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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- You’ll notice in your OneDrive that the RS has a C1.
- You’ll notice in your OneDrive that the RS is a C1 as of this morning.
- That language is specifically on page two and on line 48: the words “until notice has been given” has
- Line 49 should read, “Such notice shall be given,” without any reference to a notice previously in the
- Representative Miller, I assume you have noticed questions? If I may. You may. Thank you.
Committee:
House Resources and Conservation
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires written notice to defendants before trial or plea, if in enhanced sentencing designations
- On page seven, the bill taxes states that notice must be served on the defendant and the defendant, the
- But as far as there is a similarity with providing notice ahead of time, if in a death penalty type case
- There's a notice that has to be provided. There's actually very strict timeframes for that.
- So we believe this is a great change because it makes sure that the prosecutor has to file that notice
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
Keywords:
sexual offender, sexual predator, sex offender registry, child protection, residency restriction, loitering, proximity restriction, public swimming pool, school safety, child care facility, day care center, park, playground, conditional release, probation, community control, warrantless arrest, background check, registry screening, minor victims
Summary:
The committee took up a series of criminal justice and public safety bills. SB 1084, which exempts certain identifying and location information for non-legal support staff in state attorneys’ offices from public records requests, was supported by prosecuting attorneys and reported favorably. SB 212, as amended, created new restrictions related to sexual offenders and predators, including a 200-foot restricted presence provision near certain locations and updated notification/supervision requirements; it drew strong opposition from researchers, advocates, and affected families who argued it lacked evidence and would increase homelessness, but it was reported favorably. SB 682, addressing domestic violence, coercive control, strangulation, animal abuse, injunctions, and related training and enforcement issues, received emotional survivor testimony and support from animal welfare and law enforcement groups and was reported favorably. SB 656, creating and renaming FDLE Internet Crimes Against Children funding and grant programs, was amended and reported favorably and unanimously.
The committee also considered SB 810 on sealing criminal history records, which would expand eligibility for some non-conviction records and one low-level misdemeanor conviction after waiting periods and judicial review; supporters said Florida is unusually restrictive, while one senator raised concerns about the scope, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 890, creating a standalone battery by strangulation offense applicable outside domestic relationships, was reported favorably after the sponsor said it would close a gap in current law. SB 892, revising habitual offender and violent career criminal sentencing procedures and notice requirements, was reported favorably, with defense lawyers supporting the clearer pretrial notice. SB 928, “Missy’s Law,” requiring immediate remand to custody after conviction of certain dangerous crimes, was amended to include computer pornography/child exploitation offenses and reported favorably after a family member of the namesake victim testified in support.
Later, SB 1284 modernized arrest and search warrant statutes, expanding judicial summons options for some misdemeanors and broadening warrant/arrest authority in certain DUI, injunction, domestic violence, and misdemeanor force cases; defense lawyers supported the judicial-discretion portions but raised concerns about DUI/BUI arrests, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 812, a technical companion to SB 810 updating public records treatment for sealed criminal history records, was amended to clarify prosecutorial access for later cases and reported favorably. Several bills were supported by law enforcement, prosecutors, and advocacy groups, while others drew opposition from civil liberties, treatment, homelessness, and criminal defense advocates. The meeting adjourned after members recorded additional votes on selected tabs.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I noticed you didn't cover that in your description.
- And then Representative Simmons, notice of election.
- It gives ample notice.
- Watch your emails to get notice of that.
- Watch your emails to get noticed of that.
Committee:
House Elections
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- items up for a vote as soon as we have a few more members here. and I'll try to give you as much notice
- Committee members, this bill is brought by a conglomerate of constituents who have noticed an ever-growing
- The applicants required to issue what's called the first public notice.
- Applicants required to issue a final, I'm sorry, a second public notice, which begins the end of of the
- notice requirements for market changes to existing businesses.
Committee:
House Environmental Regulation
Keywords:
solid waste management, exclusive contracts, public agency, contract amendment, notification requirements, Texas Health and Safety Code, Texas Emissions Reduction Plan, TERP, air quality, emissions reduction, clean fleet, alternative fuel, natural gas vehicles, hydrogen fuel, hydrogen infrastructure, diesel replacement, fleet grants, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, clean school buses
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- assignments by giving them the opportunity to opt out of animal dissection by being given a written notice
- By providing students with a written notice, B347 will empower them to make informed decisions, given
- Notice already requires them to say this that these materials should be made available.
