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• This year's class is represented by a diverse group of professionals, public servants, business owners
• It authorizes a Ten Commandments monument on the state Capitol grounds and authorizes the installation
• permit as a school because it's not a school, it's a library.
• It's a small group, a few people, a handful of people. It's not a school.
• He was a son, a football player, a baseball player, and most importantly, a child of God.

Bills: HR244, HR245, HR246, HR247, HR248, HR249, HR250, HR251, HCR101, HCR102, HR223, HR224, HR225, HR226, HR227, HR229, HR230, HR231, HR232, HR234, HR235, HR236, HR237, HR238, HR239, HR240, HR241, HR242, HR243, HCR94, HCR95, HCR96, HCR97, HCR98, HCR99, HCR100, SCR31, SCR33, SCR35, SCR37, SCR56, SCR57, SB171, SB251, SB252, SB353, SB367, SB433, SB461, HR170, HR191, HR206, HR207, HR208, HR217, HCR11, HCR53, HCR60, HCR66, HCR68, HB66, HB153, HB165, HB326, HB387, HB454, HB455, HB484, HB513, HB603, HB660, HB719, HB762, HB766, HB793, HB802, HB816, HB833, HB940, HB947, HB950, HB975, HB1028, HB1039, HB1051, HB1053, HB1080, HB1201, HB1215, HB1228, HB1251, HB1252, SCR2, SB26, SB28, SB29, SB30, SB41, SB44, SB64, SB84, SB87, SB93, SB98, SB107, SB118, SB142, SB192, SB195, SB199, SB219, SB222, SB234, SB241, SB255, SB275, SB277, SB292, SB294, SB306, SB314, SB482, SB233, SB326, HR171, HCR49, HCR65, HCR72, HR37, HCR64, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, HB64, HB68, HB92, HB130, HB258, HB633, HB801, HB89, HB341, HB451, HB456, HB579, HB595, HB621, HB818, HB841, HB1064, HB1101, HB1191, SB47, SB82, SB106, SB206, SB210, SB248, SB305, SB376, SB397, SB441, SB2, SB19, SB24, SB50, SB70, SB96, SB101, SB103, SB104, SB114, SB122, SB159, SB160, SB173, SB180, SB182, SB260, SB412, SB418, SB424, SB442, SB460, SB476, SB1, SB23, SB32, SB42, SB43, SB46, SB51, SB110, SB113, SB150, SB154, SB161, SB218, SB220, SB221, SB253, SB289, SB310, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB502, HCR32, HB955, HB284, HB617, HB730, HB926, HB1125, HB1194, HB1203, HB798, HB998, HB1084, HB1223, HB646, HB824, HB901, HB79, HR20, HR74, HB59, HB306, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB911, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1234, HB1240, SB89, SB68, SB149

Keywords: disclosure, local law, public notice, legislative transparency, Artists at the Capitol Day, art education, Louisiana Art Education Association, recognition, community engagement, House Resolution 247, HR247, Laura Lewis, birthday commendation, 104th birthday, centenarian, longevity, St. James Parish, Louisiana House of Representatives, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, ceremonial resolution

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, heard a prayer from Pastor Neil Bernard of New Wine Christian Center, and recognized a number of visiting groups and observances, including AMI Kids, Mother’s Day, the Hungarian Settlement Cultural Association, Pro-Life Day at the Capitol, the American Cancer Society and Cancer Action Network, Municipal Day for the Louisiana Municipal Association, Recreation and Parks Association Day, St. John Day, Hoopla basketball activities, Main Street program participants, Leadership North Shore, the Lack of Seeing High School basketball team, Literacy Champion recognition, Orleans Parish Sheriff Michelle Woodford, and LACE Day for chamber executives. Majority Leader Steve Scalise also addressed the chamber, praising recent economic investment in Louisiana, coastal restoration funding, and the state’s improved national reputation. The House received Senate messages and Legislative Bureau reports on numerous Senate bills, many of which were referred to committee or laid over, and several House and Senate resolutions were introduced or adopted, largely commemorative or study-related measures. The chamber then took up several House bills in regular order. HB 89, concerning district attorney retiree health insurance coverage in the Third Judicial District, was amended and passed 87-5. HB 451, dealing with ATC notice procedures, passed 98-0 after technical amendments. HB 456, revising workers’ compensation petition requirements and allowing employers broader access to disputed claims, drew extended debate over whether it would burden injured workers; it passed 67-30. HB 579, expanding the Sexual Assault Survivor Bill of Rights and related confidentiality and complaint provisions, passed 98-0. HB 595, requiring local authorities to respond timely to permit-related matters affecting natural resource development, passed 92-3. HB 621, requiring recycling of decommissioned renewable energy components and updating waste rules, passed 99-0. HB 818, requiring school systems to publish annual assessment schedules and related testing information, passed 98-0. Additional bills considered included HB 841, creating a code of conduct for landmen negotiating pipeline easements and authorizing penalties for bad-faith conduct, which passed 98-0; HB 1060, establishing a two-year domestic violence intervention court pilot program in the 19th Judicial District with coordinated services and data collection, which passed 86-13; and HB 1101, a workers’ compensation measure defining maximum medical improvement, adjusting benefit durations, and addressing misrepresentation and fraud, which was under debate at the end of the excerpt. Throughout the floor session, members repeatedly emphasized that the bills were intended to clarify procedures, improve transparency, or address public safety and economic development, while opponents of some measures raised concerns about added burdens on workers or injured claimants.

