Transcript Highlights:

• Next is Tam Hunt from Think Pig LLC. suppliers, distributors and retailers suppliers, distributors and
• Next<01:10:53.920> is<01:10:54.080> Tam<01:10:54.320> Hunt<01:10:54.640> from
• Next is Tam Hunt from Think Pig LLC. Next is Tam Hunt from Think Pig LLC.

Bills: SB2709, SB3154

Keywords: biosecurity, Department of Agriculture, quarantine, Akamai Arrival Program, importation regulations, pests control, plant health, animal health, compliance mechanisms, environmental review, transportation projects, NEPA, state sovereignty, federal compliance, streamlining, Hawaii Department of Transportation, 912, senate, all

Summary: The hearing began with SB 2709, which would require the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to establish rules to enforce the Okami arrival program and strengthen quarantine enforcement for plants, non-domestic animals, and microorganisms. The Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Hawaii Invasive Species Council supported the bill, as did DAB, saying it would improve biosecurity and make some provisions mandatory rather than optional. Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines supported the goal but raised concerns about language changing inspections from “may” to “shall” for aircraft, warning of possible federal preemption and operational conflicts unless the bill is clarified to align with federal aviation safety, security, and operational requirements. Committee members questioned DAB about inspection timing, scope, and compliance; DAB said the measure is intended to increase enforcement, improve form completion rates toward a 90% goal, and expand beyond airlines to other entry modes, while also noting plans to restore detector dog use and improve software/AI tools for processing forms. Decision-making on SB 2709 was deferred to February 17 at 3:02 p.m. in Room CR229. The committees then took up SB 3154, an administration measure authorizing the Department of Transportation to assume certain National Environmental Policy Act responsibilities for highway, rail, public transportation, and multimodal projects, with the aim of streamlining environmental review. DOT supported the bill and explained that it would allow the department to work directly with federal resource agencies such as U.S. Fish and Wildlife and SHPO rather than routing everything through federal highways. After brief discussion, the Committee on Transportation voted to pass SB 3154 with technical amendments, and the AEN committee followed with the same recommendation; the measure was adopted with five votes in favor. A later portion of the transcript shifted to SB 2374 on the blue economy. DBED said it supported the concept but noted that it already sits on many working groups and would need resources if a new working group is created. DBED suggested the committee could instead request research through a letter or memo, and said agencies including ADC, HTDC, and Agriculture had already begun internal discussions. Testimony in support came from IMUA Alliance, Hawaii Food Policy, and others, emphasizing the potential for blue economy ventures to support survivors, align with climate and cultural goals, and create economic opportunity. No final vote on SB 2374 appears in the excerpt.

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• Now, we have a great ecosystem in the state of Alabama where people come all over the world to hunt here
• ALL over the Alabama WHERE PEOPLE COME ALL over the world<01:25:51.199> to<01:25:51.440> hunt
• 51.920> in<01:25:52.159> the<01:25:52.320> state<01:25:52.480> of world to hunt
• here in the state of world to hunt here in the state of Alabama.<01:25:53.199> They<01:25:53.440

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with a prayer by Pastor Jeremy Ward and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Sophia Woods. A quorum was established with 27 senators present, and the Senate adopted routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the previous day’s journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The chamber also referred Executive Message 69, appointing Brandy Williams to the Alabama Fire College and Personnel Standards and Education Commission, to the Committee on Confirmations. The Senate received several Judiciary Committee reports. House Bills 41 and 149 and Senate Bills 230, 87, 169, 238, and 233 were reported favorably, with amendments on Senate Bills 87, 169, and 233. Those measures received second reading and were placed on the calendar for the next legislative day. The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 31, commending Mackenzie Grace Stigel, and Senate Joint Resolution 32, recognizing the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science for its national ranking; guests from the school were welcomed in the gallery. The Rules Committee report was then adopted by a 33-0 vote, setting a special order calendar that included Senate Bill 71 on administrative rules, along with several other bills on dredging, county subdivisions, legislative matters, public corruption, rural hospital investment, minority affairs, campaign finance, and natural resources. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 71, the “sound science” bill, which would limit state agencies from adopting environmental rules more stringent than federal law and require science-based standards where federal law is absent. Senator Coleman-Madison offered an amendment to preserve stronger scientific and causal standards, arguing the bill could weaken protections in heavily burdened communities; the amendment failed on a roll call vote of 25 nays to 1 yea. Senators then continued debating the bill’s effect on ADEM’s authority, emergency rulemaking, federal standards, and environmental enforcement in Alabama.

