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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EDN Info Briefing - Mon Jan 13, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That project has been under master planning effort for the last several years, and the environmental
- I believe it was maybe a year and a half, two years ago, a year ago, we did, with the LU and the agreement
- at that time currently and the agreement at that time currently is<02:19:34.240><c> for</c><02:19:34.439
- A lot of the members are not in agreement with this new proposal, but let's continue to talk about it
- with this new proposal not in agreement with this new proposal but<02:53:39.479><c> let's</c><02:53:
Summary:
The Committee on Education held an informational/budget briefing with presentations from the State Library System, the School Facilities Authority, and the Department of Education. The chair opened the meeting by outlining the order of presentations and noting that members would hold questions until after all three agencies had testified. The discussion focused on each agency’s priorities for the upcoming biennium and their budget requests.
State Librarian Stacy Aldridge described library usage and services, emphasizing strong demand for physical and digital materials, internet and Wi-Fi access, programs, Kanopy streaming, and PressReader. She highlighted digital literacy classes, RFID self-check and smart shelving improvements, and the role of libraries as community hubs. The library’s budget request included an additional $1.2 million for security guards, $48.484 million for FY 26-27 to support popup libraries during temporary closures and other needs, $500,000 for repair and maintenance, $2 million for Kap planning and design, and $25 million each year for lump-sum capital funding. Mallerie Fujitani said the lump-sum funding is needed to keep roughly 50 projects moving and to avoid delays in construction.
School Facilities Authority Executive Director Ricky Fujitani explained the agency’s startup history and its programs for preschools, Central Maui schools, and workforce housing. He said the authority is using standardized, prefabricated, programmatic approaches to speed delivery and improve maintainability, citing prior preschool renovations as a successful model. He reported that of $389 million appropriated, $106 million was released, with $81 million for preschools, $20 million for Central Maui schools, and $5 million for workforce housing; he also noted the workforce housing program was reduced after Maui fire-related reallocations. He said the pilot workforce housing site at Mililani High School has been awarded and pointed to University of Hawaiʻi student housing projects as a model.
Superintendent Hayashi then began the Department of Education presentation, introducing DOE leadership and outlining the department’s mission to support academic achievement, character development, and student well-being. He noted the department serves more than 152,000 students in 258 public schools and employs over 42,000 people, with nearly 54% of students facing significant challenges. He framed the budget request around the department’s strategic plan to prepare graduates for college, careers, or military service. The transcript ends during the DOE presentation, before any committee votes or formal actions are taken.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We have an agreement with them, but again, like they're, they're, they might be short staffed.
- Have we had these, you say we have, we've had these agreements before?
- We've, there is, there have been some agreements before.
- I understand there have been um water agreements before uh and our state sometimes negotiates uh back
- And if there's an agreement signed between those states and the federal government, that kind of cuts
Committee:
House S/C on State-Federal Relations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Collective bargaining agreements are very complex.
- Collective bargaining agreements are very complex.
- </c><01:18:30.239><c> are</c> collective bargaining Agreements are collective bargaining Agreements are
- </c> single collective bargaining agreement single collective bargaining agreement in<01:42:37.119><c
- </c><01:43:05.320><c> may</c><01:43:05.560><c> have</c> bargaining agreement may have bargaining agreement
Bills:
HF1976
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (05/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So now the lease and rental agreements.
- Prohibited listing agreements means a contract or agreement between a provider and an owner under which
- </c><01:32:29.199><c> Okay,</c> prohibited listing agreements. Okay, prohibited listing agreements.
- Prohibitive listing agreements agreements agreements means<01:32:38.800><c> a</c><01:32:39.120><c> contract
- ><c> a</c> means a contract or agreement between a means a contract or agreement between a provider<01
Summary:
The committee took up an amended bill, sponsored by Rep. Lily Walsh, aimed at requiring certain foreign principals involved in New Hampshire real estate transactions to file an affidavit electronically with the Department of Justice. Walsh explained that she revised the proposal after the first hearing by limiting it to leases longer than 14 days, removing notarization, allowing electronic filing, shortening notification timelines, and clarifying that lessors or agents would not have to verify the affidavit’s truthfulness. She asked the committee to recommend the bill ought to pass with amendment and also noted a technical correction to use “real estate licensee” rather than “realtor.”
