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• Today we have from Hilo, Hawaiʻi, our Wa High School students and W Intermediate.
• As I call your name, will intermediate.
• and remain standing for WA Intermediate. and remain standing for WA Intermediate.
• <00:10:43.360> If High School and Wipahu Intermediate.
• If High School and Wipahu Intermediate.

Bills: SB874, SB2098, SB2110, SB2126, SB2154, SB2160, HB818, SB2047, SB2116, SB2246, SB2250, SB2334, SB2505, SB2520, SB2561, SB2721, SB2820, SB2971, SB3019

Keywords: veterinary medicine, prescription, consumer rights, transparency, pet medication, agriculture, clean plant program, disease-free plants, Hawaii agriculture, plant propagation, conservation, soil health, climate change, food security, small farmers, technical assistance, Hawaii, grant program, small farms, midsize farms

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• Aloha, Kenyon Tam testifying for Ricky Fujitani from the School Facilities Authority, and we submitted
• Aloha, Kenyon Tam testifying for Ricky Fujitani from the School Facilities Authority, and we submitted
• We've looked at central school, central intermediate, which is now ...
• We've looked at central<00:27:50.240> school<00:27:50.720> central<00:27:51.039> intermediate
• central school central intermediate central school central intermediate which<00:27:51.919> is

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Joint Senate Committee on Education, Hawaiian Affairs, and Housing heard House Bill 1088 HD1, which would exempt housing developed by the Department of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL) from school impact fees. The Department of Education said it was open to working with DHHL and the Legislature, including possibly eliminating the construction-cost portion of the fee for DHHL and other government affordable housing projects, but it wanted to retain the land-dedication requirement for future school sites where growth would exceed existing school capacity. The School Facilities Authority supported the bill, and DHHL strongly supported it, noting that its testimony referenced an earlier emergency proclamation but that the exemption remains in the current proclamation. DHHL also said it had no objection to a proposed amendment from the Wahiawa Hawaiian Homestead Association. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii testified in opposition to the broader school impact fee program, arguing that the fund has accumulated about $29 million that has not been spent and citing concerns raised in State Auditor Report 19-13, including administrative and constitutional issues. Committee discussion focused heavily on whether the fee system is being applied fairly, especially to smaller projects and homeowners, and whether the districts and calculations used to assess fees have been updated. Members questioned the DOE and SFA about the distinction between land and construction costs, the use of fees in areas like Kīhei, Kalihi, Ala Moana, and Ewa, and whether the department had revisited district calculations as recommended in the audit. DOE said it had collected about $500,000 in construction money and $2.8 million in land contributions for Kalihi-related areas, and said it would follow up on questions about land conveyances and district updates. After discussion, the chair called for a vote. The Education committee recommended passing HB 1088 HD1 as is, with Senator San Buenaventura voting with reservation and Senators Ihara and Kole voting aye. The recommendation was adopted. The Housing committee then also deferred the measure.

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• <00:04:54.320> ma disabled ma long-term care facilities ma disabled ma long-term care facilities
• It governs intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities, and it establishes
• facilities.
• persons Intermediate Care facilities for persons Intermediate Care facilities for persons with<00
• treatment facilities sud licens treat treatment facilities including<00:37:28.640> Provisions

Keywords: 1183, house

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• If someone's willfully choosing not to participate, probation can seek revocation, and then revocation
• Despite California's commitment to rehabilitation, youth in some facilities and many facilities across
• Despite California's commitment to rehabilitation, youth in some facilities and many facilities across
• They don't lead to revocation of your license. Thank you very much. Thank you.
• I've had multiple visits canceled at different facilities throughout California.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• intermediate and high school students. intermediate and high school students.
• recently had to downsize our facility recently had to downsize our facility because<01:00:41.839
• which is a low-income kūpuna facility in Kahuku, Kahuku Hale?
• <01:02:25.119> One facility in Kohuku, Kahuku Ha Holly.
• One facility in Kohuku, Kahuku Ha Holly.

