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• What liability will providers face if they accidentally disclosed sensitive behavioral health information
• I don't believe there's anything to change the liability that they would.
• And many hospitals are now organized as a limited liability companies, LLCs.
• This amendment clarifies that a limited liability company that has been organized as a not-for-profit
• I have no problem with them having no responsibility or liability.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• . >> The school I think has the same concerns, you know, they don't want to they have liability there
• know, they they don't want to<00:15:02.160> they<00:15:02.280> have<00:15:02.400> liability
• <00:15:02.959> there<00:15:03.160> or to they have liability there or to they have
• liability there or whatever.<00:15:03.480> They<00:15:03.520> don't<00:15:03.640> want

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Final reading of Senate Bill 1411, House Draft 2, relating to Medicaid third party liability.
• /c><00:08:48.640> party relating to Medicaid third party relating to Medicaid third party liability
• <00:08:51.200> If liability. Is there any discussion? If liability.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• EVIDENCE OF THE LIABILITY INSURANCE, IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF INFORMATION TO BE IN A STATE DATABASE ABOUT
• THE 100,000 MINIMUM LIABILITY INSURANCE IS TO SHOW THAT THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE, AND UNDERSTAND THE DOG
• ALL THE ITEMS IF YOU WILL WHERE THE OWNER NEEDS TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE, I THINK YOU MENTIONED $100,000 LIABILITY
• AND THE LIABILITY WILL HELP PAY THOSE MEDICAL BILLS THAT THEY HAD NO FAULT IN AT ALL. $1000 WOULD NOT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• They have criminal liability if they serve you more alcohol when they see you're intoxicated.
• they will get sued they<00:03:52.439> have<00:03:52.959> criminal<00:03:53.360> liability
• <00:03:54.079> if<00:03:54.200> they they have criminal liability if they they have
• criminal liability if they serve<00:03:54.640> you<00:03:54.760> more<00:03:55.040>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• work next in the interim to figure out how to do more cost containment around health insurance and liability
• deal that I have been working on this year was the that I have been working on this year was the liability
• We have to set precedence in those court cases to determine where our liability is.

Summary: The committee heard a final wrap-up presentation from Director So Lee on the Legislative Finance Committee’s budget framework for the upcoming session. He said the state remains in a strong fiscal position, though revenue estimates are lower than earlier projections and available nonrecurring funds have declined by more than $1 billion from the prior session. He emphasized that the recommendation still preserves reserves above 30 percent and supports targeted investments in the committee’s three priorities: increasing per capita earned income through education and workforce development, improving access to high-quality health care and behavioral health, and enhancing quality of life through infrastructure, water, parks, trails, and other community amenities. Director Lee highlighted several major funding areas, including a proposed expansion of the UNM medical education program, water projects, capital outlay for state agency assets, and use of a mix of severance tax bonds, general obligation bonds, and cash for capital needs. He also noted continued pressure from health insurance, liability, and compensation costs, and said the committee would keep using pilot programs for new initiatives. Members broadly praised the staff, interim travel, and budget analysis work. During member comments, Senator Woods focused on school funding stability, liability costs, and fraud or waste in state agencies, arguing the state should take more claims to court to establish precedent and better protect taxpayers. Other members thanked staff and leadership for their work and collaboration. The committee then adopted the catch-up cleanup items and the overall LFC budget framework, with Senator Woods recorded in opposition, and created a technical committee with members from both chambers to resolve any final technical issues before the January session.

