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Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1061 on digital equity. Testimony was strongly supportive, including from Rosie Davis of the Maui County Area Health Education Center, who said Molokai and Maui need better digital access for telehealth and clinic services. Members discussed whether the bill should be consolidated with other digital broadband measures and asked about funding; the chair noted the draft used general funds but said federal money was now available for the navigator program. The committee later recommended SB 1061 be passed with an SD1, technical amendments, and an effective date of July 1, 2050, with members voting aye. The committee then heard SB 135 on macadamia nut labeling. Hawaiian Host Group and several supporters argued the bill would help align the industry around a processing solution and support growers and jobs, while the MacNut Association and Hamakua Macadamia Nut Company opposed it, saying the state lacks enough processing infrastructure and that existing law already covers labeling. In questioning, members focused on the lack of a current processing facility and the timeline for a new one on Hawaiʻi Island. After hearing mixed testimony, the committee deferred the bill indefinitely. The committee also considered SB 1657 and SB 1539 relating to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Testimony on both measures was generally supportive, with ADC describing the Wāhō water system as serving about 5,000 acres and over 70 farmers, mostly small and medium growers, and saying the proposal would help expand service without asking for more water. The committee later voted to pass SB 1657 and SB 1539 with SD1s, technical amendments, and a July 1, 2050 effective date. Finally, the committee took up SB 891 on economic development and gaming. The hearing drew extensive testimony, including support from Boyd Gaming and Stanford Carr Development, and opposition from Native Hawaiian speakers who said Hawaiians must have a seat at the table and raised concerns about self-determination and outside control. Members questioned the scope of the proposed gaming working group, the number and makeup of members, and the need to review prior gaming bills and studies. In decision-making, the committee passed SB 891 with an SD1 and major amendments: adding tourism references, changing expense reimbursement rules so private gaming representatives pay their own expenses, expanding the working group to include Native Hawaiian, social services/behavioral health, DBEDT, law enforcement, and tax/professional expertise seats, deleting one proposed seat, and adding a July 1, 2050 effective date. The committee also reported that the recommendations were adopted by vote.

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• Those in favor vote aye. Those opposed vote nay. Or not vote until you hear the bell.
• Have you all voted? Members, please vote.
• The House will now proceed to vote. Have you all voted? Members, please vote. Members, please vote.
• Have you all voted? Have you all voted? One minute. Members, please vote.
• I vote aye. Representative Olson votes aye. The clerk will record the vote.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Representative Penza voted yes. Representative Freeman voted yes. The clerk voted yes.
• Representative Penza voted yes. Representative Freeman voted yes. The clerk voted yes.
• The clerk voted yes. Representative Scully voted yes. Representative Barber voted yes.
• Representative Wheeler voted yes. Representative Gruber voted yes. Chairwoman Aaron voted yes.
• The clerk voted yes. Representative Scully voted yes. Representative Barber voted yes.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in a work session on several environmental bills, beginning with HP 152, which would prohibit the sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps. Members discussed whether the bill should be amended to allow professional pest control use while restricting retail sales to the public. Testimony and member comments focused on animal welfare concerns, the relative humaneness and effectiveness of glue traps versus snap traps, consumer education, enforcement difficulties, and whether the bill should instead be limited to professionals. No vote was taken on HP 152 during the discussion. The committee then turned to HB 171, establishing a moratorium on new landfill permits. Representative Gruber distributed an amendment shortening the proposed moratorium from five years to three years as a compromise. Members supporting the moratorium said it would give the Department of Environmental Services time to update rules and reflect recent landfill-siting reforms, while opponents argued that three years was too long, could tie the hands of a future legislature, and might be difficult to pass in the Senate. Others noted the House, Senate, and governor had each discussed different lengths of moratorium, making the bill a likely bargaining position in later negotiations. Throughout the landfill discussion, members emphasized that the three-year version was intended as a middle ground between a one-year proposal associated with the governor and a six-year Senate bill. Several members said the moratorium reflected years of bipartisan work on solid waste and landfill policy and would help create time for new rules to take effect. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote or other action on HB 171 during this segment.

