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• SB 35 by Nichols relates to design-build contracts for the Committee on Transportation.
• SB 480 by Perry relates to the authority of local government to enter into a local contract with certain
• SB 35 by Nichols relates to the design-build contracts for the Committee on Transportation.
• SB 480 by Perry relates to the authority of local government to enter into a local contract with certain
• Related to certain publicly funded public work contracts for the Committee on State Affairs.

Bills: HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, SB14, HB 12, HB1522, HB422, HB675, HB204, HB748, HB912, HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, HCR123, HCR124, HR57, HR87, HR111, HR228, HR230, HR322, HR624, HR625, HR626, HR627, HR628, HR630, HR631, HR634, HR635, HR636, HR637, HR638, HR639, HR640, HR645, HR646, HR648, HR649, HR651, HR652, HR653, HR654, HR664, HR665, HR668, HR675, HR676, HR678, HR679, HR680, HR683, HR686, HR688, HR689, HR694, HR695, HR697, HR698, HR699, HR472, HR622, HR632, HR633, HR643, HR655, HR657, HR660, HR661, HR662, HR663, HR667, HR670, HR674, HR681, HR682, HR696

Keywords: animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, constitutional amendment, retail sale, tangible personal property, Texas tax code, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption, regulation, deceased transportation, HB 365

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• These sections one and two make modifications to the Can Startup Program.
• Article five makes some modifications to the Promise Act loans, grants, and loans.
• And then these sections one and two make modifications to the Can Startup Program.
• Senator Champion, article five, Promise Act modifications, uh, 18.
• </c> article five promise act modifications article five promise act modifications uh<00:37:05.599><c

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You have to sign the contract.
• Recently, a municipality extended a residential service contract and included.
• Commercial accounts previously serviced by open market contracts.
• or operate under the contract for up to 2 years, whichever is sooner.
• Uh, this legislation will promote transparency and municipal waste contracting.

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• It excludes pre-roofing that has not involved modification to the structure from prohibition on using
• It excludes pre-roofing that has not involved modification of the structure from prohibition on using
• One is excess money left over from tuition annuity contracts that people bought into on that program
• The False Claims Act allows Virginians to blow the whistle on contracting fraud.

Keywords: House Committee Room 1200, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• </c> contract with each of the three parties. contract with each of the three parties.
• </c><01:13:29.920><c> agreement,</c> modification of that November agreement, modification of that November
• </c><01:29:57.199><c> Do</c><01:29:57.440><c> you</c> contracts and things like that.
• Do you contracts and things like that.
• </c> Uh, is there any modifications Uh, is there any modifications that<01:30:13.360><c> you</c><01:30

Keywords: 1183, house

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• current version of the bill could unintentionally create rules that clash with the guidelines and contracts
• observable costs to the Department of Insurance to update informational materials and enforce new contract
• I have with me representatives from the California... ...and enforce new contract terms.
• affect residential construction and would temporarily prohibit local governments from making new modifications
• $100,000 per single-family unit, and that does not include further cost pressures from any local modifications

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on March 19, 2025, adopted its committee rules unanimously, and then heard a series of housing, insurance, and disaster-recovery bills. Early bills focused on wildfire relief and insurance issues, including AB 238 on mortgage forbearance for Los Angeles County wildfire survivors, AB 493 on insurance payout interest for homeowners, AB 597 on consumer protections after disasters, and AB 226 on strengthening the California FAIR Plan’s liquidity tools. Supporters generally framed these measures as necessary protections for disaster survivors and market stability, while opponents and concerned witnesses raised issues such as investor guidelines, compliance conflicts, and market disruption. Several members also noted equity concerns and the need to balance relief with consistency across the state. The committee also heard a cluster of housing-production bills. AB 306 proposed a six-year pause on new state building code updates affecting residential construction and limits on local code modifications, drawing strong support from housing and building industry groups who argued it would reduce costs and improve predictability. It also drew opposition from code, environmental, and clean-energy advocates, who warned about safety, local control, and the loss of important code updates. AB 253 would allow licensed third-party professionals to perform plan checks if local review takes 30 days or more, and AB 301 would impose state-agency permitting timelines similar to those already applied to local governments; both were presented as ways to reduce delays and speed housing development. AB 462 would exempt ADU construction from coastal development permit requirements in Los Angeles County, especially to aid fire recovery and expand housing supply. After hearing testimony and brief member discussion on each measure, the committee placed the bills on suspense or advanced them as appropriate. In the suspense hearing at the end of the meeting, the committee took up the suspense-file bills and reported AB 226, AB 238, AB 301, and AB 306 out with due pass recommendations on roll call votes. The meeting then adjourned.

