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• The witness explained that if the commodity is being sold or distributed, a license is required.
• throughout the state and if distributed throughout the state and if we<03:58:07.720> have<03:
• It's been used over time under the direction of a Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund Advisory
• It's been used over time under the direction of a Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund Advisory
• It's been used over time under the direction of a Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund Advisory

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee held an introductory orientation for members, many of whom were new or newly assigned to the committee. Leadership emphasized that the committee is intended to operate in a nonpartisan, collaborative way, and members introduced themselves and described their backgrounds in farming, gardening, food service, environmental work, water and waste issues, veterinary work, and related fields. Several members noted personal ties to homesteading, livestock, orcharding, food security, landfill concerns, and animal welfare, while others said they were eager to learn the committee’s work. The chair then reviewed committee procedures and expectations. Members were told the committee would generally meet on Tuesdays, with hearings starting around 10 a.m. and often running until about 4:30 p.m., and that absences, substitutes for executive sessions, and email communications would be handled through House rules and the committee’s email system. The chair also covered decorum rules for live-streamed meetings, including professional dress, limiting food and drink at the table, and giving full attention to witnesses. Members were reminded that legislative emails are subject to public records laws and that the committee may soon transition to a new email domain. The chair also explained logistics such as bill folders, committee room storage, and emergency procedures for evacuation or shelter-in-place. No bills were debated or voted on in this meeting, but the chair noted that the committee already had roughly two dozen bills pending, including animal welfare, landfill, policy, and cat-and-dog related measures. Members were told to expect a broad mix of topics beyond agriculture, including solid waste and animal-related legislation.

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• But above all, trust has to be reestablished with the community to entrust the burial of their loved
• It ensures a fair and competitive environment where organizations can trust that funding decisions are
• We are trying to limit that and reestablish trust within Alameda County and the Board of Supervisors.
• We are trying to limit that and reestablish trust within Alameda County and the Board of Supervisors
• They've been working on it and using our tax dollars in such a way that it's built up trust.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The division also allocates 2.5% for our housing trust fund.
• This bill would create an unfunded trust fund to be a placeholder for future appropriations.
• those follow-up questions relate to the setup of the land-grant Merced and Ezequiel infrastructure trust
• A trust fund will be created for investment distribution.
• But even with that said, I would say, you know, how that's going to be distributed and where it's going

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• There is such a thing as state land, but then there is also state trust land.
• This is state trust land.
• We hold this land in trust for the beneficiaries. of the Land Grant Permanent Fund.
• Speaker, those public lands are not being developed and our trust fund is not growing.
• We are waiting for the distribution and the posting online.

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• Bloomington that were distributed Bloomington that were distributed through<00:34:22.280> a
• And even in a time when there's a lot of narrative and discourse around trust in larger institutions
• c> resources these local groups are trusted resources these local groups are trusted resources and
• I was going to bring a show and tell, but we distributed all of them for that.
• The trust that was broken would take years to rebuild.

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• It takes a sledgehammer to the state's collective bargaining process and the trust of the state employees
• And the distribution of PPE directly to these workers.
• The unemployment trust fund is the fund that has that. Thank you. Thank you for that.
• What are sort of your average annual distributions for that fund?
• So this is about having that trust.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So, um, that was one of the things I've lobbied for over the years is SNAP distribution twice a month
• for over the years is SNAP distribution for over the years is SNAP distribution twice<00:10:20.160
• I want to be able to trust my physician.
• I want to be able to<01:05:11.839> trust<01:05:12.079> my<01:05:12.400> physician.
• I want to go to to trust my physician.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee approved the minutes unanimously and then heard extended testimony from Senator Jimmy Higdon, who reflected on Kentucky’s 2011 childhood obesity task force and said the state’s childhood obesity problem has worsened since then. He described prior recommendations from that task force, including more physical education, nutrition education, classroom-based physical activity, complete streets, bike lanes, sidewalks, and safe routes to school. Higdon also argued that government programs have contributed to obesity and drug abuse, focusing especially on SNAP and Medicaid, and said he has long advocated for a waiver to distribute SNAP benefits twice a month rather than once a month. Higdon said SNAP fraud and abuse are significant, claiming some recipients sell benefits and some retailers bend the rules on eligible purchases. He also said spreading benefits through the month could help families keep fresh food in the home and stabilize grocery store business, especially in food deserts and rural areas. In response to questions, he said he would not support allowing hot prepared foods under SNAP, though he said a grocery-store produce incentive similar to the farmers market match could be beneficial if structured separately. He also said the WIC program is a model for how SNAP could be better administered. Members thanked Higdon for his service and discussed whether the issue is food insecurity or poor nutrition. Senator Douglas emphasized adding stronger guardrails to nutrition-related programs, and Representative Proctor asked about the challenges of operating grocery stores in rural areas and food deserts. Higdon said independent grocers face thin margins, competition, and cyclical market pressures, and that SNAP distribution patterns can worsen those challenges. After Higdon’s testimony, the committee heard from Ann Cressilious, a registered dietitian with the Kentucky Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, who began a presentation on the profession and on efforts to improve nutrition and access to nutrition information in Kentucky.

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• Something that is important to see and know is that our revenues coming into the trust fund have been
• So there's no new money coming into the trust fund.
• We're optimally utilizing every single dollar coming into the trust fund, and so we take the revenues
• We get about $1.30 in funding for a project from every dollar of revenue that comes into the trust fund
• Centers, warehousing and distribution.

Summary: The committee held a panel discussion on micro-mobility device regulation and enforcement, focusing on e-bikes and e-scooters. Sheriff Robert Hardwick and Chief Jamie Cruz described serious injuries involving children, including crashes at high speeds, and argued that current law is outdated because it folds e-bikes into the bicycle statute. They urged a separate statewide framework with clearer age limits, licensing or training requirements, helmet rules, and penalties for modifying devices to go faster. Both also emphasized that parents should bear responsibility and that enforcement should include education, progressive discipline, and, if needed, civil citations. FDOT District 6 Secretary Daniel Iglesias and DHSMV representative Lonnie Groner said their agencies are prioritizing education, outreach, and better data collection. They noted that micromobility devices are increasingly common, create safety and accessibility issues on sidewalks and shared-use paths, and are difficult to track because crash reports often do not identify them consistently. Members discussed whether motorized devices should be barred from sidewalks, whether riders should be licensed and insured, and how enforcement could be made uniform statewide. The panel also said manufacturers have not been meaningfully engaged and that local approaches vary widely. The committee then heard 2026 legislative priorities from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue and DHSMV Executive Director Dave Kerner. Perdue outlined FDOT’s large five-year work program, ongoing congestion-relief projects, investments in ports, airports, rail, workforce, heavy equipment, facilities, and cybersecurity, and the need to do more with flat revenues. Kerner summarized DHSMV’s agency bill priorities, including requiring a Florida address and proof of residence for vehicle registration, updating identification requirements, aligning tank vehicle and motor carrier rules with federal standards, improving IFTA administration, raising the crash-report damage threshold, and allowing electronic notices. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• for everything land grant permanent funds, severance tax permanent fund, early childhood education trust
• Over the year, about 40% of that $9.6 billion was attributable to Oil and gas distributions into the
• And then lastly, uh, the Early Childhood Education and Care Trust Fund, the ECTF as we abbreviate it.
• Uh, do we also look at ECTF, the, uh, Early Childcare, uh, Trust fund as well? I believe we do.
• Representative, uh, yes, the Early Childhood Education Care Trust Fund is ECTF is managed by the State

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• to... ...the importance of having dedicated funding distributed to...
• The next testifier was the Hawaiian Islands Land Trust.
• The next witness was the Hawaiian Islands Land Trust.
• Angela Britain introduced herself as the chief of operations in philanthropy for Hawaiʻi Land Trust,
• also known as Hawaiian Islands Land Trust.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint House Committee on Tourism and Committee on Water and Land heard HB 504, which would raise the transient accommodations tax by imposing a $20 nightly charge on stays booked with points, miles, or other rewards-program benefits, with revenues dedicated to DLNR for natural resource protection, management, and restoration. Supporters said Hawaiʻi faces major environmental funding shortfalls and that visitors should help pay for the lands and waters they enjoy. Testimony in support came from DLNR, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Care for Now Coalition, Hawaiʻi Ocean Legislative Task Force, Hawaiʻi Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, Kuaʻulu, Mālama Puka, Resources Legacy Fund, and others, many citing visitor polling showing strong support for an environmental stewardship fee and the need for a dedicated funding source and community grants. Opposition or caution focused mainly on implementation and the tax structure. The Department of Taxation said the surcharge would create administrative difficulties because it would be hard to verify the value of points, miles, and similar bookings, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi said it supported the policy goal but not the funding source, warning that tourists have limited budgets and may choose other destinations. Some members also raised concerns about the $20 rate and administrative complexity, while others said the concept was creative but needed refinement. After discussion, the chair recommended passing HB 504 as HD1 with amendments, including noting DoTax’s concerns and changing the effective date for the surcharge to January 1, 2027. Both committees adopted the recommendation and passed the bill with amendments; one member in Water and Land voted with reservations, and several members were excused.

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• I'm Angela Brittain, number 34, Hawaiian Islands Land Trust. Aloha mai kākou.
• I'm Angela Brittain, number 34, Hawaiian Islands Land Trust.
• <04:15:07.960> partner economy as a proven and trusted partner economy as a proven and trusted
• Lāhaina Community Land Trust, please proceed. Aloha, everybody.
• We have the infrastructure, the expertise, and the community trust.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• The consensual removal of a condom, known as stealthing, is a violation of trust and bodily autonomy,
• Victims of stealthing have had their trust broken and their bodies violated, an act that is not only
• Victims of stealthing have had their trust broken and their bodies violated, an act that is not only
• It is being distributed now. Senate File 1373. Okay, I'll go first then, but I'm going to go first.
• Senate File 1374 will come before the committee, and we will have that already been distributed?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We spent a lot of time in this committee discussing the grid and, more specifically, distribution and
• We've had policies that have been proposed in this committee to build more transmission and distribution
• On the existing grid, both on transmission and distribution. Thank you for the opportunity.
• So we need to figure out how to create more electrons and how to distribute more electrons effectively
• While we can build a lot of transmission and distribution, which I'm totally for, that's going to take

Bills: HB551, HB 1281, HB1378, HB1617, HB2868, HB2881, HB3374, HB4439, HB4726, HB4732, HB4878, HB4914, HB4921, HB4958, HB5200, HB5318, HB5360, HB5402, HB5568, HB5573, HB5623, HJR218

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• First up, Michelle Watson, Florida Alliance of Children’s Councils and Trust.”
• Members, last week I distributed preliminary Members, last week I distributed preliminary language that
• Members, last week I distributed preliminary Chair.
• At this time, I would ask staff to distribute. Thank you, Vice Chair.
• At this time, I would ask staff to distribute the budget spreadsheets. Here we go. Let's go.

