Transcript Highlights:

• Because we pay for it, but we pay for it in the project phase instead of... we do have a limitation on
• Again, we have time limitations here, but this is an important conversation.
• The bonds were paid in full in 2013.
• So we actually took a bond out? We bonded this last time we did it? Yeah. Interesting. Okay.
• And do you recall what the, well, I guess the size of the bond was based on the size of the project.

Committee: Joint Information Technology Committee

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• liability company or a limited liability company owned by two individuals who are family members.
• </c><00:35:40.720><c> liability</c> individually owned limited liability individually owned limited liability
• company<00:35:42.000><c> or</c><00:35:42.320><c> a</c><00:35:42.480><c> limited</c><00:35:42.880><c>
• liability</c><00:35:43.359><c> company</c> company or a limited liability company company or a limited
• have for um bonding and that kind<01:04:34.240><c> of</c><01:04:34.400><c> thing.

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill prohibits political subdivisions from using public funds to pay back bail bonds.
• SB 843 by Colcourt, relating to an education agency database of school district bonds, taxes, and bond-related
• Senate Bill 843 creates transparency for bonds.
• They can pay back the bonds that they have at that $100,000.
• If you raise this to $140,000, they say they're going to be unable to pay back those bonds.

Bills: SB4 , SB23 , SB3 , SJR2 , SJR85 , SB34 , SB60 , SB75 , SB706 , SB1814 , SB1220 , SB523 , SB565 , SB1253 , SB840 , SB764 , SB2383 , SB2155 , SB1535 , SB1405 , SB1423 , SB1566 , SB1804 , SB1728 , SB1816 , SB1952 , SB1948 , SB2037 , SB2068 , SB1455 , SB213 , SB243 , SB627 , SB646 , SB670 , SB896 , SB917 , SB1184 , SB971 , SB1255 , SB1261 , SB1283 , SB1358 , SB991 , SB1733 , SB21 , SB231 , SB739 , SB1252 , SB1371 , SB664 , SB40 , SB9 , SJR1 , SB687 , SB1332 , SB458 , SB482 , SB927 , SB984 , SB651 , SB1620 , SB2124 , SB2448 , SB841 , SB843 , SB402 , SB2662 , SB2053 , SB2332 , SB2112 , SB745 , SB1247 , SB1789 , SB27 , SB207 , SB2938 , SB1901 , SB1227 , SB1248 , SB912 , SB1321 , SB2143 , SB2145 , SB1497 , SB1239 , SB2180 , SB1388 , SB1662 , SB1951 , SB1537 , SB493 , SB378 , SB1020 , SB1018 , SB992 , SB958 , SB920 , SB1350 , SB1762 , SB552 , HCR109 , SB2185 , SB4 , SB23 , SB3 , SJR2 , SJR85 , SB34 , SB60 , SB75 , SB706 , SB1814 , SB1220 , SB523 , SB565 , SB1253 , SB840 , SB764 , SB2383 , SB2155 , SB1535 , SB1405 , SB1423 , SB1566 , SB1804 , SB1728 , SB1816 , SB1952 , SB1948 , SB2037 , SB2068 , SB1455 , SB213 , SB243 , SB627 , SB646 , SB670 , SB896 , SB917 , SB1184 , SB971 , SB1255 , SB1261 , SB1283 , SB1358 , SB991 , SB1733 , SB21 , SB231 , SB739 , SB1252 , SB1371 , HB2970 , HB 109 , SB2308

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment, elderly, disabled, ad valorem taxation, school district funding, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> areas and again it's uh pretty limited areas and again it's uh pretty limited into<01:05:19.839>
• </c><04:09:45.040><c> bond</c><04:09:45.359><c> funds</c> in general obligation bonds bond funds in general
• obligation bonds bond funds is<04:09:46.479><c> a</c><04:09:46.640><c> department</c><04:09:46.960><
• We can't have that kind of a limitation on it.
• We can't have that kind of a limitation on it.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• On the final page, we will see a limited private right of action.
• To the contrary, this limits the tools clinicians need to provide effective patient-centered care and
• We're not protecting anyone when we're limiting training.
• Safety and by limiting the patient workforce. For these reasons, I ask you to vote no on this bill.
• Communities face that they want a doctor who can identify with those and, like, form bonds, form trust

