Transcript Highlights:

• Um 2023<00:32:18.480><c> uh</c><00:32:18.640><c> was</c><00:32:18.880><c> your</c><00:32:19.039><c> high
• </c><00:32:19.279><c> water</c><00:32:19.600><c> mark,</c><00:32:20.080><c> an</c><00:32:20.320><c> $87
• Um yeah, these really<00:32:32.640><c> do</c><00:32:32.880><c> fund</c><00:32:33.279><c> the</c><00:32
• </c><00:32:36.720><c> I</c><00:32:36.960><c> always</c><00:32:37.120><c> say</c><00:32:37.360><c> when
• </c><01:32:07.120><c> thank</c><01:32:07.280><c> you</c><01:32:07.520><c> again</c><01:32:07.679><c>

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, so<00:32:38.159><c> I</c><00:32:38.399><c> don't</c><00:32:38.559><c> know</c><00:32:38.720><c> if
• </c><00:32:39.440><c> putting</c><00:32:39.760><c> in</c><00:32:40.159><c> unless</c><00:32:40.480><c
• 32:43.679><c> put</c><00:32:43.840><c> a</c><00:32:44.000><c> time</c><00:32:44.240><c> limit</c><00:
• have</c><00:32:46.559><c> to</c><00:32:46.720><c> agree</c><00:32:47.039><c> within</c><00:32:47.440>
• Um, waiting<00:32:53.600><c> for</c><00:32:53.840><c> someone</c><00:32:54.080><c> to</c><00:32:54.240

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :32:01.519><c> up</c><00:32:01.679><c> on</c><00:32:02.000><c> both</c><00:32:02.240><c> the</c><00:32
• Um, in your<00:32:10.880><c> current</c><00:32:11.200><c> model,</c><00:32:11.600><c> each</c><00:32:
• </c><00:32:15.120><c> for</c><00:32:15.279><c> their</c><00:32:15.519><c> district</c><00:32:15.840><
• c><00:32:24.559><c> of</c><00:32:24.720><c> individually</c><00:32:25.360><c> adjusting</c><00:32:25.919
• ,<01:32:10.880><c> we</c><01:32:11.120><c> are</c><01:32:11.360><c> able</c><01:32:11.679><c> to</c><

Committee: Joint Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> can</c><00:32:06.159><c> um</c><00:32:06.320><c> do</c><00:32:06.480><c> a</c><00:32:06.640><c>
• ><c> get</c><00:32:08.000><c> back</c><00:32:08.159><c> to</c><00:32:08.320><c> you</c><00:32:08.480>
• &gt;&gt; Sorry<00:32:11.600><c> to</c><00:32:11.919><c> jump</c><00:32:12.159><c> in</c><00:32:12.320
• :13.279><c> Did</c><00:32:13.440><c> you</c><00:32:13.519><c> have</c><00:32:13.679><c> any</c><00:32
• </c><00:32:15.600><c> I</c><00:32:15.840><c> think</c><00:32:15.919><c> this</c><00:32:16.159><c> is<

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• 00:32:03.960><c> here</c><00:32:04.600><c> um</c><00:32:05.080><c> what</c><00:32:05.240><c> I</c><00
• :30.159><c> NOK</c><00:32:30.679><c> thank</c><00:32:30.799><c> you</c><00:32:30.880><c> for</c><00:32
• :32:45.440><c> I</c><00:32:45.480><c> mean</c><00:32:46.240><c> conceivably</c><00:32:47.240><c> it</
• </c><00:32:54.120><c> so</c><00:32:54.320><c> this</c><00:32:54.399><c> is</c><00:32:54.639><c> one</
• c> out</c><00:32:57.919><c> of</c><00:32:58.039><c> the</c><00:32:58.159><c> total</c><00:32:58.639><

