Transcript Highlights:

• There should be more consultation for wastewater management systems to integrate the plans.
• There should be more consultation for wastewater management systems to integrate the plans.
• Management<00:19:53.720><c> Systems</c><00:19:54.720><c> um</c><00:19:54.880><c> to</c><00:19:55.080><c> integrate
• </c><00:19:55.720><c> the</c> Management Systems um to integrate the Management Systems um to integrate

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing covered several bills focused on environmental protection and wastewater management. HB 26 HD 2, relating to environmental protection, drew support from the Department of Health, Reworld, and Energy Justice Network. Supporters said it would preserve existing standards for waste-to-energy facilities, including H-Power, even if federal EPA rules are weakened, while Energy Justice Network urged the state to go further and require stronger pollution controls on older burners at the plant. HB 734 and HB 735, both relating to wastewater systems, received broad support from state agencies, county representatives, realtors, environmental groups, and others. Testimony emphasized reducing the cost of cesspool upgrades, updating rules, and improving coordination between the Department of Health, counties, and the University of Hawaiʻi. Members raised concerns about whether some areas, such as Ewa, should be treated differently if they are not near aquifers or the ocean, but the department said the existing prioritization process already considered statewide conditions and that cesspools generally still affect water resources. On HB 735, the committee discussed the current bedroom-based limits for individual wastewater systems and whether the bill would allow more flexibility for housing configurations, with the department explaining the limits are tied to density and system capacity. HB 879, relating to cesspool conversions, was also supported by the Department of Health, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and several advocacy groups. Testimony said the bill would help low- and moderate-income homeowners in priority areas by increasing grant assistance for cesspool upgrades, but the Department of Health noted it would need three full-time positions to administer the program. Members asked for clarification on the grant amount and staffing costs, and the department indicated the grant cap should remain at $20,000 unless changed. HB 918, relating to labeling of non-flushable wipes, drew support from wastewater and industry groups, including the Association of Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, which said similar laws have passed in other states and that the bill reflects cooperation between manufacturers and wastewater officials. The Department of Health and county officials supported the concept but said enforcement and outreach would require additional staff, and senators questioned whether the state could effectively enforce the labeling requirement without a national standard.

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• Numerous questions on the design, build-out, and integrity of this new system go unanswered, and answers
• Numerous questions on the design, build-out, and integrity of this new system go unanswered, and answers
• 08:37.519><c> and</c> questions on the design build out and questions on the design build out and integrity
• 38.399><c> this</c><00:08:38.560><c> new</c><00:08:38.760><c> system</c><00:08:39.320><c> go</c> integrity
• of this new system go integrity of this new system go unanswered<00:08:40.360><c> and</c><00:08:40.560

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• In the time that we have, may we steward your gifts with integrity in accordance with your divine counsel
• Integrity in accordance with your Divine Integrity in accordance with your Divine counsel<02:08:26.559
• This working group is also going to coordinate with the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and
• that he will ensure that our state house will continue to serve the people of North Carolina with integrity

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, January 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• have made sure that workers have some recourse if they are displaced by emerging technologies, namely AI
• And what makes Minnesota special has been our work integrity, the brand Minnesota has carried for decades

Keywords: 1183, house

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• . >> Um, this AI issue is going to be around for a long time.
• &gt;&gt; Um<03:23:28.160><c> the</c><03:23:28.399><c> this</c><03:23:28.720><c> AI</c><03:23:29.040><

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A lot of that has to do with automation, and a lot of that probably now has to do with AI adoption as
• efforts to our system, including right now, you know, we're moving to the cloud and we're bringing in AI

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• we started that project by contracting with Tyler Technology and Champ Titles to establish that integration
• launched the initial implementation of KY and it has grown tremendously since that time as we've integrated
• we started that project by contracting with Tyler Technology and Champ Titles to establish that integration
• launched the initial implementation of KY and it has grown tremendously since that time as we've integrated
• we started that project by contracting with Tyler Technology and Champ Titles to establish that integration

Committee: Joint Transportation

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I think it's very important that we have somebody that has that kind of integrity, somebody that
• <00:24:48.240><c> of</c> have somebody that has that kind of have somebody that has that kind of integrity
• , somebody that has that kind integrity, somebody that has that kind of<00:24:50.760><c> moral</c><00
• Also, uh, I just hope to do my best and uphold the integrity of our commission.
• Was it cultural integration? Like transparency?

