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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Mar 3, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • And if Sandy Ma, to small businesses.
  • education and community outreach. education and community outreach.
  • . community. community.
  • and rural community members.
  • community and rural community members. community and rural community members.
Summary: The committee heard several administration bills related largely to workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance. On HB 2323 HD1, which would modernize workers’ compensation notice and filing procedures, DLIR and other agencies testified in support of the original bill language but said HD1 removed key components and weakened the bill’s clarity and continuity. HB 2324 HD1, which would repeal state hoisting-machine certification requirements and the separate crane operator certificate, drew support from DLIR; members asked about whether the change would affect safety or local operators, and DLIR said OSHA-compliant certifications already exist and the union supported the change. HB 1509 HD1, which would require faster employer responses to treatment plans and impose penalties for nonresponse, received support from DLIR and others, while DHRD said it wanted an amendment. The committee also took up HB 2164 HD1 on compounded prescription drugs in workers’ compensation. DLIR supported the bill as a way to define compounded drugs and curb inflated pricing, but DHRD and a medical provider opposed it and asked for amendments. Testimony focused heavily on whether the definition should include 503B compounding facilities and whether physician dispensing should be limited to the first 30 days after injury. HB 2165 HD1, dealing with unemployment insurance eligibility and removing the two-year limit on recouping overpayments, was supported by DLIR but opposed by Unite Here Local 5, which argued it would make it harder for striking workers and other claimants. Members questioned the impact of changing reporting deadlines from calendar days to business days and raised concerns about future benefit offsets; DLIR said the bill was needed for federal conformity and that the committee would revisit the offset percentage and effective date. Later, the committee heard HB 2367 on pay transparency, requiring salary ranges in job postings and removing the small-employer exemption. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, AAUW, Hawaii Women Lawyers, and an individual testifier supported the bill, saying pay transparency promotes fairness, trust, and pay equity; one testifier described being underpaid compared with a predecessor and said posting ranges would save applicants’ time. HB 2619 HD1, concerning homemade food products and farm kitchens, received generally supportive comments from the Department of Health, which requested an amendment to preserve flexibility in future rulemaking. HB 1765 HD1, on spear-fishing safety warnings, drew support from a safety educator and comments from DLNR; supporters said warning labels would help prevent hypoxic blackout deaths and were low-cost and easy to implement. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
HI
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  • ,<00:20:17.440> representing playing for the community, representing playing for the community
  • to improving our overall community.
  • HD1 relating to human and community HD1 relating to human and community resilience. resilience.
  • this solution means to our communities. this solution means to our communities.
  • community involvement in this project. community involvement in this project.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-23-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Kyle views health care as a collaborative calling to give back to the community that nurtured him, and
  • Kyle views health care as a collaborative calling to give back to the community that nurtured him, and
  • Kyle views health care as a collaborative calling to give back to the community that nurtured him, and
  • Kyle views health care as a collaborative calling to give back to the community that nurtured him, and
  • calling to give back to the community calling to give back to the community that<00:04:55.680>
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Aug 12th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It helps keep communities of interest together.
  • Two last questions; they have to do with the communications plan.
  • They could serve to let these communities know what options they have.
  • Some of our communities, particularly our rural communities, They just don't have the bandwidth for this
  • Because of the emergency management, those gauges actually go through communications and their communications
Bills: SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16, SB14, SB3, SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16, SB14, SB3
TX
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  • In fact, Supporting reunification whenever safe to do so is a cornerstone of community-based care included
  • In fact, to be clear, all community-based care providers believe that these additional efforts could
  • We believe that every child should grow up safe and ...connected to their family and community whenever
  • We want to make sure that we're resourcing our providers, communities, and DFPS to be able to do that
  • Again, so in addition to just providing the resources to the agency and the community, I think one thing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Depending on the community, it can be a different mix.
  • And some communities have the, I would say, luxury of...
  • I'm the communications director, and I support this bill.
  • I'm the Communications Director for Parent Guidance Center.
  • We have community-based care.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Info Briefing - Wed Mar 4, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • economic activity for that community. economic activity for that community.
  • And we also communicate.
  • <00:54:54.480> and<00:54:54.800> community support communities and community support
  • communities?" communities?"
  • now communities and the communities now communities and the communities now working<01:23:28.159>
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III) Aug 26th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the nation, and tax credits for small campaign donations.
  • I expect that there will be an ever-increasing number of communications.
  • that the taxpayers can continue to opt in to electronic communications.
  • Quite frankly, it is the wave of the future, which is electronic communications.
  • You know, into electronic communication.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 4th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

