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HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JDC DEFER, JDC, JDC Public Hearings 02-27-2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • It makes firearms or rifles with the capacity to fire ammunition of .50 caliber or higher, excluding
  • This establishes that the chief of the State Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Unit of the Airports Division
  • The Fire Council will be the entity that gives the three names to the Director of Transportation to name
  • The chief of the State Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Unit of the Airports Division of the Department
  • The Fire Council will be the entity that gives the three names to the Director of Transportation to name
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Judiciary Committee met in decision-making only session and took up a series of bills, mostly approving them with amendments. SB 1032 on campaign finance passed with amendments to change the certification process for business entities, add a severability-type provision if foreign-influence conditions are struck down, and note a related Minnesota federal case. SB 401 on firearms passed with amendments to exclude shotguns, grandfather legally registered devices in place as of the effective date, and add committee report findings; SB 382 on procurement confidentiality passed as is; SB 598 extending deadlines for administrative driver’s license revocation review decisions passed as is; SB 771 on HHFDC board leadership passed as is; and SB 1318 clarifying water pollution enforcement jurisdiction passed as is. The committee also approved SB 1657 with an amendment removing authority to condemn public property, SB 1102 with an amendment making the Fire Council the source of nominees for the aircraft rescue fire fighting chief, and SB 100 with amendments replacing the original substance with a prohibition on fingerprinting nonprofit liquor-license board members during background checks and limiting the bill to counties under 500,000 population. SB 170 and SB 1296, both related to special management area exemptions for affordable housing and disaster-related reconstruction, passed with amendments incorporating Office of Planning, Sustainable Development, and Attorney General changes to narrow and clarify the exemptions. Finally, SB 363, a cleanup bill related to firearm parts and ghost gun laws, was considered with amendments that deleted a proposed new penalty section, revised existing firearms statutes, removed an unnecessary definition, and expanded penalties to include indeterminate imprisonment terms. Despite the amendments, the measure was not adopted because the Vice Chair voted no. The committee then adjourned and announced a later joint hearing with Ways and Means.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - House Appropriations

House Appropriations Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:
  • That would apply to these services, too, so parents and service providers know what they're dealing with
  • . ...apply to these services, too, so parents and service providers know what they're dealing with.
  • Chairman, they do not believe have stated the length of the debt service.
  • If you're assuming a debt service period of $20 to $20,000. Mr.
  • In forestry, because of ongoing fire issues, they would add another $20 million to the fire suppression
Summary: The Committee of Appropriations met on January 21, 2026, and first considered House Bill 2116, which would appropriate $1 million in fiscal year 2027 to the Colorado River Litigation Fund. The sponsor and Arizona Department of Water Resources both supported the bill, describing it as a backup measure to protect Arizona’s Colorado River entitlements if post-2026 negotiations among the basin states fail. Members discussed how the bill relates to the governor’s separate Colorado River Protection Fund proposal, and staff clarified the two funds serve different purposes. The committee approved HB 2116 on a 17-1 roll call vote. The committee then took up House Bill 2053, which would provide $100,000 for updated stormwater recharge mapping and expand the work beyond state trust lands to private lands. An amendment in the chair’s name was adopted to extend the coordination timeline, broaden the agencies involved, and revise language about mapped sites and appropriable surface water. The sponsor said the bill is intended to identify more places to capture stormwater for recharge rather than letting most rainfall evaporate. ADWR testified neutrally, supporting the mapping effort but raising a concern about language that could be read as requiring the department to determine whether water is appropriable, which it said is a legal question for the courts. The amended bill passed 11-7. House Bill 2148, as amended, was then heard and approved 11-7. The bill would give the legislature authority to appropriate non-custodial federal monies and set requirements for those appropriations. The chair’s amendment excluded federal research grants to universities, university employees, and the Arizona Board of Regents. The sponsor framed the bill as a transparency measure, saying the legislature should know how federal funds are being spent. No outside testimony was offered, and the committee approved the measure after debate about legislative oversight of federal funds. After the bills, the committee received a lengthy JLBC presentation comparing the executive budget with the JLBC baseline. Discussion focused on revenue forecasts, tax conformity, sports betting, lottery and tourism revenue assumptions, SNAP administrative costs and error-rate penalties, developmental disability and Access caseload growth, and K-12 enrollment and ESA spending. Members repeatedly questioned the executive budget’s use of one-time funding for ongoing costs, especially for SNAP administration and DES staffing, and expressed concern about rising supplemental needs and the lack of long-term budget capacity. No votes were taken on the presentation.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Apr 22nd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Kelly Walters, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children: respectful opposition.
