Transcript Highlights:

• It's taking the ability for, say, a whole committee to read the work as a whole, which is a time-tested
• It's taking all of these checks and balances that have been built into time-tested policies out of the
• ><c> of</c><00:29:12.320><c> meeting</c><00:29:12.640><c> the</c><00:29:12.880><c> First</c> time-tested
• way of meeting the First time-tested way of meeting the First Amendment<00:29:14.399><c> concerns</c
• <00:29:26.000><c> policies</c><00:29:26.480><c> out</c><00:29:26.640><c> of</c> built into time-t tested

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• sure have more risk and you want to make sure you<00:33:30.159><c> thoroughly</c><00:33:30.640><c> test
• so</c><00:33:31.519><c> that</c><00:33:31.760><c> you</c><00:33:32.080><c> don't</c> you thoroughly test
• that uh to make sure that you testing that uh to make sure that you got<01:16:41.760><c> it</c><01:16
• But we don't have an asset test.
• people on their you're not means testing people on their rent<01:28:32.800><c> or</c><01:28:33.040><

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But I think dismissing some of the solutions that we've put out, means testing, universal lunch, I get
• Now, Representative Mueller does not do well with paper-and-pencil tests.
• In Mississippi, they required all their teachers to take a four-hour paper-and-pencil test. Okay?
• Now, Representative Mueller does not do well with paper-and-pencil tests.
• ,</c><01:14:12.159><c> every</c> has been in almost every test, every has been in almost every test,

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Section 41 is a House-only provision that institutes, that modifies the definition of a road test.
• </c><00:58:26.000><c> Section</c><00:58:26.400><c> 41</c> test between 24 and 72 hours.
• Section 41 test between 24 and 72 hours.
• </c><00:58:33.040><c> Section</c><00:58:33.440><c> 42</c> definition of a road test.
• Section 42 definition of a road test.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• nebulous concepts like racial balancing and diversity are not compelling interests that would meet that test
• We, um, I'm sorry, in the next year it also disconnects the funding formula from standardized test scores
• Year after year, they outperform peers from similar backgrounds on standardized tests and graduate from
• And by January of 2025, she was testing at an early third grade level, which is two years of growth in
• Not only was she testing well, she was excitedly reading independently at home.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:29:04.600><c> for</c><00:29:04.880><c> or</c> cannot be measured tested for or cannot be measured
• tested for or objectively<00:29:05.600><c> determined</c><00:29:06.279><c> and</c><00:29:06.399><c>
• </c><01:22:20.520><c> to</c><01:22:20.679><c> play</c> sort of similar genetic testing to play sort of
• similar genetic testing to play youth<01:22:21.199><c> sports</c><01:22:21.880><c> so</c><01:22:22.159
• </c> girls to different different testing girls to different different testing requirements<01:22:26.159

Bills: HF1233

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: women's athletics, gender, sports competition, Human Rights Act, biological sex, participation limits, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Good thing we've brought back the presidential fitness test, thanks to the representative from District
• We moved from paper testing to online testing so that there was much less chance of cheating, and this
• because right now all the tests are online.
• because right now all the tests are online.
• It just hasn't been tested. There's no white papers on it.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Number three, we are giving more testing ability for plumbers to test nearly every day of the year now
• , where before they've only been testing nearly 48 times.
• because we test at 0.2 percent.
• Other countries test at 50 percent. So I actually help. Mr.
• because we test at 0.2 percent.

Bills: HB410 , HR310 , HR314 , HR316 , HR317 , HR321 , HR275 , HR276 , HR279 , HR282 , HR286 , HR289 , HR292 , HR295 , HR302 , HR319 , HR307 , HR273 , SCR59 , SCR61 , SCR62 , SCR68 , SCR69 , SCR70 , SCR54 , SCR55 , SCR64 , SCR75 , HCR32 , HB776 , HB42 , HB119 , HB159 , HB302 , HB1017 , HB1028 , SB217 , SB283 , HB953 , SB208 , HR74 , HB998 , HB901 , HR20 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HCR98 , HB284 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB625 , HB646 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1191 , HB1240 , HB1255 , SB82 , SB89 , SB97 , SB123 , SB237 , HB36 , HB74 , HB75 , HB258 , HB259 , HB414 , HB459 , HB784 , HB848 , HB956 , HB1095 , HB1220 , HB1252 , SB469 , SB479

Keywords: recording, privacy, notification, direct conversation, law enforcement, first responder, penalties, oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding

Transcript Highlights:

• prep materials for AP tests and college entrance exams like the ACT and SAT, and not to mention the
• Students can take practice tests and get real-time feedback with this program.
• Schools with licensed library media specialists consistently fare better on standardized reading tests
• reading tests, and schools with<00:25:58.640><c> at</c><00:25:58.799><c> least</c><00:25:59.120><c>
• This information includes, but is not limited to, testing data, attendance data, graduation rates, and

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• by the divisions of annual testing by the divisions of weights<00:03:54.680><c> and</c><00:03:55.000
• You can’t pass the run or whatever physical fitness test that those folks have.
• You can’t pass the run or whatever physical fitness test that those folks have.
• You can’t pass the run or whatever physical fitness test that those folks have.
• You can’t pass the run or whatever physical fitness test that those folks have.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><02:08:35.800><c> to</c><02:08:36.000><c> get</c><02:08:36.199><c> tested</c> the ability to tested
• to get tested the ability to tested to get tested insured<02:08:37.599><c> and</c><02:08:37.760><c>
• and drive in our roads so I get tested and drive in our roads so I think<02:10:09.639><c> it</c><02:
• What we do is not emissions testing; it's an engine code read.
• the emissions testing from the safety<05:07:24.558><c> inspection</c><05:07:24.958><c> part</c><05:07

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 758, which would establish a study committee on airport operation hours and possible noise abatement measures, including whether New Hampshire should prohibit departures between midnight and 6 a.m. The sponsor said the committee would examine the pros and cons and consult stakeholders. The Bureau of Aeronautics testified neutrally, noting that New Hampshire has 25 public airports, 12 with federal funding and grant assurances that may require them to remain open during those hours, and that cargo operations, including at Manchester, commonly occur overnight. Members also discussed existing noise abatement programs and how mitigation is determined by noise contours and FAA funding decisions. No vote was taken; the chair closed the hearing after testimony. The committee then heard House Bill 489, allowing voluntary emergency workers to use rear-facing blue lights on private vehicles when responding to emergencies. The sponsor said the bill corrects an oversight in existing law, would not cost the state or towns money, and would improve visibility and safety, especially in rural areas. Supportive testimony from a volunteer responder emphasized that blue lights help cut through fog, snow, and nighttime conditions, and that the bill would only add a single rear-facing blue light to existing red, amber, and white emergency lighting. The New Hampshire State Police opposed the bill, arguing that expanding blue lights to private vehicles would confuse the public and desensitize drivers to blue lights, which are associated with law enforcement. The hearing closed without action. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 533, which the sponsor and State Police clarified is actually two separate changes: one authorizing civilian automotive equipment inspectors to assist with vehicle inspection work, and another expanding language in motor carrier enforcement to include new entrant safety audits and compliance reviews. The State Police explained that civilian inspectors are hired and trained through the department and that any findings of state-law violations would be referred to troopers; they also said the new motor carrier language was requested to satisfy federal audit concerns about right of entry. The New Hampshire Motor Transport Association said it had no position if the civilian inspectors were not doing commercial truck inspections, but would oppose the bill if they were. Members asked about the difference between audits and compliance reviews, and the State Police said audits are for newer carriers and are non-enforcement, while compliance reviews look for violations. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 533. After a brief reset, the committee opened House Bill 594, which would repeal an alternate definition of “way” for the driving-after-suspension statute. The sponsor said the change was requested by the Department of Justice. Representative Erica Leon opposed the repeal, explaining that the prior language was intended to avoid criminalizing people who mow lawns or perform similar work near property edges while suspended, but she worried the repeal could create a loophole allowing driving on places like highway medians. Members questioned whether the issue was limited to mowing or broader vehicle use on property edges, and Leon said she would work with agencies to clarify the language so it protects lawful mowing without allowing misuse. No vote was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Kelsey Vela: ...testing.
• I'm going to pivot from that discussion to the issue of the sexual assault kit testing.
• Chair: ...the sexual assault kit testing.
• It's just a test. So if I go to page five of your presentation.
• All right, is there anyone else here who wants to test?

