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• These drones can be very disruptive to farm operations and will treat farms as critical infrastructure
• These drones can be very disruptive to farm operations and will treat farms as critical infrastructure
• And there's already an existing statute that outlined critical infrastructure in the state.
• And there's already an existing statute that outlined critical infrastructure in the state.
• I live in Melbourne Beach, but I have a dual American-German citizenship.

Summary: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee heard House Bill 651, described by sponsors as the Florida Farm Bill and a comprehensive FDACS agency package. The bill combined technical agency updates with several policy provisions, including changes to water additive rules, labeling requirements for meat, milk, poultry, and eggs, criminal penalties related to drones over agricultural land, mail theft, and retail fuel theft, updates to disaster recovery loan programs, an FFA scholarship, school infrastructure provisions, land purchase authority for converted agricultural land, and a Florida Farmer Financial Protection Act addressing ESG-related banking practices. A major portion of the discussion focused on the bill’s fluoride language, with supporters arguing for local choice and consumer consent and opponents warning about public health impacts and loss of local control. Members also questioned the C-4 registry language and whether it was duplicative or could affect organizations’ status. Public testimony was split. Opponents included Florida for All and the Florida Dental Association, with testimony arguing the bill protected agribusiness interests and that removing fluoride would harm dental health, especially for low-income families. Proponents included Heritage Action, Heartland Impact, and several individuals who argued the bill protected farmers from ESG-driven banking restrictions and supported informed consent and the removal of fluoride from public water. Several agricultural and advocacy groups also waved in support. During debate, some members praised portions of the bill such as housing for agricultural workers, drone penalties, and school-related provisions, but said they could not support the fluoride preemption or the C-4 language. Others supported the fluoride provision as a matter of individual and local choice. On final passage, the committee reported HB 651 favorably. The vote was 11-4, with Chair Esposito, Vice Chair Botana, Representatives Barnaby, Benaroch, Black, Mayfield, Mooney, Plasencia, Salzman, and Weinberger voting yes, and Representatives Alvarez, Bartleman, Henson, and Rainer voting no.

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• that, when I say chronically homeless, are living without any shelter, living remotely, maybe on a beach
• remotely<00:13:46.199> maybe<00:13:46.480> on<00:13:46.560> a<00:13:46.720> beach
• <00:13:47.160> totally<00:13:47.480> Off remotely maybe on a beach totally Off remotely
• maybe on a beach totally Off the the the Grid<00:13:49.360> um<00:13:50.120> now<00:13
• Child welfare cases determine nearly every critical aspect of a foster youth's life: where they live,

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures related to housing, homelessness, caregiving, and tax relief. On HB 431, which appropriates funds for the CAL initiative and HHFDC, the Department of Human Services supported the bill and noted the Governor’s request for $50 million per year for HMS, the need for more permanent supportive housing, and a technical issue with establishing a special fund in session law. The Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions strongly supported the measure, describing it as unprecedented funding for CAL projects and linking it to goals of reducing homelessness and expanding housing inventory. Catholic Charities Hawaii, the ACLU of Hawaii, and the Reimagining Public Safety in Hawaii Coalition also supported the bill, emphasizing permanent supportive housing, diversion from jail, and public safety benefits. The chair redirected one testifier to stay on the measure when testimony drifted to another program. Written support was also noted from several organizations and agencies. The committee then heard HB 225 on squatting. DHS said it appreciated the intent and deferred to the Attorney General and task force members, while noting that outreach on public lands differs from private land, where owner consent is required. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill and wanted a voice in finding a solution. The Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions also said it supported the intent, while opposition from the Kingdom of the Hawaiian Islands and support from one individual were noted. For HB 280, which would make the community outreach court permanent and appropriate funds, the Judiciary strongly supported the bill, describing the court as a mobile, community-based program serving vulnerable populations and connecting participants to services. The Office of the Public Defender also supported the measure, saying the program has helped people move off the streets and into stable housing and that permanent funding would allow expansion. Written support from the Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition was noted. The committee then moved to HB 71, creating a refundable family caregiver tax credit, where the Department of Taxation provided comments, the Executive Office on Aging and AARP Hawaii supported the measure, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii raised concerns about duplication with an existing dependent care credit and the lack of incentives for cost control. The committee next heard HB 753, which would increase the applicable percentage for the household and dependent care services tax credit. Support came from the Executive Office on Aging, Catholic Charities Hawaii, AARP Hawaii, and Hawaii Children’s Action Network, while the Tax Foundation again raised technical concerns about complexity and administration but noted the bill adds guardrails against abuse. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• Reliable access to these two feedstocks in sufficient quantities is critical in the proper siting of
• I know you've taken some criticism at times because people have stated, oh, they're spending money like
• Other critical infrastructure was also raised or even relocated.
• And again, I think we'll disagree on that one, because I do think the water would have naturally eroded
• Similarly, it happens on the river if land is eroded; that riparian landowner loses that land.