Transcript Highlights:

• It was at UA, at UN, at Hunts, at Huntington College.
• c> UA<01:18:13.360> at<01:18:13.520> UN<01:18:13.840> at<01:18:14.000> Hunts
• <01:18:14.400> at<01:18:14.640> Huntington at UA at UN at Hunts at Huntington at UA
• at UN at Hunts at Huntington College.<01:18:15.440> Now<01:18:15.520> it's<01:18:15.760

Keywords: 924, joint, all

Transcript Highlights:

• He said that child then becomes a pathway to more fishing licenses and hunting licenses.
• 15:10.959> fishing<00:15:11.440> licenses<00:15:12.000> and<00:15:12.320> hunting
• to more uh fishing licenses and hunting to more uh fishing licenses and hunting licenses.<00:15:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• wasn't that long ago that my wife and I were in our early 20s, and when we were looking, we were hunting
• And when we were looking, we were hunting<01:40:06.719> for<01:40:06.960> that<01:40:07.119
• 40:07.360> house<01:40:07.840> and<01:40:08.080> we<01:40:08.320> were hunting
• for that first house and we were hunting for that first house and we were able<01:40:08.639> to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• something like that, and, you know, to the extent that there could be collaboration with Chairman Hunt
• collaboration<01:44:03.440> with<01:44:04.080> uh<01:44:04.800> Chairman<01:44:05.280> Hunt
• <01:44:05.920> on collaboration with uh Chairman Hunt on collaboration with uh Chairman Hunt

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That's the question that I like to ask you guys, hunting, fishing, is it going to impact us now?
• question that like I I like ask you the question that like I I like ask you guys,<00:39:03.359> hunting
• 04.960> is<00:39:05.200> it<00:39:05.359> going<00:39:05.520> to guys, hunting
• , fishing, is it going to guys, hunting, fishing, is it going to impact<00:39:06.560> us<00:39

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing covered three measures. SB 1602 would appropriate funds to DLNR for monitoring wells for the Koho aquifer system; DLNR and HHFDC supported it, and written testimony from several organizations and individuals was also in support. Members asked whether monitoring wells are a statewide function rather than a county function, and staff confirmed they are done statewide. The second bill was an administration measure clarifying that criminal water pollution enforcement remains with the Department of Health rather than DLNR. The Attorney General’s office said it was a cleanup clarification and that DOH has stronger enforcement powers and better testing capability; DOH and DLNR supported it, and there was no opposition noted. The final and most heavily debated measure was SB 1074 on environmental impact statements. The bill would let previously authorized or permitted commercial activities continue for up to one year while an agency determines whether environmental review applies after a challenge, and would allow permit renewals during that review. DLNR said it stood on written comments and suggested aligning the bill with similar House language. Supporters, including several ocean tourism and Maui business representatives, argued the bill would provide certainty and keep families and small operators working while environmental review is completed, especially in the wake of the Lahaina fires and ongoing business losses. Some supporters said the measure should be narrowed with a sunset or limited to recently renewed permits. Opponents, including the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Earthjustice, the Sierra Club, and other environmental advocates, argued the bill was overly broad and could weaken HEPA/NEPA-style environmental review, especially for fisheries and other commercial activities. They said the bill could be used as a “Trojan horse” to avoid review and that DLNR could resolve the underlying disputes more quickly through settlement or existing exemption processes. No votes were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• There are compacts for hunting and fishing, water, dentistry, doctors, and nurses.
• something so um there are<00:02:17.440> compacts<00:02:17.840> for<00:02:18.000> hunting
• ><00:02:18.400> and<00:02:18.599> fishing<00:02:19.000> and are compacts for hunting
• and fishing and are compacts for hunting and fishing and water<00:02:19.720> and<00:02:20.160

