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• role we today we're going to um begin role we today we're going to um begin with<00:03:36.760>
• Are there any questions from members before we begin?
• Minnesota is a static date conformity state.
• I'll begin with how Minnesota conformed to the TCJA.
• <01:34:47.840> and with um uh the um uh the uh dates and with um uh the um uh the uh dates

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This extends an appropriation and changes the due date for a study relating to the St.
• Beginning on line 57 for pollution two.
• And then beginning on line 61 million.
• Miss Hasser, uh ultimate maturity date?
• I know we sold them in 2014 and date.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• there's enough allotment and appropriation in the beginning of the year.
• It already has a defective date, so this is a learning moment.
• the defective date the way it is.
• except we will keep the defective date except we will keep the defective date that<00:48:13.599>
• going to Red defect the defective date going to Red defect the defective date to<00:50:09.240>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 412 HD1, which would expand the definition of lobbying to include certain communications with high-level officials about procurement decisions and create presumptions regarding lobbying on behalf of private clients. The State Ethics Commission and State Procurement Office supported the measure, saying it would improve transparency and align Hawaii with other states, while the Hawaii Primary Care Association opposed it over concerns that employers and others could be swept in too broadly. No public testimony or questions led to any action on the bill during the hearing. The committee then took up House Bill 131, which would allow agencies to disclose government records to researchers for certain research purposes and clarify the Office of Information Practices’ rulemaking authority. OIP and the Public First Law Center supported the bill, arguing it would create uniform standards and that concerns could be handled through rules. The University of Hawaiʻi system, DBEDT, DHS, DLNR, and others raised concerns about the breadth of the terms “research” and “researcher,” privacy, confidential information, and possible misuse; Hawaiian Electric also warned about access to sensitive infrastructure information. Members questioned whether the bill was premature and whether definitions should be narrowed in statute, and OIP said it would consider working with agencies and the University on clearer definitions. House Bill 792 HD1, relating to the Office of the Legislative Analyst, drew no testimony beyond a late written support from the Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and the committee moved on without discussion. The committee then heard House Bill 1424, which would restrict transfers between appropriated funds for positions and operating expenses. Budget and Finance explained that current practice allows transfers from payroll to other current expenses when there are savings, but legislative appropriations for specific purposes must still be spent for that purpose. Several agencies expressed opposition or concerns, saying the bill could reduce flexibility, especially in response to federal funding changes or vacant positions, though members emphasized transparency and accountability. Budget and Finance suggested a reporting approach instead, and the committee discussed quarterly reporting as a possible alternative. Finally, the committee began House Bill 1153 HD1, which concerns funding adjustments for state programs and capital improvement projects and establishes a protocol fund. Budget and Finance, DAGS, and the State Procurement Office supported the measure, while the General Contractors Association and several construction-related groups opposed section two, arguing it would undo recent procurement protest-bond safeguards adopted in Act 162. The hearing then moved on toward House Bill 1297, but the transcript cuts off before that bill was fully discussed.

