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• And then the lines on this map are the 2024 routes.
• </c><00:51:05.359><c> those</c><00:51:05.599><c> high</c> This map shows uh where those high This map
• </c> the blue uh blob areas on on this map the blue uh blob areas on on this map show<00:56:48.480><c
• </c> The areas shown in orange on this map The areas shown in orange on this map are<00:58:02.160><c>
• . map. map.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> to the navigation mapping platforms. to the navigation mapping platforms.
• </c> necessarily using their mapping necessarily using their mapping technology,<00:30:52.600><c> but
• So, failure of whatever fails when that doesn't get noticed on my Apple Maps.
• Maps, you know, north on 94 to go Maps, you know, north on 94 to go westbound<00:31:20.080><c> on</c>
• </c><00:31:25.080><c> didn't</c> that ramp was closed and my map didn't that ramp was closed and my map

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And, as I mentioned, you can see all of that on the map here.
• This is just a map from the Commission on Water Resources.
• The map actually is from that atlas.
• So I'm looking at the map.
• So are these the red stars on the map, or those the green stars?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The informational briefing focused on the City and County of Honolulu’s effort to site a replacement landfill for Oahu before Waimanalo Gulch landfill closes in 2028. Department of Environmental Services officials outlined the solid waste system, including curbside collection, convenience centers, transfer stations, H-POWER, and the existing landfill, and explained that H-POWER reduces the volume of waste going to the landfill by about 90%. They reviewed the siting history, including the 2019 Land Use Commission deadline, the 2020 enactment of Act 73 with landfill setback and conservation-district restrictions, and the 2021-2022 landfill advisory committee that evaluated six sites but recommended none because they were within the Board of Water Supply’s no-pass zone. The city said it ultimately selected a site in central Oahu, on agricultural land near Wahiawa and the Dole Plantation, as the best legally permissible option and described it as requiring about 150 acres, with 90 acres for the landfill itself. City officials also described the proposed landfill design and safeguards, emphasizing a modern sanitary landfill with double liners, leachate collection, groundwater monitoring wells, and post-closure monitoring. They said the ash from H-POWER is dry and that leachate would be pumped to a wastewater treatment plant. They stated the site is away from residences and groundwater wells, accessible by highway, and can be permitted under state and federal rules, though they acknowledged that a full environmental review, public hearings, and multiple permits would still be required. When asked whether the new landfill could be operating before the 2028 closure date, the city said it did not yet know and that an extension of Waimanalo Gulch might be needed if the new site is not ready in time. The Board of Water Supply strongly opposed the city’s decision to site a landfill above Oahu’s freshwater resources. Its representative said the agency’s mission is to protect safe, dependable water for the future and that it had disapproved all six previously proposed sites because they were located over freshwater aquifers. In response to questions from legislators, the Board said it could not guarantee the liner system would remain impermeable forever and warned that leachate can contain hazardous chemicals, including so-called forever chemicals. The Board characterized the proposal as a long-term risk to the island’s drinking water supply and compared the decision to past infrastructure choices that later proved problematic. No votes or formal actions were taken during the briefing.

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• Um we do a robust mapping program today.
• So, mapping, as I talked about, we work again with our mapping vendor who helps us support our interactive
• maps as well as out in the field.
• So, mapping as I talked about All right.
• </c><00:58:30.799><c> vendor</c> verifying with um our mapping vendor verifying with um our mapping vendor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:03:46.760><c> uh</c> assuredly result in unfair Maps uh assuredly result in unfair Maps uh another
• that don't end up becoming the maps.
• There is no contingency for when commissions can agree on boundary maps.
• These maps were used to draw a recommended legislative and congressional map, which was ultimately submitted
• </c><00:25:59.360><c> and</c> want this group to agree on a map and want this group to agree on a map

Bills: HF550, HF412, HF796, HF140

Keywords: redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, HF412, Minnesota legislature, education committee, K-12 education, school observation, teacher observation, administrator observation, legislative transparency, legislator accountability, House rules, Senate rules, Legislative Reference Library, public reporting, education finance, education policy

Transcript Highlights:

• So, to clarify, states still continue to draw maps, but federal standards would simply ensure that all
• states have had to follow those rules since they were passed as states continue to draw their own maps
• Last year, we saw at least six states adopt new congressional maps through mid-cycle...
• The goal must be to deliver fair maps to voters, where a voter in East St.
• There was a concern that was raised about a map that was proposed both for the state, but also looking

