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• If you're talking about deleting out lines 33.1 point two and three where it talks about the advisor
• out uh lines 33.1<00:05:12.880> point<00:05:13.120> two<00:05:13.440> and<00:05:
• <00:05:41.520> one, And we're actually on page 33, line one, line two, and line three.
• Two? It is two? Okay, I thought you said two different schools.
• is school one school right two two it is school one school right two two it is two<00:37:14.240

Keywords: 1183, house

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• after on uh line four, page Yes. after on uh line four, page Yes.
• >> Probably two to three years, probably two.
• On page 11, line 4, if you put a period after the number 7,642,895 and delete the rest of the line, line
• 4 and part of line 5, then delete section A, lines 7 through 9, section B on lines 11 through 15, and
• Line one, two-thirds of 89% of the total amount of the direct distribution to that have 5% of the amount

Bills: SF0052

Keywords: wildlife management, environmental restoration, funding, invasive species, aquatic ecosystems, native fish, habitat conservation, 916, all

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• Currently, MnDOT has that scheduled to be reconstructed two years after we finish the F Line project.
• In the bill on page 114, line 27, after the first two, insert make a zero-interest.
• Two of them are policy. The third one is a budget line, which it pulls it in.
• Um, what lines again are we deleting? I'm sorry. 1.2, page one, lines two and 18. We're deleting.
• lines of this proposal that last two lines of this proposal that there<02:10:57.199> cancels<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Additionally, in part two, page two, line six, who uses service reimbursement funds?
• <00:58:53.440> page<00:58:53.760> two<00:58:54.319> line<00:58:54.720> six
• <00:58:55.680> who um in part two page two line six who um in part two page two line six who
• a under two and putting it between lines a under two and putting it between lines 12<01:43:03.840
• Isn't the language in the amendment the same as lines 10, 11 on page two?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And there is a bold gray line.
• Let's move to option two.
• and be in two basins.
• dotted line.
• And so these two projects could line up within the same biennium, costing more than $10 million.

Summary: The Water Topics Overview Committee met with a quorum and received updates from the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Commission, followed by presentations from Deloitte on two legislative studies required by House Bill 1020. Director Reese Haas reviewed major project and budget updates, including the Northwest Area Water Supply and Southwest Pipeline projects, Resources Trust Fund balances, carryover spending, project prioritization, bid conditions, regional water system coverage, and department process improvements. Members also discussed how the commission prioritizes projects, maintenance expectations, and the impact of limited municipal water supply funding. No formal committee action was taken during the DWR update; the commission’s municipal funding decisions were described as pending its April 8 meeting. Deloitte then presented the cost-share policy study, which found that under current policy and forecasted revenues, North Dakota faces an estimated $1.3 billion shortfall over 14 years, with a near-term gap of about $1.8 billion through 2031. The firm outlined seven recommended options, including tighter definitions and a 25% cost share for eligible replacement projects, caps and financing strategies for the Mouse River and Red River Valley projects, aligning cost share with commission priority guidance, delaying lower-priority projects, using available lines of credit, and adjusting reimbursement timing for revolving loan funds. Committee members questioned inflation assumptions, affordability, user fees, and the use of legacy fund earnings for bonding, but no decisions were made. In the governance and finance study, Deloitte said final recommendations are still being refined, with a final report due May 29. The study examined the Southwest Pipeline, NAWS, and Red River Valley systems using governance and finance criteria such as decision authority, transparency, affordability, risk, and access to funding. For Southwest, Deloitte outlined options ranging from improved state-authority coordination to transferring ownership to the Southwest Water Authority; for NAWS, options focused on strengthening the authority’s role and potentially transitioning operations and maintenance; and for Red River, options ranged from enhanced facilitation to formal state oversight or state ownership. Members asked follow-up questions about ownership transfer, capital repayment streams, and why NAWS was not considered for transfer, and Deloitte said NAWS’s limited organizational maturity made that option less viable in the near term.

