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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JDC, JDC Public Hearings 04-21-2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It is that same preparation, work ethic, and commitment to the rule of law that I will carry with me
- It is that same<00:10:49.040><c> preparation,</c><00:10:50.000><c> work</c><00:10:50.320><c> ethic,</
- c><00:10:51.000><c> and</c> same preparation, work ethic, and same preparation, work ethic, and commitment
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee heard Governor’s Messages 796 and 797, both judicial confirmation nominations, but announced at the outset that no votes would be taken that day. The committee said it would hold the vote the next day in Room 225. For GM 796, Annalisa M. Bernard Lee was nominated to serve as circuit court judge for the Second Circuit (Maui) for a 10-year term. Supporters included former Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald, former judges, attorneys, and the Hawaii State Bar Association, all describing her as fair, hardworking, experienced on both criminal and civil matters, and active in the legal community. Judge Lee testified about her background as a Maui native, former public defender and prosecutor, and current district court judge, and said her experience on all sides of the courtroom shaped her commitment to fairness and access to justice. Senators asked about diversion, sentencing repeat offenders, and the role of a circuit court judge; Lee said she would consider cases individually, support diversion and pretrial collaboration where appropriate, and use judicial power to address underlying problems when possible.
For GM 797, Michael K. Soong was nominated to the Fifth Circuit Court for Kauai and Niihau. Former Chief Justice Recktenwald and other supporters praised his long legal career, including service as a prosecutor, district court judge, and acting chief judge during a period when Kauai lacked a full-time circuit judge. They emphasized his courtroom control, common sense, community ties, and willingness to take on extra judicial committee work. Soong testified that he had served as a district court judge since 2017 and had recently been handling circuit court duties, including civil, criminal, and jury trial matters. He described the differences between district and circuit court, his experience presiding over complex trials, and his support for specialty courts such as drug court, veterans court, and mental health calendars. The Hawaii State Bar Association said it found him qualified after its review. No votes were taken on either nomination during this hearing.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Whereas, social workers follow a code of ethics that requires them to stand for equity in every community
- workers follow a Whereas, social work workers follow a code<00:10:35.400><c> of</c><00:10:35.520><c> ethics
- that</c><00:10:36.680><c> requires</c><00:10:37.200><c> them</c><00:10:37.400><c> to</c> code of ethics
- that requires them to code of ethics that requires them to stand<00:10:38.040><c> for</c><00:10:38.200
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- also received a strong endorsement from Delegate Anne Kaiser, which speaks volumes about her work ethic
- volumes<00:43:23.200><c> about</c><00:43:23.520><c> her</c><00:43:23.839><c> work</c><00:43:24.079><c> ethic
- ,</c><00:43:24.560><c> leadership</c> volumes about her work ethic, leadership volumes about her work
- ethic, leadership and<00:43:25.200><c> promise</c><00:43:25.520><c> in</c><00:43:25.839><c> public</
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Working group members are exempt from the ethics code solely for their participation.
- ><01:48:01.520><c> exempt</c><01:48:01.840><c> from</c><01:48:01.920><c> the</c><01:48:02.000><c> ethics
- </c><01:48:02.320><c> code</c> members are exempt from the ethics code members are exempt from the ethics
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
PSM-HOU, HOU Public Hearings 04-10-2025
Public Safety and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- that is unique to the skill set that I have is to really integrate the fiduciary, the legal, the ethical
- 48.400><c> the</c> integrate the fiduciary, the legal, the integrate the fiduciary, the legal, the ethical
- 50.639><c> the</c><00:07:51.199><c> rubber</c><00:07:51.680><c> hits</c><00:07:51.919><c> the</c> ethical
- um and where the rubber hits the ethical um and where the rubber hits the road<00:07:52.639><c> kind
Summary:
The joint committees heard HCR 66, which asks the State Building Code Council to update the state building code to allow point access block construction for residential buildings up to six stories. Testimony was generally in support, including from Housing Hawaii’s Future, the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, and OPSD, with one registered opponent. No questions were raised, and the joint committee later adopted a recommendation to pass the resolution as is. Because the housing committee lacked quorum at that time, final action on the resolution was deferred to the housing-only agenda.