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• to the commission propose a modification to the commission of<00:07:41.760><c> procedures</c><00:07:
• Larson from the LBO will describe the<00:08:04.160><c> proposed</c><00:08:04.680><c> modifications</c
• ><00:08:05.480><c> to</c><00:08:05.600><c> commission</c> the proposed modifications to commission the
• proposed modifications to commission procedures.
• So, that they have a contract right?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The remaining portion is for personnel costs and state operations contracts.
• Social Services provides us a contract with them to provide accounting, human resources, legal, IT, and
• The LIWIP program administrators have accomplished notable achievements under their current contracts
• The reason was ultimately that the CDC had failed to issue a notice of funding award before contracts
• However, if upstream capacity contracts, then the costs and demands will continue to rise.

Summary: The hearing began with an overview of the California Health and Human Services Agency, which described its 2026-27 budget, major departments, and strategic priorities, including behavioral health, housing and human services integration, children and youth, and aging/disability services. The agency also explained a technical CalHHS/CalHires budget adjustment tied to HR1 compliance and eligibility system work. No LAO concerns were raised on that item. The committee then heard from the Office of Youth and Community Restoration on its budget, its SB 823 realignment report, and related issues. OYCR said county-based realignment has generally succeeded but outcomes and readiness vary widely, and it recommended more climate surveys, youth advisory councils, stronger behavioral management, better programming, improved transition planning, and integrated longitudinal data systems. Members pressed OYCR on “net widening,” county-by-county trends, and the gap between the detailed recommendations discussed in hearing and the more general recommendations in the public report. OYCR also described problems with federal Title II grant timing and a pending $14 million administrative funding adjustment, and discussed implementation of the juvenile justice realignment block grant formula. The Ombudsperson division separately requested two new positions due to rising complaints, site visits, and records-access disputes with counties; LAO noted the proposal would create ongoing General Fund costs. Several other departments presented budget change proposals. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities requested $730,000 General Fund ongoing to cover an interagency administrative support gap with DSS; LAO had no concerns. EMSA presented its department overview, said its AB 716 ambulance-rate report has been delayed after resources were reduced, and requested funding for disaster-response vehicle replacement, IT security assessment work, and additional HR/legal staff; members questioned delays, compliance, and the ongoing General Fund impact. The Department of Community Services and Development sought reappropriation of LIWIP funds and explained a new Proposition 4 process for continuing the farmworker housing component. The Department of Rehabilitation requested authority for $60 million in additional federal funds and 54 positions to meet growing vocational rehabilitation demand, with no General Fund impact. The Department of Child Support Services presented its budget and a supplemental report on full pass-through of child support collections. Members questioned why local agency funding was being restored despite declining caseloads, and staff explained that staffing costs have risen faster than caseload declines and that additional funding is needed to maintain service levels. The supplemental report estimated full pass-through would cost about $150 million General Fund annually, or about $80 million for a state-and-county portion, with $3 million to $5 million in automation costs. Finally, the Department of Public Health gave a broad overview of its $5.1 billion budget and its State of Public Health report, highlighting improved mortality and life expectancy, declining overdose deaths and STI rates, persistent racial and regional disparities, and increasing public health emergency demands. CDPH also warned that federal funding threats and policy changes are creating major uncertainty for state and local public health systems.

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• We also have a number of communities that we work with, and actually one of our members is contracted
• They're a nonprofit housing developer, but they are actually contracted for very small communities in
• they're a nonprofit housing contracted they're a nonprofit housing developer<00:58:43.839><c> but</c
• for very small communities contracted for very small communities this<00:58:46.440><c> in</c><00:58:
• </c><01:29:11.520><c> of</c> mentioned is the modification of mentioned is the modification of commercial

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of the Insurance Commissioner rules currently require every participating provider and facility contract
• I'm Matt Lund, Chief Contracting Officer for UW Medicine Health System.
• In my role, I oversee payer contracting and work closely with how claims payment requirements function
• I'm Matt Lund, Chief Contracting Officer for UW Medicine Health System.
• in see payer contracting and work closely with how claims payment requirements function in practice.