Summary: The Senate Health and Welfare Committee first approved the minutes from February 25 and February 26, 2026, then took up House Bill 928, the Merit-Based Health Care Act. The bill’s sponsor said it would prohibit DEI-related considerations in Medicaid-funded health care hiring, promotion, contracting, and training, while preserving compliance with federal law and allowing certain clinical and quality-improvement activities. Committee members questioned how the bill would apply in practice, especially to hiring and patient preferences, and the sponsor said an amendment would remove certain terms to align with federal code. The committee heard extensive testimony on HB 928. Physicians and the Idaho Academy of Family Physicians opposed the bill, arguing it would restrict evidence-based training, create legal uncertainty, worsen recruitment and retention in a state already facing provider shortages, and interfere with use of social determinants of health and implicit bias training to improve patient care. Supporters, including a plastic surgeon, Idaho Family Policy Center, and the bill sponsors, argued DEI undermines merit and that taxpayer-funded health care should be based on qualifications and excellence. After debate, the committee voted to send HB 928 to the 14th order for possible amendment, with Senators Harris and Wintrow recorded as opposed. The committee then heard House Bill 916, which would create a legislative rural health transformation oversight committee to monitor federal rural health funds flowing to Idaho. The sponsor said the committee would provide legislative stewardship over the money without appropriating funds, while some senators raised concerns that the bill did not require rural representation on the committee and that appointments should reflect rural advocacy. After testimony from a supporter emphasizing oversight and taxpayer stewardship, the committee voted to hold HB 916 in committee. The meeting ended with notice of a two-hour committee meeting scheduled for the next day.

Transcript Highlights:

• cannot ignore vocational tech schools as a resource and their practical nursing students, who are limited
• I think I don't address this... ...with the limitations of the bill, actually, I think the bill as it's
• They have no job security and limited academic freedom.
• have no access to the quality health care provided by the GIC, even though many of them teach an aggregate

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Higher Education

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Higher Education held its fourth public hearing, opening with remarks about the importance of protecting and expanding access to higher education amid federal disinvestment. The chairs also announced future informational hearings on the impact of federal cuts and on ASAP models. The hearing then focused on several bills, beginning with S. 951/H. 1462, An Act to Support College Students in Recovery, which would require recovery-focused housing on public campuses and expand naloxone access and overdose training. Senator Rausch, medical professionals, students, and advocates testified in support, emphasizing the prevalence of overdose risk among college students, the value of recovery housing, and the need for campus naloxone; committee members asked about implementation details and the existing state pilot program. Deb Schmill and Rep. Tarski gave especially personal testimony in favor of the bill, and the committee discussed broadening the naloxone language to opioid reversal agents. The committee also heard testimony on H. 1461, which would expand MassReconnect scholarships to practical nursing students at vocational and technical schools to help address the long-term care workforce shortage. Rep. Stanley argued that vocational schools graduate more practical nursing students than community colleges and serve many low-income students in areas without nearby community college programs. The committee then took up H. 1433, which would require public higher education institutions to accept IEPs and 504 plans as sufficient documentation for disability accommodations. Advocates from the National Center for Learning Disabilities described the high cost and burden of repeat testing, the lifelong nature of disabilities, and the need for more uniform access across campuses; committee members raised questions about documentation freshness, campus autonomy, and how to preserve the integrity of accommodations. Later, the committee heard S. 919/H. 1454 on modernizing the Community College Endowment Match Program so community colleges could receive state matching funds for current-use donations as well as endowments and capital gifts. Community college foundation leaders said the change would help fund immediate student needs such as food pantries, child care, emergency aid, and equipment. The hearing then moved to faculty-related bills: S. 933 on UMass faculty rights and tenure transparency, S. 930/H. 3948 on contingent faculty rights and career advancement, and S. 940/H. 1429 on an Adjunct Bill of Rights. Testimony from faculty and union representatives focused on low pay, lack of benefits, job insecurity, and the need for clearer pathways to full-time positions and fairer treatment for adjuncts who teach large shares of courses. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and asked clarifying questions.

