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• Chairman, to accommodate the public and their comments and getting their wishes out there.
• 03:03:28.399><c> and</c> Compensation, I'm sorry, is not an externality to working conditions and workplace

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• covered by the bill, and adjust the exemption for students with disabilities to any reasonable accommodations
• with disabilities to<00:35:52.160><c> any</c><00:35:52.480><c> reasonable</c><00:35:53.000><c> accommodations
• </c><00:35:53.760><c> related</c> to any reasonable accommodations related to any reasonable accommodations

Keywords: House streaming session for Saturday, April 11, 2026, 957, house, all

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• That is currently 3 days, so it is providing additional time to accommodate those who may have firearms
• ><01:09:21.880><c> to</c> it is providing additional time to it is providing additional time to accommodate
• 22.920><c> who</c><01:09:23.120><c> may</c><01:09:23.359><c> have</c><01:09:23.680><c> firearms</c> accommodate
• those who may have firearms accommodate those who may have firearms in<01:09:24.359><c> different</c

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We've gone back and forth on this for a number of years now over trying to accommodate all the children
• ><02:41:52.680><c> to</c> number of years now over trying to number of years now over trying to accommodate
• accommodate accommodate all<02:41:55.280><c> the</c><02:41:55.440><c> children</c><02:41:56.560><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• talking about housing, it has to enable a mix of quality housing types and affordability options to accommodate
• housing types and affordability options housing types and affordability options to<00:33:22.160><c> accommodate
• 23.080><c> want</c><00:33:23.320><c> to</c><00:33:23.440><c> live</c><00:33:24.000><c> in</c> to accommodate
• all who want to live in to accommodate all who want to live in the<00:33:24.280><c> state.

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 957, house, all

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• Willis has made it Epworth's mission to continue giving back, as shown through its history of accommodating
• back as shown through its<01:55:54.239><c> history</c><01:55:54.480><c> of</c><01:55:54.719><c> accommodating
• </c><01:55:55.360><c> church</c> its history of accommodating church its history of accommodating church

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, June 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations
• 03:37:45.680><c> of</c><03:37:45.920><c> the</c> equal enjoyment of the equal enjoyment of the accommodations
• ,<03:37:48.560><c> advantages,</c><03:37:49.359><c> facilities</c> accommodations, advantages, facilities
• accommodations, advantages, facilities and<03:37:50.760><c> privileges</c><03:37:51.760><c> of</c><03

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• proof that the place they will be taken to will provide proper care and have the facilities to accommodate
• and have the provide proper care and have the facilities<00:37:16.960><c> to</c><00:37:17.200><c> accommodate
• </c><00:37:17.760><c> both</c><00:37:18.000><c> the</c> facilities to accommodate both the facilities
• to accommodate both the lactating<00:37:18.800><c> females</c><00:37:19.680><c> and</c><00:37:19.920

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We're happy to work with you on addressing that or to find some accommodation in place. Okay.
• </c><00:22:17.280><c> some</c> addressing that or to find some addressing that or to find some accommodation
• </c><00:22:20.000><c> Thank</c> accommodation in in place. Okay. Thank accommodation in in place.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several housing, landlord-tenant, and condominium-related measures. Senate Bill 62, relating to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority, would allow HPHA-owned parcels and related areas such as parking lots to be closed to the public with posted signage; HPHA strongly supported the bill, saying it would help reduce loitering, drinking, and other problems, and no further testimony was offered. Senate Bill 822, relating to the landlord tenant code, would create a three-year working group in the Department of the Attorney General to study and improve the residential landlord-tenant code. The Judiciary supported the measure but said the scope should be narrowed; the Attorney General opposed leading the group and suggested another agency should do so; Hawaii Realtors and the Hawaii Worker Center supported the concept and suggested moving the chairmanship to the Judiciary and including Legal Aid participation. The Judiciary said it could chair the group if the bill were narrowed to matters within the court’s purview. Senate Bill 38, relating to housing, would limit counties from imposing stricter conditions, AMI requirements, or fee-waiver reductions on certain affordable housing proposals if those changes would increase project costs. HHFDC supported the bill, saying county changes after state approval create uncertainty for developers, while the Hawaii State Association of Counties opposed it as an intrusion on local authority and a restriction on county safety and infrastructure conditions. Members asked about whether existing county review periods were sufficient, and the county association said the main concern was the bill’s language limiting counties from making cost-increasing conditions. Senate Bill 146, relating to condominiums, would revise alternative dispute resolution procedures for condo disputes, including evaluative mediation and binding arbitration. The Hawaii Real Estate Commission said it took no position overall but supported a $150 mediation fee and asked for a similar arbitration fee; Community Associations Institute supported the bill with suggested amendments; however, most testimony was strongly opposed by condominium owners and advocates, who said the bill had been changed to the detriment of owners and would increase costs and reduce protections. The committee noted 44 testimonies on the bill, with 2 in support, 37 in opposition, and 2 with comments. Senate Bill 253, relating to condominium reserves, would require a detailed budget summary to stand on its own, remove a good-faith defense for certain noncompliant budgets, and clarify standing and the association’s burden regarding substantial compliance. Hawaii Realtors and Community Associations Institute supported the measure as improving transparency and giving owners and buyers a clearer picture of association finances. Greg Msakian also supported it, arguing it would help owners and describing problems he experienced with budget committee exclusion and budget noncompliance in his own association. The discussion ended while testimony on the bill was still underway, with additional witnesses expected.

