Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman, we heard House Bill 4885 by Representative Moody on April 14, which permits managed assigned

Bills: HB867, HB1347, HB1801, HB1820, HB2197, HB2617, HB3110, HB3166, HB3330, HB4237, HB4342, HB4629, HB4933, HJR148

Keywords: criminal case dismissal, attorney discretion, law enforcement misconduct, judicial approval, evidence, judicial consent, transparency, healthcare, Medicare, insurance, elderly, retired, benefits, access, cost, criminal justice, case dismissal, prosecutorial discretion, law enforcement oversight, criminal procedure

Transcript Highlights:

• Florida, the Honorable Randy Fine, and the gentleman from Florida, the Honorable Jimmy Petronis, be permitted

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• STATE AS PART OF THE FLORIDA ECONOMIC CONFERENCE AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION AND HOUSING CONSTRUCTION PERMITS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• An act relating to the structure of the Public Bank of New Mexico, providing duties, permitting certain

Transcript Highlights:

• and maintenance costs, rising electric, water, sewer fees, insurance premiums, compliance costs, permitting
• and maintenance costs, rising electric, water, sewer fees, insurance premiums, compliance costs, permitting
• and maintenance costs, rising electric, water, sewer fees, insurance premiums, compliance costs, permitting
• fees, insurance premiums, compliance fees, insurance premiums, compliance costs,<00:42:00.920> permitting
• costs, permitting fees, you name it. costs, permitting fees, you name it.

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, April 3, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 113 members present and took up House Bill 774, a local enabling bill on residential landlord-tenant good-cause termination and eviction standards. The sponsor and floor leader described the bill as intended to create stability for families and communities by limiting nonrenewal of leases without good cause, while emphasizing that it would only take effect if adopted by local counties. The bill’s stated good-cause grounds include repeated late rent payment, lease violations, and other specified reasons. Several amendments were offered and debated. One amendment sought to require tenants to keep paying rent, late fees, and other lease obligations during any legal challenge to a nonrenewal; the floor leader argued this was redundant because existing law already requires payment during holdover proceedings, and the House rejected the amendment by roll call, 79 in the negative. Another amendment added a good-cause ground where housing is tied to employment on the property and the employment ends; the floor leader accepted it as a friendly amendment, and it was adopted. A further amendment exempted short-term rentals such as VRBOs from the bill; it was also accepted as friendly and adopted. The House then rejected another amendment that would have changed the late-rent good-cause standard from four notices in a 12-month period to three. The sponsor argued the change would reduce the time and financial burden on small landlords, while the floor leader responded that the bill did not alter existing eviction timelines for nonpayment and that the current four-instance standard was appropriate. Finally, an amendment to extend access to the state’s eviction counsel fund to low-income landlords was offered, with the sponsor arguing for fairness to small property owners; the floor leader opposed it, saying the fund was created to represent low-income tenants and that most landlords are already represented. The transcript cuts off before the final vote on that amendment.

Transcript Highlights:

• conscientious exemptions removes the ability for people of faith to follow their beliefs about what they permit
• conscientious exemptions removes the ability for people of faith to follow their beliefs about what they permit
• to follow their beliefs about<00:47:04.920> what<00:47:05.080> they<00:47:05.320> permit
• <00:47:06.160> to<00:47:06.280> be about what they permit to be about what they permit
• The second eligibility expansion permits young adults who are served by disability waivers to be eligible

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In Cheyenne, the number of housing permits has gone up 2.6 times, so 260% over the last few years because
• In in Cheyenne, the number<01:14:13.600> of<01:14:14.080> housing<01:14:14.480> permits
• has gone up uh number of housing permits has gone up uh 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6<01:14:20.320> times.
• Uh, a little bit ago, you credited the Wyoming Business Council with uh 200% more housing permits here
• Business Council with uh 200% more housing permits here in Cheyenne through uh regulation reductions.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <01:08:38.159> emissions cover the cost of air emissions cover the cost of air emissions permitting
• 39.440> and<01:08:39.679> to<01:08:39.839> include<01:08:40.080> an permitting
• and to include an permitting and to include an inflationary<01:08:41.520> amount<01:08:41.759
• We need to have new work done and new permitting requirements.
• We need to have new work done and new permitting requirements.

