Bills: HB644, HB1802, HB1569, HB1619, HB1620, HB1730, HB1749

Keywords: PFAS, single-use plastics, environmental health, food ware, pollution reduction, HB1802, conservation banking, conservation bank, mitigation banking, compensatory mitigation, incidental take permit, incidental take license, habitat conservation plan, HCP, DLNR, BLNR, Board of Land and Natural Resources, endangered species recovery committee, threatened species, endangered species

Summary: The committee heard several environmental and energy bills, beginning with HB 644 on single-use plastics. DLNR and DOH supported the measure, and environmental advocates said it would reduce plastic waste in oceans and landfills. Testifiers urged the bill to avoid weakening existing county ordinances, and some supported delaying implementation to use up inventory, while Upstream opposed compostable-plastic exemptions and urged prompt passage. Committee members asked whether reusable and refillable foodware could be added to the PFAS prohibition, and Upstream said that would be consistent with the bill’s goals. The committee then took up HB 1802 on conservation mitigation banks, HB 1569 on microfiber filters for newly manufactured washing machines, and HB 1619 on electric vehicle infrastructure. HB 1802 drew mostly agency testimony from DLNR, with opposition testimony noted from environmental groups, and members discussed whether suggested amendments would address concerns. HB 1569 received limited testimony, with support from the Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition and opposition from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers. HB 1619 was supported by the PUC, Hawaiian Electric, the Department of Transportation, and several advocacy groups; Earthjustice said the bill was needed to address a widening EV charging shortfall and described the funding increase as relatively small compared with the benefits. The committee also heard HB 1620, which would increase the barrel tax to fund the EV charging rebate program. The State Energy Office and PUC offered comments, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii opposed the special-fund approach and said the bill should also address the non-petroleum fossil-fuel portion of the barrel tax. Earthjustice and youth transportation advocates supported the measure, and the chair asked for information on unused hydrogen fueling subaccount funds; PUC said no hydrogen program funds had been deployed and estimated the balance was likely around $2 million, with exact figures to be provided later. Finally, the committee heard HB 1730 on wastewater systems, which would create a wastewater technical advisory group and fund positions at DOH. DLNR, DOH, OPSD, UH, and several environmental groups supported the bill, emphasizing cesspool pollution, affordability, and the need for more staffing and technical assistance. Testifiers suggested amendments to create a separate cesspool conversion implementation working group and debated the size and composition of the advisory group, including whether to include outside engineers and whether SHIP should be on the panel. No votes were taken during the hearing segment provided.

