Transcript Highlights:

• We have a board able to be in person.
• </c><00:21:45.320><c> Um</c> member of the farm bureau yes so Yes.
• Um member of the farm bureau yes so Yes.
• And I'm very excited to share with you that at the board meeting for ADC this morning, um, the board
• So it's not for every qualifications.

Committee: Senate Economic Development and Tourism

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 449 relating to economic development, HB 1006 relating to the Agribusiness Development Corporation, and then began HB 1467 relating to housing resiliency. On HB 449, Director Wayne Enoy of the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation and several business groups, including the Chamber of Commerce and Hawaii Food Industry Association, testified in strong support. They said the measure would help local manufacturers and tech-focused businesses adapt to uncertainty around tariffs and federal funding pauses, diversify Hawaiʻi’s economy, and expand workforce training and apprenticeship efforts tied to innovation and manufacturing. The bulk of the discussion focused on HB 1006 and proposed agritourism authority for ADC. ADC, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and other supporters said agritourism can be a value-added tool that helps farmers diversify income while keeping agriculture as the primary use of the land. One testifier opposed the bill’s direction without stronger guardrails, urging that a high percentage of revenue or land use remain tied to actual agricultural production. Committee members questioned ADC and Farm Bureau witnesses about how much land should remain in production, whether agritourism could expand on public lands, how enforcement would work, and whether responsibilities should be shifted from the Department of Agriculture’s marketing functions to ADC. Witnesses said ADC currently has no tenants engaged in agritourism, but would support standards, annual reporting, site visits, and the ability to reclaim land if production requirements are not met. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided. After concluding HB 1006 testimony and questions, the committee moved on to HB 1467 and called the first witness, Luke Meyers, before the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, I was an elected school board member, and I can talk to how you are seen as a school board member
• Um, so I would ask you that this, from a school board member, past school board member, and then an advocate
• </c><00:13:20.000><c> of</c> school board member as a person of school board member as a person of authority
• </c><00:14:48.560><c> member,</c> that this from a school board member, that this from a school board
• Um, tenure school board member in District 2.

Bills: SF0082

Committee: House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:

• Good morning, members. I’ll hand it over to our pages, please. Good morning, members.
• Good morning, members.
• Good morning, members. HB. 2091, financial. Good morning members.
• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2122, Board of Technical Registration qualifications, streamlines the
• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2117 allows members of the State Natural Resource Conservation Board

Summary: The caucus began with introductions from pages and interns, followed by a procedural reminder on consent calendars and how bills can be pulled for floor debate or amendment. Members were told that third-read consent bills bypass caucus debate, while caucus consent bills may have committee amendments adopted together unless pulled. The meeting then moved into Minority Caucus Calendar No. 2. A large number of bills were briefly presented, with several members pulling measures from consent or voicing opposition. Topics included appropriations and federal monies accounting (HB 2148), a Buffalo Soldiers memorial (HB 2062), school library funding restrictions (HB 2008), prayer at school governing body meetings (HB 2110), school safety center administration (HB 2142), parental rights and social transitioning disclosures (HB 2249), insurer assessments (HB 2091), agricultural property classification and inspection rules (HB 2104 and HB 2105), firefighter workers’ compensation definitions (HB 2138), truth-in-taxation bond notices (HB 2289), late tax filing penalties (HB 2016), engineering and professional licensing reciprocity (HB 2122), felony murder involving an unborn child (HB 2043), body concealment and mutilation penalties (HB 2044), domestic violence order-of-protection service rules (HB 2048), mandatory reporting of partial-birth abortions (HB 2074), unlawful flight sentencing enhancements (HB 2108), weapons trafficking and fentanyl sentencing changes (HB 2131 and HB 2132), drive-by shooting forfeiture rules (HB 2045), probation review notice changes (HB 2046), venue changes for cases involving court employees (HB 2126), and child support for pre-born children (HB 2144). Members repeatedly criticized several abortion-related bills, the library bill, and the tax and agriculture measures as harmful, unnecessary, or unfunded mandates. The latter part of the meeting focused on water and election legislation. Water bills included snowpack augmentation funding (HB 2024), water conservation grant disclosures (HB 2029), removal of education/research as an eligible water grant use (HB 2030), stormwater recharge mapping with an appropriation (HB 253), cesspool remediation assistance (HB 2096), groundwater pumping limits in INAs (HB 2097), Colorado River litigation funding (HB 2116), and natural resource conservation board changes (HB 2117). Election-related items included moving the primary date earlier and changing signature cure timelines and observer rules (HB 2022), a memorial urging designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization (HCM 2001), a memorial urging review of CAIR for terrorist designation (HCM 2002), and a constitutional amendment on citizenship, voter ID, foreign contributions, and early voting limits (HCR 2001). Members raised concerns about voter access, anti-Muslim rhetoric, and the practical effects of the election changes. The caucus concluded with birthday acknowledgments and an announcement for Muslim Day at the Capitol before adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, please register. Have all members registered. A quorum is present.
• I'd specifically like to thank board members Tim Murray, Andrew Clements, Carol Cabanis, volunteer leaders
• Speaker and members.
• Speaker, members.
• AB 2670 by To Wurling to the administration of an election for a member of Board of Trustees for an independent