Bills: HB2437, HB1815, HB1614, HB1613, HB1612, HB2411, HB2597, HB2583, HB2474, HB1863, HB2590, HB1813, HB1838, HB2138, HB1967, HB1576, HB2139, HB1605, HB2113, HB812, HB1831, HB1707, HB2561, HB1805, HB2469, HB2472, HB2387, HB1658, HB1661, HB1664, HB1859, HB2276, HB2335, HB1656, HB2116, HB2272, HB2273, HB2340, HB2158, HB2339, HB2489, HB2159, HB2171, HB2338, HB2005, HB1952, HB1872, HB1676, HB2384, HB2614, HB20, HB1776, HB1565, HB2310, HB1975, HB1801, HB1668, HB2114, HB1972, HB1546, HB1518, HB1131, HB2208, HB2156, HB2268, HB2622, HB2581, HB2498, HB2443, HB1577, HB2033, HB2031, HB2023, HB1969, HB1973, HB1974, HB2315, HB2343, HB2501, HB2505, HB816, HB1562, HB1591, HB1853, HB1854, HB1871, HB1965, HB1966, HB1537, HB1541, HB276, HB2606, HB2270, HB1920, HB1756, HB1727, HB1718, HB1715, HB1713, HB1711

Keywords: arts education, student engagement, cultural literacy, public schools, funding, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, SFCA, Performing Arts Grants Program, arts grants, culture and the arts, history and the humanities, King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, Works of Art Special Fund, one percent for art, public art, art in public places, relocatable works of art, DBEDT, Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, DAGS

Bills: HB146, HB333, HB517, HB828, SB87, SB93, SB98, SB118, SB125, SB199, SB277, SB294, SB306

Keywords: sports wagering, gambling, elections, local control, revenue generation, inmates, housing, corrections, Department of Public Safety, local jurisdiction, criminal justice, juvenile justice, jury trial, felony offenses, crime of violence, sex offenses, correctional facilities, in-custody deaths, medical oversight, independent investigations

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• , a school district facility, for a. a candidate forum, or for, I'll give you an even better example.
• I had a male come into a women's shower facility at a coronary hospital. engineers there in Stillhouse
• For example, a biological male may be able to access women's facilities while women are using them.
• We have also now opened a begun production at our high-volume aircraft manufacturing facility which is
• a 300,000 square foot facility located in Covington Georgia just outside Atlanta.

Bills: SB29, SB406, SB447, SB875, SB893, SB1033, SB1346, SB1362, SB1539, SCR22, SB 29

Keywords: business organization, internal management, corporate governance, partnerships, liability reduction, birth certificate, biological sex, gender identity, health and safety, sex assignment, SB 875, Texas, independent school district, ISD, school board trustee, superintendent, campus administrator, electioneering, political signs, early voting

Bills: SB 21, SB 72, SB 140, SB 262, SB 370, SB 372, SB 495, SB 627, SB 703, SB 764, SB 842

Keywords: cryptocurrency, bitcoin, investment reserve, economic resilience, financial security, vehicle rental, damage waiver, consumer rights, business regulations, refund policy, telephone solicitation, telemarketing, text message marketing, SMS marketing, robotext, spam text, consumer protection, deceptive trade practices, DTPA, Business & Commerce Code

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• THEY ARE INVOLVED IN OFFENDER REVOCATION, GRILLED DETERMINATION.
• THE FACILITY UPGRADE OR FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS.
• WHERE WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO SEE WE ARE BUILDING A NEW FACILITY.
• FACILITIES BECOMES INACCESSIBLE WE CAN TAKE THE LAPTOP TO THOSE NEW FACILITIES TEMPORARILY AND KIDS
• LET'S SAY 65% THEY SHOW UP FOR AN EVALUATION AND A RECEIVING FACILITY.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• For example, seeds from the cannabis plant that exceed the total 0.3% concentration, intermediate hemp-derived
• For example, seeds from the cannabis plant that exceed the total 0.3% concentration, intermediate hemp-derived
• discuss the implementation process for providing cannabis products to patients within medical care facilities
• and assess... ...the process for providing cannabis products to patients within medical care facilities
• to dispense or deliver by either an employee of that facility or having a marijuana delivery operator

Keywords: Cannabis Retail Market, Joint Commission to Oversee the Transition of the Commonwealth into a, 976, house, all