Transcript Highlights:

• We ask that members of the public limit their comment to one minute each.
• In order to facilitate the hearing as much from the public within the limits of our time, we will not
• And it's very hard to say what its effects are at this sort of aggregate scale in the recovery, because
• were mentioned earlier, wanted to express our support for flexibility and instructional continuity to limit

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Biden administration walked away, even from its own limited initiatives, such as the Indo-Pacific
• the World Trade Organization presumed to exercise sovereignty or authority over our trade laws and limit
• Given the limitations of executive agreements, you know, they only last for the duration of a president's
• We took the aggregate value of those goods and services in other states.

Committee: Senate Finance Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• accelerate timelines by things like allowing projects to pay large interconnection deposits through bonds
• have in Cambridge, in Lexington, and many other communities that are approaching that 10-megawatt limit
• The developers have a large carrying cost on using that cash, and bonding is a much less expensive way
• The issue is that the Class 1 Renewable Energy Certificates are limited to $40 a megawatt hour by the
• That $40, or $0.04 a kilowatt hour, limits the value of those RECs.

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on ways Massachusetts can accelerate solar deployment, lower costs, and preserve reliability as electricity demand rises and federal support for solar and other renewables changes. Chair Creem opened by emphasizing solar’s role in meeting climate mandates and peak demand, citing June heat-wave data showing behind-the-meter solar reduced wholesale prices and saved ratepayers money. Commissioner Elizabeth Mahoney of DOER said Massachusetts has grown from 3 MW of solar in 2008 to 3.5 GW today, highlighted SMART 3.0 as a flexible, evergreen incentive program, and said DOER is working on updated rates, interconnection reforms, flexible interconnection, net crediting, and a petition to the DPU to speed implementation. She also said Massachusetts joined the lawsuit over canceled federal Solar for All funding. Committee members and witnesses discussed several policy changes to speed projects before federal tax credits expire, including automated permitting, remote inspections, faster interconnection, and changes to caps on municipal and regional solar development. Senator Barrett pressed Mahoney on whether the 10 MW municipal cap and regional caps should be lifted, and on whether the state should increase its solar tax credit to offset the loss of the federal residential credit. Mahoney said the municipal cap should be revisited and that interconnection cost allocation and other market issues need to be worked out before lifting broader caps. She also said DOER is open to automated permitting and is already developing a permitting portal under the 2024 climate law. Industry and advocacy witnesses largely supported streamlining measures. Sunrun’s Bronte Payne urged removal of a proposed requirement that all net-metered facilities enroll in SMART, and recommended automated permitting, remote inspections, flexible interconnection, better hosting-capacity information, consumer protections, and continued support for Connected Solutions and virtual power plants. Permit Power’s Hannah Bernbaum and Solar App’s Matthew McAllister argued that smart permitting and remote inspections can significantly reduce soft costs and delays, with McAllister saying Solar App now operates in over 320 jurisdictions and saves about three weeks on average. They said remote inspections are already common and can be done safely with photos, video, and qualified third parties. Community solar and clean energy advocates, including CCSA’s Kate Daniel and Vote Solar’s Lindsay Griffin, supported a 10 GW solar target by 2035, a higher refundable state tax credit for low-income households, interconnection reforms, flexible interconnection, and preserving the option to build outside SMART so projects can retain renewable energy certificates. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and members requested follow-up materials and draft language from witnesses.

Transcript Highlights:

• Their program provides peer-to-peer therapy, mentorship, career networking, and. family unit bonding
• Cain, relating to the power of governmental entity to enforce compliance. with those posted speed limits
• It'd be 2820 by a lot of back relating to the limits on the amount of operating capital by charitable
• H.J.R. 132 by 7 is a proposed and constitutional amendment. limiting the actual territorial criminal
• For a limitation on the maximum appraised value for the ad volume tax purposes, the Residential Rural

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The most common claims are for bonding with a new child, and about 350,000 workers each year... ...bonding
• And one that I hadn't really been aware of is this bonding form.
• So when an individual is bonding with a child and elects to revert from SDI to PFL, they're able to do
• that seamlessly without completing a bonding form.
• So it literally means bonding with your child. Okay. Well, that's good to know.

