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• several things that do happen within our communities, whether or not that's individuals being issued tickets
• He said that some revenues, such as those from police departments and tickets, typically never flow back

Transcript Highlights:

• > Including pilotage and also including um there is on the Pride of America, there's GET on every ticket
• > Including pilotage and also including um there is on the Pride of America, there's GET on every ticket
• > Including pilotage and also including um there is on the Pride of America, there's GET on every ticket
• <00:32:18.880><c> that</c><00:32:19.039><c> we</c><00:32:19.200><c> sell</c> there's GET on every ticket
• that we sell there's GET on every ticket that we sell as<00:32:19.679><c> well</c><00:32:20.320><c>

Bills: HB1709 , HB2195 , HB2023 , HB2031 , HB2033 , HB1937 , HB2586 , HB2575 , HB2038 , HB2030

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The joint committees on Transportation, Labor and Technology, and later Transportation and Economic Development and Tourism, heard several bills. SB 2573 would allow administrative driver’s license revocation hearings to be held by interactive conference technology such as Zoom and permit electronic exchange of evidence. The chief adjudicator for the ADLRO supported it as a non-mandatory option that has worked well since 2021, improving attendance and saving time and money; DOT also supported it. The committees voted to pass SB 2573 with technical, non-substantive amendments. SB 3215 would make permanent the requirement that securing mooring lines at commercial docks be performed by labor subject to collective bargaining by repealing the sunset date in existing harbor safety law. DOT did not submit testimony, and the chair noted support from longshore labor. The committees voted to pass SB 3215 unamended. The committees also heard SB 2693, which authorizes $15 million in general obligation bonds for planning, design, and construction of a 50,000-square-foot aerospace hangar and related facilities at Hilo International Airport. A Phoenix Space executive testified in support, saying Hawaii and Hilo have geographic advantages and that the project could support aerospace investment and jobs; several other organizations and individuals submitted supportive testimony. Committee members questioned whether federal matching funds or airport capacity existed, and DOT said it had no assurance of federal participation and would need to check on capacity and potential users. The hearing then moved to SB 2698, which would create a cruise ship special fund and impose a per-passenger head fee on cruise ships docking in state commercial harbors while repealing the existing cruise ship TAT framework effective January 1, 2026. DOT supported the bill but requested amendments to clarify that the new fee is in addition to existing passenger, port entry, and dockage fees and to raise the fee from $6.50 to $10; DOT said the higher amount would better fund harbor improvements such as shore power. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings testified in support but said the added fee would significantly increase costs, while a local ship supply business supported the cruise industry and opposed the TAT approach, saying cruise activity benefits local farmers and jobs. No final vote on SB 2698 was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• Not directly, but 20,000 tourists a day sitting in the stands buy tickets, buy drinks, buy food, buy
• concert tickets, and I get to spend that money in this committee because we get sales tax revenue.
• ,</c><02:20:54.000><c> buy</c><02:20:54.319><c> drinks,</c><02:20:54.800><c> buy</c> stands, buy tickets
• , buy drinks, buy stands, buy tickets, buy drinks, buy food,<02:20:56.319><c> buy</c><02:20:56.720><c
• > concert</c><02:20:57.200><c> tickets,</c> food, buy concert tickets, food, buy concert tickets, and

Committee: Joint Appropriations

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• You know, from Hennepin County where maybe major events are stimulating the economy, arts and dining,
• </c><01:04:34.240><c> are</c><01:04:34.480><c> stimulating</c> where maybe major events are stimulating
• where maybe major events are stimulating the<01:04:35.280><c> economy,</c><01:04:36.079><c> arts</c>
• So I think overall lower ticket numbers.
• events with developers<01:35:09.679><c> and</c><01:35:09.840><c> architects</c><01:35:10.239><c> and

Bills: HF3004 , HF3663

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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• And with that, that's all I have. being Tim driven it should be uh event being Tim driven it should be
• uh event driven<00:22:08.799><c> based</c><00:22:09.000><c> on</c><00:22:09.080><c> their</c><00:22:
• All of these are not big-ticket items, you know, these... right focus on programming site design right
• Landscapes so all of these are<01:37:05.560><c> not</c><01:37:05.840><c> big</c><01:37:06.159><c> ticket
• Many of them were actually part of our speaker events.

