Transcript Highlights:

• Special education, cooperative service agreements, retirement, uh.
• There's a strong agreement that we heard during a lot of our interviews and at the PJPs that a middle
• school For hiring and overseeing the school resource officer, they find it easier if there's just an agreement
• The funding goes to the law enforcement agency, not to the district, but there has to be an agreement
• We can do something where we help out a matching equation, where if they negotiate an agreement, we can

Committee: Joint Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration

Transcript Highlights:

• We are in agreement that the Commonwealth does deserve the best protections, that their children deserve
• what the real issues are, and that the administration has not lived up to their end of many, many agreements
• issues are and that the admission the administration has not lived up to their end of many many agreements
• that have been that have been made or ...of many, many agreements that have been made over the last
• Under this agreement, all school-based referrals must be directed to our center before any child requiring

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Summary: The Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities held a hybrid hearing on a series of child welfare bills focused on DCF, foster care, mandated reporting, educational records, and family support. Chair Kennedy and Chair Livingstone opened with accessibility and testimony rules, then heard testimony on bills including S.127 on expanding mandated reporters, S.107/H.235 on a Foster Children’s Bill of Rights, S.106/H.228 on transferring foster care review from DCF to the Office of the Child Advocate, H.258/S.125 on an electronic backpack for foster children’s educational records, H.205 on kinship foster care background checks, H.246/H.266 on minimizing trauma in care and protection cases, and S.159 on support for families after sudden unexpected infant death. Supporters of the mandated reporter bill, led by Sen. Feeney and Foxborough advocates, described a local model that trains all adults who work with children and argued the state should scale that approach statewide to improve recognition and reporting of abuse. Testimony on the foster care bills emphasized the need for clearer rights, better notice to children and attorneys, stronger remedies, and independent oversight. Advocates, youth with lived experience, and legal organizations described placement instability, delayed notifications, abuse in care, poor educational continuity, and the need for rights around safety, family contact, culture, language, and access to records. Several witnesses urged that the Foster Children’s Bill of Rights include enforceable court remedies, not just reporting requirements. On the oversight bill, supporters argued DCF should not review its own foster care system and pointed to poor outcomes, high placement instability, and recent investigative reporting as evidence for moving review responsibilities to the Office of the Child Advocate. On the electronic backpack bill, testimony focused on the need for real-time data sharing and a centralized system so schools can receive foster students’ records quickly and support continuity. On the trauma-minimization bill, Rep. Miskin framed the proposal as a set of practical changes to reduce harm during removals and court involvement. On the SUID bill, Sen. Lovely said families should be given information about available grief and support resources after an infant death. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and questions.

Transcript Highlights:

• It also shows how critical it is to acknowledge that we have a budget agreement with the governor and
• the Senate and the House, and changes to that agreement is like a teeter-totter.
• The bills contain provisions relating to the One Arizona opioid settlement agreement and continue the
• And this body, in agreement, can always go higher. What it is.
• And this body, in agreement, can always go higher. That's an obvious thing.

Summary: The joint House and Senate Appropriations committees met to hear the FY 2027 budget package, beginning with the General Appropriations Act (HB 4154/SB 1847). Staff outlined the overall budget, including one-time fund transfers, lump-sum reductions, funding for state employee health insurance, school facilities, corrections, flood and wildfire relief, education and child care, and other ongoing and supplemental items. Members briefly discussed the absence of a requested $1.5 million for the oversight office, but the chair said no amendments would be taken in committee and that only limited technical changes were likely later in the process. Public testimony on the feed bill was largely supportive but focused on specific funding concerns. Testimony highlighted school safety funding, Alzheimer’s services, small business tax expensing provisions, disability oversight for group homes, county use of opioid settlement dollars, adult education/community college funding, victim notification funding, and ESA oversight. Several speakers praised the budget for funding DDD and other services, while others opposed or sought changes to items such as the COMIT group home monitoring program, Maricopa Community Colleges’ lack of operating aid, and a possible cut to the victim notification program. The chair repeatedly emphasized that changes to the negotiated budget would be difficult and should be routed through leadership. The committee then moved quickly through the remaining budget reconciliation bills. Staff summarized bills covering amusement and wagering, capital outlay, commerce, criminal justice, environment, health care, higher education, human services, and K-12 education. Notable provisions included continued wagering assessments, highway and building renewal funding, defense innovation and economic development changes, corrections and wrongful conviction provisions, groundwater and water banking measures, health insurance oversight and opioid settlement provisions, higher education funding and ABOR operating caps, SNAP and housing trust fund changes, and a 2% inflation increase for K-12 formula components. The K-12 bill also included a biometric school safety pilot and a child sexual abuse prevention pilot. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the chair indicated the committee would continue through the remaining bills.

