Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfd84h_Opn4, 2026-07-02T01:23:20+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 0:30 - HCR49 2:17 - HCR62 HD1 3:39 - HCR157 4:38 - DM TCA-GVO 3:00 PM 8:10 - DM TCA 3:01 PM Hearing Notices: TCA-GVO 3:00 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_TCA-GVO_04-19-24_.pdf TCA 3:01 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_TCA_04-19-24_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lw_tXgFloQ, 2026-07-02T01:22:51+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_JHA_03-14-24_.PDF 8:52 - Introduction 10:24 - SB2381 56:22 - SB3243 1:02:40 - SB2405 1:10:42 - SB2216 1:13:28 - SB2217 1:14:25 - SB2219 1:36:54 - SB2569 1:44:40 - SB2561 1:49:20 - SB2236 1:57:35 - SB2387 1:57:55 - SB2958 2:00:10 - Decision Making, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txex_H52WCI, 2026-07-02T01:23:17+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 1:30 - HB 1686 HD1 2:40 - HB 1803 HD1 4:20 - HB 2048 HD1 7:12 - HB 2056 HD1 8:12 - HB 2641 HD1 11:25 - HB 2653 HD1 31:30 - HB 2801 HD1 34:50 - DM CPN 9:30 AM Hearing Notice: CPN 9:30 AM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_CPN_03-14-24_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DW4kPVHw8M, 2026-07-02T01:23:15+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 0:00 - Start 1:44 - SB2652 2:12 - SB2959 3:48 - SB3173 4:16 - SB3177 5:00 - SB3289 13:05 - DM WAM 10:00 AM 17:12 - DM WAM 10:05 AM Hearing Notices: WAM 10:00 AM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_WAM_02-13-24_.PDF WAM 10:05 AM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_WAM_02-13-24-1_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbWKSd1kvAQ, 2026-06-21T07:16:57+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, HOUSE BUDGET REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH & FAMILY SERVICES 2-3-2021 MEETING START 00:00 ROLL CALL 00:39 DISCUSSION WITH CHILDREN’S ALLIANCE PRESIDENT, MICHELLE SANBORN, RAINEY ESTEP HOME CEO, GINNY ANDERSON, AND PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST, MARIE LYLES. OVERVIEW OF K-STEP PROGRAM, BUDGET NEEDS OF CHILD WELFARE, CHILD CARE FACILITIES NEEDS, AND FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION PROGRAMS. 02:02, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• Hearing no objection, it is so ordered.
• They've been here in all the signy dyes that we have... ...14 years.
• And I said, no, I didn't.
• And I said, no, I didn't.
• Those opposed, vote no. The ayes appear to have it. So ordered.

Summary: The House convened for opening-day proceedings with prayers in English and Spanish, the Pledge of Allegiance, and musical performances, then recorded attendance and welcomed the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Jason Jameson. The Speaker introduced numerous guests and dignitaries, including statewide officials, university presidents, former lawmakers, and family members, and delivered remarks about Arizona’s history, the importance of civility, and the role of state government in protecting residents from federal overreach. Coaches Kenny Dillingham and Tommy Lloyd also addressed the chamber, speaking about leadership, talent development, and the ways sports can unite and inspire Arizona communities. The House then took up organizational business. Members adopted proposed changes to Rule 9 and then adopted the amended rules for the 57th Legislature, Second Regular Session. The chamber also agreed to read bills by number and short title only, declared an emergency for that purpose, and announced the creation of two new standing committees: Artificial Intelligence and Innovation, chaired by Representative Justin Wilmeth, and Rural Economic Development, chaired by Representative Teresa Martinez. A House Organizational Committee was appointed to notify the Senate that the House was organized and ready for business and to inform the Governor that the Legislature was ready to receive her message. The remainder of the session was largely devoted to points of personal privilege, with members introducing family, constituents, local officials, educators, veterans, business leaders, and advocacy groups. Several members highlighted issues they intend to work on this session, including affordability, water security, deed fraud, education, health care, rural development, and veterans’ issues. The House later recessed to accommodate the joint organizational proceedings with the Senate.

