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• They asked me to capsulize what's happening in Birmingham, and I informed them that the lynching tree

Bills: SB1

Keywords: special primary election, redistricting, State Senate districts, federal court ruling, injunction, vacated order, election calendar, 2026 general election, 2026 primary election, runoff election, party nominee, Governor proclamation, Alabama elections, district boundaries, court-ordered redistricting, special election, nomination process, Secretary of State, election law, 1136

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• But I also think that we all need to take a step back and see the forest for the trees.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• True, true, and dreams that you... oh, well, I see trees of green. Green, green.

Keywords: House Agenda:, 910, house, all

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, September 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This measure, except for important agricultural lands, requires the Land Use Commission to reclassify
• emphasize that if the goal is to accelerate housing development, this bill is really barking up the wrong tree
• representative to participate in all Board of Education meetings and enter into executive sessions except
• proviso because it establishes a general governance rule and does not operate as a limitation or exception
• proviso because it establishes a general governance rule and does not operate as a limitation or exception

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on HB 1875, which would expand Hawaii’s existing protections to include gender-affirming health care, clarify permitted disclosures of protected health information, and bar certain adverse actions by malpractice insurers and health carriers against providers of lawful reproductive or gender-affirming care. The Insurance Division of DCCA supported the bill with a technical amendment, suggesting language tied to actuarial analysis rather than the phrase “actuarially sound.” The Office of Information Practices also provided comments. Most testimony was strongly in support. State agencies and advocacy groups, including the Hawaii State Youth Commission, State Health Planning and Development Agency, Commission on the Status of Women, Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Stonewall Caucus, ACLU of Hawaii, PFLAG Oahu, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said the bill would protect patient privacy, reduce chilling effects from out-of-state litigation, and help retain providers in a state already facing shortages. Several testifiers said gender-affirming care is medically necessary, evidence-based, and life-saving, and emphasized that Hawaii should protect its own health care decisions from outside political pressure. A few individuals testified in opposition, arguing the bill was unnecessary or that it protected providers more than opponents of the bill, but these views were not echoed by most of the testimony. The chair repeatedly reminded testifiers to keep comments brief and maintain decorum. The transcript provided does not include a final committee vote or disposition on the bill.

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• >

  Given that, we split them up, and their whole goal is to, what I say, see the forest, not the trees

• So yeah, traditional hollow tile, slope roof is still viable, except you need windows with light and
• So yeah, traditional hollow tile, slope roof is still viable, except you need windows with light and
• Traditional hollow tile, slope roof is still viable, except you need windows with light and air conditioning
• as the much for the question uh as far as the geographic<01:42:16.320> uh<01:42:16.560> exception

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Education held an informational/budget briefing with presentations from the State Library System, the School Facilities Authority, and the Department of Education. The chair opened the meeting by outlining the order of presentations and noting that members would hold questions until after all three agencies had testified. The discussion focused on each agency’s priorities for the upcoming biennium and their budget requests. State Librarian Stacy Aldridge described library usage and services, emphasizing strong demand for physical and digital materials, internet and Wi-Fi access, programs, Kanopy streaming, and PressReader. She highlighted digital literacy classes, RFID self-check and smart shelving improvements, and the role of libraries as community hubs. The library’s budget request included an additional $1.2 million for security guards, $48.484 million for FY 26-27 to support popup libraries during temporary closures and other needs, $500,000 for repair and maintenance, $2 million for Kap planning and design, and $25 million each year for lump-sum capital funding. Mallerie Fujitani said the lump-sum funding is needed to keep roughly 50 projects moving and to avoid delays in construction. School Facilities Authority Executive Director Ricky Fujitani explained the agency’s startup history and its programs for preschools, Central Maui schools, and workforce housing. He said the authority is using standardized, prefabricated, programmatic approaches to speed delivery and improve maintainability, citing prior preschool renovations as a successful model. He reported that of $389 million appropriated, $106 million was released, with $81 million for preschools, $20 million for Central Maui schools, and $5 million for workforce housing; he also noted the workforce housing program was reduced after Maui fire-related reallocations. He said the pilot workforce housing site at Mililani High School has been awarded and pointed to University of Hawaiʻi student housing projects as a model. Superintendent Hayashi then began the Department of Education presentation, introducing DOE leadership and outlining the department’s mission to support academic achievement, character development, and student well-being. He noted the department serves more than 152,000 students in 258 public schools and employs over 42,000 people, with nearly 54% of students facing significant challenges. He framed the budget request around the department’s strategic plan to prepare graduates for college, careers, or military service. The transcript ends during the DOE presentation, before any committee votes or formal actions are taken.

