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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HHS DEFER, HHS-LBT, HHS Public Hearings 02-10-2025
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- that they comply with all we do require that they comply with all of<00:03:29.879><c> our</c><00:03:
- I guess we'd welcome the conversation, um, to have a better understanding of what is required by the
- I guess we'd welcome the conversation, um, to have a better understanding of what is required by the
- </c><00:16:40.560><c> and</c> minimum qualification requirements and minimum qualification requirements
- </c><01:13:35.320><c> three</c> of medquest patients requiring three of medquest patients requiring three
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
Summary:
The joint Health, Human Services, and Labor and Technology committee heard testimony on SB 447, a Department of Health pilot program related to recruitment, and SB 1043, a tax measure. On SB 447, the Department of Health said the pilot had streamlined hiring by delaying minimum-qualification review until later in the process, while the Department of Human Resources Development objected that parts of the bill could conflict with civil service rules, due process rights, and equal pay requirements. Several labor and employee groups testified, with some supporting the pilot as a way to address vacancies and others warning about merit-system concerns. The committee later voted to pass SB 447 as is.
On SB 1043, testimony was mixed but largely focused on the bill’s tax changes, especially the proposed increase to the general excise tax and exemptions or credits for lower-income households. Supporters, including labor groups and housing/worker advocates, argued the bill would reduce burdens on working families, help with food insecurity, and keep residents in Hawaiʻi. Opponents, including the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi and some community witnesses, said the general excise tax is regressive and would raise costs across the state. The committee voted to advance SB 1043 with substantial amendments, deleting most of the bill except section two and setting a far-future effective date, while noting the fiscal impact had not been provided.
The committee also deferred SB 633 and later deferred SB 1633 for further decision-making, scheduling continued consideration for February 12, 2025, in Room 225. The hearing included standard instructions on one-minute testimony, written testimony, and Zoom procedures, and the committee adjourned after taking the above actions.
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Virginia Commission for the Arts Board Meeting Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- McPherson Foundation requires sequential learning.
- And there's no match required for these grants.
- organizations, no match required.
- The agency is required to publish its own policy.
- And one of the requirements that has always been there is that boards are required to have an electronic
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Apr 15th, 2026
Natural Resources & Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- And not all are required to by rule or regulation, but I think as a business...
- “Appellant is paying for that staff work and the overtime that is required to get it done.
- It's more a matter of better communication on what we require, what we need to see.
- How can the department deny the permit if the operator is meeting the requirements of the law?
- How can the department deny the permit if the operators meeting the requirements of the law?
Committee:
House Natural Resources & Environment
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Apr 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm trying to understand, in terms of the five-day requirement that the legislation required, are the
- required?
- Phase one course subjects also meet admissions requirements for the CSU system and similar requirements
- The CSU is required through legislation in 1840 to follow very specific guidance on any courses that
- fall under the ethnic studies graduation requirement.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Audit Committee Mar 24th, 2026
Joint Legislative Audit
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm just cautioning that this is going to require legal counsel-to-legal counsel discussions between
- Despite these existing requirements, the PUC has yet to enact meaningful enforcement actions.
- So we have these existing requirements, but the PUC has yet to enact meaningful enforcement action.
- So we have these existing requirements, but the PUC has yet to enact meaningful enforcement actions.
- This is a medium-sized audit that would require, we estimate, 3,500 hours to complete.
Committee:
Joint Joint Legislative Audit
Summary:
The committee met as a subcommittee because it initially lacked a quorum, heard a status update from State Auditor Grant Parks, and reviewed several new audit requests. Parks reported that 10 previously requested audits were underway, with most expected to be released in spring/summer and one pesticide audit still pending; he also noted ongoing litigation with Huntington Beach over a 2024 audit. He said the office had grown to just over 200 employees and could start about five new JALAC audits between April and July. The committee also noted that one Prop. 28 request was being held and one PUC-related request was moved off consent to the regular calendar.
