Transcript Highlights:

• But like all general legal principles, there are exceptions.
• There is an exception for providing notice if an active criminal investigation will be compromised, and
• Some may argue that these cases are an exception and not the rule, but the truth is these are just a
• and not the rule but the truth is these are just a handful example that exception and not the rule but
• Third, this bill limits the exception of using... ...to a cap.

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills on public safety, parole, criminal justice oversight, Proposition 36 implementation, behavioral health, gang database reform, cargo theft, and nonconsensual intimate images. The chair explained hearing procedures and noted that SB 906 was pulled from the agenda. Several measures were heard but not voted on because quorum was lacking. SB 1446, a committee bill, would expand discretion in en banc parole review, make en banc votes public record, and allow CDCR referrals for sexually violent predator evaluation of certain incarcerated people serving determinate or indeterminate terms. Support came from the California District Attorneys Association; opposition came from the Ella Baker Center, Uncommon Law, public defenders, and others who argued it would add confusion, litigation risk, and unnecessary duplication. The author said the bill was intended to clarify review standards and improve transparency. SB 1278 would exclude certain sex offenses and habitual/one-strike offenders from elderly parole eligibility. The San Diego District Attorney’s Office and California District Attorneys Association supported it, citing cases such as Gregory Vogelsang and David Funston; opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and others argued elderly parole is already highly restrictive, evidence-based, and cost-effective. Vice Chair Seyarto strongly supported SB 1278, emphasizing victim justice and public safety. SB 1354 would bar out-of-state military personnel not operating under Title 10 from entering California to perform military or law enforcement functions without the governor’s permission; a committee amendment removed a criminal penalty and left enforcement to the Attorney General. SB 926 would provide funding for Proposition 36 implementation, with committee amendments deleting a specific appropriation and shifting funding decisions to the budget process; supporters said counties need resources for treatment, probation, and administration, while opponents criticized the bill as fiscally reckless and duplicative. SB 874 would require background checks and clearer statewide standards for Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, especially ABA services for children; supporters said it would improve patient safety and program integrity. SB 1210 would extend CalGang-style oversight, notice, appeal, and DOJ regulation to all gang databases, not just shared ones; supporters described harms from inaccurate, unregulated local databases, while police chiefs opposed applying the CalGang framework to all local investigative files. The committee also heard SB 1019, which would create a DOJ cargo theft task force and add reporting requirements; supporters from BNSF, trucking, shipping, ports, and law enforcement said organized cargo theft is harming supply chains and worker safety, and no opposition was presented. Finally, SB 1217 would create a DOJ clearinghouse to help victims remove nonconsensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, from covered platforms; amendments narrowed the bill’s scope and clarified law enforcement’s role. The author and survivor witnesses described ongoing trauma from repeated reposting of exploitative images and argued the bill would provide a centralized removal process. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 1217, with no final votes taken on the measures heard.

Transcript Highlights:

• But like all general legal principles, there are... ...exceptions.
• But like all general legal principles, there are exceptions.
• And there is an exception for providing... ...to have conversations about that.
• And there is an exception for providing notice if an active criminal investigation would be compromised
• Some may argue that these cases are an exception and not the rule, but the truth is these are just a

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's now making examinations, except for your first exam, which happens 5 years after licensure, which
• And then after that, the exemption is by exception, not by exemption.
• There are some exceptions to it.
• There are some exceptions overinsurance. There are some exceptions to<01:24:31.560> it.
• to move the age down to 16, uh except to move the age down to 16, uh except for<01:46:54.880>

Bills: SB2607, SB2031, SB2043, SB2623, SB2876, SB2396, SB2964, SB2089

Keywords: landscape architecture, licensure, educational requirements, examination, professional standards, consumer protection, junk fees, live-event tickets, short-term lodging, transparency, pricing disclosure, deceptive practices, insurance, captives, regulations, policyholders, SB2623, Hawaii pharmacy law, Board of Pharmacy, registered pharmacy technician

