Transcript Highlights:

• Those projects then have to proceed to get certification, which can include plans and spec review, operator
• certification requirements, and environmental review.
• plans and specs in by March 31st, funding applications to PFA by March 31st, and have all those certification
• requirements completed by June 30th. 31st and have all those certification requirements completed by
• We need certification, and we need a skilled training workforce on the ground installing sewer and water

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And the state hasn't established—and should—what certifies how does someone earn a certification
• And then as far as certification goes, there is an international gambling counselor certification board
• They can actually do certifications of folks here in Hawaii specifically about gambling.
• That is a question for the gambling certification team, but I'm going to take a stab and say six months

Bills: HB1952, HB1951, HB1929, HB2497, HB2208, HB2572, HB1953, HB2551, HB2549, HB1737, HB1628, HB1769, HB2493, HB2264, HB1997, HB2168, HB2427, HB1805, HB2180, HB2184, HB2219, HB2469, HB2233, HB2519, HB2141, HB1904, HB2201, HB2410, HB2007, HB2385, HB2444, HB2349, HB2235, HB1872, HB2416, HB2291, HB2292, HB2263, HB2359, HB2455, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB1648, HB2164, HB2323, HB1825, HB2172, HB1888, HB2005, HB2387, HB2358, HB2119, HB2276, HB2472, HB1714, HB2325, HB1541, HB1960, HB2140, HB2315, HB2367, HB2388, HB1696, HB2333, HB2138, HB2332, HB2283, HB2059, HB2057, HB2589, HB2417, HB2337, HB1588, HB2217, HB2020, HB1915, HB1742, HB2026, HB1965, HB1546, HB2360, HB1563, HB1749, HB2614, HB1511, HB1753, HB1849, HB1641, HB2161, HB2194, HB1721, HB2284, HB2188, HB1897, HB1880, HB1573, HB1876, HB20, HB2137

Keywords: HB1952, Hawaii agriculture, University of Hawaii, CTAHR, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, Kauai, agricultural research station, extension station, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, appropriation, ADA compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act, certified kitchen, greenhouse, laboratory, field research, cesspool decommissioning, invasive species

Transcript Highlights:

• We feel that an alternate is needed to prevent the delay of certification of election results and to
• We feel that an alternate is needed to prevent the delay of certification of election results and to
• ><00:25:47.200> the<00:25:47.280> delay<00:25:48.520> of<00:25:48.760> certification
• <00:25:49.600> of to prevent the delay of certification of to prevent the delay of certification

Bills: SB2041

Keywords: land court, real property, legal documents, bureau of conveyances, judicial confirmation, property registration, working group, Hawaii Revised Statutes, reform, 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees heard SB 2041, which would repeal the Land Court, transfer its functions to the Bureau of Conveyances, and create a working group to recommend implementation. DLNR and Judiciary stood on their written testimony, while Realtors supported the bill and one testifier raised concerns about the loss of judicial authority, title disputes, adverse possession, and possible effects on Kuleana lands. Members questioned whether property could be deregistered and what the legal consequences would be, and the Bureau of Conveyances said deregistration is already available but burdensome. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, and the measure was adopted by both committees. The Judiciary Committee then heard SB 2247, which restricts certain governor-appointed, Senate-confirmed executive branch employees from participating in campaign fundraising. The State Ethics Commission and Campaign Spending Commission supported the bill as a way to curb pay-to-play concerns and the appearance of undue influence, and several advocacy and civic groups also testified in support, with one person opposing. The committee agreed to amend the bill so the restrictions apply only after confirmation and continue until the person leaves the covered position. The committee voted to pass SB 2247 with amendments. Finally, the Judiciary Committee heard SB 2143, which would make the Attorney General the interim Chief Election Officer if that office becomes vacant until the Elections Commission appoints a replacement. Supporters argued the bill would provide continuity, prevent delays in certifying election results, and protect election integrity; opponents argued it would politicize the office, create a conflict of interest, and was unnecessary because current law already provides a process for filling vacancies. Testimony was extensive and sharply divided, with many speakers on both sides. The transcript provided does not include a final vote or action on SB 2143.

