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• Hawaii state Senate and shall be voting Hawaii state Senate and shall be voting members<00:04:17.359
• All State Fire Marshal selection commission members, voting and non-voting, shall select the chair of
• <00:05:03.759> Member or design and be a non- voting Member or design and be a non- voting
• <00:05:15.880> select<00:05:16.199> the voting and non- voting shall select the voting
• Chair votes aye. Senator Fukunaga, Senator Rose, Senator Dela Cruz? I...

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs and Labor and Technology met on March 14, 2025, to consider House Bill 1064, House Draft 2, relating to fire protection. The bill was described as implementing recommendations from the Phase 3 report by the Fire Safety Research Institute on the August 2023 Maui wildfires, clarifying the role of the State Fire Marshal, and appropriating funds. Members also discussed structural changes to the State Fire Marshal’s office and whether the office should remain under the Department of Defense rather than the Governor’s office. The committee heard from a senior adviser from the Governor’s office, who said the administration would support creating a State Fire Marshal selection commission and did not object to Senate advice-and-consent involvement for some commission members. He also agreed that placing the office under the Department of Defense made sense. In its decision-making, the chair recommended passing the bill with amendments, including accepting proposed amendments from the Attorney General and the Hawaii Insurance Council, with one exception to the Attorney General’s proposal. The adopted amendments would establish a seven-member State Fire Marshal selection commission beginning January 1, 2026, with authority to appoint and remove the State Fire Marshal, receive complaints, and conduct annual performance reviews. The commission would be attached to the Department of Defense for administrative purposes, be subject to the Sunshine Law, and include both voting and non-voting members, with some appointments made by the governor, House speaker, and Senate president. The committee also made technical changes, deleted several pages and lines, and changed the effective date to July 1, 2077. The chair’s recommendation was adopted by both committees, and the meeting adjourned.

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• But the reason that, at least from my perspective, I'll talk for my own vote, the reason that a voting
• Right now, I have multiple options to vote, right?
• an emergency vote center to vote the weekend before an election in person, or I could take it myself
• Then we just ask that that vote by the close of the polls on election day, right?
• to an emergency vote center to vote the weekend before an election in person, or I could take it myself

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting covered a long list of House bills, mostly on third-read consent calendars, spanning appropriations, elections, education, public safety, water, taxation, and criminal law. Early discussion focused on HB 2148, which would give the legislature authority to appropriate non-custodial federal funds, described by the sponsor as a transparency measure. Other measures discussed included HB 2091 on insurance-related assessment limits, HB 2122 on reciprocity for BTR-related professions, HB 2138 clarifying firefighter workers’ compensation coverage, and HB 2008 barring public school libraries from using public money to pay library professional associations. HB 2110, removed from consent, would allow school governing body members to pray at meetings, with members noting Supreme Court precedent supporting such prayer. Several bills addressed school safety and parental rights. HB 2142 would create a School Safety Center at the Arizona Department of Education and allow up to 10% of school safety program funds for administration, with supporters citing an audit and lack of oversight. HB 2249 would expand the Parents’ Bill of Rights to require notice if a school employee facilitates social transitioning of a minor and to provide broader access to educational records, with penalties discussed for violations. HB 2074 would add mandatory reporting for anyone in a medical facility who knows a partial-birth abortion is occurring, and HB 2144 would allow child support calculations to begin during pregnancy based on a confirmed pregnancy test and related DNA testing provisions. The committee also took up election-related measures. HB 2022 would make permanent changes tied to the federal Electoral Count Act, including moving Arizona’s primary earlier to preserve military and overseas voting access, while keeping petition dates valid and preserving existing deadlines for candidates. HCM 2001 urged federal designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, and HCM 2002 supported a separate congressional effort involving CARE and related federal review and designation processes; members debated the distinction between direct designation and a request for federal investigation. HCR 2001 proposed a constitutional amendment to limit voting to U.S. citizens, require government ID to register, prohibit foreign contributions, and end early voting by the Friday before an election. Water, land use, and tax bills were also reviewed. Measures included HB 2024 on snowpack augmentation as a water supply development project, HB 2029 and HB 2030 tightening how Water Conservation Grant Fund money is used, HB 2053 appropriating $100,000 for updated stormwater recharge mapping, HB 2096 expanding revolving fund uses to address cesspools, HB 2097 capping groundwater withdrawal in irrigation non-expansion areas, and HB 2116 funding potential Colorado River litigation. On the tax side, HB 2016 would remove late-filing penalties when no tax is due, HB 2104 and HB 2105 would protect agricultural property owners from repeated reclassification and require notice of inspections, and HB 2289 would update truth-in-taxation examples to reflect higher home values. The committee also heard bills on criminal penalties and other matters, including HB 2043 on felony murder involving an unborn child, HB 2045 on discharging a weapon near a vehicle, HB 2131 and HB 2132 on weapons trafficking and fentanyl penalties, and HB 2062 authorizing a Buffalo Soldiers memorial in Wesley Bolin Plaza.