- I think maybe committee staff might be able to also inform on this but the current law requires a Notice
- And so when we received our notice of our daughter's sex ed class, she was asking me, what is this all
Committee:
House Education
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Commerce and Economic Development Mar 5th, 2025
House Commerce & Economic Development Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- You'll notice that the committee substitute corrects a drafting mistake where 100% was in there.
- But as you've noticed from people's comments, that's not a good decision to change it.
- I think you're a little bit behind the curve there on trying to get notice to your employer.
- We will do the best to find a replacement for you with that advance notice.
- I'm assuming you can't get a background check on a few hours' notice.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- The hearing notice, copies of the bills, and testimony can be found on the legislature's website.
- The hearing notice, copies of the bills, and testimony can be found on the legislature's website.
- The hearing notice, copies of the bills, and testimony can be found on the legislature's website.
- One of the things that I noticed in my research was that some jurisdictions actually help people get
- One of the things that I noticed in my research was that some jurisdictions actually help people get
Committee:
Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs heard several bills on January 27, 2025. SB 24, relating to identification, would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to help inmates obtain civil ID cards and other vital documents for reentry. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from DCR, the Hawaiʻi Correctional System Oversight Commission, DHS, the Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center, health and youth advocates, and others, with comments emphasizing that reentry should begin on day one and that lack of identification is a major barrier to housing and employment. A senator asked about the low number of IDs issued in 2022 and DCR said it already has a satellite ID card machine at Hālawa and plans to procure more for other facilities. The committee recommended passage of SB 24 as is.
SB 474, relating to psychologists, would require DCR clinical psychologists to obtain licensure within 10 years of employment and would sunset in 2035. DCR strongly supported the bill, citing a severe staffing shortage, low exam passage rates, and many vacant positions, while the Hawaiʻi Psychological Association expressed concerns and one testifier argued psychologists serving incarcerated people should be licensed before employment. Committee members questioned whether the 10-year period was too long and discussed alternative solutions such as pay incentives and shortage differentials. The committee ultimately recommended passage with amendments, shortening the licensure period to 5 years, moving the sunset to July 1, 2030, and making other technical changes.
SB 353, relating to emergency management, would clarify emergency authority, bar suspension of public records or vital statistics requests during emergencies, define “severe warning,” and allow the legislature or city councils to terminate a state of emergency. DHS and HMA opposed the bill, arguing it could limit executive flexibility and cut off access to the major disaster fund, while supporters included public-interest and good-government groups. The committee discussed whether legislative termination authority could interfere with ongoing emergency response and recovery, with the bill’s sponsor explaining it was aimed more at situations where emergency conditions have ended, such as prolonged COVID-era proclamations. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including a delayed effective date and committee report notes referencing DHS request data and HMA’s opposition.
The committee also heard SB 259, relating to recordkeeping for secondhand dealers and pawn brokers, and SB 37, relating to recordings of law enforcement activities. SB 259 was set for amendment and deferred decision-making to January 29, 2025, so the committee could seek input from HPD. SB 37 drew support from the Legal Clinic and other advocates, with a clarifying question about civil enforcement actions, and the committee recommended passage with amendments and a delayed effective date. The meeting concluded with the committee adopting its recommendations and adjourning.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (01/13/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- So you'll be seeing scheduling notices from me based on the chair's request.
- From Me based on the scheduling notices From Me based on the chair's<00:37:09.800><c> request</c><00
- Committee meeting notices will be sent to you by the committee assistant in your legislative email.
- The $8.95 cost to mail civil forfeiture notice is as required by RSA 466:14.
- So be attentive to your emails for a public meeting notice.
Committee:
House Municipal and County Government
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (03/04/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- They would have to notify, provide written notice to that hospital.
- </c><02:09:07.840><c> Well,</c> written notice to that hospital.
- Well, written notice to that hospital.
