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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Thu Feb 13, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I've also witnessed how this crisis cripples our schools, with bathrooms locked down to prevent vaping
- I've also witnessed how this crisis cripples our schools, with bathrooms locked down to prevent vaping
- I've also witnessed how this crisis cripples our schools, with bathrooms locked down to prevent vaping
- I've also witnessed how this crisis cripples our schools, with bathrooms locked down to prevent vaping
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several bills. HB 655 would limit collection of unpaid motor vehicle taxes, fees, and penalties to the most recent five consecutive years of delinquency. The Department of Transportation opposed the bill, saying it could significantly affect state and county revenues and that the fiscal impact was hard to estimate. The Tax Foundation noted the bill would shorten the existing collection period, while an individual testifier supported it as a narrow measure that would help owners of old or inherited vehicles. In questioning, the department said it could not quantify the cost but suggested it would prefer case-by-case flexibility rather than a fixed five-year limit.
HB 697 would authorize Department of Transportation and Department of Law Enforcement personnel to inspect and certify evidence from automated speed enforcement systems and would appropriate funds for the program. The Department of Transportation supported the measure, citing the workload created by the red-light camera pilot and the need to assist police and prosecutors. The Department of the Attorney General supported the concept but recommended technical amendments so the verification language would apply consistently across the chapter and allow the appropriate reviewing entity to act. The committee also heard support from the AAHU Metropolitan Planning Organization and opposition from three individuals.
HB 711 would require defendants convicted of causing the death of a parent or legal guardian of a minor child while driving under the influence to provide financial support to the surviving child. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing that criminal restitution must be tied to verified losses and that this type of long-term support is better handled in civil court, where trusts, conservatorships, and insurance claims can be addressed. The Department of Transportation supported the bill as a deterrent to impaired driving, and police, prosecutors, and an injury prevention group also submitted support. Members questioned whether the measure was better suited to civil litigation, and the public defender agreed that the civil system was the proper venue.
HB 108 would allow direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees and require county liquor commissions to adopt rules. The Attorney General raised constitutional concerns, saying the bill’s different treatment of out-of-state manufacturers could violate the dormant Commerce Clause and recommended revisions. Brewers and distillers testified in support, saying the bill would put beer and spirits on a similar footing with wine direct shipment, help small producers reach consumers, and support the local economy without increasing underage access. They also said the bill should be amended to address grandfathering language. No final votes or committee actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- board, all these boards, the state-affiliated boards, and the Royal Order of Comm is still getting locked
- :13.320><c> getting</c> Royal order of Comm is still getting Royal order of Comm is still getting locked
- 15.520><c> sent</c><02:01:15.800><c> away</c><02:01:16.000><c> and</c><02:01:16.119><c> Patty</c> locked
- up and and sent away and Patty locked up and and sent away and Patty wagons<02:01:16.840><c> yeah</c
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several bills. HB 114, concerning employment in the State Historic Preservation Program, drew support from DLNR, which said the measure would help retain qualified archaeologists, architects, and other professionals by preserving current pay levels for a limited number of positions. Members raised concerns about expanding exempt positions and the effect on union coverage, and DLNR said it was also working with DEHRD on longer-term reclassification issues. No vote was taken on the bill in the portion provided.
HB 12, relating to tort liability, drew strong opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice, which argued the bill would create overly broad immunity for landowners, conflict with Hawaii’s comparative fault framework, and undermine existing recreational liability law. Supporters said it would reduce liability concerns and encourage landowners to allow hiking, hunting, search-and-rescue training, and firearms-related uses on private land. The committee then moved on without any recorded vote in the excerpt.
The committee also discussed HB 29 on counties, but no county representative was present, and members questioned whether the proposal should instead proceed through condemnation if it involved a forced sale. HB 175 on property maintenance received DLNR comments that the bill should be narrowed to noxious weeds and that fire-related provisions were more properly handled by county fire departments and the State Fire Marshal. HB 331 on permits drew support from several state agencies, but the Honolulu Board of Water Supply opposed it unless “repetitive construction” was defined more clearly; members and agencies discussed narrowing the bill to avoid unintended impacts on water and utility infrastructure. The committee also heard strong support for HB 3 on North Shore beach management, HB 309 on fish ponds, and HB 306 on water code penalties, though the Board of Water Supply raised concerns about increased fines and suggested an alternative governor’s bill and clearer administrative rules.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Locking them up is missing the point, as well as the opportunity to deliver interventions that really
- :23.239><c> unethical</c> people who are in pain is unethical people who are in pain is unethical locking
- 25.320><c> missing</c><02:04:25.719><c> the</c><02:04:25.920><c> point</c><02:04:26.679><c> as</c> locking
- them up is missing the point as locking them up is missing the point as well<02:04:27.199><c> as</c>
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 10, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the PRA has clawed back millions of dollars in pandemic fraud, and it stands as an exemplar of what smart
- fraud and it stands as an exemplar<02:21:36.560><c> of</c><02:21:36.720><c> what</c><02:21:36.960><c> smart
- ><02:21:37.439><c> oversight</c><02:21:38.080><c> can</c><02:21:38.399><c> do</c> exemplar of what smart
- oversight can do exemplar of what smart oversight can do with<02:21:39.520><c> strong</c><02:21:39.840
- They're not concerned about the policy, and I know because they're really smart that they understand
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 25, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- For the first four months, they are locked down for 23 hours. The next four months, it's 22 hours.
- driven by profit, that comes at the expense of safety programming and also humane conditions. are locked
- The next are locked down for 23 hours.
- directory uh that runs parallel to and directory uh that runs parallel to and in<02:57:33.760><c> locks
- step with what the FDA has in locks step with what the FDA has already<02:57:35.680><c> done</c><02:
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on two immigration-enforcement bills: HB 1886 HD1 and HB 2540 HD1. HB 1886 would limit state and federal collaboration in immigration enforcement, require visible identification and restrictions on facial coverings for law enforcement officers, and create offenses for improper masking, lack of identification, and unauthorized civil immigration interrogation, arrest, or detention. HB 2540 would also limit state and federal collaboration, require law enforcement agencies to adopt and publicly post written civil immigration enforcement policies, prohibit stops or arrests based solely on immigration status, and restrict state and county participation in civil immigration enforcement in certain places.
Most testimony supported both measures. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Office of the Public Defender, the ACLU of Hawaii, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and several private individuals said the bills would increase transparency, accountability, and community trust, and would help protect constitutional rights and reduce fear among immigrants and other community members. Several testifiers emphasized Hawaii’s history and the need to keep local law enforcement separate from federal immigration enforcement, while others said the bills would help people feel safer going to court, school, work, or public protests. A retired police officer also supported visible identification and uniform standards for officers, including federal agents operating in Hawaii.
A few testifiers opposed the use of masked or unidentified officers and argued that local police should not be diverted from ordinary public safety duties to immigration enforcement. One ACLU witness noted that the federal government has increasingly used local and state agencies to expand immigration enforcement, and said the task-force provisions in the bills are important to prevent blurred lines between agencies. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, but it recorded very large numbers of supportive testimonies for both bills, with only a small number in opposition.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, December 15, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- As a result, acquired federal lands holding key critical minerals have effectively been locked up.
- Under current law, these valuable lithium deposits are locked up on federal lands, preventing their usage
- <05:15:04.480><c> are</c> these valuable lithium deposits are these valuable lithium deposits are locked
- > on</c><05:15:05.600><c> federal</c><05:15:06.000><c> lands,</c><05:15:06.798><c> preventing</c> locked
- up on federal lands, preventing locked up on federal lands, preventing their<05:15:07.520><c> usage.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- changing any substance of the bill that's before us, what this amendment does is put in place a very smart
- in</c><01:47:39.199><c> place</c><01:47:39.360><c> a</c><01:47:39.679><c> very</c><01:47:41.040><c> smart
- </c> does is put in place a very smart does is put in place a very smart safeguard<01:47:42.239><c> that
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So, if they do it and they're smart about it and they say, "I hope that this happens to you."
- So, if they do it um and they're smart<01:06:42.799><c> about</c><01:06:42.960><c> it</c><01:06:43.119
- 06:43.280><c> they</c><01:06:43.440><c> say,</c><01:06:43.599><c> "I</c><01:06:43.920><c> hope</c> smart
- about it and they say, "I hope smart about it and they say, "I hope that<01:06:44.480><c> this</c><01
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Local people are smart enough, the educators, the parents, and so on, to make the right decisions for
- Local<01:45:44.400><c> people</c><01:45:44.639><c> are</c><01:45:44.880><c> smart</c><01:45:45.199><c
- > enough,</c><01:45:45.520><c> the</c> Local people are smart enough, the Local people are smart enough
Keywords:
parental notification, school safety, bullying, harassment, violence, prohibited conduct, student discipline, charter school, school district, data practices, student privacy, parent rights, guardian notification, school incident reporting, cyberbullying, restraint, reasonable force, anti-bullying policy, school administration, student conduct
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, like a lot of ideas that I've seen, uh, I see this as a really forward-thinking, smart proposal that
- 15.199><c> a</c><01:15:15.440><c> really</c><01:15:15.760><c> forwardthinking,</c><01:15:17.199><c> smart
- ,</c> this as a really forwardthinking, smart, this as a really forwardthinking, smart, uh,<01:15:18.000
Keywords:
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Use of Force Investigations Unit, federal agents, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, officer-involved death, use of force, law enforcement accountability, police oversight, independent investigation, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And I'll just turn things over to the smart people. sense of scope, that would be like the sense of scope
- things<01:19:16.320><c> over</c><01:19:16.560><c> to</c><01:19:16.800><c> the</c><01:19:17.040><c> smart
- </c> things over to the smart people. things over to the smart people.
Keywords:
HF45, Lake Benton, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Public Facilities Authority, public infrastructure, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, utility replacement, U.S. Highway 75, road reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, local government grant, Minnesota bonding, capital appropriation, food insecurity, prepared meals
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- with Senator Rothfuss just a little bit before we came down here on this, and I think it's a very smart
- c> here on this and I think it's it's a here on this and I think it's it's a very<01:48:27.199><c> smart
- c> very</c><01:48:29.679><c> measured</c><01:48:30.639><c> though</c><01:48:30.960><c> at</c> very smart
- um very measured though at very smart um very measured though at the<01:48:31.280><c> same</c><01:48
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 4, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We have some very smart people in our bill drafting agency, House Majority Staff Office, and they caught
- We<01:55:00.239><c> have</c><01:55:00.400><c> some</c><01:55:00.560><c> very</c><01:55:00.880><c> smart
- /c><01:55:01.199><c> people</c><01:55:02.000><c> in</c><01:55:02.480><c> our</c> We have some very smart
- people in our We have some very smart people in our bill<01:55:03.520><c> drafting</c><01:55:04.000>
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard House Bill 2095, which would provide supplemental appropriations for the Judiciary for the 2025-2027 biennium. Judiciary Administrative Director Brandon Kimura testified in strong support and outlined a request for about $6.4 million in supplemental operating funds, plus four permanent full-time position conversions. He grouped the request into security, services to court users, and staffing needs, including $3.25 million for supplemental armed private security at judiciary facilities statewide, nearly $200,000 for cybersecurity staffing and support, restoration of funding for substance use treatment purchase-of-service contracts, restoration of funding for the Office of Public Guardian on Kauaʻi, salary commission funding, a Kona court operations position, and two Court-Appointed Special Advocates positions converted from temporary to permanent. He also described five capital improvement requests totaling $55.4 million, led by $30 million for construction of a new South Kohala courthouse, $1.2 million each for air conditioning upgrades in Hilo and Kauaʻi, $15 million for elevator upgrades at Kahumanu Hale, and $8 million in lump-sum bond funds for emerging projects.
Several organizations testified in support, including Parents and Children Together and the True Cost Coalition. Supporters emphasized the importance of the purchase-of-service funding for domestic violence and substance use treatment services and said the restoration would return funding to pre-COVID levels and help providers maintain capacity. Kimura explained that the Judiciary often shifts funds among contracts during the year to avoid service interruptions, but that the reduced funding has caused delays and operational problems for providers and probationers.
Members asked detailed questions about the capital projects and operating requests. Representative Shimizu asked for more information on the lump-sum bond funds and the elevator project, and Kimura explained that the Kahumanu Hale request covers four remaining elevator shafts after earlier funding addressed the first five elevators. Representative Cochran asked about the absence of Maui County projects, and Kimura said the Judiciary is still planning for its older Maui facilities with DAGS. Chair Tarnas questioned the need for armed private guards and discussed whether court security should be prioritized within the Department of Law Enforcement; Kimura said the Judiciary needs additional personnel now and has not asked DLE to deprioritize other missions, though the chair suggested further coordination between the agencies. No vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (7-8-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Meaning they're not smart enough or intelligent enough or don't think longitudinally enough to decide
- Meaning<00:21:17.600><c> they're</c><00:21:17.840><c> not</c><00:21:18.080><c> smart</c><00:21:18.400
- ><c> enough</c><00:21:18.799><c> or</c> Meaning they're not smart enough or Meaning they're not smart
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the June 10 minutes, and then handled a routine agenda of contracts and agreements. It deferred one Kentucky Educational Television contract to the August 2025 meeting because the vendor was not registered with the Secretary of State, and then approved the remaining routine items on the PSC green list and related contract lists without objection.
The most detailed discussion involved two personal service contracts for the Kentucky Employees Health Plan. Officials from the Personnel Cabinet and Department of Employee Insurance explained that the contracts were designed to identify claims errors and overspending, with vendors paid a percentage of validated savings recovered for the plan. Senators asked how the savings were calculated and whether the contracts had changed plan processes; staff said the contracts had produced realized savings, some errors had been corrected going forward, and the vendors report quarterly. The committee approved those contracts.
The committee then took up a retroactive Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority contract for a customized College Info Road Show bus. Members questioned why the contract was being presented months after execution, why it involved an out-of-state vendor, and whether the purchase was reasonable and timely. KHEAA staff said the delay stemmed from the need to finalize sustainability and safety details after the RFP, and acknowledged internal process and staffing issues. Several members criticized the retroactive approval process and said they could not validate the purchase from the information provided, but the committee ultimately approved the contract after debate.
A final KHEAA discussion focused on the purpose and value of the mobile outreach bus. Staff said the bus supports college and financial aid outreach, especially in rural areas, and has been used for 26 years. Some members questioned the return on investment and whether the state should rely more on broadband and remote outreach, while others supported the program as a way to reach students and families. The committee approved the KHEAA contract, with Senator Douglas voting no and explaining concerns about whether such outreach programs are the proper role of government and whether they are the best use of public funds.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus K-12 Education Bill - 06/02/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- next year that's favorable and perhaps we can protect some of the downside, I think that would be a smart
- that</c><00:05:02.960><c> would</c><00:05:03.040><c> be</c><00:05:03.120><c> a</c><00:05:03.280><c> smart
- </c> downside, I think that would be a smart downside, I think that would be a smart thing<00:05:03.600
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/26/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- I never thought this could have happened to someone so smart and often so cynical as my mother.
- happened<01:54:11.880><c> to</c><01:54:12.119><c> someone</c><01:54:12.639><c> so</c><01:54:12.880><c> smart
- </c><01:54:13.760><c> and</c><01:54:13.960><c> often</c> happened to someone so smart and often happened
- to someone so smart and often so<01:54:14.480><c> cynical</c><01:54:14.920><c> as</c><01:54:15.040><
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/13/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- Lastly, I want to convey to you our network sees the vast majority of people in HOA positions as smart
- 30:39.239><c> as</c> majority of people in HOA positions as majority of people in HOA positions as smart
- <01:30:39.960><c> responsible</c><01:30:40.840><c> and</c><01:30:41.040><c> well-educated</c> smart responsible
- and well-educated smart responsible and well-educated volunteers<01:30:42.560><c> who</c><01:30:42.719
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/11/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The people in the audience represent various people and have their own opinions, and smart people everywhere
- people and have their own<01:43:21.520><c> opinions</c><01:43:22.000><c> and</c><01:43:22.560><c> smart
- </c><01:43:22.880><c> people</c><01:43:23.119><c> everywhere</c> own opinions and smart people everywhere
- own opinions and smart people everywhere debate<01:43:23.920><c> it.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Children and Family Law (02/03/2025)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, I wouldn't think it would be smart regardless of what it says, whether it's preponderance
- think</c><01:28:04.159><c> it</c><01:28:04.239><c> would</c><01:28:04.360><c> be</c><01:28:04.520><c> smart
- </c> wouldn't I I think it would be smart wouldn't I I think it would be smart regardless<01:28:05.360
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- so I just want to really kind of lay that out there, that this was a collective of a lot of really smart
- </c><00:45:15.480><c> lot</c><00:45:15.599><c> of</c><00:45:15.760><c> really</c><00:45:16.000><c> smart
- </c> collective of a lot of really smart collective of a lot of really smart people<00:45:16.800><c>