Bills: HF2300, HF2432, HF2445, HF2443, HF2439, HF3023, HF1615, HF2563

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

Transcript Highlights:

• You're telling me that an order by an associate judge was permitted to be in the courtroom to sign it
• What I propose here is... ...is to permit the state of Texas, by legislation, to exclude these claims
• Section 86A of the Rules of Civil Procedure permits sealing of court records.
• Crucially, this bill still permits courts to use recordings for...
• Sorry, crucially, this bill still permits.

Bills: HB4011, HB2680, HB4325, HB4327, HB4944, HB1761, HB4688, HB3453, HB40, HB1707, HB4749, HB2322, HB3647, HB4139, HB4081, HB2203, HB2100, HB4170, HB3104, HB4623, HB40

Keywords: partition, heirs' property, real estate, co-ownership, family property, non-heir cotenant, right of first refusal, pilot services, liability limitation, maritime commerce, Matagorda Bay, Lavaca Bay, transportation code, maritime industry, civil liability, barratry, penalties, legal actions, damages, wrongful death

Transcript Highlights:

• 18.720> that In my mind, there might be easier ways to do it in 2025 if we get a bulk USPS permit
• <02:49:05.120> by to this was to the extent permitted by to this was to the extent permitted
• I can't remember exactly how it's worded, but that probably we'd be loath to issue a permit in that case
• probably be loathed to to issue a permit probably be loathed to to issue a permit in<05:07:33.440
• . permitted. permitted.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 733, a third-party litigation financing reporting bill. Representative Cole explained that the bill shifts reporting from the Secretary of State to the courts, which he said removes the fiscal note and helps insurers obtain information for underwriting and premium-setting. The committee accepted the explanation and voted ought to pass; the roll call was 8-0 in favor, with one member taking a pause. The committee then heard House Bill 219, dealing with the renewable portfolio standard and the renewable energy fund. Representative Bose argued the bill would reduce electricity costs by lowering the REC purchase obligation from 220,000 to 170,000, which he said would reduce payments into the renewable energy fund by roughly $1 million to $2 million and save consumers only pennies a month. After questions about timing and whether to wait for a DOE report, the committee voted to retain the bill for further discussion rather than advance it; the motion to retain passed 5-4. House Bill 365 was then discussed as an election-related bill intended to help verify citizenship for voter registration and create a voucher process for people who cannot afford a birth certificate. The sponsor said the Secretary of State may be able to use federal and state databases to verify citizenship, and if not, indigent applicants could receive a voucher reimbursed by the state, with a $25,000 appropriation included. Members raised concerns about the Secretary of State’s access to databases and the bill’s timing and cost, and the committee decided to hold the bill until Secretary Scanlan could come testify. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 552, which updates retiree health coverage rules so dependent children can remain on the plan until age 26, consistent with the Affordable Care Act. DAS officials said retirees pay the full cost for dependents, about $1,000 per month, while the state covers only the retiree and spouse. The committee voted ought to pass unanimously, 9-0. The committee then began discussion of House Bill 572, a housing bill aimed at missing-middle housing, describing a voluntary program to identify developable public land, support construction, and streamline review, but the transcript cuts off before any action on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, throughout all of these changes, I want to assure you that when permitted to increase benefits to
• when<00:46:22.720> the<00:46:23.680> uh<00:46:25.119> when<00:46:25.520> permitted
• <00:46:26.000> to<00:46:26.480> increase when the uh when permitted to increase when
• the uh when permitted to increase benefits<00:46:27.359> to<00:46:27.599> student<00:46
• 44.000> full<00:51:44.559> 34 And then, aside from all of this, student athletes are permitted

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:01 Approve Minutes from June 11, 2026- 00:00:40 Staff Report on 2026 Child Fatality Panel Update- 00:01:17 Panel Staff Response to Report-00:21:12 University of Kentucky Name, Image, and Likeness-00:44:34 Kentucky State Police Update on SERVS-01:17:55 Adjornment-01:33:05, 958, all

