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• Margie Laau, Deputy Attorney General.
• I'm deputy attorney general.
• Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu: Thanks for bearing with us today, patiently sitting
• </c> Prosecuting<01:27:41.920><c> attorney</c><01:27:42.400><c> Sudin</c><01:27:42.800><c> County</c>
• <01:27:43.440><c> of</c> Prosecuting attorney Sudin County of Prosecuting attorney Sudin County of Honolulu

Bills: HB2392, HB2462, HB2423, HB1771, HB2081, HB2334, HB2336, HB1666, HB2375, HB2415, HB2451, HB2373, HB1641, HB1694, HB1695, HB1986, HB1797, HB1879, HB2034

Keywords: transportation, tax credit, employer incentives, commuting, environmental impact, flexible work arrangements, carpooling, bicycling, public transportation, consumer protection, subscription services, motor vehicles, ownership expectations, transparency, biodiesel, renewable diesel, diesel blend, B5, blending mandate, clean energy

Summary: The committees heard testimony on several transportation-related measures. SB 2356, relating to parking, drew support from the Office of Planning, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Appleseed Center, Realtors, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. Members discussed the bill in the context of the planned stadium-area mixed-use development, with questions about whether parking would be built in structures rather than as large surface lots. Senators expressed support and noted the measure’s broader housing and parking-reduction goals, but no vote was taken during the hearing. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 2699, which would create a fare-free youth transit program, a special fund, annual evaluations, and appropriations tied to the environmental, energy, and food security tax. The Attorney General’s office raised technical concerns about whether the special fund met statutory requirements. The Department of Education and Department of Health supported the bill, as did the City and County of Honolulu DOT, Appleseed Center, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Hawaii Bicycling League, Our Children’s Trust, and numerous youth testifiers. Supporters emphasized reduced family transportation costs, better school attendance, improved health and mobility, and environmental benefits. One senator raised emergency-planning concerns about how children using free transit would be handled during events like tsunamis; DOT and DOE responded that emergency procedures are being developed. The chair said the committee would work on language changes, including a delayed effective date to July 2027, and defer decision-making until the 12th. The final measure discussed was SB 2470, which would require leading pedestrian intervals, accessible pedestrian signals, and other safety improvements at state-controlled intersections, and create a process for community requests for accessible pedestrian signals. Appleseed Center, the Hawaii Association of the Blind, and the Disability Rights Center supported the bill, citing pedestrian safety, reduced collisions, and the need for audible cues for blind and low-vision pedestrians. Testifiers urged a phased-in approach that prioritizes high-traffic intersections. The hearing ended with the bill still under consideration and no final vote announced.

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• The time limitation for prosecuting such crimes. That is the bill. Other amendments?
• And the state attorney was getting a lot of grief for it and saying, why aren't you prosecuting more
• We don't just prosecute on probabilities and we don't prosecute on maybes and what you think is easy.
• He's like eight attorneys in this room.
• And I'll keep saying, I am no attorney, but I know when something is wrong.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and heard several member introductions before moving to the special order calendar. The chamber first took up SB 200/HB 295 on a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan, which directs DEP to develop a statewide recycling strategy by 2026 with stakeholder input and a three-year implementation roadmap; the House bill was substituted and passed 38-0. Senators then approved CS/CS/SB 492 on mitigation banking and land development after adopting two McLean amendments, including one on out-of-service credits and another incorporating phosphate mining lands provisions; the bill passed 35-3 after debate over possible constitutional issues. CS/SB 494 on aggravated animal cruelty was also amended and substituted with the House companion to add a searchable FDLE database of convicted animal abusers and a sentencing multiplier, with an agriculture-related exemption; it passed 37-0. The Senate next passed CS/CS/SB 500/HB 711 creating the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism, including training and coordinated alert procedures, with a House amendment to align implementation timing and funding; it passed 37-0. CS/CS/SB 524/HB 1089 added Duchenne muscular dystrophy to newborn screening tests and passed 36-0. CS/CS/SB 592/HB 393 revised the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program by lowering approval thresholds, clarifying eligibility and ownership issues, and adding sliding-door wind-driven rain mitigation devices; it passed 37-0 after discussion about funding and insurance premium credits. CS/SB 742/HB 1145 on workforce education allowed charter schools direct access to grant funding and expanded money-back guarantees for certain programs, and it passed 37-0. CS/CS/SB 822/HB 443 on charter schools generated extensive debate and multiple amendments, including a Jones amendment requiring parent acknowledgment of school rules; the bill would expand charter autonomy, reporting flexibility, enrollment capacity, and governance provisions, and it was placed on the calendar for third reading after the amendment process. Later, the Senate passed HB 827 on a statewide study of automation and workforce impact, which would examine job displacement, wages, vulnerable regions, and training needs, by a 35-0 vote. It also passed CS/CS/SB 964/HB 181 on parole guidelines, CS/SB 976/HB 901 on court-appointed psychologists, and CS/SB 1084/HB 1451 on sexual cyber harassment and digitally forged intimate images, all unanimously. CS/CS/SB 1156 on a Home Health Aid for Medically Fragile Children Program was amended to clarify training requirements and passed 37-0 after supportive debate about helping parents care for medically fragile children. Finally, CS/CS/CS/SB 1240/HB 1091 on substance abuse and mental health care was amended to allow designated facilities to retain certain stabilized patients during the 72-hour involuntary examination period and passed 37-0. Several other bills were temporarily postponed, and the chamber also recognized guests and interns throughout the session.

