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• With that, I have with me today Amy Jenkins on behalf of the California Cannabis Operators Association
• California Cannabis Operators Association, we represent 200 license holders across the state.
• It's about the writers and actors and accountants and grips and camera operators and set design crews
• I'm in strong support with the auto zone amendments. Thank you.
• They talk about the toxic environment in California for operating any business.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation met as a subcommittee and heard several bills, with members explaining that measures with significant fiscal impacts would be held for suspense or taken up later. AB 761 would let the Monterey-Salinas Transit District place a local sales tax measure on the ballot with approval from two-thirds of its board rather than needing approval from each member jurisdiction; supporters said it would preserve transit funding for veterans, seniors, and people with disabilities, while an opponent argued it would make it easier to raise a regressive tax. The bill was voted out 5-2 after being called for absent members. AB 1253, which would clarify property tax treatment for wildfire reconstruction beyond substantial equivalence, drew support from the Los Angeles County Assessor and the California Assessors Association but was sent to suspense. AB 8, dealing with hemp enforcement, intoxicating hemp products, and integration of hemp cannabinoids into the cannabis supply chain and tax system, drew strong support from cannabis operators and labor groups and opposition from small cultivators and public health advocates concerned about supply, tax revenue, and voter intent; it was also sent to suspense. The committee then heard AB 1138, a major expansion and modernization of the film and television tax credit program. Supporters, including entertainment unions, workers, studios, and local officials, said the bill would help keep production and jobs in California amid competition from other states and countries; opponents criticized it as picking winners and losers and argued broader business costs were the real problem. The bill was referred to suspense. AB 829, which would create a California Parkinson’s Disease Research Fund and voluntary tax contribution program to support research and services, received unanimous support from advocates and was approved 6-0 to Appropriations. AB 474 would exempt rental income from nonprofit home-sharing programs for low-income homeowners from state income tax and protect participants’ eligibility for certain benefits; supporters said it could help older adults age in place and address housing shortages, and the bill was sent to suspense after members asked for clarification on the fiscal estimate. The committee also heard AB 376, which would exempt wildfire settlement payments from state income tax for certain disaster survivors; supporters from rural counties said the money is meant to help victims rebuild and should not be taxed, and the bill was referred to suspense. Finally, AB 480 would allow developers using low-income housing tax credits to switch from allocated to certificated state credits after an award, with supporters saying it would maximize private investment and stretch housing dollars further; it too was sent to suspense. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly emphasized the need to balance policy goals with fiscal impacts, and several bills were held or referred to suspense rather than voted out immediately.

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• Through the creation of emergency service districts, it has created the local solution for funding and
• providing fire protection and emergency medical services.
• The consequence is slower emergency response times.
• We are the state association, as I said, for emergency services districts.
• ...that emergency services that the residents were receiving originally.

Bills: HB447, HB897, HB993, HB2673, HB3671, HB3680, HB3897, HB4506, HB4753, HB4812, HB4894, HB5148, HB5437, HB5650, HB5652, HB5654, HB5656, HB5661, HB5665

Keywords: traffic impact studies, municipal utility district, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, HB 897, Texas land sale, state property, Austin real estate, Travis County, General Land Office, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state records facility, archives building, library funding, capital improvements, lease of state land, public land disposition

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• We considerably increased zoning within a half mile of our high-capacity transit areas.
• We've added capacity within the zoning... Housing units.
• Did you guys project that based on zoning, or, I mean, how do you hope to accomplish that?
• Implementation currently has focused on zoning tools tied to new comprehensive plan designations.
• As I mentioned, the housing-related density updates, the light rail community zone.

