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• We want to QR<00:53:49.960><c> code</c><00:53:50.320><c> it.
• I'm really happy about the partnership with the city and county.
• </c> including our our friends at the city. including our our friends at the city.
• I partnership with the city and county.
• Are codes being thrown out by the system because now all the cars have these codes, right?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Government Operations held an informational briefing with the State Procurement Office on its small business procurement program. SPO staff described the program’s purpose as expanding access to state contracting for small businesses, including veteran-, Native Hawaiian-, and women-owned firms, and said they are seeking to make the current five-year initiative permanent before it ends in June 2027. They reported outreach efforts, a new website and newsletter, statewide surveys, draft administrative rules, and a 38% increase in small business registrations in the HANS database. They also explained that the program is intended to support outreach, education, certification, compliance, and a statewide database to connect agencies with qualified small businesses. Committee members focused heavily on whether the program is producing measurable contract awards, not just registrations. The chair and senators questioned the definition of “small business,” noting that SPO currently relies on SBA standards in HANS and is considering a Hawaii-specific definition based on employees, revenue, and Hawaii residency. Members raised concerns that the data showed only a small number of registered businesses receiving awards and that the database does not yet track awards well enough to evaluate performance. SPO responded that the database has had funding gaps, that the position was only filled in February 2025, and that the agency is still building the system and rules needed to track outcomes accurately. A major theme was how to make the program more effective for very small or “micro” businesses and how to reduce the complexity of state procurement. Members discussed the difference between set-asides and bid preferences, with SPO explaining that set-asides are generally tied to RFPs and preferences to IFBs. The committee suggested that future rules should make participation easier, provide more training and hand-holding, and possibly create pathways for micro businesses or groups of small businesses to bid together. No votes or formal actions were taken; the briefing ended with the committee asking SPO to provide more performance data and clearer information on outreach results and database contents.

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• My understanding is that harboring already exists as a definitional content in the Idaho Code.
• Harboring is a word used many times in Idaho Code, at least 15 different statutes.
• There's not a definition of that in Idaho Code that I could find sitting here. It doesn't go back.
• And just for reference, harboring is in three sections of code.
• It's been... ...our code. We're just trying to modernize it and update it.

Committee: House Judiciary, Rules and Administration

Keywords: 989, all

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• H.B. 1052, Children's Code. HB 1052, Children's Code. Good morning. Tell us about your bill.
• We initially intended to go through the Code of Criminal Procedure.
• The substance of the bill was to allow three cities to vote? Yes.
• cities.
• It started in the 90s in Orleans with the city council term limits.

Summary: The Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee met on May 20, 2026, with a quorum present and no minutes available for approval. The committee first heard HB 181, which would let the legislative auditor review income tax data to verify eligibility for Medicaid and, at LDH’s request, SNAP. The auditor said the work would be limited to internal data testing under sharing agreements and not disclosed to third parties. After questions about privacy and duplication, the bill was reported favorably to the floor without objection. The committee then took up HB 906 on presidential preference primaries and party nominating petitions. The Secretary of State and bill author said the measure would let major parties decide whether unaffiliated voters may participate in their primaries, with 180 days’ notice to the state, and would keep party rules consistent within presidential years so elections can be programmed properly. Several senators raised concerns that the bill would disenfranchise no-party voters and give parties too much control, but supporters said both major parties had approved the approach. The committee voted 4-3 to report the bill favorably. Members also advanced HB 398, which would require the judiciary to use the federal GSA meal per diem rate instead of the current higher state judicial rate; HB 1052, which strengthens confidentiality protections for child abuse investigations handled by child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams; HB 1245, which protects witness criminal history records from unintended public release in clerk of court records; HB 202, which requires state civil service or hiring agencies to notify applicants when a vacancy is filled or they are rejected; HB 540, which requires disclosure of paid digital election advertising; HB 9, designating stuffed shrimp as a Louisiana specialty; HB 1057, extending the validity of absentee-by-mail applications for military voters from one year to two; HB 225, proposing a constitutional amendment to limit governors to two lifetime terms; HB 177, allowing retired court reporters to contract with former public employers; and HB 459, requiring disclosure when campaign materials use AI, with amendments adopted after discussion of First Amendment and campaign finance concerns. The committee also rejected an amendment to HB 1057 that would have expanded Sunday early voting in certain parishes. After the bills, the committee held confirmation hearings for James Kelly and Charles Wilkinson to the Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, both of whom described education and workforce development backgrounds and were favorably received.

