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• <00:03:18.720> of minute on the actual um process of minute on the actual um process of implementation
• Chair West voted no. Vice Chair Nelson voted no. Representative Altendorf voted no.
• Representative Coulter voted yes. Representative Hanson voted yes. Representative Hicks voted yes.
• Representative McDonald voted no. Representative Nadeau voted no. Representative Olson voted no.
• Representative Pérez-Vega voted yes. Representative Zeleznikar voted no.

Bills: HF1169, HF1916

Keywords: child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services, welfare administration, Minnesota tribes, child care assistance, CCAP, program integrity

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• against everything I would vote for.
• <00:35:00.880> much<00:35:01.119> more procurement process much more procurement process
• against everything I would always vote against everything I would vote<00:35:48.160> for.
• I mean you so you're telling vote for.
• <00:51:36.960> in general election register to vote in general election register to vote in

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on HB 126, which would change civil asset forfeiture law. The Attorney General’s Office, Honolulu Police Department, and county prosecutors opposed the bill’s proposed SD1, arguing that requiring a criminal conviction and changing how forfeiture proceeds are distributed would weaken or effectively end the tool, create fiscal and law enforcement problems, and make it harder to address organized crime or cases where an owner cannot be identified. The Public Defender’s Office, Community Alliance on Prisons, Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, and other supporters argued the measure would improve transparency and accountability, protect property rights, and reduce abuses that disproportionately affect low-income people. The chair questioned law enforcement about fairness, storage of seized property, and access to counsel, and the discussion focused heavily on whether forfeiture should depend on a conviction. No vote was taken. The committee then heard HB 280, which would make the Community Outreach Court permanent and appropriate funds for it as a division of the First Circuit district court. The Department of the Attorney General and Judiciary supported the concept and described the court’s success in helping people resolve cases, clear license stoppers, recall bench warrants, and access services, but suggested amendments to remove the Attorney General from the bill’s definition and funding mechanism. The Public Defender, Department of Human Services, mental health and substance use advocates, neighborhood and community groups, and others strongly supported the bill, emphasizing its benefits for people facing housing instability, behavioral health issues, and transportation barriers. No opposition was voiced, and no vote was taken. The committee also heard HB 370, which would increase partial public campaign financing for elective offices. The Campaign Spending Commission supported the original bill and asked the committee to restore the original percentage amounts, keep the proposed funding increases, and reinstate funding for two additional full-time staff positions. Supporters said the public financing system has not kept pace with inflation and needs modernization to be viable; a few testifiers opposed the measure. The committee reported 30 in support, two opposed, and one comment, and then moved on without a vote. Finally, HB 371 was heard, a campaign contribution bill that would bar state and county contractors, grantees, and certain related persons from contributing during the contract period. The Campaign Spending Commission said the bill is intended to address pay-to-play concerns and false-name contributions, while the State Procurement Office raised concerns about the burden of requiring agencies to provide contract information for all contracts regardless of dollar value. The testimony ended with the commission saying it was working with procurement and the Attorney General on implementation details; no vote was taken.

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• And so I vote aye. Representative Aguilar votes aye. Have y'all voted, members?
• Have you all voted, members? Have you all voted? Clerk will record the vote.
• Have you all voted? Have you all voted? Clerk will record the vote.
• My vote. Speaker, I rise to explain my vote. My vote? Speaker, I rise to explain my vote.
• I vote aye. Representative Aguilar votes aye. Clerk will record the vote.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Any no votes? Hearing reservations? Any no votes?
• Chair votes eye. members? Hearing none. Chair votes eye.
• Chair votes. discussion? Yeah. Chair votes.
• >> Chair votes eye. Vice chair votes. >> Chair votes eye. Vice chair votes.
• Chair votes aye. This was SB 2615 SD1. Okay. Chair votes aye. Chair votes aye.

Bills: SB2613, SB2147

Keywords: public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139, Board of Land and Natural Resources, BLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, Kauai, Maui, Honolulu, Kaimuki Middle School, Wilcox Elementary School, school property

Summary: The committee heard SB 2613, a cleanup bill relating to public school land transfers under Act 307 (2022), which revises tax map key references and the conveyance process for properties transferred to the Department of Education. The Hawaii State Public Library System supported the measure, saying it would complete the long-unfinished separation of the library system from DOE property control and make future building projects more efficient and cost-effective. DOE also supported the bill and requested an amendment to remove TMK 43-62 parcel 10, the Wilcox Elementary School parcel, so that it could instead be transferred to the county for use with the adjacent park and tennis courts. Members focused heavily on why land transfers and construction approvals have been slow, especially the need for right-of-entry documents and an MOA for a library construction project. Library and DOE witnesses said the delays stemmed from site-control issues and confusion over property status, and that the bill would clarify which parcels are transferred by operation of law and remove the need for additional transactional documents in many cases. Several members questioned whether the bill actually changes authority or simply clarifies existing practice, and DOE said it wanted legislative clarity so the transfers are unmistakably effective on a date certain. The committee also discussed a separate section of the bill dealing with public use of school facilities after hours, including parking fees on property under DOE jurisdiction. DOE explained that any parking charges would apply only to property it controls, not county roads, and that fees are set through existing facility-use procedures. Members raised concerns about the pace of land transfers generally and urged DOE to move more expeditiously on pending parcels. The hearing then moved on to SB 2147, which would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the library system testified in support as the committee began that measure.

