Transcript Highlights:

• Moody's is one of them, and the last I saw on their map, they were indicating over 25% reserves for New
• There's $19 million for aquifer mapping and monitoring.

Transcript Highlights:

• This slide will serve as our road map as we move through a discussion of the three evaluations.
• serve</c><00:30:42.640><c> as</c><00:30:42.799><c> our</c><00:30:42.960><c> road</c><00:30:43.279><c> map
• c><00:30:43.520><c> as</c><00:30:43.760><c> we</c><00:30:43.919><c> move</c> will serve as our road map
• as we move will serve as our road map as we move through<00:30:44.320><c> a</c><00:30:44.559><c> discussion

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It was just a question that came to me as I was doing some mind mapping over here, and I was reading,
• I was doing some mind mapping over here, and I was reading, and I was like, well, who pays for the birth
• As I mentioned, the fiber internet, maps on the floodway and the floodplain were also important for these
• Fiber internet, maps on the floodway and the floodplain were also important for these camps.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• centers associated with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth College, Garmin's, certain other mapping
• Dartmouth College, Garmin's,<01:39:40.800><c> certain</c><01:39:41.240><c> other</c><01:39:41.560><c> mapping
• </c><01:39:42.720><c> program</c> Garmin's, certain other mapping program Garmin's, certain other mapping

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• things like free shipping. ...services that consumers have come to value, things like free shipping, maps
• I use Google Maps extensively. You know, I use that extensively.
• I use Google Maps extensively, you know, so we really have to make sure that whatever we do here isn't
• People will still be able to use Google Maps and Google Flights, but they will also have easier access

Summary: The committee heard several bills, with testimony largely focused on child safety, immigrant community transparency, agricultural land security, consumer protection, estate transfers, detention commissary pricing, and public works wage enforcement. SB 1234 would require fentanyl to be included in drug tests ordered by juvenile courts for parents or guardians in dependency cases; the author said it was a narrow child-safety measure, and there was no opposition. SB 1257 would require the Attorney General to publish annual reports on immigration enforcement incidents at designated safe locations; supporters said it would improve accountability and document fear in immigrant communities, while questions centered on how the data would be collected and concerns were raised about sanctuary policies. SB 1176 would bar foreign adversary entities from buying or controlling California agricultural land; supporters framed it as a national security measure, while committee members pressed the author on enforcement, who would verify buyers, and possible discriminatory application. The bill was moved on a 2-4 vote and placed on call after the author said he would work on clarifying responsibility and nondiscrimination concerns. The committee also heard SB 1146, which would require clear disclosure when AI-generated or altered images, audio, or video are used in health-related advertisements depicting health care providers. The California Medical Association and California Dental Association supported the bill, saying it would curb deceptive deepfake ads and protect consumers; it passed unanimously, 7-0. SB 988 would restrict assignment of benefits in auto glass claims, require claim numbers and itemized estimates, and update repair disclosure rules to curb overbilling and steering; supporters said it would protect consumers and stabilize insurance costs, while independent glass shop concerns about steering and market concentration were discussed. The bill passed 7-0, with one member abstaining because of a conflict. SB 1288, presented on behalf of Senator Laird, would require financial institutions to make good-faith efforts to notify beneficiaries of non-probate assets and would simplify access requirements, especially for nonprofits. Supporters described long delays and burdensome account-opening requirements; SIFMA and the California Bankers Association opposed the bill unless amended, citing conflicts with federal and industry obligations and concerns about retroactive burdens. The bill passed 8-0. SB 941 would cap commissary markups in private immigration detention facilities at 35% above vendor cost; supporters said detainees often pay excessive prices for basic necessities, and the bill passed 8-0. Finally, SB 909 would raise and index public works contractor fees and penalties and dedicate more penalty revenue to enforcement; labor supporters said stronger funding is needed to address wage theft and backlogs, while contractors warned of uncapped costs and reduced transparency. The discussion continued with questions about enforcement and whether stronger penalties or license restrictions would better deter repeat violators.

