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• resources, with floods, tornadoes, landslides, that sort of thing, constant growth, industry, infrastructure
• <00:04:08.520> changes, infrastructure changes, infrastructure changes, um<00:04:10.240> it's
• live within our identity infrastructure. live within our identity infrastructure.
• <00:18:56.280> in inside of our identity infrastructure in inside of our identity infrastructure
• infrastructure infrastructure um<00:59:49.200> and<00:59:49.320> interface<00:59:49.760

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Commonwealth Office of Technology 00:01:00 Department of Education 00:21:00 Transportation Cabinet 00:35:30 Secretary of State 00:45:15 Cabinet for Health and Family Services 00:56:11 Discussion of the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and Related legislation 01:09:11, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with approval of the prior minutes and then focused first on the Commonwealth Office of Technology’s legacy systems and two specific projects. COT officials said many agencies have made progress moving off legacy applications, with remaining mainframe systems slated to be retired through RFPs or other work orders. They also described a legacy funding pool of $10 million per biennium used to help agencies transition. The two projects discussed were the Kentucky aerial photography and elevation data program, which provides statewide aerial imagery and lidar data for GIS, E911, environmental, transportation, and other uses, and a citizen identity and access management system intended to give residents a single login for state services. Officials said the GIS program costs about $1.2 million annually to host and maintain, with data acquisition costing several million more per year, and that the citizen identity system would cost about $2.5 million per year after an initial three-year COT investment. Members asked about duplication of funding, licensing, local government use, and whether multi-factor authentication would be required; COT said the GIS data is being acquired as statewide unlicensed data and that MFA would be available but not yet mandated statewide. Committee members pressed COT on costs, overlap with cabinet-level IT spending, and the practical benefits of the GIS and identity projects. COT explained that GIS hosting is generally covered through enterprise assessments billed quarterly to agencies, while the new aerial data is intended to benefit the whole state and local partners. On the identity project, officials said it would centralize authentication for citizens who use state systems, improve compliance with zero-trust and NIST-related security expectations, and reduce help desk and maintenance burdens through self-service account tools. Members also discussed whether the system would extend to local governments; COT said it would be a Kentucky.gov-style state login for users inside the state identity infrastructure, not a local-government system. The Department of Education then testified that it does not operate mainframes or major legacy systems, having moved long ago to cloud-based, off-the-shelf products and vendor-supported services. KDE officials described a strong emphasis on staff cybersecurity awareness, standardized statewide systems, vendor risk-sharing, and reducing sensitive data exposure, including efforts to move away from student Social Security numbers. They also highlighted a transition from Microsoft Active Directory to Identity Automation, which they said will improve identity management and make multi-factor authentication universal across K-12. In response to questions about Kentucky Wired and internet service, KDE said all 171 school districts and KDE agencies have been moved to a new next-generation internet service through ENA by Zayo, with strong satisfaction, e-rate savings, and better reliability. Officials warned that any internet disruption would immediately affect attendance, grades, student records, payroll, security systems, and communications across the K-12 system.

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• <00:15:44.279> for<00:15:44.680> families out our infrastructure for families out our
• infrastructure for families across<00:15:46.079> the<00:15:46.240> state<00:15:46.560>
• Representative Keeler, this is a wonderful step in helping us build that infrastructure, and I want to
• It's super awesome infrastructure.
• <01:24:44.679> Minnesota's<01:24:45.360> Human infrastructure Minnesota's Human infrastructure

Bills: HF1380, HF1166, HF487, HF1553, HF1472, HF258, HF1911

Keywords: psychiatric treatment, human services, mental health funding, per diem rate, Clay County, disability services, assistive technology, remote support, advocacy, training programs, HF487, Wellness in the Woods, Minnesota human services, grant funding, general fund appropriation, peer support, substance use recovery, addiction recovery, reentry services, reentry after incarceration

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• The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is called to order.
• I'm the House Majority Research Intern on Transportation, Infrastructure, and International Trade.
• project, or— That into an end-use product, something that might go into an infrastructure project or
• So those tax dollars just go right back into your local communities, not just for the infrastructure
• project itself... ...just go right back into your local communities, not just for the infrastructure

Bills: HB2003, HB2057, HB2109, HB2111, HB2112, HB2114, HB2256, HB2259, HB2317, HB2323, HB2398, HB2443, HB2446, HB2574

Keywords: driver education, instruction permit, underage drivers, motorcycle licenses, traffic regulations, special plates, centennial, Arizona Department of Transportation, vehicle registration, commercial discounts, Arizona Centennial, distracted driving, portable wireless communication devices, motorcycles, traffic safety, civil penalties, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, public safety

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• As we grow, we want to make sure that the internal infrastructure of the department is strong.
• We're trying to get them infrastructure. We're building that through and through.
• And debunk the governmental infrastructure.
• We have so many areas of the state that don't have the infrastructure.
• He's the director of the Infrastructure Planning and Development Division.

Summary: The committee heard first from LFC staff on a brief about New Mexico’s universal child care expansion. Staff said child care assistance has clear benefits for parents and families, but LFC has not found evidence in New Mexico that it improves children’s educational outcomes; they argued pre-K is the better tool for that goal. The brief highlighted four concerns with universal access: an estimated annual cost of about $849.7 million, a sharp decline in registered homes, possible crowding out of lower-income families, and reduced access for children under age two. Staff also suggested possible mitigations such as prioritizing slots for low-income and at-risk families, reinstating sliding-scale co-pays, and tying quality improvements to workforce wages. Members raised questions about the cost estimate, funding sources, provider quality, and whether the data showed actual crowding out. Several lawmakers expressed support for child care generally but concern about the fiscal impact and whether universal access would divert resources from the families most in need. Others emphasized the importance of child care for workforce participation, rural communities, and family stability, and questioned how registered homes are counted and regulated. LFC staff clarified that the cost estimate was for child care assistance only, not the entire ECECD budget, and that the data showed declines in the share of lowest-income children and infants/toddlers served, though not causation. The ECECD secretary then presented the department’s response, saying universal child care is intended to complete a cradle-to-career system and that the department has already seen strong uptake, increased capacity, and rising workforce participation. She said 6,206 families were found eligible in the first month, the share of infants and toddlers served rose, and new provider applications and licensed slots increased after the November rollout. The department also emphasized wage increases, quality improvements, and a new wage scale/career lattice, while projecting a lower near-term cost than LFC’s estimate and requesting additional funding for child care, early pre-K, home visiting, workforce systems, and capacity-building. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided; the discussion was informational and focused on questions and testimony.

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• has been privately funded infrastructure has been privately funded with<01:26:40.320> private
• for our incumbents so infrastructure for our incumbents so that<01:29:37.040> we<01:29:37.119
• with the all the federal infrastructure with the all the federal infrastructure money<02:12:17.559
• <02:23:49.960> and<02:23:50.080> transport infrastructure and transport infrastructure
• So our priorities still, like I said, are affordable housing, the infrastructure needs that we have,

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Committee held an informational briefing with the University of Hawaiʻi, led by new President Wendy Hensel and Vice President for Budget and Finance Calbert Young. Hensel outlined the university system’s scope, student demographics, research activity, and campus missions, emphasizing four strategic priorities: serving Native Hawaiians and Hawaiʻi, student success, workforce development, and economic diversification through innovation and research. She highlighted the system’s enrollment, research funding, and the roles of Mānoa, Hilo, West Oʻahu, the community colleges, and specialized institutions such as JABSOM and the Cancer Center. Young then reviewed the budget request, focusing largely on making prior one-time appropriations permanent and supporting recurring needs. Items included funding for Mānoa athletics, the Hawaiʻi Institute for Marine Biology, K-12 teacher education, Pamantasan Council support, Hilo programs, Windward’s mental health technician certificate, Maui’s practical nursing bridge program, and student support positions such as financial aid and admissions counselors. He also described workforce-related requests tied to nursing expansion at Mānoa and West Oʻahu, as well as facilities support at West Oʻahu. A major portion of the testimony addressed the university’s two Kakaʻako medical facilities. Young explained that declining tobacco settlement and cigarette tax revenues are no longer sufficient to cover debt service for JABSOM and the Cancer Center, so the governor’s budget includes general fund support to supplement those obligations. He also described a regents-approved request not included in the governor’s proposal: expanding the Hawaiʻi Promise financial aid program to the four-year campuses, estimated at about $11–12 million. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• is recognizing that, you know, we got a lot of moving parts here when it comes to our energy infrastructure
• ,<00:02:09.520> uh to our energy infrastructure, uh to our energy infrastructure, uh throughout
• that we need, critical infrastructure for our nation and for our state, is, quite frankly, a genius
• that we need critical infrastructure that we need critical infrastructure<00:14:40.880> for<00
• for our nation and for infrastructure for our nation and for our<00:14:42.240> state.

Bills: SF0102, SF0123, SF0021, SF0099

Keywords: energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, energy, funding, grants, loans, coal, natural gas, mineral processing, economic development, stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation

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• That law is in its infancy, and it takes time for infrastructure to be developed.
• <05:08:16.160> The infrastructure which will take time.
• The infrastructure which will take time.
• <05:08:46.480> for about existing infrastructure for about existing infrastructure for management
• > level<05:42:59.760> of infrastructure and any level of infrastructure and any level of

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environmental Policy Subcommittee took up HB 1621, which would require a baseline environmental impact study before development of certain manufacturing and storage facilities. Members said the concept had merit, but they could not resolve major drafting and implementation issues, including how to define covered facilities, what the study would require, and how enforcement would work at the municipal or county level. Several members expressed concern about unintended consequences and said the proposal was not ready; the subcommittee voted unanimously to recommend inexpedient to legislate (ITL), and the full committee later adopted that recommendation on a 16-0 roll call vote, placing the bill on consent. The committee then discussed HB 1053, involving electronically submitted pesticide use reports. Representative Comtois presented an amendment creating a department database and protecting confidential information, but said she still needed to check whether it was germane and to review administrative issues with the Department of Agriculture. After hearing from David Russo of the Division of Pesticide Control, the committee agreed to continue work on the amendment and took no action that day. The committee also reviewed HB 1186 on egg labeling and producer exemptions. Representative Comtois offered an amendment exempting small producers from most requirements except labeling, but Commissioner Sean Jasper asked for more time to review the impact and suggested the state might not need the existing egg law at all if federal USDA rules already cover the field. Members agreed to hold action until the following week. Finally, the committee began discussion of HB 1780 on penalties for violations involving seeds, plants, and nursery stock, focusing on labeling rules and germination-date requirements; testimony from industry and department representatives indicated they were working toward a compromise that would allow multiple relabelings, add production dates, and set a 36-month sale limit, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• sections 11-671, 49-202, 49-203, and 49-1243, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to the Water Infrastructure
• -201, 49-1203, 49-1204, 49-1223, and 49-1243, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to the Water Infrastructure
• The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona. The bill is heard on third reading.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• bill provides that if properties taken are damaged through eminent domain to build new state infrastructure
• come together as a team, and they would apply for some sort of financial investment from ODAA on infrastructure
• We have several of these, and it would be a community-led pilot that invests in enabling infrastructure

Keywords: 914, all

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• transitions, board membership changes, and necessary improvements to the board's internal systems and infrastructure
• transitions, board membership changes, and necessary improvements to our internal systems and infrastructure
• transitions, board membership changes, and necessary improvements to our internal systems and infrastructure

Bills: HB25, SB38, SB101, HB199

Keywords: juvenile delinquency, firearm possession, criminal background checks, state law, gun control, youth offense, conviction, public safety, SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration

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• Open that work session uh creating an<01:02:13.280> offsite<01:02:13.680> infrastructure
• ><01:02:14.280> improvement an offsite infrastructure improvement an offsite infrastructure improvement
• which creates an offsite infrastructure which creates an offsite infrastructure improvement<01:34
• qualified offsite infrastructure qualified offsite infrastructure improvements. improvements. improvements
• um would get community uh infrastructure um would get a<01:35:23.360> tax<01:35:23.640> credit

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee began with brief remarks recognizing Representative Almquist’s service and noting that he would not seek reelection, along with comments about other members’ departures and replacements. The chair then opened a series of interim study work sessions, explaining that some bills would be handled now and school-funding-related bills later in the year. Members also discussed how interim study reports work, including that they are recommendations for future legislation and do not prevent anyone from filing similar bills again. On HB 224, dealing with rebates to taxpayers from the renewable energy fund, members noted that the bill was essentially the same as a prior House bill that passed the House but stalled in conference with the Senate. The committee discussed whether the measure would change current law; members were told it would not, and that the report would simply recommend future legislation. The chair indicated the committee would likely recommend the bill for future legislation, with no minority report, and that any roll call vote would be reflected in the final report. On HB 417, repealing the communication services tax, members raised concerns about revenue loss, possible 911-related issues, and conflicts over municipal taxation of telephone poles and related property. The Lottery Director and others explained that repeal could create legal uncertainty for municipalities and that the bill could reduce state revenue by millions of dollars. The committee concluded the bill should not be recommended for future legislation unless it were substantially revised to address revenue and municipal-taxation complications. On HB 635, concerning taxing nonprofit entities that settle illegal immigrants, members agreed it was primarily a federal issue and outside the state’s authority, so it was not recommended for future legislation. On HB 660, requiring historic horse racing facilities to compensate host communities, members said the concept of mitigating local impacts was reasonable but the bill was too broad in its current form. Testimony from the Lottery Director and others focused on how host communities and charities currently receive days and revenue, how operators are using shared days, and how the market may already be adjusting. Members also discussed whether neighboring communities, including out-of-state towns, should be considered and whether the state’s share of gaming revenue could be redirected. The discussion ended with interest in a narrower rewrite and possible future legislation, but no final vote was described in the excerpt.

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• We have the $100 million in the current budget, and that's just to help ensure sites and infrastructure
• And in infrastructure, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority continues to operate two revolving loan
• <00:42:16.079> And improve our water infrastructure.
• And improve our water infrastructure.
• > Kentucky<00:46:24.800> State infrastructure at the Kentucky State infrastructure at the

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:11 Executive Budget 00:00:50, 958, all

Summary: The committee met to hear a presentation from Dr. Hicks on the governor’s recommended budget for the next biennium. He reviewed the revenue outlook, noting modest general fund growth, a large rainy day fund balance, and the impact of recent income tax reductions. He said the budget was built around recurring reductions, lower debt service and retirement contribution rates, and the use of excess restricted funds, while protecting K-12 education, Medicaid, postsecondary education, public safety, and pension obligations. Dr. Hicks outlined several major spending and reserve proposals, including $350 million from the Department of Insurance’s excess restricted funds to support Medicaid in the first year, $150 million for the affordable housing trust fund, $125 million for rural hospitals, $100 million to offset lost federal ACA premium tax credits, $75 million for utility assistance, and $50 million for food assistance. In education, the proposal included a phased pre-K for all plan funded by sports wagering tax revenue, a 3% annual salary increase for full-time school personnel, continued full funding of teacher pensions, a 2.5% annual increase in SEEK base funding, and additional support for career and technical education and school facilities. He also discussed Medicaid cost pressures, including higher managed care, pharmacy, behavioral health, and nursing facility costs, and explained the expected effects of federal HR1 changes on Kentucky’s Medicaid program. Those changes include work and community engagement requirements and more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion members, which the administration estimated would reduce enrollment by about 4,300 in the first year and 28,000 in the second year. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting, which was limited to the budget presentation and member questions.

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• can help reduce the project costs for the citizens of Woodbury by allowing this public water infrastructure
• These important infrastructure projects, there are three that are included in the bill, and with me to
• These important infrastructure projects, there are three that are included in the bill, and with me to
• These important infrastructure projects, there are three that are included in the bill, and with me to
• These important infrastructure projects, there are three that are included in the bill, and with me to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I have lots of interest in transportation, just from an infrastructure standpoint, and a supporter of
• infrastructure in general.
• infrastructure in general.
• infrastructure in general.
• and a infrastructure standpoint and a supporter<00:05:06.800> of<00:05:07.120> infrastructure

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Transportation Working Group met on January 15, 2025, with Chair John Kosnik opening by saying the committee expected to pass a transportation bill this year and emphasizing efficient use of transportation revenues, maintenance of roads and transit, and safety. Members and staff introduced themselves, and several representatives noted their interest in roads, bridges, and regional transportation needs. Kosnik also said he had spoken with Representative Kel about leadership arrangements and stressed that bipartisan support would be needed for a transportation bill. House Fiscal Staff’s Andrew Lee and House Research’s Matt Burus then gave an overview of transportation finance, focusing mainly on highways and transit. Burus explained Minnesota’s highway funding structure, including the constitutional Highway User Tax Distribution Fund and the related Trunk Highway Fund, County State-Aid Highway Fund, and Municipal State-Aid Street Fund. He reviewed the main revenue sources: the motor fuels tax, motor vehicle registration tax, motor vehicle sales tax, portions of the general sales tax tied to auto parts, vehicle rentals and leases, and the retail delivery fee. He noted several changes from 2023 legislation, including indexing of the gas tax, creation of the Transportation Advancement Account, and the retail delivery fee, which began in July 2024 and therefore would affect fiscal year 2025 rather than the fiscal 2024 data shown. The presentation also covered how highway dollars flow through constitutional formulas, including the 95/5 split from the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, with the 5 percent set-aside used for town roads, town bridges, and flexible highway purposes such as turnbacks. Burus distinguished trunk highway bonds from general obligation bonds and explained that both are debt-financing tools for transportation projects, but with different repayment sources and uses. No votes or formal actions were taken at this informational meeting.

Bills: HB2117, HB2155, HB1832, HB1601, HB2297, HB2397, HB1893, HB2533, HB1890, HB2004, HB1810, HB2323, HB1691, HB1671, HB2619, HB1481, HB2314, HB2319, HB2214, HB2488, HB2009, HB2007, HB1964, HB2218, HB1535, HB1977, HB2054, HB2046, HB146, HB2094, HB2181, HB2515, HB2444, HB2385, HB1724, HB1733, HB2416, HB2001, HB1603, HB1753, HB2140, HB1962, HB1963, HB2096, HB1959, HB1960, HB2293, HB2288, HB1752, HB1573, HB469, HB2091, HB1851, HB1688, HB1696, HB2417, HB2375, HB2333, HB2152, HB1881, HB2395, HB1721, HB1921, HB1730, HB1697, HB1824, HB2282, HB2078, HB2321, HB2279, HB1522, HB2097, HB2433, HB2106, HB2274, HB2452, HB1764, HB2438, HB1860, HB2604, HB2118, HB2017, HB2216, HB1934, HB2454, HB2427, HB2207, HB1840, HB1644, HB1645, HB1946, HB1648, HB2324, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB2164, HB2165, HB2283, HB2386

Keywords: arts education, data mapping, task force, creative economy, cultural preservation, workforce development, geographic information systems, agriculture, data collection, statistical program, sustainable practices, Hawaii, aquaculture, biosecurity, food security, sustainable seafood, regulatory framework, interagency coordination, environmental stewardship, invasive species

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• You know, I did a streamlining bill that was related to infrastructure. can extend that out.
• You know, I did a streamlining bill that was related to infrastructure.
• I did a streamlining bill that was related to infrastructure, and it took us a long time—transmission
• infrastructure.
• So SB 501 will ensure that the most dangerous products for our workers and our infrastructure, the 300

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So sales tax, For all sorts of different services and infrastructure, sales tax is being used to fund
• bond issues for infrastructure improvements.
• It is a straightforward bill that addresses how certain permanent infrastructure is depreciated for property
• The infrastructure is going to be going and using it a lot more than some of the other counties.
• The infrastructure is going to be going and using it a lot more than some of the other counties.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We have infrastructure in the ground, so we are ready to go.
• In addition to that, we also were recently awarded $4.2 million in tribal infrastructure fund for our
• Moving on to slide 15, again, other commitments by New Mexico, specifically the Tribal Infrastructure
• We're going to ensure that we provide funding to nations, pueblos, and tribes for infrastructure within
• When we talk about maintenance, we're not talking about rebuilding infrastructure.

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• bureaucracy is the last place that should be in control of building and controlling our energy infrastructure
• Again, my colleague correctly points out the poster child of bad behavior and infrastructure projects
• The element of this proposal that is related to public financing for transmission infrastructure would
• We need to do a better job of building infrastructure projects in the energy space in California.
• We'll see if this is a successful way to protect our public infrastructure like waters.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• A lot of that funding was directed at building infrastructure and undergraduate pathways for candidates
• Challenging as LEAs may find it to build this pathway, once they've got this infrastructure and it's
• What the state has been able to do is start to build the infrastructure that should work.
• I think that there's a balance to be struck between making sure that that infrastructure remains in place
• They have a long-standing National Board infrastructure and incentive. Okay.

Keywords: 988, house, all