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• AB 492, due pass to the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials.
• AB 441, due pass to the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials.
• Item number 3, AB 372, do pass to the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• requirements with other local government to open meetings and public input extends the distric instruction material
• hemp extract to those under the age of 21 in Florida, we passed a regulation related to marketing materials
• , some of that money can go into some other a form of industry rise or or some other use for the material

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It would help grow the agriculture community and keep all the materials we need to brew beer in the state
• It would help grow the agriculture community and keep all the materials we need to brew beer in the state
• It would help grow the agriculture community and keep all the materials we need to brew beer in the state

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard seven measures, including four bills and three proposed committee substitutes. HB 6033, repealing the Labor Pool Act, was presented as a cleanup measure to remove duplicative regulation; supporters argued workers would still be covered by OSHA, wage laws, workers’ compensation, and liability insurance, while opponents raised concerns about losing specific protections for day laborers. The bill was reported favorably on a 4-? vote, with several members voting no over concerns about worker protections. HB 453, dealing with pool and spa contractors, was described as a technical update to Chapter 489 that would better align licensing scopes with current industry practice and allow contractors to perform related work without stopping for additional licensed trades. An amendment making only drafting changes was adopted, and the bill passed unanimously. CS/HB 277 on veteran benefits assistance was also reported favorably unanimously after testimony focused on protecting veterans from predatory claims-assistance practices while preserving choice and requiring disclosures, fee limits, and data-security safeguards. The committee then approved PCS for HB 291, which would require personal mobility device batteries sold in Florida to meet an IPX-7 certification standard, after the sponsor cited fire risks from lithium-ion batteries; the measure passed unanimously. PCS for HB 709, allowing valid pari-mutuel permit holders to lease facilities to nearby high-li permit holders, was amended to require a minimum of 59 live performances and then passed unanimously. CS/HB 4011, expanding who may serve as a building official on Palm Beach County’s Building Code Advisory Board, passed unanimously as a good-government fix to fill vacancies. Finally, PCS for HB 499, allowing small craft breweries under 31,000 gallons to self-distribute, drew extensive testimony from brewers and distributors about small-business growth versus the three-tier alcohol system; despite concerns about weakening distribution safeguards, the bill was reported favorably by a 13-2 vote. The meeting then adjourned with no further business.

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• Merriam-webster dictionary defines food is materially as material.
• certainly isn't don't have the the language in front of me, but but the requirement to allow certain materials

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It never materialized. materialized. materialized.
• Please note that written testimony in members' materials regarding House File 4308.
• /c><00:20:28.080> regarding<00:20:28.520> House<00:20:28.800> File members' materials
• regarding House File members' materials regarding House File 4308.<00:20:29.800> Are<00:20:29.920
• Written testimony in your materials regarding this bill.

Bills: HF4308, HF4153, HF4703, HF4711

Keywords: HF4308, Monticello nuclear plant, Prairie Island, renewable development account, RDA, nuclear waste, spent fuel, dry cask storage, utility tax, commercial-industrial property tax, state general levy, property tax exemption, residential heating fuels, natural gas tax exemption, electricity sales tax exemption, year-round sales tax exemption, distributed solar energy standard, solar mandate, community solar, grid modernization

