Transcript Highlights:

• They often interrupt what are tragedies.
• They interrupt suicidal ideation. They give others the chance to intervene. They save lives.
• They interrupt suicidal ideation. They give others the chance to intervene. They save lives.
• They interrupt suicidal ideation. They give others the chance to intervene. They save lives.
• </c><01:21:36.960><c> me,</c> would encourage you to interrupt me, would encourage you to interrupt me

Committee: Senate Transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• I mean, if there are any questions along the way, please feel free to interrupt.
• Sorry to interrupt you. Mr. Hernandez: That's totally fine. Does that work?
• I am now unable to see the video, the committee, but please feel free to interrupt if I miss anything
• I'm sorry if you're interrupting.
• I'm sorry if you're interrupting.

Committee: Joint Tribal and State Relations Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• If I could interrupt you just for a moment, and members, um, feel free.
• If I could interrupt you just for a moment, and members, um, feel free.
• </c><00:19:14.919><c> just</c> wouldn't mind I'd like to interrupt just wouldn't mind I'd like to interrupt
• Miss Gandhi, if I could interrupt you on that point.
• Miss Gandy, if I may interrupt on that, I find that a bit confusing.

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• In my line of work, if a student was on a trajectory of violence, the goal was to intervene and interrupt
• Lowering the age of concealed carry would only make it that much more difficult to interrupt and resolve
• </c><00:57:01.720><c> that</c><00:57:01.960><c> path</c> to intervene and interrupt that path to intervene
• and interrupt that path toward<00:57:02.680><c> a</c><00:57:02.720><c> violent</c><00:57:03.160><c>
• </c><00:57:13.680><c> and</c><00:57:13.880><c> resolve</c> difficult to interrupt and resolve difficult

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• But what we are discussing today goes far beyond interruption.
• <00:38:36.000><c> it</c><00:38:36.240><c> relates</c><00:38:36.640><c> to</c><00:38:36.960><c> interrupting
• </c><00:38:37.680><c> work</c> as it relates to interrupting work as it relates to interrupting work
• </c><00:38:44.720><c> So</c> today goes far beyond interruption.
• So today goes far beyond interruption.

Bills: SB3082 , SB3110 , SB3251

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: military families, family leave, qualifying military exigency, Hawaii Revised Statutes, financial support, Hawaii National Guard, civil-military program, education, collective bargaining, exemption, SB3251, Hawaii public safety, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Border Patrol, law enforcement hiring, state employment ban, police powers, Department of Law Enforcement, DLNR

Transcript Highlights:

• It would be nice if the vice chair wouldn't interrupt the chair while she's speaking.
• I wouldn't interrupt the chair while she's speaking. It's relevant to what she's saying.
• Don't interrupt me. Here and play games. We know what's at stake. Don't interrupt me.
• Madam Chair, do not interrupt. No, she is speaking. We are letting her speak.
• Do not interrupt me. Point of order. Do not interrupt me. Point of order.

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on August 19, 2025, to consider ACA 8, SB 280, and an informational hearing on AB 604. The meeting began with several failed motions to adjourn, to read public comments into the record, and to recess so members could review the roughly 16,000 public comments submitted through the committee portal. The chair emphasized the hearing’s expedited format, transparency measures, and rules limiting witness testimony, and noted a letter from Speaker Rivas authorizing Assemblymember Berman to present ACA 8. ACA 8, described by supporters as the “Election Rigging Response Act,” would place before voters a temporary congressional redistricting plan tied to AB 604 and triggered only if another state, especially Texas, adopts a partisan mid-decade redistricting. Supporters, including Assemblymember Berman, labor groups, CTA, Planned Parenthood affiliates, SEIU, and other allied organizations, argued the measure was a response to partisan gerrymandering elsewhere and a defense of democracy, with voters having the final say in a November 4, 2025 special election. Opponents, including current and former redistricting commissioners, good-government groups, business and taxpayer organizations, and many members of the public, argued the proposal undermines California’s independent redistricting model, was rushed without adequate public review, could cost roughly $200 million or more, and would invite litigation and partisan manipulation. The committee also debated a proposed amendment that would bar legislators who voted for ACA 8 from later running for Congress in districts adopted under the measure. After extended procedural disputes, the committee voted to lay the amendment on the table. The hearing then continued with extensive public testimony, overwhelmingly divided between strong support and strong opposition, but the transcript provided does not show a final committee vote on ACA 8 or SB 280 before the excerpt ends.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:57:08.480><c> But</c><00:57:08.880><c> uh</c><00:57:09.040><c> it's</c> interruption of cash
• But uh it's interruption of cash flow.
• for a landlord is is that uh if housing for a landlord is is that uh if that's<00:57:28.839><c> interrupted
• ><c> um</c><00:57:31.040><c> it's</c><00:57:31.359><c> not</c><00:57:31.520><c> only</c> that's interrupted
• , um it's not only that's interrupted, um it's not only about<00:57:32.000><c> them</c><00:57:32.240>