Bills: SB1

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The committee heard a Legislative Budget Board presentation and then testimony from the Department of Public Safety on the Article 5 public safety budget. LBB said DPS’s 2026-27 recommendation totals $3.7 billion, down from the prior base, while FTEs rise by 856.7. Major items included increased funding for driver license services and customer support, new trooper funding and recruit schools, crime lab operations, border security, and reductions tied to one-time facility, vehicle, and aircraft spending. The committee also discussed new riders, including one to lapse unused trooper funds and require reporting after recruit schools. Members focused heavily on driver license operations, questioning why prior staffing increases and a prior efficiency study had not solved long wait times, high call abandonment, and appointment delays. DPS and LBB said the agency receives about 22,000 calls per day, answers only about 9 percent, and is seeking more staff plus technology upgrades such as automation, kiosks, and better online processing. Senators also raised concerns about rural access, REAL ID document requirements, and whether the department should rethink its processes rather than simply add employees. DPS leadership then described needs for the Williamson County training academy, additional troopers, Capitol and Alamo security, border operations, aircraft and vehicle replacement, and regional headquarters in El Paso and San Antonio. Members asked about Operation Lone Star costs, overtime, pursuit safety, border crime, oilfield theft, and sexual assault kit and toxicology backlogs. DPS said border deployments remain focused on criminal threats, that overtime is partly driven by deployments and staffing shortages, and that the sexual assault kit backlog is down to 118 cases with a goal of zero by April. The committee later recessed and began the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission budget presentation, where LBB outlined a $115.1 million recommendation and noted ongoing costs for the AIMS technology project.

Transcript Highlights:

• Any questions for the test &gt;&gt; All right. Any questions for the test fire? fire? fire?
• </c> Are any questions for the test fire? Are any questions for the test fire?
• There's a lot of testing we do to make sure that, like was mentioned earlier, MAOP can be certified at
• </c> &gt;&gt; Representative Ston or if there's a test &gt;&gt; Representative Ston or if there's a test
• </c> &gt;&gt; There's a test. Go ahead. &gt;&gt; There's a test. Go ahead.

Bills: HF3830 , HF3688

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: utilities, rate cases, cost recovery, reporting requirements, gas infrastructure, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• were used, how much was used, and should be given the safety data sheets right away so the proper testing
• </c><00:12:46.639><c> and</c> the testing and the testing and we<00:12:48.639><c> also</c><00:12:48.959
• were used, how much was used, and should be given the safety data sheets right away so the proper testing
• </c><00:14:45.519><c> and</c> right away so the proper testing and right away so the proper testing and
• that I'm going to have to order to test that I'm going to have to use<01:08:16.880><c> an</c><01:08:

Bills: HF3465 , HF3782 , HF4075 , HF391 , HF3946 , HF2976 , HF3350

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: theft, vulnerable adults, public safety, penalties, Minnesota statutes, chemical irritants, law enforcement, transparency, building owners, tenant rights, notification, remediation, firearm restrictions, domestic violence, court orders, criminal convictions, firearms prohibition, gun surrender, order for protection, protective order

Transcript Highlights:

• ><01:28:57.440><c> been</c> market products that have not been market products that have not been tested
• </c> tested to recognize safety standards. tested to recognize safety standards.
• um includes that these panels<01:36:59.600><c> must</c><01:36:59.840><c> be</c><01:36:59.920><c> tested
• </c><01:37:00.800><c> I</c><01:37:01.040><c> believe</c><01:37:01.199><c> it's</c> panels must be tested
• There is an existing standard that's in the testing phase, the UL 3700.

