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• I noticed that Iara had proposed amendments from 15 down to five.
• </c><00:29:15.640><c> that</c> yes so I noticed that yes so I noticed that iara<00:29:17.600><c> had<
• noticed noticed agenda agenda agenda um<00:43:21.920><c> requires</c><00:43:22.319><c> boards</c><00
• </c><00:43:28.200><c> of</c> with the agenda gives notice of with the agenda gives notice of decision-making
• okay we have prior concurrence to notice okay we have prior concurrence to move<00:56:48.720><c> the

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on SB 284, which would remove the requirement that wiretapping applications to a designated judge be accompanied by a written memorandum from the Department of the Attorney General. The Department of the Attorney General opposed the bill as drafted and instead proposed a new emergency-wiretap procedure allowing county prosecutors to seek immediate judicial authorization in exigent circumstances, followed by AG review and a follow-up application within 48 hours. The Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s office supported creating an emergency exception, citing a kidnapping case involving a missing material witness and the need to obtain live phone location data quickly, but asked that the AG be required to respond clearly within the follow-up period. The AG said the current wiretap process often arrives incomplete and noted a prior Honolulu application that was returned for more information and then abandoned. The committee also heard public testimony, including one speaker in support and another in opposition, and discussed whether the proposed emergency process should include imminent danger findings and what happens if the follow-up application is not approved. No vote or final action was taken in the transcript. The committee then took up SB 295, which increases penalties for violating temporary restraining orders and orders for protection and makes related changes. The Deputy Public Defender opposed the bill’s higher penalties, arguing that not all restraining-order cases involve domestic violence and that the measure could affect family disputes, property conflicts, custody battles, and other non-domestic situations. The Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney supported the bill, saying it would create a more uniform and efficient charging framework and that violations of court orders can be serious even when the conduct appears minor in isolation. Domestic violence advocates also supported the measure, emphasizing the need for meaningful enforcement and deterrence; one witness cited statewide data showing thousands of TRO petitions but relatively few convictions and fines. A representative from the Domestic Violence Action Center supported the bill but requested amendments to reduce unintended consequences for survivors. During discussion, the committee focused on the proposed minimum sentence, with the Domestic Violence Action Center recommending reducing it from 15 days to 5 days. The witness explained that longer minimums can create hardships such as job loss, housing instability, and child care problems, while still allowing time for survivors to access shelter and services. The committee chair indicated support for amending the bill to reflect that recommendation. The Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney also clarified that the bill is intended to address violations of already-issued protective orders after judicial review, not the initial issuance of restraining orders, and said the office supports eliminating the distinction between domestic and non-domestic protective-order violations because charging decisions are often made under time pressure. Multiple individuals and organizations signed up in support, and one witness testified in opposition. No vote or final committee action was announced in the transcript.

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• has been offered and in between the time in which the notice is offered and the appeal is done.
• </c> change um in the notice of of benefits. change um in the notice of of benefits.
• has been offered and in between the time in which the notice is offered and the appeal is done.
• of action and the content of that notice of action and the appeals<00:40:17.760><c> process.
• I notice we have a few less people than him. Do you remember?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I hope all of you have had the opportunity to review the task force's report, where you'll notice that
• I hope all of you have had the opportunity to review the task force's report, where you'll notice that
• SB 169 requires the state to provide written notice to certain persons regarding the ability to file
• SB 169 requires the state to provide written notice to certain persons regarding the ability to file
• SB 169 requires the state to provide written notice to certain persons regarding the ability to file

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard SB 1231, which would repeal the Parentage Uniform Act of 1973 and update Hawaii’s parentage laws, including parts of the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017. Supporters said the current statutes are outdated and do not adequately address assisted reproduction, surrogacy, and modern family formation. The Attorney General’s office supported the bill with technical amendments, including conforming changes to the Probate Code and child support provisions, and several testifiers urged passage as a needed modernization of the law. A major point of disagreement was Part 10, which concerns donor anonymity. Some supporters, including members of the task force, the Uniform Law Commission, fertility and family law practitioners, and LGBTQ+ advocates, backed the bill as written or said it should move forward even if Part 10 is removed. Others, including donor-conceived adults, parents, and advocacy groups, opposed Part 10 and urged the committee to adopt the 2024 version of Article 9 or delete Part 10 entirely, arguing that anonymous donation harms donor-conceived people’s access to genetic, medical, and identity information and that anonymity is not realistic in the DNA-testing era. One task force member and attorney said she supported the bill but preferred removing Part 10 if necessary to pass the rest. The hearing included extensive public testimony both in support and opposition, with many individuals describing personal experiences with adoption, IVF, surrogacy, and donor conception. No committee vote or final action on the bill was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• This would allow the department to post public hearing notices required by law to be posted digitally
• This would allow the department a more efficient way to post these notices.
• </c> website underneath the rules and notices website underneath the rules and notices I<00:13:09.199
• </c> or approval to get those notices or approval to get those notices but<00:13:30.519><c> so</c><00
• That's the hope, anyway. you'll notice here that what we're you'll notice here that what we're talking

