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• Um, PAR Hawaii is committed to and is investing $90 million in facility improvements.
• So did I hear you correctly that PAR has already invested $90 million into making its facility capable
• They are in the process of upgrading one part of their facility so that it does have the capability to
• to renewable we really know but facility to renewable we really know but I<00:30:58.639> think
• tax crit it's kind of ethanol facilities tax crit it's kind of similar<00:32:01.159> to<00:32

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on Senate Bill 103, relating to electric vehicle batteries, and then moved to Senate Bill 995, relating to renewable fuel. On SB 103, the Department of Health and the State Energy Office supported the measure, and Redwood Materials said it supported the bill’s intent but requested an amendment to add a battery recycler to the commission. Other testimony on SB 103 included support from several individuals and organizations, with one opponent noted. A committee member also raised a possible deadline change requested by the Alliance of Automobile Innovation for future work on the measure. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 995, which would create tax incentives for sustainable aviation fuel and related renewable fuel production. Supporters included the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, Pono Pacific, Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines, the Tax Foundation, PAR Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel, and others. Supporters said the bill would help build a local SAF industry, encourage camelina and other feedstocks, and advance decarbonization goals. Several supporters also said they had proposed amendments or technical comments and stood on their written testimony. Opposition testimony argued the bill could allow toxic waste feedstocks, such as construction and demolition waste, into fuel production, and questioned whether the incentives would truly benefit Hawaii farmers or consumers. One opponent said the bill’s benefits could flow to the producer and to imported feedstocks rather than to local agriculture, and another questioned the scale of local land and water available for camelina production. Committee members pressed witnesses on acreage, water use, expected yields, the role of PAR Hawaii’s refinery investment, and whether the state would be subsidizing a business decision that might not produce significant local fuel. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• the park-and-ride facilities, or the bus terminal facilities, that the department owns and maintains.
• or or the bus terminal ride facilities or or the bus terminal facilities<00:46:07.880> um<00:
• On the facilities over in the Seacoast, on the Portsmouth Park and Ride facility and the Dover Park and
• <01:01:16.960> for able to get to a medical facility for able to get to a medical facility
• requirements and then the facility requirements and then the facility sustainment<03:20:34.359><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met with New Hampshire DOT Commissioner Bill Cass and Finance Director Danielle Shandra to review the agency’s FY 2026 budget. Cass gave a high-level overview of DOT’s mission, organization, funding structure, and staffing trends, noting the agency has about 650 employees across five divisions. He said the Governor’s recommended FY 2026 budget totals $95.99 million, essentially flat from FY 2025, with funding primarily from Turnpike funds, Highway funds, federal sources, and a small General Fund share for non-highway units. Members asked about how Turnpike and Highway funds are treated in state accounting, and DOT explained that while they are enterprise funds restricted to their purposes, they are considered unrestricted from the statewide perspective and are appropriated through the budget process. A major topic was staffing and budget targets. DOT said its full-time staffing level has remained relatively flat since 2014 even as vehicle miles traveled increased and vacancies rose. To meet budget targets, the department unfunded seven permanent positions and nine temporary full-time positions, and later noted additional reductions in Finance, including the elimination of two full-time positions, reduced print shop equipment purchases, and deeper cuts to overtime, temporary help, equipment, and supplies in FY 2027. DOT also explained that it shifted funding for one unmanned aerial system position from General Funds to Highway Funds, saying the change was workable because the position supports highway-related work and federal-aid-eligible activities. Members asked for clarification on the state transit operating match, and DOT explained that the Legislature had previously provided about $1.8 million annually in General Funds to help local transit agencies meet federal match requirements, but that funding was not included in this budget. DOT said that could reduce the ability to draw down some federal transit funds, though the impact may not be immediate because those funds can be used over several years. The department also described its unmanned aerial system program, saying it has been used for about five years for mapping, survey work, construction oversight, and storm damage assessment, and that it now has about five drones and two full-time positions supporting the program. DOT said it is expanding cross-training so more employees can operate drones without adding positions. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• be distributed. be distributed.
• as distribution to our package stores? as distribution to our package stores?
• <04:27:46.399> after<04:27:47.199> uh the new facility after uh the new facility after
• <04:27:59.760> And facility was in honor of Mr. Young. And facility was in honor of Mr.
• > also so this facility will also so this facility will also >> Lady<04:28:02.239> the

