Transcript Highlights:

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• :02.000><c> these</c><00:21:02.200><c> data</c><00:21:02.920><c> must</c><00:21:03.200><c> be</c> at
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Summary: The committee took up House File 4466, the Health Finance and Policy bill, and first adopted the A8 amendment, described as a set of technical fixes. Members then considered a large A9 amendment that bundled a wide range of Children and Families provisions, including child care licensing modernization, crisis nursery licensing, SNAP/MFIT-related language, child care provider self-reporting, a physical abuse recognition poster, child protection and welfare provisions, funding for parent support outreach, and forensic interview training scholarships. Supporters described it as bipartisan work with relatively small fiscal impact, while opponents said it greatly expanded the bill and should be handled separately; after a roll call, the A9 amendment failed 7-14. Representative Scott then offered the A11 amendment, raising concerns about new all-payer claims database language and whether it should have been heard in the Judiciary and Civil Law Committee. Department of Health staff explained the data-sharing safeguards, de-identification process, fee structure, and enforcement provisions, but Scott remained concerned about privacy and the scope of the program and withdrew the amendment. The committee then moved to final bill discussion. Members and authors described HF 4466 as a lean health finance bill largely conforming Minnesota law to federal HR1 Medicaid-related changes, including work requirements, retroactive eligibility limits, cost-sharing, and home equity provisions. Supporters argued conformity was necessary to avoid major federal funding losses and noted a few additional member bills in the package; opponents criticized the federal changes as harmful, especially for vulnerable populations such as victims of trafficking and domestic violence. Fiscal staff said the bill would save just over $2 million in FY 2026-27 and almost $98 million in FY 2028-29. No final vote on the bill itself was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

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• I don't have<00:21:34.480><c> that</c><00:21:34.720><c> ability,</c><00:21:35.360><c> but</c><00:21:35.600
• 21:23.840><c> over</c><01:21:24.080><c> the</c><01:21:24.320><c> past</c><01:21:24.560><c> year.

Bills: HB1769

Committee: House Public Safety

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1769, which would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to incrementally reduce the number of people incarcerated in private out-of-state correctional institutions. The DCR director opposed the bill, saying the department does not control overall prison population levels because courts determine admissions, and arguing that Hawaiʻi’s in-state facilities are already over capacity, especially Halawa, which he said is 165% over design capacity. He said only a small portion of the population is under departmental control through furlough programs and argued that bringing people home would require building a new medium-security prison. Supporters, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, the Public Defender’s office, and several individuals, argued the bill creates a phased, accountable path to reduce reliance on mainland prisons and bring people home. Supporters emphasized the harms of separating incarcerated people from ʻohana and culture, the disproportionate impact on Native Hawaiians, and the need for diversion, treatment, re-entry support, and fair sentencing. Several testifiers also said the department has more control than it claimed, pointing to underused furlough options, reclassification, and empty beds at some in-state facilities, while others urged clearer statutory language and guardrails. Members questioned the director about whether people could be reclassified or moved to available beds at facilities such as Kulani and Waiawa, and about whether the department could do more through staffing and contract changes. The director said some proposals had been sent to the Department of Human Resource Development, but that major facility changes would be costly and that minimum-security facilities would need substantial upgrades to house medium-security inmates. After discussion, the chair said the committee would defer HB 1769 to Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. for decision-making and adjourned the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c><00:21:12.240><c> I</c><00:21:12.400><c> just</c><00:21:12.559><c> want</c><00:21:12.720><c> to</
• I just want to state<00:21:12.960><c> that</c><00:21:13.200><c> so</c><00:21:13.440><c> you</c><00:21
• To start, I'd like<00:21:18.720><c> to</c><00:21:18.880><c> share</c><00:21:19.120><c> that</c><00:21

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:

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Committee: House Economic Development & Technology

Summary: The Economic Development Technology Committee met on April 17, 2025, to hear STR 121, a resolution to form a working group to explore legalized gaming in Hawaii. Supporters, including DBED, labor representatives, and some industry interests, argued the measure would allow the state to gather more information, consider economic growth, job creation, investment, and tax revenue, and include a range of viewpoints before any final policy decision. Several supporters emphasized that a working group would help ensure informed decision-making and community input. Opponents argued that legalized gambling would disproportionately harm low-income residents and Native Hawaiians, increase addiction and related social harms, and bring crime, corruption, and human trafficking. Some cited examples from other states, illegal game rooms in Hawaii, and concerns that gambling revenue would be limited while social costs would be high. Others said the conversation should be led by local communities rather than industry stakeholders, and one testifier requested community representation on any working group for a potential stadium-area project. The committee also heard from witnesses who framed the measure as a way to address money leaving the state and to create a regulated alternative to illegal gambling. No vote or final action on STR 121 was taken during the hearing, and the chair noted the committee would need to adjourn in time for floor session if the hearing ran long.

