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• You love them when you need your infrastructure going.
• that had criteria that were not unique to being able to provide and maintain the transportation infrastructure

Summary: The Transportation Economic Development Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and took up two bills. First, Rep. Owens presented HB 1165, which would allow FDOT to issue a special blinking permit for mobile cranes and accessory support vehicles to travel on and off interstate highways at all hours, subject to local curfews and FDOT conditions such as size limits, mapping, signage, and warning lights. Supporters argued the change would improve flexibility for infrastructure and emergency work and could be safer at night because of lighter traffic and required visibility measures. After one proponent testified, the bill passed favorably on a unanimous roll call. The committee then heard CS for HB 1397, presented by Rep. Abbott, a broader transportation-related bill addressing the aggregate supply chain grant program, small business partnerships, airport and seaport transparency, maintenance priorities, the Florida Transportation Academy, and the Florida Transportation Research Institute. An amendment was adopted to clarify authority for transportation and parking authorities and to protect septic-to-sewer conversion projects from local rules when permits are issued by FDOT and FDEP. During debate, several members raised concerns that proposed repeals could reduce outreach and opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and rural businesses in DOT procurement, and the sponsor said he was willing to work on restoring or clarifying notification language. Despite those concerns, the committee reported the bill favorably, with some members voting no and others indicating support pending further changes before the next stop or floor consideration.

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• So we can make the choice about investing in critical infrastructure to keep our kids safe.
• So we can make the choice about investing in critical infrastructure to keep our kids safe.
• So we can make the choice about investing in critical infrastructure to keep our kids safe.
• <00:24:40.720> to investing in critical infrastructure to investing in critical infrastructure
• , infrastructure, infrastructure, power<01:40:59.920> lines,<01:41:00.560> schools,<01:

Bills: HF3753, HF4299, HF4700, HF4282, HF4139, HF3530, HF4031

Keywords: school safety, threat assessment, pilot project, education, real-time monitoring, public safety, HF4299, school safety specialists, Minnesota School Safety Center, appropriation, general fund, fiscal year 2026, school security, school violence prevention, student safety, Department of Public Safety, school resource support, education funding, peace officer, training reimbursement

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• Um, it creates jobs and it attracts ratepayer investment in our grid infrastructure.
• Um, it creates jobs and it attracts ratepayer investment in our grid infrastructure.
• Net metering means ratepayer investment into our infrastructure.
• <01:34:58.400> avoiding transmission infrastructure avoiding transmission infrastructure avoiding
• /c> distribution infrastructure and avoiding distribution infrastructure and avoiding environmental<01

Bills: HF845

Keywords: net metering, distributed generation, solar energy, rooftop solar, renewable energy, utility rates, electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, public utilities, Public Utilities Commission, net billing, bill credits, cost of service study, standby charge, qualifying facility, energy policy, clean energy, customer generation, interconnection, Minnesota Statutes 216B.164

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• It increases the penalty on people who conspire to trespass on or damage critical infrastructure such
• It increases the penalty on people who conspire to trespass on or damage critical infrastructure such
• Next is increased penalty for conspiracy to trespass and damage critical infrastructure.
• infrastructure in my County<00:32:57.600> we<00:32:57.720> have<00:32:57.840> have<
• I speak to sections 7 and 12, critical infrastructure, vicarious liability, and increasing the charge

Keywords: 1183, house

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• the things that make life too hard for too many, like high costs that hold people back, aging infrastructure
• They want safe and modern infrastructure.
• The climate law that we just passed speeds up permitting so we can quickly build out the infrastructure

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House and Senate met in joint convention for the Governor’s annual State of the Commonwealth address. Before the address, the chamber handled routine organizational motions, including recesses, the appointment of committees to escort the Lieutenant Governor, constitutional officers, and the Governor into the chamber, the posting of colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, and an invocation and benediction. The joint convention then heard Governor Maura Healey’s address, followed by remarks from legislative leaders and a closing benediction. In her speech, Governor Healey said the state is strong and highlighted accomplishments from the past session, including tax cuts, expanded child care support, the Affordable Homes Act, transportation improvements, federal funding gains, veterans’ services, and health care measures. She also emphasized ongoing priorities such as reducing housing costs, improving transit and infrastructure, expanding primary care and mental health services, supporting education and career pathways, strengthening clean energy and AI investment, and protecting reproductive health care. She called for abolishing tenant broker’s fees, creating a statewide graduation standards council after the MCAS requirement change, and continuing efforts to address the emergency shelter system and other cost pressures. No roll call votes were taken on legislation during the address itself, but the convention adopted the various ceremonial orders and motions by voice vote. After the Governor’s remarks and the benediction, the joint convention adjourned, and the House later adjourned to meet the following Tuesday in informal session.