Committee: Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing began with SB 133 on energy, which drew opposition testimony from James Abraham, who said the bill was unnecessary because the Public Utilities Commission had already opened a proceeding to investigate wheeling, including intergovernmental wheeling, and should be allowed to finish its collaborative process. The committees then moved to SB 161 on county permitting and inspection, where several agencies submitted written comments or opposition, while the Grassroots Institute and HCDA-related testimony supported the measure. Members raised concerns about accountability and whether state agencies would report back on projects approved under any permitting exemption, and witnesses suggested annual reporting or amendment language to address that issue. The hearing then turned to SB 232 and SB 588, both related to renewable energy permitting. Testimony on SB 232 was largely supportive, but Rocky Mold of the Hawaii Solar Energy Association said SB 232 was an older version of a bill and that SB 588 was the preferred, updated measure. Members discussed whether the bill should be limited to residential or behind-the-meter customer-sited systems rather than utility-scale projects, and Mold clarified that the proposal was intended for customer-sited systems, not utility-scale facilities. For SB 588, the Department of Land and Natural Resources warned that state or county laws inconsistent with the National Flood Insurance Program could jeopardize flood insurance eligibility and related federal assistance, while Mold argued the bill’s FEMA floodway exemption was needed to avoid blocking solar installations on existing structures. The chair expressed concern about risking federal funding and questioned whether the exemption could be narrowed without defeating the bill’s purpose. SB 412, also on renewable energy, received supportive testimony from the State Energy Office and others. Members questioned whether a single coordinating entity should compile agency assessments, and Mark Glick said the Energy Office could take on that role if given the duty and sufficient staff. The committee then discussed SB 635 on energy efficiency, which would require state agencies to use energy-efficient lighting. Mark Glick testified that much of the work was already underway through benchmarking and related contracts, and a DAGS representative said the state was already assessing 590 buildings over 10,000 square feet, with results expected around 2027. Members suggested amending the bill to require annual status reports so the committees could track progress and avoid duplication. No votes were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:32:04.400><c> the</c><01:32:04.520><c> HR</c><01:32:05.000><c> side</c><01:32:05.600><c> in</
• space<01:32:06.280><c> having</c><01:32:06.520><c> some</c><01:32:06.719><c> conversations</c><01:32
• c><01:32:09.560><c> see</c><01:32:10.040><c> how</c><01:32:10.280><c> we</c><01:32:10.480><c> can</c>
• > you</c><01:32:14.719><c> Mr</c><01:32:14.960><c> chair</c><01:32:15.159><c> and</c><01:32:15.360><c
• :32:41.520><c> the</c><01:32:41.679><c> years</c><01:32:42.040><c> so</c><01:32:42.280><c> I</c><01:32

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> you</c><00:32:00.840><c> look</c><00:32:01.000><c> at</c><00:32:01.120><c> all</c><00:32:01.280>
• > we</c><00:32:07.200><c> make</c><00:32:07.360><c> something</c><00:32:07.600><c> a</c><00:32:07.680
• And<00:32:11.520><c> so</c><00:32:11.600><c> we</c><00:32:11.680><c> want</c><00:32:11.800><c> to</c>
• <00:32:11.840><c> think</c><00:32:12.040><c> about</c><00:32:12.320><c> whether</c><00:32:12.480><c>
• Um so given<00:32:15.400><c> how</c><00:32:15.680><c> broad</c><00:32:16.720><c> the</c><00:32:16.840

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• to do things<00:32:03.679><c> um</c><00:32:03.799><c> within</c><00:32:04.039><c> the</c><00:32:04.200
• :32:14.639><c> uh</c><00:32:14.760><c> we</c><00:32:14.960><c> pretty</c><00:32:15.159><c> much</c><00
• c> on</c><00:32:17.720><c> most</c><00:32:18.000><c> of</c><00:32:18.159><c> it</c><00:32:18.440><c>
• it but there is<00:32:18.840><c> a</c><00:32:18.960><c> few</c><00:32:19.200><c> little</c><00:32:19.559
• 32:21.159><c> need</c><00:32:21.360><c> to</c><00:32:21.480><c> get</c><00:32:21.639><c> dealt</c><00

Bills: HF1 , HF1754 , HF1809 , HF1478

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

Transcript Highlights:

• > machines</c><00:32:12.200><c> you</c><00:32:12.360><c> will</c><00:32:12.600><c> be</c><00:32:12.840
• characters that<00:32:23.679><c> appeal</c><00:32:24.039><c> to</c><00:32:24.320><c> Youth</c><00:32
• /c><00:32:27.360><c> it</c><00:32:27.519><c> matter</c><00:32:28.039><c> that</c><00:32:28.200><c> we
• oppose<00:32:30.440><c> it</c><00:32:30.559><c> is</c><00:32:30.760><c> abundantly</c><00:32:31.399>
• </c><00:32:34.159><c> pull</c><00:32:34.519><c> tabs</c><00:32:35.480><c> will</c><00:32:35.639><c> be

