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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Mar 3, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

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  • <00:53:00.800> medical for getting seeking essential medical for getting seeking essential
  • . services. services.
  • We have terrific services here. here. We have terrific services here.
  • . services. services.
  • Environmental Health Services Division. Environmental Health Services Division.
Summary: The committee heard several administration bills related largely to workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance. On HB 2323 HD1, which would modernize workers’ compensation notice and filing procedures, DLIR and other agencies testified in support of the original bill language but said HD1 removed key components and weakened the bill’s clarity and continuity. HB 2324 HD1, which would repeal state hoisting-machine certification requirements and the separate crane operator certificate, drew support from DLIR; members asked about whether the change would affect safety or local operators, and DLIR said OSHA-compliant certifications already exist and the union supported the change. HB 1509 HD1, which would require faster employer responses to treatment plans and impose penalties for nonresponse, received support from DLIR and others, while DHRD said it wanted an amendment. The committee also took up HB 2164 HD1 on compounded prescription drugs in workers’ compensation. DLIR supported the bill as a way to define compounded drugs and curb inflated pricing, but DHRD and a medical provider opposed it and asked for amendments. Testimony focused heavily on whether the definition should include 503B compounding facilities and whether physician dispensing should be limited to the first 30 days after injury. HB 2165 HD1, dealing with unemployment insurance eligibility and removing the two-year limit on recouping overpayments, was supported by DLIR but opposed by Unite Here Local 5, which argued it would make it harder for striking workers and other claimants. Members questioned the impact of changing reporting deadlines from calendar days to business days and raised concerns about future benefit offsets; DLIR said the bill was needed for federal conformity and that the committee would revisit the offset percentage and effective date. Later, the committee heard HB 2367 on pay transparency, requiring salary ranges in job postings and removing the small-employer exemption. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, AAUW, Hawaii Women Lawyers, and an individual testifier supported the bill, saying pay transparency promotes fairness, trust, and pay equity; one testifier described being underpaid compared with a predecessor and said posting ranges would save applicants’ time. HB 2619 HD1, concerning homemade food products and farm kitchens, received generally supportive comments from the Department of Health, which requested an amendment to preserve flexibility in future rulemaking. HB 1765 HD1, on spear-fishing safety warnings, drew support from a safety educator and comments from DLNR; supporters said warning labels would help prevent hypoxic blackout deaths and were low-cost and easy to implement. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
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  • These incentives help to reduce costly turnover, ensure continuity in essential services, and send a
  • employees in state service.
  • These incentives help to reduce costly turnover, ensure continuity in essential services, and send a
  • And so when we can do that right, we can recruit and retain good folks that do very essential services
  • And so when we can do that right, we can recruit and retain good folks that do very essential services
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Info Briefing - Wed Mar 4, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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  • And examples of that is the resilience hubs, Kōkua for Keiki, Iliahu, and our social service navigators
  • Iliahu, and our social service Iliahu, and our social service navigators.<00:09:02.720> And
  • And we also provide help with human services, social services, education, everything from keiki to kūpuna
  • We walk through and we have a presentation at the onset of the summit from National Weather Service.
  • They provide us the hurricane Service.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Apr 14th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

