Transcript Highlights:

• make</c><00:21:13.799><c> up</c><00:21:14.480><c> time</c><00:21:15.480><c> he</c><00:21:15.679><c>
• ><c> Of</c><00:21:20.559><c> Weeds</c><00:21:20.880><c> and</c><00:21:21.039><c> was</c><00:21:21.200
• <00:21:29.360><c> the</c><00:21:29.520><c> investigators</c><00:21:30.200><c> told</c><00:21:30.440><
• </c><00:21:34.679><c> the</c><00:21:34.799><c> supervisor</c><00:21:35.440><c> never</c><00:21:35.720
• :21:47.679><c> a</c><01:21:47.800><c> lot</c><01:21:47.920><c> of</c><01:21:48.040><c> hours</c><01:21

Committee: Senate Labor

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:21:13.520><c> Um,</c><00:21:14.000><c> everyone</c><00:21:14.640><c> does</c><00:21:16.080><c
• I believe in that<00:21:20.880><c> and</c><00:21:21.600><c> um</c><00:21:22.080><c> if</c><00:21:22.320
• > thing</c><00:21:44.159><c> because</c><00:21:44.480><c> if</c><00:21:44.799><c> there</c><00:21:44.960
• ><c> that</c><00:21:46.480><c> are</c><00:21:46.559><c> that</c><00:21:46.880><c> are</c><00:21:47.120
• It<01:21:46.560><c> it</c><01:21:47.440><c> there</c><01:21:47.760><c> needs</c><01:21:48.000><c> to<

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1768, which would prohibit state and county law enforcement agencies and officials from entering into federal immigration-enforcement agreements under 8 U.S.C. 1357(g) and from assisting in certain immigration enforcement actions except in limited circumstances. The Office of the Public Defender, Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and the ACLU of Hawaiʻi all testified in strong support, arguing the bill would protect due process, reduce fear in immigrant communities, preserve trust in local police, and keep local resources focused on public safety. Testifiers said cooperation with immigration enforcement can chill court attendance, crime reporting, and cooperation with police, and they emphasized that the bill would not stop federal enforcement or affect other deputization agreements for environmental or other criminal matters. Committee members asked whether any 287(g) agreements currently exist in Hawaiʻi; testifiers said they were unaware of any and believed the bill would maintain the status quo. No vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee then took up House Bill 1548, which would reduce the maximum sentence for misdemeanors from one year to 364 days and allow people previously sentenced to one year to seek sentence modification. The Office of the Public Defender, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Legal Clinic, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the ACLU of Hawaiʻi, and the William S. Richardson School of Law immigration clinic all supported the measure, saying the one-day change could prevent severe immigration consequences such as detention, removal, and bars to relief that can be triggered by a sentence of 365 days or more. Testifiers stressed that the bill would not change criminal liability or public safety, but would align Hawaiʻi law with similar reforms adopted in other states. Members questioned whether the change would affect citizens or create an automatic immigration process; witnesses responded that the issue is the federal immigration consequence tied to the maximum sentence, not actual time served, and that citizens would not face that consequence. The transcript ends during continued discussion of HB 1548, with no final vote shown.

Transcript Highlights:

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• We<00:21:10.080><c> work</c><00:21:10.240><c> on</c><00:21:10.400><c> a</c><00:21:10.559><c> regular<
• I<00:21:25.200><c> want</c><00:21:25.280><c> to</c><00:21:25.440><c> be</c><00:21:25.520><c> very</c>
• <00:21:25.760><c> clear</c><00:21:25.919><c> at</c><00:21:26.080><c> the</c><00:21:26.240><c> outset.
• These<00:21:40.960><c> impacts</c><00:21:41.280><c> are</c><00:21:41.440><c> not</c><00:21:41.600><c>

Transcript Highlights:

• that<00:21:07.000><c> they</c><00:21:07.200><c> have</c><00:21:07.520><c> that</c><00:21:07.640><c>
• ><c> sure</c><00:21:11.320><c> we</c><00:21:11.480><c> get</c><00:21:11.600><c> this</c><00:21:11.799
• :21:13.039><c> talk</c><00:21:13.240><c> to</c><00:21:13.400><c> some</c><00:21:13.559><c> of</c><00:
• 00:21:15.039><c> the</c><00:21:15.159><c> phone</c><00:21:15.880><c> that</c><00:21:16.039><c> they</
• :21:21.000><c> uh</c><00:21:21.120><c> and</c><00:21:21.200><c> if</c><00:21:21.360><c> that</c><00:21

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:

• the<01:21:07.600><c> whole</c><01:21:07.880><c> 100%</c><01:21:08.440><c> of</c><01:21:08.560><c> the
• <01:21:11.239><c> for</c><01:21:11.480><c> that</c><01:21:11.639><c> Bond</c><01:21:11.920><c> only</
• :14.120><c> Mr</c><01:21:14.480><c> cop</c><01:21:14.880><c> what</c><01:21:14.960><c> am</c><01:21:15.080
• c><01:21:17.600><c> it</c><01:21:17.719><c> shouldn't</c><01:21:18.400><c> well</c><01:21:18.679><c>
• 01:21:21.040><c> Mr</c><01:21:21.280><c> chair</c><01:21:21.560><c> representative</c><01:21:22.080><

Committee: House Taxes

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:21:23.840><c> The</c><00:21:24.159><c> second</c><00:21:24.799><c> change</c><00:21:25.280><c
• <00:21:39.440><c> um</c><00:21:39.600><c> on</c><00:21:39.840><c> that</c><00:21:40.080><c> campus.
• Uh<00:21:42.080><c> on</c><00:21:42.320><c> R46,</c> there<00:21:46.320><c> is</c><00:21:46.480><c> an
• </c><00:21:46.799><c> identical</c><00:21:47.280><c> provision</c><00:21:48.400><c> um</c><00:21:48.480
• :21:05.360><c> little</c><01:21:05.440><c> bit</c><01:21:05.520><c> more</c><01:21:06.400><c> time</c

Summary: The conference committee received a nonpartisan walkthrough of the House and Senate side-by-side for higher education-related legislation, with staff identifying Senate-only, House-only, identical, and technical-difference provisions. Topics included paid blood donation leave for Minnesota State employees, a revised higher education attainment goal, athletic fee restrictions, developmental course disclosures, American Indian Scholars Program eligibility, protections and definitions for pregnant and parenting students, online program management contracts, student aid reporting, work-study and dual training grants, private and out-of-state postsecondary education regulation, private career school licensing and data privacy, college savings plan changes, and several University of Minnesota-related provisions. House-only items also included an unemployment insurance aid adjustment, a $1.5 million ongoing appropriation for an identity verification system to combat enrollment fraud, and $5,000 for Bemidji State University reforestation; Senate-only items included Board of Regents appointment language, limits on for-profit control of medical school curriculum, and reporting on for-profit funding in medical education. After the walkthrough, the committee moved to adopt the same and similar provisions and direct staff to make technical corrections. A senator asked about proposed adjustments to the pregnant and parenting student language, and the chair said amendments would be considered after adopting the same and similar provisions. The motion to adopt prevailed. During public testimony, Sydney Spre of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees supported the Senate’s paid blood donation leave language, saying it would create parity for Minnesota State employees and encourage blood and plasma donation. Commissioner Dennis Olsen of the Office of Higher Education thanked the committee for adopting most of the agency’s proposed language and said he was available to help clarify remaining differences. In response to questions, he explained the Senate’s higher education attainment goal proposal, saying it would extend and broaden the existing goal, raise the target from 70% to 75%, expand the age range, and use additional metrics and partner agencies; he also said the overall attainment rate had been 63.5 under the prior goal. The transcript ends as the commissioner was being asked whether the proposal would require additional appropriations.

