Bills: HB146 , HB322 , HB469 , HB1183 , HB1481 , HB1509 , HB1510 , HB1511 , HB1514 , HB1515 , HB1516 , HB1520 , HB1522 , HB1524 , HB1531 , HB1535 , HB1548 , HB1550 , HB1559 , HB1573 , HB1574 , HB1590 , HB1593 , HB1601 , HB1603 , HB1615 , HB1628 , HB1643 , HB1644 , HB1645 , HB1648 , HB1663 , HB1667 , HB1671 , HB1678 , HB1679 , HB1682 , HB1688 , HB1691 , HB1692 , HB1695 , HB1696 , HB1697 , HB1716 , HB1721 , HB1724 , HB1725 , HB1728 , HB1730 , HB1733 , HB1737 , HB1738 , HB1739 , HB1740 , HB1741 , HB1742 , HB1752 , HB1753 , HB1764 , HB1768 , HB1769 , HB1777 , HB1782 , HB1790 , HB1799 , HB1810 , HB1823 , HB1824 , HB1832 , HB1839 , HB1840 , HB1844 , HB1845 , HB1850 , HB1851 , HB1858 , HB1860 , HB1864 , HB1870 , HB1873 , HB1875 , HB1877 , HB1878 , HB1880 , HB1881 , HB1886 , HB1888 , HB1890 , HB1892 , HB1893 , HB1898 , HB1921 , HB1934

Keywords: judiciary, Hawaiian language, Ōlelo Hawaiʻi, language access, cultural preservation, voter registration, automatic registration, state agencies, electoral participation, opt-out system, disability, parking, travel placard, accessibility, mobility, retirement, pension, law enforcement, public safety, Hawaii Revised Statutes

Bills: HB146 , HB322 , HB469 , HB1183 , HB1481 , HB1509 , HB1510 , HB1511 , HB1514 , HB1515 , HB1516 , HB1520 , HB1522 , HB1524 , HB1531 , HB1535 , HB1548 , HB1550 , HB1559 , HB1573 , HB1574 , HB1590 , HB1593 , HB1601 , HB1603 , HB1615 , HB1628 , HB1643 , HB1644 , HB1645 , HB1648 , HB1663 , HB1667 , HB1671 , HB1678 , HB1679 , HB1682 , HB1688 , HB1691 , HB1692 , HB1695 , HB1696 , HB1697 , HB1716 , HB1721 , HB1724 , HB1725 , HB1728 , HB1730 , HB1733 , HB1737 , HB1738 , HB1739 , HB1740 , HB1741 , HB1742 , HB1752 , HB1753 , HB1764 , HB1768 , HB1769 , HB1777 , HB1782 , HB1790 , HB1799 , HB1810 , HB1823 , HB1824 , HB1832 , HB1839 , HB1840 , HB1844 , HB1845 , HB1850 , HB1851 , HB1858 , HB1860 , HB1864 , HB1870 , HB1873 , HB1875 , HB1877 , HB1878 , HB1880 , HB1881 , HB1886 , HB1888 , HB1890 , HB1892 , HB1893 , HB1898 , HB1921 , HB1934

Keywords: judiciary, Hawaiian language, Ōlelo Hawaiʻi, language access, cultural preservation, voter registration, automatic registration, state agencies, electoral participation, opt-out system, disability, parking, travel placard, accessibility, mobility, retirement, pension, law enforcement, public safety, Hawaii Revised Statutes

Bills: HB145 , SB29 , SB37 , SB64 , HB279 , HB292 , SB35 , SB40 , SB43 , SB48 , SB96 , SB143 , HB132 , SB20 , SB21 , SB101 , SJR1 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM39 , HM29 , HM43 , HM59 , HM30 , HM52 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB2 , SB264 , SB241

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, SB29, math requirements for teaching license, teacher licensure, teacher endorsement, mathematics methods, elementary education, secondary education, special education, early childhood education, reciprocity, Public Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Act, mathematics instructional leadership framework, professional learning plan, K-3 screening

Bills: HB145 , HR1 , SB29 , SB37 , SB193 , SB58 , SB64 , HB195 , HB234 , HB279 , HB287 , HB292 , HB303 , SB30 , SB35 , SB40 , SB43 , SB48 , SB96 , SB143 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM39 , HM29 , HM43 , HM59 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB332