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• they cannot stand and they didn't vote on the previous vote.
• Seems like a simple vote—a vote yes. Representative Hanson.
• Green votes aye. Hussain. Hussain votes aye. McDonald. McDonald votes no.
• Senator votes aye. Green? Aye. Hussain. Hussain votes aye. Hussain votes aye. McDonald.
• Green votes aye. Yes. Hussain. Yes. Hussain votes aye. McDonald. McDonald votes aye.

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• , plan is to go pretty quickly to a vote, plan is to go pretty quickly to a vote, but<00:14:04.920
• Mueller votes no. Rep. Rep. Mueller. Mueller votes no. Rep. Mueller.<00:24:48.640> No.
• DE2, um, before we vote on that.
• inherently a violation of due process. inherently a violation of due process.
• Rep Mueller, Mueller votes no. Rep aye. Rep Mueller, Mueller votes no.

Bills: HF3878, HF4131, HF3796, HF4097

Keywords: airport workers, wage standards, labor rights, minimum wage, economic equity, surveillance, price discrimination, wage discrimination, consumer rights, automated decision systems, Minnesota Statutes, suitable seating, employee seating, workplace seating, occupational safety, workplace safety, labor standards, employer requirements, chair, stool

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• Chair: I won't call for a vote yet. Representative Hart.
• There is a whole process.
• By your vote, the amendment is adopted.
• the request and how to process it.
• Julia, please call the roll on CS for HB 285 and announce the vote.

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• There will be a vigorous application process.
• for bills that they've never voted on because we were worried.
• Calculation before this body votes.
• . calculation before this body votes, to your point, Madam Chair, before this body vote, we should get
• So again, just on the public process.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• and poultry processing workers. and poultry processing workers.
• um job application process. um job application process.
• By requiring interview process.
• job posting process. job posting process.
• suggest a yes vote. suggest a yes vote.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So that has taken on an entire education process with our condos and co-ops understanding that process
• With our condos and co-ops understanding that process.
• So they have, after that first report, Of their process.
• process starts.
• Do they have to get a member vote to do that?

Summary: The committee on Regulated Industries convened with a quorum and began a panel discussion focused on condominium milestone inspections and structural integrity reserve studies (SIRS), with members framing the topic as part of Florida’s post-Surfside condo safety reforms. The chair and panelists reviewed how the state got here, emphasizing that the problems predated Surfside and were driven by long-term deferred maintenance, underfunded reserves, and aging buildings. Panelists included representatives from Florida Realtors, engineering and reserve-study firms, a CPA, a community association attorney, and Broward County’s building safety official, all of whom described their roles in inspections, reserve planning, and code enforcement. Testimony centered on what inspectors are finding in the field. Panelists said the most common problems are not subsidence but wear-and-tear and maintenance failures, especially in stairways, balconies, roofs, parapet walls, waterproofing, and corrosion. They described examples of buildings with hidden deterioration, hurricane-exposed damage, and associations that were underfunded despite prior inspection regimes in Miami-Dade and Broward. Dr. Barbosa explained that Miami-Dade’s recertification program began in the 1970s and Broward’s in 2005, with current timelines generally requiring notice, a first milestone review, and then time to begin substantial repairs; she said the program has improved compliance but that SIRS has added confusion. Members also raised concerns about the cost and implementation of SIRS, including whether reports are being used to generate unnecessary work, whether contractors or firms have conflicts of interest, and whether the law’s use of “fully funded” is being misunderstood. Panelists said the statutory reserve requirement is better understood as baseline funding, not having all money in the bank immediately, and suggested clearer definitions and possibly changing the terminology to “adequately funded.” They also discussed the need to separate required structural items from optional or cosmetic items in reserve reports, improve transparency for buyers and lenders, and ensure associations provide documents through websites and other portals. No votes were taken. The committee used the meeting as an information-gathering session and signaled that more panels and discussion would follow, with members and witnesses agreeing that the state may need further clarification, education, and possible statutory adjustments to reduce confusion while preserving building safety.

