Transcript Highlights:

• How do agencies know about these services or certified entities and how to get them contracts?
• 15.039><c> commercial</c><00:25:15.520><c> useful</c><00:25:15.919><c> function</c><00:25:16.240><c> cover
• </c> conduct commercial useful function cover conduct commercial useful function cover reviews<00:25:
• So we cover areas like marketing, bidding, bonding, business planning, creating websites, and more.
• So we cover areas like marketing, bidding, bonding, business planning, creating websites, and more.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The August 2025 interim meeting of the Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity began with roll call, confirmation of a quorum, approval of the June meeting minutes, and welcoming a new member, Ivonne Smith, who noted her background in MWBE and DBE work. The chair also offered condolences to a member whose father recently passed away and explained that the committee had invited agency officials to answer questions raised at the prior meeting. The first presentation was from Singer Buchanan of the Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet, who described the state’s equal opportunity and contract compliance office and its certification programs for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and minority/women business enterprises. He outlined outreach efforts, including partnerships with veterans’ organizations, the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs, UK, and transportation-related groups; explained that the programs are intended to expand market access rather than provide grants; and said the office has moved to an online application portal that has processed 227 new applications since December 2023. He reported 536 total vendors across the programs, including 29 service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, and said the office is considering website testimonials to improve outreach. Members asked about staffing, application assistance, and whether the state program conflicts with federal policy; Buchanan said the office has three staff members and that the program is state-funded and, based on legal advice, should continue under Kentucky law. Tony Yusefi of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet then presented on the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. He explained the program’s legal basis under federal DOT regulations, its eligibility standards, and its purpose of creating a level playing field while helping firms grow and eventually compete without assistance. He described certification requirements, annual documentation, prompt-payment protections, commercially useful function reviews, good-faith effort requirements, and sanctions for violations. He also discussed barriers facing DBEs, including access to capital, bonding, insurance, training, and prequalification requirements, and noted that 50 firms were removed last month for noncompliance with annual documentation rules. Yusefi said the cabinet has expanded supportive services, including an online application platform, bid notifications, and a nine-class business development program; 95 DBEs are enrolled this year, and the bid-matching system reaches an average of 377 DBEs monthly.

Transcript Highlights:

• So in service of the federal government, the VA is going to cover them.
• The state currently covers 22% of the total cost to operate CVSOs, leaving counties to carry the rest
• The state currently covers 22% of the total cost to operate CVSOs, leaving counties to carry the rest
• Coverage service area covers all 58 counties in the state, and we calculate that this program equates
• While I recognize the upkeep of buildings operated by non-public entities cannot be totally resolved

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Military and Veteran Affairs held an informational hearing focused on the effects of federal budget cuts and policy changes on veterans, military readiness, and California’s veteran support systems. The chair and members emphasized that federal reductions to the VA, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, SNAP, and the federal workforce are disproportionately harming veterans by threatening health care, employment, housing, crisis lines, and suicide prevention services. The chair also highlighted California’s progress on veteran homelessness and the importance of preserving state programs that leverage federal dollars. Major General Matthew Beavers of the California Military Department described the department’s structure, its response to the Los Angeles fire emergency, and concerns that federal cuts could reduce readiness through less training, older equipment, and fewer resources. He also discussed state programs such as Work for Warriors, STARBASE, youth and community schools, and the counterdrug task force, saying they are valuable but vulnerable if funding is redirected away from readiness. Members asked about the impact of federal changes on the Guard and how the Legislature could help, and Beavers said the state should advocate for recapitalized equipment and continued support for key programs. A second panel focused on veterans’ benefits and claims support. CalVet, Los Angeles County, and Swords to Plowshares testified that county veteran service officers, legal aid, and community-based partnerships are essential to helping veterans access VA benefits, especially after the PACT Act expanded eligibility and increased claims volume. Witnesses said these services bring substantial federal dollars back to California, but county offices and legal providers are underfunded and overburdened. Members discussed data sharing, staffing shortages, and the need for more resources to reach veterans who are not connected to VA care. In the final panel on mental health and suicide prevention, CalVet and nonprofit providers described state-funded programs such as the Veterans Support Self-Reliance program and the California Veterans Health Initiative, which place services in permanent supportive housing and provide no-cost counseling statewide. Witnesses said these programs are showing measurable improvements in health, medication adherence, and emergency room use, but they depend on sustained funding and are vulnerable to step-down grants and federal instability. Committee members expressed support for the programs and raised questions about access, staffing, and the role of non-veteran family members in Vet Center services.

