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• measures under the Emergency Conservation Program and for other purposes.
• And for those of us from Florida, energy emergencies are not theoretical.
• private energy sector operational professionals in real time.
• That is the way that they operate with purpose and operate specifically to create civilian casualties
• Iran, and later participated in Operation Urgent Fury in... ...participated in Operation Urgent Fury

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 29, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• In addition, um, many of the counties estimate authorized planned use based on zoning.
• In addition, um, many of the counties estimate authorized planned use based on zoning.
• </c> have the business environment to operate have the business environment to operate their<01:14:28.159
• </c><01:19:45.360><c> and</c> and if the county from their zoning and and if the county from their zoning
• </c> &gt;&gt; Tractor safety zoning, right? &gt;&gt; Tractor safety zoning, right?

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on February 3, 2026, and heard testimony on several bills, with the chair emphasizing a two-minute limit and noting that bills would die if the hearing ran past noon. For HB 1848, the Commission on Water Resource Management and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development both supported the measure with technical, non-substantive amendments. Testimony focused on requiring early consultation about water availability in district boundary amendment petitions, with water officials explaining that the petitioner should submit a written statement reflecting consultation and that the goal was to identify water constraints earlier in the development process. The Land Use Commission’s representative opposed the bill, arguing that water availability is already addressed through existing environmental review and agency consultation, that the issue had been raised and rejected before, and that the proposal could create unnecessary delay or litigation. The committee then heard HB 1728 on rainwater catchment systems. The Commission on Water Resource Management said it acknowledged the bill’s intent but deferred to counties and other regulatory agencies, including the Department of Health, on regulatory implications. Hawaii Realtors testified in support. No vote was taken during the portion of the hearing shown. For HB 1652 on storm water management systems, the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association opposed the bill, arguing it would weaken protections created by Act 281 (“Sharkey’s Law”) and increase drowning risk for children by exempting certain water features from safety requirements. The American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii supported the bill, saying the language clarifies and better balances child safety with practical green stormwater infrastructure, including depth-based limits and exemptions for certain agricultural ponds. The Hawaii Farm Bureau also supported the agricultural pond exemption, saying such ponds are used for irrigation, livestock, and fire control and are generally away from the public. A private testifier, Allison Schaers, opposed the bill and described her daughter’s drowning in a detention basin, arguing that poor maintenance can turn stormwater features into dangerous hazards. The hearing ended without any recorded committee action or vote in the excerpt provided.

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• And so we're operating on.
• Well, we pride ourselves on operational efficiency.
• Guadalupe County operates, your neighbor, which is part of your fifth largest MPO.
• Y'all have two different operating systems. a unified plan that you operate under as opposed to what
• One operates on a commissioner-based, and you operate under a unified plan. Is that correct?

Committee: House S/C on Transportation Funding

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• </c> are places that have little to no zoning are places that have little to no zoning in<01:08:14.160
• </c><01:47:35.679><c> infrastructure</c> run into uh an emergency infrastructure run into uh an emergency
• Um, but we have particular emergency.
• </c><01:54:57.760><c> vehicles,</c> disposal, acquiring emergency vehicles, disposal, acquiring emergency
• </c><02:48:22.160><c> because</c> have become more operational because have become more operational because

Committee: Joint Minerals, Business & Economic Development

Keywords: 916, all

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• Amber Alerts are also—Washington State Patrol operates the state's Amber Alert plan.
• I want to thank the operating engineers for bringing this forward and seeing it...
• I want to thank the operating engineers for bringing this forward and seeing it.
• In the past, some would put them in a field training operations mode.
• In the past, they would sometimes put them in a field training operations mode.

