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• So how do we use the data?
• We use data.
• Case in work, load data and administrative data such as a number of officers working in a jail.
• You see our data, correct?
• I'm not sure how the state court system would use fibers, data or your from crime reporting data for

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• WITH THEIR PERSONAL DATA AND INFORMATION.
• Members will record their votes by electronic device.
• Members will record their votes by electronic device.
• Attorney General to create a website that better tracks juvenile crime data.
• This is 2025 fiscal data. Net interest is 14% of our spending.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

Bills: HB1663, HB2335, HB2597

Keywords: reimbursement, public employees, travel costs, Hawaii statutes, government funding, workforce development, internship, internal recruitment, employment, qualifications, civil service, artificial intelligence, data governance, open data portal, Hawaii, chief data officer, chatbot, public services, data transparency, 910

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• PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK BEFORE THE COMMITTEE SHOULD COMPLETE
• I HAVE PROPOSED A SAFE STORAGE OF A GUN BILLS BILL FOR SEVEN YEARS AND IS NEVER ON HEARING.
• ENSURE THAT WE CAN DESIGNATE GENERATED PHONE NUMBERS AS EMERGENCY NUMBERS SO WE CAN USE GEOLOCATION DATA
• EACH HAS ITS OWN DATA AND TIME FRAME AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES.
• DATA SHARING INCLUDING PAWN DATA IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO EFFECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT ENSURING ONCE AGENCIES

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• in the last year and I think that that will again double as you're seeing with OGNEPS ONg with the data
• For instance, we have a device that would look a little bit bigger than a toaster.
• I could take your phone in about 30 seconds, give it back to you, and have all the data necessary to
• And it takes a significant amount of manpower to do the data and.
• But we also need to have the ability to have evidence storage, which is woefully inadequate.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Finally, minors seeking purchase of hearing devices must obtain a letter from a hearing specialist and
• And finally, allowing any licensed physician to authorize hearing devices for minors, not just hearing
• Research has shown repeatedly that something known as storage lesion happens, which worsens.
• I've actually reviewed the data and we've reviewed what we have at Carter Blood Care.
• They can tap into that data that it's very important that these children get very fresh blood.

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• That data already exists.
• This bill does not require new data collection.
• Now there are some additional data elements that Mr.
• Now there are some additional data elements that Mr.
• I would need to pull that data back up. I apologize.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2433, which would require insurers offering Medicare supplement policies to people 65 and older to also offer them to Medicare beneficiaries under 65 with ALS or end-stage renal disease, with enrollment periods and premium protections tied to 65-year-old rates. Supporters, including dialysis and ALS advocates, said the bill would help a small population facing high out-of-pocket costs and could improve access to transplants and care; opponents argued it would shift costs onto older seniors and raise Medigap premiums. The committee recommended the bill do pass on a 12-0 vote. The committee also heard House Bill 2593, appropriating $1.5 million to the University of Arizona for the Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line. The sponsor and physicians testified that the line helps obstetric and pediatric providers quickly consult on perinatal depression, postpartum psychosis, suicidality, and other mental health crises, improving outcomes for mothers, children, and families and reducing costly emergency and crisis care. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 10-1 vote. House Concurrent Resolution 2013, proclaiming June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month, drew emotional testimony from a young woman with spina bifida and another speaker supporting the sanctity of life. Some members objected that the state should focus on practical supports such as paid leave, child care, and health care access, while others supported the resolution as a statement of human dignity. The resolution passed the committee 7-5. The committee then approved House Bill 4010, creating a Board of Genetic Counselors and licensure standards, after testimony from genetic counselors and a patient advocate about the need for qualified counseling and better access; it passed 11-1. Later, the committee approved House Bill 2196, which would require pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse non-affiliated pharmacies at least their acquisition cost and pay a dispensing fee, and establish an appeals process. Independent pharmacists and their coalition said PBM practices are driving closures and unfairly favor affiliated pharmacies, while PBM and employer representatives warned of major cost increases and said the bill would interfere with private contracts; the bill passed 11-1. The committee also adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 2182 requiring insurers and health plans to report claims denial and prior authorization data to DIFI, and then gave the amended bill a 12-0 do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 2189, directing the Board of Nursing to update rules for licensed health aides and collect annual data, with the sponsor and board staff saying it would help implement routine ventilator care in the home; it passed 12-0. The committee then began hearing House Bill 2404, a strike-everything amendment on inter-facility transports for behavioral health patients, but the transcript cuts off before action on that bill.

