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TX

Texas 89th Regular

AdministrationAudio only. May 23rd, 2025

Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate Committee on Administration will come to order and we will. Begin without a quorum.
  • He was killed in October 4, 2020 by a person that was driving on the road with a fake temporary tag.
  • Hearing none, so ordered.
  • So ordered. OK, alright.
  • He's the author. Come on Arthur. Fair enough.
Bills: HCR 10, HCR 9
WV

West Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 08:02 pm

West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I come to order. All those not having a privilege, please vacate the chamber.
  • I ordered.
  • So ordered.
  • Chair, here's none, so ordered. Bill's on first reading.
  • We're questioning his consent to return to the third order of business. Sir objection.
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The Senate took up a long second-reading calendar of House bills, mostly advancing them to third reading after brief explanations of committee strike-and-insert amendments. Measures discussed included property transfer tax language for quick claim deeds, an FDA drug development trial grant program, aggravated vehicular homicide as a qualifying offense, 529 account definitions, Opportunity Zones, a barber apprentice program, municipal/county expenditures, criminal-record disqualification for professions, civil remedies for unauthorized disclosure of intimate images, online training for estate executors, contempt penalties, PEIA treatment flexibility, PANS/PANDAS, the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, peer support services, the Youth Summer Employment and Career Readiness Program, cybersecurity program authority, and several others. Several amendments were adopted, including technical or clarifying changes and substantive revisions such as raising contempt fines, adjusting compact background-check language, and adding employer immunity for the youth employment program. The chamber also concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 945 on pay for Adjutant General employees during a federal shutdown or furlough and Senate Bill 1042 on underground mine ventilation standards. Both bills then passed 32-0, and SB 1042 was made effective from passage by a 32-0 vote. The Senate received and advanced several House-passed supplemental appropriations for Homeland Security, the Adjutant General, Health, the State Road Fund, and Tourism/Revenue. Committee reports moved a number of bills forward, including resolutions to study the eastern gray fox decline and an upland game bird stamp, utility regulation changes, civil service and personnel reform, constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds, E-Verify safe harbor, special education classroom cameras, a camping ban on certain public property, child care, tax efficiency, DUI-causing-death penalties, food regulation, mine subsidence, Medicare supplement guaranteed issue rights, medical cannabis fund allocations, domestic violence prevention, EMS funding, virtual currency kiosk regulation, metallurgical coal tax reduction, foundation allowance changes, workers’ compensation updates, wellness reimbursement programs, education code cleanup, school choice scholarship participation, and virtual instruction for foster students in temporary placement. The Senate then adjourned until 11 a.m. the next day, with committee meeting announcements following.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • HP1742 HD1 relates to housing authorizes HP1742 HD1 relates to housing authorizes construction<02
  • have temporary porta-potties, you know, for construction sites, but those are very temporary and they're
  • only for temporary buildings.
  • tanks so you can have temporary tanks so you can have temporary permanent<02:08:55.760> portaotties
  • temporary and they're only for temporary temporary and they're only for temporary buildings.<02:
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1588, which would establish a Department of Transportation noise detection program using cameras to enforce noise control laws. DOT supported the measure and said it is already piloting the technology at eight locations, with about 10 sites costing roughly $2 million to $2.5 million to install and operate. The Department of Health said it was willing to work with DOT but noted its current regulations are not designed for vehicular noise sources and that the bill may need clearer standards to be enforceable. Members raised concerns about the lack of a specific decibel threshold and whether the system could accurately identify the source of noise; DOT said the pilot can pinpoint vehicles and that the program would align with existing health standards, but no final number was identified during the hearing. The committee then heard HB 1696, which lowers the minimum age for a commercial driver’s license from 19 to 18 and removes a restriction tied to vehicle category, while requiring DOT rule changes. DOT, the City and County of Honolulu, the Hawaii Transportation Association, Teamsters Local 996, and other stakeholders testified in support. The Hawaii Transportation Association suggested adding a training requirement for drivers ages 18 to 20, proposing at least 320 hours of employer training and recordkeeping. Members sought