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• Appointed members of the State Electrical Board, effective July 1, 2025, for terms expiring July 1, 2028
• Colorado, to serve as a public member; Benjamin Larkin of Castle Rock, Colorado, to serve as an electrical
• Appointed members of the State Electrical Board, effective July 1, 2025, for terms expiring July 1, 2028
• Appointed members of the State Electrical Board, effective July 1, 2025, for terms expiring July 1, 2028
• Benjamin Larkin of Castle Rock, Colorado, to serve as an electrical contractor who has a master's license

Keywords: 981, all

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• We can supply that information to you. Please do. Thank you. Thank you to the committee.
• We can supply that information to you. Please do. Thank you. Thank you.
• Representative Cupps then noted that there may be electric versions out there, but said that does not

Summary: Attorney General Catherine Hanaway presented the Office of the Attorney General’s FY 2027 budget request and outlined her office’s priorities: reducing violent crime, targeting illegal and unregulated activities she described as a “vice squad” focus, protecting Missourians from fraud, and improving the office’s legal work. She highlighted major cases and enforcement efforts, including litigation over insulin pricing, Dollar General pricing practices, a criminal prosecution in Hermann, the Jackson County assessment dispute, and a new lawsuit involving Misha’s board policy. Committee members asked about cybercrime enforcement, cooperation with federal authorities, VLTs, ballot and referendum litigation, and the office’s approach to diversity-related legal issues. Hanaway said cybercrime and no-call enforcement rely heavily on multi-state and federal cooperation, and she emphasized that many cases begin with citizen reports. Members also questioned the cost and scope of ongoing election-related litigation, including redistricting and referendum cases, and Hanaway said her office is defending the laws and ballot processes as required. She estimated roughly $600,000 in staff time over about six months for the referendum/redistricting work combined. Several members raised concerns about the Misha lawsuit and whether similar statutory provisions elsewhere in state government could raise the same legal issues; Hanaway responded that the case involved a board rule, not a statute, and turned on whether the requirement functioned as a quota. The committee also discussed child sexual exploitation, human trafficking, Medicaid fraud, and the use of outside counsel and pro hac vice fees. Hanaway said the office is using non-GR funds where possible and is not requesting pay increases this year. The Missouri Office of Prosecution Services then presented its budget. Officials explained that MOPS trains and supports prosecutors statewide, including on DWIs, child sex cases, and new prosecutor training, and that its budget request matches the governor’s recommendation. Members asked about support for local prosecutors, the nine counties without elected prosecutors, and the new conviction integrity unit; staff said the unit’s positions were shifted between line items and that the office can help answer prosecutorial questions through its general counsel. The committee then moved to the Department of Public Safety budget. DPS reviewed funding for crime victims notification, law enforcement recruitment and retention, drug task forces, academy scholarships, Blue Star grants, local crime prevention, school safety, World Cup security, 988 trainings, wastewater testing in schools, and other programs. Members asked about the $59 million federal FIFA World Cup grant, school safety app funding, and wastewater testing participation; DPS said the World Cup funds require no state match, the app funding is being phased out, and schools opted into the testing program. The committee recessed before finishing the DPS book, with plans to return later.

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• corporations that so is that number based off of meters connected to the to the supply how do you how
• I'm not sure if investor-owned water supply corporations would be eligible under WALF or RWAF.
• Yeah, that $250 million and the New Water Supply for Texas Fund is statutory limited to, statutorily
• The 2022 Water plan projected that the new surface water supplies will come from new water supply reservoirs
• Many of those communities are entirely solely dependent on The river for their water supply.

