Transcript Highlights:

• Sort of a for a variety of reasons.
• </c> of business. of business.
• One of the one of certificate of need.
• And I sure thought the problem of these endless appeals is something that was just universally agreed
• </c><00:54:32.559><c> is</c> and the problem of lack of power is is and the problem of lack of power

Committee: Joint Public Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:

• > the</c> and not because of uh the intent of the and not because of uh the intent of the bill.<00:19
• ><c> of</c><00:57:04.640><c> of</c><00:57:05.200><c> their</c> customs, and enforcement of of of their
• customs, and enforcement of of of their border.
• So, it's a culmination of a lot of years of work. essentially.
• </c> of a lot of years of work. of a lot of years of work.

Bills: HB0130 , HB0095 , HB0096 , HB0097 , SF0101 , SF0106 , SF0067 , SF0123

Committee: House Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:

• /c> to get to kind of root of here is to get to kind of root of here is because<00:38:56.960><c> that's
• </c><00:53:04.319><c> correct</c> it sort of both sides of that correct it sort of both sides of that
• </c> section of two of uh terminating section of two of uh terminating parental<00:59:21.920><c> rights
• of the glory of folks that fall short of the glory of God<00:59:41.680><c> and</c><00:59:41.799><c>
• of that aspect of it some of that aspect of it too<01:05:49.880><c> representative</c><01:05:50.680>

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• </c> school over 90% of deaf andhe heart of school over 90% of deaf andhe heart of hearing<00:16:10.720
• relief, tears of joy, tears of hope for Palmer.
• /c><01:22:25.239><c> visited</c> rich history of of the Cities I visited rich history of of the Cities
• </c> it seems to be sort of a common group of it seems to be sort of a common group of people<01:30:06.199
• c> classroom</c> bells of of the traditional classroom bells of of the traditional classroom and<01:31

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• of the of Clin that's my understanding of the of Clin cars<00:20:49.039><c> but</c><00:20:49.760><c>
• </c> little bit of a series uh so first of little bit of a series uh so first of all<00:25:57.840><c>
• </c><00:31:45.639><c> one</c><00:31:45.720><c> of</c> winner uh in physics is one of one of winner uh
• the path of a bill for lack of support.
• </c> salivating at this of of the amount of salivating at this of of the amount of lawsuits<01:10:01.640

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Our first order of business is the approval of the minutes from the meeting of February 27th.
• of this falls in the jurisdiction of the Commerce Committee; some of it falls in the jurisdiction of
• </c><00:55:53.880><c> of</c> request for this Unique Kind of of request for this Unique Kind of of system
• I just read a report from the University of Minnesota that compared the United States to 10 other European
• </c><01:10:33.480><c> of</c> read a report from the University of read a report from the University of

Bills: HF837

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• c> kind of tip of the spear of that is the kind of tip of the spear of that is the Trona<00:20:35.880
• As someone that sits on the College of Business Board with the University of Wyoming, thank you for funding
• on the College of Business Board with<00:23:29.440><c> the</c><00:23:29.480><c> University</c><00:23
• :30.000><c> of</c><00:23:30.040><c> Wyoming,</c><00:23:30.400><c> which</c> with the University of Wyoming
• , which with the University of Wyoming, which thank<00:23:30.880><c> you</c><00:23:31.000><c> for</c>

Summary: The chairman opened by explaining that the committee would hear proposed interim topics and then rank them by written submissions rather than debating them one by one. The Public Service Commission presented two topics: an educational session on small water utilities, citing maintenance needs, water-quality compliance, and difficulty accessing capital, and a review of civil penalties for pipeline safety violations because Wyoming’s statutory penalties are far below federal levels and could affect compliance and funding. Members and outside presenters then outlined a range of additional topics. Representative Campbell proposed work on fire protection districts and EMS districts, focusing on financial stability, mill levies, and possible county authority to combine districts and levies. He also raised public records at meetings, corporate filing fees, and fraudulent corporate filings. The Community College Commission proposed updating annexation statutes so communities can join community college districts more easily, especially where current mill-levy rules create funding issues. Senator Crago supported the fraudulent corporate filings topic and noted related technology-based solutions and overlap with blockchain issues. Other proposals included CPA “Pathways” licensing changes to address a shortage of accountants, a review of public meetings and public records laws, continuation of the electricity study with emphasis on grid reliability and large-load capacity constraints, and a broader review of the public meetings and records act. Ashley Harpstreith of the Wyoming Association of Municipalities supported extending municipal audit deadlines and described a statewide shortage of auditors and CPAs. Healthy Wyoming proposed studying health coverage options for low-income working adults, including state-sponsored or cooperative models. Representative Chestek proposed making most nonpartisan county offices elected on a nonpartisan basis. No votes or final selections were taken in the portion provided; the committee mainly heard testimony and discussed whether topics should be assigned to this committee or another one.

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• They leave and go to an agency like the University of New Hampshire, who has benefits like that, or they
• </c><01:06:38.160><c> of</c><01:06:38.279><c> New</c> agency like the University of New agency like the
• University of New Hampshire<01:06:38.839><c> who</c><01:06:39.039><c> has</c><01:06:39.240><c> benefits
• </c> date of first exposure to the date of date of first exposure to the date of last<01:23:09.840><c
• PTSD and acceptance of that um sort of PTSD and acceptance of that um sort of percolating<01:31:19.080

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> of of provider we're having them see? of of provider we're having them see?
• of just having enough volume of patients, and the difficulties of finding jobs for spouses of some of
• Madam Chair, Tony Delver with the Wyoming Nurse Association said the University of Wyoming offers a psychiatric
• The University<00:34:55.040><c> of</c><00:34:55.200><c> Wyoming</c><00:34:55.679><c> offers</c><00:34
• :56.079><c> a</c> University of Wyoming offers a University of Wyoming offers a psychiatric<00:34:57.440

Bills: HB0117 , HB0126

Committee: Senate Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> 33% of that 3/8 of 1%. 33% of that 3/8 of 1%.
• Eight out of 10, five out of eight.
• the millions of dollars of fraud.
• the millions of dollars of fraud.
• millions</c><00:40:01.800><c> of</c> than 1% of the hundreds of millions of than 1% of the hundreds of

Bills: HF3564

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> interpretation of maybe some of the interpretation of maybe some of the expenses<00:06:11.280><c
• of of there being first broad latitude of of there being first amendment<03:11:03.920><c> right,</c>
• </c> any indication of whether or not any of any indication of whether or not any of this<03:13:34.399
• Now I am also the author of University.
• c> it's sort of a dormant kind of a law, it's sort of a dormant kind of a law, but<03:15:31.359><c> I

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Summary: The committee first heard HB 1334, which would remove the Education Freedom Account scholarship organization’s authority to approve “any other educational expense” under the EFA statute. The prime sponsor, Representative Porchelli, said the bill would narrow the law to the specifically listed qualifying expenses, avoid broad interpretation, and shift any questions to the Department of Education or the legislative oversight committee. In response to questions, she said she did not think the open-ended category had been needed and that the statute already clearly lists allowable expenses. A representative of the Children’s Scholarship Fund testified in opposition, saying the category is used rarely but is important for unusual cases, especially students with special needs, and that removing it could create unintended consequences. After testimony, the chair closed the hearing on HB 1334. The committee then heard HB 1513, which would move several EFA reporting and oversight requirements from administrative rules and the contract with the Children’s Scholarship Fund into statute. Representative Porchelli said the bill would consolidate existing requirements on timely responses to oversight requests, publication of expense reports by category and provider, and transmission of eligibility and enrollment data to the Department of Education. She described the bill as mostly a clarification and transparency measure rather than a substantive policy change. Members asked about the meaning of “timely access,” the 45-day deadline, whether the contract already covered these duties, and whether the scholarship organization had ever failed to comply. The Children’s Scholarship Fund said it had generally met the 45-day deadline, had not knowingly refused information requests, and that the quarterly reporting requirement could add cost; the sponsor said the DOE had provided guidance and was neutral. The hearing on HB 1513 was then closed. Finally, the committee heard HB 1256, which would repeal the state librarian’s authority to award scholarships for graduate library school attendance at American Library Association-accredited schools. Representative Drago said the law was unnecessary because the state does not currently have a state librarian, scholarships are not typically granted by statute, and he objected to the ALA accreditation requirement and what he described as the association’s political advocacy. In questions, he clarified that the bill targets the accreditation requirement rather than a specific school and said he did not think the state should direct taxpayer-funded scholarships toward ALA-accredited programs. A member raised First Amendment concerns, but the sponsor said the issue was not speech itself, only the use of taxpayer dollars and state law to support that direction. The transcript cuts off before any vote or final action on HB 1256.

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• of of there being first broad latitude of of there being first amendment<03:11:03.920><c> right,</c>
• </c> any indication of whether or not any of any indication of whether or not any of this<03:13:34.399
• Now I am also the author of University.
• c><03:15:21.040><c> of</c><03:15:21.279><c> these</c> find records of any of these find records of any
• c> it's sort of a dormant kind of a law, it's sort of a dormant kind of a law, but<03:15:31.359><c> I

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

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• </c> kind of holistically on the island of kind of holistically on the island of Oahu<00:06:14.280><c
• </c> That means that all of the the price of That means that all of the the price of the<00:22:26.640
• And what the request for the amendment does is say that, "Well, we're half of the covered universe here
• half of the covered universe<00:37:05.680><c> here.
• </c> of SB 2964. of SB 2964.

Bills: SB2607 , SB2031 , SB2043 , SB2623 , SB2876 , SB2396 , SB2964 , SB2089

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Summary: The committee first heard HCR 168 and HR 158, which would create a temporary working group to study utility capacity, coastline infrastructure lifespan, and the costs of needed expansions. Public Utilities Commission staff said the commission was not the right entity to direct all of the work because it lacks authority over many affected agencies. Members discussed whether the study should be limited to a coastal area or broadened to the whole island, and in decision-making the committee amended the measure to focus on the County of Honolulu, correct references to the Public Utilities Commission, and revise the working group membership to include the PUC chair, legislative designees, and directors or designees from DLNR, DOT, HIEMA, and DCCA Consumer Advocacy. The committee then passed both resolutions with amendments; the vote was adopted unanimously, with some members excused. The committee next considered HCR 145 and HR 137, which would convene a working group on climate change impacts on insurance availability and affordability. The Insurance Division stood on its written comments, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission supported the intent, and the Attorney General opposed the measure, warning that a working group could create discoverable materials that might complicate the state’s climate litigation and noting a technical ambiguity in the reference to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund administrator. After questions about discovery and the lawsuit, the committee amended the resolutions to replace the administrator reference with the chair of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund Board of Directors, remove the Attorney General as convener while keeping the office as a member, and have the working group share findings and recommendations with the House CPC and Senate CPN committees instead of issuing a report. The committee passed the measures with amendments, with Rep. Martin voting with reservations. In the later agenda, the committee heard SB 2607, SD 1 on landscape architect licensure. The Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects supported the bill, explaining it modernizes licensure requirements to align with national standards and clarifies the profession’s design-focused role. The bill was discussed as distinguishing landscape architecture from groundskeeping and from civil engineering drainage work. No opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 2031, SD 2 on consumer protection and price transparency for live ticket events and short-term lodging. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill, saying it largely mirrors an FTC rule requiring all-in pricing and would give the state enforcement authority and remedies. The Hawaii Financial Services Association opposed the bill as drafted and sought a limited exemption for credit card issuers relying on third-party hotel information, while the Hawaii Hotel Alliance supported the measure but asked for language deeming compliance with the federal rule sufficient for short-term lodging. Committee members questioned whether those proposed exemptions would conflict with federal law or weaken state enforcement, and the discussion focused on preemption, liability, and the value of state remedies such as restitution.

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• Of course the PE on top of each other.
• </c> not complete some of the whole parts of not complete some of the whole parts of it.<00:38:20.880
• of the taxpayers of this is a protection of the taxpayers of uh<00:52:13.599><c> their</c><00:52:13.920
• Uh I was one of recognize a lot of you.
• Um in terms of a period of soft landing?

Bills: HB0147 , HB0127

Committee: Senate Revenue

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> of planning. of planning.
• I think all of us can kind of appreciate the idea of a lead time.
• </c><00:38:12.480><c> of</c> person crosses the halfway mark of of person crosses the halfway mark of
• Uh, of of course the Okay. Oahu.
• of lease of new rebates for purchases of lease of new and<01:29:56.480><c> use</c><01:29:56.880><c>

Bills: HB2392 , HB2462 , HB2423 , HB1771 , HB2081 , HB2334 , HB2336 , HB1666 , HB2375 , HB2415 , HB2451 , HB2373 , HB1641 , HB1694 , HB1695 , HB1986 , HB1797 , HB1879 , HB2034

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The committees heard testimony on several transportation-related measures. SB 2356, relating to parking, drew support from the Office of Planning, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Appleseed Center, Realtors, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. Members discussed the bill in the context of the planned stadium-area mixed-use development, with questions about whether parking would be built in structures rather than as large surface lots. Senators expressed support and noted the measure’s broader housing and parking-reduction goals, but no vote was taken during the hearing. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 2699, which would create a fare-free youth transit program, a special fund, annual evaluations, and appropriations tied to the environmental, energy, and food security tax. The Attorney General’s office raised technical concerns about whether the special fund met statutory requirements. The Department of Education and Department of Health supported the bill, as did the City and County of Honolulu DOT, Appleseed Center, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Hawaii Bicycling League, Our Children’s Trust, and numerous youth testifiers. Supporters emphasized reduced family transportation costs, better school attendance, improved health and mobility, and environmental benefits. One senator raised emergency-planning concerns about how children using free transit would be handled during events like tsunamis; DOT and DOE responded that emergency procedures are being developed. The chair said the committee would work on language changes, including a delayed effective date to July 2027, and defer decision-making until the 12th. The final measure discussed was SB 2470, which would require leading pedestrian intervals, accessible pedestrian signals, and other safety improvements at state-controlled intersections, and create a process for community requests for accessible pedestrian signals. Appleseed Center, the Hawaii Association of the Blind, and the Disability Rights Center supported the bill, citing pedestrian safety, reduced collisions, and the need for audible cues for blind and low-vision pedestrians. Testifiers urged a phased-in approach that prioritizes high-traffic intersections. The hearing ended with the bill still under consideration and no final vote announced.

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• </c> of a roof? of a roof?
• of deployments, of local constant cycle of deployments, of local training<00:18:53.600><c> lines,</c
• </c> both of them. both of them.
• your tuition to the University of knew I was going to have the burden of knew I was going to have the
• </c><01:20:48.000><c> of</c> 100% of your tuition to the University of Louisville or JCTC.

Summary: The task force met on October 14, confirmed a quorum, and adopted the September 16, 2025 minutes. Members then received a Kentucky Air National Guard 101 briefing from Brigadier General Bruce Bancroft, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard, who described the Guard’s structure, missions, and statewide role. He emphasized that Kentucky is a single-wing state centered at Louisville’s 123rd Airlift Wing and highlighted several unique capabilities, including the Contingency Response Group, critical care air transport teams, medical detachment for chemical environments, explosive ordnance disposal, fatality search and recovery, and special tactics personnel. General Bancroft also discussed staffing and readiness, saying the Guard has 1,273 authorized positions, with a mix of AGR, Title 32, and Title 5 personnel. He noted that AGR positions are funded at about 96 percent, while technician positions are funded at about 53 percent, leaving the organization to operate at roughly 75 percent of authorized manpower overall. He said the wing converted from the C-130H to the C-130J in 2021 and completed the transition in about 2.5 years, ahead of the original three-year timeline. The briefing further covered the Guard’s operational tempo and community role. Bancroft said the unit has earned 21 Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards, has deployed about 500,000 days since 9/11 across 45 countries, and routinely supports federal and domestic missions. He described the C-130J’s tactical airlift, airdrop, and blacked-out operations as directly useful for disaster response in Kentucky, and he pointed to strong ties with UPS and other aviation employers. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes.

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• </c> to one of the task force uh that some of to one of the task force uh that some of the<00:24:54.559
• c> number just to kind of get a scale of number just to kind of get a scale of how<00:33:47.120><c> we
• </c> recognize him today of coming out of the recognize him today of coming out of the Kentucky<00:50
• /c> in the midst of all of these um in the midst of all of these um disasters<01:12:17.199><c> we</c>
• of one of our they'll make a contact of one of our leadership<01:17:17.520><c> members</c><01:17:17.760

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then spent much of the meeting recognizing members of the Falmouth Police Department and related support personnel. Representatives and senators described the department’s response to a May 17, 2025 shooting between two vehicles, saying officers secured the area, apprehended suspects, and prevented further harm within about 30 minutes. They also recognized Officer Jonathan Bis for helping rescue a person from a burning storage facility on May 3, and honored Chaplain Abram Croer and police administrator Marilyn Belure for their support roles. Members praised the officers’ service and presented citations; one member also noted the recent flooding in Falmouth and the strain on local responders. The committee also observed a moment of silence for a firefighter who died after a vehicle crash while responding to a call. The committee then recognized Sergeant Major Jimmy Thorne, USMC (Ret.), with a lengthy citation for his military service and community involvement. The citation highlighted more than three decades of service, including Vietnam, Lebanon, Somalia, multiple injuries, exposure to Agent Orange, and numerous decorations such as the Purple Heart and Meritorious Service Medal. Speakers also noted his continued civic work in Williamstown and Grant County. Thorne thanked the committee, said enlisting in the Marine Corps and moving to Kentucky were two of his proudest decisions, and received a committee coin. Members and guests offered additional remarks about his character and service. Finally, Brigadier General Charles Jones and Kentucky Emergency Management Director Eric Gibson gave an update on spring storm response and recovery. They said Kentucky has had three declared disasters and one undeclared event this year, with 113 of 120 counties affected in the last 12 months, including February flooding, April flooding, and May tornadoes; a January ice storm appeal was denied. Gibson emphasized the rising frequency and cost of disasters, citing about $350 million in public assistance over the first 10 years of the period reviewed versus about $2 billion in the last five years. He reported on sheltering, disaster recovery centers, FEMA and SBA assistance, and said about $57 million in individual assistance had been paid and nearly $69 million obligated, while public assistance projects were still moving through review and payment.

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• </c><00:04:42.479><c> inflation</c> of the cost of discretionary inflation of the cost of discretionary
• </c><00:09:03.440><c> of</c><00:09:03.560><c> the</c> all the years of of the all the years of of the
• year with a floor of 2% and a<00:29:38.159><c> cap</c><00:29:38.480><c> of</c> a cap of a cap of 3%<
• </c> volatility of or the erratic nature of volatility of or the erratic nature of the<00:47:31.520><
• c> share of that um of the cost of the care share of that um of the cost of the care for<00:52:06.160

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• Leah Seeger. therapists, and one of the barriers, of therapists, and one of the barriers, of course,<
• of of of those get on the front side of of of those children<00:54:25.760><c> with</c><00:54:25.880>
• </c><01:19:13.080><c> nature</c><01:19:13.600><c> of</c><01:19:13.800><c> the</c> due to the universal
• nature of the due to the universal nature of the pandemic.<01:19:14.680><c> So</c><01:19:15.560><c>
• </c> it was sort of outside of their control. it was sort of outside of their control.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> some of them were inclusive of students some of them were inclusive of students that<00:21:29.600
• By building a comprehensive bank of evidence-based practices from universal support to intensive intervention
• </c> of the School Nurse Organization of of the School Nurse Organization of Minnesota.<01:07:28.720>
• </c> um the sense of safety, the sense of um the sense of safety, the sense of dignity,<01:14:03.280>
• </c><01:30:54.960><c> and</c> behavior of all of our children and behavior of all of our children and

Committee: House Education Finance