Bills: SB5915, SB5988, SB6025, SJM8002

Keywords: SB 5915, health technology assessment, HTA, clinical committee, medical technology review, coverage determination, state-purchased health care, Washington health care, RCW, evidence-based medicine, cost-effectiveness, safety and efficacy, Medicare coverage, national coverage determination, clinical guidelines, patient advocacy, public comment, medical necessity, rare disease, life-threatening disease

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• A port district may contract indebtedness not authorized by the voters of one-fourth of one percent of
• Port districts having less than $800 million in value in 1991 may contract indebtedness not authorized
• This bill allows port districts that have established a tax increment financing area to contract indebtedness
• The permittee may request modification, and the request must be processed within 45 calendar days.
• as long as equivalent money ...for that modification, as long as the equivalent money from the upgrade

Bills: SB6132, SB6181, SB6154, SB6189, SB5903, SB6037, SB5983, SB5995, SB6016, SB5820, SB6064, SB6077, SB6101, SB6013, SB6066

Keywords: indebtedness limits, inland port districts, federal funding, infrastructure improvements, economic development, city incorporation, local governance, municipalities, state law, government structure, culvert replacement, fish passage, hydraulic project approval, Department of Fish and Wildlife, stream crossing, bank stabilization, flood control, erosion control, emergency permit, expedited permit

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• with a term extending up to five years if the contract is for the procurement of educational materials
• The contract includes a cancellation clause allowing the local fiscal body to terminate the contract
• must justify entering into multi-year contracts by maintaining documentation of material fiscal savings
• The modification makes the credit against corporate net income taxes and the personal income tax for
• The modification makes the credit against corporate net income taxes and the personal income tax for

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• The permanent positions that we have in front of you, as well as the contract funding we have in front
• What we have been able to do, as I mentioned earlier, is initiate a series of contracts, one of which
• So I would like to advocate for a modification between now and May in the Governor's budget in terms
• Subsequently, AB 126 made some modifications.
• We're getting... ...modifications. So we issued a second staff report to incorporate that as well.

Summary: The committee hearing focused heavily on CARB’s broad trailer bill request for regulatory fee authority. Finance and CARB argued the proposal would let CARB develop fees to recover reasonable costs for implementing and enforcing regulations, while the LAO recommended rejection because the authority was too broad, could apply to an entire division of code, and would delegate core legislative taxing/fee-setting power without enough guardrails. Members from both parties raised concerns about the breadth of the authority, accountability, affordability impacts, and whether the Legislature would be put in an up-or-down position after CARB had already developed regulations. CARB responded that fees would still go through a budget change proposal and legislative approval before collection, and cited existing examples such as transport refrigeration units and commercial harborcraft fees. The committee then reviewed CARB’s request for permanent resources to implement SB 905 on carbon capture, utilization, storage, and carbon dioxide removal. CARB said the Legislature had previously authorized limited-term positions and funding, but it had struggled to recruit and retain staff with specialized regulatory and technical expertise, and that the work had included pre-rulemaking contracts, technology review, and permit-related preparation. Members questioned the pace of work, the use of limited-term positions, and whether additional permitting authority would be needed. CARB said it hoped to begin rulemaking later in the year if permanent resources were approved. Members also discussed the cap-and-trade spending plan, noting lower-than-expected auction revenues but higher interest earnings, and the need to monitor the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and possible May Revision changes. The committee then heard overviews of the zero-emission vehicle package, the Community Air Protection Program, demand-side grid support, and e-bike incentives. CARB described ongoing investments in community-based transportation equity, drayage trucks, harbor craft, and other clean technology demonstrations, while members pressed on affordability, program duplication, and whether enough funding was being directed to incentive programs. No formal votes were taken during the portion provided, and the chair repeatedly indicated that the hearing was intended to surface concerns for later budget negotiations.

