Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> of</c><00:49:39.799><c> our</c><00:49:40.640><c> public</c><00:49:40.920><c> buildings</c><00:49
• > that</c><00:49:43.119><c> it</c><00:49:43.400><c> be</c><00:49:44.400><c> that</c><00:49:44.599><c>
• > and</c><00:49:48.040><c> maybe</c><00:49:48.240><c> you</c><00:49:48.359><c> can</c><00:49:48.520><
• ><00:49:50.319><c> cost</c><00:49:50.720><c> do</c><00:49:50.880><c> you</c><00:49:51.240><c> save</c
• ><c> thank</c><00:49:55.440><c> you</c><00:49:55.559><c> for</c><00:49:55.680><c> the</c><00:49:55.880

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on HB 366, which would increase school building aid for eligible projects. Representative Cahill, the prime sponsor, said the bill would raise the annual minimum from $50 million to $60 million and help address a long backlog of school construction and renovation needs after years of a moratorium on applications. He argued that districts forced to build during the moratorium were left to shoulder costs through local property taxes, and he cited examples such as Londonderry, Claremont, and other communities with aging or inadequate facilities. He also said the current aid structure, including paying 80% upfront and 20% at completion, concentrates too much spending at once and limits how many projects can be funded. Several committee members asked about the fairness and structure of the program. Representative Maguire questioned whether aid should be distributed more broadly to all districts rather than only a few selected projects, and Representative Luneau noted that the committee would also be considering related bills on catastrophic aid, special education aid, and the school foundation formula. Cahill responded that building aid has historically been targeted to property-poor communities and that the state should be a reliable partner in school construction. He also said the bill includes a small retroactive component for communities that built during the moratorium, which he described as a compromise. Testimony in support came from Representative Cluder, who described Claremont’s Stevens High School project as a case where a bond issue narrowly failed and the city later had to fund renovations without state aid, contributing to high property taxes. He said the bill would help property-poor communities and urged passage. Tony Weinstein of New Market also supported the bill, saying his community had serious facility and safety needs, had moved forward with scaled-back renovations during the moratorium, and still faced debt-service burdens without state participation. Robert Thompson, superintendent in Hampstead, testified that his district needs an addition for overcrowding, safety, and special education space, and said building aid would help reduce out-of-district placements and transportation costs. No vote was taken in the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• :51.679><c> that</c><01:49:51.840><c> we</c><01:49:52.000><c> can</c><01:49:52.159><c> all</c><01:49:
• :54.400><c> that</c><01:49:54.560><c> we</c><01:49:54.719><c> can</c><01:49:54.880><c> all</c><01:49:
• </c><02:49:13.359><c> The</c><02:49:13.680><c> reason</c><02:49:13.840><c> that</c><02:49:14.080><c>
• c> the</c><02:49:22.720><c> two</c><02:49:23.200><c> new</c><02:49:23.760><c> taxes,</c><02:49:25.120
• <c> taxes</c><02:49:26.319><c> that</c><02:49:26.560><c> are</c><02:49:26.640><c> in</c><02:49:26.880

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• &gt;&gt; so<00:49:08.559><c> I'm</c><00:49:08.800><c> going</c><00:49:08.880><c> to</c><00:49:08.960
• ><c> as</c><00:49:11.040><c> well</c><00:49:11.119><c> as</c><00:49:11.359><c> flexibility</c><00:49:
• </c><00:49:20.319><c> Um</c><00:49:21.040><c> as</c><00:49:21.359><c> part</c><00:49:21.520><c> of</c
• </c><00:49:23.760><c> any</c><00:49:24.640><c> um</c><00:49:24.880><c> discussion</c><00:49:25.359><c
• </c><00:49:34.160><c> So</c><00:49:34.319><c> as</c><00:49:34.480><c> of</c><00:49:34.640><c> right</

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:49:05.040><c> So</c><00:49:05.359><c> to</c><00:49:05.680><c> me,</c><00:49:06.160><c> rather
• seal</c><00:49:20.400><c> it</c><00:49:20.880><c> that</c><00:49:21.119><c> they</c><00:49:21.359><c>
• ><c> of</c><00:49:22.800><c> it</c><00:49:23.040><c> and</c><00:49:23.280><c> be</c><00:49:23.440><c>
• </c><00:49:25.520><c> I</c><00:49:25.839><c> would</c><00:49:26.079><c> like</c><00:49:26.240><c> to<
• c> the</c><00:49:30.559><c> help</c><00:49:30.880><c> that</c><00:49:31.200><c> they</c><00:49:31.520