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• school, a hospital, a Boys and Girls... ...school, a hospital, a Boys and Girls Club supports.
• Class of 2019, it really seems like we have seen it all. Um, we came into a brand new trifecta.
• Calling it a ride is a gamble Calling it a ride is a gamble, like playing craps.
• How about a little yes, a little joy, a little hope?
• defining moment of a mass shooting in a store or bar, or a hockey team winning a Stanley... ...or a

Keywords: 981, all

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• All it does is ensure skilled workers, safe jobs, and a middle-class pathway in the very communities
• And with the cost of a home quickly outpacing the median salary of a working-class family, California's
• We need a motion and a second. Motion. We have a motion and a second. Please call the roll.
• Need a motion in a second? Moored by Johnson. By Haravidian, we need a motion and a second.
• I need a motion and a second. Thank you. AB 2639 by Soria. Need a motion and a second?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It prohibits operation of a motor vehicle, possession, purchase, or installation, sale, offer for sale
• You noted in your testimony that creating a separate class of insurance for electric bicycles may complicate
• license has been turned into a class C felony, which is a jailable offense, and individuals often have
• license charge, which has been increased to a class C felony.
• I was a nurse.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation met on January 28, 2025, and heard testimony on a series of bills dealing with vehicle titles, motor vehicle taxes, window tinting, license plates, electric bicycles, insurance penalties, vehicle inspection fines, and transportation discrimination. For HB 532, which shortens the time to forward a transferred vehicle title from 30 days to 14 days and allows a letter of attestation to serve as an endorsement certificate, testimony was listed in support from Councilmember U. Hajin and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, and in opposition from Maui Mayor Richard Bisson and Sylvie Madison. HB 655 would require payment of unpaid motor vehicle taxes, fees, and penalties for the most recent five consecutive years of delinquency; the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi stood on written comments, with Tim Rymer and Robert Souza providing comments/support. HB 368, which would exempt certain medically sensitive drivers from sunscreen-device tint limits, drew opposition from the Department of Transportation and support from several individuals. HB 226, lowering allowed windshield tint from 35% to 20%, drew opposition from the Department of Transportation and support from TNT Tinting Specialists; members asked about federal preemption, and DOT said federal guidance applies to manufacturers while states retain authority over aftermarket tinting. The committee also heard HB 543, prohibiting license plate flipping devices and imposing a $2,000 fine, and HB 228, authorizing counties to adopt rules for electronic license plates, repealing flipping devices, and setting a minimum fine for obscuring plates; both measures had DOT support, comments from the Honolulu Department of Customer Services, and opposition from Sylvie Madison. HB 70 would require insurance for electric bicycles and create a regulatory framework effective January 1, 2026. The Office of the Public Defender opposed it, arguing the bill improperly distinguishes e-bikes from mopeds; PeopleForBikes and the Hawaiʻi Bicycling League opposed it as costly and unnecessary, while the Insurance Division said the bill could conflict with existing no-fault definitions and might fit better in the motor scooter/moped insurance framework. HB 231, increasing the fine for violating motor vehicle insurance requirements from $500 to $1,500, was opposed by the Office of the Public Defender, which argued it would burden low-income residents and add to court congestion; members debated whether higher fines would improve compliance. Later, HB 227 would add fines for operating a vehicle without a current inspection certificate and had DOT support. HB 184 would require operators of low-speed electric bicycles to have a driver’s license, instruction permit, or provisional license; Kawaii Path, PeopleForBikes, and Get Fit Kauaʻi opposed it as a barrier to low-cost transportation and noted concerns for riders with disabilities, while DOT later said it would support the measure and was asked to research whether other states have similar licensing requirements. The final major measure discussed was HB 468, which would require the Civil Rights Commission to investigate discrimination complaints involving transportation network company drivers and riders with service animals and allow DOT to issue penalties to the companies. The National Federation of the Blind of Hawaiʻi, the Disability Rights Center, and individual riders supported the bill, saying current protections lack enforcement and that denials still occur; Uber and Lyft opposed it, saying they already prohibit discrimination, train drivers, investigate complaints quickly, and that the bill would duplicate existing law and create unnecessary penalties. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• On page four, as a request, a Flanigan.
• colleague did a a fantastic job. colleague did a a fantastic job.
• Feeling safe is a right, and it should stop being treated like a privilege.
• Feeling safe is a right, and it should stop being treated like a privilege.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee reconvened in open session after a closed discussion of sensitive security details and reviewed the public executive summary of the Minnesota State Capitol Complex Security Assessment by Axtel. Members discussed weapon screening and access control at length, including testimony from Capitol security and judicial center staff about screening procedures, prohibited items, and how screening is managed for visitors and authorized personnel. The chair emphasized that the committee was voting on high-level recommendations to be included in the final ACAST report and that the Department of Public Safety and Department of Administration would be encouraged to pursue the necessary work, including any legislative or budget requests. The committee then took a series of roll-call votes on the Axtel recommendations. Access control screening and visitor management (5.11) passed 4-2, while authorized access control and credential oversight (5.12), internal circulation and zoning controls (5.13), perimeter and exterior grounds (5.14), staffing models/post orders/operational readiness (5.15), technology and system integration (5.16), and protective intelligence (5.18) all passed unanimously 6-0. Each approved item was added as a recommendation in the final report. After the votes, the Department of Administration, Department of Public Safety, and House and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms offices walked through the draft final report. They highlighted staffing improvements, security infrastructure already installed, and remaining needs, including an estimated $41.008 million request for future enhancements such as kiosks, glass-resistant film, door access controls, cameras, lighting, bollards, and an updated distributed antenna system. The report also includes recommendations on trauma-informed safety drills, conduct rules for hearings, and designating the Minnesota State Patrol Capital Security Division as the primary investigative authority for potential criminal activity on Capitol grounds.

