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• </c><01:28:20.120><c> doesn't</c> because we know that prohibition doesn't because we know that prohibition
• </c><01:45:48.920><c> person</c> crime and became a prohibited person crime and became a prohibited person
• </c> prohibited person get expunged also? prohibited person get expunged also?
• Uh, complete background information helps prevent prohibited individuals from Prevent prohibited individuals
• :59.120><c> including</c> dismissal, hiring prohibited, including dismissal, hiring prohibited, including

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• Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2303 relates to prohibiting employers from microchipping employees.
• The amendment allows licensed producers to form associations or cooperatives and prohibits a single association
• The bill, as it passed the House, instead prohibited an association or cooperative from exceeding 30%

Summary: The Labor and Commerce committee held its final executive session and took action on several House bills. On ESHB 1155, concerning noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements, the committee adopted the Stanford striking amendment and then advanced the bill to Rules on a two-pass recommendation; the King amendments on goodwill/ownership interests and specified executives were withdrawn. The committee also advanced SHB 1570, giving non-academic student employees at Western Washington University collective bargaining rights, to Ways and Means, and ESHB 2303, banning employer requests or coercion for employee microchipping, to Rules. SHB 2405, creating a PTSD workers’ compensation treatment pilot program, was sent to Rules, and 2SHB 2479, creating a wage recovery program and account to help advance unpaid wages to low-wage workers, was sent to Ways and Means. The committee also adopted amendments and moved forward several liquor and cannabis-related bills. EHB 1941, dealing with cannabis producer agricultural cooperatives, was amended with the Saldana striking amendment and sent to Rules. HB 1526, allowing snack bar liquor license holders to sell wine by the glass, was amended with a Saldana striking amendment and sent to Rules. ESHB 2476, expanding the theater liquor license to larger theaters and requiring alcohol control plans when minors are allowed, was also sent to Rules. In each case, members noted the bills’ policy goals and, where relevant, the need for further fiscal review or referral to the appropriate committee. During the session, members briefly discussed the policy rationale for the bills, including worker protections, faster recovery of unpaid wages, PTSD treatment access, and support for business investments in theaters. The committee also took a moment at the end of the meeting to thank staff for their work and heard remarks from Senator Conway reflecting on his long service on the committee and the importance of bipartisan labor-management problem solving. All bills reported out were approved subject to signatures, with referrals either to Rules or Ways and Means as noted.

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• From the summary, House Bill 2940 prohibits public bodies, members, officers, staff, law enforcement,
• The measure allows a person prohibited from recording a meeting to bring civil suit for monetary...
• The measure allows a person prohibited from recording a meeting to bring civil suit for monetary damages

Bills: HB4260 , HB2981 , HB3695 , HB2960 , HB3967 , HB3968 , HB4339 , HB4341 , HB4342 , HB2940 , HB4295 , HB4196 , HB3134 , HB1016

Committee: House Civil Judiciary

Summary: The committee heard and advanced a series of bills covering workers’ compensation, public transparency, criminal law, property rights, probate, family law, eviction procedure, higher education accreditation, and protections for minors in content creation. House Bill 426, as amended by a PCS, would extend workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters, peace officers, and EMTs who suffer a heart attack or stroke within eight hours after strenuous emergency response or training; it passed 7-0. House Bill 2981, requiring school board meeting minutes to be posted publicly, also passed unanimously. Other measures approved included House Bill 3695, which aligns DUI-related language on great bodily injury with domestic violence statutes; House Bill 2960, which limits lawsuits against gun manufacturers when a firearm is modified after sale; House Bill 3967, tightening landowners’ rights and land banking transparency with appraisal requirements; and House Bill 3968, codifying a Supreme Court-based definition of public use for eminent domain and strengthening private property rights. The committee also passed House Bill 4339 on probate notice filing, House Bill 4341 updating CASA volunteer standards by removing duplicative national standards language, House Bill 4342 making prior domestic violence abuse admissible in court proceedings, House Bill 2940 prohibiting public bodies from barring recording of public meetings and allowing civil suits for violations, House Bill 4295 adjusting eviction timelines to exclude weekends and holidays, and House Bill 4196, a uniform trust bill. House Bill 3134, which says accreditation for Oklahoma public colleges and universities should be based on academics rather than ideology, drew extended questioning about jurisdiction and enforcement but ultimately passed 5-2. House Bill 1016, with a committee substitute, would regulate content creation involving minors by defining the industry, requiring recordkeeping and trust funds for compensation, and allowing civil action when the law is violated; it passed 7-0. Several bills were laid over for later consideration, including House Bills 2941, 2959, 3087, 3321, 3298, and 3297. The committee adopted a PCS for House Bill 426 and a committee substitute for House Bill 1016, and it adopted an amendment to House Bill 2940 replacing “videotape” and “audio tape” with “video” and “audio.”