Bills: HB348 , HB106 , HB347 , HB54 , SB118 , SB167 , SB195 , HB260 , HB263 , HB328 , HB348 , HB106 , HB347 , HB54 , SB118 , SB167 , SB195 , HB260 , HB263 , HB328

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: bail reform, illegal aliens, violent offenses, pretrial detention, flight risk, court hearings, doxing, personal identifying information, harassment, online safety, law enforcement, public servants, penalties, consumer protection, illicit material, private rights, digital privacy, nonconsensual distribution, incarceration, pregnancy

Transcript Highlights:

• So,<01:49:01.760><c> I</c><01:49:02.000><c> you</c><01:49:02.159><c> know</c><01:49:02.239><c> I</c><
• ><c> I</c><01:49:05.600><c> had</c><01:49:05.840><c> back</c><01:49:06.080><c> in</c><01:49:06.320><c
• Um, you know, we've<01:49:16.960><c> heard</c><01:49:17.119><c> it</c><01:49:17.280><c> in</c><01:49:
• ><01:49:19.199><c> we</c><01:49:19.520><c> I've</c><01:49:19.760><c> seen</c><01:49:19.920><c> it</c>
• 49:22.239><c> think</c><01:49:22.400><c> the</c><01:49:22.639><c> program</c><01:49:22.960><c> is</c>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The commission met to approve the November 21, 2025 minutes, making several clerical corrections before adopting them as amended. The edits included adding the date, correcting a misspelled name, clarifying references to a scholarship fund representative’s title, removing an incorrect “DOE” reference, and fixing a few wording errors. The minutes were approved with one abstention from members who were absent. The bulk of the meeting focused on organizing the commission’s work under SB 57 and identifying which special education cost issues should be prioritized for research and reporting. Members discussed a long list of topics, including student referral rates, why students are classified as other health impaired, increases in referrals since school closures, interventions before referral, costs of non-medically necessary services in IEPs and 504 plans, differences between federal and state requirements, reporting of special education costs, out-of-district and residential placements, dispute resolution, Medicaid and insurance use, graduation rates, and adult learning participation. Several members emphasized the need to combine or narrow topics and to gather better data before the report due July 1, 2026. Representative Ames highlighted HB 742, which would eliminate prorated special education aid payments when state appropriations fall short, and explained that the Education Funding Committee recommended interim study. He argued that local districts are bearing too much of the cost and that the state and federal governments should provide more support. Other members raised concerns about rising special education identification rates, possible overidentification, school climate and mental health factors, bullying, staffing, speech therapy access, and residential placements. One member cautioned that DOE website numbers may be inflated or at least difficult to interpret because of how students are counted. Department of Education staff then explained how special education data and costs are monitored. They said student counts are tied to IEPs and SASIDs in the state system, districts are checked through both desk audits and on-site monitoring, and billed services are compared against IEP requirements. They also described IDEA funding, noting that most DOE special education staffing is federally funded, with a large share of federal money flowing through to local education agencies and the remainder supporting administration, monitoring, and training initiatives. Members discussed whether more staff and more robust oversight would improve accuracy and accountability.

Transcript Highlights:

• :49:09.760><c> be</c><00:49:10.319><c> be</c><00:49:10.640><c> able</c><00:49:11.040><c> to</c><00:49
• the</c><00:49:25.040><c> the</c><00:49:25.200><c> bill</c><00:49:25.839><c> um</c><00:49:26.040><c>
• um</c><00:49:30.799><c> the</c><00:49:31.000><c> language</c><00:49:31.480><c> would</c><00:49:32.240
• </c><00:49:40.119><c> with</c><00:49:40.280><c> 343</c><00:49:41.040><c> process</c><00:49:42.040><c>
• :49:36.840><c> on</c><01:49:37.159><c> S</c><01:49:37.360><c> SP</c><01:49:37.520><c> 1086</c><01:49:

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees first heard SB 1146, which would appropriate funds to the University of Hawaiʻi to develop an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan for debris management and water quality control in the Ala Wai Watershed. Testimony was largely supportive from DLNR, a UH student, and a special improvement district representative, while one speaker suggested the work should be coordinated with existing efforts to avoid duplication. Committee discussion focused on the multi-jurisdictional nature of the watershed, existing debris-trap work that captures only about 20 to 30 percent of debris, the role of the university in capstone projects and recommendations, and the relationship to the existing Geni project and other community efforts. Members also asked about costs, tracking progress, and the difference between water-quality improvements and the larger debris problem. The committees then voted to pass SB 1146 with amendments, including blanking out the appropriation and deferring the effective date to July 31, 2050. The motion passed in both committees, with votes recorded in support and no opposition noted during the decision-making. The committees also heard SB 321, which would deem certain fee simple privately owned lands transferred to adjacent property owners or community associations if specified conditions are met. Testimony was in support from several individuals, but members raised concerns about the lack of input from counties and the state, and about how the bill might affect roads already used by the public or maintained by local governments. After discussion, the committees voted to advance SB 321 unamended to the next committees, with the measure adopted in both committees despite one recorded no vote in the Water and Land committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:49:30.720><c> And</c><00:49:30.960><c> will</c><00:49:31.280><c> likely</c><00:49:31.599><c>
• :49:32.800><c> use</c><00:49:32.960><c> the</c><00:49:33.119><c> National</c><00:49:33.440><c> Guard.
• :49:37.359><c> what</c><00:49:37.520><c> your</c><00:49:37.680><c> lapse</c><00:49:37.920><c> is</c>
• </c><00:49:39.200><c> I</c><00:49:39.359><c> don't</c><00:49:39.520><c> have</c><00:49:39.680><c> a</
• </c><00:49:42.079><c> Um,</c><00:49:42.640><c> and</c><00:49:42.880><c> it</c><00:49:43.119><c> will<

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• that only<02:49:06.080><c> seems</c><02:49:06.479><c> to</c><02:49:06.720><c> get</c><02:49:06.960><
• :18.240><c> I</c><02:49:18.399><c> think</c><02:49:18.479><c> are</c><02:49:18.720><c> best</c><02:49
• 02:49:25.439><c> the</c><02:49:25.680><c> ruling</c><02:49:26.080><c> class</c><02:49:26.240><c> in</
• to</c><02:49:35.040><c> politics</c><02:49:36.000><c> in</c><02:49:36.319><c> this</c><02:49:36.560>
• But<02:49:38.240><c> we</c><02:49:39.040><c> truly</c><02:49:39.520><c> need</c><02:49:39.760><c> to<

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:49:02.319><c> Yeah,</c><00:49:02.559><c> they</c><00:49:02.880><c> know</c><00:49:03.040><c>
• sources,<00:49:06.079><c> set</c><00:49:06.319><c> them</c><00:49:06.559><c> free</c><00:49:06.800><
• </c><00:49:11.680><c> This</c><00:49:11.839><c> is</c><00:49:11.920><c> not</c><00:49:12.160><c> good
• &gt;&gt; Okay,<00:49:21.040><c> next</c><00:49:21.280><c> we</c><00:49:21.520><c> have</c><00:49:21.680
• Consider<01:49:24.719><c> a</c><01:49:24.960><c> scenario</c><01:49:25.280><c> where</c><01:49:25.440

