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• Partners in the plastic engineering.
• </c> the internal combustion engine. Mr. the internal combustion engine. Mr.
• </c> certified internal combustion engine certified internal combustion engine mechanic<05:39:55.920>
• </c> engines, but they do run out of fuel. engines, but they do run out of fuel.
• </c> reliable vehicles, combustible engines reliable vehicles, combustible engines are<05:43:24.878><

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• They ultimately signed a lease with us, hired architects and engineers, and initiated the permitting
• Her car blew out the engine.
• Yet some local governments have permitting processes that last months and have extensive engineering
• On top of that, they want you to hire an electrical engineer...
• I had to hire an electrical engineer to design the plan.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And so I think, and I'm not an engineer, but we need more standby generation to be able to do that.
• And so I think, and I'm not an engineer, but we need more standby generation to be able to do that.
• I mean, we're running on all these old dinosaurs, and lucky so far that your engineers have been able
• I I'm not an engineer. I'll have to get back to you. your grid.
• I I'm not an engineer. Um, I'm not sure. I I'm not an engineer.

Bills: SB3326, SB2911

Keywords: renewable energy, energy storage, cost reduction, public utilities commission, Hawaii energy policies, intoxicating liquor, direct shipment, breweries, distilleries, Hawaii, 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees heard SB 3001 on artificial intelligence in a joint Commerce and Consumer Protection/Labor and Technology hearing. Testimony included support from the Department of Education and Google, comments from the Office of Consumer Protection and the Attorney General’s office, and late opposition from Agentic LLC. The Attorney General raised constitutional and vagueness concerns and suggested clarifying amendments, while Google said the bill’s risk-based approach and proposed amendments could help establish industry-wide safety standards for minors. The committees recessed and then voted to pass SB 3001 with amendments, adopting DCCA/OCP recommendations on data minimization for minors and UDAP clarity, the Attorney General’s proposed clarifications and deletions, and Google’s nonconflicting amendments; the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050. The vote passed unanimously among members present, with some members excused. The Commerce and Consumer Protection committee then took up several previously heard measures in decision-making. SB 2045 on combat sports passed with amendments reflecting DCCA and boxing commission recommendations, including clarifying the on-site medical professional requirement, reporting duties, promoter payment, removal of the combat sports registry and ambulance requirement, and other technical changes; the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050. SP 2347 on the residential landlord-tenant code passed with amendments striking landlord requirements so OCP could work on a multilingual tenant-rights notice, and SP 2495 on consumer protection passed with amendments requiring OCP to publish an annual report on potential code violations. SB 2777 on insurance was deferred to February 17, 2026 for further decision-making. At a later CPN decision-making agenda, SB 2471 and SB 2829, both relating to the powers of artificial persons, passed with amendments clarifying the preamble, removing language about foreign artificial persons, and making other consistency and non-substantive changes; both effective dates were moved to January 1, 2027. SP 2033 on renewable energy also passed with amendments clarifying the definition of grid-ready homes, cost-sharing provisions, applicability to interconnecting customers, and safety/certification compliance, with the effective date deferred to July 1, 2050. In each case, the committee voted to adopt the recommendations without objections from members present. The committees also heard SB 3000 on insurance, which would authorize the Attorney General to bring civil actions to recover costs and losses tied to climate-attributable harm and future climate risk, including costs incurred by state insurance-related entities. The Insurance Division and Attorney General’s office offered comments seeking clarification and warning about redundancy, implementation issues, possible representation of private insurers, and concurrent litigation concerns. Supporters, including the Center for Climate Integrity, a resident testifier, Sierra Club, and Green America, argued the bill would help shift insurance costs to fossil fuel companies responsible for climate harms and address rising premiums and nonrenewals in Hawaii. Opponents, including the American Petroleum Institute, argued the bill singled out one industry, raised constitutional concerns, and should be deferred because related climate litigation is already pending. The transcript ends with the committee continuing testimony and discussion on SB 3000 and then moving into SB 3326 on energy, where the consumer advocate and Hawaiian Electric opposed the bill’s proposed separation of generation from transmission and distribution, while the PUC stood on written testimony, Retail Merchants of Hawaii supported it, and Life of the Land raised concerns about assumptions and the need for more substance.