Transcript Highlights:

• It wouldn't be, it remains the same as far as the new dealer that whatever your agreement is on a new
• In fact, this is what led me to file my first bill, the non-disclosure agreement workaround, in the event
• wholesale of residential real properties and provides relative to wholesalers, disclosures, written agreements
• They think the purchase agreement they have is with the intended buyer, and not all wholesalers do intend
• It basically brings transparency into the contract process and allows a seller to cancel the agreement

Bills: HR94 , HR95 , HR96 , HR97 , HR98 , HR99 , HR100 , HR101 , HR102 , HR103 , HR104 , HR105 , HR106 , HR107 , HR108 , HR109 , HR110 , HR111 , HCR45 , HCR46 , HCR47 , HCR48 , HCR49 , HCR50 , HR92 , HR93 , HCR44 , SB11 , SB72 , SB78 , SB151 , SB207 , SB210 , SB219 , SB241 , SB286 , SB324 , SB351 , SB376 , SB409 , SB411 , HR74 , HCR26 , HB4 , HB98 , HB108 , HB131 , HB151 , HB161 , HB244 , HB288 , HB294 , HB305 , HB310 , HB320 , HB336 , HB380 , HB392 , HB403 , HB420 , HB459 , HB476 , HB513 , HB540 , HB596 , HB608 , HB615 , HB631 , HB637 , HB648 , HB665 , HB682 , HB789 , HB813 , HB815 , HB835 , HB870 , HB905 , HB915 , HB933 , HB938 , HB944 , HB971 , HB987 , HB1040 , HR15 , HR20 , HCR14 , HCR6 , HCR19 , HCR10 , HB81 , HB134 , HB154 , HB163 , HB170 , HB194 , HB217 , HB220 , HB254 , HB259 , HB290 , HB308 , HB311 , HB360 , HB382 , HB401 , HB410 , HB417 , HB463 , HB575 , HB592 , HB718 , HB723 , HB750 , HB755 , HB776 , HB812 , HB844 , HB882 , HB888 , HB961 , HB966 , HB980 , HB54 , HB67 , HB73 , HB125 , HB133 , HB158 , HB168 , HB169 , HB191 , HB195 , HB245 , HB280 , HB283 , HB296 , HB319 , HB339 , HB399 , HB407 , HB448 , HB550 , HB591 , HB826 , HB995 , HB1085 , HB1086 , HB722 , HB140 , HB468 , HB546 , HB746 , HB842 , HB923 , HB166 , HB349 , HB352 , HB429 , HB436 , HB588 , HB747 , HB780 , HB782 , HB911 , HB827 , HB953 , HB796 , HB901 , HB9 , HB52 , HB58 , HB193 , HB284 , HB400 , HB570 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB733 , HB735 , HB868 , HB952