Keywords: 904, all

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• This is to pay salaries and operational expenses for the division, including the operations at the state
• To pay salaries and operational expenses for the division, including the operations at the state hospital
• You're operating all over the state, aren't you? Yes, ma'am. We are operating all over the state.
• On the third line of the appropriation summaries, the operation is the operation. Ms.
• The final appropriation in the summary is the operations appropriation, which supports the operation

Summary: The committee heard a series of Arkansas Department of Human Services budget presentations and questions, beginning with the Secretary’s Office and then the Division of Aging, Adult and Behavioral Health Services. Staff described the divisions’ appropriations, funding sources, and major programs, including senior centers, Meals on Wheels, mental health grants, substance abuse treatment, community alcohol safety, the Medicaid tobacco settlement program, and crisis stabilization units. Members raised concerns about flat or limited funding for senior services, the use and tracing of federal block grants, the lack of a funding source for the veterans’ mental health grant, and the mechanics of the community alcohol safety and treatment programs. The committee also discussed patient benefits funds at state facilities, transportation for senior center clients, and whether some special-language appropriations or fund balances should be revisited. Executive recommendations were adopted for the divisions considered. The committee then reviewed the Division of Children and Family Services and the Division of County Operations. Questions focused on foster care growth, adoption subsidies, professional fees tied to staff training and onboarding, vacancies, the Children’s Trust Fund, and TANF subgrants. Members asked about the reduction or elimination of TANF funding to child advocacy centers and other subgrantees, and DHS explained that prior reserves had been spent down and that the department was now trying to live within the annual TANF block grant and rebuild reserves. County operations questions also covered summer EBT, SNAP employment and training, the farmers’ market program, and the expected impact of a federal SNAP administrative match change, which DHS estimated would increase state costs by about $24 million annually, with roughly $18 million affecting the current year because the change begins October 1. Executive recommendations were again adopted. Finally, the committee heard from the Division of Developmental Disability Services and the Division of Medical Services. DDS testimony covered vacancies, staffing shortages, human development center construction and repairs, the reopening of the Boonville work training program, and funding for infant infirmary and child/family life programs. Medical Services testimony covered the Medicaid program, the current FMAP rate, the Our Kids B CHIP program, Medicaid payments to schools, nursing home distress funding, and large appropriation lines used to provide flexibility for claims and potential facility closures. Members asked for more detail on school Medicaid payments, reserve balances, and why some appropriations were much larger than actual spending. In each division, the committee moved and adopted Executive REC after questions concluded.

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• High tech and emerging technology is obviously another area of great importance. to digitize and the
• One of their biggest operations is here in San Diego County.
• Investing in fusion technology here in San Diego with the D3D reactor at the General Atomics operates
• Grid resiliency permitting delays also impact the speed to operation, the time to delivery.
• or folks haven't been able to utilize opportunity zones.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Often these leases will last about 20- or 30-year leases for these particular operation sites, yet the
• I was with my sister at the time, and after a severe winter blizzard, we needed to order an emergency
• We needed to order an emergency delivery of propane.
• Just today, there was an emergency alert from Emberich about the compressor station in Weymouth.
• Combined, these rules govern design, installation, monitoring, and emergency response planning.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a wide range of late-file energy bills, with much of the discussion focused on battery storage siting, gas system expansion, propane consumer protections, gas workforce safety, and a Taunton home-rule petition on water rates for manufactured housing communities. Representative Sweeney urged support for H. 4689 and H. 4690, which would impose a moratorium and setback requirements for lithium battery storage facilities, citing fire risk, proximity to homes, and environmental concerns. Several local officials and residents from Oakham, Tewksbury, and other communities described proposed battery projects near homes, schools, wetlands, and conservation land, while industry and clean-energy advocates argued the bills would effectively block storage development and conflict with state energy goals and existing fire-safety standards. The committee also heard strong support for S. 2290/H. 3547, a bill to prevent gas expansion near environmental justice communities, from environmental justice advocates, municipal officials, and clean-energy groups. Testimony emphasized rising gas bills, the cost of new pipelines, methane and health impacts, and the need to avoid locking in long-term gas infrastructure costs. Witnesses also discussed related bills on gas workforce safety, gas shut-off valves, and gas meter replacement plans, with labor representatives supporting safety-focused measures and opposing changes they said would weaken inspections, while consumer and environmental advocates argued that some utility replacement practices are unnecessarily expensive and should be reined in to reduce ratepayer costs. Other testimony included support for H. 3518 on propane gas ratepayer protections, with the witness arguing for clearer contract terms and website price disclosure, and support for S. 2652, which would authorize Taunton to create a separate water billing rate for manufactured housing communities because residents there are effectively paying higher water costs through rent due to a single master meter. No committee votes or final actions were taken during the hearing, and members mostly asked brief clarifying questions or made no comment after testimony.

