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• Robin Seahid serves as state land commissioner, as authorized by J. Lock in November of 2022.
• That, I'm sorry, Madam Chair, the department has the authority to charge for groundwater. Yes.
• Lopez: What fund and authority did you have to pay $7 million to Fondamonte?
• Our primary goal has been to improve authorization timeframes.
• And yet there's no opportunity to purchase it. They wanted to lease until forever.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Joint Natural Resources and House Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committees of Reference heard the Arizona Auditor General’s sunset review of the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board. The audit found the board generally met some licensing requirements, but it did not timely investigate and resolve 49 of 159 complaints in fiscal year 2024, and it did not fully comply with conflict-of-interest disclosure and filing requirements. The Auditor General also identified weaknesses in continuing-education verification and other sunset-factor areas, and the board agreed to implement all 21 recommendations. Board staff said complaint volume has risen sharply since the pandemic, that the board’s process is slower because every case goes through an investigative committee and then the full board, and that it has already corrected some conflict-of-interest issues and is adding tools to improve continuing-education audits. The committee then heard testimony from the board’s executive director and from the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association. The executive director emphasized the board’s public-protection mission, described the shortage of veterinarians and veterinary technicians, and said the board is working to improve efficiency through a new e-licensing system and staff training. Members asked about the shortage of large-animal veterinarians, complaint backlogs, and whether the board could do more to recruit rural practitioners; the board said it lacks direct recruiting authority but supports multiple licensure pathways and loan-assistance efforts. The veterinary association supported the board’s oversight and said it is also working on rural and large-animal workforce issues through partnerships and advocacy. The committee then voted to recommend continuing the board for eight years, until July 1, 2034. The committee next took up the Arizona State Land Department, beginning with the Auditor General’s presentation on the department’s sunset review and prior special audit. The audit found the department had not updated its required five-year disposition plan since 2011, had sold more than 48,000 acres without an active plan, had allowed agricultural rental rates to go unchanged since 2006 despite market increases, and had not consistently inspected mineral-related leases or properly managed reclamation bonds. The Auditor General said these issues created risks of lost revenue, reduced transparency, and public-safety hazards, and recommended 18 corrective actions in the main review plus 34 additional recommendations on other issues; the department agreed to most recommendations but declined to adopt a written policy for commissioner-initiated land sales. Commissioner Robin Sahid said the department is working through audit recommendations, has created a rules team, improved its customer portal, and is pursuing new policies on water use, transportation-basin leases, and disposition planning. Members questioned the department about agricultural leases, groundwater valuation, the Fondomonte leases and reimbursement for improvements, the canceled Coyotes land auction, backlog and processing times, and the use of consultants and administrative funds. The commissioner said the department had over 2,000 applications in queue when she arrived, that it has made progress reducing the backlog, and that it is conducting stakeholder outreach on water-efficiency standards and lease addenda. No final vote on the land department continuation was taken in the portion provided.

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• We wouldn't have had the capital when we opened our doors to purchase the land outright, and so renting
• /c><00:03:11.599> our<00:03:11.760> doors<00:03:12.120> to<00:03:12.519> purchase
• <00:03:13.000> the when we opened our doors to purchase the when we opened our doors to purchase
• Okay, then let’s, before we go to the author to wrap this one up, tomorrow’s agenda: House File 1359,
• Okay, then let’s, before we go to the author to wrap this one up, tomorrow’s agenda: House File 1359,

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:13:44.839> to board of pards has the authority to board of pards has the authority to
• If I recall correctly, it was authorized for four additional staff.
• It wouldn't change any authority; it would simply be a resource to do that.
• <01:04:51.200> it it wouldn't change any Authority it it wouldn't change any Authority it
• , music streaming, pay for purchase, music streaming.

Bills: HF2432

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• about half of the vehicles that we anticipated purchasing.
• We were hoping to purchase about 66 vehicles this year. That's going to reduce to About 33.
• At the moment, we have the New Mexico Finance Authority only. Oh you mean for the slides?
• Care authority, one spot for developers and communities to go to.
• What I find is that they end up purchasing, if you will, a modular home.

