Video & Transcript Research : 'disability accommodation'
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Mar 18th, 2025
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Ulap Pono if they would help us with a survey of the aquaculture industry, and they were very accommodating
- Ulap Pono if they would help us with a survey of the aquaculture industry, and they were very accommodating
- if it's quarterly, it would at least triple the workload, and so we would need more resources to accommodate
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Keywords:
agriculture, aquaculture, livestock, agribusiness, Department of Agriculture, regulatory functions, employee benefits, restorative practices, sustainability, environmental stewardship, local food systems, Native Hawaiian, workforce development, agricultural development, Hawaii Island, property manager, state employment, SB3320, Hawaii, Agribusiness Development Corporation
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SP 2350, which would transfer oversight of the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Development Division and the aquaculture and livestock support services branch to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. The Department of Agriculture and ADC both testified, with ADC opposing the bill as written while supporting the goal of strengthening agriculture. ADC said the transfer could create federal operational and coordination risks, jeopardize federal funding and program continuity, and was unnecessary because ADC is a business development entity, not a regulatory agency. The Hawaii Farmers Union also expressed concern that moving the programs could weaken the department’s ability to access federal resources, while the Hawaii Farm Bureau submitted written testimony and the Hawaii Aquaculture and Aquaponics Association and H-Plan were noted as supporting the measure; the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council was noted as opposing it.
Much of the discussion focused on aquaculture’s economic potential and the role of regulation, permitting, and funding. Committee members questioned why aquaculture had not grown faster, citing current gross revenues of about $66 million last year, a prior high of $82 million, and a possible long-term target of $500 million. Testimony identified permitting and feed costs as major barriers, along with market conditions and water quality issues affecting producers. ADC described ongoing efforts on feed development, permitting streamlining, coastal-state collaboration on seaweed and restorative aquaculture, and national advocacy for more parity in seafood import standards.
Members also pressed the Department of Agriculture on its leadership and priorities, criticizing the lack of bills and resources dedicated to aquaculture and asking whether the department should have more authority to pursue land purchases and development opportunities. The department said it relies on divisions and industry feedback for bill ideas, noted it funds an annual aquaculture survey, and said it was pursuing congressional earmarks and other funding for aquaculture parks, research, and export/import issues. ADC said it would work with the department if the bill passed, but that its current statute does not give it regulatory authority and any such change would require a statutory amendment.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 003 Jan 17th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- federal legislation such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited segregation in public accommodations
- federal legislation such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited segregation in public accommodations
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The school to accommodate its growth. - The school to accommodate its growth.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC/CPN Joint Info Briefing - Thu Apr 3, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Any additional funds will accommodate... typically the answer is no because typically the answer is no
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uh Any additional funds will accommodate what I just said earlier: potential - items here are showing what we're doing both technologically and also operationally to be able to accommodate
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be <01:26:00.840>able And also in operationally to be able to accommodate
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/27/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- everybody has that opportunity, and we need to get through this agenda today in a timely fashion to accommodate
- agenda today in a timely<00:01:32.560>
fashion <00:01:33.079>to <00:01:33.520>accommodate - <00:01:34.079>
all <00:01:34.320>those timely fashion to accommodate all those timely - fashion to accommodate all those folks<00:01:36.000>
and <00:01:36.159>so <00:01:36.439 - by statute in the Outdoor Recreation Act, utilize the natural features of the park that can be accommodated
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (4-15-26)
Appropriations & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- 500 in the budget system, there might have been additional items or language added in the 900 to accommodate
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Civil Judiciary REVISED: Links added Feb 5th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Civil Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, for the accommodation. Chairman Caldwell, you're now ready to present House Bill 3974.
Bills:
HB3790, HB2941, HB2959, HB3087, HB3974, HB3500, HB3697, HB3262, HB3582, HB4226, HB3037, HB4139, HB4143, HB4144, HB2936, HB3322, HB4296, HB3278, HB4202, HB4176, HB3303, HB3648, HB4119
Keywords:
home repairs, consumer protection, contracts, homeowner rights, rescission, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, school abuse reporting, child abuse, neglect, mandatory reporting, student safety, school employee misconduct, administrator reporting, superintendent
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appr/Sub-Education REVISED Jan 7th, 2026 at 10:00 am
TX
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Mar 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 127 seeks to modernize New Mexico's regulatory framework to better accommodate the unique
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- so consequently, to be able to look at COPEG, you have to be able to switch out the factory to accommodate
- so consequently, to be able to look at Kopeg, you have to be able to switch out the factory to accommodate
- To switch out the factory to accommodate those different parts.
- There to accommodate the Novo Fly, so it would be a switchover.
- The challenge is that that's... ...and materials can accommodate the Novo Fly.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/16/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- accountable than any state agency, and certainly today our agencies have been less effective, less accommodating
- accountable than any state agency, and certainly today our agencies have been less effective, less accommodating
- today, unfortunately, our state agencies are less accessible today than they've ever been and accommodating
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the they've ever been and accommodating the they've ever been and accommodating
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EEP Public Hearing - Tue Jan 28, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you think that the allowable uses of the special fund already accommodate that, or would there need
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that <01:20:53.760>or special fund already accommodate that or special - fund already accommodate that or would<01:20:54.080>
there <01:20:54.199>need <01:20:54.360 - day, the financial crisis, to somehow undermine all of those hard-fought wins by being overly accommodating
- day, the financial crisis, to somehow undermine all of those hard-fought wins by being overly accommodating
Summary:
The House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection opened its first hearing of the session and heard testimony on several energy and environmental bills. On HB 470, relating to noise and leaf blowers, the Department of Health supported the bill’s intent to reduce noise pollution but raised concerns about using decibel limits alone and suggested using dBA measurements; testimony also noted the bill would regulate future sales rather than current use, and there were three additional testimonies, two in support and one in opposition. No questions were raised before the committee moved on.