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• where special education aid can get a little bit confusing is because you've got the 80% state's liability
• we budgeted and how much it cost us, and if the budget appropriations don't match the full cost liability
• where special education aid can get a little bit confusing is because you've got the 80% state's liability
• Special education aid can get a little bit confusing because you've got the 80% state's liability number
• Change the law to have the state's liability to special education aid paid directly from the education

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met to review a large package of bills, with the first four—HB 717, 742, 773, and 603—focused on special education aid, formerly called catastrophic aid. Chair Ladin explained that the committee needed to move a special education bill forward by March 4 and was trying to determine which bill would serve as the vehicle. He described the current formula and the difficulty of estimating the fiscal impact of lowering the threshold from 3.5 times the statewide average cost per pupil to a lower level, noting that DOE did not have reliable data on how many students would fall into the lower-cost bands. The committee also noted that several other bills in the package addressed SWEP and adequacy issues, and that HB 510 dealt with due process rather than funding. Mark Mello of the Bureau of School Finance testified that the department only has reliable data for special education expenditures above $70,000 per student, since claims are submitted for reimbursement at that point. He said the bureau was trying to estimate how many students might fall between 2.5x and 3.5x or 3x and 3.5x the average cost, but that the basic answer was they did not know and that any estimate would be difficult. He explained that moving the threshold from 3.5x to 2.5x would create a minimum additional cost of about $13.6 million based on existing claims, not counting new students who would enter the range. Members discussed whether districts already had the underlying data, whether a survey should be required, and how districts know when to begin tracking costs for reimbursement. The committee also discussed proration and the state’s share of special education aid. Mello explained that the current 80% state share is modeled in the formula, but the actual payment has been prorated because appropriations have not matched the statutory liability; he said the state liability was about $50 million, while the budget had provided $34 million, resulting in a 68% payment rate. HB 742 was described as a bill that would eliminate proration by paying the liability directly from the education trust fund with an overflow mechanism. Members also discussed possible alternatives such as changing the state share, using a lower threshold in a transition period, or requiring districts to submit data. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided; the committee was still in discussion and considering which bills to advance.

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• existence, tax benefits not available to actual persons, and probably most importantly limited liabilities
• And those privileges are significant: limited liability, shielding founders and investors if the company

Bills: HB1800, HB1860, HB2250, HB472, HB649, HB1391, HB1481, HB1509, HB1511, HB1515, HB1518, HB1541, HB1548, HB1576, HB1618, HB1642, HB1643, HB1661, HB1667, HB1678, HB1682, HB1688, HB1692, HB1707, HB1710, HB1711, HB1713, HB1718, HB1721, HB1728, HB1737, HB1740, HB1741, HB1785, HB1801, HB1802, HB1804, HB1810, HB1815, HB1824, HB1838, HB1839, HB1853, HB1854, HB1864, HB1870, HB1881, HB1888, HB1890, HB1891, HB1894, HB1920, HB1959, HB1960, HB1969, HB1973, HB1974, HB2023, HB2050, HB2078, HB2094, HB2095, HB2104, HB2137, HB2152, HB2158, HB2171, HB2207, HB2218, HB2246, HB2270, HB2271, HB2272, HB2279, HB2282, HB2289, HB2293, HB2297, HB2300, HB2309, HB2310, HB2314, HB2319, HB2329, HB2338, HB2339, HB2344, HB2361, HB2385, HB2395, HB2417, HB2429, HB2443, HB2452, HB2474, HB2475, HB2498, HB2505, HB2547, HB2576

Keywords: supplemental appropriations, state budget, Hawaii budget, biennial budget, capital improvement projects, CIP, general fund, special fund, green fee, special land and development fund, clean energy revolving loan fund, agricultural development revolving fund, community grants, nonprofit grants, Office of Community Services, housing, affordable housing, homelessness, health care, mental health

Bills: HB1800, HB1860, HB2250, HB472, HB649, HB1391, HB1481, HB1509, HB1511, HB1515, HB1518, HB1541, HB1548, HB1576, HB1618, HB1642, HB1643, HB1661, HB1667, HB1678, HB1682, HB1688, HB1692, HB1707, HB1710, HB1711, HB1713, HB1718, HB1721, HB1728, HB1737, HB1740, HB1741, HB1785, HB1801, HB1802, HB1804, HB1810, HB1815, HB1824, HB1838, HB1839, HB1853, HB1854, HB1864, HB1870, HB1881, HB1888, HB1890, HB1891, HB1894, HB1920, HB1959, HB1960, HB1969, HB1973, HB1974, HB2023, HB2050, HB2078, HB2094, HB2095, HB2104, HB2137, HB2152, HB2158, HB2171, HB2207, HB2218, HB2246, HB2270, HB2271, HB2272, HB2279, HB2282, HB2289, HB2293, HB2297, HB2300, HB2309, HB2310, HB2314, HB2319, HB2329, HB2338, HB2339, HB2344, HB2361, HB2385, HB2395, HB2417, HB2429, HB2443, HB2452, HB2474, HB2475, HB2498, HB2505, HB2547, HB2576

