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• These are funds that you all as appropriators appropriate to state agencies and while they are not being
• That was the impetus behind that legislation.
• Um, would a one-time appropriation help?
• There's judges, there's legislators, so there's just a lot more.
• And um with that legislation, and we also need to look at the legislation that uh Senator um Gonzalez

Committee: House Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee

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• >> Uh, a request, Mr.
• </c> address in this legislation. address in this legislation.
• >> Gentlemen, the legislation talks about complying and with request, okay, and with detainer and with
• </c> the legislation. the legislation.
• </c> to request a conveyance. to request a conveyance.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 12 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• other unforeseen event causes us to cancel the meeting, we will reschedule and make sure we post appropriate
• </c><00:15:34.959><c> policy</c> bill is a matter of legislative policy bill is a matter of legislative
• Okay, and that comment is about Senate Bill 1469, more appropriately; is that correct?
• It had proposed requested amendments in the first version of the bill, and it looks like those requested
• </c><00:35:57.079><c> Amendment</c> had proposed requested Amendment had proposed requested Amendment

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several measures, beginning with Senate Bill 869 on community outreach boards. The Office of Information Practices said the bill was now clear and raised no concerns after clarification that it applies to Hawaii County community development action plan committees under the Sunshine Law. Written support was received from several individuals, and one testifier initially opposed the bill but withdrew opposition after hearing OIP’s explanation. No vote was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard Senate Bill 405 on neighborhood board meetings, which would let boards receive and discuss reports from government officials that were not on a noticed agenda, with final action deferred to a later noticed meeting. OIP said the bill was a policy choice but warned it would give boards more flexibility at the cost of less public notice. Support came from the Wke neighborhood board and Jacob Weinek, while Natalie Iwasa and Greg Mian opposed it, arguing it could lead to unclear agenda items and deeper discussion without adequate public notice. No vote was taken. The committee also heard Senate Bill 903 on a claims review working group in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands asking for the measure to be deferred because it believed a complete inventory and audit of the public lands trust should come first. Members asked about the status of related House Bill 1358. The committee then heard tax measures: Senate Bill 1469, which would suspend the collection statute of limitations while tax assessments are on appeal, and Senate Bill 1467, which would clarify that county tax appeals do not need to be served on the Director of Taxation. The Tax Department supported both bills, and the Tax Foundation’s witness generally agreed but suggested a possible amendment to SB 1469 regarding insurance premium tax language. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 544 on sentencing of minor defendants, which would require courts to consider youth-related factors and allow departures from mandatory minimums; OHA, the Public Defender, Human Rights for Kids, and others supported it, citing trauma, diminished culpability, and national trends, and no opposition was noted in the excerpt. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 691 on family courts, which would set a minimum age of 12 for adjudication of law violations. The Public Defender and Human Rights for Kids supported the bill, saying very young children should not be treated as law violators and can still receive services through other family court mechanisms. The Attorney General’s office and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office opposed the measure, arguing it could limit court jurisdiction and services for younger children and might have unintended consequences, including recruitment of children into criminal activity. Members asked whether amendments could preserve the bill’s intent while addressing those concerns; no final action is shown in the excerpt.

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• Is it a request? It's a request. It's just a request.
• I know that the camp legislation before.
• policy to to be kind of appropriate policy to to adopt.
• And we and I think those would be appropriate if they had a warrant, right?
• </c><01:10:16.800><c> if</c> I think those would be appropriate if I think those would be appropriate

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing on findings from the deportation data project and possible policy responses to increased federal immigration enforcement in Hawaii. In opening remarks, the chair said the committee was concerned about changing federal executive orders, policies, and enforcement actions, and framed the issue as one involving due process and public safety. The chair and presenters described reports of ICE activity on multiple islands, including raids, courthouse presence, and fear in immigrant communities, and said the committee was considering whether state policies should be advanced more quickly. Mandy Fernandez of the ACLU of Hawaii presented updated deportation data and argued that increased immigration enforcement is creating fear, reducing crime reporting, and potentially making state and local agencies extensions of the federal immigration agenda if they accept federal funding with conditions. She said the deportation data project, housed at UC Berkeley Law with UCLA’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy, uses FOIA requests and its latest data runs through late July 2025. She reported 153 ICE arrests in Hawaii from January through July 2025, up from 41 in the same period in 2024; 96 removals, up from 15; a federal detention center average daily population of 91 in June 2025 versus 31 in June 2024; and 111 ICE detainers issued in Hawaii from September 2023 through July 2025, with 49 issued in 2025. She also cited an immigration court backlog of 1,144 pending cases as of August 2025 and noted that about one in five Hawaii residents were born outside the United States. Haley Chang of the Office of the Public Defender said her office is seeing a marked increase in ICE presence around courthouses and more ICE contacts with clients, including reports of people being detained after court appearances or while on supervision. She emphasized that the office is not an immigration law office and that much of its information is anecdotal, but said the pattern appears new compared with prior years. In response to committee questions, she explained that ICE detainers are requests, not judicial warrants, and said local law enforcement is generally not required to honor them unless accompanied by a judicial warrant or other legal authority. She also said the public defender’s office had not yet seen new criminal charges arise solely from an ICE detention or failure to appear tied to immigration enforcement, though cases could be affected if defendants are removed from the criminal process.