Committee: Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on Senate Bill 433, which would restrict the carrying of “bladed weapons” and related items. The Office of the Public Defender, Honolulu Police Department, the Hawaii Firearms Coalition, Knife Rights, and many individual testifiers opposed the bill, arguing it is overbroad, vague, and likely unconstitutional. Common concerns were that the term “bladed weapon” could sweep in ordinary tools such as pocketknives, Leathermans, multi-tools, fishing and camping gear, and items used by farmers, ranchers, hunters, divers, and martial arts practitioners. Several speakers also warned that the bill could burden lawful self-defense and create an affirmative-defense scheme that shifts costs and proof burdens onto defendants. Supporters and opponents alike focused on the need for a clearer definition, with HPD saying a narrower definition would help distinguish ordinary tools from dangerous weapons used in assaults. Opponents repeatedly urged the committee to defer or kill the measure, citing pending and related court cases and the risk of new constitutional challenges. Some testifiers tied the bill to Native Hawaiian gathering rights and subsistence practices, saying it would interfere with hunting, fishing, and food gathering, while others argued it would do little to deter criminals and instead penalize law-abiding residents and visitors. After finishing testimony on SB 433, the committee moved on to Senate Bill 2575 relating to firearms. The transcript shows the start of that item with the Office of the Public Defender and other agencies being called, but no substantive testimony or action on SB 2575 is included before the excerpt ends. No votes or final committee actions are reflected in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:49:40.960><c> Going</c><00:49:41.119><c> to</c><00:49:41.280><c> you</c><00:49:41.440><c> now
• </c><00:49:44.559><c> No,</c><00:49:44.880><c> I</c><00:49:45.200><c> I</c><00:49:45.359><c> want</c>
• Keep going.<00:49:51.040><c> And</c><00:49:51.200><c> I</c><00:49:51.599><c> Thank</c><00:49:51.760><
• I move<00:49:53.520><c> to</c><00:49:54.599><c> adopt</c><00:49:55.599><c> House</c><00:49:56.000><c>
• </c> sections 49 to 49. 45 to 49 as amended. sections 49 to 49. 45 to 49 as amended.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> to</c><00:49:24.079><c> get</c><00:49:24.240><c> that</c><00:49:24.480><c> down</c><00:49:24.640
• </c><00:49:32.720><c> It</c><00:49:32.960><c> always</c><00:49:33.359><c> represents</c><00:49:33.920
• And<00:49:43.440><c> so</c><00:49:43.599><c> if</c><00:49:43.839><c> we</c><00:49:44.000><c> can</c><
• 00:49:44.240><c> reduce</c><00:49:44.559><c> our</c><00:49:44.800><c> length</c><00:49:45.119><c> of<
• </c><00:49:54.079><c> So</c><00:49:54.480><c> we</c><00:49:54.720><c> don't</c><00:49:54.880><c> have

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with roll call, approval of the September 17 minutes, and an introduction of Sarah Rome to the committee. The chair also noted that the committee would stay on schedule and then moved to presentations. Representative Amy Neighbors and Taylor Williams of the Kentucky Pharmacists Association presented a refiled “pharmacy parity” proposal, formerly House Bill 3, to require Medicaid reimbursement for pharmacist clinical services already authorized under current scope of practice. They said the bill would not expand Medicaid or pharmacist scope, but would align Medicaid with commercial insurance, improve access and outcomes, and likely save money; they cited a Cabinet report under Senate Joint Resolution 26, which found similar laws in other states were producing savings or trending toward savings and would require only modest administrative updates. No member questions were raised after that presentation. The committee then heard an update on the Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening Program from Senator Stephen Meredith, Dr. Whitney Jones, Melissa Carrier, and Representative Neighbors. They described the program’s goals of increasing screening, reducing deaths through earlier detection, and preventing cancers by finding polyps, saying it has produced substantial savings and improved outcomes. Speakers emphasized Kentucky’s high colorectal cancer burden, especially in younger adults, and said the program helps uninsured and underinsured Kentuckians access stool-based screening and follow-up colonoscopies through a network of partners including the Department for Public Health, Kentucky Cancer Link, and university cancer programs. They requested an increase in funding from $500,000 to $1.25 million annually, or $2.5 million over the biennium, to expand services, fill geographic gaps, and support education and navigation. Members asked whether the colon cancer screening was already covered by Medicaid, and the presenters replied that Medicaid does cover it, but the program serves people who are not on Medicaid or who fall into a separate eligibility category based on income and insurance status. A member also clarified the requested funding increase. The committee then moved on to the next agenda item, an update from the Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky, where board member Sal Santoro and CHNK Behavioral Health leaders began a presentation describing the organization’s broader behavioral health work and its request, but the transcript cuts off before that presentation concludes or any action is taken.

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c><00:49:19.920><c> part</c><00:49:20.160><c> she</c><00:49:20.400><c> said</c><00:49:21.200><c> uh
• </c><00:49:24.480><c> I</c><00:49:24.640><c> like</c><00:49:24.800><c> the</c><00:49:25.040><c> flag<
• <00:49:26.480><c> star</c><00:49:26.800><c> and</c><00:49:27.040><c> the</c><00:49:27.200><c> lines</
• on either<00:49:27.920><c> side</c><00:49:28.160><c> representing</c><00:49:28.640><c> the</c><00:49