Transcript Highlights:

• Assembly Member, please go directly to the member. Thank you. Thank you very much.
• I'm members of the committee.
• Good afternoon, members of the chair and the board.
• Members, any questions? Assembly Member Flanagan. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• Members, any additional questions? Assembly Member Gregory Koenig.

Committee: Assembly Education

Transcript Highlights:

• It's not coming from the LEOFF 2 board? No, it is not coming from the LEOFF 2 board.
• Thank you, Chair Robinson, Ranking Member Gildon, members of the committee.
• Madam Chair, Ranking Member Gildon, members of the committee, I am Charlie Brown.
• Ranking Member Gildon, members of the committee, I am Charlie Brown.
• Chair Robinson, Ranking Member Gildon, members of the committee.

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on several tax and retirement bills, beginning with Senate Bill 6073, which would move eligible Department of Natural Resources wildland and aviation firefighters from PERS into LEOFF 2 prospectively. Committee staff described the higher retirement age and benefit differences between the systems and noted a small implementation cost and a modest actuarial rate increase. DNR, the Washington Public Employees Association, and a committee member all raised support or questions, with DNR acknowledging additional review with the LEOFF board was still needed. The hearing then turned to Senate Bill 6113, a Department of Revenue request bill making technical and administrative changes to the tax code, including clarifications tied to last session’s ESSB 5814 service-tax changes, a six-month transition period for reclassified businesses, and a section affecting advertising-related exclusions. DOR said the bill was revenue neutral and intended to codify guidance and improve certainty, while school districts, arts groups, broadcasters, newspapers, and business groups testified both in support of the technical fixes and in opposition to provisions they said would continue or worsen unintended consequences from last year’s tax law. Senators also questioned how some definitions would apply, especially to school and higher-education-related services. Senate Bill 6116 would restore the vapor-products tax structure by moving nicotine-containing vapor products back under the per-milliliter vapor tax instead of the 95% other tobacco products tax, and would restore distributions to the Andy Hill Cancer Research account and Foundational Public Health Services account. Public health agencies, cancer research representatives, and some retailers supported the bill as a fix to funding disruptions, while tobacco-control groups opposed lowering the tax and argued it would weaken public health policy. The committee also heard that the current law creates a double-tax issue on pre-existing inventory because products held when the definition changed became subject to a new tax classification. Finally, Senate Bill 6129 proposed a broader nicotine-tax overhaul, including a 90% tax on nicotine products, a 10% tax on flavored nicotine products, higher cigarette taxes, and new revenue distributions and tribal compact provisions. Supporters, including public health organizations, pediatricians, and civil rights advocates, said higher taxes would reduce youth use and restore funding for cancer research and public health; opponents, including retailers, tobacco and vapor businesses, broadcasters, and some harm-reduction advocates, argued the bill was regressive, would fuel illicit markets, and would harm small businesses and adult consumers using lower-risk products. The committee then began a briefing on Senate Bill 6162, a property tax reform bill that would expand senior and disability property tax relief, adjust state property tax rates, and change property tax billing statements, but the hearing on that bill was not completed in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• There's one thing I would like the committee to think of because I think the bill said if any board member
• member with?
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• said if any board member is found<01:36:22.320><c> guilty</c><01:36:22.560><c> of</c><01:36:22.640><
• </c> company that they could ever be a board company that they could ever be a board member<01:36:34.400