Bills: SR1, SM1, SM6

Keywords: alcohol consumption, Senate rules, legislative conduct, ethics, New Mexico Senate, redistricting, gerrymandering, election integrity, Congress, voter rights, political polarization, Nancy Lopez, Roswell bypass, US Highway 285, U.S. Highway 285, Highway 285 bypass, road naming, highway naming, memorial, transportation department

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• I just wondered... and I saw that on the map you, and there's a couple of projects at Ruidoso.
• I don't—I can't see this map well enough. Does it go into Carlsbad?
• Where they are under construction by year, color-coded with the links shown on this map.
• Note 7 looks a little out of sequence, but just so the mapping would fit here.
• For example, New Mexico 536, the San Diego Crest Road, and 337, the map I photographed.

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• Could the agency access school maps and/or building plans?
• those maps for them so that those could live in the interoperable system.
• We have 169 school maps that are now activated in the system.
• At the time of the audit, we did not see a building map pulled over.
• We have 169 school maps that are now activated in the system.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS YOU WILL SEE SMALLER MAP IS 2025, LARGER MAP IS 2026.
• SO THIS IS THE MAP TO KIND OF SHOW YOU WHO'S PARTICIPATING IN THE MARKET.
• SIMILAR TO THE SMALL GROUP THE SMALLER MAP IS THE 2018 VIEW.
• THAT MAP, THE SMALLER MAP THE RED INDICATES LESS COVERAGE AND THE GREEN I BELIEVE INDICATES MORE COVERAGE
• >> THE 2018 VIEW THE MAPS SHOW YOU THE NUMBER OF CARRIERS.

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• The response was that the effort identifies and maps ingredients that go into certain drugs and maps
• and maps the process to create the drug.
• We know that from anecdotal, but also looking at the maps.
• We've worked very hard to get these maps as good as possible, but the maps are constantly changing, too
• Like, even though we said, like a year ago, this is where the map stops, the map is now different.

Summary: The House Budget Committee heard the Department of Economic Development’s fiscal year 2027 budget presentation, beginning with Director Michelle Hadaway and division leaders. The department emphasized that most of its budget is federally funded and walked through requests for regional engagement, international trade and investment offices, business recruitment and marketing, Delta Regional Authority dues, business and community solutions, tax increment financing, MODESA, DRPP, CDBG, disaster recovery, Missouri Main Street, AmeriCorps, Missouri One Start, the Missouri Technology Corporation, semiconductor and API reshoring efforts, SSBCI, and other economic development items. Members repeatedly asked about lapses, one-time appropriations, whether general revenue could be reduced or replaced with other funds, and how the department prioritizes federal and other non-GR sources. Several members also praised regional engagement, Missouri Partnership, and rural economic development efforts. A major portion of the discussion focused on specific one-time or performance-based projects. Members questioned the large GR transfer for TIFs and MODESA, the use of funds for the Urban League plaza renovation, the Northeast Missouri housing fund, the Highway MM corridor, and the Missouri Technology Corporation. Department witnesses explained that many of these amounts are based on projected performance or are tied to multi-year obligations, and that some unspent balances reflect project timing, federal reimbursement timing, or delayed construction. The committee also discussed the Missouri Main Street program, with staff explaining it supports both new and existing Main Street communities and can be adapted for county-wide models. The committee spent significant time on workforce and innovation programs. Missouri One Start described its customized training and upskilling programs, including a statutory fund switch to align with existing law, while members asked for more data on participation and impact. Missouri Technology Corporation explained that reduced funding last year limited some entrepreneur-support programs, and that its venture fund has leveraged state dollars into private capital and jobs. Members also discussed the API reshoring item and semiconductor funding, asking what the money would do, what companies would benefit, and how much federal leverage the state could expect. Witnesses said the API request supports a nonprofit center working with existing Missouri companies to reshore pharmaceutical production, while the semiconductor item is tied to federal matching opportunities that have moved slowly. The committee did not take final action on the budget during the portion of the hearing provided. The chair recessed the committee to go to session, stating that the hearing would resume afterward and that public testimony on House Bill 2007 would follow completion of the department presentation.

