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• Deceglie: GOOD AFTERNOON THE APPROPRIATIONS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION TOURISM AND ECONOMIC
• DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS COME TO ORDER.
• TO SERVE AS VICE CHAIR OF THE APPROPRIATION CONFERENCE COMMITTTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, TOURISM AND ECONOMIC
• DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WITHOUT OBJECTION SHOW THAT MOTION ADOPTED, MEMBERS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:05:23.120> That development tool actually is. That development tool actually is.
• contingent credit cap is the development contingent credit cap is the development tool.
• <00:05:42.479> tool cap so that an existing development tool cap so that an existing development
• brought that forward to develop. brought that forward to develop.
• it through the increased economic it through the increased economic activity.<00:34:02.960> So

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Direct grants are also very powerful, and finally, there are a number of traditional economic development
• So all of this leads us to the economic opportunity for alternative proteins.
• The second is the 2022 alternative protein research and development grant to UC Davis.
• Amy Roetzlam, and my main project is working on developing cultivated meat.
• training, so the Future Foods Fellows Program was developed and supported.

Summary: The Select Committee on Alternative Protein Innovation held its second informational hearing at UCLA, focusing on California’s alternative protein sector and the role of public institutions in expanding plant-based, fermentation, and cultivated protein options. Chair Ash Kalra opened by highlighting prior state investments in UC research centers, the importance of student engagement, and the hearing’s three panels: reducing the carbon footprint of institutional meals, addressing market challenges to scaling alternative proteins, and advancing future food research and workforce development. Assemblymember Isaac Bryan also briefly praised the committee’s work and its relevance to climate and health goals. The first panel featured Friends of the Earth, UCLA Dining, and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Megan Jones described California school food efforts, including technical assistance and microgrants that helped districts expand plant-based meals, reduce water and carbon footprints, and improve student satisfaction. Pete Angelese explained how UCLA Dining uses concept-driven venues, sustainable purchasing, and marketing nudges to increase plant-forward choices, while Dr. Michelle Wood outlined Los Angeles County’s 2024–2025 board motions to expand plant-based options in county food venues and programs, including joining the World Resources Institute’s Cool Food Pledge. Committee members asked about costs, procurement, and how student and consumer behavior can be influenced. The second panel addressed market barriers to scaling alternative proteins. Zach Weston and Daniel Gertner emphasized that the sector faces a cost-and-scale trap, high capital needs, and financing gaps, and they recommended grants, tax credits, loan guarantees, procurement commitments, and workforce development. T.K. Pillen of Beyond Meat argued that the category has faced a recent downturn due to consumer skepticism, industry attacks on “fake meat,” and pricing pressures, and said the key to renewed growth is increasing demand through better taste, health, pricing, and messaging around “plant protein.” Panelists also discussed hidden subsidies and structural advantages for conventional animal agriculture, and committee members raised questions about iBank loan guarantees and supply chain challenges. The final panel highlighted UCLA’s research and training efforts. Dr. Amy Roet described the Future Food Fellows program, which trains students across disciplines in science, communication, leadership, and community-building, and supports research on scalable, safe, and nutritious alternative proteins. Corinne Smith shared her cultivated meat research and student leadership in the Alternative Proteins Project at UCLA. Dr. Janet Tomiyama presented consumer psychology findings showing that disgust, gender norms, and terminology strongly affect acceptance, with “plant protein” and “complementary proteins” testing better than “fake meat.” The hearing concluded with support for continued public investment, clearer messaging, and expanded education and workforce pipelines to help California remain a leader in alternative protein innovation.

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• But what this does is it gives us that opportunity to also develop an economic development package so
• And then third, this is also an economic development bill when you think about it.
• When I bring clients for my business here to an economic development bill when you think about it.
• The economic development that takes place by using that particular road is of utmost concern because
• development.

Keywords: 996, all

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• minerals business and economic minerals business and economic development<00:41:32.800> and
• And that's really my goal, as you folks and that's minerals and economic development as you support business
• And that's really my goal, as you folks and that's minerals and economic development as you support business
• And that's really my goal, as you folks and that's minerals and economic development as you support business
• As you folks, and that's minerals and economic development, as you support business that's good for Wyoming

Bills: HB0116, HB0056

Keywords: water rights, beneficial use, industrial production, hydrogen, applications, public welfare, carbon capture, energy standards, public utilities, environmental regulation, state law, 916, all

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• It's our local officials who discuss the tradeoffs between land use, economic development, tax revenue
• , jobs—all of those things that they would take into consideration in any sort of economic development
• It's our local officials who discuss the tradeoffs between land use, economic development, tax revenue
• , jobs—all of those things that they would take into consideration in any sort of economic development
• It's our local officials who discuss the tradeoffs between land use, economic development, tax revenue

Keywords: 908, all

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• It is also our state, strongest tool for talent, development and economic growth as a newly appointed
• Higher education is not only a pathway to personal advancement, but it's a cornerstone of economic development
• I served by the way on the scene, Lucia, which is the economic development organization for our county
• and the connection between colleagues and economic development can not be there's no way to overstate
• It has always wanted to have Keynesian economists and critics of Keynesian economics.

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• My company is Eminade Development. I'm a real estate developer.
• I am not anti-development. I am for thoughtful, reasonable, safe development.
• The developers...
• development.
• Which is, and we usually use, we use our economic development tools because we really want commercial

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Summary: The committee met to monitor implementation of several housing-related bills from the 89th session, with the chair emphasizing Texas’s housing shortage and the need to review land-use laws. For House Bill 24, witnesses from the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Reason Foundation, a church-affordable housing project, Habitat for Humanity, developers, and housing advocates said the bill’s higher protest threshold and simpler council override had reduced procedural barriers to rezoning, helped projects move forward, and supported lower rents and more multifamily development. Public testimony largely praised HB 24 as working as intended, and the chair noted it had passed the committee 6-1, the House 83-56, and the Senate unanimously. The committee then heard testimony on Senate Bill 1567, which preempted certain municipal occupancy limits based on unrelated-adult restrictions. Supporters, including Texas Public Policy Foundation, Texas Realtors, Texans for Housing, and Texas A&M student leaders, said the law improved clarity, reduced arbitrary local limits, and helped students and property owners use existing housing more efficiently. Opponents from College Station and Bryan-College Station neighborhood groups argued the law has encouraged investor purchases, tear-downs, and “stealth dorms,” displaced working-class residents, and harmed family homeownership. The chair noted SB 1567 had passed the committee 5-1, the House 101-19, and the Senate 30-1. The committee also reviewed Senate Bill 15, which reduced minimum lot sizes in covered jurisdictions. Ed Pinto of AEI said the law had already led to thousands of new small lots and lower-cost starter homes, while recommending expansion to more counties and broader application to attached housing. Other witnesses from builders, Pew, and housing advocates said smaller lots can increase affordability, but some cities, such as College Station and Grand Prairie, were adding local standards that could blunt the bill’s effect. City representatives from El Paso described how they implemented the law by reducing lot sizes and widths, while urging broader applicability to more of the city. The chair said SB 15 had passed the committee 7-0, the House 86-43, and the Senate 24-7. Finally, the committee began hearing testimony on Senate Bill 840, a by-right multifamily redevelopment measure. City officials from Garland and Plano described how they had updated local standards to comply while preserving design and setback rules, and said the bill could help redevelop built-out commercial corridors and add housing without expanding city footprints. The transcript ended as the committee continued taking testimony on SB 840.

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• labor standards, and economic interest. labor standards, and economic interest.
• economic activity.
• It actually run economic growth.
• the Joint Economic Committee.
• because I chair the joint economics because I chair the joint economic<08:06:11.760> committee.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• development.
• . to health economic stability and overall quality of life.
• It's about maximizing the impact of charitable dollars to solve an urgent public health and economic
• for kids who tend toward suspension and dropout, and then Coney we're teaching character development
• for kids who tend toward suspension and dropout, and then Coney we're teaching character development

Summary: The committee heard an interim study on expanding or simplifying sales tax exemptions for Oklahoma nonprofits. Representatives Stark and Schreiber said the issue has been filed repeatedly over several sessions and framed it as a bipartisan effort to keep more charitable dollars in service of communities rather than paying sales tax. Schreiber also suggested broader tax reform or an omnibus approach rather than continuing to add individual exemptions. Marnie Taylor of the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits gave an overview of the sector, describing nonprofits as a major part of the state economy and safety net, and argued that many organizations are highly regulated, under-resourced, and facing declining donations and funding. She said the current patchwork of exemptions is uneven and that a blanket or broader exemption would help organizations serving public needs. Committee members asked for sources behind some of the poverty, education, and health rankings cited in her presentation. Several nonprofit leaders testified about how sales tax affects their operations. RG Foods described the cost of opening neighborhood grocery markets in food deserts and said sales tax on a Tulsa project would divert about $85,000 from programming. Jubilee Partners, Skyline Urban Outreach, the Pencil Box, the Tulsa Police Foundation, Blue Rose Ranch, and Legacy Parenting Center each explained how exemption status or the lack of it affects food assistance, school supplies, public safety equipment, animal rescue, and diapers and family support. Members asked follow-up questions about food desert definitions, budgets, and how much sales tax savings would change operations. No vote was taken in the excerpt, but the study concluded with closing remarks emphasizing that the exemption would keep more money in direct services and support the nonprofit sector statewide.

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• AND ASK THAT TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAXES BE REMOVED FROM THIS BILL BECAUSE IT'S VERY DIFFERENT THAN ALL
• BEACH FUNDING IS OUR MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU READ LITERALLY IS THE ECONOMIC ENGINE
• IN REGARDS TO PROPERTY TAXES IT REQUIRES A STUDY OF FLORIDA'S PROPERTY TAX BY THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
• IT LIMITS THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX REVENUE THAT MUST BE SPENT TO PROMOTE AND ADVERTISE TOURISM TO
• THAT'S NOT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE CORPORATE HANDOUT WITH NO RETURN FOR IF YOU THINK FLORIDA'S RESULTS

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• Director of Conservation Jason Summers, Director of Corrections Trevor Foley, Director of Economic Development
• Over the past decade, our economic growth has been average. Missouri's population is stagnant.
• Over the past decade, our economic growth has been average at best.
• Missourians can spend their money and generate economic growth a whole lot better than government.
• Economic development is a top priority for this administration and I know for this chamber.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Chair, because we're looking at economic development.
• I see we've made a lot of investment from our own state dollars in economic development and growth.
• And that's where a lot of the economic development is going.
• And we decided if we were going to have the economic development that we needed in our state, then we're
• I know Secretary Black gave me a report on the economic development impact of what it's costing our state

Bills: SB2

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• <02:27:54.720> development<02:27:55.280> in promotes economic development in promotes
• economic development in low-income<02:27:56.240> communities.
• help<04:53:23.280> small development funding to help small development funding to help
• and strengthens their economic and strengthens their economic partnership<05:01:10.160> and
• 36.398> economic growth is an important economic growth is an important economic indicator<08:

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• a skilled talent pool they will need to sustain their businesses and our state's economic growth.
• So in that example, the employer, Textron, would be able to go to the economic development team at LA
• They will need to sustain their businesses and our state's economic growth.
• So in that example, the employer, Textron, would be able to go to the economic development team.
• Well, that is going to be part of the process for the department as they develop it.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• Immigrant workers urgently need access to job trainings so that we can develop new skills and pursue
• development and economic transition, leaving no group out.
• We haven't had an opportunity to sort of open up the workforce development section of the statute.
• And if I may, it was developed for... ...and having the IEP template.
• in developing the template.

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• market, science and tech-based economic sector within the state.
• The mission from the council the last couple of years has been to develop good legislation with regard
• Development of energy production and transmission, uh, including technologies in use of AI to detect
• Um, on economic development, I have, uh, how we, we are leveraging, um, energy policies to attract those
• Um, next into, um, uh, how we're supporting policies that incentivize the development and deployments

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• Unfortunately, persistent racial and economic disparities remain throughout the country and even here
• , bring bustling economic corridors to bedroom communities, and increase community development in rural
• Access Plus Capital has developed over 2,000 loans totaling $65 million.
• We're a CDFI, a community development financial institution, in support of AB 801.
• Litigation financing is the most significant development in modern civil litigation.

Summary: The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee met to hear several bills, beginning with a consent calendar that included AB 665 and AB 866, both adopted on a do pass basis and referred to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 801, which would create a California Community Reinvestment Act to require covered financial institutions, including state-chartered banks, credit unions, residential mortgage lenders, and money transmitters, to meet the financial needs of low- and moderate-income communities and communities of color. The author and supporters argued the bill would close gaps left by the federal CRA, address redlining and discriminatory lending, and expand investment in housing, small business, and community development. Support came from community groups, CDFIs, labor, and housing advocates, while opposition from mortgage bankers and credit unions argued the bill would impose costly new reporting and regulatory burdens, especially on institutions they said already serve underserved borrowers well. Committee members discussed the scope of the bill, the experience of other states with state CRA laws, and possible carve-outs or tiered treatment for smaller credit unions. AB 801 was passed as amended and referred to Appropriations, with the roll left open and later completed; one member voted no and others were not voting or voted aye as the roll was finalized. The committee also heard AB 743, which would require licensing and surety bonds for commercial lawsuit financing and bring those transactions under DFPI oversight. The author said the bill was aimed at a largely unregulated, multi-billion-dollar industry and was intended to increase transparency and address concerns about foreign interests, fraud, and abusive litigation funding practices, while not affecting consumer legal funding. Supporters, including Unified Patents, the Civil Justice Association of California, the California Chamber of Commerce, the California Trucking Association, and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, said the bill was an important first step toward disclosure and regulation. There was no opposition testimony. AB 743 passed unanimously as amended and was referred to Appropriations, with the roll held open briefly for absent members before the committee adjourned.

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• The House Budget and Senate Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic
• Development will come to order.
• Development.
• Development.
• Development.

Summary: The House Budget and Senate Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met to organize the conference and begin budget negotiations. Members unanimously adopted motions naming Representative Schof as chair and Senator DeSigley as vice chair. The committee was presented with the initial side-by-side comparison of the TED budget materials, including spreadsheets, projects, proviso, back of the bill, implementing bill, and conforming bill, along with a House offer to the Senate. The House explained that gray rows on the spreadsheet indicate items already agreed to, while black-highlighted rows show changes in the House offer intended to move closer to Senate positions. The Senate chair said the first offer would take time to review and that the Senate team would study it and respond soon. No public comment was offered. Members were reminded that the committee was on one-hour notice for the next meeting, and the conference adjourned without objection.

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• So there are ways that we can do this that even makes it more economical.
• This is a workforce development piece. And this makes sense when it comes to workforce development.
• Now, in terms of a community development project, As far as buying a container.
• Now, in terms of a community development project, that's a whole different animal.
• here where they do a lot of that career and technical training and development.

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from its October 27 meeting and then heard testimony on the economic and regulatory effects of Arkansas’s raw milk law, Act 698. Clinton Ballard of Milk and Honey Hill Farm said the law helped his family farm expand from 8 to 12 cows and from serving about 75 families to about 150, increasing sales by roughly $50,000 and allowing about $10,000 in raw cheese sales through retail outlets. He argued the law supports small-farm income, food security, and local processing, but said state health agencies still do not inspect raw milk producers unless they sell to a commercial buyer, which he said limits access to USDA grants and other opportunities. He and members discussed safety practices, including rapid chilling, sick-animal removal, sanitation, customer education, and whether any optional state certification or inspection program should be created without adding burdensome regulation. Members asked about herd management, bee production, market channels, and whether raw milk producers should receive training or certification. Ballard said his farm uses Jerseys, removes sick cows from production, sells on-farm and through retail locations, and relies on best-practice guidance from groups such as the Weston A. Price Foundation and the Raw Milk Institute. Several members expressed support for consumer choice but also raised concerns about food safety, especially for children and pregnant women, and about possible “mission creep” if the state creates a voluntary inspection or training system. The discussion ended without any vote or formal action on the raw milk issue. The committee then heard a lengthy presentation from Terrence Bolden of TLB Enterprises on hydroponic and container-based farming as a response to food insecurity, food deserts, and workforce needs. Bolden described a three-year career and technical education model using retrofitted shipping containers to grow food year-round with low water and energy use, paired with training in drones, robotics, agribusiness, and entrepreneurship. He said pilot projects are underway or planned with UAPB, the Little Rock School District, and other partners, and projected that five regional hubs could create significant economic impact and multiple jobs per container. Members asked about costs, target communities, school partnerships, food desert locations, and whether the model could include aquaponics or protein production; Bolden said the program is intended as a public-private partnership and that the committee could tour a container site once it is operational. The meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.