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• ,</c> that our qualification requirements, that our qualification requirements, there<00:14:13.160><c
• </c><00:34:44.840><c> 18</c> accountant three and it requires 18 accountant three and it requires 18
• So, we try to give them enough time to get those required documents before we collect them in.
• So, we try to give them enough time to get those required documents before we collect them in.
• So, we try to give them enough time to get those required documents before we collect them in.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• And so this bill removes the requirement of the State Board of Education to require all health and...
• And so this bill removes the requirement of the State Board of Education to require all health and The
• bill removes the requirement that the State Board of Education require all health education instruction
• that they are complying with that requirement.
• SCR 1020, schools, biological sex requirements.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• </c> This statement is no longer required. This statement is no longer required.
• have to require an additional step from have to require an additional step from their<03:41:06.800><c
• , our fiscal requirements.
• , our fiscal requirements.
• </c> health, and safety requirements. health, and safety requirements.

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard HB 1334, which would remove the Education Freedom Account scholarship organization’s authority to approve “any other educational expense” under the EFA statute. The prime sponsor, Representative Porchelli, said the bill would narrow the law to the specifically listed qualifying expenses, avoid broad interpretation, and shift any questions to the Department of Education or the legislative oversight committee. In response to questions, she said she did not think the open-ended category had been needed and that the statute already clearly lists allowable expenses. A representative of the Children’s Scholarship Fund testified in opposition, saying the category is used rarely but is important for unusual cases, especially students with special needs, and that removing it could create unintended consequences. After testimony, the chair closed the hearing on HB 1334. The committee then heard HB 1513, which would move several EFA reporting and oversight requirements from administrative rules and the contract with the Children’s Scholarship Fund into statute. Representative Porchelli said the bill would consolidate existing requirements on timely responses to oversight requests, publication of expense reports by category and provider, and transmission of eligibility and enrollment data to the Department of Education. She described the bill as mostly a clarification and transparency measure rather than a substantive policy change. Members asked about the meaning of “timely access,” the 45-day deadline, whether the contract already covered these duties, and whether the scholarship organization had ever failed to comply. The Children’s Scholarship Fund said it had generally met the 45-day deadline, had not knowingly refused information requests, and that the quarterly reporting requirement could add cost; the sponsor said the DOE had provided guidance and was neutral. The hearing on HB 1513 was then closed. Finally, the committee heard HB 1256, which would repeal the state librarian’s authority to award scholarships for graduate library school attendance at American Library Association-accredited schools. Representative Drago said the law was unnecessary because the state does not currently have a state librarian, scholarships are not typically granted by statute, and he objected to the ALA accreditation requirement and what he described as the association’s political advocacy. In questions, he clarified that the bill targets the accreditation requirement rather than a specific school and said he did not think the state should direct taxpayer-funded scholarships toward ALA-accredited programs. A member raised First Amendment concerns, but the sponsor said the issue was not speech itself, only the use of taxpayer dollars and state law to support that direction. The transcript cuts off before any vote or final action on HB 1256.

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• </c> agreement is that you can't be required agreement is that you can't be required to<00:41:20.880>
• </c> it about waving graduation requirements? it about waving graduation requirements?
• Federal requirement<01:08:25.279><c> or</c><01:08:25.520><c> state</c><01:08:25.759><c> requirements<
• /c><01:08:26.239><c> about</c> requirement or state requirements about requirement or state requirements
• of state requirements and they have lot of state requirements and they have to<01:12:50.719><c> do</c

Bills: HF630 , HF1435 , HF1607

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: short-call substitute, substitute teacher, substitute teaching license, pilot program, teacher shortage, education workforce, school district, charter school, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, background check, paraprofessional, education support personnel, temporary license, substitute training, retaliation, teacher pay, daily substitute pay, Minnesota education law, education innovation

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• The House bill relative to the minimum age requirement for original appointment as a police officer for
• An act relative to the maximum age requirement for the original appointment as a police officer for the
• An act relative to raising the age requirement for entrance to the Boston Police Academy, House Number
• An act relative to waiving the maximum age requirement for police officers for Matthew Cummings, House
• Separate votes are required.

