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• <02:27:32.000> The the bill as amended are waved. The the bill as amended are waved.
• It means nobody can offer any amendments. Democrats can't offer amendments.
• Um, and they like to say, "Oh, nobody offered amendments." Yeah, people did offer amendments.
• of Democratic amendments.
• The question is on the amended.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <00:03:10.319> rights<00:03:11.239> environmental constitutional rights environmental constitutional
• The recommendation is to pass with amendments.
• Vol so pass with amendments Vol so pass with amendments hb300<00:19:08.000> uh<00:19:08.360
• recommendation is to um pass amendments recommendation is to um pass amendments blanking<00:29:22.399
• <00:32:36.080> any amended any amended any discussion<00:32:38.840> uh<00:32:39.000>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee met in decision-making only and first took up HB 300, the Senate majority budget package. The chair described the bill as a response to economic uncertainty and reduced revenue forecasts, and outlined a wide range of appropriations and staffing changes across state agencies, including agriculture, education, health, public safety, housing, labor, natural resources, and corrections. The package emphasized one-year funding for many new programs, vacancy reductions, and investments in services such as preschool, mental health, wildfire mitigation, cybersecurity, public access, and workforce development. HB 300 was recommended to pass with amendments and was adopted unanimously, with members voting yes and no reservations noted only as procedural responses. The committee then acted on HB 794 and HB 795, both recommended to pass with amendments by changing the defective date to 2050; both measures were adopted without discussion. On the 101 agenda, HB 400, the Judiciary budget bill, was recommended to pass with amendments. The bill included vacancy reductions, security funding, permanent staffing for several court and justice programs, and support for civil legal services, immigration-related services, and technology licenses. HB 400 was adopted. HB 410 was also adopted with amendments and a defective date change to 2050. On the 102 agenda, the committee passed several bills either unamended or with targeted amendments. HB 3, HB 134, HB 177, HB 237, HB 648, HB 713, HB 735, HB 1391, and HB 1462 were passed unamended. HB 214 passed with amendments expanding eligibility for retired employees to fill labor-shortage or succession-planning positions, including certain management positions excluded from collective bargaining; one member raised concerns about school resource officers and community fit, which the chair said could be addressed in the committee report. HB 441 passed with amendments to direct cigarette tax funds to the Hawaii Cancer Research Special Fund, with a discussion about whether e-cigarettes should be included. Other measures passed with amendments included HB 448, HB 667, HB 727, HB 740, HB 806, HB 1020, HB 1345, and HB 1365, generally involving date changes, blank appropriations, or technical language. HB 1391 was adopted with a reservation from Senator Kim. The meeting concluded with HB 1462 adopted unamended.

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• Constitution explicitly recognizes gold and silver as legal tender.
• And establishing a state bullion reserve is in alignment with Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution
• And establishing a state bullion reserve is in alignment with Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
• Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, which states, no state shall make anything but gold and silver coin
• Is that something that you're willing to remove from these bills in a COW amendment or something like

Bills: HB2123, HB2140

Keywords: bullion, depository, legal tender, Arizona, finances, precious metals, financial transactions, investment, state treasurer, gold bullion, treasury management, financial regulations, 1182, all

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• We have a quorum duly constituted to do business. We'll start off with House business.
• Again, I'm not a constitutional attorney either. I'm a national country banker.
• <00:29:36.280> there<00:29:36.920> or constitution there or constitution there or help<
• <00:29:44.520> I'm<00:29:44.640> a constitutional attorney either.
• I'm a constitutional attorney either.

