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• children's health if you 137 by Lopez Cameron relating to the root designation for the issuance of a permit
• HB 1069 by Turner Relating to the classification of certain construction workers in the eligibility of
• relating to the production and regulation of hemp, providing an administrative penalty requiring a permit
• HB 1174 by Hinojosa relating to a requirement that an applicant for a permit to drill an oil or gas well

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• WE ALSO REGULATE SPECIFIC ENTITIES THROUGH THEIR PERMITS.
• YOU ARE AN MS FOR STORM WATER SYSTEM OR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY YOU HAVE SPECIFIC DISCHARGE PERMITS
• AND WE SET THE PERMITS TO MEET WHATEVER WATER QUALITY CRITERIA IS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE NOT MEETING
• ON THERE AND WHICH MEANS TAKING IT TO THEIR COUNTY COMMISSION AND THEN PLANNING AND DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I'd also point out, I mean, part of the original construction is HVAC and roofs, and those aren't going
• The body today to pass SB2395 and close that loophole that permits this sort of spendthriftiness.
• Percent overage into a bond, knowing that there are reasons for that—inflation, construction costs, deviations
• later utilize in whatever discretionary fashion it chooses, so long as it comports with the broadly constructed
• So it's not just construction costs and things like that, but it's also sometimes the board changes the

Bills: SB414, SB621, SB2395

Keywords: bond election, ballot proposition, debt obligation, municipal bonds, local government finance, property tax, ad valorem tax, school district bonds, county bonds, special taxing district, voter information document, public debt, municipal finance, tax-supported debt, election ballot language, bond transparency, homestead tax impact, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, public bank

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• My daughter, two years ago, went for her driving test and she went through her permit process and was
• My daughter, two years ago, went for her driving test and she went through her permit process and was
• My daughter, two years ago, went for her driving test and she went through her permit process and was
• My daughter, two years ago, went for her driving test and she went through her permit process and was
• There was a road construction project that went through, and they raised the limit to 55.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This bill is passed and the proposed project in Webb is constructed.
• I participated in that legislation because I was the attorney on the first ASR project permitted in the
• storm sewer system or a general permit for storm water.
• wells that produce water used for purposes permitted by TCEQ.
• What TCEQ permit is that? Pretty much as you just said, that was a question I had.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• , from the time the committee permitting, from the time the committee is<00:04:54.160> initially
• :27.520> participation an act permitting remote participation an act permitting remote participation
• session on House Bill 1518 permitting session on House Bill 1518 permitting remote<05:35:42.480>
• called um um constructive notice. called um um constructive notice.
• years ago had not had constructive years ago had not had constructive notice<05:41:57.200> of

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• All right. 296, building permits along private roads. Senator Murphy.
• So this amendment, um, the way the original bill was constructed, you had to go to a vote of the town
• <02:04:27.360> and<02:04:27.920> um products in in new construction and um products
• you had to go to a bill was constructed you had to go to a vote<02:05:04.159> of<02:05:04.320
• So the I what this construction.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• tax on gasoline was imposed in 1923 at a rate of 2 cents per gallon to fund and maintain road construction
• I'll tell you, 2019 to 2026, we weren't getting any drill permits in California.
• seen the ability to operate because there's certainty. 2019 to 2026, we weren't getting any drill permits
• a year and a half, they've been—the state Legislature has been proactively trying to approve more permits
• There are in fact 17 different localities in the state that have banned the construction of new gas stations

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• subcontractors are not part of the overall bill here and that subcontractors are not covered for construction
• Those are workers that will be negatively impacted if this bill were to pass: workers, construction,
• encrypt improvement course and limits the power of local authorities to impose specified conditions on permits
• include thousands of acres and thousands of additional users of water, regardless of a consumptive use permit
• regional utility without the consent of its taxpayers and consume that utility's entire water use permit

