Transcript Highlights:

• <00:07:54.440><c> premiums,</c> compensation premiums, compensation premiums, and<00:07:55.800><c> unemployment
• Then, later on, you went on to cite specific numbers saying that compensation could total between $2.9
• </c><00:09:43.240><c> could</c> numbers saying that compensation could numbers saying that compensation
• algorithms are volatile and compensation algorithms are volatile and<00:31:34.040><c> opaque</c><00:
• That lost compensation allows employers engaging in misclassification fraud to illegally reduce their

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Summary: The Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee met to discuss worker misclassification, beginning with approval of the March 4, 2026 minutes and a note that a late-posted bill would not be heard at this time. Chair Pinto opened the hearing by framing misclassification as timely and invited Lea Takapu of the Attorney General’s office to explain the issue. Takapu described misclassification as labeling workers as independent contractors when they are really employees, which can deprive workers of minimum wage, overtime, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, and other protections while also reducing tax revenue. She said the Attorney General’s office and the MEAP partnership have been working on the issue and cited estimates that Minnesota workers lose billions annually and the state loses hundreds of millions to over a billion dollars in revenue, while noting that legitimate independent contracting is not the target. Members questioned how the committee could rely on estimates when the exact number of misclassified workers is unknown. Takapu responded that the figures were based on studies and complaint data, and that underground or undocumented work makes exact counts difficult. Chair Pinto noted the numbers were estimates and referenced a 2024 Legislative Auditor finding that Minnesota lacked an adequate, coordinated approach to proper worker classification, while saying progress had been made since then. Several industry witnesses then testified in support of stronger enforcement. Kevin Pranis of LiUNA said misclassification remains rampant in parts of construction, especially drywall, stucco, thin stone, and broadband installation, and argued it is tax, unemployment insurance, and workers’ compensation fraud that harms law-abiding contractors and taxpayers. Matt Wollers of Braxton and Sons said his company loses bids to competitors that misclassify workers, creating a labor-cost advantage of 30% or more, and asked for meaningful enforcement rather than new legislation, including regular unannounced jobsite visits. Jesse Madison of Purple Tally Productions said misclassification is anti-competition and described examples from live events and entertainment, urging front-end checks on workers’ compensation, unemployment coverage, and W-2 versus 1099 status before work begins. The next testifier, Ben Ballou of the Minnesota Nurses Association, began his remarks as the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• testify on Senate Bill 210, which is, uh, creating a special commission on additional regular compensation
• time discussing research done by five women who interned in my office last summer and explored compensation
• in the line of duty and provide her with an annual retirement amount equivalent to her regular compensation
• in the line of duty and provide her with an annual retirement amount equivalent to her regular compensation
• When she reaches retirement age, she will then receive a pension amounting to 80% of her compensation

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Service

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several retirement and workforce-related bills. House Bill 2980 would place county correctional nurses and certain medical staff into Group 4 retirement. Representative Trino, Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian, and nurse manager Leanne Cameron argued that correctional nurses work in dangerous, high-stress settings with frequent contact with incarcerated people, high rates of mental illness and substance use in the jail population, and significant workplace violence, and that the change would help recruitment and retention with limited statewide fiscal impact. The committee also heard Senate Bill 210, which would create a commission to study additional regular compensation and annual expenses for members of the General Court. Senator John Keenan said Massachusetts has high leadership stipends compared with other states and argued the current structure can affect independence and public trust. Representative O'Day testified on House Bill 2928 to extend Group 2 retirement to additional Department of Children and Families social workers, and SEIU 509 witnesses described frequent transport of children, crisis response, threats, assaults, and other high-risk duties that they said match Group 2 work. Additional testimony supported House Bill 2943 for DDS service coordinators and supervisors, with witnesses describing home visits in unsafe conditions, transport of vulnerable individuals, direct care during staffing crises, and exposure to violence. House Bill 2899 drew support from the Association of Social Work Boards for social work field placement grants, incentives for supervisors, and expanded retirement benefits for DCF social workers. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2613, a local retirement bill for Salem police officer Kathleen Roachville, who described a severe line-of-duty injury during an arrest involving a combative person in a mental health crisis. Finally, Susan Smith Campbell testified for reclassifying certain DYS administrative officers into Group 2 because of their direct involvement in restraints, assaults, and crisis management. After testimony concluded, the committee adjourned without taking any votes.

