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• We sold, as you're well aware, four long-term care facilities out of the health facilities.
• We still maintain three facilities: Welch Hospital...
• We still maintain three facilities: Welch Hospital, Bateman, and Sharp.
• DHS, correctional facilities, you'll see improvements for those.
• Correctional facilities, you'll see improvements for those.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• It's provided to state charter schools as well as district schools that are leasing facilities for the
• Matt Durkin, our Senior Facility Manager, and Mr.
• to renovation of the existing facility and an increased design capacity.
• HVAC components and any other work associated with the replacement of this middle school facility that
• In January of '23, the PSCOC awarded planning and design phase funding for a replacement facility for

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• they already have a Compost Facility they already have a Compost Facility they<00:37:37.800>
• If they have access to a facility within 25 miles of their facility that can process that food waste
• on up to an anerobic digestion facility on up to an anerobic digestion facility that's<00:44:43.319
• How many processing facilities exist in New Hampshire?
• when there's a violation by the facility when there's a violation by the facility I<01:26:39.920

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee held a hearing on House Bill 619, which would appropriate $1 million to the Solid Waste Management Fund for matching grants to municipalities and businesses for waste diversion projects, with 50% of the money prioritized for food waste diversion. Representative Karen Ebel, the sponsor, said the fund would help New Hampshire meet its solid waste diversion goals, preserve landfill capacity, and support composting, recycling, and related local business activity. She cited New London’s composting program as an example, saying 172 families participated and 32 tons of food waste were diverted in 2024, reducing tipping and trucking costs. Committee members asked about possible alternative funding sources, including a surcharge on landfill tipping fees. Ebel said many other states use such surcharges to fund recycling and solid waste programs, while New Hampshire relies on general funds. She also said the current fund balance was about $900,000 because some money had been used for staffing, and that the grant program was still in rulemaking. Questions also focused on how household composting works and whether municipalities could generate revenue from compost; Ebel said participation is optional, most programs use buckets and transfer stations, and the main benefit is cost savings from reduced disposal rather than compost sales. Testimony in support came from the New Hampshire Municipal Association and the Northeast Resource Recovery Association. Both said municipalities are interested in food waste diversion and composting, that these programs can reduce long-term disposal costs and property tax pressure, and that there is growing demand for technical assistance and grant support. The Northeast Resource Recovery Association said food waste makes up about 24% of municipal and business waste, that fewer than two dozen communities and fewer than two dozen businesses currently offer such services, and that a City of Lebanon pilot program saw about 30% savings by composting on site. The Department of Environmental Services said it was not taking a position but is working on rulemaking for the grant program and expects strong interest from municipalities, private composters, farmers, and anaerobic digester operators. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.

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• THEN THE MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNITY FACILITY PROGRAM WHICH IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDED FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION
• OR REHABILITATION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND HAD THE DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM
• AREAS OF THE STATE. 106 PROJECTS FOR DEPLOYMENT HAVE BEEN FUNDED THROUGH THIS FUND AS WELL AS 12 FACILITY
• THE MULTIPURPOSE FACILITY COMMUNITY IS ONE THAT WAS DEAR TO THE HEART WHEN WE PROVIDING COMMUNITIES THAT
• IT'S IMPORTANT WE ALL DO THE PROCESS REQUIRED FOR LOCATING FACILITIES BEFORE WE START DIGGING, THAT'S

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• In Harris County Hospital District facilities, commissioned officers will have the legal authority to
• I'm assuming that this would be for more than one facility; this would be for all facilities within the
• Over the past year, our facilities have experienced over 2 million visitors coming.
• The past five years, from 2020 to 2025, we have recorded 1,179 assault incidents in our facilities, some
• as a safety net facility.

Bills: HB334, HB583, HB605, HB1327, HB1646, HB2115, HB2379

Keywords: family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, fencing, reservoirs, local government, regulation, land use, conservation capacity, property regulation, fence regulation, reservoir safety, county authority, fencing regulations, counties

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• It's just to clarify the form for health directives in mental health facilities.
• What this bill does is it removes large energy use facilities from the type of facilities and projects
• The only change is the definition of large energy use facility.
• The only change is the definition of large energy use facility.
• What is considered a single-cycle or open-cycle power generation facility?

