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• It expands government authority and undermines the free market.
• You could be the persuasive authority here.
• payment bonds and performance bonds, for contracts exceeding certain sums of money in order to mitigate
• Current state law requires payment bonds for contracts in excess of $25,000 and performance bonds for
• $150,000 for performance bonds. $150,000.

Bills: HB3129, HB3251, HB3556, HB3724, HB3887

Keywords: construction, wildlife impact, height restrictions, national wildlife refuge, environmental regulations, HB 3887, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Parks and Wildlife Code, performance bond, payment bond, contractor bonding, public works, construction contracts, public building, procurement, bid security, subcontractors, suppliers, contractor payment protection, project completion

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• Again, representative Simpson on the Alabama Professional Bell Bonding Board.
• Issue number three was fines in excess of statutory authority, and this is addressed by the general cleanup
• Issue number eight pertained to charging fees not authorized by law.
• Page number five, there's vague language starting on line number 117 that authorizes citations for violations
• Beneath that, it cleans up and clarifies the board's authority to bring an injunction, so that's new

Bills: HB159, HB110, HB114, HB115, HB116, HB123, HB125

Keywords: U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, public facilities, space exploration, education programs, bond issuance, Governor involvement, HB110, sunset bill, Alabama Sunset Law, State Board of Medical Examiners, Medical Licensure Commission, medical licensing, physician regulation, healthcare regulation, professional licensing, ethics law, state ethics code, public servants, board members

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• the duration of the bond repayments. the duration of the bond repayments.
• at some of the other um authorizing at some of the other um authorizing legislation<01:21:44.640
• And so um the each special authorizing And so um the each special authorizing law<01:21:55.840><
• "The city itself, uh, we have an economic development authority.
• Any other questions for the author, uh, the mayor or the finance director?

Bills: HR1, HF387

Keywords: January 6 insurrection, pardon, law enforcement, violent crimes, public safety, justice system, political accountability, Blaine, local sales tax, special tax, restaurant tax, lodging tax, admissions tax, amusement tax, hotel tax, redevelopment, capital improvements, municipal finance, bonding authority, tourism tax

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• So that's part of the key of bonding.
• <01:08:20.960> Um back to uh the bonding committee. Um back to uh the bonding committee.
• We're grateful to Chair Koznick for authoring this bill and the support of Chair Hansen and co-authoring
• We're grateful to Chair Koznick for authoring this bill and the support of Chair Hansen and co-authoring
• Our $4 million authoring this bill.

Bills: HF1569, HF460, HF850, HF707, HF798, HF852, HF366, HF365, HF836, HF866, HF885, HF959, HF1196, HF1788, HF1349, HF2272, HF2652, HF1251, HF607

Keywords: transportation, bond issuance, capital investment, infrastructure, road improvements, HF460, Sibley County, Highway 21, County State-Aid Highway, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, transportation grant, infrastructure improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, stormwater, public works, local infrastructure

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• <00:02:07.280> would bill in the shape the author would bill in the shape the author would
• And so that happens after any of that unused authority.
• It's a longstanding financing bonds are.
• It allows for these these bonds.
• unused authority. unused authority.

Bills: HF3217, HF2252

Keywords: bioindustrial facilities, economic development, renewable energy, advanced biofuels, state funding, HF2252, Minnesota bonding, volume cap, private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, public facility bonds, public facilities pool, unified pool, bond allocation, municipal finance, bond cap, housing bonds, residential rental projects, manufacturing bonds, enterprise zone bonds

