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• AFTERSCHOOL LEARNING ACTIVITIES, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMS, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, BOOKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It is important to note that our Florida businesses supplying orange juice must rely on imported products

Committee: Senate Agriculture

Summary: The Senate Committee on Agriculture heard an update on the Florida citrus industry from Matt Joyner of Florida Citrus Mutual and Shannon Shepp of the Department of Citrus. Both described the industry’s steep decline over the past two decades due to citrus greening (HLB), hurricanes, freezes, and aging groves, but emphasized ongoing recovery efforts through research, replanting, and new therapies. They highlighted promising tools such as plant growth regulators, protective screens and covers, direct oxytetracycline application, CRISPR-based breeding, and the CRAFT program, which has expanded to more than 10,000 acres of solid-set plantings and over 20,000 acres including resets. Members discussed disaster relief, property tax pressures, grower participation, and the need for assessment relief and other state support. No votes were taken on the citrus presentation. Shepp also outlined the Department of Citrus’s marketing and research role, noting strong consumer demand for Florida orange juice, global advertising efforts, and clinical research tied to health messaging. She said the industry remains a major economic contributor, with thousands of jobs and billions in economic impact, and that the department is working to maintain demand while growers replant and reset groves. Senators asked about the CRAFT program, new grower participation, and how advertising and state policy could help sustain the industry. The committee then received a performance review of the Opa-locka Soil and Water Conservation Districts from David Jahossky of Malden and Jenkins. The review found wide variation among the 49 districts studied, with many lacking recurring revenue, staffing, proper meeting notices, records retention, formal performance goals, and timely financial reports. The report identified nearly 400 recommendations and noted that some districts had already dissolved or were considering dissolution. Senators questioned whether the districts were duplicative of other agencies and whether they still served a useful purpose; the presenter said there was overlap and collaboration but no duplication. A public commenter from Jefferson County argued that local boards still provide trusted, community-based support for producers and help connect them to cost-share and best management practice programs. The chair indicated the review would inform possible legislation to improve or restructure the districts, and the committee adjourned without taking a vote.

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• condition where one part of the intestine folds into the other, causing a blockage and cutting off blood supply
• condition where one part of the intestine folds into the other, causing a blockage and cutting off blood supply
• condition where one part of the intestine folds into the other, causing a blockage and cutting off blood supply
• condition where one part of the intestine folds into the other, causing a blockage and cutting off blood supply
• condition where one part of the intestine folds into the other, causing a blockage and cutting off blood supply

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It also supplies backup telephones to dispatch centers and emergency communication centers for 911 calls
• It also supplies backup telephones to dispatch centers and emergency communication centers for 911 calls
• It also supplies backup telephones to dispatch centers and emergency communication centers for 911 calls
• It also supplies backup telephones to dispatch centers and emergency communication centers for 911 calls
• </c><03:15:27.359><c> backup</c> also that system also uh supplies backup also that system also uh supplies

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 713, which would require mile markers on Route 112, the Kancamagus Highway. The sponsor and DOT testimony described the road as a heavily traveled but isolated corridor with little or no cell or radio service, frequent accidents and breakdowns, and serious public-safety problems when emergency responders cannot quickly locate incidents. Members discussed where markers should be placed, how frequently they should appear, whether both sides of the road should be marked, and the potential cost; DOT said the project could be done with federal funds and might be combined with other work to reduce mobilization costs. The committee agreed the bill was straightforward and voted OTP 18-0, with discussion that a friendly amendment might be offered later to refine the language. The committee then heard HB 563, concerning calculation of adequate education grants. Testimony explained that the bill would add fiscal capacity disparity aid in FY 27 and increase the special education differentiated aid factor, while also reducing extraordinary needs grants so the overall fiscal impact would be net neutral. Members noted the changes were limited to the second year because of the budget process and school district ballot timing. Supporters argued the fiscal capacity aid would help property-poor towns and should be expanded, while others emphasized the bill’s budget-neutral structure. The committee voted to retain HB 563 for further consideration in the budget process. Finally, the committee opened HB 675, which would limit the authority of school districts to make certain appropriations. A Derry resident and former local official testified in favor, arguing that property taxes are too high, that school spending has outpaced town-side tax caps, and that local voters should have more control over school budgets. Committee members questioned whether the issue should instead be handled locally through existing processes or broader governance changes, and one member noted the state’s constitutional obligation to provide an adequate education. The discussion continued, but no final action on HB 675 was taken in the portion provided.

