Transcript Highlights:

• It really was meaningful to see the powerful impact that N.M.F.A. financing has, and then seeing the
• Our job is to make sure the city has everything they need immediately, so we knew the power was out.
• We send our staff down with Starlink satellites and generators to make sure since we have no power, we
• Annual report that's due to the legislature and the governor on December 1st, and that outlines the projects

Committee: House New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• personal property exemption, which will go before the voters, should it be passed and signed by the Governor
• tourism promotion agencies throughout the state, and I applaud this bill and the initiative to give the power
• I applaud this bill and the initiative to give the power back to voters over the taxes that they pay,
• consider a bill that proposes a tax holiday on firearms and ammunition, I urge us to ask a simple but powerful

Summary: The Finance and Tax Committee considered several tax-related measures. SB 674, allowing county property appraisers to budget for and pay hiring or retention bonuses with Department of Revenue approval, was supported by property appraisers and reported favorably. C.S. for SJR 318, as amended, would create a tangible personal property exemption for agricultural land used in agricultural production or agritourism; the amendment clarified the property’s location and allowed the Legislature to define conditions, and the resolution was reported favorably with support from Farm Bureau and the Florida Chamber. The committee also advanced C.S. for SB 1664, as amended, which requires locally approved discretionary taxes to be reauthorized by voters when they expire and sets rules for taxes tied to revenue bonds. Local government and tourism-related groups raised concerns about impacts on tourist development taxes, beach funding, transportation surtaxes, and long-term planning, while supporters argued voters should periodically reaffirm taxes; the bill was reported favorably. C.S. for SJR 1510 and its implementing bill, SB 1512, were both amended to sharply narrow a proposed long-term lease property tax exemption to one qualifying property and to single-family homes, mobile homes, and condominiums; counties and cities opposed the measures as tax shifts, but both were reported favorably. The committee then took up SPB 7034, the Senate tax package, which includes permanent sales tax exemptions for certain clothing and bullion, multiple tax holidays, a temporary motor vehicle fee reduction, a property tax study, corporate and insurance tax credit changes, a communications services tax freeze, and other tax provisions, with staff estimating $2.1 billion in total revenue reduction. Testimony included support for studying property taxes and strong opposition to the firearm and ammunition tax holiday from students and advocacy groups, who argued it was unsafe and inappropriate; others urged adding combined reporting or removing tourist development tax changes. After debate, the committee reported the package favorably and also approved a motion to submit it as a committee bill. The meeting ended after Senator Bernard recorded an affirmative vote on tab 5 and the committee adjourned.

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• our leaders, our Speaker, our representatives, their team, and everyone in the Capitol from the governor
• Uh, we have Pete Powers, Dakota Smith, and Atlanta College.
• HB 3756 by guaran relates to the powers of certain non-residential sellers permit holders who hold a
• HB 3805 by Lambert relating to the certain enforcement powers of the Banking commissioner regarding the

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• It appears to give Democrats, when I read it, more power.
• think that does anything more than encourage good collaboration, and it doesn't take the chairman's power
• Bob Bullock did this when he was lieutenant governor.
• But I would be more than happy to accept any amendments you might propose to give the chairman the power

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• </c><02:11:00.800><c> lines</c> 5,000 buildings were hit, power lines 5,000 buildings were hit, power
• Schools are are still without power.
• ,</c><04:06:00.399><c> not</c> future of global power, not future of global power, not authoritarian<
• Economic Powers Act 50USC 1701, the Economic Powers Act 50USC 1701, the National<05:49:55.120><c> Emergency
• We are poor and reward the powerful.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• those provisions that she mentioned mean a utility can skip the full environmental review for a new power
• Yeah, the dental board needs an oral surgeon on the board, and this just allows the governor to appoint
• amended by Enru, allows a municipality or county to adopt decommissioning standards for a solar energy power
• Plant Site Remediation Fund and the Director of the Arizona Power Authority as its administrator.
• Plant Site Remediation Fund and the Director of the Arizona Power Authority as its administrator.

