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• So, if you'd open up right inside the front page here, there is a 11 by 17 blue sheet that is basically
• So, just wanted to point that out and then again would refer you back to the blue sheet, and I will run
• front um page here, there is a<00:49:34.240> 11<00:49:34.480> by17<00:49:35.359> blue
• sheet that is basically a a 11 by17 blue sheet that is basically a summary<00:49:38.240> of<00
• So, as you look at that blue sheet, the first column is the tab under which each one of those projects

Bills: HB0078, SF0012, SF0013, SF0052, SF0069, SF0070

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, funding, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment, referral bonus, military service, eligibility expansion, incentive program, wildlife management, environmental restoration

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• Chair, I will run through the change items that are marked in blue on the upper part of the amendment
• I will run through the change items that are marked in blue on the spreadsheet and point them out.
• And<00:31:44.399> Blue<00:31:44.720> Cross<00:31:45.039> Blue<00:31:45.720> Shield
• <00:31:46.720> running<00:31:47.039> their And Blue Cross Blue Shield running their
• And Blue Cross Blue Shield running their numbers,<00:31:47.760> who<00:31:48.000> have

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We'll start with Blue Sheet 5, Number 1, HB 2003, please.
• Seeing none, we will go to Blue Sheet Number 6, HB 2032, please.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Republican caucus reviewed several House bills with Senate amendments and discussed whether sponsors would concur or refuse. HB 2003 would lower the minimum age for an instruction permit from 15 and a half to 15 and extend permit validity periods, but the sponsor refused concurrence because the bill did not grandfather in applicants in the transition period, so the measure will go to conference committee. HB 2013, dealing with ADEQ exceptional event demonstrations for large wildfires on federally managed land, had Senate changes narrowing the wildfire threshold and impact criteria; the sponsor was reported to concur. HB 2133, which would require consent verification for online sexual material, drew a refusal from the sponsor due to a circular definition and an unintended entity being included, also prompting further fixes. HB 2226, concerning court inquiry into veteran status and referrals to veterans’ services, and HB 2693, revising bona fide association qualifications and adding a health insurance feasibility study, were both reported as having sponsor concurrence. HB 2032, which changes the statewide assessment testing window and reporting dates, also had sponsor concurrence after the Senate extended the testing window and adjusted the start date restriction.

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• population that are undocumented, why are we using individuals who have health care plans, like regular Blue
• Cross, Blue Shield, take your pick, I don't care, who are working, who have health care plans, and their
• We're imposing a share on their insurance, whether it's Blue Cross, Blue Shield, I don't care where they
• Share on their insurance, whether it's Blue Cross, Blue Shield, I don't care where they get their insurance

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Um, members who serve on education finance heard Representative Bigberg talk yesterday about the blue
• insecurity get the services that they need because of the conversation that's happening right now in the Blue
• right<00:25:54.080> now<00:25:54.159> in<00:25:54.320> the<00:25:54.400> blue
• that's happening right now in the blue that's happening right now in the blue ribbon<00:25:54.960
• 16.799> successfully<00:26:17.360> prevented<00:26:18.000> the<00:26:18.320> Blue

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of us, next to the Youth and Family Center, so it's within the town limits, and um very close to a blue
• bus line, the North Central blue bus line.
• Uh, during the um return of Blue Lake.
• You know, we have a green hydrogen, blue hydrogen, green hydrogen, you know, what does it mean?
• the for storage for utilization, and then it enhance the environmental sustainability, so we call it blue