Transcript Highlights:

• That is still roughly going to higher ed programs, operations, compensation, other initiatives.
• That is still roughly going to higher ed programs, operations compensation, other initiatives.
• We also, for the first time, saw a pretty significant reliance on WIA to fund faculty compensation and
• And the second call that I wanted to mention was, again, around compensation.
• And the second call that I wanted to mention was, again, around compensation.

Committee: Joint Joint Higher Education Committee

Summary: The Joint Higher Education Committee met for a work session on higher education accounting practices and financial transparency. OFM Deputy Director Sarah Rupp explained how state accounting rules and higher education reporting differ, including what data is captured in AFRS today and what will move into Workday, with universities generally reporting summary-level fund data, mandatory codes, and most balance sheet and income statement activity, but not transaction-level detail or vendor payment information. Representatives from the University of Washington and Washington State University described the complexity of their own accounting systems, the many entities and business lines they must track for audits and compliance, and the need to reconcile university-level accrual accounting with state reporting requirements. The committee also heard from the Education Research and Data Center on the public four-year finance dashboard created under Senate Bill 5512; ERDC said the dashboard is based on publicly available data, is best used to examine institutions individually rather than compare them directly, and will be updated with additional metrics in 2025 and 2026. The committee then received a presentation from the Washington Student Achievement Council on the Workforce Education Investment Account (WIA). Joel Anderson reviewed WIA’s creation under House Bill 2158, its revenue sources, and its intended uses for higher education, financial aid, and workforce development. He said recent legislation significantly increased WIA revenues and that, in the 2025–27 budget, the account is being used in new ways, including to replace general fund support for University of Washington operations and to fund a larger share of the Washington College Grant and some faculty compensation costs. Anderson said roughly 98% of current WIA appropriations go to higher education, but the share used to supplant other higher education funding has grown, and he estimated about 60% to 70% of current spending still aligns with the account’s original intent. He also described a new effort to track WIA appropriations across biennia in more detail and noted the WIA Oversight Board’s role in recommending uses of the account and monitoring outcomes. No votes were taken; the committee ended by moving into executive session for staffing issues and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, In the world of this matter of non-economic damages, the compensation is not given because someone
• this particular case, the question is whether the survivors are a class of people that should be compensated
• the state legislature's public policy was that dependents, Marcy used the word dependence, were compensated
• But there's negligence, and there's gross negligence, and people deserve to be compensated the same as
• And people deserve to be compensated the same as if that gross negligence killed somebody in an automobile

Summary: The Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee considered one bill, HB 603, which would repeal section 768.21(8), the Florida medical negligence wrongful death exception often referred to by supporters as the “Free Kill” law. The sponsor argued the current statute unfairly bars certain families—especially adult children or parents of unmarried adults without minor children—from recovering non-economic damages when a loved one dies from medical negligence, while such damages are available in other wrongful death cases. Supporters, including family members, AARP, and some legal advocates, testified that the law is discriminatory and denies equal access to justice for grieving families and vulnerable adults. Opponents, including physicians, hospital and insurer representatives, and business groups, argued that repeal would increase malpractice exposure, raise premiums, worsen access to care, and accelerate physician retirements or departures from Florida. Several urged that if the bill moves forward, it should be paired with caps on non-economic damages to balance the impact on the health care system. Supporters countered that negligence must still be proven, that the law creates unequal treatment, and that existing tort reforms have not lowered premiums. The sponsor closed by rejecting claims that the bill is “jackpot justice” and emphasizing that families deserve court access and accountability. After debate, the committee voted on HB 603 and passed it 16-2. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• hundreds of thousands of medical bills, lost wages, and long-term disability without meaningful compensation
• Unlike UIM coverage, the Occupational Accident Insurance provided under Proposition 22 excludes compensation
• A lot of key issues around the worker rights or driver rights and compensation in the right share of
• Doesn't get workers' compensation, is out of work for a while.
• , which we, that's a state-run workers' compensation program.

