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• And I'd like to cite two instances that happened in our schools in our district where the exact thing
• Before the development of a geothermal project, developers need to drill a small number of exploratory
• And supporting the development of affordable housing at no additional cost to the state.
• Keeping kids on probation for too long interferes with healthy development, compounds trauma.
• That's money that we could be investing in youth development.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• House Bill 4211 would protect investors and residents in those non-traditional developments. defines
• We've had success in developing processes to... ...disrupt these places.
• I serve as an advisory board member for StoneArch Inc., a blockchain developer.
• Which was repealed most recently for the exact same reasoning: unclear and inconsistent.
• This bill will help attract blockchain developers, non-profit innovators, and online communities who

Bills: HB111

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Under the current version of the bill, benefits would not be collectively bargained in the exact same
• We would have the exact same conversation in that realm.
• Who is who to developed it? What are the promotional materials? How are they promoting it?
• We would have the exact same underspent.
• Who is who to developed it? curriculum? Who is who to developed it?

Bills: HF3422, HF3461, HF2904

Keywords: state grants, grant oversight, grants management, executive agencies, Minnesota Department of Administration, commissioner of administration, fraud prevention, waste prevention, grant monitoring, financial reconciliation, grant compliance, state government, public funds, grant recipients, competitive grants, grant administration, administrative oversight, monitoring visits, grant policy, legislative leave

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• We're currently in the pre-development stage of that project right now, and we'll be continuing moving
• I do want to address, before I close, workforce development.
• Workforce development in the maritime industry is extremely important, and it's something that we're
• So workforce development is extremely important to us.
• Moving forward, we have just put in for a port infrastructure development program.

Summary: The Committee on Transportation heard SB 356 by Senator Wright, which would create an opt-in framework for counties and municipalities to allow utility-terrain vehicles (UTVs) on certain local roads with posted speed limits below 55 mph, subject to local safety determinations, licensing, insurance, and other restrictions. Supporters, including a retired sheriff and a Florida Sheriffs Association representative, argued the bill would give law enforcement clearer authority and reflect the reality that UTVs are already being used on roads, while opponents from the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association and Honda warned that UTVs are not designed for public roads and lack key safety features. Several senators raised safety concerns, especially about speed and crash risk, but the bill was reported favorably after debate, with Senators Martin, McClain, and Truenow expressing reservations. The committee then held a lengthy discussion on seaport infrastructure and funding. FDOT presented data showing Florida’s 16 deepwater seaports generate major cargo volume, jobs, and economic impact, and described state funding programs such as FSTED, SPI, and the construction aggregate grant program. Port representatives from Port Everglades, PortMiami, Port of Palm Beach, and Port Tampa Bay described record cargo and cruise activity, major capital projects, and the importance of state and federal grants, private partnerships, and long-term planning. They also discussed challenges including limited land, bulkhead and berth maintenance, channel deepening, workforce needs, fuel access, resiliency, and intermodal connectivity. Senators asked about return on investment, trade patterns, financing, cruise-versus-cargo balance, and operational risks; the ports emphasized that they are largely enterprise-funded but still depend on public investment for major infrastructure. The committee also approved a block of appointments to the Tampa Hillsborough County Expressway Authority and the Tampa Port Authority without objection. In addition, FDOT presented the statewide mapping programs work group report required by SB 1662, recommending a coordinated statewide aerial imagery and LiDAR program, shared procurement and cost-sharing arrangements, and statutory updates to improve interagency coordination and access to geospatial data. Senators briefly discussed potential uses for the data in insurance, emergency management, and property assessment, and the presentation concluded without further action.

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• I developed a passion for agriculture early on, working on the farm and being involved with it every
• Minnesota FFA offers 29 career and leadership development events to their students.
• a passion for agriculture so I developed a passion for agriculture early<00:01:58.119> on<00:
• event showing my Career Development event showing my Dairy<00:02:12.879> heers<00:02:13.319><
• The Sustainable Agriculture Development Grant Program is very much research-based.

