Transcript Highlights:

• She asked, for example, whether school-linked behavioral health grants get funding for an FTE or more
• </c> say for example the school-linked say for example the school-linked behavioral<01:02:11.480><c>
• </c><01:03:33.640><c> to</c> that could have gone to schools to that could have gone to schools to to
• That includes termination and other levels of discipline, so that sort of behavior is not acceptable
• That includes termination and other levels of discipline, so that sort of behavior is not acceptable

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Kelsey Vela: ...in each discipline.
• Haley Ewing: ...to grow the school marshal program, and as of August 31st, 2024, there were 544 school
• link from function call), and as of August 31st, 2024, there were 544 school marshals and 95 school districts
• of August 31st, 2024, there were 544 school marshals and 95 school districts throughout the state of
• Loving school. Chair: OK, go ahead. Senator Kulkars: ...Glad Jake's at Baylor. Loving school.

Bills: SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• but I don't think that's the right approach for someone who is in such an esteemed position of disciplining
• You've got to guide the body, you've got to make sure that you have vision and discipline, and then you've
• He’s a senior in high school, but he is going to P-Tech, which is a trade school.
• It similarly removes the statute of limitations for victims of sexual abuse in public schools.
• Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 896, a bill to be entitled an act relating to school

Summary: The Senate first handled a large batch of executive appointments reported by the Ethics and Elections Committee. Senators debated several nominees, with some members objecting to particular appointees over their views or past conduct. The report on the first group of appointments was adopted 31-0, and Jeffrey Aaron’s separate confirmation to the Public Employee Relations Commission was approved 26-10 after extended debate centered on his role as counsel to the Hope Florida Foundation and allegations that he helped facilitate the transfer of Medicaid settlement funds into political activity. The chamber then considered Chavon Harris as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration. Supporters praised her work on Medicaid directed payments and hospital funding, while opponents criticized her prior tenure at the Department of Children and Families, citing problems with Medicaid redeterminations, postpartum coverage, Hope Florida oversight, and a women’s shelter case. The Senate adopted her confirmation report 32-5. Next, Taylor Hatch’s confirmation as Secretary of the Department of Children and Families was taken up; the committee report noted ongoing concerns about SNAP/EBT compliance, child welfare practices, audits, and Hope Florida, but recommended confirmation based on her stated commitments to reform. After debate over DCF’s performance and accountability, the Senate adopted her confirmation report 33-4. After a brief recess, the Senate held a recognition ceremony for outgoing President Kathleen Passidomo. Senators from both parties offered lengthy remarks praising her leadership, diligence, humor, and support for members, often recalling personal interactions and her role in shaping legislation and mentoring newer senators. The ceremony emphasized her service as Senate President and continued leadership as Rules Chair, and included a presentation of a handmade keepsake box filled with letters and mementos from staff and colleagues.

Transcript Highlights:

• but I don't think that's the right approach for someone who is in such an esteemed position of disciplining
• You've got to guide the body, you've got to make sure that you have vision and discipline, and then you've
• He's a senior in high school, but he is going to P-Tech, which is a trade school.
• It similarly removes the statute of limitations for victims of sexual abuse in public schools.
• substitute for committee substitute for Senate Bill 896, a bill to be entitled an act relating to school

