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• It's a joint committee, the performance audit and oversight committee.
• I move interim study. motion. I move interim study.
• <00:21:59.360> committee,<00:21:59.760> the committee.
• It's a joint committee, the committee.
• committee? committee?

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• that committee." that committee." >> Oh,<00:54:50.960> okay.
• Any other questions from the committee? committee? committee?
• committee bills committee study committee bills because<01:26:26.800> especially<01:26:27.760
• Good afternoon and welcome to our committee. committee. committee.
• committee? Representatives King. committee? Representatives King.

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• the committee? Senator Avar. the committee? Senator Avar.
• . committee. committee.
• . committee. committee.
• committee? committee?
• . committee. committee.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Um, and I expect that we will meet later today with the tax committee and with the education committee
• committees that were already underway. committees that were already underway.
• and with the with the tax committee and with the education<00:05:02.800> committee<00:05:03.680
• Can we read anything into the committees that are having public meetings?
• committee reports, so they are<00:14:53.519> amendable.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Chair, members of the committee, uh, in front of us we have the House Taxation Revenue Committee substitute
• Stand for questions in the committee. Or Kelly, you have anything bad? Uh, Mr.
• Um, ques questions from committee members. Terry Woods.
• Uh, do, do we have a committee that maybe could just travel around?
• Chairman and Senator, uh, currently the Legislative Finance Committee staff already does this type of

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• So with that, Representative Hayes, you're recognized to present your interim study.
• It's nice to see everybody at what is hopefully winding down our interim studies coming up.
• It's nice to see everybody at what is hopefully winding down our interim studies coming up.
• So I want to say thank you to the members of the committee for being here.
• Keana, thank you for all your help and for what you do for our committee.

Summary: The committee held an interim study on airport security vendors, prompted by Representative Hayes’s earlier House Bill 1271, which would have restricted Oklahoma airports from contracting with third-party identity verification companies such as Clear. Hayes explained the bill stemmed from concerns raised after a December 2022 TSA letter and broader questions about whether these vendors create security risks or bypass TSA screening. The committee heard first from Clear, then Idemia, and then Tulsa International Airport, with members focusing on how identity verification works, whether it differs from TSA screening, and whether the state should regulate these services. Clear’s representative said the company provides an opt-in biometric identity verification service at airports, not physical screening, and that every passenger still goes through TSA screening. He said Clear operates in about 60 airports in roughly 40 states, has about 40,000 members in Oklahoma, and has paid more than $1.1 million to Oklahoma airports since launching in the state. Members questioned how Clear verifies IDs, whether Real ID is required, whether the company can manually override biometric checks, whether it shares data, and whether it has had security issues. Clear said it uses source corroboration with state DMV systems, does not sell data, has no manual override, and has worked with TSA on security upgrades after earlier concerns. Idemia’s representative described the company’s broader biometrics work for Oklahoma and the federal government, including fingerprint systems for the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation, civilian background-check enrollment, TSA checkpoint credential authentication technology, and TSA PreCheck enrollment. She said Idemia’s role stops at identity verification and that TSA retains responsibility for screening and for decisions about who enters trusted traveler programs. Tulsa International’s COO said Clear does not replace TSA, that TSA retains exclusive authority over screening, and that the airport leases space to Clear and receives revenue from the arrangement. No vote was taken, and the meeting ended after questions and testimony.

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• That budget committee will be committee.
• a committee, and I got appointed to that committee and ended up becoming the chair of the budget committee
• committee, the BUDCOM study committee committee, the BUDCOM study committee they<01:01:58.960>
• . committee. committee.
• >> 1527 municipal budget committee. >> My inclination is to interim study this bill on first flush.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• people present, and then have a chance to be able to walk through the documents that we have for the committee
• And I hope we’ll look at that over the interim and find ways to work together.
• And I hope we’ll look at that over the interim and find ways to work together.
• And I hope we’ll look at that over the interim and find ways to work together.
• We’ll look at that over the interim and find ways to work together.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Senator Avard for the<00:35:57.040> committee. the committee. the committee.
• Senator Pearl for the committee. committee. committee. >> Senator<00:49:10.560> Pearl.
• interesting committee hearing. interesting committee hearing.
• the committee amendment? the committee amendment?
• for the committee. for the committee.

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• Settlement Revenue Oversight Committee have come to order.
• I will be the chair for this committee this interim, and, um, Senator Mark Hickey, who could not be with
• And we'll check other committees that uh.
• So, high Committee, Linnea Montoya representing UNM today.
• I'm the staff attorney on this committee, and over there.

