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KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • consistent with recent legislation, require all voter registration records be added to the voter's electronic
  • 00:03:49.519> to<00:03:49.599> the<00:03:49.840> voters's<00:03:50.239> electronic
  • be added to the voters's electronic be added to the voters's electronic record.<00:03:51.920>
  • contract sellers, and crematory provisions to add specificity and revise and streamline forms and reporting
Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met for its January meeting, approved the minutes from the prior meeting, and welcomed the new regulations compiler. The first item was a repealer from the Council on Postsecondary Education, 13 KAR 2:111, which was explained as necessary because Senate Bill 77 from the 2025 session removed the regulatory authority for advanced practice doctoral degree programs at comprehensive universities. No questions were raised, and the repealer moved forward without objection. The subcommittee then reviewed a large package of State Board of Elections regulations with staff-suggested amendments. The package would update definitions and election procedures, require e-poll books to be ready before polls open, change the standard and timeline for removing an election officer, add oversight by a State Board appointee on election days, recognize the Kentucky party, require voter registration records to be added to electronic voter records, require ballots to fit all races and questions on a single sheet, adjust precinct consolidation petition deadlines, and update incorporated forms and identification references. The package was approved without objection. The Office of the Attorney General’s Office of Regulatory Relief also presented multiple regulations with staff amendments, covering funeral planning declarations, cemetery companies, pre-need cemetery merchandise and funeral/burial contract sellers, and crematory contract sellers. These changes were described as adding specificity, streamlining forms and reporting, and bringing the regulations into compliance with KRS Chapter 13A; they were approved without objection. The Board of Examiners of Psychology presented several regulations, including compact rules, grace-period extensions, and significant fee increases for applications, renewals, reinstatements, exam retakes, and reciprocity. Board representatives said the increases were needed because many fees had not been raised since 2002, the board was operating at a deficit, and legal and administrative costs had risen sharply after the termination of state legal services. Members expressed concern about the size of the increases, but the chair said he would not hold the matter up and would raise the issue with the committee of jurisdiction. The subcommittee also approved staff amendments for the Energy and Environment Cabinet’s air quality regulations and the Education and Labor Cabinet’s education regulations, which updated nontraditional instruction procedures, waiver requests, instruction topics, superintendent assessment requirements, and academic standards. The meeting ended with the next meeting scheduled for February 9 at 1 p.m., and the agenda was adjourned without further objection.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 05/17/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is in the form of a conference committee report. We're just going to be discussing it.
  • Uh, the first is the entirety of the committee report.
  • :18.000> a<00:02:18.240> net<00:02:18.560> general<00:02:18.959> fund report
  • Um it has a net general fund report.
  • <00:04:56.600> filing um a free electoral electronic filing um a free electoral electronic
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Senate in Session Feb 26th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • All senators and guests in the gallery, please silence all electronic devices.
  • Other reports of committees? None on the desk, Mr. President.