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• I'd like, if you look at the WDFW lost habitat maps showing the 80% lost area of shrub step habitat,
• We've heard about maps in other areas, perhaps causing problems in UGA.
• So maybe this is one of those instances where we need better, more clear maps.
• I'm not going to talk about what those other maps might be today.
• Based on our mapping, agrovoltaics has the potential to make substantial inroads...

Bills: HB2103, HB2388, HB2316, HB2006, HB2224

Keywords: renewable energy, nonemitting generation, public entities, contracting, electric generation, distributed energy, agricultural land, energy generation, renewable resources, siting regulations, land use, urban development, vegetation management, shrubsteppe, environmental regulation, economic development, sales tax, rural counties, industrial land banks, growth management

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• You'll see all the host institutions there on the map, as we can converse back and forth and really help
• And we, like I said, we helped businesses start all over the map, but I did want to highlight, because
• And we, like I said, we helped businesses start all over the map, but I did want to highlight, because
• I'm curious what the history of the labor shortage is with folks that are doing mapping and surveying
• The surveying and mapping profession has a lot of people who have been with us for a long time.

Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism convened with several members present and Senators DiCeglie and McClain excused. The committee first heard a presentation from Greg Britton, State Director of the Florida Small Business Development Center Network, who described the network’s statewide small-business assistance, including startup support, export and contracting help, disaster recovery, and rural outreach. He highlighted reported 2023 impacts such as $3.9 billion in sales generated, $575.9 million in government contracts, $346.2 million in capital, and support for 2,009 new businesses, including 130 manufacturing firms over the past two years. Members asked about comparisons with SCORE and about measuring rural success, with the chair suggesting jobs and wages in rural areas would be useful metrics; Britton said he could provide job data but was unsure about wage information. The committee then took up SB 320 by Senator Gates, which creates a five-year demonstration project for an alternative licensure pathway for surveyors and mappers. The bill would allow a “first-step” probationary license based on industry certification, apprenticeship, recommendation from a licensed Florida surveyor, and passage of the Department of Agriculture exam within the five-year period, without requiring a four-year degree. Senators asked about the labor shortage, education requirements, foreign workers, and moral character standards. Gates said the shortage is chronic and worsening, the bill has no degree requirement, and anyone meeting the qualifications could proceed regardless of visa status. The committee voted to report SB 320 favorably. Next, the committee considered SB 316 by Senator Berman, which authorizes series limited liability companies in Florida and sets rules for how Florida and foreign series LLCs may operate and transact business in the state. Berman explained that the bill is intended to let businesses isolate liabilities across separate series while providing clearer rules for Florida citizens and businesses dealing with such entities. There were no substantive questions, one appearance form in support, and the committee voted to report SB 316 favorably before adjourning.

Transcript Highlights:

• They can have a map.
• that you click on to go to Google Maps—self-preferencing maps, because there's another, there's an infinite
• number of maps out there.
• name, but now I add the word maps so I can get a map of where it is.
• So now I retype your business name, but now I add the word maps so I can get a map of where it is.

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on AI, privacy, and surveillance. SB 903 would prohibit AI from independently providing psychotherapy or presenting itself as a licensed mental health provider, require disclosure and informed consent, and reinforce confidentiality and privacy protections for therapy records. Supporters, including a mother and therapist whose son died by suicide after extensive chats with ChatGPT, argued the bill is needed to prevent harmful, crisis-related interactions. Behavioral health groups and labor/privacy organizations supported the measure, while TechNet, the California Medical Association, and the California Hospital Association opposed unless amended, saying the bill could restrict useful clinical tools and create conflicts around triage, screening, and data use. The committee passed SB 903 4-0 to Appropriations, with members noting the need for further work on definitions and implementation. SB 1119 would create a broader framework for chatbot safety for children, including annual risk assessments, crisis response protocols, default child protections, parental controls, notice and time limits, restrictions on advertising and use of children’s data, incident reporting, audits, and a private right of action. The author and supporters again cited the death of Adam Raine as evidence that chatbots can reinforce suicidal ideation and isolate children. Common Sense Media and several labor and privacy groups supported the bill. CalChamber, TechNet, the California State Sheriffs’ Association, and other industry and local government groups opposed unless amended, raising concerns about vague standards, overlap with SB 243, prescriptive design mandates, and litigation risk. The committee approved SB 1119 4-0 to Judiciary, with amendments to be taken there. The committee also heard SB 1013, which would tighten rules for automated license plate reader data by requiring DOJ audits, employee training, and a 30-day retention limit for most data. Supporters said the bill responds to documented misuse and over-retention of data that mostly belongs to innocent drivers. Law enforcement groups opposed, arguing the retention limit would hinder investigations and reduce the usefulness of ALPRs in serious or delayed cases. The bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations. SB 1292, a local control bill for six cities, would allow camera or sensor-based enforcement of curb and loading zones, with a human reviewing each violation before issuance. Supporters said it would help cities manage congestion and unsafe blocking of bike lanes and loading zones; privacy advocates warned about expanding automated surveillance. It passed 4-1 to Appropriations. Finally, the committee heard SB 1101, which would require higher education institutions to notify students, faculty, and staff when personal information is shared with federal agencies and limit disclosure to what is legally required. Supporters framed it as a transparency and anti-doxing measure in response to recent federal investigations and subpoenas; there was no opposition testimony. The bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. The committee then began hearing SB 951, the California Worker Technological Displacement Act, which would require advance notice and reporting when employers displace workers due to technology and give displaced workers priority for openings, but the transcript cuts off before the hearing concluded.

