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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Mon Apr 20, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 47
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords:
healthcare, rural clinic, feasibility study, access to care, community health, Volcano community, Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation, emergency services, health assessment, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, health care, interdepartmental collaboration, public awareness, support services, education, health insurance, affordable healthcare, working group, Hawaii Health Plan, Medicaid expansion
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- As previously stated, Legislative Audit issued two management letter findings.
- The parks office manager and the assistant director, who were employed when these transactions occurred
- The SOP is in place for the receipting, so the office manager and the admin, they've been trained on
- And it is a heavy lift to make this transition, but we hired a project manager who has experience in
- change management and software training, and she's been amazing in helping us get ready to go live.
Committee:
All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING
Summary:
The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee met to approve prior minutes and receive reports from several subcommittees and audits. The executive committee reported that audit and special reports were scheduled for presentation, one requested report remained outstanding, and staff had reviewed circuit-court caseload assignments in Benton County’s 19th West Judicial District. The committee also heard that Arkansas legislative audit financial statements and audits for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 received clean opinions with no internal-control findings, and that the report was accepted.
The counties and municipalities report covered delinquent private water and sewer audits, with many entities reinstated after filing required reports, and reviewed current and deferred reports; several reports were referred to prosecutors, the attorney general, or the Government Bonding Board. The education audit report covered 57 school district audits, with three districts—Camden Fairview, Forest City, and Eudora—deferred until the June meeting because of findings and referrals. A substitute motion amended the report to file the Nettleton School District report, and the amended report passed. The state agencies report noted findings at the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Transportation and Shared Services, including duplicate payments, collateral issues, record-keeping problems, and missing vehicle logs; the committee filed five reports.
The committee then reviewed the City of Pine Bluff’s 2024 financial audit. The city received clean opinions overall, but the management letter identified serious issues in the mayor’s office, Parks and Recreation, and Finance, including unaccounted-for receipts, altered invoices, unallowable and questionable purchases, missing equipment, and weak cash-receipting and reconciliation procedures. City officials, including the mayor and department heads, testified that the problems largely involved prior activity, said they had terminated involved employees, referred matters to law enforcement, and described corrective steps such as a forensic audit, new procurement and accounting procedures, electronic receipting and payments, and software upgrades. After questions from members, the committee voted to file the Pine Bluff report and adjourned, with the next meeting set for June 4-5, 2026.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- SAE projects throughout high school, but some of my favorites were that I worked as a greenhouse manager
- And being on an officer team can teach you skills ranging anywhere from managing chapter finances and
- managing committees and planning meetings to doing what we do as state officers, where we run conferences
- And being on an officer team can teach you skills ranging anywhere from managing chapter finances and
- managing committees and planning meetings to doing what we do as state officers, where we run conferences
Committee:
Senate Education
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Evaluation & Accountability Program Jun 18th, 2025 at 02:00 pm
Legislative Evaluation & Accountability Program
Transcript Highlights:
- request changes to their structures, they'll submit their proposals to the Office of Financial Management
- We are proposing that we would be moving the AMP program, which is the program that manages our automated
- The AMP program, which is the program that manages our automated tax and licensing system, was initially
- So we felt it was best managed when it was within our executive branch.
- That sub-program designation is needed for us to manage the budget appropriations.
Summary:
The LEAP Committee met on June 18, 2025, with introductions from members and staff, and received a report that LEAP had completed a clean audit with no findings for 2020–2024 covering accounts payable, disbursements, theft-sensitive assets, and data backup/recovery. Staff also outlined the interim work plan, including a full rewrite of the capital budget application (BuildSum), updates to the transportation bond model and operating budget application, website/report improvements, and continued cautious research into possible AI uses in budget tools and the website. Members asked about responsible AI use and improving keyword search and mobile usability for the public-facing fiscal website.
The committee then approved the July 8, 2024 minutes and considered several agency budget structure changes. The Department of Corrections was approved to move chemical dependency and sex offender treatment from Offender Change into Health Care Program 500 and to rename Program 700 as Reentry Services. The Department of Revenue was approved to move the AMP program from executive management services into tax analysis, interpretation, and technology support. The Washington State Department of Transportation was approved to rename a toll subprogram for SR 167 and add new subprograms for SR 509 Expressway Operations and SR 167 Expressway Operations to reflect new toll facilities and improve reporting clarity.
Kevin Feltis also provided a staffing update, noting the hiring of three new associate consultants in October 2024 after recent retirements, and announcing that Sherry Randage will retire in December 2025 after more than 35 years of state service. The new staff members briefly introduced themselves, and members thanked Randage for her service. The meeting ended after the committee reached quorum, completed its business, and adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/23/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, where you saw the words wealth management?