  • It also makes clear that rounding applies only to cash, non-electronic or card payments, and provides
  • It allows for electronic notification in many aspects relating to the bond process and provides that
  • It allows for electronic notification in many aspects relating to the bond process and provides that
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, several introductions, and an announcement that there would be no weekend conference. The chamber then took up a long special-order calendar of bills, generally moving each measure through third reading and final passage, often by substituting House companion bills. Early measures included trust law modernization (SB 786/HB 895), military affairs changes and Guard retirement corrections (SB 474), rounding rules for cash transactions as pennies phase out (SB 1074), podiatric medicine regulation and informed-consent requirements (SB 1092), veterans court expansion (SB 50/HB 199), RV park special assessment clarification (SB 118), concurrent jurisdiction for juvenile offenses on military installations (SB 502/HB 351), alcoholic beverage loss deductions (SB 678/HB 1137), and bail bond/pretrial release revisions (SB 600). Most passed unanimously or near-unanimously; SB 600 passed 36-1 after questions about charitable bail bonds and an amendment aligning with the House version and prosecutors’ concerns. The Senate also considered bills on portable electronics and eyewear insurance (SB 772), the linking industry to nursing education fund and health science workforce programs (SB 1246), recovery residences and behavioral health licensing (SB 1030, with a technical amendment on background checks and probationary licenses), felony battery enhancements for repeat offenders and offenses against law enforcement (SB 436), and child welfare changes including foster-home visitor screening, a permanent statewide Step Into Success program, and a best-practices repository (SB 1718). These measures were explained by sponsors as efforts to streamline regulation, improve workforce and health-care training, strengthen public safety, and reduce administrative burdens while preserving safeguards. Votes on these bills were overwhelmingly favorable, with final tallies typically 36-0 or 37-0. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to a farewell tribute to Senator Lori Berman. Members from both parties praised her leadership, collegiality, policy work, and advocacy on issues including voting rights, women’s rights, Israel and antisemitism, school safety, breast cancer, and family law. Berman delivered a lengthy farewell reflecting on her 16 years in the Legislature, her caucus leadership, and the importance of dignity, respect, and public service. The Senate adopted a motion to spread her remarks upon the journal and then recessed before returning to continue the calendar.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Transportation - 04/13/26

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • While 63% reported having a disability.
  • They also make technical changes and delete a required report. Those go all the way through 14.
  • peace officer who investigates an accident involving an electric-assisted or motorized bicycle to report
  • On page 35, line 5, section 39 permits DVS to use an electronic validation or verification system that's
  • Section 39 permits DVS to use an electronic validation or verification system that's outside the state
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-03-24 - 10:00AM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • navigator program report. navigator program report.
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  • <01:35:52.280> Electronic Enforcement for Electronic Electronic Enforcement for Electronic
  • , a policy analyst from Consumer Reports, a policy analyst from Consumer Reports, Legislative<01:
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The House opened with a devotional and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through first readings and referrals of several bills. House Bill 950, the pay act for certain state employees, was read and referred to Appropriations, and House Bill 951, the government appropriations bill, was read and referred to Ways and Means. Senate bills referred included S. 138 on commercial property assessed clean energy projects, S. 181 on eliminating a pre-sentence investigation requirement for deferred sentences, S. 206 on licensure of early childhood educators, S. 219 on an energy navigator program report, S. 239 on the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Working Group, and S. 291 on travel disclosures for legislators and certain executive officers, each sent to the appropriate committee. The chamber also read several House concurrent resolutions adopted on the consent calendar. These included resolutions congratulating Rice Memorial High School’s Division Two girls soccer team and Division One field hockey team, designating March 2026 as Athletic Trainers Month in Vermont, and remembering the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters in Japan. The Japan remembrance resolution included a message from the Japanese consul general expressing gratitude for Vermont’s solidarity and friendship after the disaster. Later, members offered announcements recognizing guests in the gallery, including Rice Memorial athletes and coaches, representatives of the Vermont Association of Athletic Trainers, and students and teachers from Pondbrook and Sterling College. The House also heard a detailed floor speech in support of House Bill 861, which would establish a statewide Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator. The sponsor described accessibility barriers faced by disabled Vermonters, argued that ADA responsibilities are currently uneven across state government, and said a coordinator would improve coordination, compliance, and access across agencies. The House then announced the order of upcoming bills, starting with H. 861 and H. 931, but no final vote on H. 861 was taken in the portion provided.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, Jennifer, with the report, how much would it cost to put the building up according to that report
  • We report them periodically. We report them periodically to the feds.
  • You'll see things like child sexual abuse material reports surging.
  • Jib and Jab and Ursa are electronic detection canines.