Transcript Highlights:

• so about three weeks ago, we had Industry Day that was publicly announced, and this was several entities
• And then lastly, and you cover most of this.
• And then lastly, and you cover most of this with the chairman, but when we talk to people with these
• It tailed off a little bit on the sound there on our end, but if there's entities or constituents that
• With the ag producers, wildlife association, academic entities, private ranches, and more got the ball

Summary: The joint hearing focused on preparedness for the New World screwworm threat and brought together the House Committees on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism and Agriculture and Livestock. USDA officials, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, and Texas Animal Health Commission leadership described the pest as a serious risk to livestock, wildlife, rural economies, and beef prices, and emphasized coordination among federal, state, industry, and Mexican partners. Witnesses repeatedly stressed that Texas is currently seeing no confirmed U.S. detections, but that recent confirmed cases in northern Mexico, including Nuevo León, remain a concern because of their proximity to the border. USDA testimony outlined current surveillance and response efforts, including more than 120 screw worm-specific traps along the Texas border and neighboring states, thousands of additional dual-purpose traps, wildlife inspections, weekly coordination with Mexico’s Senasica, and a new USDA New World Screwworm Directorate. Officials said the existing Panama sterile fly facility is maxed out at about 100 million flies per week, while a dispersal facility in Tampico is helping move flies farther north in Mexico. They also described plans for a retrofitted sterile fly facility in Metapa, Mexico, expected to come online in 2026, and a new domestic production facility at Moore Air Base, with phase one targeted for late 2026 or early 2027 and phase two adding substantially more capacity later. Members pressed USDA on timelines, production capacity, the reliability of Mexican reporting, the risk from wildlife, and whether modular or mobile facilities could be deployed faster. USDA said it is also exploring innovative technologies, including a genetically engineered sterile male fly, but that such tools still require EPA review and field validation. Commissioner Miller highlighted Texas biosecurity efforts, five permanent inspection stations, cooperation with FDA and EPA on treatments such as Exzolt, and other pest issues affecting Texas agriculture. He also noted research into fly bait and private-sector efforts to speed sterile fly production. Texas Animal Health Commission officials described extensive state preparedness work, including weekly coordination calls, field response trainings, outreach to producers and veterinarians, and a Texas Screwworm Response Team. They said Texas has trained more than 100 inspectors and other personnel, with additional trainings planned, and that the state is expanding its cattle fever tick rider program. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing; the main action was the exchange of testimony and questions about readiness, surveillance, and facility timelines.

Transcript Highlights:

• press, with access to knowledge of the existence of an investigation that's taking place against entities
• investigation, I'm referring to the fact that an investigation is taking place against a particular entity
• 04:54.880><c> against</c><00:04:55.160><c> a</c><00:04:55.200><c> particular</c><00:04:55.800><c> entity
• </c> place against a particular entity. place against a particular entity.
• </c> these entities these entities and<00:42:43.960><c> the</c><00:42:44.040><c> state</c><00:42:44.960

Bills: HF3542 , HF3819

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: data privacy, investigative data, welfare system, public funds, transparency, child care, licensing, inspections, compliance, program integrity, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, and if we remove the modifiers, they're just hit and they don't have anything else that can cover
• </c><00:12:05.760><c> um</c><00:12:06.480><c> cover</c> anything else that can cover um cover anything
• else that can cover um cover that<00:12:07.040><c> loss.
• In my first semester, I drained my high school savings account to cover my tuition.
• </c> nearly $50,000 in loans to cover nearly $50,000 in loans to cover educational<01:50:43.840><c> expenses