Summary: The committee first approved the prior day’s minutes as amended, correcting the meeting number from the 46th to the 45th meeting. It then took up House File 3217, which would restore funding for the Minnesota Bioincentive Program. Representative Kisha argued the state should honor commitments made to companies that met program requirements and had not received full reimbursement. Testifiers from the Great Plains Institute and Minnesota Biofuels Association said the program has supported bioeconomy investment, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and generated strong economic returns, but has been underfunded, leaving unpaid claims. Members raised questions about whether the bill was retrospective and whether it should be reviewed by another committee; the bill was laid over for further consideration without a vote. The committee then heard House File 2252, a proposal to modernize Minnesota’s private activity bond volume cap by shifting unused allocation from the small issuer/manufacturing bucket to the public facilities bucket while leaving the overall cap unchanged. The bill’s public finance testifier said the current allocation formula is outdated, housing would remain the top priority, and the change would be budget neutral. Testifiers from the Minnesota Milk Producers Association and Minnesota Biofuels Association supported the bill, saying it would better align financing with rural infrastructure, clean water, manure management, renewable natural gas, dairy processing, and low-carbon fuel projects, and could lower borrowing costs for those sectors. Members questioned whether the bill fit the committee’s jurisdiction and noted it might be more appropriate for another committee; the bill was also laid over for further consideration.

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• appropriations in the bill include $445 million in the general fund, $444 million in severance tax bonds
• , and $280 million in supplemental severance tax bonds. tax bonds, and $280 million in supplemental severance
• tax bonds.
• And then on the severance bonds, are we putting those... toward the projects that will go out in the
• So I would say that we have done that in this bill. because the bonding capacity was really reserved

Bills: SB240

Keywords: capital outlay, capital projects, severance tax bonds, general fund appropriations, supplemental severance tax bonds, UNM School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, infrastructure, state buildings, courts, schools, higher education, road improvements, water and wastewater, tribal infrastructure, tribal projects, public safety, housing, emergency services, bonding

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• guardrails in those provisions as well, including sunsets and supervision by the Mortgage Finance Authority
• raising the next generation, the folks who are processing so much going on right now in the healthcare authority
• That is our authority as a state. But through your leadership, Mr.

Bills: SB240

Keywords: capital outlay, capital projects, severance tax bonds, general fund appropriations, supplemental severance tax bonds, UNM School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, infrastructure, state buildings, courts, schools, higher education, road improvements, water and wastewater, tribal infrastructure, tribal projects, public safety, housing, emergency services, bonding

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• This authorizes $1.5 billion in bonding authority for state road funds or the Highway Infrastructure
• that we're working with and the authority of the State Transportation Commission, this bonding authority
• Also, I want to note that the existing bonding authority that's in law has a cap of 1.12 billion of outstanding
• We bonded roads for 20 or 30 years. They bonded the Railrunner. They bonded the Spaceport.
• authority.

Bills: SB2

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• I believe you have an author amendment. Yes, I do.
• I believe you have an author amendment. Yes, I do.
• to have more districts the authority to have more discretion<00:50:22.559> about<00:50:22.839
• I'm here today to speak in opposition to the authority proposed by Article 3 of House File 6 in 2023.
• Chair, and thank you, authors of the bill, for starting this conversation.

Bills: HF6, HF52, HF53

Keywords: education, literacy, science of reading, school performance, funding flexibility, innovation zones, equity and inclusion, HF52, New Germany, wastewater treatment, wastewater facility, sewer infrastructure, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, Public Facilities Authority, municipal infrastructure, water quality, sanitation, sewage treatment

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• your bonding tour visiting Woodbury. your bonding tour visiting Woodbury.
• It doesn't just come up in bonding.
• It doesn't just come up in bonding.
• It doesn't just come up in bonding.
• It doesn't just come up in bonding.

Bills: HF3700, HF3982, HF3927, HF3933, HF3949, HF4238, HF4275, HF4476, HF4504

Keywords: Duluth, Lake Superior Zoo, capital improvements, funding, bonds, appropriations, capital investment, port development, grant caps, state assistance, navigation facilities, Dakota County, state bonds, park improvements, infrastructure, transportation, safety, congestion, water infrastructure, bond issuance

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• This authorizes the **New Mexico Department of Transportation** for $1.5 billion in additional bond debt
• And this $1.5 billion bonding authority is for state road funds or the highway infrastructure fund bonds
• Commission, this bonding authority will be used for state road projects.
• The existing bonding authority that's in law has a cap of $1.12 billion of outstanding debt at any one
• We bonded roads for 20 or 30 years. They bonded the Rail Runner. They bonded the spaceport.

