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• <00:42:59.760> Corporation, Community Development Corporation, Community Development Corporation
• That's critically important to me, and we should do a bonding bill this session.
• That's critically important to me, and we should do a bonding bill this session.
• That's critically important to me, and we should do a bonding bill this session.
• That's critically important to me, and we should do a bonding bill this session.

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• We do require the bond. Mr.
• And had two of the leading small modular reactor developers there, X Energy and Chyros Power.
• It was developed, you know, basically to support the Manhattan Project in early nuclear.
• It was developed, you know, inefficient.
• Through that session, we developed Senate Bill 162 that passed.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:10 SB 11 Discussion 00:01:20 SB 11 Vote 00:05:00 SB 41 Discussion 00:5:43 SB 41 Vote 00:15:03 SB 59 Discussion 00:20:30 SB 59 Vote 00:28:15 SB 57 Discussion 00:29:40 SB 57 Vote 00:40:00 SB 125 Discussion 00:42:43 SB 125 Vote 00:50:53 SB 191 Discussion 00:53:19 SB 191 Vote 00:59:38, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 11, a proposal to create a matching-grant program for neighborhood storm shelters in rural Kentucky. Sponsor Steve Meredith and supporters from the Kentucky League of Cities and the City of Morgantown said the idea was to use FEMA-style funding to help residents who live far from community shelters, noting that in some rural counties it can take 30 to 45 minutes to reach a shelter during severe weather. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill 11-0, with no nay votes. The committee then considered Senate Bill 41, which would require a ballot referendum whenever a taxing entity raises property taxes more than 4 percent, rather than relying on the current petition process. Sponsor Gary Boswell said the bill would give taxpayers more direct control and argued that local governments should simply avoid raising taxes above the threshold. Superintendents from Rockcastle and Casey counties opposed the bill, saying it would weaken local control, add election costs, delay budgets, and make it harder for school districts to keep up with inflation, insurance, transportation, and construction costs. After debate, the committee passed the bill 7-3 with favorable expression. Next, the committee heard Senate Bill 59, which would add criminal penalties to KRS 65.013, the law barring public funds from being used to advocate for or against ballot questions. Sponsor Steve Rawlings said the measure was prompted by reports of school officials using public resources to oppose a 2024 ballot issue and argued the law needs real enforcement to protect taxpayers and election integrity. Members raised concerns about First Amendment issues and the bill’s gray areas, especially for public employees speaking on their own time; Rawlings said the substitute removed volunteer references, allowed balanced issue debates, and clarified that employees acting on their own time and resources would not be prohibited. The committee passed the bill 8-3 with favorable expression. The committee also began hearing Senate Bill 57, as substituted, from Senator Danny Carroll. The bill would create a nuclear-ready site readiness pilot program under the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority, with up to three projects receiving up to $25 million each to help cover early site permitting and related licensing costs. Carroll, along with witnesses from the UK Center for Applied Energy Research and the Public Service Commission, said the goal is to build a nuclear energy ecosystem in Kentucky, with safeguards including surety bonds, deadlines, and cost-recovery provisions. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended.

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• The building trades jobs are as significant as an entire state bonding bill for a whole two-year period
• significant as an entire state bonding significant as an entire state bonding bill<00:04:28.200>
• And we created a couple things, a renewable development account, money that Xcel ratepayers will help
• And we created a couple things, a renewable development account, money that Xcel ratepayers will help
• And we created a couple things, a renewable development account, money that Xcel ratepayers will help

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The program focused first on Minnesota’s energy and affordability agenda, with Senator Nick Frentz discussing the state’s clean-energy leadership, rising electricity demand, and the Senate’s 100% clean energy framework. He said Minnesota’s clean energy growth supports jobs, lowers costs for ratepayers, and includes recent wins such as sustainable aviation fuel tax treatment in the supplemental budget. Frentz also said the Senate passed an energy omnibus bill that continues clean-energy permitting reforms, promotes conservation and demand response, and includes a nuclear study rather than lifting the nuclear moratorium. Frentz spent much of the interview defending data centers as both a challenge and an opportunity. He said large hyperscale projects can create major construction jobs and substantial local property-tax revenue, while a 2025 law requires data-center companies to contribute to low-income energy assistance and report water use. He pointed to the Google data center planned for Pine Island as an example, saying it is air-cooled, will pay $5 million a year, and will fund 1,600 MW of clean energy at its own expense, which he argued could save Xcel ratepayers money over time. He also said climate change is already driving higher costs through homeowners insurance and storm damage. The second segment highlighted Senator Zach Duckworth’s housing and banking bills. Duckworth said Senate File 4168 would make it easier to finance investment properties by giving buyers more flexibility to roll closing costs and lender fees into payments, while keeping strong protections in place for primary residences. He emphasized that the bill is not about predatory lending and is intended to expand options for informed investors. He also described Senate File 4652 as an anti-fraud, no-cost measure that lets bank customers name a trusted contact so banks can alert someone if suspicious activity is detected. Duckworth said both bills passed unanimously in both chambers, and he credited quick action and good working relationships across the aisle for their success. The program closed with a broader reflection on the end of session and the Senate’s political climate. It noted that 15 senators are retiring and two are leaving for higher office, and that final floor votes often split along party lines, including one bill passing 34-33. Several retiring senators used farewell speeches to urge civility, compromise, and putting people first, while the segment emphasized that despite partisan conflict, quiet bipartisan cooperation still produced much of the session’s enacted legislation.

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• Constitution due to that requirement of that $25,000 bond for out-of-state manufacturers.
• of<00:16:20.360> that<00:16:20.920> $25,000<00:16:21.920> um<00:16:22.079> bond
• /c><00:16:23.079> out<00:16:23.199> of<00:16:23.399> state of that $25,000 um bond
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• oppose SB 1150 as written, with education and applied research from Vanderbilt University in child development

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Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection held decision-making on SB 146, SB 147, and SB 1166. SB 146 and SB 147, both relating to condominiums, were recommended to pass with amendments. The committee adopted amendments based on testimony from Anne Anderson, including mediator/arbitrator qualifications, clarifications about disputes involving managing agents, small claims timing, lien rights, and refund determinations by an early neutral evaluator. For both bills, the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050 for further discussion. Each measure was adopted with no objections. SB 1166, relating to insurance, was also passed with amendments. The committee removed language that would have required insurers to bring claims and condition rates on doing so, replacing it with encouraging language. The amended bill adds a private cause of action against responsible parties, authorizes insurer actions under certain conditions, defines terms tied to climate-related events and fossil fuel products, and requires HPIA to report to the insurance commissioner on whether it exercised direct action rights. The effective date was likewise deferred to July 1, 2050, and the measure was adopted without objection. The committee then heard SB 985, relating to consumer protection and gift card fraud, and SB 1525, relating to electronic smoking devices and e-liquids. SB 985 drew support from a consumer fraud victim and others who said gift card scams disproportionately harm kupuna, while the Retail Merchants of Hawaii opposed the bill’s packaging/display requirements and suggested stronger penalties instead. The committee voted to pass SB 985 with amendments, deferring its effective date to July 1, 2050, and noted it would move on to Judiciary next. SB 1525 drew significant opposition from the Attorney General’s office, Department of Taxation, Department of Health, and public health groups, who argued it conflicted with federal tobacco law, was hard for Tax to administer, and would not effectively remove unauthorized vape products. After testimony, the committee recommended deferral of SB 1525 without objection.

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• by the Water Trust Board and authorized by the legislature, is primarily made up of severance tax bond
• Anyone who's done any kind of projects or that sort of thing in development knows that time is money,
• All of that relates to enforcement as in a bonding capacity. Is that right?
• Enforcement as in a bonding capacity. Is that right? So am I right?
• All of that section there relates to violation of compliance with the bonds that are required.

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• materials that don't necessarily inhibit light or viewing, like flash glass, but are particularly developed
• And, Representative Cupps, you and I share a mutual love of belt buckles, and that's how we bonded and
• got to know each other. ...and that's how we bonded and got to know each other a little bit.
• And if they don't meet bond within three to four hours, guess what?
• And if they don't meet bond within three to four hours, guess what?

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Habitat for Humanity in the Florida Keys from the requirement to purchase construction performance bonds
• These bonds cost roughly $10,000 per home.
• This bill makes the bond optional rather than required, reducing the cost of affordable housing development
• which is unable to purchase hundreds of parcels of land to protect our natural resources and retire development
• A challenge for the Keys due to the unique development limitations that as the bill, sir.

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• Schedule B oversight requires pits to have impenetrable lining of pits and financial bonding bonding.
• Nonetheless, if pollution does occur, Schedule B bonding and financial assurance make sure that landowners
• With the rise of unconventional oil and gas development, these pits have grown in size, and they can
• And again, the legislature is investing billions of dollars to develop new water sources, so let's make
• But instead they've developed a practice of failing to record the leases in the public records, leaving

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• for appropriations to reimburse Montgomery County for administrative fees, including some of their bond
• whether it's an MOU between the mental health facility and the state to help, you know, offset cost of bonds
• This would create a new testing program, $5 million in each fiscal year to develop a comprehensive program
• would add a writer to direct $1 million in 26 and $1 million.27 to the sickle cell task force to develop
• Page 125, pediatric childcare facility development um.

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• SO I ASK THAT IF YOU HAVE A ROADMAP TO DEVELOP IT AND GIVE US AN UPDATE ON IT. >> Chair: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
• FOLLOWING RECENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION WE RECEIVED APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PREVIOUS ALLOCATED BOND
• UPDATE, FOLLOWING THE RECENT SESSION WE RECEIVED APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED BOND
• OUR H O K ARCHITECT IS ACTUALLY DOING THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.
• YOU DO THE DIFFICULT JOB OF TRYING TO DEVELOP THE BUDGET TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND

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• we're talking about, which is a PR bond. we're talking about, which is a PR bond.
• a discretion, to require monetary bond a discretion, to require monetary bond after<01:27:01.920
• uh to issue or require a monetary bond uh to issue or require a monetary bond where<01:31:30.960
• , a monetary bond.
• to impose a uh a monetary bond. to impose a uh a monetary bond.

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• File item 82 is AB 1184 by Assembly Member Patterson, relating to common interest developments.
• Assembly Bill 1184 by Assembly Member Patterson and others, an act relating to common interest developments
• I know the pride that comes with wearing the uniform, and I know the deep bond that exists between Marines
• That bond is why I felt it was important to speak today. I also stand before you as a father.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, and opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Routine procedural motions followed, including unanimous-consent actions to suspend rules for adjournment-in-memory remarks, guest introductions, and expedited floor processing of certain bills and committee reports. The chamber also recognized several guests, including Sacramento Police Detective Jason Collins, student musician Ethan Shue, and Glendale Councilmember Artie Kasakian. On the floor file, AB 1184 by Assembly Member Patterson, the Homeowner Association Accountability and Transparency Act of 2026, was presented as a measure to add basic transparency requirements for HOAs; it passed 56-0. AB 871 by Assembly Member Stephanie, addressing financial elder abuse and scam reporting/training for financial institutions, also passed 56-0. On the Senate side, SB 25 by Senator Umberg, which would give the California Attorney General earlier access to federal merger-notification filings to streamline merger review, passed 43-14 after the Majority Leader presented it. The Assembly then held several adjournment-in-memory tributes, including Paul R. Ignatius, former U.S. Secretary of the Navy and Glendale native; Oxnard Police Commander Scott Aaron; Private First Class Tanner F. Rubio of the U.S. Marine Corps; and former Yolo County Supervisor Betsy Marchand. Members and family guests offered remarks honoring their service and legacies, followed by a moment of silence for PFC Rubio. The session concluded with announcements about upcoming floor and committee deadlines and adjourned until Monday, January 26 at 1 p.m.

