Transcript Highlights:

• And I'm sure, I imagine, that the Department of Insurance has signed in to speak on costs, as this does
• </c><00:44:15.920><c> that</c><00:44:16.079><c> the</c><00:44:16.400><c> uh,</c> and I'm sure I imagine
• that the uh, and I'm sure I imagine that the uh, Department<00:44:16.800><c> of</c><00:44:16.960><c>
• </c><02:04:51.280><c> And</c><02:04:51.520><c> imagine</c><02:04:51.920><c> being</c><02:04:52.159><c
• And imagine being a everyone involved.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So you can imagine we have all of the records for every state employee in every civil service and exempt
• So you can imagine we have all of the records for every state employee in every civil service and exempt
• So you can imagine we have all of the records for every state employee in every civil service and exempt
• </c><01:24:53.520><c> that</c><01:24:54.560><c> several</c> split it because we imagine that several
• split it because we imagine that several of<01:24:55.120><c> the</c><01:24:55.280><c> projects</c><01

Bills: SB1 , SB4 , SB6 , SB9 , SB16 , SB17 , SB20 , SB22 , SB28 , SB29 , SB36 , SB41 , SB45 , SB77 , SB85 , SB87 , SB96 , SB98 , SB110 , SB126 , SB139 , SB143 , SB164 , SB167 , SB171 , SB186 , SB188 , SB195 , SB197 , SB198 , SB204 , SB205 , SB206 , SB207 , SB209 , SB210 , SB211 , SB217 , SB219 , SB220 , SB225 , SB231 , SB237 , SB238 , SB241 , SB244 , SB246 , SB247 , SB272 , SB294 , SB315 , SB346 , SB364 , SB366 , SB367 , SB386 , SB392 , SB403 , SB415 , SB427 , SB431 , SB437 , SB457 , SB459 , SB469 , SB471 , SB478 , SB484 , SB489 , SB502 , SB503 , SB507 , SB508 , SB510 , SB516 , SB517 , SB518 , SB519 , SB521 , SB535 , SB543 , SB550 , SB564 , SB568 , SB570 , SB575 , SB577 , SB578 , SB590 , SB607 , SB616 , SB621 , SB634 , SB644 , SB647 , SB649 , SB652 , SB655 , SB656 , SB663

Keywords: agricultural lands, foreign ownership, state agriculture policy, real estate regulation, land conservation, SB4, Royal Mausoleum, Mauna Ala, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, OHA, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, stewardship, Hawaiian affairs, cemetery, burial site, ancestral remains, cultural preservation, state land management, agency transfer

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, we were recently at a hotel and could you imagine that you walk into a place, you had to pay
• </c><00:29:01.679><c> that</c><00:29:01.840><c> you</c> hotel and could you imagine that you hotel and
• could you imagine that you walk<00:29:02.320><c> into</c><00:29:02.559><c> a</c><00:29:02.799><c> place
• It's hard to imagine dropping your kid off at camp, feeling comfortable about going home, and getting
• dropping your kid off a hard to imagine dropping your kid off a camp<08:01:25.120><c> feeling</c><08

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I imagine with the current um, you know, fiscal estimates and revenue estimates that the state is getting
• I imagine with the current um, you know, fiscal estimates and revenue estimates that the state is getting
• I imagine with the current um, you know, fiscal estimates and revenue estimates that the state is getting
• I imagine with the current um, you know, fiscal estimates and revenue estimates that the state is getting
• I imagine with the current um, you know, fiscal estimates and revenue estimates that the state is getting

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I can certainly imagine that kind of claim.
• You can imagine those kinds of issues coming up. But I haven't seen it personally once.
• I can certainly imagine seen it yet.
• I can certainly imagine that<01:08:06.319><c> kind</c><01:08:06.559><c> of</c><01:08:06.720><c> claim
• You can imagine those kinds doing that?

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• As providers, it's difficult to imagine having to look at our clients in the eyes, the ones who have
• having to look at our clients in imagine having to look at our clients in the<01:35:44.400><c> eyes,
• Uh, we just can't imagine there's any kind of money like that to make this right.
• :39:43.440><c> kind</c><01:39:43.600><c> of</c><01:39:43.679><c> money</c> can't imagine there's any
• kind of money can't imagine there's any kind of money like<01:39:44.080><c> that</c><01:39:44.400><c>