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  • consumers, and Alabama-based products are second to none in quality; Whereas Alabama's business community
  • and Alabama's trade research; Alabama's manufacturing and transportation sectors, agriculture, and small
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 4th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • CITRUS WILL NOT BE LEFT BEHIND, NEITHER WILL OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE THAT SUPPORT THIS
  • THIS COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE ALLOWS RURAL COMMUNITIES TO EXPAND EDUCATION AND INCREASE HEALTHCARE.
  • TOGETHER, THESE INITIATIVES WILL PROVIDE A CHANCE FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES TO PROSPER IN A REAL.
  • AND THE POCKETBOOKS OF WORKING FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND THOSE LESS FORTUNATE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
  • I'M THANKFUL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND COMMUNITIES BACK HOME.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JDC Public Hearing 03-03-2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • This requires cooperative housing corporations, planned community corporations, planned community associations
Summary: The Judiciary Committee met in decision-making only session and took up a long list of Senate bills, mostly advancing them with either no amendments or committee amendments. Early measures included SB 888, which bars smart household security device operators from sharing user data with law enforcement without consent or a warrant, and SB 2479, which allows certain defendants to seek reduced sentences based on family violence, dating violence, or child abuse history; both were adopted, with SB 2479 amended for technical and procedural changes. The committee also adopted SB 2489 on invasive species provisions in Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity leases, SB 2519 on Law Enforcement Standards Board deadlines, SB 2521 and SB 2527 on CDL-related exemptions and training/policies for emergency personnel, and SB 2575 on firearm-related mandatory minimum penalties, which was amended to clarify scope and set a far-future effective date. Several transportation and public safety bills were also approved. SB 2591 created a Waikiki refuse-collection pilot program; SB 2611 expanded criminal trespass rules for school premises to weekends and holidays, though one member raised concerns about use of school property as a park; SB 2665 required driver-license renewal applicants with recent citations to complete a road-safety course, later narrowed to moving violations only; SB 2667 restricted towing vehicles from far-left lanes; SB 2695 clarified crosswalk duties; SB 2697 prohibited driving on shoulders except in limited cases; and SB 2812 required driver testing on dangers posed by larger vehicles, with court-ordered timing for re-examination. Most of these measures passed unanimously or with one or more members recording no votes or reservations, but they were still adopted. The committee also advanced SB 2713 on restricting certain pesticide use near elderly care facilities, SB 2730 on warrantless arrest and detention factors for petty misdemeanors and violations, SB 2765 on condominium foreclosure rental income, SB 2795 on flag display rights in housing associations with health and safety carve-outs, SB 2797 on gift card fraud, SB 2806 on real estate listing restrictions, SB 2818 on boating and ocean recreation penalties, SB 2835 on liquor licensing and education funding, SB 2849 on public meeting notice requirements, SB 2851 on a deafness designation for vehicle registration, SB 2896 lowering the commercial driving age to 18, SB 2922 on cooperative association definitions, SB 2970 on state contracting conflicts involving relatives, SB 2972 on temporary Oahu spearing restrictions for certain fish, and SB 2973 on banning jug-line fishing. A few bills drew objections over breadth or penalties, especially the boating and fishing measures, but the committee still adopted the recommendations. SB 2751 on workers’ compensation prescription drug rules was deferred indefinitely, and the meeting ended with the chair noting upcoming joint and committee meetings for the next day.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • development to hide communications about things.
  • request I suppose but are community development folks or folks the city likely to to communicate in
  • or a community relations expense.
  • So this is to help the small homeowner not be at risk so soon or for such a small amount.
  • communities.
Summary: The committee first heard SB 1825, which would shift precinct committeeman vacancy applications in certain cases from county party chairs to legislative district chairs and require the list of nominees to be submitted within five days. Supporters said the bill would streamline a bottlenecked process and better reflect local party leadership, while the County Supervisors Association said it had no issue with the basic structure but objected to the five-day deadline. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 5-0 vote, with two members not voting. The committee then considered SB 1566, a measure aimed at preventing municipalities, counties, the state, and state agencies from maliciously delaying permits or approvals, with enforcement by the Attorney General and civil penalties. After a strike-everything amendment narrowed the bill mainly to single-family residential construction and clarified terms, the sponsor and home builders argued it would deter intentional delays that increase housing costs, while one member raised concerns about breadth and public safety or planning issues. The amended bill passed 3-2, with two not voting. SB 1571, as amended, would bar monopoly utilities with a defined customer base from passing marketing, sponsorship, community relations, and similar costs through to ratepayers, and would require annual public reporting and an attestation that such costs were not passed on. Support came from the sponsor, the Home Builders Association, and environmental advocates, while a municipal power users representative warned the language could be too broad for small public utilities and emergency communications. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and then gave the bill a do pass as amended recommendation by a 4-2 vote, with one not voting. Later, the committee approved SB 1501, which expands the Administrative Rules Oversight Committee’s review authority to include whether agency rules or policies exceed statutory authority, and SB 1805, which requires county recorders to verify that a notary on a quitclaim deed is actively commissioned before recording the deed. It also passed SB 1808, as amended, to prohibit HOAs and condominium associations from banning flags of nations designated as major non-NATO allies, and SB 1688, as amended, to require certain membership associations receiving public dues support to disclose fees and allow opt-outs. SB 1246, as amended, increased the delinquency thresholds and time periods before HOA/condo foreclosure on common expense liens, and passed unanimously. Finally, SB 1428 was introduced to expand county boards of supervisors in larger counties, with debate focused on representation, cost, and the differing constitutional roles of counties and cities; the transcript cuts off before any final action on that bill.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-07-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • across communities across Hawaii and on a national level.
  • I rise in support of Judiciary Communication No. 24. Please proceed.
  • Standing Committee Report No. 3431 on Judiciary, Communication No. 25.
  • I rise in support of Judiciary Communication No. 25.
  • Kennedy is an active contributor to the legal community.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Wed Feb 18, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 17

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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  • Clerk, are there any Senate communications?
  • But it also would expand the LGBTQ community affirmations in the state of Hawaii.
  • They are a part of our communities. They are a part of our lives.
  • They are a part of our<00:32:47.039> communities.
  • They are a part of our our communities.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

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  • program in the community college system. program in the community college system.
  • Chancellor of the Alabama Community Chancellor of the Alabama Community College<00:39:31.119>
  • Community colleges, we made some changes there.
  • Um community colleges we through here.
  • <00:47:26.800> another<00:47:27.119> youth for small magic and another youth for small
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 2nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Grant them clear and effective communication, and may there be a spirit of unity amongst them all.
  • Doctor Corley currently practices in Moore, Oklahoma, and her residence is in the wonderful community