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• WE FINISHED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN EXPANSIONS, SOLD 3 MILLION WORTH OF BONDS AND 18 AIRLINES, 10 MILLION
• IN PASSENGERS WHILE WORTH OF BONDS AND 18 AIRLINES, 10 MILLION IN PASSENGERS WHILE IMPROVING THE INTEGRITY
• THOUGHTS ON HOW YOU VIEW THAT AS THE NEW RESPONSIBILITY COMING TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS IN HELPING TO DEVELOP
• YOUTH TO INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM MANDATING COLLABORATION WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:04:37.199> grant identification and development grant identification and development grant
• That is a dynamic conversation with the bonding committee.
• and and and have it go toward developing and and and have it go toward developing rail<01:11:04.960
• I believe it would also be restoring a corridor and developing it again.
• Uh we have project development work.

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• not to issue a bond, you will go to an immigration judge called a bond hearing, and that's where you
• had to have a bond agent willing to post a bond before you showed up at the immigration judge.
• <00:51:49.760> agent where you had to have a bond agent where you had to have a bond agent
• typically in such cases you got bonded typically in such cases you got bonded out<00:51:57.760><
• to grant any bonds. to grant any bonds.

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• Next, we'll take up tab 22, C.S. for SB 1674 on unrated bonds by Senator Calatayud.
• Senate Bill 1674, unrated bonds, is a bill that clarifies that local governments may continue to invest
• in Israel bonds.
• The bill establishes the Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research to lead studies and develop
• The bill establishes the Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research to lead studies and develop

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and considered a wide range of bills, including early learning and special needs funding (SB 1102), Israel bond investment authority (SB 1674), Parkinson’s disease research at USF (SB 1800), mental health and substance use disorder reforms (SB 1620), veterans nursing home beds (SB 788), securities regulation updates (SB 988), labor pool regulation (SB 1672), Alzheimer’s awareness (SB 398), educator preparation (SB 1590), student mental health reporting (SB 1310), specialty license plates (SB 824), financial institutions and IOTA-related issues (SB 1612), transportation facility designations (SB 1408), utility worker protections (SB 1386), DNA testing grants (SB 1072), the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys (SB 364), housing support for former foster youth and homeless students (SB 584), sex offender registration changes (SB 1654), migrant vessel disposal (SB 830), commuter rail indemnification (SB 916), juvenile justice revisions (SB 1344), aggravating factors in capital cases (SB 984), and a criminal offender substance abuse pilot program (SB 1140). Most bills were explained by sponsors, often with supportive testimony from affected agencies, advocacy groups, or industry representatives, and several were amended before final action. The committee adopted amendments on many measures, including clarifications and effective-date changes for SB 1102; technical changes to SB 1620 implementing mental health commission recommendations; a delete-all amendment for SB 1620; an amendment to SB 988; a consumer-disclosure amendment on SB 1612; and multiple amendments to SB 1408, SB 364, SB 584, SB 1654, and SB 1344. SB 1672 on the Labor Pool Act drew extensive public testimony in opposition from worker advocates, who argued repeal would weaken protections for temp workers and formerly incarcerated workers, and the bill was temporarily postponed to a later meeting without a vote. Several bills received notable testimony in support, including SB 584, where former foster youth described housing instability and the importance of campus housing and federal voucher coordination; SB 1386, which was backed by utility and industry groups seeking stronger penalties for assaults on utility workers; and SB 984, which drew opposition from the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops over expansion of death penalty aggravators. The committee also heard support and opposition on SB 1612 regarding IOTA interest rates and legal aid funding, with bankers and civil legal aid representatives disputing the proper rate structure and whether the bill conflicted with Florida Bar rules. At the end of the meeting, the committee reported all voted-on bills favorably, including SB 1102, SB 1674, SB 1800, SB 1620, SB 788, SB 988, SB 398, SB 1590, SB 1310, SB 824, SB 1612, SB 1408, SB 1386, SB 1072, SB 364, SB 584, SB 1654, SB 830, SB 916, SB 1344, SB 984, and SB 1140. Members also requested to be recorded on various bills, and the committee adjourned after noting one remaining meeting would be lengthy.