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• And that's just one data generation.
• <00:03:10.959> center could be looked at as the data center could be looked at as the data
• stakeholders, including utilities, data stakeholders, including utilities, data center<00:03:50.560
• <00:05:01.840> center and the risks from new data center and the risks from new data center
• conversation with data centers. conversation with data centers.

Bills: HF2928, HF2912, HF2297

Keywords: water appropriation, data centers, environmental review, energy conservation, permit application, carbon-free energy, geothermal energy, renewable energy, Macalester College, appropriation, sustainability, solar energy, pollinator programs, license plates, agrivoltaics, environmental sustainability, 1183, house

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• be expected under this monitor to collect income data from specific customers?
• Much of battery storage has been stymied. The one successful area has been solar.
• And do we know, are there any empirical data?
• I have often spoken to you all about data and why we need data, and I'm glad we've come to the realization
• I HAVE OFTEN SPOKEN TO YOU ALL ABOUT DATA AND WHY WE NEED DATA AND I'M GLAD WE'VE COME TO THE REALIZATION

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then moved through a series of budget-related and ceremonial items. The chamber accepted Rules and Finance Committee reports and took up several budget extender and budget implementation bills, including the main appropriations extender and later a transportation, economic development, and environmental conservation budget bill. Senators questioned the sponsor extensively about the status of the remaining budget bills, the use of messages of necessity, and the absence of joint budget conference committees. The extender bill passed 59-2, and later budget-related measures were advanced after reconsideration and amendment. A major portion of the session focused on the environmental and energy provisions in the budget bill, especially changes to the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Senators debated extending emissions targets, the role of cap-and-invest, utility affordability, ratepayer impacts, and the structure of a proposed blue-ribbon commission. Supporters said the changes were needed to give the state more time to implement the law and to protect affordability, while opponents argued the bill was a political delay that would not lower energy costs and relied too heavily on subsidies and future planning. The bill also drew questions about electric vehicle rebates, thermostat control programs, emergency diesel generation for Micron, and how imported electricity and out-of-state emissions would be treated. The Senate also adopted several previously adopted resolutions honoring the 50th anniversary of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, India Independence Day, the New York State Veterans Hall of Fame, and the 50th anniversary of Interfaith Works of Central New York. Senators spoke in support of each resolution, highlighting the contributions of Black legislators, Indian-American communities, veterans, and refugee and interfaith service organizations. The Veterans Hall of Fame ceremony was specifically noted as a chamber event, and guests were recognized from the floor and gallery. In addition, the Senate restored recalled bills to the third reading calendar through reconsideration votes and amendments, including a highway law bill and another recalled bill, and then stood at ease for scheduled conferences and a Veterans Hall of Fame ceremony before resuming session. The transcript ended with discussion of a separate bill affecting automobile insurance serious-injury standards, with questions about what claims would remain available and whether the change would improve affordability.

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• collection, and data sharing related to both video and audio-only care.
• Require that it be kept at safe temperatures throughout transport and storage.
• What about copper intrauterine devices? So, yes, copper IUDs can be used.
• I don't have the data, but there's...
• As it relates to the data that goes in there and then how the data is essentially utilized by our staff

Bills: HB3000, HB2622, HB2283, HB541, HB1776, HB1803, HB1669, HB2588, HB220, HB3415, HB50, HB1314, HB 107, HB220, HB50, HB107

Keywords: ambulance service, rural healthcare, grants, financial assistance, qualified counties, mental health, patient transport, female attendants, security measures, healthcare regulation, epinephrine, anaphylaxis, health care, school safety, training, emergency response, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services

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• The other really massive challenge was the use of PM 3 data.
• So that's the end of the year data to determine who's data.
• We're looking at June June one, some of the storage programs began, right.
• So it's just, you know, wondering about what the data says.
• Yes, so >> we would based off last year's PM 3 data, right?