Keywords: 908, all

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• Garcia Companies has been in existence since 1952, started in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and very quickly
• It also authorizes the FWC to modify the allowable means of anchoring, mooring, beaching, or grounding
• Previously, it said any harm caused from vessel activities such as beaching, anchoring, mooring, and
• At this point, we're just saying that's caused for anchoring, mooring, beaching, and grounding, and we
• presented to them and say, okay, from what they're presenting to me, it seems that the vessel activity, beaching

Summary: The Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee first considered the appointment of Joshua Kellam to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Kellam described his background with Garcia Companies, emphasized his conservation interests and land stewardship work, and addressed concerns about his development ties, the commission’s composition, the recent black bear hunt vote, and a prior Yes on 2 campaign supported by the Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Supporters said he is a conservation-minded landowner and good steward of large acreage, while opponents argued the commission is already overrepresented by developers and lacks scientific or conservation expertise. After debate, the committee voted to recommend his confirmation, with Senators Smith and Arrington voting no and the rest of the members present voting yes. The committee then received an FWC implementation update on recently enacted boating and waterways legislation. FWC staff reviewed five laws: the Boater Freedom Act (SB 1388), Vessel Accountability (SB 164), Lucy’s Law/Boating Safety (HB 289), Disposition of Migrant Vessels (SB 830), and Water Access Facilities (HB 735). The presentation covered new rules on vessel stops, safety decals, Springs Protection Zones, derelict and at-risk vessel enforcement, long-term anchoring permits, tougher boating penalties, removal of migrant vessels, and grants for boating access infrastructure. Staff said rulemaking and officer training were underway, with some provisions already effective and others scheduled to take effect later in 2025 or January 2026. Members asked follow-up questions about derelict vessel cost recovery and the new Springs Protection Zone standard. FWC explained that responsible owners must reimburse removal costs and can lose vessel registration privileges if they do not pay. On Springs Protection Zones, staff said the new law raises the threshold from any harm to significant harm and requires vessel activity to be the predominant cause, with subject matter experts and partner agencies helping make that determination. Senator Smith questioned whether the higher standard makes protections harder to establish and asked about Silver Glen Springs; FWC said that proposal was paused and would be revisited under the new criteria. The committee took no further action and adjourned after the presentation.

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• I represent District 58 which covers Clearwater, parts of Dunedin, parts of our beach community which
• includes Belleair Beach, Belleair Shores, Indian Rocks Beach, and a few others as well as the town of
• historical Saint Augustine, our beautiful golf courses of the Players Championship and our beautiful beaches
• also a pretty interesting district, rural agriculture all the way to a country club in Western Palm Beach

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• Our first item is a presentation of the Auditor General's audit of the city of Mexico Beach.
• , members, for giving me the opportunity to present the results of our audit of the city of Mexico Beach
• Mexico Beach staff and I would like to answer any questions, comments, and/or recommendations that the
• As required by law, the Auditor General returned to Mexico Beach in about 18 months and perform a follow-up