Keywords: 1064, all

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• Livestock expansion—it's for state-of-the-art livestock production facilities.
• Livestock expansion—it's for state-of-the-art livestock production facilities.
• , and a new slaughter and processing facility in Leon.
• , and a new slaughter and processing facility in Leon.
• <01:13:43.080> here<01:13:43.320> in facilities here in facilities here in Minnesota<01

Bills: HF770, HF857, HF38, HF1500, HF43

Keywords: HF770, Rural Finance Authority, RFA, capital investment, state bonds, general obligation bonds, bonding bill, agricultural loans, farm loans, beginning farmer, new farmer, seller-sponsored loans, loan restructuring, agricultural improvement loans, livestock expansion, modernization loans, rural development, Minnesota agriculture, farm credit, chapter 41B

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• to us about what type of facility is going to be brought in there.
• of the operations that are going to occur at this facility?
• , but it's a rock crushing facility, which is what we permitted.
• We do not have authority in determining location of facilities.
• Like the specific near this facility?

Bills: HB1520, HB1525, HB1530, HB1535, HB2068, HB2091, HB2347, HB2372, HB2805, HB2815, HB2867, HB3154, HB3482, HB3483, HB3663, HB3781, HB3901, HB3915, HB4135, HB4153, HB4158, HB4329, HB4331

Keywords: Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director

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• or recreation facilities.
• There was a concern about relapsing in these facilities in terms of, yes, we know that...
• That city that hosts the facility, it loses tax revenue.
• And the streets around that facility are maintained by the whole city.
• The facility in Fort Lauderdale lies 942 feet from its closest residential neighbor...”

Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1730, a Live Local Act bill on affordable housing. The sponsor described it as a set of technical and policy adjustments to strengthen implementation, including changes to zoning, height, parking, moratoriums, attorney fees, and related land-use rules. An amendment by Senator Claudio was adopted, adding provisions such as a 10-story height limit near single-family neighborhoods, exclusions for certain protected areas, and changes to fee and use definitions. The committee then reported the bill favorably. Members next considered CS/SB 1674 on unrated bonds for Israel bonds, with a clarifying amendment adopted to make clear the bill applied only to Israel bonds. CS/SB 140 on charter schools was also approved after debate over parent-led conversion of public schools, municipal job-engine charter schools, and surplus school property; opponents warned about local control and impacts on teachers and communities, while the sponsor said the bill preserved district authority and created new school-choice and economic-development options. The committee also passed SB 96, a claims bill for Jacob Rogers, and CS/SB 954 on recovery residences, after strike-all amendments that addressed zoning, ADA concerns, bed caps, staffing ratios, and limits on operation in certain multifamily settings. Senators expressed support for expanding treatment housing but also raised neighborhood and staffing concerns. The committee then approved CS/SB 1714 on local housing assistance plans, which would allow SHIP funds for limited lot-rental assistance for mobile-home owners and require local plans to address mobile-home park closures. SB 658 on standardized construction lien release forms was reported favorably despite testimony from contractors and lawyers warning about possible effects on lien rights and the separate House proposal. The committee also reconsidered and then approved CS/SB 482 after a late-filed amendment addressing local government art fees and a key issue over defining “extraordinary circumstances,” with counties and cities saying more work remained. Finally, the committee passed SB 24 and CS/SB 4, both local claims bills, CS/SB 712 on synthetic turf and related construction rules, SB 952 repealing the emergency firearms/ammunition restriction, CS/SB 1164 allowing email notice delivery in landlord-tenant matters with opt-in safeguards, and SB 202 on municipal water and sewer rates, which drew extensive opposition from North Miami Beach and Miami Gardens officials over utility surcharges and revenue impacts. The meeting ended with SB 202 still under heavy questioning and testimony about the fairness and financial consequences of the surcharge structure.