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the mind of something that not even the mind of Dante<02:40:23.120><c> can</c> Dante can Dante can imagine
• ><c> two</c><02:40:25.800><c> persons</c><02:40:26.800><c> made</c><02:40:27.640><c> comments</c> imagine
• these two persons made comments imagine these two persons made comments about about about Gaza<02:40
• Now imagine the movement on everything else.
• that now imagine the movement on<03:39:12.840><c> everything</c><03:39:13.279><c> else</c> and<03:39

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, February 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I would imagine if they stuck to the letter of the match, if you guys allocated for the second half of
• if</c><06:32:43.798><c> they</c><06:32:43.958><c> stuck</c><06:32:44.280><c> to</c> that I would imagine
• if they stuck to that I would imagine if they stuck to the<06:32:44.558><c> letter</c><06:32:44.878>
• It gets crazy out on the North Shore, as you folks can imagine.
• </c><06:35:17.798><c> um</c> NorthShore as you folks can imagine um NorthShore as you folks can imagine

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Finance held an informational briefing with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations on its budget, staffing, and operations. The director reviewed department leadership and reported on recruitment and retention efforts, including a 14% vacancy rate, a 10.5% workforce increase from filling 189 positions, and the Hela Imua internship program, which has placed 516 interns since inception and led to 62 permanent hires. The department also described modernization efforts, including the UI Huakai project and the Disability Compensation Division’s electronic case management system, and said the unemployment compensation trust fund exceeded $71.5 million, triggering Schedule C for calendar year 2025. The department’s main budget requests included $2.9 million for fiscal year 2026 to support maintenance and operations of the electronic case management system, plus restoration of two enforcement specialist positions. Officials said those positions are needed to address a decline in investigators from 11 to six since 2009, improve compliance, and handle Hawaii Compliance Express certificate work. Additional requests included two human resources specialists to address recruitment backlogs, two labor enforcement specialists to reduce a backlog of Chapter 104 prevailing wage and wage cases, and two positions for the Office of Community Services to expand immigrant services and access centers. The department also discussed federal funding for unemployment insurance and workforce programs, including National Dislocated Worker Grants and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds, and said some funding is received in increments and may require extensions. Members asked about Kauai inspection coverage, federal funding uncertainty, the size of the special unemployment insurance fund, and whether the department could ramp up staffing during a future crisis. Officials said Kauai is currently served by inspectors from Honolulu and there are no plans to open a permanent island position because of staffing constraints. They said the department is meeting federal guidelines and is not in jeopardy, and that the special unemployment insurance fund has about $10 million, with current UI operations funded at a little over $15 million, meaning the fund may need to cover roughly $5 million if federal support declines. The director said the department would use the special fund to supplement shortfalls, but noted that federal funding cuts and the loss of ARPA support have already affected operations.

Transcript Highlights:

• However, in this particular situation, this is going to provide, and I can't imagine that somebody's
• 04:05.840><c> can't</c> this is going to provide and I can't this is going to provide and I can't imagine
• <02:04:06.880><c> I</c><02:04:07.119><c> just</c><02:04:07.360><c> cannot</c><02:04:07.760><c> imagine
• </c><02:04:08.719><c> that</c> imagine I just cannot imagine that imagine I just cannot imagine that

Committee: House Education Funding

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I can just imagine LBJ; I can just imagine Eddie Bernice Johnson upset right now because of what
• I mean, can you imagine the airport, the assets of Fort Bliss, the Veterans Medical Center, taken away
• I can only imagine the pressure, the pressure you and your other Republican colleagues are under from
• Not imagined, but real. Not accidental, but intentional.
• When you're breaking that concept down, I imagine we all say a similar handful of things about everyone

Bills: HB4

Committee: House Congressional Redistricting, Select

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, 997, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :43.880><c> for</c><00:27:44.159><c> the</c><00:27:44.320><c> first</c><00:27:44.720><c> time</c> Imagine
• When Samuel Kenley first purchased this 106-acre farm in 1904, he likely couldn't have imagined that
• When Samuel Kenley first purchased this 106-acre farm in 1904, he likely couldn't have imagined that
• Imagine being a chief with no mentor coming into this place.
• being a chief with no be lost imagine being a chief with no Mentor<07:53:46.798><c> coming</c><07:53

