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• creating a path for projects otherwise not able.
• Typically, prevailing wage rates apply to projects that are receiving public subsidy, and if a project
• We bring to our projects, our construction building projects, and our communities.
• I believe these projects are dramatically flawed.
• This is how we build trust in projects.

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• that 24 to 48 kind of unit project that 24 to 48 kind of unit project typically<00:24:27.039>
• <00:25:30.000> in the average size of a condo project in the average size of a condo project
• and the type of projects that they'll be able to deliver, that they actually have the infrastructure
• Um, what are your... infrastructure and the financial infrastructure and the financial resources<00:29
• Um, so very few number of projects.

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• Frato Cruz, we have a community resource project. Thank you.
• Fredo Cruz, we have a community resource project and strong support. Thank you.
• California's current statutory framework for state infrastructure projects effectively limits agencies
• and project teams to a single green building certification system.
• Architects and designers that are designing projects for DGS will have the ability to design those projects

Summary: The Governmental Organization Committee met as a subcommittee for much of the hearing because a quorum was initially absent, and it heard several bills focused on nonprofit support, alcohol regulation, immigration-related funding restrictions, outdoor advertising, and green building standards. SB 1240 by Senator McNerney would create an Office of Nonprofit Empowerment to help nonprofits navigate state procurement, grants, and reimbursement processes; supporters, including the Child Care Resource Center and the Little Hoover Commission, said nonprofits provide essential services but face delayed payments and burdensome bureaucracy. Committee members raised accountability concerns, but the author emphasized the bill does not dispense grants and would cost about $1.7 million in the first year. The bill was later approved and sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 917 by Senator Laird, which would remove the estate-grown grape requirement for wineries selling at farmers markets, allowing more family wineries to participate; winery and grape grower representatives said the change would help direct-to-consumer sales and local growers. SB 1171 by Senator Caballero would make private entities that contract with ICE ineligible for state-funded loans or grants; supporters from immigrant-rights groups described ICE detention and raids as harmful and inhumane, while some members spoke in favor of using state funds to avoid indirectly supporting ICE-related activity. Both bills advanced on party-line or near-party-line votes and were sent to Appropriations or Local Government as noted in the roll calls. Senator Rubio presented SB 1195, which would expand tied-house exemptions for certain entertainment, convention, and sports venues in specified counties, and SB 1228, which would allow a small number of existing outdoor advertising displays to continue operating despite a statutory sunset. Supporters said SB 1195 would create economic opportunity and clarify current law, while SB 1228 was described as a narrow fix to preserve legally permitted signs and local revenue; both bills passed the committee and were sent to Appropriations. The committee also considered SB 1398, which would recognize Green Globes as an alternative green building certification for state projects alongside LEED; supporters argued it would add flexibility and competition, while the U.S. Green Building Council opposed bypassing the Department of General Services’ equivalency review. The bill was approved and sent to Appropriations. The committee also took up a consent calendar and adjourned at 2:55 p.m.

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• The projects for this year would be expanding into that third floor.
• But we're projected to make an extra about an extra Dollars per year.
• That'll be a large project this year.
• One of the biggest things is the infrastructure of the infrastructure going forward We're at around a
• These are fire suppression systems, these are doors and locks. projects.

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• > process project evaluation project uh process project evaluation project uh process many<00:14:
• <00:18:34.080> and going to pay for part of a project and going to pay for part of a project
• preservation and then other projects preservation and then other projects besides<00:22:33.320><
• your operating budget on heaper projects your operating budget on heaper projects because<00:41:
• into funding capital projects into funding capital projects through<00:53:57.319> cash<00

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• They're projected to leave operating deficits in the range of $8 billion to $10 billion annually.
• , but now it's estimated to be the largest, most expensive infrastructure project in the world at completion
• I think you guys should take a tour of this project. I think it would be very interesting.
• project, something to do with public safety.
• Hopeful that by the end of the summer, we'll see Olympics funding for 2028 projects. L.A.