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• Got to start over again because we got interrupted. You have one minute.
• Got to start over again because we got interrupted. You have one minute.
• Got to start over again because we got interrupted. You have one minute.
• Got to start over again because we got interrupted. You have one minute.
• Got to start over again because we got interrupted. You have one minute.

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony on several measures related to child welfare, health care access, overdose response, disability services, and waste management. For SB 710 on child welfare, the Department of Human Services, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, the Attorney General’s office, and multiple advocacy groups testified in support, with the Governor’s office noting support but deferring to the Attorney General on implementation because of separation-of-powers concerns. For SB 952 on child welfare services, DHS, the Governor’s office, and child- and trauma-informed care advocates supported the bill, saying it would help families access services, provide basic material support, and reduce strain on the child welfare system. SB 954 on a home health services rate study also drew support, including from DHS, the Hawaii Healthcare Association, and a public testifier who said the study would help ensure funds reach low-income, disabled, and kupuna recipients. SB 957 on overdose prevention received support from the Department of Health and the Attorney General, who said overdose prevention centers are evidence-based but raised federal-law concerns and recommended amendments; the Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center and others also testified in support. The committee then moved to the 1:00 regular calendar and heard SB 850 on disability health disparity, which was supported by the Executive Office on Aging, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Hawaii Disability Rights Center, self-advocates, and others. Testimony emphasized that a disparity study could improve workforce development, training, and services for people with disabilities. SB 838 on continuous glucose monitoring drew support from health agencies and advocates, with testimony stressing that monitors can be critical for some diabetes patients. SB 829 on health care was supported by the Department of Health and health care stakeholders, who said it would help rotating physicians serve neighbor islands without local hospital privileges and align with CMS rules. SB 446 on waste management drew mixed testimony: the Department of Health and several public entities provided comments, the County of Maui opposed, and environmental advocates urged stronger aquifer protections and limits on ash reuse. During decision making, the committee adopted recommendations to pass SB 298, SB 322, SB 299, SB 450, SB 451, SB 949, SB 710, SB 957, SB 69, and SD 952 with various amendments, including technical changes, blank appropriations, and defective dates. SB 323, SB 324, SB 712, SB 950, SB 954, and SB 959 were deferred, largely because companion House measures were moving or similar Senate measures had already passed. The chair also announced recesses to find quorum and noted that some bills from the earlier Monday calendar were being deferred to avoid duplication.

Transcript Highlights:

• , vendor payments may not be processed, and the loading of fiscal 27 information to ASIS may be interrupted
• vendor payments, may not be processed, and the loading of fiscal 27 information to ASIS may be interrupted
• , all impacting state operations. and the loading of Fiscalor 27 information to ASIS may be interrupted

Committee: All ALC-PEER

Transcript Highlights:

• When a board interrupts a superintendent's contract by terminating the contract early.
• problem that is there before you go to the termination because what we need to do is not have the interruption
• Can I interrupt? What's an APO, uh, Mr. Chairman, I don't know that acronym right off. Go back.

