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• Veterans, first responders, and families, and many more where other traditional treatments fail.
• > to and first responders who deserve to and first responders who deserve to heal. heal. heal.
• Please support SB 3199 because real support for veterans and first responders is not spoken, it's legislated
• ,<01:15:11.160> it's first responders is not spoken, it's first responders is not spoken,
• First, First, First, keep<01:38:02.920> this<01:38:03.120> as<01:38:03.280> a<01

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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• first responders.
• first responders.
• first responder and it's volunteer other first responder and it's volunteer other five?
• those first responders.
• So, this is a first responder bill, not a first family bill.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I share your concern about the first one.
• They of course enjoy the support of the First Amendment.
• They, of course, enjoy the support of the First Amendment.
• opposition to this mandate in the first opposition to this mandate in the first place<00:33:01.679
• see we want small business interacting see we want small business interacting with<01:36:04.119>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The first motion of the day is approval of the minutes from Tuesday, March 5th, 2026.
• fail a medication first.
• First on the agenda is Aaron Zelhofer.
• Um so, when it was first with this bill.
• So, we we first added a the bill.

Bills: HF1606, HF3733, HF743, HF2627, HF4071

Keywords: nudification technology, image rights, privacy protection, sexual exploitation, cybersecurity, recreational camping, utility fees, electricity charges, consumer protection, energy policy, health insurance, insulin, step therapy, diabetes, patient care, prescription drugs, pet shops, animal welfare, dog sales, cat sales

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• I was appointed to this board when it first started.
• In the first 10 years that I was in it, we worked with pretty much all the ranchers on the east side
• I'm 17 hours different than Phoenix, but we'll try to respond as soon as possible.
• I think there's a lot of things that can be looked at in what could make the interaction between animals
• First and foremost, I'm a sixth-generation rancher from central Arizona.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Um, I, I wanted to ask about, are you getting enough time to, to interact with other students?
• So what, what interaction opportunities are you getting with other students at your school?
• and work-based learning through virtual education. 2196 embraces innovative learning models that respond
• Entry level jobs will be the first ones to be automated.
• First, strengthening workforce participation and business productivity.

Bills: HB117

Keywords: county regulation, impervious cover, land use, unincorporated areas, environmental management

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• First, I disagreement on the task force.
• Back in 2023, Colorado established the first new FAIR plan in several decades, responding to homeowners
• first new fair plan in several decades. first new fair plan in several decades. responding<00:35
• <00:53:53.920> meeting, members generated at the first meeting, members generated at the first
• We got first meeting on September 10th.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Okay, first person we'd like to speak to is U Fire Master Tumi. Thank you for attending, Mr.
• And they're in recovery, and they can get out and respond appropriately to a smoke alarm and get out
• And they're in recovery, and they can get out and respond appropriately to a smoke alarm and get out
• And they're in recovery, and they can get out and respond appropriately to a smoke alarm and get out
• <01:22:08.679> with interactions with interactions with of<01:22:11.760> false<01:22:12.040

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• much for your time, and all of us on this panel are here for a conversation and questions and to respond
• Have y'all had any interactions? Yes, ma'am. We have at Fort Smith.
• it, but the year of your life, statistically, that you're most likely to become homeless, is your first
• Could respond to this.
• It's obviously the first step in a very long process, but the fact that we have come this far and we