Senator Cervantes presented an audit request on California fusion centers, arguing they operate with little public oversight and may collect, share, and store sensitive information without adequate transparency or safeguards. Supporters, including former FBI agent Mike German and ACLU California Action, said fusion centers function as secretive intelligence-sharing hubs that can produce inaccurate or biased reports and may undermine privacy and civil liberties. Parks said the audit would examine the State Threat Assessment Center and two local fusion centers, focusing on oversight, legal authority, data quality, unauthorized disclosure controls, use of private vendors, funding, and performance metrics, while warning of likely access and public-disclosure limitations. The request drew sharp opposition from Assembly Member DeMaio, who called it a politicized “witch hunt,” but public comment included support from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Senator Allen then presented an audit of the Public Utilities Commission’s enforcement of Rule 21 interconnection timelines for customer-sited solar and storage projects. He and witnesses said utilities have repeatedly missed deadlines, causing long delays and added costs for schools, nonprofits, and other customers; CPUC staff responded that the commission adopted timelines and compliance benchmarks in 2020, publishes quarterly data, and is already pursuing the issue through workshops and an open proceeding. Parks said the audit would assess CPUC monitoring, enforcement tools, and reasons for utility noncompliance. Public comment was mixed, with solar advocates supporting the request and PG&E objecting on process grounds and arguing the commission’s ongoing proceeding should address the issue.
Senator Perez, with Senator Fong, requested an audit of Caltrans’ administration of the former SR 710 corridor property sales and affordable housing program. They described tenant complaints about mold, pests, deferred maintenance, inconsistent pricing and eligibility information, and possible failures to inform residents of purchase rights; Caltrans said it is working to complete sales and has already closed 59 properties since fiscal year 2024-25. Parks said the audit would examine compliance with the Roberti Act, pricing, appraisals, communications, rent accounting, property maintenance, and follow-up on prior recommendations. Finally, Senator Umberg requested an audit of the Orange County Board of Education, citing transparency, litigation spending, charter authorization, procurement, and whistleblower concerns; after quorum was established, Parks said the audit would review Brown Act and Public Records Act compliance, public resource use, contracting, litigation costs, charter oversight, and retaliation complaints.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 6th, 2026
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The information required under this amendment is redundant and unnecessary.
- The information required under this amendment is redundant and unnecessary.
- This policy is somewhat complicated and a lot of engagement was required.
- This policy is somewhat complicated and a lot of engagement was required.
- This policy is somewhat complicated and a lot of engagement was required.
Bills:
HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SB5109 , SB5877 , SB6258
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives
Summary:
The House took up and passed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5292, which modifies the paid family and medical leave program. Supporters said the bill uses an actuarial model to set rates and maintains a four-month reserve to improve program stability. It passed final passage 95-1.
The House then considered Substitute Senate Bill 5841, dealing with completion of course and financial aid-related requirements. An amendment was adopted to add a financial aid calculator and require outreach to students who indicate they have completed a financial aid form, with supporters saying it would help students understand aid eligibility and access college opportunities. The bill then passed as amended, 92-4.
The most extensive debate was on Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5981, concerning the 340B drug pricing program and contract pharmacy relationships. Members offered many amendments seeking to limit the bill’s scope, add transparency, or direct 340B savings toward patient care, low-income patients, rural areas, or charity care; most were rejected. Supporters argued the bill would help safety-net providers, hospitals, and FQHCs, while opponents warned it would mainly benefit large hospital systems, create administrative burdens, and likely face litigation. After the House adopted the committee amendment and rejected the floor amendments, the bill passed 67-30. The transcript then moved on to other business, including Senate messages and the start of debate on House Bill 2487 on taxes, with one technical amendment to clarify taxpayer definitions.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies Feb 23rd, 2026
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies
Transcript Highlights:
- These amendments make updates to requirements related to reporting business relationships to further
- As required by law, staff completed an economic analysis of this proposal and found that the overall
- Really, these are helpful... requirements that were added as part of the legislation.
- So what CARB is required to design these regulations to train So what CARB is required to design these
- Further reductions require access to reliable hydrogen.
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policy heard an overview from CARB on proposed amendments to California’s Cap-and-Invest program, which was reauthorized through 2045 by AB 1207 and SB 840. CARB said the draft rules are intended to preserve affordability, market certainty, and progress toward the state’s 2030 and 2045 climate targets. The agency described the program’s main features, including the declining emissions cap, utility and industrial allowance allocations, offset changes, the allowance price containment reserve, and new reporting and oversight requirements. CARB also said the rulemaking is on a public comment timeline, with board consideration planned for late May and an effective date targeted for September 1, 2026.
