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• The following resolutions on first reading referral. The clerk will read the resolutions.
• That means that we went through a rigorous process, and overwhelmingly, we identified an individual who
• , my legislative director, and my interns turn to y'all very often to help guide them through the process
• crucial in advancing our committee work, our district work, moving bills through the legislative process
• His leadership, dedication, and understanding of the legislative process make him an indispensable part

Summary: The House met on sine die and began with prayer, pledges, quorum verification, and a series of announcements and recognitions. The chamber received Senate messages reporting adoption of conference committee reports on SB 268 and SB 2972, and Senate concurrence in House amendments to SB 1637. Members also referred several resolutions and announced the signing of numerous House and Senate measures by the presence of the House. Technical correction resolutions were adopted: HCR 171, authorizing corrections to HB 46, passed 138-0, and SCR 55, making a wording correction in SB 1964, passed 126-12. A large portion of the meeting was devoted to memorials and recognitions. The House honored Pastor Dave Welch, with several members offering condolences and reflections on his work organizing pastors and engaging in civic life, followed by a moment of silence. Members also recognized the Ganado High School Maidens for winning the 2025 UIL 2A Division I softball state championship, Waco police K-9 Andor after being shot in the line of duty, Region 7 DPS for Capitol Complex security, and various restaurants, staff members, interns, caucus staff, and caucus freshmen of the year across Republican, Democratic, Black, Progressive, LGBTQ, IT, Energy and Climate, and Mexican American Legislative Caucuses. The chamber also heard a retirement-style address from Rep. Tony Tinderholt, who reflected on his six sessions in the House, his military service, and his decision to step aside to focus on family, while colleagues from both parties praised his service, discipline, and willingness to work across differences. The House then continued with additional staff and caucus recognitions, including committee staff, district office staff, and interns, with members repeatedly thanking their teams for their work during the session.

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• Would you like us to process this first? Mr. Speaker, the A23, I would process that one.
• Would you like us to process author. Would you like us to process this<00:09:02.240> first?
• The A23 is simply a process that one.
• <00:59:54.400> to we work our way through this process to we work our way through this process
• So folks, I just similar process now.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• offenses are included in a screening process.
• No, but I know that the author will continue the process when, if the...
• And this has been a process that has been very collaborative.
• It simply requires that permits are processed in a reasonable time frame.
• I want to thank again... ...processes make sense for business.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance before moving through the daily file. Several measures were taken up and passed, including bills on county jail accountability (AB 2257), claims against public agencies (AB 2529), affordable housing management metrics (AB 2689), digital wellness instruction in schools (AB 2071), pedestrian and bicycle safety project streamlining (AB 1976), manufactured home transport permits (AB 2012), a Surplus Land Act amendment tied to an Inland Empire soccer project (AB 2139), a Monterey Bay stewardship authority (AB 1548), online electrician licensing (AB 1707), a Caltrans study of navigation apps’ traffic impacts (AB 2105), coastal resiliency permitting reforms (AB 2051), downtown housing streamlining and financing (AB 2074), Cal Fire compensation (AB 2129), emergency care authority for Del Puerto Health Care District (AB 2282), charter school facilities hardship relief (AB 2316), theft by a peace officer under color of authority as serious misconduct (AB 2337), an Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander-serving institution designation (AB 2374), energy and cannabis support bills (AB 2464, AB 2537), and a suicide prevention plan requirement for treatment facilities (AB 2562). Most of these measures passed with broad bipartisan margins, and several were described as support bills with no opposition. The floor also debated a major criminal justice measure, AB 2727, which would raise the threshold for elderly parole eligibility for people serving sentences for violent sex offenses and add screening safeguards. Supporters from both parties emphasized child protection, survivor trauma, and specific local cases involving offenders who had become eligible for release; the bill passed 66-0. Another significant debate centered on AB 1958, which would clarify procedures under the California Racial Justice Act by refining how disparity claims are established and rebutted; the author said he would take Senate amendments to address concerns from district attorneys. The Assembly also considered AB 2313, a gas-to-electric transition bill allowing customers with planned service line replacements to opt out of gas service and use funds to electrify their homes. Members raised concerns about cost shifts and equity, and the author responded that the bill includes no-cost-shift language, larger credits for disadvantaged communities, and would not proceed if the math does not work; it passed 41-21. The final major item was AB 1709, a high-profile social media safety bill creating a minimum age of 16 for accounts on platforms using addictive features and establishing an e-safety commission. The author and many supporters from both parties framed the bill as a response to youth mental health harms, addictive design, and the need for age-based safeguards, while some members raised concerns about impacts on LGBTQ youth and other isolated young people who rely on online spaces. Supporters said the bill targets addictive design rather than speech and is intended to preserve safe online connection while limiting harmful features. The measure drew extensive bipartisan support and was still under debate at the end of the transcript.