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long morning of personal privileges, commemorations, and resolution introductions. Members recognized Coca-Cola United for its Louisiana economic impact and community work, designated April 7 as Coca-Cola Day, celebrated Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival Day, Dad’s Day, and other guests and honorees, including a science fair participant, Jack and Jill of America, and a birthday recognition. The House also introduced numerous resolutions on topics including awareness days, condolences, civic education, health, and local commemorations, and several were adopted or advanced without objection. The chamber then took up a series of bills and committee reports. Among the measures advanced were bills on constitutional convention procedures, criminal justice and post-conviction relief, public meetings, health care, education, insurance, natural resources, and local government. Several bills were reported favorably or with amendments and moved to third reading, including measures on school resource officers, pharmacy benefit managers, rural health clinics, the LSU Energy Institute, and live broadcasting of public meetings. The House also passed bills recreating the Department of Treasury, requiring cash acceptance or cash-to-credit options at state public facilities, funding municipal fire and police civil service administration, naming a highway segment for Sgt. Michael J. Guillory, and clarifying legislative review of certain contract amendments. Floor debate centered on a few substantive bills. HB 134, which would prohibit platforms from delivering pornography to minor accounts and authorize Attorney General enforcement, passed 98-0. HB 170, clarifying when the prescriptive period begins for certain construction-related claims, passed 89-7 after discussion of substantial completion and owner occupancy. HB 217, creating an optional property tax exemption for rehabilitation of blighted residential property, passed 83-13 after amendment. HB 259, addressing damage to infrastructure during broadband excavation and requiring notice, repair, and payment accountability, passed 98-0 after amendments. HB 308, requiring state public facilities to accept cash or provide a cash-to-credit machine, passed 98-0. HB 360, naming a highway memorial for Sgt. Michael J. Guillory, passed 101-0. HB 382, streamlining budget committee review of certain contract amendments, passed 96-0. The House also debated HB 410, a privacy bill requiring notice when a participant in a direct in-person conversation is being recorded, with exceptions for law enforcement, evidence of crime, and certain civil or administrative proceedings. Members raised concerns about the scope of the exceptions, undercover journalism, and the relationship to Louisiana’s one-party consent wiretapping law, but the bill’s sponsor said it would not change criminal wiretapping law and was modeled on other states’ approaches. The transcript ends during that debate, with no final vote shown for HB 410.

Transcript Highlights:

• this is language that we've worked on with the counties for a few years now, and got to a place of agreement
• So, there'll be an amendment coming at some point along the line reflecting uh... ...and I'm in agreement
• the line reflecting uh uh uh and<00:44:38.720><c> I'm</c><00:44:39.280><c> in</c><00:44:39.400><c> agreement
• </c><00:44:39.920><c> with</c><00:44:40.040><c> the</c><00:44:40.080><c> other</c> and I'm in agreement
• with the other and I'm in agreement with the other side. side. side.

Committee: Senate Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• I mean, I've heard from the most populous communities, and everyone is not in agreement.
• can be made that we can't go backwards, whether that's going to be a lawsuit or some other type of agreement
• It just creates the framework for the agreement. Senator Jett, for a follow-up. Thank you, Mr.
• President, how is risk allocated in this agreement, and specifically looking at what portion of the financial
• One of the broadest margins of bipartisan agreement we have ever seen on a policy question.

Bills: SJR47 , SB1491 , SB1579 , SB1806 , SB1552 , SB483 , SB63 , SB137 , SB346 , SB514 , SB1344 , SB1360 , SB1380 , SB1437 , SB1189 , SB1217 , SB1221 , SB1262 , SB1272 , SB1325 , SB1339 , SB201

Keywords: voter ID, elections, constitutional amendment, Oklahoma, proof of identity, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, foster care, adoption assistance, transitioning youth, Department of Human Services, voluntary services, county home rule charter

Transcript Highlights:

• opposition for your opportunity to kind of walk ...for your opportunity to kind of walk us through your agreement
• been some conversations, some questions, as we’ve talked to members around collective bargaining agreements
• And from our view, this doesn’t prohibit or impact the existing collective bargaining agreements if your
• In many cases, as Matt mentioned, a collective bargaining agreement determines how nurses can be called
• So, you know, I'm happy to support this bill today, and I hope that there can be some kind of agreement

