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• I look forward to addressing concerns further as we proceed with this legislation. well.
• Jennifer, the way that we will proceed with this is we will do outreach to the families who receive financial
• Please proceed with your insights on funding allocations and their expected impacts. Mr. Jackson.
• Now, let’s proceed to our next witness, Mr.
• Let's proceed with the next bill, which is concerning funding for educational resources. organization

Bills: SB 2

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Please proceed. Good afternoon, Chair and members.
• And you have three other measures, so please proceed.
• And you have three other measures, so please proceed. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr.
• Please proceed. Good evening, Chair and members.
• Please proceed. Uh, good evening chair and members.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of local government and housing-related bills, with testimony often centered on regional coordination, permitting reform, and local control. SB 802 by Senator Ashby would require Sacramento-area jurisdictions to form a joint powers authority to coordinate homelessness and housing response; supporters argued the region has long lacked accountability and coordination, while Sacramento County, Folsom, and others opposed the mandate as an unprecedented state-imposed JPA. The bill drew extensive support from local officials, business groups, service providers, and advocates, and opposition from county, city, and nonprofit representatives who said a local process was already underway. Committee members expressed support for the concept, but the bill was held pending a quorum and later discussed again with strong encouragement for regional collaboration. The committee also heard SB 222, SB 677, SB 908, SB 226, SB 828, and SB 1193. SB 222 would streamline permitting for residential heat pump and water heater installations; supporters said it would lower costs and speed clean-energy adoption, while local government groups argued the main barrier is upfront cost, not permits. SB 677 would curb what the author described as abusive appeals and delays in affordable housing approvals, with developers testifying about frivolous subdivision map appeals and TEFRA hearing delays; the California Native Plant Society sought an amendment to preserve appeals on habitat lands. SB 908 would simplify permits for energy-code-compliant window replacements, and SB 226 would clarify financing authority for a West Sacramento baseball stadium proposal; both passed unanimously. SB 828, prompted by the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion, would tighten fireworks storage and licensing rules, expand inspection and seizure authority, and increase fines; it also passed unanimously after testimony from fire officials and a pyrotechnic operator who opposed it unless amended. SB 1193, a county-specific Alameda County transparency bill, generated the sharpest debate. The author argued it would prevent waste, favoritism, and conflicts of interest in discretionary spending by requiring board approval, a public spending log, and clearer whistleblower procedures. Alameda County and county associations opposed it as overly broad and burdensome, saying existing processes already provide transparency and that the bill would reduce flexibility during fiscal stress. After committee questions about the bill’s purpose and the county’s current practices, the measure passed 7-0, with the author indicating willingness to accept an amendment restoring a four-fifths vote threshold. The committee then moved out of order to SB 1090, which would impose a temporary moratorium on state housing density laws in Altadena through 2030 in response to post-fire displacement concerns. The author said the bill is intended to protect long-term residents from investor-driven redevelopment after the Eaton Fire, while acknowledging amendments to align the moratorium with affordable housing development timelines. The transcript cuts off during the presentation of this bill, so no final action is shown for SB 1090 in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• Please proceed with your testimony. Um, Mr. Chairman, I have an A2 amendment.
• business interests, education interests, labor interests, about whether this is a valuable way to proceed
• business interests, education interests, labor interests, about whether this is a valuable way to proceed
• business interests, education interests, labor interests, about whether this is a valuable way to proceed
• business interests, education interests, labor interests, about whether this is a valuable way to proceed

