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• Specifically, what we are doing is accommodating engineering majors whose course program is greater than
• Specifically, what we're doing is accommodating the engineering majors whose courses, whose course program
• And so we're making sure that, system-wide in the state university system, engineering majors are not
• Private providers, or engineers or architects, they have to get licensed; they have to get the training
• Senator Davis, I just want to lay out private providers are building code administrators, engineers,

Summary: The committee first confirmed six appointees in a single vote, then took up a series of bills, most of them reported favorably. The early debate centered on SB 208, a land-use bill by Sen. McLean that would require development fees to reflect review costs and create more objective compatibility standards for residential development denials. An amendment adding housing-related provisions, including an OPAGA study of urban development boundaries, drew extended discussion over the Everglades and local control; it was adopted, while a late-filed amendment on rural boundaries was withdrawn. The bill was then reported favorably after supporters and opponents, including Miami-Dade and housing groups, weighed in. The committee also favorably reported SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after amendments adding conservation, wildlife corridor, and Everglades-related protections, with one amendment specifically preserving stronger protections in counties covered by the Northern Everglades/Indian River Lagoon plan. Several criminal justice and public records measures also advanced. SB 436 would add resisting an officer with violence as a qualifying prior offense for battery enhancement and include certain felony battery offenses in prison release reoffender status. SB 830 would extend public-records protections to county and city administrators and related family information. SB 990 would authorize protected cell captive insurers in Florida. SB 600, on bail bonds, drew the most debate: an amendment by Sen. Rouson preserved the current treatment of charitable bail organizations’ deposits, with supporters arguing nonprofits help low-income defendants and critics saying the bill should distinguish commercial and nonprofit bonding; the amendment was adopted and the bill reported favorably. SB 914 on dry needling and SB 1434 on infill redevelopment also passed, the latter with an amendment removing a 10% markup requirement for buyback provisions. The committee then moved through a large education and health agenda. SB 1504 would let high school students who complete an insurance/personal finance elective qualify later for a customer service representative license. SB 1718 would expand educator preparation and temporary certification options. SB 7038 was a broad education package covering tuition waivers for Florida State Guard members, residency rules, consumer protections, dual enrollment, grading, and college funding; amendments clarified workforce licensure and exempted certain dental training from new licensure rules. SB 1092 on podiatric medicine added definitions and restrictions for cellular/tissue-based products. SB 1138 on qualified contractors created a pre-application review program for certain local governments, with historic-preservation carveouts. SB 186 on student health and safety required seizure-training and action plans in schools, and SB 560 on child welfare streamlined psychotropic-medication procedures for children in state care while adding youth advisory meetings and insurance-data review. SB 902, a broad Department of Health bill, addressed medical marijuana facility setbacks, practitioner discipline, autism microcredentials, marriage and family therapy licensure, a neurofibromatosis grant program, and family home health aide delegation; it passed after two amendments. Finally, SB 218 on land-use regulations limited hurricane-recovery restrictions to affected counties, SB 1002 expanded child-neglect definitions tied to parental drug abuse, SB 1474 tightened biosolids land-application rules, SB 1708 eased out-of-state veterinary licensure by endorsement, and SB 314 established a Florida regulatory framework for payment stablecoins aligned with federal law. Most measures were reported favorably by committee vote after brief testimony or no debate.

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• We used to call it shovel-ready or on the shelf and ready to go and engineered and everything else.
• Probably equated to a 5% year over year, and it got really hard for our engineers to kind of align their
• Is it the cost of the engineering? Is it a cost of the—what the hell is it? Mr.
• And so those are projects that our district engineers identify as being on the frontiers of the STIP
• Chairman, that's because it's diesel engines. So, of the 75, where does the other 25 go, Mr.

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• I was a very proud mom of Haley, Ava Sharief Chambers, who graduated at the top of her class in engineering
• , civil engineering, and environmental engineering.
• I was a very proud mom of Haley Ava Sharief Chambers, who graduated at the top of her class in engineering
• , civil engineering, and environmental engineering.
• , civil engineering, and environmental engineering.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of member introductions recognizing interns, pages, and a retiring Senate employee. Leadership also announced that budget talks with the House were continuing and that senators should not plan to be in next week, with hopes of sharing more budget news soon. The chamber then moved to third reading and took up a major bill on citizen initiatives and constitutional amendments, with sponsors saying it was needed to address documented petition fraud and to protect the integrity of the process. That bill drew extensive debate. Supporters argued that recent investigations showed widespread fraud in petition gathering, that the measure would add reasonable guardrails, and that it would prevent taxpayer-funded government messaging from being used to influence ballot measures. Opponents said the bill would make it much harder for ordinary Floridians to place amendments on the ballot by adding costs, deadlines, registration requirements, fines, and felony exposure, and they warned it would chill grassroots participation and effectively favor wealthy or corporate-backed campaigns. After debate, the Senate passed the bill 28-10. The Senate then adopted several House amendments and concurred on a series of education and public-safety measures, including bills on stem cell therapy, student-athlete electrocardiograms, cardiac emergency planning in schools, school safety, Bright Futures and other education policy items, and educator preparation. Most of those measures passed unanimously or with overwhelming support, and the chamber also recognized additional interns and a long-serving education advocate before recessing and returning to continue with House messages.