Keywords: 00:00 CALL TO ORDER 00:05 ROLL CALL 01:03 HB 566 DISCUSSION 03:05 HB 566 VOTE 05:10 HB 885 DISCUSSION 08:03 HB 885 VOTE 09:55 HB 904 DISCUSSION 33:10 HB 904 VOTE 34:28 ADJOURNMENT, 958, all

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• <00:10:36.399> RSA amends RSA amends RSA 356b<00:10:38.560> 16<00:10:39.200> RSA
• the chair brought up and allow for a more singular bill amendment.
• <01:09:36.120> because possibility for the amendment because possibility for the amendment
• a more fome uh singular Bill Amendment a more fome uh singular Bill Amendment then<01:09:45.560>
• <01:42:05.679> a definition of what constitutes a definition of what constitutes a residential

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• fought to restore our Second Amendment fought to restore our Second Amendment rights,<00:27:15.440
• Amendment rights. Amendment rights.
• <02:38:58.560> is is adopted and the bill as amended is is adopted and the bill as amended
• The bill as amended considered read.
• It's worth Rights Amendment or PP.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Our clients have a constitutional and statutory right.
• Our clients have a constitutional and statutory right. The work is not discretionary.
• The Sixth Amendment and the California Constitution guarantee counsel to those arrested for a crime who
• Where's the attention that they, the Constitution says they have a right to?
• The lack of state funding to carry out the constitutional mandate.

Summary: The committee heard budget and workload presentations from the Office of the State Public Defender, legal aid organizations, and the Judicial Branch. OSPD requested permanent funding for positions that had been temporarily funded to implement the Racial Justice Act, explaining that the work has become ongoing and now includes additional Supreme Court briefing, habeas proceedings, investigations, expert analysis, and data requests. The State Public Defender also presented the AB 625 public defense workload report, which found statewide staffing shortages, caseloads above recommended standards, and major gaps in investigators and support staff. Senators asked about racial bias claims, the volume of data requests, and the impact of Prop. 36, and OSPD said it would provide additional written information. The legal aid panel asked for a $50 million increase to the Equal Access Fund, $20 million to restart homelessness prevention services, and $10 million for health care access work, while also supporting Access to Justice Commission requests for loan repayment assistance, immigrant family preparedness services, and innovation grants. Witnesses described legal aid as homelessness prevention and cited examples involving eviction defense, domestic violence survivors, and immigration detention cases. Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge Sergio Tapia discussed eviction data, low tenant representation, and court pilots in Compton and at Stanley Mosk that combine mediation, rental assistance, and legal help. Senators asked for service maps, outreach materials, and more detail on funding needs and federal funding losses. For the Judicial Branch overview, the Judicial Council and trial court representatives supported the Governor’s proposed budget, including $70 million for trial court operations, $21.7 million for employee health and retirement costs, and funding for appellate counsel, case processing, and courthouse construction. They said rising costs, staffing retention, and interpreter shortages continue to strain the courts, and described efforts to reallocate interpreter funds and recruit hard-to-find languages such as Mixteco. Senators pressed the branch and the Department of Finance on courthouse facilities, noting that the long-term need is far larger than the current budget proposal; Finance said the branch’s facility needs were estimated at about $22.5 billion over 10 years to start 68 projects and $29.4 billion to complete the remaining projects. The committee requested follow-up information on facilities, judgeships, and interpreter needs.

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• Crest for the opportunity to discuss and try to come to an agreement on an amendment for this bill.
• House Bill 137, as amended in the House committee, would require that any enforcement action taken by
• ution do count so this the Constitution ution do count so this bill<00:19:02.280> amends<00:19
• Now we have a motion on the bill, a second, as amended by the sub, and we have a second.
• The motion by which House Bill 346, as amended, with sub, is approved favorable.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:44 Introduction of Guests 01:21 HB 137 Discussion 02:11 HB 137 Roll Call Vote 25:35 HB 346 Discussion 26:15 HB 346 Roll Call Vote 27:24, 958, all

