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• During the '86th legislature, the House passed HB 1300, authored by Chairman Hunter, my colleague, uh
• The purpose of this bill would be to authorize the placement of cultivated oysters into natural and private
• It gives the Parks and Wildlife Department the authority it needs to manage the process responsibly.
• You could be the persuasive authority here.
• That makes sense to us, but the bill as written is, is very broad and would give authority to.

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• It authorizes pedestrians to act contrary to the statewide traffic code when a reasonably careful pedestrian
• next up is s SP 106 relating to you next up is s SP 106 relating to pedestrians<00:02:22.480> authorizes
• <00:02:23.360> pedestrians<00:02:23.879> to pedestrians authorizes pedestrians to pedestrians
• authorizes pedestrians to act<00:02:24.200> contrary<00:02:24.560> to<00:02:24.640>
• This clarifies requirements to establish a quorum to do business and invalidate acts of the Stadium Authority

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held a decision-making-only agenda and voted on a series of bills, mostly following the chair’s recommendations. Measures passed unamended included SB 1202 on allowing campaign funds for child care and dependent care costs, SB 30 requiring all moped drivers to wear helmets, SB 55 requiring state administrative rules to be posted in a digitally accessible and searchable format, SB 106 on pedestrian conduct more than 200 feet from a crosswalk, SB 344 requiring helmets for skateboard users under 16, SB 849 increasing penalties for harming native species, SB 1337 clarifying Stadium Authority quorum rules, and SB 268 reducing the size of island burial councils and removing certain membership requirements. SB 1511, which prohibits vessels longer than 75 feet from entering Honay Bay, was also adopted, though the transcript includes some inconsistent wording about whether it was amended. Several bills were approved with amendments. SB 1048 on solicitation of funds from the public was amended to remove a ministerial exception and to require certain charitable organizations and fundraising platforms to file written contracts with the Department before commencing solicitations. SB 109 was amended so that, in specified circumstances, the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi version of a law would be binding when the law was originally drafted in English, translated into Hawaiian, and later amended. SB 66 on county building permits was amended to add a bad date, April 23, 2057. SB 1312, deferred to the 10 o’clock agenda, clarified that “profits from prostitution” includes money or property received from prostitution proceeds even if characterized as reimbursement or debt repayment; it was also passed with amendments. The committee also adopted a recommendation to pass SB 55 and other measures with the noted excused absences of Senator Gabbard and, at times, other members. Throughout the meeting, no major opposition was recorded beyond one member voting no or with reservations on some bills, and the chair repeatedly announced that the recommendations had been adopted. The meeting concluded after the 10 o’clock agenda, with notice that the committee would meet upstairs for later agendas with WHAM.

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• Um, any further comments from the author, Representative Hussein?
• representative<00:09:05.640> Hussein<00:09:06.640> I<00:09:06.760> guess author
• representative Hussein I guess author representative Hussein I guess maybe<00:09:07.200> a<00
• Chair, to the testifiers and to the bill author, just to follow up with that as they're able.
• <00:12:54.639> just testifiers into to the bill author just testifiers into to the bill author

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Well, I'm open to many different areas, perhaps that I don't even have bills that I've authored or co-authored
• that I I don't even have bills<00:07:37.680> that<00:07:37.800> I've<00:07:38.000> authored
• <00:07:38.319> or<00:07:38.560> co-authored bills that I've authored or co-authored
• bills that I've authored or co-authored but<00:07:39.639> among<00:07:40.039> them<00:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: Senator Eric Lucero testified about Minnesota’s housing affordability challenges, arguing that rising interest rates, insurance costs, property taxes, and construction expenses are being passed on to renters and homeowners. He said the core problem is supply and demand: demand has risen while supply has not kept pace, in part because fewer homeowners are selling or downsizing. Lucero said the legislature should look for ways to reduce costs without creating major new state expenses, especially in a budget year with a projected deficit. Lucero highlighted several policy ideas and bills. He said he has introduced a bill to exempt sales tax on building materials, which he argued would lower the final cost of new homes. He also said he is interested in reducing permit costs and examining other factors that affect construction costs, including materials and labor. On insurance and property taxes, he suggested lawmakers should consider reforms or relief measures, while noting that interest rates are largely beyond state control. The discussion also focused on homeowners associations and common interest communities. Lucero said he has been part of a bipartisan work group for about six months that reviewed public testimony and expert input, and that the group has now issued recommendations. He said he and other legislators plan to turn those recommendations into one or more bipartisan bills aimed at improving transparency, accountability, and reducing costs for homeowners. He closed by saying housing affordability affects everyone and that he believes there is momentum this year for reforms that support homeownership and generational wealth.