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• Welcome everyone to the second meeting of the 2025 Interim Joint Committee on Education.
• Uh, this year we have three statutory committees that are part of the interim joint committee.
• provost and I know my uh uh interim provost and I know my uh uh interim prohost<00:10:25.920>
• They revised their board committee structure. Um, established an audit committee.
• Um established an committee structure. Um established an audit<00:56:25.760> committee.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a full quorum and approved the prior minutes. Members offered introductions of guests and family members, then heard a presentation from University of Louisville President Thomas Jared Bradley, who was sworn in before testifying. He described his background and outlined U of L’s strategic priorities: student success, access and affordability, workforce development, community engagement, and research. Bradley highlighted enrollment growth, increases in first-generation and Pell-eligible students, strong transfer pathways with KCTCS, and support programs such as the Cardinal Commitment Grant, 15-to-Finish, Comeback Cards, tutoring, mentoring, and mental health services. Bradley also emphasized U of L’s statewide and regional impact through UofL Health, rural outreach, the Bullitt County rural cancer education and research center, nursing expansion, and the Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership program. He noted major institutional distinctions, including R1 status, a new Carnegie Opportunity College and University designation, and community-engaged classification. He said the university is one of only 10 public universities nationwide with all three designations and reported record enrollment, improved retention, and strong research expenditures. He also thanked lawmakers for significant capital and operating support, including funding for the simulation center, health science center, asset preservation, and the MEP program. During questions, members praised the university’s public service role and asked about first-generation enrollment, retention, graduation rates, and post-graduation outcomes. Bradley said the university is working to improve completion by expanding academic support, early alerts, incentives for tutoring, and faculty/advisor mentoring, especially for first-generation and high-need students. He acknowledged that post-graduation employment data is difficult to collect but said the new Carnegie classification reflects positive outcomes. No votes were taken beyond approving the minutes, and no formal actions were taken on legislation in this portion of the meeting.

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• Good evening, Senate Committee on Administration. We will come to order. Clerk, call the roll.
• Of bills in committee.
• I ask the committee to favorably consider HB2703. That was the Chairman. I'll take any questions.
• Is there any other business to come before the committee?
• Hearing none, Senator Hinojosa moves that the committee stand in recess. Is there an objection?

Bills: HCR75, HCR93, SB644, SCR2, SCR17, HB2703, HCR92, HCR7, HCR126, HB1615, HB1610, HB1620, HCR86, HCR7

Keywords: Hemphill, bass fishing, tourism, state recognition, conservation, recreational activities, Nacogdoches, Garden Capital, public gardens, sustainability, horticultural heritage, hospice, palliative care, awareness day, healthcare, patient care, state regulation, taxation, education, local authority

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• Report of the Committee: The Committee on Public Service to whom was referred the petition accompanied
• Brady, for the committee. The Committee reports recommending that the same ought to pass.
• Brady, for the committee.
• House No. 4532, its title has been changed by the Committee on Bills and third reading.
• He got it out of committee early.

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Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, recognized several guests in the chamber, and adopted a resolution congratulating Coleman-Nee on election as National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans. It also took up several local and personnel matters, including a sick leave bank for Emily Cullick and later Paul Stavarski, and local bills affecting the town of Weston and a Dorchester housing/library procurement exemption; those measures were advanced to third reading or engrossment as appropriate. The chamber also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several House petitions to committees. The main business was Senate No. 2516, the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act, which came before the Senate on a Ways and Means substitute (Senate Document 2608). Senators Creem, Moore, Charles, Feingold, Keenan, and others spoke in support, describing the bill as a comprehensive consumer privacy measure with data minimization rules, limits on sensitive data, protections for minors, and strong Attorney General enforcement. Several amendments were debated, with many rejected or withdrawn, while some were adopted, including provisions on geolocation data protections, opting out of targeted advertising, affiliate and merger/acquisition protections, internal operations exemptions, parental access to child data, and a Ways and Means amendment. A number of other amendments on employee data, union data, loyalty programs, AI training, reporting, and related issues were either not adopted or held/withdrawn. After the amendment process, the Senate adopted the amended Ways and Means substitute and ordered the bill to a third reading. The bill was then passed to be engrossed on a roll call vote of 40-0. The Senate also adopted an order to adjourn to the following Monday at 11:00 a.m. and to dispense with printing a calendar. The session adjourned in memory of Darrow Logan Alexander of South Boston.

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• trust that all of you on this committee trust that all of you on this committee have<00:16:20.320
• I served four terms on this committee, and the committee is Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
• Good morning, committee. Mr.
• So the motion is interim study. Um, anyone else want to address this one? Interim study.
• uh, the motion is, uh, interim study. uh, the motion is, uh, interim study.

