Transcript Highlights:

• You're not interacting with juveniles.
• Juveniles of all fish, or just red drum? Just all fish?
• We didn't interact with any juvenile, so I don't know. So you don't have any data on that. Okay.
• And that includes, you know, recruitment from juveniles.
• Raybourne said, we do not interact with the juvenile red drum.

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

Transcript Highlights:

• There are numerous confidentiality provisions throughout the code, particularly related to juveniles,
• The 16-year-old juvenile, in parentheses, KT, disclosed that her father, Jonathan, touched her vagina
• Some of them were adults at that point, but we started out with the juveniles.
• Back then, juveniles were exempt from being reported anyway.
• And I'd have to ask you if two to 24 months in a juvenile daycare would be adequate for an adult that

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then took up House Bill 4852, a strike-and-insert bill revising West Virginia’s food additive restrictions. Counsel explained that it moved the existing additive list into a new code section, kept the 2028 effective date, added exceptions for dietary supplements, alcoholic liquor, non-intoxicating beer, and small sellers under $5,000 per month, and created civil penalties for knowing violations. Testimony split between industry witnesses, who argued the bill and last year’s law would raise costs, burden interstate commerce, and conflict with federal regulation, and advocates who said the law is already prompting companies to reformulate and that the bill clarifies vague language tied to a federal injunction. Several amendments were offered to tie the law to FDA action or exempt soda, pepperoni rolls, frozen confections, and snack foods; some were adopted and others failed. The committee then adopted the strike-and-insert amendment as amended and reported HB 4852 to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation. The committee next considered House Bill 5484, which creates felony offenses for interfering with a victim’s access to medical treatment or forensic care related to a sexual offense, or for forcing a victim of a sexual offense who becomes pregnant to have an illegal abortion, along with a conspiracy offense. Counsel said the strike-and-insert added clarifying language and definitions. Members raised concerns that the conspiracy language could be read to include the victim herself, and the bill sponsor said the intent was to target traffickers and abusers who keep victims from medical care and force abortions outside medical facilities. An amendment was adopted clarifying that nothing in the subsection imposes criminal liability on the victim of the sexual offense. The committee then adopted the strike-and-insert amendment, reported HB 5484 to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation, and adopted a title amendment. The final bill discussed in the excerpt was House Bill 4468, which narrows confidentiality protections for victims in criminal complaints by limiting redaction to names and addresses, while still allowing disclosure to other governmental entities and permitting victims to request redaction of addresses from appellate decisions after July 1, 2026. Counsel said the bill would replace broader existing confidentiality language and remove provisions allowing disclosure upon a showing of justice or by subpoena. Members questioned whether the change would weaken victim privacy protections, noting that identifying information can include much more than names and addresses. The committee then began hearing testimony from a county prosecutor on the bill, but the excerpt ends before any vote or final action on HB 4468.

Transcript Highlights:

• But I do believe that Family Court is the place to start all charges when it comes to our juveniles.
• As an example, if this is the third armed robbery arrest for a juvenile, Family Court can refer that
• But I do believe that juvenile issues should still start in Family Court.
• Office of Defense Services on this legislation, and look forward to continuing our work to address juvenile