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Please introduce yourself for the record and proceed with your testimony. >> Thank you, Chair Wolgamott
• Great to have you back here today with us. >> Please introduce yourself for the record and proceed with
• c><00:56:58.079> the<00:56:58.160> record<00:56:58.400> and<00:56:58.720> proceed
• <00:56:59.040> with yourself for the record and proceed with yourself for the record and proceed
• record and proceed with your testimony. record and proceed with your testimony.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We will proceed out of order for moments of personal privilege.
• The ayes have it, and we will proceed out of order for moments of personal privilege.
• I move that the Senate proceed out of order for consideration of resolutions.
• We will proceed out of order. for consideration of resolutions.
• We will proceed out motion is adopted. We will proceed out of<00:31:08.799> order.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Members, we will now proceed to the fifth order of business.
• Members, we will now proceed to the fifth order of business.
• <00:14:07.279> to<00:14:07.519> the Members, we will now proceed to the Members, we
• Members, we will now proceed to the eighth order of business, which is the introduction and first reading
• Members, we now proceed to the 13th order of business, which is announcements of Senate interest.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• With that, Representative Robbins, welcome and please proceed.
• Please introduce yourself and proceed with your testimony. Thank you, Mr. Chair and members.
• Bruce um please introduce<00:04:10.239> yourself<00:04:10.519> and<00:04:10.640> proceed
• And when you're ready, please proceed. Go ahead and get set up there. You go. Great.
• Please proceed. Thank you, Chair Baker, and thank you, committee, for having me here today.

Bills: HF23, HF1355

Keywords: whistleblower, whistleblower protections, public employees, state employees, retaliation, reporting fraud, misuse of authority, personal gain, state government, state services, state programs, legislative auditor, constitutional officer, public corruption, fraud reporting, government accountability, employee rights, labor law, Minnesota Statutes 181.931, Minnesota Statutes 181.932

Transcript Highlights:

• Please introduce yourself and proceed.
• Sana, if you could introduce yourself and please proceed. Thank you, Mr.
• If you want to please introduce yourself and proceed with your testimony.”
• Scott Zahor is on Zoom and ready to proceed. Scott Zahor: “Thank you, Mr.
• Please proceed with your bill.” Representative Zeleznikar: “Thank you, Chair Baker and members.

Bills: HF110, HF111, HF263, HF105

Keywords: HF110, Adrian Independent School District, Independent School District No. 511, school construction, sales tax exemption, use tax refund, refundable exemption, construction materials, capital improvements, school roofing, playground remodel, retaining walls, plumbing, bathroom remodel, locker room remodel, window replacements, local tax relief, general fund appropriation, Minnesota chapter 297A, retroactive tax refund

Transcript Highlights:

• Please proceed. Hello. Can you hear me? Yes, please proceed. Yes, you can. Okay.
• :04:54.560> you<00:04:54.720> hear<00:04:54.919> me<00:04:55.680> yes proceed
• hello um can you hear me yes proceed hello um can you hear me yes please<00:04:56.880> proceed
• yes you can okay um it's please proceed yes you can okay um it's a<00:04:59.759> little<00:04
• there must be some clear record of what the bail was set at, because otherwise how would anybody proceed