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to adjust state funding to conform to actual program costs and utilizes savings from prior years to cover
• ultimately responsible when outcomes are poor and that the Legislature cannot easily hold other entities
• need and deserve, and it expands access to menopause care by requiring health plans and Medi-Cal to cover
• It will ensure insurance coverage for treatment that is not covered for women in midlife, because for
• are funded, that we support our distressed hospitals and our public hospitals, and that we lower Covered

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Those costs are substantial, and support from existing grants and loans does not cover them.
• And while helpful, these settlement funds are unlikely to cover nearly 20% of our capital investment.
• meal, at least one plant-based meal or plant-based protein option to be offered at every meal in covered
• necessary, and funding must go beyond potential national settlements, which will not be enough to cover
• Army did end up covering the cost of the construction. In this way, Ayer was fortunate.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Health

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health held a lengthy hearing to take testimony on a wide range of bills related to environmental health, PFAS, medical device chemicals, food access, lead poisoning, air quality, oral health, and school food additives. Chair Driscoll and Chair Decker emphasized that the hearing was for testimony only, no decisions would be made that day, and that written testimony could still be submitted. They also noted the high volume of speakers and asked witnesses to keep remarks brief. A major portion of the hearing focused on PFAS-related legislation, including bills to restrict PFAS in products and food packaging and to create a PFAS remediation trust fund. Municipal officials and advocates described the high costs of PFAS cleanup, especially for drinking water systems, citing Easton’s multimillion-dollar treatment investments and rate increases. Testimony from legislators and advocates argued that Massachusetts should act despite federal uncertainty, and that the state should stop PFAS at the source rather than leaving municipalities and residents to pay for remediation. The committee also heard strong support for a bill banning DEHP in medical devices, with physicians, nurses, and a bill sponsor saying the chemical can leach from IV bags and tubing and that safer alternatives already exist. The committee also heard testimony on bills to establish statewide food truck permitting, with food truck owners and a senator describing the current system as costly, duplicative, and inconsistent across municipalities. Another set of witnesses supported the “Bean New Deal,” which would expand plant-based food options in public institutions, senior nutrition programs, and WIC, citing health, equity, and cost savings. On lead poisoning, housing advocates and a representative backed bills to expand lead-safe housing requirements to all rental units, arguing the current law contributes to discrimination against families with children and leaves too much pre-1978 housing uncertified. The committee also heard support for an outdoor air pollution bill that would create an advisory committee, identify pollution hotspots, expand monitoring, and set reduction targets, with testimony from environmental justice groups, pediatricians, and legislators describing disproportionate asthma and other health harms in overburdened communities. Later testimony addressed oral health bills to create dental therapists and allow dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide, with supporters saying the measures would expand access, reduce costs, and help underserved patients. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to prohibit harmful food dyes in competitive school foods, with parents describing behavioral and health concerns tied to synthetic dyes. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• Second, some don't have enough capital under a reimbursement model to cover the initial costs of health
• Second, some don't have enough capital under a reimbursement model to cover the initial costs of health
• You know that because this is not enough—this is nowhere near enough money, let's be honest—to cover
• The curriculum covers critical modern topics, including human trafficking, intrafamilial exploitation
• The carve out is the same as that it just provides the certainty and the cover and the knowledge that

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, but the fellowship included 23 educators, and they covered pretty much all subjects, all grades.
• I think the more we cover people that are doing a good job because they love it, not because of merit
• Extra money from some outside entity, non-faith-based, or some investor into the school will help you
• So it covers the whole spectrum.
• criteria, including an approved English proficiency assessment instrument, the ELPA 21, which we covered