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• offenses are included in a screening process.
• A streamlined litigation process will provide consistent guidance to the courts.
• And this has been a process that has been very collaborative.
• It simply requires that permits are processed in a reasonable time frame.
• Oh, I mean to be part of that process. So thank you very much.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Um, is there a is there a vetting<02:20:45.840> process vetting process vetting process uh<02:
• deal with that process. deal with that process.
• >> It's a fast process.
• >> It's a fast process. Yes. >> It's a fast process. Yes.
• available to process the refunds. available to process the refunds.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Okay, what is your... hiring and training process for the HDCs.
• Many of them we're actually advertising right now and are in the process of hiring.
• Yeah, maybe as we go through this process, that could be an agenda item.
• Mike Hager said they were still working with the governor's office in that process.
• We are in the process of working through the closure of federal surplus property.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• There was no objection from any committee members to that process.
• That would have been the time to object to that process if someone wanted to object.
• Again, I understand there's now an objection to that process.
• Process in the legislature. So I said that yesterday.
• So it's going to be an interesting process as we move forward.

Keywords: 996, all

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• So, this bill initially was a higher ed, ECD, then FIN referral.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education met on February 18, 2026, and heard four bills. HB 2519 would shift University of Hawaii funding toward block appropriations, a stabilization fund, limited procurement and fiscal exemptions, performance-based metrics, and annual reporting. UH supported the bill, saying line-item budgeting hampers systemwide efficiency across its 10 campuses; the State Procurement Office commented on the procurement exemption. The chair proposed amendments to address concerns from Budget and Finance and procurement, including capping UH’s retained funds at 10%, requiring lapse after three fiscal years, removing CIP-to-operating transfers, narrowing procurement exemptions while keeping Chapter 103B principles, shifting performance metric-setting to the Board of Regents, and requiring annual reporting. The committee then voted to pass HB 2519 with amendments. HB 2409 would establish the Hawaii Geological Survey in Hilo and designate its director as the state geologist. UH Hilo supported the concept but said it would need sufficient general-fund support, estimating roughly $200,000 to start. DLNR and the Attorney General offered comments, with the AG calling it a matter of statewide concern. The chair said the DNR testimony raised public safety concerns and that UH Hilo had not identified a firm funding amount, so the committee voted to defer the bill. HB 2141 HD1 concerned state enterprise zones and would expand eligible business activities and allow DBED to designate up to two areas as enterprise zones with gubernatorial approval. DBED, the Tax Foundation, and other organizations submitted support or comments. After discussion, the chair said the current version no longer fit the higher education committee’s focus and recommended reverting to the original bill, which would limit the zone to Kakaʻako Makai for a biomedical health innovation hub near JABSOM and the Queen’s Cancer Center, with a defective date. The committee voted to pass HB 2141 HD1 with amendments. HB 2233 HD1 would appropriate funds to continue the SNAP-Ed program through UH and the Department of Health. DOH supported the bill and said it had been working on nutrition education and environmental changes; it estimated about $600,000 each for DOH and SEAR, or $1.2 million total. Testimony in support also came from several organizations and individuals, including a senior advocate who described the program’s practical benefits. The chair said the committee would reflect the $600,000-per-entity estimate in its report, and the committee voted to pass HB 2233 HD1 as is before adjourning.