Bills: HB1697 , HB1678 , HB1679 , HB2282 , HB1940 , HB1671 , HB1481 , HB2015 , HB2207 , HB2486

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Keywords: natural hair braiding, registration, Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Act, public health, sanitation, cumulative voting, associations, unit owners, board of directors, elections, Hawaii Revised Statutes, condominium, association meetings, electronic voting, proxy voting, mail voting, insurance, premium increase, policy cancellation, licensing

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1697, which would exempt natural hair braiders from licensing requirements under certain conditions. The DCCA Board of Barbering and Cosmetology said it recognizes braiding as within the scope of cosmetology practice but warned that a broad exemption could create consumer protection gaps, especially around sanitation training, tool use, and enforcement. Supporters from the Institute for Justice and the Grassroots Institute of Hawaii argued the current licensing regime is overly burdensome and unrelated to braiding, citing the 1,250-hour training requirement, high tuition costs, barriers for low-income entrepreneurs, and the fact that many other states already exempt braiders. Committee members asked whether a standalone sanitation course or similar training could address the board’s concerns, and the board said it would bring that idea back for discussion. The committee also noted 16 written testimonies in support and 2 in opposition. The committee then took up HB 1678, relating to condominium and planned community association elections using cumulative voting. Supporters, including the Hawaii State Association of Parliamentarians, said the bill would clarify that cumulative voting applies to all candidates, including write-ins, and would help resolve confusion in association elections. One testifier urged the committee to remove proxy voting, calling it an abuse of power in some associations, while another asked whether cumulative voting and proxies could be manipulated to stack votes. In response, the parliamentarian explained that cumulative voting and proxy voting are different, that proxies simply allow someone to vote on another’s behalf, and that existing deadlines and counting procedures reduce opportunities for abuse. Testimony also emphasized that electronic or mail voting can be secure and efficient, and that the bill would make the process clearer and more democratic. Finally, the committee heard testimony on HB 1679, which would clarify an association board’s authority over electronic meetings, electronic voting, voting without a meeting, and mail voting without a meeting. Supporters said the measure would clean up statutory language, make electronic voting optional, and fix problems created by a 2024 change that made written-consent timing rules difficult to use for association actions. They also said the bill would clarify that proxies are only used at meetings, not for actions taken without a meeting. One opponent argued the bill needs further amendment because electronic voting is not well defined and could be abused, and questioned the neutrality of parliamentarians testifying on condominium bills. No votes were taken on any of the measures during the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• I keep failing my tests," you know, we're helping them figure out what are some strategies to do that
• </c><00:09:22.000><c> I</c><00:09:22.240><c> keep,</c> out how to study for this test.
• I keep, out how to study for this test.
• </c><00:09:24.720><c> You</c> you know, I keep failing my tests.
• You you know, I keep failing my tests.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• order and genetic familiar with testing order and genetic testing.<00:47:54.480><c> I</c><00:47:54.720
• I think some examples that testing.
• </c><00:48:03.920><c> Um,</c> when the the wrong test is ordered.
• Um, when the the wrong test is ordered.