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• Retailers who hold a DBPR tobacco permit will no longer be allowed to sell nitrous oxide products.
• Our members work in construction, warehousing, manufacturing, sanitation, and light industrial facilities
• That date for me represents hope, youth leadership, and constructive participation in democracy.
• It allows administrative expunction and permits organ, tissue, and eye procurement organizations to receive
• It allows administrative expunction and permits organ, tissue, and eye procurement organizations to receive

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and considered a large agenda of bills, most of which were reported favorably after brief sponsor presentations, limited public testimony, and roll-call votes. Early actions included CSSB 1062 creating Florida Speech and Debate Week and the Florida Debate Initiative with a recurring $2.4 million appropriation, and CS for SB 196 establishing the Uterine Fibroid Research Database. The committee also approved the companion public-records bill, CS for SB 864, to keep sensitive fibroid database information confidential. Other health and public-safety measures reported favorably included CS for SB 432, which was amended to address xylazine and restrict recreational nitrous oxide sales by tobacco-permit retailers; CS for SB 646, narrowing drug-paraphernalia testing equipment exemptions to fentanyl, its analogs, and xylazine; and CS for SB 1684 and CS for SB 1686, creating and exempting records for a Parkinson’s Disease Registry at the University of South Florida. The committee also advanced several workforce, regulatory, and local-governance bills. SB 1112 on the Florida Labor Pool Act passed with testimony emphasizing removal of placement fees, annual labor-pool registration, and stronger enforcement to help workers, including returning citizens. CS for SB 524 updated Department of Law Enforcement duties and medical examiner procedures; CS for SB 530 revised lottery operations and security rules; CS for SB 676 expanded animal-cruelty penalties and the public abuser database; CS for SB 1180 created a recall framework for community development district supervisors and updated CDD rules; and CS for SB 800 increased penalties for unlicensed engineering practice after removing a student-loan assistance provision to align with the House version. CS for SB 1404 created a memory-care specialty license for assisted living facilities, with amendments extending rulemaking deadlines and clarifying advertising and resident-choice provisions. SB 1072 created an anti-Semitism task force in the Attorney General’s office, and CS for SB 1630 modernized aging and disability services, guardianship oversight, and dementia-related policy. Two memorialization bills generated the most extended debate and public comment. SB 194 would designate October 14 as Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance, and SB 174 would name a portion of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue. Both drew strong support from some speakers who framed them as recognition of civic engagement and free expression, and strong opposition from others who criticized Kirk’s rhetoric and argued the state should instead honor broader civic values or other figures. A late-file amendment to SB 194 that would have converted it into a general day of remembrance for victims of political violence was withdrawn. Despite the controversy, both bills were reported favorably. The committee adjourned after members requested to be recorded on various bills.

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• Retailers who hold a DBPR tobacco permit will no longer be allowed to sell nitrous oxide products.
• Our members work in construction, warehousing, manufacturing, sanitation, and light industrial facilities
• That date for me represents hope, youth leadership, and constructive participation in democracy.
• It allows administrative expunction, permits organ, tissue, and eye procurement organizations to receive
• It allows administrative expunction and permits organ, tissue, and eye procurement organizations to receive