clarification that the bill would apply to intrastate, not interstate, licensing. For HB 233, the committee considered a measure authorizing DOT to designate airport special district zones statewide to prevent unauthorized access and improve security. DOT and the City and County of Honolulu supported the bill, explaining that defined boundaries would help law enforcement address trespassing, disruptions, fires, theft, harassment, and other incidents around airports and terminals; DOT said commercial airports are ready to implement the proposal, while some general aviation sites would need further work. Members asked about the scope of the boundaries, existing enforcement, and whether the measure would cover state-owned or non-state parcels near airports. The committee also heard HB 2332, which renames the Harbors Division as the Commercial Ports Division and distinguishes “harbor” from “port” in statute. DOT, the Maritime Group, and harbor users supported the bill, saying the change would reduce confusion between commercial cargo/cruise facilities and recreational small boat harbors, and could help with clarity and possibly federal grant competitiveness. Members asked about impacts on small boat harbors and cruise activity, and DOT explained that the bill is aimed at purpose-built commercial ports, not recreational facilities. The committee also took testimony on HB 2283, which clarifies DOT’s consultative role with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs in setting port pilotage standards and requirements. DOT, DCCA, Matson, the Hawaii Pilots Association, and others supported the measure, saying it would improve coordination and ensure pilot licensing standards reflect operational realities in the harbors. Finally, after a recess, the committee heard HB 2217, which would allow driver’s permits, licenses, and ID cards to include a notation for a non-apparent disability. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities opposed the bill as drafted, saying voluntary alternatives such as Smart 911 may be better and that the category is too broad. The Attorney General’s office supported the intent but recommended limiting the notation to medically recognized, specifically defined conditions so agencies can train personnel and avoid confusion or escalation.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Feb 19th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate will be in order.
  • Let's go ahead and continue with the order of business for the reports on committees.
  • Senate Bill 936, a bill to be entitled an act relating to temporary door locking devices.
  • And finally, senators, it restores local authority. Rebuilding after a storm.
  • It's on special order thanks to the early support of Senator Burton.
Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and several introductions recognizing visitors, students, local officials, and professional groups in the gallery. The chamber then took up a report from the Ethics and Elections Committee confirming 42 executive appointments; the report was adopted by a vote of 36-0. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the Ripple Project for childhood cancer awareness and funding. The bulk of the meeting was spent on special-order bills, many of them open-government sunset review measures and policy bills. The Senate passed bills preserving or updating public records exemptions for aquaculture records, trade secrets, and cybersecurity information; a child-abuse reporting statute of limitations bill; a commercial driving schools bill; a human trafficking training requirement for nursing graduates; a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and its companion public-records bill; a nature-based coastal resiliency bill with an amendment restricting dredge-and-fill in Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve; a chiropractic patient-funds bill; specialty license plate legislation; a one-time waiver for late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation changes; the Florida Farm Bill with amendments protecting Everglades lands and technical corrections; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leaseholders; disability presumption clarifications for firefighters and law enforcement; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity changes; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and a blue envelope program; public post-secondary safety policy requirements; and a bill allowing licensed agents to market health care sharing ministries. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary certificates for practice, and domestic animals. Members debated a number of measures, especially the health care sharing ministries bill, where opponents raised consumer-protection and commission concerns and supporters argued for free speech, religious liberty, and expanded consumer choice; it passed 32-5. Other debated bills included the autism law enforcement bill, the school athletics bill addressing coach support for student-athletes, and the Farm Bill, where senators discussed surplus land safeguards and biosolids timing. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, often 37-0 or 38-0, with a few closer votes such as the patriotic displays bill (36-2) and the health care sharing ministries bill (32-5).
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

