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• I represent the American Clean Power Association as the deputy director of siting and permitting policy
• <00:16:17.120> have<00:16:17.319> had<00:16:17.519> recycling their permits
• have had recycling their permits have had recycling required<00:16:19.240> um<00:16:19.440>
• County conditional use permitting County conditional use permitting authorities<00:24:02.799> uh
• um happy to have the opportunity permits um happy to have the opportunity to<00:26:41.000> have

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We modified our registration system to collect that data starting in 2023, but it makes it difficult
• We we modified<00:08:41.039> our<00:08:41.279> registration<00:08:41.760> system
• <00:08:42.000> to modified our registration system to modified our registration system to collect
• And so our limited antlerless permits.
• , purchase a grants management system, purchase a grants management system, which<00:45:50.480>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• permits.
• commences before the permit for the septic system is issued, then the property owner-applicant assumes
• We're also increasing the availability to the extent that a developer obtains a building permit.
• We're also increasing the availability to the extent that a developer obtains a building permit.
• building permit has already been issued.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then moved into returning messages from the Senate. Early action focused on CS/CS/HB 1503 on computer science education and certification, which would add computer science and artificial intelligence content in high school and create a K-12 teacher certificate program; after adopting a House amendment restoring certificate language and adjusting implementation timing, the House concurred in the Senate amendment and passed the bill 105-0. The chamber then took up CS/CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity, adopting a House amendment to allow local governments to buy into the cyber grant program and add a five-year sunset, then concurring in the Senate amendment shifting grant administration back to the Florida Digital Service; the bill passed 104-1. The House refused to concur in Senate amendments to CS/HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over U.S. military installations and HB 6011 on reporting gifts or honoraria, sending both back to the Senate. It also refused to concur in the Senate amendment to CS/HB 851 on professional learning for instructional and school administrative personnel, saying the Senate version expanded the bill beyond its original autism-focused scope. After a recess, the House unveiled Speaker Daniel Perez’s portrait and heard extended remarks praising his leadership, institutional reforms, and the work of House staff and members. In the second returning-message list, the House debated CS/CS/HB 1471 on systems of law and terrorist organizations. The Senate amendment clarified the definition of “promote,” refined notice and timeline provisions for terrorist organization designations, and kept references to Sharia law as an example in the foreign religious law section. Supporters argued the bill was aimed at conduct beyond speech and was intended to protect the Constitution and public safety; opponents warned it would chill free speech, target Muslim Floridians, and give the governor and cabinet unprecedented power without adequate due process. After lengthy debate, the House concurred and passed the bill 80-25. The House then took up CS/CS/HB 1473, a public records bill tied to HB 1471, and moved to concur in a technical Senate amendment aligning the records exemption with the revised structure of HB 1471.

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• One was the reporting of the delayed permits was every single permit would be listed, right?
• <00:09:02.320> was reporting of the delayed permits was reporting of the delayed permits was
• > be<00:09:04.880> listed, every single permit would be listed, every single permit would
• We are locking people out of the system.
• Representative Papovichi-Muller: We are locking people out of the system.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee first took up Senate Bill 63, which Representative Maguire described as a straightforward bill setting funding for the Division of Travel and Tourism. He said it was not controversial. The committee voted to retain the bill by roll call, with one no vote and one member absent, and the motion passed 23-1-1. The committee then considered Senate Bill 74, dealing with annual reporting requirements for state departments that issue permits. Representative Maguire explained Amendment 2282 would shorten the reporting burden by requiring summary data on delayed permits rather than listing every permit, and would delay the first report until 2027 so agencies would not have to reconstruct old data. The amendment was adopted by voice vote, and the bill was then approved as amended by a 24-1 roll call vote. Next, the committee heard Senate Bill 241 on construction of a public pier at Hampton Beach. Representative Sweeney moved inexpedient to legislate, saying the project was ambitious and lacked public support. The motion passed unanimously 25-0, sending the bill to consent. Division Two then took up Senate Bill 145, a replace-all amendment to the education freedom account bill. Supporters said the amendment clarified the bill, kept the policy intact, removed a reimbursement program and an open-ended appropriation, and established a cap of 10,000 students with priority for current students and certain other groups. Opponents argued the measure was still a major expansion, would increase spending after crossover, and that the cap was not meaningful. After discussion, Amendment 2301H was adopted and the bill was approved as amended by a 25-0 vote, with members noting it could go on consent because no money remained in it.

