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• Members, even though the amendment that we moved was referred to as a DE and it was a DE, it's actually coded
• Members, any questions on the rearranging of the coding of the amendment?
• I urge you all to establish this uniform baseline of dignity and empowerment for the collective children
• 00:20:32.799> to<00:20:33.120> establish<00:20:33.600> this<00:20:33.919> uniform
• <00:20:34.320> baseline all to establish this uniform baseline all to establish this uniform

Keywords: 1183, house

Bills: HB227, HB454, SB323, HB266, SB52, SB53, SB296, HB37, HB429, HB93, HB249, HB328, HB111, HB132, HB26, SB261, HB227, HB454, SB323, HB266, SB52, SB53, SB296, HB37, HB429, HB93, HB249, HB328, HB111, HB132, HB26, SB261

Keywords: firefighter benefits, occupational disease, line of duty, disability pension, death benefits, retirement benefits, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer presumption, HIV, hepatitis, municipal firefighters, state firefighters, fire districts, workers' compensation, public safety employees, post-retirement benefits, benefit eligibility cutoff, occupational illness

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• support order what does that uniform support order what does that look<01:01:31.559> like<01:
• And I was shocked to see that version and tax code and pension law was part of it, of course.
• a particular tax year or does<01:08:53.719> a<01:08:53.920> certain<01:08:54.319> trust
• <01:08:54.679> fall<01:08:55.000> within<01:08:55.239> the does a certain trust
• fall within the does a certain trust fall within the marital<01:08:55.799> estate<01:08:56.239

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee on the Children and Family Law Committee met organizationally to continue work on family court issues, building on a prior special committee’s report and taking a collaborative approach with the Judiciary. The chair said the group would focus on solutions rather than rehashing public complaints, and identified three main topics for early study: specialization and training of family court judges, the extent to which judges should be bound by the rules of evidence, and whether mediation in family cases should be mandatory or voluntary and what qualifications mediators should have. A fourth concern was also raised about overlap between superior court domestic violence cases and family court custody/support matters, and whether one judge should hear both. Members discussed whether to divide into smaller subcommittees, but the prevailing view was to work as a committee of the whole at first. Most members agreed that additional public testimony was unlikely to add much, though recent concerns could still be emailed to the committee. The committee then heard from Attorney Erin Krian, general counsel for the judicial branch, and Judge Michael Mace. Krian said the judicial branch could provide additional witnesses on mediation and judicial training, including Judge Kissinger, and noted the branch was preparing materials on how other states handle the issues. Mace described the history of the Family Division and said he had reviewed older reports going back to the 1990s. He also outlined current judicial branch efforts, including expanded shadowing for new judges, monthly family-law trainings, and a year-long focus on family law topics. He reported that court rules had been updated to clarify notice requirements for minor guardianship changes, and that the branch had received positive feedback on the family access motion, which provides a statutory timeline and listed remedies for parenting-time disputes. Members also discussed prior committee work on rules of evidence and family court procedures. One member recalled recommending quiet review of any judges who appeared to apply evidence rules inconsistently, and Krian said the administrative judge can review complaints even if they come from a single person. The committee also received a status update on prior initiatives, including a federal grant for guardian ad litem services for indigent litigants in four locations, testing of redesigned court forms, and continued training improvements. The chair scheduled the next subcommittee meeting for April 1 and the full Children and Family Law Committee for April 8, with further documents from committee research and NCSL to be circulated.

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• Um, also it is against the code of conduct for licenses to, um, to do, to have that.
• the the person that was handling uh code the the person that was handling uh code enforcement enforcement
• It may well end up here, but I am a big believer in trusting the voters.
• It may well end up here, but I am a big believer in trusting the voters.
• So number one, they violate uh US code. So number one, they violate uh US code.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• should be able to readily identify the number of defendants who have been penalized under the current code
• We'll move on to our next measure which um HP 1565 relating to the penal code.
• um HP 1565 relating to the penal code. um HP 1565 relating to the penal code.
• a lack of trust in Hawaii's elections. a lack of trust in Hawaii's elections.
• Next up, HB 1665 relating to the penal code.

