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• It is a correctional facility right here in Boise, Oklahoma.
• MIT, DOD, Tussa, and others have tested our facilities.
• Waste facility that deals with that.
• Facility. That's an asset to me.
• Some facilities, like Oklahoma City,...

Summary: The committee hearing focused on biosolids, sewage sludge, and PFAS contamination, with the opening remarks and first three presenters arguing that land application of municipal sludge poses serious risks to soil, water, livestock, and human health. Representative Shaw cited EPA and state data on detected pollutants and PFAS in biosolids, while Denise Travick Poyer described her background in chemical engineering and PFAS work and said the EPA’s draft sewage sludge risk assessment shows unacceptable risk at very low PFOS/PFOA levels. She urged source reduction, more testing, and consideration of total organic fluorine, and noted examples from Michigan where industrial pretreatment and source reduction reduced PFAS in biosolids. Johnson County, Texas Commissioner Larry Woolley and Investigator Dana Ames presented a case study of alleged runoff from land-applied biosolids affecting a ranch, with high PFAS readings in soil, water, fish, cattle tissue, and a stillborn calf, and said the county and state had pursued investigations, lawsuits, and legislative responses. Sandra Trawick of Save Oklahoma Farms and Ranches argued that Oklahoma’s biosolids program relies heavily on Class B sludge, that current rules are outdated, and that land application exposes farms and rural communities to pathogens, chemicals, odors, flies, and runoff; she cited examples from Maine, Texas, Georgia, Michigan, and Oklahoma to support calls for stronger regulation or a ban. After the testimony, members asked about sampling methods, lab testing, EPA limits, and whether the cited PFAS blood levels were comparable to the soil and sludge measurements. Witnesses said the Johnson County samples were collected by a Texas A&M PhD contractor and tested at a single lab, and they explained that the EPA’s 4 parts per trillion figure applied to municipal drinking water standards. Questions also addressed whether sludge is incorporated into soil; Trawick said it had often been left on the surface, though she had seen better disking after public scrutiny. Members asked how biosolids compare with manure and feedlot waste, and witnesses responded that municipal sludge is more contaminated because it includes industrial, hospital, and household waste streams, unlike animal manure. The committee then moved to alternative solutions, hearing from Doug McKinney of Advanced Microbial Solutions, who promoted biological sludge removal using bacteria to reduce sludge volumes and avoid land application, citing cost savings for wastewater plants and correctional facilities. Jason Jepsen of Eden Energy followed with a pitch for an eight-stage waste-to-energy system that converts mixed waste into clean energy, biochar, and reusable products, framing waste as an asset and presenting his company’s technology as a no-land-application alternative.

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• You would verify the person's age before you allow them to take off their clothes.
• Thank you. ...that will be age appropriate.
• If the victim is under 15 years of age, it is sentenced as a dangerous crime against children.
• And you do that at this day and age through a political party. So support this bill.
• The School Facilities Oversight Board approves and oversees new school construction.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• </c> in the phrase estimated gestational age in the phrase estimated gestational age as<02:45:44.720>
• </c> agree on an estimated gestational age. agree on an estimated gestational age.
• </c> age range of plus or minus 3 to 5 days. age range of plus or minus 3 to 5 days.
• It does not apply to the age of 13.
• </c> facilities available to them. facilities available to them.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Your legal drinking age now?
• At the age of 26, Blaine served as a delegate to the very first Republican National Convention.
• The charter school looked for public bond funding to expand their facilities.
• They actually welcomed us and said, we're so glad that you're here and renting this facility.
• They actually welcomed us and said, we're so glad that you're here and renting this facility.

Keywords: 989, all

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• WE REPLACED OVER THESE LAST THREE YEARS 120 PIECES OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND OUR FLEET HAS AGED BUT THE
• THIS IS THE AGE OF 14 CARS.
• SO WE HAVE IMMEDIATELY BEGUN EXPANSION OF OUR WORLD-CLASS FACILITY IN AUBURNDALE.
• IT'S A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY.
• HAVE YOU GIVEN THOUGHT OR BEGUN TO WORK ON ANY IDEAS ON HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET FACILITIES, THERE

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• code addresses the acquisition, financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of state rail facilities
• Rail facilities not owned by the state are not eligible for Texot assistance as no statutory authority
• Grants to railroads not considered state rail facilities.
• Shortline railroads, uh, often struggle to maintain and upgrade aging infrastructure due to the limited
• This line has served thousands over the years, but time in the Texas sun has aged the facility, and the

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• The council will have technical and legal assistance from the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and
• ,</c><00:09:16.880><c> and</c><00:09:17.000><c> Independent</c> Disabilities, Aging, and Independent
• Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living Living Living uh<00:09:19.000><c> and</c><00:09:19.120><c
• </c> be used for a credit facility be used for a credit facility specific<00:10:03.240><c> for</c><00
• and the fiscal note for S.328 facility and the fiscal note for S.328 that<00:18:33.480><c> is</c><00

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• Um, and down below regarding uh of age.
• Just a reminder to the Select Committee on School Facilities.
• We will meet tomorrow school facilities.
• </c><01:40:16.480><c> Thank</c> facilities tomorrow morning, 8:00.
• Thank facilities tomorrow morning, 8:00. Thank you. you. you.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Currently, the land grant is unable to acquire insurance for facilities.
• Next up, we have a presentation on rural health care facilities. It's something that Mr.
• In this committee, you know, ag extension was the start of it.
• The built facility was in need of repair.
• They don't want to go to a facility That they might see that same person at the grocery store.

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• Fund savings associated with the implementation of a $30 monthly premium per individual for adults aged
• Youth Treatment Facility to an LRP, differentiating between Title 15 LRPs, LRPs licensed by the Board
• Treatment facilities.
• in the Superior Court in the county in which a facility is located.
• The $7 million one-time general fund to backfill the state court facilities construction fund.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• cost-effective energy efficiency measures to first responder facilities.
• <00:04:25.720><c> costeffective</c><00:04:26.479><c> Energy</c> facilities costeffective Energy facilities
• we're taking this from Senate facilities we're taking this from Senate Bill<00:04:31.800><c> 700</c>
• to simplify it and improve it, but one thing we disagree with the AG's testimony about is that the AG
• </c> with the AG's testimony about is the AG with the AG's testimony about is the AG says<00:32:37.360

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee met on February 4, 2025, for decision making on previously heard measures, then later held hearings on additional bills. Early action focused on several measures that were amended and advanced, including SB 161 on state project exemptions from county permitting, which was heavily revised to allow programmatic or project-specific agreements with counties, require public reporting of exempted projects, and create a working group to study broader permitting and construction coordination issues. The committee also advanced SB 635 on energy efficiency with changes shifting survey leadership to the Hawaii State Energy Office, SB 700 on resilience hubs after narrowing it to focus on emergency-service-capable hubs and removing distributed energy language, SB 869 on community outreach boards with a technical amendment, SB 1081 on a legislative budget office by converting it to a feasibility study, SB 711 on gubernatorial appointments with a salary threshold change, SB 405 on neighborhood board agendas with a committee-report note about OIP concerns, SB 381 with privacy issues deferred to Judiciary, SB 2 as a two-year pilot for fruit tree planting in selected districts, SB 239 on disaster preparedness with sheltering revisions, and SB 998 as introduced with a cost estimate for site selection work. Several measures were deferred or not advanced, including SB 615, which was deferred indefinitely, SB 1132, which the chair said would be set aside in favor of another childcare bill, and SB 111, which was not taken up further because of confusion during an earlier hearing. During the later hearing portion, SB 1175 on procurement drew testimony from the State Procurement Office, which supported the bill but corrected its estimated database revision cost from $7,500 to $30,000; the Department of Transportation also appeared, while the General Contractors Association submitted opposition. Committee members questioned whether the past-performance database should include more detailed quality information and whether a one-year post-completion review would be useful, but no amendment was adopted at that time. SB 1587 on retainage received written support from the Subcontractors Association of Hawaii and no opposition in the room. SB 1543 on government accountability, which would require justification for outside consultants and cap consultant spending, drew opposition from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii, which argued it could slow procurement, reduce flexibility, and worsen delays given existing vacancies and limited in-house expertise. The Public First Law Center supported the related transparency bill discussed in the hearing, arguing it would close a loophole by making contractor-created records used in government functions subject to disclosure under UIPA, while the Attorney General’s office opposed it. The transcript ends with that testimony still underway, and no final vote is shown for the later hearing bills.

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• So our first is a $20 million grant focused on children ages zero to five that's about to be awarded
• I believe the system is bridging individuals to go to emergency rooms and psychiatric facilities.
• I believe the system is bridging individuals to go to emergency rooms and psychiatric facilities.
• That was earmarked for the CalRx manufacturing facility, going to priority drugs.
• The manufacturing facility that Civica has built is in Petersburg, Virginia. Mr.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held an informational hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, focusing first on the Commission on Behavioral Health, then EMSA, and then the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The Department of Finance said the state faces a third consecutive deficit and that the May Revision includes difficult trade-offs, including proposed eliminations or reversions of some behavioral health and public health funds. The LAO echoed concern about the structural deficit and said it was still awaiting some budget details before offering a full analysis. For the Commission on Behavioral Health, Finance proposed eliminating $20 million in Mental Health Wellness Act funds, arguing the money would help offset General Fund costs and noting future Proposition 1 innovation funding. The commission strongly opposed the cut, saying it would eliminate or delay launch-ready grants for early childhood supports, full-service partnerships, and peer respite, and would eventually end ongoing grant programming. Several advocates and commissioners testified that the funds support underserved communities and that Proposition 1 is not a substitute for the existing programs. The chair asked Finance to look for alternatives, but no vote was taken. EMSA presented mostly technical budget adjustments: increased authority for the California Poison Control System, a correction to EMSIS funding, and a reappropriation for enterprise services and data management. CDPH then reviewed a broader set of May Revision proposals, including reversions from the California Reducing Disparities Project, workforce development, STD prevention, hepatitis C prevention, hospice, and extreme heat funding, as well as a new generative AI pilot for health facility survey reporting. Members raised concerns about cuts to CRDP and gender health equity programs, especially because many grants are mid-contract and serve underserved communities; CDPH said the reversions were part of solving the deficit and that CRDP had been successful, while also clarifying that abortion.ca.gov would not be eliminated. Public comment was overwhelmingly opposed to the CRDP and related cuts, with many speakers describing the programs as life-saving and cost-effective. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing.

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• young birthday party in a hall, and we had 17 injuries and four deaths, three of which were below the age
• And we had 17 injuries and four deaths, three of which were below the age of 14.
• And most other sheriffs do also, if they have the funding to do so, into our jail facilities.
• Because the state is closing so many of their facilities.
• In addition to the traditional facility security projects, the state program includes funding dedicated

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Well, I think some of the facilities are outside the state, so I don't think it's a good idea to put
• largely similar to the state law prohibiting willful or reckless interference with health care facilities
• Different offenses or penalties may apply depending on the respective ages of the perpetrator and the
• For example, claiming to not know the age of the depicted minor generally does not constitute a defense
• For example, claiming to not know the age of the depicted minor generally does not constitute a defense

Keywords: 904, all

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• facilities, but I guess I don't always consider them natural gas facilities.
• They're just facilities we've been using natural gas in, but we can modify them.
• facilities, but I guess I don't always consider them natural gas facilities.
• They're just facilities we've been using natural gas in. always consider them natural gas facilities.
• They're just facilities we've been using natural gas in, but we can modify them.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard several bills focused on utility affordability, transparency, clean energy, and consumer access. SB 327 would bar investor-owned utilities from using ratepayer funds to oppose municipal utility formation and would clarify the Public Advocates Office’s authority to inspect utility books; supporters framed it as a ratepayer protection and accountability measure, while utilities and industry groups raised concerns about municipalization language and data-request procedures. After discussion about the scope of the bill and existing guardrails from prior legislation, the committee voted SB 327 out on a due pass as amended basis to Appropriations, with the roll left open and later updated to 12-2. SB 1350, a hydrogen bill, would allow renewable portfolio standard credit for power plants using green hydrogen in turbines. The author and supporters said it would help California meet clean energy goals, support the Lancaster hydrogen project, and create jobs, while opponents, especially environmental groups, warned about NOx emissions, the risk of paper transactions, and the need for stronger safeguards on feedstocks and delivery. Members discussed amendments already taken and the need for continued work on environmental protections; the committee passed the bill 14-0 to Natural Resources. SB 868 would create a framework for plug-in or balcony solar devices for renters and others without rooftop solar, with safety standards and a cap on system size. Supporters said it would lower bills and expand access to solar, while utilities and some others raised safety and backfeed concerns and asked for more review through existing interconnection processes. The author and witnesses said the devices are small, non-exporting, and covered by safety certifications; the committee approved the bill 17-0, later updated to 18-0, and sent it to Appropriations. SB 1233 would require additional disclosure about utility cash on hand, capital structure, and related information in existing reports to help inform rates and affordability. Utilities opposed the measure as duplicative of existing proceedings and potentially delay-inducing, while supporters said it would improve transparency for ratepayers. The committee passed SB 1233 10-3 to Appropriations. The committee also dispensed with the consent calendar, passing the remaining consent items, including SB 925, SB 667, SB 952, SB 742, SB 929, SB 943, and SB 1138, and noted that SB 905 had been pulled from the agenda.

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• These facilities help position our state as a leader in advanced manufacturing and defense innovation
• In my district, Textron's Slidell facilities design and produce next-generation armored vehicles.
• Are you aware that some of them don't allow you to bring kids or certain-age kids? I'm sure.
• They took those people into their church facility.
• Also, the age population. Some of us are age.

Bills: HR153, HR154, HR155, HR156, HR157, HR158, HCR57, HCR58, HCR59, HR133, HR134, HR135, HR136, HR137, HR138, HR139, HR140, HR141, HR142, HR144, HR145, HR146, HR147, HR148, HR149, HR150, HR151, HR152, SCR28, SB141, SB169, SB206, SB233, SB417, SB421, SB429, SB437, SB477, SB510, SB521, HR1, HR17, HCR5, HB55, HB385, HB394, HB396, HB406, HB608, HB622, HB676, HB772, HB897, HB902, HB943, HB1030, HB1035, HB1038, HB1045, HB1049, HB1056, HB1058, HB1059, HB1092, HB1100, HB1117, HB1160, HB1161, HB1162, HB1177, HB1180, HB1189, HB1216, HB1239, HB1240, SB127, HB284, HB1, HB2, HB3, HB312, HB313, HB383, HB314, HCR3, HB983, HB1126, HB21, HB24, HB29, HB31, HB39, HB45, HB77, HB136, HB150, HB263, HB273, HB299, HB315, HB376, HB377, HB431, HB444, HB450, HB519, HB533, HB538, HB559, HB562, HB663, HB664, HB715, HB717, HB805, HB822, HB823, HB834, HB864, HB867, HB1017, HB1018, HB1068, HB1134, HB1137, HB1234, HB1235, HB1236, HB211, HB27, HB71, HB214, HB225, HB241, HB244, HB306, HB345, HB366, HB446, HB511, HB514, HB655, HB730, HB743, HB1027, HB1037, HB1043, HB1082, HB1091, HB1096, HB1103, HB1167, HB1174, HB1175, HB1230, HB1237, HB1238, SB162, SB349, SB350, SB382, SB383, HB401, HB51, HB58, HB140, HB982, HB1010, HB132, HB193, HB635, HB690, HB1003, HB750, HB911, HB151, HB180, HB192, HB310, HB961, HB1146, HB977, HB181, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB9, HB393, HB459, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB615, HB682, HB733, HB773, HB996, HB1113

Keywords: commendation, robotics, high school, competition, education, Tomato Festival, community celebration, Our Lady of Prompt Succor, fundraising, local heritage, Holocaust, remembrance, Yom HaShoah, Jewish history, condolences, community service, law enforcement, legacy, Shreveport, D.A.R.E. Program