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• know, just a a badly done submitt. know, just a a badly done submitt.
• a project area a a map that includes a project area that's<01:33:39.199> defined<01:33:39.520
• c><01:50:25.440> diversion decade about a decade of a 42% diversion decade about a decade of a
• /c> um a full complete plan is stamped by a um a full complete plan is stamped by a duly<02:15:48.800

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several bills on water, land, housing, permitting, and historic preservation. For SB 746/SD2/HD1 on invasive species, DLNR and the Department of Agriculture supported the intent but warned that a bounty approach for coconut rhinoceros beetle could have unintended consequences, divert resources from biocontrol research, and be vulnerable to abuse; Hawaii Farm Bureau supported the measure. The committee also heard SB 1541 on the WoE water system, with testimony from ADC, Kunia Village Title Holding Company, and Farm Bureau in support, emphasizing the importance of the system for agriculture and the high cost of water on lands already dedicated to farming. The most extensive discussion was on SB 66, relating to building permit review and county permitting authority. DPP opposed the bill, saying the problem is not just agency review time but the broader permitting process, including applicant corrections, outside-agency review, staffing shortages, and low pay that make it hard to fill vacancies. DPP said it already meets or beats existing review deadlines for residential permits and is using tools like electronic plans and AI to help applicants submit better plans. Several supporters, including Iron Workers Local 625, an individual witness, and Hawaii Food Industry Association, backed the bill but urged a pilot program or other safeguards; some also asked for broader permit coverage beyond single-family homes. Committee members questioned DPP about whether applicant correction time should count against the clock, whether self-certification could be used, and whether the state should fund any new mandate. The committee then took up SB 26 on affordable housing, with HHFDC, OPSD, and HCDA in support and no opposition noted. Finally, on SB 1263 relating to historic preservation, HHFDC and DLNR supported the bill, while OHA offered comments and requested amendments, especially on the new risk-based review process for high-, medium-, and low-risk areas. OHA said the new procedure should be implemented carefully and allowed more time, describing it as a pilot that should be done well to be useful while still protecting cultural and historic resources. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Among them was a young man named John, a young man named Ronald, a young man named Booker T., and a young
• My mother graduated from Wittamore High School in Conway, South Carolina, in the class of 1970, a segregated
• class.
• WITTAMORE HIGH SCHOOL IN CONWAY, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN THE CLASS OF 1970. A SEGREGATED CLASS.
• A faith that was unshakeable. A faith in their God. A faith in this nation.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• /c><00:03:05.280> a do is we're going to talk about a a do is we're going to talk about a a topic
• :57.840> lot<00:20:57.919> of a lot of a judge, we just had a lot of a lot of a judge,
• answer and that it was a it could be a answer and that it was a it could be a detrimental<00:28:38.559
• These things cost quite a bit of money to install.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:01:40 Chair Comments 00:02:51 Rep. Nima Kulkarni PFAS Presentation 00:04:35 EEC PFAS Presentation 00:39:36 Rusty Cress PFAS Presentation 01:01:10 Chair Comments on Admin Regs and Reports Received 01:14:41, 958, all