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• Richard continued that on November 17, 2023, the federal district court struck down the map passed by
• The district court then imposed a legislative district map that is currently in effect.
• The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals never addressed the merits or validity of that map.
• I would imagine the Eighth Circuit would make a ruling, kind of determining the validity of the map or
• However, where we’re at in the election cycle right now, I would anticipate the map that is currently

Summary: The Legislative Management Committee met to fill a vacancy created by Representative Jared Hagert’s resignation, and the House majority recommended Representative Berg to replace him on the committee. The motion to appoint Berg was approved unanimously. The committee then took up its assigned task of estimating the fiscal impact of Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 3, the school meals measure, which would require public schools, and optionally nonpublic and tribal schools, to provide breakfast and lunch at no cost to students and reimburse schools through state funds after federal reimbursements are maximized. Legislative Council’s Liz Fordall summarized the measure’s requirements and answered questions about implementation, including the 2027-28 start date, the measure’s interaction with the Legacy Earnings Fund, and the fact that the Legislature would still control the funding source. DPI’s Linnell Johnson then testified at length on current school meal programs, direct certification, CEP and Provision 2 participation, and likely behavioral changes if the measure passed. She estimated the biennial fiscal impact at $124 million to $134 million, with an additional roughly $300,000 in administrative costs, and explained that the estimate assumed higher participation and some schools shifting to CEP/Provision 2 to preserve federal reimbursements. She also noted that if no new applications were filed in non-CEP schools, the cost could be substantially higher. After discussion, Senator Sorvaag moved to report a fiscal impact range of $124,300,000 to $134,300,000 per biennium to the Secretary of State, and the motion carried. The committee also received an informational update from Legislative Council attorney Dustin Richard on the ongoing redistricting litigation, explaining that the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the Eighth Circuit’s prior ruling and remanded the case for further consideration in light of Louisiana v. Callais, leaving the court-imposed map in effect for now. No action was required on that item, and the meeting adjourned after a brief note that the prior minutes would be brought back at a later meeting.

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• We Sequential intercept mapping as mandated by legislation.
• The original sequential intercept mapping and the framework for that.
• Upcoming mapping workshops have been quickly evolving...
• I'm looking at the map, and I said it didn't make sense. And but...
• I'm looking at the map, and I said it didn't make sense.

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

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• The lines on these maps represent transmission lines throughout New Mexico.
• This is a map of an evacuation in New Mexico... ...during the Hermit's Peak fire.
• Here are even more recent maps that I'll show on the next slide.
• I believe I showed some heat maps earlier in this talk as well.
• The other tools listed on the next map also have their own specific purposes.