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• Women fix systems when they do that. Everyone benefits. The entire force gets stronger.
• Speaker, what this bill does is it permits the State Corporation Commission, upon petition, to permit
• What happens to that family next under the current system?
• House Bill 1041 advances our educational offerings in the correction system.
• HB. 1041 advances our educational offerings in the correction system.

Keywords: March 10, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• And so this is a concept where you've got some sort of collar system or other system that is placed on
• I was curious about the closed-loop cooling system.
• We're building out a whole system around this.
• of systems to solve these big problems.
• You know, the water board is kind of a buddy system.

Keywords: 908, all

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• And so this is a concept where you've got some sort of collar system or other system that is placed on
• For example, for our irrigation system, if we can have For example, for our irrigation system, if we
• I was curious about the closed-loop cooling system.
• We're building out a whole system around this.
• of systems to solve these big problems.

Summary: The committee met in Fargo and approved the minutes from the March 31 meeting before hearing a series of informational presentations focused on North Dakota agriculture, water, and research. NDSU President David Cook opened with remarks about NDSU’s land-grant mission, emphasizing statewide service through research, teaching, and extension, and highlighting examples such as the Lilac Agriculture startup and the university’s role in applying research to real-world problems. He said he intends to spend time listening across the state to better understand local needs. The committee then received a detailed presentation on a state irrigation and drainage study from Tom Bodine on behalf of Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. The study projected significant potential for expanded irrigation acreage, especially in counties such as McLean, Williams, Sargent, Burleigh, Mountrail, McKenzie, McIntosh, Dunn, and Bottineau, and estimated major economic gains from irrigation, including higher farm returns and support for value-added agriculture. Members discussed water permits, surface water versus aquifers, infrastructure, drought resilience, and the role of legal drains in improving productivity and generating economic activity. The presenters also noted that the full report is available online. Dr. Greg Lardy followed with NDSU’s required interim report, outlining the university’s agricultural research and extension system, including the State Board of Agricultural Research and Education, seven research-extension centers, and the economic importance of agriculture to the state. He highlighted recent research impacts such as new crop varieties, potato breeding successes, virtual fencing, AI-assisted weed control, weather-network tools, and 4-H programming. He also described NDSU’s budget priorities: restoring the governor’s proposed 10% cuts, additional operating support, and deferred maintenance funding. Committee members asked about the new agricultural field lab, storage sheds, and NDSU’s partnership with Grand Farm. The committee also heard from the North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute and a professor presenting water-related research, including data center cooling, water reuse, smart irrigation, and a feasibility study on co-locating data centers with greenhouse and aquaculture production. Members asked about water use, ownership, and whether the concepts were operational or still speculative. Finally, North Dakota AgTech presented its NSF-funded innovation engine work, describing startup commercialization, on-farm trials, workforce development, and partnerships with NDSU, UND, tribal colleges, and other land-grant institutions. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the prior meeting minutes.

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• Now there are nasal delivery systems and other alternative delivery systems.
• No. delivery system through what we call an delivery system through what we call an epien<00:24:34.000
• > are<00:53:25.359> handed Temporary use permits that are handed Temporary use permits
• length of these temporary use permits length of these temporary use permits right<00:53:39.680><
• pricing if time permits. pricing if time permits.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Um, if we were to get, let's say, Exxon into one of our sovereign zones using this fast-track permit,
• , we get them in here to build a permit, we get them in here to build a $4<00:21:44.799> billion
• DEQ will develop a process to issue all permits and licenses required for these designated industrial
• and licenses required for these permits and licenses required for these designated<00:29:19.279>
• . system. system.

