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• So the standard permit itself.
• This is for compliance with standard permits for concrete batch plan.
• It was the standard was reduced from 12 micrograms to 9 micrograms. cubic meter.
• The standard permit for concrete batch plants, the standard permit's a mechanism for minor sources such
• The person who raised the questions of her qualifications.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Before you, House Bill 362 is an expansion of the judicial carry standards to retired municipal judges
• 2977 or the other one we're presenting, 3298, is a bill that would standardize interviews with judges
• and the standards for doing that in Oklahoma.
• What this bill does is it sets guidelines for the qualifications for the director of cleat.
• What this bill does is it deals with also the qualifications of the Dlc director.

Bills: HB1322, HB2015, HB2933, HB2941, HB2959, HB2977, HB2981, HB3040, HB3055, HB3062, HB3087, HB3115, HB3134, HB3244, HB3297, HB3298, HB3299, HB3304, HB3319, HB3321, HB3322, HB3323, HB3345, HB3407, HB3471, HB3497, HB3500, HB3505, HB3544, HB3581, HB3648, HB3755, HB3764, HB3765, HB3767, HB3906, HB3974, HB3982, HB4104, HB4105, HB4106, HB4107, HB4108, HB4126, HB4130, HB4139, HB4144, HB4170, HB4202, HB4226, HB4227, HB4236, HB4260, HB4343

Keywords: domestic violence, offenders registry, public safety, law enforcement, victim protection, conviction records, landlord, tenant rights, rental agreement, housing safety, tenant protections, insurance regulation, homeowner claims, premium discounts, catastrophe mitigation, civil penalties, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting

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• So there is no real standards now. Now EPA has toxicological standards.
• When standards fail to vulnerable.
• Now EPA has real standards now. Now EPA has toxicological<00:16:06.560> standards.
• the national standards are. the national standards are.
• of national standards by the EPA. of national standards by the EPA.

Bills: SB2064, SB2662, SB2862, SB2343, SB2075, SB2781, SB2927, SB3068, SB3015, SB2929, SB2938, SB3230, SB3249, SB3332, SB3216

Keywords: state architect, construction projects, design approvals, building codes, state agency oversight, government accountability, external consultants, procurement reform, cost efficiency, in-house expertise, gubernatorial appointments, senate confirmation, executive branch, accountability, civil service, SB2343, Hawaii Legislature, regular session, lengthened session, continuous legislature

Summary: The committee met on February 12, 2026, to take decision-making on measures previously heard earlier in the month. Several bills were deferred indefinitely or set for later discussion, including SB 2064 on the Office of the State Architect, SB 3068 on procurement, and SB 3216 after its contents were moved into another measure. SB 2862 on gubernatorial appointments, SB 2781, and SB 315 were all deferred to Tuesday, February 17 at 3 p.m. in Room 225 for further work. The committee also noted that if technical problems interrupted the meeting, it would reconvene later for outstanding decision-making. The committee passed SB 2343 on the Legislature with amendments incorporating language from SB 3216, technical changes, and a defective date of 2525. SB 2075 was advanced as a Senate draft 1 after amendments responding to constitutional concerns raised by the attorney general and SPO. SB 2927 on procurement was also passed with amendments clarifying debriefing requirements and adding technical changes, and SB 2938 on search and rescue was amended to place the position in Hima rather than the Governor’s office before being adopted. SB 3249 on procurement protests was amended to remove the term "frivolous," reduce the forfeiture to half the bond amount, and note unresolved issues, then adopted. The committee also took up SB 3332 on state-funded travel, amending it to remove certain lines, report travel by position number to protect confidentiality, remove subsection G, and add a defective date of 2525; it was adopted. SB 2929 on public notice was amended into a pilot project for counties with populations between 100,000 and 175,000, with a year-end report to the Legislature, and was adopted. Later, the committee returned to SB 2094 on environmental action levels, heard testimony from the Department of Health in support of its current scientific process and from an environmental caucus witness in strong support of the bill’s transparency and petition provisions, and then deferred decision-making to February 17 at 3 p.m. in Room 225. In the joint hearing portion, SB 3233 on agricultural workforce housing drew generally supportive testimony from ADC, the Farm Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, the Hawaii Farmers Union, and the State Procurement Office, with concerns focused on clarity, flexibility for smaller farms, and avoiding concentration of benefits in one large operation. The committee ultimately recommended passing SB 3233 with the State Procurement Office’s clarifying amendments and the Hawaii Farmers Union’s amendment to ensure workforce housing incentives benefit multiple farmers, and the measure was adopted.