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• So we respectfully ask you to vote this bill up. Thank you very much.
• By your vote, CS for SB 894 is reported favorably. Thank you.
• By your vote, CS for SB 1240 is reported favorably.
• By your vote, CS for SB 1240 is reported favorably. Thank you.
• Members, by your vote, please show Senate Bill 1286 reported favorably.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and took up several bills. SB 894, relating to faith-based content in batterers’ intervention programs, was explained as allowing certified programs to offer voluntary faith-based components alongside existing models. Members raised questions about how faith would be defined, whether participation would be optional, and how all faiths would be included. An amendment was adopted clarifying that faith-based activities may be offered but not required and removing language directing DCF to repeal a rule. After supportive testimony from faith-based advocates and some debate, the committee reported the bill favorably, with Senators Harrell and Garcia later recording affirmative votes. The committee then considered SB 1240 on substance abuse and mental health care, which would assign state oversight of the 988 Lifeline, remove the annual needs assessment barrier for medication-assisted treatment licensing, and require annual continuing education for forensic evaluators. An amendment with technical conforming changes and two substantive clarifications was adopted. Members expressed support for expanded access to behavioral health services, and the bill was reported favorably. Later, the chair presented SB 1736, which would allow direct support professionals and relatives to administer insulin in group home settings for individuals with developmental disabilities. After an amendment clarifying sliding scale insulin and related medication administration, the committee heard testimony from family advocates describing how the bill would prevent unnecessary institutionalization and reduce costs. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also passed SB 1286, which clarifies that allowing children to engage in unsupervised activities such as biking or playing outside does not by itself constitute neglect unless reckless or dangerous. After brief support testimony, that bill was also reported favorably, and the meeting adjourned.

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• We respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you so much.
• So with that, I ask for an aye vote. Thank you.
• So I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• Vote on SB 944. Thank you.
• And with that, we have a vote change. Thank you. With that, we have a vote change.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Chair Bolot votes I. Acting Chair Vat votes no. Acting Chair Yoto votes I.
• Representative Shamen votes I. I hate these kinds of votes.
• I'm going to take the vote. Chair Bot votes I. Acting Chair Eoto votes no.
• Representative Badi votes I. Acting Chair Imoto votes I. Representative Hasham votes I.
• Representative Badi votes I. Acting Chair Imoto votes I. Representative Hasham votes I.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety met on Wednesday, April 2 at 11:05 a.m. and began with housekeeping instructions for Zoom testimony and meeting conduct. The first major item was House Resolution 43, HD1, which urged the City and County of Honolulu to work with stakeholders on an emergency access road on the West Coast. The acting chair proposed a substantial HD2 amendment to add Makakilo language, expanding the resolution to call for two emergency access roads—one on the Ewa coast and one in Makakilo—and to request community meetings and a timeline for an alternative Makakilo access road by early 2026. Testimony on the resolution was strongly supportive overall, with 14 written testimonies in favor and none opposed. The committee then debated whether the proposed HD2 was appropriate without prior concurrence from the original introducer or prior committee chair. Several members objected to the amendment process and said they would vote no because the amendment had not been posted in advance and lacked concurrence, while the acting chair argued the rules did not require concurrence for resolutions and that the amendment was needed to address Makakilo residents’ safety concerns. The discussion also included references to prior conversations with leadership and the Speaker about whether resolution titles could be amended. After debate, the committee first voted on the amended version of HR 43, but the recommendation was not adopted. The acting chair then moved to pass HR 43 HD1 as originally presented, without the new Makakilo amendments. That motion was adopted, with the committee voting to pass the resolution as is. The record notes that members supporting the original measure cited the written testimony and the need for a second access point on the West Coast, while others voted no because they viewed the Makakilo language as duplicative or preferred a separate measure. After HR 43, the committee moved on to HCR 9, and the acting chair indicated that the committee would need to take a reconsideration vote before proceeding to a final vote on that resolution.

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• I want them to be able to get any of those procedures.
• I mean, emergency procedures have to be treated separately. Right.
• So many of our procedures, almost, I mean, the vast majority of our procedures are scheduled procedures
• You could have a higher number of procedures, which is what most patients want.
• is the high-cost outlier in other procedures.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• about conferring upon a person a voting about conferring upon a person a voting right.<00:15:59.839
• vote, please. vote, please. >> Senator<00:26:31.200> Cooper.
• Chairman, this is a roll call vote >> Mr.
• Chairman, this is a roll call vote for Senate File 55.
• Chairman, this is a roll call vote >> Mr.

