent.
  • Chair, members of the council, Jeff McCurdy, PSA Maintenance Operations.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hearings to examine certain pending nominations. May 1st, 2025 at 08:30 am

Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lohmeyer. officer in the fields of intelligence and special operations make him ideal for a candidate
  • If confirmed, you would run the day-to-day operations of the Department of the Air Force and assist the
  • It was a quote government-led false flag operation.
  • That's Barrow to be able to station search-and-rescue operations.
  • Zimmerman, in your assessment, have U.S. operations against the Houthis been a success?
Summary: The meeting was primarily focused on discussing nominations for key positions within the Department of Defense, specifically for roles such as the Undersecretary of the Air Force and the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. Senators expressed urgent concerns about global security threats, the need for robust military readiness, and the emphasis on effective collaboration with NATO allies amidst rising tensions with adversaries such as Russia and China. Several senators highlighted the challenges facing military infrastructure and defense capabilities, suggesting a critical need for improvements and investment in these areas to ensure national security.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Apr 8th, 2025

Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have come to this work because I came from the industry and understand how it operates in its current
  • And it's really getting to the point of, my members are saying, is it worth it to even operate in the
  • We own and operate the Shoreway Environmental Center that's located in San Carlos.
  • and helps tank operators meet environmental responsibilities without facing financial penalties.
  • . operations entirely.
Keywords: 988, house, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Regulated Industries Mar 12th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • We don't operate on a state.
  • We had a grandfather clause to smoke shops currently operational within 500 feet of a school, giving
  • Inspectors are empowered to say this tower crane needs to be come in operational, not non-operational
  • But I know how you operate. I know you're an honors program.
  • The legislature should repeal the preemption so that they could operate in this space.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Feb 4th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so to be able to provide confidence to someone who's going to come and create a large operation and
  • We are the the Florida operator, if you will. And that program has been around since about 1988.
  • And as the teenager had a lot of opportunity to work, summers and that operation.
  • all the other families that worked for the for the small operation as I was hooked on manufacturing
  • So this slide, the overview of the container terminal operations.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And finally, here today, we have Chris Snyder from Operating Engineers Local 3, who will be our lone
  • For this reason, Operating Engineers Local 3 respectfully requests an aye vote on SB 1263.
  • For this reason, operating engineers Local 3 respectfully requests an I-vote on SB 1263.
  • Matt Cremens, I'm actually in support, Operating Engineers. Thank you. No worries.
  • Advancing safety and sustainability in the communities where we operate is our top priority.
Summary: The Assembly Emergency Management Committee met late in the evening and first approved a consent calendar containing SB 837, SB 894, SB 973, and SB 1079, sending those bills to the Committee on Appropriations. The committee then heard SB 904, which would codify coordinated state response and permitting review efforts for wildfire recovery, and SB 1263, which would limit post-disaster debris removal work to properly licensed contractors with required hazardous-materials training. Both bills drew support from the authors and industry/public-safety witnesses, with SB 1263 also drawing an opposed-unless-amended position from contractors who said they were working toward agreement on final language. Both measures passed to Appropriations on unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The committee next heard SB 804, the Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act, which would designate the State Fire Marshal as the safety regulator for interstate hydrogen pipelines and require hydrogen-specific safety standards. The author and supporters from building trades and pipe trades argued the bill would provide clear safety rules before hydrogen infrastructure expands, while one industry witness said the correct agency had been identified but that some concerns remained. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations, with Assemblymember DeMaio voting no. Finally, the committee considered SB 883, which would impose additional oversight on facilities storing methyl methacrylate and other reactive chemicals after a recent Orange County evacuation tied to a potential explosion risk. Supporters, including community, environmental, and public-health groups, said the bill would improve transparency, emergency planning, and safety protections near homes and schools. Chemical and manufacturing groups opposed the bill in its current form, citing undefined terms, concerns about mandated cooling systems, and possible conflicts with existing regulatory frameworks, but said they were willing to continue working on the measure. The bill passed to the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials on a 4-2 vote, with Assemblymembers Hadwick and DeMaio voting no.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HHS Public Hearing 04-15-2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • yourself and let us know why it is you want to be in the Board of Certification of Water System Operators
  • Certification of Water System Operators. Certification of Water System Operators.
  • in that field, and I've been an operator and distribution operator, so I know what happens and what
  • <00:03:45.400> manager<00:03:46.120> for<00:03:46.320> JN an operations manager
  • for JN an operations manager for JN Construction<00:03:47.520> before<00:03:48.000> that.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services met on April 15 to consider several gubernatorial nominations, with the chair reminding the public that written testimony had been reviewed and testimony time would be limited. The first nominee, James Landgraf (GM 528) for the Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators, was supported by the Department of Health and testified that his water-system experience would help ensure certification standards protect safe drinking water, including on Maui and the other islands. Committee members asked about his background and Maui water issues, and the chair later recommended advise and consent. The committee also heard GM 552 for Pina Lemosu to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, but Lemosu was absent due to illness. Daintry Bartoldus of the council testified in strong support, citing Lemosu’s lived experience, critical thinking, and advocacy on disability and employment issues. The committee deferred decision-making on this nomination until the next day. For GM 717, Annabelle Stone for the Language Access Advisory Council, testimony from Waipahu Safe Haven Immigrant Migrant Resource Center and Aloha Care emphasized her interpreter background, bilingual skills, and commitment to equitable access for limited-English-proficient residents. Stone said her public health and community experience would help the council, and the chair recommended advise and consent. The final nomination, GM 782, was John McComas for the Statewide Health Coordinating Council. Supporters including Jack Lewin and Aloha Care highlighted McComas’s long career in health care, including leadership at Aloha Care and work on expanding community health resources. McComas said he wanted to continue contributing to health care access statewide after retirement. The committee took no objections on the nominations it voted on and adopted the chair’s recommendations to advise and consent for GM 528, GM 717, and GM 782, while GM 552 was deferred.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hearings to examine defense mobilization in the 21st century. Mar 6th, 2025 at 08:30 am

Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel

Transcript Highlights:
  • First is that we actually had an operational plan and a scenario on which we could calculate what our
  • We had an operational plan which is the fight today piece and then we had a scenario which is how that
  • So, you know, from the operational plan point of view, it really focuses from a combatant commander's
  • in most operational planning is the role of industry.
  • So we've got tremendous kind of industrial implications to these operational scenarios. that have to
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25 - Part 1

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We should all want state programs to operate and function as intended and within expected costs.
  • We should all want state programs to operate and function as intended and within expected costs.
  • and function as intended and operate and function as intended and within<00:07:27.960> expected
  • enjoy these businesses operate enjoy these businesses operate differently<00:22:15.640> than<
  • Minnesota is in the top three or four states being the most costly to operate in.
Keywords: 1183, house
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Agriculture Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries

Transcript Highlights:
  • I visited their operation to learn a few things last fall.
  • The other operators may not be so responsible, and bad luck can happen to anyone.
  • There are no aquaculture operations with octopus that we know of.
  • But specifically for our food programs, we operate a robust food pantry.
  • to really convey is that... ...sense of kind of how we're operating.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Agriculture opened its first hearing by outlining procedures, including three-minute testimony limits, written testimony options, and the plan to hear 27 bills in docket order. The committee then took testimony on H.11/S.53, a resolve promoting equity in agriculture, with advocates from the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative, Southeastern Mass Agricultural Partnership, and urban farming organizations describing racial and economic disparities in farming, lack of data on BIPOC farmers, barriers to land and capital, and the need for a commission to collect information and recommend policy changes. Committee members asked questions about the importance of data collection and future policy development, and the bill was repeatedly urged to be reported favorably out of committee. Testimony also supported H.118, which would create a special commission to examine the strengths and sustainability of the Commonwealth’s emergency food network. The Amherst Survival Center described serving 1.6 million meals last year and explained that food pantries are now functioning as essential parts of the state’s food system while relying heavily on donations, volunteers, and unstable funding. Members discussed the need for a more holistic look at food security infrastructure. The committee then heard H.119/S.60 on climate change impacts on farms and fisheries, with regional planners and farm advocates describing flood damage, rising costs, canceled federal climate-smart funding, and the need for direct state support for adaptation, resilience, and infrastructure improvements. The committee also heard testimony on H.125/H.142/S.65, a healthy soils bill, from landscape professionals who said construction sites often leave poor or stripped soil and that the bill would require better post-construction soil standards to support healthier landscapes and reduce long-term maintenance and environmental problems. Finally, the committee took extensive testimony on H.127, which would prohibit aquaculture of octopus for human consumption. Supporters, including legislators, scientists, veterinarians, students, and animal welfare advocates, argued octopus are highly intelligent and sentient, cannot be farmed humanely, and that octopus aquaculture would create environmental harms such as waste runoff, pressure on wild fish stocks, and ecosystem disruption. No votes were taken during the hearing; the bills were heard and testimony was received.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Appropriations Feb 5th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're out there supporting Operation Vigilant Sentry pretty much every day. Thank you.
  • At that time, were you or DEM responsible for that operation?
  • Coast Guard and Operation Vigilant Century. We have asked for reimbursement.
  • Coast Guard and Operation Vigilant Century. we have asked for reimbursement.
  • When we get it, we don't necessarily have the people to operate and maintain it.
