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• </c> alternate safe and sound nature-based alternate safe and sound nature-based long-term<00:33:58.480
• skills widely used<00:58:29.520><c> across</c><00:58:29.839><c> all</c><00:58:30.079><c> careers.
• : marketing, business, even lifelong soft skills like communication, presenting, leadership.
• But also, arguably more importantly for right now, it's given me technical skills and leadership skills
• </c><01:18:17.760><c> premium</c> globally exportable place-based premium globally exportable place-based

Bills: HB1813 , HB2429 , HB2423 , HB1996 , HB1851 , HB2546 , HB2028 , HB2583 , HB2490 , HB2545 , HB2114 , HB1859 , HB2534 , HB2474 , HB1863 , HB2475

Committee: House Economic Development & Technology

Keywords: taxation, general excise tax, use tax, exemptions, Hawaii Revised Statutes, tax expenditure, tax expenditure evaluation, tax credit review, tax incentive, tax exemption, use tax exemption, income tax credit, DBEDT, Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism, Department of Taxation, fiscal oversight, budget accountability, tax policy, revenue loss, public spending

Summary: The committee opened with HB 1813 on taxation and HB 2429 on tax expenditure evaluation, taking mostly written testimony and limited oral discussion. On HB 2429, the Tax Foundation and Department of Taxation raised privacy and federal-law concerns, warning that the bill could require taxpayers to file duplicative returns and could risk disclosure of federal tax information if released publicly. Members and witnesses discussed using anonymized or summary reporting instead of individual public release, with the department saying summarized data would be preferable and that the state can ask for the information as a policy matter, but individual public release could create problems. The committee then heard HB 2423 HD1 on biodiesel, where Pacific Biodiesel said it can supply all biodiesel needed for B5 in Hawaii without imports and asked to move the implementation date earlier to November 2027 to allow rollout planning. HB 1996 HB1 on hearing aids drew broad support; a disability access representative said earlier insurance-based efforts had run into administrative problems and that this bill would immediately lower costs for consumers. HB 1851 HD1, also related to hearing aids, received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, while the Tax Foundation argued the program would be better funded directly rather than through the tax system, citing overhead costs and blank provisions that should be filled in before passage. On HB 2546, the research activities tax credit, HCDC said the credit supports long-term R&D and should be converted from a first-come, first-served system to proration so more applicants receive some benefit; the agency described the credit as helping companies move from idea to commercialization and noted the state is leaving potential jobs and federal dollars on the table. HB 2028 HD1, relating to Labor Day for construction workers, drew support from labor representatives who said it recognizes construction workers and helps offset cost-of-living pressures, while the Tax Foundation opposed it as an industry-specific subsidy and flagged technical issues with undefined terms and blank credit amounts. The committee also heard HB 2583, HB 2490, HB 2545, HB 2114, and HB 1859 HD1. HB 2490, concerning coastal erosion at Mokuhiki Bay, received strong support from a temple representative who described severe shoreline loss, years of temporary emergency work, and the need for a long-term, nature-based solution in coordination with state agencies. HB 2545, involving HCDC and SBIR commercialization, was supported as a way to turn R&D into economic development; HCDC said it had more applications than it could fund and that the bill could help create high-wage jobs. HB 2114, the Hawaii Benefits Hub, received comments from ETS and DHS emphasizing support for the concept but cautioning that operational, policy, cybersecurity, and data-sharing standards must be carefully aligned. HB 1859 HD1 on workforce development drew strong support from workforce and philanthropic groups, who said Hawaii faces a long-term gap between projected living-wage jobs and the number of young people entering the workforce, and argued the bill would create durable infrastructure for coordination and long-term planning. No formal votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• is to know their region's veterans communities and to serve them and help veterans in the community base
• and the county. community-based organizations connect and strengthen.
• What we're finding in many of our skilled nursing veterans that come to us, they come to us with more
• I know that when we visited just, I think, two weeks ago, that there were some concerns with the skilled
• To the emerging and emergent needs of veterans through a community-based system of care. Thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Our development, Lee ideal for the learning foundational water skills.
• Children are better able to follow multi step direction, able to retain skills, more more freely more
• The lifesaving skills, especially in communities, were drowning disparities.
• These new skills will be completed under the supervision of the delegating dentist.
• Fda program of skills, existing dental auxiliary without an added expense to the state.

