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• Grant programs like this one provide capital funding to procure new buses, construct facilities, and
• Next up is the Green Transportation Capital Grant Program, which is a competitive program.
• It can be used for operating, capital vehicles or equipment, capital construction, and support of capital
• I'm joined by Jason Hattari, our capital programs manager.
• I also note that the partners we're working with also have a heavy schedule with other capital projects

Committee: House Transportation

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• Grant programs like this one provide capital funding to procure new buses, construct facilities, and
• Next up is the Green Transportation Capital Grant Program, which is a competitive program.
• It can be used for operating capital, vehicle or equipment, capital construction, and support of the
• capital expenses throughout the state.
• I'm joined by Jason Hattari, our capital programs manager.

Summary: The House Transportation Committee held a work session focused on Climate Commitment Act transportation spending and electrification programs. Staff first reviewed overall CCA transportation allocations, saying about $2.2 billion has been allocated over three biennia, with major categories including public transportation, active transportation, ferry electrification, zero-emission vehicle programs, rail/ports, and planning. Members asked for additional breakdowns comparing CCA dollars with total program costs across categories. The Department of Ecology presented on the zero-emission school bus grant program. Ecology said the program was codified in 2024 and supports the transition from diesel to electric school buses, including buses, charging infrastructure, and training. For 2025-27, Ecology received $38.3 million in CCA funding; $21.4 million is already obligated or spent, replacing 91 diesel buses in 28 districts, with the rest to be awarded by the end of the biennium. Members asked about cost parity, exemptions for rural and extracurricular routes, health data, and whether the funding covers chargers as well as buses. Ecology said OSPI is developing the parity formula and exemptions are available when electric buses cannot meet district needs. The Department of Commerce described its clean transportation role, including EV rebates, tribal charging and electric boat projects, and the EV Coordinating Council. Commerce said its rebate program was designed to lower monthly costs and prioritize low-income households, with 89% of recipients saying the rebate was essential to their purchase. It also reported strong demand for charging grants, progress on tribal projects, and concerns about utility interconnection timelines, vandalism, and range anxiety. The Department of Enterprise Services reported on state agency EVSE projects, saying it has completed 82 sites with 567 Level 2 ports and 46 DC fast chargers, and that current projects will add 152 more Level 2 ports; members asked about replacing aging chargers and the state’s EV fleet purchasing mix. WSDOT closed with updates on charging, transit, and port electrification. It said its corridor charging program has awarded 23 sites this biennium, with 13 in overburdened communities and five tribal sites, and that the Washington Zero Emission Incentive Program opened with $112 million for vouchers for zero-emission commercial vehicles and equipment. WSDOT also described transit grants, including bus and bus facility funding, commute trip reduction, paratransit, tribal transit, and zero-emissions access car-share projects. The rail freight and ports division reported $89.8 million for port electrification projects, including shore power and drayage trucks, but noted only about 10% has been spent so far because projects are still in design and permitting. Members raised concerns about funding gaps, supply-chain delays, utility capacity, and whether the programs are sufficient to meet broader electrification needs.

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• ,</c><00:04:51.160><c> the</c> official safety here at the capital, the official safety here at the capital
• </c> bonding bill, the capital investments. bonding bill, the capital investments.
• March 5th, House File 3357, capital carry ban, failed.
• </c><00:15:32.280><c> And</c><00:15:32.440><c> then</c> capital carry ban, failed.
• And then capital carry ban, failed.

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• And Madam Chair, Senator, and experts, I presume we just went through capital outlay today.
• Madam Chair, members of the committee, this is on our capital outlay list.
• So that has been our focus on capital outlay for this session. We did not have a...
• So that has been our focus on capital outlay for this session.
• So they have their own capital projects fund that they prioritize.

Bills: SB20 , SB111 , SB211 , SB218 , SB14

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder

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• The 167 that reduced income tax rates and increased the capital gains deduction was estimated to cost
• It also increased the capital gains deductions, all of this over five years.
• And it also included a couple of revenue raisers, which were limiting the capital gains deduction and
• And of that 2.4 billion, hopefully about a billion of that could be capital is the hope, which leaves
• It belongs with the tax committees because that capital The outlay bill is generated with the two tax

Committee: Joint Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee

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• Madam Chair, Representative I think in a lot of the district office working group discussions, capital
• That again, those are tricky and they really do it's more way more than capital outlay when it comes
• NDI, this little capital outlay.
• Hired, you know, his favorite city councilor in Albuquerque, and now Albuquerque gets all the capital
• And Sheila Kelleher has also taken on the role of Capital Outlay Programs Coordinator.

