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• take it for him, put it in my gun safe, because that was better than him taking it to the homeless camp
• Like, I teach a range safety officer course, and to do that I have to teach how to operate different
• <00:28:15.640> different<00:28:15.919> types<00:28:16.120> of how to operate
• different types of how to operate different types of firearms<00:28:17.399> you<00:28:17.519>
• and you can also um there's operations and you can also um there's there's<01:57:10.880> a<01

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs met on February 19, 2025, and first heard House Bill 150, which would prohibit lending a firearm to someone who does not have a firearm permit or a registered firearm. The Department of Law Enforcement and the Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, though HPD said enforcing any time limit on a loaned firearm would be difficult. Several members of the public opposed the measure, arguing it would interfere with lawful lending for hunting, competitions, training, military-related use, and family situations, and could create unintended criminal liability. One supporter said the bill would strengthen gun safety and encourage more responsible ownership. No vote was taken during the testimony portion described. The committee then heard House Bill 186, which would make harassment by stalking a class C felony. The Office of the Public Defender requested deferral, arguing the bill would remove a misdemeanor option that can help deter escalation and could be unnecessarily severe and burdensome. Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, saying stalking can be a precursor to more serious violence. The Hawaiʻi State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney raised concerns about how the new felony would fit within the existing grading scheme, noting that aggravated harassment by stalking and first-degree terroristic threatening are already class C felonies. April Bautista testified in strong support, describing her own experience with domestic violence and stalking and urging passage of the bill. Committee members discussed whether other penalty structures might be possible, but no final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee also heard House Bill 991, which would delete the term “agent of the contractor” from criminal history record check provisions to comply with FBI requirements. The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center supported the bill with comments, explaining that the FBI had found the term too broad for fingerprint-based background checks tied to access to federal tax information. In addition, House Bill 995 was introduced, changing deadlines for annual firearms carry reporting; the Department of the Attorney General supported it, saying the revised deadlines would allow a more complete report, and HPD was also heard on the measure. The transcript ends before any votes or final committee actions on these bills.

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• It affects the overall operation of the federal criminal justice system and it continues to be nonpartisan
• It affects the overall operation<01:56:33.440> of<01:56:33.679> the<01:56:33.840> federal
• <01:56:34.159> criminal operation of the federal criminal operation of the federal criminal
• His operations rely on brutal tactics, avoiding deescalation and due process against U.S. citizens.
• lit nearly a century ago as a command sergeant major who's proudly served in our Joint Special Operations

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I can go by individual operator.
• becomes gross profit for the operators. becomes gross profit for the operators.
• That leaves to the operator.
• ,<03:04:12.800> the a skill-based games operator, the a skill-based games operator, the operator
• that the um operator brings in. that the um operator brings in.

Keywords: 916, all

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• They hunt, they fish, they camp, they snowmobile, they ATV on a lot of these lands.
• goes to $12 million this year and into the future makes it difficult for our districts to continue operations
• 12.960> districts<01:25:13.360> to<01:25:13.600> continue<01:25:14.520> operations
• <01:25:15.520> We our districts to continue operations.
• We our districts to continue operations.

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center

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• outdoor activities, but others as well—other children as well—whether hunting, fishing, trapping, or camping
• A quota is operated on a lottery system that allocates tags to those applicants with the highest preference
• non-quota<00:44:52.520> a<00:44:52.640> quota<00:44:53.040> is<00:44:53.240> operated
• <00:44:53.640> on<00:44:53.760> a non-quota a quota is operated on a non-quota a quota
• is operated on a lottery<00:44:54.280> system<00:44:54.720> that<00:44:54.880> allocates

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• lifetime of service to the healthcare field and has made a significant impact in enhancing the operations
• and patient care of their operations and patient care of their hospital.<00:09:38.320> Mrs.
• Unions, Lyuna, NABU, operating engineers, and the iron range and building and construction trades all
• Unions, Lyuna, NABU, operating Unions, Lyuna, NABU, operating engineers,<05:47:27.920> the<05:
• the Boosting Life-Saving Operations the Boosting Life-Saving Operations Opening<07:00:16.558>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• And I think that's kind of the standard the state has operated on.
• And I I just the state has operated on.
• , operations, operations, expenses,<01:28:40.480> expenses, expenses, expenses, expenses, expenses
• <01:48:01.840> outside laboratory service operations. outside laboratory service operations
• Operational services: we had a note in there that just said, "You got two jets.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Portions of WU and Maaya, Olalo, Lāhainā, Kaʻali, Mahina Camp.