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation, subpoena power, public corruption, criminal activity, Zorro ranch, Santa Fe County, public accountability, government oversight, impeachment power, children and vulnerable persons, public funds

Transcript Highlights:

• Instead, the OIG will focus on systemwide fraud prevention while working collaboratively with these agencies
• Instead, the OIG will focus on systemwide fraud prevention while working collaboratively with these agencies
• Instead, the OIG will focus on systemwide fraud prevention while working collaboratively with these agencies
• Instead, the OIG will focus on systemwide fraud prevention while working collaboratively with these agencies
• I think people think this is what we do all the time, that we actually work together and in a collaborative

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Marshal, for the record, I just want to thank Senator Murphy for the opportunity to kind of work collaboratively
• opportunity<01:10:50.880><c> to</c><01:10:51.159><c> kind</c><01:10:51.280><c> of</c><01:10:51.440><c> collaborate
• </c><01:10:51.880><c> on</c> opportunity to kind of collaborate on opportunity to kind of collaborate
• Tumi had collaborated with Senator Murphy on this, and I understand that there was an amendment.

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's a collaborative process.
• practice at the Department<04:13:51.040><c> of</c><04:13:51.199><c> Safety.
• It sets up a pretty terrible practice.
• More practice in this dedicated fund subject matter.
• More practice another policy committee.

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Blackwell: Uh, the budget for the Department of Child Protective Services, I believe the practice
• Senator Blackwell: Uh, the budget for the Department of Child Protective Services, I believe the practice
• It's general practice for commercial business for us to do loans for particularly like this, and I've
• It's like it's<02:23:48.880><c> it's</c><02:23:49.200><c> general</c><02:23:49.600><c> practice</c><02
• :23:50.080><c> for</c> it's it's general practice for it's it's general practice for commercial<02:23

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 12 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Generally speaking, those requirements are in line with the ABA practice guide and with other clinical
• <c> and</c><01:23:19.440><c> with</c><01:23:19.679><c> other</c><01:23:20.239><c> um</c> the ABA practice
• </c><01:40:58.960><c> to</c><01:40:59.119><c> put</c><01:40:59.280><c> into</c><01:40:59.520><c> practice
• </c><01:41:00.320><c> Why,</c><01:41:01.119><c> um</c> to review, to put into practice.
• Why, um to review, to put into practice.

Bills: HF3379

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: housing stabilization, disability services, predatory funding, provider requirements, housing accessibility, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So for practical purposes, it's about reducing some of the paperwork and timing.
• So for practical purposes, it's about reducing some of the paperwork and timing.
• So for practical purposes, it's about reducing some of the paperwork and timing.
• So for practical purposes, it's license.
• They go through the Legislative Commission on Data Practices.

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The practical effect is clear.
• Mahalo for this time, Madam Speaker. practical effect is clear. Units practical effect is clear.
• </c><01:42:19.040><c> and</c> caught doing this dishonest practice and caught doing this dishonest practice
• ,</c> bill is a student- centered, practical, bill is a student- centered, practical, and<03:18:55.600
• I'm also concerned for traditional and customary practitioners and practices.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:56:05.760><c> Respectfully</c> pain management practices.
• Respectfully pain management practices.
• Another eight companies on practically.
• Again, that's what we are labeling as targeted deceptive practices.
• So, um, thank you to the good senator for his collaboration on this.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> we that we fix this unsafe practice we that we fix this unsafe practice right<01:05:57.839><c> now
• This has been the practice standards.
• This has been the practice and<01:12:24.560><c> it</c><01:12:24.719><c> has</c><01:12:24.880><c> not<
• I have my testimony on that list of discriminatory practices which... Okay. Thank you.
• Um, I think based on the... discriminatory practices which Okay. discriminatory practices which Okay.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have also returned to our post-COVID practice of visiting each ABET-accredited school in the state
• We have also returned to our post-COVID practice of visiting each ABET-accredited school in the state
• Um we have selected and trained 12 Um we have selected and trained 12 practical<01:21:10.159><c> exam
• </c><01:21:10.560><c> evaluators</c> practical exam evaluators practical exam evaluators and<01:21:12.719
• Uh so we we do from unlicensed practice.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 409, 22 January, 2026; 1:30 P.M., 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm a CPA in public practice Sweeney.
• </c> practice privileges. practice privileges.
• It also refines mobility and practice privileges.
• That language is being modernized to be referred to as mobility practice privileges.
• Do we need to be doing anything with our own university to practice in closer?