Summary: The committee approved the March 9 and 10 minutes and then heard a presentation from the Arkansas Department of Education on the Arkansas Excellence in Teaching Fellowship, featuring three third-grade teachers from Cabot, Poyen, and Drew Central who are also teacher merit pay recipients. The teachers described the fellowship as a year-long Zoom-based collaboration with about 23 educators statewide, focused on sharing classroom strategies, data use, and professional support. Members asked about the teachers’ experience, how they share what they learn with their districts, the range of grades represented in the fellowship, and the relationship between the fellowship and merit pay. The teachers emphasized building relationships with students, using data to drive instruction, early intervention, and collaboration across grade levels, while the secretary said the program is intended to identify and elevate high-performing teachers and spread their practices. A major portion of the discussion focused on third-grade reading, retention, and the new ATLAS testing system. Teachers and the secretary said students are screened and progress monitored throughout the year, families are notified early if students are at risk, and schools are using interventions, tutoring, and individualized reading plans. They said ATLAS results are now available much faster than in the past, often within 24 hours or a few days, allowing teachers and parents to respond quickly. Members asked about the impact of poverty, trauma, foster care, DHS involvement, IEPs, and critical shortage areas; teachers said relationship-building, small-group instruction, and coordination with counselors and special education staff are key. The secretary said the fellowship is a small subset of a broader merit pay program, that participation was voluntary, and that the state is trying to build a coherent system with literacy coaches, high-impact tutoring, and clearer standards rather than teaching to the test. Members also discussed broader policy issues, including the need for more positive public messaging about public education, teacher input in decision-making, and support for early childhood education. Several legislators asked whether the state should expand funding for early learning and whether more literacy or academic coaches are needed in districts that improve and then lose eligibility for state support. The secretary said the state has committed literacy coaches to D and F schools and is still working through how to sustain support as schools improve. He also said the administration would look at data and return on investment before supporting additional funding, and he encouraged legislators to help recruit eligible teachers into future fellowship cohorts. After the teacher panel concluded, the committee moved on to the adequacy resource allocation study, where Bureau of Legislative Research staff began a presentation on state and local education funding sources, categorical funds, and district spending patterns.

Transcript Highlights:

• So we have these headrest covers, which we put over her seat so that everyone knows that if there were
• But I don’t think you ought to let other entities regulate your profession because nobody knows it better
• The response was that the bill covers only the 300 services. half or so, most hospitals in the state
• The White House does have a site on there, but it's got a big old pop-up covering the whole thing, so
• This is just the 300 services covered. I think that's the limit on it, yes.

Bills: HB946 , HB1093 , SB26 , SB29 , SB30 , SB195 , SB219 , SB222 , SB255 , SB314 , SCR2 , SCR22

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: healthcare transparency, hospital pricing, consumer protection, collection actions, fines, naturopathic medicine, Louisiana Board of Naturopathic Medicine, licensing, healthcare, prescriptive authority, natural therapies, opioid treatment, regulation, addiction recovery, state law, SB 29, Act 732, coroner, autopsy, child death

Transcript Highlights:

• And can you kind of walk me through what this $925,000 will cover? Yes, that is correct.
• It will be for the purpose of funding grants to local law enforcement divisions to cover some of the
• Again, it's covered in the GA bill.
• Again, it's covered in the GA bill.
• So if Oklahoma City and Tulsa have been helping cover this...