Bills: HB1546

Keywords: Medicaid, health insurance, healthcare access, insurance subsidies, pilot program, affordable care, preventive services, low-income, community engagement, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 2083, which would add homeless shelters to Hawaii’s drug-free/safe-zone protections. The City and County prosecutor’s office strongly supported the bill, saying service providers asked for the change because drug activity near shelters can undermine recovery efforts. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the measure, focusing on a possible notice problem because many shelters are not readily identifiable and the bill’s 750-foot distance requirement could be difficult to apply. The Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii also opposed the bill, arguing it would expand criminalization of poverty and drug use and that drug-free zone laws are ineffective and disproportionately harmful. The prosecutor’s office said it would do more research on the notice concern. The committee then moved on without taking a vote in the transcript provided. The committee next discussed HB 2087, which would change the treatment of abuse of family or household member cases by ending the deferred-acceptance pilot and returning to the prior statute. The prosecutor’s office supported the bill, saying the pilot had not reduced backlog as intended and that domestic violence cases should remain petty misdemeanors without deferral. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Public Defender’s Office both opposed HB 2087, instead urging extension of the pilot for another five years so the legislature can better evaluate how deferred acceptance is working. They said deferrals can be a useful incentive for behavior change and that more data is needed before ending the program. Committee members questioned the prosecutor about why Hawaii should differ from other counties and whether repeat offenders could keep receiving deferrals; the prosecutor said the deferral is available only once and reiterated support for returning to the old statute. The committee then heard HB 2096 on aggravated circumstances in child protective proceedings. The family court and Attorney General’s Office supported the bill, saying current law limits aggravated-circumstances findings to the early return hearing, which can prevent findings in the most serious abuse cases when key evidence is not yet available. They said the bill would allow such findings later in the case and, with proposed amendments, would let the court consolidate aggravated-circumstances and termination-of-parental-rights hearings to reduce delay and appeals. The Libertarian Party of Hawaii opposed the measure, arguing it would expand state power in family matters and could worsen outcomes for parents and children. Committee questions focused on the amended language, including what “another court of competent jurisdiction” means and whether a charge alone would be enough; the judiciary responded that criminal courts are included, but a hearing and opportunity to defend would still be required. Finally, the committee took up HB 1959, another domestic violence measure. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Public Defender’s Office, the Crime Victim Compensation Commission, the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, and county prosecuting offices testified in support. Supporters said the bill would extend the pilot program while keeping deferred acceptance of guilty pleas in place, giving more time to evaluate whether the program is working and whether a more formal diversion model should be developed. The coalition also suggested technical fixes to ensure judiciary data reporting continues and that the deferred-acceptance statute is not inadvertently repealed. No vote or final action was taken in the transcript before the committee moved on to the next bill.

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• Um, one of the codes that we follow is the National Electrical Code.
• Uh, number one would be to adopt an electrical code, right?
• Or to adopt the National Electrical Code.
• We don't enforce code directly. Again, that would be for the department to do.
• We don't enforce code directly. Again, that would be for the department to do.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I was in uniform, he was in uniform, we were on duty, it was in broad daylight, and it was in a hallway
• But I also want to remind everybody that our law enforcement officers put on a uniform.
• So because I trust the bill sponsor to continue to work and to try to make this good, I believe his heart

Summary: The Government Operations Subcommittee heard three bills. HB 1479, by Rep. Baker, created a public records exemption for lethality assessment forms and the victims’ answers under the domestic violence lethality assessment law. The sponsor said the goal was to protect victims and keep the form consistent statewide; a question was raised about whether other agencies such as DCF could access the information. The only public testimony was in support, and the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably. The committee then took up HB 317, by Rep. Fabricio, which would require complaints against law enforcement and correctional officers to be written and sworn, require officers to receive the complaint and supporting evidence before interrogation or discipline, and keep unfounded investigations out of personnel files and from being used for promotions or commendations. Supporters, including the Fraternal Order of Police and a state corrections PBA representative, argued the bill would protect officers from frivolous or retaliatory complaints. Opponents, including the Florida Police Chiefs Association and the Florida Sheriffs Association, warned it would undermine transparency, early warning systems, accreditation, and accountability, and could discourage legitimate anonymous complaints. Several members debated the balance between officer due process and victim protection; the bill passed 11-6 and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard HB 961, a Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles measure presented by Judge Maney. A strike-all amendment replaced the original language with a package aimed at improving customer service and efficiency in driver and vehicle services, including online title and registration requests, longer renewal periods for certain permanently handicapped persons, and a new misdemeanor offense for selling DHSMV appointment slots. The amendment and the bill as amended were supported by Florida tax collectors, adopted, and the committee passed HB 961 unanimously, 17-0, with a favorable report.