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• </c><00:48:39.280><c> money</c> that this is already appropriated money that this is already appropriated
• </c> fund money this was already appropriated fund money this was already appropriated um<00:48:47.359
• Representative Kosnik said he did request the fiscal note on the 4th of this month.
• Representative Kosnik said he did request the fiscal note on the 4th of this month.
• Representative Kosnik said he did request the fiscal note on the 4th of this month.

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And thanks to Senator Koic, who worked on the EMS legislative task force for carrying this bill even
• </c><00:34:59.880><c> amount</c> 2004 the annual appropriated amount 2004 the annual appropriated amount
• place, to an appropriate extent.
• </c> this August body uh through legislative this August body uh through legislative um<00:42:47.280>
• </c> off a regulatory approval as appropriate off a regulatory approval as appropriate uh<00:45:52.119

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> completed appropriately. completed appropriately. Thank<00:28:46.960><c> you.
• </c> is appropriate. is appropriate.
• </c> growth through legislative mandates. growth through legislative mandates.
• </c> Uh this aligns with the budget request Uh this aligns with the budget request from<01:34:57.440>
• Barajas, for your presentation. of an appropriation that um was grant of an appropriation that um was

Bills: HF4740 , HF3940

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: financial assurance, feedlot permits, manure storage, environmental compliance, agriculture regulation, abandoned infrastructure, pollution control, environmental impact, animal feedlot, livestock, regulations, Minnesota Rules, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I have the honor of representing the 33rd Legislative District in South King County.
• A fiscal note has been requested for the proposal, but it is not yet available.
• So some discretion in how the funds are used is appropriate. I'm a finance guy.
• This legislation is modeled on the language in Title 70A RCW, the legislation that governs environmental
• This legislation is a first step in ensuring that will happen. Thank you.

Bills: SB6124 , SB5652

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: appliance affordability, cost index, energy efficiency, consumer protection, Washington state, aviation, airport noise, air pollution, environmental justice, health disparities, public health, ultrafine particulate matter, black carbon, nitrogen dioxide, volatile organic compounds, asthma, heart disease, cancer, sleep disruption, hypertension

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• </c> data as this bill is requesting? data as this bill is requesting?
• Blank out the appropriation on page four, line 18, and include in the standing committee report the request
• Blank out the appropriation on page four, line 18, and include in the standing committee report the request
• Blank out the appropriation on page four, line 18, and include in the standing committee report the request
• Blank out the appropriation on page four, line 18, and include in the standing committee report the request

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1790 HD1, which would require law enforcement and oversight agencies to collect and report data on stops, use of force, and complaints to the Hawaii Crime Lab, which would publish incident-level information and annual reports. Supporters, including the Office of the Public Defender, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the ACLU of Hawaii, Hawaii Justice Rising, and the Policing Project, said the bill would improve transparency, help identify disparities, and support better policy and accountability. OHA requested amendments to ensure Hawaiians are identified as a distinct category in the data, and the University of Hawaii’s Ashley Rubin said the Crime Lab would work with agencies to make implementation as seamless as possible. The Department of Law Enforcement supported the bill’s intent but asked for a longer timeline and culturally appropriate methodology, while HPD opposed the bill as written, saying it would require too many new data points, create a significant administrative burden, and rely on subjective perceptions of race and ethnicity; HPD also noted it is piloting an e-citation system that could help with data collection. Committee members questioned HPD about current manual processes and technology options. The chair reported 18 testimonies total: 15 in support, one in opposition, and two with comments, and no vote was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard HB 1611 HD1, which would phase down the general excise tax on groceries and nonprescription drugs until a full exemption takes effect in 2034. The Department of Taxation offered technical recommendations, including clearer definitions for groceries and nonprescription drugs and a technical change regarding the county surcharge exemption. Supporters, including the Hawaii Public Health Institute and the Hawaii Food Industry Association, argued the GET on groceries is regressive and worsens food insecurity, especially for low-income households, and said the bill would provide needed relief. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered technical concerns, including a possible wholesale-tax enforcement issue once the exemption is fully phased in. The excerpt ends during testimony on HB 1611, with no final committee action shown.

