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• The it was an eviction case that had been going on for months and months.
• The it was an eviction case that had been going on for months and months.
• The it was an eviction case that had been going on for months and months.
• The it was an eviction case that had been going on for months and months.
• The case had been going on for months and months.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard Governor’s Message 790, the nomination of Karen T. Nakasone to serve as chief judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals for a 10-year term. The chair announced that no vote would be taken that day and that the committee would vote on Thursday. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with the chair reading that there were 103 supporters, zero opposed, and one comment. Supporters included current and retired judges, public defenders, bar association representatives, former elected officials, and community members. They described Nakasone as intelligent, fair, hardworking, well respected, and a strong leader with deep legal experience. Several speakers emphasized her judicial temperament, her work as an advocate and judge, and her community involvement, including leadership in civic and civil rights organizations. One pro se litigant also testified that she had been treated kindly and respectfully by Nakasone in prior interactions. The Hawaii State Bar Association reported that it had conducted an interview and review process and found her qualified for the position. In her own remarks, Nakasone introduced family and colleagues, described her 30-year legal career, and said her first job after law school was as an ICA law clerk. She highlighted the court’s backlog reduction efforts under Acting Chief Judge Katherine Leonard, saying the number of older pending appeals had dropped significantly through team-based reforms, and stated that she would continue that work if confirmed. The hearing ended without questions from the committee and with the nomination held for a later vote.

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• >> Senator, are you aware that there is a court decision that does not allow us to reject signatures
• Um, I am aware of that. Um, but I am not strong within my being. >> Thank you, Senator.
• &gt; Okay.<00:26:57.840><c> Um</c><00:26:58.159><c> I</c><00:26:58.480><c> am</c><00:26:58.640><c> aware
• Um I am aware of that. Um but I &gt;&gt; Okay. Um I am aware of that.
• ago um not to to use unanimous months ago um not to to use unanimous consent<00:33:23.600><c> um</c>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The rules are suspended in the Parenting and Paternity Awareness Program in public schools.
• Senate Bill 1207 relating to instruction on adoption in the Parenting and Paternity Awareness Program
• If he has not voted in the last 20, 25 months, let's just say it passes. In Texas. In Texas.
• Are you aware that in Arizona, in Maricopa County, they've had Latino drivers stopped nine times?
• Were you aware of that? I'm not aware of what has happened in Arizona.

