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• SILENCE ELECTRONIC DEVICES PLEASE.
• OF THE WAY WE WILL DO THAT IS BY CREATING A DEBT REDUCTION PROGRAM WHICH IS ON LINE 99 OF THE BILL IS
• NOTICE IN LINE 106 WE EXEMPT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE TURNPIKE ENTERPRISE FROM THIS PROGRAM
• OR FOOD PROGRAMS WOULD THOSE FUNDS BE TIED UP IN THE STABILIZATION FUND AND WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
• WHAT ABOUT THE POSSIBLE ELIMINATION OF SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Please silence all your electronic devices, and Amy, please call the roll. Chair LaMarca, here.
• including I-Drive, he was a fierce advocate for underserved communities, creating the Tangelo Park program
• He saved the Rosen Aquatic Center, which now provides so many amazing programs.
• So I'm going to help you to start the same program in Miami-Dade County.
• None of them wanted to spend the money to start a program just like he did: an entire community for those

Summary: The Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee heard and approved three bills. HB 1165 by Rep. Owen would authorize FDOT to issue a special blanket permit for mobile cranes and accessory support vehicles meeting specified size limits, allowing them to travel on and off interstates at all hours, including at night, while still following safety requirements and local travel restrictions. The sponsor and crane industry proponents said the bill would reduce congestion and improve emergency and disaster response. The bill was reported favorably by a 17-0 vote. The committee also considered CS for HB 279 by Rep. Partington, which strengthens penalties for misuse of the 911 system. The bill adds restitution requirements for emergency response costs and creates enhanced felony penalties when a false emergency report causes great bodily harm or death. Members raised concerns about juvenile prank calls and suggested awareness efforts in schools; the sponsor said those ideas could be considered separately. A Volusia County Sheriff’s Office representative supported the bill, and it passed favorably by a unanimous vote. Finally, the committee heard HB 177 by Reps. Harris and Woodson, designating a portion of I-Drive as the Harris Rosenway in honor of philanthropist and hotelier Harris Rosen. An amendment was adopted to also designate a bridge in Duval County as the Bernard Wilkes Rebaugh River Bridge in honor of longtime coach Bernard Wilkes. Members spoke in support of both honorees and their community impact. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably by a 17-0 vote. The meeting then adjourned.

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• We were adding stun guns, tasers, pepper spray devices, and other self-defense tools.
• 20.560> spray adding stun guns, tasers, pepper spray adding stun guns, tasers, pepper spray devices
• devices, and other self-defense tools. devices, and other self-defense tools.
• to firearms, firearms components, ammunition, firearms supplies, stun guns, tasers, pepper spray devices
• But when we have three or four different devices or items that we are prohibiting control over, I can

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The continued conference on House Bill 609 focused on reconciling House and Senate drafts dealing with firearms and other personal defense tools, local government preemption, and agency rulemaking. Representative Leyon walked through amendment 21107H, explaining that it narrows undefined terms, clarifies that the General Court has supremacy over local regulation, allows damages actions for violations of preemption law, and adds language limiting agency rules unless specifically authorized by statute. She also described a three-year sunset and a delayed effective date for new rules so existing rules could continue temporarily while the legislature considers any needed statutory carveouts. Members then debated the practical effect of the language, especially whether it would bar agencies from adopting internal employment rules or instead require those rules to come through JCAR and be tied to express statutory authority. Several examples were discussed, including state plow drivers, corrections employees, and other workers who may need to carry personal defense tools in the field. The committee also discussed a provision making a plaintiff a prevailing party if a municipality changes a challenged policy after suit is filed, and a clause stating that good faith or advice of counsel is not a defense, though it may be considered in mitigation. The discussion narrowed to the difference between the House approach, which some members read as an absolute prohibition on agency rules in these areas, and the Senate approach, which some members said would allow rules only when an agency can point to express enabling authority and JCAR can review them. Members agreed that the goal was to prevent agencies from adopting rules that conflict with the statute while still allowing legitimate safety-related regulations where the legislature has authorized them. The conference took a recess and later resumed with the chair stating the parties had reached an agreement in principle based on the latest Senate language, and Representative Leyon was asked to continue reviewing the draft line by line for remaining concerns.

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• PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
• CHAIR PROGRAM GUIDE AND OFTEN TIMES BY THE STOP ANALYSIS OF THESE BILLS AND THERE ARE NUMBER OF CONCERNS
• WE HEAR STORIES ABOUT CHILDREN WHO SEE THESE THINGS AND FIND THEM DEVICES.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Please ensure that all cell phones and other communication devices are turned off. Thank you.
• Cell phones and other communication devices are turned off.