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• We will vote whenever we get a quorum; we'll call roll and vote when we get a quorum.
• By the window, we will vote on the nominees that we've had before us as soon as we get a quorum.
• Okay, we will have two votes today.
• The community and the voters don’t have a vote on you—you are appointed.
• I have a vote, we have a vote, and many times, you are that lifeline between... us and our constituents

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• <00:15:01.199> and all about the legislative process and all about the legislative process
• HSCR No. 1278: Representative Pierick, no vote, so ordered.
• Standing Committee Report No. 1279: Representative Pierick, no vote, so ordered.
• Representative Morikawa, no vote, so ordered. Representative Garcia, no vote, so ordered.
• Standing Committee Report No. 1284: Members, we will be taking a voice vote.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• And as has already been pointed out, right now, the process... ...process permits juvenile officers to
• are part of that process.
• this committee's vote on abortion, then this committee would not have the votes to advance this bill
• this committee's vote on abortion, then this committee would not have the votes to advance this bill
• this committee's vote on abortion, then this committee would not have the votes to advance this bill

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Carter, it's not changing the current process right now.
• I feel like we voted this on third read.
• read by a 5-3-07 vote count.
• read by a 5-3-07 vote count.
• read by a 5-3-07 vote count.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long agenda of Senate bills across elections, commerce, education, government, health and human services, judiciary, public safety, transportation, rural development, and ways and means. Many measures were described as consent or third-read consent items, including bills on campaign finance termination statements and late-report penalties, AI provenance data for media, adjuster/contractor conduct during emergencies, Industrial Commission changes, association meeting closures, banking and remittance rules, central bank digital currency, public safety parity funding, barbering and cosmetology board continuation, digital asset reserve management, contractor licensing, gaming and racing commission continuation, school AED instruction, classroom removal procedures, school safety reporting, special education complaint transparency, foreign influence and land ownership restrictions, DCS and DES process changes, health care licensing and reimbursement rules, EMS compact adoption, and multiple tax, housing, and transportation measures. Staff repeatedly summarized each bill and answered questions, with several bills noted as mirror or identical to House measures or as strike-everything amendments from committees. A few bills drew discussion. On SB 2874, staff explained that the Senate amendment would limit penalties for untimely campaign finance reports when a committee certifies it received no contributions and made no expenditures, but the sponsor did not concur. SB 1074 prompted questions about whether parental notification changed; staff said it did not and that the bill was aimed at improving communication between teachers and principals about discipline. SB 1175, requiring DCS caseworkers to photograph children at each interaction in abuse or neglect cases, drew concern about the scope of the photos, while supporters said it would improve continuity and documentation. SB 1180 also drew comment because the sponsor and committee chair disagreed over an amendment, though the bill was advanced for further work. The most extended debate came on SB 1751, which would allow death-row inmates to choose firing squad, lethal injection, or lethal gas if voters approve the related constitutional measure. One member strongly opposed the bill on moral and personal grounds, another argued it could be a more humane option if the state is going to carry out executions, and a third raised concern that it could be used against Second Amendment rights. The bill remained on the third-read consent calendar despite the objections. The caucus concluded after moving through the remaining agenda items, with no formal votes recorded in the transcript beyond committee status and consent-calendar placement.

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• Having waived close, Sabrina, will you please call the roll on HB 1347 and announce the vote?
• Sabrina, will you please call the roll on HB 1347 and announce the vote? Chair Tomkow? Yes.
• So I ask you to please vote yes on this bill. Thank you.
• For this reason, I respectfully urge you to vote yes on House Bill 47.
• Having waived close, Sabrina, please call the roll on CS for HB 439 and announce the vote.

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee considered eight bills and reported all of them favorably, several as amended. HB 1347 on clinical laboratory personnel was presented as a response to staffing shortages in Florida labs; the sponsor and Quest Diagnostics supported aligning state licensure with CLIA standards to improve hiring and turnaround times. The bill passed 24-0. CS/HB 47, dealing with specific medical diagnoses in child protective investigations, drew extensive emotional testimony from parents and advocates who said children had been wrongly removed after misdiagnoses; the bill was amended to tighten timelines and record-sharing requirements, then passed 26-0. CS/HB 287 created a public records exemption for applicants, owners, operators, and references of family foster homes and passed unanimously. The committee also approved CS/HB 439, allowing chiropractors to inject vitamins and nutrients under training and safety limits, after an amendment clarified they may not prescribe prescription drugs; it passed 26-0. CS/HB 1021 would allow pharmacists to administer medications in trauma centers under physician direction, and an amendment added pediatric trauma centers; it passed 26-0. HB 867 would let occupational therapists perform dry needling after specified training and supervision, and it passed 25-0. HB 1309, which shortens deadlines for patients to access their medical records and aligns nursing home access rules with federal law, drew opposition from health information management groups over privacy and portal/data-security concerns, but supporters argued it simply speeds access to records; it passed 21-5. CS/HB 915 codifies and expands Medicaid eligibility protections for working people with disabilities so they can keep coverage while employed, with strong support from disability advocates and emotional testimony from the sponsor about her son’s benefits concerns; it passed 26-0. After these votes, the committee adjourned.