Bills: SJR12 , SJR37 , SB7 , SB8 , SB16 , SB27 , SB108 , SB125 , SB207 , SB251 , SB318 , SB371 , SB379 , SB396 , SB406 , SB472 , SB503 , SB533 , SB578 , SB599 , SB608 , SB617 , SB621 , SB689 , SB707 , SB763 , SB836 , SB854 , SB856 , SB857 , SB875 , SB878 , SB906 , SB922 , SB942 , SB965 , SB985 , SB988 , SB1021 , SB1059 , SB1084 , SB1098 , SB1185 , SB1188 , SB1202 , SB1207 , SB1307 , SB1321 , SB1330 , SB1366 , SB1388 , SB1396 , SB1453 , SB1484 , SB1497 , SB1498 , SB1535 , SB1563 , SB1596 , SB1610 , SB1619 , SB1737 , SB1738 , SB1741 , SB1816 , SB1822 , SB1841 , SB1939 , SB2188 , SJR36 , SJR12 , SJR37 , SJR81 , SJR50 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SB875 , SB318 , SB707 , SB765 , SB62 , SB666 , SB888 , SB687 , SB847 , SB1248 , SB504 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB1497 , SB1498 , SB241 , SB304 , SB621 , SB1023 , SB371 , SB204 , SB609 , SB670 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB1539 , SB447 , SB406 , SB985 , SB965 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB1215 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB583 , SB673 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB608 , SB955 , SB957 , SB1021 , SB1120 , SB251 , SB541 , SB1737 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB125 , SB599 , SB1330 , SB53 , SB1352 , SB785 , SB472 , SB1450 , SB1502 , SB1566 , SB414 , SB1062 , SB578 , SB711 , SB746 , SB942 , SB1404 , SB1448 , SB1738 , SB108 , SB8 , SB507 , SB533 , SB689 , SB1026 , SB1349 , SB1355 , SB1433 , SB1434 , SB1596 , SB1403 , SB763 , SB667 , SB1059 , SB617 , SB1567 , SB503 , SB16 , SB310 , SB311 , SB396 , SB505 , SB1209 , SB1210 , SB1470 , SB264 , SB1029 , SB1185 , SB1358 , SB1364 , SB1569 , SB1376 , SB1228 , SB519 , SB878 , SB1350 , SB462 , SB1535 , SB827 , SB1585 , SB207 , SB1207 , SB1619 , SB1396 , SB920 , SB1484 , SB1273 , SB1741 , SB7 , SB927 , SB1227 , SB1229 , SB1353 , SB1366 , SB1464 , SB1709 , SB1729 , SB1733 , SB1744 , SB1772 , SB1816 , SB1841 , SB2188 , SB1147 , SB879 , SB1008 , SB1536 , SB2016 , SB1453 , SB1173 , SB1163 , SB996 , SB27 , SB568 , SB1370 , SB1321 , SB1101 , SB906 , SB860 , SB1563 , SB993 , SB693 , SB1610 , SB1537 , SB836 , SB1332 , SB1307 , SB963 , SB493 , SB922 , SB984 , SB1084 , SB619 , SB1098 , SB1122 , SB455 , SB522 , SB1057 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1664 , SB1877 , SB464 , SB1277 , SB32 , SB732 , SB660 , SB731 , SB921 , SB268 , SB1822 , SB1188 , SB1939 , SB1589 , SB397 , SB1388 , SB2230 , SB1058 , SB1036 , SB1267 , SB2112 , SB1930 , SB532 , SB1035 , SB2155 , SB508 , SB29 , SB292 , SB291 , SB901 , SB1333 , SB1436 , SB1494 , SB964 , SB779 , SB1378 , SB2312 , SB1719 , SB1386 , SB287 , SB2143 , SB1245 , SB261 , SB1247 , SB1948 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SB1882 , SB1197 , SB1814 , SB618 , SB38

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, voter ID, citizenship, election integrity, voting rights, water infrastructure, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, water supply, environmental sustainability, immigration enforcement, ICE agreements, sheriff grants, law enforcement, county jail, federal immigration law

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• We then survey them 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, and so on after they graduate.
• We then survey them 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, and so on after they graduate.
• We then survey them 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, and so on after they graduate.
• We then survey them 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, and so on after they graduate.
• </c> months of a 24-month move. months of a 24-month move.

Committee: House Primary and Secondary Education

Keywords: 958, all

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• We have 125,000 visitors a month to our website.
• Some of those education and awareness.
• </c><00:31:54.080><c> prior</c><00:31:54.399><c> to</c> months way well what six months prior to months
• Just so you're all aware. Thank you, Senator.
• Just so you're all aware. aware. aware. Thank<00:52:15.119><c> you,</c><00:52:15.359><c> Senator.

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I move that the Legislative Council meeting for the month of July 2026 is canceled.
• in July through July 31, and all actions of the Legislative Council subcommittees taken during the month
• This is what we typically do, as you're aware. So with that, all in favor say aye.
• This is what we typically do, as you're aware. So with that, all in favor say aye. Any opposed?
• Thank you so much. this is what we typically do as you're aware so with that all in favor say aye any