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• <00:21:53.520><c> are</c><00:21:53.919><c> on</c> modifications are on modifications are on lines<00:
• </c> is the R&amp;D um tax credit modifications is the R&amp;D um tax credit modifications that<00:49
• contracts can continue.
• </c><00:53:56.160><c> have</c><00:53:56.640><c> for</c> contracts that SFIA payments have for contracts
• So, that those contracts can continue.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• to historic plaster and masonry. the the fan coil modification.
• This is the the fan coil modification.
• </c> item there the duct work modification item there the duct work modification within<00:09:25.360>
• . contract. contract.
• The state did contract with an event planner that has helped tremendously.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Next item, criminal conviction employment or occupation provisions modifications.
• Uh, next item: domestic abuse definition and provisions modifications.
• All right, next agenda item members, MINNCOR contracts with businesses.
• </c><01:10:22.440><c> It's</c> businesses that contract with them.
• It's businesses that contract with them.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Public Safety Policy Conference Committee met on May 8, 2026, with all conferees present. The chair opened with decorum instructions, explained that the meeting was policy-only, and noted that no public testimony had been signed up. Members then introduced themselves, with several noting they were retiring at the end of the session or year. The committee adopted a series of provisions, mostly by unanimous voice vote, including House language on identity theft and financial crimes updates, supervision abatement and restitution considerations for corrections, protective-order enhancements for murder penalties, prediction markets, victim-notification requirements for plea and sentencing hearings, research data privacy, ignition interlock and impaired-driving license changes, DOC licensing and sanctions for juvenile/adult community-based residential facilities, criminal-conviction employment and licensing standards, jail medication procedures, domestic abuse law changes, and a grant-use extension for dual-status/crossover youth funding. Several items were described as technical or clarifying changes, while others updated law to address AI-related identity theft, foreign protective orders, victim privacy, and corrections oversight. The committee also heard discussion on a Senate provision allowing victims of domestic violence to petition for wireless account and phone-number transfers. A witness supported the concept but urged changes to better align the state language with existing federal law; members noted the issue might need another vehicle or further work. For the domestic abuse item, staff explained that an A15 amendment would later adjust the warrantless-arrest window from 28 days to 14 days. On the jail-medication item, a member emphasized the changes were clarifying and not an admission that last year’s law was flawed. All adopted provisions passed by voice vote without opposition.

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• It also notes some of the modifications.
• The amendment also notes modifications as to employer rights.
• And I'll give you an example: community use of facilities and contracts.
• . ...and the company says no, we're not going to pay, and it's your insurance contract.
• That's not what we do with insurance contracts.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee met with a quorum present and approved the March 4, 2026 minutes by voice vote. The committee first considered House Bill 55, which updates and modernizes workers’ compensation statutes to reflect the privatized system, remove obsolete provisions, and adjust the Workers’ Compensation Board of Review from five members to three. The Insurance Commissioner testified that the bill is part of the cleanup from privatization and would give the governor more flexibility in appointments. After adopting a strike-and-insert amendment and a title amendment, the committee reported HB 55 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass. The committee then took up House Bill 5463, which would reduce BRIM’s required liability coverage for county boards of education from $1.25 million to $1 million per occurrence and eliminate the separate $5 million excess coverage requirement. BRIM’s director testified that the excess market was difficult to access and costly, but several senators raised concerns that lowering coverage could reduce protection for victims and school-related claims. After a divided vote, the motion to report the bill failed, and HB 5463 was not passed by the committee. Next, the committee considered House Bill 4869, creating guaranteed issue rights for Medicare supplement policies, including annual birthday replacement rights and a special right for certain Medicaid recipients losing eligibility. Counsel said the bill would prohibit underwriting barriers during the guaranteed issue periods and require an annual report on premium trends. With no amendments offered, the committee reported HB 4869 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 5462 on mine subsidence insurance. The bill would allow the mine subsidence fund to offset payments by amounts received from other sources and limit lawsuits over claims reported to BRIM. Members debated a proposed strike-and-insert amendment that would have softened the litigation limits and added notice and remedy provisions, but the amendment was rejected. The committee then reported HB 5462 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass, and the meeting adjourned.

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• </c> applications or license modifications applications or license modifications leaving<00:12:20.040
• RPM has seen counties impose private moratoriums on new contracts or prohibit contracts to certain kinds
• </c> applications and enter into contracts applications and enter into contracts with<00:52:31.799><c
• :43.559><c> kinds</c><00:52:43.760><c> of</c> prohibit contracts to certain kinds of prohibit contracts
• </c><00:52:51.559><c> to</c> counties won't issue new contracts to counties won't issue new contracts

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• </c> The second item is a lease modification The second item is a lease modification for<00:20:52.720
• Two estimates were secured, with the low estimate of $299,754.26 from HBN Contracting LLC.
• </c><00:22:02.240><c> And</c><00:22:02.400><c> this</c> for the lease modification.
• And this for the lease modification.
• Do you have the option of renegotiating those contracts?