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• there could be situations where there could be items that were seized that may contain biological material
• So, it's giving the store of this material the ability or the freedom to dispose of it with no problem
• the store of this uh material the store of this uh material the<01:26:44.800> ability<01:
• 00.040> the because we're not in possession of the because we're not in possession of the material
• So, for instance, if the the material.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several Senate bills. On SB 2530, relating to campaign contributions, the State Procurement Office suggested clarifying that contractor disclosure information be submitted within 30 days of a fully executed contract, while the Campaign Spending Commission supported the bill but asked that the restriction on contributions by officers be expanded beyond compensated officers. Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action supported the measure and urged keeping the Senate language, arguing it better addresses contractor influence, while no other testifiers appeared. On SB 2970, relating to standards of conduct, the State Ethics Commission supported the bill and proposed amendments to consolidate the new language into existing Chapter 84 contract provisions and use “department head” instead of “director.” The State Procurement Office supported the measure but recommended closing a perceived loophole by limiting the covered contracts to those under $10,000. No opposition testimony was offered. The committee then heard SB 2919, which would fund one full-time Deputy Public Defender position focused on immigration-related advice under Padilla v. Kentucky. The Office of the Public Defender, Hawaii Coalition for Immigrants’ Rights, and the ACLU of Hawaii supported the bill, explaining that the position would help public defenders advise clients about immigration consequences of criminal cases, not provide immigration representation. Members asked several questions about the scope of the position and whether it could assist with citizenship; testimony clarified that it would not handle civil immigration matters. The bill was also described as creating a statewide consistent resource for the public defender system. Finally, on SB 2446, relating to the judiciary, the Intermediate Court of Appeals supported adding a seventh associate judge position but noted the court has only recently been fully staffed at six judges and has improved output through internal changes. The chair emphasized that the bill authorizes the position without funding and encouraged the judiciary to return later if appropriations are needed. The committee also began hearing SB 2730, a criminal justice reform bill on warrantless arrests and citations. OHA supported reducing unnecessary arrests but objected to making citations visible on criminal records; the Department of the Attorney General opposed the bill, citing law enforcement flexibility, identification concerns, and possible litigation costs; and the Judiciary requested a later implementation date and suggested changes to citation-resolution language. The transcript ends while testimony on SB 2730 was still underway.

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• Each year, these funds help provide the necessary textbooks and instructional materials needed to ensure
• nursing, textbooks,<01:15:57.840> and<01:15:58.080> instructional<01:15:58.640> materials
• , textbooks, and instructional materials, textbooks, and instructional materials, as<01:15:59.360
• <01:21:04.159> and<01:21:04.400> rely<01:21:04.719> upon education materials
• and rely upon education materials and rely upon Starbase<01:21:05.600> to<01:21:05.760> meet

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Eliminating the sales tax on city-funded materials, supplies, and equipment used in the construction
• An infographic of the project is in any materials.
• /c><00:13:16.160> supplies<00:13:16.720> and<00:13:16.959> equipment funded materials
• supplies and equipment funded materials supplies and equipment used<00:13:17.760> in<00:13:17.880
• we are aware that construction materials we are aware that this<00:13:34.880> type<00:13:35.040

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Can you tell me what material is used and how much, if any, does it reduce capacity?
• lot<00:56:24.319> of My understanding is we use what's called typically epoxy lining materials
• and it actually it's almost materials and it actually it's almost like<00:56:41.280> a<00:56:
• Freight rail carries hazardous materials, and if there were ever an accident that blocked the intersection
• Orangeburg is an outdated material made from tar, silk, cardboard.

Bills: HF458, HF459, HF461, HF449, HF450, HF965, HF1280, HF612, HF615, HF616, HF622, HF650, HF651, HF1045, HF972, HF851, HF644, HF1050

Keywords: HF458, Henderson, water treatment facility, drinking water, municipal water, public infrastructure, capital investment, state bonds, bonding bill, Public Facilities Authority, water distribution system, well connection, local government grant, Minnesota capital budget, HF459, Carver levee, City of Carver, levee restoration, flood control, flood mitigation