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• Speaker, kind lady, there is a mandatory referral to substance abuse treatment. And Mr.
• I think a lot of it had to do with the whole process and, and the fact that it hadn't gone profoundly
• through the vetting process of the Legislative Education Study Committee.
• So, uh, you know, I've been through that process quite a bit.
• Speaker, gentle lady, um, How long will this process take? Mr.

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• <01:02:12.240> that nothing to undermine the processes that nothing to undermine the processes
• we've managed that complicated process we've managed that complicated process we<03:13:00.240>
• We need to remember that process.
• Credential provincial, excuse process.
• process for next year. Thank you. process for next year. Thank you.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• the single source grant process.
• must use the competitive bid process. must use the competitive bid process.
• department's grant processes. department's grant processes.
• strong internal controls and processes strong internal controls and processes for<00:39:01.920><
• review how we do this entire process. review how we do this entire process.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I would move House File 3 with a referral to the General Register.
• So the idea is to formalize this process a little bit more, and then you will see there’s a fiscal note
• a little bit more um and then process a little bit more um and then you<00:08:28.159> will<00
• work within the your your process work within the your your department<00:09:12.920> there<00
• As the bill worked its way through the Legislature, MMB looked to our processes and materials prior to

Bills: HF3

Keywords: legislative auditor, reporting, accountability, state finance, executive agency oversight, 1183, house

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• What is this parallel process?
• The JCC reviews and process.
• concerns regarding the current process concerns regarding the current process aren't<01:12:23.040
• <01:13:37.440> Are What is this parallel process? Are What is this parallel process?
• This is a very involved process.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Ask yourself, why do we send our food to be processed over in China?
• Ask yourself, why do we send our food to be processed over in China?
• You actually had to go through this waiver process.
• You actually had to go through this waiver process. And I ultimately was able...
• Last week, I joined Talon Metals to celebrate the new Bula Minerals Processing Facility, which will process

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• All the pretrial process that we do.
• So that way he goes and he does. his time, where he goes through that process, that due process, and
• I appreciate you going. through that process.
• They've come here through a legal process. process.
• Again, we do not treat the deportation and removal process as a criminal law. process.

Bills: HB36, HB75, HB76, HB166, HB799, HB 1135, HJR15, HJR16, HB36, HB75, HB76, HB166, HJR15, HJR16

Keywords: family violence, global positioning monitoring system, victim resources, electronic monitoring, protective orders, magistrate, criminal procedure, probable cause, written findings, law enforcement, bail bonds, bail fund, charitable bail fund, nonprofit bail organization, public funds, local government spending, political subdivision, county, city, taxpayer lawsuit