Summary: The Natural Resources Committee met with prayer and the Pledge, approved the prior minutes, and recognized visiting guests, including representatives from Nucor Steel and students from Eastern Kentucky University. The main business was House Bill 137, which would require air-pollution enforcement actions by the Energy and Environment Cabinet and Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District to rely on EPA-approved monitoring methods or scientifically defensible, quality-assured data. The sponsor and industry supporters argued the bill would ensure reliable evidence and protect manufacturers from enforcement based on questionable data. Opponents, including the Kentucky Resources Council, the West Jefferson County Community Task Force, and a former cabinet employee, argued the bill would conflict with the Clean Air Act’s allowance for “any credible evidence,” could exclude community air-monitoring data and citizen complaints, and might weaken enforcement by limiting the use of lower-cost sensors, photos, video, and other nontraditional evidence. Committee members questioned how credible evidence and the Daubert standard would apply, and supporters and opponents debated whether the bill would simply set evidentiary rules or improperly narrow enforcement authority. One member also raised concerns that the bill’s title and scope could be read as affecting the broader air program. House Bill 137 was ultimately approved favorably by roll call vote, with Senator Webb’s aye vote later clarified for the record. The committee then took up House Bill 346, as amended by a subcommittee. The bill was described as helping about 708 companies and carving out emergency generators used for safety purposes in distilleries, with support from the Kentucky Chamber. The subcommittee amendment was adopted, and the bill passed the committee favorably by roll call vote. The meeting ended with an attempted adjournment and a brief record correction on the vote for House Bill 137.

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• Constitution preamble and the Ninth Amendment recognize, our rights come from God and not the government
• This is on the amendment. Senators wishing to debate on the amendment? Debate on the amendment.
• This is on the amendment. Senators wishing to debate on the amendment. Debate on the amendment.
• That is the amendment. Thank you. Before we go to questions, we have an amendment to the amendment.
• So we're back on the main amendment now as amended.

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard Senate Bill 1272 on guardianship, which would limit a guardian’s ability to isolate an adult ward from family and require notice of major events such as a ward’s death or relocation to a more restrictive setting. Senator Jones and supportive speakers said the bill was intended to protect wards from abuse and isolation by bad actors, while still preserving good-faith guardianship. With no opposition testimony or debate, the committee voted 8-0 to report the bill favorably. The committee then considered CS for Senate Bill 1284, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil claims for the death of an unborn child. An amendment was adopted to define “unborn child” as a member of the species Homo sapiens carried in the womb and to state that the act does not authorize claims against the mother or against health care providers acting within the lawful standard of care. The bill drew extensive debate and testimony. Supporters argued it would give parents parity and fuller damages, including economic losses and mental anguish, when negligence causes the death of an unborn child. Opponents, including the ACLU, medical professionals, and reproductive rights advocates, warned it could be used to target abortion care, increase malpractice exposure, worsen physician shortages, and create speculative damages. The committee approved the bill 6-4. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 1288 on parental rights, with a strike-all amendment that would strengthen parental control over minors’ medical decisions, surveys, and biofeedback devices, while adding exceptions for emergencies, court orders, certain legal statuses, and situations involving abuse or out-of-home placement. Supporters said the measure restores parents as primary decision-makers and protects children from inappropriate questioning or treatment without consent. Opponents argued it could block minors from confidential care for STIs, mental health, or abuse-related issues, and could chill school and medical screenings. The transcript ends during testimony and debate on this bill, before any final vote is shown.

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• here is because the constitution here is because the constitution uh<00:13:24.000> supplies
• Um, back in 2017, we passed a constitutional amendment to prevent government intrusion into your digital
• <03:27:09.680> amendment<03:27:10.080> to we passed a constitutional amendment to we
• passed a constitutional amendment to prevent<03:27:10.560> government<03:27:10.960> intrusion
• amendment amendment does<03:55:47.200> a<03:55:47.440> call.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I have an amendment, 1855. I will move the amendment. Seconded by—I second it.
• Further discussion on the amendment. All in favor of the amendment say, “I.” Any opposed?
• I'll move ought to pass amended. amended. amended.
• move an amendment. Uh 1789 is 1763. move an amendment. Uh 1789 is 1763.
• in in an amendment. in in an amendment.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• constitutional requirements. constitutional requirements.
• . amendment. amendment.
• The DE is amended. Your bill has been amended. We will now take the vote on the bill as amended.
• <00:26:50.440> Um 3672 as amended. Um 3672 as amended.
• <00:31:15.640> amended<00:31:16.080> just The bill is amended as amended just The bill