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• For instance, when we moved from preliminary engineering, which is the very beginning of the engineering
• engineers, and architects.
• , electrical engineers, and architects.
• , electrical engineers, and architects.
• , electrical engineers, and architects.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met after several reschedulings due to flooding, welcomed a new assistant, and confirmed a quorum. It first approved the March 11 minutes, then reported that the day’s agenda included 310 items totaling about $139.4 million, with all vendors registered with the Secretary of State. The committee then approved deferred items involving the Transportation Cabinet/Department of Highways, including one routine PSC green-list item and one PSC amendment item, after hearing from the Transportation Cabinet’s Division of Professional Services and noting prior questions had been answered. The bulk of the meeting focused on Department of Education contracts tied to reading and literacy initiatives. Officials described a competitive grant program for high-quality instructional resources and related professional learning, explaining that resources are selected through evidence-based reviews and a quality curriculum task force, and that districts apply using an instructional resources alignment rubric. Members questioned the program’s reach, whether districts opt in, how many schools applied, and whether the effort is producing measurable reading gains. Department witnesses said about 155 schools applied and were awarded, the program is voluntary, and the University of Louisville’s Reading Research Center is collecting qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate effectiveness. Several members expressed concern that the state has repeatedly funded literacy efforts without improving reading scores, though the committee ultimately approved the education items, with Senator Meredith noting support but frustration about the lack of progress. The committee also approved an MOA amendment item supporting the Principal Partnership Project, which provides tools, resources, and professional learning for administrators and helps meet statutory evaluation-training requirements. Members asked about the use of nonrecurring federal funds and whether the arrangement affects retirement benefits; staff said the contract pays districts based on daily wage and additional workdays, which does increase retirement packages. Representative McCool voted yes but voiced caution about possible supplanting. Finally, the committee took up an Office of the Controller contract for a brokered insurance-related procurement. Representative Balman moved to disapprove the contract, arguing the winning broker was not the low bidder and that the committee lacked answers about how technical scoring outweighed a roughly $600,000 price difference. The motion to disapprove did not prevail, and the contract was approved after further discussion about procurement scoring and the committee’s limited information.

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• </c><04:09:17.680><c> and</c> authorize licensed engineers and authorize licensed engineers and architects
• There is absolutely no one in our town qualified to engineer that building or inspect it or know what
• that building or inspect it to engineer that building or inspect it or<04:11:13.520><c> know</c><04:
• Do they require any type of licensed engineer or licensed architect or anything for that matter?
• licensed engineers and licensed licensed engineers and licensed architects<04:12:50.399><c> could</c>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Tim Corby, city engineer, but also the past president for the state's engineering society, ACEC.
• I've been doing this for 40 years as city engineer.
• And personally, again, as the state's past president for engineers and doing city engineering, I've never
• </c> I'm a registered professional engineer I'm a registered professional engineer at<00:35:26.079><c
• </c> vital economic engine driving St. Paul. vital economic engine driving St. Paul.

Bills: HF2080, HF356, HF1968, HF228, HF569, HF603, HF692, HF1455, HF2224, HF1361

Keywords: contamination, water supply, municipal bonds, environmental mitigation, city funding, Sauk Rapids, PFAS contamination, drinking water, pollution control, bond issuance, Cokato, capital investment, school infrastructure, state bonds, HF228, Lakes Area Police Commission, Lindstrom, Chisago City, regional training facility, public safety facility

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• here, non-compete agreements negatively impact innovation because engineers are prevented from moving
• in the technology field in engineer in the technology field in Minnesota<00:14:40.040><c> wrote</c><
• are prevented from moving to Engineers are prevented from moving to new<00:14:48.800><c> teams</c><00
• One of the things when I was talking to workers who hire engineers, folks who would meet that $120,000
• One of the things when I was talking to workers who hire engineers, folks who would meet that $120,000