Keywords: Reuploaded tor restore the roll call and minutes approval 0:00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call 0:00:20 Approval of Minutes 0:00:50 Information Items 0:01:39 Project Rpt from Eastern KY University 0:06:54 Lease Rpt from University of KY 0:11:33 Project Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 0:18:50 Lease Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 0:29:33 OFM – KY Infrastructure Authority 0:38:27 OFM – Debt Issues 0:46:27 Louisville Arena Authority 1:24:30 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the November minutes and received information items on University of Kentucky medical and research equipment purchases, five school districts reporting upcoming bond issues with no additional tax levies needed, and a School Facilities Construction Commission list of prior debt issues for fiscal year 2026. It then considered an appropriation increase for a University of Kentucky project at the Central Kentucky Regional Airport in Richmond. University officials said the project is 100% federally funded and will construct a terminal building tied to EKU’s airport operations and planned flight school. Members asked about the relationship to aviation expansion and whether the flight school would be publicly operated; the witnesses said EKU would operate it, public appropriations had already been applied, and student revenue would help offset costs. The committee approved the item by roll call vote. Next, the committee approved a University of Kentucky lease purchase for property at 415 West Sun Street in Morehead, Rowan County, for $6.4 million. UK said the property, which includes an 85,000-square-foot facility on 9.6 acres, is directly across from UK St. Clair and was offered by the Rowan County Board of Education after it moved to a new location. Members questioned why the payment schedule was structured as quarterly installments and why the price was below two appraisals; UK said the board requested the arrangement and did not want the full amount upfront, and there was no interest on the purchase price. The committee also approved this item. The deputy state budget director then reported three appropriation increases in the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet: a Ballard Wildlife Management Area pump station project, Lake Barkley State Resort Park emergency repairs, and Lake Barkley lodge wing exterior repairs. After questions, staff explained the Lake Barkley increases were mainly to cover construction contingencies because bids came in close to available funding. The committee approved the action items, then heard four no-action pool projects: HVAC upgrades at the FFA leadership training center in Hardinsburg, Kentucky School for the Blind’s McDaniel Scoggin building, KSD’s Brett Brady Hall, and a Kentucky State University Shanty Hall renovation for the School of Engineering Technology. Finally, the committee heard two real property items: a new CHFS lease in Wayne County and a Transportation Cabinet lease modification in Christian County. The Wayne County lease drew the most discussion, with members questioning the high per-square-foot cost and whether another county location could be used; CHFS said it maintains offices in every county seat, this lease would replace an existing 1977 office, and the new construction was negotiated down from a higher initial bid. The Christian County item was described as a replacement site for driver licensing space, with renovation costs partly absorbed by the lessor and the remainder amortized over the lease term.

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• , uh, office. they meet on a contracting, uh, office. they meet on a weekly<00:09:30.240><c> basis</c
• requested ad hoc by anyone modifications requested ad hoc by anyone to<00:12:47.440><c> make</c><00:
• Any treatment recommendation must be provided by the department and may be provided via contract.
• </c><01:30:53.920><c> As</c> required facility modifications. As required facility modifications.
• </c> provided via contract. provided via contract.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:03 Approve Minutes from July 10, 2025- 00:02:41 Statewide Emergency Responder Voice System Testimony- 00:03:38 Investment of State Funds- 00:46:13 Department of Juvenile Justice Update- 1:11:34 Adjournment- 1:54:08, 958, all

Summary: The committee opened with roll call, welcomed a new member, approved the July meeting minutes, and then took up testimony on the statewide emergency responder voice system, also described as the state police radio system replacement project. John Hicks, secretary of the governor’s executive cabinet and state budget director, testified that the project is unusually complex because it combines multiple IT replacements, land acquisition, and tower construction. He said the existing system dates to the early 1970s and that the administration is treating the project as a priority, with work proceeding in phases and weekly coordination among the Justice Cabinet, Kentucky State Police, and Finance and Administration Cabinet. Hicks said the project has already spent about $110 million, with nearly 1,900 portable radios acquired, microwave replacement completed at 56 sites and underway at 76 more, and routers, switches, and network upgrades addressed. He explained that because the State Police are not set up to handle real property work, the administration brought in outside real property consulting vendors through an RFP, and three vendors are now qualified to help identify and negotiate sites. He said the goal is to speed up land acquisition and tower construction while the State Police continue the technology work, and he emphasized that the project is intended to close coverage gaps for state police first and later benefit local governments and other first responders. Members of the committee expressed concern about the project’s cost and pace. Representative Petri noted that about $218.8 million has been authorized since 2018 and questioned whether the project could stretch into 2030 or later, asking what more the General Assembly could do to help. Representative Blandon also raised concerns about the long timeline and the risk of the project becoming another costly, delayed infrastructure effort, while asking when the vendor RFP was completed and whether any sites had been acquired since then. Representative Sharp asked whether there was a detailed plan and timeline, and Hicks responded that the technology side is well defined but the property acquisition side must proceed site by site because each location depends on ownership, access, power, and other factors. Hicks said the west-to-east phasing has been a smart approach and that the executive branch should improve performance to beat the current timeline expectations.