Bills: HB372 , HB414

Committee: House Judiciary

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met and heard three bills. HB 372 would reorganize Justice of the Peace Court resources by shifting the number of judges and court locations among counties, consolidating overnight operations into a single 24-hour court in Kent County, and adjusting staffing to address workload and efficiency concerns. Chief Judge Alan Davis said the change responds to increased civil filings, automated enforcement, and staffing shortages, and that a Sussex County pilot closing a 24-hour facility had worked without major issues. Some members raised concerns about impacts on Sussex and Kent County, bail processing, and local response times, while public comment included one supporter. The committee voted to release HB 372. The committee then considered SB 324, which amends Delaware’s permit-to-purchase law to allow constable agencies, including those serving institutions like Delaware Tech, to purchase handguns for newly hired constables without duplicative background checks. Sponsor Representative Cook said the bill aligns constable procurement with existing law-enforcement exemptions while preserving gun-safety requirements. Public testimony included support from Delaware Tech and comments urging broader fixes to the permit-to-purchase law, including exemptions for retired officers with federal 218 credentials and clarification on firearms returned from manufacturers, gunsmiths, or police departments. The committee voted to release SB 324. Finally, the committee heard HB 414, which clarifies that the Superior Court’s exclusive jurisdiction over certain destructive-weapon offenses applies only to adults, while juvenile cases would still begin in Family Court. Sponsor Representative Romer said the bill preserves the Family Court’s role in handling youth cases and allows referral to Superior Court when appropriate. The Department of Justice said it still believes Superior Court is the proper venue for these serious charges, while the Office of Defense Services supported keeping youth cases in Family Court first, arguing that rehabilitation and juvenile-specific dispositions are more appropriate. After public comment, the committee voted to release HB 414, and the meeting adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is Amendment 10 to an existing contract for juvenile justice, community-based reentry, and vocational
• This is Amendment 10 to an existing contract for juvenile justice, community-based reentry, and vocational
• This is Amendment 8 to increase funding for residential group homes for male juveniles in DYS custody
• This is Amendment 8 to increase funding for residential group homes for male juveniles in DYS custody

Committee: All ALC-REVIEW

Transcript Highlights:

• The House Judiciary Committee will be meeting today at 1:00 for a briefing with the Department of Juvenile
• with the today at 1:00 for a briefing with the Department<00:04:46.000><c> of</c><00:04:46.160><c> Juvenile
• </c> Department of Juvenile Services. Department of Juvenile Services.

Summary: The House met in session with 127 members initially present, opened with prayer and the journal reading, and then took up introductory business. House Bills 394 through 444 were read the first time and referred to the appropriate committees, and Introductory House Bond Initiatives Number Two was referred to Appropriations. The Speaker also announced and the House adopted appointments to the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics and the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee. Most of the meeting consisted of committee and delegation announcements. Appropriations, Environment and Transportation, Health, Judiciary, and Ways and Means all announced briefings later that day, while several other committees said they would not meet. Delegations from Frederick, Anne Arundel, the Eastern Shore, Prince George’s, Montgomery, Charles, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Southern Maryland announced upcoming meetings, many by Zoom. A Montgomery County delegate also announced a Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee briefing on the Department of Social and Economic Mobility. The floor included multiple guest and caucus recognitions. The Women’s Caucus promoted a service drive for hygiene, baby, and women’s products for the YMCA Druid Hill pantry, and the Legislative Black Caucus announced new leadership, with Chair N. Scott Phillips and Senate Vice Chair Shaneka Henson. The House welcomed visitors for Maryland Bankers Association Day, Transportation Association of Maryland advocacy day, the Maryland chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies, CPA Day, and sportsmen and sportswomen day, along with student visitors and a guest of a Prince George’s County delegate. No substantive debate or recorded votes occurred beyond the adoption of committee appointments, and the House adjourned until Friday, January 23 at 11:00 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• We've had some great conversations about one of the provisions in Section 4 addressing juveniles.
• year's adjudications, there were 10 counties with no adjudications, not CSAM adjudications, any juvenile
• year's adjudications, there were 10 counties with no adjudications, not CSAM adjudications, any juvenile
• arrests from Waspick, there were 15 total arrests, pardon me, 20, 20 total arrests statewide for juvenile
• . total arrests, pardon me, 20, 20 total arrests statewide for juveniles with CSAM-related conduct.

Committee: House Community Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• criminal conduct by the other parent that my children were placed with, the case was brought to juvenile
• When they finally did act, the juvenile court still dismissed the case because I’m a safe parent, ending
• court to But then when they put that into DCS, and it got to juvenile court, juvenile court said, “Well
• I am a domestic violence victim advocate in family court cases and juvenile cases with children with
• All these cases are getting unsubstantiated, and ultimately juvenile court or family court are labeling

Committees: House Government , House House Government Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:

• You might call it a juvenile division, which represents all of those cases in 260C.
• Total, 2,900 of those are juvenile cases. 459 of those are ICWA cases, and the remainder of the cases
• > represents</c><01:05:06.319><c> all</c> juvenile division which represents all juvenile division which
• </c> Total. 2900 of those are juvenile cases.
• </c><01:19:48.880><c> 105</c> lightam in a juvenile court matter. 105 lightam in a juvenile court matter

Bills: HF2825

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: expungement, criminal justice, background check, security industry, private detective

Transcript Highlights:

• Hawaii has made strides in implementing data-driven policies for reform in a juvenile justice system.
• We know that Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth are more likely to be in the juvenile justice
• I'm here in my capacity as the supervisor of our juvenile division. We are in very strong support.
• I'm here in my capacity as the supervisor of our juvenile division. We are in very strong support.
• I'm here in my capacity as the supervisor of our juvenile division. We are in very strong support.