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• There is focus on materials and supplies and subscriptions to tools and materials, but if there's peer
• 01:18:11.800><c> on</c><01:18:12.080><c> materials</c><01:18:12.520><c> and</c><01:18:12.679><c> supplies
• </c> there is focus on materials and supplies there is focus on materials and supplies and<01:18:13.280
• > regulations and Ada regulations and Ada accessibility<04:47:56.718><c> the</c><04:47:56.958><c> supply
• the supply of furniture fixtures<04:47:58.558><c> equipment</c><04:47:59.520><c> and</c><04:47:59.718

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: House Finance Division III convened a work session on the DHHS budget, with the chair noting there would be no votes and that the committee would spend the day hearing from the commissioner’s office. Nathan White, DHHS Chief Financial Officer, opened with the Division of Finance/Office of Business Operations, explaining that the unit supports the department through daily financial management, AP/AR, audit work, expense projections, transfers, and procurement functions such as contracts, amendments, RFPs/RFAs, and grants management. He also described the division’s revenue and reporting work, including federal draws, CMS-64 reporting, and the public assistance cost allocation plan, and said the department had centralized rate-setting work and a small team handling Medicaid rate analysis and nursing facility rebase work. Members asked about vacancies, turnover, and budget changes. White said the division had 18 positions unfunded in the governor’s budget, reducing personal services from about $10.8 million to $9.9 million, and estimated the division’s vacancy rate at about 11 percent, below the department average. He said turnover was relatively low, with one retirement at the manager level and higher turnover mainly at lower AP-level positions. He also explained that some budget lines reflected reallocations rather than new spending, including fringe benefits centralized elsewhere and an EBT card contract moved into this unit because the staff member overseeing it works in Finance. When asked about a rent/lease increase, he said it was due to higher copier leasing costs under a statewide DAS contract. White highlighted several management and technology improvements. He said a business intelligence tool procured in 2022, using Salesforce and Excel-based data, helped DHHS better track federal revenue and maintenance-of-effort spending, reducing FY24 General Fund lapse by about 70 percent and federal/other revenue lapse by 88 percent compared with FY23; he warned that the tool is not funded in the current budget. He also described Lean Six Sigma efforts in the contracts team, training for vendors and nonprofits on procurement and indirect cost rules, and a Finance Academy to standardize policies and procedures. On the contracts side, he said the department uses Smartsheet for project management and DocuSign for electronic signatures, which cut contract execution time dramatically, but noted DocuSign is also not funded in the governor’s budget. The session ended as the committee prepared to move on to the Employee Assistance Program presentation.

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• goodaying jobs and strengthen<00:38:49.040><c> our</c><00:38:49.359><c> domestic</c><00:38:49.760><c> supply
• risk at a time when we are trying to onshore these critical industries and strengthen our domestic supply
• industries and strengthen<00:39:39.359><c> our</c><00:39:39.599><c> domestic</c><00:39:40.079><c> supply
• </c> strengthen our domestic supply chain. strengthen our domestic supply chain.
• Americans have more money to buy cuts, Americans have more money to buy school<05:50:59.760><c> supplies

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Ballots mixed in with office supplies and snacks raised chain-of-custody questions during a recount from
• 00:09:55.440><c> office</c> tape. ballots mixed in with office tape. ballots mixed in with office supplies
• and snacks and chain of custody supplies and snacks and chain of custody questions questions questions
• The data that I've supplied to the Secretary of State for voting purposes, it's private.
• The data that I've supplied to the Secretary of State for voting purposes, it's private.