Bills: SF856, HF4482, HF3672, HF1234, HF4591, HF3554, HF936

Keywords: Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, HF4482, Minnesota Historical Society, state historic sites, historic site management, historic preservation, county historical society, local historical society, municipality, county government, admission fees, grants-in-aid, site operations, site maintenance

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• Recommendation is to pass with amendments.
• Recommendation is to pass with amendments.
• Recommendation here is to pass with amendments, and the only amendment that we will do is change the
• Recommendation here is to pass with amendments, and the only amendment that we will do is change the
• Recommendation here is to pass with amendments, and the only amendment that we will do is change the

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs heard testimony on several public safety and criminal justice measures. HB 433 HD1 would appropriate funds for Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation re-entry services; DCR Director Tommy Johnson said the department supports the bill’s intent but noted the same $4 million request is in the governor’s executive budget, and the Correctional System Oversight Commission, Public Defender, ACLU, OHA, Chamber of Commerce, and other groups testified in support. Members asked whether the funding was already in the governor’s budget, and Johnson confirmed it was requested there for the next two fiscal years. HB 1045 would make emergency appropriations for law enforcement personnel costs, and the Department of Law Enforcement, DAGS, Budget and Finance, and the Judiciary testified in support, with DLE saying the amounts match what Budget and Finance will present. HB 1296 would require timely notice and reporting to the Legislature when the governor transfers money to the major disaster fund; Budget and Finance and the Governor’s office offered comments, and no opposition was noted. HB 1002 would extend the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission coordinator’s term and clarify inspection authority; DCR and the commission supported it, with the commission saying a longer term would help the coordinator do the job effectively and allow inspections without notice. HB 596 would clarify what events qualify as disasters and emergencies for emergency management purposes. Hawaii Emergency Management Agency opposed the bill, while maritime and Grassroot Institute representatives supported it. Members asked whether the bill’s 21-day limit should be extended to 30 days, and HEMA said it opposed any change that would limit the governor’s flexibility in the response phase. The committee also heard HB 1128 HD1, which would set factors for warrantless arrests for petty misdemeanors and violations and require officers to record the justification. The Office of the Public Defender, ACLU, and some reform advocates supported it as a check on police discretion and a way to encourage citations, while the Attorney General, Honolulu Police Department, prosecutors, DLE, county police chiefs, SHOPO, and others opposed it as too restrictive and likely to create litigation and court delays. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• These amendments also address the encroachment on First Amendment rights that opposition raised last
• We provided suggested amendments that would resolve our concerns, and recent amendments add findings
• I am accepting the committee amendments.
• We've taken amendments. We're open to ideas.
• I appreciate the committee amendments.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• SB 719 is do pass as amended to the Appropriations Committee.
• The recent amendments raise additional concerns.
• The June 11 amendments extend the bill into audio.
• Thank you. unless amended, we agree with the lead author, the lead witnesses amendments. Thank you.
• And First Amendment activity is protected across the nation under the federal Constitution.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This is proposing amendments to Article 6, Section 3 of the Hawaii State Constitution to increase the
• ><00:19:30.200> the compliance with Article 17 of the compliance with Article 17 of the Constitution
• I think we're good to go with just amending the effective date of approval. Okay. Great.
• Recommendation is to<01:02:18.560> pass<01:02:19.480> with<01:02:19.840> amendments.
• to pass with amendments. to pass with amendments.

