Transcript Highlights:

• Let us preserve the integrity of the voting process and the intentionality of our voters.
• Let us preserve the integrity of the voting process and the intentionality of our voters.
• Let us preserve the integrity of the voting process and the intentionality of our voters.
• Let us preserve the integrity of the voting process and the intentionality of our voters.
• Let us preserve the integrity of the voting process and the intentionality of our voters.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If not, Senate Draft 1, I vote yes. Senate Draft 1, I vote yes. Chair votes yes.
• If not, 405 SD1, I vote yes.
• If not, SB 998 as is, I vote yes. Members present, voting no with reservation?
• If not, SB 998 as is, I vote yes. Members present, voting no with reservation?
• If not, SB 998 as is, I vote yes. Members present, voting no with reservation?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee met on February 4, 2025, for decision making on previously heard measures, then later held hearings on additional bills. Early action focused on several measures that were amended and advanced, including SB 161 on state project exemptions from county permitting, which was heavily revised to allow programmatic or project-specific agreements with counties, require public reporting of exempted projects, and create a working group to study broader permitting and construction coordination issues. The committee also advanced SB 635 on energy efficiency with changes shifting survey leadership to the Hawaii State Energy Office, SB 700 on resilience hubs after narrowing it to focus on emergency-service-capable hubs and removing distributed energy language, SB 869 on community outreach boards with a technical amendment, SB 1081 on a legislative budget office by converting it to a feasibility study, SB 711 on gubernatorial appointments with a salary threshold change, SB 405 on neighborhood board agendas with a committee-report note about OIP concerns, SB 381 with privacy issues deferred to Judiciary, SB 2 as a two-year pilot for fruit tree planting in selected districts, SB 239 on disaster preparedness with sheltering revisions, and SB 998 as introduced with a cost estimate for site selection work. Several measures were deferred or not advanced, including SB 615, which was deferred indefinitely, SB 1132, which the chair said would be set aside in favor of another childcare bill, and SB 111, which was not taken up further because of confusion during an earlier hearing. During the later hearing portion, SB 1175 on procurement drew testimony from the State Procurement Office, which supported the bill but corrected its estimated database revision cost from $7,500 to $30,000; the Department of Transportation also appeared, while the General Contractors Association submitted opposition. Committee members questioned whether the past-performance database should include more detailed quality information and whether a one-year post-completion review would be useful, but no amendment was adopted at that time. SB 1587 on retainage received written support from the Subcontractors Association of Hawaii and no opposition in the room. SB 1543 on government accountability, which would require justification for outside consultants and cap consultant spending, drew opposition from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii, which argued it could slow procurement, reduce flexibility, and worsen delays given existing vacancies and limited in-house expertise. The Public First Law Center supported the related transparency bill discussed in the hearing, arguing it would close a loophole by making contractor-created records used in government functions subject to disclosure under UIPA, while the Attorney General’s office opposed it. The transcript ends with that testimony still underway, and no final vote is shown for the later hearing bills.

Transcript Highlights:

• If you want to just take a look, we'll be voting to accept those later on, but I want to get folks.
• Lastly, total force integration, Mr.
• There are folks that live off base who want their kids integrated into the local school district, and
• Block voted not to send a letter.
• So I just want to make sure that we're on that vote. Is there any other comments or amendments?

Transcript Highlights:

• Lastly, AB 460 integrates this nomination form into the Nevada lockbox, which is a secure registry managed
• With these reforms, we believe that AB 460 brings clarity, compassion, and procedural integrity to guardianship
• I'm going to vote yes, but reserve my right to change prior to floor. Thank you. Perfect.
• AB 91 is about fairness, accountability, and hope, and I hope that this committee votes yes.
• That board, then by having a straight majority vote on all the crimes short of a sentence of death, they

Keywords: 909, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So it's actually finished, and I'll get it to you so y'all can hopefully get it voted out.
• I don't know of anyone who has any concerns about this bill, so I would ask that it go to a vote.
• We can't guarantee the scan and the integrity of the document if it's submitted back to the clerk via
• The bill strengthens family integrity and encourages parents to seek help.
• We hope for your vote in support of this bill. Thank you, Ms. Giudice. Any questions for Ms.

