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• The primary concerns we have seen throughout the state are the predatory billing practices on consumers
• The primary concerns we have seen throughout the state are the predatory billing practices on consumers
• the transparency and the<00:23:00.200> enforcement<00:23:01.200> the<00:23:01.400> primary
• <00:23:01.840> concerns<00:23:02.320> we the enforcement the primary concerns we the
• enforcement the primary concerns we have<00:23:02.559> seen<00:23:02.840> throughout<00

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met with a quorum and approved the minutes from its previous meeting. It then considered several transportation-related bills, beginning with House Bill 157 on special license plates. The bill, as amended by a committee substitute, would create a commercial Friends of Agriculture plate to support agriculture-related programs, with proceeds going to the same fund used by the existing farm tag. Members also discussed the committee substitute’s fee exemptions for military-related plates, and the bill was reported favorably with the substitute attached. The committee next took up House Bill 682 on utility relocation. Testimony from Charter Communications explained that the bill would update outdated law so cable and broadband providers are treated like public utilities for reimbursement when forced to relocate facilities for highway projects, while preserving the Transportation Cabinet’s discretion over reimbursements. Members asked about the current reimbursement process and fiscal impact; witnesses said the bill does not change cabinet discretion and therefore has no fiscal note. The bill was reported favorably. House Bill 443, which would shift the east end signage of the H. Rogers Parkway farther east to US 23 in Prestonsburg to reflect the already four-laned section and support future federal funding efforts, also received favorable expression. House Bill 444, a commercial driver’s licensing measure brought by the Transportation Cabinet and amended by committee substitute, would align Kentucky reporting requirements with federal law and allow drivers age 18 and older to qualify for a hazardous materials endorsement, with limits excluding school buses and interstate transport. Members discussed the safety rationale and the need for drivers in agriculture and propane delivery; the bill was reported favorably with the substitute attached. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 493 on towing and storage of motor vehicles. Representative Pollock and a Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance witness described it as a cleanup bill aimed at transparency and enforcement against predatory towing and inflated charges, and members noted constituent concerns about towing practices. The bill was reported favorably with a committee substitute attached. The committee also reviewed Administrative Regulation 600 KAR 1:041, which updates disadvantaged business enterprise certification rules to conform to federal nomenclature and related federal changes; the regulation was reviewed without further action.

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• you do see the largest growth that the students are learning to read, for example, in those early primary
• So that's one primary fact use of the assessments for the adults in the system.
• Because, again, the primary purpose is in per se.
• So the finding or the recommendation from the study is really to continue to use that PM 3 as the primary
• information am to 01:00PM 2 could help inform these decisions, however, says conclusions that the primary

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The patient has to have a primary diagnosis of a mental disorder and have demonstrated a history of lack
• Again, it's our court clerks who are entering the primary data on a lot of this.
• often in public health, we're talking about getting people into a medical home, having them have a primary
• So if that person is coming to us, of course, with a primary mental health diagnosis per the statute,
• concerned about, is 18 years or older, is a resident of a participating municipality or county, has a primary

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• primary primary supervisor's<00:12:36.839> unavailable.
• is not disrupted when their primary is not disrupted when their primary supervisor<00:14:41.440>
• Uh, the primary flavoring agent that has been out for 30 years, I believe.
• Uh, the primary flavoring agent that has been out for 30 years, I believe.
• Uh, the primary flavoring agent that has been out for 30 years, I believe.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Egg land's primary purpose should be agriculture production.
• Egg land's primary purpose and ranchers.
• <00:17:03.759> So<00:17:04.000> again, primary production of egg.
• So again, primary production of egg. So again, thank<00:17:04.640> you.
• So our primary out of the equation.

Bills: HB1601, HB1828, HB1616, HB1603, HB1606, HB1604, HB1605

Keywords: biosecurity, invasive species, Hawaii Invasive Species Council, Department of Land and Natural Resources, appropriation, agriculture, land use, farm dwelling, renewable energy, income qualification, solar energy, geothermal resources, hydropower, agricultural tourism, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, land leases, Hawaii

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• <01:06:32.720> job<01:06:33.039> duty<01:06:33.440> of supervision is a primary
• job duty of supervision is a primary job duty of that<01:06:34.000> staff.
• <01:08:00.079> If<01:08:00.480> a the primary job duty of the staff.
• If a the primary job duty of the staff.
• that it would have to be the primary that it would have to be the primary duty<01:10:39.040>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• On each bill that's called, there'll be two primary witnesses in support and two primary witnesses in
• Seeing no other witnesses approach to the microphone, as primary witnesses, if you support SB 1088, please
• So when family is the primary cause for the...
• So when family is the primary cause for the mental illness, the judicial court will have a full right
• What it says is you can't be the primary caretaker.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Uh, I've, uh, but my opponent also got out of state mailers as well, so it happens inside the primaries
• However, we're not really addressing our existing, uh, peak load primary, uh, primary causes, which would
• If homebuilders and constructors just install a heat pump for that air conditioning, and as a primary
• Is the bad habit of installing electric resistance as the primary heating source, as any parent, teacher
• That is what allows the heat pump to work like an air conditioner in the summer and be the primary heat

Bills: HB 1951, HB 2715, HB 3092, HB 3237, HB 3278, HB 3511, HB 3592, HB 3675, HB 3778, HB 3782, HB 3826, HB 3970, HB 4016, HB 4049, HB 4341, HB 4344, HB 4406, HB 4427

Keywords: collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction

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• The primary purpose of this bill is to address damages to underground utilities, primarily water and
• And there are, you have to have either two primary documents or a primary document and a secondary document
• The primary documents include, and if you all are familiar, when you've gone to the OMV, you have to
• Representative Boier: Primary documents include, and if you all are familiar, when you've gone to the
• Representative Boier: So either two of the primary or one primary and one secondary. Okay.

Bills: HR320, HR321, SCR55, SCR69, SCR75, SCR77, SCR78, SCR79, SB259, SB295, SB312, SB348, SB444, SB485, HR73, HR118, HR144, HR196, HR237, HR249, HR260, HR267, HR272, HR278, HCR85, HCR100, HCR105, HCR107, HCR114, HR245, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, SCR30, SCR40, HB62, HB193, HB210, HB220, HB246, HB364, HB420, HB475, HB584, HB622, HB772, HB784, HB949, HB953, HB1043, HB1070, HB1092, HB1134, HB1162, HB1176, HB1196, HB1214, HB119, HB129, HB233, HB283, HB538, HB789, HB850, HB870, HB1236, HB1241, HB54, HB137, HB321, HB368, HB386, HB414, HB431, HB552, HB555, HB578, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB638, HB670, HB692, HB707, HB708, HB715, HB718, HB732, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB796, HB807, HB822, HB848, HB856, HB887, HB888, HB917, HB921, HB1082, HB1243, HB1246, HB378, HB509, HB1090, HB1259, SB80, SB131, SB143, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB367, SB384, SB388, SB389, SB398, SB408, SB431, SB468, SB469, SB496, SB4, SB52, SB57, SB83, SB145, SB152, SB194, SB276, SB319, SB333, SB448, SB450, SB465, SB484, SB501, SB509, SB149, HR168, HB463, HB998, SB123, SB353, SB479, SB495, SB82, SB97, SB283, SB326, SB518, SB197, SB268, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB89, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB441, SB449, SB487

Keywords: Arsenal, Arsenal F.C., Premier League, English football, soccer, football club, Mikel Arteta, Emirates Stadium, North London, Tottenham Hotspur, Gunners, sports resolution, commendation, celebration, championship, silverware, Louisiana House Resolution, ceremonial resolution, domestic violence, forensic medical examinations

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• I am the primary educator of my three children under RSA 193A in Summersworth.
• in a supportive role of the true primary in a supportive role of the true primary educators,<00:
• Uh, primary, no, that was one of the reasons. Okay. Yeah. Thank you. You're welcome.
• Families have lawful status as the primary educators of their children by merely existing.
• <03:50:38.800> It first and primary teachers. It first and primary teachers.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:10:12.640> care also uh if you're a primary care also uh if you're a primary care physician
• treatments. uh and I think the primary treatments. uh and I think the primary objective<01:14:27.679
• if you were admitted with the primary if you were admitted with the primary diagnosis<01:18:16.159
• It could assist you the primary users.
• So, these are about primary prevention.

Keywords: 00:00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 00:02:17 - Approval of June 18, 2025 Minutes 00:02:33 - Introductions and Discussion on Priorities 00:07:27 - Health Data Discussion-KY Health Information Exchange (KHIE) 00:34:02 - Health Data Discussion-Public Health Data 01:19:24 - Health Data Discussion-Other Health Data Platforms 01:42:40 - Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations (Except 201 KAR 005:010) 01:44:48 - Discussion of Optometry Regulation 201 KAR 005:010 02:25:29 - Hearing on Unified Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Application for FFY 2026 - 2027 Funds 02:33:40 - Administrative Regulation 201 KAR 005:010 Vote Clarification 02:34:03 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Health Services met to approve the June 18 minutes and hear introductory remarks from new Cabinet Secretary for Health and Family Services Dr. Steven Stack and new Department for Public Health Commissioner Dr. John Langfeld. Both described their backgrounds and emphasized a shared focus on using health data to improve quality, coordination, and outcomes across Kentucky. They highlighted the Kentucky Health Information Exchange (KHI) as a central tool for connecting hospitals, labs, providers, public health systems, Medicaid, and other state and federal data sources, and said the system supports notifications, immunization records, surveillance, and care coordination. They also outlined priorities such as continued investment in KHI, stronger interoperability, privacy protections, and expanded analytic capacity to turn data into action. Committee members then asked about COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and informed consent, particularly for pregnant women and children. Dr. Stack said informed consent should come through a licensed health care provider, that Kentucky did not mandate the COVID vaccine, and that the evidence still supports vaccination for high-risk groups, including pregnant women, citing professional medical guidance. A follow-up exchange focused on concerns about past vaccine policies and the need for patients to receive full information before making decisions. Senator Heron asked how KIPRC/KIPR could be used to address firearm injuries. Dr. Langfeld said the key opportunity is to make data more real-time and usable for day-to-day response, while Dr. Stack said the department would continue its long-standing partnership with KIPRC and noted his view that gun violence is a public health emergency. He added, however, that because firearms are a deeply divided issue, the Department for Public Health’s current role is mainly to make data available for authorized research rather than to take a broader policy role. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken.

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• We will allow two minutes each for two primary witnesses in support and opposition of the bill.
• As a reminder, primary witnesses in support must be those accompanying the author or who otherwise have
• Primary witnesses in opposition must have opposition registered with the committee.
• Fuel combustion in the transportation sector is the primary source of smog-forming ozone pollution and
• Fuel combustion in the transportation sector is the primary source for smog-forming ozone pollution and

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard several bills focused on active transportation, transit, road safety, and local enforcement. SB 569 would restrict removal or downgrading of bikeways built with state General Fund dollars for at least 20 years, require public hearings before major changes, and was supported by bicycle advocates and some local and environmental groups. The City of Encinitas opposed the bill, arguing it could limit needed safety fixes and should apply only to future projects; committee members discussed whether the bill still allowed safety-based modifications. The bill passed on a due pass vote to Appropriations. SB 741 would streamline the Low-Carbon Transit Operations Program by reducing administrative burden and giving transit agencies more flexibility to use funds for service improvements, fare programs, and other transit needs while maintaining oversight and disadvantaged community requirements. Transit agencies and advocacy groups supported the measure, saying it would help agencies respond to post-pandemic ridership and financial challenges. The committee approved the bill on a due pass as amended vote to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1167, which would tighten consumer protections by clarifying that high-powered e-motos and similar motor vehicles are not e-bikes, requiring clearer disclosures and labels, and improving crash reporting. Supporters said the bill would reduce confusion and improve safety for riders, pedestrians, and parents; the Motorcycle Industry Council opposed unless amended, arguing the term “e-bike” is used broadly and the bill could affect existing businesses. The bill passed to Appropriations. Later, SB 953, dealing with vehicular manslaughter cases dismissed through misdemeanor diversion, would add DMV points so fatal conduct remains reflected on driving records; the bill was supported by the victim’s family and safety advocates and passed to Appropriations. The committee then heard SB 1218, which would let local agencies boot vehicles tied to repeated unpaid illegal dumping citations instead of using DMV enforcement. Oakland officials and community groups supported the bill as a needed deterrent, while the ACLU opposed it as punitive debt collection without a sufficient nexus to the vehicle. The bill passed to Appropriations. Finally, SB 739 would revise the Clean Miles Standard for rideshare companies by allowing CARB and CPUC to adjust electric vehicle mileage targets in light of current market conditions; Uber and Lyft supported the flexibility, while clean air advocates began raising concerns about weakening climate goals as the transcript cut off.

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• And that will be after the state primary.
• I didn't want to meet any other day that week because of uh the requirements for the state primary.
• And that will be after the state<01:11:59.600> primary. state primary. state primary.
• requirements for week because of uh the requirements for the<01:12:06.560> state<01:12:06.800> primary
• the state primary. the state primary.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met to review its mission and to discuss recent work on a letter sent to the governor and legislative leaders regarding COVID vaccine safety and related scientific references. Members said the letter, which included 31 cited sources, had been delivered to the governor’s office, the Speaker’s office, and the Senate President’s office, and a press release had been issued. Several members defended the letter’s sourcing and urged the public to read the materials and evaluate the evidence themselves, while also acknowledging questions about the trustworthiness of some cited articles. A major portion of the meeting focused on a research assistant’s effort to use AI tools to help reconstruct and verify the committee’s 2024 COVID report with citations. She reported mixed results from Copilot and Gemini, noting that the tools often produced broad or incomplete outputs and that she would need to break the report into smaller sections and ask for more specific source types. Members advised using more precise prompts and emphasized that any AI output would still need human verification. The committee said it hoped to produce a revised, fully footnoted 2024 report by early September. The chair then outlined the committee’s fall agenda, saying it would examine long COVID treatment, the patient bill of rights as it relates to COVID vaccinations and death reporting, standards of care and professional judgment by New Hampshire health care providers, and oversight of federal COVID-related funding such as CARES Act education relief dollars. He also referenced a recent fraud case involving misuse of COVID funds and suggested the committee may ask the DOJ for information. The committee will not meet in July or August and plans to resume in September and October, with a final report targeted for the end of October. The chair also introduced a recent DNI/Tulsi Gabbard press release about U.S.-funded biolabs overseas, which members discussed as a possible transparency issue relevant to future pandemic policy.

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• I'm a primary care physician and a pediatrician and an associate professor at BU School of Medicine.
• and clearly prohibiting law enforcement from the bill by removing the word primary and clearly prohibiting
• As others have said, we would love to see the word primary be taken out so that no local resources can
• We would love to see the word primary be taken out so that no local resources can be used for immigration
• I am a primary care doctor here in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on several public safety bills, with testimony first on S.2681, Colby’s Law, which would establish safety standards for BMX and motocross tracks. Supporters, including the family of a child killed at a track, argued the bill is needed because some tracks lack basic protections such as barriers, emergency plans, on-site medical staff, and adequate track maintenance. A motocross track representative opposed the bill as overregulation that could impose major costs and argued existing safety efforts and voluntary safety committees are preferable. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on S.2680, which would expand emergency preparedness requirements around aging nuclear power plants and nuclear waste sites from a 10-mile to a 50-mile radius. Supporters from Cape Cod Downwinders, Massachusetts Peace Action, physicians, and other advocates said current law is outdated and insufficient, citing risks from radioactive waste storage, limited federal oversight, and the need for broader evacuation and emergency planning. Testifiers urged the bill’s passage, and no action was taken. A major portion of the hearing focused on the Protect Act, H.5158, dealing with limits on cooperation between state/local agencies and federal civil immigration enforcement. Sheriffs testified about how ICE detainers and notification requests work in practice, emphasizing discretion, public safety, and the difference between sentenced prisoners and pretrial detainees. Supporters from labor, education, and health care groups said immigrant communities are living in fear and asked for stronger protections, including bans on 287(g) agreements and clearer limits on ICE activity in schools, hospitals, and other sensitive locations. The hearing also included testimony on H.4697 regarding training and certification of constables and civil deputy sheriffs, with the Hampshire County sheriff saying sheriffs are already working with POST and MPTC on training standards and that the bill may be duplicative.

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• If there are no other primary witnesses at this time, we'll go ahead and take me-toos on anybody that
• At this time, we'll go ahead and take primary witnesses in opposition.
• Are there any primary witnesses in opposition? Come on up here; each of you will have two minutes.
• At this time, we'll go ahead and take primary witnesses in opposition.
• Are there any primary witnesses in opposition? Come on up here, each of you will have two minutes.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Real personal consumption expenditures, also known as real consumer spending, are the primary driver
• driver in the of growth are the primary driver in the of growth in<00:09:53.519> the<00:09:53.680
• As I noted previously, higher forecasts for non-wage income sources are primary drivers of the higher
• 00:16:20.160> income<00:16:20.480> sources<00:16:20.959> are<00:16:21.279> primary
• for non-wage income sources are primary for non-wage income sources are primary drivers<00:16:22.480

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: Minnesota Management and Budget officials presented the February 2026 budget and economic forecast, saying the state remains in a strong financial position but faces continued structural imbalance and significant uncertainty. Commissioner Aaron Campbell said the FY 2026-27 balance is now projected at more than $3.7 billion, up about $1.3 billion from November, and the FY 2028-29 planning period is projected to end with a $377 million positive balance. He emphasized that the improvement comes largely from higher projected revenues, especially individual income and corporate franchise taxes, but warned that the state is increasingly reliant on more volatile sources such as capital gains, interest income, and corporate profits. State Economist Dr. Anthony Becker said the national outlook improved slightly, with stronger projected GDP, consumer spending, and investment, but weaker payroll growth and ongoing trade-policy uncertainty. He noted that the forecast was complicated by missing federal data because of the federal shutdown, and that tariffs, immigration policy, equity markets, and possible AI-related shifts all present risks. Revenue projections were raised for the current biennium, including individual income tax receipts, sales tax revenue, corporate franchise tax revenue, and other revenues, while Becker stressed that federal funding threats, especially involving Medicaid and other entitlement programs, could materially alter the outlook. State Budget Director Anna Mingi said general fund spending in the current biennium is projected to be $68 million lower than previously estimated, but planning-year spending is up $152 million. The biggest spending changes came from education, where special education costs rose sharply after updated local spending data, and from human services, where a new prepayment review process for certain Medicaid benefits reduced projected spending by $133 million this biennium and $105 million in the next. She also said discretionary inflation is now estimated at $1.04 billion, up $104 million from November. Campbell closed by saying the state’s reserve remains at a record $3.8 billion and that Minnesota’s AAA bond rating and reserve policy help protect against downturns. He cautioned, however, that the long-term structural imbalance remains about $3.4 billion in the planning years, or $2.3 billion excluding discretionary inflation, and urged policymakers to offset any new spending with reductions. No votes or formal actions were taken; the meeting was a presentation and question-and-answer session on the forecast.

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• When examined closely, the issue appears to be driven by two primary categories: process and people.
• When examined closely, the issue appears to be driven by two primary categories: process and people.
• So the other thing, for phone calls and audio in any of the video files, of the primary languages out
• For that, the primary language is nearly 100% for some of the other ones which I've looked at prior to
• Our primary concern with HB 2460 is the breadth of its preemption language.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• We still are working on getting funding for behavioral health capital fund, primary care capital fund
• So a lot of that you'll hear about today, like the primary capital fund and the child care revolving
• The next request we have is a 25 million primary care capital fund.
• The Primary Care Association is telling us their members operate 175 clinics and clinic sites in 90 New
• We just don't want that to be the primary avenue of instruction.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Senator Pinto, that has become The primary site. They are turning in the phase two environmental.
• The primary site. They are turning in the phase two environmental.
• Short-term rentals face three primary issues, including tax assessments, unfair permitting fees, and
• Short-term rentals are primary issues, including tax assessments, unfair permitting fees, and operating
• From the New Mexico Short Term Rental, A minority of assessors focused on the primary use of the property

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Next we have Eric Ab, Hawaii Primary Care Association, in support; Dr.
• c><00:21:54.480> Eric<00:21:54.840> ab<00:21:55.279> Hawaii<00:21:55.640> Primary
• um next we have Eric ab Hawaii Primary um next we have Eric ab Hawaii Primary Care<00:21:56.440>
• Richard Eric Ab, Hawaii Primary Care Association, in support. Mike Wi, aloha.
• Eric, Abby, Hawaii Primary Care Association, in support.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several health-related bills. HB 72 on pharmacy drew only support, with testimony from the University of Hawaiʻi system, the Board of Pharmacy, pharmacists, and others; no questions were raised. HB 237 on peer support programs also received broad support from the Department of Health, DHS, early learning officials, families, and advocates, with testimony emphasizing the value of peer-to-peer mentoring and support for parents, youth, and people with disabilities; no opposition or questions were noted. HB 250, the prior authorization bill, generated the most discussion. SHPDA supported a revised version focused on reporting prior authorization practices and creating a nonbinding working group to develop automation standards, while PCMA, HMSA, Kaiser Permanente, and others raised concerns about duplicative pharmacy requirements, unintended consequences, and alignment with federal timelines and reporting. Several medical groups and individual patients supported the measure, describing delays and burdens caused by prior authorization. A committee member asked whether the bill’s working group differed from a similar group in Senate Bill 1449, and the witness said it was intended to be the same. HB 303 on health care preceptors was supported by the Department of Health, University of Hawaiʻi, nursing and health care organizations, and the Hawaii Pharmacists Association, which asked that pharmacists’ residency programs be specifically tied to national accreditation standards. HB 341, relating to issuance of SPURS to assist the Hawaii Island Community Health Association, drew support from the health center and related groups. HB 692 on Preschool Open Doors received extensive support from early learning, education, family, labor, and community organizations; testimony stressed the shortage of child care and preschool slots, especially on Kauai, and the need to expand access for families. Committee members asked about adding family child care providers and about licensing/certification barriers, and DHS said the bill was focused on current licensed child care facilities and that certification issues were a separate, broader problem. HB 700 on cognitive assessments also drew strong support, with the Department of Health, the Executive Office on Aging, disability advocates, the Alzheimer’s Association, caregivers, and others urging use of a validated cognitive assessment tool during annual wellness visits and asking that the age 65 threshold be removed; some witnesses supported keeping the data-collection portion as a pilot and emphasized early detection and reporting.