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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Yeah, I believe anybody who paid the fees, those fees are not going to get it back.
  • The agreed repeal of school impact fees.
  • </c> CD1 abolishes various impact fee CD1 abolishes various impact fee accounts<00:02:50.120><c> and<
  • </c> Um, had to pay the fees. Um, had to pay the fees.
  • um,</c> who paid the fees, those fees are, um, who paid the fees, those fees are, um, they're<00:03:
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • The court member.
  • </c> co-chair, and the court member. co-chair, and the court member.
  • </c><00:55:25.160><c> On</c> co-chairs, and the court member. On co-chairs, and the court member.
  • </c> from the tuition and fees special fund. from the tuition and fees special fund.
  • </c> the court member. the court member.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Next item is HB 1713, HD1, SD1, relating to school impact fees.
  • amounts to $20,000 for an individual taxpayer in a single taxable year, $40,000 for a married couple filing
  • <00:03:24.600><c> a</c><00:03:24.640><c> married</c><00:03:24.920><c> couple</c><00:03:25.200><c> filing
  • </c> $40,000 for a married couple filing $40,000 for a married couple filing jointly<00:03:25.760><c>
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • So, next up is our last bill, HB 306 relating to state water code and general fees.
  • ><c> general</c> relating to state water code and general relating to state water code and general fees
  • 36.520><c> side,</c><00:05:36.800><c> we</c><00:05:36.960><c> have</c><00:05:37.200><c> myself,</c> fees
  • On the house side, we have myself, fees.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-30-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • File. File. File.
  • Court. Court.
  • File.
  • </c> be filed later today. be filed later today.
  • </c><00:43:45.520><c> File.</c> 1800 beyond 9:00 p.m. File. 1800 beyond 9:00 p.m. File.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • So, to read the description, this bill requires an employer to file a response either accepting or objecting
  • So, to read the description, this bill requires an employer to file a response either accepting or objecting
  • HB 1509 requires an employer to file a response either accepting or objecting to a treatment plan within
  • It imposes a monetary penalty of up to $1,000 if an employer does not file a response within the 10-day
  • It clarifies that a treatment plan is deemed accepted if an employer fails to file certain documents
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • </c> and the court members. and the court members.
  • </c><00:11:50.840><c> uh</c> Rhoads, Wakai co-chairs, the court uh Rhoads, Wakai co-chairs, the court
  • </c> court member. court member.
  • member. court member.
  • court court member. member. member.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • have openly said multiple times this is an important issue to address a bad holding in the Supreme Court
  • to prevail in court and actually implementable implementable implementable given<00:05:04.120><c> our
  • </c> Supreme Court Citizens United case. Supreme Court Citizens United case.
  • I'm hoping that federal courts will see it differently, and that's why we proposed our position to try
  • Right that federal courts will still allow foreign mainland corporations to come in and spend here to
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • This is to allow parks and harbors to use the user fees and other fees to do R&M and other projects without
  • This is to allow parks and harbors to use the user fees and other fees to do R&M and other projects without
  • have release on our side, but I understand you guys still have conversations going on on your end. fees
  • to do R&amp;M and other projects fees to do R&amp;M and other projects without<00:04:12.040><c> needing
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Postsecondary Education Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Postsecondary Education

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  • such a fee from being based on the content of The expression.
  • or charge a fee based on that with this language.
  • is and charge the same fee for all.
  • , or would we then have to go back to court?
  • And then another court would have to overturn a prior court's decision.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Postsecondary Education Apr 7th, 2026

Postsecondary Education

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  • such a fee from being based on the content of the expression.
  • a fee based on that with this language, correct?
  • The fee or charge a fee based on that with this language, correct? That's correct.
  • is, and charge the same fee for all.
  • or would we then have to go back to court?
Summary: The Postsecondary Education Committee considered a series of higher education and career-tech bills, with members asking mostly clarifying questions about eligibility, implementation, and alignment with existing law. House Bill 1477, requested by the State Regents, would limit concurrent enrollment to students age 21 or under; it passed 6-0. Senate Bill 1593 updated language on the Oklahoma State University Board of Trustees to reflect current practice and passed 6-0. Senate Bill 1725 addressed expressive activities on public campuses by allowing security fees for students or student groups, but not based on the content of expression, and also directed free speech training through the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee; it passed 7-2. Senate Bill 1670, a State Chamber priority bill, aimed to strengthen startup ecosystems, venture capital, and industry-embedded research to help move university research into private-sector jobs, and it passed 9-0. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 1726, which would establish a baseline training course for graduate student instructors at colleges and universities. Supporters said it would standardize instruction across institutions and help ensure a consistent level of preparation for graduate instructors teaching undergraduates; it passed 7-2. Senate Bill 1633 would align Oklahoma statute with federal law following a consent judgment regarding tuition eligibility for individuals not lawfully present in the United States; members discussed how “lawfully present” would apply to DACA recipients and others with federal immigration status, and the bill passed 6-3. Senate Bill 1735, a cleanup measure shifting certain oversight of technology center career tech schools more directly under the State Board of Career and Technology Education, passed 9-0. Later, the committee approved Senate Bill 1480, a pilot program for paid apprenticeships for 16-year-old students within career tech settings, despite questions about why a pilot was needed when career techs were already prepared to do similar work; it passed 9-0. Finally, an amendment to Senate Bill 1632 changed “shall” to “may” and allowed the State Board of Regents to use workforce assessments such as WorkKeys to award some entry-level college credit for students who score highly, especially those returning to community college or seeking an associate degree; after discussion about the limits of the credit, the amended measure passed 9-0. The meeting concluded with thanks to members as the committee’s final meeting.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • So in the PCS, will that be filed today, or soon? So in the PCS, will that be filed today or soon?
  • It's supposed to be filed yesterday. Okay, okay. So does it maintain the 21-year?
  • Right now they don't have... okay, they shut them down, they pay the fine, don't ever show up for court
  • They must pay the renewal fee, all late fees, and a reinstatement penalty not to exceed $200.
Committee: House Business
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business REVISED: HB3338 - Added Feb 17th, 2026

Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • So in the PCS, will that be filed today, or soon? It's supposed to be filed, yes.
  • Right now they don't have, okay, they shut them down, they pay the fine, don't ever show up for court
  • They must pay the renewal fee, all late fees, and a reinstatement penalty not to exceed $200.
Committee: House Business
Summary: The committee considered and advanced a series of occupational licensing, workforce, and regulatory bills, often after adopting proposed committee substitutes (PCSs) and, in some cases, live amendments. House Bill 437 updated CPA licensure pathways to align with the 2025 Uniform Accountancy Act and passed 6-0-9. House Bill 4321 added a restriction on the Department of Labor retroactively applying new rules to existing structures absent written findings of obvious safety hazards, and passed 6-0-9. House Bill 4322 removed the requirement that a funeral director in charge also hold an embalmer license, with supporters saying it would help rural funeral homes and opponents raising concerns about embalming coverage; it passed 7-1-1. House Bill 3783, a constituent-request bill for career tech/CIB testing changes in the plumbing field, was discussed as a work in progress to clarify experience-hour requirements and passed 8-0-2. House Bill 2956 made cleanup changes related to the Appraisers Board after a federal audit and passed 8-0-0. House Bill 2471 expanded and adjusted the Oklahoma Workforce Commission’s membership and quorum rules and passed 8-0-0. House Bill 3239 updated the Veterinary Practice Act and passed 8-0-0. House Bill 3673 allowed journeymen and contractors to renew expired licenses without reexamination if they meet fee, education, and disciplinary requirements, and passed 9-0-0-8. House Bill 3338, a constituent-request bill regulating the pool industry to address bad actors, also passed after adoption of a PCS, with the Attorney General reviewing the issue. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 3960, which would have required larger grocery stores and drugstores to employ more workers relative to self-checkout kiosks in an effort to increase staffing and reduce retail theft. Supporters framed it as a workforce and anti-theft measure, but the bill failed on a 2-6 vote. House Bill 3832 drew substantial discussion about human trafficking in exotic entertainment establishments; the sponsor explained that the bill was intended to require photo identification rather than lower the age threshold, so law enforcement could more quickly identify workers and shut down trafficking operations. Members asked about the practical effect of the proposal and related enforcement concerns, and the bill passed after the sponsor clarified the PCS was still being finalized. The committee then adjourned after the final bill was handled.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy 2ND REVISED Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • As I look with the staff at some of the water bills that have been filed just in the Senate alone, we
  • both national and state, working within their permits, and to make sure that they are not taken to court
  • Given the history of the lawsuits filed in other states since about this is the particular industry that
  • anything in place now for which an entity in the fossil fuel industry would be held accountable in court
  • The concept of remediation assistance involves a court system at the Corporation Commission, where you
Committee: Senate Energy
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy 2ND REVISED Feb 5th, 2026

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • As I look with staff at some of the water bills that have been filed just in the Senate alone, we have
  • So the source of the action isn't important; it's who is actually being sued in court. Follow up.
  • The fund is funded by fees and penalties that are paid by these well drillers and installers.
  • But we have a court system at the Corporation Commission where you could make application.
  • But we have a court system at the Corporation Commission where you could make application.
Committee: Senate Energy
Summary: The Senate Energy Committee met and first laid over a couple of items before taking up a series of energy and water-related bills. Senate Bill 1333, presented by Sen. Hall, was framed as a symbolic reflection of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board’s budget request and the state’s estimated $24 billion water infrastructure need through 2030. Members asked about project prioritization, emergency needs, long-term funding, federal matching dollars, and whether some proposed spending would go to outreach or new programs rather than direct infrastructure. Supporters emphasized the statewide water crisis, rural and municipal needs, and the goal of building a comprehensive water package; the bill passed 11-0. Senate Bill 1191, presented by Sen. Daniels, would eliminate an unused board tied to the Low Carbon Energy Initiative; the deputy secretary testified the board was never actually founded and collected no research, and the bill passed 11-0. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1439, the Energy Security and Independence Act, also by Sen. Daniels, which would shield fossil fuel companies operating lawfully and within permits from certain climate-change and emissions-based lawsuits. Questions focused on why the bill applied only to fossil fuels, whether it could affect landowners’ rights or environmental standards, and whether it would create a lower regulatory bar in Oklahoma. The author said it was aimed at a specific category of litigation seen in other states and would not protect unlawful conduct; the bill passed 10-1. Senate Bill 1314, by Sen. Yek, would raise the cap on the well drillers and pump installers indemnity fund from $50,000 to $100,000 and increase the per-well cap from $10,000 to $25,000; members discussed how the fund works and its limited size, and it passed 10-0. Senate Bill 1509, also by Sen. Yek, would update groundwater well spacing rules so the Water Resources Board could apply spacing requirements across all groundwater basins, not just those with maximum annual yield studies. The board said the bill is meant to protect existing commercial wells from encroachment, with exceptions if water cannot be found elsewhere on the property; it passed 10-0. Senate Bill 1319, presented by Sen. Hall, would allow the Corporation Commission to use plugging funds in rare cases where homes are affected by historic oil and gas activity or orphan wells; members raised concerns about caps, proof of contamination, remediation versus plugging, and whether landowners could present expert evidence. The author said the language was still being refined with the Commission, and the bill passed 10-0. Senate Bill 1346, by Vice Chair Woods, would direct the Water Resources Board to establish a water and wastewater infrastructure program with competitive loans for eligible entities; it was described as part of a broader effort to consolidate water measures into a comprehensive package and passed 9-0. The committee also passed Senate Bill 1613, which would let the LP Gas Administration buy, lease, and own its own vehicles instead of using the OMES fleet and would rename a miscellaneous permit as a food truck permit; it passed without debate. The meeting ended with adjournment and notice that there would be no committee meeting the following week.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 16th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • In closing, I'd like to thank you, Senator Hinojosa, for filing...
  • The Smith County Commissioners Court agrees with us that this...
  • And so, again, the Morris County Commissioner's Court affirmed this request.
  • The Commissioner's Court is in support, officially.
  • , other than a $3.00 license plate fee.
Summary: The meeting of the committee focused on several bills aimed at enhancing the operational efficiency of Texas transportation and port authorities. Key discussions included the implications of SB2080, which seeks to streamline operations for navigation districts by raising procurement authority, exempting security discussions from recording requirements, and aligning Texas ports with national standards to foster economic growth. Senator Alvarado advocated fervently for the bill, emphasizing its positive impact on competitiveness with ports in states like Virginia and New Jersey. Public testimony reflected mixed responses, with strong support from industry representatives but opposition from some municipal authorities concerned about the potential overreach of port authorities into local development.