On the housing-only agenda, the committee first heard HTR 78, which states the intent that housing projects qualifying for credits under Act 31 remain eligible for those credits after the act’s repeal. Testimony was in support from HHFTC and the DIY chapter, and there were no questions or opposition noted. The committee then took up Governor’s Message 592, confirming Lisa Darcy to the HPHA board. Support came from HPHA board members and several individuals, and Darcy said she accepted the nomination and emphasized her experience and interest in HPHA’s work. Members questioned her about the HPHA board’s oversight role, the 10,000-unit RFQ, and media coverage of Kuhio Park Terrace relocations; she said she supports the project, values transparency, and would push for better context and accountability, though some members felt she had not directly answered concerns about on-the-ground oversight.
The committee also heard Governor’s Message 736, confirming Grant Chun to the HHFDC board. Support testimony highlighted his experience in nonprofit housing, real estate, and leadership roles, and Chun said he was pleased to serve the state. Members asked about his residence and his perspective on senior care at Hali Makua, where he said his family found the care compassionate and thorough, while noting staffing shortages. The transcript ends before any final vote on the housing-only items is shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 4/9/25
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- that are doing this as a service from those that are charging reasonable fees and have reasonable ethical
- ><00:32:17.360><c> reasonable</c><00:32:18.159><c> e</c><00:32:18.640><c> um</c><00:32:18.880><c> ethical
- </c> fees and have reasonable e um ethical fees and have reasonable e um ethical structures<00:32:20.559
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Also, I’ve been involved with Rotary on Maui as well as a member of the ethics committee for Holly Makua
- on Maui as well as uh a member<00:24:46.400><c> of</c><00:24:46.880><c> the</c><00:24:47.200><c> ethics
- <00:24:47.679><c> committee</c><00:24:48.080><c> for</c><00:24:48.400><c> Holly</c> member of the ethics
- committee for Holly member of the ethics committee for Holly Makua,<00:24:49.679><c> a</c><00:24:49.919
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection held a confirmation hearing on a long list of nominees to state boards and commissions. Early nominees included David Padilla to the State Boxing Commission, Steven Pine to the Board of Dentistry, Deborah McMmen to the Board of Acupuncture, Tiffany Lyn Hmel and Gabriel Aay to the Board of Veterinary Medicine, Nathan Eslin to the Cable Advisory Committee, John Takitani and Tony Lao to the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects, John Arbles to the State Board of Public Accountancy, and later nominees to the Board of Psychology, Board of Pharmacy, Hawaii Medical Board, Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Board of Chiropractic, Board of Physical Therapy, Board of Private Detectives and Guards, and the Real Estate Commission. Most nominations were for terms expiring in 2027, 2028, or 2029, with one Real Estate Commission term expiring in 2026.
Testimony was overwhelmingly in support. DCCA and the relevant boards or commissions generally stood on written testimony supporting each nominee, and many individual supporters also testified, including professional associations, industry representatives, and community members. Several nominees briefly addressed the committee, expressing appreciation and interest in continuing or beginning service. The committee asked a few questions on some nominations, especially about the Real Estate Commission and the Board of Private Detectives and Guards, where members discussed condominium-related complaints, association practices, and whether the board could do more to assist security personnel; the nominee said staffing and authority limits constrained additional training or oversight. For the Real Estate Commission, members also asked about broader housing and market conditions, and the nominee said inventory shortages and housing supply issues remained a major concern.
No opposition testimony or contentious votes were described in the transcript. The chair repeatedly asked whether there were questions or additional testimony, and after each nominee the committee generally moved on without objection. The hearing was focused on receiving testimony and evaluating the nominees for later confirmation rather than taking final action during the meeting.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor debate of HF24 3/13/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This legislation affirms our ethical and moral responsibility as a society to provide medical care for
- 56.680><c> our</c> protections this legislation affirms our protections this legislation affirms our ethical
- ><c> moral</c><00:45:58.079><c> responsibility</c><00:45:58.839><c> as</c><00:45:58.960><c> a</c> ethical
- and moral responsibility as a ethical and moral responsibility as a society<00:46:00.640><c> to</c><
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We transferred the credibility that we had as research academics to operation marketplace with the launch
- And there's a lot of research saying another state, Texas, has made a huge mistake of allowing something
- We effectively transferred the credibility we had as research academics to the operational marketplace
- But I want you to make it clear, first of all, that the public is not against compassion, ethics.
- But I want you to make it clear, first of all, that the public is not against compassion, ethics.
