Transcript Highlights:

• at all for this behavior, especially when we see folks who are, as Captain Britt was mentioning, bonding
• out, getting an appeal bond, and bonding out within hours of being convicted of this offense and proceeding
• theft is increasing and causing significant concern and impact from a financial, safety, and even environmental

Bills: SB552 , SB1099 , SB1124 , SB1208 , SB1372 , SB1506 , SB1667 , SB1804 , SB1806 , SB1870 , SB1936 , SB1937 , SB2180 , SB2405 , SB2569 , SB2570 , SB1646

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: community supervision, criminal justice, illegal alien, deferred adjudication, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, SB 1099, undocumented immigrant, unauthorized immigrant, immigration status, felony sentencing enhancement, criminal penalty increase, Texas Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, affirmative finding, judgment finding, deportation, public safety, immigration enforcement, sentencing reform, felony offense

Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice heard testimony on several bills dealing with criminal discovery, crime lab access, controlled substances, community supervision, interference with officers, oilfield theft, and copper theft. On SB 1124, witnesses split over whether the bill clarified discovery law after the Heath decision or rolled back the Michael Morton Act; opponents argued it narrowed disclosure and shifted responsibility away from prosecutors, while supporters said it restored balance, limited harsh sanctions, and preserved exculpatory-disclosure duties. The committee later voted 4-0 to report SB 1124 favorably and place it on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also heard and later reported favorably SB 1372, which resolves a statutory conflict over access to the DPS crime lab portal, and SB 1936, which changes how LSD “abuse units” are defined for testing and charging purposes; both were sent to the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1937, which would require a subject-matter expert from the testing lab to participate in pretrial meetings in capital cases involving biological evidence, was also reported favorably and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then heard SB 552, which would make people defined in the bill as “illegal aliens” ineligible for judge-ordered or jury-recommended community supervision, including deferred adjudication. Supporters said the bill would prevent state-funded early release of people who entered or remained in the country unlawfully, while county officials and immigration advocates warned it would be overbroad, difficult to administer, and costly to local jails and taxpayers. Despite those concerns, the committee voted to report SB 552 favorably, and Senator Huffman requested it be taken to the floor. On SB 1208, which increases interference with a peace officer or public official from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony, law enforcement witnesses said repeat “auditors” and similar actors were creating dangerous confrontations and needed stronger deterrence; opponents argued the bill would chill protected filming and protest activity. The committee voted to report SB 1208 favorably and place it on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also took testimony on SB 1806, a committee substitute addressing oilfield theft and related crimes. Supporters from law enforcement and the oil and gas industry said organized theft of crude, equipment, and related materials is a growing problem and that the bill would strengthen penalties, allow seizure and sale of stolen product, and improve inspection and forensic tools. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably, with placement on the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, the committee heard SB 1646, which targets copper theft and fiber vandalism by increasing penalties, requiring reporting and recordkeeping for certain purchases, and adding training and enforcement tools. Telecommunications, law enforcement, and emergency-network witnesses supported the bill as necessary to protect 9-1-1 and critical infrastructure, while metal recyclers warned the bill could overregulate legitimate businesses and sweep too broadly. The committee later voted to report the committee substitute for SB 1646 favorably as well.

Transcript Highlights:

• Number two, the renaming of the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee to be the
• ><00:52:54.120><c> and</c> the Senate Education, Health, and the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental
• Affairs Committee to be Environmental Affairs Committee to be the<00:52:57.120><c> Senate</c><00:52:
• House Bill 1216, Delegate Phillips, insurance certificates of guarantee for county bond requirements,
• </c> county bond requirements, all counties. county bond requirements, all counties.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 960, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• must lease all vending machines and removes the requirement that the lottery requires a performance bond
• The bill increases the maximum bond amount for the lottery retailer and further authorizes the lottery
• must lease all vending machines and removes the requirement that the lottery requires a performance bond
• The bill increases the maximum bond amount for the lottery retailer and further authorizes the lottery
• Senate Bill 1434 will incentivize the redevelopment of environmentally challenged properties within the