Committee: House Health

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several bills focused on health care access, staffing, and coverage. A major special order was SB 306 by Senator Becker, which would reduce prior authorization requirements for services and drugs that are routinely approved. Becker and supporters, including the California Medical Association, California Hospital Association, Health Access, Planned Parenthood, and others, argued prior authorization delays care, adds administrative burden, and can lead to serious patient harm. Opponents from health plans, insurers, the Chamber of Commerce, and physician groups raised concerns about preserving utilization management, the bill’s 90% approval threshold, drug coverage, and how “modifications” are counted. After late amendments and discussion with the Department of Managed Health Care, Local Health Plans of California withdrew opposition, while the bill remained opposed by some groups. Committee members discussed patient stories, cost concerns, and the bill’s amended structure, and the author asked for an aye vote. The committee also heard SB 35 by Senator Umberg, which would let cities and counties inspect unlicensed sober living homes if the Department of Health Care Services does not act on complaints within set timelines. Supporters, including the League of California Cities and several local governments, said the bill responds to inadequate state enforcement and growing problems with unlicensed facilities. One county behavioral health group opposed unless amended. Members largely supported the bill, citing community impacts and the need for stronger oversight. SB 62, also by Senator Becker, would codify California’s proposed essential health benefits update if approved federally, adding hearing aids, durable medical equipment, and infertility/IVF coverage. Health Access California and several advocacy groups supported the measure, while the California Family Council opposed. The committee then heard SB 596 by Senator Menjivar, which would tighten the definition and use of hospital on-call lists in the nurse staffing ratio enforcement process. Nurses and labor groups supported the bill as closing a loophole, while the California Hospital Association and other hospital groups opposed, arguing it would reduce staffing flexibility and increase costs. Finally, SB 40 by Senator Wiener would cap insulin copays at $35 per month and limit step therapy for insulin; it drew broad support from medical, patient, labor, and student witnesses, with no opposition testimony heard. The committee ended with discussion of SB 363, which would address health care coverage and independent medical reviews, but the transcript cuts off before that item was fully taken up.

Transcript Highlights:

• That was an agreement. They agreed that these were the 20 voters.
• I think you have the record a little bit mistaken in terms of, uh, there certainly was not an agreement
• 00:28:52.240><c> an</c> uh, there there certainly was not an uh, there there certainly was not an agreement
• ><c> of</c><00:28:53.200><c> the</c><00:28:53.279><c> contested</c><00:28:53.919><c> factual</c> agreement
• One of the contested factual agreement.

Committee: House Ethics

Transcript Highlights:

• We've had a lot of agreements, and we've put together a really good bill, and we did it very quickly,
• We've had a lot of agreements, and we've put together a really good bill, and we did it very quickly,
• We've had a lot of agreements, and we've put together a really good bill, and we did it very quickly,
• We've had a lot of agreements, and we've put together a really good bill, and we did it very quickly,
• We've had a lot of agreements, and we've put together a really good bill, and we did it very quickly,

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• And while I think everyone is in agreement that the initial intent of the program was very good, I think
• They must choose the PBM, often one they own or one with whom they have an exclusive agreement.
• A flat fee, fully disclosed, negotiated up front as part of the agreement.
• When we settle a case, there is a written document that says, this is the agreement.
• representing them, like myself, I can't think of a single time I've ever settled a case with an oral agreement

Bills: HB712 , HB722 , HB946 , HB1687 , HB1809 , HB1899 , HB2528 , HB2583 , HB2741 , HB2750 , HB3021 , HB3150 , HB3265 , HB3658 , HB3812 , HB3960 , HB4392 , HB4432

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: prostate cancer, health benefit plans, insurance coverage, cost sharing, preventive health care, auto insurance, total loss evaluation, disclosure, insurance materials, vehicle appraisal, HB 946, Texas Insurance Code, automobile insurance claims, oral release, written release, settlement agreement, claim release, property damage, bodily injury, psychological injury