Committee: House Communications and Conveyance

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Burkel: House File 601 aims to provide compensation to farmers for crop and fence damage
• owners for animals that are killed or injured by wolves, and that compensation amount is based on the
• I also see the ability to receive compensation, and this section is capped at $20,000.
• c> receive</c> um I also see um the ability to receive um I also see um the ability to receive compensation
• and this section is capped compensation and this section is capped at at at $20,000.<00:13:58.000><c

Bills: HF601

Committee: House Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:

• RECEIVED A NUMBER OF INQUIRIES AS TO WHY PROCESS VALUATION MINISTRIES OF LAW JUDGES FOR THE JUDGES COMPENSATION
• PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND SERVICES BUT DOES NOT DIRECT SUPERVISOR CONTROL THE JUDGES OF COMPENSATION
• THE JUDGES I COMPENSATION CLAIMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SENIOR MANAGEMENT.
• THE OFFICE OF JUDGES OF COMPENSATION CLAIMS IS HEADED BY DEPUTY CHIEF WHO REPORTS THAT THE DIRECTOR OF
• IT WOULD SEEM APPROPRIATE THE APPOINTMENT ABOUT EVALUATION COINCIDE WITH THAT OF THE JUDGES A COMPENSATION

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• DCF will determine the compensation as part of this pilot.
• DCF will determine the compensation as part of this pilot.
• DCF will decide appropriate compensation for foster parents based on the model they develop.
• recruitment in the first year and $100,000 recurring to continue these efforts. decide appropriate compensation

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee considered three bills and reported all of them favorably by unanimous votes. HB 355, by Rep. Jay Alvarez, would allow public K-12 schools and postsecondary institutions to purchase, use, and maintain FDA-approved emergency opioid antagonists rather than being limited to naloxone. The bill was described as giving schools more flexibility and a lower-cost option for overdose response; it received supportive public testimony and passed 18-0. HB 531, by Rep. Hanchowski, expands background screening requirements for child care facilities and programs to include certain recreational enrichment programs, and creates a statewide public awareness campaign about screening requirements. An amendment narrowed the definition of recreational enrichment programs to in-person dance, gymnastics, and martial arts lessons and conformed a statutory cross-reference; the amendment was adopted without objection. The bill then passed 18-0, with support from Florida Smart Justice Alliance and some discussion about strengthening enforcement against bad actors. HB 1127, by Rep. Weinberger, addresses child welfare by creating a treatment foster care pilot program for high-acuity children, directing DCF to study residential treatment capacity, and improving data collection on commercially sexually exploited children. The bill also includes recruitment and funding proposals for foster parents and workforce strategies for DCF. Members praised the bill’s focus on difficult cases and system gaps, public testimony was supportive, and the bill passed 18-0. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Currently, a dispatcher would fall under workers' compensation.
• </c> which is modify workers' compensation which is modify workers' compensation statute.
• So currently a compensation program.
• However, what we're compensation.
• we</c><00:09:47.680><c> don't</c> under workers compensation, we don't under workers compensation, we

