Video & Transcript Research : 'utility infrastructure'

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TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Education Mar 11th, 2025

Public Education

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  • Utilizing state funds, ESAs will allow participating Texas families to pay for a range of educational
  • Are you aware that in Florida, which the teacher retirement fund consultants utilized to make some estimates
  • I'm not certain, but we certainly contemplate it in the bill as more utilized by homeschool families
  • We mean we have the capacity to add teachers to the existing fiscal infrastructure of our schools now
  • Representative Bryant: here in Texas utilized Dowdy, indicating that the number of homeschoolers in Florida
Bills: HB 3
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Mar 13th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

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  • This does include design and construction. infrastructure projects in municipal utility districts.
  • other water districts that construct, finance, operate, and maintain utility infrastructure to serve
  • Water districts are often created in areas outside of a city where utility infrastructure is not available
  • Eustis described, of the public infrastructure, it is still...
  • MUD only pays for the public infrastructure as approved by the TCEQ.
Bills: HB23, HB363, HB447, HB954, HB23
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/11/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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  • to do that and hope that they can stay financially open, I still encourage trans folks to please utilize
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Bills: HF1917, HF1083, HF367
TX
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  • Every student and every classroom in the education building was utilized.
  • Members, law enforcement officers are legally justified to utilize force in many situations to bring
  • This bill will ease fears associated with new technology and would allow law enforcement to utilize a
  • They utilized the equipment that they were required to use that was issued to them by their department
  • The chairman pointed out that an officer who utilizes non-lethal equipment inappropriately or not within
TX
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  • Utilize those facilities before you ask us to do it.
  • Concerningly, criminals often look to Texas's critical infrastructure, like telecommunication cables,
  • When criminals vandalize critical infrastructure in search of copper to steal, it is not a victimless
  • water systems, utilities, communication networks, and emergency response systems.
  • Damage to critical infrastructure is up nationally, and I'm saddened to report that Texas has some of
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice (Part II) Apr 8th, 2025

Criminal Justice

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  • Utilize those facilities for you ask us to do it.
  • They're utilizing Railroad Commission records...
  • water systems and utilities and communication networks and emergency response systems.
  • Infrastructure could go out as far as communications. So that's all my testimony.
  • So. infrastructure go out as far as communications. So that's all my testimony.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice heard testimony on several bills dealing with criminal discovery, crime lab access, controlled substances, community supervision, interference with officers, oilfield theft, and copper theft. On SB 1124, witnesses split over whether the bill clarified discovery law after the Heath decision or rolled back the Michael Morton Act; opponents argued it narrowed disclosure and shifted responsibility away from prosecutors, while supporters said it restored balance, limited harsh sanctions, and preserved exculpatory-disclosure duties. The committee later voted 4-0 to report SB 1124 favorably and place it on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also heard and later reported favorably SB 1372, which resolves a statutory conflict over access to the DPS crime lab portal, and SB 1936, which changes how LSD “abuse units” are defined for testing and charging purposes; both were sent to the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1937, which would require a subject-matter expert from the testing lab to participate in pretrial meetings in capital cases involving biological evidence, was also reported favorably and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then heard SB 552, which would make people defined in the bill as “illegal aliens” ineligible for judge-ordered or jury-recommended community supervision, including deferred adjudication. Supporters said the bill would prevent state-funded early release of people who entered or remained in the country unlawfully, while county officials and immigration advocates warned it would be overbroad, difficult to administer, and costly to local jails and taxpayers. Despite those concerns, the committee voted to report SB 552 favorably, and Senator Huffman requested it be taken to the floor. On SB 1208, which increases interference with a peace officer or public official from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony, law enforcement witnesses said repeat “auditors” and similar actors were creating dangerous confrontations and needed stronger deterrence; opponents argued the bill would chill protected filming and protest activity. The committee voted to report SB 1208 favorably and place it on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also took testimony on SB 1806, a committee substitute addressing oilfield theft and related crimes. Supporters from law enforcement and the oil and gas industry said organized theft of crude, equipment, and related materials is a growing problem and that the bill would strengthen penalties, allow seizure and sale of stolen product, and improve inspection and forensic tools. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably, with placement on the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, the committee heard SB 1646, which targets copper theft and fiber vandalism by increasing penalties, requiring reporting and recordkeeping for certain purchases, and adding training and enforcement tools. Telecommunications, law enforcement, and emergency-network witnesses supported the bill as necessary to protect 9-1-1 and critical infrastructure, while metal recyclers warned the bill could overregulate legitimate businesses and sweep too broadly. The committee later voted to report the committee substitute for SB 1646 favorably as well.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice (Part I) Apr 8th, 2025