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions before taking up a special order calendar of bills. Early measures included a claims bill for relief to L.E. through the Department of Children and Families, which passed 34-0 after substitution from the House version, and a claims bill for the estate of Mark Legata, which passed 35-0 after the amount was reduced in the substitute. The chamber then approved CS for CS for SB 42 on child protective investigations and specific medical diagnoses, requiring investigators to consider certain medical conditions that can mimic abuse; the sponsor described it as a fix for cases where medical evidence is overlooked, and it passed 34-0. A bill on autism education for teachers was also substituted with the House version, amended to replace the Senate language, and passed 35-0 after supportive remarks from members. The Senate next passed a land-use bill, SB 218, adjusting hurricane-related development restrictions so they continue in storm-damaged counties but expire in unaffected counties in 2026, with debate focused on local control and recovery needs; it passed 36-0. The chamber then approved several other measures with little or no opposition: a probate bill modernizing curators of estates (36-0), a Blue Ribbon Projects bill creating a framework for large planned developments with conservation set-asides, which drew extensive debate over local control, growth management, and the bill’s breadth before being temporarily postponed, a state lotteries update (36-0), a diploma requirements bill allowing Special Olympics participation to substitute for PE and clarifying marching band credit (36-0), and a naturopathic medicine licensure/regulation bill that reestablishes a licensing framework and board, which passed 33-3. The Justice Administrative Commission bill was amended to broaden membership to include a judge or senior judge and passed 37-0. The Senate also passed a public records exemption for certain local administrators and their families (31-5), a clinical laboratory personnel bill easing staffing requirements by aligning more closely with federal CLIA standards (37-0), a dry needling bill clarifying occupational therapists may perform the practice (37-0), a financial disclosures bill revising gift/honoraria reporting and restoring a percentage-based reporting option via amendment (36-0), and a child welfare bill expanding when parental drug abuse can be treated as harm or neglect and allowing earlier court intervention and services (37-0). Later, the chamber took up a bill on ideologies inconsistent with American principles and terrorist organizations. The sponsor said it would prevent enforcement of foreign or religious law over the Constitution, create a due-process process for domestic terrorist designations, and bar public funds from supporting terrorism. Senators raised questions about the lack of a time limit on conduct used for designation and whether conviction is required; an amendment was then offered to remove specific references to Sharia law and the bill’s findings, with the sponsor of the amendment arguing the language stigmatized Muslim constituents and singled out Islam. The transcript cuts off during that amendment debate, so no final action on the bill is shown in the provided text.

Transcript Highlights:

• that led to failure of its House companion this year, HB 16009, and as well that if the tax-exempt bond
• Thank you very much. bond is just as jeopardized then we have bond is just as jeopardized then we have
• if you keep it within the threshold, the IRS rule of 10% generally permits up to 10% of tax-exempt bond
• ><00:15:56.959><c> 10%</c><00:15:57.360><c> of</c><00:15:57.600><c> taxexempt</c><00:15:58.560><c> bonds
• </c> permits up to 10% of taxexempt bonds permits up to 10% of taxexempt bonds proceeds<00:15:59.839>