Summary: The Budget Subcommittee on State Administration held an informational hearing on whether the Employment Development Department is ready for the next recession, with a focus on EDD Next, the department’s long-running technology modernization effort. The Legislative Analyst’s Office reviewed EDD’s major benefit programs, the history of prior modernization attempts, the current Integrated Claims Management System work, and the department’s remaining risks, including continued reliance on a COBOL-era mainframe and the challenge of adapting quickly to future federal or state policy changes during a downturn. The LAO also explained that most pandemic-era fraud was tied to temporary federal unemployment programs rather than California’s core UI system, and that the state’s UI loan repayment is not largely attributable to fraud. Members raised concerns about the cost of repeated modernization efforts, paper versus online claims, appeal overturn rates, WARN notices, and legislative oversight of the project. EDD’s panel said the department has made substantial customer-service and processing improvements, including online self-service tools, improved call center features, identity verification, fraud controls, language access upgrades, and a new document management system. Officials reported that as of early 2026, about 83% to 85% of claims across programs were being processed timely within two weeks, and said paid family leave delays in 2024 were tied to the transition into the disability insurance online platform and seasonal workload patterns. They also said EDD is working with the Department of Technology on EDD Next and that the project will proceed in phases, with paid family leave and disability insurance first and unemployment insurance later. Members pressed EDD on persistent paid family leave backlogs, the share of paper applications, response times for constituents, and whether the department tracks long-running cases and WARN notice trends. EDD said its service standard is generally immediate response through phone, chat, or callback tools, while more complex cases can take longer because the department may be waiting on claimants or medical providers. The department also said it tracks call outcomes and outstanding cases, and that it can provide additional data on WARN notices. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended with plans to continue discussing EDD Next and paid family leave at a later March 10 budget hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• The demographic reality of Minnesota's baby boomers aging out of the workforce and the assumed limits
• migration, coupled with the state's already high labor force participation rate, will continue to limit
• </c><00:15:29.079><c> on</c> the workforce and the assumed limits on the workforce and the assumed limits
• employers abilities to add limit employers abilities to add jobs<00:15:39.800><c> the</c><00:15:39.920
• The budget forecast now assumes a smaller bonding bill in the 2025 legislative session of $700 million

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This aligns TIF approval with the same democratic standards applied to bond issues and other tax increases
• I know right now we're facing a Bond issue in our local community, and I think the cost of that is around
• But as far as I said, as far as having local elections in a small community like mine, a bond election
• The legislation provides a structured framework for salary increase and bonus with a statutory 10% limit
• Increases beyond the limits require authorization from the overseeing cabinet secretary on a form through

Bills: HB3310 , HB4311 , HB3841 , HB3024 , HB3075

Committee: House General Government

Keywords: purchasing, compliance, state employees, longevity pay, contract management, unclaimed property, service charges, property fund, accountability, government transparency, local development, economic impact, voter approval, tax increment financing, review committee, public finance, blight, salary increase, bonus limits, job performance

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> &gt;&gt; Because that's again, it's a limited &gt;&gt; Because that's again, it's a limited grant
• It could mean a bond issue.
• :34:45.040><c> local</c> limitation adds pressure to local limitation adds pressure to local budgets<
• or elections or municipal bonds, government bonds, or anything that we could handle and that we felt
• bonds, government bonds or anything<02:53:38.319><c> that</c><02:53:38.640><c> we</c><02:53:38.800><