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• know, not having the guaranteed numbers, what it costs the state to get this done, it really is prohibitive
• intend on working with the sponsor for a long-term solution for that funding. done, it really is prohibitive
• I'd done, it really is prohibitive.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• Section 30 would modify a section of law that prohibits deeds, rental agreements, restrictive covenants
• </c><00:16:10.160><c> uh</c> that prohibits uh that prohibits uh deeds,<00:16:11.440><c> rental</c><00
• that currently prohibits those contracts from<00:16:18.800><c> living</c> from living from living uh
• Section 31, running from page R24 to R26, would prohibit a private equity company, as defined in the
• </c><00:59:09.320><c> of</c> single-family ownership prohibition of single-family ownership prohibition

Summary: The conference committee on the housing omnibus bill began with member introductions and a staff walk-through comparing House and Senate provisions. House Research staff reviewed major policy differences affecting Minnesota Housing Finance Agency operations, including limits on how much the agency may retain from state appropriations for administrative costs, new reporting requirements, restrictions on transfers between appropriated accounts, and House-only language requiring annual expenditure of investment income from state appropriations. Senate provisions were also summarized, including tighter rules on when appropriations may be placed into Housing Development Fund bookkeeping accounts, updated operating-cost reporting, and Senate-only changes to how investment earnings may be used. Staff also described shared and differing provisions on program-money transfers, a lived-experience earnings exemption, and a long list of Senate-only policy changes, including manufactured home park tenant protections, low-income housing tax credit and bond-related changes, a task force on housing taxes and fees, and repealers affecting Housing Development Fund authority and certain older programs. Fiscal staff then reviewed the budget impacts. The House side included one-time appropriations for workforce housing development, family homeless prevention and assistance, a Minnesota Nice Home Share pilot, and homebuyer education, along with debt service for $100 million in housing infrastructure bonds and transfers/cancellations that produced a net zero general fund impact across the budget window. The Senate side noted a fiscal note for the housing taxes and fees task force and a smaller housing infrastructure bond authorization, with corresponding debt service costs and a total Senate budget-window impact of about $1 million in general fund debt service. After the staff presentations, the committee moved to public testimony. Commissioner Jennifer Ho of Minnesota Housing said the bill’s housing infrastructure bonds and continued support for family homeless prevention were important, and she supported the lived-experience earnings exemption, while noting concerns about the interest-earnings provisions. Testifiers from Greater Minnesota groups praised the workforce housing investments and Senate updates to the state housing tax credit and infrastructure grant program, though they suggested changes to the geographic distribution language. HOME Line urged funding for statewide tenant hotline services, citing rising demand and asking for $1 million if additional money becomes available. The Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers supported the bill’s investments and emphasized the need to pair housing development with supportive services. Housing First Minnesota praised housing infrastructure bonds and other investments but criticized the omission of the Minnesota Starter Homes Act. The Minnesota Multi Housing Association began testimony opposing certain rent-control-related provisions in the House bill. No votes or final actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• It prohibits discrimination or penalties against students for expressing religious, political, or ideological
• It<00:02:45.920><c> prohibits</c><00:02:46.480><c> discrimination</c><00:02:47.120><c> or</c><00:02:47.440
• ><c> penalties</c> It prohibits discrimination or penalties It prohibits discrimination or penalties
• </c> retain the authority to prohibit retain the authority to prohibit expression<00:47:30.640><c> that
• </c> Schools retain the authority to prohibit Schools retain the authority to prohibit expression<00:

Bills: HB0159

Committee: Senate Education

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• Prohibiting facilities like public elementary schools to be used by shelters for aliens who are not admitted
• A deny is issued only if the individual is clearly prohibited by law.
• </c><01:31:45.280><c> by</c> the individual is clearly prohibited by the individual is clearly prohibited
• </c><01:31:51.600><c> is</c> The proceed response is if no prohibition is confirmed.
• </c> such individual is explicitly prohibited such individual is explicitly prohibited from<01:52:10.719

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• Florida state law already prohibits the feeding of sharks in state waters.
• Florida state law already prohibits the feeding of sharks in state waters.
• Florida state law already prohibits the feeding of sharks in state waters.
• Florida state law already prohibits the feeding of sharks in state waters.
• Florida state law already prohibits the feeding of sharks in state waters.

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• It prohibits operation of a moped or electric motorcycle in certain locations.
• It prohibits a person under age 16 from operating a class 3 electric bicycle.
• It prohibits a person from riding a class 3 electric bicycle on a sidewalk.
• It prohibits a person from riding a class 3 electric bicycle on a sidewalk.
• It prohibits a person from riding a class 3 electric bicycle on a sidewalk.

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2021, a transportation measure creating a framework for electric bicycle and micromobility regulation. The bill would define electric bicycle and electric micromobility device, set age and helmet rules, restrict class 3 e-bikes from sidewalks, allow limited sidewalk use for class 1 and 2 bikes, prohibit high-speed electric devices and certain nonconforming devices in specified locations, update county tax definitions, and change related terminology. Testimony was largely supportive from DOT, police, Honolulu officials, Hawaii Bicycling League, AAA Hawaii, the Hawaii State Teachers Association, and several individuals, while DCCA’s Insurance Division asked for clarity on whether insurance would be required. Committee discussion focused on safety, enforcement, and the fact that no insurance market currently exists for these e-bike classes; members also discussed the need to target bad actors rather than ordinary riders. The chair then proposed and the committee adopted amendments to HB 2021, including clarifying that road-legal, permitted, classified electric bicycles are not subject to insurance requirements at this time; allowing properly classified electric bicycles on sidewalks at 10 mph or less subject to county restrictions; barring high-speed electric devices and other nonconforming devices from public roadways; authorizing impoundment of non-road-legal or improperly registered devices; and requiring direct parental supervision for riders under 16 on class 2 or 3 e-bikes. The committee also made technical and effective-date changes. The recommendation to pass HB 2021 with amendments was adopted unanimously by the members present. The committee next took up HB 1641, a related transportation bill addressing high-speed electric devices. The chair explained that the measure would prohibit the sale, lease, rental, distribution, possession, or operation of high-speed electric devices and establish penalties, but the committee’s version would narrow the focus to devices covered by HB 2021. The amended bill would prohibit offering high-speed electric devices for lease or rent, require sellers to comply with the new regulatory framework, ban operation on bicycle lanes, highways, roadways, and streets, and set a civil penalty of $250 to $1,000 per violation. After no further questions, the committee voted to pass HB 1641 with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. The meeting then moved to HB 1709, which would transfer regulation of the Hawaii Water Carrier Act from the Public Utilities Commission to the Department of Transportation and make conforming changes with an appropriation. DOT testified in support, while the PUC and DCCA’s Consumer Advocacy Division raised concerns about preserving consumer protections and the complexity of moving the regulatory framework. Young Brothers supported the bill and said the current system is outdated, but the discussion remained ongoing; the transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1709 is shown.

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• And I would be disappointed if our local authorities overstepped and prohibited that practice.
• </c> prohibited that practice. prohibited that practice.
• Prohibiting the use of animal testing when other comparable methods are available.
• prohibit the use of animal testing to comply with state or federal agency requirements.
• prohibit the use of animal testing to comply with state or federal agency requirements.