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy considered a long agenda of bills covering education, health, criminal justice, aging services, labor, and commemorative measures. Among the measures reported favorably were CS/SB 1062 creating Florida Speech and Debate Week and the Florida Debate Initiative; CS/SB 196 and CS/SB 864 establishing and protecting a Uterine Fibroid Research Database; CS/SB 432, as amended, adding restrictions on xylazine and nitrous oxide sales; CS/SB 1630 modernizing aging and disability services and guardianship oversight; SB 1112 on labor pool placement fees and registration; CS/SB 524 revising FDLE and medical examiner provisions; CS/SB 530 updating lottery operations; CS/SB 646 narrowing drug paraphernalia testing equipment exemptions to fentanyl, analogs, and xylazine; SB 676 strengthening animal cruelty penalties and the animal abuser database; CS/SB 1180 creating a recall process for community development district board members; CS/SB 800 increasing penalties for unlicensed engineering practice; CS/SB 1404 creating a memory care specialty license for assisted living facilities; SB 1072 creating an anti-Semitism task force; and CS/SB 1684 and CS/SB 1686 establishing and exempting records for a Parkinson’s Disease Registry. The committee also took up several high-profile commemorative bills. CS/SB 194, designating October 14 as Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance, drew extensive public testimony both for and against, with supporters emphasizing civic engagement and free speech and opponents criticizing Kirk’s rhetoric and the appropriateness of a state honor. The bill was reported favorably after a recorded vote. SB 174, designating Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue in Miami-Dade County, also drew significant opposition testimony on similar grounds and was reported favorably. A late-file amendment to a related remembrance measure was withdrawn after discussion. Other bills, including the speech and debate, fibroid research, aging services, labor pool, animal cruelty, engineering, memory care, anti-Semitism, and Parkinson’s registry measures, were generally supported by agency, advocacy, or stakeholder testimony and advanced without major opposition. Several bills were amended before passage, including substitute or delete-all amendments on SB 432, SB 524, SB 646, SB 676, SB 1180, SB 800, and SB 1404. The committee repeatedly adopted amendments by voice vote and then reported the bills favorably by recorded roll call. The meeting ended with members requesting to be recorded on specific bills, followed by adjournment.

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• Members, pursuant to House Rule 12-I, motions to amend the Committee of the Whole report are permitted
• House Rule 12-I: motions to amend the Committee of the Whole report are permitted, but explanations of
• votes on this type of measure are not permitted.
• HB 4045, construction defects. Commerce. HB 436, technical correction. Education.
• HB 4045, construction defects. Commerce. HB 436, technical correction. Education.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• And so again, this potential legislation would just permit us the ability to uh police these kinds of
• And so again, this potential legislation would just permit us the ability to uh police these kinds of
• And so again, this potential legislation would just permit us the ability to uh police these kinds of
• <00:38:02.800> their there and and if they permitted their there and and if they permitted
• >> The horse park has a statute that permits us to police our grounds.

Keywords: Cabinet for Economic Development – Bluegrass State Skills Corporation Overview 02:35 ----Discussion of BR 868, 2026 Regular Session 24:08, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with a quorum call and approval of the August 21 minutes. The main presentation was from the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development on the Bluegrass State Skills Corporation (BSSC), which was created in 1984 and is administratively tied to the cabinet. Staff explained that BSSC supports workforce training for companies in Kentucky through two main programs: the grant-in-aid reimbursement program and the skills training investment tax credit. They also described the board’s structure, quarterly meetings, annual audit, and the metropolitan tax credit tied to UPS in Louisville, along with public-private training consortia supported by the program. The cabinet outlined eligibility and funding rules: applicants must be qualified companies, trainees must be full-time Kentucky residents meeting wage requirements, and eligible training includes in-house company-specific training, train-the-trainer efforts, safety/OSHA training, and outside training through KCTCS or other providers. Grant-in-aid is a 50% reimbursement program capped at $75,000 per company per fiscal year and $2,000 per trainee, while the tax credit is capped annually and is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications are scored based on county tier, wages, workforce development activity, veteran hiring, participation in consortia, and job growth. Members asked for data on trainees and industries served, and staff said they could provide it. They also discussed coordination with other workforce programs, especially KCTCS and the state’s TRAIN program, to avoid overlap and double dipping. Several members asked about program usage and differences between fiscal years. Staff said the tax credit is less popular because it is not refundable and requires tax liability, while grant-in-aid is more attractive because it is cash reimbursement. They said lower or delayed spending in some years can reflect one-year training windows, reimbursement lag, new facilities ramping up, consortia activity, and special allocations such as those tied to Ford facilities. Questions also covered support for new businesses, which staff said can receive favorable scoring for new jobs and may have funds set aside for new location projects. On veterans, staff said they connect companies to Kentucky Valor and other resources, but the program does not track veteran retention outcomes. The final discussion was on a draft bill related to the Kentucky Horse Park and the U.S. Center for SafeSport. Representative Vanessa Gracel and Kentucky Horse Park President Lee Carter explained that the proposal is intended to help the park maintain integrity and protect athletes, volunteers, coaches, trainers, and guests from abuse and misconduct. They described SafeSport’s federal role in Olympic and Paralympic sports and said they hope to move the draft forward as legislation in 2026. No votes were taken on the BSSC presentation or the horse park discussion.