Committee: Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, what I would like to be able to do, and I don’t know if it’s practical, but in two years from now
• 33:27.360><c> it's</c> able to do, and I don't know if it's able to do, and I don't know if it's practical
• :29.920><c> in</c><01:33:30.159><c> two</c><01:33:30.400><c> years</c><01:33:30.560><c> from</c> practical
• , but but uh in two years from practical, but but uh in two years from now<01:33:31.040><c> when</c><
• there’s no specific budgetary reduction to federal or other funds, but such funds will be reduced in practice

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Division 3 work session focused largely on amendment 1176 to HB 2, which would have incorporated the substance of HB 548FN, a House-passed bill creating a direct-pay or membership-based model for health care facilities. Representative Mlan described the proposal as a way to increase competition in health care by extending the direct-care model used in primary care to facilities, arguing it could encourage innovation and that concerns about widespread harm to critical access hospitals were overstated. He pointed to Oklahoma’s long-standing Surgical Center model as evidence that the approach had not spread broadly or displaced hospitals there. Several members and witnesses raised concerns. Representative Stringham questioned whether the model would shift profitable services and patients away from existing hospitals, potentially worsening their finances and affecting Medicaid-related funding. David Ross, speaking for county nursing homes, opposed the language because it also removed moratoriums on nursing home, skilled nursing, inpatient rehabilitation, and self-pay beds, warning that it could increase pressure on Medicaid rates and undermine community-based care. Ben Bradley of the New Hampshire Hospital Association said the proposal appeared to create a separate regulatory framework for direct-pay facilities and raised concerns about patient safety, CMS participation rules, and a separate patient bill of rights. The chair concluded that, because HB 548 was already moving through the Senate, the HB 2 process was not the best vehicle for the policy and that the issue should be left to the Senate’s more deliberative committee process. Representative Ferski moved to not accept or remove amendment 1176 from the agenda, and the committee approved the motion by roll call, 9-0, withdrawing the item from HB 2.

Transcript Highlights:

• again I do want to applaud the chairman for all of his great work on things like ENRA, working in collaboration
• ENRA uh his great work on things like ENRA uh working<03:07:49.920><c> in</c><03:07:50.160><c> collaboration
• </c><03:07:50.720><c> with</c><03:07:50.880><c> me</c><03:07:51.040><c> and</c> working in collaboration
• with me and working in collaboration with me and others<03:07:51.520><c> on</c><03:07:51.680><c> trying
• Muslim children play soccer, practice boxing, and have picnics upon the Temple Mount, desecrating its

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

Transcript Highlights:

• testimony to offer comments and we're here to answer any questions that you may have with our collaboration
• </c> Um, so I just wanted to add because we have worked collaboratively with DLNR.

Bills: SB2543 , SB2435 , SB2352

Committee: Senate Government Operations

Keywords: state construction, construction manager, design review, public works, capital improvement, DAGS, Department of Accounting and General Services, DOE, Department of Education, comptroller, pilot program, design review special fund, county permit review, accessibility compliance, Disability and Communication Access Board, state infrastructure, government construction, project oversight, civil service exemption, county agencies

