Transcript Highlights:

• So I'll be standing for questions, but please support funding for training. Thank you.
• I know for many of us, I think people think, oh, we'll have all this money for 4.1 for the senators.
• A diversified, reliable energy portfolio makes New Mexico more competitive for high-wage job creation
• A diversified, reliable energy portfolio makes New Mexico more competitive for high-wage job creation
• I am policy analyst for Southwest Alliance for a Safe Future.

Bills: SB47 , SB195 , SB196 , SB197 , SB198 , SB78

Committee: Senate Senate Conservation

Keywords: food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, soil conservation, water resources, training services, outreach programs, environmental protection, animal care, veterinary services, spay and neuter, Las Vegas, community funding, animal welfare, animal shelter

Transcript Highlights:

• So, you know, I'm not saying that we should have high fines so that we can generate funds for these,
• This proposal would force us to turn a blind eye to high-risk behavior, especially concerning for those
• It shouldn't be $10 for me and then $17 for Pamela Carter.
• Or $10 for me and $17 for Caesar Aguilar, even though he rags them low. ...dollars for me and $17 for
• And not for residential for outdoor advertising.

Summary: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee heard several transportation-related measures, with SB 1010 and SB 1552 held at the outset. SB 1024, dealing with licensing and registration rules for roadable aircraft, was discussed briefly; members raised questions about vehicle license tax revenue and the sponsor was absent, but the bill was still advanced on a do pass recommendation by a 3-2 vote. SB 1205, which creates statewide rules for motor vehicle booting on private property, received testimony from industry and Sen. Kavanagh in support and was approved 5-0. SB 1366, creating a study committee on public property towing and impound practices, also passed 5-0 after supporters described it as a bipartisan, data-gathering measure. The committee then took up SB 1624 on photo enforcement violations. The bill would cap civil penalties at $75 and limit the use of photo enforcement violations for license, insurance, and court-record purposes, while an amendment added a class three misdemeanor for excessive speed and directed $15 of the penalty to the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund. The measure drew extensive debate, with supporters arguing it would simplify enforcement and keep penalties manageable, and opponents including insurers and local governments warning it would mask risk, reduce revenue for state and local funds, and interfere with school-zone safety. After adopting the amendment, the committee advanced the bill 4-2. SB 1232, a technical bill concerning billboard placement near military airport and facility districts, was amended to clarify local approval and public hearing requirements and then passed unanimously. SCR 1004, the companion measure to a House resolution, would send to voters a proposal limiting photo enforcement unless a local government had a contract in place by December 31, 2026; after testimony describing it as a negotiated compromise that preserves local control, it passed 4-2. The committee also approved two memorials, SCM 1002 renaming a portion of SR 77 as the L.F. Quinn Memorial Highway and SCM 1006 renaming a portion of US 70 as the PFC Michael A. Nolene Memorial Highway, both by unanimous votes, and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• I want to thank everyone for attending and hope that we can really make this a productive meeting.
• Chair, Representative Marquez, obviously for us placing with kin is a high priority.
• high propensity for congregate care, especially in your community.
• ...has a G-tube for a little while, not too strong, but was in a high-needs medical home.
• I have cared for children with high acuity.