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• He had shot himself with his hunting rifle. To say I was in shock is an understatement.
• the floor he had shot himself<00:05:06.440> with<00:05:06.600> his<00:05:06.759> hunting
• himself with his hunting himself with his hunting rifle<00:05:08.759> to<00:05:08.960>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Explore Minnesota focuses on are the governor's openers events, which include fishing openers, pheasant hunting
• openers events which include fishing openers events which include fishing pheasant<01:20:06.480> hunting
• Deer<01:20:08.800> uh<01:20:09.000> there<01:20:09.080> are pheasant hunting
• and Deer uh there are pheasant hunting and Deer uh there are other<01:20:09.560> animals<01:20

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• that it does: it gives us an excellent, if I might say, emergency manager at our department, Lucy Hunt
• at our um you know emergency manager at our department<00:46:06.480> Lucy<00:46:06.839> hunt
• and<00:46:07.359> what<00:46:07.520> she<00:46:07.800> has department Lucy hunt
• and what she has department Lucy hunt and what she has unfortunately<00:46:08.640> is<00:46:08.920

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Octopus hunting is a sacred tradition held by the Hawaiian people.
• 01:09:53.480> with<01:09:53.640> lures<01:09:54.640> octopus<01:09:55.080> hunt
• <01:09:55.640> is<01:09:55.800> a octopus with lures octopus hunt is a octopus with
• lures octopus hunt is a sacred<01:09:56.880> tradition<01:09:57.360> held<01:09:57.640

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• really significantly polluting farmland, even to the point where, as an outdoorsman, you can't even hunt
• uh<00:52:57.559> you<00:52:57.680> can't<00:52:57.839> even<00:52:58.040> hunt
• /c><00:52:58.520> some<00:52:58.640> of<00:52:58.760> those uh you can't even hunt
• on some of those uh you can't even hunt on some of those lands<00:52:59.240> anymore<00:52:59.640

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 332, a bill to add protection and remediation of surface waters as a new authorized purpose for New Hampshire village districts. Prime sponsor Rep. Rosemary Rung said the bill is intended to give local voters in lake communities a voluntary tool to address cyanobacteria blooms and other water-quality problems through village districts, including the ability to raise revenue, adopt ordinances, and pursue treatments or watershed management measures. She emphasized that the proposal is meant to complement, not replace, state law and that any district action would still need to comply with existing permitting and environmental requirements. Supporters, including Andrea Laro of New Hampshire Lakes and Elizabeth Harper of the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, said the bill would help municipalities collaborate on lake protection when state resources are limited. They argued that local districts could bring subject-matter expertise, access grants and technical assistance, and respond more quickly to problems such as septic impacts, runoff, culvert repairs, and in-lake treatments. They also suggested clarifying the bill’s wording around “protection and remediation” to better define the scope of authorized activities. Opponents, including Steve Wolf and Chris Norwood of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, argued that village districts can already be overly broad and sometimes expand beyond their original purposes. Wolf said existing town and state agencies already handle shoreline protection and warned that village districts can impose ongoing taxes and create governance problems. Norwood urged a study bill instead, citing concerns about the scope of village districts and examples where some districts have taken on planning and zoning powers beyond their original mission. No vote or final action on HB 332 was taken in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• Did you ever meet Guy Hunt before he was elected governor? >> You know, I didn't. >> I met him.
• They took Guy Hunt to Georgia for six weeks. He disappeared from the state of Alabama.
• thinks he's going to fool named Guy Hunt thinks he's going to be<03:37:00.800> governor."
• They<03:37:16.560> took<03:37:16.800> Guy<03:37:17.120> Hunt<03:37:17.439> to
• to Georgia for six They took Guy Hunt to Georgia for six weeks.<03:37:19.279> He<03:37:19.520

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• possibly in the belly of the very fish possibly in the belly of the very fish we<00:49:59.200> hunt
• 50:00.480> So,<00:50:00.720> while<00:50:00.960> I<00:50:01.200> do we hunt
• So, while I do we hunt and eat.