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• </c><00:15:20.959><c> that</c> low enough in people's supply that low enough in people's supply that
• </c> to buy when we can when supplies there. to buy when we can when supplies there.
• </c><00:22:18.559><c> of</c> for our farmers to have the supply of for our farmers to have the supply
• . supply. supply.
• It's a food supply plus two front.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum, approved the June 5, 2025 minutes, and heard a presentation from Don Pemberton and David Buchanan of AgriKim/AgriCam on the Eddyville Riverport fertilizer terminal. They explained that the company supplies fertilizer, crop protection, and seed across western Kentucky, with the Eddyville port serving as a key source for about 100,000 tons of fertilizer annually and supporting roughly 20 counties and 19 wholesale customers. They said the existing facility is aging and vulnerable to river humidity and corrosion, and they proposed reconstructing the fertilizer bins into a fully enclosed, more durable facility with an estimated cost of about $1.76 million, far less than rebuilding from scratch. The presenters argued the project is important to keep fertilizer moving quickly during a short application season, to manage global supply disruptions and tariffs, and to avoid higher freight costs if product had to come through other ports. They also emphasized environmental benefits from a contained facility that would reduce runoff into nearby waters. Committee members asked about supply sources, demand trends, ownership, lease terms, and whether the building’s capacity would change. The witnesses said demand is increasing, much of the product still comes from overseas or other domestic ports, and the building would be owned by the company while the Riverport Authority owns the ground. Several members expressed support for the port’s importance to western Kentucky agriculture and noted the need for timely fertilizer storage and delivery. One member, however, said he was not in favor of using public money to subsidize a private, for-profit business and urged the company to negotiate a longer lease with the Riverport Authority before making such a capital investment. The discussion ended without a vote or formal action on the project, though members indicated the issue may be revisited and that the Riverport Authority will later present additional needs to the transportation committee.

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• My question is kind of back to the supply.
• Water supply: we've had a significant amount of demand in our water supply bucket this biennium, especially
• Of course, the Red River Water Supply Project.
• We would supply water, or could supply water, for curative years, and then when we're down to where we're
• We would supply water or could supply water for curative years, and then when we're down to where we're

Summary: The Water Topics Overview Committee met to receive interim status updates on several water-related studies and Department of Water Resources projects. The committee approved the March 26, 2026 minutes, observed a moment of silence for the late Representative Conmy, and then heard updates on the watershed management study and the stormwater/wastewater study. Staff reported that the committee had already received the testimony contemplated in the study plans, including input from state agencies, local governments, and out-of-state entities, and that any further action would be at the committee’s discretion. The Department of Water Resources then provided project and budget updates on NAWS and the Southwest Pipeline Project. Reese reported NAWS is expected to serve about 81,000 users, with a total projected cost of about $571 million and about $96 million remaining, while the Southwest Pipeline Project is estimated at $1.06 billion total with about $409 million remaining. Members asked about funding sources, capacity needs, and whether current and future construction is being designed for increased demand; department staff said current work is designed for ultimate capacity, but some future components may need redesign based on new requests. The committee also discussed local cost shares, Minot’s role in NAWS funding, and whether the system is adequate for peak demand. A major portion of the meeting focused on the department’s cash management, carryover, and long-term water funding outlook. The department said Resources Trust Fund revenues are tied to oil extraction taxes and are affected by stripper well exemptions and future oil price declines. Members expressed concern about large carryover balances and whether the state is obligating more money than can realistically be spent in a biennium. The department reported about $340.6 million in remaining carryover and said it is trying to reduce that through a two-tier pre-construction/construction process and closer project vetting. The department also summarized the Deloitte studies on regional governance and finance and on cost-share policy. Stakeholders generally favored keeping the current governance structures for NAWS and Southwest with improvements, while Red River stakeholders leaned toward a different option; the department said it will bring an implementation plan back in September. On cost share, Deloitte’s recommendations would reduce some percentages, prioritize projects differently, and use other measures to close a projected long-term funding gap. Members debated affordability, local burden, deferred maintenance, and whether statutory changes may be needed to allow the commission more flexibility in prioritizing and funding projects. No formal votes or final actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving the updates.

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• To sustain those forces with adequate amounts of supplies and munitions is just as important.
• three years, but we have relied on existing tools, such as the Defense Production Act, to overcome supply
• production facilities will be safe from kinetic or cyberattacks. or that we will have uncontested supply
• We have worked to identify supply chain problems and improve investments in long-lead items of the military
• When mitigating supply chain issues, PUD is often treating the symptoms and not the cause.

Committee: Senate Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel

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• Maintaining America's supply chains, lowering inflation costs on consumers and goods, and ensuring our
• Years after its opening, the Panama Canal does remain absolutely vital to maintaining resilient supply
• Now fortunately, Panama's 2024 rainy season has for now alleviated the most acute water supply issues
• Interruptions and disruptions to our supply chains severely impact our economy.
• Ships carrying food, oil, and military supplies are turned away because of technical difficulties.

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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• this growing problem that's, as you'll hear today, affecting retailers, workers, communities, the supply
• wide range of industries impacted, from retailers to trucking companies to manufacturers to other supply
• Uh, these enterprises really target every point of the supply chain.
• wide range of industries impacted, from retailers to trucking companies to manufacturers to other supply
• Uh, these enterprises really target every point of the supply chain.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The meeting was a bipartisan presentation in support of House File 2879, a bill responding to organized retail crime and supply chain theft in Minnesota. Speakers said the problem goes far beyond ordinary shoplifting and involves coordinated criminal networks that move quickly across cities, counties, and state lines, affecting retailers, trucking companies, manufacturers, workers, and consumers. They argued that Minnesota’s 2023 law defining organized retail crime was an important first step, but that the state now needs better execution and coordination. The bill would create an organized retail and supply chain crimes advisory board at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to bring together law enforcement, prosecutors, labor, and industry stakeholders. Testimony from a detective, a retailer, the Minnesota Trucking Association, and the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association described repeat theft patterns, assaults and threats against employees, cargo theft, identity theft, fictitious pickups, GPS spoofing, and other sophisticated tactics. Witnesses said local agencies often lack the ability to connect cases across jurisdictions and that a statewide coordinating body would help identify patterns, track repeat offenders, and build stronger enterprise-level cases. Representatives Witty and Norris described the bill as a practical next step from definition to coordination, and supporters said the effort has broad backing from business, law enforcement, and labor groups. No vote or formal committee action was described in the transcript, and the presentation ended with an invitation for questions and further interviews.

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• to see employee names readily available is particularly checking licensing status for, uh, like electrical
• to see employee names readily available is particularly checking licensing status for, uh, like electrical
• to see employee names readily available is particularly checking licensing status for, uh, like electrical
• to see employee names readily available is particularly checking licensing status for, uh, like electrical
• Electrical, plumbing, things like that, because as was already mentioned, DLI does have a public database

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• . >> Senate File 99, prescriptive easements for electricity delivery, sponsored by Senator Cooper. >>
• </c> prescriptive easements for electricity prescriptive easements for electricity delivery,<00:40:29.359
• This amendment allows for the putting in fees on it and not allowing the electric to look at how we build
• ><01:08:02.400><c> the</c> fees uh on it and not allowing the fees uh on it and not allowing the electric
• to look at how we build a storm electric to look at how we build a storm water<01:08:04.960><c> drain

Keywords: 916, all

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• where</c><01:23:02.960><c> uh</c> spent nuclear fuel on where uh spent nuclear fuel on where uh electrical
• c> generation</c><01:23:04.239><c> is</c><01:23:04.480><c> being</c><01:23:04.719><c> taken</c> electrical
• I would argue that the cost of burning coal for electricity with or without carbon capture is higher
• </c><01:56:58.000><c> with</c><01:56:58.159><c> or</c> burning coal for electricity with or burning coal
• for electricity with or without<01:56:58.960><c> carbon</c><01:56:59.360><c> capture</c><01:57:00.320

Keywords: 916, all

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• until 2033, eliminating the $100 order threshold on the retail delivery fee, increasing the current electric
• until 2033, eliminating the $100 order threshold on the retail delivery fee, increasing the current electric
• until 2033, eliminating the $100 order threshold on the retail delivery fee, increasing the current electric
• <01:14:33.679><c> being</c><01:14:34.280><c> quiet</c><01:14:34.920><c> its</c><01:14:35.199><c> electric
• </c> Light Rail being quiet its electric Light Rail being quiet its electric motors<01:14:36.480><c>

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• On our testifiers list we have Ernie La from the Board of Water Supply.
• ER Water Supply Center support. Thank you. Mr. Melody of... thank you. Mr. Melody of... thank you.
• </c> afternoon chair members ER Water Supply afternoon chair members ER Water Supply Center<00:05:48.520
• How many does the Board of Water Supply have in this area?
• </c> from Mr LA and The Board of Water Supply from Mr LA and The Board of Water Supply we'd<00:20:12.039

Committee: Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees on Energy, Intergovernmental Affairs, and Economic Development and Tourism met on February 11, 2025, and heard testimony on several measures. Senate Bill 1338, relating to long-duration clean energy storage, received support from the Energy Office, DEED, HTDC, and the gas company. With no opposition or questions, the committees recommended passage with technical, non-substantive amendments and a deferred effective date of 5/13/2040. The committees then heard Senate Bill 233 on climate resilience, which drew support from the Hawaii State Community Office and other testifiers. SB 492, relating to the general excise tax, had mixed testimony, with support from DHHL, the Office of Planning, county representatives, and others, and opposition from the Grassroots Institute and another testifier. The chair explained that SB 492 would be amended to remove language that would prevent DHHL from benefiting, along with technical amendments and the same deferred date of 5/13/2040. For Senate Bill 1634, relating to water resources, the Board of Water Supply testified in support and urged expanding the bill from two to six monitoring wells, citing Red Hill contamination concerns, PFAS detections in Halawa Shaft, and the need for a broader monitoring grid to track groundwater movement. Members discussed the connected aquifers and the need for more data. The committee recommended passage of SB 1634 with amendments to allow funding for six monitoring wells, include a sentinel monitoring system, and make technical, non-substantive changes. The committee also voted to pass SB 233 unamended, and all recommendations were adopted by the members present.

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• Um, and I'd like supply gap last year.
• </c> that that amp up their housing supply that that amp up their housing supply that<00:11:48.959><c
• </c> likely to catch up on our housing supply likely to catch up on our housing supply gap.<00:15:49.279
• </c> its housing supply. its housing supply.
• </c><01:04:07.920><c> gap</c> you that uh in our housing supply gap you that uh in our housing supply

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:15 Roll Call 00:00:45 Discussion of Pro-Growth Housing Policies 00:02:33 Adjournment 01:17:15, 958, all

Summary: The Housing Task Force 2.0 reconvened with several new members and heard a presentation from Kentucky Housing Corporation Executive Director Winston Miller and Deputy Executive Director Wendy Smith. They framed the task force’s work as a practical effort to address Kentucky’s housing shortage, update members on the current housing landscape, summarize existing state and federal resources, and suggest areas for the task force to focus on over the coming year. KHC said its 2024 housing supply gap analysis found Kentucky is short about 206,000 housing units, split roughly evenly between rental and homeownership, and projected the gap could grow to 287,000 units by 2029 if current trends continue. They emphasized that every county in Kentucky needs more housing, that the 2008 housing crisis and loss of construction capacity remain major causes of the shortage, and that current pressures include high interest rates, rising insurance and tax costs, construction cost inflation, and housing prices and rents growing faster than incomes. KHC also said homelessness has risen in Kentucky, with point-in-time counts showing double-digit increases in recent years. The presenters reviewed existing resources, including federal programs, the Kentucky Affordable Housing Trust Fund, the rural housing trust fund, KHC mortgage and down payment assistance programs, and the state mortgage interest deduction. They said these resources are important but insufficient to close the gap, and noted that a proposed federal FY2026 budget would cut HUD programs by 44%, potentially removing about $286 million from Kentucky housing resources, though no action has been taken yet. They urged the task force to consider stronger, more flexible tools such as a revolving loan fund, a state affordable housing tax credit, and economic development and employer-assisted housing incentives, and pointed to Indiana’s housing infrastructure and regional development funds as examples. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• This will have an absolutely devastating impact on not only the state's economy, but on our food supply
• A new UC study, entitled Inaction's Economic Costs for California's Water Supply Challenges, estimates
• Research also proves we face a major water supply gap.
• Water supply is related to the economy of this state. That's not resilience.
• If the state continues the status quo on water supply, how would SB 72 address these concerns?”

Summary: The committee heard several water- and environment-related bills. SB 72, by Senator Caballero, would modernize the California Water Plan and set long-term water supply targets, including an interim goal of 9 million acre-feet of additional water by 2040. Supporters from water districts, local governments, business groups, and agricultural interests argued the bill is needed to address climate-driven shortages, protect the economy, and improve planning for droughts, flooding, recharge, recycling, storage, and conveyance. Opponents, including environmental and conservation groups, argued the bill could overstate demand, increase costs, and make it harder to protect instream flows and ecosystems. The committee discussed the science behind the 9 million acre-feet target and the need to balance water supply planning with fish and ecological needs. SB 72 passed on a do-pass motion to Appropriations. SB 369, by Senator Padilla, would require a local skilled and trained workforce for all Salton Sea restoration work. The author and sponsors said the bill would protect workers exposed to hazardous conditions at the Salton Sea, create good local jobs in Imperial County, and ensure long-term workforce standards for publicly funded restoration projects. Support came from labor organizations, contractors, and other regional stakeholders; no opposition testified. Members emphasized the region’s high unemployment and the importance of workforce development. The bill passed on a do-pass motion to Labor and Employment. SB 697, by Senator Laird, would update the stream system adjudication process by allowing the State Water Board to use modern technology, such as stream gauges and digitized records, when investigating water rights claims, while still allowing field investigations when needed. The author said the process has not been updated since 1976 and should be streamlined. After amendments addressed stakeholder concerns, there was no opposition testimony. The committee asked whether the bill would affect pre-1914 water rights, and the author said it would not. SB 697 passed as amended to Judiciary. The committee also approved consent calendar items SB 599, SB 609, and SB 765 earlier in the hearing.

