Transcript Highlights:

• it has been that symbiosis, if you will, that has made tribal gaming so impactful, that you could balance
• tribal gaming so impactful that you made tribal gaming so impactful that you could<01:12:46.400><c> balance
• </c><01:12:46.880><c> the</c><01:12:47.000><c> positive</c><01:12:48.000><c> economic</c> could balance
• the positive economic could balance the positive economic gains,<01:12:49.320><c> but</c><01:12:49.640

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• are universities who would love to lock in energy prices for decades and have a known cost on their balance
• known<00:49:32.640><c> cost</c><00:49:33.040><c> on</c><00:49:33.280><c> their</c><00:49:33.520><c> balance
• </c><00:49:33.760><c> sheet</c><00:49:34.079><c> or</c> known cost on their balance sheet or known cost
• on their balance sheet or really<00:49:34.720><c> on</c><00:49:34.880><c> their</c><00:49:35.040><c>

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• those foreign jurisdictions into Minnesota would also go into the apportionment factor, so there'd be balance
• so there'd be apportionment factor, so there'd be there'd<00:21:03.080><c> be</c><00:21:03.240><c> balance
• <c> we'd</c><00:21:04.680><c> be</c><00:21:04.840><c> back</c><00:21:05.280><c> to</c> there'd be balance
• , and we'd be back to there'd be balance, and we'd be back to if<00:21:06.760><c> there's</c><00:21:06.960

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• that conversation continues, because it appears to be coming up more and more each year, how do you balance
• :09.120><c> you</c> uh more and more each year, how do you uh more and more each year, how do you balance
• ><c> the</c><00:40:10.480><c> need</c><00:40:10.920><c> for</c><00:40:11.680><c> agricultural</c> balance
• the need for agricultural balance the need for agricultural interests<00:40:12.880><c> in</c><00:40:

Committee: Senate Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several gubernatorial nominations for confirmation, beginning with GM 788 for Karen Knudsen to the Hawaii Sister State and International Partnerships Commission. DBEDT strongly supported her nomination, describing her decades of Asia-Pacific and East-West Center experience. Senators asked about the new commission structure, confirming that the old committee was abolished and replaced by a five-voting-member commission with two governor appointees before the Senate, other ex officio and legislative appointees, and one OHA vacancy still pending. Knudsen said the commission would help review new sister-state and international partnership proposals, while existing relationships would remain in place. Members also discussed the commission’s lack of a separate budget and its use of DBEDT international relations funding. The committee then moved to GM 789 for Wesley Fong to the same commission; DBEDT supported him based on his military, legal, and international trade background. A concern was raised that he also served on the State Ethics Commission, and Fong stated he had resigned from that post effective the 20th of the month to avoid a conflict. Senators questioned his reasons for leaving ethics, and he explained that his term was ending and he wanted to continue public service in a role aligned with his background in international agreements, education, and Indo-Pacific relations. No votes were taken in the portion provided. The committee next considered GM 769 for Patrick Branco to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. The foundation and the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters both testified in strong support. Branco appeared by Zoom and said he was currently on temporary military orders on the East Coast, but had prior experience in public diplomacy as cultural attaché in Caracas and had worked on Fulbright and cultural exchange efforts. The committee then took up GM 770 for Makanani Salā to the same board. The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts supported her nomination, and Noe Wong-Wilson testified in person, citing Salā’s work at Windward Community College and her role in organizing the Best Fest festival, saying she would bring Hawaiian cultural perspective to the foundation. Salā said her county experience included arts, culture, and sister-city work, and that she would emphasize public-private partnerships and helping other agencies use the foundation’s expertise. Members briefly discussed FESTPAC and its rotating international location. Finally, the committee heard GM 767 for Miles Miyatso to the Land Use Commission. The Land Use Commission and the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters both supported the nomination, and Avalon Development Company was listed but did not appear on Zoom. The discussion in the provided transcript ended during this item, with no vote or final action shown for the nominations covered.