Summary: The meeting was the organizational session of the conference committee for the House Justice Budget Subcommittee and the Senate Appropriations Committee on Civil and Criminal Justice. Members elected Representative Meini as chair and Senator Garcia as vice chair, and the committee was formally organized to begin reconciling the House and Senate versions of the budget. The chair explained that the House had provided the Senate with the original conference documents, including positions on the budget proviso, back-of-the-bill language, implementing bills, and conforming bills. The House also presented an offer on the proviso and back-of-the-bill language, with the chair saying the House had tried to move closer to the Senate on several issues. Senator Garcia said the Senate would review the offer and expressed appreciation for the work so far. There was no public comment, and no substantive votes on budget items were taken at this meeting. Senator Simon moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned after the organizational and introductory remarks.

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• Please ensure that all cell phones and other communication devices are turned off. Thank you.
• Cell phones and other communication devices are turned off.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• programs that our children are using. programs that our children are using.
• Um, so I represent TechNet’s state program. Um, we do have a federal program as well.
• Um, so I represent TechNet’s state program. Um, we do have a federal program as well.
• 50-hour approved programs available. 50-hour approved programs available.
• attitude program. attitude program.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• . >> Chair Trabulsy: PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE TURNED OFF OR ON SILENT MODE.
• CLASSROOMS AND AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE THEY HAVE ONE OF THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAMS
• INSTEAD ON VETERAN'S DAY WE PROGRAM AND FROM THE KINDERGARTNERS WAVING FLAGS, MIDDLE SCHOOLERS WALKING

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• IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE SILENCE ALL OF THEIR ELECTRONIC DEVICES, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK BEFORE THE
• RELATING TO THE OST OUR APPLICANT OR PARTICIPANTS IN CERTAIN FEDERAL STATE OR LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
• PHOTOGRAPHS AND IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF APPLICANTS PARTICIPANTS IN DISASTER RELATED HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

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• AB 616 CLOSA State Library Parks Pass Program.
• AB 937 Connolly organic transition program hold in committee.
• AB 294, Gallagher, OES, Program Priorities, hold in committee.
• Cal Account Program Holding Committee.
• CalWORKs Home Visiting Program do pass out on an A roll call.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• You mentioned that it would be burdensome on the county, I guess, with a relocation program.
• We have to be able to give them rental assistance, as this is the key and answer to this entire problem
• I served for nearly eight years as a supervising attorney at the Identification Recovery Program at St
• Our outreach programs are stretched beyond their limits.
• As part of our team's work, we run an eviction outreach and education program where we call, text, and

Bills: HB32, HB15, HB171, HB421, HB581, HB644, HB745, HB349, HB917, HB204, HB923, HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581

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• Members, please make sure your cell phones and other communication devices, including your laptops, are
• information of an applicant for or a participant in a federal, state, or local housing assistance program

Summary: The Government Operations Subcommittee met to consider three proposed committee bills under the Open Government Sunset Review Act, each aimed at preserving a public records exemption that would otherwise repeal on October 2. PCB GOS 25-01, presented by Rep. Nix, would keep confidential property photos and personal identifying information tied to applicants or participants in housing assistance programs used for disaster recovery after a presidentially declared disaster. Members discussed the need to prevent fraud and protect distressed property owners from being targeted after disasters. The bill was reported favorably. PCB GOS 25-03, presented by Rep. Sapp, would preserve the exemption for certain sensitive business information submitted to the Office of Financial Regulation for the Financial Technology Sandbox. Supporters said the confidentiality is necessary to encourage companies to submit proprietary information and participate in the program. The bill was also reported favorably. PCB GOS 25-02, presented by Rep. Weinberger on behalf of Rep. Basabe, would continue the exemption for site-specific location information concerning endangered or threatened species. Members noted the importance of protecting Florida’s unique ecosystem and preventing poaching of both animals and rare plants. This bill was likewise reported favorably. Each bill received no amendments or public testimony, and the meeting adjourned after all three were approved.

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• And so what can we do to dynamically change and get young people off their devices and back onto the
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• /c><00:02:06.000> and<00:02:06.320> back<00:02:06.640> onto people off their devices
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Keywords: 1183, house

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• My mother is a longtime educator, currently the certified teacher running the First Start program in
• What this bill does, it's an existing program that we have with the Alabama Student Grant Program administered
• .. participation in the program from 40% to 20%.
• veterans to participate in the scholarship program.
• This is a voluntary program; nobody has to do it.