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• You know, a kid that goes through a traumatic event at school, or a breakup, or whatever, that social
• Different mailers in your district a day and have people terrified to show up to political events.
• I go to their bars, I go to their events, and I ask them, "What do you need?"
• Non-profit wildlife conservation groups to sell raffle tickets online. I move passage.
• Exhibits, or other annual events of the National Rifle Association for funding under the Major Events

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

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• investment to keep them operational, to keep them from having any degradation from, you know, storm events
• or any other type of weather events.
• law enforcement facility for Fish and Game, State Police, and New Hampshire National Guard in the event
• It supports everything from online renewal ticket payments to law enforcement and interstate data changes
• Following the events of September 11th, 2001, New Hampshire invested in a mobile New Hampshire invested

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• Do I have a conversation about current events?
• If I have a conversation about current events, and I talk about... ...about current events, and I talk
• This shall— it says shall, shall be reported to the state on any anti-Semitic event. Thank you.
• This shall—it says shall, shall be reported to the state on any anti-Semitic event. Thank you.
• So I can kind of give you the big ticket items with regard to the 2021 standards.

Summary: The House first established a quorum after several members were absent, then moved into bills for perfection. House Bill 261, dealing with anti-Semitism in public schools and higher education, drew extensive debate. The sponsor described rising anti-Jewish incidents and said the bill would require educational institutions to adopt nondiscriminatory policies, use the IHRA definition as a guide, and treat failures to address harassment as Title VI issues. An amendment from the gentleman from Pulaski was adopted to clarify that protected First Amendment speech, religious expression, and political viewpoints would not be reported or cataloged. Supporters said the bill was needed to protect Jewish students; opponents argued it singled out one group, could chill speech about Israel and Palestine, and created unequal reporting requirements. The House ultimately ordered the bill perfected and printed as amended. The chamber then took up House Bill 2384 on housing affordability and building codes. The sponsor said the bill would lower housing costs by rolling back energy-code mandates to 2009 standards, setting clearer permitting timelines, and allowing certain multifamily buildings to use a single staircase. Supporters argued current codes raise costs, discourage builders, and contribute to Missouri’s housing shortage. Opponents raised concerns about local control, preemption of municipal energy standards, and public safety, especially the single-stair provision; the sponsor responded that the design has been used safely in other states and cities. A Pulaski amendment requiring municipalities with online ordinances to keep only one hard copy available was adopted, and after debate the previous question was moved and approved. The House then adopted the committee substitute and ordered the bill perfected and printed. House Bill 1766, addressing personal property tax, was also perfected and printed. The sponsor said the bill would apply Hancock/CPI-style tax limitations to personal property tax growth, arguing that rapidly rising vehicle values had created a windfall for political subdivisions and unfairly increased taxpayer burdens. Supporters said the bill would slow growth without eliminating it, while opponents argued local governments need revenue to keep up with inflation and that the measure would reduce resources for schools and other services. Finally, the House began consideration of House Joint Resolution 154, which would place into the Missouri Constitution a Medicaid work requirement mirroring federal policy. The sponsor said adults ages 19 to 64 would need to work, volunteer, participate in a work program, or attend school for 80 hours a month to remain eligible, and the discussion began with questions about whether the constitutional change was necessary and how documentation requirements would work.

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• It's unlawful to sell, I believe, lottery tickets to minors, alcohol to minors, various other things,
• to miners alcohol to miners tickets to miners alcohol to miners various<01:46:21.560><c> other</c><01
• If you, you know, so when are you talking about the slashing events?
• In any event, a little bit of cleanup language there.
• a little bit of cleanup language event a little bit of cleanup language there<04:16:36.640><c> is</c

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 552, which would remove the “full-time student” requirement for children ages 19 to 25 covered under the state retiree health insurance plan. The prime sponsor said the change would align retiree coverage with state employee and ACA plans, would not cost taxpayers because retirees pay the premiums, and could even reduce administrative burden and possibly state costs. The chair noted the bill simply removes the words “if full-time student” from statute and said the proposal affects very few retirees and has no cost to the state. No opposition was presented, and the chair closed the hearing on HB 552 after no further testimony. The committee then opened a public hearing on House Bill 648, which would require commercial insurance coverage for glucose monitoring devices and supplies for people with diabetes. The prime sponsor, a retired dietitian and diabetes educator, gave extensive testimony describing diabetes as common, costly, and serious, and argued that continuous glucose monitoring is important for managing type 2 and gestational diabetes, preventing hypoglycemia, and improving safety and decision-making. She said CGMs can alert users to dangerous blood sugar changes, help people understand how food, activity, and medication affect glucose, and save lives while offering a strong return on investment. During questions, a committee member asked whether the bill should specify that the monitoring be tied to prescribed treatment, and the sponsor agreed that adding “prescribed” would be appropriate. The member also asked about the proper threshold for coverage and whether the bill should be tied to fasting-test diagnosis; the sponsor responded that A1C is only one measure of control and does not show daily fluctuations, and said she was not prepared to recommend a specific threshold but could provide clinical guidelines later. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the sponsor indicated support for the bill’s general approach to broader CGM access.