Summary: The House convened, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and received a Senate petition concerning certain property in Lowell, which was concurred in after suspension of Joint Rule 12 and referred to the Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling then reported several bills for House consideration, including measures designating October 15 as Pregnancy and Infancy Loss Awareness Day, addressing security bonds, police appointment age requirements in Worcester and Boston, a Somerville net-zero emissions standard for new buildings and major renovations, a waiver of the maximum age requirement for a police officer applicant, maintenance of pre-employment physical exam records in Peabody, smart meters, and an additional alcohol license for Bridgewater. The House suspended Rule 7A, gave the listed bills second reading, and ordered them to a third reading. The chamber also welcomed former Pennsylvania House Speaker Dennis M. O'Brien as a guest of Speaker Mariano. Several bills were then taken up for final action, including a bill naming the Wheeler Park Tennis Courts as the Kim O'Connell Tennis Courts, for which the emergency preamble was adopted, and a bill enacting the membership of the select board in the town of Munson, which was passed to be enacted. A gubernatorial message recommending legislation on Massachusetts winning global investment, talent, and innovation was filed and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. The House adopted an order to meet again the following Thursday at 11 a.m. and then adjourned. No recorded roll-call votes or substantive opposition were noted in the transcript beyond voice votes and the emergency-preamble count.

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• The House bill requiring the reporting of satisfaction of judgments awarding money damages, House No.
• The House bill directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for
• An act requiring the reporting of satisfaction of judgments awarding money damages, House No. 1767.
• An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police
• An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police

Keywords: 1212, all

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• The House bill directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for
• The House bill directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for
• An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police
• An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police
• An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police

Summary: The House received a gubernatorial message recommending legislation to finance long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges, which was referred to the Committee on Transportation. The House also acted on several Rules Committee reports extending reporting deadlines for the Labor and Workforce Development and Revenue committees, and it suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow consideration of a petition by Rep. Mindy Domb concerning disclosure of consumer information related to tariffs. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee reported several local and special bills for House consideration, including measures to waive age requirements for Boston and Haverhill police applicants, authorize continued employment for a Monterey police officer, and update expungement law. After suspending Rule 7A, the House ordered these bills to a third reading. The House then passed to be engrossed a bill waiving the age requirement for Rodney Alcindor to join the Boston Police Department, and it adopted an emergency preamble amendment before passing to be engrossed a sick leave bank bill for Marnie Jean Goldstein of the Department of Children and Families. The House adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and a special adjournment in memory of Robert S. Hargraves, a former member from Groton. The chamber then adjourned to meet the following day in formal session.

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• requiring So are employers requiring implants<00:15:24.480><c> today?
• :31.200><c> employers</c><00:15:31.640><c> in</c> requiring, but there are employers in requiring, but
• </c> uh that information is already required uh that information is already required to<01:04:06.040>
• 37.680><c> and</c> With those federal requirements and With those federal requirements and funding<01
• c><01:23:46.920><c> us</c> example, federal regulations require us example, federal regulations require

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> required hearings. required hearings.
• :56.400><c> mental</c><00:23:56.640><c> health</c> it does require the mental health it does require
• , required, required, and<00:51:38.440><c> then</c><00:51:38.640><c> one</c><00:51:38.960><c> item</c
• This without requiring posted signage.
• So, this bill would require DHS to apply for and implement a waiver to extend certification requirements

Bills: SB709 , SB2089 , SB2090 , SB2108 , SB2211 , SB2250 , SB2325 , SB2803 , SB2866 , SB3245

Committee: House Human Services & Homelessness

Keywords: mental health, crisis intervention, assisted community treatment, treatment orders, law enforcement training, public safety, court-ordered treatment, Medicaid, healthcare access, unlicensed professionals, supervised services, workforce development, mental health equity, child custody, evaluations, licensed counselors, family court, juvenile justice, waiver of jurisdiction, transfer to adult court

Summary: The committee heard SB 709 SD2, which would require the Department of Health to respond to reports involving persons with severe mental illness, assess eligibility for assisted community treatment, and coordinate treatment when appropriate. Testimony from the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health supported the measure, with DOH saying it generally supported the bill but had comments on one section it viewed as unnecessary. The Department of Law Enforcement later explained that the bill would shift certification and standards for crisis intervention officer training from DOH to DLE, while still involving DOH in the training process. Opposition came from the Hawaii Disability Rights Center and an individual testifier, both of whom argued the bill expands state authority over people with mental illness and could worsen forced treatment practices. The Disability Rights Center also raised procedural concerns, saying the bill was effectively moved from a prior administration measure that had not been heard this session, and questioned whether the bill’s changes to assisted community treatment, blood tests, urinalysis, and living arrangements went beyond current law. The individual testifier argued the bill would further entrench harmful psychiatric drugging and urged the committee to defer it. Committee members questioned the administration about the bill’s process, the role of the Attorney General in treatment-over-objection proceedings, and the practical effects of moving CIT certification to DLE. The Attorney General’s office said the bill was intended to fill a gap by allowing it to assist with treatment proceedings, while public defenders would continue to represent respondents and due process protections would remain in place. DLE and DOH said the change would better align certification with law enforcement training needs, improve speed in crisis response, and still keep DOH involved; members also discussed whether WAM counted as a hearing and whether the bill should more explicitly preserve DOH’s role. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> required to allow MATS? required to allow MATS?
• a master level requirement.
• a master level requirement.
• </c> a one-sizefits-all training requirement a one-sizefits-all training requirement that<00:34:11.359
• </c><00:47:37.680><c> um</c> research um and generally requiring um research um and generally requiring