Committee: House Legislative Council

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• Round Top's diverse array of critical minerals, when combined with my 30 years experience in the capital
• Once mineral characterization costs are addressed, capital and operating costs of mining are encapsulated
• In this regard, it is imperative to remember that capital costs for Greenland projects are highly variable
• Lack of infrastructure such as roads, fuel, electricity, and housing exacerbate capital costs.
• Sir, it will take, in my opinion, significant capital from the United States in order to get private

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Keywords: Greenland, acquisition, national security, Arctic, geopolitical, China, Russia, icebreakers, trade routes

Summary: The meeting convened by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation focused on the potential acquisition of Greenland by the United States. This issue, first raised by President Trump in 2019, has gained renewed significance amidst shifting global dynamics and the strategic importance of Greenland in relation to transatlantic trade routes and national security. The members discussed the geopolitical implications of Greenland's position, especially given the increasing influence of China and Russia in the Arctic region. Notably, the urgency to address military presence and icebreaker capabilities in the Arctic was a major point of contention, with a call for a new fleet to counter foreign dominance in the area.

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• </c> &gt;&gt; House Bill 111, state funded capital &gt;&gt; House Bill 111, state funded capital construction
• Uh that's that's an big capital gains.
• The capital city is one of those, the home of the university is the other.
• The capital city is one of our state.
• </c> capital city. Thank you, Mr. President. capital city. Thank you, Mr. President.

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• >> Well, this session typically is what we call a bonding year or a capital investment year.
• going to try to figure out, well, what can we do to invest in the state and making sure that our capital
• </c> call a bonding year or a capital call a bonding year or a capital investment<00:04:15.120><c> year
• /c><00:04:32.400><c> sure</c><00:04:32.479><c> that</c><00:04:32.720><c> our</c><00:04:32.960><c> capital
• </c> state and making sure that our capital state and making sure that our capital infrastructure<00:

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• It's a time to acknowledge contributions made by the LGBTQ plus community, where many serve on our capital
• Please join me in welcoming the 2025 Asian Pacific Islander Capital Association, APICA Fellows, in the
• Please join me in welcoming the 2025 Asian Pacific Islander Capital Association, APICA Fellows, in the
• , Capital Room 437; and Revenue and Taxation, 2:30 p.m.
• Right now, Capital Room 126. Again, CNC, Natural Resources, Revenue and Taxation meeting right now.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the previous day’s journal. Procedural motions were adopted to allow certain members to speak on adjournment in memory and to host guests on the floor, and the chamber suspended Joint Rule 61 to allow the Appropriations Committee to meet and consider AB 1533. The majority leader also requested that SB 272 and HR 44 be removed from the consent calendar. The main floor action was the Assembly’s Pride Month observance, centered on HR 43, which recognizes June 2025 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month. Assembly Member Ward and members of several caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing LGBTQ+ history, civil rights, community contributions, and current political attacks on LGBTQ+ rights. Assembly Member DeMaio spoke in opposition, arguing the resolution was divisive and included controversial policy references. After debate, 49 coauthors were added and the resolution was adopted by voice vote. The chamber then held a Pride Month ceremony honoring 14 distinguished individuals for contributions to the LGBTQ+ community, followed by guest introductions recognizing APICA fellows, family members, educators, and community leaders. The Assembly later adopted the consent calendar, with SB 61, SB 66, SB 846, SB 229, and SCR 3 approved, and then heard adjournment-in-memory tributes for John E. Brison and former Assembly Member William T. Bagley. The House adjourned until Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 9 a.m.