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• ,</c><02:24:17.600><c> gas,</c><02:24:17.840><c> and</c> inflation, electricity, gas, and inflation,
• electricity, gas, and groceries<02:24:18.880><c> just</c><02:24:19.280><c> to</c><02:24:19.600><c> get
• </c><04:29:51.600><c> the</c><04:29:51.920><c> supply</c><04:29:52.239><c> chains</c><04:29:52.720><c
• > are</c> national defense. the supply chains are national defense. the supply chains are currently<04
• </c> accumulate key metals and reduce supply accumulate key metals and reduce supply vulnerabilities.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Subdivision 1, Part A, exempts supplies and materials used in the construction, reconstruction, upgrades
• Subdivision 1, Part A, exempts supplies and materials used in the construction, reconstruction, upgrades
• and materials used in exempts supplies and materials used in the<00:01:52.560><c> construction</c><00
• </c> um provides the material and supplies um provides the material and supplies used<00:24:47.039><c
• </c> construction materials and supplies construction materials and supplies purchased<01:05:14.520><

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:03:05.040><c> of</c> supply of supply of Epipads<01:03:07.280><c> at</c><01:03:07.520><c> the</c>
• </c> concerned because I talk about a supply concerned because I talk about a supply of<01:05:01.839>
• </c><01:05:24.480><c> we</c> know how many how much of a supply we know how many how much of a supply
• So does that supply... is that supply for every child who's diagnosed, plus some, or just for the extras
• So does that supply... is that supply for every child who's diagnosed, plus some, or just for the extras

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• They supply work garments, linens, and other supplies to 144,000... ...payroll.
• They supply work garments, linens, and other supplies to 144,600 Texas customers.
• So we have to do everything we can to protect the finite supply of fresh water.
• So we have to do everything we can to protect the finite supply of freshwater.
• , but Thank you. ...to people, but every day we develop a different water supply that once was waste,

Committee: Senate Finance

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1574 by Senator Zaffirini, which would codify the Texas Judicial Council’s Centers of Excellence Program for courts and judges. Testimony from judges and the Office of Court Administration emphasized that the program promotes transparency, procedural fairness, mentoring, and public trust. A committee substitute expanded eligibility to justices of the peace and municipal judges and removed a merit-pay reference to eliminate fiscal impact. After quorum was established, the committee adopted the substitute and later voted it out favorably, though it was not certified for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also heard SB 2774 by Senator Hinojosa, which would amend the Tax Code’s retail trade definition to include industrial uniform and linen rental businesses so they qualify for the lower franchise tax rate. Supporters said the change would put rental textile businesses on equal footing with other rental industries and help Texas employers and customers. The bill was reported favorably to the full Senate. Members then considered SB 1211 by Senator Perry, which would broaden the existing fracking-related sales tax exemption for equipment used with non-fresh water sources, including recycled, produced, and brine water. The bill’s supporters argued it would conserve freshwater and reduce litigation over water definitions, while the Comptroller’s office discussed the fiscal note and production-related revenue effects. The committee also heard SB 2873 and SB 2900, both by Senator Kolkhorst and presented by Senator Nichols; SB 2873 would require electronic filers to file electronically, and SB 2900 would eliminate certain Comptroller-related advisory committees and boards. Both were later adopted in committee substitute form and reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard HJR 4, sponsored by Senator Parker, proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit new taxes on securities transfers or financial transaction processing. Supporters said it would protect investors, especially retirees, and help position Texas as a financial center. The committee voted to report HJR 4 favorably to the full Senate. In each recorded vote after quorum was present, the measures passed with nine ayes and no nays.

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• It updates all of the codes except the electrical code, which we did last year, and the energy code,
• code,</c><00:37:32.680><c> which</c><00:37:32.880><c> we</c><00:37:32.960><c> did</c> except the electrical
• code, which we did except the electrical code, which we did last<00:37:33.600><c> year,</c> last year
• As Representative McGuire indicated, the electrical code was updated last year.
• We're also pleased to report that starting with the 2023 electrical code last year and following with

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all