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met during Budget Week and first considered three member bills. House Bill 1111, by Rep. Valdes, would eliminate the option for students to leave high school with a certificate of completion instead of a standard diploma. Valdes said the bill was inspired by students who met credit requirements but could not pass a required assessment, and argued the certificate does not provide access to college, trade school, or military service. The bill passed unanimously, 15-0. CS for House Bill 127, by Rep. Kendall, would support students with disabilities by using existing Florida Department of Education curriculum to create micro-credentials and coordinating with the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities and OSHA on workplace safety. Goodwill, the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Florida PTA, and others supported the bill, which also passed unanimously, 15-0. House Bill 1367, by Rep. Booth, addressed chronic absenteeism by requiring statewide definitions and more uniform attendance reporting, along with rules for excused and unexcused absences and early identification of chronically absent students. Testimony emphasized inconsistent district policies and the need for clearer data and interventions. The bill passed 13-0, with some members noting concerns about implementation details and future rulemaking. The committee then took up PCB-P-PKB-2501, the proposed conforming bill for the fiscal year 2025-2026 Pre-K through 12 budget. The chair said the bill was designed to align statutes with budget and scholarship funding procedures, especially around the Florida Education Finance Program and scholarship payments. The PCB would require Florida student ID numbers for scholarship students, standardize cross-checking against FTE survey data, set quarterly payment dates, and use one data source for both reporting and withholding scholarship-related FFP amounts. It also would reduce certain add-on weights by 50%, remove the budget stabilization program, and repeal the educational enrollment stabilization program. Several members raised concerns that the add-on weight reductions could hurt career and technical education, AICE, IB, and CAPE programs, while the sponsor argued the data showed too much spending in an “other” category and that the reductions were aimed at aligning funding with actual program costs. Public testimony was mixed: some supported tighter accountability and clearer payment rules, while others warned against undermining expensive career-readiness programs. The PCB passed 11-2. After the conforming bill, the chair presented the proposed fiscal year 2025-2026 Pre-K through 12 budget, totaling just under $21 billion, about $400 million below the current year. She said the budget reflects a need to slow spending growth and includes $20 million for New Worlds Scholarship Accounts, $7 million for security grants at Jewish day schools and preschools, $14 million for public school transportation stipends, an overall FEFP increase of about $747.7 million, $100 million for teacher salary increases, and increases in the base student allocation and funds per student. The committee did not vote on the budget recommendation at this meeting; it was distributed for review and will move to the Budget Committee next week.

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• With that amount of money that is still there, that is still available for distribution, why are we doubling
• It says the trust fund, long-term solvency, needs to be addressed because the transfers called for on
• what the future would generate, and as we've already created, if you will, so many of the so-called trust
• funds, And as we've already created, if you will, so many of the so-called trust funds, what we continue
• changes to the Public Regulation Commission Act, creating the utility oversight fund, changing distribution

Keywords: 996, all

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• The board was established in 1903 to regulate the practice of pharmacy and the manufacturing, distribution
• The board has distributed over $1.2 million in bonuses since 2015 based on performance measures that
• The board has distributed over $1.2 million in bonuses since 2015 based on performance measures that
• The executive director also reported trusting that managers were following policies and procedures and
• In practice, this trust was not supported by verification or performance monitoring, and the executive

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Finally, gracious and merciful God, remove the scales from our eyes so that we can have the courage to trust
• So that we can have the courage to trust you, even when the path ahead is not clear.
• SB 1534, Rural Hospital Stability Assessment Distribution. Transportation Technology and Finance.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• , So, uh, while that's being distributed, So, uh, while that's being distributed, I<00:29:04.640>
• fund your contract and your trust fund your contract and your supporting<00:42:10.720> documents<
• paycheck distribution. paycheck distribution.
• President, Senate File 109 is the Cowboy State Agricultural Trust Fund. >> Is that?
• Agricultural Trust Fund. Agricultural Trust Fund.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Evidence proven, trusted,<00:58:51.760> rigorously<00:58:52.320> educated<00:58:52.840>
• and<00:58:52.960> trained trusted, rigorously educated and trained trusted, rigorously
• So the title physician associate clears that about who PAs are: evidence-proven, trusted, rigorously
• So, for every dollar that got put into this program, we distributed out $3 of medications to patients
• , efficiency of statewide distribution, efficiency of statewide distribution, and<01:25:17.600>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• These include documents for mortgages, easements, powers of attorney, deeds of trust, and vital records
• Treatment, storage, distribution, and those investments can cost in the millions.
• The expenditure and distribution plan across the three counties would be determined by the governing
• Jake Schultz, on behalf of the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County and SEPBarrants Fund, is in support.
• Rika Mastradinato, with the Trust for Public Land. Good afternoon, members and staff.

Keywords: 988, house, all