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• Code of Military Justice.
• <00:05:12.360> Court much different under the uniform Court much different under the uniform
• Code of Military Justice.
• Given that Supreme Court case, doesn't it make all the language in the uniform agreement or uniform law
• in in the uniform agreement<02:24:48.279> or<02:24:48.520> uniform<02:24:49.000> law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This just makes it fair and uniform. uniform. uniform.
• 12.559> the Prevention strengthens trust in the Prevention strengthens trust in the profession
• <00:52:05.839> law are often coached not to trust law are often coached not to trust law enforcement
• <00:52:44.000> enforcement with our town's code enforcement with our town's code enforcement
• > enforcement<00:53:19.119> shut heard that the code enforcement shut heard that the code

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Others have seen instability, litigation, and an erosion of trust, the very trust that our democracy
• Others have seen instability, litigation, and an erosion of trust, the very trust that our democracy
• Others have seen instability, litigation, and an erosion of trust, the very trust that our democracy
• Others have seen instability, litigation, and an erosion of trust, the very trust that our democracy
• Others have seen instability, litigation, and an erosion of trust, the very trust that our democracy

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The code has to do with child safety; it has nothing to do with curriculum.
• <00:38:56.319> of<00:38:56.839> conduct educator code of conduct educator code of conduct
• has to do with educator um the uh code has to do with child<00:39:07.400> safety<00:39:08.400
• them is that Education is we can't trust them is that is<00:47:51.680> that<00:47:51.839>
• There's no uniformity of application.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 313 and, on motion by Representative Perez, voted to retain the bill because members felt it needed further work and was not ready for final action. The motion passed 18-0, and no further action was taken on the bill. House Bill 391, an anti-SLAPP measure, was then discussed; supporters said it addressed a real problem and should move forward, while opponents raised concerns that it was too broad, could affect criminal cases, and might create procedural complications. The committee voted 18-0 to retain HB 391 as well, and it was placed on consent. The committee next considered House Bill 462, establishing a cause of action for unwarranted video imaging of residential properties. Representative McFarland moved OTP, saying the bill raised First Amendment and property-rights concerns. The motion passed 18-0, and the bill was also placed on consent. The committee then turned to House Bill 509, which would require reporting on forfeitures. Supporters argued the information was useful for future legislation, while opponents said the reporting would be costly, duplicative, and potentially split data across fiscal years. The committee voted 11-7 to recommend OTP, with a minority of members opposed. House Bill 520, authorizing Department of Education hearing officers to issue subpoenas, drew the most extended debate. Supporters argued DOE needed the same tools other agencies have, while opponents said DOE already had access to needed information, the Attorney General could handle subpoenas, and the bill would create an unbalanced process and raise due process and student-record concerns. Representative Tur offered Amendment 0842H to shift subpoena power from DOE hearing officers to the Attorney General; after debate, the amendment failed 10-8. The transcript cuts off as the committee begins the roll call on the underlying bill after rejecting the amendment.