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• , and the sort of process we'll follow in some of the unique parts of this particular facility.
• WSDOT facilities.
• to facility, but for this facility I expect it to be on par and in order of magnitude with those.
• our toll facilities, keeping in mind that we have different toll rates across each facility for different
• Our other toll facilities have similar toll rate structures on different times of day.

Summary: The Joint Committee on Interstate 5 Bridge met remotely with Washington legislative members to receive updates on the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program, including environmental review, cost and funding, tolling, and procurement for construction. Program staff said the final supplemental environmental impact statement was published in April 2026, with a federal record of decision expected in early summer. They described the recommended design as a single-level fixed-span bridge, centered I-5 alignment, C Street ramps, one auxiliary lane in each direction, and dispersed park-and-ride parking. Members raised concerns about transparency, the closed chat function, and the decision not to include two auxiliary lanes; staff said the one-lane option was recommended through consultation with partner agencies and analysis, but the final decision would come with the record of decision. Staff also said the diversion analysis projected less than 3% traffic diversion to I-205 in 2045, though members from Oregon and Washington expressed concern about impacts to their communities and asked for more detail on mitigation and decision-making. The committee also reviewed a major cost update. Staff said the full five-mile program is now estimated at $13.5 billion to $15.2 billion, with a likely cost of $14.4 billion, up from a 2022 estimate of $5 billion to $7.5 billion, citing inflation, schedule delays, scope changes, and more detailed risk modeling. They said the first funded phase has been reduced to a $5.68 billion package focused on the Columbia River bridge replacement, connections to I-5, Hayden Island and SR-14, bridge demolition, tolling infrastructure, and advancing light rail design. Funding for that phase was described as $5.69 billion, including $2.1 billion federal funds, $1 billion from each state, and $1.5 billion in projected toll revenue. Members asked what would happen if costs rise further; staff said the estimate includes substantial contingency, the project will use progressive design-build to manage risk, and the team will continue updating the finance plan annually. A separate tolling and traffic-revenue presentation explained that four toll scenarios were analyzed using regional travel demand modeling, a toll diversion model, and a post-processing review. All scenarios assume pre-completion tolling beginning July 1, 2028, a 50% low-income discount for eligible users, and exemptions for tribal preemptions, emergency vehicles, maintenance vehicles, and organized militia. Staff said the low-income discount would affect about 4% to 6% of annual transactions and reduce annual revenues by roughly 2% to 3%. They said Scenario 2 was used for the financial analysis and is sufficient to support the $1.5 billion toll contribution in the funded phase. Members asked about toll collection costs, revenue impacts of the discount, and how the scenarios differed; staff said collection costs are expected to be in line with other WSDOT toll facilities, but exact costs are not yet set because toll rates are not final. Finally, WSDOT staff outlined procurement and delivery steps for construction. They said WSDOT will be the lead contracting agency, using progressive design-build, with a request for qualifications targeted for early July 2026, a request for proposals in October, contractor selection in April 2027, construction starting in 2028, and tolling beginning in 2028. Staff said the approach is intended to consolidate scope, reduce interface risk, and allow transparent negotiation with an independent cost estimator, while preserving an off-ramp if a fair price cannot be reached. Members asked for more detail on timing, cost allocation, and the share of the first phase funded by tolls; staff estimated tolls account for about 26% of the first phase cost.

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• And to be at such an exciting, really incredible facility. We'll get started right away.
• And this building is more than just a facility.
• Forgive me, I forget the full name of the facility.
• Growing this facility makes all healthcare delivery systems stronger.
• So we really are at the place where that facility is not representative of contemporary educational facilities

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• And the last three are more operational or facilities based.
• double the size of that facility.
• There's 7,000 drinking water facilities in Texas.
• The disease risk in that facility and where it could potentially spread to other facilities and. protect
• Yeah, in the captive facility, in a permitted facility.