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• It removes the materiality provision. It removes the materiality provision of our fraud law.
• It indicates our original fraud law, the 1208 law, says if you make a material misrepresentation, you
• The materiality part of it is very important because injured workers, you know, they could make a non-germane
• It’s not material.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 408 by Senator Myers, a workers’ compensation overhaul creating an all-claims medical database, requiring electronic reporting and billing, and setting up confidentiality, rulemaking, and penalties. Senator Myers said the bill was meant to modernize a paper-based system, speed injured workers back to care and work, reduce disputes through a more predictable fee schedule, address outliers and abuse, and generate reliable data for future fee-schedule decisions. Representative Melarine then offered a large amendment package combining portions of House Bills 780 and 1101 into SB 408, adding preliminary-determination procedures, changes to benefit durations, fraud language, and a deadline for the department to establish a fee schedule if no agreement is reached. Supporters said the package would create a more complete reform; opponents argued the additions were rushed, not germane, and would harm injured workers, especially those without lawyers, by adding technical filing burdens and stricter fraud consequences. After debate, the committee adopted the amendment package, then adopted a follow-up amendment removing the word “potential” from a fines provision and deleting the fraud section, and finally reported SB 408 with amendments on a divided vote. Testimony on SB 408 was sharply split. Proponents, including Alton Ashy and Trey Mustian, argued the bill’s transparency and data-collection provisions were the most important part, that the system needs a modern fee schedule, and that the added reforms would help control costs and speed payment. Opponents, including Shannon Lindsay and another injured-worker advocate, said the original bill was a good compromise but the added provisions changed its character and would disadvantage pro se claimants, remove materiality from fraud law, and reduce benefits for seriously injured workers. Committee members also questioned the timeline for the database and fee schedule, the effect of historical data gaps, and whether the reforms would help employers and injured workers alike. The committee ultimately agreed the bill still contained its core goals of faster care, predictable fees, anti-abuse measures, and modernization. The committee then moved to House Bill 585 by Representative Chasson, a workplace-violence/safety measure for small-box discount retailers. Chasson explained that the bill had been narrowed to require retailers to submit an existing written workforce safety plan, or develop one if they do not already have one, with no penalties attached. The committee adopted a substitute bill incorporating prior amendments. Representative Glorioso noted continuing concerns about civil-liability implications and the duty to protect against third-party criminal acts, but the bill was advanced from committee after the substitute was adopted.

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• with the change of generations, whatever initiatives they can use, the amendment reflects printed material
• The amendment was requested from Louisiana State Police to remove the published materials.
• cost would have come in because they can do PSAs and other things other than printing any kind of material
• Reese's organized way of doing things is I'm usually disorganized, so there's no anticipated direct material
• Reese's organized way of doing things is I'm usually disorganized, so there's no anticipated direct material

Summary: The committee first approved the April 28 minutes and announced that Senate Bill 499 was voluntarily deferred. It then heard several House bills, beginning with HB 168, a reentry/transitional housing program for female parolees near release; supporters said it would improve public safety and reduce recidivism, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 322, a cleanup bill from the Maggie Grace Act clarifying that victims or families requesting transcripts would not be charged, was also reported favorably without objection. HB 622, which aligns Louisiana criminal history information practices with federal rules, was amended and then reported favorably. HB 821, moving the School for Safe Centers from GOSEP to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, was reported favorably as well. The committee then took up HB 364, which directs State Police to partner on public awareness efforts about the illegality of discharging firearms, especially around holidays. An amendment removed a proposed printing cost and shifted the bill toward PSAs; the bill was reported favorably with amendments. HB 568, which strengthens enforcement of drug-free school zone laws by creating a clearer offense for openly smoking or vaping illegal drugs in school zones and setting a specific penalty for marijuana, drew extensive debate. Supporters, including the author and governor’s office, said it was needed to protect children and families and to give law enforcement a workable deterrent. Opponents argued it would impose harsh, geography-based penalties, sweep in medical cannabis patients and veterans, and worsen racial and fiscal disparities. After roll-call, the committee reported HB 568 favorably by a 3-2 vote. The committee also approved HB 296, a cleanup bill removing long-defunct programs from statute, without objection. HB 823, creating an Orleans Parish DA pilot diversion program for unhoused people accused of nonviolent offenses, was supported by Covenant House and others as a way to avoid criminalizing homelessness and was reported favorably without objection. Finally, HB 1038, a major bill revising the authority and liability structure of city marshals and local governments, prompted extensive testimony. The bill and amendments would limit some marshal powers in smaller jurisdictions, require local approval for certain staffing/insurance matters, and allow local governments to restore powers by ordinance. Supporters said it would reduce liability, clarify authority, and address problems in some marshal offices; opponents, including multiple marshals and law enforcement supporters, said it would undermine elected marshals, hurt small offices, and was too broad and under-studied. The transcript ends amid that hearing, with no final committee action shown on HB 1038.