Keywords: supplemental appropriations, state budget, Hawaii budget, biennial budget, capital improvement projects, CIP, general fund, special fund, green fee, special land and development fund, clean energy revolving loan fund, agricultural development revolving fund, community grants, nonprofit grants, Office of Community Services, housing, affordable housing, homelessness, health care, mental health

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• As amended, HB 381 clarifies and limits product liability claims related to firearm manufacturers.
• So in tort liability, they're not looking for any excuse.
• So in tort liability, they're not looking for any excuse.
• So in tort liability, they're not looking for any excuse.
• This bill is no way to address a products liability issue. Thank you. Thank you, Senator.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• be investing in literacy, math support, career pathways, and student services, not attorneys and liability
• be investing in literacy, math support, career pathways, and student services, not attorneys and liability
• and administration, to which was referred House Bill 1457-FN, an act relative to natural organic reduction
• >> Yes, I do. to have a liability shield so that to have a liability shield so that people<02:18:06.639
• concerns, and would expose the liability concerns, and would expose the public<05:41:39.920> to

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• You give them one of these inhalers and something happens to them, and so is the liability on the school
• You give them one of these inhalers and something happens to them, and so is the liability on the school
• "This bill has many layers, and so there's coverage in sort of addressing liability issues and, for the
• in in sort of addressing liability in in sort of addressing liability issues<00:43:36.280> and
• <00:49:33.280> so<00:49:34.040> understood liability so understood liability so understood

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• It provides with respect to a limitation of liability for aerospace entities.
• House Bill 1098, members, the purpose of this legislation is a narrowly tailored limitation of liability
• House Bill 1098, members, the purpose of this legislation is a narrowly tailored limitation of liability

Summary: The House Civil Law Committee met on May 11, 2026, with a quorum present and heard several bills and resolutions. It reported favorably without objection Senate Bill 466, which bars foreign adversaries from using expropriation authority in Louisiana and creates a narrow expropriation category for very large aerospace/LED projects of at least 20,000 contiguous acres with no residential structures. The committee also reported favorably House Bill 986, requiring child support payments from persons convicted of vehicular homicide for the benefit of a child who lost a parent. The committee then considered two constitutional amendments by Senator Morris. Senate Bill 123 would allow judges to be removed for cause by a majority vote of the legislature and certification by the governor; it was amended to change the ballot language to refer to removal for malfeasance, gross misconduct, or incompetence, and was reported favorably after a roll-call vote of 5 yeas and 1 nay, with Representative Carter voting no. Senate Bill 97 would require prosecutorial consent for a defendant to waive a jury trial, except in capital cases; after adopting Amendment Set 5277 to clarify the capital-case exception, the committee heard opposition from Chris Alexander of the Louisiana Citizens Advocacy Group and then reported the measure favorably by a 5-1 vote, again with Representative Carter voting no. The committee also heard Senate Concurrent Resolution 35, which urges the Louisiana State Law Institute to study remote online notarization for authentic acts. Testimony in support came from the Louisiana Bankers Association, which argued the study is needed because of declining notary availability, especially in rural areas, and noted similar practices in other civil law jurisdictions. SCR 35 was reported favorably without objection. Finally, House Bill 1098, by Chairman McFarland, was reported favorably without objection; it provides a limited liability framework for FAA-licensed aerospace flight entities operating in Louisiana. House Bill 375 was voluntarily deferred, and the meeting adjourned.