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• Another brings her birth certificate to school in case she is questioned.
• Another brings her birth<00:27:33.440> certificate<00:27:33.840> to<00:27:34.000> school
• <00:27:34.320> in<00:27:34.559> case<00:27:34.799> she birth certificate to
• school in case she birth certificate to school in case she is<00:27:35.279> questioned.
• Now, a Dakota girl carries her birth certificate back and forth to school in a Ziploc bag.

Bills: HF3435, HF3409

Keywords: school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds

Transcript Highlights:

• due process, does that mean that I never get the opportunity to show them my passport or my birth certificate
• just say, "Well, you know, call your wife or whatever and have her send over a copy of your birth certificate
• ><01:46:21.360> of<01:46:21.440> your<01:46:21.600> birth<01:46:21.840> certificate
• <01:46:22.159> and a copy of your birth certificate and a copy of your birth certificate and

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the impact and legality of federal immigration enforcement efforts in Hawaii, with Chair Carl Rhodes framing it as the sixth and final interim briefing in a series on the rule of law and local effects of federal actions. He said the discussion would focus on due process concerns, questioning and detention of citizens and lawful immigrants, free speech issues, and pressure on state and local law enforcement, and noted the issues may be revisited in the 2026 regular session. There was no public testimony or committee vote; only invited speakers presented. Dr. Amy Agayani opened by arguing that immigrants are integral to Hawaii’s history, economy, and communities, and contrasted that with what she described as harmful narratives portraying immigrants as criminals. She cited figures that one in five Hawaii residents is foreign-born, that immigrants make up about 20% of the labor force and over 27% of entrepreneurs, and that roughly 40,000 people in Hawaii are undocumented, many of whom may have pathways to legal status but face language, information, and court barriers. She also said federal enforcement has expanded beyond undocumented immigrants to include citizens and lawful residents, and warned that attacks on birthright citizenship and visa categories could affect many families. Matina Mock of the legal clinic emphasized the complexity of immigration law and the severe lack of legal representation, noting a nationwide backlog of 11.3 million immigration-related applications and 3.4 million court cases, plus about 1,400 pending immigration cases in Honolulu with only two immigration judges. She said Hawaii has only six or seven nonprofit immigration legal service providers, and that represented clients are far more likely to obtain relief. Mock described a recent case involving a lawful student visa holder who was transferred among multiple federal facilities before being brought to Honolulu without clear notice, which she said illustrated due process violations. She also said ICE activity in Hawaii has sharply increased, with about 150 arrests from January to July 2025, a 380% increase over the same period in 2024, and that many detainees have no criminal record. Stephanie Haro Sevilla and another clinic fellow described 2025 enforcement as a major shift driven by a January executive order, the end of prior limits on arrests in sensitive locations, and arrest quotas they said require 3,000 arrests per day nationwide. They said this has led to arrests without warrants or probable cause, broader targeting of people with minor offenses or no criminal history, and the use of resources from other federal agencies and local law enforcement for civilian immigration enforcement. They also said the federal detention center in Honolulu is holding roughly 40 to 80 civilian detainees on any given day, often in conditions they characterized as prison-like, and warned that the current escalation could eventually affect lawful permanent residents and naturalized citizens. The speakers urged the public to support immigrant-rights advocates and local protective policies and funding measures.

Transcript Highlights:

• We transitioned at that time to relying only on direct certifications for participation in Medicaid and
• We transitioned at that time to relying only on direct certifications for participation in Medicaid and
• 05.919> direct that time to relying only on direct that time to relying only on direct certifications
• <00:18:07.200> for<00:18:07.520> participation<00:18:08.080> in certifications for
• participation in certifications for participation in Medicaid<00:18:09.120> and<00:18:09.440>

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• House provision only requires a prior year's income tax return for purposes of applying for the certificate
• rebate program that requires a retrospective report of the previous attempts to allocate the rebate certificates
• um previous attempts to allocate the um previous attempts to allocate the rebate rebate rebate certificates
• 06.560> Section<01:15:07.040> 102<01:15:07.520> is<01:15:07.679> an certificates
• Section 102 is an certificates.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Let's help the homeless by passing House Bill 510, which provides free birth certificates.
• million apps, which we will never be able to tell if they're doing age-appropriate verification or certification
• anticipating in any way that I have to upload my driver's license or I have to upload my birth certificate
• HB175 by Gonzalez of El Paso, relating to establishing optional certifications for child care providers
• There is a national certification, and there are schools here like...