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• This would permit this algorithm-driven proprietary tool, designed for cost control and return to work
• We were not permitted to have clothes.
• Our company provides construction materials and services to highway and other civil projects across the
• Collectively, CRH is the largest supplier of construction materials in the world.
• We're a service and construction company.

Bills: HB4806

Keywords: civil action, damages, health care services, noneconomic damages, negligence, legal standards, 1184, house, all

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• In residential construction, however, In residential construction, however, REBS<00:54:04.840> compliance
• <00:55:58.960> standards, determining construction standards, determining construction standards
• This has a very upfront heavy construction cost.
• And just a note on construction cost.
• <03:47:25.280> to professionals should be permitted to professionals should be permitted to

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House first suspended the rules briefly to make announcements, including welcoming former representative Doug Gage to the gallery. It then returned to House Bill 211 on data brokers and personal information, where the Appropriations Committee explained a $50,000 appropriation to the Secretary of State for a consultant-led study on an accessible deletion mechanism for consumers to delete personal data held by data brokers, with interim and final reports due in 2027 and 2028. The committee reported a 9-0-2 vote in favor, and the House agreed to the Commerce and Economic Development Committee’s amendment and ordered third reading. Floor debate on H. 211 focused heavily on the bill’s deletion and exemption framework. Supporters argued the bill is needed to give Vermonters meaningful control over their data and to prevent data brokers from commingling information for unrelated uses. Opponents warned the bill could conflict with existing federal frameworks such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, and could make credit, banking, insurance, fraud prevention, and identity verification harder. In response, the sponsor said the bill uses use-case-based exemptions rather than broad entity-level exemptions, noted testimony from banks, insurers, a data broker, a former data broker employee, and the Attorney General, and said no constitutional concerns were raised. The House ultimately adopted the amendment and advanced the bill. After H. 211, the House moved to House Bill 577, establishing the Vermont Prescription Drug Discount Card Program. Committee reports from Health Care, Ways and Means, and Appropriations were read into the record, and the Colchester member described the bill as a way to lower prescription drug costs by joining the multi-state Array Rx program. The bill would let any Vermont resident obtain a free discount card for FDA-approved prescription drugs, with claimed savings up to 80% on generics and 20% on brand-name drugs. The House then proceeded to second reading on H. 577.

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• members, Senate Concurrent Resolution 6 by Senator Fessi expresses support for the development, construction
• members, Senate Concurrent Resolution 6 by Senator Fessi expresses support for the development, construction
• Representative Owen creates a task force to examine the feasibility and public safety implications of permitting
• Resolution No. 63 creates a task force to examine the feasibility and public safety implications of permitting

Bills: HCR63, HCR69, SCR6, SCR18, SB2, SB19, SB24, SB50, SB70, SB96, SB101, SB103, SB104, SB114, SB122, SB159, SB160, SB182, SB412, SB418, SB460

Keywords: military drivers, driver's license exemption, active-duty military, federal vehicle, government-owned vehicle, state highways, public safety, task force, Tiger Team, Louisiana National Guard, Fort Polk, Barksdale Air Force Base, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Department of Defense, executive order, military readiness, vehicle licensing, law enforcement, state police, sheriffs association