  • We needed the services the most, the counseling services to help us to heal, was threatened to be taken
  • We needed the services the most, the counseling services to help us to heal, was threatened to be taken
  • I am all for services and resources for those that are incarcerated.
  • They need more services.
Summary: The committee heard AB 82, which would expand privacy and safety protections for patients and providers of reproductive and gender-affirming care. The author and supporters said the bill is needed because of rising harassment, doxing, and threats, and because sensitive health data could be used by hostile actors; opponents argued it would create constitutional problems, enable abuse of safe-at-home protections, and improperly shield providers and records from scrutiny. Public testimony was heavily divided, with many advocates in support and many privacy, civil liberties, and anti-trafficking or sex-based policy groups in opposition. The bill was moved on a due pass recommendation and remained on call. The committee then heard AB 331, which would clarify that county election certification is a ministerial duty, prohibit misleading ballot return envelopes, and require voter information guides to be delivered to jails in an acceptable format. The Department of Justice and several good-government groups supported the measure, the Secretary of State had no position after amendments, and a committee member noted ongoing concerns but supported it after the changes. The bill passed on a do pass recommendation to Appropriations and was placed on call. AB 1178 followed, proposing to protect undercover peace officers’ names, images, and likenesses in public records while preserving disclosure of sustained misconduct records. Law enforcement and public safety groups supported the bill as a needed safety measure, while journalists, transparency advocates, and civil liberties groups opposed it, saying existing law already protects officers and the new language could lead to overbroad withholding. After discussion about the scope of undercover status and the need for judicial discretion, the bill passed as amended to Appropriations. The committee also adopted a consent calendar. Later, AB 981 was heard, creating a five-county pilot program requiring intelligent speed assistance devices for certain reckless driving convictions. Supporters, including traffic safety advocates and crash victims, said the bill could reduce repeat speeding and save lives; opponents raised concerns about cost, installer oversight, liability for automakers, and the breadth of the pilot. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 22, which would repeal Proposition 57 and restrict release of sexually violent predators and certain sex offenders, drew strong opposition from youth justice, public defender, and civil liberties groups who said it would be unconstitutional and harmful; the chair recommended no, no motion was made, and the bill was held. Finally, AB 897, a squatter-removal bill, was presented with the author arguing it would protect property owners through a faster due-process process; the transcript cuts off during early support testimony and does not show a final action on that measure.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee Apr 15th, 2026

Banking and Financial Institutions

Transcript Highlights:
  • adopts standards of best practice used by other states, the federal government, and the financial services
  • today in places like Altadena, where mutual water customers are being asked to absorb new costs like fire
  • These are structural failures in communication, accountability, and basic customer service.
  • Structural failures in communication, accountability, and basic customer service.
  • these properties, as well as requirements that renters also have disclosure of what kind of utility services
Summary: The Senate Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions heard two bills. SB 1131, by Senator Jones, would update the Debt Collection Licensing Act by requiring the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to conduct examinations remotely unless an on-site review is needed, and by allowing the department to rely on recent audits or examinations from other regulators or approved third parties. Supporters from the debt collection industry said the bill would reduce duplicative costs and fix issues with the advisory committee process; an opposition witness from the California Low-Income Consumer Coalition said concerns remained. After discussion about preserving consumer protections while reducing burdens on licensees, the committee voted 7-0 to pass SB 1131 and re-refer it to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1291, the “Shine Act,” by Senator Gonzalez, which would increase transparency and accountability for mutual water companies by removing the 24-hour written notice requirement for board meetings, requiring websites with basic information such as consumer confidence reports, and directing a comparative analysis of mutual water companies serving disadvantaged communities. Supporters, including environmental justice advocates and Los Angeles County, described problems with access to water quality information, meeting notices, and board accountability in communities such as Cudahy and Maywood. The California Association of Mutual Water Companies opposed the bill unless amended, arguing it imposed unfunded mandates and one-size-fits-all requirements on small systems. Members discussed the need for transparency while acknowledging concerns about compliance burdens; the committee then voted 7-0 to pass SB 1291 and re-refer it to Environmental Quality.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • adopts standards of best practice used by other states, the federal government, and the financial services
  • today in places like Altadena, where mutual water customers are being asked to absorb new costs like fire
  • These are structural failures in communication, accountability, and basic customer service.