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• Legislative District 35 is ground zero for this issue.
• Basically, you've seen the statement of purpose and the legislation.
• effort to compromise and find an appropriate path.
• forward with the compromises that were appropriate.
• That's included in the legislation.

Summary: The Senate Commerce Committee approved minutes from February 17 and February 19, 2026, then heard two competing short-term rental bills: Senate Bill 1263 and House Bill 583. SB 1263, sponsored by Sen. Harris, would limit local regulation of short-term rentals while allowing basic safety rules, emergency contact information, and certain fire/health standards; supporters said it balanced property rights and local control, while opponents argued it still imposed burdens, did not solve existing local overreach, or failed to address infrastructure and safety concerns. HB 583, carried by Sen. Lakey, would more broadly restrict local governments from singling out short-term rentals for special licensing, caps, occupancy-day limits, or other regulations beyond those applied to ordinary residences, while preserving general safety, nuisance, and building-code enforcement. Proponents framed it as a property-rights bill and a clarification of Idaho’s 2017 short-term rental law; opponents warned it would weaken local control, public safety, and community planning in resort areas. Testimony on both bills reflected the split between resort-city officials, fire/safety officials, and rental owners. Supporters of SB 1263, including representatives from resort cities, argued it was a reasonable middle ground that preserved local ability to contact owners and enforce safety rules. Opponents of SB 1263 said it would create instability, impose burdens, and still allow overreach. On HB 583, supporters emphasized equal treatment of short-term rentals as residential uses and said local governments were discriminating against owners; opponents, including some city officials and safety advocates, said the bill would prevent communities from addressing parking, occupancy, inspections, and other local concerns, and could increase emergency-response and life-safety risks. Several witnesses described local ordinances in places like McCall, Driggs, Bear Lake, Coeur d’Alene, and Lava Hot Springs, with some citing safety incidents and others citing overregulation. After debate, the committee first voted on SB 1263 and adopted a motion to hold it in committee by a 5-4 roll call vote. The committee then considered HB 583. A substitute motion to send HB 583 to the 14th order for possible amendment failed by a 7-2 vote, and the original motion to send HB 583 to the Senate floor with a do-pass recommendation then passed 8-1. The committee adjourned after sending HB 583 forward and holding SB 1263.

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• ><c> uh</c> As your joint appropriations uh As your joint appropriations uh chairman,<00:04:34.800><c
• Chairman, I'm a little uncomfortable with the chairman of the appropriations committee managing the legislation
• </c><00:26:57.600><c> events</c> meetings and our uh legislative events meetings and our uh legislative
• This is a constituent request.
• This is a constituent request.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> Welcome to the Higher Education Appropriations Committee.
• And you'll see a conforming bill coming out in the Appropriations Committee.
• It, you know, the request of the governor, our goals for you enough.
• Any member who request that?
• We have a request to vote on all the uwf appointee separately.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We appreciate your partnership and your willingness to hear from us on this legislation.
• We also think it's appropriate to raise the standard for when the state can take the serious step of
• I think it's actually probably more appropriate in most termination cases to be looking at the future
• This legislation would prohibit a person from administering an immunization... ...legislation would prohibit
• Ultimately, this legislation is about ensuring that we know our vaccines are safe.

