Transcript Highlights:

• It would lead to bankruptcy. So for me, at UC San Diego, the deferral doesn’t count.
• can tell you that we’ve learned lessons, both on the positive and the negative side, and that would lead
• like in the amount of $30 million, $31 million is what it is for the non-resident replacement could lead
• When we ever use the term inclusion, and that's why I'm very proud to be leading the system-wide office
• The required lead time Including market research, is about nine months.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held an extended hearing focused primarily on University of California budget issues, enrollment, housing, and Title IX. Chair David Alvarez opened by noting the governor’s proposed 8% ongoing General Fund reduction to UC, the deferral of compact funding, and the College of the Law budget item, while emphasizing that no votes would be taken that day. Public commenters, including UC Davis employees and lecturers, urged restoration of UC funding and opposed the hiring freeze, saying cuts would worsen staffing shortages, reduce research capacity, and harm students and patients. On UC core operations, the Department of Finance said the governor’s budget maintains the compact but defers $240.8 million in ongoing support and continues a planned 7.95% reduction, while the LAO recommended rejecting the deferrals and instead making any changes in the budget year. UC San Diego’s chancellor and UC Office of the President argued the cuts and deferrals would create major campus shortfalls, force hiring freezes, larger class sizes, fewer course offerings, delayed projects, and possible layoffs. Committee members questioned whether cuts could be shifted away from students and toward administration, discussed UCOP reserves and bond debt, and noted that UC’s budget structure makes the campus-level impact larger than the headline reduction. The committee also reviewed enrollment trends and nonresident replacement. The LAO said UC resident enrollment has grown and recommended revisiting 2026-27 targets and pausing the nonresident replacement plan if state funding does not improve. UC said it has exceeded California undergraduate enrollment and nonresident replacement goals, but warned that continued growth without funding would force enrollment reductions and harm quality. Members discussed the role of nonresident and international students, tuition rates, and the value of UC as a pathway for California students and a source of talent for the state. A separate housing item covered the state’s Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program. UC reported that recent bond savings could support additional affordable beds at UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara, but the LAO and Finance noted the Legislature would need to decide how to use the $6.2 million in savings from the original projects. The committee also heard a Title IX update from UC’s systemwide civil rights office, which described campus Title IX structures, training, and policy enforcement, and said the system has been working to improve confidentiality guidance and streamline complaint processes after survey feedback showed confusion and lengthy procedures.

Transcript Highlights:

• We also lead in forward-thinking performance-based rate-making efforts, and we wouldn't want the crisis
• We also lead in forward-thinking performance-based rate-making efforts, and we wouldn't want the crisis
• </c><00:09:59.160><c> um</c><00:09:59.560><c> uh</c><00:09:59.959><c> how</c> renewable uh we also lead
• in um uh how renewable uh we also lead in um uh how forward<00:10:00.720><c> and</c><00:10:01.560><c
• the form you if this law was passed in the form you know<00:24:27.880><c> and</c><00:24:27.960><c> lead