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on Monday, April 27, with a quorum present and took up a series of Senate bills and one House concurrent resolution, most of them related to transportation infrastructure, memorial highway designations, and prestige license plates. Early action centered on Senate Bill 122, which would direct the Department of Transportation and Development to be more proactive about bridge maintenance, inspection, reporting, and public meetings on bridge conditions; the committee adopted a large amendment package before reporting the bill with amendments. The committee also reported favorably SCR 6 supporting an LNG facility at Port Fourchon and SCR 18 directing a study of commercial driver’s license privileges compared with neighboring states. Several bills designated memorial highways or bridges, including SB 50 for the Elwood T. Brady Jr. Memorial Bridge, SB 70 for the Officer Mark Brock Memorial Highway, SB 460 for the Hayden Lane Mangum Memorial Highway, SB 101 for the Daniel Edward Didillo Memorial Highway and Bill Blue Evans Memorial Highway, SB 160 for the Speaker Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway, SB 418 for the Dick and Jacques Schuford Memorial Highway, SB 103 for the Gladys Edwards Highway, SB 159 for the Surgeon Roelio Roy Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Highway, SB 182 for the Mayor Billy Cobb Memorial Highway, SB 104 for the Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway, and SB 2 for the Falcons Band Highway. The committee also approved SB 114 creating a prestige plate for the Foundation for Moral Law and SB 96 creating a Fallen Heroes prestige plate. One of the more substantive policy items was HCR 63, which creates a task force to study whether certain active-duty military personnel without civilian driver’s licenses should be allowed to operate federally owned vehicles on state highways; it was reported favorably after discussion of military training and licensing differences. Another major item was HCR 69, urging DOTD to improve Interstate 12 in Livingston Parish; the committee adopted amendments adding findings about flooding, drainage, and evacuation concerns, and then reported the resolution with amendments. The committee also considered SB 19 on the state employee retired prestige plate; after objections about whether proceeds should continue supporting LASERS, the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote, 13-1, with Representative Schamberhorn voting no.

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• Those parents who drop off their kids beside me—nurses, teachers, construction workers, small business
• Those parents who drop off their kids beside me—nurses, teachers, construction workers, small business
• 16 be supervised while on track grounds and the prohibition against the issuance of occupational permits
• conditions with reference to Chapter 21, Article 6, Section 1, which allows minors aged 14 and 15 to be permitted

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum present, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then considered a series of House bills and committee substitutes. House Bill 5438, dealing with changes to Step 7 of the school aid formula and allowable uses of certain education allocations, was amended to adopt the Education Committee’s changes and then reported to the full Senate. House Bill 4087 creating the West Virginia-Ireland Education Alliance was also reported, as was House Bill 4191, which expands child care tax credit eligibility for employer-sponsored facilities and changes subsidy payments from attendance-based to enrollment-based reimbursement; senators emphasized its workforce and economic development benefits. House Bill 5074, which reallocates medical cannabis fund balances and future revenues, was amended to increase the Child Protective Commission pilot funding from $3 million to $5 million and remove proposed ibogaine research funding for Marshall and WVU before being reported. House Bill 5353, regulating virtual currency kiosks and money transmission licensure, and House Bill 5527, creating licensure and oversight for wellness reimbursement program administrators, both received strike-and-insert amendments and were reported. House Bill 5687, which phases down the metallurgical coal severance tax and adds a temporary oil and gas tax reduction with county/municipal revenue adjustments, was amended and reported. House Bill 4418, creating an electronic system for municipal business and occupation tax filing and collection with a 1% administrative fee and a participation threshold, was also reported. The committee then took up House Bill 4245, the Revenue Rules Bundle, which bundles 26 legislative rules from the Department of Revenue and related agencies. The bundle included alcohol, banking, insurance, racing, and tax rules, with several sunset extensions and repeals of outdated rules; the committee adopted a strike-and-insert amendment affecting a lottery consumer protection rule and a pre-need cemetery company rule, then reported the bill. House Bill 5168, providing a $12 million lottery-funded stream for emergency medical services, was amended to clarify the uses of the funds, rename one fund, require a 30% county match for mental health treatment spending, and create two additional county-based EMS funds; senators described it as a needed permanent funding source for EMS, and it was reported. Throughout the meeting, members generally supported the measures, with some discussion on technical details, funding allocations, and the impact of the bills on local services and workforce needs. At the end of the meeting, the chair announced that Senate House Bills 4004, 4006, and 4009 would not be taken up that day, and the committee adjourned.