Committee: Senate Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several gubernatorial nominations for confirmation, beginning with GM 788 for Karen Knudsen to the Hawaii Sister State and International Partnerships Commission. DBEDT strongly supported her nomination, describing her decades of Asia-Pacific and East-West Center experience. Senators asked about the new commission structure, confirming that the old committee was abolished and replaced by a five-voting-member commission with two governor appointees before the Senate, other ex officio and legislative appointees, and one OHA vacancy still pending. Knudsen said the commission would help review new sister-state and international partnership proposals, while existing relationships would remain in place. Members also discussed the commission’s lack of a separate budget and its use of DBEDT international relations funding. The committee then moved to GM 789 for Wesley Fong to the same commission; DBEDT supported him based on his military, legal, and international trade background. A concern was raised that he also served on the State Ethics Commission, and Fong stated he had resigned from that post effective the 20th of the month to avoid a conflict. Senators questioned his reasons for leaving ethics, and he explained that his term was ending and he wanted to continue public service in a role aligned with his background in international agreements, education, and Indo-Pacific relations. No votes were taken in the portion provided. The committee next considered GM 769 for Patrick Branco to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. The foundation and the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters both testified in strong support. Branco appeared by Zoom and said he was currently on temporary military orders on the East Coast, but had prior experience in public diplomacy as cultural attaché in Caracas and had worked on Fulbright and cultural exchange efforts. The committee then took up GM 770 for Makanani Salā to the same board. The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts supported her nomination, and Noe Wong-Wilson testified in person, citing Salā’s work at Windward Community College and her role in organizing the Best Fest festival, saying she would bring Hawaiian cultural perspective to the foundation. Salā said her county experience included arts, culture, and sister-city work, and that she would emphasize public-private partnerships and helping other agencies use the foundation’s expertise. Members briefly discussed FESTPAC and its rotating international location. Finally, the committee heard GM 767 for Miles Miyatso to the Land Use Commission. The Land Use Commission and the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters both supported the nomination, and Avalon Development Company was listed but did not appear on Zoom. The discussion in the provided transcript ended during this item, with no vote or final action shown for the nominations covered.

Transcript Highlights:

• federal levels must work with community and business leaders to develop and advance a vision for an integrated
• Let's keep the momentum going for fast, frequent, multimodal, integrated, and accessible transit system
• The credential integrity and then some changes related to repealing a reporting requirement.
• The credential<01:25:55.160><c> integrity</c> credential integrity credential integrity and<01:25:56.880

Bills: HF3373 , HF4449 , HF3486 , HF4180 , HF4227 , HF2505

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: transportation, interchange, funding, bonds, St. Paul Park, transit, Metropolitan Council, Twin Cities, metro area, high-frequency transit, bus rapid transit, busway, guideway, transportation policy plan, transit performance measures, regional transit benchmarks, transit-oriented development, TOD, zoning, land use

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• potential for issues that paying on attendance doesn't have as it relates to oversight and program integrity
• I get how that can be attractive to providers, but we do need program integrity, and we want to serve
• And that's all really aside from the conversation of the program integrity questions.
• And back in 2003, Foster Adopt Connect was really integral in us becoming the parents of three of the
• And back in 2003, the foster adopt connect was really integral in us becoming the parents of three of

