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• I don't know why I'm not showing up on my screen because my camera is on.
• Senator Orwell, and if you can turn on your camera, I'd appreciate it so you can be recorded properly
• know why I'm not showing up on my screen because I'm on a phone and there's no way to turn off the camera

Summary: The Joint Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs met to hear updates from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the Washington Military Department, the Washington Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Commerce on federal and state impacts affecting veterans, military families, and military installations. JBLM’s garrison commander said the base remains focused on housing, child care, and spouse employment, but is facing workforce reductions tied to federal personnel actions, especially in air traffic control, 911 dispatch, and firefighting. He also said JBLM is preparing for increased mutual-aid needs during fire season, and that the Army Transformation Initiative could change unit composition at JBLM over time without a major overall population shift. He confirmed that the Lewis Army Museum is on a closure list, but said the building will remain in use for training and that the base is exploring partnerships to keep museum functions operating, possibly with volunteers or local partners. The Washington Military Department reported about 400 Guard members deployed on federal missions and described ongoing state missions in cybersecurity and firefighting. The department said the Army National Guard’s 81st Stryker Brigade will transition to a mobile combat team, with associated changes in equipment, manning, and end strength. It also warned that continuing resolutions are delaying funding, limiting new military construction starts, and increasing costs. The Washington Department of Veterans Affairs outlined a $3.2 million reduction from the governor’s budget and related cuts affecting internships, vacant positions, outreach travel, claims support contracts, counseling and wellness, veterans’ innovation assistance, and the military transition and readiness council staff position. WDVA said it is ending or scaling back several programs, including in-house nursing assistant training, the veteran farm at Ordean, Vet Corps due to AmeriCorps funding changes, and the tobacco cessation program, while noting that the legislature funded about $23.7 million in capital projects for veteran homes, cemeteries, and transitional housing. The Department of Commerce presented on the Defense Community Compatibility Account, which funds projects that reduce conflicts between military installations and nearby communities. The program currently has 10 projects across five legislative districts, including school and child care improvements, water wells, land acquisition, and a joint firefighting training center in Everett. The presenter said the main challenge is that DCCA projects often need non-state funding secured before they can compete, which can make it hard to leverage federal Defense Community Infrastructure Program dollars; he recommended more flexible state timing to help projects qualify for federal funding. In closing discussion, members raised possible future agenda items including child care near bases, veteran homelessness, suicide prevention, Navy Day, military family housing, and a possible Department of Licensing issue involving guard and reserve designations on driver’s licenses. No formal votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after members were invited to suggest topics for the October and December committee meetings.

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• you know, that bill is problematic because you're getting ready to get plenty of kids on plenty of cameras
• You're going to get plenty of kids on plenty of cameras zapped, and folks are going to be running down
• of your questioning and your cross-examining with people when you're there somewhere looking at a camera

Bills: SB210, SB225, HB280, HB287, HB94, HB88, SB157, HB7, HB8, HB42

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability

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• before I go to my little road map, let me yield to our two whips on both sides for some excusals and cameras
• Unanimous consent to allow Cameras in the Senate chamber and in the Senate gallery.
• Seeing no objection, cameras are allowed both in the gallery and in the chamber.

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• seen many such acts from many of you serving constituents with a variety of needs. no television cameras
• We desire to be a people that love our neighbor as ourselves. not because the cameras are rolling, but

Bills: HB3419, HB4153, HB3430, HB3791, HB3277, HB4119, HB4408, HB3905, HB3968, HB3835, HB3386, HB2650, HB3742, HB3588, HB3748, HB4303, HB4311, HB3028, HB4428, HB4429, HB4132, HB1889, HB3265, HB1739, HB4434, HB3313, HB3852, HB4263, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3416, HB3417, HB3418, HB3420, HB2116, HB2206, HB3625, HB2939, HB3721, HB1823, HB2425, HB4440, HJR1087, HB4003, HJR1077, HB1770, HB1675, HB3627, HB3891, HJR1067, HB3462, HJR1053, HJR1054, HJR1044, HB3472, HB1225, HJR1019, HB4145, HJR1081, HB1746, HJR1069, HJR1050, HB1638, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3127, HB4488, HB2955, HB3781, HB3783, HB3802, HB2471, HB2937, SCR16, HB2960, HB3466, HB3262, HB3269, HB3152, HB4140, HB4142, HB3148, HB3378

Keywords: corruption, nonpublic information, government accountability, criminal law, public office, driver license, reading proficiency, minors, education requirements, alternative testing, attendance, remedial reading, public school, oath of enrollment, court financial obligations, cost hearing, payment plan, community service, court compliance program, debt relief

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• number 6, so we do have transit police, but uh, For some of the customers, even, even with the 11 cameras
• They're running up to police officers with their cameras. They're screaming at them.