Keywords: 1204, all

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation on homelessness in Arkansas, with speakers from law enforcement, behavioral health, homeless service providers, and policy groups. Presenters argued that Arkansas should focus more on treatment, accountability, better data, and stronger coordination among providers, and they highlighted the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model as a way to expand Medicaid-reimbursed crisis, mental health, substance use, jail-based, and homeless outreach services. Testimony emphasized that Arkansas has relatively low overall homelessness numbers but a significant unsheltered population with serious mental illness or substance use disorders, and several members asked about sex offender tracking, provider accountability, statewide coordination, and whether the state could apply for federal funding or a statewide continuum of care arrangement. Speakers also discussed workforce supports, family homelessness, and the need for more transparent reporting and outcomes-based funding. The committee then reviewed several Department of Energy and Department of Health/Board of Nursing rules. DEQ sought to raise the threshold for commission review of certain post-closure cleanup expenditures from $50,000 to $2 million to match Act 791 of 2025, and members asked about financial assurance and oversight; the rule was reviewed without objection. The Board of Nursing presented multiple rule changes implementing recent acts, including adding fees for dialysis patient care technician registration, updating contact-information requirements, clarifying APRN authority to sign death certificates and prescribe certain durable medical equipment, implementing delegation of certain nursing tasks to unlicensed workers, adding a declaratory-order process, revising certified medication assistant training and insulin-injection authority, and conforming independent-practice rules for clinical nurse specialists. Each nursing rule was reviewed without objection after brief questions. In closing remarks, Senator Irvin announced that UAMS had completed its National Cancer Institute designation submission, calling it an important step for the state. The committee then adjourned.

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• Uh the first uh I think it's pretty straightforward.
• Uh the first uh I think it's pretty straightforward.
• Uh the first uh I think it's raise.
• > to the effective date first off maybe to the effective date first off maybe to January<00:06
• Do 2,000 would have that first category.

Keywords: Government Structure - Room 210; 21 January, 2026: 10:30 AM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up an Irish trade commission bill, described as a recurring measure that had previously stalled in the other chamber. Members said prior concerns had been reconciled, no questions were raised, and the committee moved it out by voice vote. The next major item was Senator Boyd’s “People’s Access Act” (SB 2259), which would require public bodies to livestream meetings and provide a central listing of those streams. Boyd said the bill was intended to improve public access, especially for people who cannot attend in person, and noted it had passed the Senate before. Members asked whether the bill would cover subcommittees and subboards; Boyd said those meetings were not contemplated in the bill. Senator Blunt supported the transparency goal but raised concerns about small municipalities lacking staff or equipment to comply, and suggested the notice links be housed on a Department of Finance and Administration page rather than with the Secretary of State. The committee adopted that amendment. After further discussion, members added population-based implementation dates for municipalities and discussed a possible due-diligence exception for technology failures, with several senators emphasizing the need to balance transparency with practical limits for small towns. The bill was then reported out as amended. The committee then began Senator Boyd’s task force bill (SB 2260), which would direct several health and human services agencies—including Medicaid, Human Services, Child Protective Services, Health, and Mental Health—to recommend ways to reduce duplication and improve coordination in licensing and certification processes. Boyd said the bill grew out of testimony about inefficiencies in child care and mental health regulation and was intended to create a more streamlined process. Discussion began, and Senator Sparks suggested considering whether the Department of Rehabilitation Services should also be included, but no action on the bill was taken in the portion provided.

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• Calls to our first-year students.
• I'll ask the first question.
• time, to have the first significant breakup, or to be balancing finances for the first time and really
• First, a brief introduction. I'm Bill Davis.
• McIntyre first. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Summary: The committee spent much of the meeting hearing presentations on student mental health supports at Central Washington University, Washington State University, the University of Washington, and the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges. CWU described high levels of student distress, loneliness, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and basic-needs insecurity, along with a campus-wide holistic well-being model that includes behavioral intervention teams, emergency aid, peer outreach, community partnerships, and a collegiate recovery community. WSU emphasized loneliness, common presenting concerns such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, and relationship distress, and the role of housing and residence life, resident advisors, living-learning communities, and coordinated crisis response in identifying and supporting students. UW highlighted prevention and support programs through LiveWell, including alcohol and other drug consultations, confidential advocacy, suicide intervention, student needs navigation, peer health educators, and peer wellness coaches. The community and technical college system reported persistent access barriers, especially for students ages 18 to 24 and those facing housing or food insecurity, and said the legislature-funded mental health pilot at four colleges expanded counseling access, telehealth, and referral pathways, while broader system efforts focus on awareness, telehealth, basic-needs supports, and workforce training in behavioral health fields. Members asked each panel how they gather student feedback, and the institutions said they use surveys, evaluations, and ongoing outreach to students in services. Questions also focused on substance-use and recovery resources, Greek life outreach, and whether colleges have enough licensed mental health staff versus academic advisors; the community college board said not all colleges have licensed mental health providers on staff, and some rely on community contracts or telehealth. The committee also discussed whether counseling services are increasing because of post-pandemic effects or because students are more willing to seek help, with presenters saying both factors likely play a role. The committee then shifted to artificial intelligence in higher education. Washington State University, the University of Washington, Western Washington University, and the community and technical college system described campus AI task forces, governance structures, and efforts to set policies for students, faculty, and staff. Presenters said institutions are requiring course-level AI use statements, promoting ethical and transparent use, expanding access to approved tools such as Microsoft Copilot, and using AI for teaching, research, advising, and administrative support while guarding privacy, equity, and academic integrity. Members raised concerns about deepfakes, bias, student monitoring, and whether AI should be used to screen applications or evaluate student work; presenters said human review remains essential and that some institutions prohibit AI use in hiring or admissions screening. The final presentation, from OSPI, described the statewide rollout of the School Links high school and beyond plan platform under 2023 legislation, saying it will standardize career and college planning across K-12, provide better data and student guidance, and connect students to postsecondary pathways and employers; OSPI said the rollout is underway but current funding only extends through June 30, 2026.