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• There are some cities in South Florida that are using cameras to act as a code enforcement agency while
• And we had one city that was trying to build an entire brand-new city hall for millions of dollars, but
• I looked up city after city.
• I looked up city after city. I looked at how many properties there are for rent.
• Looked up city after city. I looked at how many properties there are for rent under $1,500 a month.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum call, approval of the journal, and adoption of the special order calendar. The chamber then took up several Senate bills on special order, with members offering questions and debate before final votes. The first major measure, CS/SB 156, the Officer Jason Rayner Act, would reclassify certain offenses against law enforcement officers and add manslaughter of an officer to the life-sentence reclassification statute. Supporters said it honored Officer Rayner and clarified that resistance to officers with violence is unlawful; opponents argued it reduced judicial discretion and could sweep in unintended cases. The bill passed 100-8. The House next passed CS/SB 688 on naturopathic medicine, which creates a regulatory framework and licensure standards for naturopathic physicians, defines scope limits, and establishes a board under the Department of Health. Supporters framed it as a consumer protection and medical freedom bill, while opponents called it an expansion of scope and criticized the low penalty for unlicensed practice. It passed 85-22. The chamber also passed CS/CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate education, creating a Florida Speech and Debate Hall of Fame, a Speech and Debate Week, and a statewide debate initiative, by a unanimous 112-0 vote. Members then approved CS/CS/SB 1220, a broad transportation bill covering FDOT authority, airports and seaports, drone and delivery devices, autonomous vehicle crimes, tolls, and other transportation issues; an amendment added provisions on Space Florida, golf carts, automated license plate recognition, and related matters while removing digital driver’s license repeal language. The bill passed 87-23. SB 962 on affordable housing, which clarifies that Live Local Act zoning preemption does not unintentionally capture working farms and farm operations, passed 109-2. Finally, CS/CS/SB 1580 on aiding illegal gaming was introduced and discussed; it would strengthen penalties for illegal slot machines and unregulated gaming arcades, clarify reporting and enforcement, and preempt local regulation, with questions focused on VFWs, sweepstakes, fantasy sports, and online betting. The transcript then shifted into lengthy farewell remarks and recognitions, including tributes from members leaving the House and acknowledgments of guests in the galleries.

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• Senate Bill 1148 provides a simple clarification in the B&P Code that allows state-mandated security
• At this time in the B&P Code, Section 7583, currently reads that security officers must complete all
• So since the current code can be confusing, this bill builds a simple fix and provides clarity that 32
• Important to note that the enforcement in this bill is not in the Penal Code or criminally; it's just
• Sharon Gonzalez, on behalf of the City of El Cerrito, in support. Thank you. Good morning.

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard a long agenda of licensing, consumer protection, and sunset-review bills. Early items included SB 1148, which would let aspiring security guards complete all required training before a guard card is issued; SB 342, which would soften the penalty for contractors who were licensed during part of a project but had a brief lapse; and several sunset bills for boards and bureaus, including the Board of Registered Nursing (SB 1302), the Board of Naturopathic Medicine (SB 1303), the Respiratory Care Board (SB 1304), the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (SB 1363), and the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board (SB 1368). The committee also heard SB 1311, which makes various updates to DCA boards and programs, and SB 1314, which restricts new tobacco retailers from locating within 600 feet of schools or daycare centers and bans nitrous oxide sales and related paraphernalia. Testimony was generally supportive on the training, sunset, and licensing cleanup bills, though several measures drew “opposed unless amended” or neutral positions over scope and implementation details. On SB 1314, supporters including prosecutors and school administrators argued it would reduce youth exposure to tobacco, while gas station, convenience store, cigar lounge, pharmacy, and business groups raised concerns about impacts on existing businesses, transferability of tobacco licenses, and possible de facto limits on future stations; some public health groups shifted to neutral after amendments. On SB 1302, nursing groups supported the board sunset bill, while the California Medical Association objected to allowing out-of-state nurse practitioner transition-to-practice experience to count without a California attestation process. On SB 1304, health facilities and long-term care groups supported the board extension but sought broader clarification so LVNs could perform respiratory tasks consistently across settings. After quorum was finally established, the committee voted to send the consent calendar bills SB 1376, SB 1391, SB 1416, and SB 1315 to Appropriations, and then approved SB 342, SB 1148, SB 1302, SB 1303, SB 1304, SB 1311, SB 1314, SB 1363, and SB 1368, all moving forward to the Committee on Appropriations. SB 1314 passed with some no votes, while the other measures advanced with broad support. The hearing ended after additional members were added on the record and the committee adjourned.

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• from TDI regulation, Medicaid, ERS and TRS and plans for university employees, church employees, and city
• The government code and the local government code allow governmental entities and political subdivisions
• Well, if you could get it by zip code or something, it would be even better, you know, something that
• the same rate based on this zip code back here.
• Chapter 2210 of the Texas Insurance Code directs TWIA to operate as an insurance company.