The main opposition came from a real estate practitioner on the committee, who argued the bill was burdensome, could create discrimination concerns, and would place real estate professionals in an improper enforcement role. He also questioned the bill’s practical effect and pointed to existing federal CFIUS procedures as a better mechanism for handling foreign investment concerns. Several members echoed concerns about whether the state had authority to regulate in this area, whether the bill would actually stop bad actors, and whether it could be enforced without discriminatory impacts.
Representatives from New Boston Space Force Station testified in support, saying the legislation was critical to national security because proximity to the installation could allow adversaries to observe operations or interfere with radio frequency communications. They argued federal processes were too slow or ineffective and that state action could better push hostile actors away from the base. Committee members questioned the technical basis for the 10-mile buffer, whether it would really help, and why federal agencies were not handling the issue. No vote was taken during the exchange shown in the transcript.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:27:03.360><c> These</c> wrong with these agreements. These wrong with these agreements.
- I like coil agreements. joke. Okay. I like coil agreements.
- </c><01:28:03.199><c> It</c> agreements with the third party? It agreements with the third party?
- </c> is in the litigation funding agreement. is in the litigation funding agreement.
- </c> providing a copy of the agreement. providing a copy of the agreement.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Massachusetts Data Privacy Act Jul 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, yeah, that doesn't look like we have agreement on that.
- Very similar, but not enough that we can probably get to some agreements quickly on that.
- So that's—we have agreement on seven. Looks like number eight...
- All right, so I think we're good, so we'll get some agreements on that once we go to agreements on that
- I think we're good, so we will get some agreements on that once we go to agreements on that on both sides
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Data Privacy convened its first conference committee meeting to reconcile differences between Senate 2619 and House 5479. Representative Michael Moran and Senator Cindy Creem opened by emphasizing the long-running work on privacy legislation, the need to protect Massachusetts residents’ personal data, and the goal of producing a strong consumer-focused bill. Members also noted extensive stakeholder outreach over the prior three years and expressed optimism that the chambers could resolve the remaining differences.
The committee then worked through the bill’s definitions section item by item, identifying which provisions were already aligned and which would need further staff review or later negotiation. Several items were described as essentially the same or close enough for agreement, including affiliate, consumer rights, business associate citation language, collection, controller, covered entity, gender-affirming health care services, targeted advertising, and some profile/health information provisions. Other items were set aside because of substantive differences, especially around affirmative consent, biometric data, dark patterns and deceptive design, de-identification, consumer versus individual terminology, age/minor language, precise geolocation, publicly available information, reproductive or sexual health care, sale/transfer of personal data, sensitive data, and trade secret-related language.
A recurring theme was whether the bill should use “consumer” or “individual” in various definitions and provisions, with the chairs directing staff to work offline on a consistent approach. The committee also discussed whether certain HIPAA and COPPA references should be embedded in definitions or cited throughout the bill. By the end of the meeting, the committee had resolved a number of mostly technical or stylistic items, tabled several substantive disputes for later discussion, and agreed to continue working toward a final conference report before adjourning.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight Dec 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, in a pre-hearing agreement, I like to approach cases like triage.
- And you may not know this, but we submitted our own settlement agreement as a rival settlement agreement
- And I knew they would never accept it... ...agreement.
- say you will never get my settlement agreement.
- Maybe you should join my settlement agreement.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight met to receive an overview from Public Counsel Walt Trierweiler on the work of his office. He described the office’s role in representing Florida utility customers in rate and service cases, including investor-owned electric, water, and wastewater matters, storm cost recovery, fuel clauses, storm protection plans, and specialized dockets. He emphasized the office’s use of depositions, expert witnesses, customer correspondence, and service-hearing testimony to challenge unsupported utility costs and seek “fair, just, reasonable, and affordable” outcomes for customers.
Trierweiler highlighted several current issues, including affordability, data centers, and the growing use of AI in reviewing large utility filings. He said the office has begun using affordability experts and data center witnesses, and that data center-related utility proposals raise concerns about energy demand, water use, and community impacts. He also expressed caution about AI and machine learning because of confidential utility information, while acknowledging that utilities, regulators, and his office are increasingly using such tools.
