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• This reflects the increase in the number of categories that are allowed UB authority across biennia in
• This reflects the increase in the number of categories that are allowed UB authority across biennia in
• However, the writer also lists the specific projects that are included for that UB 53 authority across
• The only reason, based on the fact that an appropriation authority is just an authority to spend money
• So what... appropriation authority is just an authority to spend money, it's not, it's not a hard number

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present to hear Article VI Natural Resources agency budget recommendations, beginning with the Railroad Commission. LBB staff summarized the commission’s 2026-27 base recommendation at $458.7 million, down from the prior biennium, with an increased FTE cap. The presentation highlighted reduced federal IIJA funding, volatility in oil and gas regulation account 5155, continued support for IT modernization, and rider changes. The commission’s major exceptional items were then presented, including requests for produced water and injection data reporting, an authorized pit registration system, regulatory filing/permitting upgrades, an underground injection well investigation team, site remediation support, and especially $100 million for orphan well plugging. Members asked about biennium-to-biennium comparisons, salary biennialization, the scale of orphan well risks, federal funding delays, bonding, and whether the state should rely more on industry or general revenue for plugging costs. Commission leadership explained that orphan wells can threaten water and public safety, that plugging costs have risen sharply, and that current funding is insufficient to keep up with emergency wells and the backlog; they also said the agency is moving to cloud-based systems with cybersecurity protections and that the proposed performance measure may need adjustment if funding does not increase. The Railroad Commission testimony was followed by LBB and agency testimony for the Texas Animal Health Commission. LBB described a $42 million recommendation for 2026-27, an increase overall, but with a reduced FTE cap due to turnover and salary reallocation. The recommendation maintained funding for cattle fever tick work, chronic wasting disease, lab testing through an MOU with Texas A&M’s veterinary diagnostic lab, and a new $5 million spay-and-neuter pilot program, while deleting a capital budget rider and adjusting riders tied to entry point inspection stations and clinical trials. Agency leadership then outlined the commission’s mission to protect livestock health and the state’s $22 billion animal industry, and described major disease threats including highly pathogenic avian influenza, cattle fever ticks, New World screwworm, and chronic wasting disease. Their exceptional items focused on recruiting and retaining veterinarians, replacing fleet vehicles, creating an ectoparasite identification lab, adding field staff and IT support, improving records and epidemiology reporting, strengthening central administration, supporting secure food supply planning, expanding chronic wasting disease work, and staffing the new spay-and-neuter program. Members asked about field identification of ticks, the use of disinfectants and PPE, fleet management, the scale of cattle fever tick risk, and chronic wasting disease; the agency explained its current inspection and lab-confirmation process, its reliance on field disinfecting and biosecurity, and the need for more staff and better data systems to keep pace with growing workloads and disease threats.

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• The first paragraph, they mention the authority to regulate.
• The cabinet doesn't have the inherent authority to regulate.
• I'm not sure that the cabinet has the authority to determine what's necessary.
• The cabinet doesn't have the inherent authority to regulate.
• <00:27:33.039> of<00:27:33.240> ABC powers or authority of ABC powers or authority

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order 01:55 Attendance Roll Call 02:10 HB 422 Discussion 03:35 HB 422 Vote 04:55 HB 6 Discussion 11:30 HB 6 Vote 16:45 HB 87 Discussion 20:22 HB 87 Vote 21:43 HB 255 Discussion 24:33 HB 255 Vote 26:19 HB 437 Discussion 29:09 HB 437 Vote 30:25 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 6, sponsored by Rep. Wade Williams, which would require administrative regulations with a major economic impact of $500,000 or more over two years to go through the legislature. Williams argued the bill would rein in regulatory overreach, improve transparency, and still allow emergency regulations. Several members raised concerns about executive-branch authority and the role of subject-matter experts, while others supported the bill as a way to improve communication and legislative oversight. The bill passed on a roll call vote and was sent to the House floor. The committee then considered House Bill 87, sponsored by Rep. Emily Callaway, with a committee substitute adopted first. The bill is aimed at reducing barriers for people with felony records who are seeking occupational licenses, while preserving existing public hiring practices for cities and counties. Callaway said the changes were mostly technical and intended to make the process more transparent, with no fiscal impact. The committee approved the bill, and it passed with the committee substitute. House Bill 255, sponsored by Rep. Amy Neighbors, also passed with a committee substitute. The measure updates and modernizes the Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy statutes, which sponsors said have not been substantially revised since 1958. Supporters said the bill clarifies outdated language, defines terms more clearly, and better reflects current practice, including physical therapist assistants. The chairman noted the long effort to update the practice act and praised the work of the stakeholders involved. Finally, House Bill 437, sponsored by Rep. Tony Hampton, was presented as a cleanup bill for alcohol beverage control law. It would limit state and local ABC administrators and investigators from making arrests unless they are POP certified, while leaving their other authority intact. Hampton and supporting witnesses said the change would align the statute with other law enforcement certification requirements and help keep civilian administrators from being put in harm’s way. The transcript ends during discussion of this bill, with no final vote shown.