Transcript Highlights:

• :19.120><c> to</c><00:21:19.360><c> find</c><00:21:19.520><c> a</c><00:21:19.840><c> number</c><00:21
• felt that 20% showed<00:21:32.640><c> a</c><00:21:32.880><c> lack</c><00:21:33.039><c> of</c><00:21:
• </c><00:21:40.320><c> that</c><00:21:40.640><c> 40%</c><00:21:41.679><c> assured</c><00:21:42.240><c>
• ><c> could</c><00:21:46.640><c> if</c><00:21:46.799><c> if</c><00:21:47.200><c> 100%</c><00:21:47.600
• </c><00:21:51.600><c> 60%</c><00:21:52.159><c> of</c><00:21:52.400><c> those</c><00:21:52.640><c> away

Bills: SF0025 , SF0027 , SF0043 , SF0066

Committee: Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources

Transcript Highlights:

• So,<00:21:06.960><c> we'd</c><00:21:07.080><c> like</c><00:21:07.240><c> to</c><00:21:07.320><c> find
• </c><00:21:07.600><c> ways</c><00:21:07.840><c> to</c><00:21:07.920><c> be</c><00:21:08.160><c> more<
• Um since<00:21:11.800><c> we're</c><00:21:11.960><c> already</c><00:21:12.240><c> in</c><00:21:12.360
• our question time,<00:21:13.880><c> um</c><00:21:14.440><c> I'll</c><00:21:14.600><c> ask</c><00:21:
• Members,<00:21:36.960><c> are</c><00:21:37.080><c> there</c><00:21:37.200><c> any</c><00:21:37.320><c

Bills: SB2479 , SB2557 , SB2861 , SB3204 , SB3324 , SB3325

Committee: House Human Services & Homelessness

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures related to criminal procedure, homelessness, family resilience, Medicaid-funded services, and school Medicaid reimbursement. On SB 2479 SD2, the Judiciary testified in neutral opposition with concerns that the bill could require imprisonment even for probation-eligible defendants, expand sentence reconsideration in ways that could undermine finality for victims, conflict with existing sentencing statutes, and require additional judicial resources. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill’s intent but asked for language changes so people serving sentences could raise the new evidence in Rule 40 petitions and so probation would remain available in appropriate felony cases. Written testimony also included opposition from several county prosecutors and police, and support from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The chair later deferred SB 2479 SD2, citing unintended consequences and problems with the bill. For SB 2557 SD1, which would require annual reporting by the State Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions, the office said it supported the intent but noted it already produces annual and quarterly reports, that some requested data is already available, and that staffing and cost constraints could make the new reporting burdensome. The State Council on Mental Health supported the measure and suggested narrowing the reporting language to data on individuals with serious mental illness or co-occurring behavioral health conditions, to the extent practicable and in collaboration with relevant agencies. A committee member asked about the availability of point-in-time count data, and the office explained that some figures may not be available every year and may need to be generated through HMIS. Dr. Jack Lewin testified in support, saying the data would be useful for understanding health care costs. The committee passed SB 2557 SD1 with amendments, including a deferral of the effective date. The committee also heard SB 2861 SD2 and SB 3204 SD1, both family resilience pilot program measures. For SB 2861 SD2, the Office of Wellness and Resilience and DHS supported the bill but requested amendments to clarify that the office’s role is planning and advisory, that DHS is a key partner, and that federal compliance safeguards are included. The chair raised concerns about overlap with DHS’s existing Ka Ohana program and asked for language to avoid redundancy while allowing the bill to cover other at-risk children; decision-making was deferred to the next hearing. For SB 3204 SD1, which would create a peer-navigator-based family resilience pilot, the Office of Wellness and Resilience and DHS supported the measure, with the office requesting a two-year pilot period, and both agencies and several advocacy groups submitted support. The committee discussed funding, the proposed five peer navigators, and whether the pilot should be limited to one or two geographic areas; no final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee also heard and supported SB 3324 SD1 on Medicaid home and community-based services, with the Department of Health emphasizing caregiver shortages and the cost-effectiveness of community care, and SB 3325 SD1 HD1 on public school Medicaid reimbursement, where DOE and the Attorney General requested clarifying amendments to reporting language and position titles.