Keywords:
image-based sexual abuse, working group, gender-based violence, Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women, prevention efforts, survivor protections, new technologies, legal reform, HCR14, House Concurrent Resolution, perpetual easement, non-exclusive easement, state submerged lands, submerged lands, shoreline easement, drainage outfall, stormwater outfall, lagoon outfall, pipelines, Kahala Hotel & Resort
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (9-17-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- This did create a pain point for many of our clients who engaged in research, as they would generally
- Uh, trying to instill a work ethic and learn from that.
- Uh, trying to instill a work ethic and learn from that.
- Uh, but without further research, it's a little bit difficult to tell exactly. at that point. at that
- a</c><00:54:25.280><c> little</c><00:54:25.359><c> bit</c> research, it's it's a little bit research
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Major Tax Provisions in H.R. 1 (Public Law 119-21) 00:02:45
Kentucky’s Workforce 00:33:35, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes and heard a brief member introduction before taking up an overview of major tax provisions in HR1, referred to by the presenters as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Representatives from the Kentucky Society of CPAs explained new federal deductions for tips, overtime, and car loan interest; a new tax-favored “Trump account” for children; expanded bonus depreciation and Section 179 expensing for businesses; changes to R&D expensing; and a new limit on wagering loss deductions. Members asked several clarifying questions about the duration of the provisions, W-2 and 1099 reporting changes, and how overtime deductions would work. The presenters emphasized that tips and overtime remain subject to payroll taxes and that many of the business provisions are permanent, while the individual deductions are temporary through 2028 or otherwise phased in over time.
The discussion then shifted to individual and nonprofit provisions, including the increase in the state and local tax itemized deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 with income-based phaseouts, the temporary senior deduction, and a new deduction for car loan interest with income limits and vehicle qualifications. On charitable giving, the presenters described a permanent nonitemizer deduction, new floors for individual and corporate charitable deductions, and a new scholarship-granting organization credit that would allow donors to receive a dollar-for-dollar federal credit up to $1,700, beginning in 2027. Members focused heavily on the SGO provision, asking about state implementation, oversight, whether churches would qualify, and whether the credit could support both public and private education. The presenters said the state would need to establish the mechanism and that additional federal guidance is still pending.
After the tax presentation, the committee heard from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on workforce issues, with a focus on child care and housing as barriers to labor force participation. Chamber representatives said they were not proposing large new government programs, but rather targeted policy recommendations for the 2026 session. They described Kentucky’s long-term decline in workforce participation since 2000, attributing much of it to demographic change, an aging population, and fewer younger workers entering the labor force. The presentation continued into a broader discussion of workforce trends and the need for practical policy responses, but no votes or formal actions were taken on these informational items.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Jul 2nd, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Harrington Forest Research Center.
- Madam Chair, Senator, yeah, we are doing research along that entire pipeline.
- That research center will still operate as a research center on its own but work in collaboration with
- But it comes in collaboration with the research you all are doing.
- So IBHS prioritizes research about how to defend against embers.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-25 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Just a narrow procedural bill regarding Commission and Ethics Form 10.
- I did do my own research.
- He said that was a mistake, but I did my research there.
- A lab school is a research-based school at our universities, okay?
- and researchers would be impacted by the stricken language?
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (01/23/2026)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- >> I'm not, but I've also not extensively researched the topic, so it may be the case, but I'm not aware
- >> I'm not, but I've also not extensively researched the topic, so it may be the case, but I'm not aware
- >> I'm not, but I've also not extensively researched the topic, so it may be the case, but I'm not aware
- not, but I'm I've also not >> I'm not, but I'm I've also not extensively<00:16:28.800><c> researched
- the topic, so it extensively researched the topic, so it may<00:16:30.480><c> be</c><00:16:30.639><c
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Mar 31st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So I just wanted to give you some of my data that I had kind of researched and was praying about this
- I'm not sure what I consider that: ethics, quid pro quo, or straight-up blackmail.
- I'm not sure what I consider that: ethics, quid pro quo, or straight-up blackmail.
- They know they were doing the research on it.
Summary:
The House Natural Resources Committee met on House Bill 7 by Speaker Pro Tem Johnson, the Louisiana Landowners Protection Act, which would remove eminent domain authority for carbon capture and geological sequestration projects. After housekeeping and roll call, the committee adopted a set of technical amendments that cleaned up definitions, removed a stray statutory reference, and changed “commissioner” to “secretary.” The author then gave an extended presentation arguing the bill was needed to align Louisiana law with the state constitution’s property-rights protections and recent court rulings, and to ensure carbon capture projects proceed only through voluntary agreements rather than forced takings.