Committee: House Insurance

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• </c> year in the city. year in the city.
• </c><00:19:22.480><c> is</c> repeatedly held that computer code is repeatedly held that computer code
• of Minneapolis and outside of the Twin Cities metro area.
• of Minneapolis and outside of the Twin Cities metro area.
• of Minneapolis and outside of the Twin Cities metro area.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Louis and Kansas City. We did receive applications from St.
• Are they all here in Jeff City? Where would they be?
• For Business and Community Solutions, they're all in Jeff City.
• , and he asked for those zip codes.
• Carver replied that she could get the zip codes to him.

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Vevi is from Crescent City, and we connected immediately because my family is from Crescent City as well
• You are a proud Plant City native, love the Strawberry Shortcake, and played on the Plant City Dolphins
• Cities and counties that started the process required in the statute Cities and counties that started
• Cities and developers alike need to know that we aren't going to change this statute.
• Cities and developers alike need to know that we aren't going to change this statute.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of member introductions recognizing interns, pages, and a retiring Senate employee. Leadership also announced that budget talks with the House were continuing and that senators should not plan to be in next week, with hopes of sharing more budget news soon. The chamber then moved to third reading and took up a major bill on citizen initiatives and constitutional amendments, with sponsors saying it was needed to address documented petition fraud and to protect the integrity of the process. That bill drew extensive debate. Supporters argued that recent investigations showed widespread fraud in petition gathering, that the measure would add reasonable guardrails, and that it would prevent taxpayer-funded government messaging from being used to influence ballot measures. Opponents said the bill would make it much harder for ordinary Floridians to place amendments on the ballot by adding costs, deadlines, registration requirements, fines, and felony exposure, and they warned it would chill grassroots participation and effectively favor wealthy or corporate-backed campaigns. After debate, the Senate passed the bill 28-10. The Senate then adopted several House amendments and concurred on a series of education and public-safety measures, including bills on stem cell therapy, student-athlete electrocardiograms, cardiac emergency planning in schools, school safety, Bright Futures and other education policy items, and educator preparation. Most of those measures passed unanimously or with overwhelming support, and the chamber also recognized additional interns and a long-serving education advocate before recessing and returning to continue with House messages.

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• Come on up, City of Plantation. Come on up. City of Plantation. Welcome. You're recognized.
• In 2018, the City of Plantation passed a reasonable accommodation ordinance to ensure that the city was
• Matt Forrest, City of Delray Beach, waving against. Good to see you.
• We sit on these joint committees and we argue over a city who...
• We sit on these joint committees and we argue over a city who Thank you.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

Summary: The committee took up a series of health and human services bills, beginning with CS/SB 1602, which would require emergency departments to have evidence-based pediatric care protocols, training, appropriate child-sized equipment and medications, a designated care coordinator, and participation in a pediatric readiness assessment. It was reported favorably. CS/SB 1224 followed, aligning Florida law with federal requirements so paramedics may administer controlled substances in the field under physician or nurse practitioner protocols; it also passed favorably after supportive testimony from fire chiefs. The committee then adopted a strike-all for SB 890, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which addresses venous thromboembolism by creating a statewide registry, requiring screening and training in hospitals and long-term care settings, and adding assisted living facility response requirements. Assisted living representatives objected to the ALF provisions as unrealistic and potentially harmful, while supporters argued the bill would save lives; the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 1182, requiring continuous glucose monitors to be covered as both durable medical equipment and a pharmacy benefit, also passed favorably with support from AARP. The committee next considered CS/SB 12, a claim bill for a child severely injured after a DCF home visit allegedly failed to meet standards, and it was reported favorably without opposition. CS/CS/SB 954, dealing with substance abuse treatment centers and recovery residences, drew substantial debate. The bill would limit local zoning restrictions on treatment facilities and allow larger recovery residences if staffing ratios are increased; a late-filed amendment reduced the maximum active patients from 500 to 300. Municipal and county representatives warned that the bill could override local reasonable-accommodation efforts and create institutional-scale facilities, while supporters said housing is essential to recovery and that clustering concerns are overstated. The committee ultimately reported the bill favorably. CS/SB 1050, expanding the developmental disabilities pilot program statewide and creating a statewide family care council, also passed after extensive testimony from families and advocates. Supporters emphasized the long waitlist and the need for more services, while some speakers opposed managed care and warned about provider shortages and loss of individualized supports. Later, CS/SB 614, requiring a public educational webpage about background screening clearinghouse and level two screening requirements, was reported favorably. CS/SB 1578, which would require coverage for mammograms and supplemental breast cancer screening in certain circumstances, was also reported favorably. CS/SB 1060 created a joint legislative oversight committee to review Medicaid operations and financing; members discussed the need for stronger oversight of large midyear spending adjustments, and the bill passed favorably. CS/SB 1240, a Department of Children and Families substance abuse and mental health bill, was amended to clarify Baker Act transfer timing and notification requirements after debate over whether facilities could hold patients too long; it was then reported favorably. Finally, Senator Harrell presented CS/SB 526, a major nursing education bill aimed at Florida’s low NCLEX passage rates. The bill would require nursing programs to use exit exams, remediation, reporting, and stricter oversight, and the strike-all would add graduate preceptorships for low-performing programs and temporary provisional licenses for graduates pending NCLEX passage. The transcript ended while that bill was still being explained, before final action was taken.

