Transcript Highlights:

• Keep the doors closed; we're going to clarify that vote. Members, take your seats.
• <01:56:41.840><c> we're</c><01:56:42.000><c> going</c><01:56:42.119><c> to</c> nay keep the doors closed
• we're going to nay keep the doors closed we're going to clarify<01:56:42.800><c> that</c> clarify that
• because they recognize the people working at the polls already have enough to do in closing down the
• </c> absente ballots from 5:00 to the closing absente ballots from 5:00 to the closing and<03:55:08.520

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• ,</c> becomes meals rather than landfill, becomes meals rather than landfill, nourishing<01:07:46.240
• </c><01:12:06.840><c> to</c> I mean, when eggs are getting close to I mean, when eggs are getting close
• </c> statement, but a closing statement. statement, but a closing statement.
• Seeing none, do you have a closing statement? Uh, Senator Kupec?
• </c> Seeing none, do you have a closing Seeing none, do you have a closing statement?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• is slated to be closed.
• Closed.
• We share a landfill. We share a roadway. We share a park system."
• Just to close up, Mr.
• Chair, so I Just to close up, uh Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• All right, with that, we will close the hearing. Oh, do we have one more next bill?
• All right, with that, we'll close the hearing on Senate Bill 92. 93, 93, 93.
• Seeing none, we will close the public hearing.
• So that, you know, 180 days for a big landfill permit, that's perfectly reasonable.
• All right, seeing none, we will close the public hearing.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With that, I close. Thank you, Chairman. Thank you.
• So, with that, I'll close and respect the opportunity to close and answer any questions. Mr. Gant.
• And with that, I close. Thank you.
• The chair recognizes Chairman Meyer to close. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members. With that, I close.
• I close. All right, if there's no objection, House Bill 2869 will be left pending.

Bills: HB246, HB796, HB 1056, HB1544, HB1846, HB2001, HB2618, HB2625, HB2869, HB2898, HB3069, HB3114, HB3157, HB3228, HJR98, HB246

Keywords: federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information

Transcript Highlights:

• They are working to reduce greenhouse gases, divert waste from landfills, and bring cardboard shredders
• They are working to reduce greenhouse gases, divert waste from landfills, and bring cardboard shredders

Bills: HB1576, HB2490, HB1546, HB1588

Keywords: HB1576, Hawaii film industry, DBEDT, BLNR, Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism, Board of Land and Natural Resources, film permits, motion picture production, television production, commercial filming, digital media tax credit, film production tax credit, public notice, transparency, state lands, film studio, land set-aside, revocable permit, memorandum of agreement, memorandum of understanding

Transcript Highlights:

• Assemblymember Ortega, would you like to close?
• We're not a, we're still not a, assembly member, would you like to close?
• Seeing none, Assemblymember, would you like to close? Thank you, Chairman.
• Seeing none, Assemblymember, would you like to close? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Assemblymember Al-Hawari, would you like to close?

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We apologize if the closed captioning does not accurately transcribe the names.
• These products should not be discarded in our landfills or in our public areas that would be dangerous
• or in our public u in our landfills or in our public areas<00:05:19.440><c> that</c><00:05:19.600><c
• So this will help close that gap in access and support the program.
• ARP worked very closely with the Office of Consumer Protection as well as law enforcement folks over

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:

• Would you like to close? Thank you, Mr. Chair. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you.
• Would you like to close? Thank you, Mr. Chair. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you.
• Seeing none, Assembly Member, would you like to close? I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• If you'd like to close. No. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• Would you like to close? Respectfully request an aye vote. Great. Thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Perez, you have some, you want to close?
• We'll give you the opportunity to close.
• We'll give you the opportunity to close.
• I'd like to give the opportunity to close. Yeah, thank you.
• In closing, SB 1366 is not about adding complexity.

