Transcript Highlights:

• One municipality in my district has up to 30 openings for law enforcement.
• And now they find themselves among the casualties of the open Biden borders.
• We've opened new I've worked alongside Floridians to address the mental health crisis.
• When you wonder how this operation is going to work, the primary focus and the primary player is and
• She opened that door and went at him. Get out of here.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, and adoption of the special order calendar for the day. The chamber then took up House Bill 1B on immigration, along with discussion of anticipated Senate changes. The sponsor described the bill as creating a chief immigration officer housed in the Department of Agriculture, establishing an Office of State Immigration Enforcement, expanding cooperation with federal immigration authorities, increasing criminal penalties for certain offenses by unauthorized aliens, ending undocumented-student fee waivers, and providing substantial appropriations for enforcement and related programs. Members also questioned the Senate version’s proposed mandatory death penalty provision for certain capital offenses involving unauthorized aliens, as well as pretrial detention, 287(g) participation, DMV reporting requirements, and the bill’s effects on schools, teachers, social workers, and local agencies. The sponsor and supporting members repeatedly said the bill required broad cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and that existing federal law would control where conflicts arose. A major portion of the debate focused on whether the bill would allow or require immigration enforcement in schools and other sensitive settings, and whether teachers, school resource officers, and social workers could be placed in conflict with federal privacy or professional obligations. Members also raised concerns about detention based on suspected status, the standard of proof for immigration-status determinations, prison and jail impacts, workforce shortages, and the fiscal effects on counties and state agencies. The sponsor said the bill did not provide DMV funding, that the state would need to study some implementation questions, and that the appropriations included $25 million for a local law enforcement participation incentive program and up to $350 million for broader implementation and coordination. Several amendments were offered and failed. Representative Chambliss proposed protecting schools, churches, and places of worship from enforcement activity; Representative Escamani offered amendments to preserve in-state tuition for Dreamers and to grandfather currently eligible students; Representative Woodson offered a similar Dreamer-related amendment; and Representative Bartleman proposed barring local law enforcement from entering schools during school hours to detain children solely for immigration status. Supporters of these amendments argued they would protect children, preserve educational access, and prevent trauma in schools and houses of worship. The House rejected each amendment by voice vote, and the transcript ends during debate on the Bartleman school-safety amendment before final disposition is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• Minnesota is not open to rights.
• Minnesota is not open to businesses<00:17:30.080><c> that</c><00:17:30.280><c> want</c><00:17:30.520>
• We are not open<00:17:40.920><c> to</c><00:17:41.040><c> businesses</c><00:17:41.520><c> that</c><00:
• I think Senator Gustafson would be open to it.
• Uh we are Gustafson would be open to it.

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And like I said, I'm open to your input.
• And like I said, I'm open to your input.
• And like I said, I'm open to your input.
• We are often told staffing shortages are the primary issue.
• I have always been open to amendments from them.

Committee: House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to radiation protection in cardiac catheterization labs and later a stem cell/regenerative therapy bill. On SB 1121, which would allow hospitals with radiation protection systems to let clinicians forgo lead aprons if they work in the designated safety area and use real-time dosimetry, testimony was largely supportive or neutral after a late amendment gave radiation safety officers discretion to require protective gear if exposures approach thresholds. The committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1121 on a 9-1 vote. SB 1120, a more prescriptive bill requiring at least 50% of cath lab rooms in hospitals to be equipped with the radiation protection system, drew divided testimony: sponsors and several physicians argued it would reduce orthopedic injury and radiation exposure and improve recruitment and retention, while hospital and radiology groups objected to the mandate, cost, limited vendor pool, and lack of clarity in the bill’s definitions. After adopting an amendment excluding children’s hospitals, the committee deadlocked 6-6 and SB 1120 failed to pass. The committee then considered SB 1118, which would appropriate $3 million to help rural hospitals install radiation protection systems in cath lab rooms. The sponsor said the funding would help rural facilities meet the same safety goals, and the committee passed the bill 6-5. The committee also heard SB 1214, a “guardrails” bill regulating non-FDA-approved stem cell and regenerative therapies, requiring informed consent, sourcing and reporting standards, advertising limits, and civil penalties for violations. Supporters said it would protect patients while allowing access to promising therapies; some members raised concerns about evidence and commercialization, but after adopting a technical amendment, the bill passed 9-3. The transcript ended as the committee moved on to SB 1630, which would seek federal approval for a home- and community-based service benefit for adults with serious mental illness; the sponsor described it as a capped, Medicaid-based community care option, and Access testified neutral while estimating a fiscal impact, but no final action on SB 1630 appears in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• Please state your name, who you represent, and begin with your opening comments.
• Please state your name, who you represent, and if you have an opening statement. Yes.
• Please state your name, who you represent, and if you have an opening statement.
• What, so you don't have an opening comment? I do, but I think Mr.
• Moss, now for your opening statement.