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXKYJ76AyNM, 2026-07-02T01:22:52+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_EDN_03-21-24_.PDF 18:43 - Introduction 18:56 - HCR 38/HR 27 27:19 - HCR 79/HR 64 37:08 - HCR 112/HR 93 47:18 - HCR 137/HR 118 52:38 - HCR 145/HR 126 58:25 - HCR 166/HR 145 1:01:11 - HCR 170/HR 149 1:06:11 - HCR 174 1:06:46 - HCR 188/HR 168 1:09:34 - HCR 190/HR 170 1:12:07 - HCR 191/HR 171 1:14:16 - HCR 192/HR 172 1:21:58 - HCR 193/HR 173 1:26:46 - HCR 221/HR 201 1:30:49 - Decision Making, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnO8DpswllQ, 2026-07-02T01:22:52+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_EEP_03-21-24_.PDF Followed by 9:31 AM Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_EEP_03-21-24_2_.PDF Then followed by EEP/TRN 10:00 AM Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_EEP-TRN_03-21-24_.PDF Timestamps: 10:28 - Introduction 10:45 - SB 2122 ----------- 13:41 - HCR 212/HR 192 15:15 - HCR 213/HR 193 19:43 - HCR 120/HR 101 20:47 - HCR 35/HR 24 24:37 - HCR 197/HR 177 25:52 - HCR 153/HR 132 ------------- 43:26 - HCR 51/HR 40 48:13 - Decision Making for EEP 9:30AM, EEP 9:31AM, and EEP/TRN 10:00AM, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fonwExm-e5A, 2026-07-02T01:22:50+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_TRN_02-08-24_.PDF 16:40 - Introduction 16:52 - Decision Making for HB 1594 & HB 1935 28:27 - HB 1576 29:26 - HB 1579 35:04 - HB 1569 39:40 - HB 1531 40:14 - HB 1936 47:45 - HB 2112 1:04:37 - HB 2065 1:04:58 - HB 2526 1:16:12 - HB 2580 1:16:54 - HB 2270 1:19:31 - HB 2015 1:22:04 - HB 2175 1:23:05 - HB 2702 1:23:36 - HB 1991 1:31:17 - HB 2380 1:32:47 - HB 2490 1:35:16 - HB 1856 1:37:41 - Decision Making, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D46-rTAvMdQ, 2026-07-02T01:22:49+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HSG-TOU_02-02-24_.PDF Followed by HSG 10:00 AM Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HSG_02-02-24_.PDF 8:02 - Introduction (HSG/TOU 9:50 AM) 8:19 - HB 2416 37:18 - Decision Making (HSG/TOU 9:50 AM) ------- 39:55 - Introduction (HSG 10:00 AM) 41:29 - HB 1760 45:30 - HB 1761 49:34 - HB 2514 59:25 - HB 1833 1:01:06 - HB 2292 1:03:07 - HB 2357 1:04:10 - HB 2413 1:10:38 - HB 2550 1:11:19 - HB 2642 1:24:05 - Decision Making (HSG 10:00 AM), 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xwrik1fNjs, 2026-07-02T01:22:46+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_WAL_03-28-23_.PDF 7:54 - Introduction 8:25 - SB193 SD1 10:54 - HCR78 / HR82 11:33 - HCR54 / HR56 12:30 - HR38 12:54 - HCR62 / HR64 13:29 - HCR107 / HR113 18:10 - HCR21 / HR23 21:47 - HCR106 / HR112 29:16 - HCR135 / HR136 29:46 - HCR153 / HR154 30:31 - HCR102 / HR139 37:19 - HCR126 / HR127 39:23 - HCR104 / HR110 40:45 - HCR50 43:13 - HCR170 / HR175 48:37 - HCR70 / HR71 59:54 - HCR25 / HR27 1:09:22 - HCR80 / HR85 1:15:53 - HCR94 1:16:57 - HCR40 / HR44 1:18:16 - HCR115 1:19:10 - HCR29 / HR30 1:28:55 - Decision Making, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R_IRSYqAE8, 2026-07-02T01:23:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 0:00 - Start 1:21 - SB 26 5:04 - SB 910 5:42 - DM CPN-JDC 9:30 AM 8:18 - DM JDC-CPN 9:35 AM 13:48 - DM CPN-JDC 9:36 AM 15:35 - DM JDC 10:00 AM Hearing Notice: CPN-JDC 9:30 AM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_CPN-JDC_02-28-23_.PDF JDC-CPN DM 9:35 AM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_JDC-CPN_02-28-23_.PDF CPN-JDC DM 9:36 AM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_CPN-JDC_02-28-23-1_.PDF JDC DEFER 10:00 AM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_JDC_02-28-23_DEFER_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjL_WohscDY, 2026-07-02T01:22:43+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_AGR-ECD_02-10-23_.PDF Followed by 10:00AM Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_AGR_02-10-23_.PDF 15:11 - Introduction 17:11- HB305 22:41 - HB690 39:35 - HB1383 48:00 - Decision Making ---------------------------------- 59:22 - Introduction 1:01:06 - HB310 1:06:11 - HB312 1:08:41 - HB974 1:12:56 - HB1350 1:21:48 - HB209 1:25:51 - HB544 1:29:15 - HB1149 1:41:11 - HB1150 1:49:47 - HB577 1:59:11 - HB972 2:00:13 - HB215 2:03:19 - HB204 2:05:59 - HB1455 2:13:21 - HB1512 2:14:08 - HB220 2:32:53 - Decision Making, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li5rXK5vmxg, 2026-07-02T01:22:43+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_HUS_02-09-23_.PDF Followed by HUS-HLT 11:30am Decision Making: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_HUS-HLT_02-09-23_.PDF 12:08 - Introduction (HUS) 12:46 - HB618 14:03 - HB841 15:40 - HB415, HD1 (HSCR32) 19:03 - HB225, HD1 (HSCR22) 19:45 - HB448 26:21 - HB449 30:05 - HB446 35:09 - HB581 50:00 - HB456 59:18 - HB1365 1:13:43 - HB870 1:17:07 - HB938 1:19:58 - HB740 1:26:30 - HB782 1:30:43 - HB1188 1:32:23 - HB1487 2:47:07 - Decision Making ----------------- 2:44:47 - Intro to Joint (HUS/HLT) 2:44:58 HB1357 (DM Only), 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVL-rHmlZKY, 2026-07-02T01:22:43+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_LGO_02-09-23_.PDF 5:53 - Introduction 7:18 - HB 816 13:59 - HB 964 17:55 - HB 987 23:04 - HB 1000 24:25 - HB 1001 25:00 - HB 1002 25:22 - HB 1003 25:40 - HB 1004 26:27 - HB 1005 26:47 - HB 1006 27:12 - HB 1007 27:29 - HB 1008 27:40 - HB 1009 28:10 - HB 1010 28:29 - HB 1011 28:47 - HB 1012 29:05 - HB 1013 30:36 - HB 1014 32:45 - HB 1138 34:23 - HB 1370 42:44 - HB 854 49:06 - Decision Making, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ypeiQD_MzI, 2026-07-02T01:22:43+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_AGR-HLT_02-08-23_.PDF Followed by 9:45am Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_AGR_02-08-23_.PDF Followed by AGR-ECD 11:30am Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_AGR-ECD_02-08-23_.PDF Timestamps: 10:52 - Introduction 13:01 - HB1359 28:30 - Decision Making ------------------------ 55:07 - Introduction to AGR/HLT 9:45am Agenda 57:00 - HB695 1:05:14 - HB1269 1:09:15 - HB947 1:17:57 - HB306 1:23:15 - HB1250 1:25:31 - HB1295 1:37:49 - Decision Making ------------------------ 2:47:31 - Introduction to AGR/ECD 11:30am Agenda 2:48:12 - HB489 2:52:45 - Decision Making, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJmK32f3lIE, 2026-07-02T01:22:39+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/hearingnotices/HEARING_HSG_03-17-22_.pdf Followed by HSG/WAL 11:00AM (moved to RM309): https://www.youtube.com/live/TE9TbwPK3pQ 9:47 - Introduction 10:21 - SB 2898, SD2 (SSCR3052) 14:00 - SB 2922, SD2 (SSCR2781) 16:22 - SB 2504, SD2 (SSCR3060) 19:15 - SB 2581, SD1 (SSCR2795) 20:31 - SB 2479 (SSCR3057) 21:52 - SB 2251, SD2 (SSCR3024) 23:35 - SB 879, SD1 (SSCR3162) 24:38 - SB 2877, SD1 (SSCR2947) 31:25 - SB 3324, SD2 (SSCR2999) 32:04 - SB 2667, SD1 (SSCR3000) 33:32 - SB 3247, SD2 (SSCR3111) 36:20 - SB 206, SD2 (SSCR2007) 53:06 - Decision Making, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• These resources support a projected total of 910 million meals in 2026-27 and include a 2.41% COLA, which
• To date, the state has invested approximately $910 million one-time Proposition 98 General Fund to support