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• So for example, if you have a Society of Automotive Engineers certification as an automotive technician
• We're the folks that provide the engineers and the agricultural science profession for the people in
• Engineering research becomes a big one.
• So, very specifically then, let's talk about the Texas University Fund and engineering research at Texas
• division of our engineering school. that has done this.

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• employees, and other providers of research, scientific, financial, economic, actuarial, accounting, or engineering
• 00:08:57.000><c> or</c> economic, actuarial, accounting, or economic, actuarial, accounting, or engineering
• </c> engineering services. engineering services.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• He said my dean of engineering, this... or potential for having some graduate students, be involved in
• He said my dean of engineering, this I said, but I do have something for you.
• He said my dean of engineering, this happens to be her area of specialty.
• I am the Dean of Engineering at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

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• And so, looking at laborers and operating engineers, plumbers and pipe fitters, sheet metal workers,
• :07:56.880><c> operating</c> looking at laborers and operating looking at laborers and operating engineers
• c> plumbers</c><00:07:58.120><c> and</c><00:07:58.240><c> pipe</c><00:07:58.520><c> fitters,</c> engineers
• , plumbers and pipe fitters, engineers, plumbers and pipe fitters, sheet<00:07:59.440><c> metal</c><00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• A public water systems must submit water system plans, small water system management plans, or engineering
• A public water systems must submit water system plans, small water system management plans, or engineering
• Right now, with the Department of Health, the PUD is currently processing engineering and constructing
• Right now, with the Department of Health, the PUD is currently processing engineering and constructing

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on Second Substitute House Bill 1906 concerning water systems, focusing on a striking amendment that would require more notice to customers and relevant entities before ownership changes, require certain planning documents to be submitted, and direct the UTC to consider cost of capital, external funding, rate smoothing, notice, and planning compliance when setting rates for private water companies. Testifiers from the Washington PUD Association, Northwest Natural, Thurston PUD, and Washington Water Service generally supported the bill, saying it would improve transparency for customers, help avoid failed systems ending up in receivership, and better inform customers about future costs; one senator asked about PFAS contamination, receivership, and the removal of a right of first refusal, and staff explained the bill’s intent was to improve front-end notice rather than change the back-end takeover process. The committee then moved into executive session and received briefings on several bills and proposed striking amendments, including measures on distributed energy resources (HB 2296), emerging large energy use facilities (HB 2115), AI disclosures (HB 1170), waste-to-energy facilities under the Climate Commitment Act (HB 2416), low-income energy assistance (HB 1903), environmentally sustainable urban design (HB 1742), and the Spark Act AI grant program (HB 1833). Members discussed issues such as utility worker installation authority, data center load and ratepayer protections, AI provenance and disclosure requirements, waste-to-energy allowance timing, reimbursement mechanics for energy assistance, and safeguards for an AI regulatory sandbox. The committee adopted striking amendments and passed HB 2296, HB 2115, HB 1170, HB 2416, HB 1906, HB 1903, and HB 1833 out of committee, generally with due-pass recommendations and referral to Ways and Means where applicable. The committee did not take action on HB 1742. The meeting concluded with members and staff offering personal thanks and farewell remarks to the chair, who was noted to be leaving the committee.