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• tribes that governs tribal gaming in Arizona.
• gaming revenues.
• It's a mix of tribal gaming, commercial gaming, brick-and-mortar operations, digital platforms, and the
• It's the priority of combating illegal gaming. It's the priority of combating illegal gaming.
• We're in a whole new world with the digital side of gaming.

Committee: House House Commerce Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee met as the House Commerce Committee of Reference to hear sunset reviews and a performance audit covering the Department of Gaming, the Racing Commission, the Boxing and MMA Commission, the Barbering and Cosmetology Board, and the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority. The Auditor General reported that the Department of Gaming and the two commissions generally met some statutory duties, but identified major issues: the department had not consistently reviewed independent audit reports for event wagering and fantasy sports operators, had disclosure and conflict-of-interest compliance gaps, lacked comprehensive complaint-handling processes, and was late distributing some compact trust fund payments to tribes. The Racing Commission needed better public records procedures, and the Boxing and MMA Commission had licensing and fee-setting issues. The department and commissions said they agreed with the findings and were implementing recommendations, with the department noting it had already begun look-back reviews, updated guidance, and additional staffing. Members also discussed consumer protection, illegal gambling, prediction markets, and whether out-of-state enforcement actions should affect Arizona licenses; the department said it would evaluate such matters case by case and generally wait for final adjudication or final regulatory action before acting. The committee then voted to recommend continuation of the Department of Gaming for two years until July 1, 2028, the Racing Commission for six years until July 1, 2032, and the Boxing and MMA Commission for six years until July 1, 2032. The Department of Gaming motion passed 7-4, the Racing Commission motion passed 10-1, and the Boxing and MMA Commission motion passed unanimously. The committee next heard the Barbering and Cosmetology Board audit. The Auditor General said the board timely processed many applications and complaints and had adopted curriculum rules, but it failed to enforce disciplinary guidelines consistently, sometimes issuing different sanctions for similar violations without documenting why it deviated from policy. The audit also found problems with reciprocity education requirements, application review quality control, inspections, open meeting and public records compliance, conflict-of-interest processes, fee-setting, and statutory clarity on scope of practice and training requirements. The board said it agreed with the findings, had already updated disciplinary parameters and documentation policies, and was working on the remaining recommendations and possible legislation. The committee then voted to continue the board for six years until July 1, 2032, and the motion passed unanimously. At the end of the meeting, the committee began hearing the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority performance audit, but the transcript provided cuts off before that presentation was completed or any action was taken.

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• District-based selection creates unequal representation.
• Most of it is agricultural-based communities that or they do logging.
• Most of it is agricultural-based communities that or they do logging.
• </c> office in Bellnap County, which is based office in Bellnap County, which is based out<02:15:26.719
• </c><03:00:47.520><c> They</c> with a public speaking skills. They with a public speaking skills.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• and Game.
• Now, Fish and Game is one that doesn't take any general fund revenue.
• Maybe Fish and Game is sitting perfectly where they're at. It's always the...
• We have the base budget builder.
• The base budget builder was someone—you may have heard the phrase, "what's in the base?"

