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• hauled out of a bathroom in front of all the patrons and accused of being transgender, which then also feeds
• c><00:33:28.960> which<00:33:29.440> then<00:33:30.000> also<00:33:30.480> feeds
• Um, which then also feeds transgender.
• Um, which then also feeds into<00:33:31.440> this<00:33:31.840> transgender<00:33:33.120

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The Hawaii violent death reporting system feeds directly into the national violent death reporting system
• Um the Hawaii violent death reporting<00:49:52.240> system<00:49:52.640> feeds<00:49:53.040
• > directly<00:49:53.359> into<00:49:53.680> the reporting system feeds directly
• into the reporting system feeds directly into the national<00:49:54.640> violent<00:49:54.960>

Bills: SB2936, SB2850, SB2851, SB2521

Keywords: accessible parking, disability, kupuna, public accommodations, small business exemptions, Hawaii Revised Statutes, parking permit, blind, deaf, accessibility, deafness, traffic safety, law enforcement, vehicle registration, communication, emergency services, commercial driver's license, first responders, public safety, authorized emergency vehicle

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several health-related bills. HB 1871, establishing a maternal health monitoring pilot program, drew support from the Department of Health, the Hawaii State Commission on Status of Women, and the Hawaii affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwives, with testimony urging provider-neutral language so midwives and other qualified providers would not be excluded. HB 1977, requiring a maternal and infant health information mobile app, received support from ACNM and Philips, which said similar apps in other states improved awareness of services and helped families navigate care; a member asked the Department of Health about implementation time. HB 1858, relating to certificates of fetal deaths, was supported by the Department of Health and clinicians, who said the current statute is outdated and inconsistent with CDC guidance; the department and a physician testified that the bill should shift documentation responsibilities to physicians and APRNs, and members discussed optional versus mandatory issuance language and whether the bill would improve data on home births and transfers. The committee also heard HB 1591, expanding definitions for preceptor and volunteer-based clinical training to improve income tax credits. The Department of Health supported the measure but preferred a similar, broader bill; Taxation suggested clarifying terms; the University of Hawaii and the State Center for Nursing supported it. ACNM asked that midwifery preceptors and Hawaii-based students enrolled in mainland programs be included, while the Hawaii Public Health Institute supported expansion of the program as a workforce solution. HB 1574, on the health care education loan repayment program, also drew broad support, including from the governor, SHPDA, OHA, and health organizations, but ACNM raised concerns that the bill’s 30% Medicaid-client threshold could exclude many providers and limit participation. For HB 1575, creating a feasibility committee on Parkinson’s patient air transport, the Department of Health supported the intent but said transportation is more likely an insurance or benefit issue and suggested redirecting funds to Parkinson’s research; the Michael J. Fox Foundation and the Hawaii Parkinson Association supported the bill, citing inter-island travel barriers and high costs for patients and caregivers. HB 1854, establishing certification of community behavioral health clinics, was supported by the Department of Health and DHS, which said certification would help clinics qualify for enhanced Medicaid reimbursement and expand access; the Attorney General’s office raised a legal concern about the special fund language and recommended a purpose section, and the committee discussed whether the fund would be self-sustaining and noted a possible amendment to change membership language and reduce the board size if the amendment moved forward.

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• So, I mean, they feed the individuals in custody there, and at HC, and I believe some of it goes to the
• So basically, we feed it the recordings and it basically creates the minutes for us to review.
• So it will enable us to post the minutes faster. >> We feed it the recordings and it basically creates
• So, basically, we feed it the recordings and it basically creates the minutes for us to review.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• We're going to get it to live feed eventually, uh, where we can see exactly where this work is being
• get<01:02:49.280> it<01:02:49.440> to<01:02:50.000> live<01:02:50.319> feed
• We're going to get it to live feed We're going to get it to live feed eventually<01:02:51.839>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint informational briefing from the House Committee on Agriculture and Food Systems and the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Environment focused on the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity’s update on Hawaii’s biosecurity framework, especially implementation of Act 231 (2024) and Act 236 (2025). Chairs Corey Chun and Mike Gabbard opened the meeting by framing the briefing as an update on investments to fight invasive species and improve statewide evaluation and coordination. Department leaders Sharon Her and Richard Kim described historic legislative and executive investments that have allowed the department to rebuild and modernize biosecurity infrastructure to better prevent, detect, control, and eradicate invasive species. The presentation emphasized the importance of biosecurity to Hawaii’s agriculture, economy, environment, and public well-being, citing threats such as rapid ohia death, little fire ant, coconut rhinoceros beetle, brown tree snake, and red imported fire ant. Staff explained the state’s layered approach—pre-border, border, and post-border—and compared it to New Zealand’s model, stressing that Hawaii must act as a “net, not a wall” and that prevention before entry is far more cost-effective than response after establishment. They also outlined agency roles across the system, including agriculture, natural resources, health, transportation, enforcement, and university partners, and noted that Act 231 strengthened authority over high-risk imports, offshore treatment, compliance agreements, and pest management plans, while Act 236 renamed the department and clarified statewide biosecurity coordination. Jonathan Ho then walked through specific program areas and progress. He said pre-border risk analysis is being supported by Act 231 funding and a university contract, while offshore compliance and treatment efforts have improved substantially, including Christmas tree inspections from Oregon and Washington and airline declaration systems that provide advance passenger information. For border work, he highlighted inspections, surveillance, detector dogs, and port monitoring. For post-border response and readiness, he discussed the invasive pest hotline and dashboard, trace-forward/trace-back and diagnostics, preparedness for future threats, and the need to build stronger internal capacity. He also described a developing transitional facilities program authorized by Act 236, modeled on New Zealand’s certified facilities system, and said the department has already begun outreach to industry groups such as the Hawaii Floriculture and Nursery Association. No votes or formal actions were taken; the meeting was informational only.