Several members questioned the author and supportive witnesses about whether the bill would stop carbon capture, affect oil and gas pipelines, or disrupt investment. The author and supporters said it would not stop projects, only prevent taking land without consent, and argued that landowners—especially small and rural owners—should not face the threat of expropriation. Supportive testimony also emphasized family land, inheritance, and constitutional limits on takings. Some members raised concerns about changing the rules after prior legislative action and about the economic importance of carbon capture, but the author responded that the legislature had made a mistake in 2020 and should correct it now.
Opposition testimony came from representatives of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, the Louisiana Chemistry Association, and attorneys who handle right-of-way matters. They argued that eminent domain is a rare last resort, that existing law and the Landowner Bill of Rights already protect owners, and that the Constitution’s provisions for private-entity expropriation are different from the provisions discussed by the bill’s supporters. They warned that removing the tool for carbon capture would chill investment, threaten jobs and revenue, and could spill over into other energy infrastructure. The committee did not reach a final vote on the bill in the portion of the meeting provided.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Mar 31st, 2026
Natural Resources & Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- So I just wanted to give you some of my data that I had kind of researched and was praying about this
- I'm not sure what I consider that: ethics, quid pro quo, or straight-up blackmail. ...per Louisiana Radio
- I'm not sure what I consider that: ethics, quid pro quo, or straight-up blackmail.
- They know they were doing the research on it.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-11 (4:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, your Rules and Ethics Committee herewith submits a special order for Wednesday, Dear Mr.
- Speaker, your Rules and Ethics Committee herewith submits a special order for Wednesday, February 11,
- There's research that shows that LGBTQ-inclusive educational resources make real differences in students
- There's research that shows that LGBTQ inclusive educational resources make real differences in students
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Terry Fields and the Parkland victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine organizational actions including approval of the journal and adoption of a special order report. The chamber then took up House Bill 1119, relating to materials harmful to minors, which the sponsor described as a measure to clarify and strengthen standards for removing obscene or pornographic content from public school classrooms and libraries while preserving educational uses and not targeting classical literature, LGBTQ content, or other protected viewpoints. Members questioned the bill’s use of terms such as “predominantly,” its relationship to existing local review processes, the impact on AP/IB and college-level materials, the applicability to voucher-funded schools, and the risk of additional First Amendment litigation and costs. The sponsor responded that the bill was needed because current standards were being bypassed and that the legislation was aimed at material harmful to minors, not general literary value.
The House considered numerous amendments, most of which were defeated. Amendments offered by Representatives Gant, Aristide, Bartleman, Eskamani, Nixon, Rainer, Woodson, and Harris sought, among other things, to preserve parental choice during review periods, restore a whole-work constitutional standard, limit repeated objections, protect educational and abuse-prevention materials, prevent LGBTQ-inclusive books from being labeled harmful solely on that basis, shield school districts from funding penalties, and delay enforcement in districts already under litigation. Supporters of the amendments argued that the bill would encourage censorship, remove books with clear literary or educational value, burden districts with costs and lawsuits, and harm students who rely on school libraries for access to reading material and representation. Opponents of the amendments argued the bill was necessary to protect minors from explicit content and that the proposed changes would weaken that protection. All of the amendments described in the transcript failed.
After the amendment process, the House waived rules, read HB 1119 a third time by title, and entered structured debate on final passage. In closing debate, opponents repeated concerns about constitutional vulnerability, overbroad book removals, and the educational harm of limiting access to literature, while supporters framed the bill as a child-protection measure and a clarification of existing law. The transcript ends during the structured debate on final passage, before the final vote on the bill is shown.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Panhandle region of Texas, serves a population known for their conservative values and strong work ethic
- I'm not an American by paper, but I am in my heart and in my work ethic.