Transcript Highlights:

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Summary: The House Transportation Committee met with a quorum and approved the minutes from its previous meeting. It then considered several transportation-related bills, beginning with House Bill 157 on special license plates. The bill, as amended by a committee substitute, would create a commercial Friends of Agriculture plate to support agriculture-related programs, with proceeds going to the same fund used by the existing farm tag. Members also discussed the committee substitute’s fee exemptions for military-related plates, and the bill was reported favorably with the substitute attached. The committee next took up House Bill 682 on utility relocation. Testimony from Charter Communications explained that the bill would update outdated law so cable and broadband providers are treated like public utilities for reimbursement when forced to relocate facilities for highway projects, while preserving the Transportation Cabinet’s discretion over reimbursements. Members asked about the current reimbursement process and fiscal impact; witnesses said the bill does not change cabinet discretion and therefore has no fiscal note. The bill was reported favorably. House Bill 443, which would shift the east end signage of the H. Rogers Parkway farther east to US 23 in Prestonsburg to reflect the already four-laned section and support future federal funding efforts, also received favorable expression. House Bill 444, a commercial driver’s licensing measure brought by the Transportation Cabinet and amended by committee substitute, would align Kentucky reporting requirements with federal law and allow drivers age 18 and older to qualify for a hazardous materials endorsement, with limits excluding school buses and interstate transport. Members discussed the safety rationale and the need for drivers in agriculture and propane delivery; the bill was reported favorably with the substitute attached. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 493 on towing and storage of motor vehicles. Representative Pollock and a Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance witness described it as a cleanup bill aimed at transparency and enforcement against predatory towing and inflated charges, and members noted constituent concerns about towing practices. The bill was reported favorably with a committee substitute attached. The committee also reviewed Administrative Regulation 600 KAR 1:041, which updates disadvantaged business enterprise certification rules to conform to federal nomenclature and related federal changes; the regulation was reviewed without further action.

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c><00:21:50.080><c> While</c><00:21:50.400><c> chapter</c><00:21:50.799><c> 421C</c><00:21:51.919><
• While chapter 421C does offer some<00:21:52.799><c> flexibility,</c><00:21:53.520><c> it</c><00:21:53.679

Bills: SB3275 , SB3105

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection reconsidered two condominium bills and adopted recommendations to pass both with amendments. For SB 2433, members approved amendments clarifying that condominium unit owners’ interests are to be recognized and protected in educational and related programs by the Real Estate Commission and DCCA, while making technical changes and changing the effective date. For SB 2838, the committee replaced the bill’s broader substantive language with a narrower requirement that associations provide electronic copies of specified documents, including master leases, reserve studies, audited financial statements, contracts, leases, and other agreements, along with technical changes and an amended effective date. Both measures were adopted unanimously by the members present, with Senator McKelvey excused. The committee then heard SB 2710 on animal issues, which would define and regulate dog breeders, set care standards, create county licensing authority, require records, and establish an animal abuser registry and related penalties. Testimony was mixed: the Public Defender and the American Kennel Club opposed the bill, arguing for stronger enforcement of existing laws rather than harsher penalties and warning that the bill would burden responsible breeders; the Hawaiian Humane Society supported the bill’s breeder regulation and registry provisions but urged removal of the hoarding section; and the committee noted 26 written testimonies in support, 14 in opposition, and four comments. In decision-making, the committee passed SB 2710 with amendments that blanked the license fee, deleted the animal abuser registry and shelter/pet store/breeder compliance checks, struck the hoarding provisions and proposed criminal penalty changes, and made technical changes with a deferred effective date. The committee also heard SB 2209 on rental discrimination, which would allow attorney’s fees to a prevailing party in source-of-income discrimination cases, and SB 2884, which would create a nonrefundable income tax credit for wind-resistant retrofits or hurricane shelters. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission supported SB 2209, and the committee later passed it with a deferred effective date. SB 2884 drew support from DCCA’s Insurance Division, the Department of Taxation, HEMA, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and a public witness who urged hurricane preparedness; it was passed with the Department of Taxation’s proposed amendments and a deferred effective date. Finally, the committee heard SB 2922 on cooperative associations, which would create a general cooperative associations framework. DCCA offered comments, while the Hawaii Co-op Hui, Purple Maya Foundation, Enliven Cooperative, and Hawaii Farmers Union supported the measure and argued that current law is too limited for worker, producer, and multi-stakeholder co-ops. After discussion about using the existing chapter 421C structure rather than creating a new regulatory scheme, the committee passed SB 2922 with amendments adopting changes proposed in testimony from the Hawaii Farmers Union and deferred the effective date.