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• He said an architect and engineer have been selected to design the cemetery, and that the department
• /c><00:12:26.560><c> and</c> we have selected an architect and we have selected an architect and engineer
• 27.839><c> design</c><00:12:28.399><c> the</c><00:12:28.800><c> cemetery</c><00:12:29.519><c> and</c> engineer
• to uh design the cemetery and engineer to uh design the cemetery and uh<00:12:30.560><c> we</c><00:12

Bills: HB33, HB35, HB274, HB56, HB287, SB229, SB201, SB216, HB33, HB35, HB274, HB56, HB287, SB229, SB201, SB216

Keywords: HB33, Alabama, ALEA, driver license, driver's license, learner permit, learner's permit, school attendance, truancy, high school diploma, GED, dropout, student withdrawal, enrollment verification, disciplinary points, homeless student, job training, youth employment, minor parent, public safety

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• opportunity in public employment while preventing the misuse of taxpayer-funded positions for social engineering
• Its proponents seek to socially engineer obsessions with race and gender identity.
• Its proponents seek to socially engineer obsessions with race and gender identity.
• Its proponents seek to socially engineer obsessions with race and gender identities, anti-Zionism, and

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1023, which would require optometrists to conduct eye exams according to community standard of care at a recommended one-year interval, while allowing prescriptions to be extended up to two years or shortened based on risk factors. The sponsor described it as a compromise to reduce confusion and align prescription validity with medical judgment. The Arizona Optometric Association supported the bill, saying it codifies best practice and gives clearer standards for patients and practitioners. The committee voted 7-0 to give SB 1023 a do pass recommendation. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1013, a merit-based public hiring bill that would prohibit state and local public employers from using hiring or personnel policies based on race, ethnicity, sex, or national origin, while preserving compliance with anti-discrimination laws. An amendment was offered and adopted to clarify that the bill would not limit voluntary veterans’ preference employment policies. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill ensures public jobs are awarded based on qualifications, experience, and merit, and several witnesses testified in favor, including representatives from Do No Harm. Opponents argued the bill could undermine diversity efforts and existing equity-focused hiring practices, and several members raised concerns about the veterans’ preference language and the definition of merit. After debate, the committee adopted the amendment and then voted 4-3 to give SB 1013, as amended, a do pass recommendation.

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• Fire and Rescue Lieutenant Bud McMillan led his team members, including Lieutenant Drew Finley, Engineer
• and First Sergeant Travis Hilburn serving as the command team responsible for providing critical engineer
• and First Sergeant Travis Hilburn, serving as the command team responsible for providing critical engineer
• Leading a platoon of 32 soldiers, they coordinated. engineer support.

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• Army Corps of Engineers worked closely with our National Guard. The U.S.
• Army Corps of Engineers worked closely with our National Guard and others to protect our levees and the
• Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District Commander Colonel Catherine Sanborn, and Skykomish Mayor Henry
• Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Commander, Colonel Catherine Sanborn, and Skycomish Mayor Henry

Summary: The joint session of the Washington Legislature convened to receive Governor Bob Ferguson’s State of the State address, with the House and Senate, Supreme Court justices, statewide elected officials, tribal leaders, consular representatives, and other guests formally introduced. The meeting also included the Pledge of Allegiance, a performance by the Wapato High School Choir, a prayer by Reverend Indiana Driver Gimmer, and a poem by State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield. In his address, Governor Ferguson said the state remains strong economically but faces major challenges from recent historic flooding, aging transportation infrastructure, ferry reliability problems, the housing shortage, and affordability concerns. He proposed major budget priorities including more than a billion dollars for bridge and road maintenance without raising taxes, another billion dollars for ferries, and a record housing investment. He also called for a millionaire’s tax to fund expanded Working Families Tax Credit benefits, tax relief for small businesses, and more support for K-12 education, along with utility assistance and early learning expansion funded in part by a large private gift. The governor also criticized federal immigration enforcement practices and changes at the CDC, urged action on a bill to prohibit masked law enforcement and require identifying information, and backed shifting vaccine recommendations to the state health department. He highlighted several bipartisan proposals he said he would sign, including expanded early learning for military families, modular housing standards, reckless driving changes, crash review access to medical information, wildfire air resources for local fire departments, and fee refunds for missed agency deadlines. After the governor’s remarks, the joint session was dissolved by motion and the House adjourned until the next legislative day.

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• It includes banner ads, search engine advertising, and other advertising formats delivered to users in
• And I can also let you know that the functionality that you spoke of is available on search engine advertising
• , the very... ...functionality that you spoke of is available on search engine advertising the very same
• Digital advertising can include search engine. It can include banner.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation heard two bills. AB 796 by Assembly Member Lowenthal proposed a California Social Media Accountability Act that would impose a recovery fee on social media platforms’ advertising revenue and direct the proceeds to a Social Media Safety Trust Fund for education, mental health care, research, and social services related to youth harms from social media. The author and supporters, including a Long Beach Unified School District administrator and a pediatric emergency physician, argued that social media is contributing to youth mental health crises, cyberbullying, self-harm, and related school and health system costs, and that platforms should help pay for mitigation. Opponents, including taxpayer, business, and industry groups, argued the fee would raise costs for businesses and consumers, especially small businesses that rely on targeted digital ads, and warned of likely legal challenges under federal law, including the Internet Tax Freedom Act. Committee members discussed the bill’s legal distinctions from Maryland’s digital advertising tax, the potential pass-through of costs to advertisers, and whether the proposal would meaningfully address youth harms. Several members expressed support for the bill’s goal and concern about social media’s effects on children, while others raised questions about how the revenue would be allocated and whether the tax burden would fall on small businesses. After testimony and debate, AB 796 was held in committee and referred to the suspense file. The committee also took up AB 1265 by Assembly Member Haney, which was already on the suspense file. The chair recommended an aye vote on the bill as amended, with a clarification to reporting requirements, and the committee approved it 5-0, sending it to Appropriations.