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened in prayer, and led the pledge. The bulk of the early portion of the meeting consisted of personal privileges and recognitions, including ARC Appreciation Day, Teach for America, Film Louisiana, the Child Care Association of Louisiana, Textron Systems, Iberville Parish Day, AARP Louisiana Family Caregiver Day, and several visiting groups and honorees. The chamber also received Senate messages, enrolled and introduced resolutions, and referred a number of Senate bills to committee. The House then took up a long series of bills, many of them local or technical measures, with most passing by wide margins. Among the bills adopted were measures on municipal and teachers’ retirement systems, retired clerk insurance funds, fire and police civil service, a local Cameron Parish insurance program, specialty courts, jury bond filing by paper check, non-compete limits for interns and apprentices, a memorial bridge naming for Lance Cpl. Justin D. McLeese, veteran points in civil service exams, provisional fire/police appointments, special masters in complex litigation, judicial and court-cost funding measures, aerial applicator safety rules, cell-cultured food labeling, wine and spirits container standards, nonprofit eligibility to appoint economic development commissioners, a homeless diversion pilot program in Orleans, animal shelter standards, a Fort Oge police chief appointment change, retirement benefit calculations for divorced firefighters, an alcohol-permit moratorium in Shreveport, waste-collection contract renewal authority, and a backdrop retirement option for certain judges. There was one notable defeat: House Bill 444, which would have added legislative seats to the East Baton Rouge Recreation and Park Commission, failed on a 37-49 vote after debate over whether legislators should appoint themselves to the board and whether the proposal had adequate stakeholder support. House Bill 284 on expropriation also failed earlier by a 48-47 vote and was returned to the calendar. Several other measures were temporarily returned to the calendar or held over, and some bills were referred or received amendments before final passage. Most final votes were unanimous or near-unanimous, and the House repeatedly adopted titles and motions to table after passage.

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• at schools or at our driver's to use it at schools or at our driver's education<00:08:04.240><c> facilities
• ,</c> education facilities, education facilities, &gt;&gt; but<00:08:05.280><c> that</c><00:08:05.520
• Felony prosecution on a first offense procuring if the victim in this case, if the crime is under the age
• Felony prosecution on a first offense procuring if the victim in this case, if the crime is under the age
• If somebody's under the age of 18, this would expand the felony, remove the misdemeanor in totality for

Keywords: Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 28 January, 2026; 9:00 A.M., 925, all

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• It will raise the age to 70 so they can continue to do details, which really helps out the town, and
• service toward my credible service for retirement so that I can retire with retirement plus at the age
• I'm hopeful that I can make it through to age 55, though at this time I'm not 100% positive.
• We already did hear House Bill 3900, an act authorizing the raising of the maximum retirement age of
• The next is House Bill 5034, an act relative to waiving the maximum age or time requirement for police

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Public Service Committee heard testimony on a series of retirement, public safety, and personnel bills. House Bill 5054 would allow a public safety employee in Peabody to use an affidavit when pre-employment medical records are missing, so a firefighter’s disability/retirement application can proceed. Representative Tom Walsh, Mayor Ted Bettencourt, Fire Chief Thomas Griffin, Fire Chief Jay Dowling, and Senator Joan Lovely all supported the bill, describing it as a fix for an administrative gap that has delayed a 27-year firefighter’s retirement. No committee questions were raised. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 4698, which would authorize retirement benefits for Dale Kylie after a divorce altered the original beneficiary arrangement tied to his retirement option. Representative Donald Potham said the retirement board could not make the change without legislation. House Bill 3900 would raise the maximum age for Kingston special police officers to 70, with Representative Kathy LaNatra citing staffing shortages and unmanned details. House Bill 5159 would grant credible service to educator Sarah Shebelli for two years she worked as a paraprofessional at a charter school; she said the additional service would help her retire despite a degenerative eye disease. The committee then listed several other bills with no additional testimony, including measures involving continued employment or retirement issues for police officers in Pelham, New Bedford, Petersham, and Dayton, a retirement benefit transfer for a Massachusetts Maritime Academy professor, and a sick leave bank for a Department of Corrections employee. After confirming there was no further testimony, the committee voted to adjourn.

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• ,</c> as a lifeline for our non-agged, as a lifeline for our non-agged, non-disabled<02:19:33.359><c>
• </c> taxes that afflict our aging population. taxes that afflict our aging population.
• </c> buildings, state facilities, and parks. buildings, state facilities, and parks.
• </c> prohibits that education facilities prohibits that education facilities cannot<07:14:44.160><c>
• But we can't wholesale take over a facility and make it a housing facility.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• :16:54.719><c> create</c> state-of-the-art facility will create state-of-the-art facility will create
• it can be used as a site of a new facility constructed by the donor, or entities may donate a facility
• The bill of VA medical facilities.
• ,</c> age.
• It's felt like a dark age, age.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 19, 2025, 1012, house, all