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, page introductions, and recognition of guests, including a state champion Crossroads Academy basketball team and a student intern. The chamber then took up executive appointment reports from the Ethics and Elections Committee and related committees, which covered a large slate of gubernatorial appointees to state boards and commissions. Senators were given the opportunity to separate nominees for individual votes, and several members spoke in support of or opposition to specific appointees based on qualifications, ideology, and prior public service. The first major confirmation vote covered most of the 186 appointments on the report, with debate centered on three nominees highlighted by Senator Polsky: Ilya Shapiro, Thomas Zachary Smith, and Dr. John Lattell. The report was adopted 31-0 after those objections, and Jeffrey Aaron was then considered separately for the Public Employee Relations Commission. Senators Smith and Polsky opposed Aaron’s confirmation, citing his role as legal counsel to the Hope Florida Foundation and alleged involvement in the transfer of Medicaid settlement funds to political entities; Chair Gates defended Aaron as a lawyer representing a client and noted no disciplinary or law-enforcement action against him. Aaron was confirmed 26-10. The Senate next confirmed Chavon Harris as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration after debate focused on her prior leadership at the Department of Children and Families, Medicaid redeterminations, postpartum coverage issues, Hope Florida-related concerns, and a women’s shelter inspection dispute. Supporters emphasized her work stabilizing Medicaid funding and her responsiveness to agency problems, while opponents argued she had overseen serious failures and lacked suitability. The confirmation passed 32-5. Taylor Hatch was then confirmed as Secretary of the Department of Children and Families after committee members noted serious operational concerns at DCF, including SNAP/EBT compliance, child welfare practices, forensic audit issues, and questions about Hope Florida, but also cited her commitment to child welfare and willingness to address problems; the vote was 33-4. After the confirmations, the Senate recessed and later returned for a lengthy tribute to outgoing Senate President Kathleen Pasadomo. Senators from both parties offered personal remarks praising her leadership, diligence, toughness in committee, mentorship, and resilience after personal loss, while also joking about her reputation as a strict rules chair and “bill killer.” The session concluded with the recognition of her service and presentation of a handmade keepsake box filled with letters and mementos from staff and colleagues.

Transcript Highlights:

• but I don't think that's the right approach for someone who is in such an esteemed position of disciplining
• You've got to guide the body, you've got to make sure that you have vision and discipline, and then you've
• He's a senior in high school, but he is going to P-Tech, which is a trade school.
• It similarly removes the statute of limitations for victims of sexual abuse in public schools.
• A bill to be entitled an act relating to school safety. Show the bill temporarily postponed.

Transcript Highlights:

• but I don't think that's the right approach for someone who is in such an esteemed position of disciplining
• You've got to guide the body, you've got to make sure that you have vision and discipline, and then you've
• He's a senior in high school, but he is going to P-Tech, which is a trade school.
• It similarly removes the statute of limitations for victims of sexual abuse in public schools.
• substitute for committee substitute for Senate Bill 896, a bill to be entitled an act relating to school

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• They apparently subscribed to the Senator Gray school of what have you done for me lately?
• A parent might go and say, “It school is not working for my kid with disabilities.
• :40:37.840><c> players</c><02:40:38.960><c> um</c> school districts have repeat players um school districts
• </c><02:40:46.640><c> is</c> parent might go and say, "It school is parent might go and say, "It school
• These funds support initiatives like hiring, training, and school security.

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:24:40.799><c> districts</c><00:24:41.640><c> um</c> government including school districts um
• workers bill was one hourly School workers bill was one element<00:29:55.919><c> to</c><00:29:56.080
• Senator Nelson said she was still thinking about the schools and thanked the chair for reminding her
• We are a disciplined organization, and we do the difficult work every single day.
• We are a disciplined organization, and we do the difficult work every single day.

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, and so we have asked this collaboration of different disciplines, and we can actually say with a
• have asked this collaboration of we have asked this collaboration of different<01:31:52.159><c> disciplines
• <c> and</c><01:31:53.520><c> and</c><01:31:54.239><c> we</c><01:31:54.560><c> can</c> different disciplines
• and and we can different disciplines and and we can actually<01:31:55.280><c> say</c><01:31:55.520><

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• You have to continue to monitor and we have to continue to have that discipline, execution, and make
• to to to and we have to continue to to to to to have<01:56:27.119><c> that</c><01:56:27.360><c> discipline
• /c><01:56:27.760><c> execution</c><01:56:28.320><c> and</c><01:56:28.400><c> make</c> have that discipline
• execution and make have that discipline execution and make sure<01:56:28.719><c> we</c><01:56:28.800

Summary: The House Special Committee on Red Hill held an informational briefing at the State Capitol focused on updates from the Navy Closure Task Force Red Hill and NAVFAC Hawaii. Members and Navy officials opened by noting the meeting format, providing public links to tank closure supplement 4 and environmental remediation resources, and thanking Admiral Barnett for attending before his transition. The Navy emphasized that the Red Hill closure effort and the PFAS/PAS environmental remediation effort are separate but coordinated, and that both are long-term undertakings. For the closure effort, Navy officials reported progress on tank cleaning, ventilation, sludge removal, groundwater monitoring, and preparation for pipeline removal. They said supplement 4 to the tank closure plan was submitted in May and outlines the overall closure strategy, post-closure monitoring, and the decision to proceed with closure rather than wait for beneficial reuse decisions. They described completed ventilation of tanks 3 through 8, the start of tank 2 ventilation, removal of 283 gallons of sludge from the first six tanks, and plans to begin pipeline pigging and removal later this year. Officials also said all sludge samples tested so far were non-hazardous and that air monitoring has not shown elevated volatile organic readings during operations. NAVFAC Hawaii then outlined the PFAS/PAS remedial investigation under CERCLA, explaining the cleanup process, the nature of PFAS, and the role of aqueous film-forming foam as a source. The presentation said the Navy began investigating PFAS releases in 2014-2015, that the 2021 Red Hill fuel release led directly into remedial investigation work, and that current activities include quarterly groundwater sampling at 42 monitoring wells, installation of new shallow and deep wells, soil sampling where exceedances were found, fate-and-transport modeling, and human health risk assessments. Officials said data are publicly available on the Red Hill environmental website and that the next restoration advisory board meeting is scheduled for August 27. The Navy also gave a water resiliency update, saying it is upgrading the joint base drinking water system with pump, tank, and cybersecurity improvements and is installing treatment systems for the inactive Navy Aiea and Red Hill shafts ahead of EPA drinking water standards taking effect in 2029. No votes or formal committee actions were taken, as the meeting was informational only.

Transcript Highlights:

• They may have to enforce discipline, let's say, for a jail rule infraction or a probation violation,
• 11:02.480><c> may</c><01:11:02.800><c> have</c> to<01:11:06.199><c> enforce</c><01:11:06.760><c> discipline
• > let's</c><01:11:07.400><c> say</c><01:11:07.760><c> for</c><01:11:08.159><c> a</c> to enforce discipline
• let's say for a to enforce discipline let's say for a jail<01:11:08.560><c> rule</c><01:11:08.960><c

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• schools as well.
• schools as well.
• </c> inside our school buildings. inside our school buildings.
• ><c> schools</c><01:57:25.040><c> have</c> charter schools and private schools have charter schools and
• </c> ICE circling the schools. ICE circling the schools.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• The Pioneer High School football team.
• school and to your community. I also school and to your community.
• duty, discipline, and integrity that duty, discipline, and integrity that would<02:02:51.760><c> define
• There are 20 KIPP schools in D.C.
• ,</c><04:02:01.760><c> recently</c> pretty high ranking school, recently pretty high ranking school,

Transcript Highlights:

• pay for, you know, the ones that are probably doing the best are the ones that are the technical schools
• Finally, we also took a look at state school aid and required local education spending.
• Failure to grow puts more pressure on property taxpayers and on school budgets.
• We do not have decommissioned schools, vacant malls, or hotels like other locations to redevelop, so
• That’s why we support a disciplined commitment to zoning relief and increased resources for homeowners

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Housing

Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held its second introductory hearing to frame the session’s housing agenda. Chairs Cyr and Haggerty described the hearing as a chance to hear a wide range of perspectives on Massachusetts’ housing crisis, including underbuilding, zoning and permitting barriers, rising costs, and the need for both state and local action. The committee heard from court, municipal, advocacy, and regional housing leaders, with recurring themes of increasing supply, preserving existing housing, preventing displacement, and expanding resources for renters and homeowners. Chief Justice Diana Horan of the Housing Court said the court is handling more than 40,000 new filings annually with only 15 judges, and estimated the court would need about 21 judges to meet demand. She described complications from RAFT-related stays, mental health and guardianship issues, aging housing stock, and the new eviction sealing law, which she said was being implemented smoothly but may require additional resources if filings continue to rise. The Massachusetts Municipal Association and MAPC emphasized that municipalities need flexibility, funding, and better tools such as MassWorks, Housing Works, H-DIP, 40R reforms, inclusionary zoning changes, and a local option transfer fee; they also said local control concerns and long permitting timelines remain major barriers. MAPC and others stressed that supply growth alone will not solve the crisis and urged continued support for subsidized housing, access to counsel, and modular/off-site construction. Advocates and housing providers focused on displacement, preservation, and tenant protections. Homes for All Massachusetts and Mass Law Reform Institute called for rent stabilization, stronger tenant protections, foreclosure prevention, elimination of junk fees, continued funding for RAFT and HomeBASE, and expanded access to counsel. Mass Union of Public Housing Tenants said the state needs far more extremely low-income housing, more operating subsidy, and major investment to repair public housing, while also supporting tenant technical assistance during redevelopment. Franklin County’s housing authority warned that rural communities are being left out of many state programs and asked for a rural LIHTC set-aside, a permanent rural credit boost, and a review of housing choice programs. A Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation researcher presented findings that communities that add housing generally see stronger municipal finances, and that housing growth can improve property tax and state aid outcomes. Seasonal community representatives from Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket described extreme affordability pressures and the need for tailored tools. Nantucket’s housing trust chair said the island has made progress through local funding, inclusionary zoning, and deed-restricted units, but still needs a real estate transfer fee and faster ways to preserve year-round housing. Across the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly returned to the need for a mix of production, preservation, tenant protections, and local flexibility, rather than relying on any single policy solution.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I mean, a failing student in business school would even say you don't fund ongoing expenditures with
• But anybody in a business school would say you don't set up your system like we've set up this system
• And I mean, a failing student in business school would even say you don't fund ongoing expenditures with
• But anybody in a business school would say you don't set up your system like we've set up this system
• And the discipline that we have to have is we have to say, look, if what we decide to do is to tie our

Transcript Highlights:

• And then also, last Friday and Saturday, we served nearly 400 high school students with prom dresses
• ><00:49:01.599><c> high</c> Saturday we served nearly 400 high Saturday we served nearly 400 high school
• 02.720><c> with</c><00:49:03.040><c> prom</c><00:49:03.440><c> dresses</c><00:49:04.240><c> so</c> school
• students with prom dresses so school students with prom dresses so that<00:49:04.640><c> their</c><00
• </c> memorable moments in the high school memorable moments in the high school life.<00:49:11.040><c>

Bills: SB2045 , SB2354

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Summary: The committees first took up SB 2071 on rent-to-own housing. Testimony was generally supportive from HHFDC and Hawaii Realtors, but Sierra Club of Hawaii and others opposed the bill unless it was amended to exclude ceded lands from the 99-year lease provision. Members discussed the scope of ceded versus non-ceded lands and whether an inventory exists. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, including HHFDC’s proposal to make the fixed-price period flexible by tying it to an option period and Sierra Club’s language limiting the program to non-ceded state or county land. They then heard SB 2191 on limited profit housing associations. HHFDC supported the measure, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Office of the Auditor urged caution about tax exclusions and asked for clearer, more targeted limits and measurable outcomes. The committees adopted amendments to add a statement of purpose, include measurable metrics, apply the tax provisions to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, and delay the effective date to allow for administrative changes. SB 2191 was recommended for passage with amendments. The committees also considered SB 2197, which would have replaced the five-year fixed-price period in rent-to-own housing with an option period set by HHFDC, but deferred it indefinitely because its issues were addressed in SB 2071. SB 2180 on deposits of public funds drew comments from the Hawaii Bankers Association questioning definitions and noting banks are already subject to Community Reinvestment Act requirements; decision-making was deferred to the next day in the CPN committee and to a later date for the housing committee. Finally, SB 2210 on housing discrimination received support from disability advocates and the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, which asked for one additional investigator; the committees passed it with amendments adding a blank appropriation for one full-time position and planned to notify Ways and Means for possible re-referral.