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

Bills: HB1519 , HB1541 , HB1737 , HB1782 , HB1854 , HB1860 , HB2023 , HB2104 , HB2276 , HB2335 , HB2455 , HB2468 , HB2551 , SB177 , SB411 , SB874 , SB2053 , SB2069 , SB2108 , SB2268 , SB2360 , SB2363 , SB2405 , SB2407 , SB2530 , SB2543 , SB2568 , SB2803 , SB2818 , SB2851 , SB2907 , SB2934 , SB2969 , SB2999 , SB3097 , SB3103 , SB3233 , SB3238 , SB3245 , SB3001 , SB3138 , HB1946 , HB389 , HB1510 , HB469 , HB1573 , HB1705 , HB1858 , HB1875 , HB1961 , HB1962 , HB2001 , HB2093 , HB2096 , HB2097 , SB888 , SB2169 , SB2367 , SB2557 , SB2575 , SB2698 , SB3082 , HB344 , HB939 , HB1688 , HB1853 , HB2443 , HCR103 , HCR117 , HCR180 , HCR112 , HCR18 , HCR105 , HCR173 , HCR35 , HCR98 , HCR42 , HCR53 , HCR181 , HCR101 , HCR179

Keywords: campaign contributions, lobbyists, transparency, election funding, ethical regulations, HB1541, Act 057, Department of Health, Hawaii State Hospital, Developmental Disabilities Division, civil service, civil service exemption, HRS 76-16, HRS 334-4, mental health program, state hospital, secure psychiatric rehabilitation facility, associate administrator, project manager, security manager

Transcript Highlights:

• And as you might imagine, there are a lot of landowners in 20 miles of transmission line.
• </c><00:35:21.560><c> as</c><00:35:21.720><c> you</c><00:35:21.800><c> might</c><00:35:22.000><c> imagine
• And as you might imagine, transmission.
• And as you might imagine, there<00:35:22.640><c> are</c><00:35:22.760><c> a</c><00:35:22.840><c> lot<

Bills: SB8

Committee: Joint Natural Resources & Energy

Keywords: utilities, public service commission, energy regulation, appointment, emergency declaration, tax increases, consumer protection, Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:51 Approval of Minutes 00:02:07 Legislator Comments 00:02:18 LIHEAP Public Hearing 00:04:19 PSC Update on RS 26 SB 8 00:32:18 WaterStep Presentation 01:04:08, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, in fact, it's been on the books, so to speak, for a bit, I would imagine.
• for a<01:35:36.000><c> bit,</c><01:35:36.159><c> I</c><01:35:36.400><c> would</c><01:35:36.560><c> imagine
• </c><01:35:37.440><c> My</c><01:35:37.679><c> other</c> a bit, I would imagine.
• My other a bit, I would imagine.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I've said this before, but I can't imagine anything more hurtful than my child coming to me and saying
• And I can't imagine losing a child, having them... who you are.
• And I can't imagine losing a child, having them removed from my home because of something of that nature
• Retention, I would imagine the author was trying to say this whole bill is designed to actually retain

Bills: HB2268 , HB3000 , HB3043 , HB3066 , HB3078 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3244 , HB3298 , HB3320 , HB3467 , HB3321 , HB3329 , HB3431 , HB3464 , HB3499 , HB3500 , HB3586 , HB3590 , HB3650 , HB3671 , HB3695 , HB3700 , HB3701 , HB3764 , HB3767 , HB3834 , HB3931 , HB3934 , HB3940 , HB3944 , HB3979 , HB3985 , HB4113 , HB4294 , HB4302 , HB4317 , HB4324 , HB4359 , HB4426 , HB4427 , HB4430 , HB4431 , HB4434 , HJR1077 , SR42 , SR35 , HJR1023 , HB1225 , HB1374 , HB1381 , HB1590 , HB1675 , HB2153

Keywords: HB2268, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, appropriation, General Revenue Fund, PACE, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, elderly care, aging Oklahomans, long-term care, Medicaid, health care funding, provider reimbursement, rate increase, low-income seniors, senior services, integrated care, emergency measure, cosmetology, barbering

Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, gallery introductions, and extended farewell remarks from Senator Jett, who reflected on his six years in the Legislature, his focus on representing constituents, protecting families, and holding government accountable. Several senators responded with personal tributes, praising his conviction, faith, family involvement, and willingness to ask difficult questions. No votes were taken during the farewell portion. The chamber then considered House Bill 2268, a PACE appropriation to support comprehensive care for low-income seniors and expand services in rural Oklahoma. The bill was amended to restore the title, advanced, and passed 34-9, then passed as an emergency measure 36-7. House Bill 3000, a cosmetology and barbering measure, made multiple changes including board reorganization, adding a human trafficking specialist and massage therapist, shifting some licensing functions to Service Oklahoma, and eliminating the massage therapy advisory board. It drew significant debate over process and policy, especially from senators concerned about late changes, lack of board input, and the human trafficking rationale; it passed 25-19 and then as an emergency 33-11. The Senate also passed House Bill 3043, allowing the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to hire prorated seasonal staff for veterans homes, 37-6; House Bill 3066, creating a revolving fund for federal workforce training money for behavioral health recruitment and retention, 38-6 and as an emergency; and House Bill 3078, allowing donation options on state payment forms for the ODVA revolving fund, 45-0 and as an emergency. Additional measures passed included House Bill 3143, extending the moratorium on new medical marijuana business licenses to 2028, 39-7; House Bill 3144, capping medical marijuana commercial grower licenses at 2,550 after amendment, 34-12; House Bill 3244 on identity theft, 46-0; House Bill 3298 on child interview procedures in court cases, 46-0 and as an emergency; House Bill 3320, replacing the traditional sunset process with more immediate legislative review of agencies, 33-13 and as an emergency; House Bill 3321, requiring county data collection and reporting related to court costs and financial obligations, 45-0 and as an emergency; House Bill 3329, a trailer bill adding a repealer and a sunset for the Board of Psychological Examiners, 33-10 and as an emergency; House Bill 3431, expanding restrictions on foreign entities owning or leasing land and critical minerals, 43-0; House Bill 3464, setting safety and training requirements for certain projects involving fire code compliance and decommissioning, 43-0 and as an emergency; and House Bill 3499, expanding special judges’ authority over vehicle title orders, which was presented and advanced as the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• You can easily imagine how that 24% tax can add significant cost to projects.
• We've seen storage capacity grow from approximately 500 megawatts, if you can imagine that, in 2018,
• And 200 megawatts, if you can imagine that, in 2018, to over 16 gigawatts, projected to be about 52 gigawatts
• We've seen storage capacity grow from approximately 500 megawatts, if you can imagine that, in 2018,

Summary: The committee heard several energy, water, and utility bills, with extensive testimony on cost, ratepayer impacts, and climate or reliability goals. SB 919 by Senator Grayson would extend the biomethane monetary incentive program through 2030 and support renewable natural gas development by reducing interconnection cost barriers. Supporters said RNG helps methane reduction and organic waste diversion, while opponents, including TURN and environmental groups, argued the bill could shift costs to ratepayers and subsidize combustion-based fuels, especially dairy digesters. The author said committee amendments removed the rate-basing provisions and instead urged the CPUC to act quickly on its pending decision; the bill was left for a later vote. SB 931 by Senator Laird would reauthorize the Diablo Canyon Community Impact Mitigation Program through 2030. Supporters said San Luis Obispo County and local schools rely on the funding for emergency preparedness and public safety, while TURN argued the extension would add about $47 million in statewide ratepayer costs and should instead be paid from existing PG&E deal revenues. Members discussed the bill as a continuation of the 2022 Diablo Canyon agreement, and the author said the measure simply restores the five years omitted from that deal. The committee also heard SB 1215 by Senator Cortese, which would direct the CPUC to set deployment targets for EV charging in multifamily housing. Supporters said renters and apartment residents are largely shut out of home charging, and that prior utility programs showed the model can be cost-effective and beneficial to ratepayers. The bill was amended to address affordability, ratepayer benefits, and limits on major system upgrades. SB 1295 by Senator Stern would create a framework for using distributed batteries and other local resources to solve grid constraints more cheaply than traditional infrastructure. Supporters said it could improve reliability and reduce costs by targeting batteries where they provide the most grid value, while utilities said they were open to continued discussion. SB 1359, also by Senator Stern, would require the CPUC to more carefully evaluate major gas infrastructure investments and alternatives such as electrification before approving new spending. Environmental groups supported the bill as a guardrail against stranded assets, while gas utilities opposed it, warning it could undermine the obligation to serve, create safety and reliability risks, and retroactively change the rules for approved investments. On water policy, SB 1125 by Senator Menjivar would create a statewide low-income water rate assistance program upon appropriation. Supporters said about 1.6 million households have water debt and that affordability is a statewide issue, not just a problem for disadvantaged communities. Some members raised concerns that the bill lacked a funding source and that state mandates, such as chromium-6 treatment requirements, already strain local water agencies; the author and supporters responded that the bill includes administrative caps and transparency measures and is intended to work alongside future funding. The committee then heard SB 1098 by Senator Pérez, which would restrict the use of utility memorandum and balancing accounts by requiring exceptional circumstances, adding sunset dates, and creating cost-sharing or lower-return rules for certain spending. TURN and other supporters said the accounts allow utilities to recover costs after the fact with too little discipline, while Edison and PG&E opposed the bill, arguing that some costs are unpredictable and that the CPUC already has a formal review process. SB 1125 was moved to Appropriations with a roll call, and the roll was left open for additional votes; the other measures were discussed with no final committee actions announced in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• As you might imagine, when it's not a patchwork and you're just working on a large area, that can be
• The Essential Wellness Center was opened in 2019 and has proven to be a success beyond anybody's imagination
• The Essential Wellness Center was opened in 2019 and has proven to be a success beyond anybody's imagination
• The Essential Wellness Center was opened in 2019 and has proven to be a success beyond anybody's imagination