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• He's not being a rebel today, not being in uniform.
• Right now we're using that SIP code to impact funding.
• They say, what is it, seven years old now with the SIP codes?
• This formula maintains the SIP code that we currently use.
• This formula maintains the SIP code that we currently use.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Higher Education Funding Committee met to discuss possible changes to North Dakota’s higher education funding formula, with a particular focus on separating the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences MD program from the general formula. Dr. Jenkins outlined several options for the MD program, including a fixed-funding model, a hybrid model, or keeping it in the formula, and emphasized the need to preserve strong support for medical education while making future funding clearer. He also discussed efforts to increase the share of North Dakota students in the MD program through ND85, expanded recruiting, early acceptance pathways, MCAT prep, a four-plus-one program, and the Primary Care Accelerated Track, along with future cost pressures such as AI licensing and residency growth. The committee then reviewed a simplified funding model from the University System Office that would base funding more heavily on student FTE, credentials awarded, and a few incentive factors such as small institution and research adjustments. Members questioned the use of placeholder numbers, the lack of a clear methodology for the small institution and research factors, and whether the model would adequately account for differences among institutions, high-cost programs, and graduate education. Several members raised concerns that arbitrary factors would be hard to defend politically and could distort funding or create competition between schools, while others said the exercise was useful as a starting point for discussion. Alex presented a second alternative that kept the current SIP-code structure but increased CTE weighting, added a progressive economic size factor, and separated out the MD program. His model also added an on-campus face-to-face headcount component and a credentials component, with the intent of rewarding in-person enrollment and completions. Members questioned the use of headcount instead of FTE, how hybrid, online, dual-credit, and off-campus students would be treated, and why face-to-face enrollment was weighted more heavily than completion. No formal votes or final actions were taken; the committee instead continued discussion and asked members to provide direction on which elements, if any, should be developed further.

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• This bill would ensure there is trusted medical research available to pave the way for toxic-exposed
• <03:00:15.840> and<03:00:16.000> are who have taken off the uniform and are who have
• taken off the uniform and are now<03:00:16.479> fighting<03:00:16.800> a<03:00:17.120>
• H.R. 1912, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code, to improve the repayment by the Secretary of
• And in 1930, they started the federal income tax code in the United States of America.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This bill is critically important because it gives survivors time, opportunity, hope, faith, and trust
• It's about hope, and it's about trusting New Mexicans to make informed decisions alongside their physicians
• I know I was gonna sit up here with a dress code; I apologize.
• My faith teaches me that God trusts pregnant people as moral decision makers with autonomy and freedom
• When lawmakers eliminate reporting, they violate the public trust.

Bills: SB41, SB33, SB32, SB30

Keywords: sexual crimes, statute of limitations, criminal justice, victim rights, child abuse, individualized treatment, investigational treatment, health care, life-threatening illness, patient rights, physician recommendation, informed consent, human trafficking, sexual exploitation, child protection, prosecution, crime amendments, SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting

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• Next, we have testimony from our Children's Trust offering testimony and support via Zoom.
• Next, we have testimony from our Children's Trust offering testimony and support via Zoom.
• So that would be the uniform practice.
• would be the uniform practice. would be the uniform practice.
• but that hasn't using a particular code but that hasn't been<01:29:27.280> sorted<01:29:27.600

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint Education and Higher Education committees met on February 10, 2026, first hearing HB 1676, which would create an AI and education task force, require documentation from AI vendors before procurement or use, and appropriate funds. The Department of Education, Public Charter School Commission, and University of Hawaii all supported the bill’s intent and described existing AI literacy efforts, teacher training, guidance for students and staff, and privacy/monitoring safeguards. DOE said it had already convened an AI task force, produced a report, trained over 10,000 educators, and embedded AI into computer science and broader curricular guidance. Members questioned DOE about student privacy, harmful content monitoring, personal devices, cell phone policy, teacher training, and whether AI literacy should extend beyond computer science into all subjects and across rural schools. After discussion, the chair announced HB 1676 would be deferred to Friday, February 13, and that a HD1 draft would be prepared. The chair said the committee would revisit the task force composition and procurement standards, with possible elimination of the procurement section, and circulate the revised draft before the next hearing. The committee then recessed and later reconvened for HB 1811, a student loan repayment program for educators. Testimony from the Department of Education, Public Charter School Commission, University of Hawaii, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, HSTA, and the Democratic Party of Hawaii Education Caucus was generally supportive, with HSTA and the Teacher Standards Board emphasizing teacher recruitment and retention, student loan burden, and the need to address the teacher shortage. In decision-making on HB 1811, the committees adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass the bill with amendments. The main amendment collapsed the repayment structure into a single disbursement of up to $25,000 after five years of service, with technical/non-substantive changes and a corrected effective date. Both the Education and Higher Education committees voted unanimously in favor. Later in the meeting, the Education Committee began hearing HB 1561 on student meals, which drew broad support from the Public Charter School Commission, Department of Health, HSTA, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and many individuals. Appleseed requested amendments to ensure charter schools are treated the same as other public schools if eligibility expands and to address reimbursement issues for schools already participating in the federal Community Eligibility Provision; members discussed those concerns but no action was taken in the portion of the transcript provided. The committee then moved on to HB 779, on expanding student meal coverage, where DOE supported the intent but said it could not support the bill in its current form because of fiscal constraints.