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Dye. Thank you, Madam Speaker, or Chair. Speaker. Representative Dye.
• no, we're already in 2026.
• Yes and no. Different technologies to create aluminum.
• No? Okay, you're getting off lucky here.
• But yes, so there is no professional installation."

Bills: HB2272, HB2285, HB2296

Keywords: ski areas, winter sports, terminology update, recreation, regulatory changes, carbon capture, clean energy, environmental regulation, sustainability, green technology, distributed energy, renewable energy, energy resources, energy policy, 904, all

Summary: The committee began with member and staff introductions, then held a work session on emissions-intensive trade-exposed (EITE) facilities under Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. Ecology staff reviewed how cap-and-invest works, explained that EITEs receive most allowances at no cost through 2034, and summarized a recent report recommending that future EITE allocation be adjusted to fit within the cap, with possible consignment of some allowance value into decarbonization projects. Quebec officials described their cap-and-trade system, including a consignment approach that withholds part of free allocations, holds the value for facilities to use on approved mitigation projects, and has been used to encourage investment without plant closures. Members asked about facility closures, leakage, safety, and how Quebec’s program works; Ecology said it was not aware of EITE closures and noted the report’s policy options were intended to balance competitiveness, emissions reductions, and revenue needs. The committee then heard House Bill 2296, which would expand distributed energy resources by creating rules for portable plug-in solar devices and meter-mounted devices. The sponsor said the bill is meant to lower upfront costs and barriers for renters and homeowners who want to electrify or add small solar systems. Supporters from Bright Saver and Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility said the bill would make small solar more accessible and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Opponents and others with concerns, including Avista, Puget Sound Energy, the Association of Washington Business, the Certified Electrical Workers of Washington, the Department of Labor and Industries, and the Washington Public Utility District Association, raised safety, interconnection, worker-protection, and utility-oversight concerns, noting the lack of established standards for some of the devices and the need for utilities to know what is connected to their systems. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2285, which would allow natural gas generation paired with carbon capture, utilization, mineralization, or storage to count as compliant under the Clean Energy Transformation Act. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill would provide a firm, dispatchable power option to address reliability, transmission constraints, and rising demand while reducing emissions compared with conventional gas. Support came from industry and labor groups, including Carbon Quest, Puget Sound Energy, the Northwest Gas Association, the Association of Washington Business, and the IBEW. Opponents, including Northwest Energy Coalition, Renewable Northwest, and Climate Solutions, argued the bill would weaken CETA’s 100% clean electricity goal by allowing resources that still emit carbon to qualify, and said renewables and storage are the better path. The Alliance of Western Energy Consumers also raised cost concerns, saying carbon capture projects could increase rates.

Transcript Highlights:

• Hearing no objection, so ordered. There are no further amendments.
• Also urging a no on this bill. No one is above the law.
• Please vote no.
• Hearing no objection, so ordered. There are no further amendments.
• Hearing no objection, so ordered. There are no further amendments.

Bills: HB2720, HB2073, HB2487, SB5816, SB5919, SB5995, SB5831, SB6134, SB6136, SB6137, HB2689, SB5922, SB5944, SB5957, SB5988, SB5994, SB6011, SB6065, SB6103, SB6151, SB6244, SB5420, SB5868, SB6044, SB6132, SJM8002