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Business Law in relation to requiring issuers of credit cards to give the cardholder at least 45 days' notice
• I got no notice. How was this possible? And I said, I don't know. Let's look into it.
• I too share your concerns about fraud and about notice if we have a fraudulent situation.
• Because obviously these scams about notice if we have a fraudulent situation, because obviously these

Committee: Senate Consumer Protection

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Consumer Protection met for its third meeting of the 2026 session and considered seven bills. The agenda focused on consumer fraud and disclosure issues, including bicycle serial numbers to deter theft, 45-day notice before credit card account closures, prohibiting hospitals and health care providers from storing credit card information without consent, gas station assistance for disabled motorists, deletion of financial information after cancellation of automatic renewals or continuous services, protections for private education loan borrowers and co-signers, and notice of the right to place a security freeze when a consumer credit report is accessed. Several sponsors and members described the bills as responses to constituent complaints or practical consumer-protection concerns. Senator Myrie noted support for the credit card notice bill but raised concerns about fraud-related account shutdowns and possible amendments; one member said she would vote no on that bill but was open to further discussion. Other bills drew little or no debate, with members generally describing them as common-sense protections or overdue disclosures. The private education loan bill was described as increasingly urgent due to federal changes affecting student loans. The committee voted to advance all seven bills. Some were reported to the calendar, while others were reported to first reading or to another committee, depending on the bill. The meeting concluded after the final vote, with the chair noting that vote sheets were available for absent members.

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• A 90-day notice before the facility fee, or a change in facility fees, per health plan, is added.
• It aligns patient notice protections with current state and federal guidelines.
• Uh, added in a 90 day notice before the facility, uh, or provide change for facility fees per health
• plan aligns patient notice protections and current state and federal guidelines.

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services met with a quorum and considered several pending bills. The main discussion was on Senate Bill 1232, where the committee adopted a substitute that removed national provider identifier requirements, added an all-payer claims database study on facility fees, narrowed the facility-fee ban, created a telehealth exception when the patient is physically located in the facility, expanded the definition of facility fee, and added a 90-day notice requirement. The author noted the Texas Hospital Association had effectively neutralized the bill, though some nonprofits still opposed it. The substitute was adopted and then reported favorably by a 6-1 vote. The committee then took up multiple House bills, including HB 37, HB 388, HB 879, HB 913, HB 1115, HB 2809, and HB 116, each of which was moved out favorably and recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HB 37, HB 388, HB 913, HB 2809, and HB 116 were reported with unanimous or near-unanimous support, and HB 879 and HB 1115 were also advanced without recorded opposition. Senate Bill 1782 was also reported favorably on a 7-0 vote, with a brief remark that it involved a criminal offense and would be sent to the floor. The committee also adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 2919 and then reported the substituted bill favorably by a 6-1 vote. After completing the agenda, the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• Member from Pownal, on our action on our notice calendar is the Senate proposal of amendment on House
• </c> take up House Bill 935 off the notice take up House Bill 935 off the notice calendar<00:15:58.399
• notice calendar for immediate<00:16:26.079><c> consideration.
• >> Madam Speaker, I make a motion to suspend rules in order to take up H. 952 off the notice calendar
• for immediate notice calendar for immediate consideration?