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• Massachusetts economy by empowering our students and investing directly in our technical education infrastructure
• approved applications submitted by both students and private employers, we are investing in the infrastructure
• to fund whatever is needed—police, school,... ...to fund whatever is needed: police, school, infrastructure

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a hybrid hearing on a large slate of bills related to advertising, economic development, tourism, digital advertising, delivery taxes, and alcohol taxation. The first panel supported H. 3249, which would create a high school trade partnership program linking public schools with private employers, especially in manufacturing, and would offer employers a tax credit for participation. Representative Soder, Uxbridge High School leaders, and others argued the bill would strengthen career pathways, build a skilled workforce, and keep students and jobs in Massachusetts. The committee then heard testimony on H. 3031 and S. 2003 to modernize the Massachusetts Tourism Trust Fund by dedicating an additional share of hotel occupancy tax revenue to tourism promotion. Tourism and hospitality representatives from Cape Cod, Southwick Zoo, and Indian Ranch said the proposal would not raise taxes but would reinvest existing visitor-generated revenue into marketing that supports jobs, local businesses, and municipal tax receipts. A tech-industry coalition opposed several digital advertising tax bills and a delivery tax bill, warning they would raise costs, create uncertainty, and burden consumers, small businesses, and delivery workers. The largest portion of the hearing focused on S. 2029, which would raise the alcohol excise tax by 10 cents per drink and dedicate the revenue to public health programs. Public health experts, advocates, a student prevention leader, and representatives from Jane Doe, Inc. argued the tax would reduce alcohol-related harms, address decades of inflation-driven erosion in the tax, and generate substantial new funding for prevention, treatment, domestic violence services, and community schools. Committee members asked questions about the current tax structure, inflation, and how the proposal compares with neighboring states. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair adjourned after public testimony concluded.

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• reporting, as well as issues surrounding Medi-Cal eligibility and the safety of the state's water infrastructure
• And as a lot of you may know, major infrastructure projects take years, if not decades. ...infrastructure

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• It's no secret that we have made quite a bit of progress in implementing infrastructure projects across
• are attempting to do here is just to provide some flexibility, another funding mechanism to get infrastructure
• dollars implemented... ...another funding mechanism to get infrastructure dollars implemented across

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with eight members present and deferred HB 127. It then considered a series of bills, most of which were reported favorably without opposition. HB 22 revised COLA rules for the clerks of court retirement system, allowing more frequent COLAs when the system is better funded; HB 324 made judicial stipends permanent and added future COLAs subject to available funding; HB 233 increased jury mileage reimbursement; HB 47 reorganized assessor retirement COLA statutes; HB 533 allowed St. Tammany Parish to transfer unused witness-fee account balances to the 22nd Judicial District Court; HB 980 adjusted eligibility for the Firemen’s Supplemental Pay Board; HCR 45 urged Congress to clarify ARPA deadlines for water projects; HB 559 increased court costs in the 4th Judicial District; HB 290 recreated the Department of Treasury and related entities in statute; and HB 382 addressed Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget review authority over Group Benefits plans. The committee also reported HB 1157 favorably, creating a financing bank mechanism for infrastructure projects, and HB 575 favorably, giving youth aging out of foster care preferred access to surplus state vehicles through the Louisiana Property Assistance Agency. Several measures drew more discussion. HB 1236, dealing with pharmacy benefit managers and professional dispensing fees, prompted extensive testimony from the sponsor, the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Department of Insurance, independent pharmacies, and PBM representatives. Supporters said it clarifies and strengthens enforcement of existing PBM law and protects independent pharmacies; opponents argued the bill’s requirement that PBMs bear dispensing-fee costs would be difficult to implement and could raise premiums. The sponsor said he would work on amendments, including clarifying language and a delayed effective date, and the bill was nevertheless moved favorably. SB 25, on registrar of voters compensation, was amended to a revised pay structure and then reported favorably. HB 47 and HB 533 were also presented as funding and administrative cleanups for retirement and court-related accounts, with local support noted. The committee also heard HB 233 on jury duty mileage reimbursement, which the sponsor said updates a 1961 rate and would be funded locally at an estimated average increase of about $4,000 per judicial district. HB 324 on judicial salaries was described as self-funded by the judiciary and subject to available funding, with no budget impact. HB 575 on foster youth transportation was presented as a non-appropriation measure aimed at helping youth aging out of foster care by giving them preferred access to surplus vehicles. HB 382, which concerns the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget’s role in approving Group Benefits plans, was reported favorably with little discussion. The meeting ended after a motion to adjourn.

