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• process but this determination process process but this determination process takes<00:32:33.840
• complex and traumatizing process complex and traumatizing process families<00:32:53.080> such
• assist in streamlining that process assist in streamlining that process taking<00:37:01.680>
• It didn't seem like a timely process, and I think the timely process is what you're after.
• and I think the like a timely process and I think the timely<00:48:51.880> process<00:48:52.280

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They have not hired any additional staff that I'm aware of.
• So the federal government is hiring state law enforcement to go out and do immigration enforcement.
• As this process works, some agencies request or are granted, and some of them are not.
• forth conversations about what constitutes savings, and we're really just now honing that calculation process
• forth conversations about what constitutes savings, and we're really just now honing that calculation process

Bills: SB1177, SB1177

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget, 914, all

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• I'm with JKJ Processing.
• Changing from an administrative law judge to a hearing examiner raises concerns about due process for
• It takes good processes, no pesticides, etc., that costs money to do.
• I'm here to oppose several provisions in the proposed rules that undermine due processes for licensees
• I run a company called Hocksop Processing.

Keywords: 914, all

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• I want to thank each of you and your staff for your dedication to the process and for the amount. of
• This process was open; it was open to the public.
• throughout the bill process in the coming months.
• Then you have people hired at that higher level of pay, but they have not been contributing over time
• This additional funding will help us hire at least two full-time staff members, develop an audit process

Bills: SB1, HB500, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1184, house, all

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• In those areas where we can streamline the process, we need to work to do that.
• And then once you get your building permit, you start the building process.
• You know how that goes, and we hope that the building process can expedite along.
• In the plans and permitting process, I have heard horror stories about...
• , the plat review process, and we've...

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Right now, under our current law, if you got hired tomorrow, if just yesterday, and we're under 20%,
• We want to hire you.
• We want to hire you. affect us. We want to hire you.
• <01:25:47.560> to General's Office that we could hire to General's Office that we could hire
• process, whatever. process, whatever. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So I hope you will be able to give us an update about how that hiring process is going.
• <00:31:22.400> process<00:31:23.000> is update about how that hiring process is update
• about how that hiring process is going.<00:31:23.600> Thank<00:31:23.880> you,<00:31:23.960
• <00:34:53.240> I All right, so they're in process. I All right, so they're in process.
• We have hired on and formed a jobs program internally.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um we hired eight staff across for us.
• Staff systems and processes are in place.
• Uh with your hire our graduates.
• <03:08:25.600> to<03:08:25.920> hire<03:08:26.319> and planned succession process
• to hire and planned succession process to hire and train<03:08:26.960> a<03:08:27.279> new

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: This joint informational briefing on Act 310 grants and aid focused on organizations describing how federal funding cuts, Medicaid/SNAP changes, and related policy shifts are affecting their services and budgets. Committee members explained there would be no Q&A, testimony would be limited to one minute, and in-person participants would be heard before Zoom callers. Members repeatedly asked testifiers to identify the amount of federal funding lost or at risk. Testimony came from a wide range of nonprofits and community providers, including Aloha Care, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Literacy, Hawaii Youth Symphony, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, the Tsunami Museum, The Kohala Center, West Hawaii Community Health Center, West Hawaii Region Hospital Foundation, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii, Dynamic Community Solutions, Feeding Hawaii Together, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Homana, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Kids Hurt Too Hawaii, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Most described reduced or threatened federal support and requested state funding to maintain services such as health care access, food security, disaster preparedness, literacy and digital inclusion, youth mentoring, arts education, housing, and climate or agricultural resilience. Several speakers emphasized direct impacts on vulnerable populations, including kūpuna, low-income families, immigrants, homeless youth, and people with disabilities. Requests ranged from relatively small planning or program grants to multi-million-dollar stabilization asks, with some organizations citing specific losses such as reduced Medicaid or USDA funding, canceled EPA or FEMA support, or expiring federal grants. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• forced into that adversarial process forced into that adversarial process where<00:06:43.280>
• and it is not a not an easy process and it is not a quick<00:17:25.839> process,<00:17:26.720
• going through the collaborative process going through the collaborative process or<00:18:46.799>
• waiver process a waiver request process waiver process a waiver request process so<00:33:46.799>
• process. So, thank you for joining us. process. So, thank you for joining us.