Summary: The committee first heard HCR 168 and HR 158, which would create a temporary working group to study utility capacity, coastline infrastructure lifespan, and the costs of needed expansions. Public Utilities Commission staff said the commission was not the right entity to direct all of the work because it lacks authority over many affected agencies. Members discussed whether the study should be limited to a coastal area or broadened to the whole island, and in decision-making the committee amended the measure to focus on the County of Honolulu, correct references to the Public Utilities Commission, and revise the working group membership to include the PUC chair, legislative designees, and directors or designees from DLNR, DOT, HIEMA, and DCCA Consumer Advocacy. The committee then passed both resolutions with amendments; the vote was adopted unanimously, with some members excused. The committee next considered HCR 145 and HR 137, which would convene a working group on climate change impacts on insurance availability and affordability. The Insurance Division stood on its written comments, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission supported the intent, and the Attorney General opposed the measure, warning that a working group could create discoverable materials that might complicate the state’s climate litigation and noting a technical ambiguity in the reference to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund administrator. After questions about discovery and the lawsuit, the committee amended the resolutions to replace the administrator reference with the chair of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund Board of Directors, remove the Attorney General as convener while keeping the office as a member, and have the working group share findings and recommendations with the House CPC and Senate CPN committees instead of issuing a report. The committee passed the measures with amendments, with Rep. Martin voting with reservations. In the later agenda, the committee heard SB 2607, SD 1 on landscape architect licensure. The Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects supported the bill, explaining it modernizes licensure requirements to align with national standards and clarifies the profession’s design-focused role. The bill was discussed as distinguishing landscape architecture from groundskeeping and from civil engineering drainage work. No opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 2031, SD 2 on consumer protection and price transparency for live ticket events and short-term lodging. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill, saying it largely mirrors an FTC rule requiring all-in pricing and would give the state enforcement authority and remedies. The Hawaii Financial Services Association opposed the bill as drafted and sought a limited exemption for credit card issuers relying on third-party hotel information, while the Hawaii Hotel Alliance supported the measure but asked for language deeming compliance with the federal rule sufficient for short-term lodging. Committee members questioned whether those proposed exemptions would conflict with federal law or weaken state enforcement, and the discussion focused on preemption, liability, and the value of state remedies such as restitution.

Transcript Highlights:

• job um over the last seven exceptional job um over the last seven years<01:33:15.920> and<01:
• <02:21:11.920> service marking 85 years of exceptional service marking 85 years of exceptional
• Every student wrote something down except for Logan.
• Every student wrote something down except for Logan.
• Every student wrote something down except for Logan.

Keywords: This version of the House chambers was retrieved from back up and uploaded. The original live stream contained issues where audio and video got out of sync., 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received committee reports on several bills. Reported measures included House Bills 1 and 2 from Appropriations and Revenue, along with bills on animal control officers, emergency services revenue, postsecondary education, proactive postsecondary admission, vehicle lights, motor vehicle operation, motor vehicle dealers, and machine gun conversion devices. The chamber also took up Senate Bills 52 and 124 for concurrence, and House Bill 1 was moved from rules to the orders of the day for immediate action. The House then considered House Bill 568, which would regulate public adjusters by prohibiting new licenses, allowing renewals for current licensees, imposing conflict-of-interest and contract requirements, capping fees at 5%, and barring adjusters from negotiating claims. Supporters described it as a consumer-protection measure responding to complaints and investigations, especially after recent storm-related exploitation. The bill passed overwhelmingly, 95-1. The House next debated House Bill 1, which would opt Kentucky into the federal education freedom tax credit program and authorize the Secretary of State to administer the state’s participation without using state general funds. Supporters argued it would bring federal scholarship dollars into Kentucky for K-12 students, including public school students, and could generate significant private donations for scholarship-granting organizations. Opponents raised concerns about shifting resources away from public education, the speed of the process, and a proposed waiver of Eleventh Amendment immunity. A motion to table the bill failed by a wide margin, and members continued debating the bill and its implications for public schools and state sovereignty.

Transcript Highlights:

• job um over the last seven exceptional job um over the last seven years<01:30:18.159> and<01:
• Today we rise to celebrate the 85th anniversary, marking 85 years of exceptional service to Kentucky's
• Today we rise to celebrate the 85th anniversary, marking 85 years of exceptional service to Kentucky's
• Every student wrote something down except for Logan.
• <02:22:15.520> for student wrote something down except for student wrote something down except