Bills: HB46, HB379, SB22, HB487, HB273, HB525

Keywords: rural physician, tax credit, healthcare access, physician recruitment, Alabama, HB379, Alabama income tax, nonresident exemption, remote workers, traveling employees, mobile workforce, withholding tax, state tax reciprocity, multistate employees, temporary work, work location tracking, time and attendance system, remote work taxation, professional athlete, professional entertainer

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• this morning is a group of interns from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Hele Imua program
• [applause] Hele Imua is a 12-week internship program for the State of Hawaii, which the Senate helped
• Uh, Chair Dela Cruz, I'm assuming that Chair Moriwaki was doing labor when you created the program.
• This bill proves that Hawaii can manage fiscal uncertainty and maintain core programs without increasing
• As federal cuts began impacting long-term programs and services that many of our communities, especially

Bills: HB1800, HB1860, HB2250, HB472, HB649, HB1391, HB1481, HB1509, HB1511, HB1515, HB1518, HB1541, HB1548, HB1576, HB1618, HB1642, HB1643, HB1661, HB1667, HB1678, HB1682, HB1688, HB1692, HB1707, HB1710, HB1711, HB1713, HB1718, HB1721, HB1728, HB1737, HB1740, HB1741, HB1785, HB1801, HB1802, HB1804, HB1810, HB1815, HB1824, HB1838, HB1839, HB1853, HB1854, HB1864, HB1870, HB1881, HB1888, HB1890, HB1891, HB1894, HB1920, HB1959, HB1960, HB1969, HB1973, HB1974, HB2023, HB2050, HB2078, HB2094, HB2095, HB2104, HB2137, HB2152, HB2158, HB2171, HB2207, HB2218, HB2246, HB2270, HB2271, HB2272, HB2279, HB2282, HB2289, HB2293, HB2297, HB2300, HB2309, HB2310, HB2314, HB2319, HB2329, HB2338, HB2339, HB2344, HB2361, HB2385, HB2395, HB2417, HB2429, HB2443, HB2452, HB2474, HB2475, HB2498, HB2505, HB2547, HB2576

Keywords: supplemental appropriations, state budget, Hawaii budget, biennial budget, capital improvement projects, CIP, general fund, special fund, green fee, special land and development fund, clean energy revolving loan fund, agricultural development revolving fund, community grants, nonprofit grants, Office of Community Services, housing, affordable housing, homelessness, health care, mental health

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• When Lauren was accepted mid-career to a Master of Public Health program at Master of Public Health program

Bills: HB1800, HB1860, HB2250, HB472, HB649, HB1391, HB1481, HB1509, HB1511, HB1515, HB1518, HB1541, HB1548, HB1576, HB1618, HB1642, HB1643, HB1661, HB1667, HB1678, HB1682, HB1688, HB1692, HB1707, HB1710, HB1711, HB1713, HB1718, HB1721, HB1728, HB1737, HB1740, HB1741, HB1785, HB1801, HB1802, HB1804, HB1810, HB1815, HB1824, HB1838, HB1839, HB1853, HB1854, HB1864, HB1870, HB1881, HB1888, HB1890, HB1891, HB1894, HB1920, HB1959, HB1960, HB1969, HB1973, HB1974, HB2023, HB2050, HB2078, HB2094, HB2095, HB2104, HB2137, HB2152, HB2158, HB2171, HB2207, HB2218, HB2246, HB2270, HB2271, HB2272, HB2279, HB2282, HB2289, HB2293, HB2297, HB2300, HB2309, HB2310, HB2314, HB2319, HB2329, HB2338, HB2339, HB2344, HB2361, HB2385, HB2395, HB2417, HB2429, HB2443, HB2452, HB2474, HB2475, HB2498, HB2505, HB2547, HB2576

Keywords: supplemental appropriations, state budget, Hawaii budget, biennial budget, capital improvement projects, CIP, general fund, special fund, green fee, special land and development fund, clean energy revolving loan fund, agricultural development revolving fund, community grants, nonprofit grants, Office of Community Services, housing, affordable housing, homelessness, health care, mental health

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• Please silence all electronic devices and we got you.
• It removes sunset on aggregate supply chain Grant program.
• Is there a current program 100 commerce that gives grants for this?
• So we don't have a program that gives grants currently under the program Ridge.
• Partnership program must include a strategy for providing program funds to mobile home owners including

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• , arterial programs, and county cooperative programs.
• Basically, everything that is programmed within MergeCOG is put into the TIP, right?
• formulaic dollars, or other state funds to get some of their priorities programmed.
• My name is Manuel Maestas, Program Management.
• Good morning, David Harris, Modal Programs.