Summary: The committee first established a quorum and approved the minutes from the previous meeting. Members then received a staff report on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel, including an annual LOIC evaluation of the panel’s operations, statutory compliance, case management system development, member experience, and written procedures. The report noted recent House Bill 778 expanded the panel’s access to records and to TWIST/I-TWIST, and recommended that staff request access and training promptly to avoid implementation problems. Analysts reported the panel has met statutory membership and meeting requirements, and that agency responses to the panel’s 2025 recommendations improved, with all responses meeting statutory content requirements though some were late. They also said the panel still lacks formal written procedures, so a prior recommendation was reissued. The report discussed the panel’s new case management system, now in testing with the Commonwealth Office of Technology, and a survey of panel members showing generally positive views of meetings and case discussions but recurring concerns about SharePoint access, time demands, virtual meetings, and the panel’s lack of enforcement authority. The report included a matter for legislative consideration suggesting the General Assembly may wish to seek additional testimony from agencies when responses are unclear or more information is needed. Panel staff responded that the work is difficult but important, said they are optimistic about gaining TWIST access, and acknowledged that written procedures have not yet been completed because they wanted to align them with the new system. They said both the system and procedures are hoped to be finished by the end of the year, with the new case management system expected to be implemented by September 1 after further testing and migration. Members also discussed trends in child fatality and near-fatality cases, including increases in reported cases since 2013, substance abuse, safe storage of firearms, and concerns about THC/CBD gummies reaching children. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

Transcript Highlights:

• establishing a payment stablecoin focused on select government payments, such as property taxes, permits
• We also maintain a dynamic internal blacklist of wallet addresses that should not be permitted to use
• We acquire easements, secure rights of way, obtain permits, perform engineering studies, maintain local
• We must navigate permitting requirements, environmental reviews, engineering challenges, easement acquisition
• If insurers are permitted to use the credit history of a non-owner spouse when underwriting a separately

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Obtain all permits required by law for installation or retrofitting. C.
• At the same time, enterprises are permitted to collect fees for services provided to an enterprise without
• propulsion battery recycler means an entity or facility that operates in accordance with all required permits
• , this amendment will clarify that Boseies are not statewide authorizers other than as expressly permitted
• and request that a conference committee be formed, and request that the conference committee be permitted

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• increasing the amount of land zoned for housing, making it easier for that housing to get entitled and permitted
• increasing the amount of land zone for housing, making it easier for that housing to get entitled and permitted
• Permitted, protecting tenants, which has been critical, and funding the construction of affordable housing
• on this bill are focused on addressing narrow circumstances where communications outside of the permitted
• on this bill are focused on addressing narrow circumstances where communications outside of the permitted

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• my guidelines, are not the Senate guidelines, is for a road project, which are specifically not permitted
• my guidelines, are not the Senate guidelines, is for a road project, which are specifically not permitted
• which are specifically uh not<01:20:51.280> uh<01:20:51.520> not<01:20:51.920> permitted
• > But<01:20:53.280> on<01:20:53.520> behalf<01:20:53.840> of not uh not permitted
• But on behalf of not uh not permitted.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We're not permitting anything. We're not making anything happen.
• We're not permitting anything. We're not making anything happen.
• We're<01:28:02.480> not<01:28:02.680> permitting<01:28:03.040> anything.
• <01:28:03.719> We're<01:28:03.800> not We're not permitting anything.
• We're not We're not permitting anything.

Bills: HF4308, HF4153, HF4703, HF4711

Keywords: HF4308, Monticello nuclear plant, Prairie Island, renewable development account, RDA, nuclear waste, spent fuel, dry cask storage, utility tax, commercial-industrial property tax, state general levy, property tax exemption, residential heating fuels, natural gas tax exemption, electricity sales tax exemption, year-round sales tax exemption, distributed solar energy standard, solar mandate, community solar, grid modernization

Transcript Highlights:

• that they already had in the governor's office to identify duplicative regulations, streamline permitting
• that they already had in the governor's office to identify duplicative regulations, streamline permitting
• regulations, uh<00:57:57.920> streamline<00:57:58.840> uh uh streamline uh uh streamline uh permitting
• requirements,<00:58:00.840> make<00:58:01.080> sure<00:58:01.240> that permitting
• requirements, make sure that permitting requirements, make sure that two<00:58:01.680> agencies

Bills: SF856, HF4482, HF3672, HF1234, HF4591, HF3554, HF936

Keywords: Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, HF4482, Minnesota Historical Society, state historic sites, historic site management, historic preservation, county historical society, local historical society, municipality, county government, admission fees, grants-in-aid, site operations, site maintenance

Transcript Highlights:

• Libraries receive multiple licenses from publishers that permit them to make ebooks available over and
• they remain with the decedent in burial, be released to a distant blood relative not previously permitted
• 04.320> previously distant blood relative not previously distant blood relative not previously permitted
• 05.679> to<01:26:05.920> obtain<01:26:06.320> them,<01:26:06.960> and permitted
• by law to obtain them, and permitted by law to obtain them, and when<01:26:07.440> necessary,