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• No exception. That's why I offered two amendments.
• No exception. That's why I offered two amendments.
• No exception.
• No further amendment to the bill as amended shall be in order except those printed in House Report 119
• <04:04:55.439> for are, it preserves narrow exceptions for are, it preserves narrow exceptions

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 18, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Lord, we're also mindful, as the drives in today, we saw the blooms of spring and the trees coming to

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• container and send it off at fairly low transportation costs, saving all the transportation of bringing in trees

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education heard several measures focused on health, environment, and research. HB 970 would allow chiropractic students to participate in clinical practice under direct supervision; the Hawaii Board of Chiropractic offered comments and asked for a delayed implementation date until July 2027 to allow time to adopt rules, while the Hawaii State Chiropractic Association supported the bill. Members also discussed that there are currently no chiropractic schools in the state. The committee then heard HB 1185, which creates a plant-based building materials working group, and HB 1337, which establishes an endemic plant seed bank pilot program. Supporters of HB 1185 said the bill could help create green jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by developing materials such as bamboo, hempcrete, and bio-cements, with questions raised about in-state processing. For HB 1337, witnesses supported the goal of preserving endemic species but said a large-scale refrigerated storage and seed-production facility would be needed; one witness estimated startup costs of about $6 million for one island and noted existing seed banks are small-scale and not designed for reforestation. HB 1300 would fund a University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center multi-ethnic cohort study on cancer disparities among Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, and Asians, including environmental and social factors such as proximity to landfills. The Cancer Center, ACS CAN, and labor representatives supported the bill, emphasizing health disparities and concerns about landfill exposure; committee members asked about federal funding, and the Cancer Center said it would pursue NIH, private, and foundation support, with the state share described as $500,000 per year for two years. HB 736 would create a wastewater technology testing pilot program at the Water Resources Research Center; supporters said it could help certify cheaper alternatives to costly cesspool and septic upgrades, and the Department of Health supported the measure. The committee also heard HB 531, which authorizes special license plates for the Cancer Center; supporters said it would raise visibility and funds, and the Cancer Center estimated revenue would likely be under $100,000. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• There are exceptions; for example, if a cheaper option is available to the patient, they can switch.
• Um, and what this does is, again, there's many exceptions in there.
• what this does is again<00:32:45.919> there's<00:32:46.240> many<00:32:46.480> exceptions
• again there's many exceptions in there. again there's many exceptions in there.
• President, just in general with these bills that have left the floor, with a few exceptions, it seems

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• out to be something that I could do and I was very interested in the time being of doing my family tree
• clerks already conduct a tracking of their absentee ballots, so there really isn't any added work except
• c><04:15:47.120> any<04:15:47.359> added<04:15:47.680> work<04:15:48.000> except
• there really isn't any added work except there really isn't any added work except to<04:15:48.560

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I was seeking for opportunity where I thought it was freedom, true freedom in every place except for
• Katie's words touch me, and I'm grateful to note that she's not an exception.
• She's an example, an not an exception.
• Yes, there are exceptions, Barbara Jordan being one.
• But exceptions don't make the rule; they prove the rule.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• tells us that each of them are here because of your sovereign will, and no one is here in this Senate except
• There's going to be a lot of trying to shake money from trees.

Bills: HB567, HB776, HB2, HB568, HB619

Keywords: open records, public access, transparency, government accountability, public agency, dental practice, licensing, administrative regulations, dental assistants, supervision, Medicaid, community engagement, healthcare, managed care, eligibility, public assistance, insurance, public adjuster, claim process, contract requirements

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• leads up and has many volunteers, and asks for donations for our local children off of the little trees
• Goff. >> Madam Chair, except for Senator Rasmusen, I don't want to take any questions from—no, I'm just

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And this provides a 30-minute prior to dismissal exception to ensure that students, if volunteering,
• prior to dismissal um exception to prior to dismissal um exception to ensure<03:51:39.199> that
• U.S. flag and the New Hampshire flag, they also flew the school flag, which had a picture of a maple tree

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• On the measures before us, all minority members vote aye, with the exception of the following.
• On the measures before us, all majority members vote aye, with the exception of the following.
• On the measures before us, all minority members vote aye with the exception of the following.
• On the measures before us, all minority members vote aye with the exception of the following.
• On the measures before us, all minority members vote aye with the exception of the following.

