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• If there's no further discussion, I move a do pass on House Bill 1404. Okay.
• House Bill 1404 has passed. House Bill 1404 has passed. Thank you, Senator Axtman, will carry.
• The amendment has passed. We have six ayes, zero nays, zero not voting.
• The amendment has passed, so we now have the amended House Bill 1363 before us.
• Chairman, I'd move a do pass as amended. Hearing none, Mr. Chairman, I'd move a do pass as amended.

Bills: HB1404

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: HB 1404, North Dakota scholarship, scholarship eligibility, student aid, high school graduation, college readiness, career readiness, career and technical education, CTE, dual credit, advanced placement, AP exam, International Baccalaureate, IB exam, ACT, SAT, WorkKeys, ASVAB, JROTC, Civil Air Patrol

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with six members present and first took up House Bill 1404, which would update North Dakota scholarship eligibility language by allowing the NDA Plus assessment to be used in place of ACT scores in certain pathways. The Department of Public Instruction explained that the bill does not eliminate the ACT entirely, but removes outdated references tied to ACT accountability testing that will no longer apply after this year’s seniors graduate. Members discussed how the change affects public and nonpublic schools, then voted 6-0 to give HB 1404 a do pass recommendation. The committee then returned to House Bill 1363, a bill dealing with school emergency response planning and automatic external defibrillators. Members adopted an amendment clarifying that the requirements apply to school-owned facilities and grounds, replacing language about school events and venues, and revising the planning language for school-based events not held on school-owned property. The committee also debated whether the bill should be mandatory or permissive; a motion to change “shall” to “may” failed, with members noting the bill’s liability protections. The committee then voted 5-1 to pass HB 1363 as amended, with Senator Gerhardt carrying the bill. Before recessing, the chair noted that House Bill 1533 would be taken up later in the day after additional information from DPI was received.

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• Let us not fail them.
• Sadly, Gwen passed away in November.
• This is why we must pass the CLASS Act.
• School measurable way. have passed.
• But for what purpose bill is passed.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It was just passed out, and so I'm sure you're aware of that as well.
• Ask you to send it to the floor with a due pass. ...72 hours.
• I move that we send House Bill 678 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
• This is basically a fine that, when the operator of the motor vehicle fails to pay the fees or fails
• If you wanted to go get a park pass for, like, the state of Utah, it'd be over $100.

Committee: House Resources and Conservation

Keywords: 989, all

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• operate a commercial motor vehicle safely, has been issued a commercial learner's permit, and has passed
• So when we passed this last year, when this bill passed, it's the Senate Bill 5801.
• Luxury taxes have tried in the past and failed.
• As you've heard, AOPA Luxury taxes have tried in the past and failed.
• I'm going to pass it on to Travis here to talk a little bit about the objectives and building blocks.

Bills: HB2347 , HB2410

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: luxury aircraft tax, tax reduction, economic impact, business aviation, state revenue, HB2410, commercial truck safety, commercial vehicle safety, trucking industry, truck driver training, driver education, highway safety, traffic safety commission, Washington State, commercial motor vehicles, vehicle registration fee, IRP fee, state patrol highway account, safety enforcement fee, public-private partnership

Transcript Highlights:

• A commercial motor vehicle safely, has been issued a commercial learner's permit, and has passed a knowledge
• So when we passed this last year, when this bill passed, it's Senate Bill 5801.
• Luxury taxes have tried in the past and failed. As you've heard, AOPA...
• Luxury taxes have tried in the past and failed.
• I'm going to pass it on to Travis here to talk a little bit about the objectives and building blocks.