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• Since we have an author here, we'll get started.
• Since we have an author here and we do not have a quorum yet, we'll get started with the testimony.
• So SB 1005 gives local government the authority to determine whether to adopt a system for rounding to
• provide legal authority for them, prevent the unilateral rise in the cost, create a hearing process
• And so I thought that was kind of a cool way to do it, but we need authority, legal authority, for local

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Local Government Committee met with an author present and began hearing bills before a quorum was established, emphasizing rules for orderly testimony and public comment. The committee first heard SB 1005, which would authorize local governments to adopt rounding to the nearest five cents for cash transactions if pennies are unavailable, in response to a federal penny phase-out. The author and supporters from county treasurers, cities, special districts, counties, and the League of California Cities argued the bill would provide legal clarity and reduce costs; there was no opposition. The committee then heard SB 1036, which would require local jurisdictions to credit prior site uses under the Mitigation Fee Act when redevelopment or adaptive reuse projects occur on sites with similar previous uses. The author and supporters from Spur, the California Association of Realtors, AARP, the California Building Industry Association, and others said the bill would prevent duplicative fees and better align charges with new project impacts; no opposition was presented. The committee also took up a consent calendar including SB 935, SB 1080, SB 1126, SB 1440, SB 1441, SB 1442, and SJR 11, all of which were approved. SB 1005 and SB 1036 were each moved out of committee, and the consent items were also approved, with the roll repeatedly left open for additional members to add on. The hearing concluded after the measures were reported out with unanimous or near-unanimous support as recorded during the add-on votes.

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• The bill authorizes civil penalties of up to $5,000 per violation, with enforcement through district
• Again, I prefer Senator Bettencourt's bill, Senate Bill 19, that's a great one that I joint-authored.
• Senators, if there are no questions for the author, for the sponsor, we'll. ...open public testimony
• This bill has been acted as an exercise of the legislature's rulemaking authority.
• So if there's any other questions for the author or anything on the bill before we vote? Very well.

Bills: HB18

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

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• bill, I'll read the act as well: An act relating to state government, creating the Nevada Health Authority
• The act continues: creating certain divisions and offices within the authority, providing for the appointment
• of officers and the employment of staff for the authority, establishing requirements governing procurement
• by the authority, creating the Nevada Health Authority Gift Fund, prescribing the duties of the authority
• and its divisions and officers, transferring to the authority the responsibility for operating various

Keywords: 909, all

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• As the author, I'm very proud of it.
• As the author, I'm very proud of it.
• As the author, I'm very proud of it.
• at author on both of them, no co-authors at author on both of them, no co-authors at all<00:20:50.600
• my bills with co-authors. my bills with co-authors.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The program focused first on Minnesota’s energy and affordability agenda, with Senator Nick Frentz discussing the state’s clean-energy leadership, rising electricity demand, and the Senate’s 100% clean energy framework. He said Minnesota’s clean energy growth supports jobs, lowers costs for ratepayers, and includes recent wins such as sustainable aviation fuel tax treatment in the supplemental budget. Frentz also said the Senate passed an energy omnibus bill that continues clean-energy permitting reforms, promotes conservation and demand response, and includes a nuclear study rather than lifting the nuclear moratorium. Frentz spent much of the interview defending data centers as both a challenge and an opportunity. He said large hyperscale projects can create major construction jobs and substantial local property-tax revenue, while a 2025 law requires data-center companies to contribute to low-income energy assistance and report water use. He pointed to the Google data center planned for Pine Island as an example, saying it is air-cooled, will pay $5 million a year, and will fund 1,600 MW of clean energy at its own expense, which he argued could save Xcel ratepayers money over time. He also said climate change is already driving higher costs through homeowners insurance and storm damage. The second segment highlighted Senator Zach Duckworth’s housing and banking bills. Duckworth said Senate File 4168 would make it easier to finance investment properties by giving buyers more flexibility to roll closing costs and lender fees into payments, while keeping strong protections in place for primary residences. He emphasized that the bill is not about predatory lending and is intended to expand options for informed investors. He also described Senate File 4652 as an anti-fraud, no-cost measure that lets bank customers name a trusted contact so banks can alert someone if suspicious activity is detected. Duckworth said both bills passed unanimously in both chambers, and he credited quick action and good working relationships across the aisle for their success. The program closed with a broader reflection on the end of session and the Senate’s political climate. It noted that 15 senators are retiring and two are leaving for higher office, and that final floor votes often split along party lines, including one bill passing 34-33. Several retiring senators used farewell speeches to urge civility, compromise, and putting people first, while the segment emphasized that despite partisan conflict, quiet bipartisan cooperation still produced much of the session’s enacted legislation.