Committee: All ALC-EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE

Summary: The Executive Subcommittee met and first approved an emergency rule change from the Department of Education to update consolidation and annexation rules to reflect Acts 919 of 2025 and 157 of the 2026 fiscal session. The rule implements the creation of new isolated school districts after local detachment votes, and officials explained the funding structure for parent districts: they retain foundation funding, declining enrollment funding, and local tax revenue, while 90% of the foundation funding generated by detaching students is forwarded to the new districts. Members discussed the financial impact in detail, and the emergency rule was approved without objection, effective upon adjournment of the Legislative Council meeting on June 19, 2026. The Department of Human Services then presented an emergency rule allowing hospitals to open separate adolescent substance use disorder units and receive payment for residential services provided to adolescents. The rule was approved without objection, and Senator Irvin requested that the topic be placed on a future public health agenda for an update. The committee also approved Whitehall’s waiver request to exceed $1 million through cooperative purchasing for construction services related to a project using a vendor with prior experience and a longer-warranty system. In addition, members voted to keep committee per diem, mileage, and expense allocations unchanged for the new fiscal year. Finally, the committee approved a motion to cancel the July 2026 Legislative Council meeting, allow only subcommittee meetings with imminent matters through July 31, and treat July subcommittee actions as final for reporting at the August 21, 2026 meeting.

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• Is that like a day or a month or six months? I would say probably within two to three days.
• Are you aware of any instances of that?
• But are you aware of the program? I'm aware of the program.
• If these products were truly dangerous, why would respective professionals rely on them month after month
• My store had just been open for two and a half months.

Committee: House Public Health

Summary: The House Committee on Public Health heard House Bill 5, a proposal to ban THC products outside the Texas Compassionate Use Program while allowing non-intoxicating CBD and CBG products under tighter regulation. Chair Van Deaver gave a lengthy background on the 2018 federal Farm Bill and Texas’s 2019 hemp law, arguing that the lack of guardrails allowed a large, unregulated THC market to develop. HB 5 would impose licensing fees, product registration, testing and inspection requirements, and restrictions intended to keep products away from children. Invited witnesses from law enforcement strongly supported the bill. Steve Dye of the Texas Police Chiefs Association and Brian Hawthorne of the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas argued that THC consumables are widely mislabeled, often far more potent than advertised, and linked to youth access, impaired driving, and organized crime. Both said regulation would be ineffective and would amount to legalization, while a ban would be easier for officers to enforce. They also emphasized support for the Texas Compassionate Use Program and said medical THC should remain available. Dr. Peter Stout of the Texas Association of Crime Lab Directors and Alice Amelot of Texas DPS testified as resource witnesses about forensic testing. They said current lab resources are already stretched thin, that quantitative testing for THC and related cannabinoids is expensive and time-consuming, and that a ban would simplify enforcement because labs could focus on presence/absence testing rather than concentration. Amelot said DPS labs are neutral on the bill but explained that mislabeled products and inaccurate certificates of analysis are common. Committee members asked about traffic safety, impairment, youth use, and the costs of enforcement and lab testing; witnesses repeatedly said the bill would reduce complexity for law enforcement but that any approach would still require more resources for labs.

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• Please be aware that violations of these rules may subject you to removal from the hearing room.
• Implementation has been ongoing for about six months now, and our progress has included initiating an
• We also spread awareness of the department's efforts through a variety of communications, including a
• There's a lot of that work in terms of awareness and really going down to that next level from policy
• postpartum, women are not subject to the work requirements or the six-month renewals.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Months ago.
• Water is a very complicated space, as we're all aware of. We need connector people.
• Gunda about this issue, and so he's aware. And so I will be asking the following question. Mr.
• A few months later, we had Valero in Benicia. They announced closure.
• A few months later, we had Valero in Benicia. They announced closure of the Benicia asset.

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, nobody complained about what was happening for five or six months? Thank you.
• Chair, I am aware of the funding. I have not yet applied for the Guarantee Basic Income.
• , and you have to be aware of the progression.
• Our school sites compete against each other every month as to whose attendance is best that month.
• It is an AI program, but most parents who are not aware that it's an AI program actually will have a

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• This is up to $1,400 a month.
• In the last nine months, I'm excited about the long-term care division.
• She will be working with us for a few more months here.
• I'm curious as to who's doing the public awareness part of all of this.
• What kind of public awareness efforts are we doing?