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And on the final<00:49:00.000><c> measure,</c><00:49:00.319><c> STR</c><00:49:00.960><c> 198</c><00:49
• Seeing none,<00:49:11.599><c> chair</c><00:49:11.839><c> for</c><00:49:12.000><c> the</c><00:49:12.160
• Voting on STR 198<00:49:14.559><c> Senate</c><00:49:14.880><c> draft</c><00:49:15.119><c> 1</c><00:49
• Any<00:49:19.119><c> nos</c><00:49:19.359><c> or</c><00:49:19.800><c> reservations?
• Thank<00:49:22.960><c> you</c><00:49:23.200><c> members</c><00:49:23.599><c> and</c><00:49:24.319><c>

Committee: House Energy & Environmental Protection

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard a series of Senate resolutions focused largely on climate, sustainability, public health, and energy policy. Measures discussed included integrating Native Hawaiian and indigenous knowledge into climate policy (STR 93), creating a temporary working group to investigate the dangers of POS (STR 103), studying the feasibility of a green bonds program (STR 110), declaring a public health emergency related to climate change (STR 111), affirming the importance of marine ecosystems to decarbonization goals (STR 115), encouraging adoption of recommendations from the UN global plastics treaty and Rapanui summit declaration (STR 132), convening a geothermal energy working group (STR 136), affirming support for the Aloha Plus Challenge (STR 183), and encouraging insurers to pursue subrogation claims against polluters to reduce costs for residents (STR 198). Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive on most measures, with support coming from agencies such as the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii State Energy Office, DLNR, PUC, Board of Water Supply, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Green Growth, and numerous advocacy groups and individuals. STR 111 drew both support and opposition, with supporters arguing climate change is a public health emergency and opponents disputing the underlying science and urgency. STR 136 also drew mixed testimony, including support from state agencies and one opposition submission from the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. Several witnesses emphasized indigenous knowledge, climate justice, public health impacts, and the need for coordinated state action. Supporters of STR 93 said Native Hawaiian and indigenous knowledge has sustained communities for generations and should be woven into Hawaii’s future climate decision-making. Supporters of STR 111 described climate change as a threat multiplier affecting heat illness, mental health, displacement, wildfire impacts, and food insecurity, while opponents argued the resolution overstated the issue. Testimony on STR 183 highlighted the Aloha Plus Challenge as a statewide sustainability framework with regional influence across the Pacific, including Guam, and stressed its role in tracking progress toward 2030 goals. On STR 198, supporters argued that polluters should help pay for climate-related costs borne by residents and insurers. After testimony concluded, the committee moved into decision-making and adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass STR 93, SD1 unamended by roll call vote, with the chair, vice chair, Rep. Kahaloa, and Rep. Kush voting aye and Rep. Quinnland excused. The transcript then begins the committee’s action on STR 103, SD1, with the chair again recommending passage as is, but the remainder of the vote is cut off in the provided record.

Transcript Highlights:

• &gt;&gt; Yeah.<01:49:44.880><c> So,</c><01:49:45.520><c> um</c><01:49:46.000><c> I</c><01:49:46.239><
• c> think</c><01:49:46.400><c> that</c><01:49:47.199><c> uh</c><01:49:48.239><c> given</c><01:49:48.639
• :51.520><c> it</c><01:49:51.760><c> makes</c><01:49:52.000><c> sense</c><01:49:52.400><c> to</c><01:49
• One aspect of<01:49:55.119><c> this</c><01:49:55.440><c> is</c><01:49:55.840><c> that</c><01:49:56.880
• ><c> uh</c><01:49:57.040><c> in</c><01:49:57.280><c> terms</c><01:49:57.520><c> of</c><01:49:57.679><

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• c> and</c><00:49:54.960><c> bring</c><00:49:55.200><c> them</c><00:49:55.359><c> all</c><00:49:55.599
• Um<00:49:57.359><c> they</c><00:49:57.599><c> were</c><00:49:57.760><c> often</c><00:49:58.079><c> at
• <01:49:07.280><c> in</c><01:49:07.600><c> our</c><01:49:07.920><c> investment</c><01:49:08.400><c> in
• bridges so<01:49:12.159><c> that</c><01:49:12.400><c> we</c><01:49:12.560><c> don't</c><01:49:12.719>
• </c><01:49:23.040><c> Not</c><01:49:23.199><c> the</c><01:49:23.440><c> full</c><01:49:23.679><c> 20<