Transcript Highlights:

• This needs to be the starting place, and I’m certainly in agreement with you, and that’s exactly what
• <00:20:15.480><c> in</c> starting place and I'm certainly in starting place and I'm certainly in agreement
• 16.200><c> you</c><00:20:16.320><c> and</c><00:20:16.559><c> that's</c><00:20:16.760><c> exactly</c> agreement
• with you and that's exactly agreement with you and that's exactly what<00:20:17.159><c> I</c><00:20:
• So you've got a copack agreement with somebody on something like that? Yes, Senator.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up Senate Bill 202, adopting a committee substitute before hearing testimony. Senator Julie Rocky Adams explained that the substitute would require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate regulations by January 1, 2026 for intoxicating hemp-derived beverages, direct the University of Kentucky to study manufacturing, testing, distribution, sales, and consumer effects of those beverages, and impose a moratorium on their sale until July 1, 2026. Supporters, including Rep. Matt Cook, said the measure was intended as a consumer-protection step rather than a ban, citing concerns about youth access, inconsistent labeling, and the need for a clearer regulatory framework. Members asked about the legal status of the products, whether the bill could unintentionally sweep in non-intoxicating hemp beverages, and whether there was evidence of harm. Senators were told the products are legal under the federal farm bill loophole, but that testing has shown THC levels on sampled cans did not match labels and that current regulations do not specifically address intoxicating hemp-derived beverages. Senator Higdon said CHFS had already been authorized to regulate hemp products and was moving forward with regulations and enforcement, while Senator Meredith questioned whether a moratorium would unfairly punish businesses that had already invested in the market and suggested setting a THC standard instead. Public testimony then shifted to industry opposition. Jim Higdon of Cornbread Hemp said his company had invested heavily in a beverage line and argued the moratorium would function like a ban and harm small businesses. Dee Taylor of 502 Hemp and the Kentucky Hemp Association also opposed the moratorium, saying existing rules already require age limits, behind-the-counter sales, and licensed retailers, and arguing that a cap on milligrams would be preferable to a shutdown. He said retailers were seeing approved and unapproved products in the market and urged work with the Cabinet and ABC rather than a moratorium.

Transcript Highlights:

• The reason we are doing that is there has not been an agreement yet on where to build.
• And if we don't have an agreement and we're to build this facility, we cannot apply for the federal money
• And when we talk to the folks up there, they said they won't have an agreement next year.
• And the reason we are doing that is there has not been an agreement yet on where to build.
• And when we talk to the folks up there, they said they won't have an agreement next year.

Summary: The House convened, approved the journal, and spent much of the opening portion recognizing guests and interns from both parties, along with former lawmakers and a newly seated member, Representative Sylvia Allen. The chamber then took up House Concurrent Resolution 2065 honoring the late Alfredo Gutierrez. Members from both parties gave extended remarks about his life as a civil rights advocate, student activist, legislator, and mentor, and the resolution was unanimously adopted and transmitted to the Senate. Family members of Gutierrez were recognized in the gallery during the memorial tribute. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole on the first budget-related measures. On House Bill 4138, the “feed bill”/budget operations measure, Democrats argued the budget favored corporations and data centers over seniors, health care, housing, universities, and vulnerable families, while Republicans defended it as a continuation of prior policy and said it preserved tax conformity and modest agency cuts. After debate and questions, the committee recommended the bill do pass and the House adopted that report, sending HB 4138 to engrossing. The chamber next considered House Bill 4139, the amusement/gaming-related budget bill. Members debated whether it was essentially unchanged from last year’s budget language, with Republicans saying it was a continuation bill and that gaming-related provisions would support rural economies and tourism, while Democrats questioned the broader budget context and its effects on working families. The committee recommended HB 4139 do pass, and the House adopted that recommendation. The House then began debate on House Bill 4140, the state budget implementation bill, focusing on the budget stabilization fund and a proposed government efficiency initiative; discussion was still underway at the end of the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• The reason we are doing that is there has not been an agreement yet on where to build.
• And if we don't have an agreement and we're to build this facility, we cannot apply for the federal money
• The reason we are doing that is there has not been an agreement yet on where to build.
• And if we don't have an agreement and we're to build this facility, we cannot apply for the federal money
• And when we talked to the folks up there, they said they won't have an agreement next year.

