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• For HST, the motor vehicle fund receives the first $50 million for transportation stormwater activity
• price of something go up, especially in health care, we want to see a direct benefit to the quality or value
• price of something go up, especially in health care, we want to see a direct benefit to the quality or value
• tests to prove that a person drove under the influence or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle

Bills: SB5989, SB5898, SB6240, SB6244, SB6231, SB6228, SB6220

Keywords: aircraft fuel tax, tax revenue distribution, aviation funding, transportation, state revenue, aeronautics, taxation, aircraft fuel, state funding, aviation fuel, hazardous substance tax, air quality, noise mitigation, environmental impact, tax exemption, agriculture, hazardous substances, crop protection, warehousing, data center

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• The next largest sources of general revenue in 26-27 are projected to be motor vehicle sales. and rental
• that shows. that I created several years ago that shows the volatility in data cells, of tax motor vehicle
• Motor vehicle sales and rental taxes and severance taxes from 96 to the present.
• continues to grow, the state continues to grow. assets are built on the ground which have improved values
• And so a really good example of a value-add service, I like to highlight is that plans may provide a

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• limit on the allowable discount of fuel purchased with fuel reward points, to prohibit a limit on the value
• So this is essentially putting something on the record and trying to introduce people to the value of
• This is creating an additional vehicle where, at the same time, we can solve the problems face on and
• It's the public, the parish entity that actually approved the vehicle going forward. public, the parish
• entity that actually approved the vehicle going forward.

Summary: The House Committee on Commerce met on May 18, 2026, with a quorum present and the chair noting it was the committee’s last meeting of the session. The committee first considered Senate Bill 254, which would prohibit certain excess debit card surcharges and authorize enforcement by the Attorney General. After adopting technical amendments and a committee amendment requiring written notice before a private right of action, the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then took up Senate Bill 80 on broadband administration fees and GUMBO program closeout. Members questioned the proposed increase in administrative and contractor fees, the timing of project completion, and how withheld reimbursements would work for utility damage. After adopting several amendments, including cleanup language and a provision to restore the reimbursement process, the bill was reported favorably as amended, though the Louisiana Telecommunications Association voiced concerns about the withholding language and lack of a clearer fault-determination process. The committee next considered Senate Bill 469, updating the Louisiana Underground Utilities and Facilities Damage Prevention Law. Technical amendments were adopted, along with amendments clarifying that the bill’s 30-day notice to utility owner-operators is separate from existing GUMBO notice requirements and creating a rapid dispute-resolution process involving the Office of Broadband, the utility operator, and the local governing authority. Testimony from broadband and municipal stakeholders emphasized the need for quicker responses to excavation damage and better enforcement, while some witnesses raised concerns about the late amendment and the need for clearer recourse and standards. The bill was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 468, dealing with fuel rewards programs and fuel discount limits, was also amended to allow such discounts while capping them at $1 below the advertised price; it was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 131, concerning attorney’s fees and costs in professional licensing disciplinary proceedings, drew testimony from a cosmetology board representative and the Pelican Institute. Supporters argued the bill would curb incentives for boards to generate revenue through enforcement and give licensees a fairer opportunity to resolve cases; board testimony noted that some boards already have fee caps and that enforcement actions are relatively limited. After adopting an amendment clarifying when a licensee is the prevailing party, the bill was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 251 on critical infrastructure protection also received technical amendments and several substantive changes, including adding ports and airports to the definition of critical infrastructure, clarifying “significant access,” adding a knowledge requirement, and adjusting exemptions and enforcement timing; it was reported favorably as amended after testimony from State Armor representatives about foreign adversary threats. Finally, House Resolution 253 was introduced to create a task force to study how post-2005 building code additions and inspection requirements affect residential construction costs, with the sponsor explaining the goal was to gather industry input and return recommendations next session.

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• walk-through of the spreadsheet, and then that bill will be laid over, and House File 2433, which is the vehicle
• lay over Senate File 4059 and take up House File 2433, which will be a bill that we're using as a vehicle
• It's my understanding they didn't have any other vehicle by which to be able to express these concerns
• It's my understanding they didn't have any other vehicle by which to be able to express these concerns
• will call them mom and pop, but they are much more than that, because I don't want to undermine their value

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Recipients demonstrate Tinsley's core values of courage, humor, perseverance, and a dedication to bettering
• So this bill requires a second summons for a vehicle speed violation captured by a photo speed camera
• So this bill requires a second summons for a vehicle speed violation captured by a photo speed camera
• After a failure to appeal, after a second summons, then the DMV will be mandated to refuse to renew vehicle
• as defined in that new section and that other bill for money, goods, services, or anything else of value

Keywords: March 11, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• longer here, that money will be passed on to my son and my grandsons, helping to build something we value
• Barred by the Public Funds Investment Act, they get invested in a number of vehicles: U.S.
• A bond portfolio that has a book value of about $980 million.
• products, so those would be certificates of deposit, money market accounts, and other interest-bearing vehicles
• and authorized to determine both the amount of investable funds and the appropriate investment. ...vehicles

Bills: HB245, HB700, HB2783, HB3526, HB3900, HB4061, HB4124, HB4166, HB4395, HB4534, HB4609, HB4641, HB4736, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HJR175, HB245

Keywords: military service, retirement, law enforcement, custodial officer, Employees Retirement System, commercial financing, brokers, registration, disclosures, finance, consumer protection, fees, deferred compensation, automatic participation, county employees, payroll deductions, retirement plans, fiscal transparency, local government, bond issuance

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• </c><00:05:53.199><c> crashes</c> considering that motor vehicle crashes considering that motor vehicle
• so we do see value in this.
• so we do see value in this.
• </c><02:08:57.520><c> the</c> anything other than we we do value the anything other than we we do value
• in perception as there's enormous value in perception as well.<05:31:23.440><c> Okay.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> a path forward to a future that values a path forward to a future that values humanity<00:15:24.880
• and uh move forward with the values of our residents um whether it's in St.
• And that we will continue to live the values and uh move forward with the values of our residents um
• These operations violate our rights, our safety, and our fundamental values.
• </c> fundamental values. fundamental values.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The hearing of the Minnesota Senate Select Subcommittee on Federal Impacts on Minnesotans and Economic Stability focused on federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota, especially ICE and CBP operations, and their alleged constitutional and civil-rights impacts. Opening remarks from both parties emphasized the need for calm, cooperation, and public safety, though they sharply differed on the causes of the current situation. Republican members argued that violent criminal undocumented immigrants should be removed and that state and local officials should cooperate with federal authorities. Senator McEwen and other Democrats described the federal presence as abusive and terrorizing, citing deaths, family separations, and community fear, and called for accountability and truth-telling. The chair also held a moment of silence for Renee Mlin Good and Alex Prey before testimony began. Testimony from the ACLU of Minnesota and the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota described what they said was a large-scale federal enforcement operation, including Operation Metro Surge, with widespread alleged violations of the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Tenth, and other constitutional amendments. Witnesses cited alleged racial profiling, warrantless arrests, excessive force, denial of counsel, detention out of state, and failure to comply with court orders. They referenced specific cases involving Susan Tinure, Abdi Khadir Nure, Victor Manuel Diaz, and others, as well as reports of journalists and community members being threatened or detained while documenting ICE activity. The witnesses also said the federal government’s lack of transparency makes it difficult to know how many people have been detained or deported and argued that the harm extends to both immigrants and citizens. Committee members asked questions about ICE entering homes without judicial warrants, federal claims about constitutional limits, and access to counsel for detainees moved out of state. The witnesses said that out-of-state detention, poor locator systems, paid phone access, and lack of privacy make legal representation difficult or impossible, and that civil-rights remedies often come too late because people are removed before cases are resolved. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the committee moved from opening statements into testimony and member questions.

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• So about 90% of our farm gate value, or the value of agricultural production each year, is represented
• , value-added products, exports, and so on.
• Volume is up, value was up. Next slide.
• This is just trade value from Washington to China.
• So you can see that wheat value, total export value, because the China reduction was 45% below what we

Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held an interim work session focused on Washington agriculture’s viability, workforce, and competitiveness. Director Derek Sanderson of the Washington State Department of Agriculture and WSU Dean Raj Kosla described the size and diversity of the state’s farm sector, declining farm numbers, major export markets, and pressures from labor costs, low commodity prices, trade barriers, drought, regulatory burdens, and pests and disease. Kosla emphasized WSU’s land-grant role in education, research, and extension, including precision agriculture, broadband needs in rural areas, and the need for state support to help producers adopt new technologies and train the next generation of agricultural workers. Members asked about retaining farmland, increasing workforce capacity, and the role of precision agriculture. Kosla said precision agriculture can help address labor shortages and water scarcity, but adoption is limited by cost and rural broadband gaps. He explained precision agriculture as tailoring inputs to the right place, time, amount, and manner, and said WSU is working on low-cost sensor technologies and other innovations. Members also asked about how widely precision agriculture is used and whether it improves farm bottom lines; Kosla said adoption varies by tool and that he would follow up with more data. The committee then heard from Dr. Randy Fortenberry of WSU’s Impact Center on an agricultural competitiveness study and the effects of tariffs and trade. He reported that Washington’s competitiveness has generally declined relative to peer states in dairy, grapes, hops, apples, and wheat, with potatoes as the main bright spot. Surveyed producers said a substantial share of revenue is tied to regulatory compliance, with labor-related costs a major driver, and small diversified farms reported land access, capital, and profitability as bigger barriers than regulation. On trade, Fortenberry said Washington agriculture is highly export-dependent and vulnerable to retaliation, citing past losses in wheat, apples, pulses, and cherries when tariffs disrupted markets, while noting current uncertainty around China and India. The committee asked follow-up questions about compliance time, peer-state comparisons, and regulatory burdens; no votes were taken, and the department said it plans an interim report by the end of the year and a final report by June 2026.

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• How long will those teachers be of value to the various systems?
• when a child is present in the motor vehicle, whether the motor vehicle is in motion or at rest, and
• </c> the motor vehicle, whether the motor the motor vehicle, whether the motor vehicle<03:20:45.439><
• ,</c> inside of vehicles, inside of vehicles, &gt;&gt; right?
• ,</c><03:40:39.680><c> driver</c> has the right to drive a vehicle, driver has the right to drive a vehicle

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• It's what can we do as a pro-life state to build a better culture of life, a culture that values every
• Mary Elizabeth Castle on behalf of Texas Values testifying for the bill, is that correct?
• And have you registered as Jamie Haynes on behalf of Texas Values? Correct. All right, Ms.
• SECAS promotes sex education as a vehicle for change and works to ensure that justice includes sexual
• I'm the Director of Government Relations for Texas Values.

Bills: SB204, SB570, SB735, SB784, SB1207, SB1396, SB1447, SB2392, SB2540, SB747, SB875

Keywords: parental rights, education, school trustees, training, handbook, truancy, attendance policy, chronic absenteeism, school attendance, student absence notifications, parent notification, home visit, attendance officer, truancy court, school district, open-enrollment charter school, student support services, school counselor, principal, administrator

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• And that value of neutrality, that's the easiest way to say it.
• The locality position before did not add any value, whereas now there's the option for the locality.
• When I pay, depending on the value of my home, let's say I pay $10,000 or $25,000 a year in property
• We self-insure on vehicles. You do? We don't have automotive insurance. So who would pay for that?
• Absolutely, the tax rates have come down because of the growth in property values.

Bills: HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• Based the value of the unlawful contribution or expenditure and reasonable attorney's fees.
• When these deepfakes are accusing us of of lying and betraying the values of our community, and there's
• in my conversations with the utility, one of the ideas that has come forward. is that they can do a value
• A value of solar study is valuable.
• Now you have distributed batteries, you have folks using their electric vehicles as batteries.

Bills: HB 13, HB143, HB144, HB145, HB366, HB470, HB805, HB912, HB13, HB143, HB144, HB145

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

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• seven that have been given opportunities for MassHousing grants and other things through economic vehicles
• often scalped and relisted at five times, ten times, and we've seen up to a hundred times their face value
• We've seen up to a hundred times their face value on resale websites.
• We must close the great divide between the face value of tickets and what they were sold for on the secondary

Summary: The Senate considered a large number of amendments to an economic development bill and adopted them one by one, with repeated brief recesses as members finalized language. Early amendments made permanent the option for hybrid public meetings and added procedures for alleged open meeting law violations, authorized speed camera enforcement in school and construction safety zones, and created a retirement credit option for part-time teachers who reduced hours to care for children. Other adopted amendments updated gateway municipality designations every three years, capped ticket resale prices and banned speculative “ghost tickets,” and addressed vulnerable road users, crumbling concrete, and a fund for seasonal communities housing. Members also approved amendments to create a new framework for responding to crimes against women, including better investigation of staged suicides and adding sex and gender to the hate crimes statute; to establish a trigger law protecting private-sector labor organizing rights if federal labor law is weakened; to create a bottom-up “Enough Act” fund to fight poverty; to allow airport restaurants and bars at Logan to operate during flight hours; and to protect seniors and adults with disabilities from financial scams by allowing temporary delays of suspicious transactions and reporting to protective agencies. Additional housing-related amendments were adopted for rural communities, residential PACE financing, and a five-community tenant opportunity to purchase pilot program. A Senate Ways and Means amendment was then adopted, the substitute draft was applied to the underlying bill, and the bill was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed. The chamber also adopted an order to reconvene the following Monday at 11 a.m. and to dispense with printing a calendar. The Senate then adjourned.

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• And so that's what we were trying to do: find a vehicle that basically provided favorable financial terms
• not to mention that it's a serious detriment to the beauty of our communities and to the property values
• some successful projects, some more business opportunities for folks like me, and improve property values
• It also enhances economic security by protecting property values.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• organization that stands up for Israel, that confronts anti-Semitism, and that upholds the democratic values
• The issue we're seeing today on college campus is being reinforced by the culture and values being taught
• And this is going to ensure that never again will their students be at risk in the same way from a vehicle
• long worked together in the struggle against discrimination in this country, how does finding shared values

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• </c><00:35:48.000><c> services</c> that the driver and vehicle services that the driver and vehicle services
• </c><00:41:45.119><c> dealer</c> dealer licensing um motor vehicle dealer dealer licensing um motor vehicle
• </c><00:41:52.960><c> dealers</c> also uh related to motor vehicle dealers also uh related to motor vehicle
• </c><00:42:33.599><c> except</c> upon the transfer of a vehicle except upon the transfer of a vehicle
• </c> new license plate upon transfer vehicle new license plate upon transfer vehicle aside<01:15:20.080

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• this Congress, will repeal the Biden administration's approval of California's de facto electric vehicle
• We cannot allow Gavin Newsom and California Democrats to decide what vehicles my constituents in central
• </c> California's de facto electric vehicle California's de facto electric vehicle mandate.<00:06:14.000
• my constituents in central vehicles my constituents in central Pennsylvania<00:06:46.319><c> are</c>
• </c> and the betrayal of the very values and the betrayal of the very values Americans<07:24:50.558><

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 28, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And rising property values.
• We're doing great work and at a great value.
• This could be a vehicle for that.
• This could be a vehicle for that.
• This could be a vehicle for that.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• This year we do not have to replace any of the vehicles. Oh, I didn't know you had vehicles.
• Chair, how many vehicles do you have? Are they all passenger vehicles? Yes, all passenger vehicles.
• I have 15 inspectors that all have their own vehicles, so we have 15 vehicles. All right.
• </c> finds is the most credible way to Value finds is the most credible way to Value the<04:10:54.119
• </c> depending on the value depending on the value appealed<04:17:09.479><c> yeah</c><04:17:10.119><c

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first reviewed House Bill 1, focusing on the legislative branch budget, especially the Senate and House lines. Members discussed that the Senate’s fiscal year 2025 adjusted authorized amount was higher than 2024 actual spending, largely due to personnel, benefits, and travel, and one member proposed a $500,000 annual cut. Staff explained that any reduction would need to be allocated across specific line items such as personnel, benefits, and travel, and noted that the Senate budget is entirely General Funds. After discussion of how the adjusted authorized figures were calculated and why the branch no longer staffs some joint committees as it once did, the committee moved on without taking a vote on that section. The committee then heard a detailed presentation from the New Hampshire Retirement System. NHRS officials described their statutory administrative budget, which is funded through the retirement trust rather than the General Fund, and said the FY 2026-2027 increase is driven by IT modernization, cybersecurity, a new strategic plan, and additional staff positions. They also reviewed the system’s funding progress, clean audit opinions, investment performance, and changes to asset allocation, while noting that several recent pension-related laws required major database changes. Members questioned the large increase in salaries and benefits, the need for new employees versus contractors, the purpose of training costs, and the source of the Group Two benefit funding. NHRS said the governor’s budget includes General Funds for Group Two benefit changes, with $5 million in FY 2026 and $27.9 million in FY 2027, and that the figures reflect the governor’s recommendation and related HB 2 provisions. Committee members also asked about employer and employee contribution rates for Group Two police and fire members, which NHRS said were not included in the budget document but were about 31.2% for police and 30.35% for fire, with employee shares around 11.55% and 11.8%. The committee did not make a decision on the NHRS budget during this exchange and indicated it would review the details further before returning to it later. The committee then heard from the Community Development Finance Authority on the State Treasury Department budget line for the required state match to administer the federal Community Development Block Grant program. CDFA explained that its $280,000 annual request for FY 2026 and FY 2027, totaling $560,000, supports administration, technical assistance, contracting, and monitoring of roughly $19 million in annual federal CDBG funds. Members asked about the leverage of the state match, oversight of projects, staffing, and grant prioritization. CDFA said it has 18 employees, uses public hearings and a scoring system to prioritize awards, and conducts both desk and on-site monitoring, with annual audits to ensure compliance. No vote was taken on the CDFA item in the portion provided.