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• vehicle inspections, then I'm perfectly happy to work with you guys on the House side to uh to accommodate
• vehicle inspections, then I'm perfectly happy to work with you guys on the House side to uh to accommodate
• vehicle inspections, then I'm perfectly happy to work with you guys on the House side to uh to accommodate
• mandatory vehicle inspections, then I'm perfectly happy to work with you guys on the House side to accommodate

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• ><01:21:24.880><c> to</c> So, we're going to jump to 1907 to So, we're going to jump to 1907 to accommodate
• the committee out of order, but before the committee out of order, but we're<01:21:38.320><c> accommodating
• <c> the</c><01:21:39.120><c> schedule</c><01:21:39.440><c> of</c><01:21:39.600><c> a</c> we're accommodating
• the schedule of a we're accommodating the schedule of a testifier,<01:21:41.040><c> Senator</c><01:21

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• Chair, is it possible to reduce that $7 million cut to accommodate the Small Business Development Center
• <04:58:46.480><c> million</c><04:58:47.200><c> cut</c><04:58:48.080><c> to</c><04:58:48.440><c> accommodate
• </c><04:58:49.440><c> the</c><04:58:49.680><c> Small</c> $7 million cut to accommodate the Small $7 million
• cut to accommodate the Small Business<04:58:50.320><c> Development</c> Business Development Business

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up a House Bill 2 amendment to remove a bail-related section that had already passed in another bill and was now considered duplicative. Members discussed the earlier change to how bail commissioners are reimbursed, concerns that the Judiciary was losing money collecting the fees, and whether the magistrate-related language would still be needed. They noted the bill had already crossed over to the Senate, that the section was obsolete, and that any remaining issue about magistrates’ five-year terms might need to be raised with the Criminal Justice Committee. Amendment 997H, deleting section one, was moved, seconded, and adopted unanimously. The committee then reviewed a package of HB 1 position transfers involving the Department of Environmental Services, Fish and Game, and the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Staff explained that several positions were being shuffled to correct position numbers and align permitting functions, including one Fish and Game position moving back to Fish and Game, one DEES position remaining funded after ARPA money ends, and adjustments to hours for permitting and environmental services positions. Members discussed whether the Fish and Game position had been intended to be temporary, but ultimately agreed to accept the first four Environmental Services items and the last two Natural and Cultural Resources items as a package; that motion passed unanimously. They then also accepted sections 2 through 8 of HB 1 with the related amendments and footnote language. The committee next turned to dredge-and-fill fee changes in section 11, where one member objected to a 50% fee increase for seasonal docks, arguing it could discourage permitted work and might apply to repairs that only require notification. Staff said the increase was intended to help cover the cost of additional positions in future biennia, but members decided to hold that section for more information, including how many seasonal dock repair fees are actually collected. Finally, the committee began discussing HB 215 and a proposed tipping-fee/surcharge structure to make a solid waste accounting unit self-funded, with members saying the fee could offset about $2.9 million in general fund costs and support the grant program, but no final action was taken on that item in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Theoretically, the contribution rates would have to accommodate the fact that this fixed pool of Group
• rates<04:41:16.200><c> would</c><04:41:16.480><c> have</c><04:41:16.638><c> to</c><04:41:16.958><c> accommodate
• </c><04:41:17.638><c> the</c><04:41:18.040><c> fact</c> rates would have to accommodate the fact rates
• would have to accommodate the fact that<04:41:20.280><c> this</c><04:41:20.600><c> fixed</c><04:41:21.120