Bills: HB18 , HB37 , HB 116 , HB388 , HB879 , HB913 , HB 1151 , HB2216 , HB2358 , HB2809 , SB577 , SB1590 , SB1782 , SB1887 , SB2744

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, perinatal bereavement, healthcare, hospital training, bereavement support, maternal care, fetal demise, stillbirth, neonatal death, parent-child relationship, involuntary termination, family law, child welfare, child protection, HB 388, HB388

Summary: The committee first reopened testimony on House Bill 2216, which would strengthen child welfare requirements by expanding “active efforts” to help families avoid removal and support reunification, while also raising standards related to removals and terminations. Supporters from child welfare and family defense groups said the bill would better protect families and align Texas more closely with ICWA-style principles, but several warned it would require significant new funding, staffing, and community services such as mental health care, housing, child care, and substance use treatment. The committee then left HB 2216 pending. The committee next heard Senate Bill 1782, aimed at boarding and group homes. Senator Miles said the bill closes enforcement gaps left by prior law by requiring retention of background-check records and creating misdemeanor penalties for failing to conduct or keep them, or for knowingly hiring people with serious convictions. Harris County sheriff’s investigators testified in support, describing illegal boarding homes, operators who evade permits and background checks, and exploitation of vulnerable residents; the bill was left pending. The committee also took up Senate Bill 481 on emergency preparedness for nursing facilities and assisted living facilities, adopted a new committee substitute that softened some requirements and removed the fiscal note, and left the bill pending. The committee then heard House Bill 388, which would require the Texas Department of Insurance to create a single standardized coordination-of-benefits form for dual health plans to reduce errors and surprise bills; it was left pending. Senate Bill 1590 would move paternity registry searches for adoptions to an electronic process with a 10-day target, and House Bill 2809 would track child suicide attempts in managing conservatorship and require related reporting and parental notice; both were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1887, which would prohibit administering mRNA-containing products for immunization for 10 years, with exceptions for cancer and genetic disorders. Supporters argued the bill was needed for safety, informed consent, and medical freedom, while opponents from the medical, research, and public health communities said mRNA vaccines are well-studied, save lives, and that the bill would harm access, research, and Texas’s biotech economy. The bill remained under discussion as testimony concluded.

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• Fiola for legislation to authorize municipalities to opt in to a temporary pilot to extend the hours
• Fiola for legislation to authorize municipalities to opt in to a temporary pilot to extend the hours
• Many members of this body for the last couple years now believe that earlier requests and statements
• but demanded. ...not requested, but demanded by 72% of the voters of the Commonwealth.
• The request that's before us...

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate first took up several local bills and resolutions. It amended and passed to be engrossed Senate No. 1831, providing line-of-duty death benefits for the surviving spouse of Detective John DeSongy of Rutland, and passed to be engrossed House bills concerning police officer age requirements in Haverhill, Newton, and Stoneham, including exemptions for named individuals and a local age-waiver measure. The chamber also adopted congratulatory resolutions for the Florence Community Band’s 25th anniversary and for the Italian Consulate in Boston on Italian National Day. The Senate then considered House No. 5501, the fiscal year 2027 state budget, after the House nonconcurred in the Senate’s amendment and appointed conferees. On motion, the Senate insisted on its amendment and appointed a committee of conference. The chamber also referred a House petition on a temporary liquor-license/public-consumption pilot to the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technology after suspending Joint Rule 12. A major floor debate centered on Senate No. 3104, a resolution responding to the Supreme Judicial Court’s May 7, 2026 order regarding the State Auditor’s request for Senate financial records. Supporters said the resolution would provide records in the clarified scope while preserving constitutional objections to broader requests; opponents argued the Senate should comply more fully and seek the court’s guidance earlier. After a roll call, the resolution was adopted 33-6. The Senate then adopted a motion to adjourn in memory of William F. “Bill” Howard of Beverly and adjourned until the following Monday at 11:00 a.m.

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• It is by request of L&I.
• For the record, State Senator Victoria Hunt, representing the fifth legislative district.
• Breaking the law is a choice, and it is why we need this legislation.
• It's an agency request bill.
• But it wouldn't, typically as the ad managers, we would appropriate that, appropriate that.

Bills: SB6197 , SB6158 , SB6302 , SB5437 , SB6117 , SB5852 , SB5847 , SB6067 , SB6152 , SB6136

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: SB 6197, plumbing contractor, plumber, contractor licensing, licensing enforcement, infractions, administrative penalties, license suspension, certificate suspension, endorsement suspension, registration suspension, Department of Labor and Industries, advisory board of plumbers, penalty schedule, repeat violations, workplace standards, construction trades, professional licensing, Washington state, factory built housing

Transcript Highlights:

• It is by request of L&I.
• Breaking the law is a choice, and it is why we need this legislation.
• It's an agency request bill.
• But it wouldn't, typically as they add managers, we would appropriate that, appropriate that.
• None of those have come, turned into legislation.