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• I'm having trouble with my camera, so forgive me. That's okay. We're going to hear you. Go ahead.
• my camera, so forgive me. That's okay. my camera, so forgive me. That's okay.
• I’m trying to turn on my camera, but I think it’s not going on, so I apologize for that.
• I'm trying to turn on my<00:23:15.840> camera,<00:23:16.200> but<00:23:16.440> I
• <00:23:16.840> I<00:23:16.960> think my camera, but I I think my camera, but I I think

Bills: HB1626, HB1643, HB1668, HB1550, HB1974, HB1858, HB1871, HB1966, HB1972, HB1973

Keywords: youth penalties, juvenile justice, community service, fees and fines, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, reform, court costs, cultural connection, pharmacy, pharmacist, pharmacy audit, audit reform, pharmacy benefit manager, PBM, recoupment, extrapolation, claims audit, pharmacy reimbursement, dispensing fee

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 847, which would create a Kauai pilot program allowing qualified psychologists limited authority to prescribe psychotropic medications. The Board of Psychology supported the bill’s intent but asked for amendments to delay the effective date or extend the pilot so rules could be written first, and to clarify the education/training language. Supporters, including the Hawaii Psychological Association, Hawaii Mental Health Coalition, and several psychologists, argued that prescribing psychologists have long safety records in other jurisdictions and that the pilot could improve access to care on Kauai, especially amid ongoing mental health needs and storm-related stress. They cited studies and examples from New Mexico, Louisiana, the Department of Defense, and other places. Opponents, including the Hawaii Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Queen’s Medical Center, and a Department of Health representative, said the bill needed substantial work, raised concerns about training, liability, and workforce impacts, and urged a team-based model with psychiatrist oversight rather than independent prescribing. Some testimony also referenced a GAO report, with witnesses disagreeing over its meaning and cost-effectiveness. No vote was taken during the discussion, and members asked questions about how the bill would address the workforce shortage and whether a psychiatrist on Kauai could already meet the need. The committee then moved to SB 2271 on hospital licensing and SB 2272 on home health care licensing. The Department of Health, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported both measures, which were described as streamlining and clarifying licensing oversight by relying on accreditation or certification reports. A member asked whether the bill language on hospital accreditation reports was duplicative, and the response was that the second provision was intended to strengthen enforcement by requiring hospitals to provide the actual report to DOH. The committee did not take final action in the portion of the hearing provided, and the chair noted that all bills on the agenda would later be considered for decision-making.

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• Also, I've noticed in previous hearings that this camera seems to make folks look a little bit skinnier
• So I'm testing that out also because that camera makes me look pretty fat, which I know I am.
• <00:08:47.360> seems previous hearings that this camera seems previous hearings that this
• So, I'm testing that out also because<00:08:52.560> that<00:08:52.800> camera<00:08:53.120
• makes me look pretty because that camera makes me look pretty fat,<00:08:54.160> which<00:08:

Bills: HB1601, HB1828, HB1616, HB1603, HB1606, HB1604, HB1605

Keywords: biosecurity, invasive species, Hawaii Invasive Species Council, Department of Land and Natural Resources, appropriation, agriculture, land use, farm dwelling, renewable energy, income qualification, solar energy, geothermal resources, hydropower, agricultural tourism, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, land leases, Hawaii

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• The cameras of history are rolling, and what they’re going to see is the Republican majority shying away
• The cameras of history are rolling, and what they’re going to see is the Republican majority shying away
• The cameras of history are rolling, and what they’re going to see is the Republican majority shying away
• The cameras of history are rolling, and what they’re going to see is the Republican majority shying away
• Camera footage and reclassified the case as domestic violence assault.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So this individual who was beaten on camera by individuals—so you want to talk about how do you police
• Thank heaven it's on camera, and no one was charged for it. No one was charged for this beating.
• <01:19:39.480> by<01:19:39.719> individuals who was beaten on camera by individuals
• who was beaten on camera by individuals so<01:19:40.280> you<01:19:40.360> want<01:19:
• and no one was heaven it's on camera and no one was charged<01:19:55.679> for<01:19:56.040>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Our SRO was notified immediately and began the process of pulling up school cameras, and she also had
• Going through those things and following up on the school cameras, we saw that female get into a car,
• And I can speak to accountability directly because I'm a police officer and I wear body camera about
• In fact, I wish more people in public professions wore body cameras for accountability reasons.
• for body cameras uh for accountability<00:19:22.799> reasons.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• language in constitutional referenda, ensuring that amendments reflect genuine voter will rather than hidden
• language in constitutional referenda, ensuring that amendments reflect genuine voter will rather than hidden
• We've had discussions about body-worn cameras. There have been discussions about implicit bias.
• discussions<03:06:15.200> about<03:06:15.439> body<03:06:15.760> warn<03:06:16.000> cameras
• discussions about body warn cameras. discussions about body warn cameras.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So it's not like cameras or it's like personnel? Mostly personnel.
• But like Flock cameras... ...this year because I'm going to bring it up.
• But like Flock cameras, some of the surveillance-type stuff that seemingly many of us have voted for
• Like right now, if you drive in the state of Missouri, there are cameras that know exactly where you