Bills: HB557, HB732, HB1892, HB1954, HB2301, HB3180, HB3405, HB3650, HB3758, HB4035, HB4621, HB4795, HB4870, HB5069, HB5137, HB5149

Keywords: child support, arrears, court enforcement, contempt, legal protections, healthcare, insurance, cost reduction, accessibility, regulations, impotency, marriage annulment, Family Code, Texas law, family law, Texas legislation, dissolution of marriage, annulment, marriage, child custody

Transcript Highlights:

• So I would urge Democrats and Republicans who care about the integrity of this institution to vote no
• So I would urge Democrats and Republicans who care about the integrity of this institution to vote no
• Vote no.
• You can vote yes or you can vote no. I wish everybody would vote no.
• Members will record their votes by electronic vote.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• One voting member is a sexual assault nurse examiner.
• And I don't know what I was doing when I voted for it.
• Chair, you have nine votes Yes, eight votes No. Thank you.
• I think we have two members who are not voting. So that means we would have 16 members voting.
• So I think by my tally that's an 8-8 vote. If you could, yeah, I think it's an 8-8 vote.

Bills: HB97, HB280, HB183, HB151, HB202

Keywords: Shaken Baby Syndrome, abusive head trauma, child safety, training and education, healthcare funding, youth internships, workforce development, education, grant funding, employment, drinking water, water quality, environment, public health, water filtration, private well testing, federal funding, childhood sexual abuse, time limitations, civil actions

Transcript Highlights:

• I WOULD SO APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE TO PROTECT OUR PARKS.
• PLEASE HELP US DO THAT AND VOTE FOR SENATE BILL 80. THANK YOU.
• BY YOUR VOTE PLEASE SHOW SENATE BILL 200 REPORTED FAVORABLY.
• YOU DON'T GET A DOLLAR OR AN EXTRA VOTE.
• BUYER VOTE PLEASE SHOW SENATE BILL 1580 REPORTED FAVORABLY.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• By your vote, Senate Bill 1546 will be reported favorably.
• By your vote, Senate Bill 958 will be reported favorably as a committee substitute.
• I think I like our current system; I voted for it.
• Yes, by your vote, CS for SB 944 is reported favorably.
• That somehow, yes, by your vote, Senate Bill 1370 is reported favorably.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• level schools are expected to integrate level schools are expected to integrate those<00:48:16.800
• <03:44:39.720> on<03:44:39.840> The questions for we vote on The questions for we vote
• So no, I will not be voting in favor of this bill. Thank you.
• So no, I will not be voting in favor of this bill. Thank you.
• So no, I will not be voting in favor of this bill. Thank you.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 749, which would require high schools to provide at least one hour of instruction on the nature and history of communism. The prime sponsor said the bill was prompted by concerns that students lack basic historical knowledge about communism and its effects, and argued that a short, flexible requirement could be embedded in an existing course without creating a new full class. He described communism as a totalitarian ideology and cited historical examples including the Soviet Union, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Cold War, and current events involving Russia, Ukraine, and Taiwan as reasons students should understand the topic. Members asked whether the subject is already covered in current social studies standards, whether one hour is enough, and whether the bill would apply to public, private, parochial, and charter schools. The sponsor said he did not believe communism is specifically required in current standards, that he would prefer a full course but was proposing a minimal requirement, and that he intended the bill to apply broadly to schools under the Department of Education’s umbrella, though he acknowledged the wording may need clarification for charter schools. He also said the proposal was both reactive and proactive, based on anecdotal concerns and his teaching experience. A second supporter testified that he was born in the Soviet Union and favored the bill, but suggested the instruction should emphasize critical thinking and explain both why communism can appeal to some people and why it can have harmful consequences. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• >> I ask for a recorded vote. A recorded vote is requested.
• Those in favor of taking this vote by recorded vote will rise.
• This is a 15-minute vote. record their vote by electronic device. record their vote by electronic device
• Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a five-minute vote.
• , their hard work, discipline, integrity, their hard work, discipline, integrity, and<01:57:04.320

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

Transcript Highlights:

• Any no votes? Hearing reservations? Any no votes?
• Chair votes eye. members? Hearing none. Chair votes eye.
• Chair votes. discussion? Yeah. Chair votes.
• >> Chair votes eye. Vice chair votes. >> Chair votes eye. Vice chair votes.
• Chair votes aye. This was SB 2615 SD1. Okay. Chair votes aye. Chair votes aye.