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• This measure will accelerate the development of critical energy and infrastructure projects while maintaining
• Section 7 of that long-term project, which would ultimately replace the interim project, is currently
• In the meantime, the State Route 37 interim project, or as we like to call it, the preferred project,
• The project should have been done already.
• sites and in relation to project infrastructure.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of water, parks, transportation, species protection, and fisheries bills. AB 430 would require the State Water Resources Control Board to publish an economic and environmental impact study when emergency water regulations are extended over multiple years; the author and supporters from agricultural and water groups said it would add transparency without limiting emergency authority. AB 1139 would expand a CEQA exemption to let county park agencies open existing roads and trails for non-motorized recreation, with supporters emphasizing access to nature and opponents warning about impacts to sensitive habitat, tribal resources, and fire risk. AB 929 would temporarily exempt small community water systems and managed wetlands from certain SGMA pumping reductions and fines; supporters said it would protect vulnerable communities and wetlands, while farm and water coalition opponents argued it would undermine basin-wide groundwater management and shift burdens to other users. AB 1225, creating an Accessibility Advisory Committee for State Parks, drew broad support and passed unanimously. The committee also heard AB 514, which would encourage local water suppliers to develop emergency water supplies for drought and service interruptions; it passed with broad support, though one member cautioned against using scientific research as a loophole. AB 550 would let developers seek incidental take permits for species under consideration for listing, aimed at reducing delays for clean energy projects; environmental groups supported the goal but asked for clearer standards, limits on using research as mitigation, and a fee provision, and the bill passed as amended. AB 697 would authorize an incidental take permit for the State Route 37 interim project in Solano and Marin counties, balancing congestion relief and habitat restoration; supporters stressed long commutes and urgent restoration deadlines, while opponents raised climate, sea-level-rise, and tribal concerns. The bill passed, with some members noting they would continue to work on the measure. Other measures discussed included AB 975, which would give Sutter County a narrow, temporary exemption from streambed alteration agreements for certain damaged small bridges and culverts; county officials described repeated flood damage and long permitting delays, and the bill passed as amended. AB 1056 would phase out transferability of set gillnet permits after 2027, allowing only a final family transfer; supporters framed it as a gradual response to bycatch concerns, while fishing industry opponents said it would unfairly target an existing fishery and set a bad precedent. The committee also took up AB 1146, described by the author as a response to politically motivated water releases; supporters from conservation and water organizations backed the bill. Several bills were voted out to Appropriations, some were left open for later action or add-ons, and the committee repeatedly noted it was working through the agenda without a quorum early in the hearing.

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• President, the role that the infrastructure that we've created Mr.
• President, the role that the infrastructure that we've created together and that private organizations
• security grants to be able to help local Our food infrastructure security grants to be able to help
• These rival the best infrastructure ever created, in my opinion, to address food insecurity.
• Our food infrastructure system is not equipped to take on this type of increased demand.

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Summary: The Senate first adopted an emergency preamble for H. 4521, establishing a sick leave bank for Kathleen Roder of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, by standing vote, with 8 in favor and none opposed. The chamber also suspended rules to refer several petitions to committee, including a resolution to rescind prior Article 5 constitutional convention applications and a petition on officer training related to stage suicides. Committee reports moved several bills forward, including legislation clarifying the duties of the Adjutant General and enhancing access and support for military-connected families, both with new drafts, and a bill designating Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day, which was ordered to a third reading. A major portion of the session focused on the House’s nonconcurrence in the Senate’s amendment to the fiscal year 2025 supplemental budget and the appointment of a conference committee. Senators from both parties debated how to respond to the federal government shutdown and the threatened lapse in SNAP benefits, with repeated calls for the Commonwealth to use available state resources to prevent hunger, protect vulnerable residents, and seek federal reimbursement. Several members criticized the governor’s use of taxpayer-funded communications on the issue, while others defended the administration’s limited initial response and emphasized fiscal constraints. The Senate ultimately insisted on its amendment and appointed a conference committee consisting of Senators Rodrigues, Comerford, and O’Connor. The chamber also passed several local and special bills, including measures exempting Natick’s assistant fire chief from civil service, authorizing sewer service in Sharon, changing the term of the elected moderator in Holden, updating Medford’s linkage exaction program, and establishing sick leave banks for Candy J. Pike and Kathleen Roder. The Senate later adopted amended resolutions calling on the President of the United States to release contingency funds for SNAP during the shutdown, adopted an order to adjourn to the following Monday, and then adjourned.

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• So if a project decided, hey, we want to do something more than what the state... ...requires, more than
• It’s very hard to get anybody to even bid on a project, let alone show up and get an estimate or anything
• SB 1153 improves wildfire planning and resilience while recognizing the limitations of water infrastructure
• my agency is a statewide leader in managing forest lands through collaborative fuels management projects
• And there may be— And they don't have the infrastructure to do it.

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• So that will continue to infrastructure.
• Um, I'm a great and interesting project.
• So we pilot project in two communities.
• <01:03:03.599> is incredible about our infrastructure is incredible about our infrastructure
• <01:03:11.920> we local and within our infrastructure we local and within our infrastructure

Keywords: This meeting was pulled from back ups and uploaded in it's entirety due to technical issues., 958, all

Summary: The Make America Healthy Kentucky Task Force met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then heard a presentation on the state’s “food is medicine” work from Kentucky Hospital Association and Kentucky Department of Agriculture leaders, including Jim Muser, Holly Harris, and Commissioner Jonathan Shell. The chair framed the discussion around personal wellness, injury prevention, and the broader goal of improving health through better sleep, nutrition, and activity, then asked the presenters to describe current initiatives and any policy changes needed. The witnesses described a partnership linking hospitals and Kentucky farmers to improve health outcomes while supporting rural agriculture. They said the effort has moved beyond the pilot stage and now includes more than 40 hospitals statewide, with programs such as healthier hospital cafeterias, grab-and-go options, farmers markets at hospital sites, subsidized CSA boxes for employees, and medically tailored meals or groceries for patients with chronic conditions. ARH was highlighted as a leading model, with local food procurement, employee wellness efforts, and measurable outcome pilots, including a Russell County Hospital project focused on diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. They also emphasized barriers to scaling the model, including fragmented short-term funding, lack of reimbursement for food-as-medicine programs, and burdensome procurement and testing requirements that can make it difficult for small farmers to participate. The presenters said hospitals are using their own funds or temporary grants to sustain programs and argued that policy changes are needed to simplify sourcing, expand reimbursement pathways, and support clinical measurement of outcomes. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken during the portion provided.

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• to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects
• For supplementing certain existing appropriations and certain other activities and projects, see House
• Thanks to our practical revenue projections on the surtax, the returns continue to beat expectations
• The amendment is not adopted. ...96, 2517, by inserting after the word "projects" the following words
• Instead, we made these allocations: $860 million for MBTA infrastructure and operations, $422 million

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Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and received a resignation letter from Rep. Fana Howard of Lowell, effective March 17, 2026, as she transitioned to the Senate. The chamber then took up several procedural orders, including multiple unanimous or voice-vote suspensions of rules and concurrence with Senate petitions, such as referrals on housing and student transportation matters, and a suspension of Joint Rule 12 for a petition involving children served by DCF. The main substantive item was House No. 5264, a fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill totaling about $1.8 billion. Members discussed its use of Fair Share surtax surplus funds for transportation and education, including major support for the MBTA, special education circuit breaker costs, early education and child care, snow and ice costs, regional transit authorities, and other deficiencies such as GIC and sheriff costs. Members also explained the bill’s tax conformity provisions responding to recent federal tax changes, with debate over whether to delay conformity to limit state revenue exposure. The House adopted a consolidated amendment to the bill and then passed it to be engrossed by roll call vote, 150-3. The House also adopted a resolution commending the Admetek Foundation on Prostate Cancer Awareness Day. Several local bills were advanced, including a sick leave bank for a Department of Corrections employee, a bill waiving the minimum age requirement for a Boston police officer, a Nantucket charter bill, a Stoneham public safety bill, and a Malden special police officers bill, the last of which was amended before being engrossed. The chamber also considered Amendment 43 to redistribute $100 million of Fair Share revenue more evenly to municipalities for roads and education; supporters argued the current distribution favored statewide priorities over local aid, while opponents said the formula would not adequately address rural road needs. That amendment was rejected 128-25. The House then recessed several times, observed moments of silence for local public servants, welcomed visiting youth sports teams, and finally ordered adjournment to meet the next day at 11 a.m. in informal session.