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• Chairman, I'd like to ask for the committee to accept the committee substitute.
• our last interim committee meetings.
• uh at one of our last during the interim uh at one of our last interim<00:26:36.559> committee
• <00:26:37.760> Uh<00:26:38.159> there<00:26:38.400> was interim committee meetings
• Uh there was interim committee meetings.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:29 Discussion SB 153 01:25 Vote SB 153 10:35 Discussion SB 118 11:36 Vote SB 118 12:48 Discussion HB 380 13:40 Vote HB 380 40:12, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum and took up three bills. Senate Bill 153, sponsored by Sen. Greg Elkins, aimed to combat insurance fraud tied to post-disaster contractor scams. Testimony from the Attorney General’s Office and committee members described problems involving roofing, siding, and debris-removal scams, including vandalism used to create claims and companies that disappear before victims can recover losses. The bill would expand enforcement tools by making certain vandalism-related conduct criminal, giving the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction with local prosecutors, creating a post-disaster contractor registry, and banning door-to-door solicitation during declared emergencies. The committee approved the bill by roll call and sent it forward with a favorable recommendation. Senate Bill 118, sponsored by Sen. Brandon Storm, addressed credit property insurance offered by consumer loan companies. The sponsor and a representative of the Kentucky Consumer Finance Association explained that the product has been offered for years and that the bill would provide statutory authority for its continued use. The committee raised no substantive objections, and the bill passed on a roll call vote with a favorable recommendation. House Bill 380, sponsored by Rep. Tom Smith, focused on regulating cryptocurrency kiosks in convenience stores to curb fraud against seniors. The committee heard emotional testimony from a sheriff and a fraud victim describing scams that led victims to deposit cash into crypto kiosks, often under pressure from callers posing as authorities or relatives. AARP Kentucky supported the bill, citing widespread losses to older adults and the need for guardrails. A committee substitute was adopted that would cap daily transactions at $2,000, require fee disclosure and customer consent, impose licensing and compliance requirements, mandate identification for transactions, and add criminal penalties and Attorney General enforcement. Members discussed the bill’s scope, including that it would not address gift card scams, and noted the delayed effective date was requested so regulators could write rules. The committee adopted the substitute and then passed the bill favorably on roll call.

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• Chair and members of the committee.
• I urge the committee once more.
• Good afternoon, committee.
• Chair, members of the committee.
• Chair, members of the committee.

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation on strategic resource management in public education. LESC staff and PED officials argued that New Mexico has increased school funding, but local budgeting and planning remain fragmented and overly compliance-driven. They described long-term pressures including declining enrollment, rising special education costs, falling cash balances, changes in federal funding, and leadership turnover, and said schools need more intentional multi-year planning tied to student outcomes. They also outlined the many disconnected planning requirements schools must complete, compared New Mexico’s current approach with Ohio’s three-year budget forecasting model, and recommended continuing multi-year appropriations, adding $2.5 million for state grants in the unified application, and directing LESC, LFC, and PED to develop a long-term financial planning proposal. PED said it is working to reduce administrative burden through school accreditation, a unified application for federal and state funds, and internal alignment of guidance and coaching, with pilot schools reporting time savings and better alignment. Members raised concerns about four-day school weeks, the burden on small districts, the need for outcomes and return on investment, and whether the state should move toward a two-year or three-year planning cycle; staff clarified that the proposal was to streamline or eliminate redundant requirements, not add another layer. The committee then received an update on the Educator Fellows program. PED described it as a Grow Your Own pipeline that employs candidates as supplemental educational assistants while they work toward licensure, providing salary, benefits, paid leave, mentoring, and coursework support. Officials said the program helps address teacher shortages, improves student-to-teacher ratios, increases workforce diversity, and supports the Martinez-Yazzie action plan. They reported 370 current fellows across 86 LEAs and about 180 schools, with many fellows being people of color, first-generation college students, or second-career educators; roughly 85 are expected to become certified this year. A local HR director from Belen testified that the program has been especially valuable in small communities, where fellows are already rooted in the community and several have moved into teaching roles. Members asked about high school recruitment, tuition, retirement and benefits, the relationship to the Higher Education Department’s Grow Your Own scholarship, and the role of university partners. PED said fellows choose among accredited higher education partners, the program is separate from the scholarship but complementary, and the state is also building an apprenticeship model and seeking to expand the program to more LEAs, though some districts are on a waiting list because of funding and local match requirements.