Members asked questions about how customer input is gathered, how profit is evaluated in rate cases, the role of settlement agreements, and whether the office is considering water consumption impacts from data centers. Trierweiler said customer feedback largely comes in through hearings, correspondence, and direct calls rather than office-led canvassing, and that his office seeks to limit imprudent costs while allowing utilities a fair return. He also explained that the office may file motions for reconsideration and appeals after PSC orders, and that it sometimes submits alternative settlement proposals even when approval is unlikely, to present a different option for the commission’s consideration. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after concluding its agenda.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Rules and Administration - 05/16/25
Rules and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- Probably optimistically agreements can be reached in the next 24 hours.
- Probably optimistically<00:01:41.920><c> a</c><00:01:41.920><c> agreements</c><00:01:42.320><c> can</
- c><00:01:42.479><c> be</c> optimistically a agreements can be optimistically a agreements can be reached
- I will acknowledge, Madam Chair, that that agreement is not complete and that Education Minnesota on
- between public safety and agreement between public safety and educators,<00:04:23.759><c> um</c><00:
Committee:
Senate Rules and Administration
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- their work rules, wages, and conditions without an agreement.
- their work rules, wages, and conditions without an agreement.
- I can tell you that, again, as a lawyer, I have zero experience negotiating a labor agreement.
- Don't know the first thing about it. ...in labor agreements. Don't know the first thing about it.
- I believe, like a year and a half ago, you were like three years without an agreement.
Committee:
House Local Government
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- had success in using these agreements and getting these projects done.
- and community workforce agreement language in this bill.
- and community workforce agreement language in this bill.
- And with a streamlined sales tax agreement, that's very important.
- And with a streamlined sales tax agreement, that's very important.
Committee:
House Finance
Keywords:
timberland, real estate, excise tax, governmental entities, property taxation, land bank, land banking authority, affordable housing, housing crisis, housing supply, public corporation, public housing authority, nonprofit housing, tax-foreclosed property, blight remediation, redevelopment, anti-displacement, equity, redlining, racial segregation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 4/30/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- We spoke about this proposal yesterday and this morning, and we don't have an agreement on the calendar
- that has been when there is an agreement that has been made<00:04:23.759><c> and</c><00:04:24.000><c
- Um the the the agreement was we are.
- Um the the the agreement was made<00:04:29.840><c> between</c><00:04:30.080><c> the</c><00:04:30.320>
- So that's another agreement that was broken by Republicans.
Committee:
House Rules and Legislative Administration
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> believe we are in agreement. believe we are in agreement.
- And we also have agreement on this. Are we also rolling this over? Uh, I have agreement as well.
- And we also have um agreement on HB934.
- Um, I think we I have agreement as well.
- Agreement. Yes. All right.$1 Yes. Okay. Agreement. Yes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- They recently ended that agreement with us in 2024.
- They recently ended that agreement with us in 2024.
- They recently ended that agreement with us in 2024.
- </c> not interested in arrest prute agreement not interested in arrest prute agreement with<01:15:09.840
- agreements that they held historical agreements with<01:16:03.480><c> they</c><01:16:03.639><c> extended
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- agreement is required.
- agreement is required.
- agreement is required.
- agreement is required.
- agreement is required.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/9/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (06/02/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Relative to purchase power agreements Relative to purchase power agreements for<00:11:55.480><c>
- </c> for proposal for multi-year agreements for proposal for multi-year agreements for<00:13:22.839><
- </c><00:13:43.760><c> that</c> I think we're probably in agreement that I think we're probably in agreement
- </c> I think we're pretty much in agreement I think we're pretty much in agreement that<00:32:16.480>
- power agreements for electric distribution<00:34:41.240><c> utilities.
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House DFL Media Availability 1/13/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- in those first few weeks, would that also be part of that agreement?
- in those first few weeks, would that also be part of that agreement?
- Because we absolutely count on a compromise agreement.
- We've negotiated a power-sharing agreement; let's honor it.
- </c><00:30:27.640><c> let's</c> negotiated power sharing agreement let's negotiated power sharing agreement
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- them to post publicly why that agreement didn't work.