Bills: SB3263 , SB3261

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The joint Senate Committee on Education and Committee on Health and Human Services heard testimony on several bills related to student health and safety, University of Hawaii programs, and workforce development. For SB 2969, which would appropriate funds for the University of Hawaii to expand and sustain the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study and Maui Health Registry, testimony was overwhelmingly supportive. Witnesses described the ongoing physical and mental health impacts of the August 2023 Maui fires, said the study has identified serious untreated conditions and connected participants to care, and emphasized its role in serving survivors and training students. The committee also heard support from the Department of Health, the Alzheimer’s Association, the American Lung Association, Maui residents, and study staff. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee then heard SB 2657, which would establish an Alzheimer disease and related dementia research center at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine. University of Hawaii and Alzheimer’s Association representatives supported the bill, saying a local center would improve coordination of existing research, build state capacity, and help Hawaii compete for future NIH designation and federal funding. A family member affected by Alzheimer’s also testified in support, citing the disease’s impact in Hawaii. In response to questions, the university said the proposal would follow a five-year phased plan, with the first year funding used to recruit a senior neuroscientist and staff person, at an estimated cost of about $375,000, and that the effort would still strengthen Hawaii’s research infrastructure even if federal funding is not secured. For SB 2612, which clarifies immunity for Department of Education employees and agents who assist students with medication administration under certain conditions, the Department of Education said the bill is intended to protect volunteers and help ensure students can participate in school activities even when staffing is limited. The committee discussed how volunteers would be selected and whether every school would have someone available, and DOE said schools currently rely on health attendants, nurses, and trained volunteers. The committee also briefly discussed liability language and gross negligence exceptions. The hearing then moved to SB 2412, which would fund a bachelor’s degree program in sign language and sign language interpretation at UH Mānoa with a future master’s pathway. Testimony from interpreters, educators, and university officials emphasized the shortage of interpreters, the need to retain local talent, and the program’s role in building a pipeline; university representatives said the initial request would fund a faculty/staff position as a first step, with additional funding needed later. No final committee action or votes were announced in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're sending our kids who go to get, um, uh, committed in juvenile facilities.
• </c> get um, uh, committed in juvenile get um, uh, committed in juvenile facilities.<00:59:22.559><c>
• </c> existing building to serve juvenile existing building to serve juvenile justice justice justice
• But is this an opportunity to house the high acuity juvenile within this footprint?
• </c><01:04:01.119><c> within</c> to house the high acuity juvenile within to house the high acuity juvenile

Summary: The meeting began with routine business, including welcoming new committee member Senator Reginald Thomas, approving the minutes, and receiving a correspondence report on several information items. Those items included University of Kentucky research equipment funding, UK capital project funding using federal/private funds, debt issues from McGoffin County and Owen County school districts, lease modifications by the Division of Real Properties, asset preservation project revisions at Eastern Kentucky University and Northern Kentucky University, and Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA) information on Kentucky Wired critical infrastructure. The main discussion focused on a dispute over the Kentucky Wired communication shelters, or “huts,” and related payments under KCNA’s agreement with Asellicom/Excel. Brad Kilby of Asellicom testified that KCNA had not paid for the huts, that Asellicom had not received the alleged $8 million or any later payment, and that Asellicom remained the legal owner. Committee members pressed him on whether payment had been received, whether anyone else might have received it, and whether the lawsuit or dispute resolution process clarified the issue. Kilby said no payment had been received and that the matter was part of ongoing litigation. KCNA Executive Director Doug Hendricks and General Counsel Adam Atkins then testified. They said a certified check for $8.5 million was mailed in July, based on the Finance and Administration Cabinet secretary’s determination that $8.5 million was due under the model procurement code, even though KCNA had initially requested about $12 million to cover a worst-case estimate. They said the contract allowed payment in full or in tranches, that the huts were completed and operational, and that KCNA had not received documentation supporting Asellicom’s higher $10.1 million claim. Members expressed frustration over the missing check and the broader implications for Kentucky Wired, and one member requested that the committee obtain all agency requests related to KCNA/Kentucky Wired since inception; the co-chairs said they would look into making that information available. No formal vote was taken on the dispute during the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• I am the juvenile division supervisor at the Office of the Public Defender, so I'm testifying in that
• ><c> supervisor</c><00:34:53.599><c> at</c> am the juvenile division supervisor at am the juvenile division
• Accordingly, OHA advocates for a close examination of the juvenile justice system as a pipeline into
• Next, we have testimony from Rick Collins, the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council, on Zoom, not
• Justice State Advisory Council Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council on<00:37:46.680><c> Zoom,</c>