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• committee did not identify any particularly large savings or costs related to that during interim work
• committee did not identify any particularly large savings or costs related to that during interim work
• committee did not identify any particularly large savings or costs related to that during interim work
• Add this to the list of responsibilities of the select committee to monitor during the next interim.
• committee to monitor during<01:37:41.920> the<01:37:42.080> next<01:37:42.239> interim

Bills: SF0059, SF0053

Keywords: language proficiency, literacy education, reading interventions, dyslexia support, Montessori methods, individualized reading plans, amateur status, high school athletics, student eligibility, sports regulation, monetary compensation, 916, all

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• But I want to point out that on two different occasions the committee recommendation was interim study
• <01:19:33.760> recommendation<01:19:34.400> was<01:19:34.640> interim committee
• recommendation was interim committee recommendation was interim study<01:19:35.440> and<01:19:
• That's why the bill was recommended both by the policy committee and the finance committee for interim
• That's why the bill was recommended both by the policy committee and the finance committee for interim

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• committee. My name is Jamie Deweiler. committee. My name is Jamie Deweiler.
• urges the committee to pass SB2090. urges the committee to pass SB2090.
• >> Aloha, chair, vice chair, and committee >> Aloha, chair, vice chair, and committee
• in the interim. in the interim.
• <00:42:25.839> who's Anybody else in the committee who's Anybody else in the committee who's

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Summary: The HHS committee met in Room 224 and announced the hearing was being streamed live, with a one-minute limit on testimony. The chair explained that written testimony had already been reviewed and that speakers should either add new comments or stand on their written testimony. The committee first heard SB 2211, an emergency appropriation to the Department of Human Services. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support, including DHS, Aloha United Way, the Hawaii Food Industry Association, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Catholic Charities, and many individuals. Supporters emphasized the importance of maintaining SNAP-related food assistance and emergency food delivery, while Catholic Charities raised a question about whether the bill’s language would also reach food banks serving food-insecure households that are not on SNAP. No opposition was heard and the bill was moved on without questions from members. The committee then heard SB 2025, which would exempt actively practicing advanced practice registered nurses from jury duty. Testimony was broadly supportive from nursing and health organizations, including the Hawaii American Nurses Association, the Hawaii affiliate of the College of Nurse Midwives, the Hawaii State Board of Nursing, and others. One witness from Kaiser Permanente requested an amendment to include physician assistants, and a committee member asked the Board of Nursing to review that request. The bill otherwise drew no opposition and no further member questions. SB 2038, relating to medication labeling, drew the most extended discussion. The measure would change labeling requirements for certain abortion medications, and testimony was split between supporters who framed it as a privacy and access issue and opponents who raised patient safety, ethics, and transparency concerns. The Department of Health supported the intent but requested an amendment to allow quicker access to private information during investigations without a subpoena. The Board of Pharmacy said it supported the written comments but noted operational challenges and possible cost impacts, while Kaiser said compliance would likely require manual workarounds and could slow pharmacy processes. The chair and members questioned whether patients could simply remove labels themselves, but witnesses said there could still be safety and access issues if the patient is not the one receiving the prescription. The committee then moved on to SB 2050, relating to chiropractic, which received support from the Hawaii Board of Chiropractic and the Hawaii State Chiropractic Association, with no substantive opposition noted. The hearing later turned to SB 201, relating to insurance, which appeared to be a new mandated-benefit measure tied to infertility/IVF coverage. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission provided comments, while Hawaii Family Forum opposed the bill, arguing it went beyond medical infertility and raised ethical and public policy concerns. Kaiser and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans both asked for a study or audit, saying the measure could create new insurance mandates and increase costs for residents and employers. Private Work Hawaii strongly supported the bill as an equity issue. The committee noted there was no quorum for decision-making and deferred action on the measure to a later hearing, then recessed.

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• I'd like to call the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection to order.
• Afternoon, Chair, Vice Chair, members of the committee.
• Aloha, Chair, Vice Chair, members of the committee.
• My name is members of the committee.
• Your committee choosing testify today.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection met on April 16, 2025, and heard three resolutions. STR 57 SD1 urged Congress to create a national reinsurance program to address insurance impacts from catastrophic natural disasters; there was no public testimony, and the committee later recommended passage without amendment. STR 198 SD1 encouraged Hawaii insurers and the Hawaii Property Insurance Association to pursue subrogation claims against polluters to reduce insurance costs for residents; again, there was no public testimony, and the committee recommended passage without amendment. The committee spent most of its hearing on STR 136 SD1/HD1, which would create a Hawaii State Energy Office nuclear energy working group to study advanced nuclear power technologies. The Public Utilities Commission and State Energy Office provided written testimony and answered questions. Testimony from 350 Hawaii, Energy Justice Network, and an individual witness opposed the measure, arguing nuclear power and small modular reactors are too expensive, unproven, slow to deploy, create unresolved safety and waste issues, and do not align with Hawaii’s renewable energy goals. Opponents also criticized the measure’s amendment process, saying it replaced the original contents without adequate public notice. During decision-making, the committee adopted the recommendation to pass STR 57 SD1 unamended and STR 198 SD1 unamended. For STR 136 SD1/HD1, the committee adopted a recommendation to pass the measure with amendments, including changing it to a one-year working group with an interim report in 2026 and a final report before the 2027 Legislature. The motion passed with one recorded no vote and some excused members, and the meeting adjourned afterward.