Summary: The committee heard several energy, water, and utility bills, with extensive testimony on cost, ratepayer impacts, and climate or reliability goals. SB 919 by Senator Grayson would extend the biomethane monetary incentive program through 2030 and support renewable natural gas development by reducing interconnection cost barriers. Supporters said RNG helps methane reduction and organic waste diversion, while opponents, including TURN and environmental groups, argued the bill could shift costs to ratepayers and subsidize combustion-based fuels, especially dairy digesters. The author said committee amendments removed the rate-basing provisions and instead urged the CPUC to act quickly on its pending decision; the bill was left for a later vote. SB 931 by Senator Laird would reauthorize the Diablo Canyon Community Impact Mitigation Program through 2030. Supporters said San Luis Obispo County and local schools rely on the funding for emergency preparedness and public safety, while TURN argued the extension would add about $47 million in statewide ratepayer costs and should instead be paid from existing PG&E deal revenues. Members discussed the bill as a continuation of the 2022 Diablo Canyon agreement, and the author said the measure simply restores the five years omitted from that deal. The committee also heard SB 1215 by Senator Cortese, which would direct the CPUC to set deployment targets for EV charging in multifamily housing. Supporters said renters and apartment residents are largely shut out of home charging, and that prior utility programs showed the model can be cost-effective and beneficial to ratepayers. The bill was amended to address affordability, ratepayer benefits, and limits on major system upgrades. SB 1295 by Senator Stern would create a framework for using distributed batteries and other local resources to solve grid constraints more cheaply than traditional infrastructure. Supporters said it could improve reliability and reduce costs by targeting batteries where they provide the most grid value, while utilities said they were open to continued discussion. SB 1359, also by Senator Stern, would require the CPUC to more carefully evaluate major gas infrastructure investments and alternatives such as electrification before approving new spending. Environmental groups supported the bill as a guardrail against stranded assets, while gas utilities opposed it, warning it could undermine the obligation to serve, create safety and reliability risks, and retroactively change the rules for approved investments. On water policy, SB 1125 by Senator Menjivar would create a statewide low-income water rate assistance program upon appropriation. Supporters said about 1.6 million households have water debt and that affordability is a statewide issue, not just a problem for disadvantaged communities. Some members raised concerns that the bill lacked a funding source and that state mandates, such as chromium-6 treatment requirements, already strain local water agencies; the author and supporters responded that the bill includes administrative caps and transparency measures and is intended to work alongside future funding. The committee then heard SB 1098 by Senator Pérez, which would restrict the use of utility memorandum and balancing accounts by requiring exceptional circumstances, adding sunset dates, and creating cost-sharing or lower-return rules for certain spending. TURN and other supporters said the accounts allow utilities to recover costs after the fact with too little discipline, while Edison and PG&E opposed the bill, arguing that some costs are unpredictable and that the CPUC already has a formal review process. SB 1125 was moved to Appropriations with a roll call, and the roll was left open for additional votes; the other measures were discussed with no final committee actions announced in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• Has to be dumped in a landfill.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It has to be dumped in a landfill.

Summary: The House Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 1885, Representative VanSkoik’s bill. The committee moved the bill “do pass” and approved it by roll call vote, 22-0. After that action, the committee held a special presentation by the Grundy County R-5 FFA agriculture issues team. The FFA students presented a skit and discussion on chronic wasting disease (CWD) and the Missouri Department of Conservation’s targeted removal practices. Their presentation laid out competing concerns from farmers, deer hunters, families using venison, and conservation officials, including crop damage, hunting economics, deer population health, food safety, and the spread of CWD. Committee members asked questions about CWD prevalence in Grundy County, the Wisconsin and Kansas experiences, human health risks, Share the Harvest, testing practices, and the economic effects of deer hunting versus deer damage and collisions. Members praised the students’ preparation and presentation, and several offered suggestions about strengthening their factual support and economic data for competition. The committee also discussed the controversy around MDC’s CWD policies and the decision to pause targeted removals while more research is done. The meeting ended with thanks to the students and adjournment of the committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• Let’s give you the opportunity to close. Great. Thank you.
• Senator Perez, you have some, you want to close?
• We'll give you the opportunity to close.
• So in closing, SB 1366 is not about adding complexity.
• In closing, SB 1366 is not about adding complexity.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• House Bill 2711 also helps close the digital divide.
• The solar panels are so close to the roads that we travel on every day.
• Okay, so it's too close. Those types of things are things that we have to address.
• Farm revenue stopped circulating, jobs disappeared, and local businesses closed.
• So 500 feet is not even close to 2,500 feet. I would be okay with 1,000 foot.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Utilities first met in executive session and approved House Bill 2383, Representative Simmons’s bill addressing theft of copper and other infrastructure-related property. The bill received 17 ayes, one no, and one present, and was reported due pass. The committee then heard House Bill 2711, which would lower the assessed valuation of broadband communications equipment from 33.5% to 12% for a limited period, with discussion centered on whether the reduction should apply only to new builds or also to upgrades and existing infrastructure. Representative Deal said the bill is intended to improve broadband investment, especially in rural areas, and several industry witnesses from AT&T, Verizon, Missouri Cable Association, Missouri Broadband Providers Association, Missouri Chamber, and electric co-ops supported it as a way to encourage deployment and remain competitive with neighboring states. Opponents, including the Boone County Assessor and the Missouri State Assessor Association, argued the bill would create unequal treatment, reduce local tax revenue, and could set a precedent for other industries. Committee members also questioned the statewide scope, the sunset period, and the fiscal impact on local taxing districts. The committee then took up House Bills 2402 and 2816 together, both dealing with solar energy siting and taxation. Sponsors Hayden and Busick described the bills as responses to rapid solar development in rural counties and said the measures would require local assessment of solar facilities, set a valuation of $2,500 per megawatt with an annual escalator, classify solar land as commercial rather than agricultural, establish a 500-foot setback from homes, schools, and churches, and limit solar use to no more than 4% of a county’s tillable agricultural land, with Chapter 100 agreements generally superseding those provisions. Supporters, including Missouri Farm Bureau and county officials, said the bills would add needed guardrails, protect farmland, and create more consistent local tax treatment. Opponents and affected residents raised concerns about property rights, glare, noise, dust, decommissioning, and the impact on neighboring homes and farmland, while a solar developer said the state needs clearer, more consistent rules for future projects. The committee did not take final action on the solar bills before recessing.

