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• Um, he, he used to be a county extension agent for 20 years, and now he, um, is part of the CAD and the
• All it does is ask AG extension.
• So, I have you as Peter McGill from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and you are on the bill
• from AgriLife Extension for almost 70 years.
• During my 28-year career with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, which includes over 10 years as a

Bills: HB148, HB203, HJR30

Keywords: HB 148, Texas Education Code, Texas Education Agency, TEA, artificial intelligence, AI, machine learning, automated scoring, constructed response, open-ended answers, student assessments, state testing, standardized tests, public schools, education policy, assessment instruments, school accountability, test scoring, 2026-2027 school year, ad valorem tax

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• This doubles the current mandatory tax timing extension following a declared disaster declaration.
• This doubles the current mandatory tax timing extension following a declared disaster declaration.
• And it would double the minimum duration of these filing extensions from 60 to 120 days.
• Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1491, the Disaster-Related Extension of
• THE BILL, H.R. 1491, THE DISASTER RELATED EXTENSION OF DEADLINES ACT, AS AMENDED.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 31, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This is a four-year extension.
• Prior extensions have been typically for three years. go back to act uh to go to act 250.
• <00:13:05.279> of Uh section one is an extension of Uh section one is an extension of the<
• <00:13:20.639> Prior This is a 4-year extension. Prior This is a 4-year extension.
• Prior extensions<00:13:21.680> have<00:13:21.920> been<00:13:22.560> typically<00

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional by Vermont poet laureate Bianca Stone, followed by remarks recognizing her work and the presence of students from her Dartmouth poetry class, as well as a separate recognition of community-based domestic and sexual violence advocates in the House gallery. Members also noted Creative Arts Day in Vermont and announced a reception, and later corrected a location for the Sportsmen’s Caucus meeting. No bill introductions were made. The main legislative item was H.527, extending the sunset of 30 V.S.A. section 248A, the telecommunications siting process that allows certain cell tower projects to be reviewed by the Public Utility Commission instead of Act 250. The committee report said testimony showed broad agreement that the process needs improvements in notice, transparency, fairness, and local participation, while preserving a statewide framework for telecommunications infrastructure. The bill would extend the sunset from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2030, and direct the PUC to hold public workshops, consult with stakeholders, and report recommendations by December 15, 2027. The House adopted the committee amendment and ordered third reading; the committee vote was reported as 5-3-1. The House also took up JRS 37, a joint resolution supporting gender equality in Nordic combined Olympic competition and urging the International Olympic Committee to require both men’s and women’s divisions for new Olympic sports. The committee heard from the lieutenant governor, the Senate sponsor, and the Vermont Ski Areas Association president, and recommended adoption in concurrence by a vote of 10-1. After an interrogation clarified that the resolution calls for separate men’s and women’s divisions rather than combined teams, the House ordered third reading. The body then adjourned until Friday, February 13, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.

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• we'll impose a one-year time limit on the temporary continuation, subject to further temporary extensions
• year to be resolved, the approving agency may petition to the court for an additional temporary extension
• The matter will already be before a judge well positioned to decide whether it grants an extension.
• at the discretion temporary extensions at the discretion of<00:13:08.680> the<00:13:08.839>
• which the court May temporary extension which the court May Grant<00:13:35.959> if<00:13:36.079

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up a series of Senate bills and generally advanced most of them, often with technical or substantive amendments. SB 15 on the definition of historic property was amended to narrow the definition to properties at least 50 years old that are culturally significant or otherwise significant for Hawaii Register purposes, and it passed. SB 97 on excessive speeding was amended to clarify felony penalty language, license revocation timing, and fingerprinting procedures, and passed. Other bills passed as is or unamended included SB 145 on water shortages, SB 108 on accessible parking enforcement, SB 660 on hospitality anti-harassment measures and panic buttons, SB 1662 on landlord application fees and tenant screening reports, SB 1421 on Department of Health provider arrangements, SB 1439 on DOH nuisance authority, and SB 1452 updating controlled substances law. SB 1454 on wage payment violations passed with technical amendments only, while SB 1481 on motorcycle instruction permits was deferred as not ready. Several bills received more substantial changes. SB 253 on condominium association budget summaries was amended to require a single document and to shift the standard to substantial compliance; it passed. SB 371 on critical infrastructure damage was amended to remove a section affecting manslaughter law and to apply specifically to broadband and cable networks; it passed. SB 984 on water pollution liability for large landowners was advanced with a defective date. SB 1517 on public land leases for recreational residential use was amended to change the lease term to five years and add a defective date. SB 1074 on temporary continuation of challenged activities during environmental review was significantly amended to limit the provision to currently authorized activities, add a one-year limit with possible court extension, and clarify other terms; it passed. SB 1322 on emergency mental health transport was amended to restore provider-initiated transport language, require notice and coordination, remove special immunity provisions, and clarify court-ordered treatment procedures; it passed. The committee also passed SB 1496 on disability access to information in public accommodations, with a request that the committee report discuss the Roe v. St. Pizza case and the distinction between physical and digital accommodations. SB 1255 on Uniform Information Practices Act record retention was deferred as not ready. At the end of the meeting, the chair noted that both agendas were completed and the committee adjourned.