Transcript Highlights:

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• I<00:21:41.679><c> know</c><00:21:41.760><c> a</c><00:21:42.000><c> number</c><00:21:42.080><c> of</c
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• </c><00:21:53.280><c> Yard</c><00:21:53.600><c> waste,</c><00:21:54.480><c> meaning</c><00:21:54.880>

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:

• One is to combine House Bills 21-22 and 1626, offered by Representative Haley and myself.
• But really, I want to focus you in on the Chapter 100.
• Can you clarify what your intention with the Chapter 100 tie-in that’s there?”
• 100, but they could not fully articulate what Chapter 100 looks like.
• 100. $100,000 to the county to pay for an assessment on Chapter 100.

Committee: House Utilities

Transcript Highlights:

• Amendment number 21 by Mr. Gomez: Springfield Technical Community College.
• And he would be right. ...amounts of money on education and Chapter 70.
• Well, they're both true because the Chapter 70 formula needs to be revisited.
• We decided rightly not to include it in the Chapter 62F calculations, which, by the way, In the Chapter
• It's what was envisioned in Chapter 62F.

Transcript Highlights:

• HCR-21, lies over. Morning hour seven. Terry Landry, for personal privilege. Thank you, Mr.
• on the occasion of its 118th Founders Day and 71st Chapter Day.
• on the occasion of its 118th Founders Day and 71st Chapter Day.
• Founders Day, 71st Chapter Day. Representative Larvanane moves to adopt the resolution.
• And then on the same page, lines 19 through 21, could you explain again for clarity?

Bills: HR39 , HR40 , HR41 , HCR19 , HCR20 , HCR21 , HB2 , HB3 , HB15 , HB441 , HB976 , HB977 , HB978 , HB979 , HB980 , HB981 , HB982 , HR19 , HR20 , HR21 , HR22 , HR23 , HR24 , HR25 , HR26 , HR27 , HR28 , HR29 , HR30 , HR31 , HR32 , HR33 , HR34 , HR35 , HR36 , HR37 , HR38 , HCR15 , HCR16 , HCR17 , HCR18 , SCR10 , HB115 , HB208 , HB465 , HB964 , HB965 , HB966 , HB967 , HB968 , HB969 , HB970 , HB971 , HB972 , HB973 , HB974 , HB975 , HB474 , HB487 , HB503 , HB606 , HB633 , HB707 , HB720 , HB728 , HB733 , HB846 , HB852 , HB856 , HB868 , HB875 , HB78 , HB112 , HB148 , HB149 , HB190 , HB221 , HB346 , HB354 , HB355 , HB356 , HB358 , HB384 , HB427 , HB657 , HB675 , HB716 , HB207 , HB300 , HB331 , HB428 , HB464 , HB587 , HB618 , HB629 , HB801 , HB853 , HB891 , HB901

Keywords: St. Joseph's Day, Saint Joseph's Day, St. Joseph's Altar, Italian American, Italian heritage, Italian immigrants, Louisiana culture, New Orleans, Sicilian heritage, Catholic, Feast of Saint Joseph, cultural resolution, heritage caucus, legislative caucus, ethnic heritage, jazz history, Italian Louisiana, immigrant contributions, cultural recognition, House Resolution 40

Transcript Highlights:

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• &gt;&gt; Mr.<00:21:11.200><c> Speaker,</c><00:21:11.600><c> thank</c><00:21:11.679><c> you</c><00:21:
• &gt;&gt; All<00:21:14.480><c> those</c><00:21:14.720><c> in</c><00:21:14.880><c> favor</c><00:21:15.120
• </c><00:21:17.679><c> It</c><00:21:17.919><c> has</c><00:21:18.080><c> been</c><00:21:18.159><c> adopted
• It just says, on line 21, that they may collaborate and partner with the DRS to implement this chapter