Bills: SB48, SB64, SB100

Keywords: State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP

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• I think larger utilities that have experience, have rate-making authority, very large balance sheets,
• Alphabet says purchasing power from small modular reactors.
• Is that a future purchase, or is it happening now?
• And so they are not currently purchasing power, but they have entered into an arrangement to purchase
• As I mentioned, we have over $250 billion in lending authority available through Title 17, and those

Summary: The Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee met to hear a series of presentations on the economics, financing, workforce, and community impacts of advanced nuclear deployment in North Dakota. William Bridge of Nucleon Energy presented the committee’s economic impacts and private-sector financing report, estimating construction and operating job impacts, local spending, and state/local tax effects for hypothetical SMR projects. He said the report assumes first-of-a-kind costs are still high, used a $6 million per megawatt nth-of-a-kind proxy, and estimated peak construction workforces of about 500 for a 200-MW plant and 1,000 for a larger facility, with roughly 100 operating jobs for a 200-MW plant. Committee members questioned security costs, capital cost assumptions, water and transmission siting constraints, and whether the model included fuel and waste; Bridge said the report included initial fuel in capital cost and that waste disposal is funded through existing federal mechanisms. Lori Brady of the Nuclear Energy Institute then outlined national nuclear workforce needs and NEI’s strategic workforce planning efforts. She described declining labor-force participation, retirements, and the need for a much larger future workforce, and said NEI has organized recommendations around career awareness, pipelines, training and qualification, policy support, retention, and nontraditional recruitment. She highlighted tools such as the Nuclear Works career website, the Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap, the new federal Energy and Natural Resources career cluster, and the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program for community colleges. Members asked about AI, timing for training relative to plant development, and whether advanced manufacturing would reduce staffing needs; Brady said AI is not expected to replace workers and that training timelines depend on the specific project and staffing plan. The committee also heard from Gary Yaco, mayor of Red Wing, Minnesota, who described Prairie Island’s role in his community. He said the plant provides a large share of local property tax revenue, supports well-paid jobs, contributes to emergency preparedness funding and training, and is broadly supported by the city despite periodic protests and public concerns. He emphasized the plant’s security, regular drills with local and federal responders, and the absence of problems with dry cask storage. Later, Benton Arnett of NEI discussed the current financing landscape for advanced nuclear, explaining how tax credits, federal loan support, off-take agreements, and new business models are helping projects move forward. He said early projects face high upfront costs and long lead-time procurement, but that investor confidence is improving as federal policy and regulatory streamlining continue. The committee asked about waste funding, comparisons with natural gas, the effect of political shifts on investor confidence, and whether the market will narrow to a few winning technologies; Arnett said the industry is still sorting that out, but expects clearer winners in the late 2020s and early 2030s. The meeting concluded with an introductory presentation from Julie Kazeraki of DOE’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing, who said the office is focused on accelerating nuclear deployment through financing support.

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• The reading of the journal is dispensed with, and the President and Secretary are authorized to make
• Assembly Bill 402 by Assembly Member Torres-Fossett creates a pilot program authorizing the installation
• Assembly Bill 402 by Assembly Member Torres Fawc creates a pilot program authorizing the installation
• This bill also authorizes new vehicle dealers to accept registration applications for special license
• This bill also authorizes new vehicle dealers to accept registration applications for special license

Keywords: 909, all

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• purchase that park just like any other. purchase that park just like any other.
• Colorado and that and that authority Colorado and that and that authority applies<01:38:20.320><
• She urged a yes vote. establishes clear statutory authority establishes clear statutory authority for
• <01:59:05.679> of believe that the authority of believe that the authority of communities<
• <01:59:07.440> to communities should have the authority to communities should have the authority

Keywords: 981, all

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• and then we're going to be taking public testimony on House File 2303, which I am also the chief author
• Under APSO, many Minnesotans are unable to purchase their auto insurance through the normal market due
• To get the bill in the form the author wishes, signify by saying aye. Aye. Those opposed?
• We have two co-authors who I'm going to give an opportunity to speak to.
• Representative Allen, as a co-author.