The committee then heard HB 742 on transit-oriented development, which would require HCDA to prepare a programmatic EIS for Ewa, Kapalama, and West Oahu improvements. UH supported the bill, HHFDC said it was already preparing a master plan and programmatic EIS for the Ewa area, and HCDA explained that the projects are already underway or completed, including infrastructure work funded by prior appropriations. Supporters said the bill would streamline environmental review and potentially reduce costs for future housing, while HCDA emphasized the work is already in progress.
On HB 340, concerning a streamlined grid-ready home interconnection process and related cost recovery, DCCA provided comments, the Attorney General suggested changing a deadline to a specific date, and the PUC said it wanted to study the matter further while still meeting the 180-day reporting requirement. Solar and clean energy groups strongly supported the bill as a way to speed interconnection and advance grid-interactive technologies, while Hawaiian Electric supported the goal of more DERs but opposed the process, saying its interconnection performance has improved and that collaboration would be preferable to legislation. Members asked about newer technologies, UL 1741, and ratepayer impacts, and the Consumer Advocate said removing the cost-recovery section would alleviate its concerns.
The committee also heard HB 243, requiring PV- and EV-ready new residential construction, which the Hawaii State Energy Office described as a cost-saving no-brainer because installing these features during construction is much cheaper than retrofitting later. The hearing then shifted to HB 350, expanding the water-heater systems that can satisfy building-permit requirements to include heat pump water heaters alongside solar hot water systems. The Energy Office supported the bill, Solar Ray supported the concept but asked for amendments to align efficiency standards and noted the bill’s removal of a 15-year lifespan limit for solar thermal systems, and Hawaii Solar Energy Association raised questions about how heat pump performance should be measured and whether PV-plus-heat-pump combinations should qualify. Committee members asked about impacts on smaller homes and ADUs, and the discussion remained focused on technical standards and possible amendments; no votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (03/03/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- have those problems, so that's basically to bring these together to try to see how we can best accommodate
- have those problems, so that's basically to bring these together to try to see how we can best accommodate
- have those problems, so that's basically to bring these together to try to see how we can best accommodate
- have those problems, so that's basically to bring these together to try to see how we can best accommodate
- have those problems, so that's basically to bring these together to try to see how we can best accommodate
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Legislative Administration (01/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Any medical issues, please let me know, and we can make accommodations.
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Summary:
The meeting was an introductory organizational session for the House Legislative Administration Committee. Chair Greg Hill and Vice Chair Vanessa Sheen welcomed members, introduced the new clerk and committee staff, and described the committee as generally nonpartisan and focused on bills on their merits. They also noted that many bills are handled on a consent calendar after discussion, and that the committee often works closely with staff, House counsel, and the House clerk on procedural matters.
A substantial portion of the meeting focused on committee operations and expectations: how committee reports should be prepared and submitted, the use of electronic submissions, scheduling hearings, and the need for clear bill placards at the witness table for livestream viewers. Members discussed the committee’s calendar, including a proposed conflict with the governor’s budget address, and ultimately settled on moving the remaining hearings to February 19. The chair also emphasized advance notice for absences or amendments, and said executive sessions can be scheduled as time allows under current rules.
House Clerk Paul Smith testified about his role as a nonpartisan officer and said he would be providing informational testimony on a bill affecting a law he sponsored years ago, as well as on a forthcoming PSLF-related bill for legislators. He also spoke about legislative customs, precedents, and the value of parliamentary procedure. The chair concluded with guidance on decorum: arrive on time, avoid interruptions during testimony, keep food out of the room, use electronic devices discreetly, and route questions through the chair for clarification rather than debate.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (04/10/2026)
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- could be construed as veterans only discharged under honorable conditions would qualify for the disabled
- would qualify under honorable conditions would qualify for<00:12:51.080>
the <00:12:51.160>disabled - ><00:12:51.640>
veterans <00:12:52.040>tax <00:12:52.320>exemptions for the disabled - veterans tax exemptions for the disabled veterans tax exemptions and<00:12:53.240>
potentially - Building so, there'd be a need inevitably for upkeep and renovations and maybe expansion to accommodate
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (01/27/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- More importantly, we work with income-qualified customers, including elderly residents, disabled veterans
- including income qualified customers including elderly<01:12:01.600>
residents <01:12:02.080>disabled - <01:12:02.600>
veterans elderly residents disabled veterans elderly residents disabled veterans - is really the nuts and bolts of what they're doing, and the market is different and has to be accommodated
AZ
AZ
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This ensures safe navigation, accommodates vessels, future designs, and maintains two-way traffic, even
Keywords:
water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control, flood management, water quality, conservation district, bonds, utility rates, ratemaking, water services