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• and Taxation: House Bill Number 52 receives a favorable report by a vote of 12 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 extension
• Bill Number 141 receives a favorable report with one amendment by a vote of 11 ayes, 0 nays, and 3 extensions
• Committee: House Bill Number 43 receives a favorable report by a vote of 10 ayes, 1 nay, and 0 extensions
• House Bill Number 49 receives a favorable report by a vote of 8 ayes, 3 nays, and 1 extension.
• Bill Number 191 receives a favorable report with a substitute by a vote of 8 ayes, 1 nay, and 2 extensions

Bills: SJR 3, SB 5, SB 21, SB 72, SB 703, SB 764, SB 790, SJR 36, SJR 3, SJR 34, SJR 18, SCR 9, SB 616, SB 565, SB 384, SB 5, SB 21, SB 72, SB 140, SB 262, SB 370, SB 372, SB 495, SB 627, SB 703, SB 764, SB 842, SB 971, SB 790, SB 767, SB 480, SB 1066, SB 929, SB 765, SB 523, SB 62, SB 19, SB 18, SB 666, SB 688, SB 707, SB 888, SB 687, SB 706, SB 847, SB 869, SB 890, SB 992, SB 1145, SB 494, SB 290, SB 766, SB 11, SB 10, SB 13, SB 263, SJR 3, SB 5, SR 172, SR 176, SR 177, SR 190, SR 193, SR 194, SR 202, SR 203, SR 208

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, research institute, funding, grants, state health initiatives, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, investment reserve, economic resilience, financial security, vehicle rental, damage waiver

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• And what it says is data center exemption sunset extension to 2062.
• It's not a 20-year<00:10:19.480> extension.
• Effectively, it's a 20-year extension.
• <00:10:23.839> Takes 60-year extension of the sunset.
• Takes 60-year extension of the sunset.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The following line reflects the extension of the sunset for the exemption to the year 2062.
• uh an increase to the credit extension uh an increase to the credit allocation.
• It makes modifications and provides for an extension of the Hennepin County ballpark tax.
• is with regard to the um uh uh extension is with regard to the um uh uh extension of<01:18:16.640
• <01:21:28.159> for the property tax exemption extension for the property tax exemption extension

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Cooperative Extension Service.
• An important topic for the New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service.
• And we do depend on our county extension services.
• Chairman, Senator Witte, I might add too... on the extension, Dr.
• Extension office—our brand new one that's getting a ribbon cutting next week.

Keywords: 996, all

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• This will be significant in terms of extensive time and human resources. and effectively maintain a private
• This is more of an extension of a TIF, so the TIF has already been moved forward.
• But again, the request is for an extension which currently would expire December 31st of 2025 to extend
• Thus, we are in a predicament where we are nearing the deadline of the TIF extension that is due to be
• But we appreciate your consideration for this TIF extension for the City of Marshall. Thank you.

Bills: HF2048, HF2360, HF2006, HF950, HF912, HF3140, HF2931

Keywords: individual income tax, retirement contributions, tax corrections, annuity contracts, tax year attribution, tax credit, economic development, community investment, data disclosure, Minnesota regulations, tax increment financing, municipal authority, job creation, transferred increment, public hearing, nonresident employees, income tax exemption, Minnesota taxation, employment duties, tax withholding

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• first category extension of deadline was first category extension of deadline was specified<01:24:40.360
• appropriation extensions appropriation extensions um<01:27:59.240> that<01:27:59.680>
• <01:28:04.840> are Um all of these extensions are Um all of these extensions are appropriations
• Subdivision one are all uh extensions Subdivision one are all uh extensions from<01:28:21.360>
• 01:29:20.720> appropriations extensions to Met Council appropriations extensions to Met Council

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee took up Senate File 203, a broad housing bill authored by Senator Port. Port described the measure as a package including $50 million in housing infrastructure bonds, MHFA administrative and investment reforms, expanded Greater Minnesota infrastructure grants for workforce housing, manufactured housing bill of rights provisions, and a private equity restriction on large investors buying certain single-family homes starting in 2026. Fiscal analyst Eric Olafson walked through the spreadsheet and said the $50 million bond authorization would add debt service costs over time, with the total estimated debt service for that authorization at about $75.8 million. Senator Draheim raised concern about the growing cost of bonding and said the state should rely more on cash than debt. The committee then adopted two technical amendments. The A21 amendment, described by Port as correcting manufactured housing bill of rights language, aligning MHFA board meeting language, conforming a lived-experience exemption to federal law, and fixing a capacity-building grants reference, was approved without objection. The A20 amendment, offered by Draheim, was also adopted and would give the legislature more control and visibility over MHFA funding and how quickly program dollars are reinvested after agency operations. Members then debated Draheim’s A22 amendment, which would delete the manufactured home park provisions from the bill. Draheim and several Republicans argued the section could function like rent control, could burden good park owners, and might have unintended consequences for park operations and purchases. Port, Senator Boldon’s allies, and other supporters said the provisions were needed to protect residents from rent spikes and private equity abuses in manufactured home communities, where residents own their homes but not the land. The transcript ends during that debate, before any final disposition on A22 or the bill itself is shown.

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• Council, and those members will be from our cooperative extension.
• One from Langston University Cooperative Extension, the other from Oklahoma State University Cooperative
• Extension.

Bills: SB1778, SB1570, SB134, SB1966, SB1636, SB1725, SB1726, SB259, SB504, SB592, SB2030, SB1572, SB843, SB1242, SB1255, SB1262, SB1264, SB1286, SB1581, SB1290, SB1316, SB1319, SB1369, SB1379, SB1381, SB1400, SB1427, SB1436, SB1461, SB1496, SB1509, SB1534, SB1553, SB904, SB1592, SB1645, SB1684, SB1767, SB1772, SB1813, SB1894, SB1928, SB1946, SB1980, SB2040, SB2060, SB2061

Keywords: reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, memorial highways, bridge designations

Bills: SB1778, SB1570, SB134, SB1966, SB1636, SB1725, SB1726, SB259, SB504, SB592, SB2030, SB1572, SB843, SB1242, SB1255, SB1262, SB1264, SB1286, SB1581, SB1290, SB1316, SB1319, SB1369, SB1379, SB1381, SB1400, SB1427, SB1436, SB1461, SB1496, SB1509, SB1534, SB1553, SB904, SB1592, SB1645, SB1684, SB1767, SB1772, SB1813, SB1894, SB1928, SB1946, SB1980, SB2040, SB2060, SB2061

Keywords: reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, memorial highways, bridge designations

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• It's a family-friendly city with extensive park systems, cultural institutions, and recreational amenities
• The members will consist primarily of physicians or scientists with extensive experience in the dementia

Bills: SJR3, SB5, SB21, SB72, SB703, SB764, SB790, SJR36, SJR3, SJR34, SJR18, SCR9, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB5, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB764, SB842, SB971, SB790, SB767, SB480, SB1066, SB929, SB765, SB523, SB62, SB19, SB18, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB869, SB890, SB992, SB1145, SB494, SB290, SB766, SB11, SB10, SB13, SB263, SJR3, SB5, SR172, SR176, SR177, SR190, SR193, SR194, SR202, SR203, SR208

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, research institute, funding, grants, state health initiatives, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, investment reserve, economic resilience, financial security, vehicle rental, damage waiver

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• going to close within that next extension period.
• So who determines, oh, we're going to give them the extension?
• But up to that point, you internally, HHFDC, should not allow for any extensions.
• versus you have that authority to provide extensions, and now it all has to go to the board.
• versus you have that authority to provide extensions, and now it all has to go to the board.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Um, but I also acknowledge that should a measure like this be adopted, it could play into the extension
• cite that the current mayor of Honolulu has said time and time again that he will not support the extension
• <00:30:14.159> of<00:30:14.279> the could play into the extension of the could play
• into the extension of the Walo<00:30:14.919> Gulch<00:30:15.200> Landfield<00:30:15.679
• /c><00:30:24.320> of<00:30:24.440> a<00:30:24.600> landfill not support the extension

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Today, one at the bottom of page five is a time extension only, no money extension.
• time extension for 1 month. time extension for 1 month.
• There's no time extension. extension. extension.
• No cost time extension. Yes, sir. Yes, ma'am.
• Living. two-year extension with uh Maynard two-year extension with uh Maynard Nixon. Nixon. Nixon.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Um, one six-month extension may be granted on all of these.
• One six-month extension may be granted on all of these.
• they would have 60 days from the effective date of this law in order to apply for that six-month extension
• they would have 60 days from the effective date of this law in order to apply for that six-month extension
• Days from the effective date of this law in order to apply for that six-month extension.

Keywords: Finance - Room 216, 2 February, 2026; 3:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first heard a bill concerning tax increment financing (TIFs). The sponsor explained that the measure would not change the existing financing structure, but would add an optional arrangement cities could negotiate with developers: a revenue bond guaranteed by taxes generated from the development. The goal was to let developers guarantee the bond and access funds sooner on the front end of a project rather than waiting to see whether tax revenues meet projections. After no questions, the committee adopted a motion that the title was sufficient and reported the bill out do pass as a committee substitute. The next bill, Senate Bill 2873, came from the Department of Revenue and dealt with enforcement of the state’s vape registry law. The sponsor said the bill fills a gap left by prior legislation by creating a statutory forfeiture process for seized products valued at $20,000 or less, including notice, a right to contest, and rules for disposition of forfeited property. The committee then moved the bill title sufficient and do pass, and it was reported out. Senate Bill 2894 addressed local improvement projects funded in 2021 through 2024 that had not been executed or had unspent money remaining. The bill would require return of certain funds after a memorandum of understanding was not signed or after three years with unspent balances, require remittance of unspent interest, allow withholding of some city diversion or state aid road funds for noncompliance, and require periodic status reports to the Legislative Budget Office. The sponsor also offered an amendment giving entities 60 days from the bill’s effective date to request a one-time six-month extension; the amendment and the bill both received favorable votes and were reported out. Senate Bill 2910 would require employers in the PERS system to settle the books if a unit of government or other employer terminates participation. Senate Bill 2911 proposed a new return-to-work option for PERS retirees, shortening the separation period from 90 days to 30 days and allowing certain retirees to return to public employment at up to 80% of the stated salary, with employer-paid retirement contributions and possible health insurance support. The sponsor said the bill would exclude elected officials, K-12 superintendents, and IHL/community college administrators, and he discussed the bill’s expected effect on PERS funding with questions from members about actuarial impact and whether the proposal would affect existing retirement rules. Both bills were discussed but the transcript excerpt does not show final committee action on Senate Bill 2911.

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• <00:46:07.119> through been vetted out extensively through been vetted out extensively through
• debate here on the house floor extensive debate here on the house floor which<00:46:52.240> is
• ,<00:47:04.640> we<00:47:04.800> will we've had extensive processes, we will we've
• > extensive<00:47:06.400> debate<00:47:06.800> on continue to have extensive debate
• on continue to have extensive debate on this<00:47:07.200> measure<00:47:07.640> and<00

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• <00:53:23.040> program, density program, line extension program, density program, line extension
• > um<00:56:26.079> was The line extension program um was The line extension program um
• <01:03:15.520> um<01:03:15.599> and extension if they are eligible. um and extension
• Um, there are line extension program.
• So with the line extension applications.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• sustainability we're making extensive sustainability we're making extensive efforts<00:30:35.399
• Extension is nationally recognized for its innovative approach to research, extension education, and
• Extension ensures that the University of Minnesota is accessible in every corner of Minnesota.
• Extension also has joined extension research faculty with five colleges on the Twin Cities campus and
• extension also has joined extension extension also has joined extension research<01:54:32.440>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all