- Um, so I didn't hear what you said. >> Notice and review. >> Just notice and review.
- Um, so I didn't hear what you said. >> Notice and review. >> Just notice and review.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to go to Senator Boldon with Senate File 2236, notices for closed polling places, and we
- We're going to go to Senator Boldon with Senate File 2236, notices for closed polling places, and we
- We know not every voter votes in every election. notice so that we have consistency notice so that we
- </c> will now require us to do this uh notice will now require us to do this uh notice until<00:16:17.560
- Therefore, that's why the trigger for the notice is through the presidential election.
Committee:
Senate Elections
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
Transcript Highlights:
- The instructions to do so are available on the hearing notice on the live stream page.
- This decision was made with no public notice other than a sign that was quietly posted on the door.
- response, I filed a farmer amendment last year in the prescription drug bill that required 90-day notice
- rather than the 90 days' notice presently in law.
- That was a situation where there wasn't notice, obviously, because it was an incident, but it really
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing on a broad set of health care bills focused on cost, market oversight, pharmaceutical access, transparency, hospital closures, and pharmacy access. Chairs John Lawn and Cindy Friedman opened by emphasizing recent health care reforms and the need for further action on the drug supply chain, PBMs, private equity, and affordability. The committee heard testimony on several measures, including a Betsy Lehman Center bill to make technical changes and create a permanent trust account for federal and private funding, and bills on hospital profits and fairness, hospital closures and health planning, pharmacy deserts, and health care market oversight and pharmaceutical access. No votes were taken during the hearing.
On the hospital profits bill, physicians and labor advocates strongly supported capping hospital CEO compensation at 50 times the lowest-paid worker, requiring greater financial transparency, and directing penalties from high-margin public hospitals into a Medicaid reimbursement fund. Testifiers argued that executive pay is excessive while frontline staff and safety-net services are under strain. Committee members raised concerns about unintended consequences, including whether hospitals might shift workers to contract status or lose executive talent, and whether the bill would actually direct money to the safety net. Supporters responded that the measure is one piece of a larger effort and that the bill’s Medicaid reimbursement provisions would help underserved hospitals.
Testimony on market oversight and pharmaceutical access centered on rising health care and drug costs, PBM practices, and the proposal to give the Health Policy Commission authority to set upper payment limits for certain drugs. Consumer advocates, disability advocates, an independent pharmacist, the Attorney General’s office, and others supported stronger oversight, citing premium increases, affordability problems, and the impact of high drug prices on patients and community pharmacies. Pharma and some industry witnesses opposed parts of the bill, warning that upper payment limits could disrupt access, create legal issues, and fail to address the broader supply chain. The committee also heard support for stronger hospital closure notice and public hearing requirements, and for a pharmacy deserts bill aimed at identifying and addressing closures like the one in Roxbury that affected thousands of patients.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The department published a notice of intent to negotiate the Shoshone-Bannock Water Bank rules on April
- At the beginning of this handout, you'll notice page 182, which references the actual rule number, but
- You'll notice in your rule book that there was a fairly substantial strikeout.
- The notice of rulemaking is on page 220. The rule text begins on page 222 and ends on page 229.
- Sorry, I didn't notice that before.
Summary:
The committee first waited for a quorum, then heard presentations from North Idaho irrigation districts on water management challenges. Brandon Rose of Hayden Lake Irrigation District described rapid growth, groundwater pumping, a new reservoir and main replacement project, and concerns about aquifer and lake impacts. Barney Metz of Lewiston Orchards Irrigation District discussed the Palouse Basin aquifer decline, LOID’s mixed domestic and irrigation system, ESA and tribal issues, a proposed water exchange, and problems caused by urban encroachment and fiber installation damaging water infrastructure. Ron Wilson of East Green Acres Irrigation District described aging infrastructure, grant-funded upgrades, workforce training, aquifer coordination through the Idaho-Washington Aquifer Collaborative, and similar damage from broadband construction. Members raised concerns about “do-not-dig” enforcement and liability for utility damage, but no formal action was taken on the presentations.