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• >> No<00:19:21.200> vote. >> No vote. >> No vote.
• >> No<00:19:31.760> vote. >> No vote. >> No vote.
• >> No<00:19:34.320> vote. >> No vote. >> No vote.
• >> No<00:19:41.840> vote. >> No vote. >> No vote.
• to a no vote. to a no vote. >> No<00:24:19.120> vote. >> No vote.

Bills: HB1974, HB1853, HB1973, HB1574, HB2619, HB1966, HB1643, HB1671, HB2558, HB1854, HB2173, HB1575, HB2229, HB1535, HB1978, HB2508, HB1549, HB2187, HB1550, HB1977, HB2314, HB1871, HB2319, HB1591, HB1858, HB1898, HB2372, HB1765, HB2012, HB1706, HB1962, HB1963, HB1975, HB2009, HB2083, HB2224, HB1877, HB1959, HB1626, HB1665, HB2488, HB2456, HB2548, HB2207, HB1832, HB2079, HB1985, HB1618, HB2486, HB2242, HB2045, HB1703, HB2236, HB2480, HB1976, HB2287, HB2288, HB1777, HB276, HB1660, HB1676, HB1605, HB1751, HB1967, HB2383, HB2340, HB1946, HB2268, HB1950, HB2156, HB2118, HB1859, HB1863, HB1996, HB2114, HB2423, HB2429, HB2475, HB2534, HB2545, HB1813, HB1941, HB2474, HB2583, HB1576, HB1886, HB1939, HB2540, HB2590, HB2000, HB2163, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1692

Keywords: HB1974, hearing loss, audiology, audiologist, hearing screening, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tele-audiology, communication access, assistive technology, speech-language pathology, deafness, hard of hearing, public health, kupuna, keiki, dementia, cognitive decline, fall prevention, State Health Planning and Development Agency

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• So what that looks like is we would take the entire back end of our CPS process, our caseworker process
• Counsel, could you please repeat the amendment before we vote?
• Just want to make sure what we're voting on.
• Just want to make sure what we're voting on.
• If we... debate, and perhaps amend, we would vote yes on the motion.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Let's proceed with the roll call to follow through with the vote. Vote, please. Please.
• In fact, we're in the process of turning it over.
• In fact, we're in the process of turning it over.
• For each of the districts, we went through the same process.
• So we can go ahead and make a blanket vote today, as we often do.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met to consider several audit requests and enforcement items involving local governments and special districts. The committee approved operational audits of the City of Miami Beach, the Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority, and the City of Daytona Beach. In each case, the requesting member described concerns about transparency, financial management, or internal controls, while local officials or representatives generally said they were willing to cooperate and, in Delray Beach’s case, noted that an internal audit had already been completed and that some issues were being corrected. The committee also received a presentation on the statewide review of neighborhood improvement districts. The reviewers reported that 15 of 21 districts were active and six inactive, with common findings including outdated or missing performance plans, weak web presence, inadequate meeting notices, and limited management mechanisms. They said staffing levels often correlated with the ability to meet statutory requirements, and they recommended updates to district governance and transparency practices. On enforcement, staff reviewed local governments and special districts that had failed to file required financial reports or had submitted audit reports missing required information. The committee approved staff recommendations to proceed under the statutory enforcement process for the noncompliant entities, with flexibility for the chair and vice chair to delay action if additional information is provided in good faith. The committee also voted to send a letter to the Union County Legislative Delegation encouraging a local bill to dissolve the Town of Rayford, based on staff’s view that the town lacked employees, services, debt, and a clear reason to continue existing as an incorporated municipality.

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• Those in favor vote aye; those opposed vote nay. Do not vote until you hear the bell.
• Those in favor vote aye; those opposed vote nay. Do not vote until you hear the bell.
• Those in favor vote aye; those opposed vote nay. Do not vote until you hear the bell.
• Representative Olson votes nay. Representative Olson votes nay. Have you all voted?
• Those in favor vote aye; those opposed vote nay. Do not vote until you hear the bell.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• of vote of districts to um on a vote of vote of each<01:44:11.760> distinct<01:44:12.239>
• They are just there to assist in the voting process.
• We think that's a better approach. in the voting of the process.
• So if you in the voting of the process.
• district to vote. district to vote.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all