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• Of course, we know if it doesn't work for the case workers, our data is going to be not as accurate as
• Of course, we know if it doesn't work for the case workers, our data is going to be not as accurate as
• Of course, we know if it doesn't work for the case workers, our data is going to be not as accurate as
• The commissioner has to request the data, and that data would be transmitted electronically via email
• data and that data has to request the data and that data would<00:48:44.800> be<00:48:44.960><

Bills: HF1169, HF1916

Keywords: child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services, welfare administration, Minnesota tribes, child care assistance, CCAP, program integrity

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• . >> Chair Rodriguez: PLEASE SILENT YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES ANYONE WANTING TO SPEAK OVER THE COMMITTEE
• CONCERNED I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR INVESTMENTS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA THAT WE’RE GETTING GOOD DATA
• WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WITH A FOCUS ON BASIN MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN AT REASONABLE ASSURANCE PLAN DATA
• THESE ARE ADOPTED BY SECRETARIAL ORDER AND WE UPDATE THEM EVERY FIVE YEAR TAKING INTO ACCOUNT NEW DATA
• IS A LOT OF DATA COLLECTION MODELING AND THEN WORKING WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS.

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• I'm not sure if there's a way to get at that data.
• I'm not sure if there's a way to get at that data.
• that is deeper so you have more storage that is deeper so you have more storage it's<00:29:24.279
• concern um we have asked for some data concern um we have asked for some data we<00:52:42.480>
• There's often data collection and analysis cost.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first discussed scheduling and notice for upcoming executive sessions on a larger slate of bills, including plans to take up eight bills in the morning and possibly the last three bills in the afternoon, with caucus time provided if needed. The chair emphasized advance notice, publication, and flexibility if more bills are added later. The hearing then opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and proceeded to HB 568, a bill allowing local planning boards to request water supply studies for subdivisions to ensure water adequacy as housing density increases. Representative Kat McGee, the prime sponsor, said HB 568 was developed after constituent concerns about private wells being affected by nearby development. She described the bill as narrowly tailored, non-mandatory, and intended to preserve local control while clarifying that planning boards may request studies under local regulations. She noted bipartisan support, an exclusion for community water systems and larger groundwater withdrawals regulated elsewhere, and said the bill would help prevent water shortages and related problems for new and existing homes. Questions from members focused on whether the bill should specify that it applies to subdivisions of four or more lots, since that language had been in an earlier version. Testimony on HB 568 was mixed. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors opposed the bill, arguing it lacked a definition of “water supply study,” could lead to expensive hydrology studies, and might raise housing costs; he suggested more work with DES or a study committee. DES administrator Brandon Kernin said the department had worked from a 2010 groundwater commission report, that such problems arise only intermittently in certain areas, and that the bill would make explicit local authority to adopt such ordinances. He also said DES data and homeowner surveys can help identify problem areas and that more robust wells could be considered in the long term. The committee noted 10 online submissions in favor and 3 opposed, plus blue-sheet testimony of 2 in favor and 1 neutral, and then closed the hearing on HB 568. The committee immediately opened HB 582, a bill on safety requirements for operation of personal watercraft. Representative Darby, the sponsor, said the bill responds to the speed and maneuverability of modern personal watercraft, which he described as more like motorcycles on water than traditional boats, and cited a fatal accident on Lake Monomonac as an example of the risks. He said the bill is not intended to restrict ordinary recreation or wake surfing, but to update safety standards for a newer class of larger, quieter three-person PWCs. The hearing began with Darby’s presentation, and no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• communities here in San Diego, Tijuana, companies depend on the cross-border production in medical devices
• In addition, it brings additional benefits associated with agriculture, cold storage facilities, packaging
• And meanwhile, California... ...manufacturing, electronics, medical devices.
• And the second data point is about participation in the trade ecosystem in the world.
• showing up in our data.

Summary: The joint hearing of the Assembly Select Committee on California-Mexico Bi-National Affairs and the Assembly Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Committee focused on the USMCA and how the agreement affects California’s economy, jobs, supply chains, and competitiveness. Opening remarks emphasized California’s heavy trade dependence on Mexico and Canada, the importance of stable trade rules, and concerns that tariffs or uncertainty could harm workers, small businesses, agriculture, logistics, manufacturing, and border communities. Members said the hearing would help inform a future legislative report or resolution on California’s priorities for the agreement’s review. Academic and policy witnesses argued that the USMCA is central to North American economic integration and California’s role in it. Testimony from UC San Diego and CETYS University described California and Mexico as co-producers rather than simple trading partners, highlighting sectors such as medical devices, aerospace, semiconductors, logistics, and advanced manufacturing. Witnesses also warned that the upcoming review could involve not just trade but security and immigration issues, and they urged a stronger, longer-term agreement with more certainty, better border efficiency, and new tools such as specialized technician visas, binational certification standards, innovation zones, and a technology fund. Go-Biz and chamber representatives said USMCA provides predictability, market access, and support for small and medium-sized businesses, while also creating compliance burdens through rules of origin, labor standards, and customs procedures. They pointed to California’s trade missions, export support programs, and state-level cooperation with Mexico and Canada as ways to help firms participate in regional supply chains. Mexican government and business representatives said the agreement is largely functioning well, that Mexico’s public consultation process received nearly 800 submissions and about 2,000 chapter-specific comments, and that many stakeholders favor maintaining or extending USMCA. No formal votes were taken; the committee heard testimony and asked witnesses for follow-up information to inform its report and future recommendations.

