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• I worked in industrial stuff.
• <01:04:40.000> In<01:04:40.080> the worked in industrial stuff.
• In the worked in industrial stuff.
• Additionally, our industry is regulated at the federal level by the FTC, FCC, U.S.
• Department of Labor and Industry Department of Labor and Industry violations. violations. violations

Bills: HF3794, HF4472, HF4410, HF4347, HF4412, HF4398, HF4397, HF4201, HF4199, HF4203, HF3706, HF4071, HF4120, HF4175, HF4188

Keywords: surveillance, price discrimination, wage discrimination, automated decision systems, consumer protections, data privacy, biometrics, school district health insurance, charter school health benefits, employee benefits, public sector health insurance, health insurance survey, Legislative Budget Office, LBO report, premium costs, retiree coverage, broker commissions, third-party administrator, health plan transparency, health reimbursement arrangement

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• This is a long time coming work by the Construction Industries Board and their chairman to update their
• This extends the sunset for the construction industries board to 2031.
• There's no other industry that does this.
• I've worked with him for years, not in this industry, obviously, but he is an entrepreneur that has had
• This will incentivize also students to get into the industry certified through the career tech because

Bills: SB1732, SB1217, SB1443, SB1455, SB1457, SB1459, SB1465, SB1944, SB1946, SB1218, SB1942, SB1352, SB2132, SB1920, SB1285, SB1304, SB1305, SB1326, SB1590, SB1767

Keywords: professional licensing, licensing fees, home inspection, home inspector, Construction Industries Board, CIB, contractor license, journeyman license, apprentice registration, alarm endorsement, code inspector, electrical license, plumbing license, mechanical license, permit fees, renewal fee, reciprocity, poultry house contractor, poultry house wiring, environmentally controlled poultry house

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• business that does not equally apply to all industrial zones.
• Uh, it is a new number four. not equally apply to all industrial not equally apply to all industrial
• <00:20:24.520> Business the digital asset mining Business the digital asset mining Business
• mining businesses.
• <01:11:51.159> and<01:11:51.520> law industry and law industry and law enforcement<01:11

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first took up an amendment to a bill dealing with digital assets, zoning, utilities, and noise. Members discussed removing the “private key” language, clarifying that the bill would prohibit state or local governments from treating digital asset mining differently from other industrial uses, and narrowing several provisions based on feedback from the Municipal Association. There was also discussion about electricity use, rate schedules, and whether the bill would allow payment of electric bills in Bitcoin; members clarified that bills would still be paid in dollars and that discriminatory rates were not allowed. The amendment was approved on a straw vote, and the committee then voted 7-1 to adopt the amended bill. The committee then considered a separate bill related to a paint stewardship program. The sponsor explained that the amendment would remove references to a fee structure that had troubled him in public hearing, while still preserving the plan and oversight by the Department of Environmental Services. Members discussed whether the bill’s liability and disclosure language affected antitrust concerns, and a representative from the American Coatings Association testified that the program’s environmental management practices and liability provisions were intended to ensure responsible handling and cleanup. The committee ultimately voted 7-1 to adopt the amended bill. Later, the subcommittee moved to liquor-related business. It first voted unanimously, 7-0, to retain a cannabis-related item. It then discussed a tavern license bill that would create a 21-plus tavern category, with the Liquor Enforcement Division explaining that the restriction was tied to alcohol-only venues and the potential for late-night entertainment and nightclub-style operations. Members raised concerns about local control and public safety, and the discussion referenced existing cocktail lounge rules and the possibility of towns opting into such a license. The transcript cuts off before a final vote on that item is shown.

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• that has helped fuel these disasters, the fossil fuel industry.
• bill does, what industry is next?
• This industry used to have 30 weeks.
• A colleague of mine described this bill as a WARN Act for the fossil fuel industry.
• All right, those items were mine on call.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This is not about one business sector—manufacturing, mining, or agriculture.
• This is not about one business sector—manufacturing, mining, or agriculture.
• Our country has seen a lot of investments in industrial and manufacturing industries, chips plants, battery
• Our country has seen a lot of investments in industrial and manufacturing industries, chips plants, battery
• Behind us, we have stakeholders from agriculture, labor, mining, and all sorts of industries, business

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Next to her is a good friend of mine from Rio Rancho as well, Ms. Jan Parr.
• And growing the film industry in Las Cruces. So I appreciate Andrew being here today.
• The film industry and special events.
• Mining and Technology Board of Regents. I now yield to Senator Stefanik.
• Yolanda Jones-King to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Board of Regents.