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• <00:08:15.840> Is Technology Development Corporation.
• Is Technology Development Corporation.
• <00:10:23.519> relating<00:10:23.839> to<00:10:24.000> state<00:10:24.320> bonds
• <00:10:24.880> Is draft 1 relating to state bonds. Is draft 1 relating to state bonds.
• And from the start, we developed a strong mutual respect. Over the years, we served together.

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• And pretty much developed locally by the school district, Steve. That's correct.
• to look at is there a district out of all of these small rural districts that all of a sudden a developer
• Someone who has been charged with ambushing and murdering a police policeman was let out on bond.
• Or maybe the state of Texas, where someone charged with capital murder has been, he has At no bond, they
• gave him a $500,000 bond, he paid it, and he's out on the street.

Bills: SB26, SB28, SJR36, SB26, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB28

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement

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• Johns should not be funding the economic development tools down in urban areas.
• Johns should not be funding the economic development tools down in urban areas.
• These development agreements between the developer and the cities require some contribution to the school
• And I remember what Roosevelt Row looked like before it was developed.
• And do we want them to have this economic development tool or not?

Bills: SB1090, SB1293, SB1414, SB1429, SB1503, SB1536, SB1633, SB1724, SB1764

Keywords: savings and loan, technical correction, Arizona Revised Statutes, financial institutions, prohibitions, GPLET, abatement, tax incentives, local government, property improvement, central business district, insurance, settlement demands, time limits, third-party claims, regulatory compliance, initiative, referendum, ballot measures, petition circulators

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• essentially requesting the state energy office to conduct a study looking at the feasibility of the green bonds
• feasibility of the green bonds program. feasibility of the green bonds program.
• <00:29:01.360> The<00:29:01.520> first And sustainable development.
• Since its inception in 2014, the Aloha Plus Challenge has been developed to be a true public good intended
• to safeguard Hawaii's sustainable development through an accountability dashboard and community convening

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Summary: The Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard a series of Senate resolutions focused largely on climate, sustainability, public health, and energy policy. Measures discussed included integrating Native Hawaiian and indigenous knowledge into climate policy (STR 93), creating a temporary working group to investigate the dangers of POS (STR 103), studying the feasibility of a green bonds program (STR 110), declaring a public health emergency related to climate change (STR 111), affirming the importance of marine ecosystems to decarbonization goals (STR 115), encouraging adoption of recommendations from the UN global plastics treaty and Rapanui summit declaration (STR 132), convening a geothermal energy working group (STR 136), affirming support for the Aloha Plus Challenge (STR 183), and encouraging insurers to pursue subrogation claims against polluters to reduce costs for residents (STR 198). Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive on most measures, with support coming from agencies such as the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii State Energy Office, DLNR, PUC, Board of Water Supply, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Green Growth, and numerous advocacy groups and individuals. STR 111 drew both support and opposition, with supporters arguing climate change is a public health emergency and opponents disputing the underlying science and urgency. STR 136 also drew mixed testimony, including support from state agencies and one opposition submission from the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. Several witnesses emphasized indigenous knowledge, climate justice, public health impacts, and the need for coordinated state action. Supporters of STR 93 said Native Hawaiian and indigenous knowledge has sustained communities for generations and should be woven into Hawaii’s future climate decision-making. Supporters of STR 111 described climate change as a threat multiplier affecting heat illness, mental health, displacement, wildfire impacts, and food insecurity, while opponents argued the resolution overstated the issue. Testimony on STR 183 highlighted the Aloha Plus Challenge as a statewide sustainability framework with regional influence across the Pacific, including Guam, and stressed its role in tracking progress toward 2030 goals. On STR 198, supporters argued that polluters should help pay for climate-related costs borne by residents and insurers. After testimony concluded, the committee moved into decision-making and adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass STR 93, SD1 unamended by roll call vote, with the chair, vice chair, Rep. Kahaloa, and Rep. Kush voting aye and Rep. Quinnland excused. The transcript then begins the committee’s action on STR 103, SD1, with the chair again recommending passage as is, but the remainder of the vote is cut off in the provided record.