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• In March, those valuation notices are mailed to taxpayers.
• Specific notices are mailed to each taxpayer showing certainly the valuation and the classification,
• Notices must be mailed between November 11th and November 24th, and those public hearings must happen
• When a taxpayer receives their valuation notice, which is March of the assessment year, that is when
• </c> the tax burden it may not be noticeable the tax burden it may not be noticeable if<00:10:34.279>

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Let the record reflect that this is the time and place, pursuant to notice, for the House Judiciary and
• These were some of the things that we noticed after that law passed and was signed in that we had some
• 2023, even in our first year and a half across the agencies we were doing hearings for, we were noticing
• that the kind of notices agencies were giving out differed pretty significantly in the information provided
• agencies, at least the ones that are subject to the APA, this provides those bumpers of the kind of notice

Committee: House Judiciary, Rules and Administration

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• From page 115 onward, you'll notice nearly 20 pages of text that are being removed, and the proposed
• So you'll notice on page 145, section 51, that seeds planted for edible harvest must have an approved
• That was noticed up in a meeting held on November 17.
• And that was noticed up in a meeting held November 17th.
• You've noticed that some of our committee members come in a little bit late.

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

Summary: The House Agricultural Affairs Committee approved the minutes from February 2, 2026, and then considered five Idaho State Department of Agriculture rule dockets, all of which were approved. Andrea Thompson, administrator for the Plant Industries Division, presented the first three dockets: rules on seed production and distribution, commercial feed/fertilizer/soil and plant amendments registration and licensing, and planting of beans. She described mostly housekeeping updates, incorporation by reference of national and international standards, clarification of licensing and testing requirements, and a minor bean rule change confirming that edible bean seed brought into Idaho for planting must have an approved green tag rather than a yellow tag. The committee then reviewed invasive species and noxious weeds rules, including both a temporary and pending docket. Thompson explained the temporary Snake River quarantine and decontamination measures related to quagga mussel treatment, and the pending addition of golden mussel to Idaho’s emergency detection and rapid response list. She said Idaho has not found golden mussel in the state, and outlined the 2025 mussel response, including delimiting surveys, treatment, and a reduction in the impacted river area from 7.2 miles to 3.5 miles. Members asked questions about how golden mussel may have spread, whether it was intentional, what zebra mussels look like, and whether federal agencies were doing more at source waters such as Lake Mead and Lake Powell. All five dockets were moved and approved by voice vote, including the temporary and pending invasive species rules. The chair closed by thanking the department for its work and expertise, noted that the committee would not meet on Friday, and adjourned the meeting.

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• Administrative Procedure Act, amending Section 67-542, Idaho Code, to establish provisions regarding hearing notices
• She noticed a gentleman that, you know, she doesn't have any formalized training in this, but just noticed
• So, in the bill, if you notice, that would be the juvenile detention administrators.
• And so, if you notice, those are the associations.

Summary: The House convened with a quorum present, approved the previous day’s journal, and received a notice naming Grayson Stone as a qualified substitute for District 25CA for Representative Donald Hall. It also received an enrolled House Concurrent Resolution 22 from the Senate. Committee reports referred several printed measures, including House Joint Memorial 10 and House Bills 518 and 519, and the House introduced and referred House Bills 520 through 531, covering topics such as administrative procedure, criminal history records, unmanned aircraft near correctional facilities, Capitol Mall property and access rules, child custody, execution procedures, cottage food operations, the Yellow Dot medical information program, directed blood product transfusions, anti-cancer medications, and epinephrine delivery systems. On third reading, House Resolution 20 passed by voice vote after brief remarks emphasizing civility, reducing political violence, and supporting public servants. House Bill 489 was held on the calendar for one legislative day. House Bill 491, which would expand Good Samaritan protections to encourage layperson intervention in suicide crises, passed 67-0 with three absent and excused; supporters cited the need for bystander intervention and examples of lives saved. House Bill 492, which adds a juvenile justice administrator position to a council to better represent those working directly with youth in detention and probation settings, also passed 67-0 and was transmitted to the Senate. The remaining bill on the calendar was held one legislative day. During announcements, members welcomed University of Idaho students, FFA visitors, and other guests, noted a firefighters’ Medal of Honor application event in the rotunda, and mentioned Idaho Potato Commission potatoes available in the rotunda. Committee meeting notices were announced for several standing committees later in the week. The House then adjourned until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit for a year in which a property owner provides notice
• calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit for a year in which a property owner provides notice
• Senate Bill 1062 by Kolkhorst, relating to the type of newspaper required for application of public notice
• purchaser to terminate a contract of purchase and sale of real property for failure to provide certain notice
• Senate Bill 1121 by Nichols, relating to accepting certain fiber optic cable projects from certain notice