Bills: HF2433 , HF2434

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation, healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Amendment number two requires the Department of Revenue to provide to DOTD an annual report of sales
• Procedures for calculating estimated aviation fuel tax revenue as required by proposed law.
• Amendment number four requires private auditing firms which contract with the taxing authority to be
• Amendment number seven removes the requirement.
• Amendment number seven removes the requirement that interest and delinquency penalties stop occurring

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on May 5, 2026, and first considered Senate Bill 436 by Senator Cloud, which revises how annual aviation fuel estimates are calculated for the Aviation Trust Fund. Senator Cloud explained that the fund supports airport and aviation projects and is used to draw down federal matching dollars, but its credited amount has remained flat for years despite changing fuel sales. The committee adopted a set of amendments allowing DOTD’s Office of Multimodal Commerce to use federal and other public data sources, requiring annual sales tax collection reports from the Department of Revenue, and making a technical change. The bill was then reported favorably as amended, with several supporters’ cards entered into the record. The committee next took up House Bill 1039 by Representative Desotel, dealing with local sales and use tax audit procedures. Desotel said the bill was intended to improve fairness, transparency, and consistency in local audits, especially where businesses face multiple simultaneous audits by different parishes. A nine-amendment set was offered; after discussion, the committee adopted all amendments except Amendment 4, which would have required private auditing firms to be domiciled in Louisiana, and authorized staff to make technical changes. Members raised concerns about whether the bill could unintentionally encourage delays in audits and about whether audits in one parish could trigger audits in others. Desotel said the goal was to add guardrails without harming parish taxing authority, and the bill was reported as amended. Several witnesses and committee members spoke in support of stronger limits on repeated parish audits, describing the burden on businesses and the need for a more uniform process. Support cards were read into the record from multiple individuals and organizations, including the Louisiana Retailers Association and NFIB. Senate Bill 423 was then voluntarily deferred, and the committee adjourned after no further business.

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• This makes us one of only four states that require three or more years of practice.
• This makes us one of only four states that require three or more years of practice.
• You're still required to be a supervisor. You're still required to take a 12-hour course.
• the middle with the 28 other states that have a similar requirement.
• There are only four states that require more than three years.

Committee: House Emerging Issues

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It would require a 60-vote threshold out of the United States Senate in order to end these programs.
• One of the requirements is residency. And then under the, um, how?
• But there's no—I'm not seeing any requirements.
• Larson, citizenship is not a requirement for that law; citizenship or lawful presence is required.
• Larson, the second question, I guess, on the citizenship requirement— Mr.

Summary: The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved the January 15, 2026 minutes and then reviewed several administrative rule dockets. The Department of Health and Welfare presented a consolidation of federal welfare program rules into a single chapter covering TANF and LIHEAP, with the related standalone TANF and LIHEAP chapters then repealed. Members asked about the future of federal funding, citizenship and residency requirements, and how eligibility is verified; the department said the programs are federally created and funded, that Idaho law and federal law govern eligibility, and that citizenship status is checked through the Homeland Security SAVE system rather than self-declaration. The committee also approved a zero-based rewrite of the department’s records-use and disclosure rules, which the department said largely rely on existing state public records law, vital statistics statutes, and federal privacy law such as HIPAA. The Idaho Commission on Aging then presented a rewrite of its senior services and Older Americans Act rules and a repeal of a duplicative area agency on aging chapter; the director said the changes streamline language and remove rules already covered by federal law and contracts. The committee approved both aging-related dockets. All dockets considered were adopted by voice vote, with no opposition recorded. At the end of the meeting, members were told to leave rule notebooks for updating, and the chair announced a schedule change for the following week, moving one rules meeting from Monday to Tuesday while noting another rules meeting would be held the next day.

Transcript Highlights:

• It would require a 60-vote threshold out of the United States Senate in order to end these programs.
• One of the requirements is residency. And then under the, um, how? Senator Shippy: Thank you, Mr.
• One of the requirements is residency. And then under the, um, how?
• there's no, I'm not seeing any requirement for citizenship on TANF.
• Chairman, citizenship is not a requirement for that law.

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Reporting on the commission's activity is required, and the commission can accept gifts and grants, which
• So what this bill says is that is now required, but it may... But it's not required.
• So what this bill says is that is now required. But it makes sense.
• Since this is now required on the application, did you actually do it?
• When a company comes for an abatement and there are statutory requirements, they actually end up in a

Committee: Senate Revenue and Economic Development

Keywords: 909, all

Transcript Highlights:

• INCREASED PRICES BY CREATING A SOUTHERN STATE COMPACT BEFORE THE LABELING REQUIREMENT BECOMES LAW.
• TO BE CLEAR, THE BILL DOES NOT CHANGE THE CURRENT LAW IN ANY WAY ON REQUIREMENTS OR OBLIGATIONS.
• >> ARE THEY REQUIRED RIGHT NOW TO REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE?
• THE THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED OF THE CHARITY.
• IF THEY SAY YES, WE ARE ASKING THEM TO SET UP THAT TRANSPARENCY PIECE THAT THE LAW REQUIRES NOW.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I'm not talking about changing the size requirements; if the fish doesn't meet the size requirements,
• in place. meet the number requirements that are still there.
• Yes, so if you had a gig, you're required to have a license. Yes, sir.
• This bill would also provide criminal penalties for violating this requirement.
• This legislation would set some rules on how people that do that are required to remove it.

Bills: HB55 , HB212

Committee: House Agriculture and Forestry

Keywords: fishing, licensing, jubilee, Marine life, Alabama, regulations, HB212, aquatic plants, public waters, state waters, waterways, water management, aquatic vegetation, weed removal, vegetation control, lake management, river management, environmental regulation, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR

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• Requiring apprentices to be supervised by certified journeymen.
• Chávez, an act relating to health care, requiring the health care authority to promulgate and implement
• policies and procedures in licensed hospitals, creating a staffing advisory committee, and requiring
• Echocardiograms and electrocardiograms to the required tests for newborn infants who are at higher risk
• Requiring non-functional turf on state-owned or state-funded property that is removed to be replaced

Transcript Highlights:

• be required to practice be required to practice um<00:52:40.000><c> in</c><00:52:40.240><c> a</c><00
• </c><01:26:39.840><c> for</c> what information they they require for what information they they require
• I always wasn't required to come back.
• requires requires uh<03:06:22.880><c> district</c><03:06:23.359><c> court</c><03:06:23.760><c> if</c
• enforced um made then uh requirements enforced um made stricter<03:19:33.200><c> requirements</c><03

Committee: Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:51:51.000><c> the</c> beneficial measure also requires the beneficial measure also requires the
• </c><01:10:19.800><c> any</c> it wouldn't necessarily require any it wouldn't necessarily require any
• </c><01:48:29.119><c> contested</c> energy this measure requires contested energy this measure requires
• First up, we have the Attorney General. enforcement requirements for charitable enforcement requirements
• </c> applicant meets the requirements applicant meets the requirements established<03:27:46.319><c> by

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee met on February 12 at 2 p.m. and heard several measures related to corrections, re-entry, law enforcement, retirement benefits, and gun violence prevention. On HB 10002, which would extend the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission coordinator’s term and clarify unannounced inspection authority, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it had no objection to the term length or to 24/7 unannounced access. The commission’s chair, Commissioner Mark Patterson, asked for a longer term, saying the commission needs more time and stability to manage reform efforts after years without staff during COVID. Community Alliance on Prisons and Carolyn Eaton also supported a longer term, with both suggesting six years would better insulate the position from politics. The chair noted he had asked Chair Bot for background on the prior committee’s changes and said that could be discussed during decision-making. The committee then heard HB 67, which would require DCR to help inmates obtain civil identification documents such as IDs, birth certificates, and Social Security cards as soon as practicable, including for people in furlough or community placement programs. DCR said it supported the bill and described ongoing work with the city and county on ID machines and with agencies on certificates and Social Security cards. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Office of Public Defense all supported the measure, emphasizing that identification is essential for housing, employment, and successful re-entry and noting the disproportionate impact of incarceration on Native Hawaiians. On HB 1183, which would classify certain law enforcement administrators and Department of Law Enforcement employees as Class A members for retirement purposes, the Department of Human Resources Development, the Employees’ Retirement System, and the Department of Law Enforcement all supported the bill. DHRD said it would help recruitment and retention, ERS said it had technical amendments to suggest, and DLE said the change would help with succession planning and allow the governor to appoint the most qualified leader. The committee also heard HB 1045, an emergency appropriation bill to cover payroll fringe benefits for Department of Law Enforcement personnel after salary funding had been shifted to other departments; Budget and Finance and DLE explained the need for the supplemental funding, and no opposition was noted. Finally, the committee took up HB 664, which would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a grant program, a resource bank, and a special fund. The Attorney General recommended adding standards for grant awards and warned of overlap with the existing Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission, suggesting consolidation and repeal of the older commission to avoid duplication. Supporters included the Brady Campaign, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Hawaii, a physician, and an Army veteran, who argued the office would centralize data, coordinate prevention efforts, and help secure outside funding. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting 37 supporters, nine opponents, and three commenters, but no vote was taken during the hearing.