- Chair, where you saw the words wealth management?
- I we all have wealth management as well.
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- I'm the general manager at Hasting National Golf Club.
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a county-state role study and a proposal-wide management project.
- It provides that a managed care organization is not required to include a provider in a network before
- It provides that a managed care organization is not required to include a provider in a network before
- It provides that a managed care organization is not required to include a provider in a network before
- It provides that a managed care organization is not required to include a provider in a network before
Committee:
Senate Finance
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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Committee:
Senate Education
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- So these funds are dedicated funding pools managed separately from the general budget.
- from dedicated funding pools managed separately from the general budget.
- This revenue is managed by the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife for acquisition of land for wildlife
- I'm the government relations manager at Conservation Law Foundation.
- My name is Anna Darrow, and I'm the New England policy manager at the Appalachian Mountain Club.
Summary:
The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on Initiative Petition No. 25-15, H.5505, “An Act to Protect Water and Nature.” Committee co-chairs outlined the Article 48 initiative process and explained that the hearing was divided into expert, proponent, opponent, and public-comment sections. The first witness, Undersecretary Stephanie Cooper of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, described current state and federal funding sources for land conservation and outdoor recreation, said existing programs are oversubscribed, and noted that the proposal aligns with the Commonwealth’s 30% land conservation goal by 2030 and 40% by 2050. She also flagged possible governance clarifications in the petition, including board structure and administrative authority, while saying the administration has the expertise to manage such a fund.
Proponents from Mass Audubon, the Trustees of Reservations, Mount Grace Land Trust, the Massachusetts Rivers Alliance, the Authentic Caribbean Foundation, and Bemis Associates argued that Massachusetts needs a dedicated, sustained revenue stream for conservation, clean water, climate resilience, and public access to nature. They said current funding is inconsistent and insufficient, cited estimates that the state may need roughly $300 million or more annually to meet conservation targets, and emphasized benefits to public health, mental health, biodiversity, flood protection, and the outdoor recreation economy. Several speakers said the measure would dedicate a portion of existing sales tax revenue tied to sporting goods, recreational vehicles, and golf courses, and that it would support both urban and rural communities, including underserved communities.
Committee members pressed witnesses on the bill’s fiscal and constitutional implications, including how much sales tax revenue would be redirected, whether the measure is constitutional, how funds would be allocated among communities, and why the proposal includes certain revenue sources but not others such as ticket sales. Proponents said the measure would likely direct up to about $100 million annually when fully phased in, that it was designed as a “subject to appropriation” mechanism, and that legal review had found it constitutional. They also acknowledged that the proposal would reduce general fund flexibility but argued it would create a long-term investment in natural resources. The hearing concluded after public testimony, and the committee announced it would accept written testimony until March 27 at 5 p.m.; no vote was taken on the petition at the hearing.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- is it strikes a very, very careful balance that maintains prior authorization as a utilization management
- My name is Karen Granoff, and I'm the Senior Director of Managed Care Policy for the Massachusetts Health
- Meaning that it's not unusual for a case manager to be unable to get a response from a health plan for
- Meaning that it's not unusual for a case manager to be unable to get a response from a health plan for
- I manage complex skin disease patients, and a lot of them are on biologic medications that require a
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services
Summary:
The committee held a hearing on several health care access and insurance-related bills, with most testimony focused on H.1136 to improve the prior authorization process. The Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Health Care for All, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, physicians, and hospital representatives all supported the bill, arguing that prior authorization delays care, increases administrative burden, contributes to clinician burnout, and can worsen patient outcomes. Witnesses described examples involving delayed cancer treatment, diabetes care, COPD medication, shingles pain treatment, and hospital discharge delays. They said the bill would preserve prior authorization but add guardrails such as longer validity periods, continuity-of-care protections, faster responses for urgent care, clearer lists of services requiring authorization, and more transparency and standardization.
The committee also heard testimony on H.1142/S.783 regarding equitable reimbursement for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), with Senator Lovely and CRNA advocates supporting parity with physician anesthesiologists. They said CRNAs provide the same services at the same standard of care, but private insurers sometimes reimburse them at lower rates than physicians, which they argued is inconsistent with federal and state policy and harms access. Senator Keenan testified in support of a bill addressing claim denials and appeals, saying insurers should provide clearer explanations, time to resubmit claims, and timely appeal responses. Dr. Lorraine Schratz supported H.1126 to align state patient disclosure requirements with federal No Surprises Act rules, and Dr. Michael Trimbley supported H.1120 to recognize direct primary care as not being insurance and to encourage primary care participation.