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• Air Mobility Fund was established to advance transportation innovation and strengthen critical infrastructure
• water security, equitable funding, public education, and maintaining and repairing essential infrastructure
• Chairman, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has under consideration SB 1552 and respectfully

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, and recognition of the Doctor of the Day. Members also welcomed a visiting group from Women Leading Government and adopted a proclamation honoring Deputy Warden Veronica Parcell and National Corrections Officers and Employees Week. The House then agreed to request Senate consent to adjourn after completing its work on Wednesday, April 22, and later moved into Committee of the Whole to consider bills on the calendar. In Committee of the Whole, the House advanced several Senate bills. SB 1457, SB 1808, SB 1006, SB 1018, SB 1041, SB 1345, and SB 1512 all received do-pass recommendations, with SB 1552 also receiving a do-pass recommendation as amended. SB 1006 was amended to increase the anonymous small-donation reporting threshold and add an inflation adjustment, drawing debate over transparency. SB 1018, dealing with Sharia law, prompted sharp disagreement over constitutional concerns and community impact, but still advanced. SB 1041, a strike-everything amendment on electronic monitoring in assisted living facilities, drew supportive testimony about accountability and protecting vulnerable seniors. SB 1345 advanced with amendments after discussion of licensing timelines for health facilities and removal of an anonymous complaint provision. On third reading, SB 1167 and SB 1254 passed, and SB 1763 also passed after debate over school district finance rules. SB 1315, concerning school safety interoperability and communications with law enforcement, failed on a 25-25 tie after extensive debate over whether it was a vendor-driven bill and whether it created an unfunded or poorly designed mandate. After that vote, a motion to reconsider SB 1315 succeeded by a 30-18 vote. The House also concurred in Senate requests to return HB 2035 and HB 2249 for reconsideration. The session ended with announcements about the annual legislative charity softball game, a Democratic caucus meeting, and adjournment until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.

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• recognizes the need to put as much effort as possible into structuring the board so it can have an infrastructure
• recognize the need to put as much effort as possible into structuring the board so they can have an infrastructure
• recognize the need to put as much effort as possible into structuring the board so they can have an infrastructure

Keywords: This meeting failed to stream and a back up recording was uploaded in it's place., 958, all

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• ASRS Retirement, Elected Officials; HB 2611, Group Home Safety Training Rights; and BT 2999, Infrastructure
• First of all, transportation infrastructure blesses the lives of everyone in the state and our posterity
• So I believe we should be spending more money on transportation infrastructure.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Execution of AOT's mission delivers strong returns for taxpayers, supporting infrastructure, local services
• returns for taxpayers, Execution of AOT's mission delivers strong returns for taxpayers, supporting infrastructure
• public safety...” “...billions of dollars in visitor spending that directly funds public safety, infrastructure

Keywords: 1182, all

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• planned cleared path, and extending the clearing limits to safely accommodate the three-phase power infrastructure
• planned cleared path, and extending the clearing limits to safely accommodate the three-phase power infrastructure
• And they had to include an additional point of connection for three-year-old. power infrastructure, and

Keywords: 1204, all

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• It affects all the infrastructure behind it. All the hospitals.
• It affects all the infrastructure behind it. All the hospitals.
• It affects all the infrastructure behind it. All the hospitals.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• THE INVASIVE REPTILES DAMAGE THE SEAWALL SIDEWALKS CANAL BAGS AND FLOOD CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE.
• FLOOD CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE IS COSTING THE TAXPAYER MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
• IN THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY AND IT IS AFFECTING EVERY PART OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY AREA FROM INFRASTRUCTURE

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• We all can agree that the infrastructure of the courts is vitally important.
• legislature, because over the last couple of sessions we have started to increase and put more infrastructure
• Yet we weren't keeping up with the need to invest in our court infrastructure to deal with those complex