Committee: House House Government Committee of Reference

Summary: The Committee on Government met for a presentation-only hearing focused on the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) and related child welfare system issues; no bills were heard or voted on. Chair Blackman opened by stressing that the hearing was for fact-finding and data, not personal attacks, and Director Catherine Patak then presented DCS data on hotline volume, investigations, reunifications, adoptions, guardianships, extended foster care, and placement patterns. She said DCS investigated more than 43,000 cases in 2025, kept the out-of-home population relatively steady, and emphasized that Arizona places a high share of children with kin. She also highlighted a mismatch between the age of children entering care and the availability of foster homes willing to take older youth, and said behavioral health capacity, not DCS alone, is a major constraint. Patak discussed kinship supports, foster care reimbursement increases, the Family First Prevention Services Act, missing youth, congregate care reduction, and the department’s procurement process for group home beds. Members asked about kinship caregiver support, behavioral health access, reunification services, parental-rights terminations, Auditor General findings on notices and documentation, licensing and reimbursement rates, and why some relatives are not approved as placements. Patak said DCS is working on policy guidance, supervisor training, and improved supports, but that provider capacity and other system partners limit what DCS can do. Representative Gillette then gave a lengthy presentation focused on system design, procurement, funding flows, and congregate care. He argued that DCS, DES, and Access are structurally intertwined, that DCS’s procurement carve-out and capitated funding model create incentives tied to bed space and volume, and that fragmented oversight diffuses accountability. He cited budget figures, contract amendments, and audit concerns to argue that the system is overreliant on congregate care and that decision-making, medical referrals, and placement processes are too vague or too centralized in ways that can harm children and families. Gillette said his findings were based on contracts, interviews, and public records, and he indicated some material would be referred to special counsel. He also raised concerns about placement decisions, due process, and demographic disparities in congregate care outcomes. The chair cut off further questioning of Gillette for time and announced the committee would move on to the next presenter, Vice Chair Fink, with attorneys and other speakers to follow.

Transcript Highlights:

• GENERATORS FOR FIRE STATIONS FOR THIS AND PUMP STATIONS AND SO FORTH.
• FOR OUR PROGRAM THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD FOLLOW. APPLY FOR INSPECTION.
• ESPECIALLY FOR THE MORE EXPENSIVE ACTIONS LIKE NEW ROOFS FOR HOME ELEVATIONS.
• IT WILL GO LIVE FOR PEOPLE TO START APPLYING FOR THAT PROGRAM. WE WILL DO AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
• WE DID CLOSE OUR APPLICATION FOR INITIAL INSPECTION AS WE WAIT FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• program, and half for reforestation, and none for the other activities.
• For the next year?
• So you can calculate those types of things at the high level, you know, totals for the department, and
• I'll just speak for what I'm responsible for.
• resilience, for home hardening, and for state lands does ultimately...

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With that, I ask for a due pass and yield for questions.
• And I I hope this would help teachers. I hope it would.
• With that, I move for a do pass and yield for questions.
• And actually adding high-quality, enriching professional development for teachers.
• I hope I explained that properly For all of you, I moved to pass and yield for questions.

Bills: SB843 , SB1733 , SB1476 , SB1237 , SB1410 , SB1894 , SB1272 , SB1204 , SB1721 , SB1725 , SB1735 , SB1337 , SB1339 , SB1461 , SB1975

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: school boards, educational governance, conflict of interest, employee relations, Oklahoma statutes, child abuse, reporting requirements, sexual misconduct, law enforcement, school personnel, confidentiality, student safety, land office, land exchange, investment, education funding, real estate management, Teachers' Bill of Rights, education, teachers' rights

Transcript Highlights:

• each one, for their families, for their responsibilities, for their districts and constituents, and
• In closing, I'd like to thank you all for coming and hope to see you again next year, except in more
• So, move for adoption. You're for questions.
• Think for that question.
• But until then, let's give a round of applause for our members, for our staff, for Marc Carter for all

Bills: HCR1030 , HB1370 , SB893 , SB2 , SB1589

Keywords: legislative procedure, session calendar, deadline schedule, bill deadlines, joint resolution, Oklahoma Legislature, 61st Legislature, regular session, adjourn sine die, floor deadline, third reading, committee deadlines, bill drafting, appropriations, budget bills, ethics commission, agency rules, administrative procedures act, local and special laws, pension legislation

Transcript Highlights:

• for the day for placed on the calendar for the day for Monday<00:09:45.880><c> March</c><00:09:46.160
• He said he can vote for this and hopes this is only the beginning of a serious bipartisan conversation
• this and I corporations I can vote for this and I hope<00:28:38.760><c> this</c><00:28:38.840><c> is
• Representative Nisa: Thank you, Madam Speaker and members, and I sure hope everyone votes for this amendment
• ><c> for</c> our state for families for students for our state for families for students for businesses