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives

Summary: The House received a Senate message that Substitute House Bill 1570 had passed the Senate, then moved several bills from Rules to the second reading calendar, including Substitute Senate Bill 5242 on anaphylaxis medications in schools and Senate Bill 6132 on Inland Port District debt. The chamber then took up several bills, beginning with Senate Bill 5988 on Department of Health accreditation fee authority for opioid treatment programs. Amendment 2336 to cap the fee at $17,000 was debated at length but rejected, and a separate amendment to add safe-injection-site language was ruled out of scope. Senate Bill 5988 then passed 62-34. Substitute Senate Bill 6309 on enhanced municipal permitting tools for high-capacity transit projects drew multiple amendments focused on Sound Transit’s authority. Amendments to require written consent from abutting property owners, to add flood-zone and seismic/critical-area protections, and to address public-records issues were either rejected or ruled beyond scope, though the local government committee amendment was adopted. The bill passed 56-38. The House also passed Substitute Senate Bill 5886 on digital personality rights and Senate Bill 6136 on transparency in workers’ compensation rate-setting, both with strong bipartisan support. Later, the House passed a series of additional bills: Substitute Senate Bill 6034 codifying the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs; Gross Second Substitute Senate Bill 5395 on prior authorization reform, with remarks emphasizing limits on AI in health care decisions; Substitute Senate Bill 6248 creating the Washington Travel Insurance Act; Substitute Senate Bill 5720 establishing uniform consumer debt default judgment procedures; Senate Bill 5995 on port modernization funding and labor considerations; Senate Bill 6103 affecting rural hospitals; Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6110 creating a work group on e-motorcycles; Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5156 allowing smaller elevators to support accessible, more affordable housing; Substitute Senate Bill 6269 updating motor fuel definitions to include hydrogen; Substitute Senate Bill 6189 giving Thurston County more time to pursue an aquatics public facilities district; and Senate Bill 6134 requiring unemployment applicants to acknowledge repayment obligations if retroactive union pay is received. Most of these bills passed with large margins, and the House adjourned after completing final passage votes.

Transcript Highlights:

• My name's Carl Dye, for the record.
• No, we have two more: Bonnie Simons and then June Blue Spruce. Hello.
• Okay, our last speaker, June Blue Spruce. Thank you so much.
• And then the second was kind of feeds into Section 2.
• No small matter to our local community members.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several local government bills. HB 2006 would extend the deadline for certain rural counties that collect a sales and use tax for economic development to designate industrial land banks under the Growth Management Act. Supporters, including the sponsor and Kittitas County representatives, said the bill would help counties identify industrial land for job growth and economic development; Futurewise opposed it, citing concerns about large industrial land banks and impacts to agricultural lands. HB 2244 would let a city that forms a fire protection district after July 1, 2026, keep its levy rate without reducing it by the district’s levy, and would also allow online notice and interlocal contracting for fire services. City and fire officials supported it as a practical tool to fund fire service, while one witness opposed the broader trend of appointed taxing authorities. The committee also heard extensive testimony on HB 2316, which would limit shrub-step vegetation inside urban growth areas from being treated as wildlife habitat, critical area, or conservation area, and would bar related mitigation or replacement requirements. Tri-Cities officials, builders, housing advocates, and the sponsor argued the bill would reduce delays and costs for housing and development on already designated urban land, while conservation groups, tribal representatives, and some individuals opposed it as a broad rollback of habitat protections and a harmful precedent for ecosystems and wildlife. No vote was taken on the bills during the hearing. HB 2103 would expand public utility contracting authority so cities, utilities, and joint operating agencies could enter “capability” contracts for renewable or non-emitting generation projects, including nuclear, renewable hydrogen, and fusion, and repeal certain price-limit restrictions. Supporters said it would align older contracting law with the Clean Energy Transformation Act and help utilities plan for future power needs; opponents warned it would shift risk to ratepayers and revive concerns tied to the WPPSS nuclear debacle. The committee also heard HB 2388, which would classify pivot-corner solar and agrovoltaic facilities on agricultural land as distributed energy resources and accessory uses; the sponsor and supporters said it would help meet energy needs without harming productive farmland, while Futurewise asked for clarification to avoid unintended loss of agricultural land. The hearing then returned to HB 2103 for additional testimony, with the same basic split between utility and clean-energy supporters and ratepayer or anti-nuclear opponents.

