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• we do have three preliminary recommendations that I think you'll be hearing about, so I wanted to share
• a... hearing about, so I wanted to share a little information about that.
• So, you can see that other state share sources are 18% of that.
• Other state share sources are 18% of that 27% that the state must put up.
• Maybe you have resources and I have resources; we can combine them together and share them to pull down

Keywords: 924, joint, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a shared<00:45:00.920><c> determination</c><00:45:01.720><c> to</c><00:45:01.840><c> have</c>
• <00:45:02.000><c> a</c><00:45:02.040><c> robust</c> shared determination to have a robust shared determination
• Sometimes the MnChoices assessment provides a good guidance, and that information is not being shared
• </c> that information is not being shared that information is not being shared with<01:02:31.760><c>
• I'll just share one that kind of illustrates the point I want to make.

Bills: HF4338

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review, postpayment review, surety bond, compliance training, case management, targeted case management

Transcript Highlights:

• As I shared today, within that group, we do two important functions.
• Uh as I uh as I lead as as shared<00:23:34.400><c> today</c><00:23:35.600><c> uh</c><00:23:35.760><c>
• Um, but Director Pong, welcome to the committee and uh share your testimony. Thank you, Chair.
• Um, but Director Pong, welcome to the committee and uh share your testimony. Thank you, Chair.
• Um, but Director Pong, welcome to the committee and uh share your testimony. Thank you, Chair.

Bills: HF4693

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: transportation, license plates, validation stickers, replacement fees, government fees, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• a little bit and um I just want to share a little bit about<00:20:43.840><c> one</c><00:20:44.080><c
• ,</c> think just repeating what you shared, think just repeating what you shared, you're<01:10:02.400
• Thank you. if you can share that &gt;&gt; Okay.
• I I can share &gt;&gt; Yeah, I would be happy to.
• </c> share for the vote, please. share for the vote, please.

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committees heard testimony on HB 1872, which would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program to help early childhood providers participate in approved apprenticeship programs, require annual reporting, and appropriate funds. Testifiers in support included the University of Hawaiʻi, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the City and County of Honolulu, Commit to Keiki, the Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi, the Commission on the Status of Women, Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network Speaks, Parents for Public Schools of Hawaiʻi, and Kīʻoka Family Learning Centers. Supporters said the bill would reduce financial barriers, strengthen recruitment and retention, improve compensation and career pathways, and help address child care shortages and workforce instability. The committee then voted to pass HB 1872 with amendments, including an HD1 and a defective date to allow further discussion. The committee next took up HB 2489, which would appropriate funds for the University of Hawaiʻi to establish a bachelor’s degree program in American Sign Language interpretation, with a longer-term plan for a master’s program. Testimony in support came from the Disability Communication Access Board and the University of Hawaiʻi, and members also heard detailed support from DECAP and other advocates describing a statewide shortage of ASL interpreters, long waiting lists for ASL courses, and the need for locally trained interpreters who understand Hawaiʻi’s cultural and community needs. Witnesses said the shortage affects schools, courts, hospitals, emergency services, and other settings, and that the program could be expanded through articulation with other campuses. The committee voted to pass HB 2489 with amendments, again using an HD1 and defective date. After those two measures, the committee moved to HB 441 on campus safety, which would require students, including transfer students, to complete training on federal laws and university policies regarding sexual misconduct before initial registration and would change how often training is provided to students and employees. The University of Hawaiʻi stood on its written testimony, while supporters including IMUA Alliance and other testifiers urged passage, citing survivor experiences, national best practices, and the need for prevention before harm occurs. No vote on HB 441 was reached in the portion provided.

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• Sharing some information?
• Like for sharing of some information.
• The school district, in effect, is sharing data with a private entity.
• </c> is sharing data with a private entity. is sharing data with a private entity.
• </c> sharing relationship. sharing relationship.

Committee: House Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I share the objective of the bill, and I share support for the objective.
• Members, I did share this.
• Thank you for sharing that information.
• Thank you for sharing.
• Share the thought with everyone. Sixteen years ago, when I first...