Bills: SF0021, SF0022, SF0054, SF0055

Keywords: stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation, state commission, decentralized, nonprofit association, merger, conversion, liability, membership, governance, indemnification, banking regulation, special purpose depository institution, conversion process, Wyoming state laws, financial services

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• Senator Rest said that on the merits she voted against the bill in Commerce and will vote against it
• Senator French said he would vote yes to allow the bill to proceed as a late bill.
• I’ll be a yes vote for those reasons. Thanks, Madam Chair.” Thank you, Senator French.
• And we’ll be voting no, which does not mean that I, unlike many others in my caucus, voted not to uphold
• And I certainly will, even though I’m going to be voting no at this point.”

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I ask you to vote this bill favorably out of committee. Thank you for your time.
• So what's the procedure now? So is there a designated space now?
• So what's the procedure now? So is there a designated space now?
• So what's the procedure now? So is there a designated space now?
• So what's the procedure now? So is there a designated space now?

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing opened with procedural remarks and acknowledgments of Rosh Hashanah, followed by testimony on several criminal justice bills before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary. A major focus was S. 1061, the “Raise the Age” bill, which would gradually move 18- to 20-year-olds into the juvenile justice system. Supporters included youth and young adult advocates, former juvenile court Judge Jay Blitzman, ACLU and CPCS representatives, Roca, United Way, Citizens for Juvenile Justice, and Senator Brendan Crichton. They argued that young adults are still developmentally immature, that juvenile court services improve education and rehabilitation, and that adult-system involvement leads to higher recidivism and racial disparities. Committee members asked practical questions about how the bill would work, and witnesses explained that it would expand access to juvenile court diversion, probation, and DYS services for the covered age group. The chairs also noted a notice issue, clarifying that the hearing had been posted seven days in advance rather than the usual ten. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to revise accomplice and joint venture murder liability and sentencing. Representative Sam Montaño and Senator Liz Miranda supported the reform, arguing that current law can impose life sentences on people with limited or no knowledge of a killing and that the doctrine contributes to racial bias and disproportionate punishment. A law professor, a former defendant, and advocates from the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls described cases where people were punished far beyond their actual role and said the bill would better align charges and sentences with individual culpability. Related testimony also supported a proportionality-focused reform to reduce the harshness of joint venture sentencing. Several other public safety and criminal justice bills drew testimony. Senator Robin Kennedy supported a bill redefining strangulation in domestic violence law, saying the current “substantial pressure” standard is too vague and that strangulation is often lethal without visible injury. District Attorney Ryan and a retail business executive backed a bill on organized retail theft, saying it would give prosecutors more flexible charging options and better address coordinated theft rings. Representative Vieira and the family of Kiana Barros urged action on Kiana’s Law, which would improve restraining-order notification and enforcement after Barros’s daughter was killed after an order was not served. The hearing also included support for the HALO Act, which would create a 25-foot safety zone around first responders and penalize harassment or obstruction, and for a bill to enhance courthouse security by creating specific protections for judges and their families. No votes were taken during the hearing."} 0}]}

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• performed self-audit procedure performed by an independent third party, self-assessment of internal
• control procedures, and then bank reconciliation performed by an independent third party.
• So, again, as the dollar levels drop, um, the compliance procedures become a little less rigid.
• If you're not subject to the Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act, you can Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act
• .regarding violations of the Fiscal Procedures Act. >> No, thank you, Mr.

Keywords: 916, all

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• SB 1343, State Voting Rights Act. Judiciary and Elections. SB 1344, permanent early voting list.
• SB 1262, voting centers, early voting security. SB 1267, candidate petition circulators.
• SCR 1014, foreign contributions, early voting tabulation.
• Vote aye. Opposed, vote no. We have it so ordered. We are adjourned.
• Vote aye. I. Opposed vote. No. We have to do have it so ordered. We are adjourned. Aye. Oppos vote?

Keywords: 1182, all

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• 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.
• She was a vote change. A vote change.
• We’re not voting on that today. It’s going to be—it was a procedural staff, who, right?

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.

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• All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote
• All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• voting.
• voting.
• voting.
• voting.
• voting.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Senator Armendariz voting no. Senator Ballard voting yes. Senator Bosn voting... Voting no.
• Senator Ballard voting yes. Senator Bosn voting no. Senator Bostar voting yes.
• Senator Hunt voting yes. Senator Ibach not voting. Senator Jacobson voting no.
• Senator Moser voting no. Senator Merman voting no. Senator Prokop voting yes.
• Senator Storer voting no. Senator Storm voting no. Senator Strommen voting no.