Transcript Highlights:

• No, ma'am.
• No.
• No, sir. You use no heat.
• No, no, I've never heard that before.
• No.

Bills: HB5

Keywords: hemp, cannabinoids, regulation, occupational licenses, consumable products, marketing, criminal offenses, labeling requirements, health and safety, 997, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And they said, no, it's a carbon number. So I like the sports team analogy.
• So on the no-cost allowances, these are really a... ...as a requirement.
• Oh, like, well, I guess I'm not by no means an expert on this.
• , no, you can't do that.
• , no, you can't do that.

Bills: SB6172, SB6246, SB5932

Keywords: Washington climate policy, greenhouse gas, GHG emissions, cap-and-invest, carbon market, emissions trading, allowances, covered entity, coal-fired power plant, coal plant, electric utility, electric generating facility, fossil fuels, natural gas, imported electricity, emissions leakage, air pollution, renewable energy transition, industrial emissions, railroad emissions

Summary: The Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Committee heard public testimony on three bills. SB 6246 would direct Ecology to recommend a long-term allowance allocation approach for emissions-intensive trade-exposed facilities under the Climate Commitment Act, require facility-specific emissions and decarbonization reporting, and condition future no-cost allowances on those submissions. Supporters said the bill preserves the CCA’s anti-leakage intent while improving accountability and planning for industrial decarbonization; opponents argued it adds burdens, may threaten competitiveness, and could worsen leakage or job losses. Ecology said it generally supports the bill’s approach but recommended streamlining duplicative reporting and noted the work would require significant agency resources. No vote was taken. SB 5932 would provide certainty for low-to-zero-carbon alternative jet fuel production by changing how electricity carbon intensity is calculated for SAF facilities under the Clean Fuels Program and by setting an earlier trigger date for SAF tax preferences, July 1, 2031, if the production threshold is not met first. The bill’s sponsor and industry witnesses from 12 and the City of Moses Lake said it would support investment in Washington’s first SAF facility and future expansion. Ecology and climate advocates opposed the Clean Fuels Program changes, saying they would weaken incentives for new renewable electricity and could increase pollution or create special treatment for one fuel, though Ecology said it had no position on the 2031 tax date. The committee heard extensive testimony but took no vote. SB 6172 would end remaining statutory preferences for a coal-fired generating plant after its scheduled closure date, including the cap-and-invest exemption, limits on additional state emission standards, and a sales tax exemption for coal used at the plant. The sponsor said the bill simply removes now-unneeded transition provisions and affirms Washington’s move away from coal. Environmental groups strongly supported the bill, while utility and business witnesses were generally neutral but raised concerns about possible allowance-market impacts and potential costs to ratepayers if the plant were ever called on in an emergency. The hearing closed without a vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• in 2020, well, last year, no, we're already in 2026.
• No? Okay, you're getting off lucky here.
• But yes, so there is no professional installation.
• Still no sign of Cora? Correct, Madam Chair. Okay, great.
• Chair Dolia, Ranking Member Dye, members of the committee.

