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• prohibits a state, city, town, or county entity from requiring, mandating, or exclusively using a digital
• bill is that it restricts who can receive records of the death of a child, such as photographs and digital

Summary: The caucus reviewed a series of Senate-amended bills, with staff summarizing each measure and noting whether the sponsor intended to concur. HB 2305 would revise Arizona’s private towing laws and remove a requirement that municipalities or law enforcement enforce the prescribed towing rates; HB 2398 would impose insurance requirements for watercraft rentals, charters, and peer-to-peer sharing; HB 2957 would bar state and local governments from requiring a digital or mobile driver’s license for identification, while dropping a House provision on biometric identifiers. Members asked for Senate vote counts on several bills and clarified that HB 2305 and HB 2398 were separate from other towing and boot-related measures. The committee also discussed HB 2321, which requires DCS caseworkers to place a security freeze on a child’s credit record after entry into care, with the Senate removing a $100,000 appropriation and one FTE; HB 2408, which changes Nursing Board complaint and expungement procedures and expands how anonymous complaints may be investigated; HB 2397, which updates HOA/condo disclosure rules and drew noted opposition from the Community Associations Institute and home builders; HB 4005, which requires public school districts to provide AI instruction at specific grade levels and directs ADE to adopt curriculum; and HB 2755, which shifts state land lease renewal language to notice and sale procedures for underperforming commercial leases. Senate vote counts were provided for several of these measures, generally showing narrow or party-line margins. The final items were HB 2406, a heavily amended bill now restricting access to records and images related to deceased minors, including child abuse images, with supporters citing concerns about misuse through AI and opponents raising disclosure and media-access concerns; and HCR 2001, a ballot referral on citizenship, voting, and election-related contributions that was substantially narrowed in the Senate but still requires voter ID, limits voting to citizens, bars foreign nationals from election spending, and mandates on-site tabulation for early votes, prompting continued county opposition because of cost and implementation concerns. The caucus ended after members were reminded that the agenda and caucus sheets had been emailed rather than printed.

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• So, 1434 requires that digital pornography websites use age verification to make sure that kids are protected
• So, all it is doing is taking what happens in the physical world and bringing it into the digital world
• bringing</c><00:01:07.120><c> it</c><00:01:07.320><c> into</c><00:01:07.960><c> the</c><00:01:08.120><c> digital
• </c><00:01:08.680><c> world,</c> and bringing it into the digital world, and bringing it into the digital

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today.
• Those are affordable homeownership opportunities.
• Thank you for the opportunity to speak.
• And we would really appreciate that opportunity.
• Thank you very much for this opportunity.

Bills: SB6003, HB2353, HB2431, HB1983

Keywords: capital budget, funding, infrastructure, state projects, budget allocation, HB 2353, predesign thresholds, capital construction, major capital projects, Office of Financial Management, OFM, Washington state, state agencies, infrastructure planning, construction costs, inflation adjustment, capital facilities, project review, allotments, lease approval

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• opportunity for young people.
• Give us the opportunity to provide our students with some of the same opportunities to earn credentials
• That's what a special opportunity.
• And opportunities.
• We want to provide those opportunities.

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• Many combat-injured veterans would have served longer if their injuries had not taken the opportunity
• Speaker, and our kids' opportunities are being limited.
• Speaker, and our kids' opportunities are being limited.
• Speaker, and our kids' opportunities are being limited.
• /c><02:57:55.279><c> by</c><02:57:55.520><c> credible</c> opportunity to be told by credible opportunity

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

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• Thanks for the opportunity.
• And our margins have eroded down to nearly single digits at this point.
• </c> repair act does provide an opportunity repair act does provide an opportunity for<01:20:44.320><
• </c><01:23:52.800><c> to</c> developers don't have the opportunity to developers don't have the opportunity
• </c><01:28:02.400><c> to</c> homeowner should have the opportunity to homeowner should have the opportunity