Bills: HF1545, HF2426, HF1615, HF2403

Keywords: medical cannabis, cultivation, cannabinoid products, plant canopy, Minnesota statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance

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• Committee Report Number 199. hiring of necessary staff and the hiring of necessary staff and the purchase
• of<00:50:14.079> equipment<00:50:14.520> and<00:50:14.760> Professional purchase
• of equipment and Professional purchase of equipment and Professional Services<00:50:15.559> on
• the Hawaii correctional and authorizes the Hawaii correctional system<01:09:51.080> oversight
• to inspect agencies and authority to inspect agencies and correction<01:10:01.600> facilities

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• They can purchase a lock to secure those items.
• Alvarez earlier, that the authority for these cases is not the courts; it's the Florida Commission on
• Each time that we found that, those people were referred back to the sentencing and release authority
• Hopefully that legislative budget request goes through the process so we can purchase radios for our
• With the firearms, we have purchased over 2,000 of them.

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee heard an informational presentation from the Florida Department of Corrections on how the prison and community supervision systems operate after sentencing. Assistant Deputy Secretary Hope Gartman described the reception process for new inmates, including intake, medical and mental health screening, classification, custody and housing levels, gain time, and the department’s academic, vocational, substance abuse, chaplaincy, visitation, and communication programs. She emphasized that reentry begins on day one and that program placement is driven by risk and needs assessments, with facilities matched to inmates’ medical, mental health, and security requirements. Members also asked about family contact, visitor applications, inmate welfare trust funds, tablet access, private prison placement, staffing shortages, overtime, contraband interdiction, and waiting lists for programs; several follow-up materials were requested for distribution to all members. Mr. Winkler then outlined community corrections, explaining the different supervision types under Florida law, including probation, drug offender probation, community control, sex offender supervision, conditional release, and addiction recovery supervision. He described the department’s monitoring tools, such as office and field visits, warrantless searches, alternative sanctioning for technical violations, telephone reporting for low-risk offenders, employment assistance, and mobile probation and reentry units. He said the department’s supervision success rate is about 62%, with more than 91% of successful completers not returning to custody within three years. Members questioned officer workloads, the use of radios and GPS check-ins, the rollout of uniforms and firearms, how violations are handled, and whether all circuits participate in alternative sanctioning; Winkler said the program is statewide and that the department is seeking funding for radios. During public comment, Florida Cares Charity urged the committee to consider evidence on deterrence, parole, and recidivism, arguing that community supervision is less costly than incarceration and can be effective. James Beardy of the Florida PBA emphasized the dangers faced by correctional and probation officers, including long shifts, field searches, and working alone, and argued for higher pay and better support comparable to other law enforcement. The meeting concluded with the chair thanking the presenters and public speakers, and the subcommittee adjourned without taking any legislative votes or formal actions.

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• <00:13:24.800> um will you only be eligible to purchase um will you only be eligible to purchase
• or a small number having to purchase or a small number having to purchase through<00:14:59.600><
• purchases of luxury buildings?
• <00:52:25.440> additional so we can purchase additional so we can purchase additional reinsurance
• to<01:06:55.599> write company that's authorized to write company that's authorized to

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• c> noise,<00:54:31.040> building authority over zoning, noise, building authority over zoning
• an app, or make an in-app purchase.
• So before giving consent, purchase.
• ,<01:34:05.280> a app or making an inapp purchase, a app or making an inapp purchase, a parent
• consent every time they try to purchase consent every time they try to purchase such<02:12:31.199