Bills: HF1063

Keywords: grain buyers, grain dealer, grain elevator, agriculture, financial reporting, audit, CPA review, independent accountant, financial statement, balance sheet, cash flow, nonpublic data, licensee oversight, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, grain purchase volume, insolvency, nonpayment, warehouse chain, fiduciary duties, producer protection

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• > with This legislation was developed with This legislation was developed with input<00:36:08.079
• Um, as we already passed an exact same version and the witness testified that it was the exact same version
• <00:41:46.160> So,<00:41:46.480> any exact same. So, any exact same.
• The House passed an exact same version of this.
• but I don't I don't have the exact but I don't I don't have the exact details<02:17:23.040> on

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Efficiency and Resource Development Efficiency and Resource Development Authority.
• <02:33:27.359> One we get to the exact session at 3:00.
• One we get to the exact session at 3:00.
• We need to be business development.
• Heath was saying, help businesses develop technology that is actually useful to us.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Yeah, and they were already— I mean, you could see some of the developers in New Hampshire and beyond
• We got to get all these bills exact. I want to do what I have left.
• <01:01:29.359> we we got to get start we got to exact we we got to get start we got to exact
• 20:53.840> bills got to exact the 13 early bills got to exact the 13 early bills that's<01:20:
• concept of universal waste was developed concept of universal waste was developed to<05:35:59.200

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The discussion focused on a cannabis legalization/regulation bill and whether it should be retained for further study or moved forward. Members debated the fiscal impact, with one side emphasizing that the bill would cost about $7.1 million in the first two years before generating revenue, while supporters argued the House should make a statement in favor of legalization despite likely opposition from the Senate and governor. There was also disagreement over strategy: some said retaining the bill until closer to the next election would give the issue more visibility, while others said delaying would only avoid sending a bill the Senate was unlikely to take up anyway. A major point of contention was whether cannabis should be regulated by a new cannabis commission or placed under the Liquor Commission. Supporters of the Liquor Commission argued it already has enforcement infrastructure, especially for age restrictions, and could handle cannabis more efficiently without creating a new bureaucracy. Opponents said cannabis is a different industry that would require specialized expertise, and they objected to expanding the Liquor Commission, which they described as unpopular and costly. The committee also discussed past versions of the bill, including concerns about limited licenses and the perception that the earlier approach favored large businesses. Members reviewed specific provisions such as licensing fees, THC limits, and cultivation categories. One member noted a $10,000 fee for retail cannabis stores and cannabis product manufacturers authorized to perform extractions, while a smaller tier-one cultivator fee was described as a lower-cost option for small growers. There was also discussion of whether the bill would allow sales through general retail outlets or only dedicated cannabis stores, and whether plants and seeds were covered. No final vote or action was clearly recorded in the excerpt, but the main procedural question was whether to retain the bill for more work or advance it as written.

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• Chief from our Workforce Development Chief from our Workforce Development Division<01:18:59.360>
• 2024 hosted by the Workforce Development 2024 hosted by the Workforce Development Division<01:23
• development development divisions<01:26:26.719> and<01:26:26.920> our<01:26:27.280>
• I don't know the exact details.
• contract out um for someone to develop contract out um for someone to develop that<04:00:04.120>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• <00:59:48.080> And them to develop more career paths.
• And them to develop more career paths.
• Um, I don't want to be too exact on it.
• Um, I don't want to be too exact on it.
• I don't want to be too exact on it.

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order 02:45 Roll Call 05:25 Cosmetologists 13:48 Barbers 01:16:06 Adjournment, 958, all

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• What they said is that the Environment Department and the Economic Development Department must establish
• As the economy grows, And we have building developments. Take, for instance, META or Amazon.
• And right now, many Building developers, project developers, whether it be the hyperscalers, whether
• I was first developing housing.
• It does give us an advantage in terms of exact carbon reductions.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Um, I was asked to come back to IT in July of 2024 after um doing this exact job for about 10 years and
• July of 2024 after um doing this exact July of 2024 after um doing this exact job<00:04:41.440><
• We looked at the development of other instruments, including other EPLS that deal with security.
• We looked at the development of other instruments, including other EPLS that deal with security.
• It puts forward the development of a business architecture and a technical architecture, right?

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 24 February, 2026; 1:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: Legislative leaders opened the hearing by focusing on statewide technology issues affecting agencies, including rising IT costs, cloud migration, cybersecurity risks, procurement delays, and the need for better coordination across government systems. They said the meeting was intended to hear from agency directors about current challenges and possible legislative solutions. The ITS director described the state’s IT structure as decentralized but increasingly moving toward shared services. He highlighted recent legislative and executive actions on cloud computing, artificial intelligence, procurement modernization, and data sharing, including House Bill 1491, Senate Bill 2426, Senate Bill 2267, House Bill 958, and an executive order on AI. He said ITS has worked with large agencies on a cloud center of excellence, a procurement modernization advisory council, and a state data exchange, and noted plans for a master contract, potentially with OpenAI, that could be available to all public entities. He also emphasized cybersecurity, saying the state is seeking a secure operations center and a broader “cyber maturity” approach after recent incidents. On procurement, he said the goal is to speed up purchasing while keeping it safe, and on optimization he pointed to potential savings from consolidating duplicate agreements, such as multiple Microsoft enterprise contracts. In response to questions, he said exceptions to centralization would be based on business and technical architecture and regulatory requirements such as HIPAA, CISA, or FERPA, rather than ad hoc decisions.