  • Jib and Jab and Ursa are electronic detection canines.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The committee met to hear the Attorney General’s budget and related agency presentations. Legislative Council first reviewed the compliance with legislative intent report and the base budget worksheet, highlighting current and ongoing appropriations, FTE changes, one-time funding items, continuing appropriations, and major special and federal funds. Members asked about items such as the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund, the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit grant funding, and staff explained the funding sources and status of those programs. Assistant Attorney General Clare Ness then outlined the Attorney General’s office structure, staffing, and budget pressures. She emphasized the office’s broad statutory duties, the value of its legal and investigative work for state and local governments, and concerns about attorney salary competitiveness, the new and vacant FTE pool, and the impact of the 3% operating budget reduction on BCI, IT, and the crime lab. Members also discussed AG opinions, boards and commissions training, and the office’s litigation and settlement recoveries. Ness and committee members raised the possibility of broader attorney salary benchmarking across state government. The crime lab director described severe space and infrastructure constraints, including overcrowding, shared workspaces, glycol leaks, air handling limits, and aging fire and burglar alarm systems. She said the 2024 study projected a much larger facility would be needed and that a new building on the current health department site would best address the lab’s needs. She also reported that backlogs have improved significantly in DNA, drug, fingerprint, and firearms work, though toxicology had a recent delay after an air compressor failure. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit director described the unit’s fraud, abuse, and neglect work, noted federal-state funding and recent federal scrutiny, and said the unit needs more staff. The gaming division reviewed charitable gaming growth, e-tabs, trust accounts, and compliance issues, while BCI covered its caseload, cybercrime and child sexual abuse material investigations, the missing indigenous person task force, and the use of lottery funds for drug task forces. No formal votes or budget actions were taken during the meeting.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, July 15, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They just reported last week.
  • >> The clerk will report the resolution. >> The clerk will report the resolution.
  • their votes by electronic device. their votes by electronic device.
  • The clerk will report the motion. Mr.
  • The clerk will report the title.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

FIN Info Briefing - Mon Jan 12, 2026 @ 1:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to convert from paper to electronic to convert from paper to electronic forms<00:19:58.960> uh
  • <00:20:33.520> process converted that to an electronic process converted that to an electronic
  • Emergency has been reported in this building.
  • Please been reported in this building.
  • We'll have more to report chair as that.
Keywords: 910, house, all
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, Jennifer, with the report, how much would it cost to put the building up according to that report
  • We report them periodically. We report them periodically to the feds.
  • You'll see things like child sexual abuse material reports surging.
  • You'll see things like child sexual abuse material reports surging.
  • Jib and Jab and Ursa are electronic detection canines.
Summary: The committee met as the Commerce and Legal Services Division and first approved the minutes, then received a Legislative Council overview of the Attorney General’s current budget status and a blue-sheet summary of the AG’s base budget for the next biennium. Staff highlighted compliance with legislative intent items, including FTE changes, one-time funding updates, litigation pool spending, opioid settlement receipts, and continuing appropriations. Members asked about specific funds such as the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund and the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and staff explained the statutory basis and status of those items. The Attorney General’s office then presented an extensive overview of its divisions and budget pressures. Chief Deputy Attorney General Clare Ness described the office’s 14 divisions, the role of the office in defending the state and recouping funds, and concerns about attorney pay, recruitment, and retention. Members discussed whether attorney salaries should be benchmarked across state government and whether more legal work could be centralized in the AG’s office. The office also described challenges with the new-and-vacant FTE pool, operating expense cuts, leased office space, and the criminal justice information systems used to connect law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts. The Crime Laboratory director gave a detailed update on space and infrastructure problems, saying the current lab is overcrowded and outdated, with safety, workflow, air-handling, glycol leak, alarm, and maintenance issues that can delay casework and risk evidence integrity. She said a 2024 study projected a need for a much larger facility and that the preferred option would be a new building on the current health department site, at an estimated cost of roughly $40 million to $45 million. She also reported that backlogs have improved significantly in DNA, firearms, fingerprint, and drug cases, though toxicology had recently developed a small backlog after an air compressor failure. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, gaming division, and BCI also provided updates. MFCU’s new director said the unit is federally funded 75/25, focuses on fraud, abuse, and neglect, and is seeking two attorney hires while continuing to work with federal partners on cases and recertification. Gaming staff reported continued growth in charitable gaming and electronic pull-tab activity, with concerns about site competition, large trust balances, possible ineligible expenditures, and the need for more scrutiny as revenues have grown. BCI outlined its staffing, drug task forces, ICAC work, and the Missing Indigenous Person Task Force, which is using its $250,000 appropriation to help tribal nations develop emergency response plans and purchase alerting tools such as IPAWS. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • Students being able to go online and kind of report each day how they're feeling.
