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• The result: higher costs, tighter energy supply, and real concerns about whether the system can hold
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Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• services can provide temporary housing to survivors, the need for those services far exceeds the supply
• cheaper fuels act, which will authorize E15 as a new blend of gasoline, which will include up to 15% ethanol
• Report, was circulated to relevant agencies in 2022, but almost no progress has been made since then. ethanol
• We're one of only states in the country that does not allow ethanol 15, and it's time that we step up
• We're one of only states in the country that does not allow ethanol 15, and it's time that we step up

Summary: The Assembly convened with a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long daily file of bills. Early procedural motions included a failed attempt to suspend the rules for AB 1219, followed by consideration of numerous measures on housing, veterans, education, elections, energy, wildfire prevention, public safety, and consumer affordability. Several bills drew bipartisan support and passed overwhelmingly, including AB 878 on safety accommodations for survivors of violence, AB 948 on school district facility maintenance, AB 81 and AB 88 on veterans’ mental health and student aid, AB 640 on school board fiscal training, AB 660 on housing permit timelines, AB 1048 on workers’ compensation billing disputes, AB 1119 on dual credentialing, AB 1172 on inhalable anti-seizure medication access, AB 1227 on wildfire prevention, AB 1285 and AB 696 on lithium-ion battery safety, AB 1417 on offshore wind transparency, AB 1530 on disaster recovery assistance, and AB 353 on affordable home internet. Some measures drew opposition or more divided votes, including AB 704 on sealing certain misdemeanor records, AB 1249 on early voting access, AB 1280 on thermal energy incentives, AB 1448 on offshore oil protections, AB 380 on price gouging, AB 402 on Cal Grant increases, AB 1074 on CalWORKs reunification, and AB 1084 on expedited gender-change and name-change court orders. The Assembly also granted reconsideration on AB 435, a child passenger safety bill, and passed it after debate on the five-step safety-seat standard. The floor debate featured recurring themes of affordability, housing, wildfire preparedness, election access, veterans’ services, and public safety. Supporters of the election bill AB 1249 argued it would simply add a Saturday early-voting option in non-VCA counties, while opponents raised concerns about verification and county staffing. AB 30, authorizing E15 gasoline in California, was presented as an urgency measure to lower fuel costs and passed unanimously on the urgency and the bill. AB 1466 on groundwater disputes was also taken up, with the author arguing it would reduce frivolous litigation and better represent all water users; the vote was 42 ayes and 17 noes. After completing the file, the Assembly recessed for lunch, later returned, and continued with additional file items, with many measures passing on strong bipartisan votes.

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• So it's a little bit misleading, but just in terms of, you know, sheer supply, supplies of cattle are
• Know, sheer supply, supplies of cattle are very tight right now. Um, that's a piece of it.
• ,</c> it's forge availability, hay supply, it's forge availability, hay supply, it's<00:45:52.319><c>
• plants and bodies with our ethanol plants and bodies plants<00:58:29.599><c> and</c><00:58:29.920><c
• Ethanol is a really good example.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:18 University of Kentucky Department of Agricultural Economics Presentation 00:02:18 Farm Credit Mid-America Presentation 01:12:41, 958, all

Bills: SB1059, SB1209, SB1273, SB1332, SB1452, SB1456, SB1549, SB1552, SB1818, SB1826, SB1827

Keywords: appropriation, Department of Transportation, right turn lane, traffic improvement, infrastructure funding, nonoperating identification, homeless exemption, veterans, emancipated minors, Arizona Department of Transportation, transportation, infrastructure, pavement rehabilitation, funding, Arizona, SB1332, light rail, light rail expansion, Maricopa County, Phoenix

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• Resources, when requested by an applicant, to review the application for a certificate of assured water supply
• if you don't know, which I understand, that's a question I wouldn't know, would you be willing to supply
• Would you be willing to supply that information to the committee with respect to how much money per day
• It's an irrigation water storage lake that stores water that supplies the irrigation system, which waters
• The effluent line also supplies water to the lake.

Bills: SB1137, SB1200, SB1419, SB1447, SB1560, SCM1004

Keywords: underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire, locator strip, interactive positive response system, landlord duties, apartment community, mobile home park

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• This also benefits our urban areas in that there is then infrastructure to back up CAP supplies as they
• So there was a couple years of basically a third of the volume, wet water supply, for the ag pool users
• Development Revolving Fund to eligible entities for water supply development projects within Arizona
• This change also brings the Water Supply Development Revolving Fund into conformity with all of WIFA's
• This change also brings the water supply development revolving fund into conformity with all of WIFA's

Bills: SB1041, SB1363, SB1418, SB1419, SB1445, SB1447, SB1488, SB1519, SB1523, SB1560, SB1580

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, marijuana, rural opportunity, dispensary, economic development, licensing, social equity, unserved communities, Arizona, small modular reactors, energy regulation, environmental compatibility, utility construction, agricultural use