Summary: The committee opened by explaining it would work through a long list of interim topics one at a time and asked members to complete a selection form at the end. The first topic, long-term care, drew testimony from AARP Wyoming and the Wyoming Long-Term Care Association. AARP emphasized Wyoming’s aging population, the state’s roughly $200 million annual Medicaid spending on long-term care, and the need to examine whether more support for home-based care could reduce nursing home use and costs. The association agreed with supporting people at home as long as possible, but asked that any study also consider increased support for nursing homes and assisted living when home care is no longer feasible. Committee discussion also touched on adult day care and PACE-like services, with Mr. Laycock noting prior Department of Health discussion and limited adult day availability due to reimbursement concerns. The committee then heard proposals for neonatal intensive care unit family leave, expanded midwifery scope, and a modification to workers’ compensation law. The NICU leave idea, presented by the Wyoming Women’s Foundation, would explore leave options for families with premature infants in intensive care, potentially paid or unpaid, while considering business size and the burden on families who may need out-of-state care. The midwifery topic was framed as a way to address rural maternity and women’s health gaps by allowing midwives to practice to the full extent of their training. On workers’ compensation, the Wyoming Association of Municipalities sought to classify dispatch personnel as first responders so they could receive mental health coverage under workers’ compensation; the Department of Workforce Services explained that current law covers dispatchers under workers’ compensation generally, but the first responder mental health provision added in 2018 applies to law enforcement and firefighters and does not currently include dispatchers. Other topics included problematic gaming and program funding, breast cancer diagnostic and supplemental exams, prescription drug coverage for advanced metastatic cancer, SNAP education, behavioral health workforce clinical training site shortages, CPR in schools, and broader midwifery oversight. The behavioral health workforce proposal, brought by a WICHE commissioner, focused on increasing psychology internship slots in Wyoming, noting that the state currently has only three and that expanding placements could improve recruitment and retention. The CPR in schools topic drew strong support from the American Heart Association, which argued that CPR training in high school could improve bystander response in a rural state with long EMS response times; committee members asked about cost and curriculum fit, and the witnesses said hands-only CPR could be taught by school staff rather than requiring expensive certification. The midwifery discussion later broadened into concerns about oversight and standards after a representative described a constituent’s pregnancy loss and said complaints involving midwifery practice and staffing delays in investigations warranted a deeper review. No votes were taken during the portion provided, and most topics were simply introduced, discussed, and left open for further testimony or later committee selection.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:59:32.720><c> in</c> income tax on their compensation in income tax on their compensation in
• In many cases, employees who are compensated on a bonus plan or through commissions or receive other
• uh or compensated on a bonus uh plan or uh or through<01:02:15.599><c> commissions</c><01:02:16.240>
• </c> compensation is. Very difficult to do. compensation is. Very difficult to do.
• </c> compensation received by qualifying compensation received by qualifying non-resident<01:05:31.359

Bills: HF2048 , HF2360 , HF2006 , HF950 , HF912 , HF3140 , HF2931

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: individual income tax, retirement contributions, tax corrections, annuity contracts, tax year attribution, tax credit, economic development, community investment, data disclosure, Minnesota regulations, tax increment financing, municipal authority, job creation, transferred increment, public hearing, nonresident employees, income tax exemption, Minnesota taxation, employment duties, tax withholding

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill, though, would compensate them for work that's done entirely by state employees.
• for the work that they do be compensated for the work that they do um<00:50:30.000><c> this</c><00:50
• </c><00:52:06.680><c> for</c> Statewide coverage to compensate for Statewide coverage to compensate for
• </c> should figure out some way to compensate should figure out some way to compensate them<01:00:30.160
• for the work they should be compensated for the work they do<01:14:15.840><c> and</c><01:14:15.960><

Committee: Senate Transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• um when we're talking about to it um when we're talking about superintendent<00:29:59.679><c> compensation
• </c> superintendent compensation. Um Mr. superintendent compensation. Um Mr.
• </c> including superintendent compensation including superintendent compensation and<00:30:20.559><c>
• ,</c><00:33:18.240><c> the</c><00:33:18.480><c> district's</c> additional compensation, the district's
• additional compensation, the district's financial<00:33:19.519><c> audit,</c><00:33:20.240><c> and</

Transcript Highlights:

• We compensated, or we paid $6,000 a month for almost two full years. to the mom.
• And then, more importantly, monetary compensation is really not sufficient; it doesn't make somebody
• Monetary compensation can help support someone's needs, but it does not restore their previous state.
• They feel that a person who is personally injured deserves to have some level of compensation.
• Compensation and restoration.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Madam Chair, members, Senate Bill 1121 prohibits hospitals that perform cardiac catheterization procedures
• One of our biggest concerns is related to the prior authorization prohibition.
• Madam Chair and members, the Bliss strike-everything amendment to Senate Bill 1458 prohibits pharmacy
• Core prohibitions: no improper data sharing. No improper data sharing.
• It's simply prohibitive at this point.