Keywords: House Agenda:, 910, house, all

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• Most importantly, it shelter operations.
• I allowed in non-licensed operations.
• <01:58:07.920> um there is a very big operating um there is a very big operating um operating
• We are nonprofit retail operations.
• Uh we operate on cruelty cases, strays.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• They’re now exiting, um, are there facilities, um, that your Coalition members then operate where they
• The operational capacity is 954, which means we start double bunking and triple bunking people in the
• design capacity is 628 the operational design capacity is 628 the operational capacity<01:20:39.280
• maintenance the prison and jails operate maintenance the prison and jails operate 24/7<01:28:22.400
• <02:18:23.040> of decisions made respect to operations of decisions made respect to operations

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Public Safety Committee held a hearing on House Bill 433, which would appropriate $4 million for Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation re-entry services to connect offenders with community-based services. Director Tommy Johnson said the department supports the bill’s intent but noted the governor’s executive budget already includes $4 million for the same purpose and asked that the measure defer to that budget. Supporters, including the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the ACLU, backed the funding but urged that it be tied to a clear re-entry plan, performance measures, transparency, and regular reporting to the legislature. They emphasized that re-entry should begin at intake and involve community partnerships, housing, treatment, employment, and family reunification services. Committee members questioned the department about current re-entry services, pre-trial detainees, and how the new funds would be used. Johnson said the department’s current statewide re-entry budget is about $1.5 million to $1.7 million, separate from the larger Corrections Program Services Division budget for in-facility programs. He described the proposed $4 million as supporting a mix of services, including a pilot apprenticeship program, substance abuse treatment, navigator or warm-handoff services, and short-term transitional housing. He also said the department already tracks performance outcomes in its annual report and can provide a matrix showing the intake-to-discharge process, program contracts, and volunteer organizations. The discussion also covered pre-trial detainees, electronic monitoring, and mental health services. Johnson said the department has limited jurisdiction over pre-trial detainees but works with courts to seek supervised release when possible; he noted that many requests are denied, though electronic monitoring has improved release rates somewhat. On mental health, he said the jail is not an ideal therapeutic setting for people found unfit to proceed and suggested a secure community-based step-down facility run by the Department of Health for those needing care above what the jail can provide but below forensic-level treatment. No vote or final action on the bill was taken during the hearing.

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• I don't think that the statute is operating as it was intended when it was first passed.
• I don't think that the statute is operating as it was intended when it was first passed.
• We operate a domestic violence advocacy project. I am supervising attorney on that project.
• This bill does not prevent companies from operating.
• > already<02:02:25.920> be operate nationwide should already be operate nationwide should

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• These operators make a percentage on it.
• Um, it would also require operators to Um, it would also require operators to refund<00:54:30.880>
• operate under the same same guidelines. operate under the same same guidelines.
• And if you don't have any of operator.
• <01:57:44.880> for be a convenience store um operator for be a convenience store um operator

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• that we operate on. that we operate on.
• 6% of that corpus into the operating 6% of that corpus into the operating fund.<01:35:23.040>
• that amount goes into the FO1 operating that amount goes into the FO1 operating expendable<01:35
• And and operate their program.
• Um, camping.

Keywords: 916, all

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• under or did operate under.
• under or did operate under.
• under or did operate under.
• under or did operate under.
• that we currently operate under or did<04:29:20.640> operate<04:29:21.040> under.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• was an increase for the operating costs. was an increase for the operating costs.
• not really fully up and operational. not really fully up and operational.
• riders into operations and maintenance. riders into operations and maintenance.
• <00:32:09.039> and consolidated into operations and consolidated into operations and maintenance
• <02:26:04.000> and substantially increased operations and substantially increased operations

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Higher Education Finance and Policy Conference Committee met publicly to compare House and Senate positions on the higher education budget, with the chairs emphasizing transparency and alternating gavel control. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through a spreadsheet of differences across the Office of Higher Education and Minnesota State, including major items such as state grants, childcare grants, work study, tribal college grants, emergency assistance grants, hunger-free campus grants, student parent support, direct admissions, paramedic scholarships, and several medical residency and fellowship programs. The House and Senate also differed on administrative funding, campus sexual assault reporting, and a House FY25 cancellation that would be carried forward. Members discussed several of the larger policy and funding choices. The Senate explained its increase for Minitex as support for operating costs and statewide access to information. The House explained its cuts to student parent support and other items as necessary to work within a zero target and to prioritize direct aid to students, while the Senate said it focused on direct appropriations and access-related programs. On hunger-free campus grants and emergency assistance grants, the Senate said it was changing the distribution method and direct appropriations rather than reducing the overall money, while the House noted differences in whether nonprofit institutions remained included. The committee also reviewed Senate-only additions and reductions in Minnesota State, including free course materials, Lake Superior College remediation, and changes to the Kids on Campus appropriation. A representative from Lake Superior College testified that the PAS remediation funding would help address contamination issues at an emergency training site near Lake Superior and that the money was shifted from the Kids on Campus initiative. No final conference agreement or vote was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee continued discussing differences and testimony.