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• efficiency including rolling back energy efficiency including rolling back energy efficiency standards
• standards standards withdrawing<00:20:42.120> from<00:20:42.280> the<00:20:42.400>
• The bill also establishes the qualifications, term of office, and voting rights of the student member
• The bill also establishes the qualifications, term of office, and voting rights of the student member
• to qualifications for CFO positions,<01:15:35.480> and<01:15:35.600> it<01:15:35.640><

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, April 6, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, received an invocation from Pastor Shannon Watkins of Souls One Outreach Cathedral in Cumberland, and welcomed several guests and student pages. The chamber also announced the week’s schedule for the final days of session, including likely double sessions later in the week and a possible Saturday hold. Administrative items included the reading of House messages, a favorable executive nominations report that was special ordered for Tuesday, and the introduction of several House bills and Senate bills on the calendar. The main floor debate centered on Senate Bill 841, the Utility Relief Reducing Energy Load Information for Every Family Act. Senators discussed energy affordability, ratepayer relief, utility costs, data center growth, in-state generation, and the role of programs such as RGGI, EmPower, and the RPS. Supporters said the bill provides a comprehensive short- and long-term response, including consumer transparency and low-income relief, while critics argued it did not go far enough and should have included stronger relief or pauses on renewable energy mandates. After debate and several explanations of vote, the Senate passed SB 841 by a constitutional majority, 38-affirmative votes. Earlier in the session, Senate Bill 213 on state procurement transparency and procedures also passed with 40 affirmative votes. After SB 841 passed, the Senate took up House Bill 1532, a conforming companion to the utility relief measure. The committee offered an amendment to align HB 1532 with SB 841, the amendment was adopted without objection, and the bill then passed on third reading. Senators who explained their votes largely echoed the same themes from the SB 841 debate, with some emphasizing the need for more relief and others stressing the bill’s broader policy changes and regional energy-market constraints.

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• So New Hampshire HIFA's existing board has certain statutory qualifications, right?
• statutory qualifications, right? statutory qualifications, right?
• That definition of bond has been revised to meet the modern standards of what the legal definitions of
• So, it seemed to me like we were dumbing down standards and who was going to be doctors.
• <00:39:29.839> and certification operational standards and certification operational standards

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We are live at 9:00 a.m. on January 6th, 2026, for the purposes of budget briefings, kind of our standard
• the the sorry, the minimum qualification the the sorry, the minimum qualification requirements<00
• So, um, we anticipate it's not only the classification and the qualifications and the minimum qualifications
• And yeah, again, just some standard: how are you folks dealing with the current restrictions?
• <01:44:45.760> as resources meet division one standards as resources meet division one standards

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• The authority will make rules and qualification, not qualification.
• Who breaks the public standard? And with what public standard? Mr.
• No one is promulgating new standards requiring anybody to take any vaccine that is not already standard
• However, after July 1st, we would revert back to the federal standard, and so whatever that standard
• The standard would follow federal law, but the New Mexico standard for Medicaid would follow state law

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• into the office first and allow them to make those decisions about who should have the right qualifications
• To create the organizational structure and decide what qualifications the staff members should have.
• And so in terms of the, of the child advocate, um, I don't, and I don't know if there are qualifications
• Yes, they, they have certain qualifications.
• for the child advocate in the law and the authorizing statute for CYFD has no qualifications for the

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• <00:10:29.600> in think having a high high standard in think having a high high standard in
• um adopt or consider higher standards um adopt or consider higher standards than<00:20:44.400>
• /c><00:22:03.919> uh mean again higher standards uh mean again higher standards uh agriculture
• Um, this program has income qualifications. So it's not for every homeowner.
• So it's not for every qualifications.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 449 relating to economic development, HB 1006 relating to the Agribusiness Development Corporation, and then began HB 1467 relating to housing resiliency. On HB 449, Director Wayne Enoy of the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation and several business groups, including the Chamber of Commerce and Hawaii Food Industry Association, testified in strong support. They said the measure would help local manufacturers and tech-focused businesses adapt to uncertainty around tariffs and federal funding pauses, diversify Hawaiʻi’s economy, and expand workforce training and apprenticeship efforts tied to innovation and manufacturing. The bulk of the discussion focused on HB 1006 and proposed agritourism authority for ADC. ADC, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and other supporters said agritourism can be a value-added tool that helps farmers diversify income while keeping agriculture as the primary use of the land. One testifier opposed the bill’s direction without stronger guardrails, urging that a high percentage of revenue or land use remain tied to actual agricultural production. Committee members questioned ADC and Farm Bureau witnesses about how much land should remain in production, whether agritourism could expand on public lands, how enforcement would work, and whether responsibilities should be shifted from the Department of Agriculture’s marketing functions to ADC. Witnesses said ADC currently has no tenants engaged in agritourism, but would support standards, annual reporting, site visits, and the ability to reclaim land if production requirements are not met. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided. After concluding HB 1006 testimony and questions, the committee moved on to HB 1467 and called the first witness, Luke Meyers, before the transcript ended.