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 114, which would create a presidential preference primary for the 2028 election. The Office of Elections said the bill would cost about $4.1 million. Supporters, including the Hawaii Democratic Party and the League of Women Voters, favored moving the process to a state-run primary, while several opponents, including the Hawaiian Islands Republican Women and multiple individual testifiers, argued it would be too expensive, would shift control away from the parties, and would replace volunteer-run caucuses with a mail-in system. Committee members questioned the chief election officer about election timing, certification, and how a primary might be scheduled with other elections. Testimony was recorded as 11 in support, 41 opposed, and 3 comments, and no vote was taken in the excerpt. The committee then took up SB 725, which would require judges to make findings about a defendant’s ability to afford bail. Judiciary and Attorney General witnesses asked that the bill be deferred or amended, saying the Judicial Council is already reviewing pretrial bail reform and that the bill’s language could create practical problems for police, sheriffs, and courts. Supporters, including the Correctional System Oversight Commission, the public defender, the Community Alliance on Prisons, the ACLU of Hawaii, and disability rights advocates, said cash bail disproportionately harms low-income defendants, increases pretrial detention costs, and should require clearer findings and records. Opponents included the Hawaii County prosecuting attorney. Members questioned how bail is initially set, what records exist, and whether the bill would change current practice; Judiciary witnesses said initial bail decisions are often made by police or judges and later reviewed on the record, while supporters argued the bill would strengthen front-end due process. The ACLU said it supported the bill with amendments, including clearer standards for ability to pay and written findings. The committee also began hearing SB 733, a proposed constitutional amendment to establish a continuous legislative session. Early testimony was strongly supportive, with advocates arguing that the current 60-day session limits public participation, makes it hard for working people to testify, and prevents lawmakers from collaborating effectively. Supporters said a year-round model could improve transparency, reduce duplicate bills, and better accommodate neighbor island legislators. The excerpt ends during the opening testimony on SB 733, before any committee action or vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• And you may proceed when ready. Thank you. Do you hear me? Good afternoon.
• And feel free to introduce yourselves and proceed one.
• And feel free to introduce yourselves and proceed one.
• And feel free to introduce yourselves and proceed when ready. All right, good afternoon.
• Looking forward to hearing your thoughts as we proceed with the hearing. Also, to Ms.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Would you like me to proceed, Representative Proctor? Yes, ma'am. Thank you so much.
• you<00:05:58.240> like<00:05:58.400> me<00:05:58.520> to<00:05:58.600> proceed
• , Would you like me to proceed, Would you like me to proceed, Representative<00:05:59.600> Proctor
• Please proceed. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Are you ready for me to proceed, Mr. Chairman? Yes, sir. All right.
• We'll let her proceed anyway. Um, they do play today, yes.
• Okay, if you would, just go ahead and introduce yourself and you can proceed. Thank you, Mr.
• You can proceed. On the age thing, uh, let's see. How do I want to ask this question?
• You can proceed.

Keywords: 00:00 CALL TO ORDER 00:05 ROLL CALL 01:03 HB 566 DISCUSSION 03:05 HB 566 VOTE 05:10 HB 885 DISCUSSION 08:03 HB 885 VOTE 09:55 HB 904 DISCUSSION 33:10 HB 904 VOTE 34:28 ADJOURNMENT, 958, all

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• errors or finding anyone with claims, the Treasurer would then auction off those contents and put the proceeds
• <00:16:08.399> and<00:16:08.720> put<00:16:08.880> the<00:16:09.120> proceeds
• off those contents and put the proceeds off those contents and put the proceeds from<00:16:10.000
• >> Well, the Treasurer, the bank would theoretically, if assuming there's enough proceeds left after

Keywords: Business and Financial Institutions - Room 409, 2 February, 2026; 2:00 P.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2725, which would shorten the required hold period for pawn brokers on precious metal coins and bullion from 21 days to 3 days, change fingerprinting renewal from annually to every three years to match FBI requirements, and make a technical address update. The sponsor and a Mississippi Pawn Brokers Association representative said the change was needed because gold and silver prices are volatile and pawn brokers are disadvantaged compared with jewelry stores. After questions about whether the bill affected pawn loans, the committee adopted a do pass motion and passed the committee substitute. Next, Senate Bill 2530 on perpetual care cemeteries would raise the trust-fund threshold from $50,000 to $75,000 and allow longer-term CDs so cemetery funds can earn more interest. Members discussed Secretary of State oversight, annual reporting, and the fact that only interest, not principal, may be used for cemetery care. The committee then moved the bill out with a title sufficient do pass recommendation. The committee also considered Senate Bill 2712, which would allow small lenders to charge up to a $10 fee for insurance in lieu of filing a UCC on certain collateralized loans. It was described as a way to reduce costs and follow guidance from the Department of Banking and Consumer Finance, and it was passed out on a do pass motion. Senate Bill 2714, a major unclaimed property bill, drew extended discussion about creating a legal process for abandoned safe deposit boxes: banks would inventory contents with a notary and two officers, notify owners and heirs, transfer contents to the Treasurer after notice periods, and allow the Treasurer to auction items while preserving proceeds for claimants. Members raised concerns about notice methods, privacy, wills and other documents, and whether first-class mail should be changed to registered mail; the committee adopted a conceptual amendment to use registered mail and added a reverse repealer, then passed the bill out. Finally, Senate Bill 2732 was introduced to combat identity theft by allowing a child’s credit to be frozen at birth through a form provided with the birth certificate. The sponsor said the bill is aimed at protecting minors from fraud and noted that credit freezes and unfreezes are free. The discussion was brief, and the bill was presented as a consumer protection measure for children.