Transcript Highlights:

• A lot of articulation agreements, obviously we work closely. We're going to have an announcement.
• The plan is to have our articulation agreements. We get a lot more opportunities for students.
• We also have guaranteed admission articulation agreements with associate programs throughout the state
• of the reasons why we haven't been able to fully leverage cost savings is because a lot of these agreements
• You know, is this a six-month agreement?

Committee: Joint Higher Education Institutions Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• We also have a collaborative services agreement that is intended to be a system-wide standard service
• agreement that the institutions can use for additional...
• We also have a collaborative services agreement that is intended to be a system-wide standard service
• agreement that the institutions can use for additional shared services between institutions.
• If there's any questions about the shared services agreement... Okay, thanks, Krista.

Summary: The committee met to receive a series of audit presentations, beginning with the statewide Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for fiscal year 2025. The State Auditor’s Office and OMB reported a clean, unmodified opinion for the state, with strong financial results including a $40.6 billion net position, $30.99 billion in assets, $1.81 billion in liabilities, and continued Legacy Fund growth. OMB also explained the new GASB 101 compensated-absences reporting change and discussed pension-liability fluctuations tied to discount-rate assumptions and investment performance. Members asked about how the state compares to others and about the effect of short-term commodity price swings, and OMB said the report reflects actual fiscal-year results rather than forecasts. The committee then heard the University System audit, which also received a clean opinion but included four findings: misreporting of Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund revenue, insufficient monitoring of service organizations at CTS, NDSU, and UND, improper bank reconciliations at Dakota College of Bottineau, Dickinson State, and Williston State, and investment/cash reconciliation problems at Bismarck State College related to bond proceeds. University officials agreed with the findings and said corrective actions were underway, including internal review of bank reconciliations. Members raised questions about NDSU’s use of certificates of deposit, and university staff explained that CDs are used to earn interest on funds being accumulated for future projects. Several other audits were presented, most with clean opinions and no findings, including the State Auditor’s Office, Workforce Safety and Insurance, Housing Finance Agency, Housing Incentive Fund, Job Service North Dakota, the Retirement and Investment Office, PERS, the Center for Distance Education, the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents, the Ethics Commission, and the Office of Administrative Hearings. Notable exceptions included a State Fair Association audit with an adverse opinion on the foundation component unit because its financial statements were not available for audit, and a Securities Department performance audit finding that performance-based pay increases and bonuses were issued without required evaluations. The committee also discussed the State Auditor’s future needs, including more staff capacity, data analytics, cybersecurity reviews, possible subpoena authority, independent legal counsel, and whether some audits—such as the Ethics Commission and State Fair—should be handled by independent third parties or under different statutory arrangements.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, there's a reciprocal agreement that the two counties are going to work on and have the units built
• where it's built reciprocal agreement where it's built and<00:56:23.960><c> inspected</c><00:56:25.160
• So, there's a reciprocal agreement<00:56:32.840><c> that</c><00:56:33.000><c> the</c><00:56:33.120><c
• > two</c><00:56:33.280><c> counties</c><00:56:33.720><c> are</c> agreement that the two counties are
• agreement that the two counties are going<00:56:34.000><c> to</c><00:56:34.480><c> uh</c><00:56:34.680