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• This helps maintain high standards for patient safety and product consistency.
• to eliminate the felony know the hopes to eliminate the felony for<01:30:31.760><c> medical</c><01:30
• I hope this will happen yet again in 2025. First of all, for us, this is not a bottom-line issue.
• So if they steal it and they get high off it, is there an abuse potential for what's being grown in there
• Seeing none, okay, thank you, sir. for uh for for black market sales uh for for uh for for black market

Committee: House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And again, I want to thank you, particularly Senator Rahab for your passion for this, for your work with
• I hope I've offered some initial inspiration for how to start. Thank you. Well, you have.
• Although certainly energy prices, as you know, are quite high and can be a deterrent for industrial use
• Taxes here are high. Taxes there are high, too.
• Fremont is proud to play our part in advancing this vision and hopes to serve as a model, for what re-industrializing

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on California’s industrial policy and manufacturing, with opening remarks emphasizing the state’s large manufacturing base, the need to retain and scale advanced manufacturing in California, and the tension between economic growth, climate goals, labor standards, permitting, and energy reliability. Senators and witnesses repeatedly noted that California has strong innovation assets, but companies often face uncertainty around regulation, power availability, and the cost of expanding here, leading some to locate manufacturing elsewhere. Senator Wahab highlighted Fremont as a major manufacturing hub and stressed apprenticeship pathways, community college partnerships, and good-paying jobs for both college-educated and non-college workers. California Forward’s Agon Turplin and Jake Higden argued for a durable statewide regional economic development system with ongoing funding, regional strategic plans, and sector-specific roadmaps. They said California Jobs First and related regional planning efforts created useful infrastructure, but the system remains fragmented and one-time funded. Higden focused on “green industrial policy,” especially batteries, bioeconomy, and other clean manufacturing sectors, arguing California often funds R&D but loses the manufacturing scale-up phase to other states. Priyanka Mohanti of the Center for Manufacturing a Green Economy said climate policy must be paired with industrial policy so Californians can actually benefit from the transition through affordable clean products, good jobs, and domestic supply chains. She pointed to international examples such as India, Brazil, and China, and urged tools like public investment, procurement, loan guarantees, and supply-chain planning. Industry witness Josh Richmond, drawing on experience at Bloom Energy and Cy Quantum, said energy and economic development are inseparable and that “time to power” is often decisive in site selection. He argued California needs better coordination among the state, utilities, universities, national labs, and economic development agencies, and that the state should be more proactive and creative in helping strategic industries scale. Committee members discussed the role of high energy costs, regulatory burdens, K-12 education, and cap-and-trade, with Senator Niello raising concerns about business climate, education outcomes, and the cost impacts of climate regulations. Witnesses responded that California should balance regulation with benefits, and that regional coordination and state partnership can help companies navigate red tape and stay in-state. The second panel, from labor, supported a worker-led industrial policy. Sarah Flox of the California Labor Federation said manufacturing jobs can be good jobs only when paired with labor standards, apprenticeship pipelines, and public support tied to worker protections. Tom Hincey of UAW Region 6 said California should use public financing, procurement, off-take agreements, and, where appropriate, public ownership or equity stakes to localize supply chains and create union jobs in batteries, offshore wind, and heat pumps. The final panel featured Fremont economic development director Donovan Lazaro, who said Fremont has become California’s top manufacturing city by preserving industrial land, allowing by-right zoning, reducing permitting delays, and building in-house technical expertise to support advanced manufacturers. He said the city’s approach has helped double its manufacturing workforce and strengthen its tax base. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational and ended with committee members indicating they would continue working on follow-up legislation and coordination efforts.

