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• But I point that out because you go from a revenue source that wasn't even on the map as far as primary
• 57.680><c> the</c> a revenue source that wasn't even on the a revenue source that wasn't even on the map
• 59.279><c> primary</c><00:13:59.760><c> revenue</c><00:14:00.160><c> streams</c><00:14:00.480><c> to</c> map
• as far as primary revenue streams to map as far as primary revenue streams to the<00:14:00.720><c> general

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Now, when I looked at the map by state, Hawaii is one of four states that does not currently have any
• But neither do we have any prohibition on 287(g) agreements. when I looked at the map by uh by state,
• when I looked at the map by uh by state, Hawaii<01:01:09.760><c> is</c><01:01:10.079><c> one</c><01:
• On USCIS's map, they cite Hawaii as a state in which the agency is pursuing opportunities.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the impact and legality of federal immigration enforcement efforts in Hawaii, with Chair Carl Rhodes framing it as the sixth and final interim briefing in a series on the rule of law and local effects of federal actions. He said the discussion would focus on due process concerns, questioning and detention of citizens and lawful immigrants, free speech issues, and pressure on state and local law enforcement, and noted the issues may be revisited in the 2026 regular session. There was no public testimony or committee vote; only invited speakers presented. Dr. Amy Agayani opened by arguing that immigrants are integral to Hawaii’s history, economy, and communities, and contrasted that with what she described as harmful narratives portraying immigrants as criminals. She cited figures that one in five Hawaii residents is foreign-born, that immigrants make up about 20% of the labor force and over 27% of entrepreneurs, and that roughly 40,000 people in Hawaii are undocumented, many of whom may have pathways to legal status but face language, information, and court barriers. She also said federal enforcement has expanded beyond undocumented immigrants to include citizens and lawful residents, and warned that attacks on birthright citizenship and visa categories could affect many families. Matina Mock of the legal clinic emphasized the complexity of immigration law and the severe lack of legal representation, noting a nationwide backlog of 11.3 million immigration-related applications and 3.4 million court cases, plus about 1,400 pending immigration cases in Honolulu with only two immigration judges. She said Hawaii has only six or seven nonprofit immigration legal service providers, and that represented clients are far more likely to obtain relief. Mock described a recent case involving a lawful student visa holder who was transferred among multiple federal facilities before being brought to Honolulu without clear notice, which she said illustrated due process violations. She also said ICE activity in Hawaii has sharply increased, with about 150 arrests from January to July 2025, a 380% increase over the same period in 2024, and that many detainees have no criminal record. Stephanie Haro Sevilla and another clinic fellow described 2025 enforcement as a major shift driven by a January executive order, the end of prior limits on arrests in sensitive locations, and arrest quotas they said require 3,000 arrests per day nationwide. They said this has led to arrests without warrants or probable cause, broader targeting of people with minor offenses or no criminal history, and the use of resources from other federal agencies and local law enforcement for civilian immigration enforcement. They also said the federal detention center in Honolulu is holding roughly 40 to 80 civilian detainees on any given day, often in conditions they characterized as prison-like, and warned that the current escalation could eventually affect lawful permanent residents and naturalized citizens. The speakers urged the public to support immigrant-rights advocates and local protective policies and funding measures.

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• This is meant to be how do we think and use this as an opportunity to create a blueprint and a road map
• blueprint<00:09:49.760><c> and</c><00:09:49.920><c> a</c><00:09:49.960><c> road</c><00:09:50.360><c> map
• </c><00:09:51.040><c> for</c><00:09:51.240><c> moving</c> blueprint and a road map for moving blueprint
• and a road map for moving forward<00:09:52.360><c> and</c><00:09:52.560><c> continually</c><00:09:53.440