- I already mentioned that the ISP already has a 287(g) agreement.
- Some have 287(g) agreements. Some don't. ...fully participate with ICE.
- Some have 287(g) agreements. Some don't. Don't see any other questions.
- They have nuances to them that a blanket agreement may not have.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- , folding postnuptial agreements into the broader statutory framework that governs marital agreements
- We have prenuptial agreements that are in statute. This is codifying postnuptial agreements.
- , folding post-nuptial agreements into the broader statutory framework that governs marital agreements
- We have prenuptial agreements that are in statute. This is codifying post-nuptial agreements.
- This is codifying postnuptial agreements.
Committee:
House House Judiciary Committee of Reference
Summary:
The committee first heard HB 2931, which continues the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board for eight years. The sponsor and a Civil Rights Division representative testified that the board helps examine civil rights issues and supports transparency and justice. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 5-3 vote.
The committee then considered HB 2862, a strike-everything amendment creating a sentencing enhancement for crimes committed while wearing a mask to conceal identity, narrowed by amendment to Title 13 offenses. Opponents, including CAIR Arizona and the ACLU, argued it could burden religious expression and protest activity, while supporters said it targets criminal concealment and improves accountability. The committee adopted the striker and amendment and gave the bill as amended a due pass recommendation by a 7-2 vote.
HB 4042 followed, requiring a potential father in a paternity action to serve the mother to avoid waiving certain rights and allowing failure to do so to support termination of the parent-child relationship. An adoption attorney said the change would close a loophole and align termination law with adoption statutes. The bill passed unanimously with a due pass recommendation.
The committee also heard HB 4136, creating unlawful entry into a residence where a vulnerable adult lives as a felony, with an amendment removing immediate-arrest language and other provisions. The sponsor described a case involving repeated harassment of a vulnerable adult, while opponents said existing trespass, burglary, and aggravating-factor laws already cover the conduct. The amended bill received a due pass recommendation on a 6-3 vote.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EDN Public Hearing - Thu Mar 19, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> agreements and work with the libraries. agreements and work with the libraries.
- </c><00:29:09.600><c> can</c><00:29:09.679><c> issue</c> agreements you know we can issue agreements
- I'm glad to answer it. successor agreement with between the successor agreement with between the state
- The only way that you carry over from one agreement to the next is by agreement of the parties and the
- to the next is by agreement of the parties and the successor agreement that it will carry over.
Summary:
The committee on Education met on March 19 and moved through several bills under time pressure, hearing mostly brief testimony. SB 2024 SD2 and SB 896 SD2, both concerning public-private partnerships for charter school facilities, drew support from the Department of Education, the Charter School Commission, White Kids Can, and Hawaii Technology Academy. DOE said any P3 model should apply only to charter schools on private land and not affect public schools on DOE land. Supporters argued the approach could speed construction, reduce costs, and keep public money in public assets, while UPW and HGA raised concerns about privatization. In response, SFA said the intent was to mirror the existing conversion charter school model, with public ownership of assets and unionized staff, and noted some regions have waited years for schools.
SB 2613 SD1 on TMK transfers was heard next. DOE said the bill had originally been supported as part of the governor’s package but was amended to require DOE to convey lands for 13 libraries on DOE property, which DOE said would create “donut holes” in campuses and was unnecessary because existing agreements already govern library use. The State Public Library System supported the bill, saying it has long coexisted with DOE but needs clearer separation and more reliable control over its sites. The Attorney General’s office said the library system currently lacks express statutory authority to own real property and flagged implementation issues because some of the affected parcels are not currently owned by DOE. Committee members questioned both sides about current agreements, communication, and how the bill would change operations.
SB 494 SD2, concerning charter school audits, received comments from the Charter School Commission, which said the bill was redundant because charter schools already undergo annual audits during the term of their contracts. The Office of the Auditor was also present. SB 2391 SD2, relating to automatic pay increases for teachers, drew strong opposition from the Office of Collective Bargaining, which said step movement and longevity increases are negotiated in each contract and do not automatically carry over when a contract expires; it warned the bill could affect upcoming negotiations with HSTA. HSTA and several other supporters argued the bill would standardize annual step movement, improve retention, and reflect existing contract language. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.