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• So, uh, some committee work session.
• Maybe you put it on and we work on it.
• Maybe you put it on and we work on it.
• Maybe you put it on and we work on it.
• electrical suckers. Yes. electrical suckers. Yes.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• the families at home who are sacrificing time away from loved ones because they too believe in the work
• because they too believe in the work because they too believe in the work being<00:06:24.319>
• House Bill 367, an act relating to investor-owned electric utilities. Representative McCool.
• House Bill 378, an act relating to the metering of electric service. Representative Moser.
• <00:19:22.000> Representative electric service. Representative electric service.

Keywords: Video Starts 00:00 Convene 05:16 Report of Committees 10:27 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 11:07 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 18:04 Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 20:57 ConC and Rules Report 26:01 Adjournment 31:55, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 95 members present. Members approved excusing absent members, suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications, and approved the journal from January 13, 2026. The Banking and Insurance Committee reported House Bills 176, 184, and 265 favorably, and those bills were placed on the calendar as having had first reading. The chamber then took up several announcements and citations. A legislative citation was adopted honoring Tatum Elizabeth Dale, with remarks from members describing her kindness, service, and impact on the community. Another citation was adopted recognizing Emily Bingham for her book My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song. Members also announced upcoming committee meetings, including Tourism and Outdoor Recreation, the House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Health Services, and Oversight and Investigations. The House received a large batch of new bill introductions covering topics such as criminal law and minors, electric utilities, daylight saving time, veterans’ treatment and benefits, transportation, outdoor recreation, human trafficking, licensed professionals, automated license plate readers, postsecondary education, utility disconnection protections, electric metering, virtual currency kiosks, mental health facilities, perinatal mood and anxiety disorder screening, controlled substances, prescription drugs, and literacy in schools. Two resolutions were also introduced, one encouraging a school naming honor for Jose Marte and another recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Committee on Committees then referred numerous bills to standing committees, and the House adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2026.

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• How is that going to work?
• How is that going to work out in this bill? No.
• the<00:24:25.840> same and working working again in the same and working working again in
• yet they're coming back and working yet they're coming back and working again<00:24:55.039> then
• and they also recommend that we work and they also recommend that we work with<00:41:33.560>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee met in decision-making on a long list of Senate bills and adopted most measures with amendments or unamended, often with members voting aye and some recording reservations. Among the measures acted on were SB 40, SB 411, SB 436, SB 443, SB 447, SB 572, SB 583, SB 739, SB 742, SB 746, SB 816, SB 826, SB 830, SB 841, SB 850, SB 865, SB 952, SB 955, SB 1040, SB 1042, SB 1083, SB 1229, SB 1359, SB 1469, SB 1553, SB 1578, SB 1609, SB 1610, SB 1619, and SB 1641. Common amendments included deferring effective dates to 2050, adding sunset dates, adopting LRB technical changes, and narrowing or clarifying program language. Several bills drew brief discussion on policy details. SB 583 was amended to remove references to selling naming rights, leaving only leasing. SB 739 was discussed for its land exchange provisions and concerns about ceded lands and OHA revenue, but it was still adopted with reservations. SB 830 was amended based on DNR testimony to address reconstruction after disasters, excluding certain coastal hazards. SB 850 added State Council on Developmental Disabilities recommendations to address health disparities for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. SB 952 shifted administration of a pilot program to the Department of Human Services in partnership with the Office of Wellness and Resiliency, and SB 1610 added requirements for utility connections and capped spending on the Ohana Zones/Cales-related program. The committee also heard substantial discussion on SB 442, which concerned returning retirees to state employment. Testimony from the Department of Law Enforcement and the Attorney General focused on whether the bill should allow a shorter waiting period and how it would interact with current 89-day hiring practices, succession planning, and law enforcement retirement rules. After debate, the committee moved to decision-making and adopted amendments to include investigators, expand eligibility to hard-to-fill or succession-planning positions, and set a term limit for returning retirees with director approval for extensions. In a separate joint Ways and Means/Judiciary hearing, SB 716, SB 763, and SB 804 were also advanced with amendments, including organizational placement changes for DLE programs and Attorney General amendments to avoid retroactivity and contract-impairment issues. Several items were deferred, including SB 983, SB 1220, and SB 828.