Bills: HB1991, HB1776, HB1897, HB1900

Keywords: liquor tax, alcohol, inflation adjustment, small craft breweries, public health, tenant rights, housing stability, landlord-tenant code, eviction prevention, multilingual resources, condominium, dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration, attorneys' fees, common expenses, construction defects, building code, statute of repose, statute of limitations

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1991, which would change Hawaii’s liquor excise tax structure to an ABV-based system. The Department of Taxation and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii took no position and stood on written comments. Supporters, including the Hawaii Public Health Institute and an individual testifier who described surviving a drunk-driving crash, argued that higher alcohol taxes reduce alcohol-related harms, save lives, and generate additional state revenue. The public health witness cited alcohol-related harms as a major preventable cause of death and said the tax increase would have only a small annual cost for most consumers. Most industry testimony was in opposition. Representatives of Lanikai Brewing Company, Maui Brewing Company, the Wine Institute, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association said the bill would sharply raise taxes on beer and wine, squeeze already thin margins, and threaten local jobs and businesses. They argued Hawaii producers already face high costs for labor, energy, shipping, and compliance, and said an ABV-based tax would be difficult to administer, would require additional testing and labeling work, and could reduce consumer choice. Several industry witnesses urged lawmakers to instead adopt a small-producer or class 18 carveout, with one suggesting a cap tied to 60,000 barrels. Committee members questioned the brewers about alcohol content testing, labeling, and whether smaller producers already measure ABV. Witnesses said many local producers do not certify ABV for in-state sales, that yeast and fermentation can vary by batch, and that an ABV-based system could require more testing than current practice. No vote or final action on the bill was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• And I will also take this opportunity just to plug this lovely document here.
• Thank you very much for this opportunity to talk to you a little bit about the...
• Good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today.
• We had not had the opportunity to draw the funds from the Comptroller's office.
• Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to speak with you today.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee convened for its first hearing of the 89th regular session, confirmed a quorum, adopted committee rules by a 15-0 vote, and began review of Senate Bill 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2026-27. Chair Huffman outlined the committee’s organization, introduced staff, and described the budget as conservative and focused on one-time investments. She highlighted major SB 1 priorities including property tax relief, full funding for public education formulas, teacher pay, school safety, border security, Medicaid growth, dementia research, energy and water infrastructure, transportation, wildfire suppression, and other capital and public safety needs. Comptroller Glenn Hager presented the biennial revenue estimate, saying the state has $194.6 billion available for general-purpose spending in 2026-27, with a projected $23.8 billion ending balance from the current biennium. He cautioned that revenue growth is returning to more normal levels and that lawmakers should avoid committing short-term surpluses to ongoing expenses. He also explained that the Economic Stabilization Fund is projected to hit its constitutional cap, meaning an estimated $5.6 billion in severance tax and related revenue would remain in general revenue in the upcoming biennium rather than flow into the fund. Senators discussed whether to raise or rename the fund and the implications of keeping more severance-tax revenue in general revenue. The Legislative Budget Board then gave an overview of SB 1 and the budget’s major funding changes. LBB staff explained that the bill is essentially flat at $332.9 billion in all funds, but includes large method-of-finance shifts and major property tax relief. They detailed how prior property tax relief enacted in the 88th Legislature grew from an estimated $18 billion to $22.7 billion because of higher property values and hold-harmless provisions, and said SB 1 continues that relief with a total of $51 billion in ongoing and new property tax support. Members asked extensive questions about the automatic growth in school tax compression, the constitutional homestead exemption, COVID-era federal funding, Medicaid assumptions, and the sunset of the non-homestead circuit breaker. No additional votes or final budget actions were taken beyond adoption of the committee rules.

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• We'll provide an opportunity for public comment at the end of today's hearing.
• Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. I'm Vivian Yang.
• Thank you for the opportunity to speak here today. My name is Gary Chen.
• Are there other opportunities?
• And stakeholders have every opportunity to grill our SMEs on.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• DMS's three main service areas are business operations, workforce operations, and the Florida Digital
• Florida Digital Service is the third section within DMS.
• I thank you again for the opportunity to speak to you today.
• Numerous training and professional development opportunities throughout the state.
• That was one of the opportunities to find those efficiencies.

Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met for an introductory overview of the agencies under its jurisdiction and their current-year budgets. Chair Vicki Lopez welcomed members and staff, and each member briefly introduced themselves and identified areas of interest, with recurring themes including fiscal restraint, insurance regulation, revenue administration, condominium issues, and government efficiency. The chair then outlined the subcommittee’s overall budget, about $3.1 billion, and noted major recent policy areas affecting the budget such as condominium legislation and emergency communications funding. Agency heads then presented high-level summaries of their missions and budgets. The Department of Revenue described property tax oversight, tax administration, and child support enforcement; the Department of Management Services reviewed state purchasing, telecommunications, fleet, state insurance, retirement, and digital services; DBPR highlighted licensing, enforcement, condominiums, and building code work; DFS covered insurance consumer services, risk management, unclaimed property, fire marshal functions, and criminal investigations; the Gaming Control Commission discussed pari-mutuel and tribal gaming oversight and enforcement; OIR explained insurer solvency and rate review; the Lottery emphasized education funding and record sales; OFR described regulation of banking, securities, lending, and money services; DOAH outlined administrative and workers’ compensation adjudication; PSC covered utility rate regulation and consumer complaints; PERC described labor relations and career service appeals; and FCHR summarized discrimination complaint investigations and outreach. Several members asked questions about utility returns, insurance regulation staffing, DMS’s state employee health plan deficit and prescription drug formulary management, agency recommendations for reducing regulatory burden, and state facilities usage. Responses generally emphasized that utility rates and insurer filings are determined through evidentiary and actuarial processes, that OIR has reduced vacancies but still seeks specialized staff and a Tampa office expansion, and that DMS acknowledged rising health plan costs and said the issue likely requires broader budget-level discussion. The chair also pressed multiple presenters to stay focused on agency operations and budgets rather than broader policy issues. No votes or formal actions were taken in the meeting.

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• So we need manufacturing opportunities.
• <00:37:32.600><c> for</c><00:37:32.800><c> the</c><00:37:32.880><c> university</c> opportunity for the
• university opportunity for the university uh<00:37:34.480><c> to</c><00:37:34.640><c> work</c><00:37
• to increase the also a real opportunity to increase the number<00:43:02.800><c> of</c><00:43:02.920>
• Sharp, that I wanted it printed and right in front of me, but it is digitally available to any of the

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call: 00:01:36 Homeland Security: 00:03:46 Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership: 00:36:29, 958, all

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• Extended producer responsibility opportunities here in Washington, potentially.
• opportunity alone in the state.
• I appreciate knowing about the opportunity to do the trust fund.
• Hello, thank you, Madam Chair, for the opportunity to speak today.
• Thank you for the opportunity to speak today.

Keywords: 904, all

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• California is a global biotech and medical research center, and SR 104 highlights the opportunity for
• California is a global biotech and medical research center, and SR 104 highlights the opportunity for
• As Californians live longer, advances in science, medicine, and public health create new opportunities
• It is inevitable if we are gifted the opportunity to grow old.
• It is inevitable if we are gifted the opportunity to grow old.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And when we look at reducing the opportunities, the financial aid opportunities for those students, it's
• It's an opportunity cost for our students, but it's also a loss for our state.
• It's an opportunity cost for our students, but it's also a loss for our state.
• And so I hope we take this as an opportunity.
• Thank you for the opportunity.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Chair, members, thank you for the opportunity to join you today to share a high-level overview of recurrent
• questions chair members thank you for questions chair members thank you for the<00:01:50.000><c> opportunity
• to join you today to the opportunity to join you today to share<00:01:51.560><c> a</c><00:01:51.759>
• can start finding that information in we can start finding that information in a<01:21:10.639><c> digital
• way and I would really a digital way and I would really encourage<01:21:12.560><c> to</c><01:21:12.800