Committee: Joint Select Water Committee

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It means that we have very limited ability on what we ask them or tell them or order them to do.
• It means that we have very limited ability on what we ask them or tell them or order them to do.
• So this is a good, clean bonding bill that addresses the needs of Minnesota across the state.
• Uh instead of without a bonding bill.
• So common sense limitations society.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It really is during our bond sales that our bonds become more competitive, so the more competitive we
• </c><02:30:32.359><c> Bank</c> Bond Bank um the municipal Bond Bank Bond Bank um the municipal Bond Bank
• That drives up our bond rating.
• That bond rating will help us with future bonds by keeping our interest charge lower.
• That drives up our bond rating.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee meeting began with an overview from the Legislative Budget Assistant Office on how Ways and Means will work with agencies and leadership during the budget and revenue-estimating process. Staff explained that the governor’s budget is still being developed, agencies are cautious about going on record early, and the committee will use worksheets and updated fiscal reports to track estimates. The presentation emphasized that the fiscal year 2025 budget status is a point-in-time snapshot and remains fluid because the annual comprehensive financial report has been delayed, which could change the beginning balances for both the general fund and education trust fund. The budget update highlighted that the general fund is currently stronger than originally assumed, while the education trust fund is weaker. The speaker said the general fund began FY25 with a much larger balance than expected, while the education trust fund came in lower due to higher-than-budgeted adequacy spending and weaker business tax performance. Revenue trends showed the general fund slightly ahead year to date, but the education trust fund down significantly. The committee also discussed unbudgeted appropriations, including attorney general litigation, legal settlements, abandoned property claims, adequacy true-ups, and education freedom accounts, as well as the role of lapses and off-budget items in the final balance. Members asked about the delayed liquor commission audit and whether it could affect revenue forecasts. Staff said the delay was mainly caused by the commission’s switch in point-of-sale systems and staffing losses, but did not expect major ongoing reporting issues. They also noted that liquor fund variances are more likely tied to Medicaid expansion costs than to commission operations. The governor’s office was said to be working on possible budget reductions, but no January request to the fiscal committee was expected. Commissioner Lindsay Stepp of the Department of Revenue Administration then presented an overview of state revenue sources, focusing first on the meals and rentals tax. She explained that DRA administers 14 taxes that account for most state revenue, and that meals and rentals tax growth has slowed after strong post-pandemic gains. She described factors affecting the tax, including employment, inflation, fuel and food prices, wages, and weather, and noted that online platforms like Airbnb have improved compliance by collecting and remitting tax on behalf of hosts. Members asked about short-term rental compliance and how DRA identifies unlicensed rentals; Stepp said referrals, anonymous tips, and platform data help enforcement.

Transcript Highlights:

• "Um, most programs in other states require significant bonding for entities to be involved in this.
• it um, you know, other states limit it um, you know, pretty<00:17:58.640><c> tightly</c><00:17:59.039
• for entities to be involved in bonding for entities to be involved in this.<00:18:40.000><c> Um,</c>
• those limitations to be within the software itself.
• those limitations to be within the software itself.

Bills: SF0058 , SF0061 , SF0095 , SF0107

Committee: House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs

Keywords: Indian child welfare, tribal relations, sunset repeal, Wyoming law, child custody, sales tax, motor vehicle, family transfer, tax exemption, Wyoming legislation, driver's license, motor vehicle services, third-party providers, Wyoming, regulatory compliance, registration, license plate, electronic system, State Department of Transportation, county treasurers

Transcript Highlights:

• The tax rate is limited to 3%. Counties can't allow for certain exemptions.
• The tax rate is limited to 3%.
• Our revenue tools are limited.
• It's narrow, disaster-specific, and time-limited.
• We would ask to limit this down.