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• We can all work together.
• We can all work together.
• I think this needs more work.
• <02:05:40.960> group<02:05:41.639> and work to facilitate the working group and work
• It defines electric bicycles in place of low-speed electric bicycle.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee met on February 12 at 2 p.m. and heard several measures related to corrections, re-entry, law enforcement, retirement benefits, and gun violence prevention. On HB 10002, which would extend the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission coordinator’s term and clarify unannounced inspection authority, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it had no objection to the term length or to 24/7 unannounced access. The commission’s chair, Commissioner Mark Patterson, asked for a longer term, saying the commission needs more time and stability to manage reform efforts after years without staff during COVID. Community Alliance on Prisons and Carolyn Eaton also supported a longer term, with both suggesting six years would better insulate the position from politics. The chair noted he had asked Chair Bot for background on the prior committee’s changes and said that could be discussed during decision-making. The committee then heard HB 67, which would require DCR to help inmates obtain civil identification documents such as IDs, birth certificates, and Social Security cards as soon as practicable, including for people in furlough or community placement programs. DCR said it supported the bill and described ongoing work with the city and county on ID machines and with agencies on certificates and Social Security cards. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Office of Public Defense all supported the measure, emphasizing that identification is essential for housing, employment, and successful re-entry and noting the disproportionate impact of incarceration on Native Hawaiians. On HB 1183, which would classify certain law enforcement administrators and Department of Law Enforcement employees as Class A members for retirement purposes, the Department of Human Resources Development, the Employees’ Retirement System, and the Department of Law Enforcement all supported the bill. DHRD said it would help recruitment and retention, ERS said it had technical amendments to suggest, and DLE said the change would help with succession planning and allow the governor to appoint the most qualified leader. The committee also heard HB 1045, an emergency appropriation bill to cover payroll fringe benefits for Department of Law Enforcement personnel after salary funding had been shifted to other departments; Budget and Finance and DLE explained the need for the supplemental funding, and no opposition was noted. Finally, the committee took up HB 664, which would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a grant program, a resource bank, and a special fund. The Attorney General recommended adding standards for grant awards and warned of overlap with the existing Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission, suggesting consolidation and repeal of the older commission to avoid duplication. Supporters included the Brady Campaign, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Hawaii, a physician, and an Army veteran, who argued the office would centralize data, coordinate prevention efforts, and help secure outside funding. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting 37 supporters, nine opponents, and three commenters, but no vote was taken during the hearing.

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• So thank you for all your hard work. hard work.
• Sanchez, and I also want to hand it to my colleagues for their hard work on the bills before committee
• SB 254 Becker, electrical utilities do pass out on a B roll call.
• wildfire risk mitigation planning do pass as amended to require Cal fire to contract out for certain work
• SB 234 Nilo, toxic heavy metals work group holding Zad Miss Sanchez is a principal co-author SB 603 Nilo

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• President, I'd really rather not work in hypotheticals.
• This is something they worked on a couple of years ago.
• This is not how the government's supposed to work.
• I hear you saying Now that you worked with attorneys, do you know if those attorneys worked on this legislation
• The groups that I'm working with work with those groups. There's a good one.

Bills: HB2268, HB3000, HB3043, HB3066, HB3078, HB3143, HB3144, HB3244, HB3298, HB3320, HB3467, HB3321, HB3329, HB3431, HB3464, HB3499, HB3500, HB3586, HB3590, HB3650, HB3671, HB3695, HB3700, HB3701, HB3764, HB3767, HB3834, HB3931, HB3934, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB3985, HB4113, HB4294, HB4302, HB4317, HB4324, HB4359, HB4426, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4434, HJR1077, SR42, SR35, HJR1023, HB1225, HB1374, HB1381, HB1590, HB1675, HB2153

Keywords: HB2268, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, appropriation, General Revenue Fund, PACE, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, elderly care, aging Oklahomans, long-term care, Medicaid, health care funding, provider reimbursement, rate increase, low-income seniors, senior services, integrated care, emergency measure, cosmetology, barbering

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• But my dad always taught us about hard work, where what you do and why do.
• And I knew dad was going to work.
• We're working off a model that we already have for other kinds of loans.
• Is that the way it works? Thank you for the question.
• I appreciate all the discussion on this and appreciate all the work I know there's been a lot of work