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance heard testimony and took up three main budget areas: the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP), differentiated assistance and the statewide system of support, and universal school meals with kitchen infrastructure grants. Public commenters and agency witnesses generally supported continued or increased funding for ELOP, with several groups urging stabilization of Tier 2 rates, more support for older youth, and preservation of equity guardrails and local flexibility. On school meals and kitchen infrastructure, testimony broadly supported universal meals and additional kitchen funding, while the LAO questioned the need for a fourth round of kitchen grants and recommended rejecting it until clearer unmet-need data are available. For ELOP, the Department of Finance described the Governor’s proposal to provide $4.7 billion ongoing for the program and $62.4 million ongoing to set a minimum Tier 2 rate of $1,800 per pupil. The LAO recommended instead fixing the Tier 2 rate at $1,579 and tying future changes to program requirements. CDE said the program is showing positive results in attendance and math, but data on enrollment patterns, TK participation, and some overlap with other programs are still being collected. Members raised concerns about possible double-funding with ACEs and 21st Century programs, the lack of site-specific data, and whether the current structure best targets students most in need; the issue was left open. For differentiated assistance, CCEE outlined the current statewide system of support and the Governor’s proposal to shift to universal and targeted assistance with a three-year cycle. Finance said the proposal would provide more stable county office funding, broaden universal supports, and give the State Board more flexibility to revise eligibility criteria; it also proposed $131.9 million ongoing for universal and targeted assistance. The LAO objected to changing the system before the State Board finalizes the new performance criteria and recommended revisiting the proposal later, while several members worried that a three-year entry window and broader board authority could weaken subgroup-based equity protections. The committee also discussed school meal funding, with Finance proposing $1.8 billion for universal meals and $100 million ongoing plus $100 million one-time for kitchen infrastructure, while CDE emphasized ongoing needs, deferred maintenance, and the importance of flexibility for innovative strategies such as food pantries. The committee held the issues open and invited additional public comment before moving on.