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• and we're working with our are are open and we're working with our partners<00:24:30.679><c> for</c>
• So, making sure that these stay open. And this is not just the vegetation that might fall into it.
• </c> So, making sure that these stay open. So, making sure that these stay open.
• So, it was never that the dam wall would just open up. Okay. I know.
• </c> never that the dam wall would just open never that the dam wall would just open up.<02:03:15.080

Bills: SCR21 , SCR75 , SCR50 , SCR149 , SCR47 , SCR163 , SCR169 , SCR170

Keywords: healthcare, rural clinic, feasibility study, access to care, community health, Volcano community, Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation, emergency services, health assessment, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, health care, interdepartmental collaboration, public awareness, support services, education, health insurance, affordable healthcare, working group, Hawaii Health Plan, Medicaid expansion

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> strong opposition to hp12 um our primary strong opposition to hp12 um our primary concern<00:19:
• </c> and that uh prevents them from opening and that uh prevents them from opening it<00:22:04.159><c
• </c><00:48:02.400><c> up</c> can the city they can go and open up can the city they can go and open up
• The recruitment is still open, and it's continuous.
• The recruitment is still open, and it's continuous.

Committee: House Water & Land

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. HB 114, concerning employment in the State Historic Preservation Program, drew support from DLNR, which said the measure would help retain qualified archaeologists, architects, and other professionals by preserving current pay levels for a limited number of positions. Members raised concerns about expanding exempt positions and the effect on union coverage, and DLNR said it was also working with DEHRD on longer-term reclassification issues. No vote was taken on the bill in the portion provided. HB 12, relating to tort liability, drew strong opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice, which argued the bill would create overly broad immunity for landowners, conflict with Hawaii’s comparative fault framework, and undermine existing recreational liability law. Supporters said it would reduce liability concerns and encourage landowners to allow hiking, hunting, search-and-rescue training, and firearms-related uses on private land. The committee then moved on without any recorded vote in the excerpt. The committee also discussed HB 29 on counties, but no county representative was present, and members questioned whether the proposal should instead proceed through condemnation if it involved a forced sale. HB 175 on property maintenance received DLNR comments that the bill should be narrowed to noxious weeds and that fire-related provisions were more properly handled by county fire departments and the State Fire Marshal. HB 331 on permits drew support from several state agencies, but the Honolulu Board of Water Supply opposed it unless “repetitive construction” was defined more clearly; members and agencies discussed narrowing the bill to avoid unintended impacts on water and utility infrastructure. The committee also heard strong support for HB 3 on North Shore beach management, HB 309 on fish ponds, and HB 306 on water code penalties, though the Board of Water Supply raised concerns about increased fines and suggested an alternative governor’s bill and clearer administrative rules.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chen has asked that the first roll be open for co-authors. The clerk will open the roll.
• Zwer is asking for the role to be open for co-authors. The clerk will open the roll.
• McKinnor, you are recognized to open on the matter.
• The clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote.
• Rodriguez, you are recognized to open on the matter.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to uh closing Uh, but I'm certainly open to uh closing any<01:08:10.720><c> or</c><01:08:10.840><c>
• It's open to corruption. We could bet on the odds of this bill becoming law.
• It's<01:26:13.040><c> open</c><01:26:13.480><c> to</c><01:26:14.120><c> corruption.
• We could bet on It's open to corruption.
• </c><01:36:41.920><c> uh</c> it's it's primary uh it's it's primary uh prohibition<01:36:43.480><c> is