Summary: The Committee on Government Operations reconvened on February 10, 2026, to take up measures previously heard on February 5. It advanced SB 2983 on criminal destruction of trees with technical, non-substantive amendments and a committee report note asking Judiciary to clarify that removal of invasive species remains allowed; the measure passed with one no vote. SB 2930 on the state risk management revolving fund also passed with amendments, including blanking out the amount, setting a defective date, and directing Ways and Means to review a spreadsheet before further action. The committee likewise passed SB 2928 on making the small business procurement program permanent and SB 2970 on standards of conduct for state agency contracts, adopting the Ethics Commission’s recommended language assigning compliance responsibility to department directors and deputy directors. SB 2927 and SB 3068 on procurement were deferred to a time certain on February 12, and SB 3015 on personal information, SB 2929 on public notice, and SB 2938 on search and rescue were also deferred for further discussion or to avoid re-referral issues. SB 2662 on external consultants was amended to remove a cap and preemptive approval language, narrow the expertise standard, and note possible auditor staffing or appropriation needs; it then passed with amendments. The joint GVO-EIG hearing then took up SB 2543 on state construction projects and an Office of the State Construction Manager within DAGS. Testimony from the Hawaii Iron Workers Stabilization Fund strongly supported the bill, saying it could reduce wasteful spending on large design-build projects and free money for tax credits and other public needs. DAGS, the University of Hawaii, and DLNR offered written comments, while one witness from KIC opposed the measure and asked for an exemption for member-owned electric cooperatives. A Hawaii Solar Energy Association witness also supported the bill but asked that landscape architects be excluded from the bill’s definition of design professionals, and Rocky Mold said Kauai permitting was efficient enough that he had no objection to carving it out. The committee adopted amendments from DNR, DAGS, and UH and passed SB 2543. The hearing also considered SB 2435 on EV charging infrastructure at state facilities. DAGS and the Hawaii State Energy Office supported the concept and explained that the goal was to retrofit managed parking facilities with infrastructure that can meet current and future EV needs, while acknowledging that some stalls can sit unused and that the state must balance space and enforcement. Members raised concerns about whether dedicating 25% of stalls to EV charging would reduce usable parking, and about rural and Big Island conditions where EV range and battery capacity remain limiting. The discussion noted that DOT, DNR, DOE, and DOH may have their own parking facilities outside DAGS control. The committee then indicated it would broaden the bill to apply to all state agencies and lower the threshold in response to member concerns, with final action not fully shown in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• recognize that this is a complex issue, with no simple solutions, but we believe that through collaborative
• With no simple solutions, but we believe that through collaborative and thoughtful discussion, we can

Bills: HB24 , HB27

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management

Summary: The committee met to hear House Bills 27 and 24 on groundwater issues in East Texas, with members and witnesses focusing on a proposed large-volume groundwater export project and the need for more science before major permitting decisions are made. HB 27, which was within the special session call, would direct the Texas Water Development Board to conduct a hydrogeologic study of the aquifers in the affected area and temporarily pause new export permits while the study is underway. HB 24, a separate bill that would limit certain production and export permits to 5% of modeled available groundwater, was laid out but the chair said it would not be moved out of committee. Testimony on HB 27 was largely supportive, though some witnesses were neutral. Supporters, including representatives from a water supply corporation, the Trinity River Authority, Environmental Defense Fund, and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, said the region lacks enough hydrologic data, that the proposed pumping could affect private wells, surface water, and local economies, and that the state needs better information on sustainable yield and groundwater-surface water interaction. Several witnesses emphasized that groundwater conservation districts need clearer tools and better data, while also noting concerns about property rights and the rule of capture. Committee members discussed the scale of the proposed project, the absence of a groundwater conservation district in Houston County, and the possibility that the study should examine desired future conditions and maximum sustainable pumping rather than only modeled available groundwater. The committee adopted the committee substitute for HB 27 and voted it out favorably to the full House with a recommendation that it do pass, be printed, and be sent to the Committee on Calendars. The roll call was unanimous, 11 ayes and 0 nays. After the vote, members briefly reflected on the complexity of the issue and the need to continue working on broader groundwater policy in the interim and next session. HB 24 was discussed later in the meeting, but no final action on that bill was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• That collaboration is very important to our finance program.
• That collaboration is very important to our finance program.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee convened for its first meeting, called the roll, elected co-chairs under KRS 248.723, and approved the prior meeting minutes. Representative Michael Pollock was elected House co-chair and Senator Jason Howell was elected Senate co-chair, allowing the meeting to proceed. The Agricultural Development Board then reported on activity from December 2024 through April 2025. Staff described board and finance corporation funding totals for each month, county council meeting activity, leadership trainings, lender trainings, and outreach events such as Kentucky Proud breakfast, Ag Tag Month, and agriculture education week. The report also highlighted several funded projects: a Whitesburg farmers market project for Cowan Community Action Group, Community Farm Alliance’s work supporting farmers markets and nutrition programs, a Metcalfe County 4-H ham project, Hopkinsville Elevator’s rail expansion, and W and W Veterinary Services’ large-animal facility upgrade. Members discussed the importance of the tobacco settlement funds and the committee’s stewardship role. Senator Webb urged new members to read House Bill 611 and its history, emphasizing careful use of the limited funds and noting the committee’s statutory mission. Representative King asked about possible federal nutrition policy changes, and staff said Kentucky is already pursuing a “Food as Medicine” initiative and a partnership with the Kentucky Hospital Association. The meeting also recognized interns and announced a June 20, 2025, 25th anniversary event for the Agricultural Development Fund at the Kentucky History Center.