• It's longer to get a right test.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several health-related measures, with most of the discussion focused on bills addressing tobacco/vape enforcement, psychology licensure, hospital price transparency, prior authorization, and medical cannabis. The chair opened by explaining the one-minute testimony limit and that written testimony had been reviewed. For SB 2175 on disposable electronic smoking devices, the Department of Health said the bill’s placement in litter-control law was not a good fit because disposable e-cigarettes contain hazardous materials like lithium and nicotine, but it supported the intent and pointed to a related measure. Public health and tobacco-control advocates strongly supported the bill, citing youth use, toxic waste, battery fires, and the need to tighten definitions and remove exemptions; a long list of organizations and individuals were noted in support, with no opposition mentioned. For SB 2410, which would create a state directory and enforcement tools for authorized e-cigarette products, the Attorney General’s office strongly supported the measure and said it would help enforce the FDA-authorized list of products through certification, inspections, and civil penalties. The Department of Health said thousands of illegal products remain on the market and cited youth usage rates, while public health groups also supported the bill. One tobacco industry-related witness was noted in opposition. SB 2080, the psychology interjurisdictional compact, drew support from the Department of Corrections, which said it had severe staffing shortages and that the compact would help fill gaps, especially for forensic psychology and neighbor island facilities. Some committee members raised concerns about whether the compact would loosen licensure standards and reduce licensing revenue, and the Board of Psychology was said to be meeting and had not taken a formal position; testimony also noted the need for resources if the compact were adopted. The committee also heard SB 2276 on surgical assistance, with DCCA in opposition and a supporter from the field, but little discussion followed. SB 2277 on hospital price transparency drew support from consumer and patient advocates, who argued that clearer pricing would reduce medical debt and help patients shop for care; DCCA and the Department of Health offered comments, with the department suggesting an alternative enforcement model using outside review entities and noting that implementation would require significant staffing and funding. The Healthcare Association of Hawaii opposed the bill, saying federal transparency rules already cover the issue and state law could create duplication. SB 2282 on prior authorization received comments from insurers and providers; HMSA asked that the bill be set aside pending the report of the prior authorization working group created by Act 151, while the Hawaii Medical Association said prior authorization is a major burden but deferred to regulators on resources. Finally, SB 2413 on medical cannabis was supported by the Office of Medical Cannabis and others, who said the bill would close a patient-access gap by allowing viable seed sales; one witness suggested clarifying jurisdictional language and allowing dispensaries to sell seeds to each other. The committee then began SB 2425 on health insurance, where an addiction treatment provider testified that insurers’ refusal to honor assignment-of-benefits payments can delay reimbursement and create relapse risk for patients, but the transcript cuts off before further action on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• 01:23:20.159><c> are</c><01:23:20.480><c> developed</c><01:23:21.360><c> and</c><01:23:21.679><c> tested
• </c><01:23:22.480><c> and</c> vaccines are developed and tested and vaccines are developed and tested
• </c><01:42:59.080><c> and</c><01:42:59.320><c> must</c><01:42:59.719><c> stop</c> be well tested and
• must stop be well tested and must stop Transmission<01:43:01.880><c> in</c><01:43:02.000><c> order</c
• is not designed to prove they are tested is not designed to prove that<01:44:05.440><c> they</c><01:

Committee: House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Then, and only then, if you pass that test, are you allowed to go in a lake.
• Then, and only then, if you pass that test, are you allowed to go in a lake.
• then you'd go into a pass those tests then you'd go into a nice<00:34:57.240><c> warm</c><00:34:57.800
• c> wrong then and only then if you pass wrong then and only then if you pass that<00:35:09.960><c> test
• are you allowed to go in a that test are you allowed to go in a lake<00:35:13.200><c> you</c><00:35:

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• other<00:18:17.400><c> people</c><00:18:17.960><c> who</c><00:18:18.120><c> are</c><00:18:18.320><c> test
• </c><00:18:18.640><c> who</c><00:18:18.720><c> will</c> other people who are test who will other people
• We have seen semi-autonomous cars being tested for transit options instead of using our transit drivers
• We've also seen testing of fully autonomous vehicles, such as with Amazon for deliveries.
• At the federal level, the FDA or the systems that we have in place for drug testing, that there would

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all