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• , and whether a program operator meets the state and local zoning and land use requirements for residential
• , and whether a program operator meets the state and local zoning and land use requirements for residential
• , and whether a program operator meets the state and local zoning and land use requirements for residential
• It develops rules for how courts operate.
• Which local ordinances apply to a program operating in a particular city or neighborhood?

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• As a reminder, we are operating as a subcommittee.
• It's not operating in a manner that manages risk and negligence.
• With housing, we adopt a zoning code. We all have the community input to adopt that zoning code.
• We agree as a community to adopt that zoning code.
• room and more and more young people in the emergency room.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c><00:18:52.640><c> her</c> close her doors because Anuka zoned her close her doors because Anuka zoned
• </c><00:20:27.919><c> in</c><00:20:28.159><c> a</c> must be able to operate in a must be able to operate
• </c> which promotes flexibility for operators which promotes flexibility for operators to<00:35:51.119
• </c><00:36:40.240><c> or</c> convenience of incumbent operators or convenience of incumbent operators
• ><c> that</c><01:04:16.799><c> has</c> emerging product categories that has emerging product categories

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> committee on government operations. committee on government operations.
• medical service departments, emergency medical service agencies, and technical rescue agencies operating
• Your committee on government operations heard from deputy fire chief, EMS and deputy emergency management
• </c> government operations as amended? government operations as amended?
• </c> losses or emergencies. losses or emergencies.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• You call it the time zone bridge.
• O stands for operate. That's our daily work.
• So after operating costs, we spend our...
• So after operating costs, we put our priorities on preserve and restore.
• Today we operate with 135 fewer employees than we did just 10 years ago.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first approved the January 20 minutes by voice vote. It then received a lengthy update from Idaho Transportation Department Director Scott Stokes, who described ITD’s responsibilities, staffing, major highway and bridge projects, funding sources, safety efforts, workforce challenges, and innovation programs. He highlighted the use of bond and TECM funding to accelerate modernization projects, the department’s performance dashboard, emergency response work, and initiatives such as Skip the Trip and winter driving classes. Members asked about long-term funding adequacy, freeway and work-zone safety, and project timelines, including a Highway 55 project near Banks. The committee then introduced RS 32984, which would eliminate the requirement for registration stickers on license plates and treat a valid plate and registration as sufficient. Supporters said the stickers are often unreadable or unnecessary and estimated the change could save about $300,000. The motion to introduce passed by voice vote. Next, the committee introduced RS 32869, a driver’s education bill that would allow parents to teach driver education while also preserving school-based programs; members discussed safety in urban areas and the potential fiscal impact of Idaho Digital Learning Alliance enrollment costs. The motion to introduce also passed. Finally, the committee introduced RS 32834, a proof-of-identity cleanup bill intended to streamline DMV processes by combining identity information for out-of-state customers. It also introduced RS 32841 C1, which updates vehicle registration fee and tax distribution rules, removes obsolete language from prior legislation, and increases the local bridge inspection fund transfer from $175,000 to $300,000 to help draw down federal matching funds. Both motions passed by voice vote, and the committee adjourned.

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• You call it the time zone bridge.
• We have a public transportation office, which operates... ...rescue.
• O stands for operate. That's our daily work.
• So after operating costs, we put our priorities on preserve and restore.
• Today we operate with 135 fewer employees than we did just 10 years ago.

Summary: The committee first approved the January 20 minutes without objection. It then received a lengthy update from Idaho Transportation Department Director Scott Stokes, who described ITD’s responsibilities, staffing, budget sources, major highway and bridge projects, winter maintenance, DMV and aeronautics services, and the department’s safety and innovation efforts. He emphasized the department’s focus on operating, preserving, restoring, and expanding the transportation system, and answered questions about funding growth, freeway and work-zone safety, emergency repairs, and workforce needs. Members then considered several RS drafts for introduction. RS 32984 would eliminate the requirement to display vehicle registration stickers, with the sponsor citing reduced cost and redundancy; it was introduced. RS 32869 would allow parents to teach driver’s education even in urban districts, restoring flexibility after prior changes; it was introduced after discussion about safety and possible fiscal effects tied to Idaho Digital Learning Alliance enrollment costs. RS 32834 would consolidate proof-of-identity and DMV registration processes for out-of-state customers; it was introduced. The committee also heard RS 32841 C1, a cleanup bill to streamline distribution of vehicle registration fees and taxes and to raise the annual transfer for local bridge inspections from $175,000 to $300,000 to help draw down federal matching funds. After questions about the funding flow and match requirements, the committee voted to introduce the measure. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Currently, services and emergency service network costs acquired through year-to-year pricing are 25
• GAO found emergency fuel reduction projects were already allowed.
• Current conditions include beetles, heavy fuels, and emerging fire threats that require faster action
• Funding Funding is a part of it, but flexibility helps prioritize high-risk zones when resources are
• What emerges is not a simple conflict of right or wrong, but of values and visions.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee approved the January 19, 2026 minutes and then considered a temporary and pending rule for the Idaho Public Safety Communications Commission. Sheriff Andy Creech testified that the rule would reduce administrative burden and costs by allowing longer-term contracts for Next Generation 911 equipment and services, helping modernize degraded legacy 911 systems and improve location routing, redundancy, and interoperability. The committee moved and passed the rule. The committee also introduced RS 32996, sponsored by Senator Shippey, which would create a new licensing procedure for established caterers. The proposal defines an established caterer as a business at a publicly accessible premise that caters at least 50 events per year and would allow such caterers to obtain liquor licensing for service at events, addressing the current limitation that they lack a brick-and-mortar premise for licensing purposes. The motion to introduce the bill was approved. After official business, the committee hosted the American Falls FFA Ag Issues team. The students presented a courtroom-style debate on the federal Roadless Rule and the USDA’s 2025 rescission, with testimony and arguments focused on wildfire risk, forest management flexibility, tribal consultation, economic development, recreation, and environmental protection. Committee members praised the students’ preparation and public speaking, asked questions about their research process and how their views evolved, and recognized their achievements before adjournment.

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• Buffer zones.
• </c> zones remain important. zones remain important.
• </c> don't need a buffer zone. don't need a buffer zone.
• The RSA allows employees of private abortion businesses to operate in these zones.
• The RSA allows employees of private abortion businesses to operate in these zones.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They're doing legislative research. and they are our future emerging leaders.
• HP 45 78 by Metcalf relating to the titling registration and operation of a miniature vehicle, refer
• Morales of maverick alien punishment the assault certain person subject to the emergency detention of
• H.U. 4815 by Curtis, Relating the Liability of Owners and Operators for Certain Sources of Facilities
• HB 599. by Buckingham and Erlington Media Production Development Zones and the functions of the Texas

Bills: HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• And then also emergency situations are also covered under the exception.
• I think if it's an accident, that's an emergency situation.
• a motor vehicle to establish boundaries and when a school zone is in effect.
• have some language to tie on to create traffic stops and hands-free zones.
• was no definition as to what is a school zone.

Bills: HR94, HR95, HR96, HR97, HR98, HR99, HR100, HR101, HR102, HR103, HR104, HR105, HR106, HR107, HR108, HR109, HR110, HR111, HCR45, HCR46, HCR47, HCR48, HCR49, HCR50, HR92, HR93, HCR44, SB11, SB72, SB78, SB151, SB207, SB210, SB219, SB241, SB286, SB324, SB351, SB376, SB409, SB411, HR74, HCR26, HB4, HB98, HB108, HB131, HB151, HB161, HB244, HB288, HB294, HB305, HB310, HB320, HB336, HB380, HB392, HB403, HB420, HB459, HB476, HB513, HB540, HB596, HB608, HB615, HB631, HB637, HB648, HB665, HB682, HB789, HB813, HB815, HB835, HB870, HB905, HB915, HB933, HB938, HB944, HB971, HB987, HB1040, HR15, HR20, HCR14, HCR6, HCR19, HCR10, HB81, HB134, HB154, HB163, HB170, HB194, HB217, HB220, HB254, HB259, HB290, HB308, HB311, HB360, HB382, HB401, HB410, HB417, HB463, HB575, HB592, HB718, HB723, HB750, HB755, HB776, HB812, HB844, HB882, HB888, HB961, HB966, HB980, HB54, HB67, HB73, HB125, HB133, HB158, HB168, HB169, HB191, HB195, HB245, HB280, HB283, HB296, HB319, HB339, HB399, HB407, HB448, HB550, HB591, HB826, HB995, HB1085, HB1086, HB722, HB140, HB468, HB546, HB746, HB842, HB923, HB166, HB349, HB352, HB429, HB436, HB588, HB747, HB780, HB782, HB911, HB827, HB953, HB796, HB901, HB9, HB52, HB58, HB193, HB284, HB400, HB570, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB733, HB735, HB868, HB952

Keywords: Sanfilippo Syndrome, awareness, genetic disorder, cognitive impairment, Louisiana, Alzheimer's, dementia, caregivers, public health, health education, civil bench warrants, judgment debtors, notification process, judgment debtor examination, Louisiana State Law Institute, Knock Knock Children's Museum, early childhood education, economic development, community engagement, Louisiana legislature

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long morning of personal privileges, commemorations, and resolution introductions. Members recognized Coca-Cola United for its Louisiana economic impact and community work, designated April 7 as Coca-Cola Day, celebrated Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival Day, Dad’s Day, and other guests and honorees, including a science fair participant, Jack and Jill of America, and a birthday recognition. The House also introduced numerous resolutions on topics including awareness days, condolences, civic education, health, and local commemorations, and several were adopted or advanced without objection. The chamber then took up a series of bills and committee reports. Among the measures advanced were bills on constitutional convention procedures, criminal justice and post-conviction relief, public meetings, health care, education, insurance, natural resources, and local government. Several bills were reported favorably or with amendments and moved to third reading, including measures on school resource officers, pharmacy benefit managers, rural health clinics, the LSU Energy Institute, and live broadcasting of public meetings. The House also passed bills recreating the Department of Treasury, requiring cash acceptance or cash-to-credit options at state public facilities, funding municipal fire and police civil service administration, naming a highway segment for Sgt. Michael J. Guillory, and clarifying legislative review of certain contract amendments. Floor debate centered on a few substantive bills. HB 134, which would prohibit platforms from delivering pornography to minor accounts and authorize Attorney General enforcement, passed 98-0. HB 170, clarifying when the prescriptive period begins for certain construction-related claims, passed 89-7 after discussion of substantial completion and owner occupancy. HB 217, creating an optional property tax exemption for rehabilitation of blighted residential property, passed 83-13 after amendment. HB 259, addressing damage to infrastructure during broadband excavation and requiring notice, repair, and payment accountability, passed 98-0 after amendments. HB 308, requiring state public facilities to accept cash or provide a cash-to-credit machine, passed 98-0. HB 360, naming a highway memorial for Sgt. Michael J. Guillory, passed 101-0. HB 382, streamlining budget committee review of certain contract amendments, passed 96-0. The House also debated HB 410, a privacy bill requiring notice when a participant in a direct in-person conversation is being recorded, with exceptions for law enforcement, evidence of crime, and certain civil or administrative proceedings. Members raised concerns about the scope of the exceptions, undercover journalism, and the relationship to Louisiana’s one-party consent wiretapping law, but the bill’s sponsor said it would not change criminal wiretapping law and was modeled on other states’ approaches. The transcript ends during that debate, with no final vote shown for HB 410.

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• You and I probably have different operational definitions of emotional distress.
• We're going one mile per hour over the speed limit in a construction zone.
• These are owner operators.
• These are owner operators.
• I believe an owner-operator is their own.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• But Hunter Gurdner of Pensacola personifies another side of Operation Epic Fury.
• It also adds a provision that a municipality that operates water and wastewater utility services and
• It also limits a municipality's ability to apply new land use and zoning requirements to upgrades of
• Surrogacy experts and clinic operators noted to the L.A.
• We didn't really talk a lot about the school The camera systems, red light, school zone.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions recognizing interns, staff, visitors, and a military veteran. After routine announcements, the chamber took up several House-returned bills and special-order measures, with most motions to concur or refuse to concur adopted without objection. Early actions included unanimous concurrence in House amendments to SB 118 on RV park special assessments and SB 572 on ethics rules for public officers and employees, both passing 38-0. The Senate then debated and passed CS/CS/HB 991 on election integrity by a 27-12 vote after extensive opposition focused on voter registration documentation, student IDs, provisional ballots, and potential disenfranchisement; the sponsor defended the bill as a citizenship-verification and election-security measure. The chamber also passed CS/CS/SB 182, an education package combining several related provisions, by 37-0, and later approved SB 474 on military affairs by 39-0 after a technical amendment restoring certain retirement eligibility positions. The Senate refused to concur in the House amendment to CS/CS/CS/SB 1014 on municipal utility service, and refused to concur in the House strike-all amendment to SB 598 after the House had added composting language to the cremation definition. Several other messages were temporarily postponed. On the special-order calendar, the Senate passed CS/CS/HB 425 on historic cemeteries by 39-0, allowing historic Black cemetery boards to sell surplus property not used for burial to fund maintenance. It also passed HB 929 on chickee regulation by 39-0, limiting local restrictions on chickee construction and setting spacing, fire-safety, and permitting rules. SB 1370 on habitual traffic offender designation was substituted with identical CS/HB 35 and passed 39-0, expanding habitual offender treatment to repeated driving without a valid license. The chamber then returned to CS/CS/CS/SB 902, the Department of Health package, which was substituted with CS/HB 733 and amended to retain the Senate’s medical marijuana location limits, adjust NICU nutrition language, modify the dental student loan repayment program, and require a pediatric trauma center designation for certain specialty children’s hospitals; it passed 37-0. The Senate also moved CS/CS/CS/HB 905 on foreign influence to the special-order calendar and began debate on a strike-all amendment defining foreign terrorist organizations and foreign countries of concern, restricting gifts and business ties, tightening sister-city affiliations, and adding ethics training and reporting requirements, but the transcript ends before final action on that bill.

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• Second, the bill sets a fixed 25-year useful life, which is not supported by actual operating evidence
• , emergency rescue, medical transport, law enforcement, fire response, agricultural operations, flight
• However, small airports operate on thin margins.
• , emergency rescue, medical transport, law enforcement, fire response, agricultural operations, flight
• However, small airports operate on thin margins.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> operational challenges ahead. operational challenges ahead.
• Station Emergency Planning Zone.
• Station Emergency Planning Zone.
• This fund is used to operate and develop 911 services and the statewide emergency notification system
• Currently, the Division of Emergency Services and Communication is responsible for operating and maintaining

Keywords: 1191, senate, all