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• It would authorize fee collection to cover licensing reviews, inspections, and administration.
• Because you do have some delegated authorities.
• There's three authorities. you're already doing in this area because you do have some delegated authorities
• There's three authorities. ...the state's liaison with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
• There are three authorities that have agreement state status.

Keywords: 985, all

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• First we have the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority in support, not here.
• Next up, we have Hawaii Schools Facilities Authority with comments.
• Hawaii Schools Facilities Authority, with comments.
• Kenyan Tam from the School Facilities Authority.
• <00:37:14.359> to approval so they have so authority to approval so they have so authority

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on March 18, 2025, and heard testimony on several measures related to state funds, public lands, wastewater, port infrastructure, and other land and water issues. Early in the hearing, SB 1395, relating to state funds and climate mitigation financing, drew support from the Governor’s office, the Hawaii Climate Advisory Team, the State Energy Office, and others, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii urged the committee not to revert to the original version because of concerns about a special fund and compliance with state statutes. After discussion, the chair said the bill would be deferred because of budget uncertainty and the need to preserve reserves, and members agreed to that recommendation. The committee then took up SB 1393, SB 1669, SB 102, SB 1511, SB 1083, and SB 946, among others. SB 1393 and SB 1669 received support or comments from agencies including the Attorney General’s office, the State Energy Office, and other departments; SB 1669 was sent on with amendments and to Finance for further review. SB 102, concerning a third-party review process, prompted questions about who would select consultants and whether the bill would affect staffing and permitting costs; it was advanced with amendments, with one member noting reservations about the shift to private third-party review. SB 1511, SB 1083, and SB 946 also moved forward, generally with amendments or as amended, and several members noted reservations tied to budget impacts or statutory language. The committee also heard testimony on HB 1393, which involved public lands and school facilities, where the Department of Education sought a change to the deletion language and the School Facilities Authority said it stood on its written comments. For SB 146, relating to the Ali Canal, the University of Hawaiʻi and DLNR supported the measure, and a member asked about the estimated annual cost, which was described as $125,000 per year. On SB 946, members discussed whether removing the term “person” could narrow the law too much; after that discussion, the committee agreed to restore the term and proceed with an HD1. The meeting ended with the committee recessing after completing its agenda and adopting the chair’s recommendations on the measures considered.

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• <00:21:44.400> such<00:21:44.640> as enforcement authorities such as enforcement authorities
• The Chair then said, “I would ask questions for the author.
• Please keep the discussion questions to the author, please.”
• any further discussion with the author any further discussion with the author of<01:30:07.040>
• You all have um authority to set make.

Bills: HF3439, HF3763

Keywords: Medical Assistance, Medicaid, MNsure, MinnesotaCare, disability determination, expedited eligibility, state medical review team, compassionate allowance, rare disease, home and community-based services, long-term care, managed care, county-based purchasing, eligibility redetermination, periodic data matching, death master file, Social Security Administration, program integrity, income eligibility, asset test