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, excused absent members, and suspended rules to allow co-sponsorship and vote modifications. The Senate reported passage of Senate Bills 52 and 124, and several House committees reported favorable action on bills including HB 1, HB 2, HB 94, HB 246, HB 282, HB 299, HB 307, HB 519, HB 613, and HB 648. Most of those measures were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar; HB 1 and HB 307 were sent to the Rules Committee after having had two previous readings. The House then recessed briefly before returning to the orders of the day. The chamber took up HB 568, relating to public adjusters. The sponsor explained that the bill would prohibit new public adjuster licenses, allow current licensees to renew, impose conflict-of-interest and contract requirements, set a 5% fee cap, and bar public adjusters from negotiating claims, citing consumer protection concerns and legal opinions about the practice of law. After debate and a brief explanation of vote from a member citing local storm-related abuses, the House voted on roll call and passed HB 568 with one nay vote. The House then considered HB 1, which would opt Kentucky into the federal education freedom tax credit program. Supporters said it would allow private donations to scholarship-granting organizations to benefit Kentucky students without using state general funds, and argued it could help public, private, and homeschool families with education-related expenses. Opponents criticized the speed of the process, warned it could open the door to vouchers and charters, and argued it would mainly benefit wealthier donors while public schools remain underfunded. Members also questioned the bill’s waiver of 11th Amendment immunity and received explanations that the waiver was limited to federal-court jurisdiction over the federal program and would not create individual liability for state actors. A motion to table the bill failed with 19 votes in favor, and debate continued.

Transcript Highlights:

• The only exception, Mr.
• The<00:43:46.240> only<00:43:46.560> exception,<00:43:47.440> Mr.
• <00:43:47.760> Chairman,<00:43:48.240> would The only exception, Mr.
• Chairman, would The only exception, Mr.
• for page 12 just so to the bill except for page 12 just so to clear<01:11:14.800> that<01:11:

Bills: HB0120, HB0043, HB0128

Keywords: energy production, natural gas, industrial sovereignty, manufacturing, tax exemptions, money laundering, illegal investment, financial institutions, criminal activity, Wyoming legislation, severance tax, oil production, tax exemption, energy sector, economic impact, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• WE CANNOT LET CRIMINALS FREELY ROAM THE STREETS AND EXCEPT THIS TO END.
• Except the small problem is, this pope has been dead for months.
• EXCEPT THE SMALL PROBLEM IS, THIS POPE HAS BEEN DEAD FOR MONTHS.
• Except when you get in the out years, this, I accept.
• EXCEPT WHEN YOU GET IN THE OUT YEARS, THIS, I ACCEPT.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Limited exception that applies if you're an attorney of record in a docketed case.
• I don't think that exception would apply.
• It's a large exception that you conveniently failed to mention in your testimony.
• ERCOT had issues, you would be okay under that exception to go and advocate?
• I'm not saying that there aren't exceptions to that case.

Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB 5, SB 11, SB 12

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity

Transcript Highlights:

• c> retirees retirement plans for all of our retirees retirement plans for all of our retirees except
• > state<00:20:44.039> patrol<00:20:44.360> plan<00:20:44.960> they're except
• for the state patrol plan they're except for the state patrol plan they're at at at 1%<00:20:47.520>
• includes educators, administrators, nurses, counselors, and others in public and charter schools, except
• for members of Charter Schools except for members of the<00:52:21.960> St<00:52:22.160> Paul

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Generally, it is centralized, with one exception.
• That's the one exception. Why is it our request, though?
• <01:24:30.400> to hardly ever uh provide an exception to hardly ever uh provide an exception
• We geoblock all countries' access to our network except for India and Canada.
• countries access to our Network except countries access to our Network except for<01:28:41.880><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Administrative Services presented its capital budget process and priorities, explaining how agencies assess facility needs, rank projects, and submit requests to the governor’s office. DAS described its Plant and Property division, which maintains 96 state buildings, and Public Works, which develops detailed cost estimates for selected projects. Officials said the governor’s office has traditionally narrowed requests into priority tiers, but this year all projects were estimated, creating more work and less detail. They also emphasized that the capital budget book functions as legislative intent and can be binding on how approved funds are used. On the substance of the request, DAS highlighted several priorities: continued funding for the state ERP system upgrade to the cloud, with about $5 million requested for sustainability and related Treasury functions; emergency fund and annex renovation work; a sprinkler replacement at DMV; and elevator repairs at the main building. Karen Rocky also identified maintenance projects that rose in priority after a facility condition assessment, including HVAC work for Portsmouth Circuit Court and Coos County Courthouse, boilers and controls for Carroll County and Lebanon Circuit Court, brick repointing at the main building and annex, window replacement at Spalding, and Brown building elevator replacement. Officials noted that the governor’s proposed capital budget included fewer DAS projects than in past years and no projects for the Bureau of Court Facilities. The committee also discussed lapses and reprogramming of prior appropriations. DAS said the first eight projects approved in 2023 remain under construction and should be extended, while many 2021 projects are delayed because of ARPA-related workload and broader construction backlogs. Members reviewed a 2019 project list and agreed to lapse project number 49, the Spalding roof project, with about $81,000 remaining. DAS also said some small 2019 balances, including courthouse generators, a boiler, cooling and controls, roof and exterior repairs, and the State House Annex elevator, could be redirected through Capital Budget Overview toward the Hillsboro County South Cell Block project. The hearing ended with questions about project schedules, ARPA deadlines, and the division of authority between DoIT and DAS for the ERP system.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's not really part of the Department of Energy except for being administratively attached.
• It's not really part of the Department of Energy except for being administratively attached.
• It's not really part of the Department of Energy except for being administratively attached.
• for the maintenance now um free except for the maintenance now um with<03:23:04.880> in<03:23
• of decreases of 4% with the exception of that<04:18:41.560> service<04:18:42.000> just