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• And when you take your camera, like if you go to a restaurant and nowadays they have menus on QR codes
• You take your camera, you focus it on the QR code.
• And when you take your camera, like if you go to a restaurant and nowadays, they have menus on QR codes
• You take your camera, you focus it on the QR code.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• A camera shutter clicked, I'm sure, for pictures for the conference website.
• technology, a safe space for technology, a safe space for me.<00:10:35.279> A<00:10:35.600> camera
• A camera shutter clicked, I'm sure, me.
• A camera shutter clicked, I'm sure, for<00:10:38.800> pictures<00:10:39.320> for<00:10:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• spaces for those animals while they're in hospital, along with updated monitoring equipment like cameras
• 06.000> like with updated monitoring equipment like with updated monitoring equipment like cameras
• :07.079> to<00:16:07.279> watch<00:16:07.600> these<00:16:08.120> shy cameras
• that allow us to watch these shy cameras that allow us to watch these shy animals<00:16:09.040> remotely

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I just, for the record, and because we don't have cameras working, I'm Senator Craig Richardson.
• we<00:32:09.120> don't<00:32:09.360> have<00:32:09.840> uh<00:32:10.000> cameras
• c><00:32:10.519> working<00:32:11.519> uh<00:32:11.679> I'm we don't have uh cameras
• working uh I'm we don't have uh cameras working uh I'm Senator<00:32:12.279> Craig<00:32:12.519

Keywords: Due to a technical issue in the room, the quality of the stream will be diminished. We apologize for the inconvenience. Meeting start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:02:00 SB 61 Discussion Only 00:03:25 SB 13 Discussion Only 00:07:19 SJR 25 Discussion 00:25:33 SJR 25 Vote 00:28:40 SB 61 Discussion Only 00:29:44, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 61, relating to swimming pools, but initially had no representative from the governor’s office or cabinet available to explain the fiscal estimate. Senators questioned why the executive branch’s estimate was $4.25 million to $8.5 million while the committee’s internal fiscal note showed little or no impact. When Department for Public Health staff later joined, they explained their estimate was based on a roughly $85,000 cost for a large outbreak investigation, using a 2014 outbreak as a benchmark, and said the bill could increase workload and outside laboratory costs if private swimming pools became more common as rental properties. They reported 822 waterborne cases in 2024, with 8 tied to private swimming pools, and later corrected an earlier figure to 14 private-pool-related investigations over five years. Senators pressed on the discrepancy between those numbers and the projected 50 to 100 incidents, and staff said the higher figure was a ballpark estimate. The discussion also clarified that private pools are generally excluded by definition, while pools held out for rent may be treated as public pools under current definitions. No vote on SB 61 was taken in the portion provided. The committee then heard Senate Bill 13, concerning the reprocurement of managed care organizations for Medicaid. Department for Medicaid Services officials said the bill would require work on a new RFP, system changes, and oversight improvements, and estimated the cost at $2.8 million based on prior procurement spending of about $2.5 million in 2018-2019, with a 10% growth adjustment. They explained that the work is administrative and therefore matched at 50/50 federal-state funding, not the 80/20 rate used for benefits, and said the expense would be incurred whether the bill passed or not if the state proceeded with an RFP. Senators discussed possible savings from reducing the number of MCOs from five to three, but agency staff said those savings were hard to quantify and that provider and member disruption could create offsetting costs. The committee later moved on to Senate Joint Resolution 25, which would ask the Revenue Department to report on the cost of issuing farmers a wallet-sized tax-exempt card instead of a paper certificate. The resolution was adopted by roll call, with all members present voting aye, and it was reported favorably to the floor.