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• I've been working in this space since I prosecuted driver's license revocations at the attorney general's
• c> space since I prosecuted driver's space since I prosecuted driver's license<00:15:48.720> revocations
• <00:15:49.360> at<00:15:49.519> the<00:15:49.680> attorney license revocations
• at the attorney license revocations at the attorney general's<00:15:50.399> office<00:15:50.720
• Um, we've had longer license revocation periods. We've added forfeitures uh to repeat offenders.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In 2020, we were down to four facilities.
• We have a 24-bed facility.
• We've had more than half of them—probably two-thirds—come out to tour our facility at the Alexander facility
• And after he went to the facility, while we were all shocked and nervous, he went to the facility and
• , the Colt facility and the 11- to 17-year-old facility located in Dermott.

Summary: The Senate and House Joint Committee on Children and Youth approved the December 10 minutes and confirmed Representative Mary Bentley to the Child Maltreatment Investigations Oversight Committee. The committee then heard the annual Arkansas Infant and Child Death Review report, which said the state reviewed 148 of 170 non-natural child deaths in 2023; the reviewed deaths included 69 accidents, 14 suicides, 18 homicides, and 47 undetermined causes. Members asked about how the report’s recommendations could be used, grant opportunities tied to prevention work, and whether the data could be broken down by age; presenters said the report is intended as a prevention tool for agencies and nonprofits and that some age detail is available in later pages of the report. The committee next took up HCR 1010 and then a broader discussion of juvenile justice reform. Senator Missy Irvin, judges, and Administrative Office of the Courts staff described Arkansas’s use of validated risk assessments, including SAVRY, the Ohio Youth Assessment Tool, MAYSI, and substance-abuse screening, as part of a long-running effort to reduce juvenile incarceration and tailor services to individual youth and families. They said the reforms have contributed to fewer delinquency filings, fewer DYS commitments, and more diversions, while also emphasizing that mental health, substance abuse, school issues, and trauma often drive juvenile court involvement. Several members raised concerns about data gaps, school collaboration, and whether community-based services are sufficient, and presenters said more shared data and stronger school use of safety dashboards could help intervene earlier. Division of Youth Services Director Michael Crump then presented custody, education, recidivism, and cost data. He said DYS commitments rose after the pandemic, secure residential populations remain high, and detention-center use increased when intake beds filled; he also noted that DYS pays about $320 per day for secure custody and that detention beds cost roughly $90 to $100 per day. Crump said most youth in custody are older teens, about 80 percent are male, and many have behavioral-health needs or educational deficits; he reported 222 GEDs and 102 high school diplomas over six years. He also said about 15 to 19 percent of youth return to DYS within three years and that a larger share later enter the Department of Corrections, while members pressed him on how assessments relate to commitments, how low-risk cases are handled, and how to improve mental health and substance-abuse services statewide.

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• <01:38:50.719> Amendment<01:38:51.199> 62 and permit revocation risk.
• Amendment 62 and permit revocation risk.
• in my district in Eagle County that wasn't allowing mental health facilities that aren't physically
• that we discovered uh due to a facility that we discovered uh due to a facility in<02:55:19.680>
• wasn't allowing mental health facilities wasn't allowing mental health facilities that<02:55:23.439