Summary: The committee took up four bills before moving to a broader discussion of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Trust Fund. SB 434, which would prohibit counties from increasing a home’s assessed value because the owner installed wind mitigation measures, was presented as a homeowner protection measure and reported favorably. CS/SB 110, clarifying that certain 98-year-or-longer residential leaseholders remain eligible for the homestead exemption even if the lease ends at death, was also reported favorably without opposition. SB 856, requiring online real estate listing platforms to display estimated ad valorem taxes using prescribed calculation methods and not the current owner’s tax bill, drew supportive testimony from property appraisers, Zillow, and local government groups; members emphasized transparency for buyers, especially first-time homebuyers, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then spent most of the meeting on SPB 7040, which would recreate and extend the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund through December 31, 2027. Supporters, including the Division of Emergency Management, argued the fund is needed for hurricanes, flooding, other disasters, and rapid response operations, and said the extension preserves legislative oversight that would otherwise lapse. Opponents from advocacy and policy groups argued the fund has been used too broadly, especially for immigration-related detention and enforcement activities, and criticized the lack of tighter guardrails and transparency. They cited deaths in detention facilities, the use of emergency dollars for non-disaster purposes, and concerns about political favoritism and public accountability. Director Kevin Guthrie testified at length in support of the extension, explaining that the fund is used for natural, man-made, and technological emergencies, that reimbursements from federal and other sources are returned to the fund, and that the state has used it for hurricanes, flooding, civil unrest, international evacuations, and immigration-related operations under Operation Vigilant Sentry. He said the division has sought federal reimbursement for some expenses and that the fund helps the state respond quickly when emergencies arise. Members questioned the size of the fund, the amount spent on immigration-related activities, the status of federal reimbursements, and whether lawmakers should have more oversight or unannounced access to detention facilities. The bill discussion remained ongoing in the portion provided, with no final vote on SPB 7040 shown in the transcript excerpt.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I own and operate Rust Hill Ranch in Chisago County.
  • I own and operate Rust Hill Ranch in Chisago County.
  • Uh, those payments were scheduled over a 10-year period when a plant became operational.
  • Uh, those payments were scheduled over a 10-year period when a plant became operational.
  • Uh, those payments were scheduled over a 10-year period when a plant became operational.
Bills: HF770, HF857, HF38, HF1500, HF43
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division II (03/03/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • operating operating margin<00:34:59.200> so<00:34:59.760> for<00:35:00.040> those
  • that's not very much a 1% operating that's not very much a 1% operating margin<00:35:06.400>
  • decisions to make the 1% operating decisions to make the 1% operating margin<00:35:45.720> is
  • other operating Revenue other operating<01:23:51.600> that's<01:23:51.800> exactly<01:23
  • operate operating years I understand operate operating years I understand that<01:26:48.960>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee heard a presentation from the University System of New Hampshire chancellor on the system’s budget, enrollment, finances, workforce role, and response to federal policy changes. The chancellor said the governor’s recommended budget would reduce university system funding by about $16.5 million over the biennium, or roughly 8.3%, and asked that state funding be held at the governor’s level. She described planned cost reductions already underway, including lower headcount, reduced benefits and retirement contributions, property sales, and lease reductions, and said the system expects to remove about $20 million from its cost structure in fiscal year 2026. A large portion of the discussion focused on enrollment and finances. The chancellor said fall 2024 enrollment was about 23,000, with New Hampshire enrollment increasing for the first time since 2013, and noted that the system remains a major workforce pipeline, with about 3,000 graduates entering the state workforce each year. She explained that net tuition has fallen over time because of declining enrollment and increased financial aid, while research grants and contracts have grown significantly. She also walked through endowment funding, explaining that payouts are based on a 12-quarter rolling average and are intentionally smoothed to reduce volatility; members asked for follow-up information on payout comparisons, administrative salaries, headcounts, and compensation per student. Members questioned the university about the relationship between state support, tuition, endowments, and research spending. The chancellor said the system has used