Summary: The House Health Finance and Policy Committee met on March 4, 2026, approved the minutes from its February 25 and March 2 meetings, and then heard a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislatures on Medicaid eligibility changes in the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR1/OB3). The presentation focused on provisions affecting Medicaid expansion adults ages 19 to 64, including new work and community engagement requirements, changes to retroactive eligibility, quarterly death master file checks, address verification requirements, six-month redeterminations for expansion enrollees, and new limits on some lawful permanent residents and other immigrant groups. Castanza also discussed state implementation issues, including the need for new data-sharing systems, system modernization, outreach, and options for helping people transition to other coverage if they lose eligibility. She said the work and community engagement rules take effect January 1, 2027, with states given flexibility on look-back periods, consecutive versus nonconsecutive months, and optional hardship exemptions, and noted that CMS guidance is not expected until June 2026. She also described federal support for implementation, including $200 million in grants and a 90% federal match for eligibility system work, while warning that the fast timeline could lead to coverage losses, churn, and challenges for special populations such as caregivers, people with behavioral health conditions, incarcerated individuals, and rural residents. She further explained that an erroneous payment provision could expose states to federal recoupment later if eligibility errors increase. During member questions, Representative Beerman asked about the overall size of the Medicaid cuts and the cumulative national impact; Castanza said estimates vary by state and cited KFF analysis suggesting states could lose 4% to 19% of federal Medicaid revenue, with a newer RAND analysis recently released. Beerman also asked about the history and effectiveness of state work requirements, but that discussion was not completed in the excerpt. Representative Elkins noted the presentation was not initially posted on the committee website, and the chair said it had since been posted.

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• Okay, okay, so we will go to questions to the author then. We will allow the author to wrap it up.
• Okay, okay, so we will go to questions to the author then. We will allow the author to wrap it up.
• <00:14:52.360> if comfortable signing on as a co-author if comfortable signing on as a co-author
• The author would like the bill as amended. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• <01:04:58.880> to from a bonding bill or the authority to from a bonding bill or the authority

Bills: HF1698, HF632, HF1352, HF2197, HF618, HF1248, HF1697

Keywords: property tax, exemption, leased land, public use, commercial property, HF632, Minnesota property tax, conservation easement, conservation restriction, assessed value, property valuation, tax assessment, real property, land conservation, farmland preservation, natural areas, riparian buffer, water quality, water quantity, county assessor

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• May authorize additional health and safety work at board approval, which is a type of cost reimbursement
• School boards can authorize those without voter approval. Mr.
• Chair, members, if you go back to line eight on the operating referendum, a few years ago the authority
• Did you say no levy authority? Yeah, or they can't pass their levies, you know?
• by Statute and by federal are authorized by Statute and by federal law<01:30:22.239> to<01:30

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , extends, or otherwise modifies the tax that was authorized before July 1st, 2025, or is authorized
• , extends, or otherwise modifies the tax that was authorized before July 1st, 2025, or is authorized
• before July 1st 2025 or is authorized before July 1st 2025 or is authorized<00:45:30.599> by<
• <01:05:00.480> this<01:05:00.720> process authorization this process authorization this
• They are two co-authors.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:19:54.159> uh of course with the Senate author uh of course with the Senate author uh
• senator ginski for once again authoring senator ginski for once again authoring this<00:21:18.159
• <00:21:30.360> on want to thank the many co-authors on want to thank the many co-authors on
• Authorities like the duth Port Authority Authorities like the duth Port Authority Redwing<00:24:
• Redwing Port Authority and businesses Redwing Port Authority and businesses like<00:24:24.840>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:14:53.839> could wondering if the bill author could wondering if the bill author could
• Uh so it operational authority.
• <00:51:22.720> has<00:51:22.960> the The author of the amendment has the The author
• author of the amendment? author of the amendment?
• to the author to the author of<03:55:31.840> the<03:55:32.160> amendment?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• authority, I believe, as...” “...the end they give the authority.
• That authority was given to the states from the federal government.
• We want to sell whatever is authorized.
• Might have been the author. I don’t know. Okay. Any other questions?
• Might have been the author. I don't know. Okay. Any other questions?

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Members, questions for the author? Hearing none. Seeing none, the motion carries.
• Available to authorized repair service providers.
• We do have concerns, which we have shared with the authors and the sponsor.
• The bill says that the Public Utility Commission Commission has authority for that.
• There are no questions for the author.

Bills: HB106, HB144, HB145, HB252, HB1732, HB2221, HB2467, HB2468, HB2517, HB2518, HB2963, HB3016, HB3689, HB3960, HB4386, HB4490, HB4751, HB5247, HJR175, HB2213, HB106, HB144, HB145, HB252

Keywords: HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund, production safety, leasehold operations, electric utility, distribution poles, inspection

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• I do have just one question if the author would yield for a question.
• But it's what we have, and I will yield back to the author. Thank you.
• I recognize the author of the amendment, Representative Greenman. Thank you, Mr.
• And I have a question for the author as well. This is not a gotcha question.
• Representative Greenman, the author of the amendment. Thank you, Mr.

