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• more, such as the gas tax, which historically did go to ISP for about 80 years, and then it got switched
• more, such as the gas tax, which historically did go to ISP, and for about 80 years and then it got switched
• a couple of years. and for about 80 years, and then it got switched a couple of years ago to go to the

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This legislation switches... ...will be filing online for the first time.
• This legislation switches who they report their candidacy with from the political subdivision to the
• This legislation switches who they report their candidacy with from the political subdivision to the

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Does it get into our switching? ...military institutions? Does it get into our bridges?
• Does it get into our switching? Does it get into, you know, plants, industrial parks?
• Does it get into our switching? Does it get into, you know, plants, industrial parks?

Committee: House Special Committee on Rural Issues

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• What it says is it switches the burden of proof immediately.
• The burden of proof immediately switches to the government.
• And then this would allow the court to say, okay, burden immediately switches to DESE.

Committee: House Children and Families

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We're going to switch to bills to allow for more time since there is one bill that has a lot of testifiers
• So we're going to switch to Senate Bill 6211.
• We're going to switch to Senate Bill 6217 and open a public hearing.

Bills: SB6209 , SB6217 , SB6227 , SB6235

Committee: Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development

Keywords: financial aid, higher education, private institutions, student awards, affordability, Washington college grant, postsecondary education, nondegree programs, educational access, data collection, parenting students, education, support services, academic performance, college athletics, private equity, sovereign wealth funds, student athletes, financial agreements, 904

Transcript Highlights:

• The dumpster fire you want to change to, which is Oregon, made things worse when they switched things
• First of all, I think this remote Zoom session switching is juggling and making it very difficult to
• And then, you know, you just, like, allow, like, one second before I'm about to speak, switching me to

Bills: HJR4209 , HB2260 , HB2259

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: redistricting, congressional representation, census, state law, legislative boundaries, ballot measures, petitioners, signature gatherers, voting rights, election integrity, initiative process, referendum, signature gathering, ballot measure, citizen actions, support demonstration, 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• electrification, and we've invested hundreds of millions of dollars to help interested drivers make the switch
• those products and trips requested, there are additional incentives provided to drivers to make the switch
• And then switching gears a little, I want to talk about competition from autonomous vehicles.

Summary: The hearing focused on transportation network companies in California, with the chair framing it as an informational hearing on the history, regulation, safety, climate, accessibility, and data issues surrounding Uber, Lyft, and smaller or autonomous TNC services. The CPUC described its decade-long regulatory role, including safety rules, background checks, insurance requirements, reporting obligations, and two major legislative programs from 2018: the Clean Miles Standard and the Access for All program. Members asked about complaint trends, data collection and disclosure, program implementation, and how the CPUC uses annual reports for policymaking, compliance, and program oversight. Uber and Lyft said the statewide framework has supported growth while providing safety and access benefits, but both companies emphasized that insurance is a major cost driver and argued that California’s UM/UIM requirement is unusually high compared with other vehicles. They said the Clean Miles Standard is pushing electrification but faces headwinds from EV affordability and charging infrastructure, while Access for All has expanded wheelchair-accessible service but still needs continued support. They also discussed transit partnerships, wildfire response, and the potential role of autonomous vehicles, with both companies saying human drivers will remain important and that future regulation should account for new technology. The final panel, including the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and UC Berkeley researchers, presented evidence that TNCs have increased congestion and reduced transit ridership, especially in dense urban areas. They described prior research showing TNCs contributed to congestion growth in San Francisco and noted that this work helped spur local taxes on ride-hailing trips to fund safety and transit improvements. The panel also discussed the CPUC’s evolving data-disclosure decisions, arguing that public access to TNC trip data is important for understanding transportation impacts and informing local policy.

Transcript Highlights:

• Switching slightly to Minnesota's workforce, you know, we've been told that our workforce is aging out
• Um switching money to make money. Right.
• Um switching slightly<00:06:34.960><c> to</c><00:06:35.280><c> Minnesota's</c><00:06:35.919><c> workforce

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• expenses such as storage, backup solutions, cloud-based services, assessments, firewalls, network switches
• expenses such as storage, backup solutions, cloud-based services, assessments, firewalls, network switches
• expenses such as storage, backup solutions, cloud-based services, assessments, firewalls, network switches

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This change is switching from the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to the Attorney General.