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• Gainesville, Tampa, and Miami, who are working to expand housing affordability by increasing housing supply
• Gainesville, Tando, in Miami, who are working to expand housing affordability by increasing housing supply
• It provides Florida with the opportunity to expand housing supply without sprawl or upending important

Bills: S0218, S0380, S0936, S0948, S0962, S0984, S1020, S1180, S1434, S1444, S1612

Keywords: land use, disaster recovery, local government, federal assistance, Hurricane relief, legal notices, public accessibility, government transparency, digital publication, government agencies, temporary door locking device, emergency safety, building code, training programs, fire exit security, affordable housing, land development, starter homes, local government regulations, housing shortage

Summary: The committee took up a series of land use, housing, local government, and public notice bills, along with a firefighter cancer bill and a bill on temporary door locking devices. SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention was explained as clarifying access to death benefits and a one-time cancer payment for firefighters; it was reported favorably. SB 1612 required local governments to accept electronic payments online; it also passed favorably. SB 1180 created a recall framework for elected community development district board members and, through a strike-all amendment, also addressed synthetic turf enforcement and expanded compact urban mixed-use district definitions; the amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. SB 936 allowed temporary door locking devices above the finished floor and directed the Building Commission to add standards to the Florida Building Code; it passed favorably. The committee also considered SB 380 on legal notices, which would let certain local government entities publish notices on their own websites or other designated sites instead of relying on newspapers in more cases. The Florida Press Association, Common Cause, and newspaper representatives opposed the bill, arguing it would fragment public notice access and make notices harder to find and verify, while supporters said it would modernize and reduce costs. The bill’s amendment clarified which agencies were covered, and the committee reported the bill favorably. SB 962 on affordable housing narrowed prior zoning preemption language so working farms and farm operations would not be unintentionally captured by Live Local-style rules; it passed favorably. SB 1444 on state preemption and religious expression, private clubs, and minor home construction drew support from religious freedom advocates and opposition from cities and counties, which warned of vague terms and overbroad preemption; it was reported favorably. The committee then approved SB 218, which would limit the reach of last session’s hurricane recovery land-use preemption to counties actually damaged by hurricanes and restore normal local land-use authority in unaffected counties. SB 1434 on infill redevelopment would streamline zoning and subdivision approvals for environmentally impacted parcels in certain urban counties to encourage housing on contaminated or underused land; counties and local-government groups opposed it as an overbroad preemption and raised concerns about the environmental threshold and density provisions, but the bill was reported favorably. SB 1020 on chickees prohibited local ordinances from blocking chickee construction if setback requirements are met and made unauthorized attempts to circumvent the building code a misdemeanor; it passed favorably. Finally, SB 948 on local government land development regulations and orders, as amended, proposed a statewide starter-home framework with lot-split and zoning changes to increase housing supply; local-government and planning groups warned it would function as a rigid statewide zoning code and could drive overdevelopment, while housing advocates supported it as necessary state action. The committee reported the bill favorably after extensive debate.

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• Their water supply. Among the most effective are these ASR.
• I'm general counsel for, uh, Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation.
• The Water Supply Corporation is a nonprofit organization.
• Wimberley Water Supply Corporation, there were no problem.
• It is a very limited supply.

Bills: HB 5208, SB 863, SB 1243, SB 1624, SB 1965, SB 2660, SB 2702, SB 2885

Keywords: water filtration, public drinking water, health and safety, well maintenance, water quality, Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, public utility agency, dissolution, local government, regulatory framework, municipal authority, Texas Water Bank, Texas Water Trust, water rights, water banking, instream flow

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• for chemicals to get into our water supply due to that.
• The Water Supply Corporation is a non-profit organization.
• Water supply corporations are a creature of statute created by.
• Our house is serviced by Wimberley Water Supply Corporation.
• It is a very limited supply.

Bills: HB5208, SB863, SB1243, SB1624, SB1965, SB2660, SB2702, SB2885

Keywords: water filtration, public drinking water, health and safety, well maintenance, water quality, Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, public utility agency, dissolution, local government, regulatory framework, municipal authority, Texas Water Bank, Texas Water Trust, water rights, water banking, instream flow

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• I think it will even exacerbate the need for new supply, which is always an ongoing issue.
• I hope we have a supply bill that gets out of here this year.
• There are individuals that live in areas sitting on groundwater supplies.
• The bills today are about water supply and depleting our groundwater supplies. Never forget that.
• Supply issues persist.