Transcript Highlights:

• They have done back-to-back state winners, the Southern University Laboratory School.
• She's a senior in high school, and they're sitting over to the right.
• Schools. Education.
• zones, school legends, and compliance language with federal requirements.
• Members, this bill pertains to school zones and the striping.

Bills: HR265 , HR266 , HR267 , HR268 , HR269 , HR270 , HR271 , HR272 , HR273 , HCR107 , HCR108 , HCR109 , HCR110 , HCR111 , HR257 , HR258 , HR259 , HR260 , HR261 , HR262 , HR263 , HCR105 , HCR106 , SCR30 , SB57 , SB157 , SB202 , SB237 , SB276 , SB450 , SB465 , SB501 , SB525 , HR3 , HR80 , HR197 , HR243 , SCR5 , SCR35 , HB4 , HB623 , HB944 , HB986 , HB1098 , HB1222 , SB34 , SB164 , SB172 , SB198 , SB208 , SB232 , SB281 , SB286 , SB317 , SB322 , SB334 , SB380 , SB385 , SB409 , SB417 , SB421 , SB430 , SB439 , SB447 , SB458 , SB510 , SB398 , HB646 , HR84 , HR188 , HR205 , SCR19 , SCR3 , SCR6 , SCR18 , SCR11 , SCR22 , SCR2 , SCR20 , SCR24 , HCR6 , HB301 , HB359 , HB657 , HB675 , HB680 , HB727 , HB302 , HB819 , HB1257 , HB1258 , SB8 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB16 , SB17 , SB18 , SB20 , SB21 , SB22 , SB40 , SB48 , SB55 , SB69 , SB75 , SB77 , SB78 , SB85 , SB102 , SB115 , SB133 , SB140 , SB148 , SB151 , SB165 , SB169 , SB170 , SB185 , SB197 , SB200 , SB217 , SB235 , SB278 , SB280 , SB291 , SB300 , SB303 , SB315 , SB324 , SB330 , SB411 , SB416 , SB420 , SB436 , SB438 , SB449 , SB455 , SB456 , SB477 , SB489 , SB521 , SB45 , SB58 , SB71 , SB81 , SB92 , SB100 , SB109 , SB141 , SB156 , SB181 , SB203 , SB204 , SB205 , SB207 , SB213 , SB214 , SB216 , SB229 , SB257 , SB274 , SB290 , SB304 , SB374 , SB379 , SB396 , SB410 , SB425 , SB427 , SB429 , SB479 , SB522 , HCR72 , HB633 , HB603 , HB940 , HB251 , HB775 , HB998 , HB1191 , HB625 , HB1255 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HB284 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1240 , SB82 , SB89 , HB258 , HB842 , SB149 , SB382 , SB441

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the pledge, roll call, and several personal privileges recognizing visitors and special observances, including Transportation Day and a day without child care at the Capitol. Members also honored the Southern University Laboratory School track teams, early childhood educators, and later offered condolences and tributes, including a memorial resolution for Derek Butler’s family and birthday recognitions for members and staff. The chamber received Senate messages, committee reports, and introduced or adopted several resolutions and bills throughout the day. A major portion of the floor was devoted to retirement-system cleanup and funding bills, including Senate Bills 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, and 21. Members and authors explained these measures as technical changes to simplify contribution formulas, separate funding for COLAs and benefit increases from debt paydown, and update reemployment or benefit rules for retirees in various systems. Most of these bills passed with large margins after brief questions about whether they would affect automatic debt reduction; authors repeatedly said they would not stop debt paydown. Other measures passed on topics such as emergency vehicle procedures, international driving reciprocity with Ireland, seat belt use, port commission appointments, GOHSEP cybersecurity authority, storage facility rental rules, biomarker testing coverage, DNA sample collection procedures, and a law-institute bill on movable-property leases. The House also adopted HCR 72, the Jonas A. Feeley Act, which memorializes Congress to expedite research and treatment development for acute myeloid leukemia in honor of a deceased veteran, and H.B. 1258, which directs the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on handling unlawfully possessed sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife. Another notable bill, Senate Bill 200, created a process for expropriating property tied to foreign adversaries near military bases, with amendments allowing voluntary divestment before expropriation. Most measures were adopted by wide margins, with co-author votes taken on some resolutions and bills tabled or returned to the calendar when requested. The most extended debate centered on Senate Bill 217, which would reduce the number of judges in Orleans Parish courts based on a statewide workload study. Supporters said the National Center for State Courts study showed Orleans had more judges than comparable parishes and that the bill would right-size the courts and save about $2.1 million. Opponents questioned the study’s methodology, the lack of Orleans delegation involvement, the counting of cases, the absence of uniform statewide clerk-of-court standards, and whether reducing criminal judges made sense given crime concerns. Despite the criticism, the bill was advanced after lengthy questioning, while the chamber continued to move other bills and resolutions forward.