FIN Info Briefing - Thu Jan 15, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hawaii Public Housing Authority Hawaii Public Housing Authority Census.<01:35:59.280> Apologies
  • In terms of the training and authority, these folks would not have law enforcement authority.
  • authority to make that kind of decision. authority to make that kind of decision.
  • <05:41:09.840> So temporary position to be filled. So temporary position to be filled.
  • legislative or tool authorizations legislative or tool authorizations including<06:20:03.040>
Keywords: 910, house, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, November 12, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION SO ORDERED. The House will be in order.
  • The House is not in order. The Speaker pro tempore: The House will be in order. Ms.
  • Democrats created a temporary— they called it temporary in the law— temporary COVID relief tax credit
  • DEMOCRATS CREATED A TEMPORARY -- THEY CALLED IT TEMPORARY IN THE LAW.
  • The Speaker pro tempore: The House will be in order. The House will be in order.
WV

West Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 11:25 am

West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So ordered.
  • This bill authorizes the use of military protective orders, or MPOs, in magistrate court proceedings
  • for the issuance of domestic violence protection orders and personal safety orders.
  • Chair, hearing none, so ordered.
  • So ordered. Senator from Lewis. Thank you, Mr. President. Chair, hearing none. So ordered.
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and spent much of the day recognizing pages, guests, school groups, and civic organizations visiting the chamber. Several communications from the House and committee reports were received, and a petition on support for new electric transmission lines was referred to the Committee on Energy, Industry, and Mining. Senate Resolution 61, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse Obergefell, was referred to the Committee on Rules, while other resolutions and bills were held over or referred as required. The chamber then acted on a large number of measures, including concurrence in House amendments to Senate Bill 137 on parole eligibility for second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter, and a conference committee was appointed on House Bill 4026 regarding integrated resource plans. Numerous House bills were advanced or passed after committee reports, covering topics such as industrial access roads, local airport hangar financing, college campus safety, youth and handicapped hunting, missing persons records, driver’s licenses, adjudicatory alternative dispositions, chronic absenteeism, party-switching deadlines for candidates, teacher/school personnel/state police pay raises, election official trainees, political committee filing notices, security personnel for the State Treasurer, post-secondary financial aid, legal practice rules, overseas voting, public officials’ residential information, homestead exemption, military juvenile jurisdiction, military interpersonal violence, kinship care subsidies, statewide prevention planning, contraband smuggling into federal prisons, forestry equipment taxation, microgrid and data center certification, transcript acceptance for students, emeritus medical licenses, higher education rule authorizations, board and commission reforms, managed care organization taxes, and deputy sheriff vacation carryover. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, and several received title amendments. The Senate also passed a series of supplemental appropriations, many with immediate-effect motions adopted by the required two-thirds vote. These included funding for the Department of Commerce, Workforce West Virginia, Homeland Security divisions, Health Facilities, Administration, Human Services, the Governor’s Civil Contingent Fund, the Department of Agriculture, and the Bureau of Senior Services. Votes were overwhelmingly in favor, with only a few measures drawing one or more dissenting votes. One bill on tourism appropriations was referred to the Committee on Rules, and several second-reading bills were advanced, including measures on the West Virginia Collaboratory, business-ready sites, volunteer fire companies, religious organization eminent domain restrictions, electric load forecasting, and funeral service licensure.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House passes omnibus cannabis bill 5/17/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now, you'll hear us say, "Okay, this was a temporary thing. Everybody knew this was temporary."
  • Everybody knew this a temporary thing. Everybody knew this was<00:10:36.600> temporary."
  • was temporary." was temporary."
  • I recognize the author, Representative Hansen Jay.
  • I recognize the member from Hennepin. author explain the bill before we act on author explain the bill
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: Senate File 4401, a cannabis bill, was presented as a broad maintenance package developed through months of work with more than 80 stakeholders, including small businesses, labor, tribal representatives, medical licensees, and the Office of Cannabis Management. The author said it makes a series of technical and policy adjustments, including support for small businesses, hemp QR codes, privacy protections, event coordinator changes, clearer product definitions, investor and timeline changes, and a bridge for hemp businesses to enter cannabis. It also addresses medical cannabis access by renaming medical combination licenses as macro licenses, eliminating the grow-and-sale ratio, correcting canopy estimates, requiring key products to be stocked, and creating a first step toward a medical psilocybin program with a report and federal funding directive. Representative West supported the bill overall but criticized the canopy reduction for medical combination licenses, arguing it changes the rules midstream and could lead to litigation and taxpayer costs. He said the bill helps social equity applicants by allowing more outside investment and described the hemp provisions as a way to save that industry. The author responded that the bill right-sizes a temporary system and reflects stakeholder agreement on needed changes. After discussion, the author again urged a green vote and thanked staff and prior cannabis workers for their help. There were no amendments at the desk, the bill was given a third reading, and the House passed Senate File 4401 by a vote of 92 ayes to 42 nays, with the title agreed to.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy and Administration (01/22/2026)