Summary: The House Community Safety Committee met on February 24, 2026, for executive action on several bills, with no public hearings. The chair announced that action on Substitute Senate Bill 5067 would be deferred. The committee then considered bills dealing with fabricated depictions of minors and sexual exploitation (SSB 5105), worship-place protections and related civil remedies (SSB 5436), toxicology testing by certified laboratories (SSB 5880), reckless driving and speeding in construction zones (ESB 5890), human trafficking prevention and remedies (SSB 5936), law enforcement leadership and sheriff eligibility/background checks, volunteers, and specially commissioned officers (SSB 5974), and missing persons alerts and law-enforcement search tools (ESSB 6070). Several bills had amendments, including a striking amendment to SSB 5436 and a striking amendment plus multiple amendments to SSB 5974; ESB 5890 also received an amendment lowering the construction-zone threshold to 20 mph over the limit when workers are present. Members generally supported the bills but raised concerns on several measures. On SSB 5436, members discussed balancing protection of worshippers with constitutional protections for peaceful protest and concerns about law enforcement access in emergencies; the committee adopted the striking amendment and then advanced the bill. On SSB 5974, members debated background-check timing, due process, vacancy triggers, and whether election-related requirements for sheriffs were constitutional; some amendments were adopted and others rejected before the bill advanced. On ESSB 6070, members discussed the new Ebony and Purple Alerts, existing alert systems, and concerns about surveillance tools and privacy, with some members supporting the bill “with concerns.” Human trafficking testimony and comments emphasized holding accountable businesses that knowingly facilitate trafficking. Final actions taken included reporting out SSB 5105, SSB 5436 as amended, SSB 5880, ESB 5890 as amended, SSB 5936, SSB 5974 as amended, and ESSB 6070, all with due pass recommendations. The committee also adopted amendments to SSB 5436 and several amendments to SSB 5974, while rejecting others. The chair thanked members and staff, canceled the committee’s next scheduled meeting, and announced this was the committee’s last meeting of 2026 before adjournment.

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• You'll notice on the left side the court operations, guardian ad litem, and judicial council.
• And we'll be touching on a couple of those today under court operations and guardian ad litem.
• Of course, under court operations, there's a number of programs within their budget, including the Supreme
• daycare facilities that were zoned or approved by a city or county.
• However, Idaho law allows certain daycares to operate legally without a state license if they are zoned

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Rules

Keywords: 989, all

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• referendum program to be fair operating referendum program to be fair the<00:01:45.439><c> operating
• </c><00:02:03.399><c> Levy</c> 0 of voter approved operating Levy 0 of voter approved operating Levy
• </c> struggled even to pass any operating struggled even to pass any operating referendum<00:13:28.800
• </c> I think you said the word operations I think you said the word operations should<01:17:13.440><c
• </c> but categorization is important oper but categorization is important oper operating<01:20:11.520

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We do not yet have a quorum, so we'll operate as a subcommittee.
• And so many of us did predict that this situation would emerge.
• And so many of us did predict that this situation would emerge.
• Park owners operate in a variety of ways, all sizes, all different levels of sophistication.
• Park owners operate in a variety of ways, all sizes, all different levels of sophistication.

Summary: The committee heard AB 736, the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026, which would place a $10 billion housing bond on the ballot to fund multifamily housing, supportive housing, homeownership, preservation of deed-restricted units, acquisition/rehabilitation of naturally affordable housing, farmworker housing, and tribal housing. The author and supporters said the bond is needed because existing housing bond funds are exhausted and California still faces a severe affordability and homelessness crisis. Support was broad, with many local governments, housing groups, labor, and business organizations testifying in favor; Habitat for Humanity opposed unless 10% of proceeds were reserved for CalHome. Committee members raised the CalHome issue and other priorities, but the bill passed on a do-pass motion to Senate Appropriations with a roll-call vote, with some members voting aye and the measure held on call for absent members. The committee then took up SB 1361, which would limit how SB 79 transit-oriented housing rules can be used to interfere with planned transit stops and routes. The author and supporters from L.A. Metro and the building trades argued the bill would prevent local governments from stalling transit projects out of concern that future density requirements could apply, while preserving existing housing standards. Several groups that had initially opposed or had concerns, including the League of California Cities, Streets for All, Greenbelt Alliance, California YIMBY, and Bay Area Council, withdrew opposition or moved to neutral after amendments. The bill was approved as amended to Senate Local Government and placed on call. Senator Grayson presented SB 1003, creating a pro-housing infrastructure financing program to help local governments and developers fund infrastructure needed for infill housing, and SB 1014, requiring local agencies to provide early good-faith estimates and itemized lists of on-site and off-site improvements so projects are not hit with late surprise costs. Both bills were supported by housing advocates, Habitat for Humanity, and other groups, with limited opposition or concerns from some cities about implementation details. Each measure received a do-pass-as-amended motion to Senate Appropriations and was held on call. The committee also heard SB 908 on window replacement streamlining, which would ease permitting for energy-efficient residential window replacements statewide and limit certain new-construction provisions to San Francisco; it passed as amended to Appropriations and was held on call. Later, Senator Allen presented SB 1092 and SB 1093 on mobile home park preservation and post-disaster protections. SB 1092 would require park owners who intend to sell to give residents or their representatives an opportunity to make a competitive bid to buy the park, with supporters citing wildfire losses and the need to preserve unsubsidized affordable housing; opponents argued it would devalue property and create litigation risk. SB 1093 would require clearer communication, access, and compensation protections for residents after disasters, and would require owners to consider rebuilding versus closure. Supporters emphasized the uncertainty faced by displaced residents in the Palisades and other fire areas, while opponents said the bill could impose onerous obligations, liability, and valuation requirements. Both bills were moved do pass as amended to Appropriations and held on call.