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee heard the Auditor General’s operational audit of the City of Mexico Beach, which identified nine findings. The audit cited significant turnover in key management positions, late filing of required annual financial reports, weaknesses in competitive procurement and purchase approval controls, a duplicate payment on stormwater repairs that was later largely refunded, issues with the city accountant’s contract and IRS classification, IT access control problems, and the lack of fraud-reporting policies. Committee members asked about corrective action, and the Auditor General said a follow-up audit is required by statute within 18 months, with no enforcement authority beyond reporting progress back to the committee. Mayor Rich Wolf and city staff responded that the city had experienced major turnover and was rebuilding its finance and administrative team. He said the city had hired a city administrator, financial director, city clerk, and accounting firm, and was working to create policies, procedures, forms, and review processes to address the findings. Members discussed whether the turnover and hurricane-related workload contributed to the problems, and city officials said some of the larger purchases were storm-related and tied to FEMA or emergency work. The committee then received a staff update on enforcement for local governments that have not filed required financial reports. Staff said 400 entities had been notified, and as of the meeting two counties, 33 municipalities, and 48 special districts still owed reports or audits. The committee adopted a motion to proceed under section 11.42, Florida Statutes, including possible withholding of state funds for municipalities and enforcement actions for special districts, with authority for the chair and vice chair to delay action if new information warranted it. Finally, the committee unanimously directed the Auditor General and OPPAGA to conduct the required 2024-2025 audit of the Department of the Lottery, with the Auditor General handling financial, internal control, and compliance issues and OPPAGA developing operational recommendations. Members also briefly discussed whether the committee had reviewed transportation surtaxes and expressed interest in improving the timeliness and transparency of the audit and enforcement process before adjourning.

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• reclassification into critical reclassification into critical vacancies.<00:34:38.960> It
• <00:44:18.800> in and mental vigor is crit critical in and mental vigor is crit critical in
• continuously stripped of critical continuously stripped of critical revenue<02:44:24.000> sources
• Why on earth one critical question.
• <02:45:53.120> local enforce flawed budget caps, erode local enforce flawed budget caps, erode

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It's really critical.
• Please state your name for the record and proceed. in Eva beach in 201 uh 17 I asked my my in Eva beach
• strong civic education Fosters critical strong civic education Fosters critical thinking<01:16:28.760
• <03:52:20.920> infrastructure we need to make critical infrastructure we need to make critical
• Department of Agriculture it's critical Department of Agriculture it's critical given<05:06:12.520

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• know, whatever hypothetical you might, is there any kind of safeguard to make sure that we're not eroding
• House Bill 3431 has to do with land and critical mineral ownership or leasehold interest in Oklahoma.
• We adopted the committee sub, so it is just critical. Okay, thank you.
• So critical minerals, I mean, I actually have a list here, and it's a lengthy list.
• So some critical minerals would be aluminum or lead, manganese, tin, titanium, copper.

Bills: HB2299, HB2939, HB2941, HB2960, HB3062, HB3087, HB3114, HB3244, HB3262, HB3304, HB3345, HB3386, HB3431, HB3498, HB3581, HB3645, HB3648, HB3764, HB3852, HB3974, HB4141, HB4144, HB4227, HB4237, HB4343, HB4425

Keywords: Article V, convention, amendments, criminal penalties, legislative authority, absentee voting, electronic communication, facsimile device, voting materials, military voters, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, firearm liability, tort reform, manufacturers

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee considered a large slate of executive nominations and bills. The nominations of Kevin Buchanan to the Oklahoma State Council of Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, Bobby Raines to the Polygraph Examiners Board, and Colton Richardson to the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board were each advanced to the full Senate without opposition. The committee then heard and advanced several measures on elections, criminal law, public safety, and civil procedure, including bills on Article V convention commissioner guardrails, precinct official terms and oaths, fraud and identity theft, treatment screening for arrested individuals, electronic monitoring eligibility, press access to certain arrest information, foreign terrorist organization-related offenses, CDL eligibility tied to the meth registry, sheriff service fees, fentanyl overdose reporting and presumptions, corporate law updates, appraiser fees in condemnation cases, child sexual abuse reporting protections, eviction mediation, garnishment response deadlines, retired municipal judges carrying firearms, critical mineral ownership restrictions, removal of a sunset on a sexual assault nurse examiner coordinator, enhanced riot and assault penalties, ability-to-pay hearings at sentencing, firearm component liability protections, hospice admission authority, government tort claims coverage for OU Health Authority, and tort claims coverage for county jails housing inmates for other entities. Several bills drew notable questioning and amendments. House Bill 2299, dealing with Article V convention commissioners, was advanced after debate over the bill’s “intimidation” language and its potential effect on political speech; Senator Jett opposed it on vagueness grounds. House Bill 3852 on precinct officials was amended to reflect Election Board recommendations, including changing a disqualification period from three to six years, before advancing. House Bill 2939, removing obsolete fax-machine references from election law, was amended to strike a repealed-law reference and then advanced. House Bill 4343, setting a $350 fee for court-appointed appraisers, prompted extended concern about fixing a market rate in statute; the title was stricken so the measure could be worked on further, but it still advanced. House Bill 4227, the child sexual abuse NDA bill, advanced after the author recognized concerns and agreed to strike the title for further work, and House Bill 3386 on same-day eviction mediation also advanced after the author struck title to revisit discrimination concerns. Other measures advanced with little or no opposition, including House Bills 3244, 3345, 3114, 4144, 3764, 3304, 3262, 2941, 3498, 4141, 4237, 3062, 3431, 3581, 3648, and 3974. Some bills generated focused policy questions, such as whether the fentanyl overdose presumption would be rebuttable, whether the meth registry is lifetime or time-limited, whether the electronic monitoring bill would be too restrictive, and whether the riot-mask felony language could affect law enforcement officers operating in an official capacity. The committee also restored title on several measures before advancing them. The meeting concluded with Chairman Howard thanking the committee and staff and noting it was his final policy committee meeting as chair before adjournment.

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• By voting to pass SB 288. housing, and other critical services. And I take special note of Ms.
• debt on the backs of the future generations of California children and cut billions of dollars in critical
• make painful cuts as been referenced in healthcare, fire prevention, education, housing, and other critical
• This bill does three simple but critical things.
• These activities only erode public trust and endanger vulnerable communities and I want to share here

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• There’s one critical slide, which I think is big enough for everybody to see.
• We had reached a critical mass on school taxes, which created the largest portion of the property taxpayer's
• person than on Senator Perry's bill than me, because I knew that, you know, water projects are just critical
• As you know, that would effectively erode almost the entirety of the $484 in tax relief provided by this
• It is critical that we balance these cuts with the needs of our community, especially with regard to

Bills: SB9, SB 9

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax rate calculation, Tax Code, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, property tax cap, tax rollback, tax levy, maintenance and operations, debt rate, disaster relief rate, Texas Legislature, local taxing unit, school assessment

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• These changes would protect the City of Fort Worth's investment in critical infrastructure, These changes
• would protect the City of Fort Worth's investment in critical infrastructure for land subject to development
• My concern with the bill before the committee today is that the approach here erodes those newly established

Bills: HB103

Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government heard a series of local and special-purpose bills, mostly with brief sponsor explanations and little or no public opposition. Topics included fireworks sales near the Texas-Mexico border for Cinco de Mayo (HB 1629), allowing larger counties to use their own inspectors for county buildings (HB 3234), updating governance and financial rules for the Wood County Central Hospital District (HB 5664), clarifying firefighter collective bargaining and impasse procedures (HB 3171), and exempting certain Fort Worth ETJ properties from release rules to protect infrastructure investments (HB 2512). The committee also heard bills on border subdivision rules in Cameron County (HB 3680), extending a property tax exemption to surviving spouses of certain veterans affected by the PACT Act (HB 2508/HJR 133), drainage district election timing and procedures (HB 5693, HB 2694), utility transparency for municipally owned systems (HB 1991), and management district and hospital district election or appointment changes (HB 5698, HB 2293). Another major bill, HB 1449, would expand a food truck permitting pilot program to counties over one million population; witnesses supported the concept but asked the committee to coordinate it with related fee and standards bills, and the bill was left pending for further work. The committee also heard HB 3732, which would let fire departments obtain extensions to comply with new NFPA protective equipment standards, and HB 5431, which would clarify that mayors and at-large council members do not need new elections after reapportionment; both were left pending after questions about their scope. Several transparency and tax-related bills were also discussed, including HB 103, creating a statewide database of local bond and tax election information, and HB 851, requiring reporting on homestead tax ceiling properties; both drew support and were later voted out. After testimony, the committee reported multiple bills favorably, often unanimously, and recommended many for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also used procedural swaps to substitute House companions for Senate bills on several measures, then recessed with plans to return later to process additional bills.

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• but even small biases, when multiplied across thousands of cases, lead to systemic disparities that erode
• some sort of implicit bias, and in order to eliminate it, I guess is what I'm saying, and I'm not criticizing
• This bill addresses a critical challenge facing our judicial system: the severe shortage of qualified

Bills: HB 1181, HB3704, HB1363, HB1610, HB1615, HB1620, HB3223, HB1317, HB2884, HB2176, HB4027, HB1664, HB933, HB2613, HB3353, HB2086, HB4101, HB3441, HB4145, HB3455

Keywords: judiciary, judges, justices, retired, legal assignments, judicial conduct, notary public, criminal offense, education requirements, official documents, record retention, implicit bias, bias training, judicial training, judge education, court personnel, continuing legal education, CLE, state bar, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

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• Sweezy for legislation to establish a review process for guidelines for managing recreational use of beaches
• Sweezy relative to over-sand vehicle access and other recreational activities on beaches, severally to
• Vehicle access and other recreational activities on beaches, severally to the Committee on Environment

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House took up several procedural orders from the Committee on Rules extending reporting deadlines for the Education, Mental Health/Substance Use/Recovery, and Revenue committees, and each order was adopted after suspension of the rules. The chamber also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow several petitions to be referred, including measures on consumer-connected devices, a trail designation in Groton, beach and habitat management, genetic discrimination in insurance, and antitrust enforcement. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported a slate of bills for House consideration, including measures on Taunton water billing, public insurance adjusters, electronic filing for property valuation forms, tax payment interest rates, local property tax exemptions in Milton and Marblehead, a tax exemption for the surviving spouse of a Rentham deputy chief, and West Tisbury’s affordable housing trust fund. The House ordered these bills to a third reading after suspending Rule 7A. The House then passed several engrossed bills to be enacted, including local measures on Boston police age waivers, Bridgewater town council stipends and town manager procedures, and a Cambridge employment and job training trust. Later, the House concurred in a Senate amendment to the Rockland charter bill, passed a Wellesley property tax deferral bill and a Harrell police civil service age-waiver bill to be engrossed, and adopted an order to meet again Wednesday at 11 a.m. before adjourning.

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• So, given this new mine for the first time in 50 years, it's critical that we get the distribution of
• 50 years, it's critical that we get<00:02:21.120> the<00:02:21.240> distribution<00:02
• I mean, we have all four, we have beach-looking things up in Duluth.
• I mean, we have all four, we have beach-looking things up in Duluth.
• <00:57:10.000> looking four we have we have beach looking four we have we have beach looking

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• work employees away from their critical work at<01:44:52.239> a<01:44:52.480> time<01:
• Critics of this bill will tell you we will lose cross-border sales with this increase.
• <03:47:06.319> New requirement would further erode New requirement would further erode New
• When time is critical,<05:37:31.520> during<05:37:31.840> Amber<05:37:32.160> Alerts
• ,<05:37:32.878> silver critical, during Amber Alerts, silver critical, during Amber Alerts