Transcript Highlights:

• things like free shipping. ...services that consumers have come to value, things like free shipping, maps
• I use Google Maps extensively. You know, I use that extensively.
• I use Google Maps extensively, you know, so we really have to make sure that whatever we do here isn't
• People will still be able to use Google Maps and Google Flights, but they will also have easier access

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• proposed large-scale industrial projects in the state that consume a significant amount of water, a map
• </c><01:04:44.000><c> A</c><01:04:44.160><c> map</c><01:04:44.400><c> of</c><01:04:44.640><c> those</
• A map of those projects amount of water.
• A map of those projects to<01:04:45.599><c> surface</c><01:04:46.000><c> and</c><01:04:46.400><c> subsurface

Bills: SF0050, SF0068, SF0084, HB0087, HB0029, HB0061, HB0090

Keywords: groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, irrigation, water management, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, water development

Transcript Highlights:

• I've got a map of all of MDA's projects throughout the state that we've landed over 65 billion worth
• I've<00:21:31.440><c> got</c><00:21:31.520><c> a</c><00:21:31.760><c> map</c><00:21:32.559><c> of</c>
• all</c><00:21:32.960><c> of</c><00:21:33.120><c> MDA's</c><00:21:33.760><c> projects</c> I've got a map
• of all of MDA's projects I've got a map of all of MDA's projects throughout<00:21:34.640><c> the</c>

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 28 January, 2026; 8:15 AM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I provided a map in my testimony, and it’s not that far — we say a block, two blocks, three blocks; it
• I provided a map in my testimony, and it’s not that far — we say a block, two blocks, three blocks; it
• I provided a map in my testimony, and it’s not that far — we say a block, two blocks, three blocks; it
• I provided a map in my testimony, and it’s not that far — we say a block, two blocks, three blocks; it

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1046 SD1 on condominiums. Testimony on that bill focused on reserve funding and enforcement of reserve study requirements. The Community Associations Institute opposed the bill, saying it would create hardship, confusion, and be difficult to administer, while also urging stronger penalties for boards that fail to comply with reserve study rules. The Real Estate Commission offered comments, and one testifier spoke in support. No vote was taken during the portion provided. The committee then heard SB 532 SD2 HD1 relating to the Department of Education, which would improve access to pre-approved medications for students with health conditions at school and during off-campus activities. The Department of Health, University of Hawaiʻi nursing and medical programs, and the Department of Education all supported the measure, with DOH suggesting amendments to better identify the correct student and improve medication safety. Members had no questions, and the bill moved on. Next was SB 1245 SD2 HD1 relating to pharmacists, a bill to allow reimbursement for clinical services pharmacists are already trained and licensed to provide. The University of Hawaiʻi, Board of Pharmacy, Walgreens, Mikai Drugs, and the Hawaiʻi Pharmacists Association supported the bill, emphasizing improved access to care, recruitment and retention of pharmacists, and better chronic disease management. The Hawaiʻi Pharmacists Association also discussed proposed amendments to prevent plans from denying coverage or network participation when pharmacists meet credentialing requirements. Members questioned whether insurers would actually use pharmacists and how the bill would affect pay and contracting; no vote was taken in the excerpt. The committee also heard SB 1279 SD2 HD1, another pharmacists bill focused on telepharmacy and 340B-related issues. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation supported it, saying telehealth could reduce costs and avoid travel for audits, while the Board of Pharmacy opposed it. Lānaʻi representatives opposed the bill and asked for an exemption, arguing the island already has close in-person access to a resident pharmacist and clinics. The Hawaiʻi Primary Care Association supported the measure, citing large patient savings from 340B pricing, while Mikai Drugs opposed it, arguing that mail-order and telepharmacy are not necessary on some islands and can create delivery and medication-safety problems. Members asked questions about insurer participation, scope of practice, and whether the bill would meaningfully change reimbursement; the transcript ends before any final action or vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, there's a lot of reasons why that's the case, but I'm startled when I look at the map and I see
• > I</c><01:16:48.640><c> look</c><01:16:48.800><c> at</c><01:16:48.960><c> the</c><01:16:49.400><c> map
• and</c><01:16:50.640><c> I</c><01:16:50.800><c> see</c><01:16:51.040><c> that</c> when I look at the map
• and I see that when I look at the map and I see that most<01:16:51.520><c> of</c><01:16:51.600><c> these