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• EVENT INTERRUPTION WITHOUT UNFAIR BURDEN ON REPLACEMENT AND ENCOURAGES CONTRACTORS TO STEP IN MID-PROJECT
• WHO HAVE RESCINDED AND REFUND THIS DEPOSIT WITHIN 30 DAYS UNLESS ANY MONEY IS EXPENDED ON THE PROJECT
• AND REFUND THIS DEPOSIT WITHIN 30 DAYS UNLESS ANY MONEY IS EXPENDED ON THE PROJECT.
• ALSO SPECIFYING THAT IN INSTANCES WHERE CONTRACTOR HAS RECEIVED COMPENSATION FOR RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS
• TIMELY REFUNDS FOR WHEN A CONSUMER DECIDES TO FOREGO A PROJECT.

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• A project called the American Edge Project has dug into this a lot.
• China decided to make AI infrastructure a national mission.
• Number two, the infrastructure for the electrical grid.
• project from being built at all.
• It goes belly up, and the project never comes to fruition.

Summary: The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, establishing its purpose as a study and policy-development body rather than one aimed at producing many bills. Majority Leader Hogue urged members to move quickly, focus on federal and other states’ AI laws, consider possible federal preemption, child protections, and the siting and economic impacts of data centers. Committee leadership echoed that the goal is practical, balanced governance that protects North Dakota while allowing innovation to continue. Legislative Council staff provided a background memo and NCSL presented a detailed overview of AI concepts and the current state legislative landscape. The presentations distinguished narrow AI, generative AI, agentic AI, and theoretical AGI/ASI, and summarized major state policy themes: comprehensive AI laws in states such as Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois; targeted laws on deepfakes, chatbots, health, education, notifications, and digital likeness; and growing use of appropriations and agency inventories. Members asked about Colorado’s repeal and reenactment, Texas’s sandbox and training provisions, oversight structures, and whether AI regulation is bipartisan; presenters said most issues cut across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfakes but more division on broader regulatory approaches. The federal update focused on executive orders, preemption, and congressional activity. NCSL described a White House framework favoring a single federal standard, a DOJ litigation task force, Commerce Department review of state laws, and possible funding conditions tied to state AI policy, though no formal state-law challenge had yet occurred. The presentation also covered a recent executive order creating a voluntary federal vetting process for advanced frontier models after safety concerns, and congressional proposals including a failed 10-year state moratorium, Senator Blackburn’s child-safety bills, the Kids Online Safety Act, a House-passed children’s digital safety package, a Senate data center moratorium proposal, and a House ratepayer/data-center bill. The committee took no formal action beyond receiving testimony and asking questions.

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• These projects were funded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction
• These projects were funded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction
• This project is not viable.
• for 100 years of building this project. for 100 years of building this project.
• Put this project on notice.

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• <00:49:38.880> and<00:49:39.040> environment infrastructure and environment provision.
• , it's so that the talking infrastructure, it's so that the provisions<00:49:55.680> in<00:49:
• of the infrastructure of a city.<00:50:00.880> And<00:50:01.040> then<00:50:01.200>
• to be implemented, utilizing a TIF district to help us pay for infrastructure improvements that were
• An additional project those financing.

Bills: HF4319, HF3295, HF3589, HF3587, HF3588, HF4295, HF3571, HF3895

Keywords: public utilities commission, Lake City, port authority, Red Wing, terms of appointment, local government, elections, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, voter access, polling place, ballot, unexpected needs, election judge, public information, political parties, HF4295

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• projects necessary to infrastructure projects necessary to infrastructure projects necessary to meet
• Infrastructure Development Fund Energy Infrastructure Development Fund Energy Infrastructure Development
• and project costs for certain project and project costs for certain project and project costs and to
• Infrastructure Strategic Energy Infrastructure Strategic Energy Infrastructure Development Fund within
• Well, man, that is a infrastructure. Well, man, that is a infrastructure.