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That represents jobs, paychecks and opportunities for families.
• There are plenty of opportunities to run for the D.C. City Council.
• THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO RUN FOR THE D.C. CITY COUNCIL.
• So let's call this what it is, opportunities for me but not for thee.
• Miller on this well-deserved opportunity and commend her dedication to the city of Pooler.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We allowed digital notice in an area where.
• This bill is a win-win as it allows teachers the opportunity to earn extra income during the summer and
• I do appreciate the opportunity to come for you today and ask you to vote no on SB 974.
• process has caused a lot of challenges for appraisal districts, often resulting in losing out on the opportunity
• And I think with some of the financing changes, it will give us the opportunity to get lower interest

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• SYSTEM BY ENHANCING ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION AND ENSURING RESPONSIBLE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS AND EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES
• TO ENSURE COMMUNITIES THAT WERE NOT, DID NOT HAVE THAT PERMISSIBLE OPPORTUNITY ARE NOW ABLE TO ENJOY
• REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A CENTRALIZED SYSTEM THAT INTEGRATES DIGITAL
• Pizzo: BY YOUR VOTE CS FOR SB 1640 IS RECORDED FAVORABLY, TAB TWO IS NEXT AND CHAIR BURGESS LAST OPPORTUNITY
• >> Chair Burgess: THANK YOU CHAIR AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Mine is mainly number two, to align dual credit opportunities.
• Mine is mainly number two to align dual credit opportunities.
• Or we can't fight opportunities that they may be pursuing off-campus.
• And to be honest, those towards the end may not have an opportunity to testify.
• Thank you for giving me the opportunity to testify.

Summary: The committee began with a work session on dual credit, hearing first from the Council of Presidents and the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, then from the Education Research and Data Center. The dual credit overview described Washington’s six dual credit programs, high participation rates, transferability, and recent efforts to improve transparency, pathways, and equity. Testimony emphasized both benefits and challenges, including access, funding, advising, and the need for clearer statewide coordination. ERDC outlined its annual report, dashboard, research briefs, and future work on school-level factors and possible causal effects of dual credit participation. No votes were taken during the work session. The committee then held public hearings on several bills. SB 6227 would direct WSAC to work with public higher education institutions to create formal data collection protocols for parenting students and convene a work group to recommend how to identify and support them. Senator Wilson and multiple student and advocacy witnesses supported the bill, citing the lack of consistent statewide data and the barriers parenting students face; WSAC testified that its research found significant food, housing, and child care insecurity among these students. SB 6235 would prohibit public colleges with athletics programs from entering certain private equity or sovereign wealth fund agreements involving athletics revenues or control. Senator Holy said the bill was intended to prevent loss of institutional control, while UW and WSU testified in opposition, warning it could limit flexibility and create competitive disadvantages. The committee also heard SB 6217, which would expand Washington College Grant eligibility to students in eligible non-degree credential programs beginning in 2027-28. Supporters from the community and technical college system, a community college president, and workforce representatives said the bill would help students access short-term training for family-wage jobs and address workforce shortages, especially in construction trades. Finally, SB 6209 would restore Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship eligibility for certain private four-year and career/vocational schools if they meet a gainful-employment standard. DigiPen, Evergreen Beauty College, Seattle Film Institute, and related students and administrators testified in support, arguing the bill would preserve access for low-income and nontraditional students in career-focused programs; some witnesses on the bill’s earlier panel also urged that certificate and two-year programs be included. The hearings were managed with shortened testimony times because of the large number of sign-ins, and no final committee action or votes were recorded in the transcript.

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• We know that creates opportunities for small businesses to thrive.
• Workforce needs and opportunities.
• We've also been looking at opportunities to, The state.
• So we're looking at all opportunities out there in order to do this.
• It won't, but it allows us the opportunity to do that.