Transcript Highlights:

• If you would like to proceed, sir, thank you, Senator. My name is Kyle Cows.
• Never saw the Chief Justice Roe, if you are free to proceed, sir. Good morning, thank you, Mr.
• Chief Justice Roth, you would proceed now to the Court of Criminal Appeals, sir. Thank you, Mr.
• previously been stated, we have 27 district attorneys, and in essence, each one of them has the ability to proceed
• Executive Director Humphrey, you may proceed.

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• tax, sales and use tax, and then we get 1% of cigarette and tobacco products and 5% of net lottery proceeds
• tax, sales and use tax, and then we get 1% of cigarette and tobacco products and 5% of net lottery proceeds
• Then, in 2022, our 5% of net lottery proceeds got capped, so we get 5% now of the first 65 million in
• lottery proceeds.
• Anything over 65 million in that net lottery proceeds has been diverted elsewhere.

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If you state your name and who you represent, you may proceed.
• I proceed.
• Proceed. Chair, committee, senators, thank you for having me. I am Bradley Hargis.
• Your Honor, please state your name, who you represent, and you may proceed with your testimony.
• So your name, who you represent, and you may proceed with your testimony.

Bills: SB330, SB663, SB1020, SB1152, SB1164, SB1896, SB2111, SB2196, SB2383, SB2581, SB2797, SB2798, SB2371

Keywords: county funding, prosecutors' offices, elections, law enforcement, local government, community supervision, budget approval, corrections department, strategic plan, judicial oversight, SB 1020, Texas, personal bond office, pretrial release, electronic monitoring, GPS monitoring, global positioning system, bond conditions, probation, parole