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• We'll also be adding a defective date of July 1, 3000. Members, any comments? Seeing none.
• My recommendation is that we just pass this through with a defective date of July 1, 3000.
• adding language to say the 30 days begin adding language to say the 30 days begin after<01:00:58.760
• <01:01:09.119> for we'll be adding a defective date for we'll be adding a defective date for
• We’ll also be adding a defective date of July 1, 3000. Members, any comments? Okay, seeing none.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• President dated February 18th, 2026. President dated February 18th, 2026.
• President dated February 18th, 2026. Mr. President dated February 18th, 2026.
• President dated February 18th, 2026. Mr. President dated February 18th, 2026.
• number uh dated February 18th, 2026. number uh dated February 18th, 2026.
• <01:57:00.000> So, units begin to take place. So, units begin to take place.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Job protections for employees begin after 90 calendar days from the date of hire, and we're working in
• Job protections for employees begin after 90 calendar days from the date of hire, and we're working in
• deductions begin.
• And obviously the December 1 date is the date that is required in law by statute.
• That's just sort of the final date.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Members, if you want to follow along, I am reading from the Senate agenda dated Sunday, May 17th, 2026
• We will begin at the third order of business, messages from the House.
• bill for an act relating to agriculture, allowing eggs to be donated past their quality assurance date
• We will begin at the third order of We will begin at the third order of business,<00:15:43.240> messages
• quality assurance date. quality assurance date.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the bill would be considered prospective, which means that anyone who retired before the effective date
• would not be affected, and this bill only affects those that retired on or after that date.
• anyone who retired before the means that anyone who retired before the effective<00:13:51.639> date
• would not be affected and effective date would not be affected and this<00:13:53.920> bill<00
• so that's sort of where I get to a date so that's sort of where I get to a disconnect<00:14:01.279><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met on House Bill 637, which was described as a measure to make whole certain New Hampshire Retirement System retirees who were not included when Senate Bill 57 was incorporated into the 2023 budget. The chair and several members reviewed the bill’s legislative history and fiscal impact, citing estimates that the broader change would cost about $1.4 million to the state and $5.74 million to municipalities, with an actuarial liability increase of about $45 million. The chair argued that the omission of already-retired members was not an oversight but a policy choice made in the Senate, based on the bill’s prospective language and the budget process used in 2023. Testimony and discussion focused on whether the bill should be treated as a fairness correction or as an expensive policy expansion. Supporters, including retirees and representatives of employee groups, said the language was unclear, the fiscal note did not match the bill’s effect, and the change would unfairly leave out actual retirees who had expected the same treatment as active members. They also argued that the retirement system historically linked benefits to Social Security and that the bill would restore equity for those affected. Opponents emphasized the cost, the prospective nature of the original language, and the view that the Senate knowingly chose not to extend the change retroactively. After discussion, the chair moved to recommend the bill inexpedient to legislate, and the motion was seconded. Members then heard brief public comments after the motion was withdrawn and reintroduced because of the weather and the public’s travel. At the final vote, the subcommittee recommended inexpedient to legislate on a 3-2 vote, with the chair noting that the full committee would take up other bills at a later subcommittee hearing.

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• Um, if a low-income housing tax credit or rental housing revolving fund project has an expiration date
• It extends the sunset date for certain provisions of the low-income housing tax credit for low-income
• beginning after December 31st, 2025.
• <00:47:07.280> the hhfdc and will also defect the date the hhfdc and will also defect the
• > beginning<00:50:06.000> after<00:50:06.240> December taxable years beginning after

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several housing-related measures, with most witnesses supporting bills aimed at expanding affordable housing tools and financing. SB 1169, creating a Community Land Trust Equity pilot program, drew support from HHFDC and Nahal UI, which said revolving funds would help community land trusts build permanently affordable housing more efficiently. SB 1200, establishing a workforce housing regulatory sandbox within HHFDC, also received support from HHFDC and others, though HHFDC noted concerns about whether the measure could be read to preempt county permitting and zoning powers. SB 511, which would require county legislative bodies rather than HHFDC to approve certain housing project exemptions, prompted HHFDC to suggest revised language and a possible processing deadline for applications; the discussion focused on avoiding indefinite delays and clarifying county and state roles. SB 1283, creating an emergency home loan assistance revolving fund, was introduced with comments from the Department of Budget and Finance and HHFDC. SB 612, on rent-to-build equity agreements for exempt housing projects, drew support and questions about how many affected projects are rentals versus for-sale units. SB 944, extending and expanding low-income housing tax credit provisions, received support from Sugar Creek Capital, Hawaii Housing, and the Chamber of Commerce, while the Tax Foundation raised a technical concern about inconsistent use of the term “taxpayer.” HPHA-supported bills SB 1413 and SB 1412 were also heard, along with SB 1632, which would direct DBEDT to develop a comprehensive action plan for a local housing market; testimony on that measure was strongly supportive but included calls to examine constitutional and legal issues and broader market-structure concerns. The committee also began discussion of SB 1033 and noted it was closely related to SB 1131, with the chair indicating an inclination to move only one of the two similar tax proposals forward.