Bills: HB2018, HB1633, HB1689, SB612, SB3058

Keywords: agricultural conservation, land preservation, environmental protection, wildlife habitat, Texas Farm and Ranch, groundwater conservation district, Texas Water Code, water permit, permit amendment, groundwater permit, water rights, aquifer, well registration, exempt wells, beneficial use, water conservation, groundwater quality, well plugging, Hill Country Priority Groundwater Management Area, surface water resources

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• quantum computing in K through 12 quantum computing in K through 12 postsecary and then the you know supply
• postsecary and then the you know supply postsecary and then the you know supply m supply chain agriculture
• in every m supply chain agriculture in every m supply chain agriculture in every facet of Alabama.
• over 1600 longest in history with over 1600 longest in history with over 1600 trailers of critical supplies
• and food trailers of critical supplies and food trailers of critical supplies and food for this area

Bills: HB 10, HB 12, HB 147, HB 1522, HB 422, HB 675, HB 204, HB 748, HB 912

Keywords: regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel

Bills: HB10, HB 12, HB147, HB1522, HB422, HB675, HB204, HB748, HB912

Keywords: regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel

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• So with a system that's bona fide like. like Shirley and Water Supply Corporation.
• Is that just for profit entities or does it include water supply corporations as well?
• Well, yes, Water Supply Corporation, that's who I'm representing today. Okay.
• corporations, special utility districts, fresh water supply districts.
• TWA is a statewide association focusing on water supply and management.

Bills: HB 1089, HB 1163, HB 1177, HB 1238, HB1318, HB1400, HB1407, HB1532, HJR7, HJR7

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

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• Conservation is viewed as a water supply strategy.
• new water supplies take time.
• That's our flagship program. for new water supply.
• Texas was water. supply. Thank you members.
• Groundwater is a vital part of Texas's water supply, making up over half of our total water supply, providing

Bills: HB 1089, HB 1163, HB 1177, HB 1238, HB1318, HB1400, HB1407, HB1532, HJR7, HJR7

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

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• Regarding the supply chain and the procurement, having to see. sign long, significant contracts without
• I think 765 leaves open a lot of questions on timeline on supply chain. Can we get this?
• themselves We've also heard that 765 in other areas of the nation that are building 765 people are having supply
• America's available generation supply could fall short of peak demand by as early as as the summer of
• go behind the meter, like requiring the generator to return to the ERCOT market in times of short supply

Bills: SB 6, SB6, SB504, SB765, SB815, SB929

Keywords: hemp, consumable hemp, hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, cannabidiol, CBG, cannabigerol, delta-8, delta-9, intoxicating hemp, hemp gummies, hemp vape, edibles, cannabinoid regulation, hemp licensing, retailer registration, product registration, QR code labeling, child-resistant packaging, minor access

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• Secondly, we support the principle that in an electric supply emergency, large loads should be taken
• organizations or corporations that operate critical infrastructure, such as electrical co-ops or cotton water supply

Bills: SB 6, SB6, SB504, SB765, SB815, SB929

Keywords: hemp, consumable hemp, hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, cannabidiol, CBG, cannabigerol, delta-8, delta-9, intoxicating hemp, hemp gummies, hemp vape, edibles, cannabinoid regulation, hemp licensing, retailer registration, product registration, QR code labeling, child-resistant packaging, minor access

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• PROCESS THEREFORE REDUCING LEAD TIMES AND ALLOWING FOR HOMES TO BE BUILT MORE QUICKLY, INCREASING THE SUPPLY
• SOME OF THAT KIND OF STUFF, BUT SO, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO GRAPPLE WITH IS HOW DO WE SUPPLY
• AMELIA I'LL AND HEARD FROM BOTH SIDES WHO EXPRESSED THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE POTENTIAL HER FEAR OF ETHANOL
• I THINK WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS BE ABLE TO FIND ETHANOL PRODUCTION AND HOW IT TAKES PLACE AND HOW IT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• allowing patients with qualifying medical conditions and their caregivers to cultivate a limited supply
• </c><00:44:43.920><c> of</c> to cultivate a limited supply of to cultivate a limited supply of cannabis
• We're concerned with the caregivers having five patients at a time, but only supplying one of them with
• In addition to that, in almost the same paragraph, you can pay $500 to this caregiver to supply that
• </c><00:58:45.839><c> that</c> $500 to this caregiver to supply that $500 to this caregiver to supply

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Additionally, as an alternative to oils and fats, you can make SAF from ethanol.
• Supreme Court heard a very similar sort of tax credit structure for ethanol produced in the state of
• Of course, demand and supply are actually linked.
• And we’re losing jet fuel supplies. So I think they should have to answer that.
• California should be creating a framework that encourages investment, expands supplies, and welcomes

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Section gasoline blended with ethanol.
• Uh section 35 m mod denatured ethanol.
• </c> blended with non-ethanol oxygenate. blended with non-ethanol oxygenate.
• Section 37 for denatured ethanol.
• </c> 16 628 million that's the old ethanol 16 628 million that's the old ethanol tail<00:58:05.200><c

Keywords: 1187, senate, all