Education Policy and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:51:58.000> that<01:51:58.319> our<01:51:58.560> kids rulemaking authority
  • <02:02:32.479> guardianship know, essentially temporary guardianship know, essentially temporary
  • parent, like they may have a temporary parent, like they may have a temporary guardianship<02:03
  • So, um, Representative Murray. >> Uh, Madam Chair, just a quick point of order.
  • I think in order to do this, we order.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

LBT Public Hearing 02-02-2026

Labor and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • relating to petitions to temporary relating to petitions to temporary temporarily<00:01:01.920><
  • Senate Bill 2567 would permit public employees to seek temporary restraining orders on behalf of employees
  • section 10 which author. section 10 which author. Thank<00:10:44.480> you.
  • > attorney Thank you. which authorizes the attorney Thank you. which authorizes the attorney general
  • Treatment plans are resubmitted and submitted again, but without any written authorization.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Committee on Labor and Technology heard testimony on several labor-related bills. SB 2567 would allow public employers to seek temporary restraining orders against harassment of employees; the Judiciary, DHS, DOE, and others supported it, with some asking that coverage be broadened to all public employees. The Judiciary said it would not oppose expanding the bill’s scope. The chair deferred decision-making on SB 2567 to February 13, 2026, to allow further discussion with the Judiciary and Attorney General’s Office. SB 2386 would expand pay-transparency requirements for job listings and lower the small-employer exemption threshold from 50 to 25 employees. Testifiers largely supported the measure, citing transparency and retention benefits, while one opposition was noted. The committee voted to pass SB 2386 with amendments, including changing the effective date to January 1, 2077. SB 2389, the Warehouse Workers Protection Act, drew support from labor advocates but concerns from DLIR and the Attorney General’s Office about enforcement and a prosecutorial provision; after questions about quota tracking and recordkeeping, the chair deferred the bill. SB 2663 would require employers to respond in writing to workers’ compensation treatment plans within seven days and establish related penalties. DLIR opposed the bill as drafted, citing fairness and existing statutory conflicts, while injured workers and labor representatives supported it and described long delays in treatment approvals. The committee voted to pass SB 2663 with amendments, including directing fines to the special compensation fund, clarifying enforcement, and setting the effective date to January 1, 2077. SB 2555 would allow retirees to work in succession-planning positions without losing retirement benefits; ERS supported the intent but suggested an annual reporting requirement and noted existing rehire mechanisms. The committee voted to pass SB 2555 with amendments, including an annual report requirement and the same January 1, 2077 effective date. The meeting then adjourned.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:16:35.959> of without the notorized authorization of without the notorized authorization
  • <00:17:05.799> of without the notorized authorization of without the notorized authorization
  • <00:26:33.399> the and then in order to um determine the and then in order to um determine
  • the owner does someone that the author the owner does not<00:28:04.320> author<00:28:05.039><
  • :06.519> so not author authorize on the property so not author authorize on the property so they
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee worked through a draft bill amending animal cruelty and protective custody provisions, focusing on how animals may be seized, cared for, and returned, and on what rights owners have when animals are taken. Members discussed adding language requiring officers to inform a charged person in writing of the right to petition for a veterinarian of their choice, clarifying that any documents presented for signature must be fully and honestly explained, and revising language so confiscated animals cannot be altered without notarized owner authorization. They also considered a new prohibition on using confiscated animals for fundraising or donations, ultimately preferring the term “financial gain” over “profiteering.” The discussion also covered protective custody procedures, including adding “municipal animal control officer” to the list of officers involved, allowing return of animals to the owner or caretaker if no charges have been filed or no warrant establishing probable cause has been sought or issued, and clarifying the distinction between criminal seizure and temporary protective custody. The commissioner’s comments led to several proposed deletions or revisions, including removing language viewed as redundant or inconsistent with protective custody, and striking references to live racing provisions that are no longer relevant. Members further addressed lactating animals, agreeing to add language that confiscated lactating animals should not be separated from their nonweaned offspring. They also discussed a proposed confidentiality provision requiring people assisting in investigations or taking possession of seized animals to sign a binding nondisclosure agreement, though members noted similar protections may need to be duplicated in the temporary custody section as well. The conversation was largely about drafting and legal clarity, with no final vote or formal action recorded in the excerpt.