Bills: HB2117, HB2155, HB1832, HB1601, HB2297, HB2397, HB1893, HB2533, HB1890, HB2004, HB1810, HB2323, HB1691, HB1671, HB2619, HB1481, HB2314, HB2319, HB2214, HB2488, HB2009, HB2007, HB1964, HB2218, HB1535, HB1977, HB2054, HB2046, HB146, HB2094, HB2181, HB2515, HB2444, HB2385, HB1724, HB1733, HB2416, HB2001, HB1603, HB1753, HB2140, HB1962, HB1963, HB2096, HB1959, HB1960, HB2293, HB2288, HB1752, HB1573, HB469, HB2091, HB1851, HB1688, HB1696, HB2417, HB2375, HB2333, HB2152, HB1881, HB2395, HB1721, HB1921, HB1730, HB1697, HB1824, HB2282, HB2078, HB2321, HB2279, HB1522, HB2097, HB2433, HB2106, HB2274, HB2452, HB1764, HB2438, HB1860, HB2604, HB2118, HB2017, HB2216, HB1934, HB2454, HB2427, HB2207, HB1840, HB1644, HB1645, HB1946, HB1648, HB2324, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB2164, HB2165, HB2283, HB2386

Keywords: arts education, data mapping, task force, creative economy, cultural preservation, workforce development, geographic information systems, agriculture, data collection, statistical program, sustainable practices, Hawaii, aquaculture, biosecurity, food security, sustainable seafood, regulatory framework, interagency coordination, environmental stewardship, invasive species

Transcript Highlights:

• AP Hawaii in support and Hunt Creek Capital Partners LLC in support.
• AP Hawaii in support and Hunt Creek Capital Partners LLC in support.
• AP Hawaii in support and Hunt Creek Capital Partners LLC in support.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees heard testimony on five housing-related measures. SB 2232 would create a three-year tiny home grant pilot program within HHFDC, with annual reporting to HHFDC and the Legislature; testimony was mixed, and the bill was later recommended for passage with amendments, including a full-time housing development specialist, a residential-use-only restriction for the tiny homes, and a blanked appropriation. SB 2192 would bar county down-zoning that reduces housing capacity unless equivalent capacity is added elsewhere in the county; it drew support from housing advocates and comments from planning officials, and was also recommended for passage with amendments. SB 2378 would clarify insurance requirements for single- and multifamily projects seeking expedited county permitting; engineers and housing groups supported it, while one testifier opposed it, and it was recommended for passage with a technical amendment. SB 2524 would appropriate funds to the City and County of Honolulu for housing-related departments to comply with prior acts; the Honolulu department supported it, and members asked about prior spending and funding sources. SB 2398 would require residential housing utility availability maps; the Honolulu Board of Water Supply opposed the bill as written, citing infrastructure security, accuracy, liability, and administrative burden concerns, while supporters said it would improve transparency for developers. The chair proposed amendments to make the maps broad and geographic rather than parcel-specific, remove contested-case and reliance provisions, allow disclaimer language, and change the date; the bill was then recommended for passage with amendments, with one member noting reservations. All five measures were ultimately passed out of committee with amendments, with votes recorded and some members excused.