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We list the statutory authority and the purpose of the trust We list the statutory authority and the
• But one thing that you all did as the legislature 2 years ago is gave U.S. authority to spend budget
• So a couple of years ago, you all gave us the authority to do this new contract known as phase design
• A couple other things out here told authorities if you don't pay your tolls on time told authorities
• A Jacksonville airport authority received 6 million dollars back in 2021.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• .<00:05:21.520> But authorized.
• But authorized.
• When they're purchasing paints, their experience doesn't change either.
• When they're purchasing paints, their experience doesn't change either.
• So, whatever the purchase price is, the fee is then added to it.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We're the only state that uses premium assistance, which is how we govern and purchase and serve the
• We're the only state that uses premium assistance, which is how we govern and purchase and serve the
• Which is how we govern and purchase and serve the adult expansion population.
• Our statute, our establishing statute, does authorize us to do that.
• Our statute, our establishing statute, does authorize us to do that.

Summary: The Medicaid Subcommittee of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee met to receive a primer on the subcommittee’s history and on how Medicaid oversight works in Arkansas. Legislative audit staff reviewed the subcommittee’s origins in response to earlier Medicaid audit concerns and explained that Medicaid is audited every year in the statewide single audit because it is a high-risk, large federal program. Staff summarized recent audit findings, including issues with eligibility controls, data matching, contractor charging, incarcerated juveniles’ coverage handling, provider eligibility support, and the state’s Medicaid recovery audit contractor exception request. They also noted a DHS departmental audit finding involving employees who improperly received benefits, which was referred for possible prosecution. The Department of Human Services gave an overview of the Medicaid program, describing eligibility groups, delivery systems (fee-for-service, managed care/PASSE, and premium assistance for expansion adults), the size of the program, and the agency’s budget and provider base. DHS also outlined the difference between state plan amendments and waivers and said other committee materials would be sent to members. The Office of Medicaid Inspector General described its role in detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse, explaining that it investigates suspected intentional fraud, suspends providers when there is a credible allegation of fraud, recovers improper payments in mistake cases, and recommends policy changes when trends are identified. The Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit explained that it prosecutes provider fraud criminally and civilly, handles neglect, abuse, and exploitation cases in long-term care settings, and works with DHS, OMIG, and federal partners. Members asked about where cases are filed, how provider suspensions work, whether beneficiary fraud is investigated, and how education is provided to providers. DHS confirmed that beneficiary fraud cases are referred to local prosecutors and said the expansion population will move toward community engagement/work requirements under federal changes, with a soft launch planned before full implementation. The meeting ended with no formal votes beyond adoption of the prior minutes and no other committee actions.

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• Next author, Senator Limon. Next author, Senator Limon.
• The motion is due pass as amended per author to add co-authors.
• The motion is due pass as amended per author to add co-authors.
• The motion is due pass as amended per author to add co-authors.
• The motion is due pass as amended per author to add co-authors.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Chair Lewis and honorable members of the committee, for listening to us today on H. 4887, an act to authorize
• home rule petition allows Plymouth to thoughtfully manage land use and maintain an account for purchasing
• Allows Plymouth to thoughtfully manage land use and maintain an account for purchasing land for public
• for local control and the direct means for town officials to invest in the Plymouth community by purchasing
• This legislation will give them the ability to devote resources to purchasing land that will benefit