Bills: HB2268, HB3000, HB3043, HB3066, HB3078, HB3143, HB3144, HB3244, HB3298, HB3320, HB3467, HB3321, HB3329, HB3431, HB3464, HB3499, HB3500, HB3586, HB3590, HB3650, HB3671, HB3695, HB3700, HB3701, HB3764, HB3767, HB3834, HB3931, HB3934, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB3985, HB4113, HB4294, HB4302, HB4317, HB4324, HB4359, HB4426, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4434, HJR1077, SR42, SR35, HJR1023, HB1225, HB1374, HB1381, HB1590, HB1675, HB2153

Keywords: HB2268, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, appropriation, General Revenue Fund, PACE, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, elderly care, aging Oklahomans, long-term care, Medicaid, health care funding, provider reimbursement, rate increase, low-income seniors, senior services, integrated care, emergency measure, cosmetology, barbering

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• And this is good work.
• And this is good work.
• And this is good work.
• And this is good work.
• Good work.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Is your microphone working? Is it working? Yeah, good. How about that? I want to... Good.
• So you talk to me about how this would work on enforcement and why you think it works or would not.
• It doesn't work. It doesn't work with me, and I would... Take outside of the corral.
• It doesn't work.
• It doesn't work with me, and I would say that it doesn't work with many members here.

Bills: HB2072, HB2251, HB2279, HB2308, HB2323, HB2342, HB2400, HB2408, HB2456, HB2660, HB2697, HB2868, HB2873, HB2877, HB2910, HB2946, HB2955, HB2991, HB4001, HB4010

Keywords: Cesar Chavez, public holiday, state law, holiday repeal, Arizona Revised Statutes, midwifery, medication administration, healthcare, patient safety, advisory committee, licensed midwives, river trips, liability, outfitter, Grand Canyon, negligence, risk management, contractual waiver, dental practice, business registration

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• Electrical workers touch the electrical stuff, and etc. So we ask you guys to pass this bill.
• > the iron work Electrical Workers touch the iron work Electrical Workers touch the electrical
• As far as jurisdictional stuff, common sense: iron workers work is iron workers work.
• As far as jurisdictional stuff, common sense: iron workers work is iron workers work.
• I've worked there before.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees on Labor and Technology, Transportation, and Culture and the Arts heard testimony on Senate Bill 396 and Senate Bill 47, then later the Labor and Technology committee took up Senate Bill 136 and Senate Bill 1523. SB 396 drew support from the Metropolitan Planning Organization and others, with a question raised about implementation costs; the director said costs would depend on the scope of the benefit package and the transportation mode involved. The committees recommended passing SB 396 with technical amendments and added appropriation language with a blank amount, and the motion was adopted by recorded votes in both committees. SB 47, which would designate the Lunar New Year as a state holiday, received support from the Office of Collective Bargaining and several individuals, including Charlene Chun, who spoke about family traditions and cultural recognition. Members asked about the cost and whether the day would be a paid day off for state employees; the response was that observance would be subject to collective bargaining. The committees moved SB 47 forward with amendments, noting the collective bargaining and cost issues, and adopted the recommendation by vote. In the Labor and Technology committee, SB 136 on the Iron Workers Stabilization Fund drew strong support from iron workers and related supporters, who argued the bill was about safety, training, and keeping dismantling work within the ironworkers’ trade. Several other unions, including operating engineers, carpenters, laborers, and plumbers and fitters, opposed the bill as too broad and potentially infringing on their jurisdiction. The measure was not decided in the portion provided, but members discussed possible amendments and jurisdictional concerns. SB 1523, which would expand private-sector collective bargaining rights under the Hawaii Employment Relations Act to include independent contractors and others under NLRB jurisdiction, received broad labor support, including from IATSE, AFL-CIO, Hawaii Nurses Association, Unite Here Local 5, and many individual testifiers. Supporters framed it as protecting workers’ rights and strengthening labor protections, while the Hawaii Labor Relations Board warned it could significantly increase workload and require more staffing, space, and operating resources; the board estimated the bill could expand its caseload substantially and suggested an appropriation would likely be needed. The committee then moved on to the next measure, SB 1440, before the transcript ended.