Summary: The Resources and Conservation Committee convened with introductory remarks from Chair Mendive and members, who briefly described their districts and backgrounds. The chair outlined committee procedures, noted the committee would move quickly on RSs, and mentioned that some Fish and Game administrative rules could draw significant public interest and may be handled in a separate Zoom meeting because of their impact on hunting and other issues. The committee then considered three RSs. RS 32850, presented by Rep. Boyle, would move existing Forest Products Commission rules into law; it was introduced after brief questions about timber assessments. RS 32975, also by Rep. Boyle, would memorialize Congress to clarify federal land exchange procedures under FLPMA after a long-running BLM exchange was challenged in court; it was introduced. RS 32883, presented by Rep. Manwaring, would move the Soil and Water Conservation Commission from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Water Resources as part of an efficiency review; members raised concerns about preserving agricultural issues and committee jurisdiction, but the RS was introduced. Rep. Tanner then gave a presentation on budgeting and JFAC, urging members to review whether older laws and associated costs are still functioning as intended and to consider committee input on budget issues, including dedicated funds and agency reserves. Discussion focused on whether cuts to dedicated funds could affect agencies such as Fish and Game or local districts, with members cautioning against undermining locally managed reserves. Tanner said he was not proposing sweeping dedicated funds, but encouraging review of reserves and fees. He also raised concerns about DEQ staffing and permitting capacity in the context of federal primacy and litigation risk. Finally, budget analyst Janet Jessup demonstrated legislative budget tools and publications, including the base budget builder, budget book, fiscal report, fiscal source book, and performance measures, before the committee adjourned after volunteers were secured to proof the minutes.

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• All subsidized child care programs should be able to earn based on their enrollment, not based on attendance
• So based on...
• So based on... So based on the data—sorry, one moment. I can speak to that. Thank you.
• How many home-based slots do we need? How many community-based slots do we need?”
• Maintaining a skilled, stable workforce...

Summary: The hearing was a joint budget discussion focused first on California preschool and child care, then on universal transitional kindergarten (TK), with later movement toward a reading-difficulties screener item. Members emphasized the need for a coordinated early childhood system that better serves families’ real schedules and needs, rather than forcing families to fit existing program structures. The preschool panel reviewed access, quality, workforce, facilities, and information systems, with repeated concern about whether current funding and program design are sufficient for infants, toddlers, three-year-olds, and full-day/full-year care. Witnesses from the Learning Policy Institute, CDSS, CDE, and community providers described major growth in preschool and child care enrollment, especially for two- and three-year-olds, but also noted persistent gaps, waitlists, workforce shortages, low reimbursement rates, and the need for more stable funding. Several witnesses urged expansion or permanence of two-year-old eligibility in CSPP, more support for mixed-delivery systems, facility conversion and renovation grants, better statewide enrollment and referral systems, and continued funding for one-time grants such as UPK coordinators and planning/implementation supports. Provider and parent testimony stressed that rate reform, enrollment-based reimbursement, and continued hold-harmless protections are needed to keep programs open and accessible. The TK panel reviewed the Governor’s budget proposal for full implementation of universal TK, including Proposition 98 funding for expansion and lower adult-to-child ratios, plus a multilingual learner screening implementation budget change proposal. LPI and CDE reported that TK enrollment has grown rapidly but uptake is now a little over half of eligible four-year-olds, with families citing lack of awareness, preference for other care, and logistical barriers such as location and hours. CDE and providers said the UPK planning and implementation grant, mixed-delivery planning grants, and UPK coordinators have been critical, but these one-time funds are set to sunset. Members pressed for more information on eligible population projections, full-day/full-year demand, teacher credential data, and how administrative credential programs are preparing leaders for early childhood settings. The committee held the issues open and requested follow-up data from the departments.

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• But for me, one of the fun things about this committee is we get to deal with Fish and Game.
• and Game.
• Now, Fish and Game is one that doesn't take any general fund revenue.
• The base budget builder was, someone, you may have heard the phrase, “what's in the base?”
• You can track the FTP, or the full-time personnel, and the base budget over a period of time.

Committee: House Resources and Conservation

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• tribes that governs tribal gaming in Arizona.
• gaming revenues.
• It's a mix of tribal gaming, commercial gaming, brick-and-mortar operations, digital platforms, and the
• Continue to be a national leader in gaming regulation.
• It's the priority of combating illegal gaming. The priority of combating illegal gaming.