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• Moving now to page two. The next proposal included is in the DE on line 169.
• Moving now to page two. Moving now to page two.
• starting on line uh, 571. starting on line uh, 571.
• Um, line 621. the Department of Health. Um, line 621.
• next to line 629. next to line 629.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• All right, slide number two.
• And then the next line I wanted to go over is line 12, the Drug Rebates Revenue.
• Moving on to line, let's see here, I'm actually just going to skip on down to line 26.
• What is the difference between that line and then the two lines in recurring expenditures also addressing
• those two areas.

Keywords: 996, all

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• And I don't think we're arguing the benefits of a transmission line or not a transmission line.
• And they told me that once this line is built, there was no spare capacity built into this line for West
• Once this line is built, there was no spare capacity built into this line for West Virginia.
• On this question, 32 yeas, two nays...
• To me, this bill represents two harms, and so we're really making a decision which is the lesser of two

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and a long series of guest introductions, including honorary pages, veterans, child care advocates, and other visitors. The chamber then took up Senate Resolution 63 designating March 13, 2026, as Veterans Visibility Day. Senators spoke at length about honoring everyday veterans, those who served and returned home, and families of those who did not. The resolution was adopted 33-0, with one absent vote, and the remarks of the sponsor were ordered printed in the journal appendix. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 64 opposing China’s misuse of U.N. Resolution 2758 and reaffirming support for Taiwan’s participation in international organizations. Members described it as an annual expression of support for Taiwan and urged the congressional delegation to stand with Taiwan. The resolution was adopted by voice vote. The chamber then passed House Bill 4007 on industrial access roads, increasing annual funding and project limits for the program, and House Bill 4010 creating an airport hangar grant pilot program funded with $75 million; both bills passed 33-0 and were made effective by the Senate. A major debate centered on House Bill 4012, which would reduce regulatory burdens on utilities and add conditions for transmission projects and PSC approvals. Supporters argued it would protect West Virginia landowners and ratepayers from subsidizing out-of-state projects, while opponents warned about federal preemption and said the bill could hinder beneficial transmission development. After amendment, the bill passed 29-5 and was made effective from passage. The Senate also passed House Bill 4025, moving certain health-related employees into the classified exempt system; House Bill 487 creating a West Virginia-Ireland Education Alliance; House Bill 4106 allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds; House Bill 4176 allowing youth and handicapped hunters to harvest buck deer or doe during special hunts; House Bill 4191 expanding child care support and changing reimbursement rules; House Bill 4345 requiring digitization and transfer of missing persons records to the Fusion Center; and House Bill 4418 creating a Tax Efficiency Act for voluntary electronic B&O tax filing. Most of these measures passed with strong margins, though House Bill 4106 and House Bill 4191 drew notable debate and narrower votes. The most extended and divided discussion came on House Bill 4425, which repealed the one-time high school transfer athletic eligibility protection. Supporters said the current rule had led to recruiting, competitive imbalance, and harm to smaller schools, while opponents argued it punished children and restricted parental choice, especially in academic or safety-related transfers. After extensive debate, the bill passed 31-3. The Senate then moved on to House Bill 4198 and House Bill 4245 by unanimous consent actions, and the transcript ended amid continued debate on school transfer policy and related concerns about fairness, parental authority, and student welfare.

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• For either of you, if we were to amend page two, lines 14 and 15, and into line 16, any veteran that
• 7 through 9 of page two that >> Line 7 through 9 of page two discusses the county responsibility relative
• How's DFS interpret this on these two lines? I mean, that's maybe it's going to be an issue.
• I'm going to go back to page three, lines one, two, and three.
• three, lines one, two, and three. three, lines one, two, and three.

Bills: HB0032

Keywords: English proficiency, commercial drivers, vehicle operation, traffic safety, penalties, 916, all

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• Okay, well, let's go down on section two, line 11 there, subsection two, line 11.
• Yeah, I would recommend increasing that to two. To two? Okay. Mr. Chairman?
• If you want to go to this subsection, well, it's called three now on page two, line one.
• If you wanted to refer to line numbers, maybe. I'm sorry, line number 11.
• It would be line 18.