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• If there is no industry, if there is no supply, that right may as well not even exist.
• If there is no industry, if there is no supply, that right may as well not even exist.
• if</c><02:44:11.439><c> there</c><02:44:11.600><c> is</c><02:44:11.840><c> no</c><02:44:12.160><c> supply
• ,</c><02:44:12.960><c> that</c> industry, if there is no supply, that industry, if there is no supply

Keywords: 958, all

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• Because you saw the supply chain issues and all the other things so my hope is that the City of Houston
• Columns, each of personnel supplies and services.
• So payroll expenses, professional contracts. services, supplies, and materials.
• And so that bucket of spending actually also supplies the material. materials.
• know, is not going to go through purchasing co-ops, but professional and Contracted services will, supplies

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• In Lahaina, the process has been even slower due to infrastructure delays and supply shortages.
• Supply the system with practicing students trained and well equipped to make an impact, with their experience
• more services and healthcare<02:53:30.359><c> for</c><02:53:30.600><c> inmates</c><02:53:31.359><c> Supply
• </c><02:53:31.760><c> the</c><02:53:31.920><c> system</c> healthcare for inmates Supply the system healthcare
• for inmates Supply the system with<02:53:32.399><c> practicing</c><02:53:32.800><c> students</c><02:

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety met on January 31, 2025, and first heard House Bill 1062, a housekeeping measure relating to the Hawaii Air National Guard. Testimony in support came from representatives of the Adjutant General and other National Guard witnesses. A member raised a technical question about language allowing the Guard to hold the rank authorized by the Department of the Air Force, and the response was that the bill should not require additional HR language; no vote was taken. The committee then heard House Bill 674, which would authorize allowances for TRICARE dental and vision coverage for Hawaii National Guard personnel ordered to active duty for more than 30 days. The Department of Defense supported the bill through Brigadier General Ross, Director of Joint Staff, and Terry Heiti also testified in support. There were no questions or action taken on the measure. House Bill 652, relating to veterans’ rights and benefits and regulating compensation for advice or assistance on veterans’ benefits, drew the most discussion. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Hawaii supported the bill, arguing it would protect veterans from illegal or exploitative practices and noting its own service to more than 2,000 veterans in fiscal year 2024. Opposition came from the National Association for Veterans Rights and Veteran Benefits Guide, which argued the bill would restrict access to needed services and that some for-profit providers operate legally and should not be barred. Committee members questioned the scope of the bill, accreditation requirements, and whether nonprofit or pro bono services would be affected. A Department of Defense veteran services official said veterans can be vulnerable to exploitation and that some legal fee arrangements can be abusive, while also noting pro bono options exist. The committee did not reach a decision on the bill during the excerpt. The committee also began hearing House Bill 1058, which would create a veteran cemetery board within the Office of Veteran Services to help state veteran cemeteries comply with federal standards. The Office of Veteran Services and Terry Heiti testified in support. Members asked about the board’s membership, timeline, and consultant selection, and were told the working group was still in an organizational stage and no construction timeline had been set. The final measure discussed was House Bill 503, which would appropriate funds for a consultant to evaluate locations and designs for a Hawaii First Responders Memorial. The Department of Accounting and General Services supported the bill, and testimony in support was received from county and city officials, UPW Hawaii, and individuals. Members asked about the working group, timeline, and budget, and were told the project was still in early planning; no final action was taken in the portion provided.

