Transcript Highlights:

• Visitor spending fuels job creation, business growth, and vital state and local services across every
• While agriculture feeds the world, tourism fuels California's economy.
• In the past, they may have been taking a load of clothing over, but it's become a bottleneck for both
• But it also fuels the federal government.
• Load factors on some of our Canadian airlines are still fairly stable, so we're continuing to hold that

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Moving on into the low-carbon fuels program. Thank you.
• The low-carbon fuels program is the precursor to sustainable aviation fuel.
• Moving on into the low-carbon fuels program. Thank you.
• Moving on into the low-carbon fuels program.
• The low-carbon fuels program is the precursor to sustainable aviation fuel.

Summary: The committee opened its third interim meeting with roll call, approved the November 13, 2025 minutes, and the chair reviewed prior committee work, including a denied request for a fertilizer-capacity study and a planned later discussion of the Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern merger issue. Commissioner Doug Goring then presented Department of Agriculture updates on uncrewed aerial systems grants to detect noxious weeds, the state’s irrigation potential, the low-carbon fuels program for ethanol plants, the Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund, model zoning ordinances for animal feeding operations, and fertilizer production and supply in North Dakota. Members asked about funding sources, fertilizer storage and availability, natural gas and water needs for future fertilizer plants, and how the model zoning website would help counties and townships apply setback and odor tools. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the Department of Water Resources’ economic analysis tool for water conveyance and flood-related projects. Dr. Dwayne Poole explained that the department is proposing changes to better account for end-of-useful-life conditions and updated hydrologic data, while still limiting the model to direct, demonstrable costs and benefits. He said the goal is to make the analysis more realistic and consistent without changing statute, and he provided examples of how project benefits could change as drains age or as rainfall and flood data evolve. Committee members and water-user representatives generally supported continued work on the proposal, while raising concerns about downstream impacts, closed-basin projects, and whether the changes would meaningfully affect project approvals. The committee then heard from John Paskowski, state engineer, on Devil’s Lake, the West End and East End outlets, and the Tolna Coulee control structure. He reviewed lake history, outlet capacities, sulfate and downstream flow limits, and explained that the control structure is intended to prevent a catastrophic uncontrolled release by slowing erosion and head cutting. Members asked about water quality trends, the length of the downstream flow constraint, and whether the Tolna Coulee area had been studied for possible natural overflow or silt buildup. The discussion emphasized ongoing flooding concerns, mitigation for affected landowners, and the need to balance outlet operations with downstream water quality and infrastructure protection.

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• Heat is what puts the additional load on the boiler system where we need the three boilers.
• outage, any kind of problems in the market where fuel became an issue obtaining fuel became an issue
• <03:22:17.880> tank Statewide wide underground fuel tank Statewide wide underground fuel tank
• gas tank as part of the design work when we do a new fuel site?
• <03:43:21.840> of would drive the price of of of fuel of would drive the price of of of fuel

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a Department of Corrections capital budget presentation on HB 25, focused largely on urgent maintenance and security needs at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men and other DOC facilities. DOC officials described the governor’s proposed priorities: boiler surge and radiator tank replacements, electronic controls and camera upgrades, and replacement of HVAC units using R22 refrigerant. They also outlined additional requested projects totaling $15.4 million, including a body alarm/man-down system at Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility, steam line and trap repairs, fire alarm replacements, and removal of an underground diesel tank in favor of above-ground storage. DOC testified that many systems are well beyond their expected service life, including 40-year-old boilers, outdated analog cameras, and HVAC equipment using discontinued R22 refrigerant. They said the men’s prison is relying on a leased temporary boiler, has significant steam leaks causing major water loss and reduced boiler efficiency, and is dealing with frequent fire alarm faults and deteriorating wiring. On the body alarm system, they said the vendor no longer supports the equipment and replacement parts are no longer available. On the diesel tank, members questioned whether it could be abandoned in place or whether fuel could be reused; DOC said it had not explored all alternatives and would follow up, while noting the tank is underground and tied into the warehouse system. Members also asked whether some current investments could be reused in the planned new men’s prison. DOC said some items, such as air handlers, might potentially be moved, but most projects are needed to keep the current facility operational and would not be practical to transfer. Questions were also raised about the leased boiler arrangement, the use of the man-down system by staff and visitors, and whether the kitchen project could be converted to a modular unit. DOC said the modular kitchen approach is necessary because the existing kitchen cannot remain fully operational during repairs. The committee then moved to lapse extensions, and DOC identified several projects no longer needing extensions, including items numbered 64, 65, and 66 in HB 25, with the chair noting those balances would be deleted and that the lapse amount was $550,500.

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• there's that potential for a negative on consumer spending as consumers feel a bit pinched with higher fuel
• And so that could be what we're Consumers feel a bit pinched with higher fuel prices.
• It looks like they loaded every vehicle with equipment and guns and so on, a vault, and all that.
• Do they have to get a shotgun, a rifle, a handgun, a vault, and totally load the vehicle like a sheriff
• In the winter or spring load restrictions, we are at a six-ton restriction, and it is one of the two

Keywords: 908, all

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• firearms from the United States that enable them to arm their members, carry out their operations, and fuel
• We were on a state wire, and we had collaboration with the cartels, and we know we knock off some loads
• Some of the times when we take down drug loads, we also take down guns going south, and you get all that

Bills: SB36, SB2202, SB 36

Keywords: homeland security, border security, critical infrastructure, Department of Public Safety, intelligence operations, public-private partnerships, SB 2202, firearm trafficking, gun trafficking, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, Texas-Mexico border, United Mexican States, Mexico, DPS, second-degree felony, weapons transfer, illegal firearms transfer, arms smuggling, cross-border crime

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• about load demand growth. about load demand growth.
• ISO New England predicts load that.
• looking specifically at the state load looking specifically at the state load growth<00:41:06.560
• So that's quite a load.
• > Representative load.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• fuel fuel motor fuels roughly 50% of the fuel fuel motor fuels goes<00:08:02.639> to<00:08:03.039
• additional fuel efficiency.
• additional fuel efficiency.
• <00:13:34.959> So,<00:13:35.680> uh fuel, additional fuel efficiency.
• So, uh fuel, additional fuel efficiency.

Keywords: This meeting was recovered from a back up copy and uploaded after the original meeting took place., 958, all

Summary: The committee received an update from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet on the FY 2025 road fund. Officials reported road fund revenues came in $38.5 million above the enacted estimate, but were down about $11 million from FY 2024, largely because a motor fuels tax rate reduction took effect at the start of FY 2025. Motor vehicle usage tax receipts were stronger than expected, and the cabinet said the road fund ended the year with a $61.6 million surplus, which the budget bill directs to state highway construction. Members also discussed how the motor fuels decline affects formula distributions to cities, counties, and rural/secondary roads, with officials saying about $122.8 million had been planned for revenue sharing but was not distributed because receipts were lower than forecast. Members asked about broader revenue trends, including fuel efficiency, electric vehicles, and the removal of a hybrid fee. Cabinet officials said improved fuel efficiency and CAFE standards reduce gasoline consumption and therefore fuel tax receipts, while EVs and plug-in hybrids are subject to a user fee. They also said toll revenues from the Louisville bridges are covering bills and commitments, though they did not have detailed figures at hand. On project delivery, officials said delays are often caused by right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, and the large volume of projects in the highway plan, and that much of the work happens behind the scenes before construction begins. The committee also reviewed the cabinet’s cash management approach, which was adopted after 2000 to avoid setting aside full project costs all at once and to keep the road fund cash balance above a required minimum. Officials said the balance typically rises in winter and falls in summer as project bills come due, and that the current balance was about $166 million. They also reported that project awards for the year were nearing $998 million and expected to exceed last year’s total. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken beyond approving the prior meeting minutes.

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• One example, Minnesota's jet fuel tax subsidy, cost Minnesotans $37.4 million in 2024.
• :00.000> tax example, Minnesota's jet fuel tax example, Minnesota's jet fuel tax subsidy<00:59
• Every aircraft that comes to our facility comes from another airport, and they don't need to buy fuel
• and they don't need to buy fuel from us. and they don't need to buy fuel from us.
• They load up the food.

Bills: HF3889, HF2567, HF3878

Keywords: workforce development, grant program, employment, economic development, funding, employment contract, labor policy, employee rights, unconscionable provisions, public policy, legal enforcement, airport workers, wage standards, labor rights, minimum wage, economic equity, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• People, you know, this is where recreation people, you know, this is where they gather it up, load it
• They load them up on a $55,000 trailer and pull it with a $65,000 or $70,000 pickup truck, and they're
• People, you know, this is where recreation people, you know, this is where they gather it up, load it
• And this gives them the ability to do that without having to load and unload again.
• And this gives them the ability to do that without having to load and unload again.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky Senate Transportation Committee met with a quorum, approved the February 19 minutes, and opened with a moment of silent prayer for a colleague who had experienced a medical episode. Members also recognized several guests, including students, school board members, and community visitors. The committee then took up Senate Joint Resolution 66, which proposes a task force on Advanced Air Mobility. The sponsor described the measure as a way for Kentucky to study emerging eVTOL and related aviation technology, compare policies with other states, and position the commonwealth to compete for economic development in aviation, aerospace, and logistics. Members expressed support for the forward-looking concept, and the resolution was reported favorably after a roll call vote, with a correction noted that there was no committee substitute attached. The committee next considered Senate Bill 38, dealing with school bus stop-arm safety cameras. The sponsor and a co-sponsor said the bill is permissive, not mandatory, and would help school districts pay for camera purchase, installation, and operation if they choose to use them. They emphasized the goal of reducing illegal passing of stopped school buses, cited survey data showing thousands of violations statewide, and said the bill includes a process for contesting citations and keeps revenue largely within school districts and the court system. A co-sponsor described a personal near-miss involving a child crossing in front of a bus. After discussion, the committee adopted the committee substitute and reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 63 on street-legal special purpose vehicles. The sponsor and a witness from Back Roads of Appalachia said the bill is intended to support recreation and economic development in Eastern Kentucky by allowing certain UTVs and similar vehicles to be made street legal under defined safety and registration requirements. They stressed that farm and agricultural vehicles are excluded, that the bill is optional, and that vehicles would need inspection, registration, and safety equipment such as roll bars, seat belts, and windshields. Members asked about whether the bill would affect farm use, whether it was aimed at recreation, and how local governments could restrict use; the sponsor said localities could prohibit these vehicles on certain roads and that the measure was not meant to allow long-distance travel on major roads. The discussion also included a reminder to wear helmets. The transcript ends during the committee’s consideration of SB 63, before a final vote is shown.

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• Regarding load growth, a lot of it is driven by large loads.
• When we talk about these large loads, we're talking about loads in that range.
• loads in that range.
• the load.
• of load in Texas.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• FARMERS USE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, THEY ARE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE THE NUTRIENT LOADS
• FOREST AND THE DOLLARS THAT YOU ARE GIVING US, THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF TECHNIQUES AND THE BURNING OF THE FUEL
• THE WORK LOAD CONTINUES TO GROW, RIGHT? POPULATION GROWS.
• WORK LOAD GROWS SO THE TWO THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE IS WE HAVE GAME DEFICIENCIES THROUGH THE TECHNOLOGY
• WE HAD MANY LOADS THAT WERE TURNING AROUND.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• A suspected cause is due to the residual benzene from diesel fuel used in our fire engines.
• 00:03:42.239> benzene<00:03:42.799> from<00:03:42.959> diesel<00:03:43.280> fuel
• to the residual benzene from diesel fuel to the residual benzene from diesel fuel used<00:03:44.000
• Once a customer purchased a loaded gift card, the funds were immediately drained.
• Once a customer purchased<00:21:17.039> a<00:21:17.200> loaded<00:21:17.520> gift

Bills: HF2354, HF3407, HF4359, HF4192, HF3356, HF3695, HF1597, HF3155, HF3871, HF4437, HF4446, HF3990

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, ghost guns, unserialized firearms, 3D-printed guns, 3D printer firearms, CNC milling, home-built firearms, firearm serialization, serial numbers, unfinished frame, unfinished receiver, ghost gun ban, gun control, firearm design files, CAD files, digital gun blueprints

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• We have to move traffic out of the way to get these loads down the road.
• I was turning left with the load. I went to stop traffic.
• We're calling for these loads coming through. We want these load people to miss these loads.
• They take loads from here, whether in Harris County or when new— They take loads from here, whether in
• I pay for my own fuel.

Bills: HB1455, HB1777, HB2101, HB2136, HB2609, HB3142, HB3552, HB3846, HB4155, HB4514, HB4879, HB4995, HB5014, HB5139, HB5228, HB5436, HCR40

Keywords: mental health, jail diversion, law enforcement, reporting requirements, criminal justice, data collection, criminal justice reform, intellectual disability, mental illness, data reporting, public safety, reporting, substance abuse, sex offender, driver's license, identification, gunshot detection, unreported gunshots, municipal police, crime investigation

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard several bills, generally leaving them pending after testimony. HB 4995 would create a training/certification program allowing licensed physicians and certain EMS personnel assigned to tactical units to carry firearms during high-risk deployments, with supporters saying it would protect tactical medical staff and improve emergency care; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill left pending. HB 2609 would repeal the OmniBase/failure-to-appear-or-pay license hold program; the author and supporters argued it unfairly compounds debt and traps drivers in noncompliance, while judges and municipal court representatives said it is an effective, voluntary tool that prompts court appearances and reduces warrants. HB 4879 would create a grant program to help local law enforcement pay for lab testing of suspected hemp/THC substances, and HB 5436 would allow licensed auto recyclers to purchase certain untitled vehicles for scrap or parts to curb illegal sales, VIN cloning, and chop shop activity; both bills drew supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard HB 1777, which would place a discrete sex-offender designation on driver’s licenses and state IDs for registrants under Chapter 62. The author said the marker would help law enforcement and businesses quickly identify potentially dangerous offenders and cited other states and research in support, while opponents argued it would function as a scarlet letter, increase harassment, and punish people who are already complying with the law. HB 4155 would create a Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force in the Governor’s Office to study risk factors, coordinate agencies, and recommend policy changes; the author, HHSC, TCFV, and a survivor testified in support, emphasizing the number of family violence homicides and the need for coordinated, data-driven prevention, and the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 4514 would authorize DPS to use facial image verification, with consent and confidentiality protections, to help businesses verify identities and combat fraud. Supporters from the lumber and identity-verification industries said it would reduce losses from fake IDs and organized theft, while the author stressed privacy safeguards and limited, consent-based use. The committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending.

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• load was still taking default service. load was still taking default service.
• So contracts that were load following.
• Um and we requirements load following.
• <05:19:06.160> settlement, sources metering, load settlement, sources metering, load settlement
• <05:21:26.160> settlement purchase in load settlement purchase in load settlement for<05:21

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• to um that it says any fossil fuel to um that it says any fossil fuel generation<01:29:55.360>
• So the load and it moves it up to 10%.
• in current law that any fossil fuel in current law that any fossil fuel generation<01:33:40.320>
• <02:28:15.520> and law that requires all fossil fuel and law that requires all fossil fuel
• > generation it's all fossil fuel generation it's all fossil fuel generation generators<02:28:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee began a work session on House Bill 1600, concerning access to the centralized voter registration database on election days. Secretary of State David Scanlan testified that the state already has a new statewide voter registration system connected to town clerks and supervisors of the checklist, and that the bill was probably unnecessary but acceptable if the legislature wanted it. He raised concern about language that could require direct electronic access in every polling place, noting that some polling locations lack reliable internet or cell service and that municipalities can change polling locations, which could make a rigid requirement expensive and impractical. Members discussed whether the bill should be clarified to allow direct or indirect access, including use of a phone-based workaround, and the secretary said that would address his concern. The committee then voted on HB 1600. Representative Maguire moved ought to pass with an amendment adding “direct or indirect access” on page one, line seven, and the motion was seconded. The amendment was adopted 9-0 by voice vote, and the committee then voted 9-0 to OTP the bill. The chair stated that HB 1600 would be placed on consent. The committee next took up House Bill 1197F FN, a technical correction to insurance laws. Members noted it had already passed the House with amendment and that the fiscal note was effectively indeterminate but would not affect the general fund because the insurance agency is self-funded. The committee voted 9-0 to OTP the bill; the chair said consent calendar placement would be decided by the full committee. Finally, the committee opened a work session on House Bill 11:30 FN regarding judicial performance evaluations. Representative Lynn, the bill’s sponsor, argued that the fiscal note overstated the immediate cost and said the judicial branch could likely manage through the current biennium while implementing the new system. He also supported making judges’ names public and said the bill’s anonymity provisions were aimed at protecting the identities of questionnaire respondents, not the judges being evaluated. Members asked about public disclosure, internal access to evaluation materials, and the removal of language allowing the governor and executive council to receive evaluations on request; discussion continued on those points, but no final vote on HB 11:30 FN was taken in the portion provided.

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• Tax compliance with the International Fuel
• You want to truck a load of AG.
• You want to truck a load of AG.
• It's about 20 tons, a load want to truck a
• load of AG.