Committee: Senate Commerce

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• There are certain areas where mining is prohibited.
• But I don't know that they have any sort of prohibition against that other than Minnesota's, but they
• Temporarily prohibit governments from issuing new data center permits.
• Their bills would, again, prohibit state and local public employees from entering into non-disclosure
• If enacted, local governments would be prohibited from issuing site plan approval or permits.

Committee: Joint Energy Development and Transmission Committee

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• It prohibits modifications to EALs unless certain procedural requirements are met.
• </c><00:00:59.120><c> Prohibits</c> safe environment. Prohibits safe environment.
• Prohibits modifications<00:01:00.239><c> to</c><00:01:00.399><c> EALs</c><00:01:01.039><c> unless</c>
• </c><00:07:36.400><c> for</c><00:07:36.560><c> procurements</c> statutory prohibition for procurements
• statutory prohibition for procurements of<00:07:37.280><c> services</c><00:07:37.680><c> for</c><00:

Bills: SB2094

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Environment

Summary: The committee first took up SB 2094, which would require state agencies monitoring environmental toxins and pollutants to establish environmental action levels and limit changes to those levels without meeting procedural requirements. The chair recommended passing the bill with amendments, including inserting estimated costs for a secure portal website and webinars into the committee report and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. The motion passed unanimously among those voting, with excused members noted. The committee then considered several other measures and adopted recommendations to pass them with amendments, generally adding technical and clarifying changes and setting a defective date of 2525. SB 2862 was amended to broaden the preamble, make additional appointees confirmable, clarify reporting requirements for gubernatorial appointees, and was held for further discussion. SB 2781 on lei production created a working group to review existing studies and conduct a statewide study of Hawaii’s floriculture industry. SB 3015 adopted California’s definition of PII, applied it to government agencies and political subdivisions, created a private cause of action, and required a compliance report. SB 3230 removed a categorical prohibition on certain third-party project management procurements while preserving state oversight responsibility, in line with procurement office requests. The joint GVO Health and Human Services agenda then focused on two related bills requiring universal changing accommodations in public restrooms. SB 2932 would apply to new state building construction beginning July 1, 2026, and testimony from disability advocates, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and others supported the measure while asking for language clarifying that the requirement applies only where technically feasible and, in some cases, only to state-managed buildings. SB 2268 was described as broader, extending beyond government buildings into the private sector and including a private right of action; witnesses supported the concept but raised implementation concerns, especially for smaller businesses, and requested the same technically infeasible language and other clarifications. Both bills were advanced with amendments, and the committee noted adoption of the recommendations.

Transcript Highlights:

• So my question is, if it's prohibited from being utilized, what does enforcement look like?
• So my question is, if it's prohibited from being utilized, what does enforcement look like?
• So my question is, if it's prohibited from being utilized, what does enforcement look like?
• So my question is, if it's prohibited from being utilized, what does enforcement look like?
• So my question is, if it's prohibited from being utilized, what does enforcement look like?

Committee: House Primary and Secondary Education

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• So, to answer the question, I don't think I'm not sure if there's legally anything explicitly prohibiting
• Um, so there's a difference here between what we can prohibit of other state-funded facilities and what
• we could prohibit of private actors.
• of other uh state what we can prohibit of other uh state funded<01:11:56.560><c> facilities</c><01:11
• </c> prohibit of private actors. prohibit of private actors.