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• Thank you,<00:21:49.000><c> Chair,</c><00:21:49.480><c> Vice</c><00:21:49.680><c> Chair</c><00:21:50.000
• </c><00:21:52.840><c> I'm</c><00:21:53.000><c> also</c><00:21:53.320><c> a</c><00:21:53.360><c> hotel
• :21:07.320><c> can</c><01:21:08.160><c> share</c><01:21:08.400><c> that</c><01:21:08.680><c> with</c>
• the chair.<01:21:10.760><c> Um</c><01:21:11.120><c> but</c><01:21:11.440><c> in</c><01:21:11.600><c>

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 83, which would require hotel keepers to give adequate notice of service disruptions to guests and third-party vendors. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill but asked for amendments to restore remedies and add a nonwaiver provision, arguing that without penalties the measure would lack consequences and that consumers should not be able to waive the notice rights. Supporters, including Unite Here Local 5 and individual testifiers, said guests deserve transparency and meaningful recourse when disruptions occur, especially for labor disputes, construction, or other service interruptions that affect the experience they paid for. Hotel industry representatives, including the American Hotel and Lodging Association, the Hawaii Hotel Alliance, and hotel workers/testifiers, opposed the bill in its current form while offering amendments. They said the measure was too broad, difficult to implement, and could interfere with collective bargaining, third-party booking systems, and existing contracts. They also argued that some disruptions are not easily known in advance and that the bill unfairly singles out hotels compared with other industries. One testifier emphasized that notice should be required only for actual, known disruptions rather than potential events, and another raised concerns about applying the bill to properties not directly involved in a labor dispute. After the SB 83 testimony, the committee moved on to SB 2798, which would make permanent and expand statewide the agricultural enforcement pilot program created in 2025 and rename it the agricultural enforcement program. The chair introduced the measure and called on the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity as the first testifier, but the transcript excerpt ends before testimony or any vote on SB 2798.

Transcript Highlights:

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• ><c> a</c><01:21:19.679><c> year</c><01:21:19.840><c> for</c><01:21:20.320><c> reasons</c><01:21:20.640
• we will elaborate<01:21:21.360><c> at</c><01:21:21.600><c> that</c><01:21:21.760><c> point.
• Uh now I'm going<01:21:23.840><c> to</c><01:21:23.920><c> speak</c><01:21:24.080><c> to</c><01:21:24.239
• &gt;&gt; No,<01:21:29.360><c> still</c><01:21:29.600><c> the</c><01:21:30.239><c> seg.

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• Same with pardons.<00:21:22.320><c> And</c><00:21:22.480><c> I</c><00:21:22.640><c> I</c><00:21:22.960
• </c><00:21:36.799><c> And</c><00:21:36.960><c> I</c><00:21:37.200><c> I'll</c><00:21:37.360><c> leave
• Representative<00:21:43.520><c> Leeling,</c><00:21:44.000><c> did</c><00:21:44.080><c> you</c><00:21:
• </c><00:21:45.039><c> Yeah,</c><00:21:45.280><c> thank</c><00:21:45.440><c> you</c><00:21:45.679><c>

Bills: HF2233 , HF1524 , HF1893 , HF1396 , HF2456 , HF2959 , HF2300 , HF2412 , HF3022 , HF2825 , HF1862 , HF1373 , HF1039 , HF3070

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:

• the Retirement and Investment Office, to amend and reenact subdivision A of subsection 3 of section 21
• the Retirement and Investment Office, to amend and reenact subdivision A of subsection 3 of section 21
• Final tally on House Bill 1218 reveals 25 ayes, 21 nays, one absent not voting; the bill is passed.
• Sections 2 and 4 remove these 21 entities from being included in those two funding mechanisms, which
• Engrossed House Bill 1319, a bill for an act to create a new section to Chapter 21-10 of the North Dakota