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• They are afforded the limited liability of it.
• They are afforded the liability liability liability um<03:36:15.680> the<03:36:15.920> limited
• And you um the limited liability of it.
• So, they have limited liability as well.
• >> So, how can they have limited liability >> So, how can they have limited liability

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• If we're going to be adding $300 million of very unlikely yet theoretically possible liability, it's
• If we're going to be adding $300 million of very unlikely yet theoretically possible liability, it's
• um it's reasonable possible liability um it's reasonable that<00:18:52.919> we<00:18:53.039><
• which is then sign a waiver of liability which is then properly<01:28:35.920> recorded<01:28:
• Hence why many municipalities require the waiver of liability.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It will be folks who have a high enough tax liability that this subtraction in their taxable income will
• It will be folks who have a high enough tax liability that this subtraction in their taxable income will
• It will be folks who have a high enough tax liability that this subtraction in their taxable income will
• It will be folks who have a high enough tax liability that this subtraction in their taxable income will
• It will be folks who have a high enough tax liability that this subtraction in their taxable income will

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard presentation on HF 495, a bill intended to help families with rising child care costs by allowing a subtraction from taxable income for licensed child care expenses. The author said the measure would provide immediate relief to families while broader child care supply and affordability problems are addressed, citing a revenue analysis estimating about 81,700 returns affected and an average tax decrease of $639. The bill was described as applying only to licensed child care centers, family child care, or group family child care under chapter 142B. A virtual testifier, Annel Velasco of St. Paul, opposed the bill. She said child care is indeed expensive but argued the proposal is only a small patch that does not address structural problems such as provider closures, low teacher pay, and lack of available slots. She also said the subtraction would disproportionately benefit higher-income families and would not help providers or teachers. Members debated whether the bill should be more targeted. Representative Smith and Representative Lee argued the proposal is uncapped, expensive, and structured as a subtraction rather than a refundable credit, meaning it would mainly help higher-income households and could divert resources from other credits such as the working family tax credit or child tax credit. Representative Swedzinski supported the bill as allowing families to keep their own money and said child care costs are high across income levels. Chair Gomez and others emphasized that the child care system has broader structural failures, including low pay and lack of slots, and said this bill would address only one part of the problem. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• accountability to what we do, and with that, then with a license program that allows us to carry liability
• accountability to what we do, and with that, then with a license program that allows us to carry liability
• accountability to what we do, and with that, then with a license program that allows us to carry liability
• license program that allows us to with a license program that allows us to carry<00:10:00.800> liability
• insurance which we think carry liability insurance which we think was<00:10:02.519> very<00:10

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:30 Introduction of New Members 00:53 SB 69 Discussion 01:24, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Agriculture met for its first session and took up Senate Bill 69, as amended by a committee substitute. The substitute was adopted by motion and vote, and the chair noted that a fiscal note had been requested but not yet received, so the bill would proceed and the fiscal note would be trailed. The bill concerns equine dental care and related chiropractic services, creating a licensing and regulatory framework for equine dental providers and allied animal health practitioners. Senator Robin Webb, the bill sponsor, said the substitute made technical corrections requested by the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association and the chiropractors association. She described the measure as a compromise intended to clarify scopes of practice, establish a credentialing/licensing board, and provide a legal pathway for people who have long provided equine dental services, especially in rural areas where veterinary access can be limited. Supporters said the bill would improve accountability, allow providers to obtain liability insurance, and preserve referrals to veterinarians for issues outside the defined scope. Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association and Board of Veterinary Examiners representatives said the bill was developed through a working group, modeled in part on Texas, and would include continuing education, grievance procedures, and due process protections. Justin Tallup, an equine dental provider, testified in favor, saying the bill would not change day-to-day practice but would legalize and formalize it. He said the scope would be limited to floating and balancing molars and incisors and removing caps and wolf teeth, with anything beyond that referred to veterinarians. He also said certification requires formal training, case submissions, testing, and annual continuing education. Senator Deneen asked about sedation, and witnesses said sedatives would still be prescribed and dispensed by a veterinarian under a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship, with the owner administering them. Michelle Shane of the Board of Veterinary Examiners said the board supported the bill’s disciplinary framework and would defer to federal law on controlled substances. Dr. William Rainbow, a veterinarian, testified against the bill, arguing that equine dentistry is veterinary medicine and that the proposal would allow undertrained practitioners to work without sufficient standards, including a grandfathering provision. He said practitioners should have training comparable to licensed veterinary technicians and warned that the bill could leave horses vulnerable to poor care. The committee did not take final action on the bill in the portion of the meeting provided, but the chair indicated time was running short and that a vote would be needed.