  • experience, experience. structural failures in communication, accountability, and basic customer service
  • these properties, as well as requirements that renters also have disclosure of what kind of utility services
Summary: The Senate Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions heard two bills. SB 1131, presented by Senator Jones’s staff, would update the Debt Collection Licensing Act by requiring DFPI to conduct examinations remotely unless an on-site review is needed for consumer protection, and allowing the department to rely on recent audits or examinations by other regulators or approved third parties to avoid duplicative work. Supporters from the California Association of Collectors and Receivables Management Association International said the bill would reduce examination costs and improve administrative efficiency while preserving consumer protections. A representative of the California Low-Income Consumer Coalition expressed concerns. Committee members noted the need to avoid unintended consequences for the consumer protection goals of the licensing program. The bill was moved on a due pass and re-refer motion to Appropriations and later received enough votes on call to pass out of committee. The committee also heard SB 1291, the “Shine Act,” by Senator Gonzalez, which would increase transparency and accountability for mutual water company boards by eliminating the 24-hour written notice requirement for board meetings, requiring websites with basic information and consumer confidence reports, and directing a comparative analysis of mutual water companies serving disadvantaged communities. Supporters, including community and public health advocates, described problems with water quality, inaccessible meetings, poor notice practices, and lack of information in communities such as Cudahy and Maywood. The California Association of Mutual Water Companies opposed the bill unless amended, arguing it imposes costly, one-size-fits-all requirements on small systems without dedicated funding and could be difficult for remote or low-capacity mutuals to meet. Committee members generally supported the transparency goals but raised concerns about scale and compliance burdens; the author said he would continue working with opponents. SB 1291 was moved on a due pass and re-refer motion to Environmental Quality and later passed out of committee on call.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-29 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • areas, provides that priority must be given to mitigation banks whose permitted service areas fully
  • Thank you for your service to the Florida Senate. Read the next bill.
  • And I'm very, very grateful for all of her service, which has helped me be a better senator.
  • Thank you for your service. Welcome to the floor. Read the next bill.
  • There's no medical service available here. And he answers.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and heard several member introductions before moving to the special order calendar. The chamber first took up SB 200/HB 295 on a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan, which directs DEP to develop a statewide recycling strategy by 2026 with stakeholder input and a three-year implementation roadmap; the House bill was substituted and passed 38-0. Senators then approved CS/CS/SB 492 on mitigation banking and land development after adopting two McLean amendments, including one on out-of-service credits and another incorporating phosphate mining lands provisions; the bill passed 35-3 after debate over possible constitutional issues. CS/SB 494 on aggravated animal cruelty was also amended and substituted with the House companion to add a searchable FDLE database of convicted animal abusers and a sentencing multiplier, with an agriculture-related exemption; it passed 37-0. The Senate next passed CS/CS/SB 500/HB 711 creating the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism, including training and coordinated alert procedures, with a House amendment to align implementation timing and funding; it passed 37-0. CS/CS/SB 524/HB 1089 added Duchenne muscular dystrophy to newborn screening tests and passed 36-0. CS/CS/SB 592/HB 393 revised the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program by lowering approval thresholds, clarifying eligibility and ownership issues, and adding sliding-door wind-driven rain mitigation devices; it passed 37-0 after discussion about funding and insurance premium credits. CS/SB 742/HB 1145 on workforce education allowed charter schools direct access to grant funding and expanded money-back guarantees for certain programs, and it passed 37-0. CS/CS/SB 822/HB 443 on charter schools generated extensive debate and multiple amendments, including a Jones amendment requiring parent acknowledgment of school rules; the bill would expand charter autonomy, reporting flexibility, enrollment capacity, and governance provisions, and it was placed on the calendar for third reading after the amendment process. Later, the Senate passed HB 827 on a statewide study of automation and workforce impact, which would examine job displacement, wages, vulnerable regions, and training needs, by a 35-0 vote. It also passed CS/CS/SB 964/HB 181 on parole guidelines, CS/SB 976/HB 901 on court-appointed psychologists, and CS/SB 1084/HB 1451 on sexual cyber harassment and digitally forged intimate images, all unanimously. CS/CS/SB 1156 on a Home Health Aid for Medically Fragile Children Program was amended to clarify training requirements and passed 37-0 after supportive debate about helping parents care for medically fragile children. Finally, CS/CS/CS/SB 1240/HB 1091 on substance abuse and mental health care was amended to allow designated facilities to retain certain stabilized patients during the 72-hour involuntary examination period and passed 37-0. Several other bills were temporarily postponed, and the chamber also recognized guests and interns throughout the session.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/07/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • with epilepsy: they can request a reasonable accommodation from their employer without fear of being fired