Transcript Highlights:

• I apologize for the interruption.
• If I could interrupt, the Department of Revenue would notify the Internal Revenue Service or the military

Committee: House Ways and Means

Summary: The House Ways and Means Committee first took up Senate Bill 1032, which would provide a $2,400 tax deduction related to the birth or adoption of a child. Vice Chair Davis offered a committee amendment to broaden eligibility by changing the trigger from “gives birth or adopts” to “attains legal parentage,” which would include birth, gestational carrier surrogacy, adoption, and legal parent-child relationships by operation of law. Members discussed that the deduction amount would remain the same and that it could be claimed only once per child. The committee adopted the amendment and then adopted a substitute incorporating it, but the substitute failed on a tied roll call vote of 4-4, so the bill did not advance. The committee then heard House Bill 3294, sponsored by Representative Mayhew, which would eliminate the need for active-duty military personnel who are exempt from Missouri income tax to file a state return just to receive a refund of withheld taxes. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would reduce paperwork for service members and lower administrative costs for the Department of Revenue, while still leaving federal filing requirements unchanged. Members asked about residency rules, whether the bill applied to retirees or only active duty, and how withholding would work for service members stationed in or out of Missouri. No vote was taken on House Bill 3294 during the hearing. The chair closed the hearing after final comments, noting it was likely the committee’s last hearing of the session, and the meeting adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• As you know, I do not interrupt. Mr. DeMaio, what is your point of order?
• As you know, I do not interrupt. As you know, I do not interrupt. Mr.
• I do not interrupt any members. Mr. DeMaio, we're going to move on.
• Let's not interrupt our colleagues. Let's speak respectfully. Please continue, Mr.

Summary: The Assembly convened after initially lacking a quorum, then completed the prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, journal motions, and a long series of procedural actions, including suspending rules to move bills and approve a large Appropriations Committee hearing list. Members also made several guest introductions, including Shannon Lee, district staff from Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez’s office, and later guests tied to agritourism and education recognitions. The floor debate centered heavily on AJR 31, a resolution urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Supporters argued that recent Supreme Court decisions and redistricting efforts in other states were weakening Black and other minority representation and that California should take a clear stand for voting rights. Opponents argued the measure promoted racial division, conflicted with equal protection principles, and that districts should be drawn based on place or communities of interest rather than race. After a contentious debate with repeated parliamentary warnings over decorum, the Assembly suspended the rules to take up the resolution, added coauthors, and passed AJR 31 by a vote of 58-8. The Assembly then moved through a series of bills and resolutions, generally approving them with little or no opposition. These included AB 2341 clarifying emergency language translation rules for local agencies; AB 1816 extending court supervision for certain sex-offender rehabilitation programs; AB 2561 protecting consumer privacy settings on phones and digital devices; ACR 167 recognizing World Agritourism Day; ACR 190 recognizing California Day of the Teacher; AB 1581 improving identification of Native American students in public schools; AB 1586 requiring opioid overdose prevention training for school resource officers and safety planning; AB 1665 requiring mental health training for school coaches; AB 1693 streamlining retail tenant-improvement permitting; AB 1768 authorizing a local tax measure related to health funding; AB 1712 facilitating a water-system sale for Santa Fe Springs; AB 1792 addressing sexually exploitive AI imagery in health education; and AB 1822 prioritizing school projects that address extreme heat. Most measures passed overwhelmingly, several unanimously, and the resolution on agritourism and the teacher day were adopted by voice vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• As you know, I do not interrupt. Mr. DeMaio, what is your point of order?
• As you know, I do not interrupt. As you know, I do not interrupt. Mr.
• I do not interrupt any members. Mr. DeMaio, we're going to move on.
• Let's not interrupt our colleagues. Let's speak respectfully. Please continue, Mr. Kalra.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm sorry to interrupt you.
• And so the grants required one-third matching funds and had eligibility requirements, I'm sorry to interrupt
• I will interrupt you. Yes, of course. Thank you. Thank you very much.
• I'm sorry to interrupt. I just want to get us all focused.
• I'm sorry to interrupt. I just want to get us all focus.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, Sheriff, I'm so sorry to interrupt you.
• Peaker, I'm so sorry to interrupt you, and I'm guessing because... Mr.
• Peaker, I'm so sorry to interrupt you, and I'm guessing because you're probably reading something there
• I'm so sorry to have to interrupt you, but we are starting to run out of time for this bill.
• I'm so sorry to interrupt you. Thank you. I didn't see... No, no, no, you're doing great.