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And this is switching from DPS to the Attorney General's office for investigating Open Meetings Act violations

Committee: Senate Local Government

Transcript Highlights:

• However, the billing code is now switched to the 9,000 code. >> Yes, it is.
• However, the billing code is now switched to the 9,000 code.
• billing<00:54:15.280><c> code</c><00:54:15.680><c> is</c><00:54:16.000><c> now</c><00:54:16.319><c> switched
• </c><00:54:16.720><c> to</c><00:54:16.880><c> the</c> billing code is now switched to the billing code
• is now switched to the 9,000<00:54:17.680><c> code.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Health Services heard Senate Bill 18, a bill described by the sponsor and podiatry witnesses as a modernization of Kentucky’s podiatry laws. The bill would recognize and regulate podiatric assistants, podiatric residents, and supervising podiatrists; allow podiatrists to supervise physician assistants in podiatry practices with approval from the relevant licensing boards; require new podiatrists licensed after January 1, 2027 to complete at least two years of residency; and extend disciplinary authority to the new categories. Witnesses said the measure would improve access to foot and ankle care, especially in rural areas, without expanding scope of practice. The Kentucky Medical Association was said to be neutral after working on the language with the sponsors. Committee members raised concerns about the meaning of “supervision,” whether it required direct or indirect oversight, and whether the bill could broaden billing or coding privileges. Dr. Roberts said supervision could mean direct supervision or indirect supervision, including being available by telephone, and noted the bill mirrors language used in allopathic PA supervision. He also said the bill would not change office staff billing roles and that podiatric assistants would not bill separately. Several senators said they supported moving the bill forward but remained concerned about workforce, cost, and scope creep. The committee adopted a committee substitute, then voted on the bill. The motion passed unanimously with favorable expression. After the vote, the committee moved on to a presentation on outpatient pediatric therapies, where providers described Medicaid reimbursement pressures, workforce turnover, and long waiting lists for children’s therapy services, but no action was taken on that presentation in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• , we'd keep them around for the help desk part of it because they know where the buttons and the switches
• , we'd keep them around for the help desk part of it because they know where the buttons and the switches
• “Page 62, this was a request for a fund switch for an item that was originally...
• My understanding is they are in the process of getting ready to switch over to a full internal PBM.
• Right now, they're still not quite Switch over to a full internal PBM.

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Oakland or Baltimore wanted to regulate fossil fuels, they sued the oil companies for climate change.
• Oakland or Baltimore wanted to regulate fossil fuels.
• They sued the oil companies for climate change. or Baltimore want to regulate fossil fuels, they sue
• I was in court and my ex switched to a lawyer one week before the trial.

Bills: HB2242 , HB2446 , HB2799 , HB4502 , HB2920 , HB2790 , HB5620 , HB5060 , HB5076 , HB5080 , HB5081 , HB5128 , HB5130 , HB3847 , HB5116 , HB2969 , HB4546 , HB4202 , HB5624 , HB3964 , HB4803 , HB872 , HB4775 , HB4777 , HB4961 , HB5570 , HB2988 , HB4260 , HB1375 , HB5009 , HB5411 , HB5134 , HB4388 , HB3095 , HB1387

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: constables, civil rights, local government, law enforcement, policy-making authority, affidavit, medical bills, civil actions, reasonable charges, healthcare services, judicial statistics, court performance, family law, civil cases, efficiency reporting, court security, emergency management, harassment penalties, judicial safety, court committee

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills affecting civil practice, judicial conduct, and attorney regulation. HB 4961 and the similar HB 3095 would bar uninsured motorists from recovering non-economic damages after a collision, with HB 3095 also addressing certain exceptions and limiting economic damages in some cases. Supporters said the measures would encourage insurance coverage and fairness for insured drivers, while opponents argued they would unfairly punish injured people who were not responsible for the lack of insurance, including pedestrians, passengers, children, and others. HB 3095 drew constitutional concerns from witnesses, and the committee later withdrew the committee substitute and left the bill pending; HB 4961 was also left pending after questions about its scope, including passengers. HB 5570 would expand a continuing legal education exemption to attorneys appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate who serve on boards or commissions. The author and witness said the bill would free up time for public service while still requiring ethics training. A committee member raised a discrepancy in the number of attorneys covered, and the bill was left pending. HB 2969 would prohibit the State Bar from adopting rules or penalties that unreasonably burden attorneys’ religious exercise or free speech, especially in relation to sincerely held religious beliefs. Supporters framed it as a protection for lawyers of faith against an ABA-style speech code, while no one testified in opposition; the bill was left pending. HB 4260 would prohibit county judges and county commissioners from practicing law in courts over which they have jurisdiction. The author described it as an ethics measure to avoid conflicts of interest, but county officials and the County Judges and Commissioners Association opposed it, saying existing ethics rules already address conflicts and that the bill would impose hardships, especially in rural counties. The bill was left pending. HB 4388 would require all judges, including those who serve only in administrative roles, to remain subject to the Code of Judicial Conduct; supporters said some judges avoid discipline by relinquishing judicial functions, while opponents said the bill was unnecessary and could burden county judges who serve as administrators. It was also left pending. The committee also heard HB 5134, which would limit Rule 202 pre-suit depositions to people who have suffered or reasonably expect to suffer actual damages and allow attorney’s fees against abusive petitioners. The author said the bill would curb harassment and fishing expeditions, but members questioned how the standard would work in practice; the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 3964 would narrow common-law public nuisance claims by barring suits over lawful conduct, conduct already addressed by other remedies, and products, while preserving other causes of action. Supporters said the bill would prevent regulation through litigation and protect legislative authority; opponents said it would eliminate important remedies and that no Texas abuse had been shown. The author indicated he would revise the bill, and it was left pending.