Transcript Highlights:

• These resources support a projected total of 910 million meals in 2026-27, and is inclusive of a 2.41
• To date, the state has invested approximately $910 million one-time Proposition 98 General Fund to support

Summary: The committee heard testimony on three education budget items: the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP), differentiated assistance/statewide system of support, and universal school meals plus kitchen infrastructure grants. For ELOP, the Department of Finance described the Governor’s proposal to provide $4.7 billion ongoing Proposition 98 funding and $62.4 million to set a minimum Tier 2 rate of $1,800 per pupil. The LAO recommended instead fixing the Tier 2 rate at $1,579, and committee members questioned how the rate was determined, how much funding is actually spent, and whether overlapping funding from ELOP, ACEs, and 21st Century programs is being tracked. CDE said ELOP is showing positive attendance and math outcomes, but some requested data will not be available until mid-2027; members also raised concerns about double-funding, transparency, and whether middle and high school students are being equitably served. On differentiated assistance, CCEE outlined the statewide system of support and the various tiers of universal, targeted, supplemental, and intensive assistance. Finance explained the Governor’s proposal to replace the current DA structure with a more stable universal and targeted assistance model, funded at $131.9 million ongoing, with a three-year support cycle aligned to LCAP and ESSA timelines and broader State Board authority to revise eligibility criteria. The LAO objected to considering the proposal before the State Board finalizes the new performance criteria, and committee members expressed concern that moving to a three-year cycle could delay support for LEAs that newly fall into need mid-cycle. There was also discussion about whether the proposal would weaken subgroup-based equity guardrails or give the State Board too much discretion over who qualifies for support. For school meals and kitchen infrastructure, Finance proposed $1.8 billion ongoing for universal meals and an additional $100 million ongoing plus $100 million one-time for a fourth round of kitchen infrastructure and training grants. The LAO recommended rejecting the new kitchen grant round because prior rounds are still being spent and the unmet need is not yet clear. CDE said prior investments have improved meal participation, efficiency, and menu variety, but many schools still lack the facilities for scratch cooking and face construction, electrical, and procurement barriers. Members asked for more data on how prior grants were used, which schools are benefiting, and whether funds could also support lower-cost food access strategies such as pantries, while noting federal restrictions on some meal-service innovations.