Summary: The committee began with member and staff introductions, then held a work session on emissions-intensive trade-exposed facilities (EITEs) under Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. Ecology staff reviewed how cap-and-invest works, explained EITE no-cost allowance allocations, and summarized a new report to the Legislature on policy options for 2035-2050. Ecology recommended continuing no-cost allocations but adjusting them to fit the cap, considering a consignment approach that would require EITEs to invest part of the value of free allowances in decarbonization, and studying additional benchmarking and leakage-mitigation refinements. Quebec officials described their cap-and-trade system, including a consignment model that withholds part of free allocations, holds the value in trust for facilities, and requires technical studies and investment in mitigation projects; they said it has encouraged industrial investment and no business closures. Members asked about facility closures, compliance costs, eligible uses of consigned funds, and adaptation spending. The work session then closed. The committee then heard House Bill 2296, which would expand distributed energy resources by allowing portable plug-in solar devices and meter-mounted devices. The prime sponsor said the bill is intended to lower barriers and startup costs for renters and homeowners who want to electrify or add solar. Supporters, including a nonprofit promoting plug-in solar and a physician group, said the devices could broaden access to clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas and health harms. Utilities, labor, and industry groups opposed the bill as written, citing safety concerns, lack of national electrical code standards, possible backfeeding and fire risks, utility-worker hazards, unclear interconnection rules, and concerns about multifamily housing and small-utility review burdens. Some witnesses said they were open to continued work on the proposal. Next, the committee heard House Bill 2285, which would allow natural gas generation paired with carbon capture, utilization, storage, or mineralization to count toward Clean Energy Transformation Act compliance. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill would provide a “bridge” for firm power, help address reliability and transmission constraints, and support jobs while reducing emissions compared with conventional gas. Opponents said the bill would weaken CETA’s 100% clean electricity target by allowing resources that still emit carbon to qualify, and they questioned whether 75% capture is sufficient. Other testimony raised cost concerns and warned that carbon capture could increase ratepayer costs. The hearing on HB 2285 was later suspended and reopened briefly for additional testimony from Ecology, which said the bill would permanently weaken CETA standards and likely reduce emissions reductions. The committee also briefly received a staff briefing on House Bill 2272, a ski-area terminology bill, and then suspended that hearing to take it up later.

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Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-9BEhHzNNQ, 2026-07-02T01:22:47+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Conference Notices: 9:06 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_AEN_04-28-23_RECONVENE_3_.pdf 9:40 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_ECD_04-28-23_RECONVENE_.pdf 10:00 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_TOU_04-28-23_.PDF 10:10 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_EET_04-28-23_RECONVENE_.pdf 10:25 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_EEP_04-28-23_RECONVENE_2_.pdf 10:35 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_EEP_04-28-23_RECONVENE_4_.pdf https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_EET_04-28-23_RECONVENE_1_.pdf 10:55 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_EEP_04-28-23_RECONVENE_3_.pdf 11:00 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_AEN_04-28-23_RECONVENE_5_.pdf 1:35 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_LBT_04-28-23_RECONVENE_B_.pdf 1:45 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_HHS_04-28-23_RECONVENE_C_.pdf 2:00 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_JHA_04-28-23_RECONVENE_2_.pdf 2:35 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_JHA_04-28-23_RECONVENE_3_.pdf 3:02 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_JHA_04-28-23_RECONVENE_4_.pdf 3:05 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/CONF_JDC_04-28-23_RECONVENE_.pdf, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• Article 5 gives states no control over delegates and no authority to nullify their votes.
• No worries. Mr.
• No. Senator Ortiz. No. Senator Deere. Mr. Chair, I'll explain my vote. Of course. Go ahead.
• No. Senator Ortiz? No. Mr. Chair, may I explain my vote? Please.
• I vote no. Senator Angius? Aye.

Bills: HB2908, HB4042, HCM2001, HCM2002, HCM2005, HCM2006, HCR2047

Keywords: constitutional convention, faithless delegates, state delegates, oath of office, class 2 felony, civil penalties, parent-child relationship, termination of parental rights, child welfare, court procedures, abandonment, neglect, reunification services, felony conviction, Muslim Brotherhood, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, national security, Islamist extremism, Congress

Transcript Highlights:

• Those opposed say<00:01:21.960><c> no.
• </c> say no. Without objection, so ordered. say no. Without objection, so ordered. Congratulations.
• No. Okay.
• </c> No. No. No.
• </c><00:19:58.880><c> statutory</c> is there is no statutory is there is no statutory um<00:20:01.440