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• electronically in our vital statistics system, which is called Texever, or Texas Electronic Vital Events
• Registrar, and that is the Texas vital events records management system.
• A child is not a commodity, a transactional asset, or a golden ticket to American citizenship.
• A child is not a commodity, a transactional asset, or a golden ticket to American citizenship.
• And we continue to... ...configurations of their properties and the likelihood of different events.

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:59:23.440><c> In</c> sums to participate in these events.
• In sums to participate in these events.
• Um, I can imagine the ticket price for some of these people being above $20.
• So, if they're at an event performing and you get free admission to the event and they've got petitions
• So if there's an event that is free and part of that activity there are petitions going around being

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• But this would essentially allow for the price of meat raffle tickets to be increased, so that they can
• more accurately reflect some of the costs of prizes that folks are buying tickets to win.
• more accurately reflect some of the costs of prizes that folks are buying tickets to win.
• Senator Bahr. tickets to be increased, uh so that they tickets to be increased, uh so that they can<01
• Uh it's a very buying tickets to win. Uh it's a very popular<01:46:14.440><c> bill.

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

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• In the event of a network failure, it may be necessary to reschedule the hearing or schedule a meeting
• connections on the testifier end<00:15:19.600><c> in</c><00:15:19.759><c> the</c><00:15:19.880><c> event
• a</c><00:15:20.360><c> network</c><00:15:20.759><c> failure</c><00:15:21.759><c> it</c> end in the event
• of a network failure it end in the event of a network failure it may<00:15:22.040><c> be</c><00:15:22.240
• I need to learn more about how this affects the insurance when you buy an airline ticket and it offers

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Summary: The Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee met on February 12 and heard several bills. HB 97, relating to travel insurance, drew only brief testimony: the Insurance Division stood on written testimony, one industry witness supported the bill and requested a minor amendment, and no one else testified or asked questions. HB 226, relating to window tinting, received support from the Department of Transportation, while the Honolulu Police Department offered comments on the proposed amendments, asking for clearer language on what it means to roll windows down, when the requirement applies, how it handles bad weather, and what sanctions would apply for noncompliance. No further testimony was offered on that measure. The committee also heard HB 1179, relating to rural emergency hospitals. The Department of Human Services stood on written testimony, and Maui Health Systems strongly supported the bill, saying it would help critical access hospitals better serve kūpuna and provide long-term care beds. There were no questions or additional testimony. HB 420, relating to remedies and the contractor repair act, generated extensive and sharply divided testimony. Opponents, including attorneys representing homeowners and AARP Hawaii, argued the bill was anti-consumer, would weaken homeowners’ ability to recover for construction defects, and would shift costs and risk to consumers. Supporters, including builders, realtors, the Chamber of Commerce, and D.R. Horton Hawaii, said the bill would create a more balanced and efficient process, reduce unnecessary litigation, and help builders address legitimate defects more quickly. Testimony on HB 420 focused heavily on whether the contractor repair process and class actions help or hinder repairs. Opponents said the bill would delay or limit homeowner recovery, especially for life and safety defects, while supporters said current class-action litigation can prevent direct communication with homeowners and slow repairs. Committee members asked questions about when communication with homeowners stops and whether repairs could be made before a class is certified. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• So the events that we're seeing now become multi-year state recovery commitments rather than short-term
• Those events are events that last one or two days max.
• And that is if they are lucky to only have one event.
• Many of these communities have multiple events, and they have it every single year.
• MNERD supported the state emergency operations center activations during winter storms, wind events,

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• Fortunately, in the last few years we did pass the fix-it ticket so that when there's some little thing
• the last few years we did pass the fix the last few years we did pass the fix it<00:55:52.640><c> ticket
• ><c> that</c><00:55:53.920><c> when</c><00:55:54.039><c> there's</c><00:55:54.240><c> some</c> it ticket
• so that when there's some it ticket so that when there's some little<00:55:54.920><c> thing</c><00:55
• refrigerator</c> Little thing like that, uh, refrigerator, maybe being off a degree or two, it's a fix-it ticket

Committee: Senate Taxes

Transcript Highlights:

• I mean, people are getting tickets every day. That's almost their investment in their parking.
• I mean, people are getting tickets every day. That's almost their investment in their parking.
• I personally was on hold for five hours and 14 minutes during a weather event, trying to secure a bed
• Instead, the city spent millions on enforcement, while 81% of people were moved, forcibly ticketed, or