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board received a presentation from Dr. Stack and Commissioner Langfeld on Kentucky’s application for a federal Medicaid-related funding opportunity tied to House Resolution 1. They described a compressed six-week stakeholder process that produced more than 50 responses and letters of support, and said the application was organized around five broad priorities: maternal health, behavioral health and substance use disorder, oral health, EMS/trauma response, and chronic disease. They emphasized that the proposal was designed to align with CMS goals, use allowable funding categories, and focus on sustainability rather than a short-term grant. Commissioner Langfeld outlined five core initiatives: rural community hubs for chronic care innovation, beginning with obesity and diabetes; a maternal and infant health effort called POWER; a behavioral health and substance use model called IMPATH; an oral health initiative called Rooted in Health; and an integrated crisis-to-care EMS and trauma response effort. He said the chronic disease work would include prevention, food-as-medicine concepts, and technology tools, while the maternal health effort would expand team-based care around mothers and infants using community health workers and doulas. The behavioral health proposal would build on existing crisis intervention models, oral health would address workforce and access gaps through training, mobile vans, and telehealth, and the EMS proposal would better connect emergency response with home-based and community care. Several senators questioned whether the proposal would meaningfully address rural hospital closures or the broader rural health care crisis. Senator Meredith said the plan was not transformational and would not save rural hospitals, while Senator Berg asked how success would be measured. In response, the presenters said they would use both lagging and leading indicators, with an emphasis on rapid-cycle feedback and data use that is more actionable in real time. They also said the work could help existing models that already show promise, such as behavioral health units and dental workforce expansion, even if it would not solve the larger funding gap created by HR1. Senator Douglas asked how the proposals would motivate patients to participate in their own health care. The presenters responded that the chronic disease prevention work would focus on obesity, diabetes prevention, nutrition, and consumer-facing technology tools to help people engage in their own care, and that EMS-community health worker partnerships could identify unmet needs in the home and reduce preventable problems. The board then moved on to its next agenda item, Medicaid managed care delivery models, with Tom Stevens, Katherine North, and Dr. Patel scheduled to present.

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• they will openly tell you stories of dentists that are 20, 25 miles away across an arbitrary line on a map
• miles away across an arbitrary line<00:20:02.240><c> on</c><00:20:02.400><c> a</c><00:20:02.640><c> map
• that</c><00:20:03.600><c> sometimes</c><00:20:04.000><c> re</c><00:20:04.320><c> get</c> line on a map
• that sometimes re get line on a map that sometimes re get reimbursed<00:20:05.200><c> as</c><00:20:05.360

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board meeting began with a roll call and approval of the October 7 meeting minutes. The chair then reordered the agenda to hear the item on Medicaid reimbursement rates and network adequacy first because of scheduling issues. Dr. Steve Robertson of the Kentucky Dental Association was sworn in and testified at length about Kentucky’s dental Medicaid program, arguing that reimbursement rates are unsustainably low, have been largely flat for decades, and are often below the cost of providing care. He said Kentucky ranks near the bottom nationally in oral health, dental Medicaid rates are often 60% or less of commercial rates, and the program’s share of the Medicaid budget has effectively remained around 2% despite growth in enrollment and services. Dr. Robertson said the low rates are contributing to provider losses, rural access gaps, longer wait times, dental deserts, and greater use of emergency rooms for preventable dental problems. He cited examples of office costs exceeding reimbursement for basic procedures, noted that many dentists are small private businesses, and said the state is struggling to recruit and retain dentists because of low payment levels and high student debt. He also pointed to disparities with neighboring states and said recent increases in some oral surgery and cleaning codes were not enough to address the broader problem. His recommendations included completing the rebasing study, increasing dental reimbursement in the upcoming budget, tying future reviews to inflation and cost data, aligning benchmarks, and prioritizing preventive and restorative care to improve workforce stability and access. Board members asked about the size of the needed increase, the effect of private insurance on dental practice finances, and what a new dentist might expect to earn. Dr. Robertson said the association is working on an appropriations request and that private insurance pressures are part of the problem as well, since many plans are HMOs or PPOs with limited provider control over rates. He also said the association can no longer conduct reimbursement surveys because of FTC restrictions, but would try to obtain current ADA data. In response to questions about the future of the program, he warned that without significant changes it could become unsustainable and cited Ohio and Missouri as examples where higher reimbursement improved provider participation and access. The board then heard from Mr. Bowman of Baldwin Consulting, who discussed outpatient behavioral health providers, including ABA therapy and mental health/substance use disorder services. He said these providers face similar issues of rising costs, flat reimbursement, and access problems. He reviewed Kentucky’s network adequacy standards, including travel-time standards, 30-day appointment limits, and newer federal requirements that will require services within 10 business days by 2029. He said wait times for outpatient behavioral health, especially children’s services and ABA, have grown substantially, sometimes to more than a year, and emphasized that the Medicaid department must enforce these standards.