Summary: The Labor and Commerce Committee held public hearings and later executive action on several bills. Senate Bill 6158, by request of L&I, would update factory-built housing and commercial structure rules to incorporate International Code Council standards and allow qualified third-party inspectors approved by L&I; the sponsor said it would make modular housing inspections more efficient and cost-effective, and L&I supported it with a requested technical amendment and no fiscal impact. Senate Bill 6197 would separate plumbing discipline standards for residential and nonresidential work, allowing suspension after five infractions in five years for nonresidential violations while keeping the current three-in-36-month standard for residential work; supporters from mechanical contractors, union plumbers, and a plumbing advisory board member said it would curb unlicensed work and unsafe practices, while opponents from contractor groups and some plumbing businesses argued it was too punitive, did not adequately distinguish commercial service from construction, and should be refined. L&I said it needed time to implement and asked for a later effective date. During executive session, the committee adopted a proposed substitute and advanced Senate Bill 5437, which voids noncompetition covenants, with a delayed effective date and other conforming changes; some Republicans opposed it as too broad. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 6117, which would extend PERC jurisdiction and state collective-bargaining protections if federal labor law no longer applies, after rejecting an amendment that would have narrowed coverage further. Senate Bill 5852, dealing with immigrant worker protections during federal I-9 inspections, advanced after the committee rejected an amendment to remove the private right of action. Senate Bill 5847, on workers’ compensation medical care and treatment access, advanced with an amendment removing penalty provisions and another adding claims manager positions; the bill was sent to Ways and Means. Senate Bills 6067 and 6136 also advanced, the former changing workers’ compensation health benefit calculations and the latter requiring L&I to publish actuarially indicated industrial insurance rates. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6302, which would address misclassification in finishing trades on public works by limiting contractors and subcontractors to no more than two independent contractors on covered finishing work such as drywall, flooring, tile, painting, and glazier work, with violators treated as employees for prevailing wage and workers’ compensation purposes. Supporters from building trades and pipefitters said the bill would reduce misclassification, protect workers, and level the playing field; opponents from general contractors and contractor associations said it would effectively ban legitimate independent contractors, reduce flexibility on public projects, and hurt small businesses. L&I said it had clarifying questions about how the cap would apply and asked for more specificity.

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• The special needs children are not appropriately credentialed or certified or registered and in order
• But I think just in general relative tots like that, that request comes in, it is reviewed.
• So if they've had one and they submit with their prior authorization request, we're not saying go get
• Oftentimes, I think that we as legislators come from backgrounds, don't get the full picture.
• So these mobile response teams are now if I'm in a statewide as a result of your legislative appropriations

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• </c><00:42:45.240><c> scrutiny</c> less transparent to legislative scrutiny less transparent to legislative
• I request a roll call. Roll call being requested.
• Quade: No. you call being requested I'll go to uh you call being requested I'll go to uh the<00:50:56.079
• a roll call roll call being request a roll call roll call being requested requested requested uh<00:
• Are you requesting a vote on this oral amendment?

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I practice in San Antonio, and I'm the chair of the TMA's Council on Legislation, which sets legislative
• A family can request up to five forms at one time when you request them from the state.
• It is difficult to legislate.
• Midwifery care is appropriate for healthy, low-risk moms and babies, but not appropriate for higher-risk
• Yes, you can request it.

Bills: HB3772 , HB1656 , HB4504 , HB1896 , HB4420 , HB4421 , HB4076 , HB3708 , HB2806 , HB3540 , HB1586 , HB5459 , HB4553 , HB4535 , HB3811 , HB3749 , HB4255 , HB4051 , HB5098 , HB3554 , HB4539 , HB5274

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: e-cigarettes, health and safety, regulations, directory, penalties, regulation, certification, compliance, manufacturers, FDA, nicotine, mental health, emergency detention, paramedic authority, mental illness, healthcare facility, public health, covenants not to compete, health care practitioners, physicians

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• The Fashion Act is common sense legislation drafted with the companies that would have to comply with
• So ZDHC supports legislation like AB 405 because it enables aligned action.
• Thank you and would respectfully request your aye vote. Thank you. Whenever you're ready.
• Absent to the changes, we request a no vote.
• I also want to thank the committee for their work on this legislation.

Committee: House Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Keywords: 988, house, all