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures. SB 1296 HD1, relating to disaster recovery, would exempt reconstruction of lawfully constructed structures damaged or destroyed in a declared disaster from special management area permits under certain conditions. OPSD, DLNR, the County of Maui, Front Street Recovery, and the Grassroot Institute supported the bill, saying it would speed rebuilding after disasters like the Maui fires; one witness noted the bill would not cover shoreline parcels unless amended, and members asked about the five-year rebuild window, the meaning of “lawfully constructed,” and whether unlawful structures were excluded. Testimony was also heard on SB 1413, which would allow the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to dispose of abandoned property in federal public housing projects after notice and within five days; HPHA said the bill would help address illegal dumping and clarify procedures. SB 31 HD1, concerning discriminatory restrictive covenants, was briefly described and had support from the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission and comments from the Uniform Law Commission, with no in-person testimony. The committee then heard SB 1341, which would add HEMA and the Office of Homeland Security to agencies allowed to review energy industry information and would expand the program’s emergency-management purpose. The Hawaii State Energy Office supported the measure, saying the data is important for emergency response and fuel-supply planning. SB 10008 HD1 would authorize counties to adopt ordinances enforcing accessible parking space requirements and clarify county enforcement of EV-related parking provisions; the Disability and Communication Access Board strongly supported the accessible-parking provisions, saying current enforcement is weak, while noting section three on EV spaces is already largely in statute and could be struck if the committee preferred. Tina Yamaki of the Retail Merchants of Hawaii testified in opposition. Finally, the committee heard SB 1028 SD1 HD1, which would eliminate fees, fines, and court costs for offenses committed by minors, discharge existing related debt, limit community service for minors to 72 hours, and repeal certain penalties tied to minors and their parents or guardians. The Office of the Public Defender, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council, Community Alliance on Prisons, and DebtFree Justice Hawaii supported the bill, arguing that youth fines burden families, worsen poverty, and disproportionately affect Native Hawaiian youth. The Department of the Attorney General offered comments, raising possible constitutional title issues because the current draft incorporates material from HB 129 and includes sections that may relate more to restitution or curfew than to fines and fees; supporters responded that the title is sufficient and cited case law. No votes or final actions were taken on the measures in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary, including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, District Courts, Juvenile
• expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary, including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, District Courts, Juvenile
• increases for justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the Court of Appeal, district courts, juvenile

Bills: HB1 , HB2 , HB3 , HB312 , HB313 , HB314 , HB383 , HB983 , HB1126 , HCR3

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: bond authorization, capital improvement, general obligation bonds, financial management, state treasury, revenue sharing, fund distribution, homestead exemption, state funding, local government

Transcript Highlights:

• Many of these crimes are committed by juveniles, some as young as 12 years old.
• some as young are committed by juveniles some as young as<00:11:13.680><c> 12</c><00:11:14.000><c> years
• I don't know of anyone else that can—he is a walking encyclopedia of juvenile crime activities.
• vehicle with juveniles in it we<00:19:22.960><c> assisted</c><00:19:23.640><c> them</c><00:19:24.640
• </c> the juvenile the juvenile uh<00:20:59.880><c> fled</c><00:21:00.799><c> and</c><00:21:01.000><c>

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1734, a bill to be entitled an act relating to juvenile justice.
• SB 1734 deals with juvenile probation officers and juvenile detention officers, and it calls them officers
• Committee Substitute for House Bill 1153, a bill to be entitled an act relating to juvenile justice.
• Committee Substitute for House Bill 1153, a bill to be entitled an act relating to juvenile justice.
• probation and juvenile detention officers.