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing on multiple bills, beginning with a motion to suspend the five-day notice rule for a long list of Senate bills, which passed on a voice vote. The committee first heard Substitute Senate Bill 6026, a governor-request housing bill that would require cities and counties over 30,000 population to allow residential uses in commercial and mixed-use zones, limit mixed-use/ground-floor commercial requirements in some areas, and allow added height where such requirements are imposed. The lieutenant governor testified strongly in support, arguing the bill would add needed housing capacity without requiring ground-floor retail burdens. The hearing on SB 6026 was then suspended so the committee could move through the agenda. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6294, a broad local government finance measure with eight parts, including expanded uses for certain REET revenues, a new county public utility tax, a new local sales tax for children and family services, expanded housing-related tax uses, changes to county levy structure, longer lid lift periods, and expanded use of rental car tax revenue. Local government, housing, and public health witnesses largely supported the bill, emphasizing flexibility for affordable housing, rental assistance, children’s services, and county fiscal stability. Opponents, including wireless industry, water/sewer district, auto dealer, realtors, energy, and cannabis representatives, objected to specific tax provisions as regressive, costly, or likely to raise consumer prices. Several witnesses requested amendments, including adding public health clinic funding and flood recovery language from House bills. The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 5400 on local news sustainability, which would create a state grant program funded by a surcharge on large search engines and social media platforms to support journalism jobs and the Murrow Fellowship program. News organizations, the League of Women Voters, open government advocates, and local journalism supporters testified in favor, saying local news is essential to civic life and that the bill would help sustain reporting without using general fund dollars. Technology industry representatives opposed the bill, arguing it unfairly singles out tech companies and could face legal challenges. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6211, which would let opt-in GMA jurisdictions impose REET-2 without voter approval; cities and counties supported it as a parity and infrastructure funding measure, while Realtors opposed the loss of voter approval. Senate Bill 5650, authorizing local cannabis excise taxes, drew support from some local officials but strong opposition from cannabis businesses, which argued Washington’s cannabis taxes are already too high and drive sales to the illicit market. Senate Bill 6033, waiving penalties and interest for taxpayers who failed to collect new sales tax on certain services, was supported by NFIB as a compliance and fairness measure. Senate Bill 6297, exempting temporary staffing services for nonprofit behavioral health providers from sales tax, drew strong support from behavioral health organizations citing workforce shortages and unsustainable costs. Finally, Senate Bill 6343, extending and expanding tax relief for disaster-damaged property and repairs, was presented as aid for flood recovery; local officials testified in support. No final committee votes on the bills were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• They are limited to the tax credit assigned to their income category.
• tax credit, making sure we give parents the most options available in our nice tax credit, fairly limited
• I mean, what would be taking place on this as we're viewing at This point, the ability to bond.
• And so, it would be tied to the bond. That type of scenario.
• Payment of the bonds issued for etc.

Bills: SB683 , SB1579 , SB1389 , SB1387 , SB1390 , SB1391 , SB2063 , SB1829 , SB2060 , SB1842 , SB1398 , SB1212 , SB2158 , SB102

Committee: Senate Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: education, tax credit, student support, private school, Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit, financial assistance, homeschooling, qualified expenses, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, school choice, tuition assistance, income limits, parental choice, accreditation, sales tax, motor vehicles

Transcript Highlights:

• won't be<00:06:55.800><c> doing</c><00:06:56.039><c> a</c><00:06:56.280><c> time</c><00:06:56.560><c> limit
• </c><00:06:57.560><c> um</c><00:06:57.680><c> for</c><00:06:57.879><c> today's</c> be doing a time limit
• um for today's be doing a time limit um for today's hearing<00:06:59.240><c> um</c> hearing um hearing
• security</c><00:09:43.000><c> officer</c><00:09:43.720><c> $300</c><00:09:44.720><c> contest</c> a bonded
• security officer $300 contest a bonded security officer $300 contest director director director $600

Committee: House Culture & Arts

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Culture and the Arts met on January 29 at 10:30 a.m. and heard four bills. HB 133, relating to surfing, drew testimony from the Department of Education and one individual in support. Committee discussion focused on the department’s estimated cost of about $44,000 per event, including judges, lifeguards, security, and administrative expenses. Members also asked about why surfing has been difficult to implement statewide and were told safety concerns, open-water conditions, and league-level decisions were among the barriers. The committee moved the bill forward with amendments, including blanking out the appropriation, and noted it wanted the Education Committee to review the cost breakdown further. HB 307, relating to special license plates for the island of Kahoʻolawe, received strong support from Protect K Ohana, the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission, and other supporters in person and via Zoom. Testimony clarified the name of the receiving entity and noted a recent petition showing significant public interest. The bill was advanced with technical amendments, and the chair said the fund name was already correct and that the measure would not reflect DCCA but the bank account designation. HB 450 would transfer the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from DAGS to DBEDT and move authority over the Works of Art Special Fund to DBEDT’s director. The State Foundation and DBEDT’s Creative Industries Division supported the measure. In response to questions, the State Foundation said it had researched the transfer, believed funding would not be lost, and requested about a year for the transition to avoid payroll and payment disruptions, along with consideration of an additional DBEDT staff position. The committee adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass the bill with amendments, including adding the requested FTE and noting a two-year transition period in the report. HB 663, authorizing a special license plate commemorating the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, had little testimony and no one signed up to speak. The chair said OHA advocacy testimony was on file but that support for the measure appeared limited, and the bill was deferred. The committee then adjourned.