Bills: SB17 , SB1569 , SB2420 , HB5138 , HJR161 , HB1937 , HB3334 , HB5444 , HB5137 , HB361 , HB321 , HB5447 , HB464 , HB678 , HB2294 , HB4172 , HB3225 , HB1769 , HB5394 , HB1837 , HB1787 , HB2271 , HB2440 , HB5134 , HB5149 , HB2151 , HB2073 , HB2186 , HB2025 , HB1936 , HB1777 , HB1663 , HB 1306 , HB 1290 , HB1527 , HB4802 , HB3462 , HB2963 , HB2462 , HB2560 , HB644 , HB2725 , HB2621 , HB2588 , HB1443 , HB1403 , HB3032 , HB1557 , HB1664 , HB2811 , HB2088 , HB2598 , HB3062 , HB3134 , HB3940 , HB4027 , HB4097 , HB4862 , HB4170 , HB4157 , HB4205 , HB4279 , HB4377 , HB4838 , HB5424 , HB5294 , HB4870 , HB4763 , HB5639 , HB4112 , HB2275 , HB1677 , HB5014 , HB3848 , HB3797 , HB3727 , HB3709 , HB3177 , HB3057 , HB4176 , HB4202 , HB2180 , HB3528 , HB3658 , HCR76 , HCR127 , SB906 , SB1229 , SB855 , SB703 , SB1025 , SB888 , SB1119 , SB1080 , SB929 , SB1355 , SB2231 , SB1877 , SB1998 , SB552 , SB17 , SB1569 , SB2420 , HB2697 , HB3801 , HB3488 , HB3477 , HB3466 , HB3469 , HB2594 , HB2564 , HB2298 , HB5331 , HB5646 , HB5247 , HB5323 , HB4384 , HB3896 , HB4014 , HB3627 , HB3594 , HB2524 , HB510 , HB561 , HB 1181 , HB3963 , HB5111 , HB2785 , HB1661 , HB200 , HB1803 , HB249 , HB721 , HB851 , HB 1128 , HB1904 , HB30 , HB1916 , HB541 , HB5560 , HB3071 , HB5627 , HB5435 , HB2688 , HB3045 , HB3483 , HB4213 , HB4226 , HB783 , HB175 , HB4735 , HB5155 , HB5057 , HB4813 , HB5339 , HB5196 , HB5033 , HB3486 , HB4211 , HB74 , HB4730 , HB4743 , HB4463 , HB4139 , HB4752 , HB4486 , HB4437 , HB4426 , HB4396 , HB4263 , HB3487 , HB3418 , HB2266 , HB2229 , HB2189 , HB5224 , HB5195 , HB3947 , HB3358 , HB3370 , HB3745 , HB3697 , HB2001 , HB1968 , HB3371 , HB3909 , HB4944 , HB2284 , HB4506 , HB3317 , HB4166 , HB3913 , HB1768 , HB4603 , HB2494 , HB3099 , HJR138 , HB133 , HB3832 , HB1988 , HCR34 , HB3421 , HB3892 , HB5138 , HJR161 , HB1937 , HB3334 , HB5444 , HB5137 , HB361 , HB321 , HB5447 , HB464 , HB678 , HB2294 , HB4172 , HB3225 , HB1769 , HB5394 , HB1837 , HB1787 , HB2271 , HB2440 , HB5134 , HB5149 , HB2151 , HB2073 , HB2186 , HB2025 , HB1936 , HB1777 , HB1663 , HB 1306 , HB 1290 , HB1527 , HB4802 , HB3462 , HB2963 , HB2462 , HB2560 , HB644 , HB2725 , HB2621 , HB2588 , HB1443 , HB1403 , HB3032 , HB1557 , HB1664 , HB2811 , HB2088 , HB2598 , HB3062 , HB3134 , HB3940 , HB4027 , HB4097 , HB4862 , HB4170 , HB4157 , HB4205 , HB4279 , HB4377 , HB4838 , HB5424 , HB5294 , HB4870 , HB4763 , HB5639 , HB4112 , HB2275 , HB1677 , HB5014 , HB3848 , HB3797 , HB3727 , HB3709 , HB3177 , HB3057 , HB4176 , HB4202 , HB2180 , HB3528 , HB3658 , HCR76 , HCR127

Keywords: foreign ownership, real property, national security, criminal penalties, civil penalties, personal information, higher education, privacy protection, governing board, institutional security, software applications, mobile devices, age verification, parental consent, data protection, app store regulation, HJR 161, Texas constitutional amendment, voting rights, non-citizen voting

Transcript Highlights:

• When you design and build a landfill, what you're really trying to do is capture the lion's share of
• When you design and build a landfill, what you're really trying to do is capture the lion's share of
• </c><00:19:40.640><c> precipitation</c> capture the line share precipitation capture the line share precipitation
• </c><00:55:47.119><c> That</c><00:55:47.359><c> was</c> don't want to share their data.
• That was don't want to share their data.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, um, Representative Hudson, I'll be sure to share with you those provisions where the administration
• I, as said, share your concern on child labor.
• Chair, I'd like to yield my time to my testifiers and let them share their concerns with the committee
• them kind of share their concerns with<00:52:01.440><c> the</c><00:52:01.599><c> committee.
• his situation and uh really look share his situation and uh really look forward<01:32:17.280><c> to<

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• First, to share concern and opposition to, I believe, sections four and seven that affect the calculation
• </c><00:10:40.320><c> um</c><00:10:40.640><c> first</c><00:10:40.880><c> to</c><00:10:41.120><c> share
• </c> appear in the bill. um first to share appear in the bill. um first to share concern<00:10:42.000
• Thank you for having me here to share my thoughts on Senate File 2374.
• Um, thank you for the opportunity to share our thoughts on two provisions in SF 2374, the governor's

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It does not apply to past claims, and I want to make clear our commitment to pay our $2 billion share
• So happy to share with the committee that language, but yes, that was our intent.
• So happy to share with the committee that language, but yes, that was our intent.
• So happy to share with the committee that language, but yes, that was our intent.
• </c> protected classes of data to be shared protected classes of data to be shared between<01:54:06.400

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with SB 48 SD2 HD1 relating to combat sports. The Attorney General offered a technical comment on the bill’s effective date, and several testifiers from the combat sports community strongly supported the measure with amendments. They argued that boxing and MMA should be treated separately, that the current regulatory structure has made events too costly and reduced opportunities, and that more local oversight would help revive the sport and give youth a constructive outlet. Committee members questioned whether the bill’s medical staffing requirements would apply to boxing, MMA, or both, and whether the added requirements would increase costs and reduce access. The witness from the combat sports community said amateur boxing is already regulated through USA Boxing, that the DCCA should focus on professional boxing, and that for safety he would support two physicians and one ambulance for boxing and MMA events. The committee then took up SB 117 SD2 HD1 relating to transportation. The Department of Transportation and the Ulon Initiative testified in support, and the bicycling community was listed as supporting as well. Members focused on the bill’s rebate program for electric transportation devices, asking how successful it had been and whether removing the rebate would affect use. DOT said the program began in February 2023 and had issued about 500 rebates totaling roughly $166,000, aimed at helping people without vehicles access transportation options. The department explained that the bill would broaden access and increase the rebate amount, including additional assistance for low-income applicants. Finally, the committee heard SB 897 SD3 HD1 relating to energy and wildfire liability. The Division of Consumer Advocacy, the Public Utilities Commission, the Attorney General, Clearway Energy Group, Ulon Initiative, Kawai K, IBEW Local 1260, and Hawaiian Electric all testified in support, while the Hawaii Association for Justice was listed as opposed but not present. Supporters said the bill would help finance wildfire mitigation and infrastructure improvements through securitization, reduce wildfire risk, and address utility cost and credit concerns. Hawaiian Electric emphasized that the bill is forward-looking, would help protect customers from future wildfire-related cost increases, and requested amendments including a study on a future wildfire recovery fund. In questioning, members pressed Hawaiian Electric on the liability cap, asking whether it would have applied to the Maui wildfires and whether it would cover personal injury or wrongful death; the witness and company counsel clarified that the aggregate cap applies only to qualifying property damage, not personal injury or wrongful death, and said they would follow up on how the cap would calculate in a Maui-type event. Hawaiian Electric also said it would seek financing under the bill if enacted and updated members on settlement funding efforts, including raising the first $550 million in equity and divesting assets to help meet its obligations.