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• that top box, uh, you see that dark blue that top box, uh, you see that dark blue line.<01:26:42.080
• The light blue line above it is like, what if we had 8.1%? What would it look like?
• Um the the dark blue line is it.
• The light blue line above it is return.
• The line light blue line it look like? The line light blue line below<01:28:29.199> it.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with a quorum call, the Pledge of Allegiance, a prayer, and approval of the prior meeting minutes. The first presentation was from Bo Craycraft of the Judicial Form Retirement System, who gave an update on investment performance, asset allocation, cash flow, and projected employer costs. He reported strong fiscal year 2025 investment results, with both the legislative and judicial retirement plans outperforming their actuarial assumed rates of return and benchmarks, driven largely by U.S. equity performance. He also noted the plans remained near their target asset allocation and continued to experience negative cash flow, though he said that was manageable in context of strong asset growth. Craycraft then discussed a recent experience study and actuarial assumption changes, especially a revised salary growth assumption and a higher cash balance interest credit rate. He said these changes increased projected employer costs, with contributions rising from about $700,000 to a projected $2 million in later years, though he expected the eventual 2025 valuation and investment gains to reduce that estimate. Members asked about mortality assumptions, the impact of the experience study on liabilities, and the sharp increase in the judicial plan’s projected employer cost. Craycraft explained that the increase was driven mainly by the updated assumptions and that no other major plan changes were involved. At the chair’s request, Craycraft also addressed the recent rise in Medicare Advantage premiums for the plan’s health coverage, saying the 2025 increase was largely tied to Part D changes and the Inflation Reduction Act and had been about 45%, but that future growth was expected to be under 5%. After his presentation, the committee moved to the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority update, where the next speaker began by saying the funds had exceeded actuarial assumed returns for the fiscal year.

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• And on the blue sheet here, opposition.
• Uh we have one person blue sheet here.
• We have one person in favor on the blue sheet.
• >> We have one person in favor on the blue >> We have one person in favor on the blue
• Um uh the So I'd like the blue sheet.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environmental Policy Subcommittee took up HB 1621, which would require a baseline environmental impact study before development of certain manufacturing and storage facilities. Members said the concept had merit, but they could not resolve major drafting and implementation issues, including how to define covered facilities, what the study would require, and how enforcement would work at the municipal or county level. Several members expressed concern about unintended consequences and said the proposal was not ready; the subcommittee voted unanimously to recommend inexpedient to legislate (ITL), and the full committee later adopted that recommendation on a 16-0 roll call vote, placing the bill on consent. The committee then discussed HB 1053, involving electronically submitted pesticide use reports. Representative Comtois presented an amendment creating a department database and protecting confidential information, but said she still needed to check whether it was germane and to review administrative issues with the Department of Agriculture. After hearing from David Russo of the Division of Pesticide Control, the committee agreed to continue work on the amendment and took no action that day. The committee also reviewed HB 1186 on egg labeling and producer exemptions. Representative Comtois offered an amendment exempting small producers from most requirements except labeling, but Commissioner Sean Jasper asked for more time to review the impact and suggested the state might not need the existing egg law at all if federal USDA rules already cover the field. Members agreed to hold action until the following week. Finally, the committee began discussion of HB 1780 on penalties for violations involving seeds, plants, and nursery stock, focusing on labeling rules and germination-date requirements; testimony from industry and department representatives indicated they were working toward a compromise that would allow multiple relabelings, add production dates, and set a 36-month sale limit, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• Nationwide and have been adopted<00:05:01.280> by<00:05:01.479> both<00:05:01.720> blue
• <00:05:02.080> and<00:05:02.320> red<00:05:03.080> States adopted by both blue
• and red States adopted by both blue and red States compared<00:05:04.440> to<00:05:04.600>
• We represent Minnesota's nonprofit insurers, which includes Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota,
• Blue Cross had profit of $14.4 billion. Blue Cross Blue Shield had $103 million.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The blue line is our actual revenue. Earlier on in the biennium, we were below forecast.
• In front of you, you should all have these blue folders.
• You'll see edits like in blue and some crossouts.
• Populations, you can kind of see green, blue, and then purple color there.
• The blue sheet here, I have an updated rural water rates, connection, and miles of pipe.

Keywords: 908, all

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• We beat back the industry's opposition to this in federal court after 13 of them, and that forms a blue
• After 13 of them, and that forms a blue wall in California.
• But what that means is I've spent my entire life with that blue wall in place.