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• Not voting. Burner? Aye. Calderon? Not voting. Chen? Not voting. Davies? Not voting. Gonzales? Aye.
• Ta, not voting. Taw, not voting. Wallace, not voting. Ziver.
• Not voting. Chen? Not voting. Davies? Not voting. Gonzales? Aye. Herbidion? Aye. Hart? Aye.
• Schultz, not voting. Ta, not voting. Wallace, not voting. Ziver. That bill is out.
• Sabur, not voting. 16-0, that's out. We will now entertain vote changes. 13.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The 32nd vote clock. The vote is now open. Vote is about to close.
• A vote of no, we're back in the amendment. 30-second vote. The vote is now open.
• The vote is now open. The board's about to close. The vote is now closed by a vote of 39.
• The vote is now open. The vote is now closed by a vote of 61 in the affirmative, 3 in the negative.
• The vote is now open. Votes about to close.

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• Ask you for a green vote. vote. vote.
• take a bad vote. take a bad vote.
• So, please vote yes. So, please vote yes.
• Vote no.
• bipartisan vote. bipartisan vote.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• the public for a public vote.
• Let people vote on it.
• to go and support it with their vote. to go and support it with their vote.
• and [clears throat] vote no on the bill. and [clears throat] vote no on the bill.
• voters voted it down.

Bills: HB0147, HB0127

Keywords: property tax, homeowner exemption, Wyoming, voter initiative, tax legislation, HB0127, recreation mill levy, recreational facilities, public recreation, mill levy, local tax, county commissioners, school district levy, voter approval, ballot measure, general election, tax referendum, special purpose tax, Wyoming taxation, W.S. 18-9-201

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• for an eye vote. for an eye vote.
• Thank you and ask for my vote. vote. vote.
• Are there any<02:22:55.600> no<02:22:55.800> votes? any no votes? any no votes?
• Would ask for a yes vote. vote. vote.
• And ask for an I vote. And ask for an I vote.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Vote is 10 to 8.
• Vote is 18 to zero. Motion passes. yes. Vote is 18 to zero. Motion passes.
• I changed my vote. So, yeah. Thank you, Miss Wargan. You changed my vote.
• The vote was 300 on the sign-ins online. Sorry, it's not a vote.
• Vote is 16 to 2.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• to a majority vote.
• Chair voting aye. Absent members, Alanis. Is do pass to appropriations. Chair voting aye.
• Chair voting aye. Absent members, Alanis. Is do pass to appropriations. Chair voting aye.
• Absent members: Alanis — not voting. Alanis, not voting. Haney? Aye. Haney, aye. Schultz?
• Chair voting aye. Absent members: Alanis — aye. Haney? Haney. Voting aye.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I vote no.
• So I vote aye.
• With that, I vote aye.
• I am voting present with reservation for my vote on the floor. Thank you.
• vote?

Keywords: 1182, all

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• For these reasons, we ask for your aye vote.
• We'll leave that open for additional votes. Okay.
• With that, we're going to go back and do some additional votes. Okay. Secretary. Of votes?
• Castillo, not voting. Castillo, not voting. Bonta. Patel? Patel, aye. Petrinors, aye.
• We'll leave that open for additional votes. Okay.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact met on July 11, 2025, and heard six measures focused on small business contracting, ports and trade, local economic development, clean energy transition, tariff impacts, and infrastructure finance. SB 70 would raise the Small Business Procurement and Contract Act contract cap from $250,000 to $350,000 and index it to inflation; supporters said it would reflect current economic conditions, while opponents argued it could reduce transparency, favor larger firms, and strain small businesses’ ability to carry inventory and wait for payment. The bill was approved 7-0 to Appropriations. AJR 14 urged federal agencies to consider the effects of tariff policy on California ports, with testimony emphasizing impacts on cargo volumes, jobs, supply chains, and infrastructure needs; it passed 7-0. SB 781 would require cities and counties to adopt small business utilization plans and strengthen the California Small Business Technical Assistance Program; chambers of commerce and committee members supported it as a way to expand procurement opportunities and technical assistance, and it passed 7-0 to Local Government. SB 227 would extend and expand the Green Empowerment Zone in Contra Costa County, add environmental justice representatives, and extend authorization to 2040; it passed 7-0 to the floor. SB 263 would direct the California Transportation Agency to study the statewide impacts of tariffs, with supporters from the ports, retail, and trucking sectors arguing that better data is needed to guide budgeting and policy responses; it passed 7-0 to Appropriations. SB 769 would create the Golden State Infrastructure Fund to finance major infrastructure projects through a revolving public-private investment model; supporters said it would help address long-term infrastructure needs and prepare for major events, and the bill passed 6-0 to Appropriations after opposition was withdrawn. All measures were reported out of committee, and the meeting adjourned at 10:39 a.m.

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• We heard your aye vote. Thank you very much.
• I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you very much.
• Almost got the vote. Madam Secretary, please call the roll.
• I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 1416. Thank you very much.
• I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Okay, thank you. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Summary: The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee met with a delayed start while waiting for quorum, then heard several bills before moving to the suspense file. AB 564 by Assemblymember Haney would freeze the planned cannabis excise tax increase at 15% rather than allow it to rise to 25%; supporters argued the legal cannabis industry is struggling against the illicit market and high taxes, while opponents said the measure would reduce funding for children, youth programs, environmental restoration, and enforcement promised under Prop. 64. The bill was sent to suspense during regular order and later approved out of suspense on a 6-0 vote with amendments, including a five-year sunset and a reduced rate. AB 1265, also by Haney, would extend and expand the state historic tax credit to encourage rehabilitation of vacant historic buildings for housing and mixed-use projects; preservation and housing advocates supported it, and it was also sent to suspense rather than voted on immediately. The committee then heard AB 1377 by Assemblymember McKenna, which would require studios seeking optional diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility film tax credits to complete the plans they submit to the California Film Commission. Labor supporters said studios should do more than make good-faith efforts, and the bill passed 5-1 to Appropriations. AB 1416 by Vice Chair Ta would clarify disaster-related property tax deferrals for homeowners who have requested installment plans, and it passed 7-0 to the Assembly Floor. Afterward, the chair gave a general warning that the bills on suspense represented large revenue losses and emphasized the committee’s need to weigh tax expenditures against other state priorities. On the suspense file, the committee approved AB 27, AB 53, AB 97, AB 231, AB 232, AB 429, AB 613, AB 984, and AB 1485, mostly on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while AB 547 passed 5-1. Several other bills, including AB 386, AB 389, AB 490, AB 6991, AB 814, AB 1057, AB 1219, AB 1282, AB 1354, AB 1431, AB 1435, and AB 1481, were held in committee. The meeting concluded with the committee adjourning after completing the suspense-file actions.

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• No votes? Senator Awa reservations? No votes?
• votes? No vote for Senator Decort. votes? No vote for Senator Decort.
• Any no votes? No votes.
• Any no votes? No votes. Senator Ihara. Any no votes? No votes.
• No votes. Senator Awa and Senator votes? No votes. Senator Awa and Senator Dort. Dort.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• to vote no.
• The commissioners took a vote, and we unanimously voted in opposition to this.
• I want to explain my vote.
• With that, I vote aye.
• So, again, I vote aye for that. Thank you. And I vote aye.