Committee: House Commerce

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Mark continues to add enormous amounts of content to the website, and then based upon the conversation
• So this is again an opportunity for students to submit an original piece of art that is based on one
• The program combines hands-on skill and technique workshops, provides practical business information,
• Participants will display their craft, demonstrate their skills, and discuss their practices with event
• We continue with free screenings and discussion events based on the American Revolution series around

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The America 250 in Idaho Advisory Council met to review progress on statewide America 250 celebrations and preparations for July 4th events. Members approved the May 11, 2026 minutes and received a financial update showing about $54,967.53 currently available to spend, roughly $474,000 in total expenditures to date, and about $17,500 left to disperse in grants. Treasurer Ellsworth reported strong fundraising and broad participation, including 1,900 volunteer ambassadors and co-branding by cities, counties, businesses, schools, and veterans groups across the state. The council heard updates on numerous commemorative activities, including Liberty Bell-related programming, the Liberty Grove tree-planting effort, the “acts of service” challenge, and local events and exhibits around Idaho. Jesse Barcroft outlined the July 4th Capitol celebration, which will combine a pancake breakfast, parade, flyover, booths, concerts, and Capitol tours, with Josh Ritter as headliner and several food vendors and community booths confirmed. Questions focused on booth participation and ensuring performers’ messaging aligns with the America 250 theme. Additional reports highlighted statewide and national partner efforts. Hannah Lori Hine described federal America 250 programs such as the “Our American Story” oral history trailer in Boise, the “America’s Block Party” listing for Idaho events, the Freedom Truck visit June 7-10, the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., and student contests including the American Heroes art contest and 1776 Presidential Award. Stephen Hatcher of the Idaho Commission on the Arts previewed Cowgirl Congress in the Wood River Valley and the Blackfoot Ranch Rodeo, both tied to traditional arts and cultural heritage. Idaho Public Television also reported on America 250 programming, including educational materials, statewide event coverage, and an upcoming hour-long special on how Idahoans are celebrating the semiquincentennial. The committee agreed to meet again on June 10 and then adjourned.

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• We have focused manufacturing, helping residents gain the technical skills needed for modern production
• Skill trade.
• And it's just a great story that someone that started getting those work skills at the local level.
• Trade bound support in allowing for trade skills and apprenticeships to count towards credit in high
• Many of them are place-based, so by community. Some of them are by their country of origin also.

Committee: House Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c><00:02:31.360><c> and</c><00:02:31.520><c> fish</c> Rusty Bell, uh game and fish Rusty Bell, uh game
• </c><00:04:01.599><c> wardens</c> properties and the uh the game wardens properties and the uh the game
• Forty-nine of those are game warden houses.
• That that's for um the game wardens?
• It's not about game and fish engaged in.

Bills: SF0024

Committee: Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources

Keywords: lottery, debit card payments, gambling regulations, state revenue, financial transactions, 916, all

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• why this bill also emphasizes vocational and technical training, ensuring that those who choose a skilled
• those<00:04:50.840><c> who</c><00:04:51.000><c> choose</c><00:04:51.280><c> a</c><00:04:51.440><c> skill
• </c> provide students with Real World skills provide students with Real World skills expand<00:05:00.280
• </c><00:26:25.880><c> on</c><00:26:26.080><c> funding</c> based on student ratios based on funding based
• on student ratios based on funding based<00:26:27.120><c> on</c><00:26:28.120><c> um</c><00:26:28.520

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Education met with a quorum and first took up Senate Bill 68, which was presented by Kentucky Department of Education staff as a cleanup measure to reduce duplicative or outdated reporting requirements. The bill, as amended by a committee substitute, would streamline reporting on local wellness policies, school breakfast programs, school budgets, audits, and school nutrition assessments, while preserving existing requirements to adopt wellness and physical activity policies and maintain audit obligations. Members asked whether removing reporting on physical activity and related topics would weaken oversight; KDE responded that districts would still have to adopt the policies and be reviewed under federal nutrition monitoring, but the state reports were often incomplete, hard to compare, and not especially useful. The committee adopted the substitute and passed SB 68 unanimously. The committee then heard Senate Bill 207, the School Innovation Act, sponsored by Senator West. The bill would create an optional program allowing school districts to apply to the Kentucky Board of Education for waivers from certain administrative regulations and establish three-year “schools of innovation,” potentially with third-party partners, to give struggling schools more flexibility and a fresh start. Senator West said the model was inspired by a visit to a school of innovation in South Carolina and by examples from South Carolina and Indiana, and he argued that the bill would let districts try new approaches without mandating participation. He also said existing “district of innovation” language in statute is a relic and that the bill would replace it with a school-based model. Committee members asked about fiscal impact, eligibility, and whether the bill was limited to failing schools. Senator West said the fiscal note was indeterminate because participation is voluntary and could range from none to many districts, but he expected little direct budget change and possible outside philanthropic funding if a district chose to participate. He said the bill does not limit participation to the bottom 5% of schools and would be left to local district discretion. Members also raised whether high-performing or specialized schools could use the model; West said yes, if a district chose. Supportive testimony emphasized that the bill could reduce burdensome oversight and allow schools more flexibility to innovate. The discussion ended with continued questions and no final action recorded in the excerpt.