Bills: SB1432 , SB2024 , SB2043 , SB2060 , SB2069 , SB2153 , SB2259 , SB2319 , SB2321 , SB2338 , SB2360 , SB2396 , SB2405 , SB2407 , SB2544 , SB2550 , SB2552 , SB2578 , SB2580 , SB2607 , SB2614 , SB2671 , SB2800 , SB2805 , SB2816 , SB2835 , SB2877 , SB2892 , SB2928 , SB2934 , SB3063 , SB3199 , SB3233 , SB3325 , HCR8 , HCR10 , HCR11 , HCR13 , HCR14 , HCR18 , HCR19 , HCR22 , HCR24 , HCR31 , HCR32 , HCR33 , HCR35 , HCR54 , HCR62 , HCR63 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HCR82 , HCR83 , HCR85 , HCR91 , HCR93 , HCR94 , HCR96 , HCR98 , HCR102 , HCR104 , HCR105 , HCR106 , HCR110 , HCR111 , HCR116 , HCR117 , HCR118 , HCR121 , HCR122 , HCR123 , HCR124 , HCR125 , HCR127 , HCR128 , HCR137 , HCR139 , HCR140 , HCR141 , HCR144 , HCR146 , HCR162 , HCR165 , HCR166 , HCR173 , HCR178 , HCR179 , HCR180 , HCR181 , HCR182 , HCR185 , HCR189 , HCR191 , HCR192 , HCR193 , HCR194 , HCR200 , HCR202 , HCR6 , HCR36 , HCR42 , HCR43 , HCR44 , HCR53 , HCR57 , HCR61 , HCR64 , HCR69 , HCR84 , HCR101 , HCR103 , HCR107 , HCR112 , HCR126 , HCR136 , HCR154 , HCR161 , HCR175 , HCR186 , HCR187 , HCR188 , HCR197 , HCR203 , HCR204 , HCR206 , HB1870 , HB1588 , HB2429 , HB2386 , HB2583 , HB2361 , HB2270 , HB2137 , HB1643 , HB1682 , HB1692 , HB2078 , HB1553 , HB1667 , HB1700 , HB1728 , HB2293 , HB2096 , HB1959 , HB1511 , HB1961 , HB1858 , HB1897 , HB2088 , HB2093 , HB2279 , HB2314 , HB2505 , HB2433 , HB963 , HB1705 , HB1550 , HB469 , HB1334 , HB1710 , HB1737 , HB1753 , HB1881 , HB2309 , HB1713 , HB1741 , HB2062 , HB463 , HB1839 , HB1664 , HB2455 , HB2417 , HB1898 , HB1573 , HB1768 , HB1962 , HB2101 , HB1782 , HB2033 , HB1518 , HB1642 , HB1752 , HB2097 , HB2282 , HB1696 , HB1823 , HB1886 , HB2152 , HB2413 , HB2503 , HB1875 , HB1519 , HB1509 , HB1628 , HB1810 , HB1990 , HB2023 , HB2540 , HB1679 , HB1888 , HB2576 , HB2592

Keywords: Kalaupapa, Kalawao, Molokai, Maui County, county consolidation, Hansen's disease, leprosy, Department of Health, DOH, patient residents, former patients, public health, transition planning, jurisdiction transfer, county governance, historical preservation, cultural preservation, environmental remediation, community input, Kalaupapa Settlement

Bills: SB1432 , SB2024 , SB2043 , SB2060 , SB2069 , SB2153 , SB2259 , SB2319 , SB2321 , SB2338 , SB2360 , SB2396 , SB2405 , SB2407 , SB2544 , SB2550 , SB2552 , SB2578 , SB2580 , SB2607 , SB2614 , SB2671 , SB2800 , SB2805 , SB2816 , SB2835 , SB2877 , SB2892 , SB2928 , SB2934 , SB3063 , SB3199 , SB3233 , SB3325 , HCR8 , HCR10 , HCR11 , HCR13 , HCR14 , HCR18 , HCR19 , HCR22 , HCR24 , HCR31 , HCR32 , HCR33 , HCR35 , HCR54 , HCR62 , HCR63 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HCR82 , HCR83 , HCR85 , HCR91 , HCR93 , HCR94 , HCR96 , HCR98 , HCR102 , HCR104 , HCR105 , HCR106 , HCR110 , HCR111 , HCR116 , HCR117 , HCR118 , HCR121 , HCR122 , HCR123 , HCR124 , HCR125 , HCR127 , HCR128 , HCR137 , HCR139 , HCR140 , HCR141 , HCR144 , HCR146 , HCR162 , HCR165 , HCR166 , HCR173 , HCR178 , HCR179 , HCR180 , HCR181 , HCR182 , HCR185 , HCR189 , HCR191 , HCR192 , HCR193 , HCR194 , HCR200 , HCR202 , HCR6 , HCR36 , HCR42 , HCR43 , HCR44 , HCR53 , HCR57 , HCR61 , HCR64 , HCR69 , HCR84 , HCR101 , HCR103 , HCR107 , HCR112 , HCR126 , HCR136 , HCR154 , HCR161 , HCR175 , HCR186 , HCR187 , HCR188 , HCR197 , HCR203 , HCR204 , HCR206 , HB1870 , HB1588 , HB2429 , HB2386 , HB2583 , HB2361 , HB2270 , HB2137 , HB1643 , HB1682 , HB1692 , HB2078 , HB1553 , HB1667 , HB1700 , HB1728 , HB2293 , HB2096 , HB1959 , HB1511 , HB1961 , HB1858 , HB1897 , HB2088 , HB2093 , HB2279 , HB2314 , HB2505 , HB2433 , HB963 , HB1705 , HB1550 , HB469 , HB1334 , HB1710 , HB1737 , HB1753 , HB1881 , HB2309 , HB1713 , HB1741 , HB2062 , HB463 , HB1839 , HB1664 , HB2455 , HB2417 , HB1898 , HB1573 , HB1768 , HB1962 , HB2101 , HB1782 , HB2033 , HB1518 , HB1642 , HB1752 , HB2097 , HB2282 , HB1696 , HB1823 , HB1886 , HB2152 , HB2413 , HB2503 , HB1875 , HB1519 , HB1509 , HB1628 , HB1810 , HB1990 , HB2023 , HB2540 , HB1679 , HB1888 , HB2576 , HB2592