Committee members focused heavily on electricity affordability, the planned shift of free allowances from natural gas utilities to electric utilities, and whether the proposal would raise rates for investor-owned and publicly owned utilities. CARB said the proposal is meant to protect ratepayers from compliance costs and that the utility allocation is based on updated data showing utilities are greener than before, but members and utility representatives argued the transition should happen faster and that the current draft could reduce expected revenues and disrupt long-term planning. Members also pressed CARB on carbon capture and sequestration, asking that the regulations clearly recognize it as a compliance pathway, and on whether the SB 905 rulemaking for carbon capture should move forward on schedule.
A second major topic was industrial allocations, especially for refiners and other sectors at risk of leakage. CARB said it is keeping all industries at high leakage risk through 2030, maintaining the current cap-adjustment approach, and leaving room for additional comments and data on whether refiners need more allowances to avoid economic leakage and preserve in-state refining. Members also questioned how imported gasoline is treated, and CARB explained that transportation fuel is regulated at the rack and through the low-carbon fuel standard, while cap-and-invest covers in-state tailpipe and smokestack emissions rather than full life-cycle emissions. CARB said it is open to using additional data, including SB 253 reporting, to improve fuel carbon-intensity estimates.
The panel of outside experts largely agreed that the program must balance affordability, ambition, and leakage concerns, but they differed on how much allowance value should go to utilities, industry, and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. The Legislative Analyst’s Office emphasized that the Legislature should scrutinize CARB’s allocation choices now because they will be hard to change later. An IEMAC representative said the proposal appears to shift more allowance value to industry and utilities, which could reduce GGRF revenues, while EDF argued the cap could be tightened further in the near term without triggering price containment. SCAPA, representing publicly owned utilities, warned that the proposal would reduce utility allowances and could raise costs for ratepayers and undermine early decarbonization investments. No votes were taken at the hearing.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies Feb 23rd, 2026
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies
Transcript Highlights:
- They implement a new legislative requirement to transfer free allowances from natural gas utilities to
- These amendments make updates to requirements related to reporting business relationships to further
- As required by law, staff completed an economic analysis of this proposal and found that the overall
- So what CARB is required to design these regulations to train So what CARB is required to design these
- Further reductions require access to reliable hydrogen.
Summary:
The committee heard an overview and discussion of CARB’s proposed amendments to California’s Cap-and-Invest program, implemented under AB 1207 and SB 840. Chairs and members emphasized the program’s role in meeting climate targets while balancing affordability, and CARB described the proposal as intended to preserve market certainty, strengthen cost containment, address utility affordability, and support the state’s 2045 carbon-neutrality goal. CARB also noted the public comment period, the planned board hearing, and the goal of an effective date of September 1, 2026.
Members questioned CARB on several implementation issues, including whether the rulemaking would be completed on time, the treatment of carbon capture and sequestration, the timing of the transfer of allowances from natural gas utilities to electric utilities, and the impact on ratepayers. CARB said it was on track to meet the May deadline, that CCUS/CDR could be further refined in the proposal and would also be addressed in a separate SB 905 rulemaking later in the year, and that it was seeking to protect ratepayers while inviting more utility data during the comment period. The committee also discussed refining-sector leakage risk, gasoline imports, and how imported fuel is accounted for under cap-and-invest versus the low-carbon fuel standard.
A second panel of outside experts and stakeholders then testified. The Legislative Analyst’s Office and IEMAC representatives explained the major statutory changes, including putting offsets under the cap, shifting allowances from natural gas to electric utilities over time, and changing how allowance value is divided among utilities, industry, and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. They stressed that CARB has significant discretion in setting the allowance “pie,” and that more free allocations to utilities or industry reduce GGRF revenues. EDF’s representative argued the proposal should be adopted this spring, said the utility transition should happen faster, and urged a tighter near-term emissions cap. SCAPA, representing publicly owned utilities, opposed the proposed utility allocation changes, saying they would reduce expected allowances, undermine long-term planning, and could force higher rates or reduced decarbonization investments.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- five requirements for that review.
- so I'll just walk through the seven requirements.
- </c> there are two additional requirements there are two additional requirements put<00:26:09.440><c>
- </c> seven requirements. seven requirements.