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• First up on GM 750 is Jill Nagamine for Deputy Attorney General for the Attorney General's office in
• First up on GM 750 is Jill Nagamine for Deputy Attorney General for the Attorney General's office in
• First up on GM 750 is Jill Nagamine for Deputy Attorney General for the Attorney General's office in
• I prosecuted domestic violence cases in Boston.
• and education front as well as directly addressing misconduct, whether that's through criminal prosecutions

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held a Governor’s Message hearing on two nominations. For GM 750, Tracy Fujita was nominated to the Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation for a term ending June 30, 2030. Testimony in support came from several officials and commission members, including the Deputy Attorney General, Maui Behavioral Health Resources CEO Nicole Hokoana, Maui Council Chair Alice Lee, and Uniform Law Commission members. Fujita said her county-level legislative law background at the Department of Corporation Counsel and Office of Council Services would help her serve, and she expressed particular interest in health care legislation. For GM 778, Jessica Schafer was nominated to the Commission on the Status of Women for a term ending June 30, 2030. Support testimony came from Commission Executive Director Yasmin Chaney and multiple others. Schafer said her background includes prosecuting domestic violence cases, working in a human trafficking clinic, investigating sexual misconduct in higher education, and leading gender-based violence programming at the University of Hawaii; she said she is especially interested in sexual and gender-based violence issues but is open to broader commission work. After questioning, the committee moved to decision-making on both nominations. The chair recommended advise and consent for each, and the committee adopted both measures without any no votes or reservations. The meeting then adjourned.

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• </c> Haas and the Minnesota County Attorneys Haas and the Minnesota County Attorneys Association.<02:
• . county attorneys.
• </c><02:26:25.040><c> I'm</c> I'm a labor attorney in St. Paul. I'm I'm a labor attorney in St.
• Assistant County Attorney for St.
• Assistant County Attorney for St.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:54:33.359><c> Prosecuting</c> the cracks back there. Prosecuting the cracks back there.
• Prosecuting attorney<00:54:34.559><c> Kevin</c><00:54:34.960><c> Walton.
• Welcome to the attorney Kevin Walton. Welcome to the House.<00:54:36.559><c> Aloha.</c> House.
• The special investigation<01:22:39.760><c> and</c><01:22:40.080><c> prosecutive</c> investigation and
• prosecutive investigation and prosecutive division division division created<01:22:43.760><c> and</c

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• </c> Utilizing my own experience prosecuting Utilizing my own experience prosecuting this<00:19:12.640
• So to be prosecuted for murder or rape.
• </c> Maxwell just got from Deputy Attorney Maxwell just got from Deputy Attorney General<00:35:01.680
• ,</c> the prosecutors had actually prosecuted, the prosecutors had actually prosecuted, if<00:43:31.119
• Now, that attorney general refuted it.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It is an attorney who provides legal services.
• An individual is entitled to an attorney at any court hearing related to the program.
• The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, in conjunction with the state attorney and the chief judge
• An individual is entitled to an attorney at any court hearing related to the program.
• And number four, I think this piece of. this will be to prosecute cases.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, pledge, and several recognitions, including remarks from Senator Berman on Democratic priorities and introductions of military leaders and an intern. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with many bills substituted to House companions, amended, and passed, while several others were temporarily postponed. Major measures approved included the dangerous dogs/Pam Rock Act (SB 572/HB 593), which tightened penalties and procedures for dog attacks and passed 36-0; local government land regulation (SB 1080), which was amended to remove agricultural enclave language and passed 26-8; vessel/freedom-related legislation (SB 1388/HB 1137), which passed 35-0; blood clot screening and treatment (SB 890/HB 1421), which added registry and training provisions and passed 36-0; fleeing or eluding law enforcement (SB 468/HB 113), which increased offense levels and passed 36-0; concealed carry/licensing for certain officers and service members (SB 490/HB 383), which passed 33-3; timeshare management (SB 496/HB 897), which clarified governance and annual meeting requirements and passed 36-0; background screening education (SB 614/HB 531), which created a public webpage and passed 36-0; utility service restrictions (SB 1002/HB 1137), which preempted local energy-source restrictions and passed 36-0; Medicaid oversight (SB 1060), which created a joint oversight committee and passed 35-0; health facilities authorities (SB 68), amended to make fentanyl urine screening more discretionary, and passed 36-0; and veterans’ nursing home beds (SB 78/HB 797), which authorized veteran- and spouse-designated beds and passed 36-0. The chamber also passed disability history and awareness instruction (SB 540/HB 447), a highly personal bill honoring Evan Hartzell that drew extended debate about disability language, inclusion, and education; it passed 35-0 after 35 co-sponsors were added. Manufacturing policy bills SB 600 and SB 602 were approved after amendments to add reporting, ranking metrics, and fee-use restrictions, both passing 35-0. Educational opportunities for military children (SB 1528) passed 36-0 after testimony from student sponsors and senators praising the bill’s origin. Several other bills, including Medicaid oversight, mammograms, Parkinson’s disease, condominium/cooperative associations, waste management, human trafficking, and Bright Futures, were postponed or not taken up during this segment.

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• House Bill 45 by Hull relating to the duties of the Attorney General to prosecute human trafficking criminal
• House Bill 45 by whole relating to the duties of the Attorney General to prosecute human trafficking
• It ensures that the constitutional delegation of authority to the Attorney General is effective.
• HB 3073 by Howard relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
• It's currently an affirmative defense to prosecution for sexual performance of a child.

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, heard the invocation and pledges, and then took up a series of memorial resolutions and recognitions. Members adopted memorial resolutions honoring former President Jimmy Carter and Dr. Alice Gail Hudgens, with remarks highlighting their public service and community impact, and adopted resolutions recognizing Victoria College’s 100th anniversary and May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month. The chamber also recognized Texas A&M system interns and later granted permission for several committees to meet while the House was in session. The House then moved through a long third-reading calendar, passing a number of bills on wide margins. Measures approved included SB 304 on municipal court jurisdiction over nuisance abatement ordinances, SB 608 on reporting evidence collection kits, SB 2312 creating a Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict, SB 494 creating a petroleum theft task force, SB 530 on postsecondary accreditation, HB 45 giving the Attorney General a role in prosecuting human trafficking cases, HB 35 on peer support for first responders, HB 47 and HB 3073 on sexual assault policy and prosecution, HB 318 and HB 3000 creating rural sheriff and ambulance grant programs, HB 554 on Juneteenth fireworks sales with county opt-in authority restored, HB 705 and HB 932 joining licensure compacts for cosmetology and occupational therapy, HB 849 allowing county park boards to meet by video conference, HB 1119 on mental health bed reporting, HB 3041 on students with nontraditional secondary education, HB 713 on maternal mortality review reporting, HB 3104 on Webb County bailiff appointments, HB 3970 on electricity planning for large loads, HB 4042 on Railroad Commission safety provisions for gas distribution pipelines, HB 4490 protecting next-of-kin information, HB 1731 on the physician assistant compact, HB 2607 on Walker County Hospital District governance, HB 3689 on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association funding, HB 1788 on continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists about abuse and trafficking, HB 1612 on hospital direct payments for uninsured patients, and HB 138 on health impact cost and coverage analysis. Several bills drew extended debate or amendments. HB 353, creating a trespass offense near schools and daycares, prompted questions about constitutional concerns and property rights before passing. HB 3211 on optometrists in managed care plans received a perfecting amendment and a Medicaid-related amendment setting a minimum payment level. HB 1056 on gold and silver specie and a state-based currency prompted detailed questioning about its mechanics and fees, followed by a point of order challenging the caption. The House also adopted or postponed a number of items, including postponing HB 2520 and HB 1359 until later in the calendar before later passing both, and laying several bills on the table subject to call. Many measures passed overwhelmingly, while a few, including HB 3326 on loan forgiveness for adjunct professors and HB 3237 on energy consumption goals, passed with narrower margins.

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• </c><00:47:03.200><c> general</c> were sensitive to the attorney general were sensitive to the attorney
• I do know our attorney as we discuss it.
• So that reasonably should prosecute.
• I've talked to the attorney<01:48:21.280><c> general.
• another Wyoming attorney.

Bills: HB0070, HB0043, HB0103, HB0157, HB0092, SF0092

Keywords: foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, money laundering, illegal investment, financial institutions, criminal activity, Wyoming legislation, First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits

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• So she's been an attorney there in Henrietta, born and raised in Henrietta, Oklahoma, and has been in
• I've been a sole practitioner from '95 to present, did associate attorney work, different firms, and
• I am the city attorney for the city of Okmulgee.
• in Woodward when I was... ...went in as an assistant to the city attorney in Woodward when I was first
• I represented the officers as I prosecuted city tickets, and I do that in Onguagie also.

Bills: HB3045

Keywords: accident response, motor vehicle, law enforcement, fire department, fee prohibition

Summary: The Public Safety Committee first considered several gubernatorial nominations. Brent Black of Bixby was renominated to the Forensic Review Board, with Senator Guthrie noting the board’s seven-member makeup and the need for mental health professionals; the nomination was advanced 8-0. Lou Ann Moody of Henrietta was then presented for the Forensic Review Board. Moody described her long legal career, her work as city attorney and in juvenile/dependency matters, and her decision to avoid criminal defense work to avoid ethical conflicts. Members asked about the board’s caseload and meeting schedule, and the nomination was advanced 8-0. The committee also heard the nomination of a retired Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer, Mr. McCoy, to the OSBI Commission. He emphasized his decades of law enforcement and emergency-management experience, and the nomination was advanced 8-0. The committee then took up House Bill 3045, with an amendment offered by Senator Reinhart. The amendment would allow certain fire departments, rural fire districts, and fire protection districts in municipalities under 200,000 population to recover accident response fees, while preventing those fees from going into general revenue or funding non-fire services. Reinhart explained the bill was intended to address fire departments’ ability to recover costs while limiting the impact on the state’s two largest cities. Senator Brooks questioned why the exemption would apply only to the largest municipalities, and Reinhart responded that Tulsa and Oklahoma City would see the greatest fiscal impact and that rural departments lacked comparable revenue sources. Senator Murdoch raised a point that the bill had an unescorted fiscal impact on municipalities and asked for a ruling under the Municipal Fiscal Impact Act. The chair took the matter under advisement and, at the sponsor’s request, laid the bill over rather than proceeding further. The meeting concluded with members offering extended personal remarks thanking the chair and vice chair for their leadership and service, and the chair adjourned the committee.

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• It provides an avenue for the state to prosecute these individuals, provides a penalty, and truthfully
• attorney in Ms.
• </c><01:39:12.239><c> attorney</c><01:39:12.560><c> in</c> proof that the prosecuting attorney in proof
• that the prosecuting attorney in Miss<01:39:13.159><c> Van's</c><01:39:14.199><c> case</c><01:39:15.199
• </c> probable cause or the County Attorney probable cause or the County Attorney may<01:39:46.920><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• African American when he was growing up, but he was elected, um, he, he almost got elected district attorney
• Attorneys are for the Committee of Human Services HB 2666 by Riddell relating to the punishment of the
• Refer to the Committee on Public Education HB 2733 by Canales relating to the prosecution of criminal
• to requiring certain healthcare entities to submit notice of material change transactions to the Attorney
• General and the Attorney General's authority to conduct certain related studies imposing a civil and

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• I'm an attorney in Maricopa County, and I volunteer with the Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice,
• I'm an attorney here in Maricopa County, and I'm a volunteer attorney with the Arizona Attorneys for
• I'm an attorney here in Maricopa County, and I volunteer as a volunteer attorney with the Arizona Attorneys
• I'm a practicing attorney here in Maricopa County and a volunteer attorney with the Arizona Attorneys
• I'm not an attorney; I'm a 1L in law school.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2307, as amended, which would require the Department of Health Services to contract with out-of-state secure mental health facilities when Arizona beds are unavailable for certain involuntary commitment cases involving defendants found dangerous and incompetent. The sponsor and supporters framed it as an emergency stopgap to prevent individuals who are deemed non-restorable from being released because Arizona lacks secure behavioral health beds, while opponents argued it would raise due process, disability rights, family access, and cost concerns, and questioned whether the state could even implement such interstate placements. After debate, the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and advanced HB 2307 on a 6-5 due pass vote. The committee then heard House Bill 2083, which updates diabetes-related coverage language in health plans to include newer devices and supplies such as continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps, and smart insulin pens. Supporters said the bill modernizes outdated statutes and improves access and outcomes for people with diabetes, while an insurer representative offered soft opposition, warning that writing these items into statute could create a state mandate and potential cost exposure, especially if the language is read to include GLP-1 medications. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and moved HB 2083 forward on an 11-1 due pass vote. Next, House Bill 2673 was heard, addressing mental health screening and treatment for incarcerated people. The sponsor said the bill was being reworked into a study committee concept after stakeholder feedback, but the underlying proposal would require prompt evaluation of prisoners showing mental disorder symptoms and faster referral for treatment. A family member testified about her son’s severe deterioration in jail and death, while an attorney opposed the bill as overbroad and legally problematic. Despite the sponsor’s indication that the bill would become a study committee, the committee voted 12-0 to give HB 2673 a due pass recommendation. The committee also advanced House Bill 2923, which revises timelines, procedures, and notice requirements for judicial review of court-ordered mental health treatment; supporters said it clarifies outdated language and improves communication with families, while opponents argued it shifts burdens onto patients and could prolong confinement. HB 2923 also received a 12-0 due pass vote.

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• </c> instead of putting them in the attorney instead of putting them in the attorney general's<00:10:
• </c> being prosecuted federally or pursued. being prosecuted federally or pursued.
• </c> enforcement could get them prosecuted enforcement could get them prosecuted for<01:37:55.119><c>
• </c><01:47:34.719><c> General's</c> then I'll call the Attorney General's then I'll call the Attorney
• </c><03:15:40.319><c> The</c> is not the same as prosecuting. The is not the same as prosecuting.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Uh, I was able to connect with the Attorney General's office and the Department of State Attorneys and
• </c><00:10:51.279><c> general's</c> uh connect with the attorney general's uh connect with the attorney
• </c><00:10:55.040><c> a</c> of state attorneys and sheriffs. a of state attorneys and sheriffs. a neutral
• </c> damages, reasonable costs or attorneys damages, reasonable costs or attorneys fees. fees. fees.
• <01:14:03.679><c> General,</c> Attorney General, Attorney General, Office<01:14:06.960><c> of</c><01:

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• </c><00:20:18.559><c> which</c><00:20:18.880><c> could</c> uses the term prosecution which could uses
• the term prosecution which could arguably<00:20:20.919><c> mean</c><00:20:21.760><c> that</c><00:20:
• He said the attorney general already has the authority to do what this bill does.
• </c> uh secondly we know that the attorney uh secondly we know that the attorney general<00:37:31.720
• <00:42:26.720><c> general</c> attorney general attorney general um<00:42:29.280><c> we</c><00:42:29.440

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 313, and Representative Perez moved to retain the bill, saying it needed work and was not ready as written. Representative Smith supported that approach, and the motion to retain passed 18-0. The committee then considered House Bill 391, an anti-SLAPP measure. Representative Smith and others argued the bill was too broad, could create litigation and discovery disputes, and might even be read to affect criminal cases. The committee voted 18-0 to retain HB 391 as well, and the chair agreed to place it on consent with a report to be prepared. The committee next heard House Bill 462, establishing a cause of action for unwarranted video imaging of residential properties. Representative McFarland moved to retain, saying the bill raised First Amendment and property-rights concerns. The motion passed 18-0. The committee then took up House Bill 509, a fiscal note bill requiring reporting related to forfeitures. Members on both sides discussed the bill’s cost, the burden of collecting and collating the data, possible duplication across fiscal years, and whether the information was already being collected. The OTP motion passed 11-7, and Chairman Lynn asked Representative McFarland to prepare the report; a minority report was anticipated. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 520, which would authorize Department of Education hearing officers to issue subpoenas. Representative Kuttab supported the bill, saying similar authority exists in other agencies and states. Opponents argued the DOE already can obtain information through the attorney general, that the bill would create an unbalanced internal enforcement process, and that the subpoena authority was not tied to the curriculum-related concerns raised in testimony. Representative Ter offered Amendment 0842H to shift subpoena authority from DOE hearing officers to the attorney general; the amendment failed 7-11. The committee then voted on the bill as amended, and the OTP motion passed 10-8, with a minority report also requested.