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard the Banking Department’s fiscal year 2026-2027 budget presentation from Commissioner Amelia Galeri. She described the department as a self-funded consumer protection regulator overseeing two main areas: the Banking Trust Division, which supervises state-chartered banks, credit unions, and trust companies, and the Consumer Credit Division, which oversees more than 7,000 licensees including mortgage and money transmitter businesses. She said the department’s budget is about 86% salaries and benefits, with 53 positions all filled, and explained that the agency funds itself through fees, fines, and end-of-year assessments on regulated entities. Galeri said the department is facing workload growth from several directions: continued growth in the trust industry, increased fintech supervision, and a new requirement to regularly examine auto dealers that take finance applications, which adds about 300 exams over two fiscal years. She said the department was directed to flat-fund its budget based on 2025 levels but was allowed to increase travel and training. To stay within that limit, she said the department reduced office space, went paperless, converted administrative and licensing positions into examiner positions, and expects to defund an embedded DOJ database administrator position once a new SharePoint system is fully implemented. Members asked about how the department’s revenue and assessments work, including whether fees were increasing and how much existing banks would pay. Galeri said fees are not being raised, most banks pay little or no fines, and assessments are based largely on asset size, with trust companies paying the bulk. She also explained that fines are set by statute, generally capped at $2,500 per violation for consumer credit entities, and said she would not recommend increasing that cap. The committee then voted to accept the Banking Department’s budget proposal as presented in HQ1, with a motion and second and no discussion. The transcript then moved to the Department of Energy budget. Commissioner Jared Chakin and Chief of Operations Lenny Radio discussed federal program funding, including LIHEAP fuel assistance and weatherization. They said the apparent drop in fuel assistance funding from FY 2024 actuals to the budgeted amount is due to the loss of ARPA and CARES Act supplemental funds, while weatherization remains a federally constrained program with a waiting list and limited flexibility. Members also asked about a proposed transfer from the renewable energy fund; staff said the transfer would still allow the department to carry out its statutory duties for the year, though the committee deferred deeper discussion until House Bill 2.

Transcript Highlights:

• Every single project on this list except for one has what we call a reimbursement agreement, which is
• justification so um hoping that that will make a dent in this list uh every single project on this list except