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• <00:36:39.119> So date for criminal laws generally. So date for criminal laws generally.
• effective date. Uh, Mr. Bakus. effective date. Uh, Mr. Bakus. >> Uh,<00:45:43.680> Mr.
• >> Motion prevails. committed on or after that date. Period. committed on or after that date.
• , the effective date.
• On that date, the capital complex.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:01:57.360> We're amount uh defective date of 2525.
• We're amount uh defective date of 2525.
• We're going to add an effective date of 2525.
• We're going to add an effective date of 2525.
• So, if we overseeing to begin with.

Bills: SB2543, SB2435, SB2352

Keywords: state construction, construction manager, design review, public works, capital improvement, DAGS, Department of Accounting and General Services, DOE, Department of Education, comptroller, pilot program, design review special fund, county permit review, accessibility compliance, Disability and Communication Access Board, state infrastructure, government construction, project oversight, civil service exemption, county agencies

Summary: The Committee on Government Operations reconvened on February 10, 2026, to take up measures previously heard on February 5. It advanced SB 2983 on criminal destruction of trees with technical, non-substantive amendments and a committee report note asking Judiciary to clarify that removal of invasive species remains allowed; the measure passed with one no vote. SB 2930 on the state risk management revolving fund also passed with amendments, including blanking out the amount, setting a defective date, and directing Ways and Means to review a spreadsheet before further action. The committee likewise passed SB 2928 on making the small business procurement program permanent and SB 2970 on standards of conduct for state agency contracts, adopting the Ethics Commission’s recommended language assigning compliance responsibility to department directors and deputy directors. SB 2927 and SB 3068 on procurement were deferred to a time certain on February 12, and SB 3015 on personal information, SB 2929 on public notice, and SB 2938 on search and rescue were also deferred for further discussion or to avoid re-referral issues. SB 2662 on external consultants was amended to remove a cap and preemptive approval language, narrow the expertise standard, and note possible auditor staffing or appropriation needs; it then passed with amendments. The joint GVO-EIG hearing then took up SB 2543 on state construction projects and an Office of the State Construction Manager within DAGS. Testimony from the Hawaii Iron Workers Stabilization Fund strongly supported the bill, saying it could reduce wasteful spending on large design-build projects and free money for tax credits and other public needs. DAGS, the University of Hawaii, and DLNR offered written comments, while one witness from KIC opposed the measure and asked for an exemption for member-owned electric cooperatives. A Hawaii Solar Energy Association witness also supported the bill but asked that landscape architects be excluded from the bill’s definition of design professionals, and Rocky Mold said Kauai permitting was efficient enough that he had no objection to carving it out. The committee adopted amendments from DNR, DAGS, and UH and passed SB 2543. The hearing also considered SB 2435 on EV charging infrastructure at state facilities. DAGS and the Hawaii State Energy Office supported the concept and explained that the goal was to retrofit managed parking facilities with infrastructure that can meet current and future EV needs, while acknowledging that some stalls can sit unused and that the state must balance space and enforcement. Members raised concerns about whether dedicating 25% of stalls to EV charging would reduce usable parking, and about rural and Big Island conditions where EV range and battery capacity remain limiting. The discussion noted that DOT, DNR, DOE, and DOH may have their own parking facilities outside DAGS control. The committee then indicated it would broaden the bill to apply to all state agencies and lower the threshold in response to member concerns, with final action not fully shown in the transcript.

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• Thank you for your attention as we begin this important dialogue.
• Members, we are ready to begin the consideration of the congratulatory calendar.
• We are ready to begin considering. of the memorial calendar.
• Members, we're about to begin the third reading calendar.
• On the date of the child's conception for the Subcommittee on Family Fiduciary Relationships.

Bills: HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, SB14, HB 12, HB1522, HB422, HB675, HB204, HB748, HB912, HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, HCR123, HCR124, HR57, HR87, HR111, HR228, HR230, HR322, HR624, HR625, HR626, HR627, HR628, HR630, HR631, HR634, HR635, HR636, HR637, HR638, HR639, HR640, HR645, HR646, HR648, HR649, HR651, HR652, HR653, HR654, HR664, HR665, HR668, HR675, HR676, HR678, HR679, HR680, HR683, HR686, HR688, HR689, HR694, HR695, HR697, HR698, HR699, HR472, HR622, HR632, HR633, HR643, HR655, HR657, HR660, HR661, HR662, HR663, HR667, HR670, HR674, HR681, HR682, HR696

Keywords: animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, constitutional amendment, retail sale, tangible personal property, Texas tax code, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption, regulation, deceased transportation, HB 365

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• Today's date is June 23, 2026.
• Today's date is June. Fumble. The 23. date is June. Fumble. The 23rd, 2026.
• It's not an end; it's a beginning.
• The June 12, 2026 date is simply the date that the bill was heard in the House committee and reported
• When can the facility begin operation?