Summary: The committee considered several coastal, climate, and air quality measures. Senator Laird presented SCR 136 marking the 50th anniversary of the Coastal Act and Coastal Conservancy Act, and SJR 12 opposing the federal offshore oil and gas leasing program; both drew broad support from environmental groups, local governments, and other advocates, with no opposition heard. Senator Padilla presented SB 10, requiring state climate plans to include gender impact assessments, with supporters arguing climate harms fall disproportionately on women and LGBTQ+ people; the bill also drew no opposition in the hearing. Senator Padilla also presented SB 675 to restructure the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District board and expand public transparency, while supporters cited severe air quality problems and opponents raised concerns about unfunded mandates, consultation, and impacts on local permitting and economic development. Senator Allen presented SB 1229 to limit disaster-rebuild coastal permit exemptions when replacement structures would newly impede coastal access or sensitive protections, with supporters saying it would prevent investor abuse of post-disaster rebuilding rules. After testimony, the committee took up the measures and recorded votes. SCR 136, SJR 12, SB 10, SB 675, and SB 1229 all advanced on party-line or near-party-line votes, with some members voting no on the more regulatory measures. The consent calendar was also approved, including ACR 157, SB 899, SB 949, SB 963, SB 1008, SB 1207, SB 1428, and SJR 5. All of the listed measures were sent onward, generally to Appropriations, and the committee concluded its hearing after the roll calls.

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• These will be on the blue calendar in the morning at 8:30. One second.
• These will be on the blue calendar in the morning at 8:30, so everybody's will be in the morning at 8
• :30 on the blue calendar.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• “You’ll see the blue lines kind of right around Ellensburg.
• “And you’ll see on the top of the blue box there, it says South Branch 136, South Branch 138 Pipeline
• “And it’s really, if you remember the picture from the earlier slide with all the blue lines, how we

Summary: The Joint Committee on Water Supply During Drought opened its 2025 meeting by electing new leadership. After brief discussion of the committee’s membership and the usual practice of alternating leadership between chambers and parties, members unanimously elected Senator Ron Mazzal as chair and Representative Christine Reeves as vice chair. The outgoing chair, Representative Ybarra, continued presiding for the remainder of the meeting at Senator Mazzal’s request. The committee then heard a presentation from Sage Park of the Rosa Irrigation District on the severe 2025 water year. Park said Rosa is facing very low reservoir levels, declining water supply forecasts, and an earlier-than-planned end to the irrigation season. She described the district’s conservation and drought response measures, including canal shutdowns, pump-backs, leased water, on-farm fallowing and water pooling, emergency well permits, and long-term investments in piping, sealant, drip irrigation, and storage. Park also urged continued emergency drought funding, more efficient state lease funding processes, and support for water releases that benefit fish during drought conditions. Urban Eberhard then presented on the Kittitas Reclamation District and the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan. He described widespread on-farm conservation, reduced acre allocations, early shutoffs expected in late summer, and ongoing infrastructure work such as piping, lining, telemetry, and the Springwood reservoir project. He emphasized that these projects are intended to improve water delivery, support fish flows, and provide future storage, including possible hydroelectric generation as part of feasibility work. In response to a question, he said the districts are monitoring aquifer impacts from canal lining and are working on managed aquifer recharge to direct conserved water to beneficial groundwater areas. No additional votes or formal actions were taken after the leadership elections.

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• So, what you see in front of you is the state of Texas Ice Cream Company, which is Blue Bell, which I
• will see in the highlighted area we have red lake 40, high fructose corn syrup, titanium dioxide, blue
• You might also notice in blue, the natural and artificial flavors.