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• <00:22:52.559> We charter school authorizers max. We charter school authorizers max.
• he has a little more context around strategic authorizing.
• he has a little more context around strategic authorizing.
• So, position or our role as authorizer.
• . authorizer. authorizer.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• for PFA, the public finance authority. for PFA, the public finance authority. uh<00:29:09.200>
• them to federal immigration authority. them to federal immigration authority.
• of the individuals that have authority of the individuals that have authority to<02:54:21.040>
• It's new bipartisan authors, a lot more authors in it. Bipartisan all the way.
• It's a new bill with new bipartisan authors, a lot more authors in it. Bipartisan all the way.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The amendment will remove one Governor senior advisor position at an SPC 11, lowering the total authorized
• The Joint Performance Review Committee, which I’m going to abbreviate as JPR, shall have the authority
• the amendment will remove one governor senior advisor position at an s p c 11 lowering the total authorized
• positions for senior advisor position at an SPC 11 lowering the total authorized positions from 59 to
• duties the joint performance review committee which i'm going to abbreviate as jpr shall have the authority

Summary: The committee met and took several budget-related items out of order. It first approved a revised Auditor’s Office letter and amendment that reduced requested salary and match increases to 10 percent for operations and UCP, and then approved a revised Lieutenant Governor’s Office request that kept positions at line-item maximums while revising regular salary and match appropriations to a total increase of $99,876. Both items passed without objection. The committee then considered a member amendment from Senator Rice to Senate Bill 30 affecting the Governor’s Office. The amendment would eliminate one Governor senior advisor position, reducing authorized positions from 59 to 58 and cutting regular salaries and matching funds by a total of $264,895. Senator Rice argued the change was warranted because of concerns about former Corrections Secretary Joe Profury’s conduct, transparency, and refusal to appear before Joint Performance Review. Members debated the relevance of the amendment to current duties, whether the governor could still hire the individual in another role, and whether a Board of Corrections member could speak. After discussion, the committee rejected the amendment on a roll call vote. Under regular business, the committee approved an OPM request to reinstate a labor market rate at the crime lab so it can recruit two medical examiners, with pay up to $300,000 for those positions. Members also approved Arkansas State University-Jonesboro’s request for 11 positions tied to the new veterinary medicine school, including clinic, lab, communications, mental health, and administrative roles. The meeting then adjourned.

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• These SAG agreements are not authorized by Wisconsin statutes.
• Long-established practice requires the Department of Justice to request position authority in the state
• The agreements, combined with the lack of funding authority from the legislature, make these SAGs appear
• The privately funded SAGs exercised the same authority over Wisconsin citizens as legislatively approved
• A bill was already introduced by Senator Wimberger and co-authored by Senator Tomczyk on this committee

Keywords: 970, all

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• Senators, SB 584 authorizes the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and county tax collectors
• to enter into interagency agreements authorizing the county tax collectors to enforce statutory provisions
• Articles of agreement amend several sections to adhere to IFTA for motor fuels, authorizes private license
• ... ...sections to adhere to IFTA for motor fuels, authorizes private license police agency to become
• authorized agents for IFTA, and allows online filing for IFTA decals and tax returns and provides penalties

Summary: The Transportation Committee met and considered several transportation-related bills, including multiple honorary roadway designations, specialty license plates, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles agency measures. SB 628, by Senator Gates, designated a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as Warrior Sacrifice Way to honor three sailors killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack; it passed favorably without debate. SB 174, by Senator Rodriguez, designated part of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue. Senator Arrington spoke in opposition, citing Kirk’s controversial public statements, while Senator Rodriguez said the bill honored civic participation rather than ideology; the bill passed favorably. SB 388, by Senator Arrington, raised the annual use fee for the Florida wildflower specialty license plate from $15 to $25, with an exception for certain fleet purchases, to support conservation and education programs; it received supportive public comment and passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 470 by Senator Wright, which opens the existing Fraternal Order of Police specialty license plate to the general public and allows a redesign to increase sales and funding for law enforcement memorial efforts. A representative of the FOP testified in support, explaining that the memorial benefits fallen officers’ families. SB 584, by Vice Chair Avala, authorizes DHSMV and county tax collectors to enter agreements allowing local enforcement of certain commercial driving school laws, aimed at reducing fraud and improving oversight; it passed favorably with supportive comments from lobbyists. The committee then took up DHSMV agency package bills: SB 488, which updates motor fuel tax and vehicle-related provisions, including IFTA compliance, online filing, higher crash-reporting thresholds, and email communications; and SB 490, the companion public records exemption for email addresses used under SB 488. Both were reported favorably, with SB 490 noted as requiring a two-thirds vote. At the end of the meeting, members recorded missed votes in the affirmative on SB 628, SB 174, and SB 388. The committee then adjourned without objection.

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• Senators, SB 584 authorizes the Department of Highway Motor State, Highway SB 584 authorizes the Department
• Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and County Tax Collectors to enter into interagency agreements authorizing
• limited Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to delegate limited enforcement authority
• The articles of agreement amend several sections to adhere to IFTA for motor fuels, authorize private
• license police agencies to become authorized agents for IFTA, and allow online filing for IFTA decals

Bills: S0174, S0388, S0470, S0488, S0490, S0584, S0628

Keywords: transportation, memorial, honorary designation, Miami-Dade, Charlie Kirk, license plates, Florida Wildflower, vehicle registration, annual use fee, specialty plates, Fraternal Order of Police, license plate, funding, memorial foundation, law enforcement, motor carriers, fuel tax, military exemptions, safety regulations, electronic submissions

Summary: The Transportation Committee heard and advanced several bills, mostly related to honorary roadway designations, specialty license plates, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles administration. SB 628 designated a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as “Warrior Sacrifice Way” to honor Ensign Joshua Watson and Petty Officers Muhammad Hatham and Cameron Walters, who were killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack. The bill passed favorably with no debate or opposition. The committee also considered SB 174, naming a portion of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue. Senator Arrington opposed the bill during debate, citing Kirk’s public statements as inconsistent with the honor, while Senator Rodriguez argued the designation was an honorary roadway naming that did not require agreement with Kirk’s views. The bill was reported favorably. SB 388, which raises the annual use fee for the Florida Wildflowers specialty license plate from $15 to $25 while keeping the lower fee for owners with more than 10 vehicles, also passed favorably after a support-only public comment. Members then approved SB 470, which opens the Fraternal Order of Police specialty plate to the general public and allows redesigns to help sustain sales and increase funding for law enforcement memorial efforts. Public testimony from the FOP supported the change. SB 584 authorized DHSMV to enter agreements allowing county tax collectors to enforce certain commercial driving school provisions, aimed at addressing fraud and licensing abuses, and it passed favorably with support. Finally, the committee approved SB 488, the DHSMV agency package updating IFTA compliance, online filing, crash reporting thresholds, registration procedures, email communications, and tank vehicle definitions, along with SB 490, the companion public records exemption for email addresses used under SB 488; both were reported favorably, with SB 490 noted as requiring a two-thirds vote.

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• This would increase the capital budget authority. for their star projects to reflect the increased funding
• amount for the adjunct general from 210 thousand to 240 thousand to reflect the salary adjustment authorized
• Number 10 and the rest discuss riders. 10 is a new rider related to unexpended balance authority for
• This would. authority between BAYANYA for the licensing platform, which Was appropriated funding for
• was appropriated last session item 11 is revised the capital budget to provide unexpanded balance authority

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• adopted by the bill's authors. adopted by the bill's authors.
• Appreciate the with the author of it.
• discussion before we go to the author discussion before we go to the author for<01:38:05.600>
• I would concur with my uh co-author I would concur with my uh co-author Senator<01:42:45.119>
• <02:42:49.520> have urgent and because the authors have urgent and because the authors have

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Without that authorization, there is no way for them to collect that without direct statutory authority
• given statutory authority. given statutory authority.
• Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, all Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, all of<03:35:20.880>
• have what's the state authority state have what's the state authority that<04:03:42.720> we<04
• might be talking about is our authority might be talking about is our authority to<04:04:17.840>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It's virtually the same as our FY 2025 adjusted authorized.
• It's virtually the same as our FY 2025 adjusted authorized.
• It's virtually the same as our FY 2025 adjusted authorized.
• <00:17:01.240> for uh FTA is Federal Transit Authority for uh FTA is Federal Transit Authority
• records and certificates as authorized records and certificates as authorized under<05:00:36.958

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met with New Hampshire DOT Commissioner Bill Cass and Finance Director Danielle Shandra to review the agency’s FY 2026 budget. Cass gave a high-level overview of DOT’s mission, organization, funding structure, and staffing trends, noting the agency has about 650 employees across five divisions. He said the Governor’s recommended FY 2026 budget totals $95.99 million, essentially flat from FY 2025, with funding primarily from Turnpike funds, Highway funds, federal sources, and a small General Fund share for non-highway units. Members asked about how Turnpike and Highway funds are treated in state accounting, and DOT explained that while they are enterprise funds restricted to their purposes, they are considered unrestricted from the statewide perspective and are appropriated through the budget process. A major topic was staffing and budget targets. DOT said its full-time staffing level has remained relatively flat since 2014 even as vehicle miles traveled increased and vacancies rose. To meet budget targets, the department unfunded seven permanent positions and nine temporary full-time positions, and later noted additional reductions in Finance, including the elimination of two full-time positions, reduced print shop equipment purchases, and deeper cuts to overtime, temporary help, equipment, and supplies in FY 2027. DOT also explained that it shifted funding for one unmanned aerial system position from General Funds to Highway Funds, saying the change was workable because the position supports highway-related work and federal-aid-eligible activities. Members asked for clarification on the state transit operating match, and DOT explained that the Legislature had previously provided about $1.8 million annually in General Funds to help local transit agencies meet federal match requirements, but that funding was not included in this budget. DOT said that could reduce the ability to draw down some federal transit funds, though the impact may not be immediate because those funds can be used over several years. The department also described its unmanned aerial system program, saying it has been used for about five years for mapping, survey work, construction oversight, and storm damage assessment, and that it now has about five drones and two full-time positions supporting the program. DOT said it is expanding cross-training so more employees can operate drones without adding positions. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• authorization for trunk highway bonds. authorization for trunk highway bonds.
• author of the the the amendment?
• <01:12:54.719> of<01:12:54.880> the that was the author of the that was the author
• And just to the author of the amendment?
• we go to the author of the amendment? we go to the author of the amendment?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <02:11:27.199> of<02:11:27.360> the the authors of the the authors of the bills.<02
• , conversations with the bill author, conversations with the bill author, Senator<03:11:16.160>
• , Senate Democrats who are co-authors, Senate Democrats who are co-authors, including<03:18:40.239
• I was wondering if the author would yield for a question. Which author? McEwen.
• specifically remember um as lead author specifically remember um as lead author of<03:39:00.560>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This document doesn't carry legal authority.
• And then you'll see below that the authorized employee counts.
• We did give in the footnotes the agency authorization.
• , Authority, Authority, page<02:52:26.479> 65<02:52:27.120> of<02:52:27.359> the
• , Wyoming Energy Authority, Wyoming Energy Authority, page<02:52:45.760> 65<02:52:46.319><

Keywords: 916, all

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• accept public comment on any bill placed on the suspense file by the committee today and for which the author
• We're going to go right to authors. First, Ms. Caltech. We have a quorum. Great.
• We're going to go right to authors. First, Ms.
• Let's move before we go to our next author to the consent calendar real quick.
• I know, obviously, the author is not here, but just for the record, I wanted to ask this question.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee heard a regular order agenda with 101 bills and first took up AB 2215, which would extend the time for the Department of Water Resources to fully develop its State Water Project water rights. The author and supporters argued it would improve water reliability and affordability for millions of Californians and could save ratepayers money, while opponents said it would bypass the Water Board’s administrative process, set a precedent for other water rights holders, and potentially facilitate costly projects like the Delta Conveyance Project. The bill was moved on a do pass vote, with Mr. Hoover voting no and Ms. Krell not voting. The committee then approved two consent calendars and heard several bills with little or no opposition. These included AB 2038 on extending insurance nonrenewal/cancellation protections for wildfire victims; AB 2322 on clarifying which commercial, industrial, or institutional sites are subject to municipal stormwater permits; AB 1794 on direct home shipment of enteral nutrition; AB 1696 on clarifying that nurse midwives do not need physician supervision within their scope of practice; AB 1860 on allowing county offices of education to use design-build methods; AB 1876 on codifying nondiscrimination protections in health care; AB 2281 on election cybersecurity resources; AB 2448 on protecting sensitive medical records and reproductive health data; AB 1994 on providing victims with information about federal immigration relief options; and AB 1829 on expanding how CalWORKs community college funds may be used to support student parents. Most were supported by sponsoring organizations and related stakeholders, with limited opposition noted on AB 1696 and AB 2281. The committee also placed a large suspense calendar on approval, listing dozens of additional bills, and then opened public comment on bills not heard that day. No members of the public came forward, and the hearing was adjourned. Several bills were reported out on roll call votes, with some members not voting or voting no on particular measures, but the transcript does not provide full vote tallies for each bill.

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• Any more questions of the nominee and the author? Seeing no questions. Will there be debate on it?
• And so... ...the author because we had a chance to be able to talk about this before this morning, and
• So can the author please explain to me why we would want to single out two and create exclusions for
• And so I think the author just made a wonderful argument for why this is a bad idea across the board.
• Members, the author, Senator Reinhardt's request, we just lay the bill over, so we'll lay the bill over

Bills: HB3045

Keywords: accident response, motor vehicle, law enforcement, fire department, fee prohibition

Summary: The Public Safety Committee first considered several gubernatorial nominations. Brent Black of Bixby was renominated to the Forensic Review Board, with Senator Guthrie noting the board’s seven-member makeup and the need for mental health professionals; the nomination was advanced 8-0. Lou Ann Moody of Henrietta was then presented for the Forensic Review Board. Moody described her long legal career, her work as city attorney and in juvenile/dependency matters, and her decision to avoid criminal defense work to avoid ethical conflicts. Members asked about the board’s caseload and meeting schedule, and the nomination was advanced 8-0. The committee also heard the nomination of a retired Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer, Mr. McCoy, to the OSBI Commission. He emphasized his decades of law enforcement and emergency-management experience, and the nomination was advanced 8-0. The committee then took up House Bill 3045, with an amendment offered by Senator Reinhart. The amendment would allow certain fire departments, rural fire districts, and fire protection districts in municipalities under 200,000 population to recover accident response fees, while preventing those fees from going into general revenue or funding non-fire services. Reinhart explained the bill was intended to address fire departments’ ability to recover costs while limiting the impact on the state’s two largest cities. Senator Brooks questioned why the exemption would apply only to the largest municipalities, and Reinhart responded that Tulsa and Oklahoma City would see the greatest fiscal impact and that rural departments lacked comparable revenue sources. Senator Murdoch raised a point that the bill had an unescorted fiscal impact on municipalities and asked for a ruling under the Municipal Fiscal Impact Act. The chair took the matter under advisement and, at the sponsor’s request, laid the bill over rather than proceeding further. The meeting concluded with members offering extended personal remarks thanking the chair and vice chair for their leadership and service, and the chair adjourned the committee.

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• Will there be questions of the author on the joint committee report?
• Could the author understand that if we can see somewhere else on our budgets if there could be one-time
• Could the author understand that if we can see somewhere else on our budgets if there could be one-time
• So this is mainly for Title 19 and payback to the health care authority to cover the Medicaid expenses
• So it is funding again all the money that has to go back to the healthcare authority for Title 19 and

Bills: SB1636, SB1584, SB1730, SB1255, SB1627, SB137, SB2062, SB1470, SB1284, SB1632, SB1594, SB2045, SB1251, SB1884, SB1250, SB1630, SB1262, SB1374, SB1292, SB1432, SB1199, SB1790, SB1481, SB1614, SB1734, SB1437, SB1489, SB1718, SB1778, SB1327, SB1372, SB1403, SB1937, SB277, SB2131, SB1749, SB1348, SB1469, SB2018, SB1931, SB1530, SB2155, SB2030, SB1926, SB2170, SB2151, SB2166, SB1213, SB1381, SB1824, SB1876, SB1728, SB1582, SB1286, SB1386, SB1708, SB1618, SB2106, SB1471, SB2139, SB2154, SB1619, SCR15, HB2786, HB2787, SB1525, SB2011, SB2159

Keywords: cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, sexual assault, evidence kits, DNA testing