The committee then took up Senate Concurrent Resolution 119, which Representative Van der Woude said highlighted water needs in Region 2 and growth-related recharge issues in the Treasure Valley. The committee moved the resolution to the floor with a due pass recommendation. After that, the committee considered several Idaho Department of Water Resources fee rules. It approved the Shoshone-Bannock Water Bank rule docket and the Water District 34 rule docket after brief questions, but held the stream channel alteration rule docket at the call of the chair after members raised concerns about revised definitions, especially the “100-year flood” language, fish habitat terminology, and whether the edits were clearer or more restrictive.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 746, which would expand Idaho Department of Lands deficiency warrants to cover reimbursable non-fire emergency uses of fire resources, such as flooding response, pumps, incident command support, and prescribed fire or fuels work. Testimony from the Idaho Fire Chiefs Association and the Department of Lands said the bill would improve flexibility, keep Idaho resources available for mutual aid, and not create non-reimbursable obligations, though it could temporarily affect spending authority until reimbursement is received. Members questioned definitions, reimbursement timing, budget impacts, and whether existing agreements could address the issue. No final vote on the bill was shown in the transcript excerpt.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Appearing on the calendar for notice, I move that S. 324, an act relating to legislative operations and
- Appearing on the calendar for notice, I move S. 325, an act relating to studying the creation of model
- Uh, appearing on the calendar for notice, I move that S. 327, an act relating to economic development
- Uh appearing on the calendar uh for<00:09:28.880><c> notice,</c><00:09:29.440><c> I</c><00:09:29.760>
- I move that on the calendar for notice.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Joint Legislative Auditing Committee Nov 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I noticed that the training facility that was rehabilitated was the marina training facility.
- Town council meeting scheduling notices, agendas, and minutes.
- I'm noticing we're on finding ten and we've got 31 to go through.
- So didn't you notice that you had basically a contract material, substantive contract term that's not
- In respect to the criminal issues, I did notice that in two of the findings, they said that there were
Summary:
The committee first took up a long-running audit finding involving the City of Daytona Beach’s unexpended building permit fund balance, which has exceeded the statutory cap for several years and was reported at $10.8 million in the latest audit. Mayor Derek Henry and city staff said the city had analyzed the fund, adopted a corrective action plan, waived more than $5.5 million in permit and inspection fees, used some excess funds for a training facility rehabilitation, and is pursuing a $9.4 million City Hall expansion that they say is allowed under a November 2024 Attorney General opinion permitting construction of a building to house the building code enforcement function. Committee members repeatedly questioned whether the city was simply trying to spend down the money, whether the proposed uses were truly lawful, why the balance kept growing despite fee waivers, and where the interest earnings were going. The mayor and deputy city manager said the city’s growth and staffing needs justified the plan, but several members expressed frustration and skepticism. A public commenter also urged accountability and raised concerns about the city’s spending plans and the size of the remaining balance.
The committee then received an Auditor General presentation on the Town of Greenville, which found 31 operational audit findings and described pervasive control failures, possible fraud, waste, and abuse. The findings included election paperwork problems that left a council seat vacant, conflicts of interest, late financial disclosure filings, related-party transactions, inadequate meeting notices and minutes, quorum and voting documentation problems, council members’ involvement in day-to-day operations, missing ethics training, budget adoption and monitoring deficiencies, inaccurate accounting records and bank reconciliations, utility billing and rate issues, grant compliance problems tied to an unfinished grocery store project, weak personnel and contracting controls, improper severance and compensation issues, late vendor payments, weak procurement and P-card controls, vehicle-use and property-control weaknesses, poor public records access, and IT access and fraud-policy gaps.
