Transcript Highlights:

• Fish and Wildlife Service.
• And it also works as a fire suppression. I mean, there's all kinds of benefits here to do this.
• And it also works as a fire suppression. I mean, there's all kinds of benefits here to do this.
• And it also works as a fire suppression. I mean, there's all kinds of benefits here to do this.
• And it also works as a fire suppression. I mean, there's all kinds of benefits here to do this.

Bills: HF1250

Keywords: outdoor heritage, land acquisition, wildlife management, conservation easements, environmental restoration, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• One in seven children are eligible for services who actually receive those services.
• We received this one-time state funding that allowed us to enhance our service and put more service out
• We were looking at hourly service to now where we get 15-minute service.
• We were looking at hourly service to now where we get 15 minutes service.
• We were looking at hourly service, and now we get 15-minute service, and we're not dropping routes.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> Department of Human Services. Department of Human Services.
• services, pediatric service, and burn center.
• services, pediatric service, and burn center.
• services, pediatric service, and burn center.
• &gt;&gt; Fired<00:42:37.680><c> up.</c> &gt;&gt; Fired up. &gt;&gt; Fired up.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Health and Human Services heard several health-related measures. SB 3132 on syndromic surveillance drew support from the Department of Health, healthcare organizations, and others, with DOH explaining the bill would formalize a surveillance program that has helped with real-time flu tracking and response to events like the Maui fires. A member raised privacy concerns from opponents, and DOH responded that the data are deidentified and do not include Social Security numbers or dates of birth. No votes were taken on the bill in the portion provided. SB 3134 on emergency medical systems of care received broad support from SHIPA, DOH, military and EMS representatives, and others, who said it would modernize the EMS system. SB 3136 on lead materials and water infrastructure was also supported by DOH and SHIPA; members asked whether the bill would allow Hawaii to keep stronger standards if federal drinking water rules were weakened, and DOH said the state would not have to follow weaker federal standards as long as Hawaii remained as stringent or more stringent. SB 3138 on independent audits of deposit beverage distribution drew support from DOH and several industry groups, but with amendments to reduce burdens on small businesses, raise the audit threshold, and modernize reporting; opponents also testified. DOH later clarified that the measure would affect a limited number of distributors and said it is working on an electronic submission system, though not yet for audit filings. SB 3139 concerning SHIPA was supported by SHIPA and the Grassroots Institute of Hawaii, while HMSA suggested one provision should remain under the insurance commissioner’s purview. SHIPA said the bill is about collaboration and a broader health vision, not regulation, and members indicated they were comfortable with removing the disputed portion. SB 3207 on background checks drew support from healthcare providers but opposition from the Attorney General and DOH. Supporters argued the FBI fingerprinting requirement is costly, duplicative, and difficult to schedule, while opponents said the bill would improperly shift fingerprint collection authority to hospitals and other facilities and could conflict with federal law. The committee engaged in extended questioning about costs, federal requirements, and whether the mandate would be passed on to patients; no final action is reflected in the excerpt. The committee then began SB 2271 on hospital licensing, with support from SHIPA, the Developmental Disabilities council, healthcare groups, Kaiser Permanente, and DOH, and commenters said the bill would allow hospitals to demonstrate compliance through CMS-recognized accreditation, with a suggested wording change to “approved” accrediting organization.

Transcript Highlights:

• The fire wardens are deputized by my agency.
• </c> permits from the local fire department. permits from the local fire department.
• Oh, you applies to other types of fires.
• </c> restricting class 3 and class 4 fires restricting class 3 and class 4 fires inconsistent<00:17:46.400
• Yeah, given a fire um is you are liable.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the prior meeting and adopted the consent calendar without objection. It then postponed the Board of Licensed Dieticians item until next month after granting a waiver, and also postponed the Board of Accountancy item to next month so the agency could respond. The Board of Registry and Optometry received conditional approval. Staff noted the board had addressed editorial comments, but flagged one substantive issue involving the drug formulary and whether it should be exempt from rulemaking requirements; the committee agreed to add that as a legislative suggestion for later review. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources interim rule drew more discussion, focused on a provision regulating kindling size for Category 3 fires. Staff and committee members questioned whether the agency had authority over Category 3 fires under the statute, but agency representatives said the interim rules were needed because the prior rules had expired and forest rangers lacked enforcement authority while final rulemaking was pending. The committee ultimately granted conditional approval to interim rule 25-4, with one member voting against it over concerns about consistency with the law. The Board of Examiners’ Dental 304 rules were presented next. The agency explained that it had revised the rules to address prior committee concerns about anesthesia and sedation for children, including creating a pathway for oral surgeons and dentist anesthesiologists to obtain exemptions for under-13 patients, setting a 20-patient-every-two-years threshold for certain permits, adding pediatric minimal sedation permitting, and loosening moderate sedation rules for pediatric dentists. Members also discussed whether the rules were compatible with House Bill 470, and staff said they appeared compatible and would not require additional rulemaking. The committee then approved the dental rules, and after that it adjourned after announcing it would cancel the continued meeting and take up remaining business next month.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I would like to extend my profound gratitude to Michael Fine for his many years of service.
• Chief Royal Ramey from the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, a trailblazing organization focused
• on increasing access to careers in forestry and fire service for formerly incarcerated individuals and
• So, Katie, we just want to say thank you for your service to our caucus and all the work that you're
• as a service to Californians.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Would you like to get a quote for service from us before you chop up this land?"
• Services that avoid duplication of costly infrastructure and water resources.
• One of the main things they cannot serve is fire flow for fire hydrants, which you have to have, obviously
• , or no service at all.
• The property is in Armstrong Water Supply Corporation's CCN service area.