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• When it first starts operating, that taxation would be $3,000 on the nameplate capacity of that, and
• It says the plan for the solar project no longer in operation shall be prepared and the cost calculated
• right where they're building that solar farm, I can probably do that without the advent of county zoning
• counties, if they had the ability or they wanted to, there are quite a few counties that have county zoning
• I'm not for county zoning. I live out in the country in a place where there's no county zoning.

Committee: House Utilities

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• nursing and health care industry, to our law enforcement and criminal justice industry, as well as emerging
• In addition to my career in healthcare, I spent a decade as chief operating officer of our family's business
• We also had teen 10 convenience stores that operated in Hardee Highlands and DeSoto counties, which is
• The operation of the district has financially efficient.
• county Planning Commission 3 terms as chairman revealing county and the applications for land, use zoning

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We're seeing new sources of volatility emerge in the general fund, or maybe new sources in terms of importance
• A better way to forecast is needed to keep a gauge on a zone, you know, here We're getting a little way
• to help all the disparate small community water organizations start consolidating some of their operations
• The GROW would continue to act as a backup reserve to the operating reserve, but it would count in your
• For the agency operating budget is a little bit higher than the LFC budget.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

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• If there is an emergency, can't they, through the emergency order, already do these things? Mr.
• This is the first time the agency has operated this way.
• This is the first time the agency has operated this way.
• It just allows them, if there is an emergent need, to have that.
• It just allows them, if there is an emergent need, to have that.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• The only problem: they aren't operating it well.
• The only problem: they aren't operating it well.
• The only problem: they aren't operating it well.
• The only problem: they aren't operating it well.
• AND IF CRIME ISN'T SKYROCKETING WHILE OUR CITIES BECOME WAR ZONES.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The second thing that we did was regarding the conversion fee for existing medical operators.
• Speaker, I would prefer to see Operation Ceasefire, but I would just like to say that characterizing
• So what I have here is Operation Ceasefire.
• Operation Ceasefire works. We didn't have to study it at all.
• The conference report builds in exceptions such as undercover and emergency operations.

Keywords: March 14, 2026 - Regular Session Part 2, 976, house, all

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• models predict the future losses of natural disasters and are often used as benchmarks to establish zones
• They can provide insight for state and local emergency planners and aid wildfire safety efforts that
• The motion is do pass to the Committee on Emergency Management. Calderon, aye. Wallace, aye. Addis.
• of time for policyholders to submit proof of loss from up to 100 days in the event of a declared emergency
• Allow payments of contents coverage without inventory and total loss during declared emergencies.

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee met to hear several bills related to insurance coverage, wildfire risk, workers’ compensation, and paid family leave. SB 8 by Senator Ashby would extend workers’ compensation and disability protections to Sacramento County park rangers, with testimony emphasizing that they perform law-enforcement-like duties and should receive the same protections as comparable officers. SB 429 by Senator Cortese would create a public wildfire catastrophe model and related wildfire safety program, with support from the Department of Insurance and consumer advocates who said public access to modeling data would improve transparency and help evaluate private insurance risk models. The committee also heard SB 525 by Senator Jones, which would require the FAIR Plan to offer coverage options for manufactured and mobile home owners, including replacement cost coverage. Supporters said the bill would help lower-income residents obtain meaningful insurance protection, while no opposition testified. SB 495 by Senator Allen, as amended, would require insurers to provide a larger contents-coverage advance after a total loss during a declared emergency without requiring an immediate itemized inventory, extend proof-of-loss deadlines, and require insurers to provide catastrophe modeling and reinsurance data to the Department of Insurance. Several insurers withdrew opposition after amendments, and the Department of Insurance and United Policyholders supported the measure. SB 590 by Senator Durazo would expand paid family leave to cover care for designated persons or chosen family members, with strong support from AARP, labor, civil rights, caregiving, and health organizations, and testimony from a parent describing the need to care for a non-legal family member during surgery recovery. The committee also took up consent items SB 230 and SB 854. After roll calls, SB 8, SB 429, SB 495, SB 525, and SB 590 all received do-pass votes, with SB 429 sent to the Committee on Emergency Management, SB 495 to Judiciary, and SB 525 and SB 590 to Appropriations. The consent calendar bills were also approved, and the committee adjourned.

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• difficult, or in some cases it doesn't operate at all.
• Some of our sites are in the coastal zone.
• So how does the public record aspect of this hinder your operation?
• So how does the public record aspect of this hinder your operation?
• And do you believe that this will help us in times of emergencies? Absolutely.

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered several bills, mostly dealing with open meetings, public records, election administration, and local government notice requirements. Senate Bill 1 by Sen. Jenkins would authorize electronic voting under the Open Meetings Law and apply retroactively to validate prior electronic votes; after brief discussion and support from the Louisiana Municipal Association, it was reported favorably. House Bill 1052 by Rep. Spell would exempt certain child advocacy center and multidisciplinary team work product, forensic interviews, and related sensitive records from public records disclosure to protect child abuse investigations; testimony from child advocacy organizations emphasized the need to prevent misuse of records and preserve court-controlled access, and the bill was reported favorably. Senate Bill 289 by Sen. Abraham, concerning confidentiality of certain university records and negotiations, was amended to clarify protections for proprietary research, donor confidentiality, and limited confidentiality for industry negotiations, then reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 218 by Sen. Talbot, allowing alternative certification programs for election officials if approved by the State Board of Election Supervisors, and Senate Bill 220, a technical correction regarding the official journal of the state, were both reported favorably. Senate Bill 161 by Sen. Seaball, repealing a requirement that certain high-salary unclassified state employees register vehicles in Louisiana, was also reported favorably after questions about its scope and purpose. The committee then took up House Bill 1193 by Rep. Sawyer, which authorizes the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to use indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity construction contracts for maintenance and emergency work. CPRA officials said the model would speed small repairs and pre-construction tasks, improve efficiency, and mirror a similar DOTD approach; an amendment narrowed the public-records language and excluded design-build contracting. Members raised concerns about public records transparency and inclusion of minority and small contractors, but the bill was reported favorably as amended. House Bill 249 by Rep. Green, a constitutional amendment creating an independent compensation commission for elected officials and tying adjustments to CPI, drew extensive debate over removing the legislature from setting salaries, the appointment structure, and whether the state could afford automatic increases. After opposition from several members and a roll-call vote, the bill failed to be reported, 6 yeas to 9 nays. Because HB 249 failed, the companion enabling bill, House Bill 248, was deferred. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 997 by Rep. Edmondson, which would let parishes, municipalities, and school boards use their own websites as an alternative to newspaper publication for public notices. Supporters from the Police Jury Association argued the bill would reduce duplicative costs, preserve all existing notice requirements, and simply add a third option alongside newspaper publication and newspaper-hosted digital publication. An amendment narrowed the bill to parishes, municipalities, and school boards, removing other political subdivisions. Members questioned transparency, enforcement, record retention, and whether the change would undermine newspapers; supporters said courts would still enforce notice requirements and that local governments already maintain the records. The bill remained under discussion at the end of the transcript, with no final action shown in the excerpt.