Committee: Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, do we have any questions? I'm happy to take any questions.
• Members, do we have any questions?
• Members, while he's discussing that, Members, while he's discussing that, is anybody else got a question
• investigations requested by the Board of Nursing on nurses.
• Any other questions, members? Representative Bryant, are you done?

Committee: All ALC-REVIEW

Summary: The committee met to review a supplemental agenda item, procurement rule revisions, methods of finance, discretionary grants, contracts, reports, and a member disclosure. The supplemental agenda was accepted, and the Office of State Procurement’s rule revisions were approved after Jessica Patterson explained they were driven by 2025 legislative changes, including Act 782, CASO Consulting recommendations, and updates to sole source, bid, protest, and debarment provisions. The methods of finance and discretionary grants were also approved, covering a range of university capital projects, health and human services grants, historic preservation awards, and tobacco prevention and cessation programs. The committee then reviewed RFQs and six ratifications. The ratifications included a Workforce Connections payment to ACT WorkKeys for services provided during a contract gap, a Department of Health ratification for water-leak repairs, a large Department of Public Safety ratification for Motorola’s Arkansas Wireless Information Network upgrade, a Veterans Affairs HVAC ratification, an ADFA medical services ratification, and a UA Little Rock painting contract ratification. Members questioned the Public Safety ratification at length about why the expired Motorola contract was not caught sooner and why it took months after discovery to come forward; agency officials said the work was tied to bond funding and was not tracked in ASIS, and the chair urged agencies to develop better monitoring procedures. The committee approved a large slate of construction, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including many recurring service agreements for DHS, higher education institutions, corrections, health agencies, and state support functions. Several members asked about specific contracts, including aerial application services for correctional farms and a Southern Arkansas University custodial contract, and staff or agency representatives provided brief explanations. The meeting concluded with review of reports and approval of a member disclosure involving Representative Andrew Collins’ investment interest in a company leasing property to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, do we have any debate? Senators wishing to debate.
• It is Senate Bill 302 on public records for the Judicial Qualifications Commission.
• Public Records Judicial Qualifications Commission.
• Okay, at this time, members, we will turn to Tab 1.
• Chairman, Vice Chair, and members of the committee.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The Judiciary Committee considered four bills. SB 300 would extend a public records exemption for personal information of appellate court clerks and their spouses and children, mirroring protections already given to trial court clerks; after one support appearance and brief debate about harassment risks, it passed 8-1 and was reported favorably. SB 302 would create a similar exemption for current and former Judicial Qualifications Commission employees, citing doxing, threatening calls and emails, and social media intimidation; it passed 9-1 and was also reported favorably. The committee then took up SB 262, which makes technical changes to the Florida Trust Code, including clarifying trust decanting authority, limiting successor trustee actions where beneficiaries are barred, aligning ademption-by-satisfaction rules with the probate code, and clarifying that transferring homestead property into a community trust does not trigger reassessment. An amendment making the changes retroactive as clarifying and remedial was adopted, and the bill passed unanimously 10-0 and was reported favorably. Finally, SB 322 would create a nonjudicial process for commercial property owners to ask the sheriff to remove unauthorized persons from commercial real estate, similar to the recently enacted residential squatter-removal process. Two amendments were adopted to authorize reasonably necessary force and correct cross-references, and the bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee adjourned after one senator later asked to be recorded as voting yes on SB 300.

Transcript Highlights:

• And other members, for a second time, so.
• , the PCF board.
• But I mean we have multiple members of the advisory board here with us who I'm sure could tell us about
• a qualification of participating in the fund.
• In 2021, we created an advisory board. Some of the members are here.

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, today you will hear 2024.
• . board. board.
• Thank you, committee members.
• </c><01:21:12.239><c> Um</c> members. Appreciate your time today. Um members.
• certification in dermatology from both the Iraq board and Arab Board of Dermatology.

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• member.
• Members of the Legislature.
• All right, members.
• I amending Article 4, Part 2, Section 2, Constitution of Arizona relating to the qualification of members
• I'd already closed the board.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, journal approval, guest introductions, and recognition of doctors and other visitors. The chamber then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, considering a large number of bills on topics including public schools and curricula, transportation, health care, child welfare, municipal and county governance, homeowners’ associations, speech, and election-related matters. Several measures were retained on the calendar, while many others were advanced with committee or floor amendments. Among the more notable debates, senators discussed SB 1094, which would impose civil liability related to gender reassignment surgery on minors; supporters said it would compensate minors harmed by such procedures, while opponents argued it would discriminate against transgender youth, raise malpractice costs, and chill access to care. SB 1813, concerning the state hospital governing board and Maricopa County bed limits, drew concern about litigation and the need to expand capacity for people with serious mental illness, while supporters said the bill would remove a legal cap and allow more beds to be used. SB 1496 on Department of Child Safety procedures was amended to clarify representative payee requirements and received generally favorable comments, though some members raised concerns about child safety and DCS discretion. The Senate also advanced SCR 1004, a photo radar ballot referral, after an amendment requiring voter approval in jurisdictions that use photo radar; Senator Leach thanked the sponsor for the change. Other bills moved forward included measures on school firearm safety instruction, civics instruction, chiropractic claims, behavioral health prior authorization, psychiatric evaluations, DCS procedures, AHCCCS procurement contracting, county recorder and HOA-related issues, and legislative qualifications. The chamber adopted the Committee of the Whole reports and properly assigned the bills after each calendar was completed.

Transcript Highlights:

• Have all members voted? Have all members voted? Does any member wish to change their vote?
• Members will cast their votes. As every member voted, does any member change their vote?
• Members will cast their votes. Has every member voted? Does any member wish to change their vote?
• Members will cast their votes. Has every member voted? Does any member wish to change their vote?
• Members will cast their votes. Members will cast their votes. Has every member voted?

Transcript Highlights:

• When I was on the school board, we had the thing called a conflict of interest, and we had a board member
• When I was on the school board, we had the thing called a conflict of interest, and we had a board member
• When I was on the school board, we had the thing called a conflict of interest, and we had a board member
• When I was on the school board, we had the thing called a conflict of interest, and we had a board member
• When I was on the school board, we had the thing called a conflict of interest, and we had a board member

Committee: Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair and members. For the record, my name is Joel Glaser.
• Chair and members. For Thank you, Mr. Chair and members.
• We are also asking to reduce the grant qualifications from 2.0 to 1.5 FTE.
• </c><00:02:35.320><c> The</c> qualifications from 2.0 to 1.5 FTE.
• The qualifications from 2.0 to 1.5 FTE.

Transcript Highlights:

• We'll do 30 districts, one Senate member, two House members.
• Chair, members.
• Chair and members.
• Chair and members, you know, these boards, they do collect fees and such for those other issues that
• Chair and members, you know, these boards, they do collect fees and such for those other issues that

Committees: House Government , House House Government Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:

• Ranking Member. Thank you, Madam Chair. Okay, so the next part of the bill, page five, Member?
• Members, any additional debate?
• Members, I'm going to ask Ms.
• Thank you, Chair, Vice Chair, Ranking Member, and committee members for having You are recognized to
• Chair, Ranking Member, and committee members for having me today.

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and first heard House Bill 731, which would address coach and extracurricular sponsor compensation and change how student-athlete transfer eligibility is determined. The bill would allow local school boards to adopt policies letting booster clubs or similar associations support coaches and activity sponsors, and it would let superintendents treat certain coaches and athletic leaders as administrative personnel for compensation purposes. It would also shift eligibility decisions for transferred student-athletes to the governing athletic association and require clearer bylaws and timelines for those determinations. Members raised questions about booster club oversight, pay equity, the new athletic administrator language, and safeguards against abuse or unequal treatment, while supporters argued the bill would help retain coaches and better support student athletics. The bill was debated and then reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then received presentations from the Department of Education’s Division of Early Learning and the Florida Association of Early Learning Coalitions on school readiness fraud prevention and mitigation. Speakers explained that Florida’s school readiness program pays providers based on verified attendance rather than enrollment, requires daily parent sign-in/sign-out records, and uses multiple layers of oversight including coalition anti-fraud plans, annual audits, programmatic monitoring, DCF inspections, and referrals to state fraud investigators when needed. They emphasized that Florida delayed implementation of a federal rule that would have required prospective enrollment-based payments, and said the state’s current system makes fraud difficult. Members asked about military and grandparent guardianship situations, audit findings, and the number of fraud referrals; presenters said fraud cases are relatively limited and that the existing controls and public enforcement act as deterrents. The meeting ended after members thanked the presenters and the committee adjourned without further business.

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, do we have any questions? I'm happy to take any questions.
• Members, item C in your packet are the methods of finance for this month.
• The RFQs and ratifications: there are two requests for qualifications.
• Members, do we have any questions?
• requested by the Board of Nursing on nurses.

Committee: All ALC-REVIEW

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:04:08.879><c> for</c><00:04:09.120><c> treatment</c> qualifications for treatment qualifications
• </c> members, the the microphones are open. members, the the microphones are open.
• and ranking members?
• </c> any other member? Senator Aki. any other member? Senator Aki.
• </c> That's what we hear from our members. That's what we hear from our members.

Committee: Senate Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Joel McIntyre, assistant ranking member.
• It's comprised of employee and employer members.
• It's equal members: labor and management.
• It's comprised of seven members: three members representing business, three members representing organized
• labor, and one public member.

Summary: The work session focused first on Washington’s apprenticeship system, especially building trades programs and support services. Labor and Industries staff explained how registered apprenticeship works in the state, including the role of the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council, the requirements for paid on-the-job training and classroom instruction, and the difference between apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship. Panelists emphasized that apprenticeship is tied to actual jobs and training agents, and that many waitlists reflect a shortage of job openings and employer participation rather than a lack of interest. They also discussed youth apprenticeship, the growth of apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, and the use of Career Bridge and L&I’s database to help people find programs. Representatives asked whether the state should expand apprenticeship programs and how people can find openings. Speakers said more programs alone would not solve the backlog without more employers signing on as training agents and more apprenticeship utilization on projects. The panel also highlighted the Constructed Career Initiative, a grant-funded navigation and support program that helps people enter and stay in building trades apprenticeships through outreach, case management, and wraparound aid such as transportation, tools, and work clothes. A related nonprofit, Build Up, described similar support services, including prison-based boot and PPE programs and assistance for reentry participants. The panel said these services are especially important because apprentices often face unstable income, housing, food, and transportation barriers. The panel also discussed House Bill 2084 and the new Construction Training Pathway Oversight Committee, which is examining construction training in correctional facilities and how to create clearer pathways from prison-based training to apprenticeship, college, or work. Speakers said the committee is still in its early stages and will report to the legislature. The session ended with committee members thanking the panel and noting the importance of support services and referral networks for apprentices. The meeting then resumed at Renton Technical College, where college leaders and faculty discussed serving non-traditional students. The college reported strong enrollment growth, a median student age of 30, a diverse student body, and high job placement rates, while also noting significant budget cuts and program reductions from the prior year. Health care and early childhood education programs were highlighted, including efforts to expand access through hybrid scheduling, evening and Saturday classes, Spanish-language offerings, and in-person wraparound support for admissions, financial aid, and registration. Faculty said these changes were driven by student data and were aimed at helping working parents, English learners, and other non-traditional students complete credentials and enter family-wage careers.