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 622, but after the sponsor said further research raised concerns, he asked that the bill be tabled. The committee then moved in executive session and voted unanimously to find the bill inexpedient to legislate, sending it to consent. The committee also retained House Bill 349, the ophthalmologic laser bill, after members said more time was needed for the professions involved to work out training standards and provide additional information; that motion also passed unanimously. The committee then discussed House Bill 244, a municipal building/fire code recodification measure. Members said the bill needed more review and careful scrutiny because of its length and possible unintended effects, and they voted unanimously to retain it as well. House Bill 534 was then heard; the sponsor said the bill did not do what was intended because of a misunderstanding about current processing, and the committee voted inexpedient to legislate and placed it on consent. The committee next considered House Bill 233, with an amendment to remove a requirement affecting the New Hampshire Vaccine Association. Supporters argued the bill would reduce an unnecessary burden and improve transparency, while opponents said the committee should not single out one private 501(c)(3) organization. The amendment was adopted 8-5, and the bill as amended then passed 7-6; a minority report was requested. Finally, the committee opened House Bill 536, a proposed 1.5% cost-of-living adjustment for certain state retirees. The sponsor and supporters argued retirees had not received adequate COLAs and that the bill would help offset inflation, while the retirement system testified that the proposal would add significant costs, including an estimated $1.5 million for the state, $6.6 million for political subdivisions, and about $100.7 million in present-value unfunded liability, with the impact reflected in future employer contribution rates.

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• There will be changes needed to the registry to accommodate this type of thing.
• 41.920><c> to</c> be changes needed to the registry uh to be changes needed to the registry uh to accommodate
• :43.520><c> type</c><01:52:43.639><c> of</c><01:52:43.760><c> thing</c><01:52:43.880><c> we</c> accommodate
• uh this type of thing we accommodate uh this type of thing we have<01:52:44.079><c> a</c><01:52:44.199

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• At Malia, they've been kind of suppressing the census a little bit to accommodate the staff so we're
• suppressing the sensus a little bit of suppressing the sensus a little bit to<06:18:19.878><c> accommodate
• 20.400><c> staff</c><06:18:20.638><c> so</c><06:18:20.760><c> we're</c><06:18:20.878><c> not</c> to accommodate
• the staff so we're not to accommodate the staff so we're not overstressing<06:18:21.638><c> the</c><

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Summary: The Committee on Finance held an informational briefing with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations on its budget, staffing, and operations. The director reviewed department leadership and reported on recruitment and retention efforts, including a 14% vacancy rate, a 10.5% workforce increase from filling 189 positions, and the Hela Imua internship program, which has placed 516 interns since inception and led to 62 permanent hires. The department also described modernization efforts, including the UI Huakai project and the Disability Compensation Division’s electronic case management system, and said the unemployment compensation trust fund exceeded $71.5 million, triggering Schedule C for calendar year 2025. The department’s main budget requests included $2.9 million for fiscal year 2026 to support maintenance and operations of the electronic case management system, plus restoration of two enforcement specialist positions. Officials said those positions are needed to address a decline in investigators from 11 to six since 2009, improve compliance, and handle Hawaii Compliance Express certificate work. Additional requests included two human resources specialists to address recruitment backlogs, two labor enforcement specialists to reduce a backlog of Chapter 104 prevailing wage and wage cases, and two positions for the Office of Community Services to expand immigrant services and access centers. The department also discussed federal funding for unemployment insurance and workforce programs, including National Dislocated Worker Grants and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds, and said some funding is received in increments and may require extensions. Members asked about Kauai inspection coverage, federal funding uncertainty, the size of the special unemployment insurance fund, and whether the department could ramp up staffing during a future crisis. Officials said Kauai is currently served by inspectors from Honolulu and there are no plans to open a permanent island position because of staffing constraints. They said the department is meeting federal guidelines and is not in jeopardy, and that the special unemployment insurance fund has about $10 million, with current UI operations funded at a little over $15 million, meaning the fund may need to cover roughly $5 million if federal support declines. The director said the department would use the special fund to supplement shortfalls, but noted that federal funding cuts and the loss of ARPA support have already affected operations.