Greenville’s mayor and staff said the audit largely reflected the prior administration and that the current council and staff are taking corrective action. They said the town terminated the former manager, adopted seven new policies since the audit began, and is working with the Auditor General to improve procurement, financial controls, inventory management, grant oversight, and ethics compliance. The town attorney said he had alerted federal authorities earlier about concerns, and committee members noted that FDLE has received a criminal referral and is investigating. Several members praised the new leadership’s cooperation but also suggested the town consider consolidation or dissolution if problems persist.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
PSM-EIG, PSM-HHS, PSM-TCA, PSM Public Hearings 04-11-2025
Public Safety and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The content, including the hearing notice, copies of the resolutions, and testimony, can be found on
- The content, including the hearing notice, copies of the resolutions, and testimony, can be found on
- The content, including the hearing notice, copies of the resolutions, and testimony, can be found on
- The content, including the hearing notice, copies of the resolutions, and testimony, can be found on
- ><c> of</c><00:14:03.440><c> the</c> hearing notice, copies of the hearing notice, copies of the resolutions
Committee:
Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs
Summary:
The committees heard and acted on several resolutions related to housing, emergency preparedness, public safety, corrections, transportation, and wildfire mitigation. Measures discussed included HCR 67 on developing a comprehensive strategy for updated building codes; HCR 164 on maintaining publicly accessible hurricane shelter lists; HCR 180 on coordinated homelessness response; HCR 37 on emergency outreach to kupuna; HCR 121 on expanding Kolekole Pass as an emergency exit route; HCR 43 on studying highway patrol and speed cameras; HR 69 on vegetation management and wildfire risk; HCR 133 on supporting a floating dry dock at Pearl Harbor; HCR 153 on reducing the use of private out-of-state prisons; and HTR 23 on the new Oahu Community Correctional Center design and inmate release procedures.
Testimony was largely supportive across the agenda. Supporters included state agencies, advocacy groups, and individuals, with some measures drawing comments or suggested amendments. For HCR 69, the Division of Consumer Advocacy, PUC, Hawaiian Electric, Charter Communications, and Life of the Land all supported the measure, though some requested amendments or raised due process concerns. For HCR 121, the Department of Transportation said improvements were planned later in the year to allow emergency access through Kolekole Pass, and public testimony emphasized wildfire, tsunami, and evacuation concerns. For HCR 43, DOT supported the study, and testimony noted possible benefits for enforcement and court efficiency. HCR 37 received strong support from ARP Hawaii, social work students, caregivers, and other community groups focused on kupuna safety.
The committees took action on all items. HCR 67, HCR 164, HCR 180, HCR 37, HCR 121, HCR 43, HCR 133, HCR 153, and HTR 23 were all recommended for passage, with some measures passed as is and others with amendments. HCR 69 was amended to add the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Department of Education, and to incorporate suggested amendments from Charter Communications and Hawaiian Telecom. HCR 121 was passed with technical amendments. Votes were recorded in favor on each measure, with some members excused and one no vote noted on HCR 43. The meetings concluded with adjournment after the final votes.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Education Committee Mar 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- sure everyone has access to alternatives to animal specimens by providing students with a written notice
- Notice already requires them to say that these materials should be made available.
- “No, that the current notice doesn’t require you to say who is...”
- “No, that the current notice doesn’t require you to say who it is or what the credentials are of that
- I remember, especially my wife is an immigrant, and so when we received our notice of our daughter's
Summary:
The Assembly Education Committee met for its first hearing of the session, adopted its committee rules on a 6-0 vote, and then heard several bills. AB 347, which would require written notice to students about the right to opt out of animal dissection and receive a comparable assignment, drew strong support from the author, a student, and multiple advocacy and education groups, while opponents argued it would burden teachers and duplicate existing law. The committee approved AB 347 on a 7-0 vote and sent it to Appropriations.
AB 281, which would expand parent access to sex education materials and require disclosure of outside consultants’ credentials, drew mixed testimony. Supporters framed it as a transparency and parent-rights measure, while school administrators and county education officials said current law already allows inspection and that the bill would create an unfunded administrative burden. After extended member discussion, the bill failed on a 4-3 vote with one abstention, though reconsideration was granted. AB 65, which would provide paid pregnancy leave for educators without requiring them to exhaust sick leave first, was supported by teachers, CTA, and the State Treasurer, but opposed by school administrators and business officials over cost concerns; it passed 6-0 to Higher Education.