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• It includes banner ads, search engine advertising, and other advertising formats delivered to users in
• And I can also let you know that the functionality that you spoke of is available on search engine advertising
• , the very... ...functionality that you spoke of is available on search engine advertising the very same
• Digital advertising can include search engine. It can include banner.

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• Matt Kremens on behalf of the California-Nevada Conference of Operating Engineers and proud chair of
• Will Actang with the American Council of Engineering Companies of California, in strong support.
• Selecting with the American Council of Engineering Company. Commerce and support.
• Will Actang with the American Council of Engineering Companies of California in strong support.

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• We're over the Division of Engineering, which is where all the projects originate or run from, so by
• 00:02:06.759><c> the</c><00:02:06.880><c> division</c><00:02:07.159><c> of</c><00:02:07.240><c> engineering
• </c><00:02:07.719><c> which</c> over the division of engineering which over the division of engineering

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Status of Hiring Four Project Managers within Facilities & Support Services in HB6 from the 24RS 00:02:01 Attendance Roll Call 00:09:32, 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Personnel, Public Retirement, and Finance, and Administrative Cabinet met for an informational update, with the new chair noting the committee does not vote on issues and is mainly reviewing implementation of budgeted items. The main presentation came from Scott Baker of the Finance Cabinet’s Office of Facility Development and Efficiency, who explained how the office has shifted experienced staff to lead Department of Parks projects and hired new staff to be trained into project management roles. He said the office is managing 146 ongoing parks projects and has moved from weekly to biweekly meetings as work has progressed. Baker said the budgeted staffing changes were intended to speed project delivery while maintaining expertise, since state project management also requires knowledge of procurement law and other Commonwealth-specific rules. He described the workload as heavy, with 15 project managers handling 1,149 active projects, including one western Kentucky manager overseeing 127 projects, and said the office is trying to add more staff and create new positions to improve recruiting. Members asked about staffing levels and workload, and Baker said the office is not overstaffed but is competing with a strong construction industry for talent. Committee members praised the office’s work on parks projects, noting campground and infrastructure needs at places like Lake Barkley and emphasizing prudent use of the large capital budgets approved in recent years. No votes were taken because the subcommittee lacked a quorum, as some members were in other committee meetings. The chair said the committee would continue to meet during session and interim periods and adjourned the meeting after the update.

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• IMPROVING K-12 LITERACY, SCIENCE, MATH, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
• CAN PROVIDE CREDIT FOR BASED ON THE HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT AND WORK COURSE CERTIFICATION UPON THE ENGINES
• MANY PARTICIPATE INTERNATIONAL AND ENGINEERING.
• BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD, REGENERON SCIENCE SEARCH, NATIONAL SCIENCE, INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR

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• ,</c><01:40:17.760><c> archite</c> underwriters, engineering, archite underwriters, engineering, archite
• </c> unfortunately, we have great engineers unfortunately, we have great engineers in<02:48:00.800><c
• However, not all engineers in the state.
• So County to um share our city engineer.
• valued engineering we through valued engineering we save save save approximately<03:18:40.800><c> $400,000

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• So 34 architects and engineer A&E, 24 engineers, 10 are architects. >> Okay.
• .<01:52:44.639><c> Um</c> engineers.
• Um engineers.
• 34 architects and engineer A&amp;E 24 engineers<01:52:58.719><c> 10</c><01:52:58.960><c> are</c><01:
• </c> engineers 10 are architects. engineers 10 are architects.

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• I'm with Engineering Associates. I'm here with Mayor Reid and just support his testimony to you.
• So, you're the engineer on this project, it sounds like then. >> That's correct. >> Okay.
• , it sounds the engineer on this project, it sounds like<01:26:40.880><c> then.
• When the engineers design those, they’re designed to be clean and smooth.
• </c><02:56:43.040><c> design</c> when the uh when the engineers design when the uh when the engineers

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