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• Okay, we have a first and second.
• that they have to get through per first that they have to get through per first so<05:01:23.320>
• it's saying that they have the first it's saying that they have the first option<05:23:22.840>
• <05:28:43.240> lease who has first lease who has first lease option<05:28:45.440> the
• are not completely confident our first are not completely confident our first duty<06:11:56.040>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first addressed House Bill 415, which would remove the requirement that schools provide menstrual products. Members supporting an ITL said the mandate was unfunded, had been in place since 2019, and was already working without complaints from districts. Other members opposed the bill, arguing menstrual products are essential and that the requirement helps students, especially those with fewer resources. The committee voted ITL on HB 415 by a roll call of 17 yeas, 0 nays. The committee then took up House Bill 388, concerning public reports on special education. Supporters of ITL said they agreed with the goal of transparency but were concerned about student privacy, especially in small districts, and thought the bill’s information requests went too far. They noted that related issues could potentially be addressed in another bill, HB 557. The committee voted ITL on HB 388, 17-0. House Bill 730, which would require schools and some colleges to provide information on adoption, was also moved ITL. The sponsor said adoption is personally important to him but that the bill was not the right vehicle and involved entities such as colleges and the Attorney General unnecessarily; he said related ideas might be folded into other bills later. The committee agreed and voted ITL, 17-0. The committee then discussed House Bill 671, a preschool/early literacy proposal involving a statewide nonprofit digital program, likely Waterford. Members raised questions about who would be covered, data privacy, prior use of federal ESSER funds, whether the program had measurable results, and whether the bill’s nonprofit requirement was too restrictive. Department of Education witness Melissa White said the state had spent $400,000 in FY22 and $600,000 in FY23 on a Waterford contract using ARP ESSER funds, but she did not have participant counts and said the department could not measure literacy gains for that population. She also said the bill’s funding level would likely require an RFP and that, if enacted as written, the program would probably still be Waterford-based. The discussion continued without a final vote in the portion provided.

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• first of all<00:25:35.360> first<00:25:35.559> and<00:25:35.720> foremost<00:25
• :36.360> there's<00:25:36.559> a all first and foremost there's a all first and foremost
• That would be my first question. Mr.
• on that I think just if I could respond on that I think just if I could respond to<00:37:28.599>
• information today um well I think first information today um well I think first it's<00:59:43.160