Bills: HB2117, HB2155, HB1832, HB1601, HB2297, HB2397, HB1893, HB2533, HB1890, HB2004, HB1810, HB2323, HB1691, HB1671, HB2619, HB1481, HB2314, HB2319, HB2214, HB2488, HB2009, HB2007, HB1964, HB2218, HB1535, HB1977, HB2054, HB2046, HB146, HB2094, HB2181, HB2515, HB2444, HB2385, HB1724, HB1733, HB2416, HB2001, HB1603, HB1753, HB2140, HB1962, HB1963, HB2096, HB1959, HB1960, HB2293, HB2288, HB1752, HB1573, HB469, HB2091, HB1851, HB1688, HB1696, HB2417, HB2375, HB2333, HB2152, HB1881, HB2395, HB1721, HB1921, HB1730, HB1697, HB1824, HB2282, HB2078, HB2321, HB2279, HB1522, HB2097, HB2433, HB2106, HB2274, HB2452, HB1764, HB2438, HB1860, HB2604, HB2118, HB2017, HB2216, HB1934, HB2454, HB2427, HB2207, HB1840, HB1644, HB1645, HB1946, HB1648, HB2324, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB2164, HB2165, HB2283, HB2386

Keywords: arts education, data mapping, task force, creative economy, cultural preservation, workforce development, geographic information systems, agriculture, data collection, statistical program, sustainable practices, Hawaii, aquaculture, biosecurity, food security, sustainable seafood, regulatory framework, interagency coordination, environmental stewardship, invasive species

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• Representative Huot: I think we keep barking up the tree, but we really have to look at what's right

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I would certainly focus more on the special exceptions and why you need the special exception item funding
• This brings me to our exceptional item requests.
• Now on to our exceptional items.
• And you're asking for an exception for it?
• I do want to address exceptional item one and...

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• <00:28:07.360> to encouraged to consider exceptions to encouraged to consider exceptions to
• <00:29:24.880> to would that may provide exceptions to would that may provide exceptions to
• Can you have a disapproved exception? How can you not have an exception unless it’s approved?
• <00:59:31.760> with<00:59:32.039> exceptions exceptions with exceptions exceptions with
• Okay, and then the exception...

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee work session of the Education Policy and Administration Committee focused on House Bill 131 and House Bill 781, which were described as nearly identical bills addressing student cell phone use in schools. Members noted that HB 781 is an early bill and therefore needed committee action by Wednesday, while HB 131 did not face that deadline. The chair and members discussed the bills’ shared goal of requiring school boards to develop and adopt policies on student personal device use, with debate over whether the state should set minimum standards or leave more to local control. A major topic was funding. One member urged the committee to avoid creating an unfunded mandate and asked for some funding support, while others argued it was too early to commit money and that the committee should first establish the policy framework. The governor’s proposed funding was discussed, including a $1 million figure in the budget and a separate $250,000 amount referenced in the bill, but several members said the money would likely be insufficient to cover all students or pouch systems statewide. The committee also reviewed a handout reflecting proposed budget language that would require school boards to adopt policies on personal device use during the school day, with schoolwide implementation and exceptions for medical disability or language proficiency needs, and a DOE-administered grant program. Members spent considerable time on drafting details, especially deadlines and exceptions. They debated whether the bills should require school boards to “develop,” “adopt,” or also “implement” policies, and whether the effective date of the act should also serve as the deadline for school boards. They also discussed whether exceptions for classroom instructional use should be mandatory or merely encouraged, and whether the bills should explicitly include or exclude charter schools. Additional proposed exceptions included IEPs, 504 plans, English learners, and medical needs such as glucose sensors or insulin pumps, with some members suggesting medical issues be certified by a physician. No final vote or formal action was taken in the work session.

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• and medical exception only.
• There is no exception for that.
• First, exceptions don't work.
• Um, so the exception, does that, if this is an exception.
• Is the exception a repeal, or is it an exception? is a repeal.

Bills: HB44, HB2200, HB1612, HB2747, HB2038, HB3717, HB1431, HB3800, HB3801, HB3560, HB3246, HB44

Keywords: HB 44, Life of the Mother Act, abortion exceptions, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, fetal survival, Texas abortion law, abortion ban, physician liability, health care provider, disciplinary action, aiding and abetting, emergency abortion, obstetric care