Bills: SB17, SB1569, SB2420, HB5138, HJR161, HB1937, HB3334, HB5444, HB5137, HB361, HB321, HB5447, HB464, HB678, HB2294, HB4172, HB3225, HB1769, HB5394, HB1837, HB1787, HB2271, HB2440, HB5134, HB5149, HB2151, HB2073, HB2186, HB2025, HB1936, HB1777, HB1663, HB 1306, HB 1290, HB1527, HB4802, HB3462, HB2963, HB2462, HB2560, HB644, HB2725, HB2621, HB2588, HB1443, HB1403, HB3032, HB1557, HB1664, HB2811, HB2088, HB2598, HB3062, HB3134, HB3940, HB4027, HB4097, HB4862, HB4170, HB4157, HB4205, HB4279, HB4377, HB4838, HB5424, HB5294, HB4870, HB4763, HB5639, HB4112, HB2275, HB1677, HB5014, HB3848, HB3797, HB3727, HB3709, HB3177, HB3057, HB4176, HB4202, HB2180, HB3528, HB3658, HCR76, HCR127, SB906, SB1229, SB855, SB703, SB1025, SB888, SB1119, SB1080, SB929, SB1355, SB2231, SB1877, SB1998, SB552, SB17, SB1569, SB2420, HB2697, HB3801, HB3488, HB3477, HB3466, HB3469, HB2594, HB2564, HB2298, HB5331, HB5646, HB5247, HB5323, HB4384, HB3896, HB4014, HB3627, HB3594, HB2524, HB510, HB561, HB 1181, HB3963, HB5111, HB2785, HB1661, HB200, HB1803, HB249, HB721, HB851, HB 1128, HB1904, HB30, HB1916, HB541, HB5560, HB3071, HB5627, HB5435, HB2688, HB3045, HB3483, HB4213, HB4226, HB783, HB175, HB4735, HB5155, HB5057, HB4813, HB5339, HB5196, HB5033, HB3486, HB4211, HB74, HB4730, HB4743, HB4463, HB4139, HB4752, HB4486, HB4437, HB4426, HB4396, HB4263, HB3487, HB3418, HB2266, HB2229, HB2189, HB5224, HB5195, HB3947, HB3358, HB3370, HB3745, HB3697, HB2001, HB1968, HB3371, HB3909, HB4944, HB2284, HB4506, HB3317, HB4166, HB3913, HB1768, HB4603, HB2494, HB3099, HJR138, HB133, HB3832, HB1988, HCR34, HB3421, HB3892, HB5138, HJR161, HB1937, HB3334, HB5444, HB5137, HB361, HB321, HB5447, HB464, HB678, HB2294, HB4172, HB3225, HB1769, HB5394, HB1837, HB1787, HB2271, HB2440, HB5134, HB5149, HB2151, HB2073, HB2186, HB2025, HB1936, HB1777, HB1663, HB 1306, HB 1290, HB1527, HB4802, HB3462, HB2963, HB2462, HB2560, HB644, HB2725, HB2621, HB2588, HB1443, HB1403, HB3032, HB1557, HB1664, HB2811, HB2088, HB2598, HB3062, HB3134, HB3940, HB4027, HB4097, HB4862, HB4170, HB4157, HB4205, HB4279, HB4377, HB4838, HB5424, HB5294, HB4870, HB4763, HB5639, HB4112, HB2275, HB1677, HB5014, HB3848, HB3797, HB3727, HB3709, HB3177, HB3057, HB4176, HB4202, HB2180, HB3528, HB3658, HCR76, HCR127

Keywords: foreign ownership, real property, national security, criminal penalties, civil penalties, personal information, higher education, privacy protection, governing board, institutional security, software applications, mobile devices, age verification, parental consent, data protection, app store regulation, HJR 161, Texas constitutional amendment, voting rights, non-citizen voting

Transcript Highlights:

• The assumption was it would be run similar to as UCLP with licensing and certification and the revenues
• they do for their…” “The assumption was it would be run similar to as UCLP with licensing and certification
• similar to as UCLP with licensing<00:38:22.720> and<00:38:23.280> um<00:38:24.000> certification
• <00:38:24.640> and<00:38:24.880> the licensing and um certification and the licensing
• and um certification and the revenues<00:38:25.359> that<00:38:25.599> they<00:38:25.760