  • it can include an employer denying temporary reasonable accommodations to a pregnant employee or firing
  • The Minnesota Human Rights Act says you can't fire people because of their pregnancy, so we have several
  • um an employer denying a firing um an employer denying a promotion<00:20:53.240><c> because</c><00:20
  • people because of their hey can't fire people because of their pregnancy<00:21:23.039><c> so</c><00:
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Finance and Tax Feb 12th, 2026

Finance and Tax

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, Senate Bill 118 relates to non-ad valorem special assessments, like fire assessments, against
  • This bill honors our service members by ensuring that surviving spouses are not penalized during moments
Keywords: 999, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 29, 2026 - 03:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lastly, it lists the methods of service FDLE is required to use when serving administrative complaints
  • we give somebody a short sentence like ten days in jail, what they do is they say, "I'm gonna get fired
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Special Committee on Health and Human Services is called to order, and the Secretary will note the
  • Good afternoon, Chairman, members of the Health and Human Services Committee.
  • , members of the House Health and Human Services Committee.
  • and not taking an officer out of service.
  • There is no treatment, there is no care, there are no services.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2433, which would require insurers offering Medicare supplement policies to people 65 and older to also offer them to Medicare beneficiaries under 65 with ALS or end-stage renal disease, with enrollment periods and premium protections tied to 65-year-old rates. Supporters, including dialysis and ALS advocates, said the bill would help a small population facing high out-of-pocket costs and could improve access to transplants and care; opponents argued it would shift costs onto older seniors and raise Medigap premiums. The committee recommended the bill do pass on a 12-0 vote. The committee also heard House Bill 2593, appropriating $1.5 million to the University of Arizona for the Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line. The sponsor and physicians testified that the line helps obstetric and pediatric providers quickly consult on perinatal depression, postpartum psychosis, suicidality, and other mental health crises, improving outcomes for mothers, children, and families and reducing costly emergency and crisis care. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 10-1 vote. House Concurrent Resolution 2013, proclaiming June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month, drew emotional testimony from a young woman with spina bifida and another speaker supporting the sanctity of life. Some members objected that the state should focus on practical supports such as paid leave, child care, and health care access, while others supported the resolution as a statement of human dignity. The resolution passed the committee 7-5. The committee then approved House Bill 4010, creating a Board of Genetic Counselors and licensure standards, after testimony from genetic counselors and a patient advocate about the need for qualified counseling and better access; it passed 11-1. Later, the committee approved House Bill 2196, which would require pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse non-affiliated pharmacies at least their acquisition cost and pay a dispensing fee, and establish an appeals process. Independent pharmacists and their coalition said PBM practices are driving closures and unfairly favor affiliated pharmacies, while PBM and employer representatives warned of major cost increases and said the bill would interfere with private contracts; the bill passed 11-1. The committee also adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 2182 requiring insurers and health plans to report claims denial and prior authorization data to DIFI, and then gave the amended bill a 12-0 do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 2189, directing the Board of Nursing to update rules for licensed health aides and collect annual data, with the sponsor and board staff saying it would help implement routine ventilator care in the home; it passed 12-0. The committee then began hearing House Bill 2404, a strike-everything amendment on inter-facility transports for behavioral health patients, but the transcript cuts off before action on that bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Congressional Redistricting, Select Aug 1st, 2025

Congressional Redistricting, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • And thank you for your service.
  • We thank her for her service.