Transcript Highlights:

• Just let alone me, with my own graduation, I sent out close to 300 invitations.
• A 14-acre landfill was finally closed in 1990 and replaced with a solid waste transfer center.
• I wanted to ask our committee members and everyone to please hold the Mescalero Apache Tribe close to
• Hold them close to our hearts and do what we can to help support that community during this time of loss
• their employment with either Four Corners Power Plant, Navajo Mine, or even San Juan Mine, which is closed

Transcript Highlights:

• We don't have a closed door. We open our eyes and our ears.
• Seeing no other questions, would you like to close?
• With that, would you like to close? Of course. Thank you, Mr.
• With that, would you like to close?
• Can I close real quick? Absolutely. Yes.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• facilities are not in violation if someone else unknowingly places the waste in the truck or our landfill
• /c><00:23:34.320><c> truck</c><00:23:34.640><c> or</c><00:23:35.280><c> our</c><00:23:35.400><c> landfill
• Uh this is in the truck or our landfill.
• </c> this bill closes that gap. this bill closes that gap.
• </c> ceded territory without working closely ceded territory without working closely with<01:17:29.840

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With that, I close. Thank you, Chairman. Thank you. Thank you.
• Uh, so with that, I would close and respect the opportunity to close and, and answer any questions.
• And with that, I close. Thank you.
• Otherwise, I respectfully reserve the right to close.
• The chair recognizes Chairman Meyer to close. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members, with that, I close.

Bills: HB 246, HB 796, HB 1056, HB 1544, HB 1846, HB 2001, HB 2618, HB 2625, HB 2869, HB 2898, HB 3069, HB 3114, HB 3157, HB 3228, HJR 98

Keywords: federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information

Transcript Highlights:

• And, um, this is why there are a lot of fisheries that are closed.
• Now, there's some reason a are closed.
• </c><01:19:47.200><c> with</c> on judiciary for working so closely with on judiciary for working so closely
• It was close to bursting, and they saved his life.
• Um,<01:51:19.080><c> it</c><01:51:19.360><c> was</c><01:51:19.520><c> close</c><01:51:19.840><c> to</

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It was completely closed. We deployed teams and pumps.
• We watch and track that very closely.
• So we watch and track that very closely.
• I'm just going to close out with a few highlights.
• We work closely with those local communities.

Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee met to continue its review of hurricane impacts and state response. The committee first heard from the Florida Division of Emergency Management, which described its four core functions—preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation—and highlighted its 24/7 State Watch Office, regional training efforts, and disaster assistance work. Deputy Executive Director Keith Pruitt detailed the state’s 2024 storm response, including Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton, citing large-scale mission support, flood-control deployments, meal and water distribution, power restoration, debris removal, and billions in disaster funding and mitigation dollars. He also discussed debris management challenges and recommended that local governments update and exercise debris plans and maintain contingency contracts.