Bills: SB2

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• It's about bonding. It's about brain development. It's about safety. It's about emotional security.
• We work with the health care authority, Mr. Chair.
• Representative Herrera, we work with the health care authority to set our rates, and then they give So
• might migrate from Serving, let's just say, other members who are served through the healthcare authority

Bills: SB2

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• So we have our first author.
• Mark Poco, Duluth Airport Authority, director of operations.
• duth Airport Authority duth Airport Authority director<00:04:30.560> of director of director
• I appreciate the testimony of both the testifiers and the author.
• Thank you, Representative Kagel, for bringing this bill forward and authoring it.

Bills: HF198, HF269, HF185, HF303, HF305, HF189

Keywords: HF198, shared time pupils, shared-time enrollment, nonpublic school, private school, public school, career and technical education, CTE, secondary credit, school funding, state aid, education finance, Minnesota Statutes 126C.01, compulsory attendance, school district, education policy, HF269, Spicer, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment

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• House File 240 authorizes state bonds to help modernize the city's public infrastructure, ensuring reliable
• State bonding to help replace authorize State bonding to help replace and<00:28:28.679> modernize
• This bill authorizes state bonding funds to support the necessary improvements to Hibbing's water system
• House File 429 would authorize state bonding funds to support necessary upgrades to Eveleth's wastewater
• House File 429 would authorize state bonding funds to support necessary upgrades to Eveleth's wastewater

Bills: HF220, HF230, HF240, HF241, HF295, HF429, HF490, HF505, HF574, HF576, HF581, HF865, HF918, HF1085, HF1449, HF1452, HF1454, HF602

Keywords: HF220, Minnesota transportation, highway user tax distribution fund, trunk highway fund, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, transportation finance, dedicated funds, funding restrictions, arts in transportation, cultural strategies, transportation project planning, project design, project construction, placemaking, public art, infrastructure spending, state statutes 161.045, HF230, Wyoming

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• bill we previously heard by Representative Guillen relating to public utility agencies providing authority
• to issue bills. ...bonds, providing authority to impose assessments.
• The TCEQ and the PUC are authorized to permit a public utility agency to serve as a temporary manager
• The governor shall designate a member of the board as the president of the authority.
• So, House Bill 5559 makes it very clear that they have that authority.

Bills: HB143, HB4530, HB4931, HB5559, HB5560

Keywords: election, bonds, authorization, financial governance, public funding, HB 143, bond election, debt authorization, November uniform election date, Texas Election Code, emergency election, voter approval, municipal bonds, local government finance, public debt, school bonds, special election, uniform election date, bond issuance, water rights

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• to Arizona residents if the institution is not a participant in the National Council for State Authorization
• And so unless you happen to be part of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
• Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 1370 authorizes, in the first quarter of each academic school year
• Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 1370 authorizes in the first quarter of each academic school year

Bills: SB1210, SB1370, SB1422, SB1423

Keywords: private postsecondary education, nondomiciled institutions, tuition recovery fund, accreditation, regulations, patriotic youth groups, public school, civic involvement, educational purpose, discrimination, youth access, credit enhancement eligibility board, school financing, public schools, financing assistance, bonding, debt obligations, guaranteed financings, program sunset, statutory continuation