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> that</c><00:32:04.760><c> many</c><00:32:05.000><c> of</c><00:32:05.120><c> our</c><00:32:05.399
• :06.360><c> we</c><00:32:06.639><c> do</c><00:32:06.960><c> have</c><00:32:07.080><c> a</c><00:32:07.519
• > Monitor</c><00:32:12.039><c> and</c><00:32:12.360><c> act</c><00:32:12.679><c> upon</c><00:32:13.200
• <00:32:45.679><c> counselor</c><00:32:46.080><c> for</c><00:32:46.240><c> a</c><00:32:46.600><c> while
• <c> it's</c><00:32:56.760><c> not</c><00:32:56.960><c> being</c><00:32:57.279><c> observed</c><00:32:

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Education met on January 30 and heard testimony on several bills, beginning with an announcement asking testifiers and members to keep remarks brief because of weather. The vice chair also explained that HB 440, relating to immigration issues in schools and state hospitals, was removed from the agenda because the proposal would not create meaningful legal protections and immigration policy is governed by federal law. The committee then moved through a series of education-related measures, with testimony largely from the Department of Education, the School Facilities Authority, the Attorney General’s office, unions, advocacy groups, and individual testifiers. On HB 330, concerning school impact fees, the School Facilities Authority supported the bill as aligning policy with implementation, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii said the fee accounts have accumulated large balances, including more than $20 million in impact fee funds and nearly $9 million from predecessor fair-share contributions, and urged that collected money be used rather than left idle. DOE said it would follow up on the balance and why it was not being used. On HB 1188, dealing with workforce housing, DOE and the Charter School Commission offered comments or support, the Attorney General suggested clarifying the phrase “within commuting distance” by using a mileage standard and adding repayment language, and HSTA, HGEA, and others supported the bill, with HSTA saying teachers need housing to be able to live and work in Hawaii. On HB 624 and HB 625, both related to school psychologists, DOE said it would participate in a work group on the pathway bill and supported the incentive program bill; school psychologists and related groups supported the measures, while one testifier said DOE should not lead the work group alone because school psychologists may work in many education settings beyond DOE schools. The committee also heard HB 1314 on youth mental health in schools. DOE described its student support process, universal screening tools, and behavioral health services, saying schools already identify and respond to concerns and that staff are trained to report issues, while the Attorney General warned the bill could expose schools to liability and recommended a broad liability waiver. Testimony was mixed, with several supporters and one opponent. On HB 616, concerning school safety and harassment protections for educational workers, the Attorney General sought clarifying amendments on harassment definitions, temporary restraining order costs, and paid leave, while HSTA, HGEA, and individual teachers strongly supported the bill, describing harassment incidents and arguing for a standardized statewide response. DOE said it already has reporting pathways, visitor codes of conduct, trespass notices, and an ethics hotline, but acknowledged implementation varies by school and that staff can escalate concerns if needed. The committee also began hearing HB 88 on a three-year pilot program for athletic travel, but the transcript cuts off before that bill’s testimony is completed or any votes are taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:32:06.639><c> So</c><01:32:07.360><c> um</c><01:32:07.679><c> with</c><01:32:07.920><c> the</
• 01:32:13.840><c> state</c><01:32:14.080><c> who</c><01:32:14.400><c> use</c><01:32:14.719><c> it</c><
• <01:32:16.199><c> estimations</c><01:32:17.199><c> of</c><01:32:17.840><c> actually</c><01:32:18.360>
• How<01:32:36.560><c> does</c><01:32:36.719><c> that</c><01:32:36.960><c> how</c><01:32:37.120><c> do<
• Those<01:32:49.120><c> decisions</c><01:32:49.520><c> are</c><01:32:49.679><c> about</c><01:32:50.000

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> Um<00:32:09.360><c> just</c><00:32:09.600><c> looking</c><00:32:09.840><c> at</c><00:32:10.000><
• c> the</c><00:32:10.399><c> uh</c><00:32:10.559><c> here</c><00:32:10.880><c> in</c><00:32:11.120><c>
• to sign<00:32:23.360><c> that</c><00:32:23.600><c> they</c><00:32:23.760><c> have</c><00:32:23.919><c
• :32:48.480><c> prior</c><00:32:48.799><c> to</c><00:32:49.039><c> any</c><00:32:49.279><c> conviction
• of abuse<00:32:50.320><c> or</c><00:32:50.600><c> neglect,</c><00:32:51.600><c> no</c><00:32:51.919>

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 00:32:02.040><c> also</c><00:32:02.880><c> uh</c><00:32:02.960><c> recall</c><00:32:03.360><c> that</
• that the Attorney<00:32:04.640><c> General</c><00:32:05.000><c> had</c><00:32:05.280><c> a</c><00:32:
• 00:32:18.120><c> is</c><00:32:18.320><c> driven</c><00:32:18.640><c> by</c><00:32:18.800><c> the</c><
• </c><00:32:23.200><c> So</c><00:32:24.120><c> various</c><00:32:24.400><c> factors</c><00:32:24.760><
• </c><00:32:26.560><c> So</c><00:32:27.240><c> I</c><00:32:27.280><c> agree</c><00:32:27.560><c> with<