Bills: SB1052 , SB1115 , SB1118 , SB1120 , SB1121 , SB1124 , SB1171 , SB1172 , SB1174 , SB1175 , SB1214 , SB1233 , SB1235 , SB1316 , SB1345 , SB1372 , SB1399 , SB1458 , SB1494 , SB1496 , SB1564 , SB1602 , SB1621 , SB1628 , SB1630 , SB1631 , SB1668 , SB1672 , SB1814 , SB1821

Committees: House Health & Human Services , House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Keywords: assisted living, health care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, physician orders, informed consent, AHCCCS, remote work, state agency, employment, public health, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, historic preservation, radiation protection

Transcript Highlights:

• We're going to compensate our members for their loss, because we lost everything.
• So we decided to give them compensation. Now, we went to the New Mexico Land-Grant Council.
• And they said, we want to compensate. We want to compensate the people.
• This is compensation for the loss. So I believe.
• When you come to them and you ask them, what shall we compensate you with? Greedy.

Committee: House House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• We increase compensation, a badly needed part for those producers up in northern Minnesota for elk and
• wolf compensation.
• </c><00:02:23.200><c> part</c><00:02:23.680><c> for</c> compensation, a badly needed part for compensation
• </c><00:02:29.440><c> We</c><00:02:29.840><c> uh</c> for elk and wolf compensation.
• We uh for elk and wolf compensation.

Summary: The House took up the conference committee report on House File 2446, the agriculture budget bill for the Department of Agriculture. Representative Anderson explained that the conference agreement kept the core House and Senate priorities while accepting some Senate policy provisions and fee increases, including grain license fees and food handling fees. He said the overall target was reduced, but major programs were preserved, including funding for the Board of Animal Health, egg emergency and inspection programs, elk and wolf compensation, milk processing capacity, farm safety and innovation, a new bioefficiency program to reduce fertilizer use in limited areas, and increased meat inspection funding. Representative Hansen and several other members urged adoption, describing the bill as a bipartisan “hybrid” that reflects changing agriculture and includes both traditional farm support and newer priorities. Supporters highlighted food assistance and worker protections, including funding to offset federal cuts to local food purchasing and milk distribution programs, farm-to-school and early care programs, avian flu testing, urban agriculture, and a study to expand Olmsted County’s soil health and nitrate reduction work. Some members noted concerns about fees, while others emphasized support for all types of agriculture, cottage food bakers, and the role of farm workers. After debate, the House adopted the conference committee report and advanced the bill. Following further discussion, the bill was repassed as amended by conference on a roll call vote of 130 ayes and 4 nays, and its title was agreed to.

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• Hawaii law already prohibits trespassing, harassment, and obstruction.
• Hawaii law already<00:31:32.880><c> prohibits</c><00:31:33.480><c> trespassing,</c> already prohibits
• First up, we have Crime Victim Compensation Commission, State of Hawaii, providing comments.
• Crime Victim Compensation Commission, State of Hawaii, providing comments. Pamela Ferguson Bray.
• this is because if you are actually convicted of a misdemeanor domestic violence crime, you're prohibited

Summary: The committee first took up gubernatorial message nominations. Margaret Jackson was heard for reappointment to the State Council on Mental Health, where she said her lived experience with family members facing schizophrenia, houselessness, and substance use issues motivates her service. Andrew Savaiano was heard for the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council and said he wanted to continue elevating youth voice and lived experience. Tao Yan was heard for the Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Plants and emphasized the importance of wastewater treatment to public health and the environment. The Department of Health testified in support of the nominations, and the committee later adopted chair recommendations to advise and consent to all three nominations, noting Senator Favela’s excuse and no recorded objections. The committee then heard HB 1853 relating to dementia. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from state agencies, advocacy groups, caregivers, and individuals with lived experience, including a person living with Alzheimer’s and his caregiver spouse, who described the value of early diagnosis and coordinated support. Supporters said the bill would expand memory care navigation and access, especially on neighbor islands and in rural areas, and help families connect to resources earlier. One member raised concerns about the cost and scale of the proposed program, asking about the number and cost of dementia specialists and noting broader budget pressures, but the bill remained under discussion with no final action shown in the transcript. The committee also heard HB 1591 relating to health care, which would expand the preceptor tax credit to additional health professions, including physician assistant students and PAs, with testimony in support from nursing, public health, medical, and provider organizations. Supporters argued the measure would help address workforce shortages and improve training opportunities for local and economically disadvantaged students. A committee member asked about the aggregate cost of the credit and whether the existing credit had been fully utilized; the chair noted the bill was being kept narrower than broader proposals because of fiscal concerns. The transcript then moved to HB 1961 relating to health care access near facilities, with supporters arguing it protects access to legal reproductive health care and opponents saying it is unnecessary, vague, and burdensome on free speech and protest activity. No final vote on the bills appears in the excerpt provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> Just to add one more thing too in terms of the wages, the regional compensation is 27% higher here
• >> Just to add one more thing too in terms of the wages, the regional compensation is 27% higher here
• The bill also prohibits denying a student recess as a punishment.
• The bill<01:07:36.319><c> also</c><01:07:36.640><c> prohibits</c><01:07:37.119><c> denying</c><01:07:
• 37.520><c> a</c><01:07:37.760><c> student</c> bill also prohibits denying a student bill also prohibits