Bills: HB2023, HB2100, HB2147, HB2158, HB2159, HB2162, HB2197, HB2497, HB2787, HCM2006

Keywords: land division, property disclosure, real estate, affidavit, Arizona Revised Statutes, small land subdivision, land use, real estate regulation, county ordinance, water supply requirements, property access, civil penalties, wildlife management, deer permits, private land, landowner rights, human-wildlife conflict, predatory animals, hunting regulations, game and fish

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• Have all members voted who wish to do so? Have all members voted? Time for voting is expired.
• Have all members voted who wish to do so? Have all members voted? Time for voting is expired.
• On roll call number 59, Representative Cruz votes yes.
• Have all members voted who wish to do so? Time for voting is expired.
• Have all members voted who wish to do so? Have all members voted who wish to do so?

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House met in a floor session that began with routine procedural motions, including quorum checks, roll calls, and brief recesses. Members also welcomed guests and observed a moment of silent tribute for Frederick Pat Waller of Dracut, a 101-year-old World War II veteran and longtime farmer, before taking up the day’s major budget business. The principal item was the FY2026 appropriations legislation. House leaders described the conference report as a roughly $61 billion budget that reduces spending from earlier proposals while increasing Fair Share spending to $2.4 billion. They highlighted funding for education, including Chapter 70 aid, universal school meals, higher education financial aid, MassReconnect, and school clean energy projects; transportation, including MBTA and regional transit authority support; housing and homelessness programs; food assistance; and a new $5 million immigration legal assistance fund. Supporters emphasized fiscal stability, timely passage, and aid to cities and towns, while noting uncertainty from the federal government. The House first passed the supplemental appropriations bill to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 142-0, then later passed it on final enactment by 143-1. The House then accepted the conference report on the main FY2026 budget by a roll call vote of 139-6, adopted the emergency preamble by a recorded vote, and finally enacted the budget by another 139-6 vote. The session ended with adoption of an order to adjourn to the following Thursday at 11 a.m., and the House adjourned.

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• machines or voting rosters without a court order. ...or taking possession of voting machines or voting
• That is why I respectfully ask for an aye vote on SB 73.
• Thank you. ...to vote aye on SB 73. Thank you. Good afternoon, Chair and members.
• We respectfully ask for your I vote on SB 73. Thank you.
• We urge a no vote. Thank you. Thank you both for your testimony.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Hoover, not voting. Lackey, not voting. Lowenthal, not voting. Papan, not voting. Ransom, aye.
• Hoover, not voting. Lackey, not voting. Lowenthal, not voting. Papan, not voting. Ransom, aye.
• Not voting. Lacky, not voting. Lowenthal? Aye. Lowenthal. Macito. Not voting. Papin. Ransom? Aye.
• vote.
• That bill is out, 15 aye votes, one no vote.

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard a series of bills focused on transportation safety, climate resilience, wildlife connectivity, parking enforcement, and EV charging reliability. AB 605 would create a pilot program allowing certain hydrogen internal combustion cargo-handling equipment at ports; supporters said it could help ports stay competitive while reducing emissions, while South Coast AQMD raised concerns about possible nitrogen oxide emissions and limits on future regulation. The bill passed on an 11-0 vote to the Natural Resources Committee. AB 1132 would require Caltrans to incorporate community resilience indicators, including socioeconomic factors, into climate vulnerability assessments; supporters from Greenlining, AARP, and others said it would better protect seniors, people with disabilities, and transit users during heat waves and disasters, while some members questioned the cost during a tight budget year. It passed 9-0 to Appropriations, with some members not voting. AB 382 would lower school-zone speed limits to 20 mph and give local agencies more flexibility in how the limit is posted and enforced; supporters cited child pedestrian deaths and safety research, and the bill passed 11-0 to Appropriations. AB 902, as amended, would require transportation projects in wildlife connectivity areas to include wildlife passage features where feasible; supporters emphasized reduced collisions and habitat fragmentation, while the California Building Industry Association and COGs moved from opposition to neutral after amendments. It passed 9-1 to Local Government. AB 1014 would give Caltrans more discretion to lower speed limits on state highways based on local conditions rather than the 85th percentile rule; supporters said it would improve safety in rural and tourist areas, and the bill passed 13-0 to Appropriations. AB 1022 would end towing or booting vehicles solely for unpaid parking tickets, with supporters describing the practice as punitive and harmful to low-income drivers, while cities and parking groups argued it would weaken enforcement and create problems for out-of-state vehicles. The bill passed 9-3 to Appropriations. AB 1423 would require publicly funded EV chargers to meet reliability standards and allow enforcement of uptime requirements; supporters said taxpayers need functioning chargers, while charging-industry opponents objected to retroactive standards and possible conflicts with existing agreements. The bill passed 14-0 to Utilities and Energy. The committee also approved a consent calendar of five bills by voice vote and held roll calls open for additional members to add on.