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of appropriations and budget bills, with most of the early action focused on retirement cost-of-living adjustments. Senate Bills 1144, 1145, 1146, 1148, and 1149 all advanced, covering COLAs for retired teachers, public employees, police, judges, and a special “tweener” group of police and fire retirees. Members questioned the actuarial impacts, funded ratios, and timing of the apportionment changes, and the author explained that the retirement bills were based on TRS or system actuarial estimates and that the 2036 apportionment cutoff could be revisited by future legislatures. SB 1149 was described as a one-time $25,000 payment for a limited group of older retirees, with estimated costs of $3.5 million for police and $5.8 million for fire. Most of these retirement measures passed on votes of 23-24 ayes with one nay. The committee also considered House Bill 4071, creating the Oklahoma Dream Accounts Investment Program to match the federal “Trump accounts” with up to $250 per eligible child, capped at $12.5 million. Democrats criticized it as a poor use of funds and objected to the federal program’s uncertainty and the emergency clause; the bill passed 17-8. House Bill 4072 created a taxpayer endowment trust fund by moving $200 million from the Revenue Stabilization Fund and redirecting a portion of future gross production tax overages into the new fund until it reaches $1 billion, after which it would generate future revenue streams. Members raised concerns about investment risk, oversight, and whether the fund was a “shell game,” but it passed 18-6. Several agency budget and limit bills were also approved, including HB 4057 for $25 million to expand the Bureau of Narcotics headquarters, SB 1158 for $252,000 to fund medication for minors in custody, SB 1164 for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse with $1.2 million in new appropriations plus $5.97 million for the 988 revolving fund, and HB 4040 for the Department of Health rural health transformation cash-flow needs tied to federal reimbursement. The committee also passed HB 4051 on FMAP preservation, SB 1161 for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, SB 1162 for the State Department of Health, and SB 1163 for DHS, where the largest discussion centered on avoiding an Advantage waiver waitlist, SNAP administrative costs, and child abuse multidisciplinary care centers. Most of these bills passed with little or no debate, though some drew questions about federal matching dollars and reporting requirements. Education-related items were also approved, including HB 4030, the State Department of Education budget limits bill, which maintained prior-year funding for textbooks, early intervention, literacy coaching, school security, and other line items; HB 4044 for OEQA’s growth-based teacher compensation and NBCT stipends; HB 4065 for school security funding at the School of Science and Math; HB 4067 for the School for the Blind and School for the Deaf; and HB 4038 directing $5 million of ODOT FY27 appropriations to the eight-year work plan. The committee also advanced HB 4046, which directs funding to the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, Aviation Revolving Fund for projects including McAlester, Fort Sill, Altus, and Enid, with members questioning why additional money was needed so soon after prior appropriations. Throughout the meeting, most measures were reported as passed by wide margins, with a few dissenting votes on bills viewed as controversial or as reallocating funds away from other priorities.

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, okay, so if you went to 150, you'd have to cover more with contract—nope, we're going to cover
• ><c> we're</c><00:32:21.720><c> going</c><00:32:21.840><c> to</c><00:32:22.000><c> cover</c> contract
• Andor nope we're going to cover contract Andor nope we're going to cover it<00:32:22.279><c> with</c
• You're basically just a pass-through entity on this line item for things that you can't control, true
• We have a 66% vacancy rate, so that's where our biggest draw is, trying to cover that shift.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: Division 3 opened a work session focused on direct care agencies, with the chair saying the day would center on the Veterans Home and other state hospitals and homes. Members first discussed the upcoming Finance Committee process, including how many bills would be assigned to Division 3, whether they would appear on the House calendar, and how much time would be allowed for each bill. The chair said the division would likely spend about an hour on each bill, then return for a second day of review before making recommendations. Staff later identified three bills expected on the calendar: House Bills 704, 751, and 54. Members also raised a question about the use of educational trust fund money in the budget, but that issue was deferred. The main presentation came from Kim McKay, commandant of the New Hampshire Veterans Home, who described the facility as a long-term care intermediate facility serving eligible veterans. She said the home is licensed for 250 beds, budgeted for 225 veterans, and currently has 135 residents with four more scheduled to arrive. McKay highlighted improvements over the last two years, including a reduction in the admission wait list from more than a year to about three to six months, the creation of an LNA training program, energy-saving and Wi-Fi upgrades, and a new electronic learning management system that will provide mandatory training and continuing education units for staff. She said the home’s long-term goal is to return to a 225-bed census, but staffing remains the biggest hurdle. Members asked about admissions, wait times, staffing, vacancies, and the home’s use of contract nurses. McKay explained that the wait time is measured from the initial application date, not from a completed packet, and that staff now help families gather records and paperwork more quickly. She said the home averages about 45 deaths per year, residents stay about 2.5 years on average, and the vacancy rate is around 35 percent, though some positions are intentionally held open until census grows. She attributed staffing shortages largely to retention problems, citing higher private-sector pay, bonuses, and more flexible hours, and said the home has a handful of contract nurses, mainly on second shift. On finances, she said pharmacy services are contracted, the VA reimburses some medication costs based on disability, and the home is pursuing federal changes to cover high-cost medications and catastrophic disability cases. The discussion also covered the home’s off-book donation account, which is overseen by the state and transferred into the state system when funds are spent.