Committee: Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:

• Now the compensation is pre-negotiated in that.
• We have cases where compensation the employee would have gotten anyway is just put into the agreement
• , or really nominal compensation, a few thousand dollars, is put into the agreement, so an employee at
• For their entire garden leave compensation, they've given it away for perhaps a thousand dollars or no
• So why do you think the compensation will go away that you just mentioned in non-competition?

Bills: H5386

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies

Keywords: economic development, innovation, investment, housing, small business, global trade, infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:

• the comprehensive environmental under the comprehensive environmental response,<00:29:48.880><c> compensation
• ,</c><00:29:49.440><c> and</c><00:29:49.679><c> liability</c> response, compensation, and liability response
• , compensation, and liability act<00:29:50.720><c> in</c><00:29:50.960><c> light</c><00:29:51.120><c>
• CIRLA, which is the comprehensive environmental<00:32:34.399><c> response</c><00:32:35.360><c> compensation
• </c> environmental response compensation environmental response compensation liability<00:32:36.640><

Bills: SB3253 , SB3154 , SB3254

Committee: House Energy & Environmental Protection

Summary: The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard a long series of resolutions focused largely on waste reduction, energy planning, and environmental protection. Early measures included HR 12/HCR 10 on a permanent landfill host benefits program for Honolulu, HCR 148/HCR 157 on a demolition waste reduction working group, and HR 184/HCR 194 on a mattress stewardship program working group. Testimony on these waste-related measures was generally supportive from environmental groups and some individuals, while the Department of Health supported the mattress stewardship proposal. The Department of Health also commented that a proposed study on recyclable/biodegradable/compostable labeling was very broad and would require additional resources to carry out effectively. The committee then took up several energy-related resolutions. HR 192/HCR 202 would create a task force on Hawaii’s future energy pathways, and HR 194/HCR 204 would ask the Public Utilities Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of cost reductions and financial risk. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Hawaii State Energy Office, and the PUC offered support or comments on these measures, with environmental and industry groups also submitting testimony. Members questioned the Energy Office and PUC at length about errors in prior analyses, competitive bidding, and whether utility proposals could proceed through waiver processes; the PUC said any proposal would still be reviewed and that it generally prefers competitive bidding, while the Energy Office said some issues were being characterized differently and would follow up on waiver standards. Additional measures addressed data centers, liquefied natural gas, and utility oversight. HR 196/HCR 206 would convene a working group on the impacts of large data centers, and HR 197/HCR 207 would require conditions before the PUC approves LNG-related costs; testimony on LNG was split, with supporters urging caution and opponents arguing LNG should not be pursued. HR 193/HCR 2003 sought a written status update on implementation of the Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator, and HR 191/HCR 201 and HR 33/HCR 33 dealt with sewage and wastewater issues, both drawing support from environmental and community groups. The committee also heard strong support for HR 141/HCR 149 on Red Hill remediation meetings and HR 190/HCR 200 on reassessing military PFAS cleanup decisions; the Board of Water Supply testified in support and described ongoing PFAS testing and concerns beyond Red Hill. The transcript ends as the committee moved into decision-making, with the chair indicating a recommendation to pass HR 12/HCR 10.