Transcript Highlights:

• For the cut, you've got high acid, a little bit of carbonation, tart finish, we love apple cider, and
• , but especially for our young people, because I think when kids are exposed to high-quality, locally
• We're hopeful that that's going to drastically improve that process for the customers involved.
• , and so I am hopeful for the future.
• I hope it'll empty shells for those people when they come through.

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, thank you for your priority on patient safety and high standards as well.
• Um, so I'm really hopeful about what comes up out of that. For the children themselves.
• Every person in that room is hoping for one more treatment, one more breakthrough, and one more chance
• </c><01:53:54.320><c> for</c><01:53:54.560><c> one</c> person in that room is hoping for one person in
• And for just a moment, you could see the hope spread across the room.

Committee: Joint Health Services

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We're asking for $3 million for this one.
• When you're asking for $2 million for here, $1.5 million for here, or whatever.
• Chair, I hope I'm sitting here next year telling you that this is the model that you should adopt for
• They paid for them; we didn't pay for them.
• for an...

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you for your time, and hope to see you guys again sometime. Thank you very much.
• Thank you for your time, and hope to see you guys again sometime. Thank you very much.
• We have very high hopes for what this concept represents for funding conservation and outdoor recreation
• We also acknowledge areas of success for the agency and are hopeful to translate that success into all
• the agency and are areas of success for the agency and are hopeful<01:27:20.639><c> to</c><01:27:20.800

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> willingness for uh for to play fair. willingness for uh for to play fair.
• for health care, for federal dollars for health care, for Medicaid,<00:43:10.480><c> for</c><00:43:10.800
• ><c> schools,</c><00:43:11.760><c> for</c><00:43:12.079><c> housing</c> Medicaid, for schools, for housing
• > of</c><01:04:19.440><c> the</c> Hawaii, for example, for most of the Hawaii, for example, for most
• </c><01:09:42.000><c> bad</c><01:09:42.239><c> for</c> thought that was a um, bad for bad for thought

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing with Professor Colin Moore on democratic norms and their erosion in the United States, with a focus on what that could mean for Hawaii. Chair Carl Rhodes introduced the topic and the professor, noting the briefing was livestreamed and could be rescheduled if technical problems arose. Moore defined democratic norms as unwritten guardrails that make written constitutional rules work in practice, emphasizing two core norms from political science: mutual toleration, meaning acceptance of political opponents as legitimate, and institutional forbearance, meaning restraint in using legal powers to the maximum for partisan gain. Moore used historical examples to show how norms develop and erode, including George Washington’s resignation, the Alien and Sedition Acts, the contested 1800 election, Franklin Roosevelt’s court-packing plan, and Watergate. He argued that democracies usually erode gradually rather than through sudden coups, often through leaders who reject opponents’ legitimacy, tolerate political violence, restrict civil liberties, or attack the press. He said the United States is vulnerable because of its strong presidency, an 18th-century constitutional design that did not anticipate modern political parties or a neutral civil service, and because polarization has encouraged “constitutional hardball” and retaliation. He cited comparative examples such as Hungary, Turkey, and other countries that slid toward authoritarianism over time, and said the U.S. has been rated a flawed democracy by outside indexes. Moore said the erosion predates Donald Trump, though he believes Trump has accelerated it, and pointed to recent actions and rhetoric as moving beyond ceremony into government practice. He also warned that Congress has not consistently checked executive power and that public willingness to excuse anti-democratic behavior from preferred candidates is troubling. The briefing ended with Moore turning to federalism and Hawaii, arguing that the state depends heavily on federal funding for health care, schools, housing, and infrastructure, and that delays or disruptions from an unstable federal government could create serious local harm even if no law is formally broken.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, this proposal also strengthens background study requirements for high-risk providers by adding the
• authority to conduct background studies for four high-risk provider types: arms, peer recovery act,
• </c><00:41:23.760><c> high-cost</c><00:41:24.280><c> service</c> requirements for high-cost service requirements
• for high-cost service packages. packages. packages.
• </c> need it for our for our for our folks. need it for our for our for our folks.