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• Year after year, we've come back asking for the same exact thing: equal access to sound.
• Studies show that adding just one 12-ounce sugary drink daily increases the risk of developing type 2
• These developments encourage early detection and diagnosis.
• These developments encourage early detection and diagnoses.
• It'll—it’s part of the overall development of the rates.” “Okay, so it won't lower premiums.”

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• from the Department of Veteran Affairs, Louisiana Department of Health, the Louisiana Economic Development
• I was having conversations about this exact same issue last week. And the VBAC has opportunities.
• The exact amount, I'm not sure. ...but there is a match that goes with it. Does it vary by waiver?
• And if you’ve developed the materials the first year, what is that expense?”
• Importantly, the federal government has already solved this exact problem in 2021.

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met on April 27 and first took up House Bill 175 and its companion House Bill 165, both dealing with lottery proceeds for veterans. HB 175 was amended to create a Veterans Service Grant Board within the Department of Veterans Affairs and direct $500,000 annually from Louisiana Lottery net proceeds into a Veterans Service Grant Fund, with unused money returned to the lottery proceeds fund that supports the MFP. Supporters, including the bill sponsor, The Boot Louisiana, LDVA Secretary Charlton McGinley, and Bastion Veterans Organization, argued the grants would help veteran services, workforce placement, mental health, housing, entrepreneurship, and retention of veterans in Louisiana. Members raised concerns about drawing from lottery proceeds that traditionally support education, but the committee adopted amendments and reported HB 175 favorably as amended. HB 165, the constitutional amendment companion, was also amended for technical and ballot-language changes and then reported favorably as amended for voter consideration. The committee then considered House Bill 457, which would authorize the Louisiana Department of Health and the State Fire Marshal to set minimum housing standards for homeless shelters, group homes, and halfway homes. The sponsor said the bill responded to a state auditor recommendation and to unsafe conditions in some facilities; he also explained an amendment changing the Fire Marshal’s duties from mandatory to permissive to reduce fiscal impact and allow agencies flexibility. Some members questioned whether local standards already existed and how enforcement and funding would work, while others supported the need for statewide minimum standards for human housing. The committee adopted the amendment and reported HB 457 favorably as amended. House Bill 488, by Representative Brough, sought to create a Belle Chasse Bridge Merit-Based Special Fund using recurring severance tax revenues from Plaquemines Parish to help buy out the Belle Chasse toll bridge and end what the sponsor described as excessive tolls and fees. He and several local witnesses, including business owners, a YMCA representative, and a parish council member, testified that the tolling arrangement had harmed access, businesses, and quality of life. The committee adopted a technical amendment clarifying the revenue source and then reported HB 488 favorably as amended. House Bill 566, which would prohibit state funds from supporting net-zero greenhouse gas initiatives tied to the 2022 Louisiana Climate Action Plan, drew significant debate over whether it would interfere with agency funding and economic development efforts; the sponsor argued the plan lacked legislative approval and should be repudiated, while members urged caution and suggested hearing from affected agencies. The sponsor agreed to consider deferring the bill, and the committee did not advance it at that time. House Bill 603, a constitutional amendment authorizing investment of state funds in digital assets and precious metals, was discussed as a way to hedge inflation and preserve value; members asked about limits and safeguards, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then began hearing House Bill 763, a transparency measure creating a public database for settlement agreements involving state agencies.