Summary: The committee first held a public hearing on House Bill 2410, which would establish a commercial truck safety and education council, increase the commercial vehicle safety enforcement fee from $16 to $32, and direct the new revenue to a dedicated account for truck safety and training programs. Committee staff outlined the bill’s CDL and training requirements, council structure, confidentiality provisions, and fiscal impacts. The prime sponsor said the bill was intended to improve truck safety through industry-led education and noted that a substitute was expected because details still needed work. Testimony from the Washington Trucking Associations, insurers, the Association of Washington Business, and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission was generally supportive of the safety goals, though the commission said operational details and agency roles still needed clarification. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee then heard House Bill 2347, which would repeal the recently enacted luxury aircraft tax on non-commercial aircraft valued above $500,000. Staff explained that the tax is scheduled to take effect April 1 and that repeal would reduce revenue to the Sustainable Aviation Fuel account. Representative Dent, the sponsor, argued the tax is harming business aviation, emergency services, wildfire response, agricultural operations, and rural access, and said aircraft and related jobs were already leaving the state. Most public testimony came from aviation businesses, airport operators, industry associations, and related employers, all urging repeal and warning of aircraft departures, lost hangar tenants, reduced fuel sales, and job losses. One witness from the Port of Seattle supported addressing the tax’s impact but urged working toward a narrower fix rather than full repeal so sustainable aviation fuel funding would remain stable. After closing the hearing on HB 2347, the committee received a work session on tolling technology. Transportation Commission staff presented the results of a pilot using a smartphone app to support toll collection, explaining that the current tolling system remains accurate but that new technologies could reduce costs and improve flexibility over time. The pilot found high accuracy when the app was paired to a vehicle by Bluetooth, lower accuracy without pairing, strong customer satisfaction, and some privacy concerns. The commission recommended keeping the current system in place for now, conducting a more fully operational smartphone-based pilot in the near term, and eventually developing a broader technology marketplace for future tolling systems. Members asked about the role of tags versus apps, video tolling accuracy, and the timeline for replacing existing tolling methods. The meeting ended with adjournment for caucus.

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• I'm happy to work on language with you after we pass it out today.
• Um, who have, who have failed and need to be held responsible to be held responsible, period.
• Inadequate training may also result in improper or fraudulent notarizations such as failing.
• Last session I had this bill which was unanimously passed and actually passed the House also, but it
• However, the service ended when this bill SB 510 passed last session.

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

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• House Bill 1088, without amendment, be reported to the full House with the recommendation that it do pass
• House Bill 4101, as substituted, be reported to the full House with the recommendation that it be passed
• House Bill 3104, as substituted, be reported to the full House with the recommendation that it do pass
• I had this bill, which was unanimously passed and actually passed the House, but got stuck in the Senate
• However, the service ended when... this bill, as B5093, passed last session.

Bills: HB5621 , HB4904 , HB5067 , HB5076 , HB5081 , HB5354 , HB4862 , HB3847 , HB4088 , HB4157 , HB2966 , HB2287 , HB4203 , HB4803 , HB4737 , HB5093 , HB783 , HB5411 , HB4281

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: HB 5621, consumer protection, Deceptive Trade Practices Act, DTPA, Business & Commerce Code, attorney general, consumer protection division, district attorney, county attorney, local prosecutor, civil investigative demand, CID, voluntary compliance, financial institution records, bank records, privacy, protective order, in camera review, trade secrets, insurer

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• Can you pass these down? I'll just get them out of my way.
• , another bill passed both chambers, but was vetoed by the governor.
• </c><00:40:32.560><c> both</c> in 2024, another bill passed both in 2024, another bill passed both chambers
• There would be no loosening of security if SB 468 were passed.
• There would be no loosening of security if SB 468 were passed.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The second is similar in that when the legislature passed the felony motor vehicle homicide for all.
• Similar in that when the legislature passed the felony motor vehicle homicide for operating under the
• To address that, the legislature passed the legislation, which was leaving the scene of personal injury
• But existing laws fail to protect survivors from targeted lawsuits designed to silence them and their
• This very common nationwide problem is called 'pass the harasser.'

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on bills in the Civil Actions 2 and Court Administration areas, with testimony spanning judicial security, judicial compensation, civil process fees, bar advocate compensation, interstate discovery, defamation protections for sexual assault survivors, and related criminal procedure changes. Chairs Edwards and Day opened with housekeeping rules on testimony limits and written submissions, then called witnesses on each bill in turn. On H. 1766, judicial officers and the Massachusetts Bar Association strongly supported a judicial security bill that would protect judges’ personal information, citing threats, online harassment, swatting, and violence against judges and their families. On H. 1819, judges and the Massachusetts Judges Conference asked for higher compensation, saying Massachusetts judges rank low nationally after cost-of-living adjustment and that pay affects recruitment and retention. The committee also heard support for H. 1582/S. 1183 to raise civil process service fees, with sheriffs saying the fees have been unchanged since 2003 and are needed to cover rising costs, safety equipment, and operations funded by those fees. The committee heard from prosecutors on H. 1604 and H. 1846, which would give district courts concurrent jurisdiction over certain school-threat and leaving-the-scene offenses, allowing prosecutors to handle less serious or panic-driven cases more efficiently while preserving mandatory penalties. CPCS and bar advocates supported H. 1876 on bar advocate compensation, describing a continuing shortage and crisis in indigent defense despite recent pay increases and staffing investments. The Boston Bar Association supported H. 1857, a Massachusetts version of the Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act, saying it would simplify out-of-state discovery and reduce cost and delay. A large portion of the hearing focused on H. 1974/S. 1143, which would protect survivors of sexual assault and harassment from retaliatory defamation suits unless the plaintiff proves actual malice, and would allow fee shifting and damages against abusive suits. Survivors, advocates, and attorneys described threats, legal costs, and chilling effects that silence reporting, while supporters said the bill would protect truthful speech and improve access to counsel. The committee also heard insurance-industry testimony on S. 1101, which would change personal injury protection payment rules to require insurers to tender disputed amounts within 30 days to avoid attorney’s fees; insurers said the bill would curb a growing volume of provider lawsuits and reduce abuse of the no-fault system. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair closed after all scheduled testimony was complete.