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• Criminal Code, and the federal constitution, okay?
• also think that is an issue, Chairwoman, because that is also something that is required under the code
• Today under Louisiana Criminal Code 320, specifically subsection I-2, Louisiana law already allows this
• And City Church is one of those church plants. And so we've been praying for that church.
• What we saw at City Church was not a protest. It truly was an invasion.

Bills: HB63 , HB91 , HB98 , HB108 , HB131 , HB151 , HB161 , HB294 , HB305 , HB310 , HB320 , HB336 , HB622 , HB789 , HB1040

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: HB63, Louisiana bail, bail bond, surety, failure to appear, FTA, bench warrant, NCIC, National Crime Information Center, criminal procedure, Article 331, defendant registry, surrender of defendant, rule to show cause, law enforcement records, pretrial release, bond forfeiture, disclosure, criminal records, witness protection

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• This bill aligns with Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5801, which recognizes that mental health
• Diego Animal Shelter or whatever requirements are in that area, whether it's Escondido, San Diego City
• Diego Animal Shelter or whatever requirements are in that area, whether it's Escondito, San Diego City
• I mean, basically, sales in these zip codes, legitimate or not, are going to garner a lot more scrutiny
• In your mind, is that a violation of the code? Is that a violation of the code? I'm not sure. Yeah.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Louis City? I do. Thank you, representatives. This was a hard topic. I do.
• Louis City. War is horrible. All war. I hate it. War is horrible. All war. I hate it.
• or outside of city limits.
• And that was something that you had some comments... ...for outside of city limits.
• versus someone who's not a resident of the city.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• MOST OF THEM HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT.
• IF IT IS A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR AN UNSAFE STRUCTURE HAS THE REQUIREMENT OF LOCAL REGULATION.
• LAST BUT NOT LEAST, BECAUSE I AM A MEMBER OF THE CODE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE BUILDING OFFICIALS
• IS HOW WILL THIS BENEFIT THE CODE APPROACH.
• HOW DO WE MAKE THE CODE BETTER? REMEMBERING THAT THE CODE IS MINIMUM NOT MAXIMUM.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Response: When you talk about zip codes adjacent to a recent fire, those same zip codes could have similar
• We were able to get that down to a zip code, but the problem is some of these zip codes can be very large
• Let me ask the authors on the selection of zip codes, and yeah, I think it’s true.
• Some zip codes are very large, some are very compact.
• Response: Do we have data on non-renewals in adjacent zip codes?

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> the Senator from the capital city. the Senator from the capital city.
• </c> across the city of Baltimore. across the city of Baltimore.
• mayor, big city police chief, and big city school system chief.
• </c> associations article as part of the code associations article as part of the code revisions revisions
• And it's extensive throughout our code. Okay. Well, new to me.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• He said about 9,000 to 10,000 codes use this payment methodology.
• Cy cities are actually property taxing Cy cities are actually property taxing themselves<00:47:18.720
• What this language does is allow specified providers to bill Medicaid using collaborative care codes,
• </c> Medicaid using collaborative care codes Medicaid using collaborative care codes establishes<01:36
• </c><01:38:05.199><c> that</c> model has designated billing codes that model has designated billing codes

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Will this bill say that city employees cannot be used to drive the mayor or the city commissioners in
• So if a city—not a state government—if a city is offering translation services for people to be able
• So under your bill, is the city allowed to promote this particular ...your bill, is the city allowed
• Kevin Byrne, City of North Miami.
• Kevin Byrne, City of North Miami. Thank you. Kevin Byrne, City of North Miami, you're recognized.