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• Our 10-year capital highway investment plan is already available online with an interactive map to view
• 01:21:18.960><c> with</c><01:21:19.199><c> an</c><01:21:19.440><c> interactive</c><01:21:20.080><c> map
• </c><01:21:20.400><c> to</c><01:21:20.640><c> view</c> online with an interactive map to view online
• with an interactive map to view projects<01:21:21.920><c> under</c><01:21:22.280><c> development.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This could lead to companies to limit or scale back free widely used services like Gmail, Google Maps
• free widely used services like Gmail, free widely used services like Gmail, Google<00:25:23.679><c> Maps
• YouTube</c><00:25:24.880><c> and</c><00:25:25.200><c> Facebook</c><00:25:26.000><c> tools</c> Google Maps
• , YouTube and Facebook tools Google Maps, YouTube and Facebook tools motans<00:25:27.039><c> rely</c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Not only do they have many folks on Medicaid, as demonstrated by the coverage maps that we've provided
• c><00:47:36.920><c> by</c><00:47:37.079><c> the</c><00:47:37.240><c> coverage</c><00:47:37.640><c> maps
• </c> as demonstrated by the coverage maps as demonstrated by the coverage maps that<00:47:38.160><c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• more and it needs to be had louder because if we continue down this path of anything that's inside the map
• that's<00:46:20.480><c> inside</c><00:46:21.680><c> um</c><00:46:22.079><c> the</c><00:46:22.319><c> map
• </c><00:46:22.560><c> of</c><00:46:22.720><c> Minnesota,</c> that's inside um the map of Minnesota, that's
• inside um the map of Minnesota, we're<00:46:23.599><c> going</c><00:46:23.680><c> to</c><00:46:23.839

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It shows on the map where the district is, as well as some general rules.
• it</c><00:08:34.159><c> shows</c><00:08:34.399><c> on</c><00:08:34.519><c> the</c><00:08:34.719><c> map
• </c><00:08:35.440><c> where</c> District uh it shows on the map where District uh it shows on the map

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We have bills from all over the liquor map on this, from local regulations to some things about social
• have bills from all over the the the we have bills from all over the the the liquor<00:15:46.920><c> map
• 47.480><c> this</c><00:15:47.959><c> um</c><00:15:48.279><c> from</c><00:15:48.880><c> local</c> liquor map
• on this um from local liquor map on this um from local regulations<00:15:50.040><c> to</c><00:15:50.600

Bills: HF747, HF1014, HF320, HF400

Keywords: corporate governance, shareholder rights, beneficial ownership, defective corporate acts, Minnesota Business Corporation Act, Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association, MIGA, insurance guaranty fund, insurer insolvency, covered claim, net worth threshold, high-net-worth insured, financial information request, insurance claims, self-insured retention, deductible, commercial insurance, insurance regulation, Minnesota Statutes 60C.09, guaranty association

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• This serves low-income Minnesotans, and there's a map here that shows all of the public housing that
• Uh, Miss Tapor, did you have— Madam Chair, just to wrap us all up, the map here is where the POP funds
• grants have been allocated up through 2020, so add additional 20 dots to this map for 2024's grant awards
• There's a map that Minnesota Housing has that just has the last couple years, and this one was a little

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So I'll start today by providing a quick road map of my comments.
• providing<00:03:09.959><c> a</c><00:03:10.159><c> quick</c><00:03:10.360><c> road</c><00:03:10.760><c> map
• </c><00:03:11.000><c> of</c><00:03:11.159><c> my</c> providing a quick road map of my providing a quick
• road map of my comments<00:03:12.319><c> I'll</c><00:03:12.519><c> first</c><00:03:12.799><c> highlight

Keywords: 1183, house

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• On the website, there is a pretty useful map with all of the vendor locations across the state.
• On the website, there is a pretty useful map with all of the vendor locations across the state.
• On the website, there is a pretty useful map with all of the vendor locations across the state.
• On the website, there is a pretty useful map with all of the vendor locations across the state.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Given the uniquely hazardous environment in correctional facilities, this bill is a necessary step to
• This bill recognizes the essential public service correction staff provide and the extra hazards they

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy hearing on several juvenile justice and parole-related bills, with much of the testimony focused on H. 2051/S. 1087 to end lifetime parole for juveniles and emerging adults, and H. 1923 to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to include 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds. Chairs Brandy Fluker-Reid and Lydia Edwards opened the hearing by noting the large number of bills and witnesses, the need to keep testimony moving, and special procedures for incarcerated witnesses and sensitive testimony. They also acknowledged the historic nature of the hearing being chaired by two Black women attorneys. No votes were taken during the hearing itself. Many incarcerated speakers and advocates supported ending lifetime parole, arguing that young people can change, that lifetime supervision creates constant fear of technical violations, and that it undermines rehabilitation, family stability, employment, and reintegration. Several testified about their own trauma, youth, and growth in prison programs, while others emphasized the costs of decades of supervision and the racial disparities in the system. Support also came from elected officials, UTEC, the Transformational Prison Project, United Way, CPCS’s Youth Advocacy Division, the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, and others, who said juvenile systems are better suited to developmentally appropriate treatment and that the bills would improve public safety and reduce recidivism. There was also opposition, including testimony from family members of a murder victim who argued that lifetime parole should remain for serious violent crimes and that some offenders are not sufficiently rehabilitated. One virtual witness described a family tragedy involving the kidnapping and murder of her infant nephew and warned that ending lifetime parole could remove needed long-term supervision for dangerous offenders. In addition to the juvenile justice bills, the committee heard testimony on H. 1867, a bill related to continuing care for severe mental illness, and H. 2063, which would increase penalties for assaults on correction officers and other prison staff; the correction officers’ union supported H. 2063 and related safety bills. The hearing continued with many more witnesses and bill topics, but no final committee action was announced in the portion provided.