Bills: HF4343

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, advertising tax, taxable services, digital advertising, online marketing, marketing services, search engine marketing, lead generation, internet advertising, ad agency, media buying, campaign planning, Minnesota tax law, service tax, broadening tax base, web advertising, promotional services, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• c><01:32:12.480><c> to</c><01:32:12.560><c> do</c><01:32:12.719><c> a</c><01:32:12.880><c> an</c><01:
• </c><01:32:17.679><c> And,</c><01:32:18.080><c> uh,</c><01:32:19.520><c> the</c><01:32:19.840><c> the
• :32:25.440><c> had</c><01:32:25.600><c> an</c><01:32:25.840><c> old</c><01:32:26.400><c> easement</c>
• <01:32:28.080><c> a</c><01:32:28.320><c> gentleman</c><01:32:28.639><c> who</c><01:32:28.880><c> had<
• </c><01:32:34.320><c> So</c><01:32:34.560><c> they</c><01:32:34.880><c> in</c><01:32:35.120><c> order

Bills: SF0102 , SF0123 , SF0021 , SF0099

Committee: House Minerals, Business & Economic Development

Keywords: energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, energy, funding, grants, loans, coal, natural gas, mineral processing, economic development, stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, in<00:32:10.480><c> 2014,</c><00:32:11.600><c> there</c><00:32:11.840><c> was</c><00:32:12.000><c
• > a</c><00:32:12.159><c> study</c><00:32:12.399><c> done</c><00:32:12.640><c> on</c><00:32:12.799><c>
• that's<00:32:30.559><c> added</c><00:32:30.799><c> to</c><00:32:30.960><c> the</c><00:32:31.120><c>
• > company</c><00:32:41.919><c> to</c><00:32:42.080><c> come</c><00:32:42.240><c> and</c><00:32:42.399
• it, neutralize<00:32:43.679><c> it,</c><00:32:43.840><c> and</c><00:32:44.080><c> dispose</c><00:32:

Keywords: Discussion of SB 126 (2025 RS) 00:05:13 Discussion of HB 16 (2025 RS) 00:15:40 Kentucky Department of Parks – Overview 01:05:06, 958, all

Summary: The committee met jointly for State Government, State and Local Government, and Elections and Constitutional Amendments, approved the minutes from the September 23 meeting, and then took up discussion of Senate Bill 126, a proposed constitutional amendment to restrict the governor’s pardon power. Senator Chris McDaniel said the measure was prompted by concerns over pardons issued in 2019 and would bar pardons for 60 days before a gubernatorial election through the swearing-in of a new governor, leaving the power otherwise intact. Members who spoke generally supported the proposal as a way to increase accountability, and McDaniel said he intended to place it on the 2026 ballot. No vote was taken on the bill during the discussion. The committee then moved to House Bill 16 on water fluoridation. Representative Hart and Senator Greg Elkins said the bill would remove Kentucky’s fluoridation mandate and give local water districts the choice to add fluoride or not. They emphasized that the revised draft also adds immunity language to protect districts from civil litigation regardless of their decision. Dr. Jack Call, a Louisville dentist, presented against fluoridation, arguing that the main dental benefit is topical rather than from drinking water and citing studies and reports he said linked fluoride exposure to reduced IQ in children and other health concerns. Cindy Batson, a nurse and parent, also supported the bill and said she had testified on the issue for years. During questions, Senator Rollins raised concerns about fluoride being an industrial byproduct and described fluoridation as forced medication. The discussion remained focused on the bill’s local-control and immunity provisions, with sponsors saying they were not trying to relitigate the broader science but wanted to remove the mandate. The transcript ends while questions and testimony on HB 16 were still underway, and no final committee action is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• lasts years<00:32:08.080><c> is</c><00:32:08.320><c> a</c><00:32:08.480><c> luxury</c><00:32:08.880><
• The<00:32:12.559><c> constant</c><00:32:13.039><c> work</c><00:32:13.200><c> they</c><00:32:13.440><c
• </c><00:32:17.360><c> Our</c><00:32:17.600><c> members</c><00:32:17.919><c> are</c><00:32:18.080><c>
• </c><00:32:56.480><c> And</c><00:32:57.039><c> I'm</c><00:32:57.440><c> going</c><00:32:57.679><c> to
• </c><00:32:58.640><c> Our</c><00:32:58.799><c> last</c><00:32:59.039><c> one</c><00:32:59.279><c> is<