Summary: The subcommittee first took up HB 339, which would create liability for vaccine manufacturers that advertise in Florida and require them to stand behind their products if consumers are harmed. The sponsor argued the bill is meant to restore trust in vaccines, improve informed consent, and address inadequate federal vaccine-injury compensation systems; he said he was open to amendments and noted the bill was modeled on Texas law. Opponents, including a former vaccine-court official, a Florida Justice Reform Institute representative, and a physician, argued the bill is preempted by federal law, raises First Amendment concerns, is vague, and is unnecessary because existing federal compensation programs already provide a remedy. After an amendment delaying the effective date by three months was adopted, the committee heard extensive public testimony, mostly opposed, and then approved HB 339 as amended by a 12-4 vote. The committee then began HB 1001, a strike-all on official actions of local governments that would bar counties and municipalities from official DEI-related actions and spending, define DEI and related terms, add enforcement provisions, and include broad exceptions for holidays, observances, and certain content-neutral civic events. The sponsor said the measure is intended to curb what he described as divisive and wasteful DEI activity in local government while preserving compliance with anti-discrimination laws and other listed exceptions. Members questioned the lack of definitions for terms like “preferential treatment” and the bill’s possible effects on local festivals, language-access services, Pride events, memorials, and community programs; the sponsor said some concerns were addressed by exceptions and that he was open to further changes. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers warning of overbreadth, preemption, frivolous lawsuits, harm to local autonomy, and impacts on marginalized communities, while supporters said the bill would restore neutrality, accountability, and merit-based governance. The amendment to HB 1001 was adopted, and the committee continued hearing testimony and debate on the bill as amended.

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• Um, also it is against the code of conduct for licenses to do that.
• </c> the the person that was handling uh code the the person that was handling uh code enforcement enforcement
• </c><01:58:24.080><c> of</c> brought forward from the city of brought forward from the city of Manchester
• </c> So number one, they violate uh US code. So number one, they violate uh US code.
• After sunset, the city of communities.

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• and make recommendations concerning the incidence of asthma in the borough of the Bronx in New York City
• New York City alone is likely looking at cost savings of approximately $150 million in life...
• of the City of New York in relation to establishing a maximum rent of one-third of household income
• at state-operated institutions of the State University of New York and the senior colleges of the City
• and state-operated institutions of the State University of New York and the senior colleges of the city

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The New York State Senate Finance Committee met with Senator John Liu presiding for Chair Liz Krueger, joined by members of the majority and minority. The committee considered a broad agenda of bills covering agriculture, public health, technology, taxation, corrections, education, housing, transportation, and civil rights. Among the measures discussed were a youth agriculture entrepreneurship summer employment program, a Bronx asthma study commission, a statewide multi-factor authentication requirement for governmental entities, a tax on noise emissions from certain helicopter and seaplane flights, a requirement that state events serving alcohol include New York-produced alcohol, a veterans and service members alternative resolution program, packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure legislation, limits on certain debt-collection practices involving foreign sovereign debt, commissary rules in correctional institutions, school energy performance contract recovery periods, a senior rent cap tied to income, a dental health demonstration project, farm succession planning, Operation SNUG gun violence prevention grants, expanded breast cancer screening coverage, direct Medicaid billing for creative arts therapists, a vacant storefront registry, academic credit for volunteer firefighters and EMTs, a plan to expand wheelchair-accessible vehicles outside New York City, STAR exemption notification, restrictions on certain tropical hardwoods in state contracts, a PSC guidebook on gas and electric rate making, gender-affirming care coverage and anti-discrimination provisions, and state leave for Civil Air Patrol members on airport-assigned missions. Most of the meeting focused on the packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure bill, which drew extended debate. Supporters said the bill had been revised after months of discussion with industry, included waivers for food safety and federal-law conflicts, and could save local governments money through producer responsibility funding. Opponents argued it would raise costs, harm food packaging flexibility, threaten food safety, and hurt manufacturers and small businesses, citing examples from dairy, meat, and coffee businesses. The sponsor’s representative said the bill had been updated and that some small businesses would be exempt, while acknowledging not all concerns were resolved. The committee also discussed the fiscal impact, with testimony that upfront state costs would be reimbursed and localities could see savings. Several other bills prompted brief policy discussion, including the helicopter/seaplane noise tax, where staff explained it would be assessed per ticket or up to $200 per flight and exempt quieter aircraft meeting DOT standards, and the sovereign debt/claims bill, where a senator warned it could drive financial activity out of New York. The committee also heard concerns about the packaging bill’s effect on New York food manufacturers and the availability of waivers. After discussion, the committee voted to report the bills; the transcript indicates the measures passed, generally with some members recorded as without recommendation or opposed, and all listed bills were moved to the floor before the meeting adjourned.