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

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• ...to happen in that six months.
• In the month of July, that only provided folks about three months to really educate themselves on the
• That's $13 per month per year worked, so a maximum of $260 a month.
• That's $13 per month per year worked, so a maximum of $260 a month.
• So a three-month, four-month, or six-month DMV sticker that had the... ...four-month or six-month DMV

Bills: AB49 , AB169 , AB188 , AB284 , AB296 , AB306 , AB356 , AB366 , AB467 , AB499 , AB515 , AB540 , AB542 , AB595

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: educational personnel, teacher licensing, reciprocal licensure, provisional teaching, school counselors, school nurses, school social workers, state education standards, health insurance, speech-language pathology, stuttering, rehabilitative services, habilitative services, coverage requirements, health plans, retired public employees, subsidy, Medicare, health reimbursement arrangement, Public Employees' Benefits Program

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• a year, use it for a few months.
• Six months. That's all you need to do. It can be empty the other six months.
• The other six months.
• </c> for 6 months? for 6 months?
• </c><04:24:06.080><c> So,</c> few months. So, few months.

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Resolution 76 by Senator Menjivar, relative to Women's History Month.
• I rise in support of SR 76 in recognition of Women's History Month.
• I rise in support of SR 76 in recognition of Women's History Month.
• Women's History Month is an important time for us to celebrate and acknowledge the vast contributions
• So this month is not only about remembrance, it is about resolve.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Meal was really big, it might be once a month, right?
• So, they just like to save month, right?
• And as you may be aware, there is state.
• In some areas, fires occurring once or twice a month have forced changes to collection programs.
• </c> gets a handful of batteries a month. gets a handful of batteries a month.

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair, I think counsel's been made aware of it.
• of it uh I would propose been made aware of it uh I would propose an<00:01:37.520><c> oral</c><00:01
• Everyone in this room is aware that college is a time of transition.
• </c><00:05:16.520><c> that</c> everyone in this room is aware that everyone in this room is aware that
• Underutilization of resources is the cause that students simply aren't aware that this exists.

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• not beyond 60 months.
• not beyond 60 months.
• I am not aware of any pre-existing training.
• I was 18 months sober until about nine months ago.
• I was 18 months sober until about nine months ago.

Bills: SB6346 , SB6347 , SB6147 , SB6246 , SB5940 , SB5882 , SB6223 , SJR8206 , SB5762 , SB5828

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: millionaires tax, wealth tax, income tax, state revenue, tax reform, Washington estate tax, estate tax, inheritance tax, death tax, probate, decedent, gross estate, taxable estate, exclusion amount, tax rate, estate planning, heirs, beneficiaries, RCW 83.100, Department of Revenue

Transcript Highlights:

• So if you're here for that particular reason, I just want to make you aware.
• of math learning and 2.7 months of reading.
• So let's average that to round up to three months.
• months of reading.
• I just wanted everybody to kind of be aware that this is coming.

Committee: Joint Education Interim Committee

Keywords: 985, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chief among our recommendations is the critical need to establish an awareness campaign for the early
• of pancreatic cancer to ensure more the critical need to establish awareness campaign for the early
• , and... ...accessible for the community, for awareness, and ultimately this will save lives.
• As I am sure you are aware, long COVID is a public health crisis.
• Two months later, the FDA launched its own investigation into the matter.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Health