Transcript Highlights:

• That's what we're feeding our kids.
• That's what<00:42:27.920> we're<00:42:28.079> feeding<00:42:28.319> our<00:42:28.560
• <00:42:30.000> Our<00:42:30.240> kids what we're feeding our kids.
• Our kids what we're feeding our kids.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force met for its third meeting, approved the minutes, and heard testimony from Dr. Jack on behalf of the American Beverage Association and Kentucky Beverage Association. Dr. Jack argued that the “totality of the science” supports low- and no-calorie sweeteners as safe and useful tools for reducing sugar and calories, citing FDA and other domestic and international reviews, clinical trials, and the FDA’s recent healthy-label rule. He also described the industry’s transparency efforts, including a “Good to Know” database compiling ingredient and safety information, and said the beverage industry has voluntarily worked to offer more choices with less sugar. Members questioned him about whether beverage ingredients are restricted in other countries, possible health effects beyond weight and cancer, concerns about metabolic issues and gut microbiome effects, whether sweeteners are addictive, and why companies do not simply remove sweeteners. Dr. Jack responded that most ingredients are permitted in many jurisdictions, that broad food-safety reviews have looked at multiple endpoints and found the ingredients safe, that the gut microbiome is still being studied, and that recent clinical evidence does not show increased sweetness preference. He also said business decisions about formulations are up to companies and noted that cane sugar and high-fructose corn syrup are metabolically similar. The committee also discussed consumer apps and ingredient-scoring tools; Dr. Jack said the industry’s website presents facts without interpretation and is based on food-safety agency assessments. At the end of his testimony, the chair accepted additional fact sheets for the committee. The meeting then moved on to introduce Dr. Gary Huber, who began testimony by emphasizing integrative medicine, metabolic syndrome, and the role of diet, exercise, sleep, and stress in health, but his full presentation was not included in the excerpt.

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• And I've tried to coordinate livestock, feed, transport, and all that. It's very hard to do.
• 58.079> to<00:57:58.240> coordinate<00:57:58.960> livestock,<00:57:59.839> feed
• , tried to coordinate livestock, feed, tried to coordinate livestock, feed, transport<00:58:00.960

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force met with a quorum, adopted the minutes from the previous meeting, and heard a presentation from Western Kentucky University’s Disaster Science Operations Center. WKU described its multidisciplinary disaster science effort, including meteorology, emergency management, the Kentucky State Climate Center, the Kentucky Mesonet, and the Disaster Science Operations Center, which was created in 2021 and serves as an operational hub for forecasting, emergency planning, crisis management, training, and decision support. Speakers emphasized applied learning, student field work, partnerships with industry and event venues, and a five-year NSF/UK-led research project focused on weather hazards, disaster preparedness, and building a statewide disaster database to improve mitigation and resilience. Members asked about flooding, the relationship to EKU’s program, Tennessee’s capabilities, and the timeline and goals for the research project; WKU said the data collection is underway and that the evidence suggests tornado risk is shifting east and occurring more at night. A WKU graduate student also described the value of hands-on storm-chasing and operational forecasting experience, saying it helped prepare her for work in forecasting and emergency management. Members asked about her motivation for joining the program and about the practical realities of storm chasing. The discussion also touched on whether Kentucky’s tornado risk is shifting east; WKU said the evidence from tornado observations and other studies points in that direction, with added concern about nighttime events and communicating warnings to vulnerable communities. The task force then heard from Amy Shaquinn of the Mayfield Graves County Long-Term Recovery Group, who outlined the county-level recovery process after the 2021 tornadoes. She said Kentucky ranks among the top states for federally declared disasters, has seen a high number of tornadoes in recent years, and also faces major flood risk and earthquake concerns along the New Madrid fault. Shaquinn stressed the distinction between immediate response and long-term recovery, explaining that response covers rescue, cleanup, temporary housing, and short-term assistance, while recovery is the longer effort to restore survivors to safe, sanitary, and secure housing through local long-term recovery groups. She said community-led recovery is essential and that preparedness and mitigation follow once immediate recovery needs are addressed.