Bills: HB2131 , HB2221 , HJM4009 , HB2619

Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: sea lion, predation control, salmon preservation, fishing industry, voluntary donations, ungulate, wildlife conservation, ecosystem management, population sustainability, environmental impact, wildfire, federal response, community protection, natural resources, firefighter safety, agriculture, regulations, farming, compliance, economic impact

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman, let me interrupt you one second for a little procedure here that we need to do.
• , and I think the answer, the correct answer on that, and one that you were getting to before I interrupted
• , and I think the answer, the correct answer on that, and one that you were getting to before I interrupted
• , and I think the answer, the correct answer on that, and one that you were getting to before I interrupted
• , and I think the answer, the correct answer on that, and one that you were getting to before I interrupted

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met with a quorum, approved prior meeting minutes, and then took up several transportation-related measures. House Bill 664, concerning work zone safety, was amended by the committee to clarify that a peace officer may issue a citation based on images from an automated speed enforcement device. Representative John Blanton said the bill was prompted by the 2019 death of Jared Lee Helton in a work zone and is intended to slow drivers, protect workers, and improve safety. The bill would allow automated devices to transmit speed and rear license plate images to an officer, require active worker presence and warning signage with flashing lights, keep the $500 fine, and direct fines to the work zone safety fund. After questions about whether citations would be mailed and whether a worker must be present, the committee adopted the amendment and reported HB 664 favorably with expressions of opinion that it should pass. House Bill 682, sponsored by Representative Ken Upchurch, was also amended by a committee substitute and reported favorably. The bill gives cable operators and broadband providers the same reimbursement treatment as other public utilities when their facilities must be relocated for construction projects. House Bill 493, sponsored by Representative Steve Pollock, was taken up next and, after a committee substitute was adopted, was reported favorably. Pollock described the bill as a transparency measure for towing and storage, creating a certification process through the Transportation Cabinet, requiring public rate sheets, and setting rates to be reasonable and customary in Kentucky. The substitute removed an initial $1,500 cap, extended notice timing to up to five days in some cases, and clarified fees related to investigations and fatalities. Senators asked about regional differences in towing rates, and Pollock said the cabinet would consider different situations and that posted rates would govern. House Joint Resolution 5, designating honorary road and bridge names, was amended by both a committee substitute and committee amendment and then reported favorably. Representative Josh Branscum said the resolution honors various Kentuckians and is especially in memory of Russell County Deputy Joshua Fipps, who was killed in the line of duty in September 2024. The committee approved the resolution and a title amendment. Later in the meeting, Senator Armstrong asked to be recorded as voting aye on HB 664, HB 682, and HB 493. The committee also received an update from Transportation Cabinet IT Director Heather Stout on the CAVIS system, including improved performance, upcoming integration with KY ELT, centralized lien management, online boat renewals, permanent fleet plates, rolling replating changes, temporary tag printing, insurance modernization, and an electronic sheriff’s inspection system expected to reduce fraud and streamline transfers. No vote was taken on the CAVIS update, and the committee also began consideration of a referred administrative regulation on hazardous materials endorsement requirements.

Transcript Highlights:

• And we don't need our care interrupted partway through because we were only approved for four visits.
• And we don't need our care interrupted<01:08:31.359><c> partway</c><01:08:31.920><c> through</c><01:08
• :32.319><c> because</c><01:08:32.640><c> we</c> interrupted partway through because we interrupted partway
• I think streamlining this seems to be the issue for me, and the interruption seems to be a big hiccup
• </c> for me and and uh and the interruption for me and and uh and the interruption seems<01:15:10.080

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• I want it to be orderly and things of that nature, but I don't want to interrupt the conversation by
• I'm going to interrupt you just for a second because I think it's an important note.
• Chairman, to answer your question, yes, that seems reasonable to me, but could I interrupt maybe your
• Chairman, to answer your question, yes, that seems reasonable to me, but could I interrupt maybe your
• Oh, no, no, no, I don't want to interrupt it.

Committee: Joint Special Education Funding Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• In the room, and also please silence or put your phones on vibrate so you're not interrupting the speakers
• Sorry for the interruption. Senator Hicks, continue with your question. That's okay. Thank you, Mr.