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, their<00:44:59.680><c> primary</c><00:45:00.160><c> responsibility</c><00:45:01.400><c> is</c><00
• :45:01.560><c> to</c><00:45:01.680><c> be</c><00:45:01.840><c> a</c> their primary responsibility is
• to be a their primary responsibility is to be a veteran<00:45:02.560><c> and</c><00:45:02.720><c> to<
• </c><02:37:35.400><c> the</c> of candidates that this opens the of candidates that this opens the this
• <02:37:36.720><c> opens</c><02:37:37.000><c> up</c><02:37:37.120><c> that</c><02:37:37.320><c> pool</

Committee: House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• At 9:30, we'll open up the hearing on House Bill 431.
• Next, we're opening the hearing on House Bill 699.
• If you don't get the open door policy.
• A primary goal of the the CO9 pandemic.
• Thank you for your consideration, and I'm open to any questions.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• bono<00:09:27.680><c> there</c><00:09:27.839><c> are</c><00:09:28.040><c> two</c><00:09:28.399><c> primary
• </c><00:09:28.920><c> access</c><00:09:29.519><c> points</c> bono there are two primary access points
• bono there are two primary access points that<00:09:30.079><c> come</c><00:09:30.360><c> with</c><00
• say this: the conversation that you are going to continue to have—what specifically are you still open
• have an open spot on their<01:46:58.159><c> boat</c><01:46:59.119><c> and</c><01:46:59.360><c> asking

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, I know everybody's time is valuable, so I'd like to open that up. Thank you, Mr.
• That's the primary purpose according to Federal Highway Administration.
• On the interstates, with open sight lines, you can sometimes see from one to another, even at night.
• purpose according to that's the primary purpose according to Federal<01:49:55.920><c> Highway</c><01
• Open this for discussion.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 561, sponsored by Representative Nancy Murphy, which would limit the state’s ability to discontinue, reclassify, or revert state-owned highway property to municipalities without local approval. Murphy and other supporters argued the bill would protect towns from unfunded mandates and prevent property tax increases caused by taking on costly road maintenance. Representative Wendy Thomas, Rosemarie Rung, Merrimack Town Council Chairman Finley Rothhouse, and Town Manager Paul McAuliffe all testified in support, describing the financial burden of the planned transfer of Continental Boulevard in Merrimack and warning it would set a harmful precedent for other communities. The Department of Transportation’s Steve Leon explained the department’s current authority and processes for discontinuance and reclassification, said active highways are not surplus property, and noted that the Supreme Court’s Town of Nelson decision held such reclassifications were not an unfunded mandate. The committee then closed the public hearing on HB 561. The committee next took up House Bill 578, presented by Representative Mooney on behalf of Representative Bill Boyd, to require sound barriers along the F. Everett Turnpike in Merrimack. Supporters said widening the turnpike would increase noise in nearby neighborhoods and that a 2019 NHDOT study identified 17 neighborhoods with noise levels above federal standards, though only four were included for mitigation under the current project. They argued the remaining neighborhoods should also receive relief and cited quality-of-life and property-value concerns. Senator Tim McGuire also testified in support, saying residents were experiencing unexpected and severe noise impacts and urging the committee to act outside the usual criteria to approve the barriers. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote or action on HB 578.