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• But we have a whole bunch of people, in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, that maybe the education system failed
• But it really is a culmination of continued decades of failed attempts.
• So because that didn't pass, and because, frankly, we all know the situation with the federal government
• There's really not any floor time or hope that we can get that passed during the current Congress.
• Louisiana just passed legislation to do a similar thing as well.

Committee: All ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE

Summary: The committee met to hear consultants Mason Bishop and Cameron Christie discuss Arkansas’s “one door/no wrong door” workforce and social services modernization effort. Bishop argued that the current system is fragmented across multiple agencies, offices, and portals, making it hard for job seekers and employers to access services efficiently. He said the goal is to create a more integrated system that promotes upward mobility, longer labor force attachment, better employer access to talent, greater efficiency, and faster adaptation to changes such as AI and other economic disruptions. Bishop repeatedly pointed to Utah as a model, describing how that state combined workforce and public assistance functions into a single agency, used statewide cost allocation to blend funding streams, and improved customer service and outcomes after reform. He said Arkansas should consider integrating governance, service delivery, and financing, including possible waivers, a statewide cost allocation plan, and a benefits-cliff pilot. He also said Arkansas’s current local workforce board structure creates duplication and weak coordination, and that Launch is a useful tool but not a full service-delivery system. Committee members asked how the proposal would work in practice, including whether TANF could be used to cross-train DHS workers, how federal waivers might be obtained, how local boards would be affected, and how disabled clients would be handled. Bishop said TANF should be treated as part of a workforce strategy, that federal pilot authority for workforce reform nearly passed but did not, and that waivers are now the practical path. He also said Arkansas could either merge functions more fully or at minimum co-locate workforce staff in DHS offices statewide. No votes were taken; the meeting ended with plans to continue the discussion in August, including a focus on case management and whether the state is managing programs or people.

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• Now, if the page— we have some handouts—if the page could please, if she could pass these out to everyone
• So in 2019, Utah passed the Kratom Consumer Protection Act in 2019.
• So let's not waste another generation on failed experiments. Safety isn't a barrier or burden.
• I'd also like to express my heartfelt condolences regarding the tragic passing of Ms.
• To be clear, nobody has identified the amount of kratom that she took prior to her passing, and I will

Summary: The House Health and Welfare Committee heard testimony on House Bill 864, which would classify kratom and related substances as Schedule I drugs. Sponsor Rep. Mike Pohanka and co-sponsor Rep. Aaron Bingham argued the bill was needed for public safety, citing reports from law enforcement, families, coroners, and medical professionals about addiction, overdoses, and deaths they attributed to kratom, along with concerns about synthetic 7-OH products. Supporters included the Bonneville County sheriff and coroner, who said they were seeing kratom-related deaths, youth exposure, and limited enforcement tools under current law. Opponents and those urging a regulatory approach said natural leaf kratom has helped with chronic pain, opioid recovery, and quality of life, and that a full ban would push users to black markets or more dangerous substances. Several retailers, consumers, and a toxicologist distinguished between traditional leaf kratom and concentrated or synthetic 7-OH products, arguing that the latter should be targeted instead of banning all kratom. A family physician and treatment provider said kratom use disorder and withdrawals were real and increasing, but cautioned that an abrupt ban could create unintended harms and recommended labeling, age limits, and product testing instead. Committee members asked questions about the difference between natural kratom and 7-OH, the evidence behind overdose and death claims, and whether a Schedule I classification would eliminate medical access. After hearing from a long list of testifiers, the chair said the committee had only reached partway through the sign-up list and asked whether to continue another day. Members agreed to resume testimony the next morning from 8 to 9 a.m., and the meeting adjourned without a vote on the bill.