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• They have intense qualifications, including income limits, requiring eligibility and certification through
• They have uh intense qualifications<00:30:55.919> including<00:30:56.640> income<00:30:
• 57.840> limits qualifications including income limits qualifications including income limits um
• Uh, and in addition to all of our standard help from Senate Counsel, Research, Fiscal, and Analysis,
• <01:10:47.440> help in addition to all of our standard help in addition to all of our standard

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• of targeted market equity increase to distinguish legislatively authorized equity programs from standard
• of targeted market equity increase to distinguish legislatively authorized equity programs from standard
• . background check requirements, and optional preferred qualifications.
• If not, the employee's accrual rate reverts to the... ...standard schedule.
• Those are not new standards or new programs created by the administrative rules.

Keywords: 908, all

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• council to have around qualifications council to have around qualifications for<00:05:24.000>
• But no, um, I am 60 and if someone were to assault me, then they would be held to a higher standard of
• But no, um, I am 60 and if someone were to assault me, then they would be held to a higher standard of
• But no, um, I am 60 and if someone were to assault me, then they would be held to a higher standard of
• <00:19:03.440> of to a higher standard of to a higher standard of elder<00:19:05.679> abuse

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee heard a series of gubernatorial nominations, primarily to the State Rehabilitation Council, the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs (PABEA), the Hawaii State LGBTQ+ Commission, and the Center for Nursing Advisory Board. Nominees included Patrick Gartside, Judith Daniels, James Montgomery (not present), Christine Park, Tammy Napoleon, Scott Spelina, Roy Katsuda, and Dr. Sylvia Rom. Each nominee described their background and why they wanted to serve, with recurring themes of disability advocacy, vocational rehabilitation, nursing workforce development, elder issues, and LGBTQ+ health and community support. Department of Human Services and Executive Office on Aging representatives generally testified in strong support of the nominees and emphasized their qualifications and relevance to the boards’ missions. Members and agency witnesses also discussed substantive policy issues during the nominations. For PABEA nominee Scott Spelina, the committee asked about a bill involving strict liability and elder abuse-related criminal penalties; Spelina supported the approach, saying it would be easier to enforce and better protect seniors. For other nominees, testimony highlighted the need for stronger rehabilitation services, qualified vocational rehabilitation counselors, adult education partnerships, and nursing recruitment and retention, especially on Kauaʻi. Dr. Sylvia Rom’s nomination drew broad support from commission members and community supporters, with testimony focusing on LGBTQ+ health, gender-expansive youth, and intersectional advocacy. No final votes were taken during the hearing. The chair repeatedly stated that decision-making would be deferred until later in the calendar, and in some cases until the nominee was present or quorum was available. One nomination, James Montgomery, was skipped because he was not present on Zoom, and Kevin Nakamura’s nomination was also deferred to a later date. The committee accepted written and oral testimony and generally moved through the nominations without questions from members.