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• There's a reference to already eligible facilities.
• we already have are facilities we already have are maintained<00:49:06.799> and<00:49:07.160>
• and school facilities in NASA but<00:55:37.640> mine<00:55:38.000> fall<00:55:38.079><
• It is group net metered with the wastewater facility entirely, so it supplies Nashua's wastewater facility
• Uh, you'll see that the bill adds the word facilities on page five, and then down on lines 15 to 17,

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• living facilities from residential to commercial.
• This would essentially double the tax burden on these facilities.
• First and foremost, seniors move into these facilities.
• And then you're raising the taxes on them in that facility.
• facilities, but we also have many nonprofit facilities across the state.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• exempts certain of these facilities from design and approval by professional engineers.
• This just clarifies that it would take into account additional facilities at the spaceport.
• exempts certain of these facilities from design and approval by professional engineers.
• This just clarifies that it would take into account additional facilities at the spaceport.
• So this is really, again, about that infrastructure, capital investments in the facilities.

Summary: The committee first took up SB 80, the Parks Preservation Act, which would define state park purposes around conservation-based recreation and public access, prohibit uses such as golf courses, tennis courts, pickleball courts, ball fields, and hotels, require more public notice and advisory input on land management changes, and mandate reporting on park spending and maintenance backlogs. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with conservation groups, youth advocates, and other members of the public backing stronger protections for state parks. The bill was reported favorably. Members then approved SB 200, directing DEP to develop a statewide waste reduction and recycling plan, and CS for SB 496, which clarifies that timeshare facilities are governed by Chapter 721 and only need annual board meetings. CS for CS for SB 1404, dealing with illegal gambling, was amended to add reporting requirements, tighten penalties, preempt local gambling legalization, and create a process for vetting certain machines and veteran-service-organization gaming questions; the bill drew significant concern from veterans groups and others over vague machine definitions and the need for clearer standards, but it was still reported favorably. The committee also passed SB 622 to allow pari-mutuel permit holders to lease facilities across horse-racing classes. The committee next approved CS for CS for SB 712 after adopting a strike-all and amendment that covered synthetic turf rules, change-order timelines, public works scoring, elevator and alarm contractor issues, mass timber code updates, pool and spa contractor scope changes, spaceport building-code exemptions, and solar/energy-storage inspection provisions. Support came from timber, construction, and industry groups, while pool contractors objected to parts of the scope changes. The committee also reported favorably CS for CS for SB 1742, a major condominium reform bill that pauses reserve funding after milestone inspections, expands financial flexibility, adds disclosure and conflict-of-interest rules, and increases data collection and oversight; members from both parties praised the sponsor’s work on condo issues. Finally, the committee approved SB 1574 on renewable natural gas infrastructure and SB 1580 authorizing DEP coastal resiliency public-private partnerships. It also passed CS for SB 1760, which requires certain public officials and agency leaders to meet Florida residency or proximity requirements. The last bill, SB 820, would codify the Office of Faith and Community in the Governor’s office; while supporters said it would permanently support faith-based and community organizations and improve coordination, several senators raised concerns about church-state separation, the office’s ties to Hope Florida, and whether codifying it could make the program more political. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably.

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• can be required to accept immigrants, even beyond the capacity of the facility, and perhaps even be
• <00:23:28.520> can<00:23:28.640> be county jail facilities can be county jail facilities
• > perhaps<00:23:37.400> even<00:23:37.640> be<00:23:37.760> able of the facility
• that we don't have any money facilities that we don't have any money I<00:25:59.880> I<00:26:
• <00:26:46.480> it has to provide the County facility it has to provide the County facility

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• of Health Facilities statute. of Health Facilities statute.
• I don't think there is. uh in a care facility is a situation, I uh in a care facility is a situation,
• receiving Medicaid nursing facility receiving Medicaid nursing facility services. services. services
• going to continue with nursing facility. going to continue with nursing facility.
• <00:49:01.080> to team by doing outreach to facilities to team by doing outreach to facilities