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• Um, right now the definition is broad, and I share the concern.
• </c><00:41:29.720><c> with</c><00:41:29.920><c> the</c> power must be shared with the power must be shared
• Let me briefly share what happened in the city of Atlanta in March of 2018.
• </c><00:45:42.640><c> what</c> Minnesota let me briefly share what Minnesota let me briefly share what
• Power is shared. Power is limited.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I so Judy has another guest to share with you.
• ><00:04:09.040><c> another</c><00:04:09.360><c> guest</c><00:04:09.560><c> to</c><00:04:09.680><c> share
• </c> I so Judy has another guest to share I so Judy has another guest to share with<00:04:10.120><c>
• Rivas and I share that we're doing procedures in the field, we're doing procedures where we shouldn't
• </c><00:56:19.920><c> no</c> communities so no cost share no communities so no cost share no assistance

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• You'll get to hear her story in a moment, but first I'd like to share how these fees work and what my
• I have shared with all of you a report from the Public Interest Research Group on facility fees.
• Senator Abeler, um, I can share some of the same concern.
• </c> support for Senate file 91 and to share support for Senate file 91 and to share the<00:41:38.839
• I'm confident that my health care colleagues across Minnesota share the same commitment.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Lastly, I got to share with you guys that, you know, we appreciate the transit accommodation tax, the
• c> to</c><00:02:47.920><c> I</c><00:02:48.000><c> got</c><00:02:48.080><c> to</c><00:02:48.360><c> share
• </c><00:02:48.640><c> with</c> um lastly I got to I got to share with um lastly I got to I got to share
• in the fiscal burden that the state also has to share with us.
• We share our spaces and we take great pride in hosting our state departments.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> share that information? share that information?
• </c><03:45:46.399><c> information,</c> release to share information, release to share information, &gt
• </c> have to be benign to be asked to share have to be benign to be asked to share information.<03:45
• You wouldn't have shared information.
• </c> going to have to share information. going to have to share information.

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• of those costs. shoulder a larger share of those costs.
• And we have a spreadsheet that I am willing to share with you on the breakout of the counties.
• I thank you for allowing us to come visit with you and share about our progress.
• I thank you for allowing us to come visit with you and share about our progress.
• the program's growing share of the program's administrative<03:05:56.880><c> costs.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Solache, for sharing your story. I appreciate it.
• Solache, for sharing your story. I appreciate it.
• Solache, for also sharing your story as well.
• Solache, for also sharing your story as well.
• We both shared sentiments about our, in this case, my mom and yours and so many others.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• might have none, unless someone wants to just get up, open mic, or people have feelings they want to share
• A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss. Yes, these things I too shall miss.
• Chair, and Bridget for sharing your story, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• We share the author's goal of a refueling network that serves drivers during disasters, but this bill
• So having said that, I share those concerns.

Summary: The committee heard presentations on several emergency-management-related bills. AB 1749 would prohibit drones from knowingly or recklessly interfering with wildfire suppression or other emergency response airspace and authorize civil enforcement with penalties up to $75,000 per violation. AB 1540 would restore the 988 “press 3” option for LGBTQ+ suicide prevention, with the author and supporters describing it as a needed crisis lifeline; opponents argued the bill was unnecessary and criticized the Trevor Project. AB 1805 would overhaul oversight of the state’s troubled next-generation 911 project by strengthening the advisory board, requiring quarterly reports, and mandating an independent technical evaluation and audit. AB 1832 would create a statewide 2-1-1 support fund and a community needs dashboard to expand and stabilize 2-1-1 services. AB 2543 would require EV charging operators to develop emergency management plans and identify backup power or charging options during disasters, with opponents arguing it singled out one industry and could slow deployment. Testimony was largely in support of AB 1540, AB 1805, and AB 1832, with many public agencies, behavioral health groups, fire organizations, and local governments backing the measures. AB 1540 drew emotional testimony from a parent who lost a child to suicide, while AB 1805 received support from police chiefs, dispatchers, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office, which discussed the need for an independent technical review of regional versus statewide 911 system options. AB 1832 supporters emphasized that 2-1-1 helps divert non-emergency calls from 911 and provides critical disaster information and referrals. AB 2543 drew opposition from EV charging companies and industry groups, who said the bill imposed unique obligations on private operators and did not address all fuel types. After debate, the committee voted to advance all of the measures. AB 1540 was sent to Senate Health, AB 1749 to Senate Judiciary, AB 1805 to Senate Privacy, Digital Technology, and Consumer Protection, AB 1832 to Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications, and AB 2543 to Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications with amendments to be taken in the next committee. The consent item, AB 1836, was also approved. Final recorded votes were overwhelmingly in favor, with AB 2543 receiving the most opposition but still passing the committee.