Bills: SCR96, SCR164, SCR172, SCR166, SCR182, SCR7, SCR59, SCR58, SCR60, SCR89, SCR184, SCR11, HB2296, HB2315, HB2343

Keywords: electric reliability, renewable energy, interconnection, Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator, Public Utilities Commission, capacity shortfalls, energy policies, critical infrastructure, foreign influence, local control, energy dependence, economic resilience, energy analysis, cost reduction, financial risk, Hawaii PUC, energy self-sufficiency, natural gas, energy transition, ratepayer protection

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• , even or our matchless constitution, even or our matchless constitution, believe<00:07:14.639>
• We'll constitution so clearly demanded.
• And I hope my text of this amendment.
• House the bill HR 3426 entitled to amend House the bill HR 3426 entitled to amend title<01:58:13.119
• that exists in our state's constitution. that exists in our state's constitution.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, September 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• There's an amendment to the amendment. The clerk will report the amendment to the amendment.
• The amendment to the amendment is coded A.
• This amendment to the amendment makes the posting requirement more specific.
• There's an amendment at the desk; the clerk will report the amendment.
• The clerk will report the amendment. The amendment is coded A9.

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• These amendments also address the encroachment on First Amendment rights that opposition raised last
• We provided suggested amendments that would resolve our concerns, and recent amendments add findings
• I am accepting the committee amendments.
• We've taken amendments. We're open to ideas.
• I appreciate the committee amendments.

Summary: The committee began as a subcommittee due to the lack of a quorum and heard several privacy- and technology-related measures. The first item was H.R. 117, a resolution urging Congress to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The author and supporters argued the law is outdated and shields platforms from accountability for harms such as harassment, exploitation, scams, and other online abuse. Witnesses, including a survivor parent and a gender justice advocate, described harms to children, women, and LGBTQ people and urged a two-year sunset to force federal reform. Some members supported the resolution as a call for federal action, while one member said he could not support it because the resolution was too general and lacked specificity about the reforms being sought. No vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee then heard SB 898, which would require manufacturers of connected consumer products to disclose how long they will support the software and to notify consumers when products approach end of life. The author said consumers deserve transparency about security updates and continued functionality, and supporters from Consumer Reports and PIRG emphasized cybersecurity risks, consumer confusion, and electronic waste from unsupported devices. Opponents, including business and industry groups, raised concerns about enforcement through the unfair competition law, notice burdens, labeling issues, and compliance challenges, especially for products with long support windows or third-party dependencies. One member expressed support, noting the cybersecurity risks of end-of-life devices, but again no vote was taken because there was no quorum. The committee also heard SB 435, which would narrow the CCPA definition of publicly available information to limit how businesses classify data as public. The author and supporters said the bill would close a loophole that allows data brokers and others to monetize personal information without meaningful consent and could help prevent surveillance and misuse of data, including by government agencies. Opponents argued the bill would upset the balance between privacy and the free flow of information, create compliance uncertainty, and retroactively reclassify information that businesses reasonably believed was public. Some members said they supported the goal of stronger privacy protections, while others said the bill was too broad. The committee again could not vote due to the lack of a quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 923, which would expand Californians’ right to delete personal information to cover data obtained from third parties and require online businesses to offer a web form or similar method for deletion requests. Supporters, including the California Privacy Protection Agency and consumer advocates, said the bill would make deletion rights meaningful and better address data broker practices. Opponents sought an opt-out-of-processing alternative and raised operational and legal concerns, but supporters said deletion is not the same as retention or processing limits. Members largely spoke in favor of the bill’s privacy goals, but no action was taken. The committee also heard SB 947, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” which would require human review for certain automated employment decisions and limit predictive analysis in workplace discipline and termination. Labor groups supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or erroneous AI-driven decisions, while business, public employer, and local government groups opposed it as overbroad and burdensome. Members voiced support for human oversight in employment decisions, but the item was not voted on because the committee still lacked a quorum. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1114, the SOGI Data Privacy Act, which would restrict disclosure of sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex data to federal agencies absent a court order or legal requirement; the author and witness framed it as a response to federal efforts to obtain sensitive LGBTQ-related data.

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• The amendment also responds work.
• And in consulting with counsel, it seems like we could divide the amendment rather than amend the amendment
• of the other amendment effect.
• the other amendment effect. So Mr. the other amendment effect. So Mr.
• amendment, we've already adopted half. amendment, we've already adopted half.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all