Bills: HF3698, HF4243, HF4239, HF4241, HF4242, HF4240

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, campaign finance, elections, political contributions, disclosure, reporting thresholds, economic interest statements, financial disclosure, ethics, public officials, local officials, metropolitan governmental unit, metropolitan area, candidate filings, principal campaign committee, political committee

Transcript Highlights:

• seemed odd because it says the conduct is void and unenforceable, rather than simply saying it is not permitted
• suggested it might be better to say directly that delaying or prohibiting invoice submittal is not permitted
• Rather than just saying it's<00:25:48.240> not<00:25:48.520> permitted<00:25:49.680>
• > you<00:25:50.880> to<00:25:51.320> delay<00:25:52.720> uh it's not permitted
• for you to delay uh it's not permitted for you to delay uh or<00:25:53.200> to<00:25:53.360><

Bills: HF1234, HF3528, HF3672, HF3679, HF3680, HF1944

Keywords: payment transparency, public contracts, contractor rights, government accountability, construction payments, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, data transparency, Legislative Budget Office, state agencies, fiscal notes, public data, standard time, federal law, time zone

Transcript Highlights:

• HB 1666, relating to motor vehicles, permits for sale or offers of sale, new motor vehicle markups in
• HB1 1666 relating to<00:24:31.840> motor<00:24:32.080> vehicles<00:24:32.400> permits
• <00:24:32.799> for<00:24:32.960> sale<00:24:33.120> or to motor vehicles permits
• for sale or to motor vehicles permits for sale or offers<00:24:33.679> of<00:24:33.840> sale
• > Like, there was no... students didn't have to pay for the application. >> It's all free. >> Oh, permit

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee met on February 5 and heard testimony on a long agenda of transportation-related bills. Early measures included HB 2392, which would create an employer tax credit for transportation demand management benefits; HB 2462, which would bar auto manufacturers and dealers from charging post-sale fees for already-installed hardware; and HB 2423, which would require diesel sold for on-road use to contain at least 5% biodiesel. HB 2392 drew support from the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization and one individual, with the Department of Taxation and the Tax Foundation offering comments. HB 2462 drew support from DCCA and one individual, while the Alliance for Automotive Innovation opposed it. HB 2423 drew comments from the Hawaii State Energy Office and Hawaii Farm Bureau, support from Pacific Biodiesel and the Hawaii Transportation Association, and a question from the chair about whether biodiesel is exported; the witness said production stays local. The committee also heard HB 1771 on voluntary carbon offsets for air travel, HB 2081 on requiring firefighters exempt from CDL rules to follow equivalent alcohol and substance abuse policies, HB 2334 on allowing the Department of Transportation to assume NEPA responsibilities for certain projects, and HB 2336 on DOT agreements with the Department of Defense for work at military installations using federal funds. HB 1771 drew comments from Life of the Land warning that carbon offsets are often unreliable and could create liability, while Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines offered comments. HB 2081 received support from DOT, county human resources offices, fire departments, and county officials, with the Hawaii Firefighters Association in opposition. HB 2334 was supported by DOT, and the director said other states using NEPA assignment can complete projects in about half the time. HB 2336 was supported by DOT, HIEMA, DBEDT’s military relations office, and the Hawaii Military Affairs Council; the committee discussed the administrative fee as a way to recover costs under an intergovernmental agreement. The most extensive testimony centered on HB 1666, which would limit new motor vehicle markups above 5% of MSRP and require recordkeeping. Multiple dealer groups and the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association opposed it, arguing it would threaten dealership operations, especially in Hawaii’s high-cost market and for vehicles without an MSRP. The committee also heard HB 2375 on uniform towing and parking enforcement standards on state and leased lands, including notice, disability protections, payment safeguards, and public reporting; DLNR, DAGS, and several advocacy groups testified, with strong public support and concerns about towing practices and ADA compliance. HB 2415, which would appropriate funds for crosswalks near school properties, drew support from DOT, DOE, and the Hawaii Bicycling League, and the committee discussed how counties would request projects and how funding would be allocated. Finally, HB 2451, which would move Hawaii toward fare-free public transit beginning in 2027 and create a dedicated funding source through a petroleum tax increase, received broad support from DOT, the Energy Office, public health and advocacy groups, and many individuals; DOE testified that it currently uses about $2.1 million for student bus passes and that the program is tied to savings from inactive school bus routes.