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• , which is not in Senator Avard's bill, we would like to see the EP Advisory Board continue as an entity
• , which is not in Senator Avard's bill, we would like to see the EP Advisory Board continue as an entity
• </c> Advisory Board continue as as an entity Advisory Board continue as as an entity uh<00:51:21.079>
• place before we have to worry about the construction of a new landfill, and I know that this bill covers
• get the expansion, you know, whether you need it in 34, 36, you envision that that expansion would cover

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate action is 369,241, which is 9,156 dollars above the LBR recommendation and basically to cover
• </c><00:36:04.000><c> sheet</c><00:36:04.320><c> here</c> or at least on my my cover sheet here or at
• least on my my cover sheet here &gt;&gt; um<00:36:05.760><c> GCRF</c><00:36:06.880><c> should</c><00
• Does that cover all your one? Yes. million. That ex that uh amount is for million.
• Uh<00:55:37.200><c> does</c><00:55:37.359><c> that</c><00:55:37.520><c> cover</c><00:55:37.680><c> all

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 18 February, 2026; 11:00 AM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Going to, uh, the aircraft procurement, uh, and I'll be brief since Chief Kidd covered some, we were
• October 27th, it closes on the 24th of November 2025 regarding VFD grants, and I'll cover some information
• Anything I haven't covered, my deputy will, will also cover on October 14th we had a funding meeting
• Some operators can provide backup aircraft to cover maintenance or unplanned downtime, ensuring Texas
• We know our businesses well enough to know, OK, we can, in a slower fire year, we can cover the bills

Committee: House State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, this Zoom meeting and YouTube livestream event covers the 10 a.m.
• 00:01:31.439><c> live</c><00:01:31.759><c> stream</c><00:01:31.920><c> event</c><00:01:32.240><c> covers
• </c><00:01:32.640><c> the</c><00:01:32.960><c> 10</c> YouTube live stream event covers the 10 YouTube
• live stream event covers the 10 a.m.<00:01:34.159><c> JDCENformational</c> a.m.
• ><c> but</c><00:10:45.519><c> these</c> Other entities has helped, but these Other entities has helped

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint informational briefing focused on how federal policy changes, tariffs, funding cuts, the federal shutdown, and delays in the farm bill are affecting Hawaii agriculture and food access. Opening remarks emphasized Hawaii’s heavy dependence on imported food and farm inputs, the state’s vulnerability to disruptions in USDA services, and the need for stronger state, county, and community coordination. Speakers also noted that immigration enforcement and broader global supply-chain pressures can affect local farm labor, production, and food availability. Sharon Herd, chair of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, described both positive and negative federal impacts. She said Hawaii has benefited from some recurring grants and a large new $8.8 million federal grant, but also reported about $22 million in losses from suspended or terminated grants, including farm-to-school and water-related projects. She said some USDA programs, such as microgrants for food security and FISMIP, are currently suspended, while the specialty crop block grant remains active. She also said Hawaii farms declined from 7,328 to 6,569 between the 2017 and 2022 censuses and argued the state cannot rely on imports alone to feed its people. Amanda Shaw of Agriculture Stewardship Hawaii presented findings from federal funding cut reports. She said the first report, in March, identified about $88 million in potential cuts, and the newer report found $64.7 million in confirmed cuts and about $175 million in potential cuts. She said federal shifts are creating uncertainty for farmers, food-system organizations, and school and community food programs, and noted that 4,000 to 5,000 Hawaii farmers could receive less money because of changes to payment-factor provisions for socially disadvantaged farmers. She also said Hawaii has lost 18% of local USDA staff since September 2024, with possible further national reductions expected. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only, and the chair noted that any legal questions, including the reported SNAP changes, would be for the Judiciary Committee to assess later.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><03:43:14.600><c> Reach</c> attorney for one of those entities Reach attorney for one of those entities
• Every covered business must meet net zero by 2050.
• All the covered parties to which this applies start with large businesses that have over a half million
• </c><03:47:02.880><c> parties</c><03:47:03.880><c> the</c> policy all the covered parties the policy
• all the covered parties the covered<03:47:04.399><c> parties</c><03:47:04.920><c> that</c><03:47:05.560