  • been accustomed to getting services.
  • ...Impact constituent services.
  • Services these last few years.
Bills: HB4
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Rules Apr 21st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • THEY TAKE PHRASES FROM DIFFERENT CLINIC SITES AND MENTAL HEALTH CALLING PATIENTS CLIENTS AND SERVICE
  • I FIND THIS BILL ALARMING BECAUSE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BYPASS BY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AMERICAN BAR
  • IS IMPOSSIBLE THE FACILITY COULD HAVE FIRE VERIFIED A TRUE AND COMPLETE COPY AS DEFINED BY THE BILL OF
  • BE CONTACTED AND ANOTHER PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO CONSENT TO THOSE SERVICES PURSUANT TO STATE LAW.
  • WE HAVE ONE MORE APPEARANCE FORM BRADLEY FOR SERVICE RESIDENTIAL WAIVES AND SUPPORT.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • /c> nonprofit group a church group or a nonprofit group a church group or a local<00:32:16.480><c> fire
  • department to get a license local fire department to get a license to<00:32:19.600><c> operate</c><00
  • across the state—things like youth hockey, local food shelves, scholarships, VFW and Legion halls, fire
  • trucks, and service dogs.
  • Revenue goes to the Commissioner of Human Services for compulsive gambling problems.
Keywords: 1183, house
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Jan 27th, 2025

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Care Department, when they outlined that what paid family leave does is provide care in that gap of service
  • as stalking or sexual assault, and for a need arising out of the applicant's family's active duty service
  • We already have a shortage of teachers, nurses, law enforcement, fire department, and general workers
  • We'll follow what we do in the interim Health and Human Services. So we'll just go in order.
  • My second thought is just the impact on Medicaid services and providers.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session, 2/17/2026 #1

Maryland Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • She's also joined service and justice.
  • </c> appreciate your service regardless. appreciate your service regardless.
  • </c><00:32:43.919><c> plan</c> nonprofit health insurance service plan nonprofit health insurance service
  • Service Animal Program.
  • Specifically, the bill services.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-02-03 - 9:30AM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Finally, I was impressed by her awe of and dedication to public service and her strong desire to serve
  • c><00:35:13.359><c> be</c> an ethical violation or he could be an ethical violation or he could be fired
  • . fired. fired.
Keywords: 927, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

AEN-PSM, AEN, AEN DEFER, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 02-07-2025

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • 10:52.399><c> for</c> um ah so the bill uh doesn't allow for um ah so the bill uh doesn't allow for fire
  • 00:10:54.839><c> uh</c><00:10:55.000><c> do</c><00:10:55.120><c> you</c><00:10:55.240><c> find</c> fire
  • arms to be carried uh do you find fire arms to be carried uh do you find that<00:10:55.560><c> to</c
  • SB 1015 is relating to Transportation and requires self-service stations to put Public Utilities Commission
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint AEN-PSM hearing on February 7, 2025 focused primarily on three agriculture-related measures and one animal welfare bill, with additional discussion of pesticide drift monitoring, coffee labeling, and a gas-pump labeling bill. SB 762 would create an Agricultural Crimes Council and authorize agricultural crime investigators; testimony from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Law Enforcement, the Attorney General’s office, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Farmers Union, and several members of the public was generally supportive, with repeated calls for stronger enforcement, community involvement, and in some cases allowing investigators to be armed. Some testifiers also urged changes to the appointment process for council members, preferring neighborhood boards or local officials over gubernatorial appointments. The committee discussed combining related agricultural crime bills and noted concerns about investigator safety in remote areas. SB 763 would establish an agriculture enforcement program within the Department of Law Enforcement and a special fund. Testimony was strongly supportive from state agencies and farm groups, with speakers emphasizing the need for more effective response to agricultural theft, poaching, and related crimes. Several public testifiers linked the bill to broader community safety and asked for clearer funding, training, coordination, performance metrics, and technology use. The committee also heard SB 1022, which would prohibit leaving pets in dangerous conditions in vehicles and allow officers, firefighters, animal control, and in some cases private citizens to rescue animals; the Attorney General said existing cruelty statutes may already cover the conduct and suggested amendments, while HPD opposed the bill. Members asked about liability for rescuers and whether the proposal might affect property-crime enforcement. The committee also heard SB 1304 on pesticide drift monitoring funding, with the Department of Agriculture supporting the measure and explaining it was needed to complete a required project under an EPA-related agreement. A Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action representative raised concerns about the methodology of prior studies, and a public testifier described a recent odor incident near a roadway and school. SB 1015, requiring labels on gas dispensing equipment warning about fossil fuel impacts, drew support from the Department of Agriculture and the Public Utilities Commission but opposition from the Hawaii Energy Marketers Association. SB 500 on coffee labeling and regional origin was also heard, with the Department of Agriculture in support. In decision-making, the committees adopted recommendations to pass SB 762 with amendments, SB 763 with amendments, SB 1022 with technical amendments, SB 1304 with technical amendments, and SB 1015 as is; SB 500 was not acted on in the portion provided.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 26, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • and fire protection, schools, and utilities would be provided.