Bills: SB2613, SB2147

Keywords: public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139, Board of Land and Natural Resources, BLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, Kauai, Maui, Honolulu, Kaimuki Middle School, Wilcox Elementary School, school property

Summary: The committee heard SB 2613, a cleanup bill relating to public school land transfers under Act 307 (2022), which revises tax map key references and the conveyance process for properties transferred to the Department of Education. The Hawaii State Public Library System supported the measure, saying it would complete the long-unfinished separation of the library system from DOE property control and make future building projects more efficient and cost-effective. DOE also supported the bill and requested an amendment to remove TMK 43-62 parcel 10, the Wilcox Elementary School parcel, so that it could instead be transferred to the county for use with the adjacent park and tennis courts. Members focused heavily on why land transfers and construction approvals have been slow, especially the need for right-of-entry documents and an MOA for a library construction project. Library and DOE witnesses said the delays stemmed from site-control issues and confusion over property status, and that the bill would clarify which parcels are transferred by operation of law and remove the need for additional transactional documents in many cases. Several members questioned whether the bill actually changes authority or simply clarifies existing practice, and DOE said it wanted legislative clarity so the transfers are unmistakably effective on a date certain. The committee also discussed a separate section of the bill dealing with public use of school facilities after hours, including parking fees on property under DOE jurisdiction. DOE explained that any parking charges would apply only to property it controls, not county roads, and that fees are set through existing facility-use procedures. Members raised concerns about the pace of land transfers generally and urged DOE to move more expeditiously on pending parcels. The hearing then moved on to SB 2147, which would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the library system testified in support as the committee began that measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• Have all those voted I that intend to vote I?
• and acted upon u shall vote yes. and acted upon u shall vote yes.
• attending to vote I registered to vote?
• <02:12:53.840> House voting I. 18 members voting nay.
• House voting I. 18 members voting nay.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into committee and floor reports. Several measures received favorable committee reports and were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar, including Current Resolution 9, Senate Joint Resolution 23, House Bill 145, House Bill 567, and House Bill 506 with House Committee Substitute 1. The chamber also noted that House Bills 500 and 504 had already received two readings and were sent to the Rules Committee before House Bill 500 was brought up for final consideration. Most of the discussion focused on House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill. Members described it as a “good first draft” and emphasized a budget process they said was more transparent than in prior years. The bill was presented as a restrained two-year operating budget with spending growth kept at a little under 2% annually, while setting aside about 2% of projected revenues, or roughly $614 million, in the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future needs. The budget also used base reductions in some areas while exempting others such as Medicaid benefits, SEEK, corrections, behavioral health, and veterans programs. Subcommittee chairs then outlined major spending areas. Education provisions included a 2% annual increase in base SEEK funding, transportation funding held flat, equalization for recallable nickel funding, continued retirement contributions, and major support for postsecondary access, dual credit, asset preservation, and workforce training. Health and family services provisions held Medicaid steady while adding waiver slots, behavioral health and substance use support, public health investments, and funding for rural health and laboratory capacity. Other sections covered personnel and pensions, veterans services, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, tourism, and environmental projects. The only recorded action on the floor was adoption of House Committee Substitute 1 to House Bill 500, followed by a motion for final passage of the bill as amended. The transcript ends as discussion on final passage begins, before any final vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're asking that you consider this during your vote today.
• I ask that we vote to suspend the rules. Is that possible?
• A yes vote is for the bill to be reported favorably. A no vote is for the bill to stay here.
• Yes, vote. A yes vote is for the three-minute rule. Representative Braud? Representative Chenevert?
• We just really hope that you guys vote yes on this.

Bills: HCR41, HB11, HB227, HB243, HB278, HB335, HB424, HB454, HB455, HB492, HB623, HB641, HB660, HB708, HB719, HB940, HB1029, HB1053, HB1069, HB1077

Keywords: coupons, rebates, alcohol regulation, malt beverages, Louisiana Department of Revenue, remembrance, Charlie Kirk, state recognition, October 14, memorial day, court filings, electronic filing, letter size paper, privacy, legal procedure, recusal, district attorney, substitute attorney, appointment process, legal proceedings

Transcript Highlights:

• We do it for the integrity, for what is best for our kids.
• their no vote, I don't equate that to mean they don't value education; they don't support the district
• know they're not doing it with integrity know they're not doing it with integrity and<00:14:04.959
• for what is best for our kids Integrity for what is best for our kids and<00:14:10.639> if<00
• you supportive of our district their are you supportive of our district their no<00:15:14.399> vote

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Education Policy Committee approved the minutes from January 21, 2025, and then heard testimony from several school superintendents about the financial and operational impact of recent education-related mandates. Chair Bennett framed the hearing as an opportunity to hear from districts about the effects of more than 65 new mandates and restrictions adopted in recent years. The first witnesses were Corey McIntyre of Anoka-Hennepin, Michael Thomas of Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, and David Law of Minnetonka Public Schools. The superintendents said districts are facing rising costs, flat or declining enrollment, the end of federal pandemic aid, and mandates they described as unfunded or underfunded. McIntyre cited major budget cuts in Anoka-Hennepin, including reductions in central office staff, and said the district faces continuing shortfalls tied to special education, multilingual learner costs, unemployment claims, paid leave, transportation, literacy materials, and the K-3 discipline statute. Thomas said Prior Lake-Savage is balancing growing student needs against limited revenue, and argued that mandates such as REACT and other requirements should be delayed or better funded so districts can implement them with fidelity. Law said the concerns are statewide, not just metro-based, and criticized the accumulation of expectations around food service, mental health, sick and safe time, unemployment, and family leave without corresponding resources. Several witnesses emphasized that school budgets are heavily committed to staff costs and that new obligations create administrative burdens as well as direct expenses. They urged lawmakers to reduce, delay, or better fund mandates, adjust timelines, and provide more flexibility in local revenue tools and equalization aid. No votes were taken on legislation during this portion of the meeting beyond approval of the prior day’s minutes.

Transcript Highlights:

• Over 300 of us, in 12 votes, has cast its vote for Ukraine.
• Over 300 of us, in 12 votes, has cast its vote for Ukraine.
• leadership will not allow a vote. leadership will not allow a vote.
• The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote.
• This is a 15-minute vote. electronic vote will be conducted as a electronic vote will be conducted as

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

Transcript Highlights:

• vote aye. Representative Belatti. Aye. vote aye. Representative Belatti. Aye.
• Okay, members, we're voting on HCR 61. Okay, members, we're voting on HCR 61.
• Put in the vote, please. Okay, members are voting on HCR 185 and HR 175.
• Okay, now we will vote on HCR 68 and HR 62. My recommendation is to vote to pass as is.
• Seeing none, take the vote, Okay. Seeing none, take the vote, please. please. please.

Bills: HCR13, HCR61, HCR136, HCR185, HCR155, HCR68, HCR174, HCR178, HCR179, HCR91, HCR103, HCR115, HCR199, HR15, HR128, HR175, HR147, HR62, HR164, HR168, HR169, HR83, HR95, HR107, HR189

Keywords: coral reefs, sunscreen, environmental education, student stewardship, marine conservation, reforestation, Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, native forests, climate resilience, sustainable practices, economic opportunity, biodiversity, wildland-urban interface, WUI, wildfire mitigation, wildfire safety, Maui County, County of Maui, Kauai

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on March 31, 2026, and heard testimony on several resolutions. HCR 13/HR 50, which asks DLNR to work with DOE and the Public Charter School Commission on a student coral stewardship program, drew comments from DLNR, which said it stood on written testimony and had proposed amendments, and from supporters in the room. HCR 61, urging investment in reforestation policies, workforce, nursery capacity, and related support for public and private lands, received strong support from DLNR and multiple testifiers, including members of a reforestation policy hui, a resident, and others who emphasized watershed protection, flood and fire resilience, and the need to upgrade nursery infrastructure and staffing. Committee members asked questions about nursery modernization, staffing, island-specific needs, and whether reforestation could reduce wildfire impacts; the DLNR witness said all islands need investment, with especially large opportunities on Hawaiʻi Island, and that healthier forests improve resilience though they cannot eliminate climate-related risks. The committee then heard HCR 136/HR 128 on wildland-urban interface safety standards for Maui plantation towns, but no one testified. It also heard HCR 185/HR 175, which urges denial of permits for ICE detention-related warehouses; Chris Coffey of Immua Alliance testified in support, saying migrant survivors of exploitation are harmed when ICE detains people and that Hawaii would not be the first place to take such action, citing examples from other states and cities. In questioning, members explored whether a local facility would keep people closer to families and services or instead increase local detention; Coffey said detention generally cuts off access to services and can intensify fear, and that a local facility could incentivize more detention and make survivors less likely to come forward. Finally, the committee heard HCR 155/HR 147 supporting the Hawaii Water Safety Coalition’s Hawaii Water Safety Act. Testifiers included Allison Shapera, who described the statewide water safety plan, Hawaii’s high drowning rate, the economic and human costs of drownings, and her personal loss of her daughter in a preventable drowning; Kirsten Hermstead and Kalani Vierra of the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association said the plan’s recommendations need legislative recognition to help with implementation and grant funding; and Jessamine Town Horner testified by Zoom as a co-founder and bereaved family advocate. The transcript provided does not show any votes or final committee actions on the measures discussed.