Committee: Senate Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard SB 2627, which would exempt Hawaii Tourism Authority contracts and agreements for sports projects, events, and related marketing from the state procurement code and other competitive bidding requirements. HTA, DBEDT, and the State Procurement Office testified in support or with comments, while one individual offered general support for sports tourism. Senators focused on narrowing the bill so the exemption would apply more specifically to sports-related projects and marketing, rather than broad marketing activities, and discussed whether the bill should require notice to the State Procurement Office or approval by the chief procurement officer. Procurement officials said a reporting requirement would be the most expeditious option, while still allowing post-event monitoring and public posting of exemptions. Members also discussed whether the exemption should be limited to situations involving sole-source sports entities, such as major leagues or international sports organizations, to better justify bypassing procurement rules. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion provided, but members and testifiers agreed to continue working on the language. The hearing then moved to SB 2074 relating to state facilities and naming rights for the Aloha Stadium and Hawaii Convention Center. The Stadium Authority, HTA, and DBEDT testified in support, while the Outdoor Circle and other organizations opposed the measure. Opponents argued the bill could create fiscal and legal risk, echoing concerns raised in prior legislation and by the attorney general, and warned it would mark a major shift by treating public facilities as commercial branding opportunities. Supporters said naming rights could generate significant revenue to help fund the stadium project and reduce the burden on the state and developers. Senators questioned how signage would be handled, especially whether it would be exterior-facing or limited to inward-facing signage, and the Stadium Authority said it was willing to work with the Outdoor Circle on language that would preserve community aesthetics while allowing revenue generation. A senator cited a prior study estimating naming rights could bring in about $1.5 million per year over 20 years, and asked what that revenue would buy for the public; the Stadium Authority responded that it would help advance the project toward a larger, improved stadium. No final action was taken in the excerpt provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> categories here and um environmental categories here and um environmental stewardship<03:30:58.439
• I am a program officer at Resources Legacy Fund, a nonprofit where I lead Hawaii environmental equity
• </c> and programs for environmental and programs for environmental restoration<03:43:26.199><c> and</
• </c><03:46:09.760><c> stewardship</c> climate environmental stewardship climate environmental stewardship
• Some of these other natural resources, environmental stewardship, climate hazard mitigation...

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Miller, have you obtained a bond market or credit rating analysis showing how eliminating
• So I'll note that generally a better credit rating, a bond rating, would make things less expensive.
• How will this impact local government bond ratings and interest rates? Representative Miller.
• Florida Forever is through the Department of Environmental Protection.
• It authorizes the department or the Division of Bond Finance to issue bonds for specific new construction

Keywords: 998, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Number one, doing so forces consistency with a 2015 environmental impact statement that justified the
• The most appropriate funding source would be through the bonding bill, given the size of the project
• In summary, members, more weight for ATVs does not equal more environmental impact.
• In summary, members, more weight for ATVs does not equal more environmental impact.
• In summary, members, more weight for ATVs does not equal more environmental impact.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We've been fiscally responsible, conserving the excellent bond rating that you worked hard to help build
• When environmental protections were weakened at the federal level, we enforce state laws to ensure that
• in civil recoveries for violations of our environmental laws. ...that resulted in over $2.1 million
• in civil recoveries for violation of our environmental laws.
• Our AAA-plus bond rating enables us to borrow money to repair our roads, build and renovate our schools

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Keywords: 1212, all

Transcript Highlights:

• of environmental factors of the<01:54:38.000><c> populations</c><01:54:38.480><c> of</c><01:54:38.639
• The study of the impact of environmental factors, particularly for the individuals living near landfills
• So let's move on to HB 341, special purpose revenue bonds for the Big Island.
• :21.359><c> special</c><02:18:21.719><c> purpose</c><02:18:22.080><c> revenue</c><02:18:22.479><c> bonds
• purpose revenue bonds for the big<02:18:23.359><c> island</c><02:18:23.800><c> and</c><02:18:24.000>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committees on Health and Labor heard testimony on HB 1244, a measure relating to labor standards at health care facilities and nursing staff ratios. Committee members opened by explaining hearing procedures, including a suggested two-minute testimony limit and Zoom rules. The bill drew extensive testimony from hospitals, nursing organizations, unions, and individual nurses, with the central debate focusing on whether staffing ratios should be set by statute or left to collective bargaining and unit-level staffing decisions. Opponents included the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Straub Benioff Medical Center, Hawaii Pacific Health, Kapiolani Medical Center, and Queen’s Health Systems. They argued that fixed ratios are too rigid for the changing conditions of hospital care, could worsen workforce shortages, and should be handled through labor negotiations, staffing committees, and existing agreements. Several also pointed to investments in nursing education, loan repayment, and workforce development as better solutions. Queen’s said it had recently reached an agreement with nurses after more than 40 meetings that included a staffing framework, and Kapiolani and others emphasized the need for flexibility in emergencies and specialty care. Supporters, including the Hawaii State Center for Nursing, Pride at Work Hawaii, the Hawaii Nurses Association/American Nurses Association chapter, Hawaii Nurses Association Local 50, UNAC/UHCP, and individual nurses, said unsafe staffing levels contribute to burnout, turnover, errors, and patient harm. Testifiers described chronic short staffing, emotionally and physically exhausting workloads, and situations in which nurses were responsible for too many patients at once. Supporters argued that safe ratios are necessary to protect both patients and nurses, and that collective bargaining has not been enough to ensure safe conditions statewide, especially in facilities without unions. No vote or final committee action was announced in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Environment and Natural Resources Division, multiple section chiefs were reassigned away from Environmental
• Now, can you think of a reason why somebody who is expert in environmental law adds value?
• And because, to me at least, there's no plausible reason for adding environmental law experts to a sanctioned
• What it really looks like is that what's being done here is that the environmental cops are being cleaned
• I don't know the reasoning behind Attorney General Bond. these decisions to do what she did on her first