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 01:13 - Discussion of 26RS HB 109 26:47 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 109 32:30 - Discussion of 26RS HB 190 36:15 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 190 37:30 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Families and Children Committee met in the 2026 regular session and heard House Bill 109, which would amend Kentucky divorce law to waive the current 60-day waiting period for couples with minor children when the parties have already completed mediation or collaborative family law and are ready to finalize their decree. The bill sponsor, Representative Deetsz, argued the measure would reward families who have already done the work to resolve custody, parenting time, and property issues outside of court, and said it would not affect traditional litigation cases. She also explained that delays can be especially burdensome when retirement-account division requires a QDRO after the decree. Committee members discussed how long collaborative cases typically take, with the sponsor estimating about six months on average and longer in complex cases, and noted that some judges already require parenting classes or allow reconciliation conferences in certain circuits. David Walls of the Family Foundation testified in opposition, saying the bill would make divorce easier for parents with children and move Kentucky in the wrong direction. He argued waiting periods can encourage reconciliation, protect marriage commitments, and reduce harms to children and public costs associated with family fragmentation. He urged lawmakers to preserve or even lengthen the waiting period rather than eliminate it, and framed the issue as protecting children and strengthening marriage. During questions, Representative Bojanowski strongly objected to Mr. Walls’ characterization of divorce, saying her own divorce was necessary for her children’s well-being and that the bill simply shortens the process after mediation. Representative Elliott asked about typical timelines in collaborative cases and noted that some courts require parental education. Representative Moser asked whether counseling is required; the sponsor said it is not, though reconciliation conferences may be requested at a judge’s discretion. The transcript ends after discussion of the bill and before any recorded vote or final committee action.

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• And remember that we do have a re referencing process in my good friend.
• Senator Osgood doesn't deal with the due process component.
• Please allow due process. >> Thank you.
• We need to be much more deliberate about this process.
• and the disciplinary hot process inside hospitals in the process of peer review in the process of making

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• , leadership in shephering this process, leadership in shephering this process, getting<01:08:22.480
• They will be able to be hired to work.
• Is there a process?
• Is there a process? can that look like? Is there a process?
• testing during the abandonment process testing during the abandonment process in<03:57:09.199>

Keywords: 981, all

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• Based on the recent press, as long as we have in the encumbrance or the process through to the end of
• Are you guys able to hire those positions like the last time inspectors?
• <01:00:36.000> all need the positions to then process all need the positions to then process
• and help, you know, ask her to give us some authority to hire outright.
• But we could always do an emergency proclamation to waive some of the processes and fill quickly.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Agriculture and Environment hearing on January 27, 2025, took up multiple measures, beginning with a proposed constitutional amendment, HB 559, to recognize a right to clean water and air, a healthful environment, climate, native ecosystems, and beaches. The Attorney General’s Office testified with concerns that the amendment’s broad language could create challenges for future legislatures and environmental enforcement, while the Climate Commission and DLNR supported it. Environmental and advocacy groups, including Climate Protectors Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Greenpeace Hawaii, and others, strongly supported the measure, arguing it would strengthen decision-making and protect Hawaii’s natural resources. Committee members raised questions about how the amendment would interact with existing constitutional protections and recent litigation, and the AG’s office said the proposal could lead to broad judicial interpretation and possible liability issues. The hearing then moved on without a recorded vote on this bill. The committee next heard SB 552, which would establish a healthy soils program in the Department of Agriculture and require annual reporting and funding. The Climate Change Commission supported the bill, and the Department of Agriculture said it stood on its submitted testimony but noted existing commissions and the greenhouse gas sequestration task force already address similar objectives, suggesting SB 552 may duplicate current efforts. Agricultural and environmental advocates, including the Hawaii Farmers Union, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and others, supported the concept of a consolidated healthy soils program, saying it would better organize existing efforts, improve access for producers, and support conservation practices. The Agribusiness Development Corporation said it would support either DOA or ADC administering the program, and committee discussion focused on implementation, program overlap, and whether the bill should better integrate existing compost reimbursement and related efforts. The final measure discussed in the excerpt was SB 678, which would create an Agricultural Development Food Security Special Fund, dedicate a portion of the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to it, and appropriate funds equal to 3% of the state budget for agriculture. The Department of Agriculture strongly supported the bill, saying the funding would align with its goals and help support farmers and ranchers. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Department of Budget and Finance raised concerns that the proposed special fund may not meet statutory criteria. Farm and industry groups generally supported the measure but suggested changes, including adding uses related to local food sourcing, distribution, and biosecurity. Committee members questioned the scale of the appropriation, noting it could amount to roughly $250 million and a major increase in DOA’s budget, and discussed whether the department could realistically implement such a large program. The hearing ended with testimony counts noted for the measures heard, and the chair indicated the committee would reconvene later for any unfinished business.

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• As you heard Chief Shainer testify, they have recently hired one full-time person, but I know that her
• <00:05:01.199> contracted department to hire contracted department to hire contracted specialists
• um one full-time have recently hired um one full-time person,<00:05:13.840> but<00:05:14.080>
• I had to hire attorneys in the district I was working in as a dyslexia specialist.
• I had to hire attorneys learn to read.

Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

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• It is responsible for protecting fair employment practices by maintaining due process for employees.
• Ensuring hiring transparency, promotions, and disciplinary actions, and promoting workforce stability
• commissioners who would provide to the commission, which is a... ...civil service protection for those who are hired

Bills: HB2814, HB4477, HB5084, HB5108, HB5127, HB5383, HB5611, HB5663, HB5664, SB1563, HB2668, HB3841, HB4114

Keywords: juvenile justice, release documents, children, identification, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, civil service, staffing requirements, local government, positions exemption, Texas legislation, fireworks, Lunar New Year, retail permits, public safety, Texas law, holiday sales, HB 5108, deaths in custody, custodial death, jail death

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• the full permitting process of a site. the full permitting process of a site.
• >> uh by the per permitting processing >> uh by the per permitting processing process
• weaken or override the current process. weaken or override the current process.
• But why does the process matter?
• The process should be slowed down.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• In addition to our agency mission, we take the budget process seriously.
• Others, with regards to hiring people, we've always stayed within our appropriate amount.
• They used to request an adjustment when we're negotiating to hire somebody.
• , including the TPFA, and I'm pleased to report that the gas collection The customer rate true up process
• A major part of this process was engaging stakeholders every step of the way to make the educational

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Some of that is that we transitioned some of the rebalance process to the investment function, and I
• think that's going to be, you know, good for future outcomes for our rebalance process.
• It's a process. It's a process.
• of money, if you look at contracts or joint ventures or combined sources of funding, this is why we hire
• That would be like an event in the plan's life, where, again, as a part of that process, we'd come back

Summary: The committee met to approve prior minutes and receive updates on the Legacy Fund transparency website and fund performance. Staff reported the website procurement was in contract negotiations, with a planned go-live around November 1, and that the site would provide downloadable, more transparent information on fund holdings, allocations, history, and legislative appropriations while protecting confidential data. The investment office then reviewed performance through January 2026, describing strong returns relative to benchmarks, noting real estate and fixed income as weaker areas, and explaining that the fund’s diversification and internal management had helped offset market volatility, including recent geopolitical impacts. Members also discussed the in-state investment program, especially the Bank of North Dakota’s CD-match allocation. Several members questioned whether the program had been static for years and whether the uncommitted balance should remain parked there if it was not being used. The committee voted to pause further transfers into the program until the Bank provides a report and the committee can consider possible statutory changes; the motion also requested a cost-benefit analysis from RVK, and it passed by roll call vote. In the afternoon, RVK presented its review of the investment policy statement as it relates to the in-state investment program. The consultant said it found no major policy impediments, and that implementers and stakeholders generally felt the program was proceeding as intended. RVK emphasized best practices such as third-party due diligence, competitive risk-adjusted returns, diversification, pacing, and exit strategies, while cautioning that required lower-return investments or spending commitments can create pressure on the fund’s long-term real value. The consultant also raised ancillary concerns about state-level concentration risk, the need to distinguish between public and commercial infrastructure, and the lack of a central repository for all state funding commitments to the same projects.

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• When compliance is unclear, hiring tightens and workforce entry becomes difficult.
• > and<00:26:01.640> workforce unclear, hiring tightens and workforce unclear, hiring tightens
• Certification is a very narrow process.
• And they've done it for the same reasons, because of safety process.
• I know that there is a process.

Keywords: 958, all

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• um CDL training to use that for-hire um CDL training to use that school<00:04:40.560> bus<00:
• <00:05:08.000> We uh aids us in our inspection process.
• We uh aids us in our inspection process.
• And then give them that three-year phased-in process for the rest of the fleet, so we aren't, um, can
• And then give them that three-year phased-in process for the rest of the fleet, so we aren't, um, can

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• What's the current process? I'm sorry, what's the current process for filing a protective order?
• So with the online process, where does that part of the process take place?
• Well, that's the civil process in Louisiana.
• So that's the civil process in Louisiana.
• And this process will make it easier to access the system.

Summary: The committee first took up SCR 30 by Senator Connick, which memorializes Congress to compel the Department of Justice to release unclassified Epstein-related records. Senator Connick gave personal remarks about child sexual abuse and the need to hold powerful people accountable. Representative Newell supported the resolution, and the committee reported it favorably without opposition. Next, the committee considered SCR 40 by Senator Selders, urging Congress to timely pass defense appropriations that fully fund and align with the National Defense Authorization Act. The measure was briefly explained as a statement of support for military readiness and proper appropriations, and it was moved favorably with no opposition. The main substantive discussion centered on SB 259 by Senator Barrow, which would authorize an online portal for civil protective order applications. A Supreme Court protective order registry representative explained that the portal would let domestic and dating violence survivors complete petitions online, with the same judicial review, service, and hearing process that exists now; the bill would not eliminate manual filing. Members asked about fees, guidance for applicants, verification, judicial review, public access, and the risk of false filings. The witness and several members emphasized that the process remains temporary and ex parte at the outset, that final orders are issued by judges, and that the registry is not public. A domestic violence coalition representative also testified in support. Representative Newell moved favorable, Representative Edmondson objected, and the committee reported the bill favorably by a 10-1 vote. Finally, Representative Baham presented HR 245 condemning political violence in the United States. He cited recent and historical examples of political attacks and argued that violence against public figures and activists is harmful regardless of party. Members voiced support, no one objected, and the resolution was adopted before the committee adjourned, with the chair noting it was the last meeting of the session.