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on environmental health, disease prevention, and access to care. Major topics included restricting polystyrene use, creating a pancreatic cancer awareness and early-detection initiative, improving indoor air quality through a task force and new regulations, expanding access to epinephrine in public places, improving access to health care for people with long COVID, creating an OBGYN loan repayment program for underserved areas, expanding access to hygiene products, modernizing licensure for dietitians and nutritionists, updating school postural screening requirements, and restricting harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements. Several legislators also testified in support of their own bills, including measures on menstrual product access and ingredient disclosure, and surgical smoke protections. Testimony on the polystyrene bill emphasized local municipal bans and the need to reduce plastic pollution. Pancreatic cancer advocates and patients described the disease’s low survival rate, the difficulty of early diagnosis, and the need for an awareness campaign and implementation of commission recommendations. Indoor air quality supporters from environmental justice groups, public health organizations, and residents described asthma, mold, pollution, and the need for a task force with technical expertise; some witnesses urged adding remediation professionals to the task force. On epinephrine access, family members of a man who died after a bee sting and an allergy organization stressed that anaphylaxis can be sudden and fatal and that stock epinephrine in public venues could save lives. Long COVID advocates said the condition affects hundreds of thousands of residents and called for better surveillance and access to care, with a request to include MECFS in the bills’ scope. Other testimony focused on workforce and equity issues. Supporters of the OBGYN loan repayment bill said it would help address maternal health disparities and provider shortages, especially in rural and underserved communities. Hope and Comfort described widespread hygiene insecurity and a long waiting list for basic products, urging a task force to study statewide solutions. Dietitians and nutritionists supported modernization of licensure to clarify standards for medical nutrition therapy while allowing broader wellness counseling. School nurses backed reducing mandatory postural screenings, arguing the current law is not evidence-based, is not reimbursed by MassHealth, and takes time from other student health needs. On the supplement bill, the industry trade group opposed restrictions as overbroad and burdensome, while a public health expert cited research linking weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to serious harms and urged passage. The committee also heard support for menstrual product access and surgical smoke protections, with legislators and advocates describing those bills as longstanding priorities.

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• I think now that we're into the... ...colder months, we feel like we can take a little bit of a breath
• So we do—we can always do more, but that is kind of constantly on our list of things to be aware of and
• And then if it is economical, how do we convince more landowners to be aware of this and the benefits
• We had free office space through the Department of Commerce for the first six months.
• Are you aware of that? Not specifically. If you were aware of that, what would this agency do to...

Committee: House A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee

Summary: The meeting began with a budget presentation from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. Secretary Blaine Arthur and Deputy Commissioner Jan Lee described the agency’s divisions and recent efforts to improve efficiency, including expanded online licensing, electronic veterinary inspection certificates, and a new laboratory information system. They highlighted youth and workforce programs, local food initiatives for schools, market development efforts, and ongoing animal health concerns such as avian influenza, equine herpesvirus, and the threat of New World screwworm. They also discussed staffing, turnover, and uncertainty around federal cooperative agreement funding, while noting they were not requesting new or additional appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year. Members asked about meat inspection staffing, the use of one-time forestry firefighting funds, biosecurity and national security coordination, and agency staffing levels. The department said meat inspection was currently in good shape but dependent on federal funding stability, and explained that prior firefighting dollars had been used for equipment purchases. They also said they work with state and federal partners, including DHS and FBI, on threat preparedness and have reduced turnover by adjusting salaries and maintaining staffing at or below prior levels. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission then presented its budget and program overview. Staff described the agency’s long history and current work in water quality, flood control, soil health, unpaved roads, wetlands, and woody species control, especially eastern red cedar removal. They emphasized data-driven, voluntary conservation practices, citing stream cleanups, flood-control dam benefits, pond cleanouts during drought, and the Cherry-Peach watershed project as examples of programs that improve water resources and reduce wildfire risk. The agency said its workload has grown significantly and requested funding for critical dam repairs, local conservation district staffing, continued unpaved roads work, and expansion of woody species control statewide. Members asked about county matching for road and dam projects, who to contact about flooding roads, sediment removal from pond cleanouts, and the effectiveness of county training programs. Commission staff explained that county in-kind work can count as match, local conservation districts are the first point of contact, and the road training has produced measurable savings and better maintenance practices. They also clarified that “high hazard” dams are those where failure could threaten people or infrastructure downstream, not necessarily dams that are structurally failing.