Bills: HF1355, HF1469, HF1768

Keywords: commercial diving, scuba diving safety, aquatic plant management, workplace safety, environmental regulations, HF1469, Minnesota, workforce development, job training, job skills training, reentry, reentry services, formerly incarcerated, ex-offenders, inmates, recently released inmates, felony conviction, felony-level offense, corrections, prison release

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• Just a little bit of background for me: you know, I am an engineer.
• I've worked at the mpca for uh engineer I've worked at the mpca for uh for<00:40:12.760><c> a</c><00
• We're asking for a group of permit writers and permit engineers that would essentially be a SWAT team
• I'm a consultant, a consulting engineer. Commissioner Kessler is an engineer.
• I'm a consultant, a consulting engineer. Commissioner Kessler is an engineer.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• want them to use the name Tire Engineers in their business.
• Board of Engineers and Surveyors sued Board of Engineers and Surveyors sued Jiffy<02:27:20.640><c> Lube
• </c><02:27:34.280><c> And</c><02:27:34.520><c> the</c> Engineers in their business.
• And the Engineers in their business.
• </c><02:27:42.880><c> and</c> um being that the Board of Engineers and um being that the Board of Engineers

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 11 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• That's what I'm hearing from some other county and city engineers.
• </c><00:26:17.360><c> That's</c> other county and city engineers.
• That's other county and city engineers.
• </c><00:27:06.120><c> and</c><00:27:06.240><c> the</c> County and city engineers and the engineering
• I hear that from my county engineer as well.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> production of genetically engineered production of genetically engineered agricultural agricultural
• Senator DeCorte, do you agree that farms engaged in production of genetically engineered products no
• So how many farms that are growing food in Hawaii are genetically engineered?
• </c> In production of genetically engineered products?
• So how many farms that are growing food in Hawaii are genetically engineered?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Agriculture and Environment hearing on January 27, 2025, took up multiple measures, beginning with a proposed constitutional amendment, HB 559, to recognize a right to clean water and air, a healthful environment, climate, native ecosystems, and beaches. The Attorney General’s Office testified with concerns that the amendment’s broad language could create challenges for future legislatures and environmental enforcement, while the Climate Commission and DLNR supported it. Environmental and advocacy groups, including Climate Protectors Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Greenpeace Hawaii, and others, strongly supported the measure, arguing it would strengthen decision-making and protect Hawaii’s natural resources. Committee members raised questions about how the amendment would interact with existing constitutional protections and recent litigation, and the AG’s office said the proposal could lead to broad judicial interpretation and possible liability issues. The hearing then moved on without a recorded vote on this bill. The committee next heard SB 552, which would establish a healthy soils program in the Department of Agriculture and require annual reporting and funding. The Climate Change Commission supported the bill, and the Department of Agriculture said it stood on its submitted testimony but noted existing commissions and the greenhouse gas sequestration task force already address similar objectives, suggesting SB 552 may duplicate current efforts. Agricultural and environmental advocates, including the Hawaii Farmers Union, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and others, supported the concept of a consolidated healthy soils program, saying it would better organize existing efforts, improve access for producers, and support conservation practices. The Agribusiness Development Corporation said it would support either DOA or ADC administering the program, and committee discussion focused on implementation, program overlap, and whether the bill should better integrate existing compost reimbursement and related efforts. The final measure discussed in the excerpt was SB 678, which would create an Agricultural Development Food Security Special Fund, dedicate a portion of the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to it, and appropriate funds equal to 3% of the state budget for agriculture. The Department of Agriculture strongly supported the bill, saying the funding would align with its goals and help support farmers and ranchers. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Department of Budget and Finance raised concerns that the proposed special fund may not meet statutory criteria. Farm and industry groups generally supported the measure but suggested changes, including adding uses related to local food sourcing, distribution, and biosecurity. Committee members questioned the scale of the appropriation, noting it could amount to roughly $250 million and a major increase in DOA’s budget, and discussed whether the department could realistically implement such a large program. The hearing ended with testimony counts noted for the measures heard, and the chair indicated the committee would reconvene later for any unfinished business.