Transcript Highlights:

• Thanks for switching my chair. I did not do that. Mhm.
• Thanks for switching my chair. I did not do that. Mhm.
• Thanks for switching my chair. I did not do that. Mhm.
• </c> But, who switched my chair? But, who switched my chair?
• </c> switching my chair. switching my chair.

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, we call it Arboritum Drive by the fuel farm, as you come into the back way to Pease.
• And I say tolls, I call them fuel taxes when I pay them to the Fed.
• And I say tolls, I call them fuel taxes when I pay them to the Fed.
• I said it at the beginning: 19 election cycles this year, we have failed to deal with fuel taxes in New
• taxes in New failed to deal with fuel taxes in New Hampshire.<00:36:33.440><c> Eight</c><00:36:33.760

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Not only does this program provide a significant reduction in fuel usage to eligible families, but it
• It reduces the need for fuel and electric assistance, and in many cases, it eliminates that need for
• reduction in fuel usage to eligible<01:04:14.720><c> families,</c><01:04:15.520><c> but</c><01:04:15.680
• It reduces the<01:04:18.799><c> need</c><01:04:18.880><c> for</c><01:04:19.119><c> fuel</c><01:04:19.280
• ><c> and</c><01:04:19.520><c> electric</c> the need for fuel and electric the need for fuel and electric

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• community members on energy savings, renewable energy, and the state's plans to shift away from fossil fuels
• community members on energy savings, renewable energy, and the state's plans to shift away from fossil fuels
• community members on energy savings, renewable energy, and the state's plans to shift away from fossil fuels
• community members on energy savings, renewable energy, and the state's plans to shift away from fossil fuels
• community members on energy savings, renewable energy, and the state's plans to shift away from fossil fuels

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several water, land, and conservation measures. HB 86, which would fund a permanent DLNR Makai Watch coordinator position, drew strong support from DLNR and community advocates. Testifiers said the coordinator is needed to connect community-based nearshore monitoring groups with government, support training and reporting, and provide stable civil-service funding instead of relying on grants and philanthropy. The committee discussed the position’s duties and cost, estimated at about $110,000 with fringe benefits, and noted broad support from organizations including Kuaʻulu, The Nature Conservancy, OHA, and others. HB 36, relating to state water code penalties, was also supported in principle by DLNR, but the agency proposed amendments to create two tiers of violations, distinguish first-time/non-harmful violations from repeat or harmful ones, and give the commission discretion on whether each day counts as a continuing violation. DLNR said the bill is intended to address egregious cases such as Red Hill while avoiding undue impact on small farmers and others without malicious intent. Testifiers from the Board of Water Supply, Lono Initiative, and others supported stronger penalties and transparency, while Earthjustice raised concerns about broader structural issues and the risk of penalties being applied unfairly. The committee then heard HB 316, which appropriates funds to continue the Green Jobs Youth Corps program. DLNR, the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office, Kōkua, The Nature Conservancy, and other groups testified in support, describing the program as a workforce pipeline that places young professionals in communities, builds trust, and helps recruit future state employees. Supporters said the program has expanded capacity in watershed and reef management and has drawn extensive public backing. Finally, HB 506, funding equipment for the Oʻahu branch of DOCARE, received support from DLNR and others. DOCARE said recent recruit classes are moving through training, that the new positions will expand patrol capacity, including nighttime enforcement, and that the Oʻahu-specific funding is tied to priorities such as the Māʻili Bay herbivore rules. The committee also began hearing HB 510 on water shortage and emergency declarations. DLNR proposed limiting shortage declarations to 90 days unless extended, capping groundwater reductions at 20% for lower-priority permits, removing climate-crisis language as a standalone criterion, and moving the process into rulemaking for more public input. The Board of Water Supply supported the bill and the proposed changes, while Earthjustice urged deferral absent broader Water Commission reforms. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided; the chair indicated the committee would be decision-making after the hearing on items on the agenda.

Transcript Highlights:

• passed in 2023, including the new Metro sales tax, the retail delivery fee, and indexing the motor fuel
• passed in 2023, including the new Metro sales tax, the retail delivery fee, and indexing the motor fuel
• passed in 2023, including the new Metro sales tax, the retail delivery fee, and indexing the motor fuel
• Thanks to major funding passed during the 2023 session, including indexing the state fuel tax and establishing
• We strongly support the retail delivery fee and indexing of the fuel tax.

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Energy fuels everything from our cars to our homes, and we must ensure we have energy resources here
• </c><03:35:02.120><c> everything</c><03:35:02.600><c> from</c> security Energy Fuels everything from
• Right now, fossil fuels—natural gas, coal, and even petroleum—supply 60% of our electricity.
• Right now, fossil fuels—natural gas, coal, and even petroleum—supply 60% of our electricity.
• Right now, fossil fuels—natural gas, coal, and even petroleum—supply 60% of our electricity.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 13, 2025, 1012, house, all