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:29:54.320> that<00:29:54.680> communities<00:29:55.320> have is critical
• And I look at the lake as being a public property, and we charge to go into some of our state beaches
• We charge to some of our state beaches.
• If I have one of these blow-up platforms, but I pull it into my beach every night, do I still have to
• We had absolutely zero— recycling here, these critical minerals recycling here, these critical minerals

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Their often behind-the-scenes efforts play a critical role in cultivating an environment for the creation
• information up today and to make sure that everybody understands what they really are voting for on this critical
• something to look out for with our state agencies and departments: there is kind of the creep in trying to erode
• public access to documents using... ...erode public access to documents using non-disclosure agreements
• They start up businesses, they pay taxes, they fill critical roles across every industry, and we have

Keywords: 981, all

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• WE WILL TREAT FARMS LIKE OTHER CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN FLORIDA.
• HIS PROHIBIT SUPPORT FROM LET'S SAY A SCHOOL THAT HAS AN ACTIVISM CLUB THAT WANTS FUNDING TO RUN A BEACH
• IN MY DISTRICT WE HAVE A COASTAL ACADEMY IN CUTLER BAY AND THEY DO BEACH CLEANUPS ALL THE TIME.
• AND OVER TIME THEY CAN DEVELOP BELIEF SYSTEMS WITH CRITICAL THINKING THAT WE HAVE EMPOWERED THEM THROUGH
• BUT WE RECEIVED CRITICISM AND SUGGESTIONS IN AN EARLIER COMMITTEE ABOUT THE DIFFICULTY OF OBTAINING A

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So, that's what I'm saying is we were prevented from assembling, we couldn't even go on the beach.
• We had to literally pretend we were swimming to be on the beach. Okay, thank you, ma'am.
• , we couldn't even even go on the beach, we couldn't even we<00:54:12.320> had<00:54:12.520>
• <00:54:16.840> Okay,<00:54:17.080> thank swimming to be on the beach.
• Okay, thank swimming to be on the beach. Okay, thank you,<00:54:17.480> ma'am.

Bills: SB2109, SB2151

Keywords: emergency preparedness, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, multilingual resources, American Sign Language, public education, community resilience, disaster response, emergency management, governor powers, legislative oversight, public safety, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Public Safety met on March 20, 2026, and the chair opened by noting severe rain and flooding conditions in Hawaii and said the committee would proceed with the hearing but defer decision-making until the next meeting on March 25. The first measure discussed was SB 2109, an omnibus bill on emergency preparedness communications. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support, including from state agencies and advocacy groups such as the Disability and Communications Access Board, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Legal Clinic, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, and others. Supporters emphasized the need for funding and planning for multilingual emergency materials and language access, citing current evacuation notices that were not available in languages such as Ilokano or Tongan. The chair stated that action on SB 2109 would be deferred until March 25. The committee then heard SB 2151, relating to emergency management and changes to the governor’s emergency authority. Testimony was mixed but heavily focused on concerns about executive power. Earthjustice supported the bill with amendments, saying it should narrow extraordinary emergency powers, add definitions for emergency and disaster, preserve transparency under the Uniform Information Practices Act, and lower the legislative threshold to terminate an emergency proclamation from two-thirds to a simple majority. Other supporters, including the League of Women Voters of Hawaii and some individuals, also backed reform. Opponents, including Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and numerous individuals, argued the bill still gave the governor too much power, used overly broad disaster definitions, and did not sufficiently protect constitutional rights; several urged major amendments or repeal of portions of Chapter 127A. Some opponents specifically objected to the two-thirds termination standard and to provisions they said could enable compulsory immunizations or other mandates. Members questioned Earthjustice about whether the bill would suspend constitutional rights. Earthjustice responded that the bill would not authorize constitutional violations, but would allow suspension of laws enacted by the legislature, and pointed to existing statutory procedures for individuals to challenge emergency proclamations. The witness described a Mauna Kea case in which a three-judge panel granted relief to an individual under the current statute, and explained that the process could potentially affect a broader proclamation if allowed to run to completion. The hearing continued with additional testimony and questions, but no final vote or committee action on SB 2151 was taken during this portion of the meeting.