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Keywords: nominations, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Todd Blanch, Gail Slater, confirmation hearing

Summary: The meeting focused on the nominations of Todd Blanch and Gail Slater for the positions of Deputy Attorney General and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, respectively. The committee considered the qualifications of both nominees, with opening statements provided by the nominees themselves. There was an evident emphasis on the rigorous vetting process that nominees undergo before their selection, highlighting the importance of the roles within the Department of Justice. Members of the committee engaged in a structured question-and-answer session to further evaluate the nominees' capabilities and fit for the positions they were nominated for, with each member allotted seven minutes to pose questions.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm sure they'll be talking to you about environmental issues, and I really appreciate their engagement
• Somebody who would bail a family together with the soft, strong bonds of sharing, who would laugh and
• ><00:29:43.679><c> the</c><00:29:43.840><c> soft,</c><00:29:44.159><c> strong</c><00:29:44.720><c> bonds
• </c><00:29:45.120><c> of</c> together with the soft, strong bonds of together with the soft, strong bonds

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• want to ask the question, how many school boards are having to do special elections because their bond
• Secretary, as you know, I carried legislation to try to authorize school board questions, particularly bond
• you tell me how many schools are still having to do their own special elections because they have a bond
• Because of their bonding. Um, schedule. And just like a slight precursor to to Mr.
• Of particular note is that under the Environmental Protection, um, program they are in the red for, uh

Transcript Highlights:

• tourist development taxes and local option taxes, except when those taxes have been pledged for revenue bonds
• Taxes pledged for revenue bonds don't have to be reapproved until the bond ends, unless the bonds are
• tourism driver for our beaches and to restore the beaches, both for the economic benefits, the environmental

Summary: The committee took up several claims bills first and reported both favorably without debate. SB 20, relating to relief of J.N., a minor, would pay the remaining $400,000 of a $600,000 settlement after an 11-year-old was injured on a Hillsborough County sidewalk with a known defect; SB 14, relating to the estate of Pineal Januier, would authorize payment of the remaining $1.7 million of a $2 million settlement after a drowning at a Miami Beach youth center pool. Both bills were supported by the sponsors and the Senate Special Master’s favorable recommendations, and both passed on roll call votes. The committee then considered SJR 1510 and its implementing bill, SB 1512, both by Senator Avila, which would create a new property tax benefit for owners who lease a non-homestead residential property for more than six months in order to encourage more affordable rental housing. Local governments, the Florida League of Cities, and the Florida Association of Counties opposed the proposal, warning of major revenue losses, impacts on public safety and services, and uncertainty for local budgets; several senators also questioned whether landlords would pass savings on to renters and whether the measure would worsen density and parking issues. Despite the opposition, both measures were reported favorably after the sponsor said the bills would be refined and revised. SB 674, by Senator Wright, was reported favorably with support from property appraisers who said it would let them budget and pay hiring or retention bonuses, similar to authority already given to tax collectors, to help compete for specialized staff. CS for CS SB 268, by Senator Jones, also passed after an amendment adding congressional members; the bill would create a public-records exemption for certain home-address information for elected officials, and debate centered on balancing transparency with safety after members described death threats and harassment. The committee then approved SB 100, by Senator Fine, which would bar government buildings from displaying flags representing political viewpoints and allow active or retired military or National Guard members to use reasonable force to stop desecration of the U.S. flag; the bill drew extensive opposition from transparency, civil rights, and LGBTQ advocates who argued it was vague, unconstitutional, and aimed at pride flags, while supporters said government should not endorse political messages. Finally, CS for SB 1664, by Senator Trumbull, was reported favorably after a strike-all amendment. The bill would require voter reapproval every eight years for certain local discretionary taxes, including tourist development taxes and some local option taxes, unless pledged to revenue bonds. Cities, counties, tourism groups, and the lodging industry opposed it, saying the measure would create uncertainty, threaten tourism marketing and beach restoration funding, and make long-term infrastructure and debt planning difficult. Senator Trumbull argued the proposal simply gives voters a recurring chance to decide whether they still support the taxes and the projects they fund.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:43:37.440><c> equity</c><00:43:37.720><c> and</c><00:43:37.880><c> Justice</c> our environmental
• equity and Justice our environmental equity and Justice programs<00:43:39.599><c> we</c><00:43:39.839
• </c> communities to advance environmental communities to advance environmental justice<00:44:02.079><
• But this is also looking at projects that the state is currently funding with CIP bond funds in resort
• But this is also looking at projects that the state is currently funding with CIP bond funds in resort