  • and fire protection, schools, and utilities would be provided.
  • stations um um Parks things like fire stations um um Parks potentially<00:54:25.160><c> if</c><00:54
  • </c><01:40:04.520><c> protection</c><01:40:05.119><c> from</c> from the Honolulu fire protection from
  • My name is Matthew Corano, the Department of Health Environmental Health Services Division.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several housing, land use, and preservation bills. HB 1008 HD2 would require the Department of Land and Natural Resources to complete historic preservation determinations for state affordable housing projects within 90 days and create sensitivity-based review pathways. HHFDC, DLNR’s State Historic Preservation Division, and written testimony from DBEDT supported the bill as an expedited process for projects unlikely to affect significant historic resources. Members asked how the bill would define significant versus non-significant historic properties, how it would interact with Kapakai analysis, and whether burial councils had been consulted; SHPD said the bill would not replace Kapakai review and that burial councils had not been included. Written support also came from OHA, Hawaii Realtors, and the Maui Chamber of Commerce. HB 1093 would clarify the Hawaii Public Housing Authority’s powers relating to housing projects. HPHA supported the measure, saying it would align definitions with prior law and help deconcentrate poverty by allowing mixed-income rebuilding. The director also said the bill was increasingly urgent because of reported federal HUD priorities that could affect public housing and Section 8 funding. HB 1096 HD1 would repeal state low-income housing preferences for disabled veterans and spouses of deceased veterans, with HPHA saying federal veteran programs such as VASH are a better mechanism and that the state preference has not been used in years. HB 1411 would allow HHFDC projects to give sale or lease preferences to applicants who live or work within five miles of a project; HHFDC and the Hawaii Chapter of NAIOP supported it as a way to keep residents connected to their communities, while members raised constitutional concerns about broader local-preference policies. The committee also heard HB 367 HD1, which would create county permit exemptions for certain agricultural and maintenance activities. Written testimony included opposition from the Department of Planning and Permitting and support from the Hawaii Farm Bureau, Grassroot Institute, and others. A public testifier opposed the bill, arguing that permit exemptions could worsen safety and compliance problems. Finally, HB 826 HD1 would allow county planning commissions, by special permit, to authorize residential housing in agricultural districts for agricultural workforce housing, long-term rental, or fee simple ownership under certain conditions. HHFDC supported it as a faster alternative to lengthy state land-use redistricting, but the Department of Agriculture, Land Use Commission, and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development raised concerns about food production impacts, due process, service provision, jurisdictional conflicts, and the use of special permits for what could amount to district boundary changes. Public testimony was mixed, with some support and some opposition. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, July 14, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm grateful that she agreed to continue her service as my constituent services director.
  • </c> concluded 26 years of dedicated service concluded 26 years of dedicated service at<00:37:56.560>
  • </c><00:45:02.640><c> in</c> improving mental health services in improving mental health services in
  • </c><00:47:58.640><c> to</c> and applaud her years of service to and applaud her years of service to
  • </c> financial services. financial services.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Does that apply to these services, too, so parents and service providers know what they're dealing with
  • Does that apply to these services, too, so parents and service providers know what they're dealing with
  • Does that apply to these services, too, so parents and service providers know what they're dealing with
  • Chairman, they do not believe have stated the length of the debt service.
  • In forestry, because of ongoing fire issues, they would add another $20 million to the fire suppression
Bills: HB2053, HB2116, HB2148