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• So I wanted to make sure that we were up to speed on the latest from the agencies, and that way it would
• interim hearing or the hurricane preparedness hearing, so I wanted to make sure that we were up to speed
• I understand they want speed to power to be able to affect their business in a positive manner.
• They want reliable power, but for them, speed to power is particularly important.
• Particularly for the hyperscalers, speed to power is the number one thing.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• And then just like the national speed limit, more and more states have been getting rid of it.
• There's already multiple ways to evict tenants: violating rules, disturbing neighbors, non-payment, destruction
• tenants, already multiple ways to evict tenants, already multiple ways to evict tenants, violating
• <01:47:55.040> rules,<01:47:55.520> disturbing<01:47:56.159> neighbors, violating
• rules, disturbing neighbors, violating rules, disturbing neighbors, non-payment,<01:47:58.000> destruction

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Giving them, letting them get up to speed on their business plan, updated business plan, and we wanted
• c> their<01:34:57.160> business<01:34:57.520> plan,<01:34:57.840> updated speed
• on their business plan, updated speed on their business plan, updated business<01:34:58.360> plan
• be considered separate, uh, a subject, but we wanted to use that to make sure that they get up to speed
• be considered separate, uh, a subject, but we wanted to use that to make sure that they get up to speed

Bills: SB3302, SB2061, SB2050, SB2102, SB2694, SB2089, SB847

Keywords: SB3302, homemade food products, farm kitchens, home kitchens, Department of Health, DOH, food safety, food labeling, value-added agriculture, small farms, agricultural land, commercial food establishment permit, cottage food, direct-to-consumer sales, local food systems, Hawaii Revised Statutes, chapter 91, farm-to-table, food processing, public health regulation

Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on April 9, 2026, and heard testimony on several measures. SB 3302 SD1 HD1, dealing with homemade food products, would require the Department of Health to adopt rules for farm kitchens producing homemade food products that are no more stringent than rules for home kitchens. The Department of Health said it supported the bill with technical amendments, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association and Grassroot Institute of Hawaii also supported it. No opposition was heard. A lengthy discussion focused on SB 2061 SD2 HD1, which concerns a 99-year leasehold residential condominium project and HCDA’s rules for sales, income restrictions, and buyback pricing. HCDA supported the bill and said the House draft clarified unclear provisions and would help move the project to pre-sales. Testimony and committee questions centered on whether the project should remain owner-occupied in perpetuity or allow investor purchases after an initial sales period. HCDA explained that the bill was revised to make the project feasible in the market, that 60% of units would be income-restricted for buyers at or below 140% of area median income, and that the remaining units could be sold without owner-occupancy restrictions. Some members and testifiers expressed concern that the bill had shifted away from the original owner-occupancy vision and could become an investment property model, while others argued the changes were necessary for the project to pencil out and compete with fee-simple developments. No vote was taken during the discussion shown. The committee also heard SB 2050 SD1 HD1, which would allow chiropractic students in accredited programs to engage in clinical practice beginning July 1, 2028. The Hawaii Board of Chiropractic and the Hawaii State Chiropractic Association supported the measure, and one testifier described personal experience with student chiropractic care in California. Members questioned why the board requested delaying implementation until 2030, and the board said it needed more time to develop rules because it meets only a few times a year and rulemaking is lengthy. Finally, SB 2102 SD2 HD1, on industrial hemp in commercial feed, was introduced; the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity offered comments, the Department of Health raised concerns about regulating pet food and possible jurisdictional conflict, and a farmer testifying in support suggested narrowing the bill to federally approved livestock feed rather than pet food.

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• Okay, now we get to the speed round of the MOAB.
• Okay, now we get to the speed round of the MOAB.
• Okay, now we get to the speed round of the MOAB.
• Okay, now we get to the speed round of the MOAB.
• Consumer price index the speed round of the Moab. Uh, we have the speed round of the Moab.