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• Just a reminder, members, you're not going to be voting on the IT projects nor the non-recurring today
• So we're looking at a number of infrastructure projects, capital improvement plans for the top five capital
• outlay projects funded by the legislature.
• For the second one, the number of capital outlay tribal infrastructure fund grant trainings, I think
• work, but it's projected to be anywhere between $15.6 million and $15.9 million this first year.

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• It's a best practice according to CISA, the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency.
• Invest and put in infrastructure, as you were talking about a MUD earlier.
• So what's the situation, Carrie, if there's no infrastructure? Is there a plan if...?
• Well, is the infrastructure also covered as part of that? I would not think so, sir.
• Senator Nicholson. ...especially as it relates to the infrastructure that's necessary.

Bills: SB1079, SB1243, SB1504, SB1579, SB1708, SB1844, SB1851, SB1879, SB1921, SB1951, SB2237, SB2238, SB2406, SB2407

Keywords: SB 1079, Texas, county government, commissioners court, Local Government Code, Chapter 263, surplus property, salvage property, data storage device, hard drive, electronic media, digital records, confidential information, protected information, privacy, records retention, information security, data destruction, device disposal, sensitive data

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• I also would like to see us really think through how we evaluate projects, housing projects, but this
• could also be commercial projects, mixed-use projects.
• And then, like, little projects scattered throughout the state.
• Are we going to be able to provide the infrastructure?
• Are we going to be able to provide the infrastructure?

Summary: The Committee on Community Affairs met with a quorum present and first took up SB 122, which would repeal Chapter 205 governing local business taxes while allowing municipalities that already levy a gross-receipts-based business tax to continue doing so, with limits on changing the tax rate. The sponsor’s proxy and committee members discussed whether local business taxes fund identifiable services, with supporters saying the bill would reduce burdens on businesses and opponents arguing it would remove a capped home-rule revenue source used for general services, economic development, inspections, fire and police support, and business regulation. The Florida Association of Counties and the Florida League of Cities opposed the bill, citing a statewide revenue loss and concern that costs would shift to residential taxpayers, while one member noted the bill should be considered in the context of broader property tax changes. SB 122 was reported favorably by a roll call vote, with Senators Leek, Passidomo, Pizzo, Trumbull, and Chair McClain voting yes and Senator Sharief voting no. The committee then held an extended informational panel on Florida’s housing shortage and affordability challenges. Dr. Samuel Staley said Florida is in a housing crisis driven primarily by insufficient supply, arguing that the state needs far more units each year, that local comprehensive plans and zoning often fail to prioritize housing, and that the state should focus more on measurable impacts, density, accessory dwelling units, smaller lot sizes, and other ways to let the market respond. Ann Ray of the Shimberg Center presented data showing increased single-family and multifamily construction but limited condo growth, highly concentrated new development in a handful of counties, and continued high cost burdens for renters, especially lower-income and older households. Leslie Deutsch of John Burns Research and Consulting said the national housing market is slow, Florida prices are easing but remain well above pre-pandemic levels, and affordability problems are being driven by land, construction, financing, and insurance costs; she urged more product diversity, including build-to-rent, townhomes, manufactured housing, and higher-density redevelopment tailored to local demographics. Members questioned the panel about density, vertical development, impact fees, construction costs, and incentives for local governments. Several senators said local governments need clearer direction or incentives to approve more housing, while others emphasized preserving local character and avoiding overdevelopment. The panel generally agreed that no single policy will solve the problem, but that Florida needs more housing types, more density in appropriate places, updated zoning and building codes, and a more market-responsive regulatory framework. After the presentations and discussion, the committee adjourned with no further business.

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• State projects would go in here. right? State projects would go in here.
• There is a list of the projects.
• <05:18:26.160> We've improving our infrastructure. We've improving our infrastructure.
• projects? projects?
• But I think we can take your projects<05:46:08.320> in. projects in. projects in.

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