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• subdivision 2c, violations are considered unprofessional conduct and may result in licensing board discipline
• licensing</c><00:05:06.240><c> board</c> may result in licensing board may result in licensing board discipline
• 07.760><c> is</c><00:05:08.080><c> in</c><00:05:08.200><c> subdivision</c><00:05:09.200><c> uh</c> discipline
• There is in subdivision uh discipline.
• This is subject to professional discipline if they were just had some thought in the back of their mind

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• We've seen it at the Commonwealth level here, where state schools have received investments in order
• You go to school, you go to school, but you're already practicing in the medical field, right?
• That's money that fuels the economy, supports our local businesses, and funds our schools.
• investigations into traffic violations, including reports that its taxis illegally passed stopped school
• buses. the road with taxis illegally passed, stopped school buses.

Bills: H5386

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies

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• , what he'd like to do, what he'd like to do after school, and his hobbies.
• When we were in high school, we didn’t have elevators in our high school. So our football...
• High school. We didn’t have elevators in our high school.
• Sports have given me confidence, friendships, discipline, and purpose.
• This all started with the retired superintendent of the schools, came to me and said that his mother

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Mental Health met in executive session and advanced several bills. HB 1881 was voted do pass without discussion. HB 3010 was amended with a committee substitute that removed a subsection allowing payers to remove “gold carding” based on procedure volume changes, then passed 10-0. HB 2355, the “Food is Medicine” bill, received a committee amendment to align terminology with other partnerships and then passed 11-0. HB 1855, dealing with alpha-gal reporting, was substantially revised: the substitute narrowed the bill to alpha-gal, removed Lyme disease, changed a department duty from mandatory to discretionary in one section, and delayed reporting implementation; it then passed 14-0 after members discussed the need for better disease tracking and the department’s workload. The committee then heard testimony on HB 2034, which would require insurance coverage for activity-based prostheses, orthotics, and high-performance or mobility-supportive wheelchairs. Sponsor Representative Carolyn Caton said the bill is intended to cover devices that help people live, exercise, and avoid secondary health problems, while preserving prior authorization and medical-necessity review. Supporters included clinicians, parents, amputees, and athletes who described being denied running blades, water-safe prostheses, or durable wheelchairs and said the devices are essential for health, independence, mental well-being, and participation in school, work, and sports. Several witnesses said the bill would reduce long-term costs and reliance on charity. Opponents, including the Missouri Insurance Coalition and America’s Health Insurance Plans, argued the bill is an expansion of coverage with unclear definitions and potentially significant costs, especially for Medicaid and other state-regulated plans. They cited the fiscal note, warned about possible federal ACA rule changes that could shift costs to states, and questioned whether the bill’s language on Medicare supplemental coverage and “perceived disability” was workable or preempted. Committee members pressed both sides on cost savings, definitions of “normal” activity, and whether the bill could be narrowed or otherwise revised, and several said they were willing to keep working on the issue. The hearing on HB 2034 was left open and then recessed after testimony, with no vote taken in the portion provided.