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And we will go in the order listed in the agenda.
  • Joint authors and co-authors on.
  • Because those are the things that children need in order to thrive.
  • So, in other words, it means that the safety is long-term, not temporary.
  • Just going to go a little bit out of order.
Keywords: 988, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Mar 24th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The House will come to order.
  • relating to the change of name and sex for certain persons in the records of associated birth and authorizing
  • HB 3483 by Terry Canales relates to the authority of the Lower Colorado River Authority to issue permits
  • Dalton relates to the authority of the governing board of certain state institutions.
  • the order of business for that house for ...
Keywords: 1184, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 02/12/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Rasmusson, so that six-month temporary authorization certainly helped the two agencies that I
  • So it was a three-month temporary authorization, but because of feedback, DHS did extend it to six.
  • So it was a three-month temporary authorization, but because of feedback, DHS did extend it to six.
  • rasmon so that six-month temporary rasmon so that six-month temporary authorization<01:02:09.880
  • authorization so people to get temporary authorization so people can<01:04:13.839> get<01:04:
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 5/6/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Section 3 would extend certain temporary TIF authority by one year, from its current expiration of 2025
  • extend the temporary TIF authority that's modified in section 3 of this article to further extend it
  • authority for three different sites. authority for three different sites.
  • <00:21:27.600> tiff<00:21:28.000> authority<00:21:28.320> that's uh the temporary
  • tiff authority that's uh the temporary tiff authority that's modified<00:21:29.679> in<00:21:
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Capital Investment - 02/26/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Authority. Authority.
  • Public Facilities Authority. Public Facilities Authority.
  • A temporary director.
  • A temporary director.
  • Te- temporary director. So, we director. Te- temporary director.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Fiscal Committee (02/21/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • It being 11:00 thereabouts, we'll call the Fiscal Committee meeting to order for February 21st, and the
  • we'll call the fiscal committee meeting we'll call the fiscal committee meeting to<00:05:46.160> order
  • <00:05:46.560> for<00:05:46.800> February to order for February to order for February
  • It's very temporary, very recent, so I cannot attest to that.
  • are new laws and they'd be temporary are new laws and they'd be temporary blips<00:55:45.400>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Fiscal Committee met on February 21 and first approved the January 30 minutes and the consent calendar, with item 2540 removed by the Department of Education and item 25057 set aside for discussion. The committee then took up FIS 25057, a Department of Transportation request tied to a federal grant for building information modeling and related data standardization across DOT systems. Transportation officials explained that the $2.405 million consultant-heavy request would connect surveying, design, construction, and asset management systems, improve efficiency and long-term asset tracking, and help the department catch up with other states. Several senators questioned the lack of immediate, quantifiable budget savings and the reliance on consultants, but the item was ultimately adopted. The committee next approved FIS 25054 for the Department of Health and Human Services after questioning a $16 million shortfall in the Children’s Health Insurance Program. DHHS explained the variance as a budgeting and accounting issue tied to separating CHIP from Medicaid managed care, pandemic-era continuous enrollment, and the new federal requirement for 12 months of continuous coverage for children. Members also approved a Cannon Mountain fee item, where park officials described a proposed price freeze for early-bird passes, a