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Father, we just thank you for this day. We just thank you for our time together.
• </c> uh funding mechanism for that. uh funding mechanism for that.
• for food?
• Why not actually do that for Goodwill. Why not actually do that for food?
• </c> I'm open for discussion. I'm open for discussion.

Bills: HB187 , HB341 , HB4 , HB175 , HB326 , HB187 , HB341 , HB4 , HB175 , HB326

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312, solicitor's fund, clerk's fund, forensic services trust fund, budget flexibility, public safety, municipal court, district court, circuit court, cosmetology, makeup application

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> for the loan. for the loan.
• I'll stand on my submitted statement and say that I'm deeply grateful for the opportunity, and I hope
• the consumers and the public interest in recent years. for for John that he has this opportune for for
• And the hope is that there's always opportunity for change.
• </c> you know, for consumption. you know, for consumption.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee heard and considered a long list of Governor’s messages for appointments to state boards and commissions, including the Board of Dentistry, Barbering and Cosmetology, Speech Pathology and Audiology, Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board, Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board, Real Estate Commission, Board of Naturopathic Medicine, State Boxing Commission, Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects, Hawaii Medical Board, Board of Physical Therapy, Board of Pharmacy, and the Public Utilities Commission. Most nominees and supporting agencies testified in support, and many nominees simply stood on their written testimony. Several nominees also answered questions about their experience and the issues facing their boards, including dental insurance and Medicaid concerns, condo and real estate disputes, pharmacy regulation and telepharmacy, boxing and MMA rule updates, and medical board service in rural areas. The committee discussed some contested or notable nominations in more detail. Richard Emery’s nomination to the Real Estate Commission drew opposition testimony tied to a condo management dispute, and he responded by emphasizing the need for factual evidence, mediation and complaint data, and better consumer education. Trinette Kahui and Andrea Ushijima were also nominated to the Real Estate Commission, with broad support. For the Boxing Commission, Robin Jumawan described ongoing statutory updates, MMA-related work, and delegation of amateur boxing rules. For the Hawaii Medical Board, Elizabeth Ignacio was strongly endorsed by state and industry witnesses as highly qualified and familiar with rural health issues, while Rebecca Sawai also received support from the board and Kaiser Permanente. In the decision-making portion, the committee moved to advise and consent to nearly all nominees on the agenda. Senator McKelvey stated reservations about Richard Emery due to opposition and possible conflicts, and also about nominees who were not present at the hearing, specifically Corrine Muldrow Soto and Stacie Kealoha Inouye; Senator Lamasao also noted reservations on those absent nominees. The chair disclosed personal acquaintance with Dr. Sawai and Andrea Ushijima. The committee then voted to adopt the recommendations, with the noted reservations and one no vote on GM 697 reflected in the record, and later reconvened to take up Governor’s Message 514/515 for John Etemura as chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission, where additional support testimony was heard from the Governor’s office, DCCA, and former consumer advocacy staff.

Transcript Highlights:

• For that, Mr. Speaker, I'll ask for tax. For that, Mr.
• </c> for for that purpose. for for that purpose.
• This bill would also require the high school to provide reasonable accommodations for those activities
• /c><01:34:45.040><c> for</c><01:34:45.160><c> their</c> for them, for a pathway for their for them, for
• </c><01:37:11.120><c> the</c><01:37:11.200><c> for</c> for something outside of uh for the for for something

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• County</c> what's good for their for their County what's good for their for their County but<00:10:13.680
• They foreclosed on the ability of high-efficiency heating systems to be eligible for that credit, so
• They foreclosed on the ability of high-efficiency heating systems to be eligible for that credit, so
• efficiency Heaton systems to be high efficiency Heaton systems to be eligible<00:54:02.760><c> for</
• I think I'll stop talking there and say that I hope you consider this bill as a useful vehicle for advancing

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all