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you, not voting. Wiggs. Wilson. Not voting. Wilson, not voting.
• Vote count? Seven, two, three, one member not voting. Aye. Eight to three.
• She was a vote change. A vote change.
• Vote count? Seven, two, three, one member not voting. Aye. Eight to three.
• She was a vote change. A vote change.

Summary: The committee heard several housing bills, with the longest discussion focused on SB 79, which would allow more housing near high-capacity transit stops and on transit agency-owned land. The author and supporters argued it would address California’s housing shortage, reduce vehicle miles traveled, and strengthen transit systems by putting more residents near rail and rapid transit. Supporters included housing advocates, local officials, environmental groups, and transit-oriented development organizations. Opponents, including many cities, the League of California Cities, and some tenant and legal advocacy groups, raised concerns about affordability requirements, displacement, demolition protections, local control, and the bill’s interaction with existing local planning efforts. The committee discussed amendments to strengthen anti-displacement protections, minimum density, affordability standards, and a local flexibility alternative, and SB 79 was moved out on a due-pass-as-amended vote of 8-1, with one member not voting. The committee then took up SB 21, which would amend the Housing Crisis Act to allow limited unit reductions when converting deed-restricted SRO buildings into larger, more livable affordable units with private bathrooms, kitchens, and supportive services. The author and nonprofit housing providers said many SRO buildings are financially unsustainable and that the bill would preserve deeply affordable housing while improving conditions for residents. There was no organized opposition testimony at the hearing, though one business property group registered opposition. Members expressed support for the preservation-focused approach, and SB 21 was approved on an 8-0 vote and sent to the Assembly Committee on Local Government. Next, SB 92 was heard, a measure to close a density bonus loophole by limiting how much additional commercial floor area a project can receive and preventing the law from being used to justify very large nonresidential projects with only minimal affordable housing. The author cited a San Diego project as an example of the problem, and the City of San Diego supported the bill as a reasonable fix. Several labor and housing groups also supported it, while no formal opposition witnesses testified. The committee accepted amendments, members praised the effort to curb abuse while preserving feasibility, and SB 92 passed on a 7-0 vote. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 522, which would extend just-cause eviction protections to units rebuilt after disaster if they had previously been covered by the Tenant Protection Act. The author and the Los Angeles City Attorney said the bill would help preserve rental housing in disaster-affected communities, especially after the Pacific Palisades fires, and would not create new rent control. Opponents, including apartment, realtor, and property owner groups, argued it would add burdens to rebuilding and could discourage reconstruction. Members raised questions about whether existing law already protects returning tenants and whether the bill was necessary, and the hearing continued into committee discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• To that end, I ask for your aye vote on this bill. Thank you so much. Thank you.
• I urge you to vote yes on SB-1.
• I ask for your aye vote on SB 98.
• We respectfully ask for an aye vote on SB 98. Thank you. Thank you.
• At the appropriate time, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We'll notify members of a time and location later today. to conduct the vote. Dr.
• Later today, we're going to vote on the Oz nomination.
• I urge my colleagues to vote no.
• Let me be really clear that I'm voting against Dr. Oz.
• Colleagues, I am voting no on Dr.

Keywords: Social Security, Medicaid, Frank Bisignano, Elon Musk, benefit processing, office closures, public testimony, administration policies, health care, vulnerable populations

Summary: The committee meeting focused heavily on the nomination of Frank Bisignano as the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, with intense discussions around the current state of Social Security and its management under the current administration. Members voiced significant concerns regarding potential changes to Social Security and Medicaid, specifically addressing issues such as office closures, delays in benefit processing, and the perceived policies from Elon Musk's association with the administration. Public testimonies highlighted fears that these changes would severely impact the accessibility of benefits for seniors and vulnerable individuals, resulting in a chaotic environment at the SSA. Members expressed a unified opposition to the notion of dismantling these critical programs, emphasizing the long-term implications on their constituents' well-being.