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> on</c><00:49:03.440><c> a</c><00:49:03.599><c> Shelf</c><00:49:03.960><c> with</c><00:49:04.119>
• ><c> I</c><00:49:08.760><c> have</c><00:49:08.920><c> here</c><00:49:09.079><c> a</c><00:49:09.520><c
• <00:49:11.599><c> family</c><00:49:11.920><c> issues</c><00:49:12.319><c> in</c><00:49:12.480><c> the
• 15th of<00:49:15.240><c> 1995</c><00:49:16.240><c> this</c><00:49:16.319><c> is</c><00:49:16.520><c>
• 49:29.359><c> if</c><00:49:29.480><c> you</c><00:49:29.720><c> turn</c><00:49:30.000><c> to</c><00:49

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee on the Children and Family Law Committee met organizationally to continue work on family court issues, building on a prior special committee’s report and taking a collaborative approach with the Judiciary. The chair said the group would focus on solutions rather than rehashing public complaints, and identified three main topics for early study: specialization and training of family court judges, the extent to which judges should be bound by the rules of evidence, and whether mediation in family cases should be mandatory or voluntary and what qualifications mediators should have. A fourth concern was also raised about overlap between superior court domestic violence cases and family court custody/support matters, and whether one judge should hear both. Members discussed whether to divide into smaller subcommittees, but the prevailing view was to work as a committee of the whole at first. Most members agreed that additional public testimony was unlikely to add much, though recent concerns could still be emailed to the committee. The committee then heard from Attorney Erin Krian, general counsel for the judicial branch, and Judge Michael Mace. Krian said the judicial branch could provide additional witnesses on mediation and judicial training, including Judge Kissinger, and noted the branch was preparing materials on how other states handle the issues. Mace described the history of the Family Division and said he had reviewed older reports going back to the 1990s. He also outlined current judicial branch efforts, including expanded shadowing for new judges, monthly family-law trainings, and a year-long focus on family law topics. He reported that court rules had been updated to clarify notice requirements for minor guardianship changes, and that the branch had received positive feedback on the family access motion, which provides a statutory timeline and listed remedies for parenting-time disputes. Members also discussed prior committee work on rules of evidence and family court procedures. One member recalled recommending quiet review of any judges who appeared to apply evidence rules inconsistently, and Krian said the administrative judge can review complaints even if they come from a single person. The committee also received a status update on prior initiatives, including a federal grant for guardian ad litem services for indigent litigants in four locations, testing of redesigned court forms, and continued training improvements. The chair scheduled the next subcommittee meeting for April 1 and the full Children and Family Law Committee for April 8, with further documents from committee research and NCSL to be circulated.

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Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee held its first meeting to discuss creating a Healthcare Transparency Dashboard focused largely on Kentucky Medicaid. Members introduced themselves and described their interest in using data transparency to improve policy, access to care, and program efficiency. The co-chairs said the dashboard should begin with a basic framework and expand over time, with a mission centered on collaboratively designing and maintaining a secure, data-driven dashboard housed with the Legislative Research Commission. Discussion focused on what should be measured and how data should be organized. Members agreed the dashboard should segment Medicaid populations rather than aggregate them, with separate attention to aged and disabled enrollees, expansion adults, and children. Suggested measures included emergency department utilization and follow-up, cancer screenings, child and adolescent well visits, adult well visits, postpartum care, newborn screenings and follow-ups, hospitalization and readmission rates, pharmacy, behavioral health, and claims data. Several members emphasized the need to include demographic and geographic information, while noting some items such as education may not be readily available in Medicaid data and that HIPAA and access issues will affect how detailed the public-facing dashboard can be. Members also discussed existing data sources and warned against duplicating work already being done by the cabinet, the Office of Data Analytics, CMS scorecards, and university Medicaid directed payment reporting. The group was encouraged to review the Medicaid and CHIP scorecard, which includes quality, administrative, and program characteristic measures, as a possible model. No formal votes were taken, but the subcommittee agreed to continue refining the mission statement, identify priority metrics, and consider benchmarking, outcomes, data-sharing, and technical platform issues before the next meeting.

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Bills: HB1602 , HB2246 , HB1707 , HB2216 , HB2594 , HB2595 , HB2155 , HB2113 , HB2207 , HB1832 , HB2015 , HB2152 , HB2548

Committee: House Agriculture & Food Systems

Keywords: agriculture, grant specialist, financial support, farmers, Hawaii, federal grants, grant administration, revolving fund, department of agriculture and biosecurity, grant compliance, transportation, reimbursement, food security, local production, sustainability, agricultural loans, financing, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Hawaii agriculture, loan portfolio

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Committee: House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 910, house, all