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• Since November 2024, we've been developing and distributing outreach materials, and I've made several
• As I understand it, when they have the fly diet, the material that the flies eat as it matures, which
• goes and kills them without them having gotten out of the wound, now you've got rotting biological material
• To be enough biological material there to cause a secondary infection, and that's where the benefit lies
• Staff continue to develop outreach materials for best management practices for hunters and landowners

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• allies. criminal investigations, dealing with the distribution and downloading of child sexual abuse material
• Those plans for the less-than-anticipated surplus that materialized for the state.
• billion per year for out years for three years, which has some uncertainty depending on how revenues materialize
• CalRecycle is building a circular economy that reduces waste and reuses materials through the implementation
• advance what's called Zone Zero, which is really the next chapter of defensible space, no combustible material

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Many times, really a loss for our manufacturing entities, and whether it's the raw materials or the components
• friendly partners, strengthening supply chains, and fortifying export controls to keep critical materials
• We've got to reduce the regulatory burdens on your miners so that they can mine those critical materials
• August of last year, I wrote to NOAA asking for information. about its promotion of faux-educational materials
• very big case for why, in aerospace, one of our largest exports, if we don't climb the next hill on materials

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• occurs through the cremation process and what gets returned to them, what gets cremated, biohazard materials
• through the cremation process and what gets returned to them, what gets cremated, and biohazard materials
• c> biohazard to them what gets cremated um biohazard to them what gets cremated um biohazard materials
• 00:31:25.360> or<00:31:25.480> may<00:31:25.679> not<00:31:25.840> be materials
• that may or may not be materials that may or may not be returned<00:31:26.360> to<00:31:26.519

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee held its first hearing of the 2025 session and reviewed several measures. SB 102 would restrict third-party restaurant reservation services from listing or selling reservations without a written agreement from the restaurant; the Attorney General recommended amendments to strengthen the bill against First Amendment and Contracts Clause challenges, and the Hawaii Restaurant Association strongly supported it, saying restaurants should control who represents them. The committee also heard SB 137 on electric utility mergers and acquisitions, with support from Ulupono Initiative and IBW Local 1260. Supporters said the bill would preserve state policy protections, including renewable energy and rate-making goals, and protect workers; IBW also suggested amendments, including a severability clause. The committee discussed a possible alternative approach from the PUC involving solicitation of bids from non-investor-owned utilities, and Ulupono said it would consider that idea but was concerned about preserving time for co-op formation. Members then heard SB 142, which would require insurers paying claims by check to send them by certified mail with restricted delivery and return receipt. The Insurance Division stood on its written testimony, while the Hawaiian Insurers Council, State Farm, NAMIC, and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association opposed the bill. A senator questioned whether the measure was too prescriptive and could create problems for claimants displaced by disasters; the response was that insurers and claimants usually remain in contact and that other payment methods may already be available depending on the carrier. SB 157 would ban algorithmic price setting in Hawaii’s rental market and require a public education program; the committee noted written testimony in support and comment, but no oral testimony was taken before moving on. SB 158 would create a state-owned bank implementation board within DCCA; DCCA’s financial institutions division, the Budget and Finance Department, and the Legislative Reference Bureau submitted comments, while the Hawaii Bankers Association opposed and the Hawaii Credit Union League commented. The committee also heard SB 318, which would require DCCA to adopt privacy rules for direct-to-consumer genetic testing and specify whether genetic information may be used for investigative genetic genealogy. The Office of Consumer Protection and Andrew Crossland opposed the bill, saying federal law and existing state protections already cover much of the area and that rulemaking would be a better way to address it; members raised concerns about federal changes and the need for state protections, but OCP said the bill was not the best approach. SB 332 would prohibit bundling foreclosed homes at public sale and delay finality of sales; L. Strong and written testimony supported it, citing Lahaina’s post-fire foreclosure risks and warning of investors profiting from the disaster. The final measure, SB 525, would require written notice and consent before mortuaries, cemeteries, or pre-need funeral authorities sell or recycle precious metals recovered after cremation. DCCA’s consumer protection and licensing divisions offered comments, while the Hawaii Funeral and Cemetery Association opposed the bill, saying it was surprised by the measure and was unaware of current consumer problems in the industry.