Summary: The meeting was a rapid bill review caucus with the chair emphasizing a hard stop before 11 a.m. and asking members to keep questions brief. A large number of bills were introduced or summarized, with many placed on third-read consent or consent calendars and several receiving brief sponsor explanations. The topics ranged widely, but much of the discussion centered on artificial intelligence, education, health care, water policy, state land management, commerce, transportation, public safety, and local government finance. In the AI and education sections, members heard bills requiring disclosure when minors interact with AI, allowing AI-assisted divorce arbitration by consent, creating an AI education program, recognizing certain AI communications as privileged, and requiring schools to teach AI ethics and basic prompting. Other education measures addressed superintendent employment rules, school district oversight, anti-Semitism prohibitions, fetal and prenatal development standards, and a resolution expanding race- and ethnicity-based nondiscrimination rules in public education. Health-related bills included funding and oversight for ESA administration, childhood cancer research grants, health facility licensure and complaint timelines, a firefighter cancer registry, nurse anesthetist reimbursement parity, and a bill criminalizing nonconsensual abortion-inducing drugs. The committee also reviewed many land, water, and natural resources bills, including measures on groundwater transportation fees, assured water supply reviews, water hauling, state land audits and oversight, solar and mining land-use mapping, and state land disposition planning. Several bills focused on wildlife and ranching, such as landowner permits for deer and wolves, expanding predatory animal definitions, and a memorial urging federal reform of the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Conservation Act. Transportation and public safety bills covered towing regulation, DUI interlock rules, motorcycle lane splitting/filtering, digital driver licenses, and a resolution on tax and fee increases for municipalities and counties. Members asked a number of questions on controversial items, especially the municipal tax/fee moratorium, water policy, and state land governance, but no roll-call votes were taken in the transcript; most items were simply advanced or noted as consent-calendar measures, with one bill (HB 2913) being pulled from consent for further discussion.

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• has to then survive all of the hearings and the things that go on in the budget process before the governor
• Don't wait until the power runs all the way down.
• So that, I think, is the intention of the legislation: to address an intentional discharge of power so
• and tell them, “Hey, I don't have any power.”
• So that, I think, is the intention of the legislation is to, for an intentional discharge of power so

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

Summary: The committee first met in executive session and adopted a House Committee substitute combining House Bills 2592, 2834, and 2787 into one measure. The combined substitute was then voted do pass by a unanimous roll call, recorded as 15 ayes and 0 noes after a brief correction to the tally. The committee then heard House Bill 1786, which would raise the Highway Patrol’s spending threshold for purchasing vehicles, watercraft, aircraft, and related specialized equipment without returning to the legislature from $100,000 to $500,000. The sponsor and Highway Patrol witnesses said the current cap is outdated because boats, armored vehicles, bomb trucks, and aircraft equipment now cost far more than $100,000, while members asked about inflation, the revolving fund, and whether a lower increase might be more appropriate. No opposition testimony was offered. Next, House Bill 2885 was heard. It would redirect the first $1 million in annual boat registration fee revenue away from general revenue and into the Missouri Water Patrol Division. The sponsor and Highway Patrol said registration revenue has declined while operating costs have risen, and the division needs the money to support enforcement, search and rescue, dive operations, and boating safety programs. Members asked how much revenue is collected and whether the change would affect other programs; testimony indicated the bill would mainly earmark existing revenue rather than increase overall department funding. The committee also heard House Bill 2694, which would exempt four fee-supported funds from the end-of-biennium sweep to general revenue: the Highway Patrol Academy Fund, the State Forensic Laboratory Account, the Boiler and Pressure Vessels Safety Fund, and the Elevator Safety Fund. The sponsor and Department of Public Safety witnesses said the sweeps make long-term planning difficult and can disrupt training, lab support, and safety inspection operations, though members raised concerns about excess balances, guardrails, and whether fee reductions should be considered if reserves grow too large. Finally, House Bill 1712 was heard; it would make intentionally failing to charge an electronic monitoring device a crime, closing a loophole in existing tampering law. The sponsor, a sheriff, and other witnesses said the bill addresses deliberate attempts to evade monitoring, while members discussed battery warnings, rural access to electricity, and the costs and benefits of pretrial release. No votes were taken on the later bills before the committee adjourned.