Summary: The committee first heard AB 1157, the Affordable Rent Act, which would lower California’s annual rent cap, remove the single-family home exemption, and eliminate the sunset on existing tenant protections. The author and supporters argued that renters are facing severe affordability pressures, especially in single-family rentals, and that stronger statewide rent stabilization is needed to prevent displacement and homelessness. Opponents, including apartment, building, and property-owner groups, said the bill would discourage housing production, harm small landlords, and override a deal they said was intended to be temporary while the state focused on building more housing. Public testimony on AB 1157 was extensive, with many renters, tenant advocates, labor groups, and community organizations speaking in support, while many landlords, business groups, and property-owner representatives spoke in opposition. Committee members were split: some praised the bill as a necessary response to the rent crisis, while others warned it could reduce investment and worsen the housing shortage. The committee ultimately voted 7-5 to pass AB 1157 to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The committee then approved the consent calendar, including AB 413, AB 1152, and AB 1275, on a 9-0 vote. It also heard ACA 3, which would require the University of California to make available a limited number of down payment loans for eligible long-term support staff who are first-time homebuyers. Supporters said the measure would help lower-wage UC workers afford homeownership and improve retention, while UC and other opponents argued the proposal was duplicative of existing state programs, unnecessary, and potentially harmful to UC finances. The discussion focused on financing mechanics and the relationship to CalHFA, but no final vote on ACA 3 was included in the portion provided.

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• the Professional Golf Association, to sports teams, like every sports team you can imagine, NCAA ticket
• the Professional Golf Association, to sports teams, like every sports team you can imagine, NCAA ticket
• the Professional Golf Association, to sports teams, like every sports team you can imagine, NCAA ticket
• the Professional Golf Association, to sports teams, like every sports team you can imagine, NCAA ticket

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• What I worry is that this becomes... ...comes the person who has an expired driver's license, gets a ticket
• for it, or no driver's license, gets that ticket, doesn't pay the ticket because they're scared.
• Because you've made it sound like somebody just got pulled over for a ticket, to Representative Zwiener's

Bills: HB1320 , HB2012 , HB2293 , HB2655 , HB3174 , HB4108 , HB4661 , HB4799 , HB5534 , HB5580

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

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• be diverted elsewhere, other than the $25 that local law enforcement would get when they review a ticket
• /c><00:16:11.560><c> they</c><00:16:11.759><c> review</c><00:16:12.120><c> a</c><00:16:12.360><c> ticket
• </c><00:16:13.360><c> this</c><00:16:13.560><c> money</c> get when they review a ticket this money get
• when they review a ticket this money stays<00:16:14.399><c> within</c><00:16:14.639><c> the</c><00:16

Summary: The Kentucky Senate Transportation Committee met with a quorum, approved the February 19 minutes, and opened with a moment of silent prayer for a colleague who had experienced a medical episode. Members also recognized several guests, including students, school board members, and community visitors. The committee then took up Senate Joint Resolution 66, which proposes a task force on Advanced Air Mobility. The sponsor described the measure as a way for Kentucky to study emerging eVTOL and related aviation technology, compare policies with other states, and position the commonwealth to compete for economic development in aviation, aerospace, and logistics. Members expressed support for the forward-looking concept, and the resolution was reported favorably after a roll call vote, with a correction noted that there was no committee substitute attached. The committee next considered Senate Bill 38, dealing with school bus stop-arm safety cameras. The sponsor and a co-sponsor said the bill is permissive, not mandatory, and would help school districts pay for camera purchase, installation, and operation if they choose to use them. They emphasized the goal of reducing illegal passing of stopped school buses, cited survey data showing thousands of violations statewide, and said the bill includes a process for contesting citations and keeps revenue largely within school districts and the court system. A co-sponsor described a personal near-miss involving a child crossing in front of a bus. After discussion, the committee adopted the committee substitute and reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 63 on street-legal special purpose vehicles. The sponsor and a witness from Back Roads of Appalachia said the bill is intended to support recreation and economic development in Eastern Kentucky by allowing certain UTVs and similar vehicles to be made street legal under defined safety and registration requirements. They stressed that farm and agricultural vehicles are excluded, that the bill is optional, and that vehicles would need inspection, registration, and safety equipment such as roll bars, seat belts, and windshields. Members asked about whether the bill would affect farm use, whether it was aimed at recreation, and how local governments could restrict use; the sponsor said localities could prohibit these vehicles on certain roads and that the measure was not meant to allow long-distance travel on major roads. The discussion also included a reminder to wear helmets. The transcript ends during the committee’s consideration of SB 63, before a final vote is shown.

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• So you see the ticket is $36. That looks like a great deal.
• And then by the time you go to checkout, you find out your $36 ticket is really $66.
• And then by the time you go to checkout, you find out your $36 ticket is really $66.