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• >> We've already done all three of mine. >> We've already done all three of mine.
• Sanderford naturally took an interest in the aerospace industry.
• He was appointed to the board industry.
• Allan was a personal friend of mine. My wife and him graduated school together.
• Personal friend of mine. My wife and him graduated school together.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Seated in the North Gallery, we have a good friend of mine, Aaron Adair. Aaron, stand up.
• Your Committee on Energy Industry and Mining has had under consideration Senate Bill 15.
• Your Committee on Energy Industry and Mining has had under consideration Senate Bill 15, protecting coal
• Your Committee on Energy Industry and Mining has had under consideration Senate Bill 76, providing exemption
• Senate Bill 104, providing state mine inspectors with a raise, and reports back a committee substitute

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• I've been up to the mines.
• the labor and industry committee.
• <03:17:10.000> is Department of Labor and Industry is Department of Labor and Industry is
• <03:28:03.439> in Department of Labor and Industry in Department of Labor and Industry in
• <04:09:49.840> to Department of Labor and Industry to Department of Labor and Industry to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• MACDA in our industry for several years.
• profitable industry. profitable industry. other<00:44:13.599> um<00:44:13.760> taxes
• . the Iron Range uh where there is mining.
• They have mining, and we tax it.
• They have mining and we tax they need.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Things that really matter to industry.
• Mining is a $10 billion... billion-dollar industry in the state of Texas, and there is no Texas university
• that teaches mining engineering.
• Restarting mining engineering, but the University of Texas at El Paso has a plan to restart mining engineering
• A hundred mining engineers, graduate a hundred mining engineers a year, yes sir.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• And we have a diverse industry base where we're not overly concentrated in any one industry sector.
• So that kind of helps industry sector.
• <00:13:30.240> clusters a variety of different industry clusters a variety of different industry
• <00:26:15.039> um with emerging clean tech industries um with emerging clean tech industries
• been other private sector industries been other private sector industries that<00:47:12.160>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We're talking about an industry in the United States, oil and gas industry that is producing 13.2 million
• Some of you all probably have examples in histories and mining industry.
• Different technology, different industry.
• But just the point of it is, if we can't get more than 6% and other industries that are mining and extracting
• a resource from the ground are getting 90-plus percent, And other industries that are mining and extracting

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Finance and Tax Committee met to consider Senate Bill 2397 and a proposed amendment creating a development incentive well program for North Dakota oil and gas production. Representative Dockter explained the amendment as a way to encourage exploratory and innovative drilling in light of the state’s financial outlook and the growing share of stripper wells. Department of Mineral Resources Director Nathan Anderson and DMR geologist Timothy Nashim presented background on the Bakken and Three Forks formations, with Nashim describing research showing that Middle Three Forks second-bench development can add reserves in some areas but not others, and that roughly 600 additional wells in the strongest area could yield about 250 million barrels of oil. Continental Resources representatives William Houser and John Argo supported the amendment. They said the bill would give a temporary oil extraction tax exemption for certified development incentive wells, limited to 36 months or 300,000 barrels, and would also update tax treatment for gas used in enhanced oil recovery and on-site electric generation. They argued the measure would encourage new technology and testing in existing spacing units, complementing House Bill 1483, which they said focused on geographic expansion into non-Bakken and non-Three Forks areas. Argo said Continental still invests heavily in North Dakota but is shifting rigs elsewhere because of economics, and he urged incentives to spur exploration and preserve the basin’s long-term future. North Dakota Petroleum Council executive director Ron Ness also supported the concept, calling it a targeted, low-risk way to encourage innovation and future barrels. Committee members asked about royalty treatment, the difference from House Bill 1483, pressure maintenance, and how the program would be administered. DMR said the amendment should clarify that the operator bears the burden of proving a well qualifies and that only one incentive well per stratigraphic interval should be certified. No vote was taken; the committee paused to work on revised language and indicated the bill would likely need further adjustment, possibly in conference committee.

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• It was the right to hold and transact, the right to mine, and then treating it as a commodity and not
• Um, we had some language changes from last year on the mining section of the bill.
• So this bill this year does not deal with mining or anything like that, so that section is gone.
• <00:03:00.159> and<00:03:00.280> then transact the right to mine and then transact
• from last year on on the uh the mining from last year on on the uh the mining section<00:03:07.640

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum and first introduced a guest before taking up House Bill 701, sponsored by Representative Adam Bowling. The committee adopted a committee substitute by voice vote. Bowling explained that the substitute removed the bill’s mining-related language and added clarification that the bill does not require anyone to accept digital assets as payment. The bill was described as a measure to modernize Kentucky’s approach to digital assets and blockchain technology, protect the right to hold and transact in digital assets, and clarify that certain crypto activities are not securities; it also preserves authority for the Attorney General to pursue fraud under existing consumer protection laws. Members asked questions about why Kentucky should act before federal regulators fully resolve whether digital assets are securities or commodities, whether the bill affected local zoning authority, and how the measure addresses consumer protection and money laundering concerns. Bowling and a Coinbase representative said the bill is intended to provide clarity, align Kentucky with emerging federal developments, and avoid stifling innovation. They noted that Coinbase remains subject to federal AML/KYC rules and that recent federal litigation over staking and securities issues had been dismissed. Several members said they supported the bill as a way to put Kentucky in a leading position, while others expressed uncertainty about the security-versus-commodity question. The committee then voted on House Bill 701 as amended by the substitute. The bill passed on a roll call vote, with most members voting yes. Representative Camuel passed, saying she wanted more time to understand the issue, and Representative Grossberg voted yes with reservations. Representative Hancock and others said the bill’s regulatory clarity and consumer protection aspects were important, and Representative Lockett said the measure would help Kentucky be ready once federal regulators decide how crypto should be classified.