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and consent calendar, then moved through several Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid-related rules. Rule 25-220 from the Department of Energy was postponed until June so stakeholders would have more time to review revised language. Rule 25-240, involving Medicaid income verification and deductible provisions for medically needy applicants, was adopted after staff noted the cited sections had expired but the agency said it had continued operating under federal law and the state plan; the agency also said it had begun rulemaking on the cited provision. Rules 25-265 and 2633 were also adopted, with staff explaining that although parts of the rules had expired, the agency had continued implementing the policies through the Medicaid state plan, billing manuals, and related rules. The most extended discussion centered on rule 25-304 from the Bureau of Aging and Adult Services, which covers case management services for the CFI program. Staff and the agency explained that the amended conditional approval request clarified how case management agencies indicate staffing capacity, how telehealth decisions are evaluated, and that the department—not the case management agencies—sets the timeline for accepting or denying cases. The agency said the rule is intended to ensure participants are not pushed into telehealth when they do not want it or cannot use it, while leaving technical and clinical telehealth decisions to the provider. A case management provider testified in opposition to parts of the rule, arguing that the committee should not require agencies to admit unverified patients, that reimbursement-rate issues belong in legislation, that the quality-management section duplicates existing licensure oversight, and that the telehealth language improperly gives case managers authority over how other licensed providers deliver services. Committee members questioned whether the telehealth language was simply allowing case managers to determine whether telehealth fits a person’s care plan, and agency representatives responded that this was the intent. No final vote on rule 25-304 is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• A designation that the facility has received, in fact, on multiple occasions.
• I know it should not be a castle either, but I don't feel it it's a holding facility.
• My understanding in the readings that I got from this facility is a holding facility for those who are
• Repeatedly, this facility has been out of their standards that they state they're operating on culture
• They operate two multi-story facilities along with a joint processing center.

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• INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FACILITY RENOVATION AND UPGRADES.
• THIS SLIDE REFLECTS THE MMT FACILITY. 800 AROUND THE STATE.
• AND WE HAVE OTHER FACILITIES THAT ARE IMPORTANT AS WELL.
• WE GO OUT TO THE FACILITIES AND WE REGULATE.
• WE HAVE RECENTLY FOUND PESTICIDES THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN THE FACILITY.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So here in Leon County, for example, Lively Technical College, right, is the technical facility training
• This was a $2 million facility that provides a state-of-the-art health care facility and services over
• I want to share the exciting, most recent schematic layout of this facility.
• With that four million dollars, they're going to renovate a wing of their facility and they're going
• And when I say short-term, we launched a Facilities Maintenance Worker Program, seven months.

Summary: The Education Postsecondary Committee met to hear an overview of Florida career and technical education (CTE) from Chancellor Kevin O’Farrell and presentations from Big Bend Technical College and Santa Fe College. O’Farrell described Florida’s CTE structure, including career clusters, postsecondary program types, enrollment and completion growth, apprenticeship expansion, and the state’s credentials review process. He said postsecondary CTE enrollment is near 480,000 students and completions reached a record 76,806, with strong growth in nursing, law enforcement, EMT, and other public-safety credentials. He also discussed the CTE audit, which uses retention/success, employment or continued education, and labor-market demand metrics; programs not meeting thresholds would eventually require phase-out plans beginning in 2026. He highlighted the workforce development capitalization grant as a major driver of program expansion and facility renovation, and answered questions about business outreach, construction trades, apprenticeships, and space-industry training. Shelby McCall of Big Bend Technical College described how the college responded to hurricanes, mill closures, and regional economic disruption by expanding rural workforce training. She highlighted aluminum welding, millwright, welding technology, health sciences, and a new advanced manufacturing facility funded by state grants and local partnerships, along with a new LPN-to-RN bridge program. She said the college has strong placement and certification results and is working with employers such as Lippert, NAMO, and others to align training with local demand. Senator Simon praised the college’s role in Taylor County’s recovery and workforce development. Dr. Paul Brody of Santa Fe College said state workforce grants have helped the college expand nursing, skilled trades, apprenticeship, automotive, diesel, and manufacturing programs, including partnerships with Bradford County Technical College, UF Health, Habitat for Humanity, and local employers. He reported growth in CTE enrollment, nursing credentials, apprenticeship enrollment, and job placement rates, and described new efforts in semiconductor training, CDL training, and a charter school model that combines high school, an AS degree, and industry credentials. The committee took no formal action beyond hearing the presentations and adjourned after Senator Berman moved to adjourn.