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• , and this is verified, cameras, whether there are routers, which are currently under a lawsuit from
• Cameras, routers, solar inverters, cellular modules that go into all sorts of things.
• The indirect access that is implied by a battery device or a camera, maybe that's still being debated
• The incidents of those cameras on critical infrastructure went up 40% the year after the ban because
• So just a camera going on to our—the camera as a computer pre-programmed to be able to take over the

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The concern being that drones with Chinese components could have tracking devices or camera devices.
• But the drones that have the capabilities of collecting intelligence or having cameras, that's the concern
• <00:41:47.839> Uh tracking devices or camera devices.
• Uh tracking devices or camera devices.
• And every day that those files remain hidden is another day that the federal government chooses to protect

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• There's been an incredible, I think, failure in due process currently when it comes to the cameras on
• From my understanding, a lot of the money from these infractions, from the school zone cameras, the school
• bus cameras, goes to the school districts.
• Working with local law enforcement in Pinellas County, very similar to Miami-Dade, we don't utilize cameras
• This is just adding this particular camera system to the counties that are currently doing it now.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions recognizing guests, students, advocates, and a resolution honoring the late USF men’s basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim. Senators also observed moments of silence for victims of recent campus violence and for former FSU President John Thrasher. The chamber then moved to special order bills, with several members explaining measures and, in some cases, substituting House companions before final passage. Among the bills passed were measures updating child care and early learning provider regulation; strengthening penalties and cost recovery for false reporting and swatting; extending protections against extraordinary medical debt collection; expanding hazardous walking condition criteria for schoolchildren; creating young adult housing support for foster and homeless students; and requiring private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to disclose which accommodations they will provide. The Senate also passed a bill adjusting interest rules for trust accounts funding legal aid, after extended debate over the impact on legal aid funding and banking practices, and a transportation package that was heavily amended to address issues such as school bus camera hearings, beach vehicle use for equipment removal, flooded-street wake restrictions, expectant mother parking permits, micromobility regulation, and traffic signal modernization. The chamber also approved public-records exemptions for Agency for Health Care Administration investigators, Judicial Qualifications Commission employees, and appellate court clerks; a municipal water and sewer rate bill affecting Miami-Dade residents near a plant; motor vehicle offenses involving impersonating law enforcement and obscured license plates; trespass penalties at law-enforcement-controlled locations and large ticketed venues; refund requirements for patient overpayments; stem cell therapy authorization with source and consent limits; and insulin administration authority for direct support professionals and relatives in group homes. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including cardiac emergencies, chemicals and consumer products, and motor vehicle manufacturer/franchise dealer legislation. Most measures passed with strong bipartisan support, though the trust fund interest bill drew notable opposition and passed 28-10, and the Family Empowerment Scholarship bill passed 37-1.

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• Also noting expansion of the red light and/or speed camera system should account for impact on Dish Court
• <01:15:30.600> and<01:15:30.760> or<01:15:30.920> speed<01:15:31.159> camera
• of the red light and or speed camera of the red light and or speed camera system<01:15:31.719>
• before Department of Transportation before implementing any expansion of the traffic enforcement camera

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The meeting included a joint public hearing of the House Housing and Transportation committees, followed by a Transportation Committee hearing. In the joint hearing, members considered SB 662 SD1, which concerned transportation and included two parts: transferring certain streets to the city and clarifying police authority on state streets. The chair recommended moving the bill out as an HD1 with Part One removed, explaining that the street-transfer issue should be worked out by the county and state and that removing it would improve the bill’s chances. The committees voted to pass the measure with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. The Transportation Committee then heard several bills. SB 1095, relating to license plates, would increase decal size restrictions for special number plates; the Department of Transportation offered written comments, with testimony split between two individuals in opposition and one in support, and no questions were raised. SB 344 would require skateboard users under 16 to wear helmets; DOT supported the bill, as did TRIAA Hawaii, the Injury Prevention Coalition, and other individuals, while two individuals opposed it. SB 30 would require all moped riders to wear helmets regardless of age; DOT supported it, but Moped Doctors and Hawaiian Style Rentals and Sales opposed it, arguing the bill was overreaching, could be hard to enforce, and should be more narrowly targeted or replaced with education efforts. The committee also heard SB 1216, which would tighten noisy muffler and exhaust enforcement by conditioning inspection certificates, adding inspection-station penalties, increasing fines, and prohibiting repair or installation of noisy systems. DOT supported the measure, and Waiʻanae Neighborhood Board testified in support, while Moped Doctors and the Motorcycle Industry Council opposed it, saying the bill would burden inspection stations, create liability concerns, and raise questions about insurance-related language as applied to mopeds. The hearing included discussion of enforcement, inspection burdens, and whether the bill’s insurance references applied to mopeds. No final vote was taken on the Transportation Committee bills in the portion provided, and the hearing adjourned after testimony and discussion.