Bills: HB1700

Committee: Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Summary: The joint committees heard several housing, land use, and infrastructure bills. HB 6019 HD2 on electric vehicle infrastructure and HB 1728 HD1 on rainwater catchment systems both drew limited testimony and were advanced. For HB 1728, the chairs said they would designate the Department of Health as the regulator and incorporate suggested technical amendments from plumbing and rainwater industry groups. Both measures were reported out with recommendations to pass, with HB 6019 passed unamended and HB 1728 passed with amendments. HB 1844, which would have required the Land Use Commission to reclassify lands designated for urban growth, drew significant opposition from the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Sierra Club, who argued it would bypass land-use review and threaten agricultural land, water planning, and long-term resilience. Grassroot Institute supported the bill, and the Land Use Commission said the bill raised concerns. After discussion, the chairs deferred the measure in one committee and later the recommendation to pass it with amendments was not adopted in the other committee. HB 1990 on penalties and liens for unresolved residential zoning violations was advanced with amendments. The chairs adopted Grassroot Institute’s suggested changes requiring any county sale of such property to be at no less than fair market value and requiring excess proceeds to be returned to the owner. HB 2424, which would allow county planning agencies to petition for temporary reclassification of certain agricultural lands to rural, also drew mixed testimony; the Land Use Commission raised due process concerns, and agriculture interests opposed it. One committee advanced it with amendments, but in the other committee the recommendation failed after members cited lack of county support. The later portion of the hearing began on HB 1738 and HB 1739. HB 1738 would expand county authority to amend district boundaries for housing on parcels over 15 acres; OHA, Sierra Club, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau opposed it, while Grassroot Institute supported it. HB 1739 would require transit-supportive densities in county TOD areas and limit local restrictions; DPP raised concerns about timing, permitting, and conflicts with existing TOD frameworks, while OPSD and Grassroot supported it. The transcript cuts off before final action on these later bills.

Transcript Highlights:

• about this subject, and I don't know why the governor wouldn't look at this if we all come to an agreement
• </c><00:36:40.720><c> But</c><00:36:41.119><c> I</c><00:36:41.359><c> I'm</c> come to an agreement on
• But I I'm come to an agreement on it.
• Thank you for making a representative agreement that we will be then back saying what is and what isn't
• that we will be then back agreement that we will be then back saying<01:24:35.920><c> what</c><01:24

Transcript Highlights:

• I guess also in that vein, the contract is already in agreement between the scholarship fund and the
• Also in reference to section four, if the agreement with the department is already in contract, are you
• </c><00:51:19.839><c> between</c><00:51:20.800><c> the</c><00:51:21.119><c> scholarship</c> in agreement
• between the scholarship in agreement between the scholarship fund<00:51:21.839><c> and</c><00:51:22.000
• with the department is the agreement with the department is already<00:53:10.400><c> in</c><00:53:10.640

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Transcript Highlights:

• true that school districts have a handbook that parents have to sign and that is basically their agreement
• ><c> their</c> have to sign and that is basically their have to sign and that is basically their agreement
• 03.040><c> code</c><00:38:03.200><c> of</c><00:38:03.359><c> conduct</c><00:38:03.599><c> with</c> agreement
• and their code of conduct with agreement and their code of conduct with the<00:38:03.920><c> schools
• between the House and the and agreement between the House and the and the<01:18:58.400><c> Senate</c

Committee: Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:

• 00:12:58.040><c> a</c><00:12:58.160><c> bed</c><00:12:58.399><c> purchasing</c><00:12:58.800><c> agreement
• </c> uh buy into a bed purchasing agreement uh buy into a bed purchasing agreement on<00:12:59.360><c
• I hope this is an area of bipartisan agreement where we can commit to a targeted investment.
• </c><01:42:11.080><c> where</c><01:42:11.239><c> we</c> an area of bipartisan agreement where we an area
• of bipartisan agreement where we can<01:42:11.639><c> commit</c><01:42:11.960><c> to</c><01:42:12.159

Bills: HF1380 , HF1166 , HF487 , HF1553 , HF1472 , HF258 , HF1911

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy