Transcript Highlights:

• a dues-paying member playing against other dues-paying members where the house is not taking a rake
• Um, these clubs are paying sales tax on their memberships and their hourly dues and their restaurant
• So they, so they're paying the alcoholic beverage taxes as well. Thank you very much.
• All of those you are paying or you are, you are choosing to park at your own risk.
• A fair market value to be able to pay for our, our expenses that we have for this.

Committee: House Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:

• more money, potentially, that community college system makes versus that student who’s going to be paying
• A four-year student would be a four-year; a freshman would be paying for four years; a transfer student
• I mean, a lot of these, a lot of... ...obviously paying more when you net out financial aid and other
• Access to counseling remains an unmet and underreported need across our system, and students are paying
• taxes so that we can go pay for all of the stuff that we want to pay for.

Summary: The committee held an oversight hearing on a state audit examining California’s community college transfer process and whether streamlining it could improve access to bachelor’s degrees. Opening remarks from legislators emphasized that California’s transfer system is central to equity and workforce development, but that only about one in five transfer-intending community college students complete a transfer within four years. Members highlighted disparities by race, region, campus, and major, and pointed to confusion created by differing requirements across the UC, CSU, and community college systems, including limits and inconsistencies in the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT), TAG, and major-specific prerequisites. State Auditor’s staff said the audit found that while UC and CSU systemwide enroll more transfer students than the Master Plan target, individual campuses and high-demand STEM programs often do not. The audit identified barriers including unclear and varying course requirements, limited counseling and education plans, insufficient counselor staffing at some campuses, and weak equity plans. It also found that many students never even apply because they do not accumulate enough units or cannot navigate the process. The auditor described examples where transfer students with strong preparation were denied at selective campuses and noted that articulation alignment across systems remains limited. Representatives from UC, CSU, and the Community Colleges responded that transfer remains a top priority and described ongoing reforms. UC cited a new public dashboard, data-sharing agreements, new transfer pathways, and an ADT pilot at UCLA, while saying campus-level capacity and program differences limit how much can be standardized from the system office. CSU said it admits more than 90% of eligible transfer applicants, is expanding transfer planning tools and direct outreach, and is implementing SB 640’s Transfer Success Pathway Program. Community Colleges said transfer reform must focus on clearer credit mobility, more consistent articulation, and broader ADT adoption. Members pressed the systems on inconsistent major requirements, the need for better coordination, and whether campuses are fully prioritizing transfer students; no votes were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• So I think they're just, well, we'll have to pay closer attention to it.
• We were there 10 years ago where we had to pay to get our natural gas out so we could produce oil.
• We also pay interest expense back to various state agencies back to the general fund on top of this.
• The money has been received for the Office of Adjutant General to pay out the DAPL loan, so that one
• We administer those loans, we pay the legacy fund, but they hold those loans, and we took that cash,

Summary: The committee took roll, approved the March 18 minutes, and then received a compliance-report update on the Industrial Commission and related funds and programs. Staff reviewed the status of one-time appropriations and grant programs, including electric grid resiliency, lignite research, enhanced oil recovery, the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, the salt cavern business-case study, and the new NDSU research and technology park grant. Members asked about funding balances, reimbursement timing, matching requirements, and how some commitments would affect the State Investment Fund and future biennia. Industrial Commission staff then gave a broader update on the agency’s administrative office, grant management system, leadership transitions at several commission agencies, and active grant rounds. They reported that the grant management system is nearing completion, that several agency leadership searches have concluded, and that the commission’s grant programs currently have 108 active grants totaling more than $165 million. They also described the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority round, the oil and gas research program’s enhanced oil recovery awards, the grid resiliency grants, the salt cavern study, and the research technology park program, noting that some projects are awaiting federal funds or additional matching cash. Ron Ness, speaking for the Oil and Gas Research Council, focused on the state of the oil industry and the enhanced oil recovery “Bakken 2.0” effort. He said production remains steady, but future growth depends on better infrastructure, longer laterals, and new EOR methods such as CO2, natural gas, and surfactants. He emphasized the importance of the Bakkeneast pipeline and related gas-utilization projects, the recent DOE funding that will return some money to the research council, and the need to modernize tax and incentive rules for CO2-based recovery. Members discussed the potential economic benefits for oil, agriculture, and manufacturing. The Bank of North Dakota then presented its compliance report and a broader strategic update. Bank leadership reviewed the bank’s mission, governance, participation lending, student lending, disaster programs, and legislatively directed programs, and said the bank is managing for a flatter deposit base and stronger liquidity because of fintech competition and changing market conditions. They reported improved earnings, with net income rising to about $231 million, and described Rough Rider Coin as a new internal payment rail for North Dakota banks and credit unions, not a public cryptocurrency. Members asked about student loan eligibility, disaster lending, and the bank’s capacity to support state programs while maintaining its balance-sheet and liquidity requirements.