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• here is not fear, but documented outcomes that have occurred in legal systems and quasi-legal forms operating
• While unlikely, potential and emerging risks, health vulnerabilities among aging candidates, and increased
• efforts to openly disregard clear procedures and were troubled by the resultant unnecessary distrust zone

Committee: Senate Senate Federalism Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee heard several bills and a memorial, with extensive testimony on each. SB 1018 would amend Arizona’s foreign-law statute to expressly include Sharia law. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill was needed to prevent foreign legal systems from being enforced in Arizona courts and said it would not restrict private religious practice. Opponents, including the ACLU of Arizona, said the measure singled out Islam, was based on fear rather than evidence, and was unconstitutional. After debate, the committee approved SB 1018 on a 4-3 vote. The committee then considered SB 1075, which restricts conveyance of Arizona land to foreign entities deemed hostile to the United States and adds disclosure and penalty provisions through an amendment. The sponsor said the bill was modeled on similar efforts in other states and was intended to prevent adversarial foreign ownership near sensitive sites. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill as amended on a 4-3 vote. SB 1141, dealing with presidential electors, would require electors to vote for a properly nominated successor if a winning presidential or vice presidential candidate dies or withdraws before the Electoral College meets, and would treat an elector’s office as vacant if the elector fails to appear. Supporters said the bill closes a gap in Arizona law and helps avoid a deadlock in an unlikely but possible contingency. The committee passed SB 1141 unanimously, 7-0. Finally, the committee heard SCM 1003, a memorial urging Congress to affirm state authority over election processes and campaign finance through a constitutional amendment. Supporters framed it as a federalism measure responding to concerns about outside money in politics, while some members questioned claims about money laundering and noted the memorial’s broad language. The committee approved SCM 1003 unanimously, 7-0.

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• here is not fear, but documented outcomes that have occurred in legal systems and quasi-legal forms operating
• While unlikely, potential and emerging risks, health vulnerabilities among aging candidates, and increased
• efforts to openly disregard clear procedures and were troubled by the resultant unnecessary distrust zone

Committee: Senate Senate Federalism Committee of Reference

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Operates fairly, consistently, and transparently.
• DFPS operates less than five percent of foster homes.
• If it was a construction zone, they're going to say, "Hey, wait a minute.
• The negligence of the car wreck and the operation of the motor vehicle.
• Let's say that you're stopped and you're in a construction zone, okay?

Bills: HB4011 , HB2680 , HB4325 , HB4327 , HB4944 , HB1761 , HB4688 , HB3453 , HB40 , HB1707 , HB4749 , HB2322 , HB3647 , HB4139 , HB4081 , HB2203 , HB2100 , HB4170 , HB3104 , HB4623 , HB40

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: partition, heirs' property, real estate, co-ownership, family property, non-heir cotenant, right of first refusal, pilot services, liability limitation, maritime commerce, Matagorda Bay, Lavaca Bay, transportation code, maritime industry, civil liability, barratry, penalties, legal actions, damages, wrongful death

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• The scientific evidence supporting these emerging therapeutics continues to expand.
• Many post-9/11 veterans have spent their entire adult lives in a combat zone, only to face their greatest

Summary: The meeting was a Texas Capitol press event in support of House Bill 3717, which would advance ibogaine research and create a public-private pathway to move the treatment toward FDA approval. Speakers included Brian Hubbard of the American Ibogaine Initiative, Rep. Cody Harris, and VETS co-founders Marcus and Amber Capone. They framed the bill as a chance for Texas to lead on treatment for opioid use disorder, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and other “diseases of despair,” especially among veterans and their families. Testimony focused heavily on the veteran suicide crisis and personal stories of loss and recovery. Marcus Capone described his Navy SEAL service and said conventional treatments had not been enough for many veterans, while Amber Capone cited VETS’ support for roughly 1,000 veterans and a Stanford collaboration that she said showed large reductions in PTSD, anxiety, depression, and suicidality after ibogaine treatment. Supporters also argued ibogaine may have broader applications, including for other substance use disorders and some neurological conditions, and emphasized the need for research, supervised clinical use, and insurance coverage. No formal committee vote or legislative action was taken in the transcript. The event ended with a brief Q&A and a call for Texas legislators to support HB 3717 and help move the bill forward.