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• standard of of documentation<00:30:26.799> too.
• standardized criteria that you're using? standardized criteria that you're using?
• That's standard across the cost.
• are met on top of that qualifications are met on top of that qualifications orders<00:55:29.599>
• them to um submit for um qualification them to um submit for um qualification for<01:15:02.239><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission to study special education costs under SB 57 met for its second meeting, with members introducing themselves and reviewing background materials on New Hampshire special education identification rates, NAEP results, and a Wall Street Journal article about the rise in autism diagnoses. The chair explained that the commission is examining special education aid formulas, including how New Hampshire’s current catastrophic aid threshold works and how changes to that threshold might affect school districts, but noted that the needed data on how many students would shift into the aid system at lower thresholds is not yet available. The main testimony came from Henry Litman of HHS on Medicaid reimbursement in schools. He explained that school-based Medicaid funding is tied to health-related services, not all special education services, and that federal rules are changing in state fiscal year 2027. Under the new approach, schools will move away from an in-kind methodology to a certified public expenditure model that may also allow recovery of some overhead costs, such as support staff time. He said the state won a federal grant to help build the new system, hired a vendor, and is setting up training and a help center for districts. Members asked about why Medicaid claims have declined and whether districts are leaving money on the table. Litman said claims are down about 25% from pre-pandemic levels, with declines tied to federal and state rule changes, documentation requirements, provider qualification rules, and the end of temporary pandemic flexibilities. He said some districts adapted better than others depending on local medical-provider access and administrative capacity. He also said the new federal legislation does not directly affect schools, while New Hampshire’s return to pre-pandemic eligibility rules has reduced enrollment somewhat. No votes were taken, and the discussion ended with agreement that the commission needs better data to determine how much special education spending is truly Medicaid-eligible and whether additional legislation is needed.

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• <00:12:31.959> we some issues for plan qualification we some issues for plan qualification
• <01:06:20.760> for inserting um a appropriate standards for inserting um a appropriate standards
• And they also recommended inserting appropriate standards, and they provided draft standards in the written
• I haven't seen their language, but we are comfortable with putting in standards for grants.
• This hearing is adjourned. the standards for the application of the standards for the application of

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• to the San Diego Police Department was in accordance with his duties, the law, and professional standards
• Our standards of character could not have fallen so low that they can be dismissed as...
• Scott's qualifications. He has no experience with customs facilitation or enforcement. Mr.
• And it was standard procedure? Yes, sir. And did you do anything in the investigation?
• The standard I'm asking you about is very, very clear.

Keywords: Customs and Border Protection, Rodney Scott, border security, asylum, transparency, Hernandez Rojas, migrant treatment, public testimony

Summary: The meeting centered on the nomination of Rodney Scott to serve as the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Throughout the session, various senators expressed concerns regarding CBP's recent practices, including issues related to border security and the treatment of migrants. Questions were raised about Scott's involvement in previous incidents, particularly surrounding the controversial death of Mr. Hernandez Rojas while in custody, which sparked a heated discussion about accountability and transparency in current border policies. Senators emphasized the importance of balancing efficient border security with humane treatment of individuals seeking asylum.

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• on the West Coast, in West Haven, so I know firsthand the extraordinary care—really, it's a gold standard
• The standard of care that our veterans' facilities provide, particularly in the area of mental health
• But if we were to write up the qualifications for a VA Administrator...
• And I'm going to encourage all of our employees to get to that standard. Thank you. I better check.
• It is about raising standards.

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• And so what she did in the veto, though, that was interesting, is left in a new standard that tracks
• the standard that's used for higher ed and that's used in the Interstate Stream Commission, that says
• It establishes basic qualifications, assures representation for a spectrum of stakeholders through a
• It establishes basic qualifications, assures representation for a spectrum of stakeholders, that's applicants
• Drabel said, to just avoid the situation where you've got someone who really doesn't have the qualifications

Bills: SB104, SJR3, SM3

Keywords: wildlife commission, removal procedures, malfeasance, appointed officials, governance, education reform, public education, state board of education, superintendent, chartering authority, constitutional amendment, policy setting, insects, insect workshop, insect identification, ecology, monitoring, management, pollinators, pollination

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• These standards have been in place for many years.
• For whatever reason, those standards were lax during the pandemic.
• Work programs, or if they meet the qualifications, they can return as an independent contractor.
• Some employees providing that service, then it is a standard job in that of employees.
• And does somebody look through it and say, Oh, yes, this meets the qualifications?

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• standards.
• If your house or your rental does not meet up to standards through HUD standards, then it doesn't meet
• the standard.
• It is not up to HUD standards.
• I'm not going to get it up to HUD standards, and I've got lead paint.

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• Set a threshold as a legislative body or the essentially the qualifications to what you have to qualify
• We are investing public trust dollars, and the standard should be higher for those reasons.
• Develop a standardized form to commence garnishments and it changes the days on to which the time of
• That's why you're holding them to the same standard as other healthcare providers.
• So, do you feel like this would be a really good way for us to be Able to get that qualification in.

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights