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• I think it's in your package. amendment? I think it's in your package.
• The A35 is in your package. No, Okay. The A35 is in your package. No, it's<00:10:00.959> not.
• It's in your package.<01:27:58.159> Packet.
• package. Packet. Thank you, Mr. Chair. package. Packet. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• support our license fee increase package support our license fee increase package next<01:54:51.199

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, what what other material is in it?
• We're really critical materials.
• critical materials critical materials that<02:27:10.800> we<02:27:11.120> could<02
• <05:26:03.760> that be about the kinds of materials that be about the kinds of materials that
• enough,<05:26:13.360> it materials are worrisome enough, it materials are worrisome enough

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• In total, the budget package appropriates approximately $18,286 million from the General Fund in fiscal
• That's the first 25 pages of your package, and all the other bills are frankly small besides.
• This bill is the first 25 pages of your package, and all the other bills are frankly small besides the
• The pilot program must include instructional modules for teachers, instruction, and educational materials
• I think it's normal, but if I'm wrong, please tell me. ...materially changing anything that I'm aware

Keywords: 1182, all

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• This bill establishes a plant-based building materials working group to study and report on how best
• . both in growing and producing materials both in growing and producing materials currently<00:11:22.320
• not only have uh materials grown cannot not only have uh materials grown here<00:12:03.279> produced
• Question for Ted: growing the materials is one thing; what about processing?
• This is a bill regarding the plant-based building materials working group.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education heard several measures focused on health, environment, and research. HB 970 would allow chiropractic students to participate in clinical practice under direct supervision; the Hawaii Board of Chiropractic offered comments and asked for a delayed implementation date until July 2027 to allow time to adopt rules, while the Hawaii State Chiropractic Association supported the bill. Members also discussed that there are currently no chiropractic schools in the state. The committee then heard HB 1185, which creates a plant-based building materials working group, and HB 1337, which establishes an endemic plant seed bank pilot program. Supporters of HB 1185 said the bill could help create green jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by developing materials such as bamboo, hempcrete, and bio-cements, with questions raised about in-state processing. For HB 1337, witnesses supported the goal of preserving endemic species but said a large-scale refrigerated storage and seed-production facility would be needed; one witness estimated startup costs of about $6 million for one island and noted existing seed banks are small-scale and not designed for reforestation. HB 1300 would fund a University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center multi-ethnic cohort study on cancer disparities among Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, and Asians, including environmental and social factors such as proximity to landfills. The Cancer Center, ACS CAN, and labor representatives supported the bill, emphasizing health disparities and concerns about landfill exposure; committee members asked about federal funding, and the Cancer Center said it would pursue NIH, private, and foundation support, with the state share described as $500,000 per year for two years. HB 736 would create a wastewater technology testing pilot program at the Water Resources Research Center; supporters said it could help certify cheaper alternatives to costly cesspool and septic upgrades, and the Department of Health supported the measure. The committee also heard HB 531, which authorizes special license plates for the Cancer Center; supporters said it would raise visibility and funds, and the Cancer Center estimated revenue would likely be under $100,000. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• that extracting honey is considered harvesting a raw agricultural product and bottling honey is packaging
• The market for industrial hemp, including textiles, construction materials like hempcrete and biofuels
• A lack of research funding inhibits innovation and hemp-derived materials and tech technologies.
• from schools and packaging that does not market towards children.
• On the fiber side's gonna be textiles, building materials, stuff like that.

Bills: HB294

Keywords: energy efficiency, tax exemption, residential properties, sustainability, real estate

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• For future meetings, presenters are required to get materials in a week ahead of time.
• Presenters are required to get materials in a week ahead of time—24 hours at minimum.
• But we also package those loans.
• However, I've had an opportunity to review materials presented by Rep.
• We're also open to other counties to bring material to us.

Summary: The task force met to focus on funding systems and incentive structures for a proposed regional waste infrastructure effort, including how a future WIPA framework might support solid waste planning in the Willamette Valley. Staff and members heard presentations from DEQ on the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, from Business Oregon on the Special Public Works Fund, and from Oregon State Treasury on state bonding capacity and the bond issuance process. Presenters explained how their programs are structured, how projects are scored or approved, what kinds of public entities and projects are eligible, and how interagency coordination and co-funding can work. DEQ emphasized that its revolving loan fund is driven by water-quality benefits and public-health criteria, while Business Oregon described a broader infrastructure loan program for public entities with no scoring system, and Treasury outlined the state’s debt-capacity process and the differences between general obligation and lottery bonds. Members used the presentations to discuss whether similar funding tools could support solid waste infrastructure, especially for transfer stations, regional hubs, and related facilities that may need to be built before Coffin Butte reaches the end of its lifespan. Several questions centered on whether public-private partnerships could qualify, whether equipment inside facilities could be financed, how repayment would work, and whether planning costs could be covered. DEQ and Business Oregon both said they could potentially collaborate on scoring or co-funding, but noted eligibility limits and the need for public ownership in many cases. Treasury said bond capacity is limited and competitive, especially for lottery bonds, and that project authorization generally runs on a two-year cycle, though unused authority can sometimes be reauthorized. In task force discussion, members debated whether the group should pursue a dedicated funding lane for the seven-county region rather than having local governments compete with other statewide needs. Some members stressed the importance of criteria to avoid stranded assets and to ensure funding is available when projects are ready, while others raised concerns about how cities and counties would generate revenue to repay debt during construction and early operations. The group also discussed flow control, system fees, and the need for regional collaboration among counties, cities, and haulers to create enough waste volume to support new infrastructure. Staff noted that pre-session filing materials for the legislature are due September 11, and the chair said the August meeting will focus on organizational structure and identifying partners. During public comment, Representative Kevin Mannix submitted written testimony supporting the WIPA concept and urging the task force to endorse it. Commissioner Bubba King of Yamhill County urged the task force to compare alternatives objectively and warned against adding bureaucracy before evaluating existing infrastructure and costs. Commissioners Kevin Cameron and Roger Nyquist of Marion and Linn counties described regional hub-and-spoke concepts, transfer stations, and intermodal options, emphasizing the need for planning, strategic siting, and collaboration with haulers and local governments.

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• Explanation: just some conforming material. the first bill on the calendar.
• Just some conforming material. Just some conforming material.
• I have introduced the middle class tax cuts package that the governor has come out in support of.
• I have introduced the middle class tax cuts package that the governor has come out in support of.
• Indeed, I have introduced the middle class tax cuts package that includes some of the provisions that

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, a journal approval, and a series of guest introductions recognizing groups at the Capitol for Environmental Day, Women’s and Reproductive Health Day, Arizona Nurses Day, Aerospace Day, and International Mother Language Day, along with a Doctor of the Day and a judicial proclamation honoring Justice Daphne Barak-Erez. The chamber also made temporary committee appointments and referred several bills between committees before moving into Committee of the Whole and later third reading votes. The main floor action centered on several SNAP-related bills. SB 1002, dealing with public assistance verification, passed the Committee of the Whole after a Kavanagh floor amendment and then passed third reading 17-9-13, with supporters saying it targets fraud and lowers error rates and opponents arguing it duplicates existing checks, adds bureaucracy, and could harm eligible families. SB 1331, on SNAP military employment and training, SB 1333, on SNAP error-rate audit and penalties, SB 1334, on SNAP work requirement waivers and exemptions, and SB 1368, on SNAP purchase restrictions, all advanced from Committee of the Whole and then passed third reading by the same 17-13 margin, with Democrats and some others warning they would increase hunger, burden rural and tribal communities, and restrict access, while supporters said they promote work, accountability, and healthier choices. The Senate also considered SB 1638, a tax conformity bill. A Sundareshan floor amendment to narrow the bill to standard deduction conformity was debated at length, with supporters saying it would protect most taxpayers from filing confusion and limit revenue loss, and opponents arguing it removed other agreed-upon tax provisions and still left uncertainty. The amendment failed 17-13, the Finance Committee amendment was adopted, and SB 1638 then passed as amended. Finally, SCR 1011, a concurrent resolution calling for a federal constitutional convention on congressional term limits, received a do pass recommendation and passed the Committee of the Whole.

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• into an appropriations hearing, so I'm not going to do that and make a pitch, but I've put in my materials
• So you, you've invested quite a bit in the exam at that point, and that's not counting study materials
• service packages based on need in a different way than Texas does' it.
• Um, this replaces that with some detailed service packages.
• It's 27 different service packages that are based on the need of that individual child.

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• And that's not counting study materials and stuff. timeline for us to deploy an exam, if we go back to
• That's oftentimes, for most people, part of our basic Medicaid services. package, but these waivers are
• , service packages based on need in a different way than Texas does it.
• So on slide two of the presentation materials, you have our vision.
• There's different service packages that are based on the need of that individual child.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So turning to page 7, we have an alternative package we'd like to put on the table.
• Now stepping back for a moment, this alternative package would obviously involve some tough decisions
• So at a basic level, it would be just adopting different distribution decisions in your final package
• And certainly the deferrals and other pieces within our package are enabling that shift to occur.
• It's to maintain their financial aid package.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <04:53:59.718> they got more experimental materials they got more experimental materials they
• have different more exotic materials have different more exotic materials they're<04:54:02.200><
• <04:55:11.200> or<04:55:11.320> from<04:55:11.480> a material materials from
• a mine or from a material materials from a mine or from a farm<04:55:11.878> or<04:55:12.080>
• respect to this reconciliation package respect to this reconciliation package and<05:07:19.160><

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It's packaged up. We'd love to see schools using that.
• It's packaged up. We'd love to see schools using that.
• out to the largest school districts in the state, the districts of the students that acted in the material
• And expanding into this next summer, we're going to shoot material for high school-age students so that
• something else if we didn't have to pick up all this stuff all the time. ...we're going to shoot material

Summary: The committee received a report from Director Wiley of the Arkansas Department of Transportation on a series of routine and quarterly items, including the closeout of the department’s efficiency review. Wiley said all five remaining recommendations from that review had been implemented, highlighted a new public maintenance dashboard on the agency website, and reported four surplus properties sold since the last meeting. He also noted that ARDOT had obligated $3.14 billion in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding to date and reviewed the annual expenditure report tied to 2019 revenue changes, which funded $98.7 million in maintenance projects last year. Members asked about the balance between maintenance and new construction, with Wiley saying about 75% of construction dollars go to maintaining the existing system and that ARDOT’s overall spending is overwhelmingly focused on upkeep because of the size of the state highway network. He also discussed major projects and corridor priorities, including Interstate 57 and Highway 5 work in Lonoke County, Interstate 49 public meetings, passing-lane improvements on Highway 412/62 in north central Arkansas, Highway 82 widening in south Arkansas, and long-range plans to widen Interstate 40, possibly including a toll study. On the Toad Suck Bridge flood mitigation project, he said the design had been revised to reduce public impacts and would not require a long-term bridge closure. The committee also discussed safety and enforcement tools in work zones. Wiley said new work-zone cameras and cell phone detection tools were being used on projects such as I-30, I-57, and I-49, mainly to improve safety rather than issue citations. In addition, he said ARDOT spends about $8 million annually on litter control and is expanding anti-litter efforts, including a spring cleanup day involving more than 2,500 operations employees and some office staff. He also announced agency initiatives on human trafficking awareness training for field and office staff and the Street Smart education program for middle school students, with plans to expand it to high school content next year. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the director’s presentation and member questions.

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• We found multiple packagings at the store geared towards youth sales.
• We packaged together some of their experiences.
• Simple will continue to read the materials and Thank you for your testimony.
• Forensic labs are overwhelmed with materials.
• With the extensive labeling and packaging rules.

Bills: SB3, SB810, SB965, SB1073, SB1119, SB1505, SB 3

Keywords: Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer

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• This package amends amendments.
• Include links to access incorporated material and update material incorporated by reference.
• Include links to access incorporated material and update material incorporated by reference.
• procedures and update material procedures and update material incorporated<01:55:26.560> by
• This package of emergency regulations updates material incorporated by reference and provisions relating

Keywords: 0:00 – Meeting start/roll call 0:10 - Roll call/approval of minutes 1:43 - Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), Department for Medicaid Services 27:40 - Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 55:54 - Board of Veterinary Examiners 1:33:15 - Testimony in support of 804 KAR 13:010E, 020E, 030E and 040E. 1:49:04 - Education Professional Standards Board 1:49:58 - Attorney General, Office of Regulatory Relief 1:52:18 - Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA) 1:54:28 - Board of Nursing 1:56:44 - Board of Occupational Therapy 1:57:37 - Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy 1:58:58 - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources 1:59:50 - Economic Development Finance Authority 2:01:34 - Department of Corrections 2:02:37 - Department of Juvenile Justice 2:04:02 - Department for Employment Services, Unemployment Insurance 2:04:57 - Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), Department for Public Health, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then took up Department for Medicaid Services regulations 907 KAR 23:010 and related rules. DMS explained that one regulation would establish a beneficiary advisory council and another would remove language barring coverage of GLP-1 drugs for obesity-related use. The department said coverage would still be limited by prior authorization and clinical criteria, with use tied to underlying chronic conditions such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease, and that the pharmacy and therapeutics committee would help set the detailed standards. Members discussed the potential health benefits, but several raised concerns about cost, timing, and whether the legislature and the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board should review the policy first. DMS said the drugs are already on the formulary, that current Medicaid users with diabetes are already covered, and that the fiscal impact was estimated using current utilization, rebates, and expected savings; the department also said it would only cover the drugs if subject to rebates. The committee then voted 5-1 to find 907 KAR 23:010 deficient. The committee next considered several emergency regulations from the Public Protection Cabinet’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control implementing SB 100. The rules covered tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product licensing, including the application form, denial standards, and transitional licensing. ABC counsel said the department had received about 5,500 applications and issued nearly 5,000 licenses, with additional provisional licenses issued to avoid interruption in sales after the law’s effective date. He said some applications remained pending because inspections and photographs revealed possible unauthorized nicotine vapor products, and the department was seeking documentation before approval. A staff amendment was adopted without objection before the ABC presentation continued.

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• uh that is the first Chaffi bill package uh that is the first modern<03:08:01.040> improvement
• , naming the foster youth package, the Foster Youth Housing Act and the Connect Act.
• , naming the foster youth package, the Foster Youth Housing Act and the Connect Act.
• material on HR 1352,<04:02:53.120> the<04:02:53.279> bill<04:02:53.439> now<04:
• extraneous material on this measure. extraneous material on this measure.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• You should have a copy of my presentation in your materials. It is titled Overview of State Tax.
• And I ask you to look at the chart and your materials on page 2.
• . packages in effect, the same individual's tax bill rose to $10,350. $56, which is about $1,100 more
• In November 2022, Austin ISD proposed a $2.4 billion bond package.
• Knowing that tax relief was likely on the way, that package was the largest in district's history.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The way that it set, even with this cap at 1 milligram of THC per dose and 10 milligrams per package,
• would actually milligrams per package would actually wipe<00:33:38.799> out,<00:33:39.200>
• This package has a total of 247 milligrams of THC for the entire container.
• And where I am definitely forward on age restrictions, packaging, packaging, packaging, um, not attracting
• , packaging, packaging, um<00:37:31.599> not<00:37:32.000> attracting<00:37:32.640>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I have a lot to cover, but you should all have these materials in front of you as well.
• The company always tries to use American-made steel and locally sourced materials to manufacture their
• The company always tries to use American-made steel and locally sourced materials to manufacture their
• The company always tries to use American-made steel and locally sourced materials to manufacture their
• The company always tries to use American-made steel and locally sourced materials to manufacture their

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: Explore Minnesota Executive Director Lauren Bennett McGinty gave the committee an agency overview focused on the state’s tourism, livability, business attraction, film, and outdoor recreation promotion work. She highlighted record 2023 tourism results, including 80.2 million visitors, $4.1 billion in economic impact, more than 180,000 hospitality jobs, and $2.3 billion in state and local taxes, and said tourism sales, hotel occupancy, and other metrics continued to improve. She also described the agency’s marketing strategy, including a new campaign centered on authentic Minnesota stories, expanded domestic and international advertising, and a strong emphasis on winter, diverse markets, and accessibility. McGinty reviewed several one-time-funded programs launched or expanded in the last year, including Explore Minnesota for Business, the tourism recovery grant program, the first Tribal Nations Grant program, and the outdoor recreation industry partnership with IRRR, DEED, and DNR. She said the recovery grants had distributed $1.15 million to 110 grantees, the tribal grant program had spent $1.4 million with eight tribal nations, and outdoor recreation was estimated at $13.5 billion annually with 10.5% growth. She also noted strong media and social media results, including a viral Timberwolves-related campaign, high video completion rates, and increased website traffic. In response to committee questions, McGinty said the workforce and business attraction campaign is aimed at showing why people choose to live and work in Minnesota, using stories from newer residents and businesses, and that it is performing well in markets such as Silicon Valley, Boston, and Seattle. She said the agency is investing more in winter advertising to promote Minnesota as a winter destination and is working with partners to highlight activities beyond outdoor cold-weather recreation. Members also discussed the agency’s new film program, resident retention efforts, and a planned music-themed tourism ad tied to Prince and Bob Dylan. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• They were the chips themselves, the back-end packaging, and then the starting material—the actual semiconductor
• They were the chips themselves, the back-end packaging, and then the starting material—the actual semiconductor
• They were the chips themselves, the back-end packaging, and then the starting material—the actual semiconductor
• Suspected to be materially different.
• Thanks. materials.

Summary: The committee first took up SB 2203, relating to certification of discovery issues in TCEQ contested cases referred to SOAH. The chair noted the House had already passed the companion HB 3249, then moved SB 2203 without amendments. The motion prevailed on a 5-0 vote, and the bill was reported favorably to the full House. The committee then heard SB 1898, which would prohibit the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam for testing and training, while still allowing it in emergency firefighting. The sponsor described PFAS as “forever chemicals” and said the bill would protect firefighters, water supplies, and public health. Testimony in support came from Environment Texas, which cited contamination concerns and noted other states and federal actions restricting PFAS foams. No one testified against the bill, and after closing testimony the committee left SB 1898 pending. The remainder of the hearing focused on SB 1758, a Grayson County pilot program aimed at addressing potential conflicts between Global Wafers’ semiconductor wafer facility and a proposed Black Mountain Cement/aggregate operation. Supporters, including Global Wafers, Grayson County officials, and manufacturing groups, argued that vibration from mining or blasting could threaten a major national-security semiconductor investment and that an independent BEG study was needed to set safe parameters. Opponents from Black Mountain Cement and related industry groups argued the bill would improperly interfere with a lawful permitting process, pick winners and losers, and harm Texas’ pro-business climate; they also said they had already revised operations and removed blast mining. The discussion included extensive questioning about geology, vibration, the permitting timeline, and whether the issue was really about mining rather than the air permit. No vote was taken on SB 1758 in the portion provided.

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• It requires a public hearing be held in the service area that a new extended renewed or materially amended
• for live local was enacted the year following the approval of a vocal and it was done in the tax package
• It was just a fait accompli in the tax package and it was designed to forestall litigation challenges
• The package updates outdated statutes with modern frame.
• Chairman, this is a forward-looking transportation package that helps with efficiency, accountability