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• water supply systems that receive water from the Delta.
• If you speak to the Metropolitan Water District in Southern California, they're estimating that it's
• If you speak to the Metropolitan Water District in Southern California, they're estimating that it's
• going to cost $100 million of. and Water District in Southern California, they're estimating that it's
• First, a non-agenda item for the Thermalito Water and Sewer District would re-up the conversation around

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I'm a Boise City Council member for District 6.
• Copper is blue in the water.
• Copper is blue in the water.
• Representative Sean Dygert, District 23.
• But we found that the water bill jumped to $800, and it was a really high water bill.

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• Water Resource District may choose to review or process applications that are under their purview.
• And then the department doesn't have the statutory authority over water resource districts and can't
• mandate them to hold a hearing, ...doesn't have the statutory authority over water resource districts
• Because we have the local water... Because we have the local water resource districts. Yes.
• Because we have the local water resource districts. Yes.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first approved the December 3 minutes, then heard a request from the Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice to amend its proposed rule on exempt test methods to add certain closed-system DNA/RNA tests, including rhinovirus. After testimony explaining that the board had considered late comments from BioMérieux and wanted the rule record to reflect that review, the committee agreed to a limited amendment and passed the motion unanimously. The Department of Agriculture then outlined broad rule updates affecting dairy, eggs, poultry, pesticides, animal health, environmental mitigation, and the Egg Product Utilization Commission. The commissioner said the changes mostly clarified existing requirements, updated references, and reduced some burdens, such as easing dairy hauler training/licensing timing and clarifying out-of-state grade A milk language. Members asked about dairy industry decline, the APUC scoring system, and the rationale for the milk-hauler and out-of-state milk provisions. The State Board of Dental Examiners presented extensive rule changes tied to recent legislation and workforce issues, including a new professional health program for dentists, expanded duties for assistants and hygienists, broader local anesthetic authority for hygienists, and fee increases to fund the program and cover administrative costs. Testimony from Dr. Edward May strongly supported the professional health program based on his own recovery experience. The committee also heard from Game and Fish on rules easing some guide/outfitter experience requirements, allowing electronic exams, and modifying boating safety equipment rules, with no public comment and no fiscal impact. Later, Health and Human Services received approval for an extension to update tattoo/body art rules and a separate motion to repeal an obsolete nurse aide training chapter. HHS also described nursing facility rule updates, lodging sanitation revisions, and related clarifications on licensing, safety, pest control, and fire requirements. The Department of Environmental Quality received an extension for septic-system installer rules, and also presented rules for above-ground storage tanks and water/wastewater operator certification, including new fees and third-party testing options. The Industrial Commission’s oil and gas division described multiple rule changes, some withdrawn after comments, including drilling unit flexibility, site stability, wildfire authority, and streamlined transport/reporting procedures. Finally, DPI began presenting several rule packages, including school construction loan limits, school bus standards, cooperative agreements, special education rules for public charter schools, and new math curriculum and intervention requirements.

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• </c><00:04:32.000><c> 6</c> senator representing Senate District 6 senator representing Senate District
• </c> District 22. District 22.
• </c> for the lead testing and water. for the lead testing and water.
• </c> Senator<01:00:47.440><c> Waters.</c> Senator Waters. Senator Waters.
• So, Senator Waters. &gt;&gt; Okay. So, Senator Waters.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS AND FOR WATER UTILITIES.
• ARE YOU PUTTING RESPONSIBILITY ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES, WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE TO
• PRESUMABLY THEN IF THE CANALS AND WATER, THE VARIOUS RUNOFF AREAS ARE IN SAY SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT
• DISTRICT THEN THE DISTRICT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING THE INSPECTION. >> THE WAY THE BILL IS DRAFTED
• I THINK ALSO WE NEED TO LOOK AT OUR STORM WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS IN SO MANY AREAS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• </c> district, no problem. They don't do it. district, no problem. They don't do it.
• Maybe water, but not sewers. revenue. Maybe water, but not sewers.
• </c> that district. Who who maintains those? that district. Who who maintains those?
• </c> watercolor, water sound, Alice Beach. watercolor, water sound, Alice Beach.
• </c> improvement district is a government. improvement district is a government.

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Water treatment and sanitation systems protect the public's health, and storm water management systems
• Water treatment and emergencies.
• </c><00:03:45.519><c> management</c> health, and storm water management health, and storm water management
• But will Minnesota water pollution.
• </c><00:04:29.919><c> and</c> everywhere we went, it was water and everywhere we went, it was water and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• banking, water recharge, and expanding the use of reclaimed water to replenish aquifers and improve
• local water supply reliability.
• And whereas local water, And improve local water supply reliability.
• And whereas local public water and wastewater agencies invest annually in local water-related programs
• water and groundwater resources, ...and improve the quality of surface water and groundwater resources

Keywords: 1182, all

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• </c> projects then under the Board of Water projects then under the Board of Water and<00:29:17.039><
• grants and clean water grants.
• grants and clean water grants.
• grants uh and for both drinking water grants uh and clean<00:36:38.680><c> water</c><00:36:39.000><c
• ><c> is</c> clean water grants and clean water is clean water grants and clean water is the<00:36:40.480

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: 1183, house

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• waters.
• those waters.
• waters.
• water at the end water no it's a public water at the end of<00:48:45.880><c> the</c><00:48:46.000><c
• water is a be to protect public water water is a public<00:50:32.000><c> good</c><00:50:32.920><c> um

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Clean Water Revolving Fund at no additional cost to water agencies, with the goal of stabilizing and
• Clean Water Revolving Fund at no additional cost to water agencies with the goal of stabilizing and
• Jamie Miner, on behalf of Eastern Municipal Water District as well as West Basin Municipal Water District
• David Keenton, on behalf of the Irvine Ranch Water District, in support. Good morning.
• Nico Molina, on behalf of the Rancho California Water District, in support. Thank you.

Committee: Senate Environmental Quality

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We have orchards in my district as well, and your orchard obviously has healthy water rights, and so
• We have a number of school districts.
• So we can't really track at the school district level to the same extent we can with a water project.
• Water Trust Board.
• And then on page nine, it's a water issue.

Committee: House New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

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• It has to do with water hauling. It has to do with water hauling. Okay, thank you.
• Sponsor of District 15.
• districts.
• To the flood control district, to the library district, all these other districts.
• What district are you from?

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Appropriation practice water feasibility study; HB 2075, school district employment contract publication
• district, so county and district was synonymous in the 19th...
• Legislative district, so county and district was synonymous.
• future water.
• water supplies.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, journal approval, guest introductions, and recognition of doctors and other visitors. The chamber then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, considering a large number of bills on topics including public schools and curricula, transportation, health care, child welfare, municipal and county governance, homeowners’ associations, speech, and election-related matters. Several measures were retained on the calendar, while many others were advanced with committee or floor amendments. Among the more notable debates, senators discussed SB 1094, which would impose civil liability related to gender reassignment surgery on minors; supporters said it would compensate minors harmed by such procedures, while opponents argued it would discriminate against transgender youth, raise malpractice costs, and chill access to care. SB 1813, concerning the state hospital governing board and Maricopa County bed limits, drew concern about litigation and the need to expand capacity for people with serious mental illness, while supporters said the bill would remove a legal cap and allow more beds to be used. SB 1496 on Department of Child Safety procedures was amended to clarify representative payee requirements and received generally favorable comments, though some members raised concerns about child safety and DCS discretion. The Senate also advanced SCR 1004, a photo radar ballot referral, after an amendment requiring voter approval in jurisdictions that use photo radar; Senator Leach thanked the sponsor for the change. Other bills moved forward included measures on school firearm safety instruction, civics instruction, chiropractic claims, behavioral health prior authorization, psychiatric evaluations, DCS procedures, AHCCCS procurement contracting, county recorder and HOA-related issues, and legislative qualifications. The chamber adopted the Committee of the Whole reports and properly assigned the bills after each calendar was completed.

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• management districts and four water utilities to save the springs.
• This bill would seek to ensure To divert and drain water as intended.
• Are you putting responsibility on the local communities, on the water management district?
• Presumably then, if the canals and water, the various runoff areas are in, say, Southwater Water Management
• District, then the district would be responsible for doing the inspection.

Committee: Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources considered several environmental and infrastructure bills, most of them sponsored or presented by Senator McLean, along with measures on stormwater, wastewater, brownfields, marine facilities, and a confirmation package. SB 492 on mitigation banking would allow mitigation credits to be purchased outside an impact area when local credits are unavailable, with distance-based multipliers and a statutory credit release schedule; Senator Smith raised concerns about how far credits could be moved from the impacted ecosystem, while supporters said the bill would preserve net environmental benefit and provide predictability. The bill was reported favorably, with Senator Smith voting no. SB 800 would update Florida’s battery recycling program and require manufacturers to support more robust recycling and disposal information, prompted by testimony from waste, recycling, and industry groups describing truck, landfill, and facility fires caused by batteries. SB 1228 would advance a spring restoration project for Kentucky Springs and the Santa Fe spring flows by allowing JEA to amend a compliance plan to deliver more than 35 million gallons per day of reclaimed water to replenish the aquifer; it was reported favorably without debate. SB 796 would create a general permit for distributed wastewater treatment systems to help local governments address failing septic tanks, and SB 736 would update the Brownfields program with technical changes, revised definitions, and a change allowing smaller ownership interests to participate in cleanup efforts; both were reported favorably after supportive testimony. SB 810 on stormwater management required annual inspections of local government waterways and drainage works before hurricane season, motivated by flooding after recent storms. Senators Harrell and Smith questioned who would be responsible for inspections and repairs, the scope of structures covered, and the fiscal impact, and the sponsor said the bill would be refined to better define responsibilities and possibly narrow the scope to higher-risk infrastructure. The bill drew opposition from the Florida League of Cities and the Florida Stormwater Association, but also strong support from senators who emphasized the need for better preparedness; it was reported favorably. SB 1162 on water access facilities would add a clean marine manufacturer designation, provide a lease fee discount, and include parking for boat-hauling vehicles and trailers in the grant program; it was reported favorably. The committee also unanimously recommended confirmation of five Florida Inland Navigation District appointees, and Senator DeSantis? no, Senator DeCeglie recorded affirmative votes on SB 492, SB 800, and SB 1228 before adjournment.

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• I'll also come to water. House of Cum Lauda.
• And for my district, nothing is more important than the bill before us.
• As many of you may know, the town of Bridgewater in my district has been under a water supply emergency
• dangerously low levels with dirty water, high levels of manganese, and PFAS.
• and provide our future generations the right to clean, safe drinking water.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• </c> representative Easterbrook's district representative Easterbrook's district and<00:12:12.720><c>
• as part of this landmark district.
• </c> that are important to their districts that are important to their districts and<00:13:45.360><c>
• </c><00:14:21.040><c> and</c> is part of a landmark district and is part of a landmark district and there's
• :39:14.000><c> go</c> that could damage the water to go that could damage the water to go through<00:

Bills: HB542 , HB566 , SB270 , HB618 , HB617 , HB542 , HB566 , SB270 , HB618 , HB617

Committee: House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Keywords: HB542, district attorney, prosecutor, supernumerary district attorney, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, Alabama retirement, public employee retirement, pension, retirement benefits, post-retirement employment, salary cap, dual participation, double dipping, District Attorneys' Plan, assistant district attorney, deputy district attorney, state pension, survivor benefits, Office of Prosecution Services

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• going around and districts having to deal with that.
• ><c> to</c> going around and districts having to going around and districts having to deal<00:02:01.759
• </c> major thing for our district. major thing for our district.
• </c><00:03:22.959><c> as</c> the animals, the land, and the water as the animals, the land, and the water
• </c><00:03:34.640><c> and</c> the threats to the Boundary Waters and the threats to the Boundary Waters

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The transcript is an interview with Shelley Buck, a newly elected Minnesota House member for District 47A, who introduced herself as Dakota, a member of the Prairie Island Indian Community, and president of a nonprofit working to restore land at Owámni/St. Anthony Falls. She said her prior 12 years on tribal council, including six as president, motivated her to run because she wants to help people and bring that same kind of service to her new district. Buck said constituents in her district emphasized affordability, especially housing and health care, along with environmental protection, clean water, PFAS concerns, gun safety, and the impact of the current ICE occupation. She described herself as a champion for working families and the environment, citing her own working-class, single-parent upbringing and the importance of postsecondary education and state support programs. On policy priorities, Buck said she wants to focus first on the ICE occupation issue, while also addressing affordability, health care, housing, and environmental protection. She framed her environmental views through a Dakota worldview that treats plants, animals, land, and water as relatives and stressed protecting the Boundary Waters and other natural areas.

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• Association, in support, not wishing to speak; Brad Burkett, also district attorney, 7th Judicial District
• We also have Brad Burgett, who's the district attorney in the 7th Judicial District, Darren Alamon, the
• “District in support not wishing to speak, as well as Darren Alamon with the Jefferson Parish District
• Senator Cloud, Patrick Rye, Louisiana Chemistry Association, I believe that water systems, water wellheads
• Water intake structures, it's little, under B, triple I, water intake structures and water treatment

Committee: Senate Judiciary C

Summary: The Senate Committee on Judiciary C met on May 19, 2026, with a quorum present and first deferred House Bill 276 at the sponsor’s request. The committee then heard and advanced several bills, largely focused on criminal justice, domestic violence, victims’ rights, probation/parole, and critical infrastructure protections. HB 160, by Rep. Knox, would increase the penalty for domestic abuse battery and battery of a dating partner involving strangulation from three to six years, with at least one year without probation or suspension; it drew strong support from prosecutors and domestic violence advocates and was reported favorably. HB 769, by Rep. Boyd, would create a 24- to 72-hour cooling-off hold in domestic violence cases, with an amendment to make the hold concurrent with other detention periods and to avoid stacking with existing law; it was reported with amendments. The committee also reported favorably HB 1234, which creates mandatory jail time for fleeing the scene after striking a person and failing to render aid, and HB 158, which restores custodial inpatient treatment as an option for probationers and increases the allowable treatment period from 90 to 180 days. HB 169, allowing courts or the parole board to assess extradition costs against absconders based on ability to pay, was also reported favorably. HB 251, requiring notice to a victim or designated family member before resentencing or final conviction hearings, drew support from the Attorney General’s office and opposition from the ACLU, which argued that victim involvement at that stage could be inconsistent with post-conviction standards; it was nevertheless reported favorably. Additional measures advanced included HB 289, which removes a redundant 24-hour delay between denial of a new trial motion and sentencing; HB 394, extending the conditional parole period from nine months to 24 months to allow completion of required programming; and HB 330, increasing penalties and restitution for vandalizing churches and graves, which was supported by the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops. HB 429, expanding critical infrastructure protections to oil and natural gas facilities and related operations and increasing penalties for unauthorized entry, drone activity, and cyber interference, was reported with amendments after discussion about harmonizing the definition with another bill and ensuring coverage of water-related facilities. The committee also approved the minutes from the prior meeting before adjourning.

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• House Bill 2024 expands the definition of water supply development as it pertains to the Water Infrastructure
• It requires applicants for the water conservation grants who receive CAP water to disclose the source
• of water they save and what they plan on doing with the saved water, whether they leave it or use it
• to improve groundwater conservation, surface water flows.
• that present a risk to groundwater, surface water, or public health.

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of House bills, mostly on third-read consent calendars, covering appropriations, elections, education, public safety, water, taxation, and criminal justice. Early discussion included HB 2148, which would give the Legislature authority to appropriate non-custodial federal funds, described by the sponsor as a transparency measure. Other measures included HB 2091 on insurance assessment limits, HB 2122 on BTR reciprocity/endorsement clarifications, HB 2138 on firefighters’ workers’ compensation coverage, HB 2008 barring public school libraries from using public funds to pay certain professional associations, HB 2110 allowing prayer at public governing body meetings on request, and HB 2142 creating a School Safety Center at ADE with up to 10% of program funds for administration. The caucus also heard several parental-rights and elections bills. HB 2249 would expand the parents’ bill of rights to require notice if school staff facilitate a minor’s social transitioning and to allow parents access to complete educational records, with penalties for interference. HB 2022 would conform Arizona election deadlines and the primary date to federal law changes affecting military and overseas voters, with sponsors saying it preserves the 2024 timeline and includes emergency and permanent fixes. HCM 2001 urged the President and Congress to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, and HCM 2002 was discussed as a related measure concerning CARE and congressional review/designation efforts; members debated the legal differences between the two memorials. A major portion of the meeting focused on HCR 2001, a proposed constitutional amendment on election rules. The sponsor said it would require U.S. citizenship to vote, government ID to register, prohibit foreign contributions, end early voting by the Friday before Election Day, and tighten ballot-return and polling-place rules, framing it as an Arizona Secure Elections Act modeled on Florida reforms. Members asked about ballot-return mechanics and the impact on voters who move, and the sponsor said the measure would require periodic address confirmation for early voters and earlier drop-off deadlines for certain ballots. The caucus also reviewed many water bills, including measures on snowpack augmentation, water conservation grant disclosures and eligible uses, stormwater recharge mapping, cesspool remediation, groundwater withdrawal limits in irrigation non-expansion areas, and a $1 million appropriation for Colorado River litigation. Additional bills covered tax and property issues, criminal penalties, and other policy changes. These included HB 2016 eliminating late-filing penalties when no tax is owed, HB 2104 and HB 2105 protecting agricultural property owners from repeated reclassification and requiring notice before inspections, and HB 2289 updating truth-in-taxation pamphlet examples to reflect $100,000 and $400,000 home values instead of outdated figures. The caucus also heard bills on felony murder involving unborn children, disposal of dead bodies, unlawful flight penalties, weapons trafficking, fentanyl trafficking, child support during pregnancy, and a memorial for the Buffalo Soldiers. No formal votes were taken in the transcript excerpt; the meeting consisted primarily of bill presentations, sponsor explanations, and member questions, with several bills noted as removed from the consent calendar or awaiting further consideration.