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on energy, public safety, and environmental cleanup. House Bill 455 would create a historic preservation license plate to raise funds and awareness for Delaware preservation efforts, and House Bill 471 would tighten rules and penalties for off-highway vehicles on shared private roads, with golf carts excluded. House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill 439, the Truth in E-Bike Marketing Act, would require clearer disclosures when selling electric mopeds and electric motorcycles so consumers understand classification, power, and licensing/insurance requirements. House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill 407, related to the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act and brownfields, would shift funding for brownfield cleanup from the original realty transfer tax approach to a dedicated share of the hazardous substance cleanup fund and raise civil penalties for fraudulent acts. The committee also approved the June 18, 2026 minutes once quorum was reached. Most of the meeting centered on House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill 233, as amended, a large-load/data center bill intended to protect ratepayers from costs tied to massive new electricity users. The sponsor and Public Advocate said PJM’s warnings about a coming reliability backstop auction made it urgent to establish a Delaware framework now, requiring large energy users to sign utility agreements, cover their share of transmission, distribution, and capacity costs, and comply with curtailment and other protections. Supporters from environmental groups and some labor and business voices said the bill was needed to prevent cost shifts to households and small businesses, while opponents argued it was being rushed, could deter investment, and might unintentionally affect other industries; several asked for more time and clearer definitions. No vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee also took up House Bill 470, which would authorize Delmarva Power, with PSC approval, to build and operate utility-owned battery storage and spread costs across the customer base. The sponsor and Delmarva said the bill would improve reliability quickly and help avoid outages, while the chair expressed concern that the state had not yet fully studied whether utility-owned or competitively procured storage is the best model, noting a recent SEU storage study and broader policy questions. Supporters said utility storage could be deployed faster and help with peak shaving, while others urged a competitive process; the transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 470.

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• I'd ask that you exit quietly so that we may begin today's order of business.
• I invite us to begin this time by, in the same way that we begin services at the church that I serve
• Senate Executive Letter No. 26, dated May 5, 2025.
• Message No. 5 dated March 28, 2025.
• Pursuant to Senate Executive Letter No. 5 dated March 12...

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• When I first joined up with SBCC, the effective date was July 1st, the year after adoption.
• And November 1 is our effective date. And then that brings us to our update on Senate Bill 5491.
• Those were submitted prior to this group beginning work as part of our Group 1 codes process.
• We have on here our code book publications anticipated by July 1, the code implementation date set at
• By July 1, code implementation date set at November 1, 2026.

Summary: The committee heard first from Ferndale city officials and a representative of FutureWise on annexation planning. Ferndale described its “annexation blueprint” or phased annexation plan as a way to tie urban growth area planning, capital facilities, and eventual annexation together earlier in the process. Speakers argued that counties often allow incremental development in urban growth areas without city-level standards, impact fees, or coordinated infrastructure planning, which can leave cities and taxpayers with higher future costs and make annexation less likely. Members raised questions about fire districts, county revenue loss, and whether annexation incentives or interlocal revenue-sharing agreements could help. FutureWise supported requiring annexation phasing in countywide planning policies, using pre-annexation agreements, and applying city standards in urban growth areas to make annexation more predictable and less contentious. The committee then received a primer and update from the State Building Code Council (SBCC). Staff explained the council’s composition, standing committees, technical advisory groups, and rulemaking process, including normal, expedited, and emergency rulemaking. They described the ongoing 2024 code cycle and the separate work underway on Senate Bill 5491 and related legislation concerning single-stair residential buildings and multiplex housing. Members discussed how the legislature can better direct the SBCC, the difference between prescriptive and performance-based code approaches, and the importance of involving technical experts early. The SBCC also addressed concerns about the wildfire urban interface code, noting that problems arose when code language and maps were developed on different timelines and applied to urban areas in ways that were not anticipated. Several members asked about regional differences, especially energy code impacts in eastern Washington and the role of natural gas. SBCC representatives said the council can use climate zones and appendices for some regional variation, but statewide statutory targets still constrain the energy code. They emphasized that the council is largely reactive to legislative direction and public proposals, and that clearer legislative intent would help avoid ambiguity in future code development. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• The joint informational hearing will begin in 30 seconds.
• Implementation is set to begin January 1, 2027.
• The effective date of this component is the date of enactment of H.R. 1.
• The effective date of this component is the date of enactment of H.R. 1, unless the federal Department
• I appreciate this dialogue, the beginning of many.