Transcript Highlights:

• Domestic Violence, Californians United for Responsible Budget, Transitions Clinic Network, Center on Juvenile
• Matt was residing in the youth shelter, and the county welfare agency did not recommend opening a juvenile
• They play an important role in child welfare, behavioral health, and juvenile justice systems.
• They play an important role in child welfare, behavioral health, and juvenile justice systems.
• I turned myself in to Juvenile Hall, and Rancho accepted me back.

Committee: House Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill will give particularly military dependents, juveniles, the opportunity, if they get in legal
• Is it only regarding juvenile law? Representative Maney, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Federal court doesn't have a juvenile program.
• They have a young adult offender program, but not a juvenile program.
• This bill is designed to keep juveniles from getting federal criminal records.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Reverend Jesse Jackson and Joseph Di Alessandro, the Pledge of Allegiance, and announcements confirming a quorum. Members also adopted the special order report and recognized several guests in the gallery, including former Speaker Dan Webster and law enforcement and civic visitors. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar of bills, mostly on third reading, with several measures passing unanimously or by wide margins. Among the bills considered were measures on civil procedure and estates, including C.S. HB 1407 on commencement of civil actions, HB 895 on trustee settlement and discharge, C.S. HB 1337 on estates, HB 131 on curators of estates, and C.S. HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over military installations. The House also passed C.S. HB 441 on conservation lands, which would lengthen notice and increase transparency for land swaps involving conservation property, and C.S. CS HB 919 on commercial service airports, which created a statutory definition for major airports and preempted local naming authority for several airports. HB 919 drew extensive debate over the proposed naming of Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald J. Trump, with amendments to delay or alter the naming failing before the bill passed. Other bills approved included HB 409 requiring K-12 schools to observe Veterans Day, CS HB 461 allowing certain students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours, CS HB 1115 creating grants for genetic counseling education, HB 569 revising forensic client services, CS HB 505 regulating virtual currency kiosks to address fraud, and HB 271 on foreign and alien bail bond insurers. The House also passed HB 191 on re-employment assistance eligibility verification after extended questioning about its effects on benefits, appeals, and suitable work standards. One bill, CS HB 243 on electric bicycles, was temporarily postponed, and CS HB 1073 on school districts was also postponed.

Transcript Highlights:

• Is it only regarding juvenile law? Representative Maney, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Federal court doesn't have a juvenile program.
• They have a young adult offender program, but not a juvenile program.
• This bill is designed to keep juveniles from getting federal criminal records.
• or administer the juvenile case in state court, be able to have jurisdiction because they're still in

Transcript Highlights:

• In current law, there are only two exceptions for resentencing and recall of juveniles who have been
• I'm Marissa Harris, a professor and clinic director at Loyola Law School Center for Juvenile Law and
• The people contemplated in this bill are juveniles, so people under the age of 18 who were sentenced
• The recall and resentencing law in California was enacted to allow juveniles who have been sentenced
• The recall and resentencing law in California was enacted to allow juveniles who have been sentenced

Summary: The Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety met with several bills on the agenda, beginning with AB 1741 by Assembly Member Pacheco, which would allow felony prosecution of sexual battery committed during a residential break-in. Supporters, including Riverside County prosecutors and victim services staff, said current law leaves some home-invasion sexual assaults as misdemeanors when intent to commit another felony cannot be proven; opponents from public defender and civil liberties groups argued the bill was unnecessary, vague, and overbroad. After discussion, the committee passed AB 1741 to Appropriations as amended. The committee then heard AB 1701 by Assembly Member DeMaio, which would bar recall and resentencing for juveniles convicted of school shootings. Supporters framed it as a narrow public-safety measure in response to the Santana High School shooting and the potential resentencing of the shooter; opponents argued it was overly broad, ineffective as deterrence, and inconsistent with juvenile rehabilitation principles. The committee ultimately voted the bill out to Appropriations, but it later failed on the final roll call when members added on their positions. AB 1743 by Assembly Member Wix proposed allowing local governments, state agencies, and higher education institutions to request firearm trace data from DOJ for research and policy purposes. Supporters said the data could help identify trafficking patterns and inform evidence-based gun violence prevention, while opponents said trace data only shows the first lawful retail sale and could mislead policymakers or burden DOJ. The bill was passed to Appropriations. AB 1716 by Assembly Member Stefani, supported by UC and victim advocates, would let CalVCB reimburse tuition costs for college students whose education is disrupted by sexual violence; it passed to Appropriations after a strong debate over victim compensation. AB 1667 by Assembly Member Burner, adding fentanyl to the serious felony list for furnishing to a minor, also passed after emotional testimony from a bereaved parent and law enforcement support, despite opposition from drug policy and civil liberties groups. The committee adopted a consent calendar including AB 1549, AB 1681, AB 1723, and AB 1737, while AB 1538 and AB 1727 were pulled by their authors. In the final tally, AB 1701 and AB 1723 failed on the floor add-on roll call, while AB 1716, AB 1741, AB 1743, and AB 1667 advanced.