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• He said he wants to plot this on a map and begin doing some cross tabbing and analysis of where people
• Masters are in um I want to plot this on Masters are in um I want to plot this on a<00:45:09.720><c> map
• 10.599><c> begin</c><00:45:10.839><c> doing</c><00:45:11.079><c> some</c><00:45:11.319><c> cross</c> a map
• and also begin doing some cross a map and also begin doing some cross tabbing<00:45:11.960><c> and</

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• If you look at the actual map of the school, it is on school campus.
• at</c><00:39:02.319><c> the</c><00:39:03.319><c> um</c><00:39:03.920><c> actual</c><00:39:04.280><c> map
• </c> Library if you look at the um actual map Library if you look at the um actual map of<00:39:04.760

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard Senate Bill 659, which would exempt the Department of Education from the electronic procurement system for purchases of fresh local agricultural products and local value-added processed agricultural or food products up to $100,000, and require geographic preference guidelines for locally sourced products. The Department of Education, Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and State Procurement Office all testified in support or support of the intent. DOE said the bill would give it short-term flexibility to buy local items not currently on the vendor list, such as poi and limu, while procurement staff said they would provide written comments and a corrected version of their testimony. Committee members questioned why the bill was needed, why the threshold would rise from the current $24,999 small-purchase limit to $100,000, and whether the department should instead amend its vendor list or RFP process. Members raised concerns about efficiency, administrative burden, whether the bill was a temporary fix for procurement planning gaps, and whether purchases would remain compliant with federal USDA rules if federal school-lunch funds were used. DOE responded that the measure would help it expand local purchasing, support farmers, and allow purchases of products not currently available through existing distributors, and said it was working with partners on food-safety certification and federal compliance. The committees then voted to pass SB 659 with amendments. The Joint Committee on Education approved it 3-2, and the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Environment later approved the amended measure 4-0. The chair noted an amendment and a deferred effective date, and the motion was adopted.

Transcript Highlights:

• Do you think a study could thoroughly be able to map it out?
• so</c><01:07:37.480><c> I'm</c><01:07:37.640><c> the</c><01:07:38.440><c> road</c><01:07:38.760><c> map
• </c> nonprofit I am also so I'm the road map nonprofit I am also so I'm the road map to<01:07:39.160>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee opened by outlining hearing procedures, including a two-minute limit for live testimony, a request not to repeat written testimony, and a reminder about decorum. The first bill heard was SB 697, which would create a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for expenses to retrofit residences with wind-resistive devices. The Insurance Division said it supported the concept but noted it may need an appropriation or outside expertise to develop certification standards, while the Department of Taxation said the bill should retain a third-party certification requirement if the Insurance Division cannot administer the credit. The Hawaii Insurers Council supported the bill, and the Tax Foundation suggested a subsidy-style program would be more efficient than a tax credit and criticized the bill’s 100% credit structure. A testifier in support argued the measure would help homeowners fortify houses against hurricanes and reduce shelter demand; written testimony from several others, including HIEMA, was noted as supportive. The committee then moved through SB 76, which would require the Hawaii Property Insurance Association to provide commercial property coverage after two private-market denials, and SB 83, which would require insurers to give advance written premium-change notices and explanations to common-interest community policyholders and the insurance commissioner, along with a report on premium increases. For SB 76, the State Insurance Division stood on its written comments, and testimony in support came from Michael Honda, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, and Jessica Herzog. SB 83 drew more extensive discussion: the Insurance Division supported the need for better transparency, while the Hawaii Insurers Council opposed the bill, arguing that agents—not insurers—typically communicate with AOAO boards and that the measure could worsen an already difficult market. Insurance Division staff acknowledged widespread complaints from condo associations about lack of transparency and said the division had received many calls about premium increases and nonrenewals. The discussion on SB 83 expanded into broader concerns about condo insurance, nonrenewals, surplus lines, and the difficulty of getting timely explanations for large premium increases. Committee members and testifiers described older buildings struggling to fund repairs and upgrades while facing steep insurance costs, and some urged the committee to craft baseline statutory protections for unit owners. The Insurance Division said surplus lines serve a critical gap-filling role and warned against regulating that market in a way that could slow access to coverage. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Referring back to the second slide, a couple of things that you'll discern from that is a statewide map
• </c><01:01:58.119><c> is</c><01:01:58.200><c> a</c><01:01:58.359><c> Statewide</c><01:01:58.920><c> map
• </c><01:01:59.799><c> the</c> from that is a Statewide map the from that is a Statewide map the community