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• I had a chance to hang out today and I'm so impressed with all the work that you all put in, especially
• That's the way it works. It's, it's analogous to a user fee.
• This is cable, gas, electric, all the franchise fees that we pay for use of our right of way in 2014
• This isn't electric right away, you know what I mean? Like, yeah, can you get that?
• Um, you know, we're working with this bill right now, I mean, we're working with the author as well to

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• There is significant work that needs to be done to help that system work better.
• And then we are working on accelerating early works in the Merced and Bakersfield sides to relocate.
• works done.
• Given that the Assembly and the Senate both have working groups working on reauthorization language.
• They recognize the heavy lift of the work.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Texas in the public utility Commission of Texas to address a failure of the operator to maintain electric
• public utility renovation site site or certain surface facilities in accordance with the national electric
• and the state appears to be one forty seven twenty six cubic meters per person and for existing electric
• Five by king relating to the risk management planning and associated reliability for providers of electric
• AB 1018 by Wilson relating to the establishment of a certification program for the public work and contracting

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• to be able to work through these issues. to be able to work through these issues.
• <00:41:50.960> But seem like they're working on it. But seem like they're working on it.
• That's gas and electric customers.
• And capital electric customers.
• group, and get that work done.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The math just doesn't work. That's not sustainable.
• But the problem is California is not letting them work. It's not letting them work.
• We know that building codes work.
• And we work closely with them.
• We're defunding reliable electricity, we're overfunding unreliable electricity.

Keywords: homeowners insurance, natural disasters, insurance costs, climate change, disaster preparedness, federal policies, bipartisan solutions

Summary: The meeting reviewed critical issues surrounding the rising costs and accessibility of homeowners insurance across the United States, particularly in light of increasing natural disasters linked to climate change. Members engaged in extensive discussions regarding the implications for families and the economy, citing significant increases in premiums and decreasing availability of policies in high-risk areas. Supervisor Peysko highlighted the direct impact of federal policies on local communities, emphasizing the growing burden on homeowners as they face skyrocketing insurance costs amidst a backdrop of environmental challenges and regulatory constraints. The committee expressed a unified call to action for bipartisan solutions, focusing on improving building codes and enhancing disaster preparedness measures.

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• So we have been working with the Department on this, and they've been very wonderful to work with.
• So we have been working with the Department on this, and they've been very wonderful to work with.
• So we have been working with the Department on this, and they've been very wonderful to work with.
• So we have been working with the Department on this, and they've been very wonderful to work with.
• 30s with a working family or their 70s working at Walmart, are taxed under our income law.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• These are line workers representing Energy Arkansas, the electric cooperatives of Arkansas, SWEPCO, Oklahoma
• These are line workers representing Energy, Arkansas, the electric cooperatives of Arkansas, Swepco,
• their unwavering commitment and their tireless dedication to providing outstanding service to the electric
• They work hard every day, and they make sure that when we flip that switch on, that the lights come on
• of Representatives and members, I would ask you to please thank you, gentlemen and ladies, for your work

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Chad ubel and director of Public Works Chad ubel and director of Public Works city<00:03:02.920>
• <00:03:43.720> has inflation of this type of work has inflation of this type of work has doubled
• Mayor: Right now, we're working.
• my<00:42:59.160> counterpart goal is is to work with my counterpart goal is is to work with
• would uh greatly reduce our electrical would uh greatly reduce our electrical usage<01:05:07.400

Bills: HF220, HF230, HF240, HF241, HF295, HF429, HF490, HF505, HF574, HF576, HF581, HF865, HF918, HF1085, HF1449, HF1452, HF1454, HF602

Keywords: HF220, Minnesota transportation, highway user tax distribution fund, trunk highway fund, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, transportation finance, dedicated funds, funding restrictions, arts in transportation, cultural strategies, transportation project planning, project design, project construction, placemaking, public art, infrastructure spending, state statutes 161.045, HF230, Wyoming

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• I'm very proud to have worked with Senator Marty, our finance chair.
• I mean, terribly worked out process.
• You said this was a terribly worked out process.
• We also closed a tax exemption on electricity for data centers.
• for<00:20:25.440> data exemption on electricity for data exemption on electricity for

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• is uh to affirm that we are working is uh to affirm that we are working under under under uh<00:
• electricity is moved. Nothing else. electricity is moved. Nothing else. Okay?
• In fact, that's a big part of what motivates the work of the agriculture committee and my own work in
• Uh we have some work um in St. Paul.
• <00:38:53.680> you the tax committee works either one. you the tax committee works either

Keywords: 1187, senate, all