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• Messages from the Governor, there are none. Messages from the Senate, there are none.
• Members, Assembly Bill 49 is an urgency bill to do everything within our power to keep ICE out of our
• It gives the judge the power to decide do we still need these terms that they can violate like that.
• This bill requires public utilities to automatically enroll customers and power shut off. notices, and
• They were left without power and without any idea of how long the shut off might last.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• As Director, under both Governors Brown and Newsom, I've worked with you and many of your colleagues
• Their neighbors know that each of them has a landline, and when the power goes out due to a.
• A wildfire or a high wind public safety power shut off, or simply a downed power line.
• So honestly, I probably should have a landline in case the power goes out.
• Our 40 member counties created a joint powers authority called Golden State Connect Authority and the

Committee: House Communications and Conveyance

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That the government should serve everyone, not just the privileged and the powerful.
• to thrive or simply to increase the wealth disparities that make this a government by and for the powerful
• The average American household has lost roughly $2,000 of purchasing power since January 2021.
• I think soft power is a critical component of defending America and our values.
• I look forward to working with you to make that count better, but the concept of soft power means a lot

Committee: Senate Senate Budget

Transcript Highlights:

• I also had a mismarked power line, a primary that would feed power to the entire cul-de-sac.
• Sixteen houses would have been without power. Also, I had a valid locate ticket. We called it in.
• We called Vanguard out there for the power, worked with them, and we got everything squared away.
• We don’t want people to be without power, especially wintertime, or like Crystal said, sometimes you
• </c> called Vanguard out there for the power called Vanguard out there for the power worked<00:46:14.520

Bills: HF47 , HF434 , HF1503 , HF1702

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: telecommunications, installation, certification, safety, underground utilities, HF434, cervidae, deer, elk, moose, chronic wasting disease, CWD, wildlife importation, animal health, biosecurity, zoo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, AZA, USDA exhibitor, species survival plan

Transcript Highlights:

• Hawaiian Council has distinguished itself not only as a cultural and policy advocate, but also as a powerful

Bills: SCR8 , SR10 , SCR90 , SR85 , SCR110 , SR103 , SCR54 , SR52 , SCR107 , SR101 , SCR178 , SR173 , SR76 , SCR40 , SR30 , SCR145 , SR137 , SCR62 , SCR95 , SR90 , SCR45 , SR44 , SCR119 , SR112 , SCR63 , SR57 , SCR21 , SR18 , SCR27 , SR24 , SCR75 , SR69 , SCR7 , SR7 , SCR149 , SCR55 , SR53 , SCR180 , SR175 , SCR86 , SR77 , SCR59 , SCR41 , SR31 , HB1678 , HB1824 , SCR177 , SR172 , SCR5 , SCR85 , SR75 , SCR139 , SR131 , SCR146 , SR138 , SR84 , SCR31 , SR27 , SCR46 , SR45 , SCR48 , SR47 , SCR9 , SR11 , SCR83 , SR73 , SCR20 , SR17 , SCR56 , SR54 , SCR87 , SCR39 , SR29 , SCR142 , SR134 , SCR203 , SR191 , SCR200 , SR188 , SCR196 , SR184 , SCR194 , SR183 , SCR114 , SR107 , SCR166 , SR157 , SCR96 , SR91 , SCR172 , SR163 , SCR109 , SR102 , SCR50 , SR49 , SCR64 , SR58 , SCR184 , SR165 , SCR81 , SR71 , SCR19 , SR16 , SCR22 , SR19 , SCR32 , SR28 , SCR57 , SR55 , SCR58 , SR56 , SCR103 , SR97 , SCR159 , SR150 , SCR163 , SR154 , SCR169 , SR160 , SCR68 , SR63 , SCR105 , SR99 , SCR112 , SR105 , SCR198 , SR186 , SCR11 , SR9 , SCR132 , SR124 , SCR189 , SR179 , SCR26 , SR23 , SCR93 , SR88 , SCR117 , SR110 , SCR164 , SR155 , SCR165 , SR156 , SCR170 , SR161 , SCR168 , SR159 , SCR173 , SCR197 , SCR47 , SR46 , SCR94 , SR89 , SCR99 , SR93 , SCR100 , SR94 , SCR130 , SR122 , SCR78 , SR82 , SCR154 , SR145 , SCR195 , SR192 , SCR162 , SR153 , SCR201 , SR189 , SCR202 , SR190