- In 2024, our chamber led a local research initiative that included 354 survey responses, 80 interviews
- Research shows that having a bachelor's degree increases the earning potential of these students by more
Keywords:
higher education, tuition rates, financial support, immigration status, Texas law, SB 1835, resident tuition, nonresident students, scholarship students, public higher education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Education Code Section 54.213, tuition waiver, in-state tuition, out-of-state students, higher education finance, enrollment cap, capacity limit, workforce development area, nonimmigrant visa
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- of research or a return<00:33:24.000><c> for</c><00:33:24.159><c> the</c><00:33:24.399><c> university
- There is an ethical risk without the CAS.
- There is an ethical risk without the CAS.
- </c><02:12:35.440><c> The</c> is an ethical risk without the CAS.
- The is an ethical risk without the CAS.
Keywords:
public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139, Board of Land and Natural Resources, BLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, Kauai, Maui, Honolulu, Kaimuki Middle School, Wilcox Elementary School, school property
Summary:
The committee heard SB 2613, a cleanup bill relating to public school land transfers under Act 307 (2022), which revises tax map key references and the conveyance process for properties transferred to the Department of Education. The Hawaii State Public Library System supported the measure, saying it would complete the long-unfinished separation of the library system from DOE property control and make future building projects more efficient and cost-effective. DOE also supported the bill and requested an amendment to remove TMK 43-62 parcel 10, the Wilcox Elementary School parcel, so that it could instead be transferred to the county for use with the adjacent park and tennis courts.
Members focused heavily on why land transfers and construction approvals have been slow, especially the need for right-of-entry documents and an MOA for a library construction project. Library and DOE witnesses said the delays stemmed from site-control issues and confusion over property status, and that the bill would clarify which parcels are transferred by operation of law and remove the need for additional transactional documents in many cases. Several members questioned whether the bill actually changes authority or simply clarifies existing practice, and DOE said it wanted legislative clarity so the transfers are unmistakably effective on a date certain.
The committee also discussed a separate section of the bill dealing with public use of school facilities after hours, including parking fees on property under DOE jurisdiction. DOE explained that any parking charges would apply only to property it controls, not county roads, and that fees are set through existing facility-use procedures. Members raised concerns about the pace of land transfers generally and urged DOE to move more expeditiously on pending parcels. The hearing then moved on to SB 2147, which would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the library system testified in support as the committee began that measure.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- have finally been caught and prosecuted, but they had a history because it takes a long time to research
- history because it takes a long time to history because it takes a long time to uh<00:01:52.840><c> research
- </c><00:01:53.360><c> a</c> uh research a uh research a complaint<00:01:55.240><c> this</c><00:01:55.399
- Some of that information is made publicly available. there's a Code of Ethics and and they do there's
- a Code of Ethics and and they do um<00:17:06.919><c> investigate</c><00:17:07.679><c> and</c><00:17:
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EIG-AEN, AEN, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 01-29-2025
Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't know enough about what's available at this moment for looking for a researcher to look at, but
- Similarly, new ethics rules have deemed that I must locate and provide information in reporting on what
- help researchers?
- station I was koua agriculture research station I was a<01:26:51.480><c> research</c><01:26:51.920><
- technician over there and at a research technician over there and at that<01:26:54.880><c> position<
Summary:
The joint committees heard testimony on Senate Bill 103, relating to electric vehicle batteries, and then moved to Senate Bill 995, relating to renewable fuel. On SB 103, the Department of Health and the State Energy Office supported the measure, and Redwood Materials said it supported the bill’s intent but requested an amendment to add a battery recycler to the commission. Other testimony on SB 103 included support from several individuals and organizations, with one opponent noted. A committee member also raised a possible deadline change requested by the Alliance of Automobile Innovation for future work on the measure.
The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 995, which would create tax incentives for sustainable aviation fuel and related renewable fuel production. Supporters included the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, Pono Pacific, Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines, the Tax Foundation, PAR Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel, and others. Supporters said the bill would help build a local SAF industry, encourage camelina and other feedstocks, and advance decarbonization goals. Several supporters also said they had proposed amendments or technical comments and stood on their written testimony.
Opposition testimony argued the bill could allow toxic waste feedstocks, such as construction and demolition waste, into fuel production, and questioned whether the incentives would truly benefit Hawaii farmers or consumers. One opponent said the bill’s benefits could flow to the producer and to imported feedstocks rather than to local agriculture, and another questioned the scale of local land and water available for camelina production. Committee members pressed witnesses on acreage, water use, expected yields, the role of PAR Hawaii’s refinery investment, and whether the state would be subsidizing a business decision that might not produce significant local fuel. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt provided.