Bills: SB 25, SB 314

Keywords: nutrition, health standards, food labeling, education, dietary guidelines, medical education, food safety, school meals, child nutrition, food additives, public health

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• And Chief Blue Eagle, portrayed by Jeremy Rodriguez. Thank you, Chief, for being here. here.
• Lucchese will be set up in the Blue Cross Blue Shield building across... ...across the street to provide

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So if you have an $800-a-month bill for your Blue Cross Blue Shield plan or whatever plan you have, those
• So if you have an $800-a-month bill for your Blue Cross Blue Shield plan or whatever plan you have, those

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• note that in solidarity with Ukraine, I've worn Ukrainian color flags as my attire today, yellow and blue
• <00:07:54.200> today,<00:07:55.000> yellow<00:07:55.360> and<00:07:55.480> blue
• <00:07:55.800> So<00:07:56.320> I<00:07:56.720> urge attire today, yellow and blue
• So I urge attire today, yellow and blue.

Bills: SB1432, SB2024, SB2043, SB2060, SB2069, SB2153, SB2259, SB2319, SB2321, SB2338, SB2360, SB2396, SB2405, SB2407, SB2544, SB2550, SB2552, SB2578, SB2580, SB2607, SB2614, SB2671, SB2800, SB2805, SB2816, SB2835, SB2877, SB2892, SB2928, SB2934, SB3063, SB3199, SB3233, SB3325, HCR8, HCR10, HCR11, HCR13, HCR14, HCR18, HCR19, HCR22, HCR24, HCR31, HCR32, HCR33, HCR35, HCR54, HCR62, HCR63, HCR66, HCR67, HCR82, HCR83, HCR85, HCR91, HCR93, HCR94, HCR96, HCR98, HCR102, HCR104, HCR105, HCR106, HCR110, HCR111, HCR116, HCR117, HCR118, HCR121, HCR122, HCR123, HCR124, HCR125, HCR127, HCR128, HCR137, HCR139, HCR140, HCR141, HCR144, HCR146, HCR162, HCR165, HCR166, HCR173, HCR178, HCR179, HCR180, HCR181, HCR182, HCR185, HCR189, HCR191, HCR192, HCR193, HCR194, HCR200, HCR202, HCR6, HCR36, HCR42, HCR43, HCR44, HCR53, HCR57, HCR61, HCR64, HCR69, HCR84, HCR101, HCR103, HCR107, HCR112, HCR126, HCR136, HCR154, HCR161, HCR175, HCR186, HCR187, HCR188, HCR197, HCR203, HCR204, HCR206, HB1870, HB1588, HB2429, HB2386, HB2583, HB2361, HB2270, HB2137, HB1643, HB1682, HB1692, HB2078, HB1553, HB1667, HB1700, HB1728, HB2293, HB2096, HB1959, HB1511, HB1961, HB1858, HB1897, HB2088, HB2093, HB2279, HB2314, HB2505, HB2433, HB963, HB1705, HB1550, HB469, HB1334, HB1710, HB1737, HB1753, HB1881, HB2309, HB1713, HB1741, HB2062, HB463, HB1839, HB1664, HB2455, HB2417, HB1898, HB1573, HB1768, HB1962, HB2101, HB1782, HB2033, HB1518, HB1642, HB1752, HB2097, HB2282, HB1696, HB1823, HB1886, HB2152, HB2413, HB2503, HB1875, HB1519, HB1509, HB1628, HB1810, HB1990, HB2023, HB2540, HB1679, HB1888, HB2576, HB2592

Keywords: Kalaupapa, Kalawao, Molokai, Maui County, county consolidation, Hansen's disease, leprosy, Department of Health, DOH, patient residents, former patients, public health, transition planning, jurisdiction transfer, county governance, historical preservation, cultural preservation, environmental remediation, community input, Kalaupapa Settlement

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• just wondering where that all came from because my understanding is that while I know that probably Blue
• 00:05:33.759> know<00:05:33.919> that<00:05:34.320> probably<00:05:34.960> Blue
• ...while I know that probably Blue Cross Blue Shield was in the room, and I know they sell a lot