  • They upload just a few times around the reporting periods because they have much less data.
  • Last year, schools reported about 681 teacher vacancies.
  • Once training is completed, it must also be reported.
  • They would submit a report.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Judiciary Committee Jun 23rd, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Other counties that are not in that carve-out would report at a ZIP code level.
  • The problem is that this data is not collected or reported consistently across California.
  • We have all the other data elements that do get reported annually.
  • Hello, Becca Kramer with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Thank you.
  • Hello, Becca Kramer with the Electronic Frontier Foundation in strong support.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • health records at access the electronic health records at Minnesota<01:05:20.240> Medical<01:
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Keywords: 1183, house
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Insurance Committee May 28th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • They go through the home and they look at the home, they take pictures, they write up a report, and they
  • We extended our customer service hours to the weekends so that people who needed to call in and report
  • And then we put our financial reports out there. And then we put our financial reports out there.
  • So we get a lot of questions about our financial reports, and up to this point, we haven't been able
  • So could it be in the electronics? Could it be the air conditioning unit? Could it be the walls?
Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee held an oversight hearing on the California Fair Plan, focused on the plan’s rapid growth, its financial stability after the January Southern California wildfires, and its role as the insurer of last resort. Fair Plan officials explained that the plan was created in 1968, is a not-for-profit involuntary association of licensed property insurers, and is intended to be a temporary safety net until policyholders can return to the admitted market. They emphasized that the plan is not a state agency or taxpayer-funded, but is regulated by the Department of Insurance and supported by member-company assessments if claims exceed available funds. Victoria Roach and Armand Feliciano said the Fair Plan has grown sharply since 2018 and especially after market pullbacks by major insurers, reaching about 575,000 policies and roughly $600 billion in exposure by spring 2025. They noted that growth is increasingly occurring in lower wildfire-risk areas, where the plan can sometimes be cheaper than the voluntary market, and said this undermines depopulation back into the private market. They also discussed recent policy expansions, including coverage for farms, higher residential and commercial limits, and pending or proposed changes such as AB 290, SB 525, and AB 226, which would add tools like a line of credit and bond access. A major portion of the hearing addressed the January wildfire losses and the plan’s financial response. Fair Plan officials said they assessed member insurers for $1 billion after determining claims and cash flow would exceed available resources, and that the process was approved quickly and paid smoothly, with more than 80% of the assessment collected within 10 days. They also described the reinsurance tower, the plan’s limited surplus, and the need for actuarially sound rates to reduce future reliance on assessments. On claims handling, they said the plan has received over 5,500 claims from the fires, has paid more than $2.9 billion so far, expects total payments near $4 billion, and has focused on advancing payments quickly for total losses and other urgent needs. Members questioned the plan’s solvency, the growth in non-wildfire areas, claim denials, smoke-loss coverage, and how depopulation works. Roach said most closed claims without payment were duplicates rather than denials, and that smoke claims require direct physical loss under the policy, with coverage determined case by case. Public commenters from the California Building Industry Association and the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of California said the Fair Plan’s growth reflects a weak voluntary market, inadequate rates, and insurer fear of future assessments, and urged support for rate increases and AB 226. The hearing concluded with no vote, but with a commitment from Fair Plan officials to follow up on unanswered questions and continue providing more transparency through public data and website disclosures.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Finance and Tax Feb 5th, 2025

Finance and Tax

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please silence all electronic devices. Senator Gruters is excused from today's meeting.
  • Please silence all electronic devices.
  • And I think the new report comes out in a couple of months. This is the latest that they had.