Bills: HF4680 , HF4047 , HF4590 , HF3757 , HF3569 , HF4507 , HF4426 , HF4927 , HF4788 , HF4757 , HF4747 , HF3561 , HF4014 , HF4013 , HF4689 , HF4766 , HF4589

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: wastewater treatment, improvements, capital investment, Greenfield, bonds, water treatment, infrastructure, municipal funding, state bonds, public utilities, HF4590, Tamarack, municipal infrastructure, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, Public Facilities Authority, sewer system, collection system, street reconstruction, local infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:

• And I would imagine that the AG's office would also be contacting those designated locations, whether
• So you can imagine what that entails.
• Imagine being the homeowners, many of them seniors, not only losing your home and the value associated
• I can't imagine you have a problem with that, but that is an existing, that's a continually concern with

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The committee heard several bills, with testimony largely focused on child safety, immigrant community transparency, agricultural land security, consumer protection, estate transfers, detention commissary pricing, and public works wage enforcement. SB 1234 would require fentanyl to be included in drug tests ordered by juvenile courts for parents or guardians in dependency cases; the author said it was a narrow child-safety measure, and there was no opposition. SB 1257 would require the Attorney General to publish annual reports on immigration enforcement incidents at designated safe locations; supporters said it would improve accountability and document fear in immigrant communities, while questions centered on how the data would be collected and concerns were raised about sanctuary policies. SB 1176 would bar foreign adversary entities from buying or controlling California agricultural land; supporters framed it as a national security measure, while committee members pressed the author on enforcement, who would verify buyers, and possible discriminatory application. The bill was moved on a 2-4 vote and placed on call after the author said he would work on clarifying responsibility and nondiscrimination concerns. The committee also heard SB 1146, which would require clear disclosure when AI-generated or altered images, audio, or video are used in health-related advertisements depicting health care providers. The California Medical Association and California Dental Association supported the bill, saying it would curb deceptive deepfake ads and protect consumers; it passed unanimously, 7-0. SB 988 would restrict assignment of benefits in auto glass claims, require claim numbers and itemized estimates, and update repair disclosure rules to curb overbilling and steering; supporters said it would protect consumers and stabilize insurance costs, while independent glass shop concerns about steering and market concentration were discussed. The bill passed 7-0, with one member abstaining because of a conflict. SB 1288, presented on behalf of Senator Laird, would require financial institutions to make good-faith efforts to notify beneficiaries of non-probate assets and would simplify access requirements, especially for nonprofits. Supporters described long delays and burdensome account-opening requirements; SIFMA and the California Bankers Association opposed the bill unless amended, citing conflicts with federal and industry obligations and concerns about retroactive burdens. The bill passed 8-0. SB 941 would cap commissary markups in private immigration detention facilities at 35% above vendor cost; supporters said detainees often pay excessive prices for basic necessities, and the bill passed 8-0. Finally, SB 909 would raise and index public works contractor fees and penalties and dedicate more penalty revenue to enforcement; labor supporters said stronger funding is needed to address wage theft and backlogs, while contractors warned of uncapped costs and reduced transparency. The discussion continued with questions about enforcement and whether stronger penalties or license restrictions would better deter repeat violators.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, there is more and less complexity in terms of business valuation as well as, you know, imagine if
• well as, terms of business valuation as well as, you<00:48:08.720><c> know,</c><00:48:09.240><c> imagine
• 09.920><c> had</c><00:48:10.120><c> to</c><00:48:10.200><c> do</c><00:48:10.440><c> like</c> you know, imagine
• if you had to do like you know, imagine if you had to do like a<00:48:10.640><c> market</c><00:48:10.960

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• it or not, has to punch way above their weight through every General Assembly session, as you can imagine
• session,<00:13:21.880><c> as</c><00:13:22.000><c> you</c><00:13:22.080><c> can</c><00:13:22.200><c> imagine
• c><00:13:22.800><c> And</c><00:13:22.920><c> we</c><00:13:23.040><c> have</c> session, as you can imagine
• And we have session, as you can imagine.

Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, April 13, 2026, 957, house, all