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing on findings from the deportation data project and possible policy responses to increased federal immigration enforcement in Hawaii. In opening remarks, the chair said the committee was concerned about changing federal executive orders, policies, and enforcement actions, and framed the issue as one involving due process and public safety. The chair and presenters described reports of ICE activity on multiple islands, including raids, courthouse presence, and fear in immigrant communities, and said the committee was considering whether state policies should be advanced more quickly. Mandy Fernandez of the ACLU of Hawaii presented updated deportation data and argued that increased immigration enforcement is creating fear, reducing crime reporting, and potentially making state and local agencies extensions of the federal immigration agenda if they accept federal funding with conditions. She said the deportation data project, housed at UC Berkeley Law with UCLA’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy, uses FOIA requests and its latest data runs through late July 2025. She reported 153 ICE arrests in Hawaii from January through July 2025, up from 41 in the same period in 2024; 96 removals, up from 15; a federal detention center average daily population of 91 in June 2025 versus 31 in June 2024; and 111 ICE detainers issued in Hawaii from September 2023 through July 2025, with 49 issued in 2025. She also cited an immigration court backlog of 1,144 pending cases as of August 2025 and noted that about one in five Hawaii residents were born outside the United States. Haley Chang of the Office of the Public Defender said her office is seeing a marked increase in ICE presence around courthouses and more ICE contacts with clients, including reports of people being detained after court appearances or while on supervision. She emphasized that the office is not an immigration law office and that much of its information is anecdotal, but said the pattern appears new compared with prior years. In response to committee questions, she explained that ICE detainers are requests, not judicial warrants, and said local law enforcement is generally not required to honor them unless accompanied by a judicial warrant or other legal authority. She also said the public defender’s office had not yet seen new criminal charges arise solely from an ICE detention or failure to appear tied to immigration enforcement, though cases could be affected if defendants are removed from the criminal process.

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• Notwithstanding, a state or local government entity, responsible authority within Minnesota, may prohibit
• So we're saying we're not going to prohibit the transmission of this data.
• the transmission of this data U prohibit the transmission of this data U section<00:52:44.359><c> two
• the ability of law enforcement prohibit the ability of law enforcement to<00:52:56.640><c> operate</
• you can't prohibit it and then<00:53:00.799><c> section</c><00:53:01.160><c> three</c><00:53:01.720>

Summary: The committee heard extended debate on a bill requiring cooperation with ICE and reporting related to undocumented people in certain criminal contexts. Representative Rymer argued the measure was meant to align with federal priorities focused on violent offenders and to ensure local governments respond to federal inquiries, not proactively target immigrants. He also said the bill was intended to address serious crimes and protect victims, citing examples of violent offenders and trafficking-related cases. Several members raised concerns that the bill’s language was broader than described and could affect family court matters, health care, elder care, and routine interactions with government agencies. Testifiers and members warned it could be used as leverage against undocumented people in custody, child support, domestic violence, and labor exploitation situations, and could discourage people from reporting crimes or seeking help. The sheriff’s association and county attorneys’ association letters were cited as raising due process, equal protection, civil rights, and public safety concerns. The discussion also focused on the bill’s definitions and mechanics, especially whether section three would require reporting after arrests that do not lead to charges and how county attorneys would know when to report. Representative Pinto pressed on the bill’s reference to “violent crime” and whether drug possession could be swept in, while Rymer argued the bill was narrower than critics suggested. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided; the exchange remained at the discussion and questioning stage.

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• It defines and prohibits DEI-related duties, ensuring that no school staff member can be assigned or
• I would like to reiterate Senator Colcourt's point that this bill prohibiting ecological assessments
• Maintaining these prohibitions protects student and parent rights without interfering with the ability
• Many reported fear and exclusion and. and confusion of how those prohibitions were implemented at the
• Any book which has an illegal sex act is prohibited in Texas prisons to Texas prisoners.

Bills: SB12 , SB1565 , SB13 , SJR12 , SB686 , SB371 , SB204 , SB609 , SB112 , SB400 , SB813 , SB 12 , SB 13

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> and and prohibits and and prohibits where<01:29:10.400><c> the</c><01:29:10.560><c> language</c>
• </c><02:02:35.040><c> a</c> that doesn't have a law prohibiting a that doesn't have a law prohibiting
• </c> university prohibiting university prohibiting students<02:02:47.679><c> from</c><02:02:47.920><c
• </c> the most part a prohibition. the most part a prohibition.
• prohibition prohibition at<03:07:52.960><c> most</c><03:07:53.279><c> places</c><03:07:53.600><c> in

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• AV manufacturers are prohibited from carrying oversized loads.
• They are also prohibited from transporting hazardous materials.
• AV manufacturers are prohibited from carrying oversized loads. the vehicle.
• AV manufacturers are prohibited from carrying oversized loads.
• They are also prohibited from transporting hazardous materials.