Summary: The Senate met briefly and referred a large number of first-reading bills and resolutions to standing committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including hemp regulation, dementia research funding, parental rights and public education, municipal library funding, tax and local government issues, criminal justice, health care, education, transportation, natural resources, and election law. Several constitutional resolutions were also referred, including proposals related to the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and a severance tax revenue fund. Most of the transcript consists of the reading of bill captions and committee referrals, with no substantive debate or testimony recorded. The listed measures included proposals on school uniforms, charter schools, Medicaid fraud remedies, insurance practices, occupational licensing for people with criminal convictions, water and sewer utility cybersecurity, agricultural protections, public meeting broadcasting, and various local and state governance matters. No votes were taken on the bills in this segment. The only formal action reflected was referral of the bills and resolutions to the appropriate committees, followed by adjournment of the Senate until the next scheduled meeting.

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• Advance notice of this special meeting was provided to the Secretary of State before December 1st of
• The notice included the date, time, and location of the meeting.
• the appropriate markings or hold, including a hold in the state's inventory tracking system, giving notice
• Well, yeah, so we give notice to the public.
• So we give notice and then we file it with the court, who will then determine when it can be put on an

Keywords: 914, all

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• example, the acting comptroller failed to comply with the requirements for 30 days' advance public notice
• thousands of businesses that have lawfully held HUB status for years and decertifying them without notice
• That progress was abruptly, without any notice, halted. fair opportunity to bid.
• That progress was abruptly, without any notice, halted.
• Was abruptly, without any notice, halted when more than 15,000 businesses.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• public transparency in decisions to dispose of state-owned conservation land by strengthening public notice
• requirements for meetings to review the sale or exchange of conservation land by requiring a 30-day notice
• It also extends the same requirements to the Water Management District by requiring that 30-day notice
• Council to notice an exchange.
• Major decisions about protected land were moving forward without adequate notice and without public input

Committee: Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• You'll notice an additional contingent amount coming from the reserve fund.
• If you look at the spreadsheet in your folder, you will notice that the first column is the governor's
• You notice on line 17, the... Senate.
• You notice on line 17 the reduction of $16 million from the Department of Commerce.
• You notice on line 159 looks like we've reduced the ELLL by like we've reduced the ELLL by $16.5 million

Bills: SB113 , SB114 , SB305 , SB111 , HB600 , SB112 , SB150 , SB109 , SB122

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: education funding, appropriations, local education boards, school safety, workforce development, Alabama, technology, higher education, career technology centers, public institutions, grants, local education agencies, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students

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• </c><00:39:28.640><c> that</c> think the committee will notice that think the committee will notice that
• </c> would really love to get those noticed would really love to get those noticed in<03:37:35.640><c
• </c><03:41:08.520><c> executive</c> public executive the noticed executive public executive the noticed
• </c> 403 we're going to reopen the noticed 403 we're going to reopen the noticed executive<03:48:38.720
• </c><04:24:47.119><c> executive</c> do going to reopen the notice executive do going to reopen the notice

Committee: House Election Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• chief, House No. 5248, local approval received; and the House bill allowing print-free digital legal notices
• House No. 5248, local approval received; and the House bill allowing print-free digital legal notices
• Lalasher as police chief, House No. 5248; and an act allowing print-free digital legal notices for the
• An act allowing print-free digital legal notices for the town of Westford, House No. 5387.

Summary: The House first adopted a series of congratulatory and commemorative resolutions, including honors for Renee Spencer, several Eagle Scouts, the Italian Consulate in Boston for Italian National Day, and the Florence Community Band’s 25th anniversary. It also adopted an order extending until December 31, 2026, the time for the Committee on Health Care Financing to report on current House documents. The House then took up a Senate amendment to House No. 5501, the fiscal year 2027 appropriations bill. The House voted not to concur in the Senate’s amendment and instead agreed to appoint a committee of conference; the House conferees named were Representatives Mikelowitz of Boston, Diggs of Barnstable, and Smola of Warren. The chamber also advanced several local and personnel bills, including measures on police age requirements and appointments, a Beverly police chief continuation, Westford digital legal notices, a Tewksbury town manager residency requirement, a Monterey police officer continuation, a Norwood special police officer measure, a Bridgewater alcohol license, and a Westfield firefighter age limit. Most were ordered to third reading, engrossed, or enacted; the Westfield bill was amended to take effect upon passage before being engrossed. The House then adopted an order to meet the following Monday at 11 a.m. and adjourned to that time in informal session.