Bills: HB937, HB2078, HB2080, HB3322, HB3350, HB4212, HB4630, HB4896, HB4951, HB5348, HB5675, SB565, SB971, SB1662, SB2124

Keywords: special districts, notice requirements, Water Code, government transparency, public meetings, meeting notice, transparency, public engagement, notice, elections, groundwater management, water conservation, joint planning, environmental impact, desired future conditions, groundwater, conservation district, environmental quality, regulatory review, water utility

Transcript Highlights:

• We, we pay our own way fee for services that we provide. Uh, we're in three divisions.
• That's Health and Human Services.
• to restore their livelihood once they've been wiped out by natural disaster like a hurricane or a fire
• I think we raised, uh, $1.3 million for the, uh, panhandle, uh, uh, fires this time, Mr. Chairman.
• Product promotion and member services.

Transcript Highlights:

• Or once again, that's parental and child representation in child protective services cases.
• It's the funding that the legislature provided for treatment programs, rehabilitative-based services.
• Indigenous service.
• Who is your service provider for mental health?
• It's unacceptable that you say we're basically trying to put out the fire with the fire hoses going in

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We don't deny anybody that's a non-member service.
• Grid support services that we rely on.
• The grid support services that they are able to provide today.
• ...service connected?
• For context, that is the output of a natural gas-fired peaker plant.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Vince Perez, House Ways and Means Research Analyst: House Bill 2290 specifies that the location of service
• This is a bill requested by our veteran service organizations, with the support of the veterans community
• chair mr. vice chair thank you again for hearing HB 23773 this is a bill requested by our veteran service
• In a fire district, municipality, a police sheriff's officer, they're all our beneficiaries.
• So if that worked with roads, fire, or even money we appropriate to certain communities that don't go

Bills: HB2143, HB2273, HB2290, HB2373, HB2784, HB2794, HB4037

Keywords: public safety, retirement system, investments, trust fund, board of trustees, financial report, income tax rebate, Pinal County, taxpayer eligibility, state revenue, financial assistance, transaction privilege tax, business location, tangible personal property, shared vehicle, sourcing, income tax, veterans, donations, tax refunds

Transcript Highlights:

• So all the states within MISO—15 states—generally have a Public Utility Commission or a Public Service
• um the forest fires that we saw<01:02:03.119><c> in</c><01:02:03.680><c> Canada</c><01:02:04.680><c>
• Mr toow okay um from the um forest fires Mr toow okay um let<01:02:19.480><c> me</c><01:02:19.599><c
• fires in Canada absolutely<01:03:40.799><c> um</c><01:03:40.960><c> we've</c><01:03:41.119><c> seen<
• </c> made a comment about uh the forest fires made a comment about uh the forest fires and<01:34:04.840

Bills: HF75

Keywords: HF75, earned incentive release credit, earned incentive credits, revocation, revocable credits, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, prison discipline, incarcerated persons, inmate misconduct, facility rules, sentence reduction, supervised release, Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act, public safety, rehabilitation, prison credits, executed sentence, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• service vehicles.
• service vehicles.
• service vehicles.
• service vehicles.
• </c> lightning caused fires than we do. lightning caused fires than we do.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We let them know that Teddy would not need any aide or any special services.
• I'm just talking down at the end there to our legislative information service.
• I'm the Food Service Director for the Public Schools of Brookline.
• So thank you for your time and thank you for your service, too.
• She wasn't fired. She was just moved to another school.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a public hearing on a large slate of bills, with the chairs emphasizing time limits, written testimony, and grouping similar measures together. Early testimony focused on opioid use disorder education in schools (S.382), with Senator Keenan arguing that students should be taught about the risks of substance use disorder and naloxone use as part of health curricula. Representative DeCost also briefly introduced H.551, a narrow bill concerning parent rights for children in third grade and younger. Several bills were then closed without testimony, including measures on type 1 diabetes informational materials and other diabetes-related proposals. A major portion of the hearing centered on school health and emergency response bills. Supporters of H.652/S.342 on diabetes management in schools described inconsistent district practices and urged clearer standards so students can receive care in classrooms rather than being sent out of instruction. Bills on epinephrine access and seizure disorders drew extensive testimony: advocates for stock epinephrine in schools argued that unassigned epinephrine can save lives and should be funded in a cost-neutral way, while a pediatrician opposed one version as an unfunded mandate. For seizure-safe schools (S.422/H.635), students, parents, educators, and advocates described missed or delayed responses to seizures, stigma, and the need for staff training, seizure action plans, and emergency medication protocols. A separate bill, H.645, allowing anti-seizure medication on school buses, was supported by a parent and student who said current law forces costly and restrictive transportation arrangements. The committee also heard testimony on youth skin health bills (S.334/H.600/H.619), which would let students carry and apply sunscreen at school and camp without a physician’s note. Supporters from melanoma prevention, dermatology, and industry groups said the bills would remove unnecessary barriers and promote sun-safe habits, while one witness cautioned about drafting details and unintended consequences. The hearing then moved to CPR/AED education for graduation (S.456), where Senator Tarr, a student advocate, and the Red Cross all supported requiring hands-on CPR certification for high school students. Finally, the committee took testimony on healthy school lunches (H.539/S.401): supporters from the Healthy School Lunch Coalition and school food directors backed stronger nutrition standards and a standing advisory council, while Consumer Brands Association witnesses opposed the bill as too vague and potentially disruptive. A nutrition scientist also warned about unintended restrictions on medically necessary or innovative foods. The chairs closed the hearing on the healthy lunch bills and then opened testimony on universal school meals for virtual schools (H.700), with Superintendent Patrick Latuka supporting access for students in Commonwealth virtual schools who currently receive no meal support.