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• and interns who are with us day in and day out, to the sergeants who stand with us, to those that feed
• sergeants uh who stand with us, to those sergeants uh who stand with us, to those that<02:15:05.040> feed
• to<02:15:06.079> the<02:15:06.239> jantorial<02:15:07.040> staff that feed
• us, and to the jantorial staff that feed us, and to the jantorial staff that<02:15:07.599> keep

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• because they have people here who are probably here lawfully, who are able to obtain information and feed
• normal job, and they would do whatever they could to gather as much information as they could and feed
• HCR 58 designates March as Feeding Awareness Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
• HB 2621 requires the Texas Department of Transportation to record and archive live video feed from its

Bills: HJR175, HJR88, HB21, HB49, HB216, HB346, HB573, HB565, HB954, HB1953, HB2686, HB1441, HB2734, HB1650, HB3161, HB2876, HB3185, HB3388, HB2761, HB3233, HB 1186, HB1534, HB5506, HB5129, HB3619, HB778, HB2867, HB3221, HB3672, HB2434, HB4903, HB3687, HB3675, HB4609, HB4582, HB4921, HB3866, HB3901, HB4534, HB2446, HB3984, HB700, HB4012, HB4491, HB4088, HB229, HB4234, HB722, HB4136, HB4105, HB4413, HB170, HB551, HB2858, HB3053, HB3142, HB3180, HB3722, HB2200, HB1794, HB1784, HB1581, HB2530, HB4308, HB1896, HB2974, HB3359, HB4580, HB2458, HB2215, HB3332, HB2278, HB3015, HB3151, HB1368, HCR9, HCR40, HB5138, SB17, HB4944, HB2284, HB3421, SB1569, SB2420, SB1968, SB2351, SB2544, SB1490, SB1349, SB1568, SB2776, HB3531, HB2149, HB4327, HB3158, HB3717, HB4520, SB888, SB552, HB3138, HB3704, HB2921, HB4853, HB4506, HB3892, HJR161, HJR175, HJR88, HB1937, HB3334, HB5444, HB5137, HB361, HB321, HB5447, HB464, HB678, HB2294, HB4172, HB3225, HB1769, HB5394, HB1837, HB1787, HB2271, HB2440, HB5134, HB5149, HB2151, HB2073, HB2186, HB2025, HB1936, HB1777, HB1663, HB 1306, HB 1290, HB1527, HB4802, HB3462, HB2963, HB2462, HB2560, HB644, HB2725, HB2621, HB2588, HB1443, HB1403, HB3032, HB1557, HB1664, HB2811, HB2088, HB2598, HB3062, HB3134, HB3940, HB4027, HB4097, HB4862, HB4170, HB4157, HB4205, HB4279, HB4377, HB4838, HB5424, HB5294, HB4870, HB4763, HB5639, HB4112, HB2275, HB1677, HB5014, HB3848, HB3797, HB3727, HB3709, HB3177, HB3057, HB4176, HB4202, HB2180, HB3528, HB3658, HB21, HB49, HB216, HB346, HB573, HB565, HB954, HB1953, HB2686, HB1441, HB2734, HB1650, HB3161, HB2876, HB3185, HB3388, HB2761, HB3233, HB 1186, HB1534, HB5506, HB5129, HB3619, HB778, HB2867, HB3221, HB3672, HB2434, HB4903, HB3687, HB3675, HB4609, HB4582, HB4921, HB3866, HB3901, HB4534, HB2446, HB3984, HB700, HB4012, HB4491, HB4088, HB229, HB4234, HB722, HB4136, HB4105, HB4413, HB170, HB551, HB2858, HB3053, HB3142, HB3180, HB3722, HB2200, HB1794, HB1784, HB1581, HB2530, HB4308, HB1896, HB2974, HB3359, HB4580, HB2458, HB2215, HB3332, HB2278, HB3015, HB3151, HB1368, HCR76, HCR127, HCR9, HCR40

Keywords: constitutional amendment, medium of exchange, currency rights, digital currency, financial autonomy, tax exemption, rainwater harvesting, graywater system, local government, ad valorem taxation, housing finance, multifamily residential, low income, audit requirements, affordable housing, development bonds, oil waste, gas waste, liability, treatment processes