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:12:40.959><c> So</c><00:12:41.200><c> the</c> uh entities had to approve that.
• So the uh entities had to approve that.
• They are asking for the ability to put to the voters a one-half of 1% sales tax to help cover the cost
• They understand that the sales tax will not cover the full cost of the project, but they are going to
• It did only cover a portion of the cost.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We are currently coordinating efforts with the AGs and law enforcement entities to help with enforcement
• Uh, you know, working with partnering with OMCCR and all the other entities that we need to.
• that we need to uh I know other entities that we need to uh I know my<00:51:25.760><c> division</c><
• because they were given the tools that they could testify effectively and especially that they did cover
• that they did cover it well in<01:04:34.079><c> their</c><01:04:34.240><c> reports.

Bills: HB1974 , HB1853 , HB1973 , HB1574 , HB2619 , HB1966 , HB1643 , HB1671 , HB2558 , HB1854 , HB2173 , HB1575 , HB2229 , HB1535 , HB1978 , HB2508 , HB1549 , HB2187 , HB1550 , HB1977 , HB2314 , HB1871 , HB2319 , HB1591 , HB1858 , HB1898 , HB2372 , HB1765 , HB2012 , HB1706 , HB1962 , HB1963 , HB1975 , HB2009 , HB2083 , HB2224 , HB1877 , HB1959 , HB1626 , HB1665 , HB2488 , HB2456 , HB2548 , HB2207 , HB1832 , HB2079 , HB1985 , HB1618 , HB2486 , HB2242 , HB2045 , HB1703 , HB2236 , HB2480 , HB1976 , HB2287 , HB2288 , HB1777 , HB276 , HB1660 , HB1676 , HB1605 , HB1751 , HB1967 , HB2383 , HB2340 , HB1946 , HB2268 , HB1950 , HB2156 , HB2118 , HB1859 , HB1863 , HB1996 , HB2114 , HB2423 , HB2429 , HB2475 , HB2534 , HB2545 , HB1813 , HB1941 , HB2474 , HB2583 , HB1576 , HB1886 , HB1939 , HB2540 , HB2590 , HB2000 , HB2163 , HB2386 , HB1691 , HB1680 , HB2516 , HB1993 , HB2442 , HB1510 , HB1958 , HB1692

Keywords: HB1974, hearing loss, audiology, audiologist, hearing screening, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tele-audiology, communication access, assistive technology, speech-language pathology, deafness, hard of hearing, public health, kupuna, keiki, dementia, cognitive decline, fall prevention, State Health Planning and Development Agency

Transcript Highlights:

• The last two things I'll mention are, first, I haven't covered any kind of funding levels.
• </c><00:06:20.639><c> any</c> first the um I I haven't covered any first the um I I haven't covered any
• No health insurance company, no other entity would be able to sustain business on a 2 to 3% overhead
• No health insurance company, no other entity would be able to sustain business on a 2 to 3% overhead
• No health insurance company, no other entity would be able to sustain business on a 2 to 3% overhead

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all