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on the impacts of H.R. 1 on California’s Medi-Cal program and on community health effects from recent immigration enforcement actions. Committee leaders said H.R. 1 would sharply reduce federal funding, increase administrative burdens, and worsen access to care, especially for Medi-Cal enrollees, immigrant families, rural communities, and reproductive health patients. The second half of the hearing examined how ICE raids and related federal actions are creating fear, reducing clinic and emergency department use, and disrupting children’s access to schools and early childhood education. Department of Health Care Services Director Michelle Bass outlined the main H.R. 1 provisions affecting Medi-Cal: work requirements, semiannual eligibility redeterminations, shorter retroactive coverage, new cost-sharing, limits on provider taxes and state-directed payments, reduced federal support for emergency and lawful immigrant coverage, and a one-year ban on Medicaid funding for prohibited abortion providers. She estimated millions could lose coverage, with tens of billions of dollars in federal funding at risk. Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California warned the defunding provision could force clinic closures, service reductions, and loss of access to family planning, STI testing, and cancer screenings. The California Hospital Association said the financing changes could cut hospital revenue by tens of billions over 10 years and threaten access, especially for rural and safety-net hospitals. The Western Center on Law and Poverty argued the law would increase churn, paperwork, and uninsured rates, disproportionately harming working adults and people experiencing homelessness. Committee members asked about implementation timelines, notification systems, administrative costs, the effect on immigrant eligibility, and whether California could delay or mitigate some provisions. Bass said the state was still assessing federal guidance, planning county and provider outreach, and exploring a possible delay for work requirements and a transition period for provider-tax changes. Members also discussed how state budget actions may need to be revisited in light of H.R. 1, and how California might preserve access through state-only funding or other policy changes. In the second panel, CHIRLA, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, and the Children’s Partnership described the health consequences of immigration enforcement. Speakers said raids and data-sharing fears are causing anxiety, trauma, and avoidance of care, with Los Angeles County reporting declines in emergency, urgent care, and clinic visits after enforcement actions. The Children’s Partnership said school and early childhood absences are rising in some communities and that enforcement is undermining children’s emotional well-being and access to education. Members asked for more data and discussed possible state protections, telehealth, mobile care, and legal and policy responses to reduce fear and preserve access to health and education services.

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• I want to begin by thanking this subcommittee for the chance to speak today.
• Um, DDS, you may begin when you're ready. Thank you.
• You may begin when you're ready. Mr.
• Director, you begin when you are ready. Thank you.
• December 31 is the magic date coming up, nine months from now.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So we are working to go back in time so that we are up to date with those letters.
• So we are working to go back in time so that we are up to date with those letters.
• Go back into time so that we are up to date with those letters.
• Go back into time so that we are up to date with those letters.
• <02:18:39.599> of they start the role in the beginning of they start the role in the beginning

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I'll begin the presentation on page 1.
• Along with anticipated and actual rollout dates.
• We provide a table on this page with the new anticipated rollout dates.
• We are right at the beginning of our we are at the beginning of our conversation and I will let Councilor
• I'm going to begin on slide 5.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• PROVIDERS COULD BEGIN BILLING OCTOBER 1.
• UP UP TO DATE? >> Chair Burton: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
• EFFECTIVE DATE.
• I WAS JUST ASKING FOR THE END DATE.
• ONE END DATE DEPENDING UPON THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION.

Keywords: 999, senate, all