Bills: LB815A, LB838A, LB912A, LB972A, LB1126A, LB962A, LB1114, LB921, LB937, LB803, LB803A, LB1032, LB1032A, LB1075, LB1075A, LB889, LB878, LB933, LB304, LB304A, LB1096, LB1096A, LB1165, LB1165A, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787

Keywords: LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill, Nebraska Department of Revenue, Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, motor fuel tax, gas tax, fuel tax, tax enforcement, tax collection, cash fund, budget, state spending, per diem, salaries, fiscal year, enrollment and review, final reading, Nebraska

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• We urge an aye vote. We urge an aye vote. Thank you. Great, thank you.
• Patterson: not voting. Farías: aye. Kalra: aye. Wilson: aye. Tangipa: not voting.
• Not voting? Ta? No. Ta? No. Not voting? Not voting? Ta? Ta? No? Tangipa? No? Wicks?
• Not voting. Not voting. Okay, 7 to 4 with one member not voting.
• Not voting. All right. The last vote, I didn't tell. Um, I, the last week, right.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Alonis not voting. I. Bonta. Alanis. Bonta, I. Harbettian. Lackey? Not voting. Lackey not voting.
• Let's take the vote.
• Ramos not voting. Item number five...” “Ramos not voting.
• Alanis not voting. Harabedian? Not voting. Ramos? Ramos not voting. That measure fails.
• Not voting. Harabedian, aye. Lackey? Not voting. Ramos? Ramos not voting. That measure passes.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety measures, beginning with housekeeping items and the adoption of a four-bill consent calendar. Bills on the consent calendar included AB 476 on metal theft, AB 619 on California Conservation Corps training for formerly incarcerated people, AB 1192 on child abuse or neglect reporting, and AB 1239 on human trafficking data. Several bills were pulled by the authors before hearing, and the committee also announced that AB 379 would be heard with a file notice waiver and AB 63 would be for testimony only. The most extensive discussion was on AB 366, which would require ignition interlock devices for anyone convicted of DUI. The author, Senator Archuleta, and a MADD representative gave emotional testimony about family members killed by drunk drivers and argued the bill would save lives. Support came from law enforcement, fire, medical, auto club, and safety groups. Opposition from public defenders and criminal justice advocates focused on loss of judicial discretion, costs for low-income drivers, and concerns about vendor oversight and effectiveness. The committee voted to pass AB 366 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 1380, which would create a permanent pathway into firefighting careers for formerly incarcerated people who served on Cal Fire hand crews. The author and supporters said the bill would recognize service, improve reentry, and reduce recidivism; a fire labor group withdrew its opposition after amendments were discussed. The measure passed to Appropriations, though it remained on call pending one additional vote. AB 461, which would remove criminal penalties for parents of truant K-8 students and replace them with supportive responses, drew broad support from education and justice advocates but no opposition testimony; it was also passed to Appropriations and left on call pending one more vote. ACR 60, recognizing the Downey Police Department’s special-needs communication program for interactions with people with disabilities or sensory challenges, was adopted unanimously. The committee then heard AB 746 on creating an inmate cooperative program and a green reentry reserve for incarcerated workers. Supporters said it would build job skills, dignity, and reentry success; there was no opposition testimony. The bill passed to Appropriations and was left on call pending votes. Finally, AB 379 on human trafficking drew strong support from survivor advocates, law enforcement, and local officials for creating a survivor services fund and targeting buyers, but also strong opposition from survivors and civil liberties groups who warned it would criminalize vulnerable people and revive harmful loitering enforcement. The committee discussion continued with members weighing survivor support, public safety tools, and concerns about the bill’s amendments and scope.

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• effective results through strategic decisions that have expanded marketing tactics and implemented new procedures
• effective results from strategic decisions that have expanded marketing tactics and implemented new procedures
• to Thank you. decisions that have expanded marketing tactics and implemented new procedures to improve
• And by your vote of, what are we got, we got, three, four, five, by your vote of five, zero nays, and
• zero not voting, you have recommended the confirmation of Alex Scalpsa Ridgeway for the director of

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Representative Roads voted yes. Representative LEL voted yes. Representative Devoid voted yes.
• Representative Gagney voted yes. Representative La voted yes. Representative Saor deir voted yes.
• Representative Tutor voted yes. Representative Harriet Gther voted yes.
• Representative Muse voted yes. Representative Newman voted yes. Representative Murphy voted yes.
• The clerk voted yes. Representative Newell voted yes. Representative Shear voted yes.

Keywords: 1189, house, all