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• :08.880><c> really</c><00:32:09.160><c> probably</c><00:32:09.640><c> shouldn't</c><00:32:10.000><c>
• > really</c><00:32:11.960><c> have</c><00:32:12.120><c> a</c><00:32:12.160><c> mechanism</c><00:32:12.840
• So, I<00:32:14.920><c> think</c><00:32:15.200><c> we're</c><00:32:15.320><c> pretty</c><00:32:15.560>
• &gt;&gt; As<00:32:21.520><c> much</c><00:32:21.760><c> as</c><00:32:21.880><c> I</c><00:32:21.960><c>
• ,</c><00:32:24.120><c> I</c><00:32:24.200><c> will</c><00:32:24.360><c> agree</c><00:32:25.000><c> to

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :06.240><c> you</c><00:32:06.320><c> be</c><00:32:06.440><c> willing</c><00:32:06.679><c> to</c><00:32
• thank<00:32:11.760><c> you</c><00:32:12.039><c> thank</c><00:32:12.159><c> you</c><00:32:12.360><c>
• ><c> graciously</c><00:32:14.840><c> agreed</c><00:32:15.159><c> to</c><00:32:15.279><c> let</c><00:32
• :15.760><c> right</c><00:32:15.919><c> on</c><00:32:16.039><c> to</c><00:32:16.200><c> the</c><00:32:
• <c> and</c><00:32:17.760><c> get</c><00:32:17.880><c> to</c><00:32:18.039><c> our</c><00:32:18.240><c

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Um Um Um I<00:32:02.320><c> also</c><00:32:02.640><c> met</c><00:32:02.960><c> a</c><00:32:03.040><c>
• Um Um Um I<00:32:17.280><c> started</c><00:32:18.600><c> I</c><00:32:18.680><c> got</c><00:32:18.880>
• I<00:32:20.200><c> graduated</c><00:32:21.120><c> high</c><00:32:21.320><c> school</c><00:32:21.800><
• Um Soul House actually<00:32:25.600><c> threw</c><00:32:25.840><c> me</c><00:32:26.000><c> a</c><00:32
• me</c><00:32:28.560><c> get</c><00:32:29.360><c> um</c><00:32:29.520><c> stuff</c><00:32:29.880><c>

Bills: HF4234 , HF3697 , HF1183 , HF4738

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, tax refund, Minnesota Statutes, time limit, claims, tax overpayment, taxation

Transcript Highlights:

• :26.240><c> the</c><00:32:26.399><c> build</c><00:32:26.640><c> of</c><00:32:26.799><c> the</c><00:32
• </c><00:32:32.720><c> And</c><00:32:33.039><c> thirdly,</c><00:32:33.919><c> some</c><00:32:34.159><c
• 32:00.400><c> a</c><01:32:00.560><c> position</c><01:32:00.800><c> of</c><01:32:01.040><c> being</c>
• 32:04.080><c> or</c><01:32:04.320><c> not</c><01:32:04.560><c> fair.
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Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 25, which would allow New Hampshire state-chartered credit unions to choose, by member vote, to compensate their board members. Prime sponsor Senator Dan Innis said the bill is enabling only, does not require compensation, and is intended to align New Hampshire with other states that already permit this. He argued that credit union board service now requires more time and expertise, and that compensation could help attract stronger candidates and improve governance. Representatives from the Cooperative Credit Union Association and St. Mary’s Bank testified in support. They said the change would not create salaries, but could cover modest compensation or reimbursements such as daycare, education, cybersecurity, or accounting training. They emphasized that credit unions remain nonprofit and member-driven, that board members must be credit union members and elected by members, and that any compensation decision would be made by the membership at an annual meeting or through the credit union’s voting process. Witnesses also said the bill would help with recruitment and retention, especially as credit union operations have become more complex and digital, and noted that similar authority exists in 16 other states, including Rhode Island. Committee members asked about the historical reason credit unions were excluded, the amount and structure of compensation, whether there would be a cap, and how voting would work. Witnesses said the bill does not set a statutory maximum, but in practice the amount would be disclosed to members and set through the vote; they also described St. Mary’s Bank’s ballot process and said proxy or ballot procedures depend on each credit union’s bylaws. One witness noted that federally chartered credit unions are subject to different limits. After testimony and questions, the chair closed the public hearing on Senate Bill 25 and then moved on to Senate Bill 26.