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• /c> uh, do go a long way, but we live in a uh, do go a long way, but we live in a complex<00:13:11.120
• been operating just a little over a year been operating just a little over a year now generally.
• <01:18:49.040> a Senate File 488 is a a bill asking for a Senate File 488 is a a bill asking
• I've just attended it as a beneficiary. that attend on a regular b on a twice a that attend on a regular

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This presents a rare opportunity to turn a wildfire liability into a rural economic engine.
• Oftentimes, a lot of our forest contractors may have a team of 50 for a job that requires a team of 70
• They may get a contract with a county or a state for a thinning project as a contractor, but that payment
• There's a new deli grocery store. There's a new laundromat. There's a new hardware store.
• a larger grid within a larger grid within a larger grid.

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• And even if a product does, it still has no method in the National Electrical Code on how that installation
• And even if a product does, it still has no method in the National Electrical Code on how that installation
• And even if a product does, it still has no method in the National Electrical Code on how that installation
• And even if a product does, it still has no method in the National Electrical Code on how that installation
• I can put anything I want in that, that you have to hire a certified installer, that it has to be for

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Somebody told me that they shut off like a bunch of the sensors they have all installed for lane crews
• That's not analogous because they didn't install a remote HBO thing in the HBO right away. >> Like you
• I know this issue with Volvo. >> Okay, so you shouldn't be making the HBO... install a remote HBO thing
• in the HBO install a remote HBO thing in the HBO right<04:45:20.958> away.
• And if the tank installed underground is providing to a consumer a contract for such tank, it shall contain

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• a positive ordinance more so.
• It is a very carefully nuanced bill. bill. It sets a floor, not a ceiling.
• So we just got a conflict.
• Why are we why are we imposing a fee and giving a grant?
• This issue is a growing issue, a major growing issue for the state of Texas.

Bills: HB294, HB405, HB519, HB294

Keywords: food production, property owners' association, home gardening, cottage food, urban agriculture, livestock, community standards, renewable energy, ethanol, biodiesel, incentives, agriculture, grants, honey production, beekeeping, food safety, local regulation, energy efficiency, tax exemption, residential properties

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• The one thing that saved me and my family was the Elliot postpartum group, a weekly class held by an
• /c><00:38:59.520> an<00:38:59.680> incredible a weekly class held by an incredible a weekly
• a good community and a loving community. a good community and a loving community.
• So it's a it's a council if community. So it's a it's a council if you<01:58:37.599> will.
• This is a pennywise but a pound foolish. This is a pennywise but a pound foolish.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• but I understand it's a more of a a know but I understand it's a more of a a rigorous<00:12:56.199><
• > just trying to to find a a way where we just trying to to find a a way where we can<00:24:17.279>
• It happened when he was young; he's become like a world-class skier, he's competing.
• We actually have three different clinic sites in the... like a world class skier he's competing like
• a world class skier he's competing and<01:01:04.559> so<01:01:04.760> for<01:01:04.960>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• item related to a broadband installation study.
• for a protecting livestock grant program for producers to install measures to prevent the transmission
• for a protecting livestock grant program for producers to install measures to prevent the transmission
• for a protecting livestock grant program for producers to install measures to prevent the transmission
• for a protecting livestock grant program for producers to install measures to prevent the transmission