The committee also heard testimony on H.1140/S.801 to remove barriers to patient care by updating insurance statutes to reflect nurse practitioners’ full practice authority, and on H.1168/S.A.18 to eliminate the PCP referral requirement for specialty gynecological care. Witnesses on those bills described delays and denials affecting autism diagnosis, nutrition coverage, and endometriosis care, and said the proposals would reduce unnecessary barriers and improve timely access. After testimony and a few member questions, the chair closed the hearing; no votes were taken during the session.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/19/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Josh Nisbet, and I am the managing partner for Deloitte in the great state of Arizona.
- But no, my name is Michaela Baker, and I'm a government affairs manager for Pano AI. Mr.
- Like I had said, my name is Michaela Baker, and I'm the current government affairs manager for Pano AI
- We also work with TEP and UniSource, as well as the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
- So they were able to determine whose jurisdiction it was to manage and pay for that fire, as well as
Bills:
SB1020
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Local Government Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- applicable development regulations adopted by a local government that's planning under the Growth Management
- Contracts are not required for work accepted as industry practice under prudent utility management.
- Prudent utility management means performing work with regularly employed personnel, utilizing material
- The Growth Management Act is the state's comprehensive land use planning framework.
- My name is Patrick Bishop, and I am the senior manager of supply chain for Grant PUD.
Bills:
SB6132
Committee:
House Local Government
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Governor's budget is projected to save $7.5 million annually moving Medicaid pharmacy benefit from managed
- We ask the legislature to maintain the Medicaid pharmacy benefit and managed care. Thank you.
- John Lemus, I'm the advocacy manager for At Work.
- DNR and other forest land managers, including land trusts, have been using prescribed burns and other
- sustainable management practices to reduce fire risk.
Bills:
HB2289
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Rural Health Transformation Committee - Appropriations Division Jan 13th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- And this section would allow the Office of Management and Budget to increase the appropriation authority
- reports to the Legislative Management regarding the rural health transformation program.
- However, legislative management, I'm sure, will receive. committee.
- I believe so, but I would guess that would be up to Legislative Management.
- That would be up to Legislative Management.
Summary:
The Appropriations Division met in a work session on the draft Rural Health Transformation appropriations bill, 25.1392.01000, with no public testimony taken. Legislative Council and the Department of Health and Human Services walked through the bill, which would appropriate about $397.8 million in federal grant funds over two federal fiscal years, provide transfer authority, allow certain federal funds to be used for salaries and wages without counting against existing transfer limits, and authorize OMB to adjust other agencies’ spending authority if they receive grant awards through HHS. The bill also includes several temporary statutory exemptions to help implement the program, plus recipient acknowledgement/reporting requirements, periodic reports to Legislative Management, and an immediate effective date upon filing.
Committee discussion focused heavily on how the federal rural health transformation money can be used and administered. Department officials explained that CMS will review projects for allowability and sustainability, that the state has flexibility to move funds among categories, and that the grant is limited to 10% administrative costs. Members asked about whether the funding could support renovations, equipment, ambulances, bulk purchasing, food distribution, and other rural health ideas, and were told many details will depend on CMS approval and the eventual applications. Questions also addressed cash flow, timing of obligations and reimbursements, FTE funding, and whether grant recipients should be told the program will not continue beyond the federal period; officials said the language is meant to prevent expectations of automatic continuation, not to bar future legislative action.
The committee also discussed the bill’s use of a two-year appropriation amount, with staff explaining that the state must appropriate enough authority to cover the federal grant cycle and that unused authority would lapse if the full amount is not received or spent. Members raised concerns about whether the bill’s language could limit creativity or future program design, but department officials and several members emphasized the need for flexibility because CMS may reject overly specific directives. After discussion, the committee voted to recommend the bill draft to the full committee; the motion carried on a roll call vote, and the chair said the full Joint Appropriations Committee would take up the bill at the special session next week.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Higher Education Committee Dec 3rd, 2025 at 10:30 am
Joint Higher Education Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- chapter, Chapter 25, requires all agencies except higher education to use HRMS, the Human Resource Management
- UW greatly appreciates the effort of managing an integration with the state accounting systems.
- But that improves the state's information, and we are managing that.
- for the state of Washington statewide, as well as standards for higher education that Eric and I manage
- For us, that would be the Office of Financial Management.