Summary: The committee first heard the FY27 executive budget review for Louisiana Economic Development (LED). House Fiscal outlined a $59.4 million LED budget, with major funding from state general fund, self-generated revenue, federal funds, and a marketing dedication, and explained reductions tied largely to the removal of one-time funding and carryforwards. The Secretary highlighted recent economic development results, including major capital investment announcements, job creation, the high-impact jobs program, Louisiana Fast Sites, and efforts to support existing businesses and small business growth. Members repeatedly asked for clearer public-facing materials on the tax and economic benefits of incentives, the use of the entertainment development fund, the structure of the high-impact jobs and Fast Sites programs, and how LED competes with other states. LED also discussed its Storyteller Initiative, regional project distribution, and the role of major events and film-related incentives. The committee then reviewed Louisiana Works’ FY27 budget of $352.7 million. Staff explained that the budget is driven mainly by federal funds and statutory dedications, with changes largely attributable to the One Door to Work Act and the transfer of workforce functions and positions into the department. The Secretary noted a planned $5 million move for the Louisiana STEM Council and a small request for elevator repairs, and members discussed the unemployment insurance trust fund’s improved balance, which lowered employer tax rates and increased benefits. Questions focused on workforce shortages, coordination with LCTCS and other training partners, the new Louisiana Talent Accelerator and workforce modernization efforts, the need for marketing to attract workers back to Louisiana, and remaining gaps in funding for rehabilitation services and disability employment programs. Finally, the committee took up the Department of Conservation and Energy’s FY27 budget of $201.3 million. Staff described decreases tied to the end of the Solar for All grant, lower orphan well spending as prior balances were drawn down, and reductions in some one-time funding and interagency transfers. The Secretary said the department’s reorganization is now largely complete and emphasized a focus on eliminating duplicative functions, strengthening enforcement and permitting, and using available funds more efficiently. Members questioned the reduction in orphan well funding, the impact of the Solar for All repeal, the use of settlement dollars, and the department’s plans for AI-assisted permitting and modernization of the Sunrise database. They also discussed ongoing work on seismic activity in Red River Parish, commercial fishermen’s claims for gear damaged by energy infrastructure, and efforts to improve financial security requirements for operators so future orphan well liabilities are better covered.

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• Madam Chair, members, SB 1432, central bank digital currency ban, passed committee on a party-line vote
• Madam Chair, members, SB 1649, digital assets strategic reserve fund, passed committee on a party-line
• Madam Chair members SB 1649 digital assets strategic reserve fund passed committee on a party line vote

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a caucus review of a large calendar of Senate bills, with members mainly hearing short titles, committee vote counts, and whether bills were on consent or pulled for further discussion. Many measures were reported out on party-line or split votes and several were flagged to be removed from consent, especially bills involving artificial intelligence content verification, public benefits eligibility, gender transition procedures liability, health insurance reimbursement for vaccines, light rail feasibility review, public employees merit hiring, public records fees, virtual currency payments, tax conformity, undocumented immigrants and financial services, central bank digital currency, and public monies investment in trust currency. The caucus also discussed a number of education, public safety, child welfare, health, and regulatory bills. These included measures on school communications, bullying liability, AED training, classroom management, school safety reporting, DCS procedures, fingerprinting at behavioral health facilities, probation conditions, missing children reporting, sex offender monitoring, crimes against children probation monitoring, and domestic violence release conditions. Several members raised objections or concerns about specific bills, including mandatory sentencing, religious sectarian law language, concealed weapons notice repeal, and a bill on death sentence by firing squad, with some members asking to pull those bills from consent. A final topic was a blue-sheet Senate amendment to HB 2874 on campaign committee termination statements and penalties. Rhonda explained the Senate changes would void penalties for committees with no contributions or expenditures, retroactive to December 2021, but noted the Senate did not secure enough votes for the emergency clause. Members asked about the rationale, the Secretary of State’s position, and the amount of outstanding penalties. The chair later announced that the Senate amendment was being refused, so the bill would not receive final passage that day and would instead be sent back for further action or conference.