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

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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• <00:21:41.559> in<00:21:41.760> their infrastructure in their infrastructure in their communities
• So many towns are now dealing with expensive infrastructure issues due to the increasing and severe storms
• The cost of rebuilding and repairing infrastructure continues to increase the tax burden for citizens
• The cost of rebuilding and repairing infrastructure continues to increase the tax burden for citizens
• That this state needs more energy infrastructure.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• reason why the other structures that bring oil and gas into the state are going to need more infrastructure
• He continued that even if infrastructure changes, these are big companies and slow-moving things, so
• He added that even if infrastructure changes, these are big, slow-moving companies, so he did not think
• I just see the infrastructure of this traditional landline tax declining fairly sharply, I believe so
• relates to um arpa the infrastructure relates to um arpa the infrastructure act<03:18:09.439>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in a work session on revenue estimates and reviewed updated spreadsheet pages for several tax categories, using prior agreements and new testimony to refine FY 2025-2027 estimates. Early discussion covered insurance tax estimates, where members reviewed a letter from the insurance commissioner saying he was comfortable with the numbers provided; the committee accepted those estimates without opposition. Members also discussed utility property tax, with testimony about recent infrastructure buildout, tariffs, depreciation, and the difficulty of forecasting future growth. After debate over whether to use the average of high and low estimates or lean lower, the committee unanimously adopted the utility property tax numbers. The committee then turned to real estate transfer tax and communications tax. For real estate transfer tax, members cited county input, housing market conditions, interest rates, lumber costs, and uncertainty about future policy; they agreed to use the averages and adopted those estimates unanimously. For communications tax, members noted the decline in landline-based revenue and the shift to data services. After discussion of whether to use the low estimate or the average, the committee settled on the average with a small rounding-down adjustment when the figure ended in .5, and adopted the numbers unanimously. The chair also clarified that these estimates remain subject to change until the final resolution is adopted. The committee next accepted interest and dividends estimates as presented, with members noting the decline in that revenue source and the lack of additional information beyond the department’s analysis. Finally, the committee began discussing tobacco tax revenue, with members noting long-term declines in smoking, offsetting effects from out-of-state sales, and a suggestion to take a slightly conservative approach by reducing the average by 0.5. The transcript cuts off during that discussion, so no final vote on tobacco is shown in the excerpt.

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• HB254 by Ashby relating to the eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure
• HB254 by Ashton relating to the eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure
• Speaker, members, this bill affects Kirk County and a few of the rural counties for the Rural Infrastructure

Bills: HB25, HB48, HB149, HB254, HB26, HB192, HCR3, HCR4, HCR5, HCR6, HCR8, HCR14, HCR16, HR1, HR2, HR3, HR4, HR6, HR7, HR8, HR9, HR12, HR11, HR13, HR14, HR15, HR16, HR20, HR22, HR23, HR24, HR25, HR26, HR27, HR28, HR29, HR30, HR31, HR32, HR33, HR45, HR48, HR49, HR51, HR52, HR55, HR56, HR57, HR59, HR60, HR61, HR62, HR63, HR64, HR65, HR66, HR70, HR71, HR72, HR74, HCR2, HCR7, HR10, HR21, HR35, HR36, HR37, HR38, HR39, HR40, HR42, HR43, HR44, HR46, HR47, HR50, HR53, HR54, HR67, HR69, HR75, HCR 5, HCR 6, HCR 8, HCR 14, HCR 16, HR 1, HR 3, HR 4, HR 6, HR 7, HR 8, HR 9, HR 12, HR 11, HR 13, HR 14, HR 15, HR 16, HR 20, HR 22, HR 23, HR 24, HR 25, HR 26, HR 27, HR 28, HR 29, HR 30, HR 31, HR 32, HR 33, HR 45, HR 48, HR 49, HR 51, HR 52, HR 55, HR 56, HR 57, HR 59, HR 60, HR 61, HR 62, HR 63, HR 64, HR 65, HR 66, HR 70, HR 71, HR 72, HR 74, HCR 7, HR 10, HR 21, HR 35, HR 36, HR 37, HR 38, HR 39, HR 40, HR 42, HR 43, HR 44, HR 46, HR 47, HR 50, HR 53, HR 54, HR 67, HR 69, HB 25, HB 48, HB 149, HB 254, HB 26, HB 192

Keywords: ivermectin, pharmacist authority, prescription-free, healthcare regulation, patient access, HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert

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• And so one of the things that we need to have as the apex of our infrastructure is the reliability of
• is the uh the apex of our infrastructure is the uh the<01:24:41.120> reliability<01:24:41.679
• known as the first in the infrastructure known as the first in the state<01:58:19.040> to<01:
• long-term infrastructure play that's long-term infrastructure play that's going<02:07:43.440>
• And so building out the infrastructure for this needs to happen by being the first mover.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all