Transcript Highlights:

• So we have about 910, actually we have exactly 910 and water and wastewater utilities as our members.

Bills: HB206, HB 1285, HB1335, HJR107, HB206

Keywords: pipeline, construction, cash bond, county authority, local government, HB 1285, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, drones, unmanned aircraft, UAS, drone inspections, oil and gas, pipeline inspection, surface mining, well sites, tank batteries, disposal wells, injection sites, natural resources

Transcript Highlights:

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Bills: SJR3, SB5, SB21, SB72, SB703, SB764, SB790, SJR36, SJR3, SJR34, SJR18, SCR9, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB5, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB764, SB842, SB971, SB790, SB767, SB480, SB1066, SB929, SB765, SB523, SB62, SB19, SB18, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB869, SB890, SB992, SB1145, SB494, SB290, SB766, SB11, SB10, SB13, SB263, SJR3, SB5, SR172, SR176, SR177, SR190, SR193, SR194, SR202, SR203, SR208

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, research institute, funding, grants, state health initiatives, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, investment reserve, economic resilience, financial security, vehicle rental, damage waiver

Transcript Highlights:

• "Appears on page 176: Unit 910, Victim Witness Funding." "Are there any amendments to Unit 910?"
• "Seeing none, all those in favor of the governor's recommendation on Unit 910, please say I."

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• H.R. 903 through H.R. 905, H.R. 908 by Kitzman, H.R. 909 by Button, H.R. 910 by Dyson.
• H.R. 903 through H.R. 905, H.R. 908 by Kitzman, H.R. 909 by Button, H.R. 910 by Dyson.
• H.R. 903 through H.R. 905, H.R. 908 by Kitzman, H.R. 909 by Button, H.R. 910 by Dyson.

Bills: HB24, HB45, HB15, HB35, HB38, HB47, HB318, HB349, HB554, HB1359, HB1373, HB1647, HB2254, HB2259, HB2853, HB3073, HB3088, HB353, HB355, HB786, HB762, HB705, HB932, HB849, HB 1160, HB 1119, HB1612, HB3041, HB713, HB3104, HB3970, HB3962, HB5061, HB4042, HB4115, HB4490, HB1731, HB1705, HB2607, HB3556, HB138, HB3689, HB1788, HB1887, HB1914, HB2402, HB2306, HB1809, HB2350, HB3000, HB3237, HB3326, HB3211, HB 1056, HB2081, HB2187, HB3092, HB3308, HB3526, HB3750, HB3527, HB4219, HB4230, HB4290, HB5238, HB4804, HB4749, HCR6, HCR12, HCR34, HCR50, HCR55, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR74, HCR75, HCR78, HCR80, HCR93, HCR100, HCR107, HCR116, HCR117, HCR90, SB1806, SB783, SB1271, SB326, SB1637, SB769, SB897, SB1035, SB1706, SB1185, SB1194, SB384, SB1426, SB1468, SB1215, SB1066, SB599, SB1930, SB2065, SB767, SB1619, SB1738, HB1500, HB718, HB23, HB34, HB 119, HB 128, HB 130, HB132, HB2756, HB166, HB406, HB186, HB331, HB380, HB1583, HB1584, HB621, HB303, HB552, HB366, HB463, HB 1211, HB1327, HB1461, HB923, HB1760, HB2467, HB5333, HB1592, HB1576, HB1552, HB2018, HB3511, HB1781, HB2013, HB2340, HB2508, HB2970, HB865, HB2851, HB3385, HB3336, HB3309, HB 1127, HB 1232, HB1397, HB4236, HB4041, HB1965, HB2730, HB3698, HB3699, HB163, HB201, HB272, HB405, HB519, HB654, HB694, HB791, HB 1136, HB 1240, HB 1266, HB 1275, HB1437, HB1532, HB1675, HB1842, HB1868, HB1894, HB1943, HB1990, HB2029, HB2061, HB2286, HB2523, HB2622, HB2652, HB2692, HB2842, HB2885, HB3016, HB3096, HB3248, HB3255, HB3479, HB3611, HB3623, HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB3810, HB3816, HB4129, HB4163, HB4187, HB4238, HB4454, HB4588, HB4643, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HB5616, HB1749, HB1775, HB 118, HB1762, HB2520, HB24, HB45, HB15, HB35, HB38, HB47, HB318, HB349, HB554, HB1359, HB1373, HB1647, HB2254, HB2259, HB2853, HB3073, HB3088, HB353, HB355, HB786, HB762, HB705, HB932, HB849, HB 1160, HB 1119, HB1612, HB3041, HB713, HB3104, HB3970, HB3962, HB5061, HB4042, HB4115, HB4490, HB1731, HB1705, HB2607, HB3556, HB138, HB3689, HB1788, HB1887, HB1914, HB2402, HB2306, HB1809, HB2350, HB3000, HB3237, HB3326, HB3211, HB 1056, HB2081, HB2187, HB3092, HB3308, HB3526, HB3750, HB3527, HB4219, HB4230, HB4290, HB5238, HB4804, HB4749, HCR6, HCR12, HCR34, HCR50, HCR55, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR74, HCR75, HCR78, HCR80, HCR93, HCR100, HCR107, HCR116, HCR117, HCR90