Transcript Highlights:

• At this time, we'll now open the public hearing on Senate Bill 54.
• That's the primary thing. It's a 45-day minimum loss of license.
• That's the primary thing: it's a 45-day minimum loss of license.
• Open. Yep, I bring opening 71, s, sp71.
• We'll say there's, um, we'll look at Lebanon has a had a—I think... 71 open yep I bring opening 71 open

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So essentially the top priority is $500,000 for the second year to increase access to primary care up
• So essentially the top priority is $500,000 for the second year to increase access to primary care up
• increase $500,000 for the second year to increase access<01:04:32.079><c> to</c><01:04:32.400><c> primary
• ><c> up</c><01:04:34.640><c> in</c><01:04:34.960><c> the</c><01:04:35.200><c> north</c> access to primary
• care up in the north access to primary care up in the north country.<01:04:36.000><c> Vote</c><01:04

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Up next, we have Eric Obby testifying for the Hawaii Primary Care Association, in support.
• Up next, we have Eric Obby testifying for the Hawaii Primary Care Association, in support.
• ><c> Hawaii</c> have Eric Obby testifying for the Hawaii have Eric Obby testifying for the Hawaii Primary
• <00:16:22.800><c> Care</c> Primary Care Primary Care Association<00:16:25.199><c> can</c><00:16:25.839

Committee: Senate Labor and Technology

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Labor and Technology heard several labor and personnel measures. Senate Bill 1567 would require the Department of Human Resources Development to conduct a comprehensive review of the executive branch classification and compensation system and allow it to contract with a third party outside normal procurement rules. Director Brana Hashimoto testified in support, saying the state has more than 1,400 classes of work and limited staff to keep the system current; she said outside vendor help and market data are needed to update class specifications, minimum qualifications, and pay structures. She noted the project scope and timeline would depend on funding, and said the governor had approved about $1 million for the effort. Members asked about vendor scope, comparisons to the private sector and other public employers, consolidation of obsolete classes, and whether the exemption from procurement rules would speed the work. The committee also heard Senate Bill 326 on defense of state employees, with testimony in support from HGEA, the Hawaii State AFL-CIO, and the Hawaii State Teachers Association. Senate Bill 337 would expand the pool of interest arbitrators used in collective bargaining disputes by allowing the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to request a list from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and to use arbitrators from both FMCS and the American Arbitration Association; HGEA supported the bill, saying the broader pool would improve selection and address communication issues. Senate Bill 1233 would create a State Internship and Workforce Development Program within DeHerd. The University of Hawaiʻi, HGEA, the Hawaii Primary Care Association, and the Chamber of Commerce supported it. DeHerd said the program could help place interns into vacancies and convert them to civil service jobs, but said it would need about five FTE and roughly $330,000 in salaries to administer a program serving about 50 to 75 interns at a time; members questioned whether the positions could be filled and whether the program could proceed without added resources. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1359, which would increase the employer-based composite monthly contribution to the Hawaii EUTF Benefits Trust Fund beginning in January 2026 and then tie future increases to Medicare Part B premium changes with a lag. The EUTF administrator testified, and a member noted the measure resembled a bill that had died in conference the prior year. Senate Bill 1454 would give the Labor and Industrial Relations director authority to issue wage payment violation orders, establish penalties and appeals, and broaden the definition of wage; the department supported it, explaining it would align procedures under chapter 387 with existing chapter 388 enforcement and make investigations easier. Finally, the committee moved through a series of collective bargaining cost-item bills for various bargaining units and related entities, with testimony generally in support from Budget and Finance, HGEA, UH, HHSC, UPW, and other unions and associations. One amendment request was to include bargaining units 1 and 10 in the temporary hazard pay funding bill, and the Hawaii Fire Fighters Association noted its airport firefighters unit was still in arbitration and would provide final numbers later.