Transcript Highlights:

• you're 21 that you need grace and forgiveness for.
• you're 21 that you need grace and forgiveness for.
• We'll now move to file item 21, AB 2208 by Assembly Member Stefani.
• We'll now move to file item 21, AB 2208 by Assembly Member Stefani.
• File item 21, AB 2208. Thank you. That item is out. File item 21, AB 2208.

Summary: The committee heard AB 1887, which would speed prior authorization for FDA-approved rare disease treatments prescribed by specialists and, if a plan does not act within 30 days, deem the request approved. The author and supporters, including patients and clinicians, said delays can cause irreversible harm, hospitalizations, and death, especially for children and people with progressive rare diseases. Health plans and insurers opposed the bill’s automatic-approval provision and said the measure lacked safeguards for incomplete requests and shared responsibility for timely information. The chair encouraged continued work with opponents, and the author said the bill was narrowed from an earlier version that would have waived prior authorization entirely. The committee also heard AB 1979 on artificial intelligence in health care, AB 2161 on Medi-Cal work requirements, AB 539 on extending approved prior authorizations, AB 2311 on physician employment at public hospital districts, AB 1148 on banning phthalates and bisphenols in food packaging, AB 1825 on mental health offender reentry coordination, and AB 2282 on a temporary emergency stabilization unit in Patterson. AB 1979 would preserve licensed clinicians’ professional judgment, bar AI from directing unlicensed clinical functions, and protect medical records used by consumer chatbots; after amendments, several hospital, medical, and industry groups moved from opposition to neutral. AB 2161 would limit the harm of federal Medi-Cal work-reporting rules by using existing data, improving notices, and protecting due process; it drew broad support from patient, provider, and advocacy groups. AB 539 would keep prior authorization approvals valid for up to one year or the course of treatment, with supporters citing continuity of care and opponents warning about utilization, fraud, and cost concerns. AB 2311, as amended, would let certain high-payer-mix or distressed public health care districts directly employ physicians; CMA withdrew opposition after the bill was narrowed, while some hospital interests still objected to the carve-out. AB 1148 would prohibit two chemicals commonly used in food packaging, with supporters citing cancer and endocrine-disruption risks and opponents arguing DTSC should handle the issue through its existing regulatory process. AB 1825 would improve transition planning and Medi-Cal enrollment for offenders with mental health disorders leaving state hospitals, and AB 2282 would authorize a temporary rural emergency stabilization care unit in Patterson until a permanent hospital is built. Several bills were held for later action because the committee lacked a quorum, and the chair repeatedly noted that motions would be taken once enough members returned.

Transcript Highlights:

• of credit for<00:21:51.840><c> I</c><00:21:52.080><c> mean</c><00:21:52.240><c> I</c><00:21:52.400><
• c> agree</c><00:21:52.640><c> with</c><00:21:52.960><c> all</c><00:21:53.120><c> of</c><00:21:53.200>
• ><c> but</c><00:21:54.080><c> I</c><00:21:54.320><c> think</c><00:21:54.640><c> you</c><00:21:54.799>
• </c><00:21:58.080><c> Um</c><00:21:58.400><c> I</c><00:21:58.640><c> have</c><00:21:58.720><c> a</c>
• </c> BPT chapter. BPT chapter.

Committee: House Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> to</c><00:21:15.559><c> say</c><00:21:15.760><c> that</c><00:21:15.880><c> we</c><00:21:16.000><
• </c><00:21:19.799><c> I'm</c><00:21:19.919><c> a</c><00:21:20.080><c> Trapper</c><00:21:20.840><c> I<
• 21:25.200><c> looking</c><00:21:25.480><c> at</c><00:21:25.640><c> the</c><00:21:25.799><c> work</c><
• we held<00:21:31.520><c> a</c><00:21:31.720><c> public</c><00:21:32.000><c> town</c><00:21:32.360><c>
• :21:34.640><c> in</c><00:21:34.840><c> October</c><00:21:35.240><c> of</c><00:21:35.400><c> 2024</c><