- </c><00:40:17.599><c> on</c> towards your residency requirement on towards your residency requirement
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
Keywords:
911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 25 (2-11-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> considering</c> Number three, require boards considering Number three, require boards considering
- Requires constitutional majority of 51. Those in favor of suspension of the rules vote aye.
- Requires constitutional non-debatable.
- Requires constitutional majority<00:18:15.600><c> of</c><00:18:15.840><c> 51.
- It simply requires a significant policy.
Keywords:
Convene 00:00
Senate Message 05:09
Calendar/2nd Readings 05:59
Report of Committees 07:10
Orders of the Day 08:11
HJR 25 08:26
HB 66 11:58
HB 305 16:20
HB 432 22:44
HB 313 27:29
HB 44 30:26
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 34:30
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 42:07
Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 43:38
ConC/Rules Report 47:26
Floor Amendments 48:25
Adjournment 48:54, 958, all
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 19 (2-3-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- to have 25% of its gross is required to have 25% of its gross annual<00:17:16.000><c> revenue</c><00
- a cigar bar to maintain to requiring a cigar bar to maintain to obtain<00:17:44.480><c> an</c><00:17
- with the requirements set forth in<00:17:50.160><c> this</c><00:17:50.320><c> legislation.
- </c><00:18:10.320><c> for</c><00:18:10.559><c> a</c> unique is the requirement for a unique is the requirement
Keywords:
Convene 00:00
Senate Message 04:18
Report of Committees 05:09
Orders of the Day 06:40
HB 169 06:50
HB 393 13:08
HB 194 15:43
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 24:38
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 35:23
Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 38:09
ConC/Rules Report 40:57
Floor Amendments 42:04
Adjournment 42:20, 958, all
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HHS, HHS DEFER Public Hearings 01-29-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- However, according to the rules, a sunrise analysis is required, so we are deferring it indefinitely,
- so we are deferring analysis is required so we are deferring it<00:32:28.760><c> indefinitely</c><00
- The insurance companies who are required to let us know how much it's going to cost us.
- the current pre-lease and work furlough requirements already make the treatment requirement unnecessary
- already make the treatment requirements already make the treatment requirement<00:39:56.960><c> unne
Summary:
The Committee on Health and Human Services began by explaining strict one-minute testimony limits, reliance on written testimony, and that it had quorum and would move directly to decision making on deferred measures. It first adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass SB 8 with amendments, creating a five-year trial period for a jury-duty exemption for actively practicing APRNs, delaying implementation to January 1, 2027, and adding a defective date. It then adopted amendments to SB 189 on breast cancer screening, replacing references to “woman” with “patient,” clarifying that supplemental imaging and mammograms must be medically necessary and ordered by the patient’s provider, deleting one subsection, and adding a defective date.
The committee then heard testimony on several bills. SB 46 on insurance/mental health coverage drew support from a member of the public and others, but later the chair said it would be deferred indefinitely pending a required sunrise analysis and a concurrent resolution. SB 642 on fertility preservation services received broad support from providers, advocacy groups, and an individual who described facing cancer treatment and high out-of-pocket costs; the chair later amended it to make coverage optional, limit it to those over 26, and add a defective date. SB 49 on terminal illness had limited testimony and was later passed with amendments incorporating agency and professional association changes plus a defective date.
The committee also heard strong support for SNAP-related bills. SB 53, expanding SNAP eligibility to 300% of poverty, drew testimony about the “benefits cliff,” but the chair later deferred it indefinitely, citing uncertainty about costs and system issues. SB 58 on public assistance had no testimony. SB 960 and SB 961, both SNAP-related, drew extensive support from nonprofits, health groups, and others; DHS said its modernization work would not be ready until fall 2026 and that current systems could not automatically extend certification periods. SB 963 on SNAP also received support, including testimony from a volunteer reentry advocate and a public health advocate, but the chair later said it would be deferred indefinitely because the committee could not determine the fiscal impact and wanted to wait until next year.
Finally, the committee heard SB 798 on child welfare and SB 974 on foster care. Testimony on SB 798 included support from child welfare and advocacy organizations, but also criticism from a witness who said the bill lacked voices of those harmed by the system and another who emphasized the need for independence, implementation, and accountability. The committee then recessed to regain quorum and later returned to decision making, where it deferred SB 46 indefinitely, passed SB 642 with amendments, passed SB 49 with amendments, and deferred SB 53 indefinitely. The transcript ends while the chair is continuing through the remaining measures.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- So you're requiring people who are getting unemployment benefits to show me that you're working five
- There's this idea that we're not already requiring claimants to actively seek work and accept suitable
- One more says the idea of imposing work requirements on able-bodied people who use the SNAP system is
- These sorts of cuts to job positions should not be done automatically, as this bill would require.