Transcript Highlights:

• They may or may not open a come here.
• </c><00:25:19.919><c> a</c> ensure that just like simply opening a ensure that just like simply opening
• Chairman, we'd be certainly open to &gt;&gt; Mr.
• Um, and with that, um, I'll just open myself up to questions.
• Crossman. and and with that, um, I'll just open and and with that, um, I'll just open myself<02:15:46.480

Bills: HB0070 , HB0043 , HB0103 , HB0157 , HB0092 , SF0092

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, money laundering, illegal investment, financial institutions, criminal activity, Wyoming legislation, First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits

Transcript Highlights:

• It subjects parents to court supervision for as long as the guardianship is open, and it stalls skill
• 00:09:39.920><c> the</c><00:09:40.080><c> guardianship</c><00:09:40.640><c> is</c><00:09:40.880><c> open
• is open, and it stalls<00:09:42.240><c> skill</c><00:09:42.560><c> development</c><00:09:43.040><c>
• </c><00:58:22.680><c> conversation</c><00:58:23.680><c> to</c> budgets and have an open conversation
• to budgets and have an open conversation to ensure<00:58:24.160><c> that</c><00:58:24.400><c> more</c

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• All right, is there any other opening comments? Vice Chair, do you have anything you need to add?
• Do you have another person to bring up in your opening?
• Also, under pipelines like oil and gas pipelines, CO2, if a company opens its pipeline to any customer
• And then I have some questions for you, but I kind of started back, opened the Bible in class one day
• So I just want to leave it there, and we'll open it up to my Executive Council, Blake Canfield.

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I've never been there before, so it was a real eye-opener for me.
• Is there any way to take Away, you know, those cells and open them up to one room they had like double
• Now talking about opening Guantanamo Bay and putting immigrants in Cuba. Why?
• I'm not using the right terminology, I guess, but you're having open houses to the community.
• It was very heartbreaking but also very eye-opening as well.

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• The current one we have will be almost 40 years old by the time the new one's opened and has serious
• The current one we have will be almost 40 years old by the time the new one's opened and has serious
• The current one we have will be almost 40 years old by the time the new one's opened and has serious
• The current one we have will be almost 40 years old by the time the new one's opened and has serious
• Next is our Hazelwood facility. opened and has serious and significant opened and has serious and significant

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Capital Planning Advisory Board met for its first meeting of the year, confirmed a quorum, approved the prior year’s minutes, and welcomed new co-chairs and members. The board reviewed the capital planning timeline and a list of agencies that submitted plans but would not testify. Members were reminded to keep presentations brief because of a packed agenda. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services presented first, outlining priorities centered on public safety, infrastructure preservation, and preventive maintenance. Its requests included a $21 million maintenance pool, phase two funding for a new state public health laboratory, construction of an 18-bed children’s psychiatric hospital, and several projects at Western State Hospital and Western State Nursing Facility, including HVAC work, cooling tower repair or replacement, and chiller plant repiping. Additional projects covered elevator upgrades at Hazlewood and phased cottage renovations at Oakwood. Board members asked about vacant buildings, the cost per bed for the youth psychiatric facility, and the relationship between the CHFS youth facility and a separate DJJ facility; CHFS said the youth facility would serve DCBS-involved youth and be separate from the DJJ project. The Kentucky Department of Education then described its state-operated facilities, including the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Blind, and the FFA leadership training center. Its priorities included additional funding for the FFA classroom and activity building, a rewrite of the SEEK education finance application system, renovation and repair of the FFA swimming pool, electrical upgrades, campus education enhancements, safety and security work, door and window replacements, and HVAC maintenance. Members asked about student outcomes, the size and cost of the swimming pool project, and construction cost assumptions; KDE said it tracks student outcomes through special education staff and that current estimates reflect higher post-COVID construction costs. The Education and Labor Cabinet began its presentation with 12 priority projects, including a state labor exchange system, renovation of the McDow Vocational Rehabilitation Center, and a new adult education and family literacy management information system. The cabinet said the labor exchange would connect job seekers and employers at no cost, while the McDow renovation was needed because the 30-year-old facility faces safety and code concerns. The cabinet planned to continue through the remaining priorities and answer questions at the end of its presentation.