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• He said the bill draft is in the meeting material and will be in today's bill introductions, and asked
• He noted the bill draft is in the meeting material and will be in today's bill introductions, and asked
• The bill will be in meeting material.
• He explained that inert ingredients are materials added to a product that prevent clumping, can promote
• that are added to a product materials that are added to a product that<01:16:57.520> prevent<

Bills: HF3579, HF3549, HF3548, HF4388, HF3566

Keywords: eggs, donation, quality assurance, food assistance, charitable programs, agriculture, grain indemnity, financial security, crop insurance, Minnesota agriculture, farm assistance, down payment, state funding, loan modification, rotational grazing, grazing management, livestock, pasture management, soil health, erosion control

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• There's a large section in there that defines what material aid cannot be provided to federal agencies
• It basically says no funds or material aid, which includes, but not is not limited to, everything from
• <00:33:47.279> what section in there that defines what section in there that defines what material
• aid cannot be provided to material aid cannot be provided to federal<00:33:52.240> agencies<00
• um basically says no funds or material um basically says no funds or material age<00:33:58.080><

Bills: HB0130, HB0095, HB0096, HB0097, SF0101, SF0106, SF0067, SF0123

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, concealed carry, public colleges, university facilities, weapons legislation, self-defense, campus safety, weapons, age requirement, permits, HB0097, Wyoming firearms privacy, merchant category code, MCC

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• college technical assistance center cleanup, curriculum frameworks, standards and instructional materials
• risk of reading difficulties, English language arts, English language development instructional material
• college technical assistance center cleanup, curriculum frameworks, standards and instructional materials
• risk of reading difficulties, English language arts, English language development instructional material
• risk of reading difficulties, English language arts, English language development instructional material

Summary: The committee heard the May Revision presentation for the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, with public comment focused heavily on K-12 priorities such as universal school meals, kitchen infrastructure, food service and custodial support, youth leadership grants, Special Olympics funding, English learner support, universal pre-K, literacy investments, and concerns about community college funding shifts. Speakers also urged support for expanded learning, teacher recruitment and training, and maintaining or increasing funding for community colleges and student support programs. Finance and the LAO then reviewed the Proposition 98 outlook. Finance said the May Revision lowers the 2025-26 Prop. 98 guarantee to $114.6 billion, about $4.3 billion below January, due mainly to lower revenue estimates, with smaller effects from attendance and property tax changes. The administration also described rebenching for universal transitional kindergarten and a one-time rebench tied to Los Angeles fire-related property tax losses, along with changes to the Public School System Stabilization Account, deferrals, and updated COLA assumptions. The LAO said the budget relies too much on deferrals and one-time funds, creates a structural shortfall, and should instead align ongoing spending with the guarantee and preserve a reserve buffer. Members questioned the TK rebench and the shift of funding from community colleges to K-12, asking why it was being applied retroactively and how colleges would be held harmless. Finance said the changes align funding with where TK costs are being incurred and that reappropriation funding and other adjustments would offset impacts on community colleges. The LAO argued the historical split formula is outdated and should be abandoned in favor of budgeting around current priorities rather than fixed percentages. Members also raised concerns about draining the rainy day reserve and using deferrals, while the LAO said preserving reserves would better protect against future volatility. The committee then moved to specific K-12 and education proposals. Finance outlined May Revision changes including state operations adjustments for the Department of Education, technical trailer bill changes, a $100 million student teacher stipend program administered by Kern County, and updates to the charter school facility grant program. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposed increases for expanded learning, literacy coaches, and the student teacher stipend as currently structured, while supporting the minimum grant increase for expanded learning. Members expressed support for teacher recruitment efforts but questioned whether one-time funding can sustain ongoing programs and whether the student teacher stipend should be targeted to shortage areas or low-income communities.

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• <01:38:47.520> cost<01:38:48.520> um that's going to add materials cost um that's going
• to add materials cost um that<01:38:49.000> gets<01:38:49.280> factored<01:38:49.920><
• This would allow HDOA to hold the material while they call USDA to try to figure out if it's under the
• <02:08:07.719> while<02:08:07.960> they hdoa to hold the material while they hdoa to
• hold the material while they call<02:08:08.520> USDA<02:08:09.400> to<02:08:09.599>

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• She apologized for coming in late and said she had read all the material last night.
• in agriculture that we have that are tax exempt, and this would just remove it from all fencing materials
• uh just remove it from all all materials uh just remove it from all all materials or<00:46:17.520
• > all<00:46:17.720> fencing<00:46:18.160> materials<00:46:19.000> so<00:46
• :19.640> pretty or all fencing materials so pretty or all fencing materials so pretty straightforward

Keywords: 1183, house