Transcript Highlights:

• In so far<00:21:01.440><c> as</c><00:21:01.600><c> they</c><00:21:01.840><c> are</c><00:21:02.000><c>
• </c><00:21:18.640><c> It</c><00:21:18.880><c> is</c><00:21:18.960><c> the</c><00:21:19.200><c> duty</
• ><c> he</c><00:21:25.120><c> or</c><00:21:25.280><c> she</c><00:21:25.440><c> is</c><00:21:25.600><c>
• </c><00:21:34.559><c> If</c><00:21:34.799><c> a</c><00:21:34.960><c> member</c><00:21:35.280><c> is</
• </c><00:21:46.720><c> This</c><00:21:46.880><c> is</c><00:21:47.039><c> the</c><00:21:47.200><c> most

Transcript Highlights:

• 21:59.159><c> you</c><01:21:59.400><c> folks</c><01:21:59.639><c> and</c><01:21:59.800><c> the</c> is
• 02:21:02.520><c> Pikachu</c><02:21:02.960><c> doesn't</c><02:21:03.240><c> really</c><02:21:03.479><c
• ><c> going</c><02:21:04.800><c> to</c><02:21:04.960><c> kill</c><02:21:05.120><c> it</c><02:21:05.319
• :05.560><c> to</c><02:21:05.760><c> smash</c><02:21:06.080><c> it</c><02:21:06.600><c> I'm</c><02:21:
• /c><02:21:07.720><c> but</c><02:21:07.840><c> if</c><02:21:07.920><c> you</c><02:21:08.000><c> want</

Committee: House Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:

• So,<00:21:03.320><c> it's</c><00:21:03.560><c> Senator</c><00:21:03.840><c> Abele</c><00:21:04.120><c
• ,</c><00:21:07.440><c> all</c><00:21:07.560><c> those</c><00:21:07.800><c> in</c><00:21:07.920><c> favor
• </c><00:21:21.840><c> Um</c><00:21:22.080><c> with</c><00:21:22.320><c> that,</c><00:21:23.200><c> the
• c><00:21:28.120><c> each</c><00:21:28.680><c> city</c><00:21:29.120><c> sets</c><00:21:29.440><c> its
• This<00:21:34.040><c> is</c><00:21:34.160><c> another</c><00:21:34.480><c> one</c><00:21:34.640><c> of

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• I believe that was<00:21:00.320><c> also</c><00:21:00.559><c> in</c><00:21:00.799><c> house</c><00:21
• Then there is also<00:21:03.840><c> a</c><00:21:04.159><c> committee</c><00:21:04.480><c> of</c><00:21
• c> put</c><00:21:05.840><c> into</c><00:21:06.159><c> the</c><00:21:06.320><c> bill</c><00:21:06.640>
• 00:21:09.600><c> the</c><00:21:09.760><c> first</c><00:21:10.400><c> $3</c><00:21:11.039><c> million<
• that's</c><00:21:13.200><c> on</c><00:21:13.440><c> page</c><00:21:13.840><c> two.

Bills: SF0079 , SF0080 , SF0039

Committee: House Revenue

Transcript Highlights:

• I'll<01:21:17.199><c> add</c><01:21:18.000><c> um</c><01:21:18.400><c> to</c><01:21:18.640><c> my</c>
• <01:21:18.880><c> speech</c><01:21:19.199><c> here</c><01:21:19.440><c> that</c><01:21:19.760><c> I</
• ><c> um</c><01:21:26.000><c> it</c><01:21:26.239><c> was</c><01:21:26.320><c> about</c><01:21:26.560>
• </c><01:21:33.600><c> I</c><01:21:33.920><c> was</c><01:21:34.080><c> 60</c><01:21:34.560><c> before<
• </c><01:21:37.920><c> And</c><01:21:38.400><c> so</c><01:21:38.800><c> I</c><01:21:39.040><c> am</c>

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Print 9367A, Bailey, an act to amend the Chapter 589 of the Laws of 2015.
• The Tamika Chapter 322 of the Laws of 2014.
• Section 21, this act shall take effect immediately. Call the roll.
• An act to amend chapter 401 of the Laws of 2002. Read the last section.
• Ayes 40, nays 21.