new in-season tier, and modest increases in off-season pricing, while noting operating cost pressures, strong snow conditions, and favorable customer value ratings. That item was adopted unanimously. The committee also approved the Department of Corrections item after discussion of staffing, retirement eligibility, overtime, and recidivism. Commissioner Helen Hanks said retirement-eligible staff had declined slightly, recruitment was improving, overtime hours were down, one housing floor had been closed because of lower population, and the department had reduced reincarceration by 8% over seven years, which she said produced substantial savings. The item was adopted. During informational items, the committee heard a Legislative Budget Assistant performance audit of the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights. The audit found the commission inefficient and ineffective in processing complaints, with average case closure taking 840 days, significant backlogs dating back decades, expired administrative rules, weak management controls, disorganized and outdated procedures, unreliable data, and unresolved prior audit findings. The audit included 25 recommendations, two of which may require legislative action. Commission staff said they appreciated the recommendations and expected the additional resources from the prior budget cycle to help address the backlog and improve transparency and efficiency.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • uh that was going to be a temporary uh that was going to be a temporary temporary<00:08:04.080><
  • Uh because we as we temporary solution.
  • know helping to find uh temporary know helping to find uh temporary options.<00:09:06.800> our
  • Uh so we will be utilizing authorized.
  • Well, in Senate Bill 25, we don't have the authority to spend it unless it's authorized by the General
Summary: The committee first established a quorum, approved the minutes from the November 7, 2024 meeting, and then heard an update on disaster response and courthouse recovery efforts after the April flooding. Representatives from the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Franklin County Circuit and District Court Clerk’s office, and the Franklin Circuit Court described damage in Perry, Hardin, and especially Franklin counties. Perry County had limited roof and water infiltration issues with no operational impact. Hardin County’s justice center basement took about 18 inches of water, affecting court records and mechanical/electrical equipment, and court operations were briefly suspended. Franklin County’s courthouse was far more severely damaged, with about four feet of water on the first floor, forcing relocation of court operations to temporary sites, including AOC space and the regional jail for custody proceedings. Witnesses said damaged files from Hardin and Franklin counties were removed, sent to an out-of-state vendor for drying and remediation, and would be returned or destroyed as appropriate. They estimated combined costs for file restoration, building repair, and remediation at about $11 million, with insurance through KCOJ/KO expected to cover only part of the losses and FEMA reimbursement still pending a federal disaster declaration. They also said the Franklin County courthouse’s first floor remains gutted, electrical panels and HVAC systems need major replacement, and the second and third floors may be used temporarily once power and data are restored. Members asked about roof damage in Hardin County, the status of FEMA applications, digitization of court records, and whether Senate Bill 25 restricted funds could be used to cover the funding gap; staff said the funds cannot be spent without General Assembly authorization. The committee also discussed broader record-retention and e-filing issues, with members noting the limits of paper filing and the need for better digitization as a backup in emergencies. AOC staff said they are working with the Supreme Court and state law librarian on what records can be digitized and how long hard copies must still be retained. After the disaster-response presentation, the committee moved on to a separate informational presentation on pre-trial services, with introductions from the executive officer of pre-trial services, the president of the Kentucky District Judges Association, a circuit judge, and the manager of pre-trial services, who began explaining how the pre-trial system works for newer committee members.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAM-EDU Informational Briefing 01-16-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:05:32.560> high-quality requirement to authorize high-quality requirement to authorize
  • :50.399> provide authorizer is allowed to provide authorizer is allowed to provide technical<00
  • Authority. Authority.
  • c> with<01:38:44.960> redefining The authority is tasked with redefining The authority is
  • to do in order to get billing restarted. to do in order to get billing restarted.
Keywords: 912, senate, all