Criminal Justice

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  • ample access and opportunity for every student, and every classroom in the education building was utilized
  • Members, law enforcement officers are legally justified to utilize force in many situations to bring
  • But if we can utilize less lethal force and reduce the chance of taking somebody else's life, then that's
  • They utilized the equipment that they were required to use that was issued to them by their department
  • I think, as the chairman pointed out, that an officer who utilizes non-lethal equipment inappropriately
Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice bills, beginning with SB 1870 and SB 1727, both of which were adopted as committee substitutes and reported favorably to the full Senate. SB 1870 would bar local governments from adopting policies that decriminalize controlled substances or direct officials not to enforce state drug laws, with civil penalties enforced by the Attorney General for violations. SB 1727 was described as a technical change to make the draft a formal Legislative Council version of a TDCJ-related assault bill; both bills were also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then took up SB 2405, the major Sunset bill for TDCJ, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Windham School District, and the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee. Senator Parker explained that the bill continues and modernizes those agencies, requires a 10-year facilities and staffing plan, expands rehabilitation and reentry programming, improves parole-board consistency and training, and codifies various cleanup and inspector general recommendations. Sunset staff and agency witnesses discussed the bill’s data-sharing, program coordination, and projected savings from reducing delays in parole-voted programming; public witnesses generally supported the post-secondary education and reentry provisions, while some urged stronger statutory direction for Windham and more reform to medically recommended intensive supervision. The bill was left pending. SB 1804, SB 1099, SB 2569, and SB 2570 were also heard. SB 1804 would allow restitution for tattoo removal for human trafficking survivors and remove the age restriction so adult survivors can qualify; it was reported favorably and sent to the local calendar. SB 1099 would increase penalties for certain felony offenses when committed by a person determined to be unlawfully present in the country; immigration and civil rights witnesses opposed it as overbroad and difficult to administer, but it was reported favorably. SB 2569 would modernize unmanned aircraft reporting by requiring law enforcement agencies to post reports on public websites; it passed unanimously and was sent to the local calendar. SB 2570 would create a defense to prosecution for peace officers and correctional guards using less-lethal force weapons within the scope of their training; law enforcement witnesses supported it, civil rights and prosecutor witnesses raised concerns that it was too broad and could weaken existing use-of-force standards, and the bill was left pending for further work.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

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  • I would advise any other elected official out there that this applies to to actually utilize these dollars
  • especially because there are under-resourced counties that can’t handle some of these equipment, infrastructure
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Mar 10th, 2025

Ways & Means

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  • As a result of these initiatives, infrastructure such as walls roads and surveillance systems have been
  • When the government installs infrastructure on on or near private property, it could increase the value
  • All right, so House Bill 247 ensures that land owners who allow border security infrastructure on their
  • And it would exempt land dedicated for border security infrastructure through a recorded easement from
  • What the bill will not do, is it does not mandate property owners install any. infrastructure.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 11th, 2026

Finance

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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
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 22nd, 2025

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

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  • Thank you, Representative Lopez, around the question of... ...infrastructure and public infrastructure
  • , not just structural, but also non-structural infrastructure?
  • Additionally, you need to get the utilities out of the flood zone.
  • Obviously, they have a flood infrastructure fund, and they can provide additional funding.
  • There are infrastructure issues, and you talked about evacuation.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Apr 25th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