Committee:
Joint Joint Higher Education Committee
Summary:
The Joint Higher Education Committee met with introductions from members and then held a work session on higher education and statewide accounting practices. OFM Deputy Director Sarah Rupp explained how state and university accounting/reporting differ, including current AFRS/SAM requirements and the transition to Workday/WAM, and described what higher education data are currently included in state reporting versus what will remain excluded, such as transaction-level detail and vendor payment information. University of Washington and Washington State University officials then described the complexity of their institutions’ financial structures, including multiple campuses, auxiliary enterprises, component units, hospitals, clinics, bonds, and other reporting obligations, and how they submit summarized data to the state while maintaining more detailed local accounting systems. The Education Research and Data Center also presented the public four-year finance dashboard created under Senate Bill 5512, emphasizing that the metrics are best used to examine trends within institutions rather than direct comparisons across schools; members asked about data availability and federal reporting delays, and ERDC said it was on track to update the dashboard with newer data and additional metrics.
The committee then heard 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 purpose of supporting postsecondary attainment, high-demand fields, student aid, and workforce education. He said WIA revenue has grown substantially, especially after recent tax changes, and noted that most current appropriations go to higher education, including the Washington College Grant, community and four-year institutions, and some workforce-related programs. Members asked whether WIA supports apprenticeships and trades, and Anderson said it has in some cases, though nearly all current appropriations are now within higher education.
Anderson also highlighted a major policy shift in the 2025-27 budget: WIA is now being used to supplant some general-fund higher education spending, especially a large transfer for University of Washington general operations. He said this has reduced the general fund share of higher education funding and increased the share from WIA, raising concerns about whether the account is still being used as originally intended. He also described how WIA is increasingly covering Washington College Grant caseload growth and faculty compensation costs, and said WSAC is working to improve public documentation of ongoing and carry-forward appropriations. The committee did not take any substantive votes on the presentation topics and then moved toward executive session and adjournment.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Finance Sub Committee Nov 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- jump into the major activities already underway in the Lower Middle Rio Grande and our holistic management
- Then we have a groundwater agreement where we are agreeing to manage groundwater pumping in New Mexico
- So, New Mexico, in addition to meeting the compact, also needs to manage groundwater pumping to meet
- Management issues, so dust control, weed control.
- It was very important to us to not have the federal government telling us how to manage water in the
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight Sep 2nd, 2025
Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- They have an excellent reputation in the market and they've managed their redemptions quite well over
- Case Manager or that system in place.
- So I'm asking if you do one at the National Association of Residential Property Managers and do you do
- So, how are the shelters managing to meet both the operational services You, Madam Chair.
- They're taking care of the folks coming in, so managing the Demand is obviously high.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Alabama, have... ...Katherine Hire have spent over 320 days in space across 18 flights of the Marshall-managed
- On page 10, Senate Bill number 68 by Senator Jones and others regarding local emergency management.
- President, this bill simply updates Alabama law to align with present-day emergency management practices
- . ...with present-day emergency management operations and allows local governing bodies to coordinate
- If they are not adequately managed, they may pose a threat to the health and safety of Alabamians and
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Transitional Planning Program Manager for the Department of Corrections.
- The Department of Health and Human Services utilizes Avatar for a client management system.
- So who would be responsible for managing the system?
- The Office of Management... No one was trained or designated to take it over.
- It has to then go up through higher levels of supervision and management.
Summary:
The committee opened with a moment of silence for a deceased member, then approved the April minutes and heard a presentation from HHS on the Diversion Task Force and related youth services grants. Chelsea Florey described the $750,000 one-time appropriation from HB 1012, the five awarded grants, and how programs in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot are using the funds for youth diversion, including school-based groups, physical activity, and services for problematic sexual behavior. Members raised concerns about staffing shortages, family engagement, service silos, and whether diversion eligibility rules are too rigid; Florey said the task force is focused on better coordination, broader education about available services, and possible changes to diversion criteria, with the Children’s Cabinet likely to drive broader recommendations.
The committee then received a North Dakota Lottery biennium report from Director Thomas Lawler, who reviewed the lottery’s history, games, retailer commissions, player programs, and revenue distribution. He reported about $67 million in ticket sales for the 2023-2025 biennium, about $16.2 million transferred overall, including roughly $13.6 million to the general fund, plus transfers to drug task force and compulsive gambling funds. Members asked about the compulsive gambling allocation and whether it is set by statute.
Next, the Department of Corrections presented on criminal justice data sharing and reentry. Adam Anderson explained that jails, courts, DOCR, HHS, and other entities use separate systems with limited interoperability, making real-time communication largely manual. He outlined possible hub or point-to-point IT solutions, but noted cost, vendor, identifier, and data-definition challenges. Robin Schmolenberger followed with an update on a Medicaid data exchange project between DOCR and HHS to suspend and reactivate inmate Medicaid coverage automatically and improve care coordination, with full bi-directional exchange expected in fall 2026. The committee also heard from county representatives on 24-7 sobriety program fees and an AG opinion allowing local sheriffs to use cheaper testing options when courts waive fees.