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee held its first hearing of the 2025 session and reviewed several measures. SB 102 would restrict third-party restaurant reservation services from listing or selling reservations without a written agreement from the restaurant; the Attorney General recommended amendments to strengthen the bill against First Amendment and Contracts Clause challenges, and the Hawaii Restaurant Association strongly supported it, saying restaurants should control who represents them. The committee also heard SB 137 on electric utility mergers and acquisitions, with support from Ulupono Initiative and IBW Local 1260. Supporters said the bill would preserve state policy protections, including renewable energy and rate-making goals, and protect workers; IBW also suggested amendments, including a severability clause. The committee discussed a possible alternative approach from the PUC involving solicitation of bids from non-investor-owned utilities, and Ulupono said it would consider that idea but was concerned about preserving time for co-op formation. Members then heard SB 142, which would require insurers paying claims by check to send them by certified mail with restricted delivery and return receipt. The Insurance Division stood on its written testimony, while the Hawaiian Insurers Council, State Farm, NAMIC, and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association opposed the bill. A senator questioned whether the measure was too prescriptive and could create problems for claimants displaced by disasters; the response was that insurers and claimants usually remain in contact and that other payment methods may already be available depending on the carrier. SB 157 would ban algorithmic price setting in Hawaii’s rental market and require a public education program; the committee noted written testimony in support and comment, but no oral testimony was taken before moving on. SB 158 would create a state-owned bank implementation board within DCCA; DCCA’s financial institutions division, the Budget and Finance Department, and the Legislative Reference Bureau submitted comments, while the Hawaii Bankers Association opposed and the Hawaii Credit Union League commented. The committee also heard SB 318, which would require DCCA to adopt privacy rules for direct-to-consumer genetic testing and specify whether genetic information may be used for investigative genetic genealogy. The Office of Consumer Protection and Andrew Crossland opposed the bill, saying federal law and existing state protections already cover much of the area and that rulemaking would be a better way to address it; members raised concerns about federal changes and the need for state protections, but OCP said the bill was not the best approach. SB 332 would prohibit bundling foreclosed homes at public sale and delay finality of sales; L. Strong and written testimony supported it, citing Lahaina’s post-fire foreclosure risks and warning of investors profiting from the disaster. The final measure, SB 525, would require written notice and consent before mortuaries, cemeteries, or pre-need funeral authorities sell or recycle precious metals recovered after cremation. DCCA’s consumer protection and licensing divisions offered comments, while the Hawaii Funeral and Cemetery Association opposed the bill, saying it was surprised by the measure and was unaware of current consumer problems in the industry.

Transcript Highlights:

• Help them to listen well and to lead with compassion.
• I rise today in strong support of House Bill 2198, and I appreciate my colleague for leading on this
• I rise today in strong support of House Bill 2198, and I appreciate my colleague for leading on this

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests, including the Civil Air Patrol Pennsylvania Wing Cadet Color Guard, district office staff, and a guest page. A quorum was established with 202 members voting on the master roll. The chamber also noted that Deputy Sergeant Hopkins is retiring after three years of service, and several committee meetings were announced for later in the day. The main floor action was on House Bill 2198, which repeals the sales and use tax exemption for computer data center equipment. Supporters argued the exemption is no longer needed because data centers are large, profitable companies that should pay their share, and cited a projected future cost to the Commonwealth of about $517 million annually. Members in favor also said data centers place heavy burdens on local water, land, and electricity resources and should not receive taxpayer subsidies. Opponents argued the bill conflicted with broader data center policy discussions and that the House was moving too quickly after passing related infrastructure legislation the day before. After debate, the House took a recorded final vote and passed House Bill 2198 by a vote of 197-5. The bill was sent to the Senate for concurrence. The House then moved several bills from the table calendar to the active calendar and adjourned until Friday, June 26, 2026, at 12 noon unless recalled sooner by the Speaker.

Transcript Highlights:

• Please stay in touch, and please keep leading with your hearts.
• Please stay in touch, and please keep leading with your hearts. To my caucus.
• being a fearless leader, for stepping in under very difficult circumstances, and for continuing to lead

Keywords: 998, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• May they lead with integrity, remembering that all people are created in God's image and deserve fairness
• Operations Association Business Unit President; Jason Lesnow, Arizona Government Relations Operator Lead
• Jason Lesnow, Arizona Government Relations Operator Lead; Danielle and Michael Marasco, National Franchise

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We also do have a representative from the DMV as well as the lead sponsor of the bill who are here with
• Counsel: We also do have a representative from the DMV as well as the lead sponsor of the bill who are
• We've got unanimous consent to request the lead sponsor of the bill to come over from the House.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee met, approved the March 9, 2026 minutes, and then took up the engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 4577 relating to driver's licenses. Counsel explained that the bill would authorize the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to enter reciprocal agreements with Ireland and Japan to recognize each other’s driver’s licenses, provided the foreign licensing standards are at least as stringent as West Virginia’s. The bill also requires drivers using recognized foreign licenses to carry insurance and comply with state financial responsibility laws, clarifies that foreign license holders are not eligible to register to vote through the DMV, and allows the commissioner to set related fees and adopt rules. A strike-and-insert amendment and a title amendment were adopted. The committee heard from DMV counsel Adam Hawley and the bill’s House sponsor, Delegate Mike Hornby. Hawley said the measure would allow citizens of the listed countries to avoid retaking written and skills tests when transferring licenses, and noted West Virginia already has similar arrangements with Taiwan, South Korea, and Germany. Hornby said the bill was intended to support economic development and trade ties, especially with Ireland, where American workers and companies face licensing hurdles; he said Ireland had requested state-level reciprocity and that Japan was added because of West Virginia’s existing trade relationship there. Several senators expressed support, describing the bill as a symbolic and practical step toward foreign investment and job creation. After discussion, the committee voted to report the engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 4577, as amended, with a recommendation that it do pass. The title amendment was then adopted, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• prayer this morning by our chaplain, Sister Michelle Gorman, after which, remain standing, and I shall lead
• Untreated cavities can cause pain and infections that may lead to problems with eating, speaking, playing
• As an adult, Camille became a leading voice calling for the necessary removal of gender identity disorder