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• your previous bill and your work<00:05:00.960><c> in</c><00:05:01.120><c> the</c><00:05:01.280><c> capital
• work in the capital investment committee was<00:05:02.720><c> called</c><00:05:02.960><c> out</c><00
• Senator, what would you call the other major pieces of legislation or work to come out of the capital
• Senator, what would you call the other major pieces of legislation or work to come out of the capital
• </c> work to come out of the capital work to come out of the capital investment<00:08:08.479><c> committee

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• I move that Senate File 1299 be withdrawn from the Committee on Capital Investment and re-referred to
• <00:09:54.160><c> the</c><00:09:54.360><c> committee</c><00:09:54.680><c> on</c><00:09:54.880><c> capital
• </c><00:09:55.320><c> investment</c> from the committee on capital investment from the committee on capital
• 17.600><c> on</c> 1299 be withdrawn from the committee on 1299 be withdrawn from the committee on Capital
• Investments and re-refer to the Capital Investments and re-refer to the committee<00:10:21.120><c> on

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• We know that there are a number of projects across the state when you look at capital investment things
• Capital investment is going to take bills that are introduced and finding solutions and doing the best
• across the state when you look at across the state when you look at Capital<00:07:29.240><c> inv</c><
• inv investment things up in the Capital inv investment things up in the Morehead<00:07:31.120><c> area
• investment is going represented capital investment is going to<00:07:40.199><c> take</c><00:07:40.759

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• Yeah. retention, and can be used for capital, retention, and can be used for capital, debt,<00:24:21.880
• </c><00:48:10.600><c> project,</c> the definition of a capital project, the definition of a capital project
• away from the capital.
• away from the capital.
• away from the capital.

Bills: HF4119 , HF3959 , HF3792 , HF3913 , HF3752

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: property tax, renter credits, co-pay, housing affordability, tax relief, homestead, tax refund, Minnesota, tax increase, financial relief, homeowners, AmeriCorps, taxation, individual income tax, living allowances, stipends, national service, tax compliance, revenue, analytics

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• I didn't ask them all capital today.
• </c><01:10:07.199><c> authorizing</c> we are here at the capital authorizing we are here at the capital
• In part four, it doubles the threshold for capital expenditures in CO.
• In part four, it doubles the threshold for capital expenditures in CO.
• </c> it doubles the threshold for capital it doubles the threshold for capital expenditures<01:17:22.400

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• if it's a pending capital case?
• Can you plead guilty to a capital offense? Can you plead guilty?
• How many capital cases do we have pending now in Louisiana?
• I have been litigating capital cases... My name is Christine Lehman.
• I have been litigating capital cases in Louisiana since 2002.

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Summary: The committee first handled several housekeeping items, voluntarily deferring HB 123, HB 255, and HB 994 without objection. It then took up SCR 3 by Senator Brock Myers, which would delay and revise implementation of a state police rule affecting criminal history background checks for licensed ambulance personnel and certain health care workers. After adopting Amendment Set 434 to remove a provision involving parish and local law enforcement checks, the committee reported SCR 3 as amended favorably. The committee also heard HB 978 by Rep. Lecombe, which as amended raises the population threshold for municipalities required to remit certain special costs to the District Indigent Defender Fund from under 5,000 to under 9,000; with support from the town of Addis and related stakeholders, the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then considered HB 967 by Rep. Moore, which sought to remove language limiting parole eligibility for certain pre-July 2, 1973 life-sentenced offenders to those who had pleaded guilty, thereby allowing a small group of elderly inmates convicted at trial to seek parole consideration. Supporters argued the bill would only create an opportunity for review, not release, and cited rehabilitation and fairness concerns; opponents, including district attorneys and corrections officials, argued the 2022 law already addressed the intended group and that the current bill would reopen cases involving serious violent crimes. After extended debate, the motion to report HB 967 favorably failed on an 8-3 vote. Finally, the committee took up HB 1107 by Rep. Melerine, a bill on determining intellectual disability in capital cases. The bill, as amended, raised the burden of proof to clear and convincing evidence, set an IQ threshold framework, required expert reports and Daubert-type reliability review, and limited the article to post-conviction capital cases. The Attorney General’s office and district attorneys supported the bill as a way to create clearer procedures and speed resolution of Atkins claims, while criminal defense lawyers, disability advocates, clergy, and medical experts opposed it as inconsistent with current clinical standards and potentially unconstitutional, warning that rigid IQ cutoffs and presumptions could wrongly expose people with intellectual disabilities to execution. The transcript ends during closing remarks on HB 1107, with no final committee vote shown.

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• Some counties delayed capital improvements and deferred asset purchases.
• Some counties delayed capital improvements and deferred asset purchases.
• They're constantly comparing where they can best monetize the capital that they deploy.
• And it's a capital-intensive proposition in terms of trying to figure this out.
• Any way to rank the best return for their investment capital. Yeah. Further questions for Mr.