Summary: The Senate Education Committee considered three bills. SB 1210 would create a separate out-of-state registration process for private post-secondary institutions domiciled outside Arizona that enroll Arizona residents in fully online programs, require certain disclosures and financial protections, and extend student tuition recovery fund protections to those students. Testimony from the Arizona Private School Association supported the bill as closing a regulatory loophole and protecting Arizona students; the committee moved it forward with a due pass recommendation by a 7-0 vote. SB 1370 would allow principals, during the first quarter of the school year, to let eligible patriotic youth groups address students and distribute materials, and would prohibit public schools from discriminating against such groups based on membership criteria or oath requirements. The sponsor’s representative said the bill would allow, not require, access and would expand a list of youth groups that has not been updated since 1978. The committee approved the bill with a due pass recommendation by a 7-0 vote. SB 1422 would continue the Credit Enhancement Eligibility Board until July 1, 2036, with termination tied to the retirement of outstanding obligations, and SB 1423 would continue the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education until July 1, 2036. Both bills were described as continuations of existing programs; WICHE’s president testified in support of SB 1423 and noted the state’s long partnership with the organization. The committee passed both bills with due pass recommendations, each by 7-0 votes, and then adjourned.

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• Without bonding support, in poverty.
• million in Minnesota legislative bonding million in Minnesota legislative bonding funds<00:19:36.880
• Senator Johnson for helping author Senator Johnson for helping author bills,<00:21:33.440> including
• The or the public facilities authority.
• So, um, for general obligation bonds.

Bills: HF4680, HF4047, HF4590, HF3757, HF3569, HF4507, HF4426, HF4927, HF4788, HF4757, HF4747, HF3561, HF4014, HF4013, HF4689, HF4766, HF4589

Keywords: wastewater treatment, improvements, capital investment, Greenfield, bonds, water treatment, infrastructure, municipal funding, state bonds, public utilities, HF4590, Tamarack, municipal infrastructure, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, Public Facilities Authority, sewer system, collection system, street reconstruction, local infrastructure

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• Thank you so much for this opportunity to present our request for $34.8 million in bonding funds for
• bonding committees.
• In state bonding locally since 2021, we've locally bonded $3.4 million through debt levies and. operating
• Funds, trail funds, anything else since there are so many projects out there for bonding?
• As Chief Raines and I talked about, I would love to be on the bonding committee.

Bills: HF2418, HF1666, HF232, HF344, HF402, HF431, HF468, HF547, HF583, HF1476, HF1711, HF2787, HF2788, HF3207

Keywords: capital investment, political subdivisions, state assistance, funding, project grants, child care, Slayton, state bonds, economic development, extended time revenue, school funding, state aid, career and technical education, CTE, STEM, secondary credit, after-school programs, summer school, learning year program, extended day

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• Paul Colleg's bonding funds for the St.
• from each of those taxing authorities from each of those taxing authorities you<00:26:40.799>
• bonding committees.
• <01:01:44.160> Uh Um and um so why state bonding? Uh Um and um so why state bonding?
• can do it with bonding fund here. can do it with bonding fund here.

Bills: HF2418, HF1666, HF232, HF344, HF402, HF431, HF468, HF547, HF583, HF1476, HF1711, HF2787, HF2788, HF3207

Keywords: capital investment, political subdivisions, state assistance, funding, project grants, child care, Slayton, state bonds, economic development, extended time revenue, school funding, state aid, career and technical education, CTE, STEM, secondary credit, after-school programs, summer school, learning year program, extended day

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• I want to express my Authority.
• Paul relating to capital investment and authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
• appropriation bonds.
• So, some past examples of appropriation bond authorizations have been the Viking Stadium in Minneapolis
• So, some past examples of appropriation bond authorizations have been the Viking Stadium in Minneapolis

Bills: HF2080, HF356, HF1968, HF228, HF569, HF603, HF692, HF1455, HF2224, HF1361

Keywords: contamination, water supply, municipal bonds, environmental mitigation, city funding, Sauk Rapids, PFAS contamination, drinking water, pollution control, bond issuance, Cokato, capital investment, school infrastructure, state bonds, HF228, Lakes Area Police Commission, Lindstrom, Chisago City, regional training facility, public safety facility