Committee: House Transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• not an issue, just reaffirming our protections that state and political subdivision employees are prohibited
• subdivision state and political subdivision employees<00:37:57.760><c> are</c><00:37:57.840><c> prohibited
• </c><00:37:58.440><c> from</c><00:37:58.600><c> disclosing</c> employees are prohibited from disclosing
• employees are prohibited from disclosing personal<00:37:59.800><c> identification</c><00:38:01.120><
• for people running for that prohibitive for people running for that seat,<01:02:24.400><c> which</c>

Transcript Highlights:

• First, the bill prohibits our activity in partnership in any efforts to enforce a presidential memorandum
• So we think that this broad language is saying any activity under that memorandum would be prohibited
• sufficient evidence and information to say that, well, the feds have done this and so we need to prohibit
• We would argue it's confusing at best and, at the very farthest extreme, likely prohibits all of our
• activities. ...likely prohibits all of our activities with the federal agencies, which are incredibly

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Summary: The committee met as a subcommittee until a quorum was established, then heard several public safety and criminal justice bills. SB 907 by Senator Archuleta proposed five DUI-related changes: requiring Watson advisements when DUI charges are pled down, allowing consecutive sentencing discretion for multiple deaths in one crash, adding enhancements for repeat felony DUI offenders, increasing penalties for hit-and-run by drivers with recent DUI history, and treating gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated as violent felonies. The author and supporters, including prosecutors, law enforcement, and victims’ family members, argued the bill would close loopholes and increase accountability. Opponents, including criminal defense and civil liberties groups, raised concerns about overbreadth, legal doctrine, and the violent felony designation. Committee members generally supported moving the bill but urged further changes, especially on the violent felony and consecutive sentencing provisions. SB 907 was passed as amended to the Senate Appropriations Committee and kept on call. The committee then heard SB 1015, which would create new offenses aimed at online exploitation networks that use minors to coerce, recruit, or extort other minors, including through intimate images and AI-generated images. The author, sheriff’s officials, and district attorneys described rapidly growing online abuse networks and argued current laws do not clearly reach adults who use minors as intermediaries or minors who participate in coercive extortion schemes. Opponents said existing criminal statutes already cover much of the conduct and argued the bill could unnecessarily criminalize youth behavior instead of focusing on platforms and prevention. Members expressed concern about the harms to children and the need to address evolving online threats, while also noting the bill’s juvenile provisions. SB 1015 was passed as amended to Appropriations and kept on call. SB 1285, also by Senator Durazo, would clarify that juvenile record dismissal under Welfare and Institutions Code section 782 is a general dismissal statute and that dismissal and record sealing are separate processes. Supporters said the bill would preserve the rehabilitative purpose of juvenile court and help youth avoid lasting collateral consequences in employment, licensing, and military service. There was no opposition after PORAC withdrew its objection, and the committee approved the bill to the floor on a unanimous roll call, keeping it on call for absent members. SB 1342, another Durazo bill, would fix implementation problems in California’s automatic record clearance laws by addressing outdated pending charges, requiring local court records to match DOJ clearance records, and creating a way for people to obtain proof of relief. It drew broad support and no opposition, and was passed to Appropriations, with one no vote from Senator Seyarto. Finally, the committee heard SB 1330 by Senator Aitken, which would extend enhanced penalties for assault or battery to utility workers performing their duties. The author and utility worker witnesses described increasing threats and assaults, including a recent shooting at a work crew, and said the bill would help protect workers who maintain essential water, gas, and electric services. The bill drew strong support from labor, utilities, and local government representatives. The transcript ends during public testimony on SB 1330, before any committee vote is shown.