Keywords: MS House Floor - 10 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum and dispensed with the reading of the journal. Members also introduced a number of guests and visitors, including University of Southern Mississippi programs, 4-H participants from across the state, and several local constituents. A Mississippi 4-H president, Morgan White, addressed the chamber and spoke about the value of 4-H in building leadership, confidence, and agricultural skills, and noted the state’s first-in-the-nation 4-H slingshot curriculum and competition. The chamber then moved to the calendar and took up several bills. House Bill 943 was called up and passed after a committee substitute was adopted; the bill was explained as removing a repealer related to joint reports of examination by the Commissioner of Banking and Finance and the Federal Reserve Bank. House Bill 1265 also passed after being explained as extending a repealer for the debt service management act. House Bill 1477 was taken up next and generated extended discussion; it would create a process for abandoned safety deposit box contents, requiring notice to owners, allowing a period to cure delinquency, and then transferring contents to the Treasury Department for eventual disposition. Members asked several questions about House Bill 1477, especially about how long property would be held, how heirs would be notified, how cash and tangible items would be treated, and whether documents such as wills should be scanned or preserved before destruction. The bill’s sponsor said cash would remain unclaimed property, tangible items would generally be sold at public auction, and the Treasury Department would hold property for a minimum period before sale, with heirs still able to claim it for a time. The sponsor also said the bill had support from banking and credit union groups. No final vote on House Bill 1477 is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• <02:17:38.319> that designated receiving facilities that designated receiving facilities that
• It has nothing to do distribute funds.
• Or a homeless shelter or a hospital or a correction facility.
• <04:04:42.960> I hospital or a correction facility. I hospital or a correction facility.
• <04:42:42.638> more we and our partners distributed more we and our partners distributed more

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• where they are children to facilities where they are present?
• or is it happens on site at the facility or is it the<02:18:11.599> medical<02:18:12.000>
• Um, sounds like a lot of vaccines that you're visiting farms and all of that and distributing.
• . who who's profiting off of distributing. who who's profiting off of all<02:26:03.920> those<
• <02:26:18.160> them buys bulk vaccines and distributes them buys bulk vaccines and distributes

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:36:00.480> of relative the formula for distribution of relative the formula for distribution
• It's relative to the formula for distribution of aid to school districts.
• communications, and facility upgrades. communications, and facility upgrades.
• <03:57:50.479> just facility they're responding to. just facility they're responding to. just
• Uh, and so the the of School Facilities.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• is what you said, to private nursing facilities.
• But there is excess funds there, and we need to move it to cover the private nursing facilities.
• This is to make improvements to the Arkansas Environmental Training Academy facilities.
• Number 13 is UCA with CCA Facility Services.
• It's also for a community-based reentry facility for 20 females in Clarksville, Arkansas.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• disposable menstrual products available at no cost at homeless shelters, jails and correctional facilities
• buy-in, and Kenzie’s leadership, and her all-volunteer organization, Free Period, has been able to distribute
• and in our Kenzie's leadership, and her all-volunteer organization, free period, has been able to distribute
• and her all-volunteer organization, Free Period, has been able to distribute three and a half million

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several bills and procedural matters. It adopted an emergency preamble and passed to be enacted a sick leave bank for Anisee Contreras of the Trial Court, and it also passed a bill reauthorizing the town of Swansea to issue additional on-premises liquor licenses. The chamber ordered several other bills to third reading, including a Wellesley bill on police and fire residency limits and a House bill on Commonwealth bond terms, along with multiple calendar items that were advanced without debate. The Senate then considered and passed the bill increasing access to disposable menstrual products in prisons, homeless shelters, and public schools. Senators Comerford and O'Connor spoke in strong support, describing the measure as a continuation of prior Senate action and a response to period poverty, with O'Connor highlighting community efforts by Free Period and related funding support. The bill was amended, ordered to a third reading, and passed to be engrossed by a unanimous roll call. The Senate also passed a bill on menstrual product ingredient disclosure after adopting a Ways and Means amendment; Comerford said the measure would require manufacturers to disclose ingredients and chemicals, citing concerns about PFAS and other harmful substances. That bill also passed to be engrossed by roll call. The chamber next took up a major public safety bill strengthening the move-over law. Senator Tarr described the bill as expanding protections to utility workers and disabled vehicles and adding escalating penalties, while Senator Feeney emphasized the dangers faced by workers on roadways and the need to protect them. Several proposed amendments were considered: one on municipally owned utility vehicles was adopted, while amendments on interior lights during stops, higher penalties, non-surchargeability, green lights for municipal emergency management vehicles, and public access to driving records were rejected or withdrawn. The amended bill was then ordered to a third reading and passed to be engrossed by a 39-0 roll call. The Senate also paused to honor the late Senator Edward J. Kennedy of Lowell, adopting a motion to adjourn in his memory after a tribute to his public service and community advocacy. Earlier, the chamber recognized a guest, Rocco LaGrasso, during Italian-American Heritage Month. The session ended with the Senate adjourning to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m.

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• mentioned, one of the biggest concerns that our office has as an engineering office is providing safe facilities
• So really quickly, I think one of the things I want to note on this data, this is the distribution among
• This is the distribution by type of road user. This is the distribution by type of road user.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met in Yakima to focus on tribal traffic safety, with members and Yakima Nation leaders emphasizing the importance of safety, the right to travel, and continued partnership on U.S. 97 corridor improvements. Yakima Nation Vice Chair Christopher Wallachie and engineering staff described the Tribal Traffic Safety Committee, the U.S. 97 safety project, heritage connectivity trails, roundabout construction, and the use of federal grants and advanced sensing technology to identify hazards before crashes occur. They highlighted collaboration with WSDOT, the Traffic Safety Commission, the University of Washington, and other regional partners, and explained that the goal is to move from reactive crash response to proactive risk reduction. The Yakima Nation engineering team and AI Vision presented the MUST sensor project, which uses compact AI-enabled devices to collect traffic counts, speeds, near-miss events, roadway conditions, and pedestrian activity, with data transmitted to a dashboard and used for real-time warnings and longer-term planning. Committee members asked about speed tracking, driver behavior, enforcement, and partnerships with WSDOT and counties. Yakima Nation staff said the relationship with WSDOT has improved over time, especially after community outreach on proposed roundabouts, and that the tribe now supports several roundabout projects and broader safety coordination. The Washington Traffic Safety Commission then presented statewide fatality trends and tribal traffic safety data. Mark McKekney said 2024 showed a roughly 10% decrease in fatalities statewide, though recent years remain among the highest in decades. He noted that race and ethnicity data are only available for people who die in crashes, and that many American Indian and Alaska Native fatalities involve passengers, pedestrians, or bicyclists rather than drivers. Penny Rerick outlined tribal traffic safety coordinator grants and other state-funded tribal projects, including work with Yakama Nation, Colville, Kalispel, Makah, Port Gamble S'Klallam, Muckleshoot, Lower Elwha, and Puyallup, stressing that flexible state funding helps fill gaps left by federal programs and supports community-led solutions. The final presentation covered impaired driving enforcement and ignition interlock compliance in Yakima County. Yakima Police Chief Sean Boyle said the city created a DUI enforcement and education officer program that helped reduce serious injury and fatal impaired-driving crashes, supported by state funding and social media outreach. Yakima County District Court’s Nick Bazan described a supervision program for DUI offenders and interlock compliance, reporting more than 1,000 DUI convictions in 2024-25 and about 3,800 noncompliant interlock users countywide. He said the court is using a two-pronged approach—pretrial assistance for indigent clients and post-conviction accountability and case planning—to improve compliance and reduce impaired driving. The committee expressed support for the work, noted the progress made, and adjourned the work session after thanking presenters for their updates.

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• And because there's a multi-month lag between when it's production versus collection versus distribution
• , and that return... ...distributions, and that return has to meet those and also meet and exceed inflation
• , there is a limit to... ...fund out of the Legacy Fund distributions, there is a limit to how much prudent
• One is things like roads, bridges, schools, wastewater treatment plants, public facilities that typically
• to the state, the distribution after that, the generation after you.