Keywords: 1183, house

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• District 22B includes a little bit of Scott County and a little bit of Blue Earth County.
• and a<00:01:55.439> little<00:01:55.560> bit<00:01:55.680> of<00:01:55.799> Blue
• Earth<00:01:56.240> County<00:01:57.079> if<00:01:57.240> I a little bit of Blue
• Earth County if I a little bit of Blue Earth County if I picked<00:01:57.840> my<00:01:58.000

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration met with a quorum present and began with member introductions, during which members identified their districts and, informally, their favorite restaurants. The committee then turned to a housekeeping resolution, 2025-P100, covering House policies and administrative procedures. The chair explained that the resolution consolidated routine rules updates prepared by House Research. The committee adopted two amendments to the resolution. The A1 amendment gave members more flexibility in how they receive their postage and digital constituent communications allotment. The A2 amendment corrected titles in the resolution. Staff then reviewed the resolution’s contents, including service awards, donated leave, comp time and time cards, remote work, member business services payments, leadership compensation, expense reimbursement, stationery, postage and digital communications, member communication expenses, alcohol and drug policies, legal fee provisions, photographs and digital images, chaplain pay, the high school page program, and the undergraduate internship program. Members asked several questions during discussion. Representative Long confirmed there were no changes to the legal-fee policy. Representative Hollins asked about the high school page stipend, and staff said it was proposed to increase from $10 to $15 per day. Representative Pursell asked about the 50-mile reimbursement threshold for members’ expenses; the chair said it is derived from IRS tax regulations. She also suggested reviewing how other states handle reimbursement. No members of the public testified. After discussion, the committee renewed the motion and adopted the 2025 resolution as amended. The meeting then adjourned.

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• In blue, you'll see the Massachusetts population by decade, starting in 1930 up through 2020, the last
• worked in 2024, um, and that was kind of for the western Mass in the cave, so you kind of see this blue
• If you look at the blue bar, that's the in-movers for the 18- to 24-year-olds.
• And then in blue, residents one year ago within the U.S. or Massachusetts.
• The dark blue is work that Susan and her team do at the UMass Donahue Institute.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on the Census heard presentations on Massachusetts population trends and how they affect state housing planning. Susan Strait of the UMass Donahue Institute reviewed recent Census Bureau estimates, saying Massachusetts grew strongly over the last decade but that growth has slowed sharply in the newest estimates, largely because net international migration has fallen from a post-pandemic surge. She also described the four components of population change—births, deaths, domestic migration, and international migration—along with aging trends, declining fertility, the importance of the millennial cohort, and the role of foreign-born residents in births and the labor force. Committee members asked about college students in group quarters and about counting incarcerated people, and Strait explained the Census Bureau’s current methods and noted that some issues remain under discussion. Jesse Guerrero of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council then explained how MAPC uses UMass Donahue population projections to build household and local land-use forecasts for MassDOT and the statewide housing plan. He said the earlier transportation projections anticipated slower statewide growth and regional decline in western Massachusetts and on the Cape, with more growth in eastern Massachusetts. He also described how household formation, development patterns, zoning, and affordability are modeled, and noted that newer housing-plan scenarios use updated Census data and different assumptions about migration. Senator Miranda raised concerns about Cape Cod population loss and whether seasonal residents are being counted, and Guerrero and Strait said the projections focus on permanent residents, not seasonal populations. Tim Reardon of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities tied the demographic forecasts to the statewide housing plan, saying housing demand exists even under low-growth or slight-decline scenarios. He said the plan estimates about 115,000 homes are needed to address existing shortages, including doubled-up households, shelter families, seasonal conversion losses, and the need for healthier vacancy rates, plus additional units tied to future household formation. He added that the state’s total housing target is about 222,000 units, or as high as 262,000 under a higher-growth scenario. Senators pressed him on whether the scenarios are now too high given the recent drop in immigration, on affordability and out-migration, and on whether the housing plan adequately reflects homelessness and overcrowding in Boston and elsewhere. Reardon said the plan includes production, rental assistance, shelter prevention, and preservation strategies, and noted that HLC is also using grant programs and MBTA Communities-related infrastructure funding to support housing production statewide.