Keywords: Kalaupapa, Kalawao, Molokai, Maui County, county consolidation, Hansen's disease, leprosy, Department of Health, DOH, patient residents, former patients, public health, transition planning, jurisdiction transfer, county governance, historical preservation, cultural preservation, environmental remediation, community input, Kalaupapa Settlement

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• for protecting watersheds, but the revenues are, you know, in terms of maintaining a drinking water supply
• <01:57:22.960><c> a</c><01:57:23.079><c> drinking</c><01:57:23.440><c> water</c><01:57:23.760><c> supply
• </c><01:57:24.679><c> and</c> maintaining a drinking water supply and maintaining a drinking water supply
• We generate electricity. We generate our own water on the island.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Uh, but if you go up here in Medville, they got a supply system that goes from the lake to the pivot.
• if you go up here in Medville, they got if you go up here in Medville, they got a<01:09:22.159><c> supply
• 23.440><c> goes</c><01:09:23.679><c> from</c><01:09:23.839><c> the</c><01:09:24.000><c> lake</c> a supply
• system that goes from the lake a supply system that goes from the lake to<01:09:25.199><c> the</c><01

Committee: Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Keywords: 916, all

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• allow an optometrist to prescribe or administer, but with no refills and for not more than a 72-hour supply
• refills and for not more than<00:40:42.079><c> a</c><00:40:42.560><c> 72-hour</c><00:40:43.680><c> supply
• </c> than a 72-hour supply. than a 72-hour supply.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• in conduit for that power and make sure that there was adequate space for our transformers, power supplies
• 00.640><c> our</c><01:15:01.440><c> transformers,</c><01:15:02.080><c> power</c><01:15:02.400><c> supplies
• </c> our our our transformers, power supplies our our our transformers, power supplies and<01:15:03.040

Committee: Joint Capitol Interpretive Exhibits and Wayfinding Subcommittee

Keywords: 916, all

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• steakhouse because their favorite steak is no longer on the menu because they ran out and there was some supply
• c><00:33:04.880><c> there</c><00:33:04.960><c> was</c><00:33:05.120><c> some</c><00:33:05.280><c> supply
• </c> they ran out and there was some supply they ran out and there was some supply chain<00:33:05.960

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

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

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• proceeds fund in order for us to make sure that we're giving our kiddos the best opportunity and also supplying
• them with all of the help that they need. ...opportunity and also supplying them with all of the help
• using opioid settlement dollars on, they use it for different expenditures from health and safety supplies
• and equipment all the way down to travel and... ...different expenditures from health and safety supplies

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• A judge may require an accused person to supply a bond or give security for the accused person's appearance
• 00.480><c> to</c> A judge may require an accused person to A judge may require an accused person to supply
• 02.400><c> or</c><00:56:02.720><c> give</c><00:56:03.040><c> security</c><00:56:04.240><c> for</c> supply
• a shy bond or give security for supply a shy bond or give security for the<00:56:04.720><c> accused<

Keywords: 981, all

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• , they can't charge anything that exceeds the hourly rate of personnel, equipment, utilities, and supply
• 00:02:59.200><c> and</c> personnel, equipment, utilities, and personnel, equipment, utilities, and supply
• <c> that</c><00:03:01.519><c> are</c><00:03:01.760><c> actually</c><00:03:02.239><c> incurred</c> supply
• costs that are actually incurred supply costs that are actually incurred by<00:03:02.879><c> the</c>

Bills: HB0023 , HB0024 , HB0025

Committee: House Education

Keywords: extracurricular activities, public school participation, enrollment, Wyoming, student access, charter schools, application process, authorizers, public hearing, community support, scholarship, education, eligibility, continuous enrollment, 916, all