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held a public hearing with opening remarks from House Chair Jack Patrick Lewis and Senate Chair Becker-Rouche, who reviewed livestream and testimony procedures and noted the three-minute limit. The committee then heard testimony on several local and policy bills. Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia spoke in support of a Boston home rule petition to expand accountability and oversight, describing it as a way to improve city government and public trust. Falmouth Select Board Chair Robert Muscali testified in support of H.5107 and related bills, emphasizing the urgency of changing the town clerk from elected to appointed before upcoming elections and noting the need for experienced administration. The Animal Rescue League of Boston and MSPCA representatives testified in support of H.4849, a late-filed bill tied to animal control and the implementation of Ollie’s Law. They said the bill would update outdated kennel and dog licensing provisions, allow alternative identification methods instead of requiring tags in kennels, improve reporting and enforcement to MDAR, and strengthen the Massachusetts Animal Fund by allowing partial owner contributions and directing certain fines into the fund. They also said the changes would help address a long waitlist for low-cost spay and neuter services and reduce municipal costs associated with unaltered animals. Committee members asked about the reported three-to-one municipal return on spay/neuter spending and about whether the bill would affect regional animal control arrangements; witnesses said it would not. The committee also heard testimony on H.4887, a Plymouth home rule petition authorizing a special revenue account for land acquisition. Plymouth officials said the measure would give the town a tool to purchase land for open space, recreation, town buildings, affordable housing, and other public uses, supporting the town’s master planning efforts. No votes were taken on the bills during the hearing. After confirming there were no additional witnesses, the chairs closed the public hearing and the committee adjourned.

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• If a recipient does even purchased.
• <01:16:01.520> being but as far as them the purchaser being but as far as them the purchaser
• Um but you know um the after purchase.
• You're thinking, you minute purchase.
• There's different make that purchase.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• small business procurement authority small business procurement authority already<00:08:46.080><
• . authorities. authorities.
• But the bulk of the amendment is about the new authority for campaigns to purchase those items.
• for camp uh c uh campaigns to authority for camp uh c uh campaigns to purchase<00:36:50.800> those
• purchased solely to provide security. purchased solely to provide security.

Bills: HF3884, HF3881, HF3882, HF3883, HF3363, HF3362

Keywords: tribal governments, Metropolitan Council, grant programs, funding, local government, small business, contracting, veteran-owned businesses, compliance, government contracts, housing finance, reporting requirements, regional development, city programs, elected officials, campaign access, multiple unit dwellings, residential access, voter registration, 1183

Summary: The committee met on March 4, 2026, and first approved the minutes from March 2 by voice vote. It then took up several Metropolitan Council agency bills, with members repeatedly moving to lay them over for possible inclusion or, in one case, to re-refer a bill to another committee. The first three bills discussed were House File 3884, House File 3881, and House File 3882, all presented as administrative or programmatic changes intended to streamline Met Council processes. House File 3884 would allow tribal governments and tribal development entities to apply directly for Metropolitan Council Livable Communities Act grants and community tree planting grants, rather than applying through a city or other local government. Testimony from Met Council staff said the bill would simplify access and align the Met Council’s tree-planting program with existing DNR authority. House File 3881 would expand the Met Council’s contracting authority to include small businesses more broadly, require an annual report to the legislature on small-business contracting, and repeal a duplicative statute on certificates of compliance. House File 3882 would make a range of administrative cleanups, including removing an obsolete housing-bond review role, clarifying outdated statutory language, extending the review cycle for metropolitan significance rules from every two years to every 10 years, clarifying reporting and Livable Communities Act provisions, changing regional parks operations-and-maintenance reimbursements to rely on audited financial statements, and clarifying agricultural preserves procedures. The committee also considered House File 3883, which was amended with an A1 amendment before adoption. That bill updates appointments to the Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee, known as MOSAC, including direct appointments for certain county representatives and adding a tribal representative appointed by the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, while also cleaning up outdated language and eligibility provisions. A former MOSAC member spoke in support of the committee’s work, and the chair said the bill was common-sense and renewed the motion to lay it over as amended. Finally, the committee began House File 3363, a bill described by the author as a response to safety concerns after the June events, aimed at removing public access to legislators’ home addresses from Campaign Finance Board materials; discussion had just begun when the transcript ended.

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• purchasing program.
• , but we need the authority to expend the funds to purchase the vaccine.
• authority for a immunization<00:56:38.400> purchasing<00:56:38.880> program.
• immunization purchasing program. immunization purchasing program.
• to expend the funds need the authority to expend the funds to<00:56:51.040> purchase<00:56:51.359

Keywords: 910, house, all