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• </c> with a game a company that does gaming with a game a company that does gaming um<00:47:24.839><c
• It's a gaming bill again.
• Other than that, this bill seeks to treat online gaming the same as we do current gaming.
• Other than that, this bill seeks to treat online gaming the same as we do current gaming.
• Other than that, this bill seeks to treat online gaming the same as we do current gaming.

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Senator Hauschild has the right to go to that game, but that game may be cancelled.
• That game may be postponed.
• Senator Hauschild has the right to go to that game, but that game may be cancelled.
• That game may be postponed. That game may be postponed.
• </c><00:01:52.000><c> be</c> to that game, but that game may be to that game, but that game may be cancelled

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 68, Driver's Licenses driver skills examination motorcycle safety awareness detour road safety
• Senate Bill 68, Driver's Licenses<00:23:45.640><c> driver</c><00:23:46.080><c> skills</c><00:23:46.520
• ><c> examination</c> Licenses driver skills examination Licenses driver skills examination motorcycle
• House Bill 1587, Gaming Operation of Electronic Instant Bingo Machines and Report by State Lottery and
• Gaming Control Agencies, Amendment Number One.

Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, April 13, 2026, 957, house, all

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• I've already talked with Chairman West about Senate Bill 4 to give principals stronger leadership skills
• Bill 4 to give principles stronger Bill 4 to give principles stronger leadership<00:35:58.000><c> skills
• because we know that leadership skills because we know that they<00:36:00.320><c> are</c><00:36:00.560
• This is not a game.
• This is not a game.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call: 0:00:08 26RS SB 3: 0:02:50 26RS SB 1: 0:21:12, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> they need more graduates with the skill they need more graduates with the skill set<00:17:38.400
• </c><00:18:55.200><c> for</c><00:18:55.400><c> this</c> resources the base for this resources the base
• </c> their credentials but practical skills their credentials but practical skills needed<00:48:44.720
• This shows the annual O&M base going into 2024-25 biennium and the annual O&M base coming out of the
• This shows the annual O&M base going into the 2024-25 biennium and the annual O&M base coming out of

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• learning, we make sure that they're supervised and that they're trained and that they're gaining skills
• My name is Rene Menchaca and I come before you today to advocate for College Corps based on my own lived
• They were very much removed from their network bases, and some of them really haven't returned.
• To January 2025, 142 community-based organizations conducted 1.35 million interactive engagements with
• We continue to grow our businesses as well as our customer base.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This bill will also establish career pathways for awarding college credits based upon career readiness
• And the only reason I didn't include pre-K based on our conversation.
• And that's an extraordinarily different skill set.
• So schools are using different screeners based off a list of approved screeners.
• But what I've done is it's not just based on that end-of-year ELA.

Bills: SB1632 , SB1594 , SB2045 , SB1251 , SB1884 , SB1250 , SB1630 , SB1262 , SB1374 , SB1292 , SB1432 , SB1199 , SB1790 , SB1481 , SB1614 , SB1734 , SB1437 , SB1489 , SB1718 , SB1778

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: career readiness, education reform, high school assessments, workplace skills, state education, credentialing, teacher certification, principal requirements, education administration, special education, Oklahoma education law, SB2045, Grow Your Own Educator Program, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, alternative certification, alternative teacher certification, teacher preparation, tuition reimbursement, course fee reimbursement