Keywords: 00:00:22 - Call to Order and Roll Call 00:03:00 – Approval of June 25, 2025 Minutes 00:03:22 - Update on Federal Changes to the Medicaid Program 01:03:44 - State Directed Payments, Provider Taxes, and the Rural Health Transformation Fund: How Medicaid Changes Could Impact Kentucky Hospitals 01:29:42 – Public Comments 01:45:25 – Announcements 01:46:19 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board met on July 30, 2025, approved the June 25 minutes, and received a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislatures on Medicaid provisions in H.R. 1. The presentation outlined more than 20 Medicaid-related provisions, emphasizing that the largest federal savings come from work/community engagement requirements, changes to provider taxes, limits on state-directed payments, more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion populations, and related eligibility/enrollment changes. She said the fiscal effects are backloaded, with most reductions occurring in the later years of the 10-year window, and noted potential significant impacts on hospital payments and state financing. She also described new funding opportunities, including a $50 billion rural health transformation fund and a new home and community-based services waiver with associated grants. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on Kentucky’s pending community engagement 1115 waiver and how it would interact with the new federal requirements. Board members asked whether the waiver had been approved, what the cabinet’s contingency plan would be if CMS does not approve it, and what the timeline is for compliance. Cabinet representatives said the waiver has not yet been approved by CMS, remains under public comment, and that the state will wait for CMS guidance before moving forward; if needed, the state would amend the waiver or submit a new one. They said the work requirement must be in place by January 1, 2027, with a possible extension to 2028. Castanza also explained that expansion adults with incomes between 100% and 138% of the federal poverty level would face new cost-sharing requirements beginning October 1, 2028, and that eligibility redeterminations would move from annual to every six months starting January 1, 2027. She then walked through provider tax changes, including a moratorium on new provider taxes beginning October 1, 2026, and a phased reduction in the hold-harmless threshold for existing taxes beginning January 1, 2028, with exemptions for nursing facilities and ICF/IID providers. Board members questioned the timing and likely impact on Kentucky, and Castanza responded that the effect would depend on each tax’s current rate and would phase in over time.

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• :51:28.720> of<00:51:28.880> the Having drivers education students learn about safe speeds
• , about safe speeds, distracted driving, and<00:54:13.760> safely<00:54:14.160> merging
• speeding by just feet away from them. speeding by just feet away from them.
• So, for example, providing adequate sight distance, stopping sight distance, turn radii for the speed
• And so just letting students understand that it is inherently dangerous to exceed the speed in a work

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• dangerous speeders by adding additional consequences for driving more than 35 mph over the posted speed
• We put the speed parameters in the bill on purpose to make sure this is about getting out of the way
• > in<00:47:44.079> the<00:47:44.160> bill<00:47:44.400> on put the speed
• parameters in the bill on put the speed parameters in the bill on purpose<00:47:44.960> to<00:
• , volume, congestion, level of speed, volume, congestion, level of service,<00:52:20.720> safety,<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:10:54.480> such including a penalty for violating such including a penalty for violating
• And I don't believe in any way, shape, or form that this violates the commerce clause.
• And I don't believe in any way, shape, or form that this violates the Commerce Clause.
• And I don't believe in any way, shape, or form that this violates the Commerce Clause.
• <03:06:12.880> the um because then we don't violate the um because then we don't violate the