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• Bill and is operated by his family.
• 32.159> systems<02:13:32.560> with have operated powerful systems with have operated powerful
• which are not part of UK law and operate which are not part of UK law and operate as<03:33:23.760
• <03:42:19.760> Allies United States through Operation Allies United States through Operation
• Chief Estus continued to promote and served as assistant chief of operations, deputy chief of operations

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, December 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We really started looking into some of their operational costs and their administration costs.
• So when oil and gas is taken out of the ground, The brine operator, when they take that out, we'll have
• Ork will operate the machine for a quarter vote. Er now roll call. Has Chairspa close.
• I think the level of professionalism that the director of the Oklahoma Health Department operates under
• They said it might be harder to To operate or to regulate it.

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

Bills: HB2391, HB2294, HB2374, HB1997, HB2147, HB2185, HB1641, HB2195, HB2023, HB2031, HB2033, HB1937, HB2586, HB2575, HB2030, HB2115, HB2233, HB1801, HB1546, HB2132, HB2102, HB2356, HB2457, HB2292, HB2554, HB676, HB1528, HB2061, HB2094, HB2095, HB2181, HB2369, HB2578, HB2493, HB1642, HB1991, HB1652, HB2104, HB2593, HB1553, HB1823, HB1918, HB1860, HB2604, HB2605, HB2001, HB2437, HB1947, HB2384, HB2473, HB2140, HB1458, HB2603, HB2411, HB1611, HB2138, HB2141, HB2284, HB1568, HB1924, HB1928, HB2570

Keywords: tax holiday, school supplies, general excise tax, Hawaii, consumer savings, education, land transfer, public schools, Department of Education, property conveyance, Act 307, Kauai, Maui, shade trees, fruit trees, educational program, climate change, tree canopy, environmental education, native plants

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• Because we did have to take budget cuts relative to our existing operating budget to meet the agency
• Because we did have to take budget cuts relative to our existing operating budget to meet the agency
• Because we did have to take budget cuts relative to our existing operating budget to meet the agency
• Because we did have to take budget cuts relative to our existing operating budget to meet the agency
• <03:44:27.920> budget to uh to our existing operating budget to uh to our existing operating

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Division 2 Finance Committee work session focused primarily on House Bill 115 and a proposed amendment, 114H, which would carry over language from HB 2 into HB 115 and place limits on Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs). Representative Murray described the amendment as a way to keep the 350% federal poverty eligibility cap, require students to have attended a charter public school in grades K-12 for the preceding year before entering the voucher system, and add guardrails against universal eligibility. She argued the state was facing a severe budget crisis, that expanding EFAs would divert money from other programs, and that public testimony and local votes showed widespread opposition to expansion. She also cited a letter from former Finance chair Neil Kirk opposing expansion. Other members responded that the committee should not revisit policy already decided by the House, though some said the amendment was fair to discuss because of its fiscal implications and supported it on that basis. The discussion then broadened into a debate over the fiscal impact of universal vouchers and the reliability of enrollment and cost estimates. Representative Luno argued that prior EFA projections had relied on assumptions that could badly underestimate state exposure, pointing to Arizona as a cautionary example and saying New Hampshire should not expand the program without better analysis. Representative Papovich similarly warned that universal eligibility could create a large, unexpected cost, estimating a potential exposure of about $285 million based on school-age children not currently in public, charter, or EFA programs. In contrast, Representative Weyler said EFAs can save money because public school spending is already high and parents using EFAs still pay taxes and take on more responsibility for their children’s education. After discussion, Representative Murray moved to accept the amendment, and Representative Bean seconded it. There was some procedural clarification about voting on the original bill and the amendment. The transcript ends before a final recorded vote on the amendment or on HB 115 itself, though the committee had also been told it would likely reconsider several retained bills later in the week, including HB 129, HB 133, HB 671, and HB 781.