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received a series of messages on bills that had been correctly printed, engrossed, re-engrossed, revised, or transmitted from the House and Revisor. The chamber also introduced and laid over several resolutions, including SJR 22 on Plastic Pollution Awareness Week, SJR 23 recognizing Young Americans Bank and the Young Americans Center for Financial Education, and SR 006 for National Donate Life Month. The Senate then paused for personal privilege remarks recognizing military families and public safety telecommunicators, including a gubernatorial proclamation designating April 12–18, 2026, as Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. On the consent calendar, the Senate passed SB 20, concerning child care provider licensing and related regulatory changes, with four no votes, and SB 137, concerning administrative burden reduction, unanimously. The chamber also passed SB 140, exempting certain drugs from affordability reviews, by a 20-15 vote; SB 141, concerning optional wildlife-related motor vehicle registration fees and wildlife crossings, by a 28-7 vote; SB 143, updating the name of the Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee, by a 23-12 vote; HB 1332, concerning the legislative department cash fund, unanimously; HB 1333, concerning payment of legislative department expenses, unanimously; and SB 80, creating the cradle-to-career grant program, by a 31-4 vote. SB 90 was laid over until April 14. The Senate also adopted a third-reading amendment to HB 1331, reducing the appropriation further, and then passed HB 1331 on third reading by a 33-2 vote. In general orders, the Senate laid over HB 1071, SB 134, and HB 1084 to later dates. The committee then took up HB 1126, dealing with firearms dealer requirements, where the sponsor described new security, reporting, recordkeeping, and enforcement provisions; opponents argued it would burden small businesses and drive dealers out of state. Amendment L58, which would have required a small business impact analysis, failed, and the transcript cuts off amid debate on amendment L59, which would require a public stakeholder meeting before finalizing the rules.

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• THE NURSING FACILITY PAYMENT INCREASE HAD A TARGET DATE OF OCTOBER 1. THIS WAS INCLUDED.
• LIKE A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY OR THEY MAY BE AN INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES.
• SOME ARE IN SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.
• OUR FACILITIES THAT WE LICENSE ARE NOT FLORIDA HEALTH BINDER BUT AHCA HAS AGREED TO LET US LOAD OUR FACILITIES
• Tant: SO FOR EVERYBODY ICF IS AN INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY AND IT'S A HIGH PLACEMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH

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• other capital needs, improving how we align available resources with current priorities across our facilities
• a bill to provide school safety aid and grant programs to um charter schools, public schools, intermediate
• Districts face different challenges from facility security to student support services, and this allows
• different challenges from facility different challenges from facility security<00:41:48.079>
• Um I would rather keep intermediates.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• House section 5 and facilities.
• in an assisted living facility.
• uh prohibit assisted living facilities and<00:10:11.680> nursing<00:10:12.160> facilities<
• This section codifies the intermediate school district behavioral health grant program.
• as codifying our existing intermediate as codifying our existing intermediate school<00:44:54.240

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• SB 1678, health facilities group homes. SB 1680, grazing; agriculture county zoning.
• SB 1709, dangerous crimes against children prohibition re-revocation.
• SB 1733, appropriations senior facilities tribal nations.
• mitigation enforcement prohibition Military Ferris B 1709 dangerous crimes children prohibition re-revocation
• education appropriation appropriation city a page roundabout a t a t sb 1733 appropriations senior facilities

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the prior journal. Members then recognized several guest groups in the gallery, including the Arizona Dental Hygienists Association, deaf and hard-of-hearing advocacy organizations, the Arizona Society of Anesthesiologists, the Doctor of the Day, and Native vote advocates. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for two DPS officers killed earlier that morning. A long list of bills was introduced and read for first reading, with many measures covering education, elections, health, public safety, tribal affairs, housing, taxation, and government administration. The Senate also received committee referrals and standing committee reports. In Committee of the Whole, SB 1425, relating to elections and July primary cure provisions, was considered, amended, and recommended do pass. The Senate adopted the committee report and then substituted HB 2022 for SB 1425 because the bills were identical. HB 2022 was then read on third reading and passed with the emergency clause by a vote of 27 ayes, 1 no, and 2 not voting. Supporters said the bill was a bipartisan effort to move the primary earlier, improve ballot return timing, and require observers in every county; one senator cited tribal voting challenges and provisional ballot rejection rates as reasons for supporting the measure, while another voted no over concerns about the emergency clause. The Senate also adopted proclamations recognizing Taekwondo Day in Arizona and American Heart Month 2026, then recessed and later reconvened to introduce additional bills, announce upcoming committee meetings, and adjourn until February 9, 2026.