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• </c> a house, empty it to pay the attorney a house, empty it to pay the attorney for<00:35:25.359><c>
• </c><03:22:22.319><c> And</c> going to prosecute. If not, why not? And going to prosecute.
• </c> &gt;&gt; No, we can't prosecute. &gt;&gt; No, we can't prosecute.
• </c> or not to prosecute any case. or not to prosecute any case. Understood. Understood.
• </c> &gt;&gt; within the attorney general's office? &gt;&gt; within the attorney general's office?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• attorney, Kauai mayor, and Maui mayor.
• </c> senators reps county council prosecuting senators reps county council prosecuting attorney<00:04
• We agree<00:21:26.720><c> with</c><00:21:26.880><c> the</c><00:21:27.120><c> attorney</c><00:21:27.440
• ><c> general's</c> agree with the attorney general's agree with the attorney general's opinion<00:21:
• I think that would, you know, I'm not an attorney. I'm sure it's not that simple.

Bills: SB3123

Keywords: conditional gifts, private education, scholarships, donor conditions, Hawaii education law, 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up three measures in decision-making. SB 2678, which would create a Judiciary working group to improve family court processes and youth access to legal representation in the child welfare system, was recommended for passage with amendments. The amendments would clarify that members with lived experience are those who have navigated the state child welfare system, replace an actively serving guardian ad litem with a former GAL, allow co-chairs to invite additional experts, and provide compensation for lived-experience members. The committee report would also recommend a $20,000 appropriation, and the motion passed without objection. SB 2528, a Campaign Spending Commission proposal to expand the partial public financing program and raise expenditure limits, was also recommended for passage with amendments and adopted without objection. The committee’s changes would increase the public-funds match to 4:1, raise the maximum public funding available to 20% for statewide executive offices and 25% for legislative and certain county offices, blank out the appropriation in the bill, and instead recommend $7.2 million in the committee report. Technical amendments would also rename the program for consistency and set the bill’s effective date to March 22, 2075. In a joint Judiciary/Education hearing, SB 3123 drew extensive testimony in support from the Governor’s office, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, Hawaiian Council, Kamehameha Schools, and many private-school and community representatives. Supporters said the bill would clarify that donor-funded scholarships, grants, and tuition-free educational programs are charitable gifts rather than contractual obligations, giving donors and schools greater certainty and preserving educational access. Some members questioned whether the bill could affect Kamehameha Schools’ admissions practices or allow schools to avoid donor conditions; witnesses responded that the measure is intended to clarify donor intent, not change admissions, and that an opt-out clause would preserve the ability to create contractual agreements if the parties choose. The discussion ended with the bill still under consideration, with no final vote reflected in the transcript excerpt.

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• </c> position of county attorney. position of county attorney.
• </c><00:25:41.360><c> is</c> uh mention that the county attorney is uh mention that the county attorney
• </c> prohibiting the Grafton County Attorney prohibiting the Grafton County Attorney from<01:53:22.080
• Under RSA 734, county attorneys act under the direction of the attorney general and exercise the full
• ,</c> public safety, prosecution, public safety, prosecution, records<02:05:40.800><c> management,</c

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> Massachusetts point in fact our attorney Massachusetts point in fact our attorney general's<01:00
• As far as the crime element, I agree with Attorney Binet that if someone commits a crime, they should
• It's not just the Attorney General kind of component to this where the AG can take action; there's also
• </c><02:09:33.360><c> General's</c> the Attorney General's the Attorney General's office<02:09:35.599
• Again, if you've committed a crime, you should be arrested and prosecuted.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all