  • , they have this report, but they also have other reports that talk about the state business climate
  • they have this report but they also have other reports that talk about the state business climate and
Summary: The Senate Committee on Finance and Tax convened with a quorum present, heard an introductory presentation of committee staff, and then received a staff briefing from Azar Khan on Florida’s state tax structure and revenue outlook. The presentation covered fiscal year 2023-2024 revenues, noting more than $127 billion in total state revenue, with general revenue exceeding $48 billion and sales and use tax making up the largest share. It also compared Florida’s tax burden to other states, highlighted Florida’s low per-capita revenue ranking and strong business formation numbers, and reviewed major and minor revenue sources, tax rates, and the revenue estimating conference process. Members asked about what drives revenue growth, including population, tourism, construction, and auto sales, and about Florida’s regressivity, corporate income tax participation, and investment earnings on state balances. Khan said the state’s revenue picture remains positive and stable, but that future growth is slower than during the COVID-era spike; he also explained that some negative forecast changes were tied to legislative actions such as the insurance premium tax credit, while others reflected lower tobacco consumption and severance activity. He noted that revenue and spending forecasts are separate and that budget-side growth is driving concerns raised in other state economic projections. The committee also discussed possible tax package ideas for the upcoming session, including tax holidays and homeowner relief, but no specific proposals were acted on. The chair announced the committee would not meet the following week and that the next meeting would be in week three of February. The meeting concluded with no objections to a motion to adjourn.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25 - Part 1

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We did the first report on 340B, and what I learned from that report is that there's a lot less money
  • We did the first report on 340B, and what I learned from that report is that there's a lot less money
  • We didn't really capture first report.
  • explanation of benefits electronically. explanation of benefits electronically.
  • act and the 340B covered entity report act and the 340B covered entity report to<01:37:50.719>
Keywords: 1183, house
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee Jun 22nd, 2026

Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • To address social isolation on a real-time basis and report to the Legislature.
  • With me to testify in support is Justin Brookman from Consumer Reports.
  • Consumer Reports is proud to sponsor AB 2564.
  • Is Justin Berkman, the Director of Technology Policy for Consumer Reports, again? Two minutes.
  • Consumer Reports is proud to support AB 1921, requiring developers to make consumers whole.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 5, 2025 - 01:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, at this time please remember to silence all your cell phones and electronic devices.
  • Members, at this time, please remember to silence all your cell phones and electronic devices.
  • Florida nurse anesthesia residents were surveyed in quarter four of 2024, and they reported that nearly
  • Show the bill reported favorably. Congratulations.
  • Show the bill reported favorably. Congratulations.
Summary: The Health Professions and Programs Subcommittee met with a quorum and heard two bills. HB 649 would remove the current written physician protocol requirement for certified registered nurse anesthetists, allowing CRNAs to practice autonomously. The sponsor and supporters argued the change would modernize Florida law, address anesthesia workforce shortages, keep graduates in the state, and improve access especially in rural areas; opponents, including the Florida Medical Association and a cardiologist, warned that physician oversight is important for patient safety and that anesthesia complications can arise quickly. After debate, the committee passed HB 649 favorably by a vote of 12 yeas and 6 nays. The committee then heard HB 723, which requires the Department of Health, working with school districts, to develop informational materials on early detection of type 1 diabetes and have schools notify parents within the first 30 school days about those materials. The sponsor said the goal is to help parents recognize warning signs earlier and avoid emergency diagnoses such as diabetic ketoacidosis, with minimal fiscal impact because the materials would be distributed digitally. Members generally supported the bill and discussed timing and distribution methods, suggesting the notice not get lost in back-to-school paperwork. HB 723 passed unanimously, 18 yeas and 0 nays, and was reported favorably.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Please silence all electronic devices.
  • Please silence all electronic devices.
  • Yes, and by your vote, please show CS for SB 800 reported favorably.
  • And by your vote, please show CS for Senate Bill 576 reported favorably.