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the previous day’s journal by a 126-0 vote, and suspended business for the Speaker to sign several bills and substitutes. Members then spent much of the day introducing guests, including county assessors, students, civic groups, and visitors from local schools and universities. The chamber then took up House Bill 2002, the elementary and secondary education budget. Members adopted several amendments, including technical fixes to allow board-operated schools to use personal service funds for career ladder payments, clarifications to child care subsidy language, and changes to Parents as Teachers rules so that enrollment remains voluntary and virtual visits are not reimbursable. An amendment to shift $1 million from one child care facilities line to Child Care Works passed, as did an amendment to fund a new Success-Ready Student Assessment with $2 million to help replace the MAP test. A proposal to pay child care subsidies for foster children based on enrollment rather than attendance failed 53-93, and an amendment to divert $10 million in Title I funds into a competitive grant program also failed. A later amendment to send budget reports to the ranking minority member passed, while an attempt to remove child care subsidy language from the bill failed. The House then moved to higher education and workforce development appropriations. Members approved an amendment broadening a pre-apprenticeship program statewide and supported funding for Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries through a transfer from dual credit scholarship funds. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 2003’s higher education funding model, where the chair defended an FTE-based approach as more transparent than the long-standing status quo, while opponents warned it would sharply cut funding for institutions such as Harris-Stowe, Lincoln, Truman State, and some community colleges, and would ignore factors like graduation rates, research, and workforce needs. A compromise amendment to soften the transition was withdrawn, and a separate amendment to restore the governor’s recommendation was also debated at length, with members arguing over the fairness and consequences of the proposed model.

Transcript Highlights:

• He said they may need to provide some clarity in that area too, because they want to preserve the integrity
• </c><01:30:17.679><c> of</c><01:30:17.840><c> that</c><01:30:18.000><c> data,</c> the integrity of that
• data, the integrity of that data, &gt;&gt; but<01:30:19.199><c> also</c><01:30:20.480><c> um</c><01:
• basic principle is that we want to make sure that we have the landowner permission, preserve the integrity
• basic principle is that we want to make sure that we have the landowner permission, preserve the integrity

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:10:47.839><c> When</c> When a deputy takes a stand, the integrity of that testimony matters to
• From a practical standpoint, this bill helps protect, number one, the integrity of the permit-to-carry
• From a practical standpoint, this bill helps protect, number one, the integrity of the permit-to-carry
• <01:09:14.319><c> number</c><01:09:14.560><c> one,</c><01:09:15.120><c> the</c><01:09:15.359><c> integrity
• </c> helps protect number one, the integrity helps protect number one, the integrity of<01:09:15.839>

Bills: HF962 , HF3541 , HF2936 , HF3762 , HF2879

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: Capitol security, public safety, emergency management, state buildings, law enforcement, corrections, legislative approval, rule-making, financial impact, jail regulations, expungement, firearm eligibility, criminal records, organized retail crime, retail theft, supply chain theft, theft enterprise, organized theft, cargo theft, shoplifting

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• For public safety, for professional integrity, and for the future of health care in Minnesota, I urge
• For public safety,<00:09:21.279><c> for</c><00:09:21.519><c> professional</c><00:09:22.000><c> integrity
• ,</c><00:09:23.040><c> and</c> safety, for professional integrity, and safety, for professional integrity
• I maintain high standards of integrity as a massage therapist, and so does every therapist I know.
• I think everybody here loves FQHCs and loves to integrate them into our health care system.

Bills: HF362 , HF2590 , HF2760 , HF3444

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: massage therapy, Asian bodywork therapy, massage therapist, Asian bodywork therapist, licensure, professional licensing, health occupations, Department of Health, commissioner of health, advisory council, protected title, unlicensed practice, scope of practice, consumer protection, background check, professional liability insurance, continuing education, credentialing examination, state preemption, municipal regulation

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• Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association, the University of Minnesota, and the USDA have all been integral
• c><00:07:05.120><c> have</c><00:07:05.280><c> all</c><00:07:05.479><c> been</c><00:07:05.720><c> integral
• mentioned it's eliminated but as you mentioned it's been<00:08:53.320><c> an</c><00:08:53.480><c> integral
• part</c><00:08:54.160><c> of</c><00:08:54.920><c> helping</c><00:08:55.360><c> govern</c> been an integral
• part of helping govern been an integral part of helping govern AR<00:08:55.760><c> and</c><00:08:55.920

Bills: HF2446 , HF2878 , HF2667 , HF1795 , HF2683 , HF2916

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• while keeping students engaged while maintaining<00:20:01.760><c> academic</c><00:20:02.520><c> integrity
• ><c> 16,</c> I wholeheartedly support Senate File 16, a transformative initiative mandating the integration
• Integrating such education into the health curriculum empowers students and contributes to creating a
• it's Aeron's Law, but it's not me; it's a different Aaron, and it was to encourage districts to integrate
• , oh, Senator Abeler's law apparently, um, to integrate, uh, and offer instruction on child sexual abuse