Keywords: building permits, seniors, health care, disability, safety modifications, county regulations, expedited processing, older adults, disability access, healthcare, permit processing, home modifications, kupuna, accessibility, parking, business hours, aging population, parking accessibility, private business hours, affordable housing

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Owen: We gave him that authority in Governor Landry's first term.
• They were primarily driven off of electric power and battery power.
• It is gas-powered.
• So do the manufacturers, do they designate them, whether they're hybrids or electric or fuel powered?
• They ran from battery power. And then there were hybrid ones that ran off either electric or fuel.

Bills: HB214 , HB217 , HB514 , HB593 , HB618 , HB732 , HB908 , HB961 , HB1010

Committee: Senate Revenue & Fiscal Affairs

Keywords: property tax, blighted properties, urban rehabilitation, tax exemption, local government, financial incentives, blighted property, derelict property, property tax exemption, local redevelopment plans, rehabilitation standards, ad valorem tax, community development, senior citizens, homestead exemption, Louisiana Constitution, motor vehicles, local fees, transaction fees, funding

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• for projects and in trying to rebuild relationships across the street with the legislature and the governor
• ,</c><00:03:54.239><c> our</c> situation where with no power, our situation where with no power, our
• You're talking about an area that had over, you know, 180,000 people without power.
• </c><00:09:37.600><c> Uh</c><00:09:38.000><c> and</c> power. uh trees over every line.
• Uh and power. uh trees over every line.

Committee: Joint Highways and Transportation

Keywords: Highways and Transportation - Room 216, 18 February, 2026; 10:30 AM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Messages from the Governor: There are none. Messages from the Senate: There are none.
• I also want to thank the Governor for his leadership in standing strong saying we need these resources
• Otherwise, our purchasing power isn’t there.
• Since Governor Gavin Newsom took office, spending is up 75.76%.
• Since Governor Gavin Newsom took office, spending is up 75.76%.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• rather than create new public policies that are in conflict with the constitutional separation of powers
• this committee will, as it has done before, ask tough questions of director nominees, even if the governor
• looking in, but as a leader who has spent the majority of my career in housing, supporting three governors
• interim, had an opportunity to meet again with the governor's office, and had a meeting with the governor
• Don't you think it's strange that when a new director comes in that the governor didn't provide you with

Committee: Senate Director Nominations

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• there is some longevity there and try to make it a place where people want to Having some staying power
• And during that year, it was because the governor had requested a performance audit of the healthcare
• I think our governor here in the state has been very clear on his intent and has been outspoken at the
• The idea is that we have worked with the governor on this to establish a program where we will be able
• As the governor said, he was not against solving this problem; he was against the state expending the

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• taxes, and today I'm here on behalf of Americans for Digital Opportunity, an organization that's powered
• You may have your mansions outside of the centers of power at the White House.
• </c><00:54:57.040><c> You</c> centers of power at the White House.
• You centers of power at the White House.
• </c> by the governor. by the governor.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And so, you know, Governor Walz presented his budget yesterday.
• And so, you know, Governor Walz presented his budget yesterday.
• And so, you know, Governor Walz presented his budget yesterday.
• And so, you know, Governor Walz presented his budget yesterday.
• </c> market power drives prices. market power drives prices.

Bills: HF4343

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, advertising tax, taxable services, digital advertising, online marketing, marketing services, search engine marketing, lead generation, internet advertising, ad agency, media buying, campaign planning, Minnesota tax law, service tax, broadening tax base, web advertising, promotional services, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Release the power of our child care facilities and let people afford them.
• our</c><00:54:13.000><c> T</c><00:54:13.559><c> child</c><00:54:14.000><c> daycare</c> release the power
• of our T child daycare release the power of our T child daycare facilities<00:54:15.160><c> and</c><
• /c><00:59:44.000><c> in</c><00:59:44.160><c> 2011</c><00:59:44.920><c> when</c><00:59:45.079><c> Governor
• </c> started back in 2011 when Governor started back in 2011 when Governor Dayton<00:59:45.839><c> decided

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house