Bills: SF0102, SF0123, SF0021, SF0099

Keywords: energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, energy, funding, grants, loans, coal, natural gas, mineral processing, economic development, stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation

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• systems this bill addresses.
• If there is any appropriate use of those permitting surpluses, it is this.
• barriers to essential eliminating permit barriers to essential home<00:04:21.600> modifications.
• The response was that permitting fees generally cover the work to do the permit, but as the testifier
• The response continued that permitting fees generally cover the work to do the permit, but often end

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um CDUPs district use permits.
• It it runs with the or from use permit.
• require compliance with the permit require compliance with the permit conditions<00:26:02.960>
• I don't know if we're whole system.
• going to change how these permits going to change how these permits function<00:27:06.480> and

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 2592, which would clarify the powers of the Mauna Stewardship and Oversight Authority regarding land use on Mauna Akea and related property transfers. The Department of Land and Natural Resources supported the rural property transfer but objected to language transferring conservation district use permits, saying CDUPs normally run with the land rather than being assigned to specific telescopes or observatories. The University of Hawaiʻi and the observatories generally supported the bill but urged clearer language, especially on the transfer of real property assets, related obligations and liabilities, and the inclusion of milestones for the transition. Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the bill’s overall intent but warned that some language could be overbroad and might improperly waive future beneficiary claims. Several testifiers opposed the measure, arguing it ignored DHHL lands and beneficiary rights, while others supported it as a way to clarify the authority’s role. Members questioned DLNR about the practical effects of transferring CDUP responsibility, and the committee emphasized that the bill was narrowly focused on specific land. The committee then took up House Bill 2593, which would authorize the Mauna Stewardship and Oversight Authority to extend existing leases and subleases for up to 10 years. The authority explained that the bill does not itself extend any lease, but instead gives the authority discretion to initiate a transparent public process if extensions are needed. The University of Hawaiʻi supported the concept but said the timing of any extension matters and noted possible legal requirements under state law. The observatories also supported the bill, describing it as a flexible tool during a broader transition process and noting that the authority has held many public planning workshops. Opponents, including Native Hawaiian and community testifiers, argued that the conservation lands should receive the highest protection, that the community had not consented, and that the observatories have had decades to plan ahead. One testifier urged the bill be deferred or killed for lack of clarity. In response to questions, the committee clarified that the bill only authorizes a process and does not itself extend leases, and that any extension would require public participation. The final measure discussed in the excerpt was House Bill 2047, relating to the AHAPU advisory committee. The discussion focused on the committee’s administrative relationship to the Department of Land and Natural Resources and whether DLNR should oversee basic legal compliance issues such as Sunshine Law and legislative reporting. DLNR explained that the committee is administratively attached to the department, which provides support on human resources, procurement, and legal questions, but that the committee itself generally handles its own operations. The department said it would route compliance questions to its attorneys and implement their advice. The hearing then moved on to House Bill 2231, which would transfer appointment authority for island burial council members from the governor and Senate to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs board of trustees. OHA said it generally supported the change for geographic moku representatives, since it already nominates candidates for those seats, but expressed concern about taking on appointment authority for the large landowner seats because that role is less directly tied to its statutory duties.

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• But these two types of permits are different in that the conditional use permits stay with the land if
• aggregates be studied. interim use permits now both types of interim use permits now both types of permits
• c> conditional use permits stay with the conditional use permits stay with the land<01:46:22.080>
• permits related to Aggregates<01:46:39.520> be The task force recommended that permit issuers
• <01:47:27.040> issuers force recommended that permit issuers force recommended that permit

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• facilitate the goal of hearing as much from the public within the limits of our time, we will not permit
• In 2024, we train to place over 27,000 new professional truck drivers across our school system.
• This legislature is certainly very, very familiar with the difficulties that come with permitting.
• So often in this legislature, we are talking about the difficulty of permitting.
• To permitting so we're very excited about it.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We're not adding as many housing permits as we need to.
• So we've created a system where it becomes harder and harder to add units as a practical... ...began
• So we've created a system where it becomes harder and harder to add units as a practical matter.
• And they say, for every permit that's pulled, we'll give you a density bonus.
• Would a system like that work here in Florida? Let's see.

Summary: The Committee on Community Affairs met with a quorum present and took up SB 122, which would repeal Chapter 205 on local business taxes while allowing municipalities to continue imposing a gross-receipts-based business tax on merchants. Senator Trumbull presented the bill for the sponsor, and committee members questioned what services local governments fund with local business tax revenue and whether the bill should be considered alongside broader property tax changes. County and city representatives opposed the bill, arguing that local business taxes are capped home-rule revenues used for general fund services such as public safety, zoning and licensure checks, economic development, and business support, and warning that repeal would shift costs to residential taxpayers and reduce local flexibility. Senator Shreve said he would vote no because of ongoing property tax discussions, while Senator Pizzo said he would support the bill but wanted clearer accounting of how the revenue is spent. The committee voted 5-1 to report SB 122 favorably. The committee then held a housing panel discussion focused on Florida’s housing shortage, affordability, and supply constraints. Dr. Samuel Staley said Florida is in a housing crisis driven largely by insufficient supply, arguing that the state needs roughly 100,000 additional units per year just to keep up with in-migration and that local planning systems often do not prioritize housing enough. He urged more emphasis on measurable impacts, streamlined permitting, accessory dwelling units, smaller lot sizes, and other market-responsive tools. Ann Ray of the Shimberg Center said Florida is seeing more single-family and multifamily construction but that production is concentrated in a handful of counties, while condo construction remains limited; she also noted that rents and home prices spiked sharply in the early 2020s and remain above pre-2020 levels, with nearly 905,000 low-income renters cost-burdened. Leslie Deutsch of John Burns Research said the national housing market is slow, Florida has a severe affordability problem, and builders are lowering prices and offering incentives but still face high land, labor, materials, and insurance costs. In committee discussion, senators focused on whether Florida should encourage more density, including townhomes, build-to-rent products, modular housing, and redevelopment of existing sites rather than relying on large new subdivisions. Members also discussed the role of local zoning, impact fees, density bonuses, and state incentives tied to housing targets. Several senators said Florida’s growth and affordability challenges require updating land development codes and planning for where future residents will live without overbuilding rural or environmentally sensitive areas. The chair closed by emphasizing that density can support affordability and that Florida should use existing footprints more efficiently.

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• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2809, Statewide Cybersecurity Encryption System, requires the state
• Is this like an anti-no-permit? Is that what this is?
• This is this like an anti, no permit? Is that what this is?
• President to streamline the permitting process for new mines in the West.
• It bars the department from issuing a landowner permit if the total number of permits issued for deer

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long calendar of House bills across education, health, water, land, housing, labor, public safety, and taxation. Several measures dealt with artificial intelligence, including bills on AI disclosures for minors, AI-assisted divorce arbitration, an Arizona AI education program, AI privilege protections, and a required AI course in schools. Other topics included ESA administration funding, a prohibition on public money for certain foreign-controlled genetic sequencing devices, towing regulations, DUI and ignition interlock changes, health facility and nursing facility complaint timelines, internationally trained physicians, nurse anesthetist reimbursement, pharmacy penalties, childhood cancer research, cybersecurity encryption, school mental health instruction repeal, superintendent performance pay, adoption disclosures in student health settings, anti-Semitism in schools, and a range of water, land, and housing bills. Members frequently raised concerns about local control, unfunded mandates, constitutional issues, and the scope of state intervention. Several bills drew criticism for affecting school curriculum, public education, reproductive rights, protest activity, or tribal communities. Others were supported as technical fixes, consumer protections, or funding measures. The caucus also discussed a series of bills related to the Mexican gray wolf, state land management, solar and wind siting, groundwater transport, and rural development, with some members objecting that the proposals would undermine federal protections or tribal interests. A number of bills were pulled from consent for further discussion, including HB 2020, HB 2957, HCR 2044, HB 2352, HB 2667, HB 2906, HB 2093, HB 2386, HB 2481, HB 2830, HB 2076, HB 2411, HB 2136, HB 2665, and HB 2904. The meeting ended with an announcement of the Latino Caucus guest presentation and an emotional tribute to Reverend Jesse Jackson, followed by presentation of an Affordability Award to Representatives Lorena Austin and Stephanie Simacek for work on economic justice and working families. The caucus then adjourned.