Summary: The committee heard several criminal justice bills, with testimony largely focused on public safety, court procedures, and local criminal justice administration. SB 2371 would expand mandatory skimmer-reporting requirements from gas pumps to ATMs, point-of-sale systems, and virtual currency kiosks, with the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center saying centralized reporting would improve investigations, preserve evidence, and help identify organized criminal groups. SB 2581 would repeal a special law governing commissary funds in certain large counties; the sponsor and the Sheriff’s Association said it would restore parity with other counties while keeping spending subject to audit and inmate-benefit limits. Both bills were laid out and left pending after testimony, with no public witnesses opposing them at the hearing. The committee also heard SB 330, which would require voter approval before counties over a certain size reduce prosecutor funding, similar to an existing law for law enforcement budgets. Supporters argued prosecutors are essential to public safety and need stable funding, while an opponent from the Texas Civil Rights Project said the bill would restrict local budget flexibility and impose costly elections. SB 663 would remove district judges’ approval role for community supervision and corrections department budgets, replacing it with judge review after TDCJ-CJAD approval; probation officials said the change would reduce delays and confusion without reducing judicial oversight. SB 1020 would require more immediate sharing of ankle-monitor violation information and clarify that such records are not judicial work product; the Harris County DA’s office and Crime Stoppers supported it, citing inconsistent local practices and delays that can hinder prosecutions. The committee then took up SB 1164 on emergency detention and court-ordered mental health services. The bill, from the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health, would update emergency detention forms, clarify officer duties, allow filings in the county where a person is apprehended or located, and add a factor related to a person’s inability to recognize symptoms or appreciate treatment risks. Supporters included family members, law enforcement, and mental health and judicial witnesses who described cases where earlier intervention might have prevented tragedy; opponents warned the broader language could be misused and emphasized due process and the need for dangerousness to remain the standard. SB 2111 on indigent defense would expand access to counsel at first hearings, strengthen managed assigned counsel programs, create internships and fellowships, and adjust other defense-related procedures; the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and county defense program leaders supported it, while the committee substitute removed some provisions to reduce fiscal impact. Finally, SB 2383 would let recently retired DPS officers return to work in limited roles to help address staffing shortages, and SB 2797 would create reciprocal discovery requirements for criminal cases; prosecutors and some committee members said it would reduce trial surprise and improve truth-seeking, while others questioned whether the bill fully matched the state’s disclosure obligations and whether it could burden defense rights. Several bills were left pending after testimony, and the committee established a quorum later in the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• I am from— Please proceed. Oh, really? Please... Please proceed. Oh, really? Please proceed.
• Please proceed. I am fine now. Yes. Yes. Yes. Okay.
• Please proceed. Aloha and good morning.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard a series of Senate resolutions focused largely on climate, sustainability, public health, and energy policy. Measures discussed included integrating Native Hawaiian and indigenous knowledge into climate policy (STR 93), creating a temporary working group to investigate the dangers of POS (STR 103), studying the feasibility of a green bonds program (STR 110), declaring a public health emergency related to climate change (STR 111), affirming the importance of marine ecosystems to decarbonization goals (STR 115), encouraging adoption of recommendations from the UN global plastics treaty and Rapanui summit declaration (STR 132), convening a geothermal energy working group (STR 136), affirming support for the Aloha Plus Challenge (STR 183), and encouraging insurers to pursue subrogation claims against polluters to reduce costs for residents (STR 198). Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive on most measures, with support coming from agencies such as the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii State Energy Office, DLNR, PUC, Board of Water Supply, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Green Growth, and numerous advocacy groups and individuals. STR 111 drew both support and opposition, with supporters arguing climate change is a public health emergency and opponents disputing the underlying science and urgency. STR 136 also drew mixed testimony, including support from state agencies and one opposition submission from the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. Several witnesses emphasized indigenous knowledge, climate justice, public health impacts, and the need for coordinated state action. Supporters of STR 93 said Native Hawaiian and indigenous knowledge has sustained communities for generations and should be woven into Hawaii’s future climate decision-making. Supporters of STR 111 described climate change as a threat multiplier affecting heat illness, mental health, displacement, wildfire impacts, and food insecurity, while opponents argued the resolution overstated the issue. Testimony on STR 183 highlighted the Aloha Plus Challenge as a statewide sustainability framework with regional influence across the Pacific, including Guam, and stressed its role in tracking progress toward 2030 goals. On STR 198, supporters argued that polluters should help pay for climate-related costs borne by residents and insurers. After testimony concluded, the committee moved into decision-making and adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass STR 93, SD1 unamended by roll call vote, with the chair, vice chair, Rep. Kahaloa, and Rep. Kush voting aye and Rep. Quinnland excused. The transcript then begins the committee’s action on STR 103, SD1, with the chair again recommending passage as is, but the remainder of the vote is cut off in the provided record.

Transcript Highlights:

• If you would introduce yourself for the record, then you can proceed. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• If you'd come forward and introduce yourself for the record, and then you may proceed. green it's still
• forward and you're also opposed to Senate Bill 2, introduce yourself for the record, then you can proceed
• 24:52.279> you<00:24:52.440> can yourself and then you can yourself and then you can proceed
• yourself and then come forward introduce yourself and then you<00:26:23.840> may you may you may proceed