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• police officer, I was an Internal Affairs officer, and one thing that I think the process for the integrity
• <01:37:06.360><c> process</c><01:37:07.080><c> for</c><01:37:07.320><c> the</c><01:37:07.520><c> Integrity
• </c><01:37:08.080><c> of</c> think the process for the Integrity of think the process for the Integrity
• it's not just to the benefit of an officer who maybe has an allegation against them, but for the integrity
• not under the other, and there's just a lot of details here that could be collected with the same integrity

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We also push integrated pest management.
• We also push integrated pest management.
• We also push integrated pest management.
• We also push integrated pest management.
• We also push integrated pest management.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint informational briefing focused on restricted use pesticides in Hawaiʻi, with Senate and House members opening the meeting and explaining that the session was intended to hear expert presentations and community concerns. Fern Holland outlined the background for the briefing, describing how restricted use pesticides differ from general-use products, why state-level regulation matters, and how community advocates have sought disclosure and protections for years. She summarized 2019 reporting data, saying a small number of users accounted for most reported use, with especially heavy application in North Central Oʻahu and on the west side of Kauaʻi. She highlighted concerns about applications near schools, homes, and coastlines, and identified 1,3-dichloropropene and metam sodium as among the heaviest-used fumigants. She also noted concerns about highly hazardous pesticides, some banned in other countries, and the lack of research on long-term combined exposure to multiple pesticides. Greg Takashima of the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture described the department’s pesticide program and regulatory authority under FIFRA and state law. He explained the distinction between general-use and restricted use pesticides, the certification requirements for applicators, and the department’s role in tracking RUPs from sale through use. He reviewed the branch’s functions in enforcement, education and certification, registration and technical review, and laboratory analysis, including inspections, complaint response, market surveillance, product registration, groundwater review, and outreach on drift reduction and integrated pest management. He also noted staffing and funding limitations, saying the branch lacks a toxicologist and long-term monitoring capacity, and compared Hawaiʻi’s resources to California’s much larger pesticide regulatory program. Takashima thanked the legislature for passing Act 231 the prior year and said the department supports the measure as it moves forward this session. Dr. Lee, speaking for the Hawaiʻi chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and as a former member of the Kauaʻi Joint Fact-Finding Task Force, said pediatric guidance has shifted from focusing on acute poisoning to recognizing chronic low-level pesticide exposure as a concern. He cited AAP publications linking pesticide exposure to cancer, brain tumors, leukemia, birth outcomes, neurobehavioral effects, and asthma, and said pediatricians are now encouraged to advise families on reducing exposure and to support right-to-know measures and buffer zones around schools and public gathering places. He also described the Kauaʻi task force’s work, saying it found the west side of the island to be an unhealthy community but could not prove causation because of missing drift, geospatial, and biomarker data. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational, questions were held until after presentations, and the department expressed support for Act 231.

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• what additional changes are required once evaluations of 100% permanent supportive housing and integrative
• what additional changes are required once evaluations of 100% permanent supportive housing and integrative
• what additional changes are required once evaluations of 100% permanent supportive housing and integrative
• what additional changes are required once evaluations of 100% permanent supportive housing and integrative
• what additional changes are required once evaluations of 100% permanent supportive housing and integrative

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They are really integral to our battle and have been a large part of our success in getting to nine out
• They are really integral to our battle and have been a large part of our success in getting to nine out
• They are really integral to our battle and have been a large part of our success in getting to nine out
• They are really integral to our battle and have been a large part of our success in getting to nine out
• They are really integral to our battle and have been a large part of our success in getting to nine out

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Finally, the package continues to work regarding the appropriate use and integration of artificial intelligence
• work regarding the appropriate<03:54:38.640><c> use</c><03:54:39.279><c> and</c><03:54:39.479><c> integration
• </c><03:54:40.120><c> of</c> appropriate use and integration of appropriate use and integration of artificial
• Immigrants are an integral part of our community, and their contributions to our culture, our economy
• Immigrants are an integral part of our community, and their contributions to our culture, our economy

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, January 3, 2025, 1012, house, all