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing covered three measures on the 1 p.m. agenda. SB 817, relating to out-of-state offices, drew support from DBEDT and several community groups, with questions focused on the requested funding, staffing level, whether the office would expand broadly, and whether the Philippines was being singled out. SB 1578, relating to international affairs, received support from DBEDT and the Attorney General, with the chair noting the bill was intended to help DBEDT analyze Hawaii’s international partnerships and plan next steps. SB 1639, establishing Hawaii Beach Day, had limited testimony and was moved along without substantive debate. SB 582, relating to DBEDT, was also heard with support from state agencies and a few individuals, and was described as a vehicle for organizational and funding changes affecting the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, including moving some positions and programming to general funds and narrowing the works-of-art special fund's uses. The committees then took up recommendations. All three measures were advanced with amendments: SB 817 was amended to include technical changes and a defective effective date of July 1, 2025; SB 1578 was amended to address the Attorney General’s concerns, make the commission subject to Senate confirmation, and add technical changes and a defective date; and SB 582 was amended to incorporate provisions from SB 1577, clarify SFCA authority over performing arts, shift SFCA positions and programming to general funds, restrict the works-of-art special fund, and add a defective date. Each committee voted to adopt the chair’s recommendations, with no reservations or no votes noted in the Transportation and Culture and the Arts committee and only Senator Dela Cruz voting no on SB 817 there; in the Economic Development and Tourism committee, SB 817 passed with Senator Kim in reservation and Senator Awa voting no, while SB 1578 and SB 582 passed with Senator Awa voting no. The later 10:00 a.m. agenda hearing focused on SB 1589, relating to the stadium development special fund, and SB 1629, relating to taxation. On SB 1589, the Attorney General asked for clarification of section 3, particularly the proviso about remaining monies lapsing to the general fund if the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District is terminated before completion; the interim stadium manager explained the bill would allow spending of $49.5 million already in the special fund for consultant, construction management, quality assurance, and contingency costs. On SB 1629, testimony was sharply divided: supporters, including film industry and business representatives, said the measure would support local film production, restore prior GET treatment, and help attract studio development; opponents argued the bill was vague, overly favorable to a specific project, and lacked oversight and accountability. The hearing ended with extensive questioning about whether the bill was effectively tailored to a particular studio project and how it related to other film tax credit measures, but no final committee action on SB 1589 or SB 1629 was included in the transcript excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• Certainly the environmental scanning piece of what other states are doing, um, I know on the health side
• Certainly the environmental<00:22:49.679><c> scanning</c><00:22:50.159><c> piece</c><00:22:50.799><c>
• of</c><00:22:51.120><c> what</c> environmental scanning piece of what environmental scanning piece of
• Those of us that are on bonding, we like to know that there.
• </c> a and food and environmental issues. a and food and environmental issues.