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard a prayer and pledge, welcomed a seventh-grade class from Contra Costa Jewish Day School, and made routine announcements. The body then took up two resolutions on the floor: SR 82 by Senator Pérez recognizing Children’s Dental Health Month and emphasizing the importance of early oral health, Medi-Cal dental access, and disparities in childhood tooth decay; and SR 84 by Senator Caballero recognizing Women in Construction Week and calling attention to workforce shortages, apprenticeship pathways, and the need to expand opportunities for women in the trades. Both resolutions were adopted unanimously by roll call vote, with 31 ayes and 0 nos. Senators also announced upcoming budget subcommittee meetings, including hearings on the Office of Emergency Services and the Department of Justice. The chamber then heard several adjourn-in-memory requests, including one for the victims of a fatal avalanche near Truckee and another for Camille Moran of San Francisco, a transgender advocate and artist. The presiding officer noted a birthday for Senator Hurtado and made lighthearted remarks about an “artificial intelligence” experiment running the meeting. The Senate announced it would remain in recess until later in the day for an adjournment motion and would reconvene on Monday, March 9, 2026, at 2 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• After which, remain standing, and I shall lead you in the pledge. We gather in God's presence.
• Untreated cavities can cause pain and infections that may lead to problems with eating, speaking, playing
• As an adult, Camille became a leading voice calling for the necessary removal of gender identity disorder

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Remembering again the humility it takes to truly lead, let us all embrace our responsibilities of leadership
• Assembly Member LaShae Sharp-Collins [member_20236] will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
• It is an honor and privilege to lead you in the flag salute on this historic day.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer focused on self-reflection and leadership, and observed the Pledge of Allegiance led by Assembly Member LaShae Sharp-Collins, who also marked the day as Juneteenth. The body approved the previous day’s journal and handled several procedural motions, including unanimous-consent actions to suspend rules for adjournment-in-memory remarks, guest seating, re-referrals of multiple Senate bills to different committees, and the removal of AJR 9 from the consent calendar. The Assembly also re-referred AB 470 to the Communications and Conveyance Committee and, by roll call, suspended Joint Rule 62A to allow that committee to hear the bill on June 23; the motion passed 46-8. On the daily file, the clerk read a series of Senate bills on second reading, and the Assembly passed and retained all items on both the Assembly and Senate third-reading files. The second-day consent calendar included ACR 93, recognizing Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase Deficiency Awareness Day, and ACR 95, recognizing the 2025 International Day of Yoga. Sixty-one coauthors were added to the resolutions, and both items were adopted by unanimous 64-0 votes. The chamber then heard adjournment-in-memory tributes from Assembly Members Rubio and Michelle Rodriguez for Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros, who was killed in the line of duty. Both members praised his bravery, service, and dedication, and the Assembly observed a moment of silence. The session concluded with announcements that there would be no floor or check-in session on Friday, June 19, and that the Assembly would reconvene Monday, June 23, at 1 p.m., before adjourning on motion.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's a call to action that can lead to increased park usage, stronger community connections, and better
• Facility as lead on transit amenity to commemorate his legacy.
• The lead on transit amenity will in honor of Justin Dart and direct the Secretary of State to forward

Committee: Senate Administration

Transcript Highlights:

• The man who will be leading that comeback at the Department of Housing and Urban Development is **Scott
• Whether it's a young man working as a dishwasher at the Spring Creek Barbeque or the man who will be leading
• He saw that, and we saw that when he was a state legislator in Texas and when he was leading the White

Committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Designate a lead agency on this no no single agency has any of the data, the complete data that needs
• So do you need a statute to tell you who the lead agency?
• Is or is that requirement by the federal government that you designate a lead agent?
• We can't. designate the lead agency, but the state would need to designate the lead agency and then And
• The legislature would want to fund summary BT, we would have to designate the lead agency by March.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• a number of companies right now that are interested in coming and doing demonstrations that could lead
• a number of companies right now that are interested in coming and doing demonstrations that could lead
• We are as a state one of the top leading states to do R&D research for the state of Hawaii per capita
• </c><00:59:09.119><c> um</c> are as a state one of the top leading um are as a state one of the top leading
• </c><01:12:10.880><c> amount</c> 2050 and note that the leaded amount 2050 and note that the leaded amount

Committee: Senate Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism heard testimony on several bills, with much of the discussion focused on Enterprise Zones and related economic development measures. On SB 125, the committee heard support from DBEDT, the Department of Taxation, the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau, and the Farmers Union. Members questioned how the bill would affect job-creation requirements and learned that existing companies and new companies are treated differently under the program, with existing companies generally subject to a 15% annual employment increase and new companies to a 10% increase, while the bill would extend the program period from seven to nine years. DBEDT also said the program has been effective, citing 1,162 jobs created or maintained at a cost of about $1.2 million, and noted that agriculture, manufacturing, and wholesaling are the main sectors involved. The committee then took up SB 729, also relating to Enterprise Zones, which would expand eligibility to better accommodate local manufacturers and value-added businesses that sell directly to retail rather than only wholesale. Testifiers from the Holua Collaborative and Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau supported the measure, saying it would help small manufacturers and agricultural producers add value and adapt to internet-era sales patterns. A committee discussion clarified that the bill would add value-added processing as an allowable activity within the zones, and DBEDT explained that the current rules were written for a wholesale-dominated market. The Attorney General’s office also testified, raising a supremacy clause concern and recommending language changes to avoid conflict with federal law. On SB 129, relating to labeling requirements for fish, the Attorney General and the Department of Agriculture both raised concerns about federal preemption and enforcement. The AG explained that federal law governs fish labeling but includes an exception for processed fish, and recommended narrowing the bill to processed fish and defining that term to fit the federal carve-out. The Hawaii Longline Association supported the bill but suggested excluding canned tuna while including products such as poke, sashimi, and sushi. The Department of Agriculture said it does not currently enforce this kind of labeling requirement and would need to determine whether another agency should handle enforcement. The committee also heard SB 581, which would establish an aerospace and aeronautics development program within DBEDT. Testimony was generally supportive, but members pressed for a fiscal estimate, and the bill’s sponsor said a prior version of the office had operated on about $400,000 annually with a small staff. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Although we find ourselves in a unique situation of leading in this arena, we also recognize the time
• </c><00:41:33.960><c> uh</c> director and and one of our our lead uh director and and one of our our
• But I'm going to follow my members' lead today and then ask for a no vote. addressing the things that
• </c><01:18:56.760><c> today</c> going to follow my members lead today going to follow my members lead
• Clearer, more precise language will enable insurers to better assess risk, leading to more affordable

Bills: HF4407 , HF4382

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child welfare, African American children, racial disproportionality, family preservation, reunification, foster care, kinship care, relative placement, noncustodial parent, guardian ad litem, ombudsperson, Department of Human Services, county social services, active efforts, reasonable efforts, child protection, placement, out-of-home placement, Northstar kinship assistance, data disaggregation

Transcript Highlights:

• Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people ages 10 to 24 years of age in the United
• </c><00:03:13.320><c> cause</c><00:03:13.720><c> of</c> Suicide is the second leading cause of Suicide
• is the second leading cause of death<00:03:14.200><c> among</c><00:03:14.560><c> young</c><00:03:14.800
• I lead with these facts of my life because if things had turned out differently, I would not be sitting
• to staff wellness challenges leading to staff wellness challenges that<00:24:24.560><c> were</c><00:

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, if the Department of Human Services then is saying that no, it's the lead agency, then you get into
• </c><00:19:33.000><c> when</c><00:19:33.360><c> when</c> even when I was a lead when when even when I
• that might lead to people being<01:00:27.720><c> identifiable.
• </c><01:20:28.360><c> to</c> uncertainty becomes public, leading to uncertainty becomes public, leading
• </c><01:30:11.720><c> to</c> needs, those disruptions often lead to needs, those disruptions often lead