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, pledge, roll call, and a quorum present, then approved a motion to lay over House Bill 1525 for one legislative day. It also voted not to concur with House amendments on Senate Bills 2294, 2297, 2070, 4017, and 2262, appointing conference committees for each. The chamber then took up a series of House bill amendments and final-passage votes. On amendments, the Senate adopted changes to House Bill 1229 on fleeing law enforcement and driving-record transparency after debate over insurance impacts and public safety; House Bill 1510 on teacher retention, on-site child care, and licensure study language; House Bill 1160 to restrict student personal electronic devices during instructional time; House Bill 1429 to address drone harassment and stalking of animals; House Bill 1203 to harmonize medical marijuana provisions; House Bill 1600 to create a UND immigration clinic with reporting requirements; House Bill 1130 to broaden K-12 funding formula changes and reduce state fiscal impact; House Bill 1279 to modify the coal conversion tax exemption; House Bill 1442 to adjust membership and scope of a state task force; and House Bill 1464 to convert a maternal care services proposal into a study and remove the appropriation. The Senate rejected an amendment to House Bill 1022 concerning the Retirement and Investment Office bonus program, then passed the bill. It also passed House Bill 1234 on a $90 million transfer to reduce PERS liability, while rejecting a floor amendment to it. On final passage, the Senate passed House Bills 1008 (Public Service Commission budget), 1218 (temporary moratorium and study on economic analysis for drain projects), 1234 (PERS funding transfer), 1146 (PERS defined contribution cleanup and emergency clause), 1355 (expanded notice for administrative rulemaking), 1470 (Game and Fish fee changes and guide/outfitter updates), 1029 (Capital Grounds Planning Commission duties), 1017 (Game and Fish budget), 1374 (township supervisor open-meeting exemption for on-site inspections), and 1064 (NC-SARA membership and distance education regulation). It defeated House Bill 1583 on false political advertisements with civil-action language and House Bill 1393 on earned wage access provider regulation. The transcript ends as the Senate begins consideration of House Bill 1326 on self-defense and unlawful firearm possession by felons.

Transcript Highlights:

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• Okay,<00:21:36.480><c> let's</c><00:21:36.680><c> proceed</c><00:21:37.000><c> with</c><00:21:37.160>
• </c><00:21:39.920><c> Yes,</c><00:21:40.680><c> before</c><00:21:40.960><c> we</c><00:21:41.120><c> do
• c> what</c><00:21:43.320><c> the</c><00:21:43.400><c> CD1</c><00:21:43.880><c> is</c><00:21:44.000><c
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Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930

Transcript Highlights:

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• But there<00:21:18.000><c> are</c><00:21:18.159><c> times</c><00:21:18.400><c> when</c><00:21:18.559>
• ><c> uh</c><00:21:24.320><c> we</c><00:21:24.480><c> can</c><00:21:24.640><c> do</c><00:21:24.799><c>
• 21:26.960><c> to</c><00:21:27.200><c> a</c><00:21:27.360><c> higher</c><00:21:27.760><c> integrity.
• 00:21:43.679><c> uh</c><00:21:44.559><c> Phil</c><00:21:44.880><c> with</c><00:21:45.039><c> you.

Summary: The committee first adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 139, which would allow a political party to replace a candidate who dies or withdraws after the filing deadline but before ballot certification. Representative Decker explained the substitute as a narrow election-related fix, and the bill was then passed by the committee on an 11-yes, 1-pass vote and sent to the full House. The committee then heard House Bill 356, which would move the Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) qualification test from a once-every-four-years, Frankfort-based format to administration through the Kentucky Community and Technical College System at multiple locations and times. Representative Bridges said the Department of Revenue would still write and control the exam, KCTCS would only administer it, the fiscal note was zero, and the change would improve access and convenience without weakening standards. KCTCS said it was prepared to help if directed. Members generally agreed PVAs should be tested, but some raised concerns about test integrity, whether a broader testing network could create uneven conditions, and whether the change should instead use a smaller number of regional test sites. Others supported the bill as a common-sense way to expand access and avoid forcing candidates to wait years after missing a single test date. The committee also discussed the lack of a study guide for the exam and whether that should be addressed separately. No final vote on House Bill 356 is reflected in the transcript excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

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Bills: HF1667 , HF2526 , HF68

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: correctional fees, supervision fees, probation, Department of Corrections, criminal justice funding, electronic home monitoring, drug testing, restitution collection, community service work, postprison supervision, court-ordered services, fee sunset, fee phaseout, offender fees, community corrections, supervised individuals

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Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans

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• 15-31, relating to section 21-3301 and rules.
• Title 49, Chapter 1, Article 1, relating to the environment.
• wanted to stay the same, and the 21 rule over the majority 39 people.
• By a vote of 21 ayes, 6 nays, and 3 not voting, you pass Senate Bill 1137.
• Senate Bill 1741, an act amending Title 15, Chapter 1, Article ?