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• person who violates the state's laws relating to the display of billboards or any outdoor advertising device
• billboards or any<00:05:24.320> outdoor<00:05:24.800> advertising<00:05:26.000> device
• any outdoor advertising device. any outdoor advertising device.
• I am the program director for Common Cause Hawaiʻi. We are standing in strong support of this bill.

Bills: SB2004, SB2039, SB2042, SB2043, SB2044, SB2132

Keywords: outdoor advertising, billboards, public safety, penalties, community pollution, elections, campaign finance, business entities, political activity, regulation, liability, non-natural persons, insurance, captives, examination, regulations, policyholders, dormant captive, tax exemption, Hawaii revised statutes

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee opened its first hearing of the year with remarks from Chair Jared Kohole outlining hearing procedures, a two-minute testimony limit, rules for remote testimony and decorum, and a revised testimony-publication pilot that keeps 96-hour notice but returns to a standard 24-hour testimony deadline. He then moved through the agenda, beginning with SB 2004 on outdoor advertising, which would increase penalties for violations of billboard and outdoor advertising laws. Testimony on that measure was limited; Henry Curtis of Life of the Land was first up, and written support was noted from Hawaiian Electric and the Outdoor Circle. The committee then heard SB 2039 on election campaign finance, which would prohibit certain business entities from engaging in campaign finance activities. The Attorney General’s office offered comments and did not take a formal position at the hearing. Several proponents testified in support, including Josh Frost, Tom Moore of the Center for American Progress, Hapa/Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action, and Common Cause Hawaiʻi, all arguing the bill would curb corporate and dark-money influence and return elections to the people. Moore distinguished between regulating corporate “rights” and limiting corporate “powers,” and said the state can redefine the powers it grants corporations. In questions, Senator McKelvey asked whether the bill could be expanded to include unions; the Attorney General said he would need to get back with legal analysis, while Moore said his preferred approach would include all entities and that leaving out nonprofits or unions would create problems. Members also discussed whether the bill would affect PACs, and Moore explained that the proposal would prohibit corporate and dark-money flows into PACs while leaving individual political giving and existing political committees in place. The committee then moved on to the next measure. SB 2042, relating to insurance, was heard next. The bill would reduce the unimpaired minimum capital and surplus required of class 4 sponsored captive insurance companies under certain circumstances. The DCCA Insurance Division said it stood on its written testimony, and the Hawaii Captive Insurance Council testified in support, describing the change as a narrow, risk-based adjustment that would not affect the commissioner’s authority where actual risk resides and would help keep Hawaii competitive. The committee noted additional written support and proceeded without a vote or final action in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• to all of us on the committee, as well as our audience members, please silence all your electronic devices
• tab one, which is Senate Bill 1082 on statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program
• to all of us on the committee, as well as our audience members, please silence all your electronic devices
• Statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program by Senator Graal.
• Should that not be allowable, you can still apply for the state program. You're right.

Summary: The committee heard several health-related bills. SB 1082 would let providers or insurers in state-regulated commercial plans opt into the federal independent dispute resolution process for emergency out-of-network claims, with a late-filed amendment clarifying access to the state program in certain circumstances. The bill sponsor and emergency physicians said the measure would reduce litigation and improve payment resolution; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1168 would centralize background screening work for the care provider clearinghouse at the Agency for Health Care Administration and update related screening rules, including sealed and expunged records for qualified entities. The sponsor said the change would speed turnaround and reduce duplication; an amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1156 would move ambulatory surgical center regulation out of Chapter 395 into a standalone section of law, and it was reported favorably without amendment. SB 1480, as amended by a strike-all, would grandfather certain temporary certificate holders practicing in areas of critical need if federal designations change, allowing them to continue seeing current patients and potentially new patients in their existing area subject to board oversight. The committee heard support from health system representatives and reported the bill favorably. The final and most debated measure, SB 1756 on medical freedom, would require vaccine education materials and alternative schedules, expand school immunization exemptions to conscience-based objections, clarify limits on emergency vaccination orders, and allow pharmacists to dispense ivermectin behind the counter with written information. The sponsor and supporters framed it as parental choice and access, while physicians, public health advocates, cancer advocates, and parents of immunocompromised children warned it would lower vaccination rates and increase disease risk. The committee adopted a liability-related amendment, rejected a substitute amendment that would have required consultation for exemptions, and continued hearing public testimony opposing the bill; the transcript ends before final action on SB 1756.