Keywords: zoning, public notice, local government, residential development, protests, peer support, first responders, mental health, confidentiality, emergency services, information network, health services, client referral, data privacy, disaster preparedness, accreditation, community services, sexual assault, victim rights, forensic examination

Transcript Highlights:

• sections 508a<01:20:40.800> and<01:20:41.199> 510<01:20:42.159> C<01:20:43.120> 910
• > and<01:20:44.480> 914<01:20:45.199> B4<01:20:46.199> with 508a and 510 C 910
• A4 and 914 B4 with 508a and 510 C 910 A4 and 914 B4 with language<01:20:46.800> from<01:20:47.000

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard SB 1231, which would repeal the Parentage Uniform Act of 1973 and update Hawaii’s parentage laws, including parts of the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017. Supporters said the current statutes are outdated and do not adequately address assisted reproduction, surrogacy, and modern family formation. The Attorney General’s office supported the bill with technical amendments, including conforming changes to the Probate Code and child support provisions, and several testifiers urged passage as a needed modernization of the law. A major point of disagreement was Part 10, which concerns donor anonymity. Some supporters, including members of the task force, the Uniform Law Commission, fertility and family law practitioners, and LGBTQ+ advocates, backed the bill as written or said it should move forward even if Part 10 is removed. Others, including donor-conceived adults, parents, and advocacy groups, opposed Part 10 and urged the committee to adopt the 2024 version of Article 9 or delete Part 10 entirely, arguing that anonymous donation harms donor-conceived people’s access to genetic, medical, and identity information and that anonymity is not realistic in the DNA-testing era. One task force member and attorney said she supported the bill but preferred removing Part 10 if necessary to pass the rest. The hearing included extensive public testimony both in support and opposition, with many individuals describing personal experiences with adoption, IVF, surrogacy, and donor conception. No committee vote or final action on the bill was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

Transcript Highlights:

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Keywords: Texas Ethics Commission, HB18, SB12, political contributions, civil penalties, Attorney General, criminal election offenses, legislation

Summary: In the latest meeting of the Texas Ethics Commission, significant discussions centered around newly passed legislation, specifically HB18 and SB12. HB18 introduces a civil penalty for members who accept political contributions while absent from the state, addressing potential obstructions to legislative actions. Senators and commissioners engaged in an in-depth dialogue about the implications of this bill, with many expressing concerns regarding enforcement and compliance. In contrast, SB12 expands the jurisdiction of the Attorney General to prosecute criminal election offenses, further tightening the oversight of election activities. The meeting concluded with acknowledgement of the efforts put forth by previous commission chairs, highlighting their contributions to the commission's success.