Committee: Joint Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee

Summary: The committee met to receive updates from the Tax Commissioner’s office on property tax relief programs and related compliance work. Commissioner Brian Croshys reviewed the Homestead Property Tax Credit, Disabled Veteran Credit, and Primary Residence Credit, noting that the Homestead program expanded significantly after HB 1158, that some households are “adjusting out” of eligibility as incomes rise, and that the committee may want to consider indexing income thresholds. Members asked for additional data on bracket breakdowns, possible costs of eliminating income limits for seniors, and how many households are zeroed out by the combined programs. Croshys also discussed the simpler administration of the disabled veteran credit, the growth in participation, and the heavy workload and auditing safeguards built into the new primary residence credit system. He said the department found no material compliance findings and that the program is designed to be digital-first, with county auditors and the Tax Commissioner’s office both involved in review and notification. The committee recessed for lunch and later reconvened, with the chair noting that more detailed PRC information would likely be available at a September meeting. Shelly Myers then presented the statewide property tax increase, or “zero growth,” report and the 2025 statistical report. She explained how county auditors report levy and valuation data, how increases and decreases are counted, and which jurisdictions showed the largest percentage changes in countywide, citywide, school district, and park district levies. In the statistical report, she summarized recent trends in assessed values: agricultural values remained relatively flat, while residential, commercial, and centrally assessed property values increased over the past five years. She also reviewed statewide tax levies by property class and clarified that centrally assessed growth figures were annual averages. Members discussed how shifts in land use and annexation can make it appear that tax burdens are moving from ag to residential/commercial property. Myers then summarized the interim study on the 3% levy limitation under HB 1176, saying most counties complied without budget changes, while some used hiring freezes, deferred purchases, or reserve funds; 23% of counties had to reduce levies, and the affected funds were mainly general, road and bridge, and weed control. She said 12 counties reported zero new growth in the data and that 35 counties reported not using all of their cap. The committee also received an oil tax presentation from Croshys on the stripper well extraction tax exemption. He outlined the number of active stripper wells, the production and revenue implications of the exemption, and projections for future biennia under different tax scenarios. He said the exemption represents substantial savings to operators but also corresponds to production tax revenue that would otherwise be collected, and he emphasized that future outcomes depend on oil prices, well counts, and technology such as CO2 enhanced oil recovery. Nathan Anderson of the Department of Mineral Resources briefly answered a question about why Red River wells have a different production threshold than Bakken wells, explaining it was tied to completion costs and lateral length. The committee then heard from Charlie Gorecki of the EERC, who presented an analysis of typical Bakken well decline curves and argued that most oil is produced before a well reaches stripper status, but that keeping wells open and investing in refracturing or other interventions can recover additional production. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting; the main actions were receiving reports, asking for follow-up data, and scheduling further discussion for a later meeting.

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• The eligibility types, the projects are really focused on big investments, big capital investments, not
• The eligibility types, the projects are really focused on big investments, big capital investments, not
• What I know is that in the design of the program, the capital expenditures are large because the project
• So the cost per ton is amortized over many, many years when you make that initial capital investment.
• They are making those capital investments that will also accrue emissions benefits over many years.

Summary: The joint hearing focused on CARB’s proposed April amendments to California’s cap-and-invest regulations, adopted under AB 1207 and SB 840. Committee members repeatedly framed the issue as a balance between climate ambition, affordability, leakage prevention, and the Legislature’s budget priorities. Several senators argued the proposal would weaken the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), reduce funding for transit, affordable housing, drinking water, wildfire prevention, and other programs, and potentially undermine the Legislature’s intent in last year’s reauthorization. Others emphasized that the program’s core purpose is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and that any changes should preserve the cap’s integrity and the state’s climate targets. CARB Chair Lauren Sanchez said the amendments were designed to implement legislative direction while responding to public comment and economic uncertainty. She described four main changes: increasing electric bill credits, expanding the manufacturing decarbonization incentive (MDI) to $4 billion, adding about $800 million in additional compliance support for industry, and removing post-2030 allowance allocations from the current rulemaking. CARB said the proposal would still maintain declining caps aligned with 2030 and 2045 targets, provide near-term affordability relief, and support businesses and jobs while reducing emissions. In response to questions, CARB said the MDI has guardrails, is limited to emissions-reducing projects, and would require reporting and repayment if projects do not materialize. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the amendments are significant and could affect several legislative priorities. LAO highlighted that the MDI would add allowances above the cap, creating uncertainty about environmental ambition and 2030 compliance, while also shifting more allowances to industry and fewer to the GGRF. LAO said the proposal could significantly reduce GGRF revenues and noted that, if revenues fall to CARB’s estimated level, some tiered programs could go unfunded. The Department of Finance explained that GGRF revenue estimates are updated three times a year and are difficult to predict because they depend on auction outcomes and market conditions. Senators pressed both agencies on whether the proposal would raise consumer costs, whether industry savings would be passed through, and whether the Legislature should receive updated revenue estimates before voting on the budget.