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• certified interpreters, researching barriers to access, addressing reimbursement, training, and certification
• to access addressing reimbursement training<01:15:25.560> and training and training and certification
• c> this<01:15:27.960> important<01:15:28.440> work<01:15:28.840> will certification
• this important work will certification this important work will help<01:15:29.360> direct<01:
• increasing access to quality interpreter services for patients in the form of assuring training and certification

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You can upload your birth certificate for your documentation, check everything, make sure it looks right

• You can upload your birth certificate for your documentation, check everything, make sure it

• ahead of time you can upload<00:54:15.680> your<00:54:15.799> birth<00:54:16.119> certificate
• <00:54:17.119> for<00:54:17.319> your upload your birth certificate for your upload
• your birth certificate for your documentation<00:54:19.599> check<00:54:19.920> everything

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Congress right now, although my certification is long since run out.
• Congress right now, although my certification is long since run out.
• Congress right now, although my certification is long since run out.
• Congress right now, although my certification is long since run out.
• is long since although my certification is long since run<05:39:59.440> out.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• of designation to have a certificate of designation to operate<02:23:35.760> as<02:23:35.920>
• Currently, the way our rules are set, PUC-regulated utilities, when they get a certificate of public
• <05:20:56.480> of<05:20:57.600> of<05:20:58.320> um certificate of of um certificate
• The certificate of necessity and public need is not a determination of public use.
• The certificate of constitution.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The number of officers within that who have their certification suspended because they didn't pass is
• <01:01:33.520> suspended have their certification suspended have their certification suspended
• This is not a your certification.
• This includes licenses, certificates, registrations, histories, and any personal information on them.
• This includes<02:39:42.160> licenses,<02:39:42.800> certificates, includes licenses, certificates

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A certificate of ownership of the bison. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. That's noted.
• A certificate of Tribe General Council.
• We're still offering a lot of CTE now that our kids can get certifications in.
• Could you get a certification and say, um, at this level you are certified?
• Um, could you get a certification and say, um, at this level you are certified?

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It reorganizes and consolidates election certification requirements, makes the law easier to understand
• Most importantly, the bill helps ensure Delaware's election certification process actually reflects the
• nurses, and therapists are eligible for a salary supplement when they obtain nationally recognized certifications
• .. ...do the research to make sure that all education professionals are getting their national certification

Summary: The House convened with quorum, offered prayers and moments of silence for community members who had recently died, and recognized several guests and family members in the chamber. After routine communications and passage of consent calendar 29, the chamber took up a series of measures on the main and colored agendas, with several bills and resolutions passing by voice vote or roll call. Among the measures approved were House Concurrent Resolution 157, which as amended requested a State Lottery report on options to support traditional lottery retailers; Senate Bill 53 on the Delaware Farm to Community Program; Senate Bill 307 on PSC authority for Lifeline telecommunications carriers; Senate Bill 339 clarifying health directive forms in mental health facilities; Senate Bill 235 on manufactured home community rent increases; Senate Bill 325, as amended, updating fire prevention and volunteer fire/EMS background check rules; Senate Bill 309 on inmate work and discharge of incarceration-related balances; Senate Bill 324 on deadly weapons and constable agency representatives; Senate Bill 293 on youth camp child care licensing; Senate Bill 94 on respiratory care practitioners and ECMO medication delivery; and Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100, proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right to marry regardless of race or gender while preserving religious freedom. House Bill 188, changing Delaware primary elections to allow unaffiliated voters to choose a party primary, also passed after debate. Two measures drew extended discussion and amendments. Senate Bill 233, requiring snow and ice to be removed from vehicles, was tabled once, then later amended and passed after debate over whether the law was workable for truck drivers and other vehicle operators; a proposed truck-related exemption amendment failed. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 404, creating a pilot program for artificial intelligence and extended reality in schools, passed after testimony from the Department of Education emphasizing guardrails, privacy, and educator oversight, alongside concerns from members about data, bias, and long-term effects. Several items were tabled or reconsidered during the session, and the House adjourned after completing the day’s business.