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• That’s a problem that we’re noticing locally. Please contain them motions. Right, right.
• It requires employers who have already provided notice to the employee of the examination to request
• a hearing after the employee has skipped the examination despite the notice, and to obtain a judicial
• What it amounts to is a mulligan for employees who can simply ignore that first notice.
• And there is plenty of notice for the employee to call and say, ‘Look, I don’t have a car that works.

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 162, which would change the workers’ compensation medical treatment schedule appeals process by allowing additional medical evidence submitted in court to be sent back to the medical director for review and a new opinion. The Attorney General’s office explained the bill, noting a 30-day deadline for the medical director to act before the case returns to court. The bill drew support from injured workers and several business and labor groups, and the committee adopted technical amendments and then reported the bill favorably without objection. House Bill 353, which would establish a state minimum wage starting at $12 in 2027, rising to $15 in 2029 and then indexed to inflation, prompted extensive testimony and debate. Supporters, including the sponsor, Invest in Louisiana, the Workplace Justice Project, 10,000 Women Louisiana, and the AFL-CIO, argued that Louisiana’s wages have lagged behind living costs, that many workers remain in poverty despite working, and that higher wages would help families and local economies. Opponents, including NFIB and several members, argued that the market is already setting wages above the federal minimum in many jobs, that a mandate would raise costs, compress pay scales, reduce hours or jobs, and hurt small businesses. After discussion, the committee voted on the bill and it failed on a roll call vote. The committee then reported Senate Bill 383 favorably with amendments. That bill expands the incumbent worker training program by increasing funding flexibility, shortening the business eligibility period from three years to two, and allowing unobligated funds to roll over. Members and the Louisiana Works secretary discussed workforce training, outreach, and how to connect workers to existing training programs and high-demand jobs. The committee also reported Senate Bill 382 favorably, which repeals the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council, and began hearing House Bill 422, the “Behind-the-Counter Safety Act,” aimed at workplace violence protections for retail and food service workers, including signage, reporting, and enhanced penalties; the sponsor explained it was intended to address attacks on frontline workers and to give businesses a tool to warn against violence.

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• It hasn't yet been a decade, but has there been a noticeable difference?
• It hasn't yet been a decade, but has there been a noticeable difference?
• We have done a ton of work on the notice provider.
• , notice of taking into temporary custody.
• Chairman, excuse me, for the diversion, but the DCS gives a notice pursuant to 8-823, notice of taking

Committee: House House Government Committee of Reference

Summary: The Committee on Government met for a presentation-only hearing focused on the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) and related child welfare system issues; no bills were heard or voted on. Chair Blackman opened by stressing that the hearing was for fact-finding and data, not personal attacks, and Director Catherine Patak then presented DCS data on hotline volume, investigations, reunifications, adoptions, guardianships, extended foster care, and placement patterns. She said DCS investigated more than 43,000 cases in 2025, kept the out-of-home population relatively steady, and emphasized that Arizona places a high share of children with kin. She also highlighted a mismatch between the age of children entering care and the availability of foster homes willing to take older youth, and said behavioral health capacity, not DCS alone, is a major constraint. Patak discussed kinship supports, foster care reimbursement increases, the Family First Prevention Services Act, missing youth, congregate care reduction, and the department’s procurement process for group home beds. Members asked about kinship caregiver support, behavioral health access, reunification services, parental-rights terminations, Auditor General findings on notices and documentation, licensing and reimbursement rates, and why some relatives are not approved as placements. Patak said DCS is working on policy guidance, supervisor training, and improved supports, but that provider capacity and other system partners limit what DCS can do. Representative Gillette then gave a lengthy presentation focused on system design, procurement, funding flows, and congregate care. He argued that DCS, DES, and Access are structurally intertwined, that DCS’s procurement carve-out and capitated funding model create incentives tied to bed space and volume, and that fragmented oversight diffuses accountability. He cited budget figures, contract amendments, and audit concerns to argue that the system is overreliant on congregate care and that decision-making, medical referrals, and placement processes are too vague or too centralized in ways that can harm children and families. Gillette said his findings were based on contracts, interviews, and public records, and he indicated some material would be referred to special counsel. He also raised concerns about placement decisions, due process, and demographic disparities in congregate care outcomes. The chair cut off further questioning of Gillette for time and announced the committee would move on to the next presenter, Vice Chair Fink, with attorneys and other speakers to follow.