- This time it's the House version, but it does require me to make my comment again.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 10, 2026 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- This shortage is due in part to the fact that our licensing requirements do not align with the Clinical
- It also requires the parent to provide the names and contact information of the practitioner who made
- It also amends the current statute to require practitioners to provide medical records to DCF within
- It also amends the current statute to require practitioners to provide medical records to DCF within
- shorter time frame than what is required under HIPAA.
Summary:
The Health and Human Services Committee considered eight bills and reported all of them favorably, several as amended. HB 1347 on clinical laboratory personnel was presented as a response to staffing shortages in Florida labs; the sponsor and Quest Diagnostics supported aligning state licensure with CLIA standards to improve hiring and turnaround times. The bill passed 24-0. CS/HB 47, dealing with specific medical diagnoses in child protective investigations, drew extensive emotional testimony from parents and advocates who said children had been wrongly removed after misdiagnoses; the bill was amended to tighten timelines and record-sharing requirements, then passed 26-0. CS/HB 287 created a public records exemption for applicants, owners, operators, and references of family foster homes and passed unanimously.
The committee also approved CS/HB 439, allowing chiropractors to inject vitamins and nutrients under training and safety limits, after an amendment clarified they may not prescribe prescription drugs; it passed 26-0. CS/HB 1021 would allow pharmacists to administer medications in trauma centers under physician direction, and an amendment added pediatric trauma centers; it passed 26-0. HB 867 would let occupational therapists perform dry needling after specified training and supervision, and it passed 25-0.
HB 1309, which shortens deadlines for patients to access their medical records and aligns nursing home access rules with federal law, drew opposition from health information management groups over privacy and portal/data-security concerns, but supporters argued it simply speeds access to records; it passed 21-5. CS/HB 915 codifies and expands Medicaid eligibility protections for working people with disabilities so they can keep coverage while employed, with strong support from disability advocates and emotional testimony from the sponsor about her son’s benefits concerns; it passed 26-0. After these votes, the committee adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Finance Feb 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The exemption is subject to several requirements.
- And I think that's the reason why the difference is there in the voter requirement.
- And for those who are required, then require them to also go up to a vote of the people.
- So recommending that where there are voter requirements, we don't take those away.
- We maintain voter requirements.
Summary:
House Finance held public hearings on several tax and property-related bills. HB 2584 would create a sales and use tax exemption for qualifying farm machinery and equipment purchased by eligible farmers, with supporters arguing it would ease financial pressure on farmers, encourage investment in more efficient and environmentally friendly equipment, and help rural economies. County officials opposed extending the exemption to local sales taxes, warning of cumulative revenue losses for local governments. HB 2376 would consolidate the state school property tax levy and expand property tax relief for seniors, people with disabilities, and veterans by raising income thresholds, increasing exemption amounts, and simplifying the income calculation; county assessors and local officials supported the bill as a way to help residents age in place, while opponents argued it would raise taxes for others and weaken the 1% cap. HB 2610 would broaden the nonprofit homeownership development property tax exemption to allow limited interim rental or community use without losing the exemption, and testimony from affordable housing groups supported the change as a practical way to keep projects moving and reduce costs. HB 2615 would codify the Department of Revenue’s voluntary disclosure program and create a temporary tax amnesty period for certain unpaid business taxes; supporters said it would bring businesses into compliance and generate revenue, while one sponsor noted technical issues still needed to be resolved.
In executive session, the committee advanced four bills. HB 2194, allowing a county and city within it to concurrently impose a cultural access program sales tax, passed 10-5. Substitute HB 2257, a broad tax code cleanup and technical changes bill, passed unanimously 15-0 after members said it clarified ambiguities from prior legislation. HB 2528, which would remove voter-approval requirements for certain cities to impose a local real estate excise tax, passed 11-4 despite objections that it reduced voter control over tax increases. HB 2175, exempting certain nonprofit providers of free durable medical equipment from sales tax on repair parts, also passed unanimously 15-0. The chair announced that HB 2584, HB 2610, and HB 2615 would be scheduled for executive action the following day, with no amendments allowed.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- These firearm-related requirements do not apply to students engaged in specified activities authorized
- School districts are still required to provide the constitutional requirement.