state capital support to leverage major investments, including the UNH Life Sciences building, Plymouth’s Hyde Hall, and the Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center, and described partnerships with businesses such as Lonza and regional manufacturers. She also explained a long-running New Hampshire 529-related revenue stream that has built endowment support for scholarships, and said the system’s endowment now totals about $988 million. In response to questions about possible cuts, she said the system is considering academic program sharing, consolidation of specialties, online delivery, AI-assisted administrative efficiencies, and footprint reductions, but declined to name specific programs. The committee also discussed DEI-related issues and federal grants. The chancellor said the system is reviewing executive orders and a U.S. Department of Education Dear Colleague letter, and that general counsel is working through websites, programs, and more than 1,200 federal grants to ensure compliance. She said the system spends about $3 million on what it calls DEI-related offices and services, but emphasized that these services include disability support, veteran support, Title IX, ADA, and employment-law compliance, and that the system does not have race-based programs, separate housing, or separate graduation ceremonies. She reported that the system had received stop-work orders on four federal grants totaling about $700,000 and warned that reductions in federal direct or indirect costs could affect research, jobs, and innovation.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HHS Public Hearing 04-10-2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, GM 732, John Kawamura, Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Management.
  • of certification of operating personnel in wastewater treatment.
  • and up-and-coming operators and making sure that we treat the sewage to get a high-quality effluent
  • and up and coming the operators and up and coming operators<00:13:52.080> and<00:13:52.400>
  • Board of Certification of Operating Board of Certification of Operating Personnel<00:19:15.159><
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Health and Human Services committee heard and considered several gubernatorial nominations to state boards and councils. The nominees included Jody Hashimoto for the Honolulu County Subarea Health Planning Council (GM 539), Mary Pat Waterhouse for the State Council on Mental Health (GM 556), Shaun Kanani Apuuni for the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council (GM 564), Chrissy Kiamaluhia Doyle for the Hawaii State LGBTQ+ Commission (GM 732), and John Kawamura for the Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment (GM 736). Each nominee described relevant experience and why they wanted to serve, and supporters from the Department of Health and various community organizations testified in favor of the appointments. Committee members and supporting testimony emphasized the nominees’ experience and the value of their perspectives. Hashimoto was praised for healthcare consulting, management, financial, IT, and organizational expertise; Waterhouse for her lived experience and active service in mental health; Apuuni for juvenile justice policy work and national coalition ties; Doyle for her work in education and community representation; and Kawamura for his long career in wastewater operations and environmental protection. The Department of Health also strongly supported Waterhouse and Kawamura. Because quorum was initially limited, the chair noted that decision-making would occur later in the calendar once more members were present. At the end of the meeting, the committee took up each nomination and adopted the chair’s recommendation to advise and consent on all five measures, with no objections or written reservations noted. The meeting then adjourned.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

October 15, 2025 - 08:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • DOLPHIN ASSISTANT DEPUTY SECRETARY WITH MEDICAID HEALTH AND SUIT IS SUSAN NIPPER THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
  • I AM SUSAN NIPPER AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS
  • THE CBC'S AREN'T OPERATIONS AND THEY ARE DIRECT PAYMENTS AND DIRECT SERVICE.
  • AS APPROPRIATIONS WITHIN THE CBC OPERATION.
  • THEY MAKE 20 PERCENT HIGHER THAN PROVIDERS WHO ARE OPERATING AT A CERTAIN LEVEL.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Transportation Funding Apr 14th, 2025

S/C on Transportation Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chapter 91 of the Transportation Code addresses the acquisition, financing, construction, operation,
  • We've spoken to many short line operators across the state, and a common theme has... emerged.
  • can operate or not, based on safety assessments.
  • the ties installed at the expense of our operator.
  • Now, cartel operatives are the ones who are... operatives that are familiar with these fixed-point operations