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• FACCC strongly supports this proposal because it creates a more equitable workplace for women and working

Summary: The committee heard an overview of the May Revision’s Proposition 98 changes for K-12 and community colleges. The Department of Finance said the minimum guarantee rises by $6.4 billion over the Governor’s Budget across the three-year window, with higher guarantees in each year, full payment of the prior settle-up, and larger deposits into the school rainy-day fund. The LAO said the revenue and LCFF updates were reasonable, but urged caution about the settle-up approach and recommended using more of the available funding to protect ongoing programs and build budget resilience. Members focused heavily on the size of the proposed $3.9 billion settle-up, the $10.3 billion reserve deposit, declining K-12 enrollment, and how much of the new funding should be ongoing versus one-time. The committee then reviewed the community colleges portion of the budget. Finance described the May Revision’s higher SCFF COLA, additional funding for enrollment growth, a student support block grant, apprenticeship adjustments, and continued funding for deferred maintenance, Calbright, Common Cloud, and credit for prior learning. The Chancellor’s Office supported the core investments but asked for more funding for enrollment growth, changes to the growth formula, and a COLA for Student Equity and Achievement. The LAO recommended prioritizing the statutory COLA increase, noted that more than half of districts are already above current-year growth targets, and said the new adult learner demonstration project should be rejected because districts already have tools to support similar services. Members also discussed a $52 million current-year apportionment shortfall, which Finance said was discovered too late for the May Revision and would need to be addressed later. Finally, the committee took up the proposed implementation of the federal Workforce Pell program. Finance proposed one-time funding for the California Student Aid Commission and Cradle to Career to build eligibility and data systems, along with trailer bill changes to set up state approval processes. CSAC said the program is promising but highly complex, that California lacks the needed infrastructure, and that the state will need emergency regulations, data linkages, and ongoing funding beyond the one-time proposal. The LAO agreed that some initial funding is needed but warned that the amounts and ongoing costs remain uncertain and that the Legislature should carefully draft the trailer bill language. Members asked about timing, other states’ actions, and how the state would ensure the program is ready for students and institutions.

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• FACCC strongly supports this proposal because it creates a more equitable workplace for women and working

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• are doing what they can with limited funding to protect their employees and volunteers in their workplace

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• House Bill 1248, Work Group for an Inclusive State Workplace, Establish Amendment Number One.

Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, April 13, 2026, 957, house, all

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• So I believe that all employees deserve a system that provides fairness in the workplace and that respecting

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including recognition of the day’s doctor of the day, an intern, and a resolution honoring the late Bob Graham and firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also adopted a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day. After routine announcements, the Senate moved to the special order calendar and took up a series of bills, many of them with House companion bills substituted in place of Senate versions. The first major floor action was passage of a tax-related bill conforming Florida’s Internal Revenue Code to federal changes while excluding certain provisions from H.R. 1; it passed 34-0. The Senate then considered CS/SB 1758 on public assistance and Medicaid, which proposed stronger fraud enforcement, a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral health services, pharmacy and drug rebate reforms, and SNAP fraud reduction measures. A Berman amendment to require Medicaid expansion before work requirements was rejected, as was an Osgood amendment to add photo-ID protections and exemptions for certain SNAP users. The bill remained on the calendar for third reading after extensive debate and questioning about implementation, exemptions, and potential impacts on beneficiaries. The chamber also passed bills on technology education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry and related public records exemption, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the sunset on gold and silver legal tender, public records exemptions for financial institutions and custodians, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, local government finance transparency, digital voyeurism, and insurance customer representative licensing. Most of these measures were adopted after brief explanation, minor amendments, or substitution of House companions, with votes generally in favor and several passing unanimously or by wide margins. Later, the Senate took up CS/SB 1756 on medical freedom, which would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin access, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition. The bill’s first amendments clarified anti-kickback rules for vaccine manufacturers and required informational materials to address risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy; the transcript ends during consideration of this bill, before final passage is shown.