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• And in addition to that, a lot of the legislation has really failed to address how, when your identity
• And as the TikTok legislation continued and was passed by Congress, the Senate, signed by President Biden
• There's a reason why the state gets involved in legislation is passed. Yeah.
• of these age verification tools that we don't oppose, but our research is the fact that they often fail
• Yeah, so I'll say that my perspective has always been to be supportive of legislation that is passed

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met to consider several governor’s appointments, bill referrals, rule waiver requests, and floor acknowledgments. The committee approved multiple non-appearance appointments, including Peter Briar-T to the Southern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, several appointees to the Acupuncture Board, Roy Mathur to the Board of Pilot Commissioners, and Davina Hurt to the California Water Commission; the Water Commission appointment drew a 3-2 vote. The committee also approved bill referrals, two rule waiver requests allowing guests on the Senate floor on March 16 and March 23, and floor acknowledgments, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Afterward, the committee returned to the earlier appointment of Peter Briar-T and added it to the record by roll call. The committee then heard testimony from Lillian Corral, nominated to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors. Corral emphasized her background as a Colombian-born immigrant and first-generation college graduate, and said her priorities would include helping students navigate a changing economy shaped by AI, improving data and digital infrastructure, supporting Vision 2030 goals, and expanding pathways to jobs. Senators questioned her about community college bachelor’s degrees, achievement gaps, dual enrollment, staffing, and her work at New America and the Open Technology Institute, focusing on privacy, student safety, age verification, TikTok, and financial aid fraud. Corral said safety and security should come first, that she supports privacy and technically feasible verification tools, and that the community college system is using identity verification, AI tools, and human review to reduce fraud. The committee voted 3-0 to advance her nomination to the full Senate. The committee also heard from Paul Tupi, nominated to lead the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Tupi described a career in law enforcement and ABC enforcement and said he would focus on public trust, timely licensing, licensee education, community responsiveness, and accountability when alcohol-related harms occur. Senators asked about enforcement against sales to minors, alcohol-related traffic deaths, delivery compliance, agency responsiveness, fund stability, and potential policy changes such as entertainment zones and cocktails-to-go. Tupi outlined ABC’s decoy, shoulder-tap, delivery decoy, and TRACE programs, and said the department also works with local agencies through grants and training. Supporters from the alcohol policy, wine, brewing, and former ABC legal communities praised his open-door approach and enforcement focus. The committee unanimously approved his nomination to move to the full Senate for confirmation.

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• Administration to assess a penalty of 12 of 1% of an organization state general fund appropriation if they fail
• if they feel to submit submit complete financial statements and federal expenditure reports If they fail
• So right now in Phoenix, their recent ordinance they just passed—if you steal a shopping cart from, let's
• It has passed in a couple of other states. I believe Utah, it has passed.
• House Bill 2763 requires a joint resolution approving the closure of a state-run shooting range to be passed

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting covered a large number of bills and resolutions across education, federalism, government, health, commerce, and judiciary-related topics. In education, members heard bills on moving the statewide testing window later, allowing paper-based testing in more cases, posting school administrator compensation data, expanding who may receive student directory information, reviewing duplicative ADE reporting requirements, requiring religious excusals, creating a school fitness recognition program, and a proposed ballot measure on sex-designated school sports and private spaces. In federalism, the committee discussed banning foreign nationals from funding ballot-measure committees and a proposal to eliminate voting centers and return to precinct-based voting. Other items included memorials urging the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations and the IMF, and a government bill penalizing agencies that fail to submit financial reports on time. Health and human services bills focused on lactation care, a state certification program for lactation providers, prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors, requiring chief medical officers at state agencies to hold active licenses, clarifying air ambulance statutes, seeking a SNAP waiver to restrict non-eligible food purchases, and collecting hospital patient immigration-status data for reporting. Sponsors generally framed these as consumer protection, public health, or administrative cleanup measures, while some members raised concerns about cost, privacy, and possible legal conflicts. In commerce, the committee heard bills on digital goods disclosure, protections for child content creators, liability limits for river outfitters, landlord utility billing transparency, appraisal management company definitions, unemployment eligibility verification, and association-based health plans. Several measures were pulled from consent or flagged for amendments. The judiciary portion included bills creating a civil cause of action for violations of anti-DEI laws, expanding hate-crime-style penalties to include political affiliation and expression, adding reporting requirements for name changes by sex offenders, penalizing possession of falsified commercial driver’s licenses by unlawfully present individuals, adding penalties for mailing abortion-inducing drugs, allowing speed-limiting devices as an alternative to license suspension, extending inmate transition services, increasing penalties for sexual extortion involving older teens, requiring legislative approval to close state shooting ranges, and advancing an Article V convention resolution for congressional term limits. Several sponsors emphasized public safety, parental rights, election integrity, or government accountability, while some members raised constitutional or implementation concerns, particularly on liability, voting systems, and the term-limits resolution. Multiple bills were reported as being on consent calendars, with some pulled for amendments or further discussion.