Bills: HB3976 , HB3000 , HB3001 , HB3003 , HB3004 , HB3066 , HB3904 , HB3644 , HB1687 , HB3920

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee met to consider several House bills, beginning with a series of sunset extensions for professional licensing and review boards. House Bill 3000 extended the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering to 2031 after brief questions about prior executive-branch efforts to improve board transparency; House Bill 3001 extended the Child Death Review Board to 2031; House Bill 3003 extended the Board of Chiropractic Examiners to 2031; and House Bill 3004 extended the Board of Examiners in Optometry to 2031. Each of these bills advanced on unanimous 9-0 votes. The committee also advanced House Bill 366, which creates a revolving fund at the Health Care Workforce Training Commission to receive rural health transformation funds. Members asked about the timing and distribution of the funds, but no timeline was available. House Bill 3904 changed prenatal delivery and postpartum services from a global payment model to individualized payments, with supporters saying it would improve access to local and rural prenatal care and could help hospitals qualify for birth-friendly designations and related funding. That bill also passed 9-0. Two health-related policy bills were amended in committee and advanced. House Bill 3644, the Blake Burgess Act, requires certain hospitals to adopt policies to prevent venous thromboembolism; members asked whether the required report would be public, and the author said that was the intent. House Bill 1687, the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act, replaces older advance directive and health care agent laws with a single framework for end-of-life decision-making, with committee substitute changes adding safeguards and clarifying surrogate authority. House Bill 3920 created a sales tax exemption for LifeShare Network, matching an exemption already given to the Oklahoma Blood Institute, and it also passed after supportive testimony. All measures considered were reported out favorably, and the committee adjourned after announcing it would meet again the following week.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm going to ask you to be quiet and let me talk for a second, quit interrupting.
• Let me interrupt you. I apologize for interrupting you, but you're putting this in a civil matter.
• Excuse me, I'm sorry, I was interrupting you. It absolutely does apply.
• Sorry, interrupt. Thank you.
• Senator Jenkins, I'm sorry for interrupting, but in our district, 70806, where we provide affordable,

Committee: Senate Judiciary A

Summary: The committee first approved the May 5 minutes and then heard House Bill 578, which would define sex in Louisiana law as biological sex, replace references to gender with sex in various statutes and forms, and direct the Law Institute to make conforming changes. Supporters from the governor’s office said the bill would bring clarity and consistency, while opponents argued it could create conflicts with existing law and weaken protections tied to gender identity. After debate, the committee reported HB 578 favorably. Members then considered House Bill 1250, a measure aimed at aerospace-related litigation. The bill would allow a special motion to strike certain claims against aerospace flight entities when the claims are preempted by federal law. Senators raised concerns that the language was broad enough to affect airports, airlines, contractors, and even unrelated incidents, and the author said he was willing to work on narrowing amendments. The committee nevertheless reported HB 1250 favorably. House Bill 718, dealing with liability protections for private airstrips used for recreation, was amended to narrow its scope and then reported favorably, while House Bill 163, a narrower related airstrip bill, was voluntarily deferred so the committee could work from the other measure. The committee also approved House Concurrent Resolution 61, which asks the Louisiana Law Institute to review possible conflicts between the constitution and statutes on expropriation. House Bill 180, defining foreign adversaries and agents of foreign adversaries for a proposed constitutional amendment, and House Bill 192, a constitutional amendment barring foreign adversaries from expropriating land in Louisiana, were both reported favorably. House Bill 1008, which sets out academic freedom and whistleblower protections for higher education, was rejected on a roll-call vote after concerns about its scope and limits on university discipline. House Bill 638, a prompt-payment bill for contractors, was set aside while amendments were being located. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 71, which would extend existing liability protections for justified use of force to properly trained armed security guards. The author and the Board of Private Security Examiners said security officers receive training and often face dangerous situations, but opponents argued the bill would give too much protection to personnel with far less training than law enforcement and could shield bad shootings. After debate, the committee voted to defer HB 71. The last measure discussed was House Bill 1082, which would change venue rules for lawsuits involving the Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System so actions by the system would be filed where the employer is located; the author said the bill was meant to help small municipalities, and members indicated they were open to narrowing amendments.