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Agriculture Conference Committee met for an initial organizational and comparison session on House File 2446, the agriculture broadband and rural development bill. Members introduced themselves, noted that no conference target had yet been set, and agreed to begin with a side-by-side review of House and Senate positions. No oral testimony was taken; instead, the chair listed written testimony submitted by a wide range of agricultural, environmental, local government, food bank, and industry groups. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the major funding differences. Both bills included some shared items such as operating adjustments, wolf and elk damage compensation, and certain technical changes, but they differed on several major appropriations. The House generally proposed larger increases for meat inspection, local food purchasing, and the Board of Animal Health, and added items such as county inspector grants, biofertilizer innovation, a biosolids/PFAS-related study, a soil health study, broadband installation study funding, an Agri Works program, an Agri Support program, a milk grant program, and several House-only transfers and grants. The Senate included items such as a climate coordinator position, biofuel-related reductions and policy changes, livestock processing funding, farm-to-school and urban agriculture changes, MARL funding, cottage foods licensing updates, and several Senate-only pass-through grants and transfers. Staff also noted differences in the agriculture emergency account transfer approach and in how the two bodies handled the Second Harvest Heartland and related food distribution provisions. House Research then reviewed the policy language differences in the bill. The House language included provisions allowing more flexible use of grant administration funds, unpaid prior-year claims, county inspector grants, and updates tied to its own policy article, while the Senate language included the climate coordinator, PFAS-related commercialization language, cooperative development grant permissive language, and other Senate policy changes. The committee did not take any votes or final actions at this meeting; the session was informational and focused on identifying differences for later negotiation.

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• It's a good bill today. It's been amended in a way that removes a lot of opposition.
• We are one member short of a quorum, but I can imagine once we get a quorum, you'll have both a motion
• A motion and a second. Senator, would you like to close? Respectfully. If a motion and a second.
• It's a good day. It's a... You are tempting the guys. It's a good day. Oh, I heard that.
• This bill has a due pass recommendation. We have a motion, a second, and a third.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And so it makes a lot of sense to us to then begin the process of installing culverts in those identified
• In places where we had a 24-inch culvert, we put a 48. We put a 48-inch culvert.
• And it's just a kind of a clunky process, honestly.
• It's like a deterrent to people signing up to be a...
• a community.

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• Associations, I think that's a separate thing from a deduction for a 401(k) that you've described for
• a scam or knows someone who has been a victim of a scam or a potential victim of a scam.
• So whether, you know, it starts with a phone call or moves to a cryptocurrency ATM or a gift card, it
• So there would be a way forward where we could have a new customer with a lower limit for a 72-hour period
• There is a representative from TDLR here as a resource.

Bills: SB383, SB1012, SB1181, SB1705, SB2075, SB2221, SB2586, SB2864, SB2994

Keywords: SB 383, ERCOT, Texas Utilities Code, interconnection, wind power facility, offshore wind, coastal wind, nearshore wind, Gulf of America, Texas coast, three marine leagues, electric grid, transmission line, distribution facility, renewable energy, battery storage, energy storage, grid access, power grid, electric service

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• the agenda just a a little bit, folks. the agenda just a a little bit, folks.
• there's a a lot of moving parts there. there's a a lot of moving parts there.
• c> under<00:54:29.240> a go to a a Medicaid facility under a go to a a Medicaid facility under
• be a day that I may need a bed, right? be a day that I may need a bed, right?
• from a military life to a civilian life. from a military life to a civilian life.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with the pledge and prayer, a roll call established quorum, and members announced a Veterans Caucus meeting to follow the session. The committee also recognized distinguished veteran Joe Mash Masterson of Bardstown, who was praised for his Army service, long-time advocacy for veterans, and leadership in the American Legion and local veteran organizations. Masterson thanked his family, the American Legion Post 121, and the VA staff, and several members offered remarks honoring his service and the committee’s practice of recognizing veterans. The committee then briefly addressed a referred administrative regulation, 017 KAR 001 030, which leadership described as technical updates to existing policy; no vote was taken. After that, members heard testimony from KDVA and Finance and Administration officials on the ongoing HVAC replacement project at the Radcliffe Veteran Center. Officials said the system had been problematic for years, that design work began early to accelerate the project, and that the work was complicated by the need to replace the system in an operating nursing facility. They explained that the project was bid in March, awarded to Less Mechanical, and that protective measures, shop drawings, and equipment orders were underway. Committee members pressed officials on why the problem had taken so long to resolve, why the original system had been installed, whether the issue had been communicated regularly, and whether the state should be paying for a replacement in a relatively new facility. Officials said the original system’s components and warranties had failed, that they had tried to replace parts before moving to a full replacement, and that the system’s manufacturer and quality differed from a similar facility in Glasgow that had not had the same issues. They said the current phase one contract was about $6 million, with the remaining funds held for phase two to restore full occupancy; phase two design was nearly complete and could be bid later if funding is approved. Officials estimated phase one completion around January 2026 and full completion around March 2027, depending on funding and scheduling.