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• with a 3/5 vote?
• vote to approve that spending. vote to approve that spending.
• vote.
• , vote down reconsider the vote on three, vote down number<00:16:31.120> three,<00:16:31.400><
• doesn't need a ballot vote. doesn't need a ballot vote.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• for the vote voting on HB 1220 for the vote voting on HB 1220 recommendation<01:47:49.800> of
• vote we're voting on none by chair the vote we're voting on HB<01:48:37.000> 506<01:48:37.760
• no any members um any members voting no any members voting voting voting W<01:48:50.400> um<01
• c><01:51:20.079> voting<01:51:20.440> with voting no any vote anyone voting with voting
• voting no anyone voting with voting no anyone voting with reservations<01:56:10.480> all

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several agriculture, water, invasive species, and land-use bills. HB 299 and HB 1220, both relating to invasive species, drew broad support from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, DLNR, the Department of Agriculture, C-GAPS, Sierra Club, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Farmers Union, and others. Testifiers said HISC funding fills gaps between agency mandates, supports research and technology, and helps respond to both terrestrial and marine invasive threats. On HB 1220, C-GAPS described a marine anemone infestation in Kāneʻohe linked to aquarium release and said control and restoration would be difficult without the bill’s funding. A committee member asked for tracking information on the species, and the Division of Aquatic Resources said it maintains monitoring data and annual reports. No opposition was noted on either measure. HB 506, relating to conservation enforcement, also received support from DLNR and Malama Pu‘u Ma. Committee discussion focused on the bill’s scope and how the funding would be used. Members asked about a prior boat purchase mentioned in opposition testimony and about whether mainland vendors were being used; the department said it did not buy that boat and that procurement follows the normal state process, with total bid price including delivery, taxes, and other fees. The department explained that the bill’s funding is primarily for marine enforcement work in nearshore fisheries, including herbivore protection around O‘ahu. HB 915, relating to water use, had mixed testimony. DLNR supported alternative water sources and amendments to the water code, while the Department of Agriculture opposed the bill as drafted, saying its irrigation program is designed for non-potable agricultural use and is not structured for residential or mixed-use development. The Department of Health said it needed more information on its reuse guidelines and noted concern about removing the recycled water manager requirement, which it said helps ensure safe operation and maintenance of reuse systems. Members questioned the bill’s preemption language and whether county or state rules would be displaced, and Agriculture suggested county water agencies might be better suited for some of the proposed uses. HB 502, concerning land use, drew support from the Attorney General’s office, the Land Use Commission, Hawaii Realtors, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Farmers Union, with the Department of Agriculture standing on its written testimony. The Attorney General warned that allowing important agricultural lands to be redistricted through a declaratory ruling process could conflict with the state constitution and recommended excluding IAL from the bill. The Land Use Commission said it has an inventory of IAL lands and did not believe the bill would affect them, and it agreed to the suggested protection. Supporters said the bill could help move lands with limited agricultural value into the rural district, reduce pressure on productive farmland, and better align land use with actual farming potential. HB 929, relating to the agricultural land conveyance tax, received comments from the Department of Taxation and opposition from Hawaii Farm Bureau and Hawaii Realtors; Farm Bureau said it supports preserving agricultural land but was concerned about unintended consequences and questioned whether speculative flipping of ag land is a current problem.

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• able to vote.
• The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote.
• This is a 15-minute vote. business is the vote on ordering the business is the vote on ordering the previous
• vote against it.
• vote against it.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 1012, house, all