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• Also, by reference, any other design guide recognized or approved by the FHWA in the United States Code
• I appreciate your trust in me. This bill actually reinstates a Northstar to go up to Rice.
• More broadly, it's about trusting<01:06:33.039> our<01:06:33.280> local<01:06:33.520>
• > governments<01:06:34.160> to<01:06:34.400> choose trusting our local governments
• me, we're only of us engineers, trust me, we're only relying<01:39:51.520> on<01:39:52.400>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Do you know if that's covered under another code of law, or what your answer to that is, sir?
• <00:19:39.480> this<00:19:39.799> this<00:19:40.080> new<00:19:40.400> code
• <00:19:40.640> of establishes that this this new code of establishes that this this new code
• of law or what your answer another code of law or what your answer to<00:19:50.720> that<00:19
• <04:26:10.560> in transferred ownership to a trust in transferred ownership to a trust in

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee held a public hearing on HB 249, which would allow bicycles, and in the bill’s language human-powered vehicles and e-bikes, to treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs when safe. The bill sponsor, Rep. Seth Miller, said the measure is intended to improve cyclist safety and traffic flow at no cost to the state, citing Idaho and Delaware as examples where similar laws were associated with fewer crashes or injuries. He emphasized that the bill would remain optional, would not let cyclists ignore cross traffic, and would help riders avoid the unstable “wobble” that comes from repeatedly stopping and starting, especially on cargo bikes or other heavier bicycles. Committee members raised concerns about predictability, liability, and whether the proposal creates a special class of vehicle. Rep. Crawford asked why the bill also addresses left turns on red for one-way streets; Miller said that provision is meant to address situations where bicycles do not trigger signal equipment and could otherwise be stranded at a light. Rep. Gannon questioned the lack of explicit liability language, and Miller said he did not know of a separate provision but would be open to an amendment if the committee wanted clearer language. Rep. Hill and Rep. Emble expressed concern that other drivers would not know what cyclists intend to do and that the bill could create special rules; Miller responded that cyclists would still be required to yield and that the law would not change right-of-way rules. Several witnesses testified in support. Michael Frank, a Spofford cyclist and League cycling instructor, said the bill would help him safely commute and carry heavy groceries by reducing the effort and exposure involved in restarting after a full stop. Tim Blagden, former head of the Bike Walk Alliance of New Hampshire, said the bill reflects how many people already ride, saves energy and time, and would still require cyclists to stop at red lights unless the intersection is clear. He also noted that traffic signals often do not detect bicycles. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• explicit allowance in the zoning code explicit allowance in the zoning code meant<00:25:01.039><
• So building codes would still apply, safety codes would still apply if there were safety concerns.
• So building codes would those things.
• > codes<00:33:49.360> would<00:33:49.600> still still apply, safety codes would still
• Um, and part of this is also to make sure that we provide, um, uniform guidance.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• His men followed him because they trusted him.
• as are able and willing at their own expense completely to arm and clothe themselves in handsome uniforms
• as are able and willing at their own expense completely to arm and clothe themselves in handsome uniforms

Keywords: Scheduler, 972, senate, all

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• should be prioritizing building trust should be prioritizing building trust and<00:57:53.560>
• This bill is an important step in restoring that trust.
• <01:09:46.799> assault<01:09:48.080> um un-uniform assault um un-uniform assault um throughout
• ,<01:10:27.040> and who's who's somebody I can trust, and who's who's somebody I can trust
• The cities are bound by the uniform municipal contracting law in chapter 471.425.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all