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And I'll try to speed up a little, but on page 6, uh, boilerplate language, House-passed 86, Senate-passed
• And<04:19:17.120> I'll<04:19:17.359> try<04:19:17.520> to<04:19:17.760> speed
• up<04:19:18.239> a<04:19:18.560> little,<04:19:18.800> but And I'll try to speed
• up a little, but And I'll try to speed up a little, but on<04:19:19.439> on<04:19:19.760>
• Is this possibly in violation of House Rule 50, or— No, it's not really a tax.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference on HB 1 and HB 2 met to review revenue estimates and begin working through a side-by-side of the budget. New Hampshire Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre testified that lottery revenues are outperforming prior estimates, projecting a $27 million return to the state this year, up $7 million, and $200 million per year in the next biennium, up $6.5 million per year. He attributed the increase to stronger scratch ticket sales, no negative impact from Massachusetts sports betting, and overall better performance. Members questioned the assumptions behind the higher numbers, including the proposed $50 scratch tickets, the effect of inflation, and whether the projections were conservative enough. McIntyre said the $50 ticket could produce modest growth and that the estimates were intentionally cautious. The discussion also covered gaming revenue assumptions for historical horse racing and video lottery terminals, with McIntyre saying the state market is not yet saturated and that future conversions from HHR to VLTs should be net positive for the state. Members also discussed differences between House and Senate revenue numbers for gaming, including machine counts, daily revenue assumptions, and the tax split. The Senate version used higher machine counts and a 31.25% tax rate, with a quarter-point reserved for responsible gaming and the remainder split between charities and the state. The House had used a 30% rate with a different distribution. McIntyre and committee members also reviewed House Bill 2 items affecting Kino hours and local option games of chance, with McIntyre explaining that the bill would expand playing hours and shift towns to an opt-out model. No votes were taken during the lottery discussion, but the committee indicated it would continue refining the revenue model and circulate the spreadsheet used for the estimates. The committee then moved through the HB 1 detail change sheet, accepting several Senate positions and holding others for later. It agreed to a zero-cost realignment in the Department of Safety moving the international fuel tax agreement function from administration to motor vehicles, and it restored eight passenger motor vehicle inspection positions for later discussion in HB 2. The Department of Corrections reorganization was set aside for a later, more detailed discussion. The committee also accepted no-change positions for the Department of Employment Security and agreed to a technical footnote fix in the Judicial Council section. It discussed a new HB 2 item moving contract counsel for involuntary mental health admissions from the judicial branch to the Judicial Council, funded at $100,000 per year, and noted that the public defender funding issue would be revisited when the overall budget picture is clearer. The meeting ended with the committee continuing its review of the remaining pages of the detail change sheet.

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• about this resolution, urging them just to evaluate impediments to safety measures and appropriate speed
• And it just does not mandate new regulations or anything on spending or speeding, just asking them to

Bills: HR275, HR282, HCR112, SCR62, SCR64, SB513

Keywords: highway maintenance, signage, transportation safety, DOTD, infrastructure, public safety, federal grants, job creation, Utility Terrain Vehicles, UTVs, safety regulations, transportation, Louisiana, task force, vehicle operation, legislation, accidents, HCR112, House Concurrent Resolution 112, Louisiana Highway 1

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on May 26 with a quorum present and took up several resolutions and one Senate bill. SCR 64 created a task force to study construction management at risk (CMAR) in Louisiana public works; an amendment added representatives from the Louisiana Associated General Contractors and Associated Builders and Contractors, and the resolution was reported with amendments. HR 282 created a task force to study utility terrain vehicles with state agencies; an amendment added the State Fire Marshal, and it was also reported with amendments. The committee then considered SB 513 on public works project delivery methods. The bill originally included an average-bid award method for certain pilot projects, along with airport design-build provisions. Testimony from a Reason Foundation analyst and from the Louisiana Associated General Contractors raised concerns that average-bid contracting could encourage collusion, raise costs, and lacked supporting data or use by U.S. transportation departments, while airport design-build was supported. The committee adopted an amendment in concept to strike the average-bid provisions, leaving the airport-related design-build language in place, and SB 513 was reported with amendments by a vote of 11 yeas and 4 nays. The committee also reported SCR 62 favorably, which urges DOTD to evaluate school zones on state highways in response to safety concerns and near misses, including a fatal incident referenced by the author. HCR 112 was reported favorably to study flooding on Louisiana Highway 1 in Shreveport, and HR 275 was reported favorably to study an interstate highway signage maintenance and reporting program. The meeting concluded after all items were disposed of and the committee adjourned.