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• I have been a software engineer in Silicon Valley in San Francisco for over 30 years.
• I have been a software engineer in Silicon Valley in San Francisco for over 30 years.
• So my engineering husband had to flag that. So she no longer has that app.
• So I lead product and engineering. I do not lead only policy for OpenAI.
• Dashboards are great for engineers. They're really not that great for parents.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• However, a board may delegate change-order authority to a county engineer or other officer to order and
• Clara County Facilities and Fleet Department, and Keegan Fahey, project management and principal engineer
• Keegan Fahey, principal engineer with Los Angeles County Public Works, on behalf of our director Mark
• We invoked emergency contracting authority, hired an engineering firm on the spot for fast-track design
• appreciate not just, you know, what a, you know, treasure resource it is, but also as an economic engine

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Charles, and Washington, Missourians engineered precision components, electrical systems, and the advanced
• funnel, whereas you begin to collaborate with a design consultant, with an architect, a professional engineer
• So can I call that the Engineers and Architects Full Employment Act?
• I call that the Engineers and Architects Full Employment Act. You could do that.
• I call that the Engineers and Architects Full Employment Act. You could do that.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• So, but all the while we have a fire engine that was purchased with impact fees initially.
• They build up enough money to buy an engine, or they build up enough money that's required for growth
• And all that time, these engines are essentially rolling their wheels off, trying to keep these things
• But once that growth continues and we have our engines wearing out, this would allow...”
• of that engine that was bought with impact fees.

Summary: The House opened with roll call, prayer, and approval of the journal, then received a notice appointing Kirk Larson as a substitute representative for District 33. The chamber also handled several Senate messages and committee reports, including printing or engrossing a number of bills, and advanced multiple measures through the calendar. Among the bills introduced were appropriations bills for the judicial and legislative branches (HB 847 and HB 848), an education bill revising career ladder and endorsement provisions (HB 849), and Senate bills on occupational licensure, veterans’ benefits consumer protections, specie/tender contracts, state investment in gold and silver, and household egg production. The House passed Senate Bill 1332, a fiscal year-end cash transfer bill that reallocated about $100 million back to the general fund by pulling unspent money from several programs, including transportation strategic initiatives, the Idaho Opportunity Scholarship, the Permanent Building Fund, water pollution control grants, and the In-Demand Careers Fund. Members also passed House Bill 545, which would allow military chaplains to qualify for counseling licensure and bill insurance; the bill drew substantial debate over whether chaplain training is equivalent to the education and supervised experience required for independent mental health practice, but supporters argued the military experience is valuable and the bill would help address counselor shortages. The House also passed HB 702 on securities ownership and Idaho law, HB 638 to restore Idaho’s presidential primary in March, HB 765 and HB 766 on fire district boundary changes and impact-fee collection, HB 767 on using impact fees for replacement of certain fire vehicles, HB 797 on fire district sub-district representation, and HB 672 to keep logos and slogans out of the executive budget document. Later, the House passed HB 785, which adds school disciplinary procedures for vulgar or inappropriate online posts about educators, HB 760 on property tax exemption for workforce and affordable housing, and HB 789, ratifying the Coeur d’Alene Tribe Water Rights Settlement of 2026. The chamber also adopted House Concurrent Resolution 27 honoring Idaho civilians who served and died on Wake Island during World War II, and House Resolution 25 approving reviewed administrative rules. A motion to suspend rules allowed immediate consideration of HB 833, a bill requiring daily recess in elementary schools and unstructured activity for middle school students; debate focused on whether the bill would improperly limit classroom discipline, and the transcript ends during closing remarks on that measure.