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• </c><00:28:39.520><c> Kers</c> unfunded liability of the Kers unfunded liability of the Kers non-hazardous
• > pension</c><00:28:41.919><c> fund</c><00:28:42.960><c> along</c><00:28:43.279><c> with</c> non-hazardous
• pension fund along with non-hazardous pension fund along with funding<00:28:44.000><c> for</c><00:28
• and enforcement resources for building code enforcement, electrical, plumbing, boiler, HVAC, and hazardous
• $18 million in federal funds for fish and wildlife capital projects. plumbing, bowler, HVAC, and hazardous

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into committee and floor reports. Several measures received favorable committee reports and were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar, including Current Resolution 9, Senate Joint Resolution 23, House Bill 145, House Bill 567, and House Bill 506 with House Committee Substitute 1. The chamber also noted that House Bills 500 and 504 had already received two readings and were sent to the Rules Committee before House Bill 500 was brought up for final consideration. Most of the discussion focused on House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill. Members described it as a “good first draft” and emphasized a budget process they said was more transparent than in prior years. The bill was presented as a restrained two-year operating budget with spending growth kept at a little under 2% annually, while setting aside about 2% of projected revenues, or roughly $614 million, in the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future needs. The budget also used base reductions in some areas while exempting others such as Medicaid benefits, SEEK, corrections, behavioral health, and veterans programs. Subcommittee chairs then outlined major spending areas. Education provisions included a 2% annual increase in base SEEK funding, transportation funding held flat, equalization for recallable nickel funding, continued retirement contributions, and major support for postsecondary access, dual credit, asset preservation, and workforce training. Health and family services provisions held Medicaid steady while adding waiver slots, behavioral health and substance use support, public health investments, and funding for rural health and laboratory capacity. Other sections covered personnel and pensions, veterans services, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, tourism, and environmental projects. The only recorded action on the floor was adoption of House Committee Substitute 1 to House Bill 500, followed by a motion for final passage of the bill as amended. The transcript ends as discussion on final passage begins, before any final vote is shown.

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• And I would hazard a guess that the vast majority of cases that are brought into court as felonies do
• And I would hazard a guess that the vast majority of cases that are brought into court as felonies do
• And I would hazard a guess that the vast majority of cases that are brought into court as felonies do
• And I would hazard a guess that the vast majority of cases that are brought into court as felonies do
• And I would hazard a guess that the vast majority of cases that are brought into court as felonies do

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So to me, it's really a moral hazard issue.
• So to me, it's a large moral hazard problem we see here.
• </c><02:04:45.520><c> These</c> it's really a moral hazard issue.
• These it's really a moral hazard issue.
• </c> large moral hazard problem we see here. large moral hazard problem we see here. some<02:05:18.960

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee continued work on Senate Bill 297 and a new amendment dealing with pooled risk management programs and whether they should be regulated under the insurance department. Lisa Duket, executive director of SchoolCare, testified at length that the draft language could allow co-mingling of public entity risk funds, could trigger producer-licensing requirements for staff who are not actually brokers, and may not fit public entity risk pools because they are not insurance companies. She also raised concerns about the March 1 reporting deadline, the proposed uniform accounting language, aggregate excess insurance, examination costs being charged to the program, and confidentiality provisions that she argued may conflict with right-to-know principles for public entities. She urged the committee to slow down and consider a study committee or more time for review, saying the regulated entities were not adequately involved in drafting the proposal. Chairman Hunt and the department responded that the bill is intended to create a licensure-based regulatory model, similar to other licensed industries, and that the pooled risk management program would be exempt from producer licensing while anyone else selling or negotiating such coverage would need a producer license. The department said failure to comply would be handled through an administrative licensing process, with denial or nonrenewal of a license and appeal through the department process. On the reporting deadline, the department said March 1 is a standard filing date used for financial analysis and that the filing can be the most recent annual report, regardless of fiscal year end. They also explained that the confidentiality language was taken from existing RSA 5B, that aggregate excess insurance was included as a solvency measure, and that the draft was intended to preserve familiar language while adapting it for pooled risk programs. The discussion did not include a final vote or formal action on the bill in the portion provided. The committee appeared to be compiling follow-up questions for the insurance department and considering whether additional revisions or a slower process would be needed before moving the bill forward.

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• House Bill 179, relative to hazardous waste accident fees.
• House Bill 179 relative to hazardous<00:25:25.679><c> waste</c><00:25:26.080><c> accident</c><00:25:26.480
• </c> hazardous waste accident fees. hazardous waste accident fees.
• The Senate made some changes, just making some slight adjustments to these fees for hazardous materials
• materials accidents and uh hazardous materials accidents and uh environment<00:25:50.559><c> agriculture

Keywords: 1189, house, all