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• It can lower barriers, widen access to contracts and capital, back entrepreneurs in every region, and
• As you may know, Mass Growth Capital, which managed a lot of the grant programming around this time,
• support, just to, you know... ...and needs to just get some capital support just to get through the
• These challenges are occurring on top of longstanding barriers to capital.
• The Boston Foundation's 2023 report, The Color of the Capital Gap, found that entrepreneurs of color

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion

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• that may be used and it cannot have been under binding conditions and must use the capital levy for
• the for the purposes of this. under binding conditions and must use the capital levy for the for the
• Next bill, House Bill 1376, authorizes taxpayers to prepay their capital gains taxes up to six months
• House Bill 2353 would increase the statutory predesign thresholds for a capital construction project
• House Bill 1376, concerning the prepayment of capital gains taxes.

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met in executive session on March 2, 2026, and worked through two large groups of bills, hearing staff briefings, caucusing, and then voting each measure out to the Rules Committee. In the first group, the committee advanced bills on state accounts (HB 2675, with an amendment creating an adult day service facilities account), immigrant worker protections (2SHB 2105, after adopting a striker and Amendment 8 while rejecting amendments that would have changed enforcement and private rights of action), voting rights compliance (E3SHB 1710, with all proposed amendments rejected), AI content provenance and notices (E2SHB 1170, with Amendment 19 adopted to exempt state/local/tribal governments and certain video-game and technical uses), public official protections (2SHB 233, with a technical amendment adopted), WOTEC civil service coverage (HB 2249), JLARC work plan changes (HB 2120), LEOFF Plan 1 termination/restatement (E2SHB 2034, with several amendments adopted including creation of a pension surplus holding account and study directives, while proposals to redirect funds to the Climate Commitment Act or provide a lump-sum payment were rejected or withdrawn), supplemental retirement bargaining (HB 1069, with a striker adopted), port employee retirement exclusions (EHB 2179, with a striker adopted), local government revenue flexibility (ESHB 2442, with Amendment 72 adopted to remove a county public utility tax and other amendments rejected), wildfire mitigation funding (SHB 2089), and timberland REET changes (HB 1983). The committee also noted that it would not take action on some items in the packet, including SHB 1833. In the second group, the committee advanced bills on local housing tax remittance programs (ESHB 1717), renewable energy tax incentives and grants (E3SHB 1960, with a striking amendment adopted that adjusted rates, timing, and related provisions), nonprofit fundraising hall property tax relief (HB 2431), food bank sales tax relief (SB 6006), local tax increment financing (E2SHB 2451), temporary staffing services for nonprofit behavioral health entities (SB 6297), school and child care-related sales tax exemptions (SSB 6351, with a substitute adopted and the competing amendment made out of order), behavioral health work group extension and leadership council creation (2SHB 2429), Working Connections Child Care changes (SB 6353, with Amendment 43 adopted), language access guidelines for state agencies (SHB 2475), unpaid wage recovery (2SHB 2479), firearms background check fee authority (HB 2521, briefed but not acted on in the portion provided), public employee information sharing (HB 2091, briefed but not acted on in the portion provided), and Office of Independent Investigations jurisdiction changes (ESHB 2508, briefed but not acted on in the portion provided). Throughout the meeting, members and staff discussed fiscal notes, implementation costs, and whether amendments would increase or reduce state impacts, with several amendments aimed at narrowing scope, delaying implementation, or shifting enforcement and funding responsibilities.