- So I... districts are still required to provide the constitutional requirement.
- My understanding of existing law is that that is what is required right now.
- No, that is not a requirement.
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
firearm violations, education, student discipline, school policies, safety measures, albuterol, asthma, inhaler, rescue inhaler, respiratory emergency, school nurse, student medication, self-administration, anaphylaxis, public schools, private schools, charter schools, tribal compact schools, K-12 health, medication policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Elect Committee Meeting - 2025-03-26
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- It sets up a capital maintenance plan and it requires that at future times when people come back to the
- Representative Tapke's bill, which essentially requires cities to plan, is a best practice and simply
- It required a zoning change, which was again voted down by the majority of the council.
- There's no specific requirement for it. I don't see the need for it.
- The language being proposed is very similar to requirements for voter notification.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM, WAM, WAM Public Hearings 02-12-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:25:12.120><c> that</c> establish the program and required that establish the program and required
- Recommendation is to remove the appropriation section in section two, require a local investor-owned
- a local investor-owned electric require a local investor-owned electric utility<00:26:43.200><c> to<
- Recommendation is to pass with amendments, adopt LRB tech amendments, and adopt an amendment to require
- Recommendation is to pass with amendments, adopt LRB tech amendments, and adopt an amendment to require
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on a series of tax, budget, and policy bills. On SB 325 and SB 326, the Tax Foundation testified and the committee later recommended passage with amendments. SB 721, SB 1278, and SB 1465 also drew Tax Foundation testimony focused on technical corrections and effective-date issues; SB 1278 was strongly supported by the Hawaii Restaurant Association and other restaurant and business groups, who argued the bill should extend tax relief to the federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund because it served the same purpose as earlier COVID relief programs. A bar owner also testified in support, describing severe pandemic-related losses and lack of government assistance. The Department of Taxation asked about the estimated fiscal impact of SB 1278, which was stated to be about $16.8 million and not including interest.
The committee also considered SB 1464 through SB 1470, with the Tax Foundation supporting most of the conformity and tax measures and opposing SB 1465 as unnecessary. SB 1464 was recommended for passage unamended, SB 1465 with amendments, and SB 1466, SB 1467, and SB 1470 unamended. SB 1362 and SB 1363 were deferred so the administration could explore moving funds within the existing budget instead of using emergency appropriations. SB 1044 was amended to create a condominium loan program and special fund to finance essential repairs and improve insurability of condominium properties, with loans repaid over 20 years and the fund eventually sunsetted.
The committee also acted on several other measures: SB 533 was amended to remove an appropriation and require a local investor-owned utility to support schools affected by a planned public safety power shutoff program; SB 1117 was amended to define electric motorcycles and prohibit operation by those under 18; SB 1186 was amended to move a food-production working group to the Agribusiness Development Corporation and remove an appropriation; SB 1391 was amended to require a one-to-one match of state funds with private donations; and SB 1669 was amended with committee-report language noting concerns about jurisdictional definitions and board qualifications. Later, the committee recommitted SB 933 and SB 938 to Ways and Means after adopting proposed SD1 versions. Most measures were adopted unanimously, often with members voting no with reservation.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> reauthorizing section 702 and requiring reauthorizing section 702 and requiring additional<01:01
- It has no warrant requirement for queries of U.S. citizens. It has no probable cause requirement.
- </c> probable cause warrant requirement. probable cause warrant requirement.
- </c><07:37:35.760><c> These</c> 56 of these requirements. These 56 of these requirements.
- Warrant requirements are program.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:05:20.000><c> a</c> bill because then it would require a bill because then it would require a
- </c><01:10:37.360><c> that</c> It does contain a new requirement that It does contain a new requirement
- </c><01:10:58.880><c> uh</c> that's one of the 17 required uh that's one of the 17 required uh Medicaid
- c> states</c> Medicaid required services that states Medicaid required services that states must<01:11
- </c> requirement, which is at 120 days prior. requirement, which is at 120 days prior.
Committee:
Senate Finance