Summary: The Child Custody Review Task Force met to approve prior minutes and then worked through draft legislation related to a possible family court study committee. The group discussed the proposed 15-member committee’s makeup in detail, including whether to add parent representation, judges, family law section members, child support, clerks of court, domestic violence advocates, and other stakeholders. The task force ultimately agreed to keep the committee at 15 members, reduce the legislative membership from eight to six, add two judges from different districts, add two family law section members with rural and urban representation, include one parent subject to a custody order, and replace the mental health professional with a clerk of court representative appointed through the trial court administrator’s office. The draft was also revised to keep domestic violence advocacy representation and to clarify that the study could consider juvenile court issues as part of the family court umbrella. The committee voted to approve the revised draft and recommend it to Legislative Management, with one recorded “no” vote from Judge Hovey after the meeting resumed. The task force then turned to a second draft dealing with requiring participation in a family transition program, which was renamed in discussion to a parenting education course. Members debated whether the bill should simply refer to an existing program like Parents Forever or instead specify broader education about the court process, parental rights, co-parenting, and related issues. Some members supported the requirement as a way to reduce conflict and improve understanding of the system, while others raised concerns about vague language, cost to parents, lack of exemptions, and whether the bill was too open-ended or potentially duplicative of other legislation. The discussion became lengthy and unresolved, with the drafter noting that more specific direction would be needed to revise the bill. The transcript cuts off before a final vote or action on this second draft is shown.

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• Line 34 is just a technical thing: there was sort of automatic spending of liquor funds for two different
• So the net result is these two lines in House Bill 1 will be $1 million less, right?
• <01:28:40.280> one<01:28:41.080> will these two lines in house bill one will these
• two lines in house bill one will be<01:28:42.679> $1<01:28:43.159> million<01:28:44.159
• So first, if we look to page one, line 8, in the same language mirrored on page two, we'll notice that

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee met to review Division One of a very large budget package, with the chair explaining that the budget was being analyzed in three divisions over multiple days. Members first discussed procedure, including when amendments and line-item votes would be taken, and agreed to proceed with the division’s presentation before questions. Representative Maguire then outlined the division’s approach as a series of tradeoffs to close a large budget gap, emphasizing cuts, some revenue changes, and a focus on overall spending levels as well as individual reductions. The presentation covered a wide range of agencies and policy areas. Major proposed changes included cuts or eliminations to several boards and commissions viewed as costly or duplicative, such as the Housing Appeals Board, Board of Tax and Land Appeals, Human Rights Commission, Commission on Aging, Office of the Child Advocate, and the Personnel Appeals Board, with some functions consolidated into other boards. The division also proposed back-of-the-budget cuts to the Information Technology Department, Judicial Branch, Justice Department, Retirement System, Corrections, and Environmental Services, along with fee increases in several areas. Other notable items included ending marketing for Paid Family Leave, reducing job advertising and tourism promotion, defunding the Arts Council, moving liquor enforcement functions out of the Liquor Commission, and shifting some funds such as the College Savings Commission money to Division Two. Several members questioned specific cuts, especially the elimination of the Council on Aging, the reduction in regional planning commission grants, and the large cut to tourism advertising. Maguire defended the choices as necessary budget tradeoffs, arguing that some programs duplicated work done elsewhere, that regional planning grants were not among the most essential items, and that tourism promotion was a form of spending he viewed skeptically. He also explained that the public defender’s budget was partially restored after a credible claim of a governor’s budget error, and that the committee would continue refining corrections-related cuts because the House was only halfway through the budget process and further changes could still occur in the Senate and conference committee.

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• So these two for academic buildings.
• These two for for this project.
• These two >> two<00:09:55.279> projects<00:09:55.920> these<00:09:56.240> two<
• these two projects are $70 >> two projects these two projects are $70 million. million. million
• And then two last related items would be snowmaking improvements, a replacement to a corroded line on

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Capital Project Overview Committee met at 9:00 a.m. and first approved the September 29 minutes. The committee then considered University System of New Hampshire Capital Project 260001, a $70 million request involving two residence hall renovation projects at UNH. UNH officials said the work is needed to address aging 1970-era buildings, including heating, plumbing, and other deferred maintenance, and to improve student recruitment, retention, and living conditions. Members asked about the construction timeline, which was estimated at about four years, and about enrollment decline, which was estimated at roughly 15% over 10 years. The committee approved the project after discussion, with members noting the buildings’ age and need for repair. The committee next heard Capital Project 26003 from the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for Cannon Mountain. Commissioner Sarah Stewart and staff described an $893,000 tranche, part of a larger effort to address deferred maintenance at the mountain, including guest facilities, lift infrastructure, a passenger ramp for scenic chairlift use, snowmaking improvements, a line replacement, a pump rebuild, and operations equipment. Members asked about the $6 million bonding limit established in 1999, and the department said it appears insufficient and may need updating in the future. The committee approved the Cannon Mountain request. The department also provided an informational update on the Cannon Mountain aerial tramway. Officials said a structural engineering firm is analyzing towers, terminals, and footings, with the goal of confirming the existing infrastructure can support a new tram system and refining bid specifications. They said the work is on track, with an updated cost estimate expected in January and a bid targeted for May. Members asked about the limited number of manufacturers capable of doing the work and whether the project could be delayed; the department said it is in active discussions with the likely bidders and pre-qualifying them. The meeting ended with brief discussion of informational reports, including a question about apparent delays in some New Hampshire Veterans Home projects, which staff said they would follow up on, and the committee adjourned with the next meeting set for March 16 at 9:00 a.m.

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• Representative Pascal had two amendments.
• What are those two things?
• Yes, it starts on line 188.
• So, that’s what line 8 to line 23 addresses. That’s the only change we made.
• Okay, we need to widen that out on line 2011 and put... ...on line 2011 and put in language to allow

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• So the proposal is for the amendment on page one, lines 18 and 19, strike... ...line 18 and 19, strike
• So two things are happening.
• Chair, on page two, line 19, it says the fund shall be administered by the department.
• So we set it in line with that.
• So we set it in line with that.

Bills: SB234, SB210, SB243, SB244, SM16, HB8

Keywords: foster children, school transportation, education funding, public education, child welfare, New Mexico Highlands University, soccer field, women's sports, infrastructure improvement, funding allocation, student athletes, appropriation, New Mexico State University, nutrition, travel support, funding, education, university support, financial assistance, parenting students

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• Amendment Number Two by Representative Frier, beginning on page four, following line 17.
• I move Amendment Two. Representative Frier. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move Amendment Two.
• and gas line-related legislation.
• and gas line-related legislation.
• Whether it be an import option or an in-state gas line, I would just say the gas line is not creating

Keywords: 905, all

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• Yes, on page two, line 19, delete 'at least once a week' and insert 'once each business day.'
• On page two, line 20, delete 'during the week' and insert 'since the previous report.'
• On page two, line 20, delete 'during the week' and insert 'since the previous report.'
• On page two, line 20, delete 'during the week' and insert 'since the previous report.'
• business day on page two line 20 delete business day on page two line 20 delete the<01:19:54.760>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This will be on page two, line 44.
• This will be on page two, line explain.
• England, please go ahead. >> Um, the amendment, what it does on line 33 on page two, replaces line 32
• line 33 on page two replaces line 32 on line 33 on page two replaces line 32 on page<00:32:11.120>
• Replace line 30 on page two with the following: of mental health regarding orders of.

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• The Department of Public Safety, the first line, line three, BCA SAMSA band certificate of ownership
• SAMSA<00:04:35.480> band first line, line three, BCA SAMSA band first line, line three, BCA
• So now move to page two. The next proposal included is on line 165.
• So, move next to line 182.
• Moving now to the last two, there's a cost to the Attorney General on line 782 related to Senate File

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• two line six is I've added um on page two line six is the<00:27:49.679> governance<00:27:50.240
• Chairman, if I may suggest then you may on line, on page two, line 14 of the amendment...
• All it's on page two of lines 14 and 15.
• > 14<00:31:48.240> of<00:31:48.399> the may on line on page two, line 14 of the
• may on line on page two, line 14 of the amendment.<00:31:49.360> Yeah.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And that brings your total for SCG on line 26 to 112.6. ...brings your total for SCG on line 26 to $112.7
• down by 5.7 percent on line 69.
• On line 90, there's $14.5 million for structured literacy and then split between line 60 and... ...and
• Okay, on line 22 here. Line 22. Line 22 is the number.
• Oh, two to three years, they say. Two to three years, my researchers say.

Keywords: 996, all