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works met to receive public testimony and act on port priority applications for inclusion in the FY 2027-2028 Port Priority Construction and Development Priority Program. After approving the March 9, 2026 minutes, the committee heard from Commissioner Andrew Kilshaw of the Office of Multimodal Commerce on two applications from the Avoyelles Harbor and Terminal District: a building addition and waterfront industrial improvements project, and a Workforce Training Center redevelopment project. He said both met program criteria and projected substantial state benefits, jobs, and high benefit-cost ratios. Committee members asked about the projected jobs, the unusually high benefit-cost ratio, and the status of other port projects. Kilshaw and DOTD’s Molly Bergoin said the program has a backlog of more than $200 million, but the department is working through it, with some projects nearing closeout. They also said the annual request cap has been increased and that a tiered funding approach is being considered to help projects compete for federal dollars. Members expressed support for expanding investment in ports and for a statewide strategic plan. Chairman Boriak moved to accept the port priority applications received through March 1, 2026, for inclusion in the FY 2027-2028 program. There was no objection, and the committee accepted the projects. The meeting then adjourned without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• And all people without exception deserve health care.
• And all people without exception deserve health care. People without exception deserve health care.
• This is exception deserves healthcare.
• <03:25:43.760> to can you help us get this exception to can you help us get this exception
• So we have some exceptions envisioned.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Except any battery in a motor vehicle. I don't know why.
• Except any battery in a motor All right?
• Except any battery in a motor vehicle.<03:27:41.920> I<03:27:42.160> don't<03:27:42.239
• So they they stopped issuing except in a few cases.
• issuing except in a few<04:04:36.160> cases.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• for all the exceptions.
• And that first exception that you see within 6-7-101, A I Romanette or Romanette 3, subparagraph D, as
• 67101 exception that you see within 67101 A<00:02:34.959> I<00:02:35.959> Romanette<00
• Honestly, you're probably the exception. And so, what do we do?
• There's no qualifications for doing the job except you won an election.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It also provides for limited exceptions to the ICS moratorium, imposes a moratorium on approving new
• ICS service settings, and provides for limited exceptions to the setting approval moratorium.
• It describes the information that needs to support a determination of exceptional growth in applications
• It describes the information that needs to support a determination of exceptional growth in applications
• it's more cost effective and it's except it's more cost effective and it's not<01:02:46.319> so

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The only exception is when such activity is explicitly authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food
• The<01:24:40.120> only<01:24:40.560> exception<01:24:41.680> is<01:24:41.960>
• A A A Except<01:42:11.280> as<01:42:11.480> provided<01:42:12.040> in<01:42:12.160
• in section D of peer Except as provided in section D of peer support<01:42:14.400> communication<
• And then we move to Section D, the confidentiality exceptions.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• period, or yes, we have complied except period, or yes, we have complied except in<01:05:12.520>
• Specifically, the rule cites a federal statute that contains exceptions to felonies described in the
• <01:33:11.960> to statute that contains exceptions to statute that contains exceptions to
• <01:43:00.480> I<01:43:00.560> did so we've exhausted the list except I did so we've
• exhausted the list except I did have<01:43:00.920> one<01:43:01.080> more<01:43:01.240

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We've all seen exceptions always, right?
• We've all seen exceptions to<00:37:24.000> these<00:37:24.160> rules,<00:37:24.480>
• us they're billing, we have to cover that so that even during COVID they stripped away everything except
• <01:44:43.280> We<01:44:43.600> we<01:44:43.840> were except for the treatment
• We we were except for the treatment.

Bills: HB1952, HB1951, HB1929, HB2497, HB2208, HB2572, HB1953, HB2551, HB2549, HB1737, HB1628, HB1769, HB2493, HB2264, HB1997, HB2168, HB2427, HB1805, HB2180, HB2184, HB2219, HB2469, HB2233, HB2519, HB2141, HB1904, HB2201, HB2410, HB2007, HB2385, HB2444, HB2349, HB2235, HB1872, HB2416, HB2291, HB2292, HB2263, HB2359, HB2455, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB1648, HB2164, HB2323, HB1825, HB2172, HB1888, HB2005, HB2387, HB2358, HB2119, HB2276, HB2472, HB1714, HB2325, HB1541, HB1960, HB2140, HB2315, HB2367, HB2388, HB1696, HB2333, HB2138, HB2332, HB2283, HB2059, HB2057, HB2589, HB2417, HB2337, HB1588, HB2217, HB2020, HB1915, HB1742, HB2026, HB1965, HB1546, HB2360, HB1563, HB1749, HB2614, HB1511, HB1753, HB1849, HB1641, HB2161, HB2194, HB1721, HB2284, HB2188, HB1897, HB1880, HB1573, HB1876, HB20, HB2137

Keywords: HB1952, Hawaii agriculture, University of Hawaii, CTAHR, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, Kauai, agricultural research station, extension station, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, appropriation, ADA compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act, certified kitchen, greenhouse, laboratory, field research, cesspool decommissioning, invasive species

Transcript Highlights:

• Neither us nor the PUC has a whole lot to do with the gasoline system except for we keep data on that
• :10:01.600> the<00:10:01.920> gasoline<00:10:02.800> system<00:10:03.279> except
• to do with the gasoline system except to do with the gasoline system except for<00:10:03.680>
• > part<01:36:53.760> or<01:36:53.920> state >> Except when you cross part
• or state >> Except when you cross part or state lines<01:36:54.480> that<01:36:54.800>

Keywords: 1183, house