Keywords: 908, all

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• ,<00:30:44.880> for the provision of daycare facilities, for the provision of daycare facilities
• facilities anytime. the R&D tax credit. facilities anytime. the R&D tax credit.
• And that was to help get more help for this facility.
• And that was to help get more help for this facility.
• Go ahead and distribute your papers.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They operate seven troop stations, the Marine Patrol facility in Guilford.
• Distributed to locals for road repair and maintenance through the DOT Betterment Fund.
• <01:37:38.360> in equipment in each of those facilities in equipment in each of those facilities
• There are about 89 miles of Interstate freeway facilities that comprise the turnpike system.
• So it's a self-contained, self-managed system, self-funded by the tolls on those facilities.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee met for an opening/orientation session in which members introduced themselves and explained their interest in the committee. Several members noted backgrounds in trucking, piloting, boating, motorcycles, road safety, or constituent concerns about transportation issues. The chair also noted several absent members and said the committee would first hear agency presentations before covering committee procedures. The Department of Safety gave the main presentation, outlining its seven divisions and how they relate to transportation policy and the Highway Fund. The assistant commissioner emphasized that Highway Fund revenue supports both the Department of Transportation and the Department of Safety, with collections coming largely from the road toll/gas tax, DMV fees, and the new electric vehicle surcharge. He also noted that 12% of Highway Fund revenues go to local road repair through the DOT Betterment Fund, and warned that the fund has had a structural deficit for several biennia, requiring General Fund transfers that may be uncertain this session. He said the department aims to provide data and fiscal context on legislation and fiscal notes. State Police then provided a detailed overview of its structure and operations, including the Operations Bureau, Investigative Services Bureau, and Justice Information Bureau. Testimony highlighted Troop G’s role in vehicle inspections, commercial motor vehicle enforcement, fraud investigations, and consumer complaint handling, as well as statewide staffing shortages. The division reported rising calls for service, motor vehicle stops, DWI arrests, and other arrests despite a vacancy rate of about 17%. It also described aviation, K-9, bomb squad, special events response, SWAT, narcotics, major crime, forensic laboratory, and other specialized units, with statistics on drug seizures, investigations, and lab workload. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• , could allowing developments at current service levels, rather than being required to identify facilities
• Proceeds from the sale of the safe coastal wildlife specialty license plate will be distributed to the
• infrastructure investment program to include infrastructure to support aerospace and launch support facilities
• infrastructure investment program to include infrastructure to support aerospace and launch support facilities

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and heard a series of transportation-related bills, most of which were reported favorably. SB 532 would exempt 100% disabled veterans from paying Florida tolls. SB 1738 would allow certain counties that previously opted out of transportation concurrency to opt back in by maintaining current levels of service, though there were concerns about congestion and future growth. SB 1696 aimed to reduce transportation network company driver impersonation, allow transit authorities to contract with ride-share platforms, and permit those platforms to participate in state-funded paratransit trips. SB 1378, as amended, would allow courts to order restitution in standard leaving-the-scene crashes; the amendment made restitution discretionary and required that the driver caused or contributed to the crash. SB 1210 would increase penalties for red-light and stop-sign crashes and require bodily injury insurance for drivers who cause such crashes. SB 1820, via strike-all amendment, addressed dealer-manufacturer relations by requiring written explanations of performance measures, prohibiting retaliation against dealers asserting statutory rights, and limiting franchise termination or nonrenewal to substantial breaches. SB 1246 created a specialty license plate for safe coastal wildlife, with proceeds going to the Zoo Miami Foundation for conservation work and an amendment allowing up to 10% for administrative and marketing costs. The committee also considered SB 574, which would allow Florida residents with Purple Heart license plates to pass tolls free of charge; the bill was amended to change the plate reference to a specialty plate and was reported favorably. SB 1662, the FDOT department bill, was substantially revised by strike-all amendment covering a wide range of transportation issues, including USF’s role in the Florida Transportation Research Institute Consortium, Florida Transportation Commission provisions, seaport and airport-related changes, strategic space infrastructure, sewer lines in rights of way, small county road assistance, aggregate supply chain programs, and Jacksonville Transportation Authority board appointments. Testimony on SB 1662 included support from USF and the Florida Public Transportation Association, which raised concerns about added oversight and bureaucracy for transit systems. Most bills received support from affected stakeholders, and several were amended before final favorable votes. Roll calls were taken on each measure, and all of the listed bills were reported favorably by the committee. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on several bills, and the committee adjourned after a brief personal privilege remark from Chair Collins.

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• In closing, I want to emphasize that as operators of a gas distribution gas transmission infrastructure
• <00:05:00.440> gas operators of a gas distribution gas operators of a gas distribution gas
• But, there are code requirements that require updating existing facilities for safety.
• You know, they wanted gas utilities to know their transmission pipes and their distribution pipes and
• integrity programs, distribution integrity management programs.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• differentiate construction from renovation, maintenance, or improvement of buildings, wharfs, earths, facilities
• They're just safe refuge areas, you know, extra water facilities where they might need it, extra setbacks
• These funds can be distributed by supervisors with limited public debate, often through consent calendar
• These funds can be distributed by supervisors with limited public debate, often through consent calendar
• They have a youth transitional facility that was closed because of rumors of, you know, 12-year-olds

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• It was also home to some of the most distinctive testing facilities in the country, including the wall
• The second phase, our wind way facility models and test storm surge and its impacts.
• research side, we're launching the Environmental Robotic Center and advancing that wind wave testing facility
• Our technical programs like HVAC Heart injury, industrial automation, industry distribution operations
• And then some of our technical programs, HVAC carpentry, industrial automation, distribution operations

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• location in order to know what the local sales tax rate is and also so that local sales tax can be distributed
• location in order to know what the local sales tax rate is and also so that local sales tax can be distributed
• We have facilities in multiple locations.
• We have facilities in multiple locations and offer a diverse schedule of online and in-person classes
• certification test to preparing individuals to become certified to install medical gas piping for medical facilities

Summary: The House Finance Committee held a work session that began with welcoming new member Rep. Janice Zahn, who introduced herself as representing the 41st Legislative District. The Department of Revenue then gave an update on the Antio-related legislation following the Washington Supreme Court decision and the 2025 session changes. DOR explained its voluntary disclosure program and the new expanded voluntary disclosure agreement for taxpayers with unreported investment income, including broader eligibility and interest/penalty relief, but said utilization has been minimal so far because additional implementation questions remain unresolved. The committee next received the annual update on the Working Families Tax Credit. DOR reported record participation in 2025, with about $205 million refunded through October and a major increase in applications after TurboTax added the credit to its filing software. Officials said most dollars went to households with children, outreach efforts remained important, and community partners and state agencies helped increase uptake. Members focused heavily on fraud concerns, especially tax preparers allegedly filing claims without applicants’ knowledge or diverting refunds; DOR said it is using fraud detection tools, training preparers, and trying to make applicants whole, but current law does not provide direct penalties against preparers. The final portion covered implementation of engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5814, which expanded sales tax to certain services. DOR described the new tax framework, its guidance process, and the large volume of ruling requests and outreach since the law took effect October 1. Committee members asked about fiscal assumptions, the scope of taxable services, and whether the department had revised its implementation estimates; DOR said the fiscal note assumed broad application absent explicit exemptions and that no expenditure revision had been made. In stakeholder testimony, Expedia and T-Mobile argued the law creates complexity and competitive disadvantages for Washington businesses, while a construction training provider said the tax raises tuition for workers seeking required certifications. School and nonprofit representatives said the tax will increase costs for special education services, arts programming, and other public-facing activities, and urged exemptions or further legislative fixes. The chair closed by noting the committee would revisit 5814 in the next session and then adjourned the meeting.

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• I actually grew up playing in some of these facilities before they were updated, before they had doors
• Thank you so much to the community for opening the doors and ensuring that we get to these facilities
• Madam Chair and Representative Sariñana, we have four historic site staff here and then we have two facility
• **Speaker**: We will distribute them right now.
• But we have to have the ratings on the prospectus before that gets distributed.

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• Also, digging into corrections oversight, which hopefully is going to include a few visits to facilities
• This interim, the MFA proposes to monitor the distribution of funding, monitor mortgage commitments,
• The council and the Public School Facilities Authority administer the capital, as well as the Public
• We will receive testimony from the New Mexico Finance Authority on the status of the Child Care Facility
• We do have a guidebook for all legislative staff on that issue, and if it has not already been distributed

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• last chance to try a program. ...is multisystemic therapy or MST before placing him in a juvenile facility
• The department would have the discretion for deciding what type of funding gets distributed between a
• based on the submission of an application, but the bill does require that at least 25% of funds distributed
• Since 2011, Texas has required mammography facilities to... to inform patients with dense breast tissue
• In 2023, the FDA issued a ruling amending the Mammography Quality Standards Act that requires facilities

Bills: HB231, HB231, HB475, HB488, HB632, HB821, HB1786, HB1955, HB2036, HB2060, HB2659, HB2677

Keywords: HB 231, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, permit exemption, dam, reservoir, erosion control, flood control, floodwater control, sediment control, watershed protection, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, local sponsor, water appropriation, small dam, water diversion, maintenance, rehabilitation