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• We do not have engineers on staff that can handle these types of requirements.
• We do not have engineers on staff that can handle these types of requirements.
• My name is Ethan Abate, and I am currently a mechanical engineering student at New Mexico State University
• In engineering, we constantly talk about sustainability.
• I want to graduate into a New Mexico where my work as an engineer is supported by a constitution that

Keywords: 996, all

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• Kentucky exports more than a billion dollars in goods to Japan each year, including aircraft engines
• Kentucky exports more than a billion dollars in goods to Japan each year, including aircraft engines
• Kentucky exports more than a billion dollars in goods to Japan each year, including aircraft engines
• Kentucky exports more than a billion dollars in goods to Japan each year, including aircraft engines
• </c><00:33:01.360><c> and</c> year, including aircraft engines and year, including aircraft engines and

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 04:45 Calendar/2nd Readings 05:20 Report of Committees 07:05 Orders of the Day 08:23 HB 214 08:33 HB 416 12:26 HB 281 16:20 HB 134 18:13 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 21:08 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 37:01 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 39:15 ConC/Rules Report 42:29 Floor Amendments 44:27 Correction to Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 46:14 Adjournment 46:40, 958, all

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• Army Corps of Engineers.
• It's my understanding that it was released because the Army Corps of Engineers had identified those reservoirs
• This includes projects that incorporate engineering with nature or nature-based features.
• Of an ongoing assessment that will be largely informed by the just-completed engineering assessment of
• Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Corps of Engineers.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Master Plan for Career Education, leveraging the strengths of the community colleges as workforce engines
• These are California's teachers, accountants, nurses, first responders, engineers, entrepreneurs, as
• Last semester, I was a TA for Math 54, a fundamental course for engineering and science majors.
• A lot of them are going into engineering and biotechnology, and I'd really hate to see future classes
• This system remains not only an engine of social mobility in the state but also an economic engine, generating

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Agency, the Regional Administrator of EPA Region 10, the Assistant Secretary of the Army Corps of Engineers
• Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District, the Director of the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
• Agency, the Regional Administrator of EPA Region 10, the Assistant Secretary of the Army Corps of Engineers
• Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District, the Director of the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
• In the House of Representatives, House Bill 512 by the Business Committee, an act relating to engineers

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal, received substitute-designation correspondence, and heard several announcements and introductions. Committee reports moved multiple measures forward, including Senate Bill 1363 and House Bills 544, 642, and 723 to the second-reading calendar, while Senate Bill 1373 was sent to Finance and House Bill 703 and Senate Bill 1355 were sent for possible amendment. The Senate also received gubernatorial appointment notices for the Idaho Lottery Commission and State Building Authority, and a large batch of House-passed measures and memorials was read and referred to the appropriate committees. On the floor, the Senate passed several bills after debate and roll-call votes. Senate Bill 1285, concerning recognition of non-public school diplomas for occupational and professional licensure, passed 31-1. Senate Bill 1286, creating consumer protections for veterans benefits assistance, passed 31-0. Senate Bill 1323, relating to the Idaho Constitutional Money Act and enforcement of contracts requiring payment in gold or silver, passed 31-1. Senate Bill 1338, authorizing the state treasurer to invest a portion of idle moneys in gold and silver bullion, passed 24-0. Senate Bill 1342, allowing limited household egg production at detached single-family residences, passed 30-1 after some discussion about local control. The Senate also passed several House bills: House Bill 531 on epinephrine delivery systems in schools, House Bill 518 expanding authority for the Attorney General in human trafficking cases, House Bill 512 reinstating an open-book jurisprudence exam for land surveyors, House Bill 551 correcting urban renewal/fire and ambulance district budget treatment, House Bill 594 codifying a Supreme Court ruling on distribution of late property tax fees and interest, and House Bill 587 clarifying continuous authorization for rangeland improvement funding. House Bill 587 drew the most debate, with supporters emphasizing project continuity and reporting requirements and opponents raising concerns about continuous spending and legislative oversight; it ultimately passed 21-10. The Senate then reordered the third-reading calendar, moved to miscellaneous business, and adjourned until Monday, March 9, 2026.