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• We move on to the next measure, HB 368, relating to motor vehicle sunscreen devices.
• sunscreen devices exempts from restrictions<00:16:01.759> on<00:16:01.880> light<00:16
• per of certain motor<00:16:04.560> vehicle<00:16:04.839> sunscreen<00:16:05.360> devices
• <00:16:05.759> for motor vehicle sunscreen devices for motor vehicle sunscreen devices for
• that can be folded for safe and secure storage in the car’s trunk or back seat.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation met on January 28, 2025, and heard testimony on a series of bills dealing with vehicle titles, motor vehicle taxes, window tinting, license plates, electric bicycles, insurance penalties, vehicle inspection fines, and transportation discrimination. For HB 532, which shortens the time to forward a transferred vehicle title from 30 days to 14 days and allows a letter of attestation to serve as an endorsement certificate, testimony was listed in support from Councilmember U. Hajin and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, and in opposition from Maui Mayor Richard Bisson and Sylvie Madison. HB 655 would require payment of unpaid motor vehicle taxes, fees, and penalties for the most recent five consecutive years of delinquency; the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi stood on written comments, with Tim Rymer and Robert Souza providing comments/support. HB 368, which would exempt certain medically sensitive drivers from sunscreen-device tint limits, drew opposition from the Department of Transportation and support from several individuals. HB 226, lowering allowed windshield tint from 35% to 20%, drew opposition from the Department of Transportation and support from TNT Tinting Specialists; members asked about federal preemption, and DOT said federal guidance applies to manufacturers while states retain authority over aftermarket tinting. The committee also heard HB 543, prohibiting license plate flipping devices and imposing a $2,000 fine, and HB 228, authorizing counties to adopt rules for electronic license plates, repealing flipping devices, and setting a minimum fine for obscuring plates; both measures had DOT support, comments from the Honolulu Department of Customer Services, and opposition from Sylvie Madison. HB 70 would require insurance for electric bicycles and create a regulatory framework effective January 1, 2026. The Office of the Public Defender opposed it, arguing the bill improperly distinguishes e-bikes from mopeds; PeopleForBikes and the Hawaiʻi Bicycling League opposed it as costly and unnecessary, while the Insurance Division said the bill could conflict with existing no-fault definitions and might fit better in the motor scooter/moped insurance framework. HB 231, increasing the fine for violating motor vehicle insurance requirements from $500 to $1,500, was opposed by the Office of the Public Defender, which argued it would burden low-income residents and add to court congestion; members debated whether higher fines would improve compliance. Later, HB 227 would add fines for operating a vehicle without a current inspection certificate and had DOT support. HB 184 would require operators of low-speed electric bicycles to have a driver’s license, instruction permit, or provisional license; Kawaii Path, PeopleForBikes, and Get Fit Kauaʻi opposed it as a barrier to low-cost transportation and noted concerns for riders with disabilities, while DOT later said it would support the measure and was asked to research whether other states have similar licensing requirements. The final major measure discussed was HB 468, which would require the Civil Rights Commission to investigate discrimination complaints involving transportation network company drivers and riders with service animals and allow DOT to issue penalties to the companies. The National Federation of the Blind of Hawaiʻi, the Disability Rights Center, and individual riders supported the bill, saying current protections lack enforcement and that denials still occur; Uber and Lyft opposed it, saying they already prohibit discrimination, train drivers, investigate complaints quickly, and that the bill would duplicate existing law and create unnecessary penalties. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• wishing to please silence all electronic devices
• anybody wishing to speak before the committee devices
• specific the specified transportation project data
• to FDOT specified transportation project data
• FDOT authorizes FDOT to set the project data