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• Now, I respectfully ask you to take action and answer the call for them by voting yes on passing Senate
• This bill is similar to SB 1732 from 2025, which was brought before this committee last session and passed
• Well, if you're going to, after this bill passes, say he's in a gang, then you're gonna get the warrant
• Chair Martin, I will pass the gavel back to you to continue to the rest of the committee.
• victims would come forward later as adults, the statute of limitations had expired for those who failed

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• appropriating to us to reach our school because when they are slowed and stopped, pull back the process fail
• We don't want any options are opportunities for for data to fail for those kind of matters.
• It used to be this is back in 2023 before HB one it passed.
• Hb one passed that and in 2023.
• all together or is it passed services still specifically for iOS students?

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• If the amendment fails, you still have the ought to pass motion that was made initially. Correct?
• </c> pass with amendment 30007H. pass with amendment 30007H.
• So, the motion is passed 12 to 5. The amending motion passes 12 to 5.
• They tried to pass it never passed.
• It never passed. We under Obama in 2012. It never passed.

Committee: House State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• If we meet that deadline, no problem, pass the extender and give yourself a couple of more days.
• So I propose this constitutional amendment that will have to be passed by this legislature, and I appreciate
• The bill does not pass. Thank you so much for being here today. Thank you. The bill does not pass.
• So if you fail to make distributions, and the case is solid on this, I've just had this issue recently

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The committee met for its final meeting of the year and considered a series of Judiciary-related bills. The first measure, S.48 (Walsh), proposed a constitutional amendment to bar the governor from using messages of necessity for budget-related bills. Supporters argued that budget bills should receive the normal three-day review period and that the public and legislature need more time to examine major spending and policy changes. Despite that support, the motion to advance the bill failed, and it was not reported. Several other bills were advanced with little or no opposition. S.951 (Kavanaugh), requiring disclosure of certain demographic information by real estate brokers and salespersons, was reported to Finance. S.7279 (Scarcella Spanton), allowing certified school psychologists to participate in certifications related to intellectual or developmental disability, was reported to the floor. S.9582 (Gonzalez), concerning persons ineligible to act as fiduciaries, drew concerns that judges should retain discretion and that the bill could create problems for well-intended fiduciaries, but it was still reported to the floor. S.9765 (Sunshine and Litigation Act on protective orders), S.9788 (arbitration), S.9788/9789 (jurisdiction over certain defendants in city and justice courts), S.9848 (contents of claims in the Court of Claims), and S.9894 (rape shield/evidence of a victim’s sexual conduct or dress) were also reported to the floor. The committee also discussed S.9790 (audio-visual coverage of judicial proceedings), with supporters saying cameras would increase transparency and public trust while preserving safeguards for sensitive proceedings; it was reported to the floor. Another bill, S.9798, would prohibit the use of reproductive or sexual health devices as evidence of prostitution in certain criminal or civil proceedings; it was reported to Codes. The meeting concluded after all listed bills were acted on, with the chair thanking members and guests and noting the committee would meet again the following week.

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• I urge you to recommend HB 1285 as ought to pass or ought to pass as amended.
• </c> to pass or ought to pass as amended. to pass or ought to pass as amended.
• </c> um in the initial bill that was passed um in the initial bill that was passed in<00:26:01.720><c
• </c> has evidence that an employer will fail has evidence that an employer will fail to<00:45:24.280>
• >> Ought to pass.

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Madam Chair, final tally for the due pass motion: 10 votes yes, zero votes no. You have a due pass.
• Madam Chair, I move for a do not pass on House Bill 250 and a do pass on the House Commerce and Economic
• Madam Chair, final tally for the do pass motion: 11 votes yes, zero votes no. You have a do pass.
• Okay, so the motion did not pass. Five votes yes, six votes no. Okay, so the motion did not pass.
• Madam Chair, the tabling motion fails, five votes yes, six votes no. Motion has failed.

Bills: SB48 , HB250 , SB17

Committee: House House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

Keywords: State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, technology, innovation, advisory board, entrepreneurial support, stakeholder representation

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• It's not the language that we have passed in the legislature.
• I will pass the mic to Mayor Barrett, who will provide further testimony.
• They had to pass a $1.9 million override.
• That means 29 have failed for districts like Bridgewater, Raynham, and Easton.
• It passed the House last July.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Keywords: 1212, all