Transcript Highlights:

• With California's legislative support, we have seen improvement in how children in the juvenile courts
• county social worker does not respond to their self-petition and gives the court discretion to open a juvenile
• Advocates believe that because Matt was residing at the shelter, the county did not commence the juvenile
• Because he was allowed to stay for up to 90 days, the county did not commence the juvenile dependency
• So I did a lot of work in the juvenile court, both in terms of the 300 and 600 petitions.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• Judges of the juvenile and probation officers need training and clear referral options so we are not
• ><00:26:03.760><c> the</c> training um people who work in the training um people who work in the juvenile
• prison system and uh we are juvenile prison system and uh we are actually<00:26:07.920><c> asked</c>
• Judges of the juvenile is so important.
• Judges of the juvenile and<00:27:59.400><c> probation</c><00:28:00.040><c> officers</c><00:28:00.840>

Bills: HCR18 , HCR32 , HCR35 , HCR105 , HCR173

Committee: House Health

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SCR 21 SD1, which asks Hawaii Health Systems Corporation’s East Hawaii Regional Health Care System to study the feasibility of a rural health clinic or similar access point for the Volcano community. Testimony in strong support came from HHSC representatives, Volcano residents, the Volcano Health Collaborative, the Rotary Club of Volcano, and others, who said the area has a clear need and that local primary and urgent care would align with regional plans. HHSC said it had already looked at the area, found no suitable temporary buildings, and would need a longer-term, capital-intensive solution, but that the study could help accelerate next steps. The committee then took up SCR 50 SD1, proposing a Hawaii Health Plan Working Group to design a basic affordable health plan for residents. Dr. Jack Lewin of SHIPTA said the state faces a growing uninsured population and argued for a short-term, lower-cost plan focused on preventive and primary care, drawing on the old State Health Insurance Plan as a possible model. Members asked about whether that prior program still exists and whether the working group should include the Hawaii Medical Association and Hawaii Primary Care Association; Dr. Lewin said the statute still exists but is unfunded, and that the group should be inclusive. The Department of Labor and other organizations also provided comments. For SCR 75 SD1, which urges a coordinated interdepartmental effort to reduce fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, Dr. Lewin and others said prevention, prenatal screening, and early intervention are needed because FASD is often hidden until later problems appear. Amanda from Hawaii FASD Action Group said current implementation under Act 192 is still largely a landscape analysis and that Hawaii lacks the infrastructure and specialists for a full system. Darlene Chance Govor urged adding the judiciary as a partner so juvenile justice and probation staff can be trained and referral pathways improved, while the Department of Health said it supports prevention but prefers a broader, systems-based approach focused on child needs and upstream care. The Disability Rights Center supported the resolution and asked for an earlier reporting date. The committee also heard SCR 149 SD1, which seeks an informal working group to address complex patients with multiple diagnoses involving substance use, mental health, or chronic physical illness. The Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition and Ke Nui Malo strongly supported the measure, saying current siloed systems leave people bouncing between medical, mental health, and substance use providers without coordinated care, often ending up in crisis, emergency rooms, or the justice system. They said integrated residential care and a coordinated working group could improve outcomes and align with federal funding opportunities. The transcript ended before any final vote or action on the measures was announced, and SCR 109 was noted as withdrawn from the agenda.