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• Deer feeding bans are another thing that we put into place in those areas, and then if they cross into
• <01:08:27.279> Uh<01:08:27.759> deer<01:08:28.080> feeding<01:08:28.400>
• Uh deer feeding bands are for testing.
• Uh deer feeding bands are another<01:08:29.120> thing<01:08:29.279> that<01:08:29.440><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• She kept coming home with marks, and they kept having issues feeding her so much so that we brought her
• 56.920> issues with marks and they kept having issues with marks and they kept having issues feeding
• :58.320> so<01:35:58.560> that<01:35:58.760> we<01:35:58.880> brought feeding
• her so much so that we brought feeding her so much so that we brought her<01:35:59.240> to<01

Bills: HF1660, HF1824, HF1926, HF1002, HF994, HF1915, HF1336

Keywords: children, youth programming, needs assessment, community engagement, state funding, education, funding, school districts, state budget, rural schools, food support, Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, food shelves, grant funding, Minnesota FoodShare, early childhood, Head Start, education funding, developmental programs, literacy

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• partnerships with local schools, local business partnerships, and some different avenues of ways to feed
• and some different Avenues of of ways um and some different Avenues of of ways to<00:15:04.040> feed
• 15:05.399> to<00:15:05.680> get<00:15:06.079> meals<00:15:06.480> to to feed
• folks and and to get meals to to feed folks and and to get meals to seniors<00:15:07.160> who

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's how I feed my children. It's really important to me and what we do.
• living.<01:07:21.760> It's<01:07:21.920> how<01:07:22.000> I<01:07:22.160> feed
• It's how I feed my children. living. It's how I feed my children.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• to see, you know, what's happening in this part of the world, and they'd be able to get that live feed
• to see, you know, what's happening in this part of the world, and they'd be able to get that live feed
• to see, you know, what's happening in this part of the world, and they'd be able to get that live feed
• to see, you know, what's happening in this part of the world, and they'd be able to get that live feed

Keywords: 1183, house

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• here, between our weighted risk system and the abbreviated inspections, and how they interface and feed
• 45:09.720> and inspections and how they interface and inspections and how they interface and feed
• 11.280> inform<00:45:11.680> each<00:45:11.800> other<00:45:12.160> in feed
• each other and inform each other in feed each other and inform each other in that<00:45:13.480> um

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So now she's a single mom with mounting medical debt, trying to figure out how to feed, house, and clothe
• medical debt trying to figure out<00:32:40.799> how<00:32:40.880> to<00:32:41.120> feed
• <00:32:41.600> house<00:32:42.120> clothe<00:32:42.600> her out how to feed
• house clothe her out how to feed house clothe her children<00:32:43.639> keep<00:32:43.960>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So it was cheaper to feed 16 horses than me, so I'm not joking either.
• /c><01:19:07.639> was<01:19:07.880> cheaper<01:19:08.199> to<01:19:08.320> feed
• <01:19:09.000> 16<01:19:09.480> horses so uh it was cheaper to feed 16 horses so uh
• it was cheaper to feed 16 horses than<01:19:10.159> me<01:19:10.840> so<01:19:12.120><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• numerous high-profile Office of Attorney General investigations, including ongoing fraud cases such as Feeding
• including ongoing fraud cases<01:15:02.719> such<01:15:02.880> as<01:15:03.040> feeding
• our<01:15:03.639> future<01:15:04.639> uh<01:15:04.800> as cases such as feeding
• our future uh as cases such as feeding our future uh as well<01:15:05.040> as<01:15:05.199>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Kids don't feed themselves.
• uh math doesn't teach itself<00:13:40.519> kids<00:13:40.760> don't<00:13:40.920> feed
• <00:13:41.399> themselves<00:13:42.279> a itself kids don't feed themselves a itself
• kids don't feed themselves a great<00:13:42.720> staff<00:13:43.000> member<00:13:43.279

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.

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• You can't feed the kids without the food service. You can't run the buses without transportation.
• And then it just feeds down where we get to the point where we are doing what we call real-time coaching
• allotment does a lot to help address that, both through the Grow Your Own program, which actually feeds
• that early pipeline into Through the Grow Your Own program, it actually feeds that early pipeline into
• technology, the STAR test, the vendors, the public-private partnerships, and all of those who are feeding

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Put it in her feeding tube and her seizures completely stopped. They went to 99.9% seizure control.
• Cannabis is our biggest tool until you stop force-feeding us suicide pills. I'll stop. Thank you.
• This was on my feed; I don't know why it came to my email.
• sell products; we follow the science and educate our clients on the endocannabinoid system, how to feed
• I understand the biology of the plant and how to feed the plant to make it never have any Delta-9 in

Bills: HB5

Keywords: hemp, cannabinoids, regulation, occupational licenses, consumable products, marketing, criminal offenses, labeling requirements, health and safety, 997, house, all