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• Examples of legitimate, eligible farm businesses are inclusive of limited liability corporations, so
• of Consumer Affairs, as outlined by the Hawaii Revised Statutes, chapter 428, the Uniform Limited Liability
• Examples of legitimate, eligible farm businesses are inclusive of limited liability corporations, so
• of Consumer Affairs, as outlined by the Hawaii Revised Statutes, chapter 428, the Uniform Limited Liability
• Examples of legitimate, eligible farm businesses are inclusive of limited liability corporations, so

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee heard five bills on January 24, 2025. SB 1 would phase out disposable air filters and require reusable air filters by 2030; testimony was limited, with one supporter urging clearer definitions of fiberglass and paper and several opponents listed, and the committee later deferred the bill indefinitely for lack of support testimony. SB 13 would create an aquaculture investment tax credit beginning in 2026; state agencies and several industry groups supported it, while the Tax Foundation raised concerns about loose definitions, internal inconsistencies, and blanks that made the bill hard to estimate or vet. The committee passed SB 13 with amendments and technical changes, and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2015 as stated on the record. SB 177 would shift aquatic livestock import and movement permitting to the Department of Agriculture’s Animal Industry Division, require a risk-based assessment and biocontainment standards, and seek a $1 million appropriation for research and staffing. The Department of Agriculture said the bill would help expand aquaculture while managing risks to native species; aquaculture and farm groups supported it, while Animal Rights Hawaii was listed in opposition. The committee passed SB 177 with amendments, blanking the appropriation for committee report consideration, and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2050. SB 184 would raise the beverage container deposit and refund from 5 cents to 10 cents. Supporters said the higher deposit could improve recycling and environmental outcomes, while opponents, including the Tax Foundation, cited fraud concerns, the program’s existing fund balance, and practical challenges in redemption; the Department of Human Services also noted potential impacts on blind vendors. The committee took the bill up but deferred decision-making until Monday, January 27, 2025, at 10:01 p.m. in Room 224. The committee also heard SB 250, which would increase the income tax credit for interisland transportation costs for agricultural products. Agricultural and industry witnesses supported the bill as a way to offset rising shipping costs and preserve access to markets, while the Tax Foundation preferred direct appropriations over tax credits and objected to missing bill details. The committee passed SB 250 with amendments from the Department of Agriculture and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2050. Separately, a joint hearing on SB 240, the Right to Farm bill, drew mixed testimony: the Department of Agriculture supported further study and raised concerns about the bill’s fragmented approach, while farm, cattle, and other industry witnesses split between support for protecting customary Native Hawaiian subsistence farming and opposition to excluding CAFOs and certain business structures. No vote was taken on SB 240 in the portion provided.

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• 10:42.960> or<02:10:43.199> specific<02:10:43.599> program<02:10:44.000> reductions
• reduced if passed and the estimated be reduced if passed and the estimated dollar<02:12:33.840> reduction
• > to<02:12:34.400> those<02:12:34.639> programs<02:12:34.960> in dollar reduction
• to those programs in dollar reduction to those programs in the<02:12:35.360> in<02:12:35.599>
• The fact that, um, this definitely opens up the floodgates to lots of potential liability of someone

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• and those unfunded— $34 billion in borrowing, $19 billion in UI debt, and there's unfunded pension liability
• be used to reduce the UI payment or the unemployment insurance payment, which is the fuel for tax reduction

Keywords: 987, senate, all