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• Um process of reviewing those records.
• This is where we are in the process.
• This is where we are in the process.
• <01:19:31.120> and have been through the whole process and have been through the whole process
• process we'll come with you. Go ahead. process we'll come with you. Go ahead.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• change existing governmental processes change existing governmental processes and<00:02:54.959><
• the use of such applications to process the use of such applications to process not<00:09:11.839
• <00:50:53.119> behind um kind of the thought process behind um kind of the thought process
• <00:53:37.280> and following the current process and following the current process and wanting
• prescriptive age verification process prescriptive age verification process that<01:38:35.360>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's another one of the reports in your packet called Grant Award Processes.
• It's another one of the reports in your packet called Grant Award Processes.
• Cases result from tips and referrals, and also data analysis.
• We've repeated that process as new indictments have come out since and will, of course, continue.
• And this is someone who is very familiar with the DHS processes over a series of years.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Human Services Committee met on January 22, 2025, to focus early in session on waste, fraud, abuse, and program integrity in Minnesota human services programs. The chair said taxpayers expect funds to reach people in need and asked the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) to present on resources, progress, and possible solutions. Members also asked the auditors to note where the legislature or agencies had already taken action to address prior findings. OLA staff summarized recent reports on grants management and oversight. They said noncompliance with grants policies has been pervasive across agencies, including problems at DHS in conflict-of-interest documentation and pre-award financial reviews. In one DHS review, 30 of 41 grant reviewers had missing or incomplete conflict forms, and 20 of 57 grants lacked required financial review documents; the issues affected about $11.5 million in grant funding. OLA said DHS spent more than $400 million in grants to nonprofit organizations from 2018 to 2022, and they identified broader factors affecting compliance such as inconsistent funding for grants administration, ad hoc training, inconsistent data systems, and limited enforcement authority. They noted 2023 legislative changes that allowed agencies to retain some grant funding for administration and directed an assessment of a statewide grants management system, and they said OGM training and staffing have increased, though training is still not required for all staff. The Financial Audit Division then discussed the senior nutrition program at DHS, which delivered about 3.1 million meals to more than 40,000 participants in 2022 through the Minnesota Board on Aging, area agencies, service providers, and subcontractors. The audit found nine findings across documentation, monitoring, contract oversight, participant recertification, and data quality. Examples included service providers failing to recertify participants or recording inaccurate data, the Board on Aging not performing monitoring visits since 2017 or financial reconciliations in 2022, and area agencies failing to complete required site visits. Survey results also suggested participant database inaccuracies. OLA recommended stronger monitoring, clearer procedures, and more reliable data to ensure services reach intended recipients. No formal votes or committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Maybe 15 to 30 seconds about process for student opt-out.
• I want to be fair to the process here.
• I I want to be fair to the process here. I I want to be fair to the process here.
• Uh uh how how do what processes<04:29:22.560> use processes use processes use now<04:29:25.680
• information as to how that process goes. information as to how that process goes.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in Division 3 work session on HB 2 and began by noting a delayed start to allow the Legislative Budget Assistant to finish a large packet of updated amendments and revisions. The chair said the goal for the day was to move as many items as possible, with any cleanup deferred to a Friday follow-up. Members also discussed the process for handling public and department testimony on selected items before votes. Several early amendments were taken up and voted on. The committee unanimously recommended items dealing with repealing the liquor transfer to the alcohol fund and redirecting liquor-related revenue to the general fund, and it also approved an amendment revising Granite Advantage funding so there would be no automatic transfer from the liquor fund, instead using a general fund appropriation. Members then approved repealing the foster grandparent program by a 5-4 vote, and later approved an amendment requiring DHS contractors to comply with the patients’ bill of rights by a 9-0 vote. The committee also approved incorporating House Bill 94 on Medicaid coverage of circumcision by a 5-4 vote, while deferring the Wick Farmers Market Nutrition Program repeal for more discussion. The committee spent substantial time on the youth risk behavior survey amendment. Supporters said the change was intended to clarify opt-out procedures and ensure parents, guardians, and students are clearly notified that they may opt out without negative consequences. Some members raised privacy concerns and said the language could add administrative burden, but the amendment was ultimately recommended to Finance by a recorded vote of 8-1. Another amendment on civil rights and contractor standards for DHHS was discussed but not voted on after concerns were raised about vague enforcement language and possible penalties. The committee also struck amendment 1026 as redundant, with members noting related work in existing law and Senate Bill 134, and then moved on to other items, including a revised equity/access-related amendment that was postponed for later discussion.

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• <00:42:22.000> Um oversight or approval process. Um oversight or approval process.
• <01:32:23.600> that necessary controls and processes that necessary controls and processes
• <01:54:53.520> changes oversight in terms of process changes oversight in terms of process
• <02:04:13.280> and emerges um from a rushed process and emerges um from a rushed process and
• this feels like a rushed process to me. this feels like a rushed process to me.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all