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• And since 2021, new housing permits in the state have fallen 43%.
• The system that facilitated this current crisis cannot address the scope of the problem.
• The system that facilitated this current crisis cannot address the scope of the problem.
• The system that facilitated this current crisis cannot address the scope of the problem.
• Once the permit is issued, that way.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• rather the federal permitting process. rather the federal permitting process.
• H.R. 1665 complements ongoing agency efforts to modernize the federal permitting system by requiring
• H.R. 1665 complements ongoing agency efforts to modernize the federal permitting system by requiring
• H.R. 1665 complements ongoing agency efforts to modernize the federal permitting system by requiring
• System Act of<04:39:36.641> 2009.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 16, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• long-overdue investments in roads, bridges, transit ports, drinking water, wastewater. and other systems
• own nuisance rule. regulations in Ohio to be adjudicated through the Ohio EPA and the Ohio court system
• It's a disregard for the law and our system of federalism, so I think that's one aspect that I want to
• questioning coming from the panel. from the Senators as well, I think is a difficult part of the system
• Yet any new development in the region needs to identify offsets to get their permit.

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• In 2021, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was authorized to implement a system of digital tagging
• If people feel their data is not protected, they may stop using the digital tagging system or provide
• Crime groups have infiltrated the public water system in numerous Mexican cities.
• This project reclaims water from our drainage ditch system and treats it to pull.
• This project reclaims water from our drainage ditch system and treats it to potable levels.

Bills: SCR13, SB1248

Keywords: water rights, treaty compliance, Rio Grande, agriculture, drought, international water, Texas water supply, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, TPWD, harvest reports, wildlife harvest data, public information act, open records, confidentiality, hunter privacy, angler data, game animals, game birds, fur-bearing animals, nongame animals

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met without a quorum at first, then later established quorum and proceeded with testimony and votes. Senate Bill 1248, by Chair Perry, was explained as a narrow Open Records Act exception to protect harvest report location data collected through Texas Parks and Wildlife’s digital tagging system. Support testimony came from Matt Wagner of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, who said the bill would protect private land and sensitive biological information while preserving useful wildlife data. No one testified against the bill, and it was left pending until later in the meeting. The committee then heard Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, which urges the State Department and the International Boundary and Water Commission to press Mexico to comply with the 1944 Water Treaty and deliver its share of Rio Grande water. Senator Hinojosa, farmers, municipal officials, and other witnesses described severe water shortages in South Texas, low reservoir levels, crop losses, the closure of the Valley sugar industry, and the need for alternative supplies such as desalination, reuse, and drainage-runoff projects. Members also discussed treaty enforcement, regional drought, and the role of cartels and Mexican water storage, while emphasizing that Texas must also invest in its own water infrastructure. The committee also considered Senate Bill 740, which the committee substitute amended to require the Public Utility Commission to adopt a standardized application form for system improvement charges and complete related rulemaking by September 1, 2026, applying only to applications filed on or after that date. Members discussed concerns about water wholesalers using the process to delay cases and drive up costs, and the need for more transparency and PUC resources. The committee voted to adopt the substitute and report SB 740 favorably. After returning to the earlier items, the committee voted SB 1248 out favorably and recommended it for the local and uncontested calendar, and voted SCR 13 out favorably as well. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• Uh this new permitting and licensing.
• <00:35:58.960> to<00:35:59.200> undo system to change their system to undo system to
• or renewal and not a to get that permit or renewal and not a penny<00:38:23.119> more.
• Our system is not working, uh, and it is not working here in Wyoming.
• Our system is not working.

Keywords: 916, all