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• HR37 requesting the Honolulu Authority HR37 requesting the Honolulu Authority for<00:38:22.240><
• Um, just asking for clarification if the water carrier authority is something the DOT would like.
• How does that work in other states that operate with authorities?
• Authority, we remove legislative oversight and purview.
• How does that work in other states that operate with authorities?

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation met on March 20, 2025, first on two bills and then on a series of resolutions. On SB 597, relating to administrative driver’s license revocation, the Department of the Attorney General and other agencies supported extending the deadlines for written review decisions because chemical testing results, especially from neighbor islands, can take longer to return. One individual testified in opposition. The committee amended the bill to set the review-decision deadlines at 14 and 28 days, deferred the effective date to July 1, 3000, and recommended passage with amendments by vote. The committee then heard SB 1285 SD2, a highway safety measure that would create an impaired-driving offense, establish automatic license suspension procedures, and amend related administrative processes. The Attorney General’s office raised concerns about the new infraction structure and recommended deleting that section, while the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing it could create due process problems and unnecessary burdens on the courts. DOT and several advocacy groups supported the measure, and one individual testified in support of lowering the BAC limit to 0.05. The committee adopted extensive amendments, including deleting several sections, revising revocation language for refusals to test, and deferring the effective date to July 1, 3000, then passed the bill with amendments. In the later resolution hearing, the committee heard measures on Maui road projects, the Kulani Hako Bridge replacement, enforcement against improperly registered out-of-state vehicles, a proposed extension of the Skyline rail to West Oahu, a proposal to transfer airport regulatory authority to DOT, a golf-ball safety resolution, and a restricted parking pilot program in West Oahu neighborhoods. Testimony was generally supportive on the Maui road, bridge, vehicle-registration, and golf-ball measures, while DOT opposed the airport-corporation task force resolution and several groups offered mixed views, including calls for public-sector union representation if a task force were created. The committee also heard support and concern on the Skyline extension resolution, with members noting the need for transit options that better serve West Oahu. At the end of the meeting, the committee adopted the resolutions it took up in decision-making, including the Maui road measures, the bridge resolution, the vehicle-registration resolution, and the Skyline-related resolution, with the airport-corporation and parking-zone measures also heard before adjournment.

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• <00:11:24.600> grants who review and authorized grants who review and authorized grants disperse
• <06:13:45.840> to<06:13:46.520> the legislative authority to the legislative authority
• He's the author of the one-subject, one-bill legislation; he's the author of it, and this bill is the
• I have on good authority from his I have on good authority from his freshman<07:47:26.840> colleagues
• undermining the legislative Authority undermining the legislative Authority granted<08:16:08.238

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The petition of Rob Consalvo that the Department of Conservation and Recreation be authorized to designate
• House Bill 3952, an act authorizing Dartmouth Fire District No. 1 to appoint the position of treasurer
• ; and House Bill 4137, an act authorizing the town to establish a Millennium Fund of the Wayland Free
• House Bill 3952, and an act authorizing Dartmouth Fire District No. 1 to appoint the position of treasurer
• , House Bill 3952, and an act authorizing the town to establish a Millennium Fund of the Wayland Free

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then received a gubernatorial message recommending legislation to empower municipalities and local governments. The message was referred to the appropriate committees by subject matter, including Municipalities and Regional Government, Public Service, and Revenue. The House also acted on a Rules Committee report suspending Joint Rule 12 for several filed petitions, including proposals on vocational admissions policy, naming tennis courts in Boston, newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus, and a sick leave bank for a state employee; the rule suspensions were approved by voice vote. Members also welcomed visiting guests to the chamber, including the Palmer chapter of Operation Friendship with students from France and Sweden, and guests from the Green Team of the Southwest Boston CDC. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee then reported several House bills for consideration, including measures on local journalism, assessor certificates, Machado Joseph Disease Awareness Day, a Seekonk charter amendment, a Dartmouth Fire District treasurer appointment, and a Wayland Free Public Library Millennium Fund. The House suspended Rule 7A, took second readings on those bills, and ordered them to a third reading by voice vote. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn to meet again Monday at 11:00 a.m., and then adjourned to that time in informal session.