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• Directors representing west central Minnesota and have served on the Minnesota Ag Water Quality Certification
• Minnesota Ag and have served on the Minnesota Ag Water<00:59:28.840> Quality<00:59:29.280> Certification
• <00:59:30.000> Advisory Water Quality Certification Advisory Water Quality Certification Advisory

Bills: HF4211, HF3426, HF4819, HF3466, HF3793, HF3339

Keywords: air pollution, lead emissions, continuous emissions monitoring system, CEMS, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, MPCA, environmental monitoring, emission compliance, air quality, public health, industrial pollution, permitted facility, residential exposure, toxic metals, emission limits, pollution control, stack monitoring, real-time emissions monitoring, natural resources, environment

Transcript Highlights:

• 00.560> uh "House Bill 356 with PHS 2 and the amendment, it modernizes and strengthens the certification
• It updates testing procedures, extends certificate validity, expands access to examinations, and establishes
• House Bill 356 clarifies the pathways, the initial examination..." certificate validity, certificate

Keywords: An issue was found with the live stream of this meeting. This version was uploaded as a complete version and should contain the entirety of the meeting. Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:15 HB 647 Discussion 00:02:00 HB 647 Vote 00:05:47 HB 501 Discussion 00:07:40 HB 501 Vote 00:09:53 HB 502 Discussion 00:11:20 HB 502 Vote 00:14:48 HJR 75 Discussion 00:16:53 HJR 75 Vote 00:17:35 HJR 76 Discussion 00:19:00 HJR 76 Vote 00:19:43 HB 869 Discussion 00:21:22 HB 869 Vote 00:30:00 HB 619 Discussion 00:31:39 HB 619 Vote 00:34:33 HB 356 Discussion 00:36:22 HB 356 Vote 00:40:19 HB 900 Discussion 00:43:17 HB 900 Vote 00:46:21 HB 816 Discussion 00:48:02 HB 816 Vote 00:53:47 HB 9 Discussion 00:55:05 HB 9 Vote 01:18:25 HB 757 Discussion 01:21:04 HB 757 Vote 01:35:55, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 557, Occupational Licensing and Certification, Criminal History, Predetermination.
• 557, Occupational Licensing >> House Bill 557, Occupational Licensing and<00:59:37.280> Certification
• ,<00:59:38.079> Criminal<00:59:38.400> History, and Certification, Criminal History
• , and Certification, Criminal History, Predetermination.

Keywords: House streaming session for Thursday, March 5, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 127 members present, heard a prayer, and then recognized 2025 Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools and the Maryland Municipal League on its 90th anniversary. The Blue Ribbon resolution named Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Diamond Elementary School, Little Flower School, Meyersville Elementary School, St. Louis School, Stoneleigh Elementary School, and Wilson Whims Elementary School, with principals introduced from the gallery. The MML resolution honored the league’s service to Maryland’s cities and towns and invited members to meet municipal officials after the floor session. The clerk also noted a second printing of the 2026 rule book due to a table-of-contents error. The chamber then took up House Bill 80, the Residential Leases Fee Disclosures bill. Floor debate focused on what fees must be disclosed, what counts as a utility versus a fee, whether the bill applies to oral leases, and how the measure applies to landlords with four or more units. Supporters said the bill is intended to ensure tenants know all upfront fees before signing and to create a clear enforcement pathway; opponents raised concerns about penalties, affordability, and the burden on landlords. The bill passed on third reading by a vote of 95-34. The House next considered House Bill 153, which requires air conditioning in newly constructed residential rental units and units undergoing specified substantial renovations, with the standard that habitable spaces be kept at 80 degrees or lower. Members asked whether window units would satisfy the requirement, how the bill interacts with older buildings and ongoing renovations, whether it applies retroactively, how enforcement would work, and whether it references federal refrigerant rules; the sponsor said it does not require central air and is prospective only. Supporters argued it reflects existing practice in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and clarifies habitability standards, while opponents cited costs and concerns about older homes. The transcript ends during debate on this bill, before a final vote is recorded.

Transcript Highlights:

• There's no certification. There's no testing for contaminants.
• There's<00:51:01.440> no<00:51:01.599> certification.
• <00:51:02.400> There's<00:51:02.640> no There's no certification.
• There's no There's no certification.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all