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It was a bond issued in 2014. Did we change it? No.
• So in 2014, the state issued a $150 million bond, and that is repaid on the utility bill, like... get
• any at all it was a bond issued in get any at all it was a bond issued in 2014<01:54:10.360><c> did<
• </c><01:54:23.520><c> and</c> the state issued a $150 million Bond and the state issued a $150 million
• It's not part of, you know, the BNF bond thing. Okay, the bond should be paid off in 2029.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Last year it was on the bonding bill. We toured this site. It's woefully needed.
• </c><00:30:15.679><c> build</c> crucial for us to get a bonding build crucial for us to get a bonding
• </c><00:30:29.320><c> Bill</c> I too would like to get a bonding Bill I too would like to get a bonding
• Repayments revolve back to pay PFA revenue bond debt service and to make new loans.
• </c> been funded had we had the um bonding been funded had we had the um bonding Bill<00:45:53.800><c

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• shown by its gross earnings and net operating income, the market or actual value of its stock and bonds
• I'm the CEO at the Energy and Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota.
• So we would eliminate all the mill levy limitations except for bonding so that, you know, there's no
• restrictions on bonding anyway, and there's also high school tuition that we don't have...
• restrictions on or send the wrong message to the bonding agencies that bond our stuff.

Committee: Joint Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• importer or association that has at least 500 employees or members from being required to submit a bond
• CDLs previously weren't allowed, so now we're allowed to do CDLs, and we're asked to get this bond.
• It's incredibly difficult for a nonprofit to get a bond... ...allowed to do CDLs, and we're asked to
• get this bond.
• It's incredibly difficult for a nonprofit to get a bond because nobody owns the assets.

Summary: The committee heard several transportation-related appropriation and policy bills. SB 1273 would appropriate $14 million in FY2027 for pavement rehabilitation of Olga Frontage Road between Bowie and San Simon; after brief discussion about the road’s length and whether it was on a rural transportation priority list, the bill was reported out 3-2 with a do pass recommendation. SB 1452 would create a cargo theft task force in the Attorney General’s office, modeled on the retail theft task force, with reporting and investigative duties; Tony Bradley of the Arizona Trucking Association testified in support, describing cargo theft as a growing, sophisticated problem and noting the funding would come from the consumer fraud protection fund rather than the general fund. The committee adopted an amendment making the task force subject to appropriations and then passed the bill 5-0. The committee also considered SB 1332, which would require the Auditor General and an independent transportation research entity to study Maricopa County light rail expansion and compare it with other transit technologies. Senator Kavanaugh argued the study was needed before committing billions more to light rail and said the governor’s office was open to the concept. Supporters, including local business owners, said the study would provide needed transparency and reflect concerns about business impacts and changing transportation options. Opponents, including Valley Metro, the City of Phoenix, and transit advocates, argued the state should not second-guess locally approved transit plans and pointed to existing studies, ridership, and economic development along light rail corridors. The bill passed 4-3. SB 1059 appropriates $9.2 million for an additional right-turn lane at State Route 87 and State Route 260, and Senator Wendy Rogers used the hearing to describe several rural road projects she and Representative Blackman were pursuing, emphasizing safety, congestion, and local requests from mayors and councils. Members broadly supported the need for rural infrastructure, and the bill was reported out unanimously. The committee then took up SB 1209, which would exempt homeless individuals and others without a residence address from non-operating ID fees if they prove U.S. citizenship. Testimony from the Homeless ID Project and ADOT focused on how IDs help people obtain work and services, how citizenship and authorized presence are verified, and whether the amendment would create operational or fiscal issues; the discussion continued as the transcript ended, with no final vote shown for that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• Under the chair's proposal, bonds are assumed to cover those costs in capital, freeing up the building
• We just passed a bond and are building a new early learning center where we serve WCCC, EC, and TTK,
• We just passed a bond and are building a new early learning center where we serve WCCC, EC, and TTK,
• Our model of care has proven to increase bonding and attachment, keeping families together.
• We appreciate the Ways and Means Committee offsetting some of the transfers with state bond funding in

Bills: SB5998

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: fiscal appropriations, budget, state funding, financial management, operating expenses, 904, all