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• We also put $150 million into state agencies to help with things like flood hazard mitigation, parks
• WE ALSO PUT $150 $150 MILLION INTO STATE AGENCIES TO HELP WITH THINGS LIKE FLOOD HAZARD MITIGATION PARKS

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• regarding the number of service members and veterans who have knowledge of foodborne disease prevention, hazard
• prevention</c> diseases uh prevention diseases uh prevention uh<01:38:38.719><c> the</c><01:38:38.960><c> hazard

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• When collapse occurs, hazardous debris scatters on public beaches, posing immediate injury risks, obstructing
• When collapse occurs, hazardous debris scatters on public beaches, posing immediate injury risks, obstructing

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees first took up SB 3322 relating to law enforcement. Chairs recommended adopting amendments from the Department of Law Enforcement that would exempt plainclothes officers from identification requirements, limit conspicuous agency markings to vehicles used in immigration enforcement operations, and allow a plainclothes officer to wear a mask when within eyesight of an unmasked officer from the same agency while performing official duties. Although there was an initial quorum issue, both committees ultimately voted to adopt the chair’s recommendation and advance the bill as amended. The next major item was SB 3333 relating to property tax treatment for certain housing. Testimony was strongly supportive, including from a Maui County real property tax board member and a representative of Nali Maui, who described homeowners in affordable housing being taxed at much higher rates when exemptions were missed or when resale restrictions kept values below market. The committees recommended passing the bill with amendments, including a deferred effective date of April 19, 2042, and the recommendation was adopted. The committees also heard SB 2422 on a pro housing score program for counties, SB 2981 on eliminating minimum off-street parking requirements in urban districts, SB 2007 on county land use boundary amendments, SB 3028 on restructuring the conveyance tax to a marginal rate system, SB 3033 on public petitions for review of beach structures, and SB 2434 on electric vehicle infrastructure. SB 2422 drew support with a request for flexibility and an appeals process for counties facing extraordinary circumstances; the chair’s recommendation was to pass it with amendments and note a $200,000 implementation study request, which was adopted. SB 2981 received strong support from housing and transportation advocates and was advanced unamended, while SB 2007 drew opposition from the Sierra Club and discussion about the Land Use Commission’s limited enforcement tools and the number of approved but unbuilt units. SB 3028 received mixed testimony, with support for the marginal-rate change but concerns about earmarking and blanks in the bill, and SB 3033 was supported as an early-warning mechanism for erosion-threatened coastal structures, though OPSD said it should not be the regulatory decision-maker. SB 2434 prompted concern about whether utility capacity can support EV infrastructure goals, with the chair citing a recent report suggesting transmission and distribution constraints.

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• existing state law has been stretched to address minor technical issues rather than real life safety hazards
• And just by way of example, we've Rather than real life safety hazards.

Bills: HB2128, HB2255, HB2397, HB2429, HB2591, HB2680, HB2834, HB2868, HB2911, HB2951, HB2979, HB2991, HB2996, HB2999, HB4001, HB4011, HB4017, HB4020, HB4026, HB4086, HB4088, HB2244, HB2342

Keywords: homeowners associations, condominiums, open meetings, governance, transparency, Arizona Teachers Academy, teacher preparation, education funding, public schools, scholarships, teacher certification, community colleges, HOA, homeowners association, planned community, condominium, CC&Rs, covenants, conditions and restrictions, resale disclosure, association disclosure

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• Next unit appears on page 67, Unit 601, Solid and Hazardous Waste. >> Are there any amendments?
• Uh, page 64, Solid and Hazardous Waste Division. Mr.

Keywords: 916, all

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• only does the cost of doing business rise due to increased exposure to safety risks and security hazards
• The cost of doing business rises due to increased exposure to safety risks and security hazards, but

Keywords: 1191, senate, all