Transcript Highlights:

• Who’s going to pay for somebody to go to a motel or a hotel?
• It is a constant struggle: who’s going to provide the coverage, who’s going to pay for somebody to go
• it goes to what you just said it is a constant struggle who's gonna provide the coverage who's gonna pay
• go to a motel or a hotel is a constant struggle who's going to provide the coverage who's going to pay
• So now we are paying for electricity, though it's less because of our solar production.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Housing

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing heard testimony on several housing bills, with much of the discussion focused on seasonal communities and funding for year-round housing in places like Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape Cod, and the Berkshires. Speakers supported bills including H. 4410/S. 966 and related seasonal communities legislation, which would allow local option real estate transfer fees and expand tools for towns to preserve and create affordable housing. Testimony emphasized severe housing shortages, high home prices, workforce displacement, and impacts on public safety, schools, health care, and local businesses. Many witnesses said the transfer fee would provide a sustainable local revenue stream, citing prior land bank models on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard as proof the approach can work. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3989 regarding seasonal community designation, with supporters arguing that towns should be included automatically or through a simpler opt-in process, and on H. 4568 to expand the Family Self-Sufficiency Program, which would broaden access to a federal voucher-based savings and self-sufficiency model. Senator Edwards testified in support of a bill to create training for municipal board members, describing it as a toolkit to improve informed local decision-making. Senator O’Connor testified for a bed bug bill, saying it would create clearer landlord and tenant notification and treatment requirements and provide needed legal guidance after his family’s experience with an infestation. Senator Lovely also testified for the Homeworks program, which provides transportation so homeless children in motels and shelters can attend after-school activities. The committee further heard testimony on a bill to fund housing in seasonal communities through a transfer fee and on a companion measure to expand the seasonal communities toolkit, with repeated calls for favorable reports. Witnesses from public safety, health care, housing nonprofits, schools, and local government described staffing shortages and housing insecurity as urgent problems. Later, the committee took testimony on H. 1559/S. 102 to maintain stable housing for families with pets, with animal welfare groups supporting protections against eviction, breed discrimination, and excessive pet rent. They said housing-related pet surrenders are a major driver of shelter intake. The hearing also included testimony on H. 1498 to limit criminalization of homelessness, which would restrict citations, fines, and related consequences for outdoor camping tied solely to homelessness.

Transcript Highlights:

• Often our clients are in low-paying jobs and often rely on seasonal or gig work to supplement as well
• Our clients are in low-paying jobs and often rely on seasonal or gig work to supplement as well, which
• We are done pretending that passion can replace fair pay.
• What California pays us does not reflect the true cost of care.
• What California pays us does not reflect the true cost of care.