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• supporting individuals to be more efficient, to make sure that those wait times come down, to make sure permits
• And to your point, why is it slow to get the permit? Why is this contract review slow?
• because we talk in the next section where you take that line out that it will—you will look at the construction
• but also developers, industry, anyone else who has an interest in land use, and people seeking to construct

Bills: HB2452, HB2592

Keywords: comprehensive plans, county governance, data centers, zoning, state regulations, land use, energy production, infrastructure, environmental impact, artificial intelligence, government regulation, innovation, procurement, administrative burdens, 1182, all

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• parking restrictions, but the bill does continue local government's authority to control setbacks, construction
• , and permitting.
• amendment allows ADUs to be approved without requiring a public hearing, variance, conditional use permit
• to remove that unintended exposure while preserving core consumer protections, including fair construction

Summary: The Committee on Rules met with a quorum and took up a long agenda of bills, most of which were reported favorably. Early measures included CS/SB 62 on candidate qualification, which would allow qualified candidates or political parties to sue over violations of party-affiliation qualification requirements, and CS/SB 156, the Officer Jason Raynor Act, which would clarify resistance-to-officer language and impose a mandatory life sentence for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer. SB 156 drew strong support from the City of Daytona Beach and law enforcement groups, while the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers opposed parts of it, arguing the bill removed existing limits on force and erased sentencing distinctions. The committee also approved several open-government sunset review bills, including CS/SB 7014, SB 7016, CS/SB 7012, SB 7000, SB 7002, SB 7004, SB 7006, and SB 7008, all of which extend or preserve public records or meeting exemptions for topics such as social media investigations, small business loan records, motor vehicle enforcement records, emergency shelter information, military affairs records, conviction integrity unit materials, Public Service Commission proceedings, and Gaming Control Commission records. The committee also approved SB 624, allowing batterers’ intervention programs to offer optional faith-based activities, with supporters saying faith-based counseling can help reduce domestic violence and opponents not appearing in the excerpt. HB 167 on former phosphate mining lands was reported favorably after supporters from the Florida Chamber and Associated Industries backed the bill, which limits strict liability claims involving natural geological substances on former phosphate mines but not phosphogypsum stacks. CS/SB 48 on housing, as amended, would require local governments to allow accessory dwelling units, limit certain local barriers, and extend housing incentives; it drew broad support from housing, business, real estate, and advocacy groups. SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, CS/SB 364 on CPA licensure modernization, SB 292 on public records protection for appellate court clerks, CS/SB 296 and CS/SB 298 on domestic and dating violence protections and related public records exemptions, and SB 386 on farm equipment warranty protections were also reported favorably, generally with supportive testimony from affected industries, advocacy groups, or public safety stakeholders. Later, the committee approved SB 168 expanding public nuisance law to include gambling houses and increase penalties and enforcement tools. It also heard but temporarily postponed CS/CS/SB 290 on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services after the chair allowed public testimony because many stakeholders had traveled to attend; one opponent, a longtime builder, argued the bill could criminalize contractors who withhold payment for deficient subcontractor work. The meeting concluded with members recording additional votes on selected bills and then adjourning.

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• Construction has been an absolute bright spot for New Mexico. A lot of.
• Okay, and construction seems to be a big part of it, and I guess and.
• versus non-private sector construction and what's driving that.
• Don't give up permits, however you want to look at that; we can hurt ourselves.
• It says, second line, certain public health care facilities, the constructions.