Transcript Highlights:

• For humility and service, instill in our leaders a spirit of humility.
• That is why, today, Ellen and other food service workers who are employed by Aramark went on strike.
• I move that the amendment of the Health and Human Services Committee be adopted. Thank you.
• Just like the name Fire Horse.
• Right now, we don't. ...of Arizona, we have the ability to provide the services that they need.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In human services, the governor prioritized projects that protect Washingtonians.
• He also includes a little over $2 million for a Department of Agriculture Plant Services Lab in Prosser
• We'll start with housing and human services, and I will call up people who signed up in person first,
• We urge the state to help make us whole and to support funding for essential services like health care
• Welcome back, and it's good to appreciate your service. Signed in pro on this budget.

Bills: SB6003

Keywords: capital budget, funding, infrastructure, state projects, budget allocation, 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It is 10 to 15 miles, and we want to extend that to 30 miles, and that is for a child to receive services
• on behalf of Foster Adopt Connect, which is a statewide nonprofit that helps provide supportive services
• would actually be to put stronger language in there to make sure that we're holding their feet to the fire
• She's a rapid-fire sneezer. Poor thing. Thank you. She's a rapid-fire sneezer. Poor thing.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I got so fired up and I want to share a personal story.
• Thank you for your time and your service. Thank you, ma'am. We appreciate you being here.
• This has nothing to do with the operations of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
• it's okay for someone to say that you committed a crime and they tell your employer and then you get fired
• You can't yell fire in a crowded room and because it would be harmful. It would cause danger.

Transcript Highlights:

• Because, for example, if there's a major flushing by the fire department, it could... ...what's the term
• ...by the fire department. It kicked up all the chemicals.
• like to make a motion to appoint a limited fiscal administrator for the Tallulah water system or service

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on the City of Tallulah’s water system and a request to appoint a limited fiscal administrator for the water utility. Senator Jackson and state officials described a long-running water crisis, including repeated failing grades from LDH, a public health emergency declaration, joint receivership efforts, and the need to expand the project beyond plant repairs to include the distribution system. They said the total cost is now estimated at about $26 million, with funding expected from USDA loans and grants, water sector funds, possible Delta Regional Authority assistance, and an emergency subfund that becomes available through limited fiscal administration. Chris Province of the Legislative Auditor’s Office explained that the system had received F grades from 2022 through 2025, that the city entered joint receivership in 2024, and that the governor declared a public health emergency in February 2025. He said the city adopted a resolution in April 2026 to enter limited fiscal administration, which was the basis for the committee’s action. Governor’s office staff and the mayor supported the request, saying the state partnership had improved water quality and that the limited administrator would help secure additional funding and move the project toward completion over roughly 24 months. Two residents spoke in opposition. One argued that Tallulah had recently elected a new council and that the committee should wait for new local leadership. Another said the state had mismanaged the project, questioned the use of funds and contracts, and argued that the city should receive the full amount of promised state funding without deductions. Committee members said the legal standard was met by the system’s failing grade and the emergency conditions, and they emphasized that the limited fiscal administrator would control only the water system finances. A motion to appoint a limited fiscal administrator for the Tallulah water system was made, seconded, and passed, followed by adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you very much for your service. Let's go at ease. We're going to be able to have you.
• the years, it's not uncommon to talk to school board members and they said it was so expensive to fire
• It's not uncommon to talk to school board members, and they said it was so expensive to fire somebody

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is very concerning to me because I get a good portion of my meat in the service program.
• The conservation fire makes a positive test or two, and you don't say it's targeted removal.
• So their brain isn't firing on all cylinders.

Keywords: 959, house, all