Video & Transcript Research : 'Sunshine Protection Act'

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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/20/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

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  • here, I will note this grant fund has awarded all the previously appropriated American Rescue Plan Act
  • Environmental Protection Agency.
Bills: HB2029, HB2030, HB2096
Summary: The House Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Water heard three bills related to the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) and county wastewater issues. HB 2029 would require applicants for water conservation grant funds to provide additional information about the long-term water savings, efficiency, reliability, and intended use of grant money. WIFA testified neutral, saying most of the information is already collected under agency policy and the bill would mainly codify existing practice. The committee passed HB 2029 on a 9-1 vote. HB 2030 would remove education and research programs from the list of allowable uses for the water conservation grant fund. Supporters of the bill argued the fund should prioritize projects that put more water savings “on the ground,” while opponents said education and research can support conservation and help identify effective projects. WIFA said about 15 of 211 funded projects had some education or research component, totaling about $10.5 million and an estimated 180,000 acre-feet in savings. The committee passed HB 2030 on a 6-4 vote, with several members opposing the bill because they saw value in those projects. HB 2096 would expand WIFA funding to allow counties to receive assistance for remediating, closing, or replacing cesspools that threaten groundwater, surface water, or public health, and would let counties offer income-based assistance and report annually on the program. County and association witnesses described cesspools as an ongoing rural public health problem, especially in Gila County, and said the bill would help homeowners afford required upgrades. WIFA and ADEQ were neutral, noting the bill would clarify county authority and use existing federal revolving fund dollars; testimony also explained that current law already requires cesspools to be upgraded when discovered or when a property is remodeled. The committee passed HB 2096 unanimously, 10-0, and then adjourned.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • So, yours basically had it created a protected class.
  • And then also, what the bill does is it provides additional administrative and protective supports for
  • I think this is needed, and I think it helps to protect all our teachers and administrators, workers,
  • cost resulting from increased debt service caused by the revenue bonds authorized pursuant to this act
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • agencies that operate protected agencies that operate protected community<00:14:14.680> locations
  • And this measure, or this act, will take effect upon approval. >> Okay, thank you very much.
  • And this measure, or this act, will take effect upon approval. >> Okay, thank you very much.
  • And this measure, or this act, will take effect upon approval. >> Okay, thank you very much.
  • Protected locations and keeping it strictly to non-cooperation.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 05-01-2026 06:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Conference Committee Report No. 37, final reading of Senate Bill 3083, Conference Draft 1, relating to protective
  • Conference Committee Report No. 37, final reading of Senate Bill 3083, Conference Draft 1, relating to protective
  • Committee Report No. 38, final reading of Senate Bill 2031, Conference Draft 1, relating to consumer protection
  • Committee Report No. 38, final reading of Senate Bill 2031, Conference Draft 1, relating to consumer protection
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Moving on to HB 1870, relating to protected community locations.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-30-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Control systems protect and produce outcomes, and stewardship guides by care. Both are needed.
  • And since then the Supreme Court has faithfully protected the constitution from laws that harm indigenous
  • feel there's a possibility of sustained tension and public attention on the boundaries needed to protect
  • feel there's a possibility of sustained tension and public attention on the boundaries needed to protect
  • Now my phone is acting up, Mr. President. See what happens.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
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  • water, reduce runoff and help protect water, reduce runoff and help protect our<00:41:18.240>
  • This consultation would protect natural and cultural resources, protect the cultural integrity of the
  • We did the sunshine law. We're going to improve it. Yeah.
  • >> think we broke any sunshine law. >> think we broke any sunshine law.
  • Missions Act, right? Missions Act, right?
Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on March 31, 2026, and heard testimony on several resolutions. HCR 13/HR 50, which asks DLNR to work with DOE and the Public Charter School Commission on a student coral stewardship program, drew comments from DLNR, which said it stood on written testimony and had proposed amendments, and from supporters in the room. HCR 61, urging investment in reforestation policies, workforce, nursery capacity, and related support for public and private lands, received strong support from DLNR and multiple testifiers, including members of a reforestation policy hui, a resident, and others who emphasized watershed protection, flood and fire resilience, and the need to upgrade nursery infrastructure and staffing. Committee members asked questions about nursery modernization, staffing, island-specific needs, and whether reforestation could reduce wildfire impacts; the DLNR witness said all islands need investment, with especially large opportunities on Hawaiʻi Island, and that healthier forests improve resilience though they cannot eliminate climate-related risks. The committee then heard HCR 136/HR 128 on wildland-urban interface safety standards for Maui plantation towns, but no one testified. It also heard HCR 185/HR 175, which urges denial of permits for ICE detention-related warehouses; Chris Coffey of Immua Alliance testified in support, saying migrant survivors of exploitation are harmed when ICE detains people and that Hawaii would not be the first place to take such action, citing examples from other states and cities. In questioning, members explored whether a local facility would keep people closer to families and services or instead increase local detention; Coffey said detention generally cuts off access to services and can intensify fear, and that a local facility could incentivize more detention and make survivors less likely to come forward. Finally, the committee heard HCR 155/HR 147 supporting the Hawaii Water Safety Coalition’s Hawaii Water Safety Act. Testifiers included Allison Shapera, who described the statewide water safety plan, Hawaii’s high drowning rate, the economic and human costs of drownings, and her personal loss of her daughter in a preventable drowning; Kirsten Hermstead and Kalani Vierra of the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association said the plan’s recommendations need legislative recognition to help with implementation and grant funding; and Jessamine Town Horner testified by Zoom as a co-founder and bereaved family advocate. The transcript provided does not show any votes or final committee actions on the measures discussed.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 12th, 2026 at 04:58 pm

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray.
  • relating to insurance, applying the requirements of the Prior Authorization Act to pharmacy benefits
  • relating to insurance, applying the requirements of the Prior Authorization Act to pharmacy benefits
  • An act relating to telecommunications, amending the Rural Telecommunications Act of New Mexico to establish
  • And big props, too, to Robin and a couple of folks who stayed back protecting the bills.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Part 2 Feb 12th, 2026 at 12:58 pm

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

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  • House Bill 7, the Apprenticeship Assistance Act, transfers updates to House Bill 5.
  • Speaker, gentlemen, the intent is to stop the action, to stop the bad acting, right?
  • Speaker, gentlemen, the intent is to stop the action, is to stop the bad acting, right?
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 12th, 2026 at 11:20 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

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