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Thanks. first have to taper off the old first have to taper off the old medication<00:45:58.640> and
• Uh, Madam Chair, I I'm here respond?
• <01:16:13.040> with where the manufacturer interacts with where the manufacturer interacts
• The first drug has a list price of $100.
• The first drug has a list price of $100.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So I appreciate you responding and letting us know that.
• So at the system-wide level, I'll start there first.
• You are, I can say this, the first.
• I am a first-year student at UC Berkeley, and in my first year, none of my classes have been under 250
• I've seen firsthand how traumatizing and how hard those jobs are for first responders.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• help with responding to that disease. help with responding to that disease.
• So, um it it's a good respond.
• those are the species that that we first those are the species that that we first consider<01:15
• He was elected on America first.
• He was elected on America first.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• go first? go first?
• of having get gotten stood up this first of having get gotten stood up this first year<01:47:40.239
• The first is no.
• The first is no. You're >> Great questions. The first is no.
• But the first line of themselves.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint committees held an informational briefing on efforts to expand insurance capacity in Hawaii’s property market, especially for condominium and homeowners coverage. The Insurance Commissioner reviewed the background: a legislative task force, the governor’s emergency proclamation in August 2024, and Senate Bill 1044 in May 2025 led to new condo insurance products. He said the work over the past two and a half years was producing positive results and introduced representatives from HPIA and HHRF/HHR to provide updates. HPIA’s board chair and its administrator described the organization’s history, structure, and current products. HPIA said it was created in 1991 as a residual market for homeowners insurance, now writing four residential products: HO2 homeowners, renters, HO6 condo unit owners, and dwelling fire. They reported policy counts have grown again as admitted-market carriers tightened underwriting, and they discussed financial pressure from reinsurance costs, though those costs had declined in 2025 after different purchasing decisions. They also said the market has become more favorable overall, with some capacity returning and deductibles beginning to ease. Members focused much of their questioning on HPIA’s proposed higher dwelling limits. HPIA explained that the current $450,000 limit for homeowners and dwelling fire was set in 2023, but agents are now asking for a higher limit in the $650,000 to $750,000 range because construction costs have risen and many policies are not being submitted when the limit is too low. HPIA said it has the authority to raise the limit through a filing with the Insurance Division and expects more submissions if the cap increases. They also discussed the shift in the book of business from roughly 70% lava-zone coverage to closer to a 50/50 split between lava and non-lava risks. HPIA outlined strategic initiatives: a new policy administration system that went live October 1 and now allows online payments, online claims reporting, and electronic notices; a filed request to raise the homeowners and dwelling fire limit to $650,000 effective March 1 for new business and April 1 for renewals; an increase in the HO6 condo unit owners limit from $5,000 to $100,000; and a planned commercial property all-other-perils-excluding-hurricane condo product targeted for filing by January 31. No votes were taken, and the meeting was informational only.

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• Every digital interaction, you have thousands of digital interactions every day that interact in a data
• The first slide source shows that.
• So that's the first issue.
• Chairman: Yes, but who do I have first on the list? Committee Staff: I have Kirk first.
• First, who is Vantage?

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• Every digital interaction, you have thousands of digital interactions every day that interact in a data
• The first slide source shows that.
• So that's the first issue.
• Chairman: Yes, but who do I have first on the list? Staff: I have Kirk first. Chairman: Yep.
• First, who is Vantage?

Summary: The Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss data centers and their impact on Texas's energy infrastructure. The meeting featured testimony from key representatives of the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and ERCOT, who outlined the evolving landscape of energy generation and the challenges posed by the rapid growth of data centers. Notably, ERCOT reported over 450,000 MW of generation resources planned for connection, with a significant portion attributed to data centers, which now represent around 87% of new large load interconnection requests. The committee explored proposed changes to the interconnection process, including a new 'batch study' approach aimed at streamlining the approval of multiple projects simultaneously. This change is intended to address the challenges of managing numerous simultaneous requests and to provide more certainty for developers regarding their energy needs. Testimonies emphasized the importance of ensuring that the costs of infrastructure upgrades are borne by the data centers rather than residential ratepayers, with discussions around the financial commitments required from developers. Several data center developers also provided testimony, highlighting the economic benefits of their projects, including job creation and increased local revenues. They expressed concerns about the potential for a moratorium on future growth due to the new interconnection rules and emphasized the need for a collaborative approach to address water usage and environmental impacts. The committee plans to continue discussions on these topics in future hearings, with a focus on balancing economic growth with energy reliability and resource management.

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• All right members, with that, let's call our first set of witnesses.
• It is the first project of its kind by the drainage district in Texas.
• Sassin referred to, $188 million in that first round.
• During the first cycle of regional flood planning. Slide nine.
• On page 14, I mentioned that the flood plan is online and interactive.

Keywords: 997, house, all