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• management of this natural resource we call the Brazos River. with a personal note of motivation of mine
• One of our industries that impacts most of our river authorities, because it's where the gravel is, is
• the aggregate industry. ...mining industry, and finding the appropriate balance there.
• I am hoping that there may be a win-win with regard to the gravel aggregate mining industry, our river
• I don't think mine need to be asked. You've done very well.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Somehow the oil and industry got it passed.
• You're being used as a tool by industry interests.
• I have worked in the pharmaceutical industry for many years, scaling processes from bench scale to industrial
• And with respect to the Large open pit copper mine.
• Again, my little understanding: Chevron bought a mine, the mine has water rights, it needs to go to hydrogen

Keywords: 996, all

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• I went about I want to focus on the key point today in every industry.
• It is a a growing industry that has seen a lot of struggles and a lot of hurdles.
• industry.
• And here's the irony, it's backed by the alcohol industry.
• that is regulated as it is and have a hint industry.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• course uh in the middle of a industrial course uh in the middle of a industrial area<00:17:41.679
• And to take that away from our industry.
• I mean these are kids on the industry.
• mining and and with the helium deposits. mining and and with the helium deposits.
• actually, you know, the the mining actually, you know, the the mining country<01:04:52.559> and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They provide clarity to industry.
• They provide clarity to industry.
• They provide clarity to industry.
• <03:29:30.239> that dominance, support these industries that dominance, support these industries
• So, uh, another colleague of mine, Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Labor and Industries, ESD, and DOR do an annual benchmark report.
• So that's basically how it works in most industry.
• So that’s industrial hygienists.
• “With it being the highest-risk industry?” Yeah, yeah.
• on ensuring ground stability for mines so that underground mines don’t collapse.

Summary: The committee heard a report on the Underground Economy Task Force in Washington’s construction industry. Labor and Industries said the task force, created by a 2024 budget proviso, met 11 times and developed consensus recommendations to improve enforcement against worker misclassification, unregistered contractors, and unpaid taxes and premiums. Consensus items included defining and regulating construction labor providers, improving interagency data sharing, increasing penalties for repeat offenders, expanding L&I authority over successor accountability, reviewing agency penalty rules, and exploring tracking of cash payments. Majority-but-not-consensus ideas included posting subcontractor notices at job sites, setting an independent-contractor threshold that would trigger L&I review, holding direct contractors liable for unpaid wages owed by subcontractors, and reviewing reporting requirements. Testifiers from labor, business, and the Attorney General’s Office generally supported stronger enforcement and transparency, while business representatives cautioned against overregulation and said any new rules should avoid burdening legitimate contractors or restricting lawful cash payments and independent contracting. L&I said the final report would be distributed by December 31 and the task force work group would be reconvened. The committee then reviewed the wage recovery work group report. L&I explained current wage complaint procedures and said the work group, made up of labor and business representatives, reached five consensus recommendations: allow L&I to prioritize wage complaints strategically, permit aggregation of related complaints, raise the minimum penalty under the Wage Payment Act from $1,000 to $1,500 and create a penalty matrix, improve employer awareness with materials for new hires, and establish a wage recovery fund. The fund would be seeded by penalties, would not require new employer assessments, and would allow limited early payments to eligible workers facing hardship, with a proposed cap of $2,500 and a later review of the program. Business and labor representatives both supported the overall framework, though business raised concerns about fraud safeguards and recovery of funds if a claim is later found invalid. Members also received an overview of Washington’s apprenticeship system. L&I described the state’s apprenticeship agency structure, the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council, and the difference between Washington’s state apprenticeship standards and the federal Office of Apprenticeship system. The presentation highlighted current participation levels, program approval and objection processes, and strong post-completion outcomes, including median annual earnings above $100,000 and an estimated $7.80 return for every public dollar invested. Committee members asked about how apprentices apply, how sponsors work with L&I, and whether recurring objections could be addressed earlier in the process. Finally, the committee heard updates on wildland firefighter respiratory protection, federal cuts to NIOSH, and economic and federal policy impacts on unemployment insurance and workforce services. L&I said wildland firefighters face significant smoke exposure and cancer risk, but current rules do not require respiratory protection for that work because of technical and operational challenges; the agency is watching efforts in other jurisdictions and at the federal level. On NIOSH, L&I warned that federal staffing and grant cuts could weaken occupational safety research, training pipelines, and programs affecting Washington workers, including firefighter cancer tracking and Hanford exposure assessments. ESD reported rising UI claims, a stable unemployment rate, and pressure on the trust fund, while also describing technology and process changes that have improved claims handling. ESD also said HR1 will significantly increase demand on WorkSource services through new work-search requirements for SNAP and Medicaid recipients, creating an unfunded mandate that the agency is preparing to implement with partner agencies.