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• But those businesses were disrupted and there was economic development challenges during that flooding
• But those businesses were disrupted and there was economic development challenges during that flooding
• Don't know the exact timeline with Congress, but that's the anticipated date.
• ,<00:28:42.960> people base of economic development, people base of economic development,
• Don't<00:31:10.559> know<00:31:10.720> the<00:31:10.960> exact<00:31:11.279>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force opened its sixth meeting by approving the minutes and then taking up a presentation from University of Pikeville representatives and local leaders on an Eastern Kentucky Disaster Relief Center at Bear Mountain in Pike County. Speakers included Greg May, Rep. Ashley Tacket Laferty, Lori Worth, and Laura Damron. They described repeated flooding and other disasters in eastern Kentucky, the lack of a single prepared relief location, and the need for a centralized, elevated site that could serve as a flood and broader natural-disaster hub. The presenters said the Bear Mountain property, about 530 acres and well above flood levels, could support a multi-use facility combining disaster response functions with university and community uses. Proposed features included a command and communications center, distribution space, emergency shelter, medical and clinic support, food service, restroom facilities, RV hookups, and an indoor track/distribution building. They emphasized that the project would help avoid disrupting existing venues such as the Pikeville Expo Center and Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, while also supporting tourism and economic recovery. Committee members asked about community and emergency-management support, annual operating costs, and resilience standards such as tornado-related building codes. In response, the presenters said local stakeholders, including Appalachian Wireless, Pikeville Medical Center, Community Trust Bank, the city of Pikeville, and emergency management officials, had expressed support. They said the university planned to absorb some operating costs through multiple uses of the facility, community camps, and budgeted maintenance, and that construction documents were nearly complete with plans to begin building within months. After the presentation, the chair thanked the presenters and moved the committee into its recommendations discussion, noting the broader fiscal and humanitarian importance of disaster preparedness and resiliency and indicating that future legislation would likely follow from the task force’s work.

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• In accordance with the interim charge given to the Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee
• From the microphone, so I'm hearing you, but I'm not understanding the exact wording. Stand by.
• I don't know the exact date, but somewhere in that range. I can find out if you need me to.
• He said that they're actually developing the technology for this plant as they build it, so it will be
• Those are critical to the development of our students and our citizens.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, received a House message announcing passage of H.B. 500, and a gubernatorial nomination for the Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority Board. The chamber adopted several resolutions, including SR 409 recognizing Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, SR 402 honoring the discovery of the woolly devil plant at Big Bend National Park, and recognitions for Operation Christmas RGV and Wilson County Day. The Senate also heard an announcement that the Committee on Senate Nominations action report had been placed on members’ desks. The body then took up and passed several bills. SB 2365 was passed to prohibit personal wireless communication devices by public school students during instructional time, with exceptions for health, special education, and safety needs. SB 1869 was passed to reaffirm the DSHS commissioner’s authority over controlled-substance schedule changes without rulemaking or judicial review. SB 1124 was passed to revise criminal discovery procedures in response to the Heath decision, with supporters saying it preserves exculpatory evidence protections while limiting suppression of inculpatory evidence when the defense already knew of it. SB 1758 was passed to create a Grayson County pilot study and temporary permitting hold concerning a cement kiln/quarry near a semiconductor wafer facility, and SB 2078 was passed to regulate composting in certain counties, after a clarifying amendment. The Senate also passed SB 33, barring governmental entities from transactions that support abortion assistance or out-of-state abortion procurement; SB 34, expanding wildfire preparedness measures, studies, equipment databases, and rural fire department funding; SB 1208, increasing the penalty for interference with public duties from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony; SB 1030, removing the maintenance, repair, and overhaul tax for general aviation; SB 505, creating processes to address election irregularities; SB 2411, updating the Business Organizations Code and changing filing-method requirements; and SB 1333, addressing unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, or conveyance of real property. Most measures advanced on voice vote or recorded roll call after motions to suspend the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule, with several members raising questions or objections, especially on the criminal justice, abortion, and public duties bills.

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• in advancing major economic development in advancing major economic development and<00:08:33.039
• >> I don't know the exact answer to that. I really don't.
• >> I don't know if there's an exact selected number that we'll allow to do it or not.
• >> I don't know if there's an exact selected number that we'll allow to do it or not.
• >> I don't know if there's an exact selected number that we'll allow to do it or not.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• language but um anyway I the exact language but um anyway I thought<00:15:56.680> that<00:15:
• I forget the exact number, but like 40 to 50 percent of workers on farms are undocumented.
• I forget the exact number, but like 40 to 50 percent of workers on farms are undocumented.
• I forget the exact number, but like 40 to 50 percent of workers on farms are undocumented.
• I forget the exact number, but like 40 to 50 percent of workers on farms are undocumented.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I wanted to develop a staff that also helped to support my patient care.
• So he pays $23,000 in New Mexico, $6,000 in Texas. to practice the exact same thing. Okay.
• And of course, what happened is that gave room and time for hesitancy to grow and develop.
• The modern era, and I would put that in quotations, of economic development incentives actually dates
• With contracted economic development studies that show that they will more than pay for themselves.

Keywords: 996, all

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• We're trying to develop resources to put them in place. trying to develop resources to put them back
• Community-based homes out there, and other resources need to be developed.
• We are just trying to develop some more placements for children.
• I do not have a detailed sheet that has the exact amount of... sheet that has the exact amount of course
• This is a lovely graph we developed.

Keywords: 924, joint, all