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  • Destination infrastructure that served both tourism and residents?
  • Emergency operations and destination infrastructure. She answered that question.
  • Utilize them for long-term rentals instead of short-term rentals.
  • House Bill 703, entitled an act relating to utility relocation.
  • Secondly, the amendment creates a new utility relocation reimbursement program.
Bills: HB 118, HB 388, HB 114, HB 205, HB 2789, HB 2791, HB 499, HB 2960, HB 3163, HB 3135, HB 2427, HB 1618, HB 1672, HB 1722, HB 1338, HB 787, HB 2618, HB 879, HB 1126, HB 4134, HB 3513, HB 718, HB 1536, HB 1445, HB 1640, HB 1893, HB 1734, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 1276, HB 3272, HB 3276, HB 3516, HB 4145, HB 1585, HB 4810, HB 2989, HB 2558, HB 3014, HB 2742, HB 1695, HB 29, HB 125, HB 145, HB 171, HB 255, HB 50, HB 363, HB 116, HB 491, HB 1495, HB 368, HB 1285, HB 1905, HB 2002, HB 917, HB 2723, HB 2067, HB 1238, HB 745, HB 1188, HB 1606, HB 2003, HB 2147, HB 2355, HB 2546, HB 2495, HB 2818, HB 2249, HB 3228, HB 3240, HB 1507, HB 658, HB 1748, HB 1851, HB 1922, HB 2798, HB 107, HB 1587, HB 3684, HB 118, HB 388, HB 114, HB 205, HB 2789, HB 2791, HB 499, HB 2960, HB 3163, HB 3135, HB 2427, HB 1618, HB 1672, HB 1722, HB 1338, HB 787, HB 2618, HB 879, HB 1126, HB 4134, HB 3513, HB 718, HB 1536, HB 1445, HB 1640, HB 1893, HB 1734, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 1276, HB 3272, HB 3276, HB 3516, HB 4145, HB 1585, HB 4810, HB 2989, HB 2558, HB 3014, HB 2742, HB 1695, HB 609, HB 630, HB 420, HB 767, HB 1708, HB 1404, HB 2457, HB 140, HB 227, HB 913, HB 2198, HB 2763, HB 1261, HB 1135, HB 1318, HB 2358, HB 2765, HB 2735, HB 3307, HB 1242, HB 2842, HB 333, HB 201, HB 694, HB 2415, HB 155, HB 272, HB 405, HB 519, HB 1136, HB 1275, HB 1437, HB 1532, HB 1675, HB 1868, HB 1888, HB 1990, HB 2286, HB 2523, HB 3129, HB 3251, HB 3354, HB 3479, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 3887, HB 4163, HB 4238, HB 1240, HB 1842, HB 2029, HB 2622, HB 3255, HB 654, HB 4643, HB 4945, HB 3611, HB 3724, HB 3623, HB 3810, HB 4127, HCR 78, HCR 12, SB 767
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 25th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • He got past lots of infrastructure in Port Arthur including expanding the port he understood big things
  • HB 29 by Gerdes relating to water losses reported by certain municipality-owned utilities to the Texas
  • Members HB 29 and enhances accountability and efficiency among large municipally owned water utilities
  • Speaker members HB 363 improves the transparency Coordination process of creating a municipal utility
  • transmission or distribution line jurors mr mccuff thank you mr speaker members this bill requires utility
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 28th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Summary: The Senate began with ceremonial recognitions for several student groups and community visitors, including Carl Albert High School’s boys and girls swim teams, the Lady Titans basketball team, and the Choctaw High School speech and debate team. Senators and coaches highlighted the teams’ state championships, academic achievements, and perseverance, and the chamber also welcomed visiting groups from Aline, Owasso, and Tulsa County. After the presentations, the Senate returned to general order and took up a series of House bills. Among the measures considered, House Bill 3720 expanded the Local Food Freedom Act by raising the gross annual sales threshold for local food establishments from under $75,000 to $250,000; it passed 39-4. House Bill 3849 updated the Oklahoma mentoring children of incarcerated parents program and passed 42-1. House Bill 3882 created a revolving fund for industrial and lake access improvement projects and passed 33-9, then also passed the emergency clause 39-4. House Bill 3919 reduced county free fair association boards from nine members to five to address quorum problems and passed 45-0. House Bill 3941 codified a pay raise for a court secretary and passed 45-0, including its emergency clause. House Bill 4118 updated the family caregiver tax credit and passed 44-1. House Bill 4141 removed the sunset on the statewide sexual assault nurse examiner coordinator position and passed 45-0. The chamber also debated several policy bills more extensively. House Bill 4268 created a growth-based teacher compensation program using Oklahoma Teacher Empowerment Funds and restored a $5,000 stipend for national board-certified teachers; it passed 45-0 and its emergency clause also passed 45-0. House Bill 4342 allowed prior instances of domestic violence or abuse to be admitted as propensity evidence in court, with supporters saying it would help interrupt the cycle of abuse and opponents raising due process concerns; it passed after debate. House Bill 4428 required public pension plans to base proxy voting decisions solely on financial considerations, and House Bill 4429 required proxy advisors to disclose when recommendations were not based on financial analysis; both passed after debate, 35-8 and 37-7 respectively. Two Rule 7-9 motions to pull House Bills 4422 and 4423 from committee and place them on general order failed by recorded vote. The Senate then announced Denim Day for domestic violence and sexual assault awareness, noted a few final reminders, and adjourned until April 29, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.