Keywords: 0:16 – CALL TO ORDER 0:20 – ROLL CALL 0:56 – ELECTION OF CO-CHAIRS 1:54 – APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2:10 – OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 3:28 – PERSONNEL BOARD 4:30 – EDUCATION AND LABOR CABINET, BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 5:18 – PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET, OFFICE OF CLAIMS & APPEALS 12:03 – PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET, DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL 12:54 – CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAID SERVICES 14:54 – CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 31:44 – NEXT MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT/ADJOURNMENT, 958, all

Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met to reorganize its leadership for the new term, renewing Representative Derek Lewis as House co-chair and Senator Steven West as Senate co-chair. The committee then approved the minutes and moved through a series of agency regulations, generally adopting staff-suggested amendments without objection. Among the regulations reviewed were an Attorney General rule changing how a commission reviews and distributes funds and how grant reporting is handled; Personnel Board changes abolishing and renaming certain job classifications and adjusting probationary periods; an Education and Labor Cabinet rule removing references to local board of education members; several Public Protection Cabinet rules covering Board of Claims and Crime Victims’ Compensation procedures; an Alcoholic Beverage Control rule on direct-to-consumer shipping forms; and a Medicaid Services emergency regulation establishing the Kentucky Trauma Hospital Rate Improvement Program for rural hospitals serving many Medicaid patients. The committee also heard that the Board of Claims and Crime Victims’ Compensation regulations included both staff and, in one case, an agency amendment, which were approved. The most extended discussion came on the Department for Community Based Services’ regulation increasing per diem rates for private child-placing therapeutic foster care levels 2 and 3. Committee members questioned the estimated $10 million biennial cost, the source of the funding, and why the cabinet had not yet filed regulations implementing Senate Bill 151 on kinship care. DCBS staff said the rate increase was discretionary and intended to address placement crises for children with high needs, while acknowledging they could not personally explain the budget decisions. A kinship caregiver testified in support of the rate increase but urged the cabinet to also implement SB 151 and expand support for kinship families. The committee expressed frustration over the lack of SB 151 implementation but stated the rate increase itself was appropriate and allowed the regulation to proceed.

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhNZtJmmfQ8, 2026-07-02T01:23:19+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 01:00 - GM608/GM609 12:44 - GM671 21:59 - GM736 37:27 - GM605 48:05 - DM EET 1:00 PM 51:25 - GM703 1:14:35 - GM702 2:05:40 - DM EET 1:30 PM Hearing Notices: EET 1:00 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_EET_04-11-24_.PDF EET 1:30 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_EET_04-11-24-1_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uYFV0o75xE, 2026-07-02T01:23:18+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 0:45 - SCR25 1:45 - SCR116 / SR99 2:30 - DM TCA-PSM 3:00 PM 5:00 - GM667 7:25 - GM668 12:45 - GM669 15:00 - GM687 18:45 - DM PSM 3:00 PM Hearing Notices: TCA-PSM 3:00 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_TCA-PSM_03-27-24_.PDF PSM 3:00 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_PSM_03-27-24_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY9GYbchyds, 2026-07-02T01:23:18+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 0:00 - Start 0:41 - DM JDC DEFER 10:00 AM 2:34 - GM591 7:17 - GM526 9:50 - DM JDC 10:01 AM (GM591, GM526 ) 11:09 - HB1604 HD1 24:24 - DM JDC 10:01 AM (HB1604) Hearing Notices: JDC DEFER 10:00 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_JDC_03-21-24_DEFER_.pdf JDC 10:01 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_JDC_03-21-24_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCXkoBZF97I, 2026-07-02T01:23:17+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 1:14 - SCR114 / SR96 2:07 - SCR87 / SR73 11:00 - DM HWN 1:00 PM 14:00 - HB 2029 HD2 17:14 - HB 2626 HD1 20:20 - DM WTL-HWN 1:15 PM Hearing Notices: HWN 1:00 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HWN_03-19-24_.pdf WTL-HWN 1:15 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_WTL-HWN_03-19-24_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47