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee received an orientation from University System of New Hampshire Chancellor Katherine Preventure and Senior Director of Government Relations Lauren Banker on the system’s enrollment, finances, workforce role, and academic programs. They described the system as consisting of UNH, Keene State, and Plymouth State, with about 23,000 students, $928 million in FY24 operating expenses, a $3.7 billion economic impact, and UNH’s R1 research status. They emphasized the system’s role in graduating students into the New Hampshire workforce, its statewide Cooperative Extension and regional campus presence, and its alignment of degree offerings with top occupations identified by New Hampshire Employment Security. The presentation also highlighted partnerships with businesses, internships, and collaboration with the community college system, including 100 transfer pathways and a direct-admit program. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on tuition, state support, and student costs. The chancellor said the state invested $95 million in FY25, with about $81 million used to reduce resident tuition and about $14 million for statutory programs such as Cooperative Extension and the Agricultural Experiment Station. She said the state subsidy is about $7,300 per New Hampshire student, and that resident net tuition averages about $7,000, while nonresident net tuition averages about $16,600. She provided published tuition figures for UNH, Plymouth State, and Keene State, and explained that resident tuition has been held flat for five years while financial aid has increased, reducing average net tuition and fees for New Hampshire students from about $10,500 in 2020 to $9,800. Members asked for clarification on how residency and workforce-retention percentages were calculated, and the chancellor said she would follow up. Members also asked about comparisons with peer institutions, housing and meal costs, research funding, and the reasons for declining enrollment and staffing reductions. The chancellor said peer comparisons were based on flagship universities for UNH and smaller regional publics for Plymouth and Keene, and noted that out-of-state tuition has risen about 2.5% annually. She said housing for a UNH double room is $8,536 and a meal plan is $5,100, and offered to provide a consolidated cost document. On research, she said the system’s direct research spending includes federal funding and that indirect costs were about $34 million last year, with a follow-up promised on the federal/state and direct/indirect split. She attributed enrollment declines largely to demographics and said the system is responding by reducing costs, selling buildings, exiting leases, moving the system office to NHTI, and implementing Workday. She also noted that Plymouth received approval for five three-year bachelor’s degree programs and that members praised the shorter, workforce-focused pathways, especially for manufacturing and other in-demand fields.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm going to walk you through this map. So, um, what you see here is my 15-day drop enrollment map.
• Going back to your map, you talked about these two paths, and one of them is a referral to child protection
• Going back to your map, you talked about these two paths, and one of them is a referral to child protection
• Going back to your map, you talked about these two paths, and one of them is a referral to child protection
• Going back to your map, you talked about these two paths, and one of them is a referral to child protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• However, salt storage is sort of off the map, but we do need proper storage for that million tons in
• However, salt storage is sort of off the map, but we do need proper storage for that million tons in
• However, salt storage is sort of off the map, but we do need proper storage for that million tons in
• However, salt storage is sort of off the map, but we do need proper storage for that million tons in
• However, salt storage is sort of off the map, but we do need proper storage for that million tons in

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, we don't have a full plan yet from the consultant that we've hired to come in and lay out a road map
• Um, and I think it's a good road map to use.
• Um, and I think it's a good road map to use.
• Um, and I think it's a good road<00:19:12.160><c> map</c><00:19:12.400><c> to</c><00:19:12.640><c> use
• I think it's a I think road map to use.

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• on Slide Five where uh we were able map on Slide Five where uh we were able to<02:52:39.439><c> make
• The goal of 100% access to high-speed internet, and this slide and the slide after it, have two maps
• This is just a map of population change by county for New England and New York between 2020 and 2023,
• this is population change by county map this is population change by county for<04:10:23.399><c> New
• The dot map on the right is showing you actually how many people that is.

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:

• And so, I have the map up here.
• Incinerator ash often contains hazardous substances like heavy metals, and using it in construction materials

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• defines what is dynamic driving task, steering, braking, monitoring the environment, responding to hazards
• Requires quarterly reporting of crashes, near misses, disengagements, mapping errors, and safety incidents

Keywords: 1187, senate, all