Finally, the North Dakota Racing Commission reviewed a troubling audit. Bruce Johnson acknowledged serious findings involving overspending from the promotion fund, missing grant documentation, a reversed decision on breeders fund eligibility, and repeated procurement violations. He said the commission has begun corrective actions, including monthly tracking of the promotion fund cap, stricter grant documentation, written procurement procedures, and clearer eligibility rules in condition books. Members pressed him on how the overspending occurred, whether the commission board would impose consequences, and whether statutory clarification is needed on the promotion fund limit and related spending rules.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Esther Recker, Pesticides Branch Manager for the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity.
- infestation in a park, the Plant Industry Division would have to go to the Agricultural Resource Management
- You said in your testimony that you believe that a segment of the stream in question is managed by DOT
- of about 500 coconut trees on management of about 500 coconut trees on the<00:33:00.320><c> east</c>
- And what happens when you management.
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Environment
Summary:
The committee heard several measures related to agriculture, invasive species control, trees, reef protection, and land use. SP 2489 would require Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity leases to include access, invasive-species control, and termination provisions; DAB and DLNR supported it, as did several outside groups, while the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council raised concerns about notice, cooperation with lessees, and placing penalties on leaseholders for preexisting infestations. The chair noted six testifiers in support, one opposed, and three with comments.
SP 2310 would appropriate funds to remove overgrown vegetation from the Kohola stream. DAB supported the bill but explained that the work already completed by its contractor stopped at a DOT boundary, and that the affected parcel appears to be a DOT highway segment on ceded lands; the committee discussed whether the appropriation should instead go to DOT. SP 2372, on exceptional and significant trees, received support from DNR and Outdoor Circle, with testimony describing trees as critical infrastructure and suggesting technical amendments to committee membership and the process for recommending trees to county councils. SP 2426, which would authorize DNR to contract with private parties to maintain sunscreen dispensers at state beaches and promote mineral-based sunscreen as reef-protective, drew support from DNR and reef advocates, while another witness questioned the science behind claims about mineral versus chemical sunscreens and urged broader environmental solutions.
SP 2334 would impose a land conversion fee on agricultural land converted to other uses, create a fee fund for programs including healthy soils, and require state agricultural lands to use a conservation metric. DAB offered comments, and testimony from climate and farm groups generally supported the conservation goals but questioned references to programs not yet in place and objected to language excluding solar and wind uses, with one witness urging that agri-voltaics remain allowed. SP 2925, concerning coconut trees, would recognize them as food, water, and cultural resources, require signage for landscape palms, set labeling standards, and create a tax credit for naturally managed consumable coconut trees. DAB shifted from opposition to comments, DNR supported, and testimony from cultural and subsistence advocates strongly backed the bill as a response to coconut rhinoceros beetle impacts; committee questions focused on enforcement of signage, inspection resources, and the proposed tax credit.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 1790 HD1, which would require law enforcement and oversight agencies to collect and report data on stops, use of force, and complaints to the Hawaii Crime Lab, which would publish incident-level information and annual reports. Supporters, including the Office of the Public Defender, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the ACLU of Hawaii, Hawaii Justice Rising, and the Policing Project, said the bill would improve transparency, help identify disparities, and support better policy and accountability. OHA requested amendments to ensure Hawaiians are identified as a distinct category in the data, and the University of Hawaii’s Ashley Rubin said the Crime Lab would work with agencies to make implementation as seamless as possible. The Department of Law Enforcement supported the bill’s intent but asked for a longer timeline and culturally appropriate methodology, while HPD opposed the bill as written, saying it would require too many new data points, create a significant administrative burden, and rely on subjective perceptions of race and ethnicity; HPD also noted it is piloting an e-citation system that could help with data collection. Committee members questioned HPD about current manual processes and technology options. The chair reported 18 testimonies total: 15 in support, one in opposition, and two with comments, and no vote was taken in the excerpt.
The committee then heard HB 1611 HD1, which would phase down the general excise tax on groceries and nonprescription drugs until a full exemption takes effect in 2034. The Department of Taxation offered technical recommendations, including clearer definitions for groceries and nonprescription drugs and a technical change regarding the county surcharge exemption. Supporters, including the Hawaii Public Health Institute and the Hawaii Food Industry Association, argued the GET on groceries is regressive and worsens food insecurity, especially for low-income households, and said the bill would provide needed relief. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered technical concerns, including a possible wholesale-tax enforcement issue once the exemption is fully phased in. The excerpt ends during testimony on HB 1611, with no final committee action shown.