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• Seat belt, speed limit, no alcohol, just innocent. ...a get-together, seat belt, speed limit, no alcohol

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Children and Families held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1135, known as Bentley and Mason’s Law, with nine members present. Senator Henderson presented the bill as a child-support-style restitution measure for children who lose a parent or parents because of a drunk or drug-impaired driver. He said the amount would be determined through the clerk and court process based on the offender’s finances and the children’s prior standard of living, and noted the bill includes a delay in payments if the offender is incarcerated. He also explained that if a family pursues a civil recovery from insurance, they would not also receive the maintenance order, to avoid double recovery. Committee members asked about how the payments would be calculated, whether health care or other needs could be included, whether the bill would affect FAFSA or survivor benefits, and whether there would be penalties for nonpayment. Several members praised the concept but raised concerns about enforceability, possible bankruptcy discharge, and the civil-suit limitation. Senator Henderson said he was open to further discussion on strengthening the bill, but noted some provisions were compromises made to keep the bill moving. Public testimony was strongly in favor. Brooke Stewart described how her husband was killed by a drunk driver in Tennessee and said a court award under Bentley’s Law would help support her daughters’ future needs, including college. Heather Elder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving supported the bill, said similar laws have passed in other states and territories, and urged the committee not to amend or delay it further. She also described the original Missouri family behind the bill and said the measure would provide accountability and relief for children left behind by impaired-driving deaths. No one testified in opposition, and the committee adjourned after closing the hearing on SB 1135.

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• We need 90 to suspend the rules and speed things up in the House and 45...
• And speed things up in the House and 45 in the Senate.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The meeting focused on delays in finalizing major budget bills, especially the health and human services bills, which speakers said are highly complex and require extensive review by the revisor, legislative chairs, and agency staff. Transportation was described as nearly complete, with technical language issues slowing its posting. Leaders said the special session agreement would not be negotiated until the bills are posted in final form, and that the agreement will likely specify the items of business for the session. Speakers emphasized that the extra time is being used to carefully review the legislation and avoid mistakes, noting the bills cover large portions of the state budget and affect vulnerable populations. They also said they want to preserve some previously agreed-to technical, non-money provisions from the tax bill. There was discussion of unresolved policy items, including a question about a non-compete rollback, which was said not to be under discussion. On timing, one speaker said the special session was unlikely to happen the next day, gave only a small chance of Thursday, and said Saturday was the most realistic target. The urgency was tied to avoiding additional layoff notices for state employees before June 10. Leaders said the special session would ideally last one day, with enough votes to pass bills and suspend rules in both chambers, and noted that the tied legislature has made cooperation more necessary than in the prior session, when a majority-minority conflict led to a long filibuster.

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• Oh, you’re moving at light speed. Trying to keep... What was that? 406. Right.
• I just wanted my chairman to know that you all are trained to read with light speed because y'all do

Bills: SB305, SB109, SB122, SB111, SB114, SB113, SB150, SB112, SB289, SB303

Keywords: education funding, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, local education agencies, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students, Tuskegee University, Alabama Education Trust Fund, appropriation, agricultural research, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility, financial reporting, Education Savings Accounts, RAISE Fund, CHOOSE Act Fund

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• done by requiring that we as a state prove intent to defraud or an equally high intent for these violations
• Another leader has said, "We're all heading toward the same fiscal cliff, albeit at different speeds.
• the same fiscal cliff, albeit at toward the same fiscal cliff, albeit at different<00:45:16.080> speeds
• c> just<00:45:17.760> that<00:45:17.920> some<00:45:18.160> of different speeds
• It's just that some of different speeds.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Uh, and if you violate that, Keely will be very angry with you. Uh, so she is the enforcer today.
• traditional wheat or oats processing. >> Sure, and I'll just kind of wrap a few questions in together to speed
• traditional wheat or oats processing. >> Sure, and I'll just kind of wrap a few questions in together to speed
• opportunity to learn more about the >> Sure, and I'll just kind of wrap a few questions in together to speed
• opportunity to learn more about the >> Sure, and I'll just kind of wrap a few questions in together to speed

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• limits and increase speed limits on certain speed limits and increase speed limits on certain
• "aaaaaa">highways, authorizes FDOT to speed limits on certain
• You're trying to speed things up.
• You're trying to speed things up.