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, and then processed a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate or Assembly versions for third reading. The chamber also adopted the resolution calendar with exceptions and took up several resolutions and ceremonial recognitions, including a resolution mourning Hudson Talbott, a Dairy Month resolution highlighting New York’s dairy industry, and introductions honoring Niskayuna academic teams, Gabriella Scheer for receiving the Liberty Medal, the Hartstein family’s civic engagement, and Diana Cochran’s advocacy for safe firearm storage. The Senate then moved through the calendar and passed many bills on topics including insurance, public health, education, labor, social services, banking, local government, veterans, public service, consumer protection, criminal procedure, cannabis, parks, taxation, election law, and highway matters. Several members explained votes on notable measures: support for acupuncture insurance coverage, consumer protections for doorbell-camera data sharing, expanded protections in debt collection cases, trauma-informed procedures for sexual assault survivors, a Legionnaires’ disease awareness program, changes to mandatory minimum sentencing, and universal safe storage of firearms. A number of home rule and local authorization bills were also approved, including parkland alienation measures and local tax exemption authorizations. Most measures passed with broad bipartisan support, though some drew recorded opposition. Notable roll calls included the consumer debt uniformity bill, the mandatory minimum sentencing bill, the safe storage/firearms bill, and the public housing and public health measures, each with more divided votes. The chamber also accepted a lengthy Rules Committee report sending many additional bills directly to third reading, and then began the supplemental calendar, passing at least the first items before the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• This<00:21:00.200><c> one</c><00:21:00.520><c> goes</c><00:21:00.840><c> to</c><00:21:00.960><c> the<
• 21:03.400><c> is</c><00:21:03.520><c> $3</c><00:21:03.880><c> million</c><00:21:04.600><c> for</c><00
• 00:21:05.600><c> energy</c><00:21:06.080><c> generation</c><00:21:06.720><c> plant</c><00:21:07.080><
• <01:21:17.480><c> to</c><01:21:17.520><c> be</c><01:21:17.640><c> at</c><01:21:17.800><c> odds?
• :21:25.680><c> had</c><01:21:25.800><c> a</c><01:21:25.840><c> lot</c><01:21:26.040><c> of</c><01:21:

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:21:09.440><c> So,</c><00:21:09.600><c> if</c><00:21:09.760><c> you</c><00:21:09.919><c> have<
• </c><00:21:18.400><c> before</c><00:21:18.720><c> it</c><00:21:18.799><c> was</c><00:21:18.960><c> a<
• ><c> So</c><00:21:30.880><c> they</c><00:21:31.039><c> do</c><00:21:31.200><c> the</c><00:21:31.440><
• So that<00:21:32.320><c> and</c><00:21:32.559><c> there's</c><00:21:32.720><c> a</c><00:21:32.880><c>
• lot</c><00:21:32.960><c> of</c><00:21:33.120><c> money</c><00:21:33.360><c> going</c><00:21:33.520><

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:

• :08.000><c> to</c><00:21:08.200><c> be</c><00:21:08.360><c> at</c><00:21:08.480><c> school</c><00:21:
• > to</c><00:21:13.960><c> an</c><00:21:14.159><c> agency</c><00:21:14.760><c> just</c><00:21:14.919><
• under 21% accepted<00:21:16.760><c> service</c><00:21:17.440><c> which</c><00:21:17.600><c> was</c><
• service referral<00:21:21.840><c> rates</c><00:21:22.159><c> for</c><00:21:22.320><c> the</c><00:21:
• :21:27.840><c> and</c><00:21:27.960><c> this</c><00:21:28.080><c> is</c><00:21:28.240><c> just</c><00

Committee: Senate Education Policy