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• But if your argument is to vote for hunting because they are under attack from certain people, we're
• saying vote for this because we're under attack from certain people.
• But if your argument is to vote for hunting because they are under attack from certain people, we're
• saying vote for this because we're under attack from certain people.
• We owe Delaware better than personal attacks on each other.

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• what's going on, but removing some of the little more constrictive timelines you had in the original attacks
• what's going on, but removing some of the little more constrictive timelines you had in the original attacks
• I mean, the LGBTQ community is under attack. It's under attack from our federal government.
• It's under attack from out-of-state actors.
• It's under attack because people are trying to obtain personal information, personal health records,

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• This can slowly kill the baby or, if put into the heart, can cause a heart attack.
• Furthermore, this bill attacks their freedom to manage their own wages, like any other public employee
• We stand in total unity with AEA and IFT when we attack the communication and organizational rights of
• Reactionary, politically motivated groups seek to restore barriers to the American dream by attacking
• Caldwell that this is in no way an attack on law enforcement.

Bills: HB2015, HB2060, HB2062, HB2100, HB2118, HB2165, HB2258, HB2327, HB2397, HB2445, HB2460, HB2641, HB2745, HB2876, HB2917, HB4011, HB4049, HB4056, HB4087, HCR2013, HCR2016, HCR2040, HCR2044, HCR2048, HCR2056

Keywords: budget procedures, late filing penalty, accounting standards, financial reporting, state appropriations, abortion, educational institutions, health education, state aid, public schools, Buffalo Soldiers, monument, commemoration, Arizona, public funding, Wesley Bolin Plaza, military history, historical memorial, small land subdivision, land use

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from the prior meetings and then took up several measures, beginning with HCR 2013, which would proclaim June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month in Arizona. The resolution drew emotional testimony in support from Crystal Cooper and Bella Stockton, both of whom shared personal stories about living with spina bifida and argued for celebrating life and supporting people with disabilities. Senator Kennedy voted no, saying the resolution was symbolic and did not address practical supports such as paid family leave, health care, housing, and school meals. The committee ultimately gave HCR 2013 a due pass recommendation on a 4-1 vote, with two members not voting. The committee then advanced HB 2327, as amended, clarifying protections for eligible persons’ identifying information in county recorder records and explicitly excluding voter registration records from the confidentiality provisions. Representative Hendricks said the bill was intended to fix problems created by earlier language protecting elected officials and first responders. The committee also passed HB 2258, which adds La Paz County to the Tourism Advisory Council’s geographic area, with no opposition testimony. A longer debate followed on HB 2397, which expands HOA/condominium disclosure requirements for prospective buyers, including bylaws, declarations, plats, meeting minutes, and information about assessments and known defects. Representative Biasucci said the bill was about transparency for buyers, while the Arizona Association of Community Managers raised concerns about cost and the scope of the disclosure requirements; the Arizona Homeowners Coalition supported the bill but opposed an amendment that would require managers to be on site for capital projects. The committee adopted two Hoffman amendments and then gave HB 2397 a due pass as amended recommendation. The committee also passed HB 2015, which imposes penalties on state agencies that miss federal audit reporting deadlines, and HB 4049, which changes how the Attorney General represents DCS in cases alleging misconduct; both drew opposition over concerns about punitive penalties and existing conflict procedures. Later, the committee approved HB 4087, authorizing a memorial plaque for former legislator Barbara Love, and HB 2100, which allows counties to authorize certain small land subdivisions, despite objections that it could weaken water-supply protections. The committee then passed HB 2460, as amended, preempting local ordinances that penalize businesses for abandoned or stolen movable property such as shopping carts; supporters argued cities were charging victims of theft, while cities and towns said the bill would undercut local nuisance enforcement and shift costs to taxpayers. Finally, the committee began hearing HCR 2056, a proposed constitutional referral recognizing a right to refuse medical mandates, with Representative Cooper and supporters framing it as bodily autonomy and opponents warning it would weaken public health protections, especially in schools and during outbreaks.

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• They may have fallen, they may be having some kind of an attack, asthma, or whatever.
• They may have fallen, they may have, maybe having some kind of an attack, asthma, or whatever.
• And, you know, we've always heard very recently about the various hacking attacks, the ransomware, things
• And, you know, we've always heard very recently about the various hacking attacks, the ransomware, things
• local cities and counties are secure, that they are not victims of hacking and various ransomware attacks

Summary: The Florida Senate convened with a quorum, opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and heard several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, public servants, and a resolution honoring Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza for winning the Heisman Trophy. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and took up a series of bills, with some measures temporarily postponed and others advanced after brief debate and, in several cases, substitution of House companions for Senate bills. The first major bill passed was CS/CS/HB 355 on health care patient protection, which requires hospitals with emergency departments to have pediatric emergency care policies, training, equipment, and a designated pediatric coordinator; it passed 36-0. The Senate also passed CS/HB 1113 on public records, expanding confidentiality protections for victims and temporarily protecting the name of a law enforcement officer who becomes a victim in the line of duty; it passed 33-4. CS/CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity was amended to place the program under the Florida Digital Service and to adjust grant timing, then passed 37-0. CS/CS/HB 925 on clerks of court passed 38-0 after amendments affecting revenue retention, legal notices, traffic citation distributions, and municipal fee sharing. CS/CS/HB 679 on trademark registration modernization and CS/CS/HB 589 on septic permit timing also passed unanimously. The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/HB 991 / SB 1334, an elections bill that would use Real ID data to verify citizenship, change voter ID rules, alter candidate qualifying requirements, and revise election administration procedures. Senators offered and debated numerous amendments on documentation fees, senior exemptions, human review versus automated systems, student and retirement-center IDs, and effective dates; most were defeated, though one amendment adding stock-trading disclosure language for candidates was adopted. The bill’s sponsor cited election-crimes reports and specific prosecutions involving non-citizens as justification for the measure, while opponents argued it could disenfranchise eligible voters, especially students and seniors. The transcript ends during continued questioning and debate on that elections bill, before final disposition is shown.

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• time when fundamental freedoms are At a time when fundamental freedoms are under<00:08:45.320> attack
• 46.880> is<00:08:47.080> our<00:08:47.240> chance<00:08:47.640> to under attack
• , the ERA is our chance to under attack, the ERA is our chance to reaffirm<00:08:48.760> Minnesota's
• We have seen how attacks on immigrant rights, reproductive rights, transgender rights, voting rights,
• I experienced intense panic attacks, withdrew from my classes, and turned to food for comfort, despite

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• students and students across the state who are living in fear due to the federal administration's attacks
• The current attacks on our immigrant communities put our very own college students at risk, raising the
• seen firsthand the stress and anxiety that undocumented students are facing due to these federal attacks
• But let's just make sure that in this consolidation of ideas here that we're not attacking how business
• does business, and that is my... ...of ideas here that we're not attacking how business does business

Summary: The committee met as a subcommittee without quorum at first, then later established quorum and continued hearing several bills. SB 27, the annual CARE Court cleanup bill, would require courts to consider CARE referral for certain misdemeanor defendants found incompetent to stand trial, combine some hearings, allow limited data sharing among licensed medical professionals, and expand eligibility to include mood disorders with psychotic features. Supporters said it would clarify the meaning of “clinically stabilized,” streamline the process, and help more severely ill people receive treatment; opponents argued it would expand CARE Court too broadly, strain county resources, and divert attention from housing and voluntary services. The bill passed to the Health Committee on a roll call vote and was placed on call. SB 82, dealing with so-called “infinite arbitration clauses,” would limit consumer contract arbitration provisions to disputes arising from the product or service actually purchased. The author and supporters said the bill would stop companies from forcing arbitration in unrelated claims and would not ban arbitration itself. Opponents from business and banking groups argued the language was too restrictive, could create litigation over related transactions, and should be clarified as prospective only. The committee approved the bill and placed it on call after a roll call vote. The committee then heard two reparations-related bills. SB 437 would direct CSU to develop a genealogical methodology and framework for verifying descendants of enslaved people, with oversight, reporting, and guardrails tied to recently allocated state funding. Supporters said the bill would create a fair, evidence-based process; opponents, including professional genealogists and reparations advocates, argued the work is already well understood, the bill is unnecessary, and it could delay action. SB 518 would create a Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery within state government, with divisions for genealogy, property reclamation, outreach, and legal affairs. Supporters framed it as needed infrastructure to implement reparations recommendations; opponents objected to locating it in the Department of Justice, warned about data privacy and law enforcement control, and criticized the inclusion of broader communities. Both bills were moved to Appropriations and placed on call. The committee also heard SB 52, the End AI Rent Hikes Act, which would prohibit the use of algorithms to collude on and artificially inflate rental prices; the author and supporters described it as a response to AI-assisted rent fixing in California’s housing market.

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• But progress is slow and under attack.
• We will continue to defend against attacks on our ESPs who deserve respect for their contribution to
• But progress is slow and under attack.
• We will continue to defend against attacks on our ESPs who deserve respect for their contribution to
• on our ESPs who deserve respect attacks on our ESPs who deserve respect for<00:31:41.120> their

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• Between 2021 and 2023, attacks on churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques increased by nearly 100%
• Russia is attacking Ukrainian data centers.
• Russia is attacking Ukrainian data centers.
• Russia is attacking Ukrainian data centers.
• 11th attacks are now reaching<05:14:21.680> retirement<05:14:22.240> age.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 27, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• cross-examination, but without having to force a reporting party into the room with their alleged attacker
• party into the room with their reporting party into the room with their alleged<01:08:44.960> attacker
• c> has<01:08:46.880> become<01:08:47.600> sort<01:08:47.759> of alleged attacker
• person it was going to be you and the person who<01:09:38.719> allegedly<01:09:39.279> attacked
• you forced into a who allegedly attacked you forced into a room<01:09:42.679> together.

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• <06:43:03.360> was investigation concluded the attack was investigation concluded the attack
• The attack lasted were given months.
• It was a withering attack, and our sailors did suffer.
• So, the attack on the USS can with it.
• It was a withering attack was very real.

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• We've worked with officers when the Muslim community or other faith communities have been attacked.
• At no point in time has an officer been seen conducting his work, identified, and subsequently attacked
• <02:17:05.840> and She has experienced panic attacks and She has experienced panic attacks
• These are people who are seeing their communities being terrorized and attacked by people in masks who
• by people in masks who feel no attacked by people in masks who feel no compunction<02:36:28.880>

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• . >> Senate takes exception to the word attack. >> Okay. Attach. >> Excuse me. Attach.
• I would not use the word attack. >> The Senate will take a two-minute conference, and the House will
• >> Yes. >> Senate takes exception to the word attack.
• >> Yes. >> Senate takes exception to the word attack. >> Okay. Attach. >> Excuse me. Attach.
• I would not use the word attack. >> The Senate will take a two-minute conference, and the House will

Keywords: 10:00am HB 1260 11:00am HB 1574 12:00pm HB 1816 2:30pm HB 1499 2:45pm HB 1709, 928, house, all

Summary: The conference committee first met on HB 1260, a bill requested by municipal clerks to allow certain divorce-related records to be kept confidential. House members argued the Senate amendment would reverse the presumption of openness established in the Keene Sentinel case and raise constitutional issues under the state constitution’s privacy and open-government provisions. Senate members responded that the 2018 privacy amendment, the limited scope of the proposal, and modern internet risks justified the change, but the House maintained the issue needed a full hearing in a separate bill. The committee ultimately voted unanimously for the Senate to recede and adopt the House version, preserving the underlying bill without the Senate amendment, and both sides said they would revisit the topic in a future session. The committee then took up HB 1574, which extends free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch programs and provides funding for SNAP administrative costs. The main dispute was the Senate’s addition of $4.4 million for SNAP administration, which DHHS said was needed because federal law would shift more administrative costs to the state and could increase the state’s SNAP error rate, potentially triggering much larger future penalties. DHHS officials reported the current error rate was 7.57% for federal fiscal year 2024, below the national average, and estimated that if the rate rose above 8%, the state could owe about 10% of SNAP benefits, or roughly $12 million for a partial year and nearly $16 million for a full year. Some House members supported the added funding as a preventive measure, while others objected that the underlying bill was modest and the amendment resembled a previously rejected proposal. The discussion ended with the committee moving toward the House position and the bill’s future depending on the chamber’s vote on the Senate amendment.

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• Where you're kind of like thinking about cheese and thinking about the ways to attack this issue from
• Where you're kind of like thinking about cheese and thinking about the ways to attack this issue from
• :53:59.320> to cheese and thinking about the ways to cheese and thinking about the ways to attack
• > issue<00:54:00.480> from<00:54:00.800> various<00:54:01.280> angles attack
• this issue from various angles attack this issue from various angles and<00:54:01.920> various

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Summary: The House took up House File 4138, a bill establishing requirements for social media platforms regarding accounts for minors. Rep. Scott explained the bill and an A10 amendment that made several changes, including aligning with Senate language, adding transparency about age-estimation processes, changing the covered-platform revenue threshold, tightening privacy settings for child accounts, and strengthening limits on the sale or disclosure of data collected for age estimation. The A10 amendment was adopted by voice vote. Rep. Bonner then offered A11 to raise the bill’s age threshold from under 16 to under 18 and to replace references to “child” with “minor,” arguing that 18 is the clearer legal age of consent and would better protect 16- and 17-year-olds. Rep. Scott and others opposed the change, saying the bill was designed around First Amendment concerns and that 16 was a more workable cutoff; the amendment failed on a roll call, 15 yeas to 111 nays. A subsequent A13 amendment by Rep. Smith, as amended by A17 from Rep. Myers, added a requirement that platforms review publicly available user-generated content and report potential mass-violence threats to the state fusion center with immediate reporting language. Scott objected that the new language had not had hearings, but the Myers amendment to the amendment was adopted, 83 yeas to 47 nays. Rep. Greenman then offered A18 to tie the discussion to broader gun violence prevention and assault weapons, arguing social media measures alone were insufficient; Rep. Finke spoke in support of broader harm-reduction efforts and the amendment’s intent. The transcript ends while discussion of A18 is still underway, with no final vote shown on that amendment or on final passage of the bill.

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• And our founders, I don't think, contemplated the internet and people being able to organize and attack
• And our founders, I don't think, contemplated the internet and people being able to organize and attack
• ><01:27:57.040> to<01:27:57.440> organize<01:27:58.159> and<01:27:58.480> attack
• ...being able to organize and attack someone in a mass kind of way, in such a way that makes their
• assaulted can now, under this bill, be able to get a protective order against her or his or her attacker

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• We're going to ask for no interruptions of witnesses, no personal attacks, and very focused participation
• While I sadly expect this federal administration and Congress to attack providers of women's health and
• We're going to ask for no interruptions, no personal attacks, and focused participation, particularly
• With abortion access under attack across the country, California has made efforts to expand the services
• health organizations, abortion care providers and organizations to really be a backstop against the attacks

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held the first of several hearings on the Governor’s May Revision for health care, with opening remarks focused on the state’s projected $12 billion deficit, looming federal Medicaid changes, and the potential impact on Medi-Cal, public health, reproductive health, and safety-net providers. Several members criticized the proposal as balancing the budget on vulnerable Californians, while others defended the need for cost containment and questioned the administration’s assumptions. The chair set ground rules for respectful, focused questioning and outlined three topics: the Medi-Cal proposals, Proposition 35, and Proposition 56. DHCS Director Michelle Baas presented the May Revision’s Medi-Cal package, saying the department’s budget totals $200.6 billion overall, including $45.2 billion General Fund, and that the proposals are intended to address rising caseloads, pharmacy costs, and managed care spending. She described proposed changes for adults with unsatisfactory immigration status, including a freeze on new full-scope enrollment for those 19 and older, $100 monthly premiums beginning in 2027, elimination of adult dental and long-term care coverage, removal of PPS/RAP payments to FQHCs and rural health clinics for that population, and a pharmacy rebate aggregator. Other proposals included eliminating certain OTC drug classes, removing GLP-1 coverage for weight loss, prior authorization and step therapy changes, reinstating the Medi-Cal asset test, eliminating acupuncture as an optional benefit, allowing utilization management for hospice, raising the managed care minimum medical loss ratio to 90%, reducing PACE capitation rates toward the midpoint of the actuarial range, eliminating the skilled nursing facility workforce and quality incentive program, and suspending the SNF backup power requirement. The LAO said the revised Medi-Cal spending estimate is about $2.5 billion higher than the Governor’s Budget in the budget year, and that the increase appears driven more by higher per-enrollee costs than by caseload alone. The LAO said the budget solutions are concentrated in a few areas, are largely ongoing, and should be considered in light of federal uncertainty, but suggested the Legislature could explore alternatives such as more targeted income thresholds for the undocumented expansion and simpler asset-test rules. Department of Finance officials said the proposals are difficult but necessary to address a third consecutive deficit and rising Medi-Cal costs. Members then pressed the administration on the methodology and impacts of the proposals, especially the enrollment freeze, premiums, asset test, hospice controls, PACE reductions, and the elimination of benefits and provider payments. No votes or formal actions were taken at this hearing.

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• We will not engage in personal attacks. And we will focus on policy.
• innocently riding his bike through the neighborhood when two unrestrained, loose dogs maliciously attacked
• , doing their own business, just like Pam Rock was as a mail carrier, doing her job when she got attacked
• It makes sure that these dogs that attack somebody are held if they cause severe enough damage.
• Can't we attack that other than removing it entirely? Senator Martin: Thank you.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including remarks from the new Democratic caucus leader, Senator Berman, who emphasized affordability, education, health care, public safety, and opposition to measures he said would roll back child labor protections, book access, and gun safety laws. The chamber also recognized military leaders from U.S. Army Special Operations Command and an intern from Senator Polsky’s office. No committee reports or executive messages were on the desk at the start. The Senate then took up and passed several bills, often after substituting House companions and adopting technical amendments. Among the measures approved were the dangerous dogs bill (the Pam Rock Act), local government land regulation, vessel-related voter freedom/boating provisions, blood clot screening and treatment, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, concealed carry licensing for certain officers and service members, timeshare management firms, disability history and awareness instruction, manufacturing and manufacturing fees, public education on background screening requirements, utility service restrictions, educational opportunities for military children, Medicaid oversight, health facilities authorities, and veterans’ nursing home beds. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on human trafficking, waste management, Bright Futures, Medicaid oversight earlier in the day, mammogram coverage, and others. Debate on the disability history bill was especially extensive, with senators discussing the use of the word “disability,” the role of bias, and whether the bill fit with broader DEI-related policy debates. The bill’s sponsor and supporters framed it as a first step toward helping students understand and respect people with disabilities, and the chamber opened co-sponsorship before substituting the House version. Other bills drew focused questions about local government costs, impact fees, staffing burdens, grant criteria for small manufacturers, and the scope of utility preemption. Most measures passed on strong votes, including several unanimous votes, with the concealed carry/firearms bill passing 33-3 and the local government land regulation bill passing 26-8.

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• Lauterbach: you're wanting to remove the ability for them to take violent offenders who are violently attacking
• Bishop: Who are aligned with – When I'm getting attacked by somebody, don't I have to take care of that
• Representative Lauterbach: In a violent unprovoked attack, you don't have time for all of that, do you
• only have one correctional officer there around when something happens where, let's say, a youth attacks
• punished giving the same punishment for kicking outwards when I was grabbed as a kid who planned out an attack

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• There could be someone could have a heart attack and then suddenly counting is interrupted, and none
• there's somebody on site that can immediately address if there's an emergency or if someone has a heart attack
• Different ways maybe to attack this, uh, but please do something. It's really too small.
• lie, and it is, it is importantly forget about our own how we our feelings about it like they're attacking
• If something's not true, but this bill attacks something that's true. And that's Unacceptable.

Bills: HB304

Keywords: franchise tax credit, food desert, grocery store, healthy corner store, nutrition assistance, economic development, public health

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• Someone could have a heart attack and then suddenly. ...accounting is interrupted and none of this is
• On-site, that can immediately address if there's an emergency or if someone has a heart attack or if
• Different ways maybe to attack this, but please do. It's really too small. Thank you members.
• Importantly, forget about our own feelings about it, like they're attacking me.
• If something's not true, but this bill attacks something that's true. That's unacceptable.

Bills: HB304, HB401, HB556, HB1475, HB1489, HB2259, HB2424, HB2773, HB2811, HB3323, HB304

Keywords: voter ID, citizenship proof, provisional ballot, election security, Texas, voting rights, deep fakes, misleading videos, election integrity, criminal offense, digital misinformation, deep fake, political manipulation, misinformation, artificial media, political influence, artificially generated media, election influence, Texas Election Code, healthcare reform

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• They have no controls for the nitrogen oxides that trigger asthma attacks, and they have no controls
• pollutants other than one pollutant at H-Power, and that's the nitrogen oxides that trigger asthma attacks
• pollutants other than one pollutant at H-Power, and that's the nitrogen oxides that trigger asthma attacks
• pollutants other than one pollutant at H-Power, and that's the nitrogen oxides that trigger asthma attacks
• pollutants other than one pollutant at H-Power, and that's the nitrogen oxides that trigger asthma attacks

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 117 on condominiums. Testifiers were split: reserve-study professionals and the Community Associations Institute opposed tying reserve requirements to assessed value, arguing reserve studies should be based on actual components and costs and that the bill could lead to over- or under-collection. Condominium owners and advocates supported the bill, saying some associations are not completing reserve studies or are failing to provide audits and adequate funding, and urging stronger fiduciary accountability. A member later asked about compliance rates, and a witness said he was not aware of any association that had failed to do a reserve study, estimating compliance at well over 95 percent, likely close to 100 percent. The committee then took testimony on HB 544 on pet insurance, which drew support from the Attorney General’s office and the Insurance Division with comments about contract-impairment issues, as well as support from the North American Pet Health Insurance Association and the Hawaiian Humane Society. Testifiers said the bill would help consumers understand and use pet insurance as veterinary costs rise. HB 983 on certified public accountants also drew mostly support, with the Hawaii Society of CPAs and the Hawaii Association of Public Accountants offering conditional support and proposed amendments. Public accountants said the bill could help address a shortage of CPAs and expand pathways into the profession, while some speakers cautioned that the language needed clarification and that public accounting experience should be tied to CPA-firm work. An instructor from UH West Oahu said students cannot afford the extra credits currently required and would benefit from a more accessible pathway. The committee also heard HB 1050 on Title 24, with DCCA supporting the measure and no opposition or questions. The discussion then moved to HB 256 HD1 on environmental protection and incinerator emissions. The Department of Health offered comments, while Energy Justice Network and Climate Protectors Hawaii supported strengthening the bill, warning that it could weaken existing standards at H-Power unless amended to preserve stricter state rules and require modern pollution controls. A member questioned the Department of Health about H-Power’s permits and whether additional controls would be required if federal rules change; the department said permits are reviewed every five years and that the facility currently meets state and federal requirements, while EPA rules remain in a public comment process. Finally, the committee heard HB 1051 HD1 on energy efficiency portfolio standards, with support from the Consumer Advocate, State Energy Office, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Public Utilities Commission, and Hawaii Energy. The committee then heard HB 350 HD1 on energy, where the State Energy Office supported the bill, Solar Ray Corporation offered conditional comments urging any new mandated water-heating technology to meet the same efficiency level as existing solar thermal systems, and the Kauai Climate Action Coalition testified in support. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.