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• is required to effectively manage the water levels on a complex of wetland units of waterfall and hunting
• is required to effectively manage the water levels on a complex of wetland units of waterfall and hunting
• Units of waterfall and hunting.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first received several information items, including University of Kentucky reports on medical and research equipment purchases, five school districts’ planned bond issues, and a School Facilities Construction Commission list of prior debt issues. Members then heard and approved an appropriation increase for a federally funded University of Kentucky project at the Central Kentucky Regional Airport in Richmond. The project will construct a terminal building and is tied to EKU’s airport operations and planned flight school; members asked about the public funding, the role of EKU, and possible aviation expansion, and the item was approved by roll call. The committee next approved a University of Kentucky lease purchase for an 85,000-square-foot facility at 415 West Sun Street in Morehead for $6.4 million. UK said the property, formerly the Rowan County Board of Education site, is directly across from UK St. Clair and will be used for multiple purposes; members questioned the quarterly payment structure and why the county preferred not to receive the full amount upfront, but the item was approved. The committee then heard three appropriation increases in the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet: a Fish and Wildlife pump project at Ballard Wildlife Management Area and two Lake Barkley State Resort Park repair projects. Finance staff explained the Lake Barkley increases were mainly to cover construction contingencies after bids came in close to available funding, and the committee approved the action items. Janice Thomas then presented four pool projects requiring no action: HVAC upgrades at the Future Farmers of America Leadership Training Center in Hardinsburg, geothermal and HVAC work at the Kentucky School for the Blind, a Brady Hall HVAC project at the Kentucky School for the Blind, and a renovation of Shanti Hall at Kentucky State University for the School of Engineering Technology. Members asked no substantive questions on those items. Finally, Natalie Broner presented a new CHFS lease in Wayne County and a Transportation Cabinet lease modification in Christian County. The Wayne County lease drew the most discussion, with members questioning the rent, the lack of other bids, and whether another county location might be preferable; CHFS said it maintains county-seat offices statewide and that the Wayne County site would replace an existing office. The Christian County item was described as a replacement site for driver licensing services with renovation costs largely absorbed by the lessor. Both lease items were presented for action after the discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• My son-in-law went to, Madam Chair, my son-in-law went to the Pankhurst Wilderness this year to hunt
• People coming in there and just thinking they can go in there and hunt all they want.
• agencies, and we're working towards integrated or combined data sets so that data users don't have to hunt

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• 49.440> investment<00:19:49.840> director<00:19:50.240> Carl<00:19:50.640> Hunt
• capital investment director Carl Hunt capital investment director Carl Hunt who<00:19:51.760>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Kasha Hunt, with Nossaman, testified on behalf of the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors in support
• Kasha Hunt, with Nossaman, testified on behalf of the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors in support
• Kasha Hunt, with Nossaman, on behalf of Padre Dam Water District and a Levin-Hinman and Spoil Water District

Summary: The committee first heard SB 753, which would modernize California’s shopping cart recovery rules by allowing cities and counties to return abandoned carts directly to retailers, recover documented retrieval costs, and avoid the current impound-and-wait process. The author and supporters, including San Jose officials and the League of California Cities, said the bill would help clear streets, sidewalks, and waterways and reduce local costs. Grocers and retailers opposed the measure unless amended, arguing it would turn cart retrieval into a new cost burden and could create incentives for cities to charge too much for stolen property. After extensive discussion about notice periods, cost caps, and local ordinances, the committee adopted amendments and passed the bill 6-0 as amended. The committee then took up SB 445, which would speed up permitting and approvals needed for high-speed rail by requiring early engagement, setting rules for third-party coordination, and creating a dispute-resolution process. The author said the bill was narrowed from an earlier, broader transit proposal and was intended to reduce delays caused by utilities, local governments, and other entities. Supporters said permitting bottlenecks add major costs and delays to infrastructure projects, while opponents from utilities, cities, counties, telecoms, and special districts raised concerns about safety, reliability, affordability, and the need to review the pending amendments. The bill passed 8-1 to the Utilities and Energy Committee. The committee also heard SB 9, a narrower housing bill focused on accessory dwelling units. The author explained that it would require local ADU ordinances to be submitted to HCD for review and would make state standards control if a local agency fails to submit a compliant ordinance or respond to HCD findings. Supporters from housing and YIMBY groups said the bill would improve enforcement of state ADU law and prevent local barriers from slowing housing production. There was no opposition, and the bill passed 6-0. The committee then began hearing SB 79, which would allow more housing near major transit stops; the author and supporters framed it as a response to the housing shortage and transit underuse, and the hearing continued with extensive support testimony as the transcript ended.