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:08 SB 169: 00:01:07 SB 02: 00:05:56 Discussion in Opposition to SB 02: 00:19:22, 958, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee first took up Senate Bill 169, which would expand the Attorney General’s and Kentucky State Police’s authority to use administrative subpoenas in child exploitation investigations. Senator Danny Carroll and Attorney General’s office staff said the bill updates existing law to reflect modern online platforms, adding social networking companies, mobile payment services, and cloud storage services so investigators can obtain limited account-holder information tied to online child exploitation cases. Members raised no opposition, and the committee approved SB 169 17-0 with favorable expression. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2, which would prohibit the use of public funds for certain cosmetic or elective procedures in correctional facilities, including gender-affirming surgeries, and would also affect some hormone-related treatment. Senator Mike Wilson and supporters said the bill was intended to stop such procedures from being authorized by memo rather than regulation and to ensure taxpayer money is not used for elective care. Several members asked whether any such surgeries had occurred in Kentucky; Wilson said none had been approved, and he emphasized the bill was about public funding, not general medical care. Supporters argued the state should not pay for elective procedures, while opponents said the bill targeted a tiny population and could create constitutional problems. Opponents included incarcerated and advocacy voices, a psychologist, and legal advocates, who said gender-affirming care is medically necessary for some patients, that withholding it can cause serious mental health harm, and that similar restrictions have faced court challenges. One speaker described personal harm from being denied hormone therapy while incarcerated. Another warned the bill could violate the Eighth Amendment and lead to costly litigation. After debate, the committee moved to vote on SB 2, with members giving explanations both for and against, but the transcript cuts off before the final roll call result is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• ><00:01:57.920> I<00:01:58.000> am We have a quorum and are established, and we can proceed
• If you have any guests, have them join you and everyone introduce yourselves for the record and proceed
• Representative Whitaker and Representative Derrick Lewis, so introduce yourselves for the record and proceed
• 29.039> and introduce yourselves for the record and introduce yourselves for the record and proceed
• Please introduce yourselves for the record and proceed with your testimony.

Keywords: 00:34 Call to Order/Roll Call 02:09 Discussion of 25RS HB 389 04:05 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 389 05:16 Discussion of 25RS HB 501 09:31 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 501 10:50 Discussion of 25RS HB 414 (Discussion Only) 42:05 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Health Services Committee met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 389, a cleanup measure related to the CASPER prescription monitoring program. Representative Duval and staff explained that the bill addresses implementation issues the Office of Inspector General encountered and aligns the definition of “practitioner” for in-state and out-of-state providers. The committee took no questions, then approved the bill unanimously and reported it favorably. The committee then heard House Bill 501, which would allow a pharmacist to fill a prescription for a limited period after the prescribing provider has died, so patients can maintain continuity of care. Sponsors and a pharmacist witness said the bill is intended to reduce uncertainty and liability for pharmacists, excludes controlled substances to comply with federal law, and leaves professional judgment with the pharmacist. Members asked about documentation and verification, and the sponsor said the bill applies when the pharmacist knows of the death and that pharmacies would document the situation as they normally do. The committee discussed the issue briefly and passed the bill unanimously with favorable expression. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 414 for discussion only. Representative Tate and Adia Wisher described it as “Love Them Both,” a perinatal palliative care proposal meant to provide wraparound support for women and families facing fatal fetal anomalies or other serious pregnancy complications. Testimony emphasized that the bill would encourage referrals to programs offering medical, emotional, spiritual, financial, and bereavement support, with examples such as Footprints at St. Elizabeth. Members discussed access, referrals, counseling, coverage language, and the role of fathers, and supporters stressed that the services would be optional and intended to broaden support rather than impose penalties. No vote was taken on House Bill 414.

Transcript Highlights:

• Wanted to welcome Director Briones to proceed with the presentation.
• Director, please introduce yourself and proceed. For the record, my name is Carrie Briones.
• So, [clears throat] please proceed. So, [clears throat] please proceed.
• Please introduce yourself and proceed. My name is Linda Fairchild.
• Please introduce yourself and proceed. Uh, thank you, Mr.

Keywords: 1183, house