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  • So Senate Bill 1531 essentially does a little bit of cleanup work on just establishing ODAA.
  • facilitate interstate practice of occupational therapy with the goal of improving public access to OT services
TX
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  • Fort Bend is essentially a bedroom community, and we need more residential and commercial operations
  • So basically, this would be to try to collect grants for brain and memory care services for the residents
  • takes into account stakeholder feedback and does the following: it removes the broadband internet service
  • with front and back lawns, well-maintained streets and common areas, police and other emergency services
  • The show-up chairman, that's service, right? It's fast. Okay. It's impressive.
TX
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  • This is the incredible service that you are providing to the people of Texas by passing this legislation
  • Essentially, the only actions they've been taking were for PR.
  • Essential for us to get right. I think I'm...
  • Medicare is significantly higher than Medicaid rates for the vast majority of services.
  • And you said there are no caps, but if we're limiting it to 300% of Medicare, it is a cap of services
TX
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  • Most have repeatedly refused all services, including housing.
  • The broad array of voluntary services makes sense.
  • Two, it improves public services and spaces.
  • and the provided follow-up services.
  • We dropped people from services. Please ask me questions.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • We support providing homelessness services.
  • Two, improve public services and spaces.
  • Two, improve public services and spaces. 2. Improve public services and spaces.
  • and the provided follow-up services.
  • . ...services so that we can stop this repetitive cycle of calls to emergency services, which sometimes
Summary: The committee first adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 30 and then voted to report the substituted bill favorably to the full Senate; the roll call showed six ayes and one nay, with later unanimous-consent corrections noted for additional aye votes. The committee also reported Senate Bill 801 favorably to the full Senate by an eight-to-one vote. Both bills were left with no further action in the meeting after the votes. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2595 by Senator Middleton and Senate Bill 2876 by Chairman Hughes, both aimed at addressing masked harassment and riot-related conduct. Supporters said the bills would deter intimidation, protect public order, and respond to recent protests and anti-Semitic incidents, while opponents from civil rights, disability, and advocacy groups argued the measures were overly broad, could chill peaceful protest, and would burden people who wear masks for religious, medical, or disability-related reasons. Public testimony was taken on both bills, and both were left pending after testimony closed. Senate Bill 2753, by Senator Hall, proposed consolidating early voting and election day into a single continuous in-person voting period with common procedures and equipment, while preserving countywide voting and mail voting. The Secretary of State’s office said the bill could improve ballot secrecy and simplify administration, though witnesses raised concerns about ballot privacy, logistics, and access for disabled voters; some county election officials were neutral or supportive of the concept, while others opposed it as confusing or potentially burdensome. The bill was left pending after extensive testimony. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2225 on allowing spirit-based ready-to-drink beverages to be sold in grocery and convenience stores, with supporters arguing the law should focus on alcohol content rather than the source of the alcohol and that the bill would modernize an outdated code. Later, Senate Bill 1540, which would add election officials and related workers to confidentiality protections, drew support from county election officials who described threats and harassment, though one witness suggested the bill’s language may need technical adjustment to better match its intent. Finally, Senate Bill 2382, concerning statewide voter registration systems and offline counties, drew opposition from county election administrators and vendors who warned about capacity, cybersecurity, and single-point-of-failure risks, while others suggested a phased approach or API-based integration; the transcript ends with testimony still open on that bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • Essentially, the only actions they've been taking were for PR.
  • That's always essential for us to get right.
  • I think I'm... ...always essential for us to get right.
  • Because one of the problems about sexual assault and abuse victims, and essentially...
  • We are not limiting the types of services. We are not limiting the providers.
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard Senate Bill 3031, which would expand aggravated assault to cover certain road-rage shootings involving a person in or traveling to or from a motor vehicle, when a firearm is discharged and causes injury, property damage, or fear of serious bodily injury. Senator Schwertner laid out the bill for the author, described it as closing a gap in the law, and there was no public testimony; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2514, a measure by Chairman Hughes aimed at creating a DPS unit to identify, investigate, and monitor hostile foreign influence operations and to require ethics training for state employees. Supportive invited testimony from Dr. Jacqueline Deal, Ambassador Kelly Curry, and Michael Lucci emphasized threats from the Chinese Communist Party, transnational repression, cyber intrusion, and state-level influence efforts, and argued Texas should take a leading role. Public testimony included opposition from speakers who raised concerns about free speech, privacy, and potential overbreadth. The bill was left pending after testimony closed. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 30 as pending business and discussed a committee substitute. Senator Schwertner explained that the substitute would limit admissible medical expense evidence to amounts paid or up to 300% of Medicare, clarify treatment of provider testimony and attorney-referred providers, remove a requirement that plaintiffs use available health insurance to mitigate damages, strike a unanimous-verdict requirement for non-economic damages, and delete a remittitur provision. Senators questioned the impact on sexual assault and child abuse survivors, the use of Medicare as a benchmark, and whether the bill would still allow fair compensation. After discussion, SB 30 was left pending and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

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  • House Bill 4139 is it creates the Oklahoma Home Services Act aimed at increasing clarity around home
  • service contracts for consumers and it also focuses on standardizing disclosures and practices so homeowners
  • He was involved in emergency services for 46 years.
  • Mike retired from the fire service in 2004.
  • Idadale Tinker 100gan Organization for the past 40 years, receiving the Presidential Distinguished Service
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Aeronautics and Transportation Feb 23rd, 2026 at 10:00 am

Aeronautics and Transportation

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  • I'm gonna reference page 10, starting at line 11, where it says that Service Oklahoma shall promulgate
  • With the words 'may serve as a primary proof,' does that mean that Service Oklahoma could open up the
  • Service Oklahoma is already very diligent on checking records.
  • Required or is that just gonna be dependent on the rules that Service Oklahoma promulgates?
  • Service Oklahoma is already very diligent in checking IDs and.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Military and Veterans Affairs

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  • state, and Father that we would do all we could, God, to make their life better and stronger for the service
  • <00:04:33.040> Holy<00:04:33.280> Spirit the service they've given.
  • Holy Spirit the service they've given.
  • Thank you, and thank you for taking care of our men and women in service. Thank you.
  • of our men and women service. of our men and women service.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs May 6th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

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  • It's a simple bill in that it just clarifies there are essentially two ways to borrow money.
  • Tax credits, even though these areas are rich in job opportunities, public transportation, and essential
  • services.
  • services to shelter residents in 2024.
  • The bill provides services to numerous areas within Montgomery County.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 3rd, 2025

Land & Resource Management

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  • So we also rely on professional services being outsourced. We rely on city engineers.
  • Any new development will be properly serviced and will be a good fit for their area. Thank you.
  • We are a small city. that has grown very rapidly, and we too rely on third-party services to provide
  • So I guess these developments would have to hook up to the city services, is that right?
  • services, sewage, and drainage.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 3rd, 2025

Land & Resource Management

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  • Why I understand the intent is to hold municipalities accountable. or failing to provide essential services
  • So you heard some of the concerns about services that aren't accounted for.
  • , regardless of if any other area within the city is. those services.
  • The city would build the infrastructure to provide those services.
  • So you've been there self-sustained, taking care of your own services and.