Transcript Highlights:

• the finance committee to refine the list of qualified hospitals, the payment range, and the caps to balance
• and</c><01:34:30.520><c> the</c><01:34:30.600><c> caps</c><01:34:31.120><c> to</c><01:34:31.240><c> balance
• </c><01:34:31.640><c> the</c><01:34:31.720><c> very</c> range, and the caps to balance the very range
• , and the caps to balance the very real<01:34:32.280><c> headwinds</c><01:34:32.840><c> that</c><01:34

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, our role for over 35 years has been to create a balanced public policy that respects the needs of
• years has been to role for over 35 years has been to create<01:00:05.760><c> a</c><01:00:06.000><c> balanced
• </c><01:00:06.400><c> public</c><01:00:06.720><c> policy</c><01:00:07.200><c> that</c> create a balanced
• public policy that create a balanced public policy that respects<01:00:07.839><c> the</c><01:00:08.079

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But how do we evaluate the balance between the impact of more rodents on human health versus the obviously
• But how do we evaluate the<01:23:18.159><c> balance</c><01:23:19.520><c> between</c><01:23:19.920><c>
• the</c><01:23:20.320><c> impact</c> the balance between the impact the balance between the impact of

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I know with these programs, we're balancing costs across different entities, but I worry here that
• And I know with these programs,<00:47:20.960><c> we're</c><00:47:21.120><c> balancing</c><00:47:21.720
• ><c> costs</c><00:47:22.160><c> across</c> programs, we're balancing costs across programs, we're balancing

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I encourage your support of this bill, which seems to me to strike an appropriate balance between encouraging
• I encourage your support of this bill, which seems to me to strike an appropriate balance between encouraging
• ticketing and live entertainment, and to keep access affordable and real. to strike a appropriate balance
• between to strike a appropriate balance between encouraging<00:50:01.839><c> an</c><00:50:02.079><c>

Bills: SF1750 , HF4250 , HF3938 , HF3904 , HF3642

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: common interest community, CIC, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, planned community, cooperative, unit owner, association board, declarant, declarant control, special declarant rights, assessment lien, foreclosure, late fees, fines, attorney fees, resale disclosure, annual report, maintenance plan

Transcript Highlights:

• that all the stakeholders can come together and collaborate on a solution that's going to better balance
• that all the stakeholders can come together and collaborate on a solution that's going to better balance
• Hawaiian Islands Republican Women in support on Zoom. that's going to better balance that's going to
• better balance telehealth<01:19:28.360><c> expansion</c><01:19:29.400><c> while</c><01:19:29.600><c>

Bills: HB2323 , HB2324 , HB1509 , HB2164 , HB2165 , HB2367 , HB2619 , HB1765 , HB2187 , HB1864 , HB1452 , HB2314 , HB1898 , HB2558 , HB2319 , HB1643 , HB2121

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Keywords: workers' compensation, treatment plans, vocational rehabilitation, electronic submission, reporting requirements, occupational safety, hoisting machines, discrimination protection, Department of Labor, safety standards, treatment plan, injured worker, medical treatment authorization, employer response deadline, secure electronic transmission, facsimile, fax, mail submission, denial of care, medical necessity

Summary: The committee heard several administration bills related largely to workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance. On HB 2323 HD1, which would modernize workers’ compensation notice and filing procedures, DLIR and other agencies testified in support of the original bill language but said HD1 removed key components and weakened the bill’s clarity and continuity. HB 2324 HD1, which would repeal state hoisting-machine certification requirements and the separate crane operator certificate, drew support from DLIR; members asked about whether the change would affect safety or local operators, and DLIR said OSHA-compliant certifications already exist and the union supported the change. HB 1509 HD1, which would require faster employer responses to treatment plans and impose penalties for nonresponse, received support from DLIR and others, while DHRD said it wanted an amendment. The committee also took up HB 2164 HD1 on compounded prescription drugs in workers’ compensation. DLIR supported the bill as a way to define compounded drugs and curb inflated pricing, but DHRD and a medical provider opposed it and asked for amendments. Testimony focused heavily on whether the definition should include 503B compounding facilities and whether physician dispensing should be limited to the first 30 days after injury. HB 2165 HD1, dealing with unemployment insurance eligibility and removing the two-year limit on recouping overpayments, was supported by DLIR but opposed by Unite Here Local 5, which argued it would make it harder for striking workers and other claimants. Members questioned the impact of changing reporting deadlines from calendar days to business days and raised concerns about future benefit offsets; DLIR said the bill was needed for federal conformity and that the committee would revisit the offset percentage and effective date. Later, the committee heard HB 2367 on pay transparency, requiring salary ranges in job postings and removing the small-employer exemption. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, AAUW, Hawaii Women Lawyers, and an individual testifier supported the bill, saying pay transparency promotes fairness, trust, and pay equity; one testifier described being underpaid compared with a predecessor and said posting ranges would save applicants’ time. HB 2619 HD1, concerning homemade food products and farm kitchens, received generally supportive comments from the Department of Health, which requested an amendment to preserve flexibility in future rulemaking. HB 1765 HD1, on spear-fishing safety warnings, drew support from a safety educator and comments from DLNR; supporters said warning labels would help prevent hypoxic blackout deaths and were low-cost and easy to implement. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• A balanced model of government and community providers ensures... you for being so thoughtful and you
• management the use of contracted case management agencies.<01:10:05.920><c> A</c><01:10:06.159><c> balanced
• A balanced model of government agencies.
• A balanced model of government and<01:10:07.760><c> community</c><01:10:08.239><c> providers</c><01:10