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• , van pooling, car shares, and more.
• , but just to raise a couple of points on House 3659 and Senate 2402 relative to peer-to-peer car sharing
• It was really, I think, informative, and something I was able to share with the committee about just
• So thank you for taking the time out today, all of you, to share this with us.
• So thank you for taking the time out today, all of you to share this with us. Thank you.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Transportation

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on a large slate of bills covering motor vehicle sales, registration, title processing, dealer regulation, and several local matters. Chair Cyrro noted that Senate Bill 2414 had been postponed at the sponsor’s request, though public testimony would still be accepted. The hearing then heard testimony on measures including S. 2367, which would make an insurer primary for losses caused by an insured driver in a rental car; H. 3698 and related bills on codifying registration of 25-year-old imported Japanese kei vehicles; H. 3701 on requiring lienholders to release titles within seven days; H. 3690 on capping dealer documentation fees; and H. 3641 on requiring education for class two motor vehicle dealers. Testimony also addressed e-titling and e-signatures, peer-to-peer car sharing, temporary license plates, duplicate plates, general registration plates for motor vehicle distributors, and a bill to ban tinted license plate covers. Supporters of the rental-car insurance bill argued Massachusetts is an outlier compared with 47 other states and said the change would improve fairness, competition, and consumer understanding without raising premiums. Dealers and industry groups generally supported e-titling/e-signature modernization and the inspection-related bill, but urged safeguards to preserve title, registration, and insurance verification. The Massachusetts State Auto Dealers Association opposed the doc-fee cap, saying documentation fees are a disclosed cost-recovery tool that varies by dealership. Representatives and advocates for kei vehicles said the RMV’s 2024 reversal showed the need to codify the rules in law, while opponents of the RMV’s approach described it as arbitrary and harmful to owners and importers. Supporters of the dealer-education bill said it would curb unregulated “curbstoning” and help ensure proper title handling and consumer protection. Several local and specialty bills also drew testimony. Hatfield officials supported a local bill allowing golf carts on certain town roads under strict safety rules, and Representative Ayers testified for a bill banning tinted license plate covers to aid toll collection, law enforcement, and vehicle identification. Senator Lovely and other advocates supported the “Easy ID” license plate proposal, saying it would improve vehicle recognition in crime and child-abduction investigations. The committee took no votes during the hearing and adjourned after public testimony concluded.

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• And I use 20% as a general state-by-state estimate because Arkansas's data isn't shared with the Department
• And we'd love to share our successes and also some of our failures on what didn't work with you all and
• Are there any advanced communications that you can share with us?
• Are there any advanced communications that you can share with us to shed light on that?
• Chairman, we'd be right to see if anybody else had any other thoughts they'd like to share.

Summary: The committee first approved a motion, then heard a lengthy presentation on homelessness in Arkansas, with a focus on unsheltered homelessness, untreated mental illness and substance use, public safety, and the role of local law enforcement and shelters. Presenters from law enforcement, homeless service providers, mental health, and policy groups discussed federal Continuum of Care funding, the need for better data and accountability, and proposals such as statewide camping enforcement, stronger treatment access, and consolidating or reworking the continuum-of-care structure. Much of the discussion centered on the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model, with witnesses describing it as a way to expand crisis services, treatment, and coordination with housing and justice systems. They also discussed homelessness among sex offenders, family homelessness, workforce supports, and how to scale successful local programs statewide. No formal action was taken on the homelessness proposals during the discussion. The committee then reviewed several Department of Energy and Department of Health/Board of Nursing rules. The energy rule updated solid waste post-closure cleanup thresholds from $50,000 to $2 million to match Act 791 of 2025. Nursing-related rules added fees for the new dialysis patient care technician registration created by Act 198 of 2025, updated contact-information requirements, implemented APRN authority under Act 862 of 2025, clarified durable medical equipment language under Act 431 of 2025, and incorporated delegation changes from Act 959 of 2025. Additional nursing rules updated certified medication assistant training and duties under Act 265 of 2025, and corrected rules for full independent practice to include clinical nurse specialists under Act 872 of 2023. Each rule was reviewed without objection. At the close of the meeting, members received an update that UAMS had completed its NCII designation submission for the Winthrop Rockefeller Cancer Institute, which was described as a major milestone. The committee then adjourned.