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• And then we also work out of 30 or over 30 correctional facilities.
• Benefit from the use of these resources and facilities.
• “And do you think that should be a distinction in terms of revocation?
• Already embedded within some of our facilities, they’re already creating those spaces within the facilities
• We’ve visited all of the county corrections facilities.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met on June 15 with co-chairs Senator Will Brownsberger and Representative Dan Hunt. After deciding not to approve prior meeting summary notes at this session, the commission heard testimony from the Massachusetts Parole Officers Association (Brian Lucier and Shauna Hawksley). They described parole officers’ work in both institutions and the community, including housing, mental health, substance use, employment, education, and benefits referrals, and argued that parole officers often know local service providers best. They also said the former reentry navigator positions were lost in 2025 and that regional reentry centers used in the past helped reduce duplication and improve information sharing; they urged more funding, staffing, and training, and said parole should be better integrated with MPTC/POST training and with community-based reentry resources. Commission members asked about the relationship between parole and Community Justice Support Centers, training and arrest authority, revocation practices, and coordination with sheriffs and the Department of Correction. The witnesses said CJSC access is limited by location, transportation, and scheduling, while parole’s older reentry centers were referral-based and did not require regular attendance. They also said parole officers are special state police officers with arrest authority, receive a parole-specific academy plus firearms/defensive tactics/first responder training, and would benefit from more formal reentry training. On revocations, they said they lacked data but believed parole now returns fewer people for mental health or first-time substance use issues and focuses more on public safety threats. They also said collaboration with sheriffs and DOC reentry staff is generally good but still suffers from duplicative referrals and last-minute changes that can undo work done inside facilities. After testimony, the commission discussed next steps, including extending its reporting deadline from September 30 to November 30 through the pending budget, finishing remaining DOC facility visits in the fall, and holding additional meetings on mental health and other unresolved issues. Members also discussed whether to seek more input from the judiciary and district attorneys, with agreement to continue outreach and document responses. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, and the commission indicated it would reconvene in the fall.

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• just want to call out as we go in a little bit further is the importance of bringing the long-term facilities
• It's done with our with our intermediate districts and with intermediate districts that basically reach
• Initially, they started with the four intermediate schools, and they have a class of 22.

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• individual Supreme Court justices have expressed reservations regarding the Lemon test, we are an intermediate
• Supreme Court has cleared up the legal issues and made history and tradition the standard. are an intermediate
• level court and are are an intermediate level court and are bound<00:03:56.079> to<00:03:56.200
• necessary to comply with the final order of the court related to the licensure and regulation of health facilities

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:25 Attendance Roll Call: 00:31 HJR 15 (Rep. Baker): 01:15 HB 462 (Sen. Nemes for Rep. Dietz): 09:01 HB 6 (Rep. Williams): 10:18 HB 73 (Rep. Johnson): 15:21 Adjournment: 18:48, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government first considered HJR 15, a resolution to return a Ten Commandments monument to the new state Capitol grounds. Representative Shane Baker described the monument’s history, its removal to storage in the 1980s, and a prior 2000 effort that was blocked by the courts. He argued recent Supreme Court decisions, including Van Orden and Kennedy, support a history-and-tradition approach and said the resolution would direct the Historic Properties Advisory Commission to retrieve and reinstall the monument in Monument Park. Senator Herron raised concerns about religious neutrality and whether other faiths would also be represented at the Capitol. Baker and Chair Petrie responded that the resolution was limited to restoring a specific historical monument and did not bar future proposals for other displays. Senator Armstrong voted no, saying the legal landscape remained uncertain and the state could face costly litigation. The committee approved HJR 15 on an 8-1 vote. The committee then took up House Bill 6, which would limit administrative agencies from issuing regulations with an economic impact of more than $500,000 over two years, with exceptions for imminent public health or safety threats, protection of federal or state funds, and compliance with certain court orders. Representative Wade Williams said the bill would rein in costly agency rulemaking and cited LRC data showing only about a dozen regulations in 2024 would have met the threshold, with roughly six after closer review. Senator Chambers Armstrong expressed concern that the bill could tie the government’s hands in emergencies, but the bill passed 8-1. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 73, which had a committee substitute. Representatives Johnson and Tipton explained that one part would add We Lead CS to the list of educational service providers allowed to administer their own retirement program participation, and the other would require the Teachers’ Retirement System actuary to provide additional information on each employer’s share of unfunded liability. The committee approved HB 73 unanimously, 10-0, and then adjourned.