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• proposed provisional language at May, and that is the component that would exempt the Bureau from paying
• We don't anticipate that amount, if the Bureau were to pay that amount, to change the proposed fee levels
• we know that we are underfunding many of these campuses that are basically serving students for no pay
• For no pay? Again, we went with the COLA approach to provide maximum flexibility.
• The cost of transportation, housing, and everything else that they're having to pay for in addition to

Summary: The subcommittee heard May Revision proposals for higher education, beginning with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. Finance proposed a one-time $10 million General Fund backfill to repay a special fund loan used to cover litigation costs, plus provisional language to allow budget flexibility for a remaining legal expense and to repay the loan without interest. The LAO opposed shifting the litigation costs to the General Fund and raised legal concerns about waiving interest on the loan, noting that special fund loans have historically been repaid with interest. Members asked about the litigation amount and the estimated interest savings, which Finance said would be about $245,000. The committee then discussed University of California funding, including the Governor’s proposed compact funding and a $1.5 million one-time increase for the First Star foster youth program at UC campuses. UC said the program has strong outcomes at UCLA, including a 100% college-going rate and high college completion rates, and that the new funding would expand the program to additional campuses and eventually be self-supporting through fundraising. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposal, arguing that UC already has overlapping outreach programs, including the Early Academic Outreach Program, and that the new initiative would duplicate existing services. Several senators questioned whether the state should expand a new program instead of strengthening existing ones, while UC and Finance emphasized the program’s focus on foster youth and its high success rates. For the California Community Colleges, Finance outlined the May Revision’s increase to the Student-Centered Funding Formula COLA from 2.41% to 4.31%, along with enrollment growth funding, categorical COLAs, deferred maintenance, and other ongoing and one-time investments. The Chancellor’s Office supported the flexible “super COLA” approach and asked for more enrollment growth funding, arguing that many districts are already above current targets and that unfunded growth restricts access. The LAO recommended funding at least the statutory COLA, redirecting some ongoing funds to enrollment growth or one-time priorities, and rejecting the $9.7 million Adult Learner Demonstration Project because districts already have incentives to do similar work. Senators pressed Finance and the Chancellor’s Office on the use of COLA funds to cover the new paid pregnancy disability leave requirement, the impact on hold-harmless and basic-aid districts, and whether the state should fund actual enrollment growth rather than a flat COLA. The committee also reviewed California Student Aid Commission proposals, including adjustments to Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship funding, continued Golden State Teacher Grant funding, and implementation of the federal Workforce Pell program. Finance said the Middle Class Scholarship changes reflected updated caseload estimates and that the higher 35% unmet-need level had been one-time funding, while CSAC urged continued support and noted the importance of financial aid for student success. The LAO recommended rejecting additional Golden State Teacher Grant funding as not well-targeted and urged caution on Workforce Pell trailer bill language, citing uncertainty about federal rules, ongoing administrative workload, and the need for clearer implementation planning. Members also raised concerns about declining CADAA applications and the need to better promote state aid for undocumented and mixed-status students. No votes were taken during the transcripted portion, and the committee moved through the agenda items with questions and testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• And most of them inflicted on hardworking legal U.S. citizens paying the freight in this state have been
• When people lose their jobs, they also stop paying taxes.
• When people lose their jobs, they also stop paying taxes.
• </c><00:39:40.680><c> be</c><00:39:40.880><c> utilized</c><00:39:41.680><c> to</c><00:39:41.960><c> pay
• </c><00:39:42.200><c> for</c> that then could be utilized to pay for that then could be utilized to pay

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• jobs, and That provides opportunity, inspires entrepreneurship, creates good-paying jobs, and anchors
• identified by our 13 regions, with the goal of retaining, attracting, and increasing access to good-paying
• So ultimately, whether we’re talking about supporting good-paying jobs in journalism or the strategic
• Rowan knows what it’s like: how much are we paying so-and-so?
• We're just going to redirect the funds to pay for the positions. Okay. All right. Thank you. Okay.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Just pay for the extra costs on the front end, have all the data that you need for your backup versus
• So basically the applicant is paying for that staff work and the overtime that is required to get it
• “Appellant is paying for that staff work and the overtime that is required to get it done.
• Say I'll pay attention when you talk. If you all can say that.
• for salaries, they don't pay for our time, they don't pay for all of the other diagnostic costs that

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair, please, Senator, yeah, we've heard a lot about the pay parity and a lot of other issues when it
• So we train them and they leave for other higher-paying positions.
• Chair, sir, why not just pay them more? Why do this Rube Goldberg device thing? Mr.
• They would then get that up and running, paying for it themselves.
• Williams, so when someone receives their first course of treatment, who pays for that? Mr.

Bills: SB1161 , SB1215 , SB1270 , SB1400 , SB1537 , SB1538 , SB1580 , SB1584 , SB1627

Committee: House Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Keywords: appropriation, public safety, Yuma County, funding exemption, family advocacy center, firefighters, occupational disease, workers compensation, cancer presumption, police officers, hazardous duty, SB1270, Arizona retirement system, public safety personnel, defined contribution plan, correctional officers, corrections officers, retirement contributions, supplemental contributions, retention incentive

Transcript Highlights:

• from the federal standards, mainly limiting the amount of discount points a consumer can choose to pay
• So, it doesn't affect what the borrower pays for the mortgage in any way.
• 14.959><c> to</c> discount points a consumer can choose to discount points a consumer can choose to pay
• 16.800><c> reduce</c><00:02:17.200><c> their</c><00:02:17.360><c> interest</c><00:02:17.599><c> rate</c> pay
• to again reduce their interest rate pay to again reduce their interest rate by<00:02:18.080><c> always

Committee: Senate Banking & Insurance

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:01 Discussion SB 157 00:23 Vote SB 157 05:22 Discussion SB 189 05:57 Vote SB 189 26:49, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We're supposed to get the criminal to pay us back, but that happens 1% of the time.
• becomes delinquent that hey if<00:18:49.679><c> you</c><00:18:49.840><c> don't</c><00:18:49.919><c> pay
• your rent everything if you don't pay your rent everything else<00:18:50.880><c> you</c><00:18:51.280
• And so um if the rental pay thank you.
• And so um if the rental pay it<00:29:28.799><c> says</c><00:29:28.960><c> if</c><00:29:29.120><c> the

Committee: Joint Business and Financial Institutions

Keywords: Business and Financial Institutions - Room 409, 2 February, 2026; 2:00 P.M., 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• liability, that our structural imbalance has really changed, that we're not using one-time dollars to pay
• liability, that our structural imbalance has really changed, that we're not using one-time dollars to pay
• people<00:42:07.359><c> may</c><00:42:07.599><c> not</c><00:42:07.760><c> be</c><00:42:08.000><c> paying
• </c><00:42:09.520><c> To</c> people may not be paying attention.
• To people may not be paying attention.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum and approved the journal. The House clerk communicated that the House had passed House Bills 34 and 306 and requested concurrence. The State and Local Government Committee reported Senate Bills 20 and 68 favorably, and several new bills and resolutions were introduced, including measures on Kentucky-grown agricultural procurement, an endowed research fund, unemployment insurance, postsecondary education, wrongful conviction compensation, massage therapy, local fiscal reporting, and a resolution honoring John and Debbie Rogers. The main floor action was on Senate Joint Resolution 23, as amended by Senate Committee Substitute 1, declaring Kentucky a “food is medicine” state and directing state agencies to advance food-as-medicine initiatives. The sponsor described the resolution as a statewide framework to connect nutrition, health care, agriculture, and local food systems, emphasizing partnerships with the Kentucky Hospital Association and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, better health outcomes, and support for Kentucky farmers and rural communities. Senators from Taylor and Callaway spoke in support, citing local examples and the goal of building Kentucky-based solutions rather than importing them. The committee substitute was adopted by voice vote, and the resolution then passed 35-0. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 56 honoring Elder Nathan Craig and Sister Amy Craig, and Senate Resolution 33 honoring Robert E. “Bob” Pernell, Sr. Senate Resolution 22, honoring Brian J. Hat, was likewise adopted. After the day’s business, the Senate recessed for meetings of the Rules Committee and the Committee on Committees. Later, the Committee on Committees referred Senate Bills 1-4 to Education, Senate Bill 48 to Judiciary, and Senate Bills 84 and 102 to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection. Several members made announcements about upcoming committee meetings and events, including the VMAP committee, Judiciary, the Kentucky Japan Caucus, the Kentucky Israel Caucus, and an American Cancer Society action day.

Transcript Highlights:

• This way, we can gain some economies of scale and not pay for multiple tools, allowing us to easily pass
• That can take on adequate risk, but also have customers to be able to pay and develop projects once we
• With the proviso, you pay, right?
• Illinois to be paying for Indiana's transmission and vice versa.
• And that's not good because somebody has to pay for it, or somebody has to go bankrupt for it.

Committee: House Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• One of the aspects of the agreement was that the company, Energy Fuels, agreed to pay us an amount of
• The US EPA is going to be paying $105 million for the waste to go to Caveira, so that's, and we have
• so all the funds will be coming into that account and we'll be able to request those funds to help pay
• So we'll be able to pay for staffing, training, equipment, medical monitoring, and safety.
• But But my question is, I think someone could look at this and go, why isn't PNM paying the cost of this

Committee: House Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Jim, because I have a number of come-forward questions. at least $13 million just to pay the at least
• $13 million just to pay the claims<00:30:38.480><c> that</c><00:30:38.640><c> have</c><00:30:38.720>
• c> the</c><00:30:58.000><c> claims</c><00:30:58.240><c> that</c><00:30:58.399><c> have</c> order to pay
• for the claims that have order to pay for the claims that have already<00:30:58.799><c> been</c><00:
• Um, the two and three pays.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Then I would have the committee pay attention to people that wrote things like, is carbon dioxide making
• This resolution goes a fair bit toward making them pay rather than just accusing them of something.
• c><00:42:28.079><c> problem</c><00:42:29.119><c> um,</c><00:42:29.280><c> help</c><00:42:29.599><c> pay
• </c> actually caused the problem um, help pay actually caused the problem um, help pay and<00:42:30.319
• </c> goes a fair bit to um making them pay goes a fair bit to um making them pay rather<00:42:58.240>

Committee: House Energy & Environmental Protection

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard a series of Senate resolutions focused largely on climate, sustainability, public health, and energy policy. Measures discussed included integrating Native Hawaiian and indigenous knowledge into climate policy (STR 93), creating a temporary working group to investigate the dangers of POS (STR 103), studying the feasibility of a green bonds program (STR 110), declaring a public health emergency related to climate change (STR 111), affirming the importance of marine ecosystems to decarbonization goals (STR 115), encouraging adoption of recommendations from the UN global plastics treaty and Rapanui summit declaration (STR 132), convening a geothermal energy working group (STR 136), affirming support for the Aloha Plus Challenge (STR 183), and encouraging insurers to pursue subrogation claims against polluters to reduce costs for residents (STR 198). Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive on most measures, with support coming from agencies such as the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii State Energy Office, DLNR, PUC, Board of Water Supply, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Green Growth, and numerous advocacy groups and individuals. STR 111 drew both support and opposition, with supporters arguing climate change is a public health emergency and opponents disputing the underlying science and urgency. STR 136 also drew mixed testimony, including support from state agencies and one opposition submission from the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. Several witnesses emphasized indigenous knowledge, climate justice, public health impacts, and the need for coordinated state action. Supporters of STR 93 said Native Hawaiian and indigenous knowledge has sustained communities for generations and should be woven into Hawaii’s future climate decision-making. Supporters of STR 111 described climate change as a threat multiplier affecting heat illness, mental health, displacement, wildfire impacts, and food insecurity, while opponents argued the resolution overstated the issue. Testimony on STR 183 highlighted the Aloha Plus Challenge as a statewide sustainability framework with regional influence across the Pacific, including Guam, and stressed its role in tracking progress toward 2030 goals. On STR 198, supporters argued that polluters should help pay for climate-related costs borne by residents and insurers. After testimony concluded, the committee moved into decision-making and adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass STR 93, SD1 unamended by roll call vote, with the chair, vice chair, Rep. Kahaloa, and Rep. Kush voting aye and Rep. Quinnland excused. The transcript then begins the committee’s action on STR 103, SD1, with the chair again recommending passage as is, but the remainder of the vote is cut off in the provided record.

Transcript Highlights:

• friend used a picture I posted to my private Facebook page and an easily accessible website he was paying
• friend used a picture I posted to my private Facebook page and an easily accessible website he was paying
• To be much more, um, tightfisted with money that is set aside from the purpose of the grant to pay for
• </c><00:26:54.640><c> And</c> um uh we need to pay attention to.
• And um uh we need to pay attention to.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They can get a tax break because they pay the flat 7.25%, and they should be paying the ordinary rate
• that they would pay for their income tax bracket.
• They can get a tax break because they pay the flat 7.25%, and they should be paying the ordinary rate
• that they would pay for their income tax bracket.
• They pay the flat 7.25%, and they should be paying the ordinary rate that they would pay for their income

Committee: House Economic Development & Technology

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on several bills, beginning with HB 22, which would limit state and local cooperation with federal immigration detainers. Supporters, including the Legal Clinic, the Office of the Public Defender, and the ACLU of Hawaiʻi, argued the bill would protect due process and constitutional rights regardless of immigration status. Some supporters requested amendments, including removing a probable-cause terrorism provision, adding enforcement language, and preserving warrant requirements. Public testimony was heavily in favor, with the chair announcing 91 testimonies in support and 52 in opposition. The committee then heard HB 73, which would prohibit setting aside public lands for immigration detention facilities. Testifiers in support said public land should serve local needs, not detention centers, and cited housing, food security, and community trust concerns. The Office of the Public Defender and others also supported the measure, and the chair reported 85 testimonies in support and 40 in opposition. The committee next took up HB 438, which would fund legal representation for people in immigration proceedings. Supporters, including the Public Defender, the University of Hawaiʻi Law School Refugee and Immigration Clinic, the Hawaiʻi Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and the ACLU, emphasized the civil nature of immigration court, the severe consequences of removal, and the need for more pro bono and trained attorneys. Several suggested amendments focused on training and building a legal-services pipeline; the chair reported 83 testimonies in support and 51 in opposition. The committee also heard HB 457, aimed at requiring notice to detained individuals about their rights when ICE seeks to interview them or has a detainer request. Supporters said the bill would ensure people understand their right to remain silent and to refuse interviews, and the Legal Clinic suggested the warning be given orally, potentially via recorded messages, rather than only in writing. The Office of the Public Defender noted the bill aligns with existing due-process warnings in criminal court and suggested referencing current law. Finally, HB 476, which would raise the capital gains tax rate, drew support from Hawaiʻi Appleseed on fairness grounds; the Department of Taxation said it would review revenue questions but had no estimate available. After recess, the committee returned to decision-making and moved HB 22 forward on the chair’s recommendation of HD1, with the chair noting that the bill already contained language allowing counties to adopt stronger standards and protections.

Transcript Highlights:

• that largely would keep, at least as currently contemplated, fees at status quo while also still paying
• Much infill development is on contaminated land and doesn't have a responsible party to pay for cleanup
• the fund more structurally imbalanced and the existing fee payer base than retains the burden of paying
• We're both looking at fees as policy drivers, fees as ensuring that all regulated entities are paying
• at, you know, fees as policy drivers, fees as ensuring that, you know, all regulated entities are paying

Keywords: 988, house, all