Bills: HF3738 , HF2295 , HF3520 , HF3666

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: pediatric care, hospital discharge, home care, healthcare accessibility, nursing services, family support, mental health, crisis services, Dakota County, mobile crisis response, public safety, treatment services, rehabilitation, behavioral health fund, client eligibility, home and community-based services, case management, waiver services, county services, disability advocacy

Transcript Highlights:

• Right now, that balance has been disrupted.
• Right<01:02:02.000><c> now,</c><01:02:02.240><c> that</c><01:02:02.480><c> balance</c><01:02:02.799><
• c> has</c><01:02:03.040><c> been</c> Right now, that balance has been Right now, that balance has been

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So how do you balance these things? How do we look at that?
• So how do you<00:25:36.080><c> balance</c><00:25:36.480><c> these</c><00:25:36.720><c> things?
• 25:37.039><c> How</c><00:25:37.200><c> do</c><00:25:37.360><c> we</c><00:25:37.520><c> how</c> you balance
• How do we how you balance these things?

Bills: HF362 , HF2590 , HF2760 , HF3444

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: massage therapy, Asian bodywork therapy, massage therapist, Asian bodywork therapist, licensure, professional licensing, health occupations, Department of Health, commissioner of health, advisory council, protected title, unlicensed practice, scope of practice, consumer protection, background check, professional liability insurance, continuing education, credentialing examination, state preemption, municipal regulation

Transcript Highlights:

• thinking about that as I became a senator, about trying to change that language and either have the balance
• thinking about that as I became a senator, about trying to change that language and either have the balance
• thinking about that as I became a senator, about trying to change that language and either have the balance
• today are all associated with the Republican Party, it's important for us to regain our bipartisan balance

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And in this case, I think it seeks a very careful balance, keeping us from having lawsuit after lawsuit
• c><00:24:25.760><c> a</c><00:24:26.000><c> very</c><00:24:26.640><c> careful</c><00:24:27.039><c> balance
• </c> think it seeks a very careful balance think it seeks a very careful balance keeping<00:24:27.919

Bills: SF0035 , SF0090 , SF0072

Committee: House Education

Keywords: education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> And so, I guess my question is, do you know what their balance is? What the number?
• grants over 10, all across all 10 counties. >> And so, I guess my question is, do you know what their balance
• grants over 10, all across all 10 counties. >> And so, I guess my question is, do you know what their balance
• grants over 10, all across all 10 counties. >> And so, I guess my question is, do you know what their balance

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• certificate of occupancy, they're able to look at those things also to make sure there's a check and balance
• there's</c><00:39:59.680><c> a</c><00:39:59.839><c> check</c><00:40:00.079><c> and</c><00:40:00.240><c> balance
• </c> sure there's a check and balance there. sure there's a check and balance there.

Bills: SF0082

Committee: House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Keywords: registered agents, corporate governance, entity ownership, business regulations, transparency, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We are a microcosm of checks and balances.
• microcosm<01:22:00.480><c> of</c><01:22:00.639><c> checks</c><01:22:01.040><c> and</c><01:22:01.199><c> balances
• </c><01:22:02.000><c> For</c> microcosm of checks and balances.
• For microcosm of checks and balances.

Bills: HB0066 , HJ0005 , HB0010

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, state agencies, regulatory interpretation, statutory interpretation, separation of powers, individual liberty, administrative procedure, agency action, Wyoming Supreme Court, district court review, oil and gas inspector, regulatory challenge, anti-deference, law enforcement, memorial, Patrolman Rosa

Transcript Highlights:

• >> So that the state has a TANF grant, right, with funding in it known as the TANF balance, right?
• >> So that the state has a TANF grant, right, with funding in it known as the TANF balance, right?
• >> So that the state has a TANF grant, right, with funding in it known as the TANF balance, right?
• the function. >> So that the state has a TANF grant, right, with funding in it known as the TANF balance

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• c><01:29:22.639><c> obstacles</c><01:29:23.120><c> to</c> So, SB 418, we think, strikes the right balance
• So uh SB418 we think strikes<01:29:45.679><c> the</c><01:29:45.840><c> right</c><01:29:46.000><c> balance
• </c><01:29:46.320><c> between</c> strikes the right balance between strikes the right balance between

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all