The committee also approved AB 361, which would extend and expand LAUSD’s best-value procurement authority for school construction to all school districts for five years, on a 5-0 vote with one abstention. AB 86, which would require the State Board of Education to adopt standardized K-8 health education instructional materials, passed 5-0. Finally, AB 228, the Zaki Fast Act, was introduced to clarify that schools may stock any federally approved epinephrine delivery system, including newer devices beyond auto-injectors, and was presented with testimony from the bill’s young namesake and his family; the transcript cuts off before the committee vote on that measure.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Feb 10th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We see facilities having problems with line breaks, persistent boil water notices, or even needing to
- So TCEQ plays an oversight role here when we have an active boil water notice in place.
- Both state and federal regulations require that a boil notice or boil water notice... be issued by the
- TCEQ staff works with public water systems to rescind those boil water notices (BWNs).
- As an example, the TOP staff were deployed during a multi-week boil water notice last fall.
Committee:
Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Communication No. 1 transmits notice to the Governor of five Senate bills proposing amendments
- one</c> Senate Communication number one Senate Communication number one transmits<00:02:17.560><c> notice
- the</c><00:02:18.160><c> governor</c><00:02:18.840><c> of</c><00:02:19.080><c> five</c> transmits notice
- to the governor of five transmits notice to the governor of five Senate<00:02:19.560><c> bills</c><00
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- ensure that legitimate communications between our members and their customers, things like renewal notices
- You while you're walking up, you submitted a FinCEN notice in your testimony, and can you just walk us
- </c> submitted a FinCEN notice submitted a FinCEN notice uh<00:15:51.040><c> in</c><00:15:51.200><c>
- </c> producer license and amends the notice producer license and amends the notice requirements<00:31
- I just noticed that when we had comment.
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
Keywords:
consumer protection, unsolicited mail, unsolicited email, junk mail, spam email, deceptive marketing, misleading solicitation, high-pressure sales, vehicle warranty, auto warranty, service contract, home warranty, license renewal, registration renewal, government impersonation, affiliation disclosure, direct mail, email marketing, consumer fraud, refund
Summary:
The committee heard several consumer-protection and insurance measures. HB 1511 HD2 would prohibit unsolicited mail or email using high-pressure tactics or falsely implying affiliation with another entity; it drew support from the Office of Consumer Protection, the DCCA Insurance Division, and the Service Contract Industry Council, with some written support and at least one opposition. HB 1535 HD2, concerning automated external defibrillators and a tax-related provision for devices installed in certain public accommodations, received comments from DOTAX and the Tax Foundation, with additional support from the Department of Health and other groups. HB 1642 HD1 would ban ownership or operation of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that accept U.S. currency; it was strongly supported by OCP, the Attorney General, and AARP, while kiosk operators and industry representatives opposed the ban and urged a regulatory approach instead, including licensing, transaction limits, refunds, and other safeguards. Members questioned whether federal action could preempt the bill and whether a licensure regime could be funded through a surcharge, but no action was taken during the discussion.
The committee also took up HB 1753 on social media account deletion and permanent erasure of personal information, with OCP standing on its initial comments and TechNet and Will Caron in support. HB 1810 HD2 would impose prompt payment and financial reporting requirements on professional solicitors selling donated tangible property on behalf of charities; Goodwill Hawaii testified in strong support, emphasizing donor trust and transparency, and several nonprofit and business groups submitted supportive testimony. HB 2282 HD1, which would require explanations for premium increases and clarify insurance licensing and cancellation/non-renewal procedures, was supported by the Insurance Division and OCP; a vice chair asked for complaint data related to condo associations, and a member noted that the same agencies had previously opposed similar Senate bills. Finally, HB 2614 HD1 would require cosmetics merchants to accept returns of new or unopened goods within specified time frames and improve signage requirements; OCP said the bill addressed longstanding complaints about high-pressure sales tactics and no-return policies, citing over 180 complaints and survey results showing most complainants did not understand the policy and felt misled.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, we have four bills on the notice calendar requiring referral to a money committee pursuant to
- enforcement, and penalty provisions of the Fair Employment Practices Act, and employers must post notice
- employers Employment Practices Act and employers must<00:25:42.320><c> post</c><00:25:42.559><c> notice
- , cause, and hearing for the notice, cause, and hearing for the removal<00:49:38.960><c> of</c><00:49
- </c><00:50:06.720><c> from</c> contract, a 90 days written notice from contract, a 90 days written notice