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Paul, Bloomington Market leads the country in the highest distress rate at 49.7%.
• Market leads the country in the highest distress rate at 49.7%.
• the greater capital investment leading the greater capital investment and<00:37:22.680><c> higher</c
• This leads me to the second reason for Homeline's support.
• </c> afford expert help this leads afford expert help this leads preventable<01:01:39.920><c> mistakes

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2437, the governor’s proposed tax bill, and first adopted the A25-Z42 amendment to put the bill in the desired shape. Commissioner Paul Marquardt of the Department of Revenue then presented the bill as part of Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan’s budget, describing it as a response to budget pressures that would make the tax system more fair and stable while supporting economic development and jobs. Marquardt walked through the bill’s major provisions. These included sustainable aviation fuel policy, repeal of K-12 education credit assignment, elimination of the political contribution refund, expansion of the research and development credit, short-line railroad infrastructure modernization, changes to the state airport fund levy, replacement of attachments and appearances with distribution systems, a narrow personal property tax exception for low-income housing tenants, reduced aquatic invasive species aid, and a 34% reduction in PILT payments. He then focused on the sales tax article, saying it would lower the statewide rate by 0.75% while expanding the base to selected professional services such as accounting, banking, brokerage, and legal services, with business-to-business transactions exempt. He said the proposal would be effective for sales and purchases after September 30, 2025, and estimated a first-year rate-cut impact of about $99 million versus $215 million from the service expansion, while arguing that most households would see a net tax cut. He also noted other changes such as landlord penalty adjustments, a 30% reduction in sustainable aviation fuel incentive payments, repeal of local government cannabis aid, and repeal of the tax filing modernization account. Public testimony began with Kyle Playford of the Financial Planning Association of Minnesota, who strongly opposed the proposed sales tax on professional services, especially financial planning. He argued that financial planning is an essential service for retirement, investment, and long-term financial security, and said the tax would raise costs for consumers, reduce access for middle-class families, small business owners, and retirees, and put Minnesota firms at a competitive disadvantage. The chair then indicated that additional public testimony would continue before member questions.

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c><00:07:59.159><c> currently</c> what I lead currently what I lead currently and<00:08:00.319><c>
• up to it surrounding the events leading up to it the<00:08:51.560><c> actual</c><00:08:51.839><c> use
• She's also one of the state's leading experts on data sharing.
• experts on uh on data sharing uh leading experts on uh on data sharing uh she<00:35:46.040><c> is</c

Bills: HF1855 , HF102 , HF1082 , HF1354 , HF2184 , HF1792 , HF2296 , HF2429 , HF2543 , HF2566

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: veterans, benefit services, accreditation, consumer protection, civil penalties, disclosure requirements, HF102, Sibley County Road 166, Freedom Drive, Arlington, Sibley County, Minnesota transportation bonds, bonding bill, capital investment, road extension, highway access, intersection improvements, right-of-way acquisition, water main, sewer improvements

Transcript Highlights:

• Access to health care coverage leads to better health care outcomes, especially for children and people
• these issues leading to Greater Health<00:30:26.799><c> Care</c><00:30:27.159><c> disparities</c><00
• </c> the high-risk people behind which leads the high-risk people behind which leads to<00:47:20.520>
• children have been identified as having high blood lead levels.
• The public option will lead to greater cost shifting for private-pay individuals in order to make up

Bills: HF10 , HF27

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, permit to carry, concealed carry, handgun permit, firearm permit, pistol training, sheriff, application process, electronic filing, mail application, fax submission, certified mail, certified delivery, gun rights, Second Amendment, firearms regulation

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Jeang, would you lead us in the pledge, please?
• </c><01:03:35.680><c> to</c> trust other people that can lead to trust other people that can lead to
• </c><01:14:04.080><c> our</c> Commissioners Ben Johnson who leads our Commissioners Ben Johnson who leads
• our healthc Care Division and our leads our healthc Care Division and our director<01:14:12.400><c>
• </c> facing um and then our nation leading facing um and then our nation leading program<01:26:03.199

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: 1183, house