  • Bill 1078 reported favorably.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government heard and reported favorably several bills. CS/SB 800 would increase penalties for repeated unlicensed engineering practice and create an engineering student loan assistance program funded by licensure fees and fines; Senator Sharif asked about restitution for victims, and the sponsor said the bill does not create a reimbursement mechanism. CS/SB 576 would create a local government cybersecurity protection program administered by Florida Digital Service, with state purchasing support, grant access, and data-sharing requirements; local government and cybersecurity groups waived in support. CS/SB 1078 would establish transition procedures between gubernatorial administrations, including liaisons, briefing books, office space, IT access, and access to agency records under a signed confidentiality agreement. The committee also reported favorably CS/SB 314 on payment stablecoin issuers, CS/SB 530 updating lottery operations and security rules, CS/SB 1614 giving JAC/LAC-related audit findings more enforcement effect for local governments seeking state funds, SB 990 authorizing protective cell captive insurance companies, SB 1588 beginning implementation of the prior gold-and-silver legal tender law, CS/SB 1440 adding cybersecurity-related exemptions and reporting provisions for financial institutions, and CS/SB 1568 creating a stablecoin pilot program for DFS fee payments. Several bills had support testimony from state agencies and industry groups, and some included technical or guardrail amendments that were adopted without objection. The committee also received a budget overview highlighting major funding items, including more than $350 million for Florida Forever, $738 million for Everglades restoration, more than $500 million for water quality projects outside the Everglades, $60 million for Farmers Feeding Florida, and more than $250 million for citrus recovery. Members asked questions about school lunch funding, state park improvements, land acquisition, water quality funding, gaming enforcement offices, and staffing for PERC. After the bills and budget discussion, members recorded a few affirmative votes on selected tabs, and the committee adjourned.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Agriculture (02/10/2026)

Environment and Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • committee report from you. committee report from you. >> Yes,<01:42:54.320> indeed.
  • Yeah, it's a good question. um all of the electronic uh nicotine um all of the electronic uh nicotine
  • It's not in the electronic cigarettes.
  • If you don't have to report it to us.
  • within 24 hours, then you have to report within 24 hours, then you have to report it<04:30:38.960
Keywords: 1189, house, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:07:25.280> to Hawaii County issued their report to Hawaii County issued their report to
  • other states have multiple electronic other states have multiple electronic health<00:17:52.880>
  • of Health's report.
  • of the Department of Health's report. of the Department of Health's report.
  • <00:57:39.359> the to note in the um committee report the to note in the um committee report
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee opened its Health and Human Services calendar, noted quorum, and first took up HB 194. The chair explained amendments to add an exemption for a person invited by a patient to attend a birth outside an accredited birth facility when no compensation is involved, remove a date reference in section 9, and accept Department of Health amendments. Members raised no objections, and the committee voted to pass HB 194 with amendments. The committee then heard HB 139 on insurance, with the Attorney General flagging possible unlawful delegation issues and suggesting clarifying language, while the Insurance Division stood on written testimony. A number of health organizations and advocates, including HMSA, Hawaii Association of Health Plans, oncology and fertility groups, testified in support. HB 613 on homeless youth drew broad support from state agencies, counties, youth advocates, and community groups; testimony emphasized the need for permanent safe spaces and more attention to unaccompanied minors, with one witness asking for clarity on funding and shelter capacity. HB 71 on a tax credit for family caregivers drew support from AARP, Alzheimer’s and children’s advocates, and several individuals, while the Tax Foundation raised concerns about blank provisions and the cost-effectiveness of administering a small credit. The Department of Taxation said a prior version with a $5,000 nonrefundable credit would have cost the general fund about $397.4 million. HB 716 on health care technology support received strong support from SHPDA, OHIN, and many provider groups, who described it as a one-time investment of roughly $20–25 million to connect rural and neighbor island providers to electronic health records; members questioned how the grant program would be allocated. HB 799 on physician hospital privileges also drew mixed testimony: supporters said it would align Hawaii with updated CMS rules and improve access, especially on Maui, while Maui Health and some members worried it could reduce on-call coverage and hospital safety, leading to discussion of a possible report and sunset date.