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• relation to providing a cost-of-living-related benefit to certain employees who worked at the Verrazzano Bridge
• to providing a call trade center related benefits to certain employees who worked at River Azano bridge
• toll related benefits to certain employees who worked at Riverazano bridge toll facility.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and Pensions met on March 10, 2026, with a quorum present and 11 bills on the agenda. The committee chair noted that all measures were recommended to be referred to the Finance Committee. The bills largely concerned retirement and pension-related changes for public employees, including increased military service credit, retirement rules for 911 operators and dispatchers, salary base determinations for NYC police pension members, retired firefighters serving as fire science instructors, borrowing from accumulated contributions for certain NYC correction members, a cost-of-living-related benefit for Verrazzano Bridge toll employees, restoration of 20-year service credit for certain NYC correction officers and sanitation workers, death benefits for Orange County correction personnel, pension benefits for fire marshals with service beyond 25 years, prior service treatment for NYC Police Pension Fund members, and death benefits for certain retirement system beneficiaries. Members moved each bill without substantive debate, and each received unanimous support in the recorded vote tally of seven ayes, zero nays, and zero AWRs. Several bills were sponsored by Senator Jackson, who also participated in the motions on those measures. Senator Cooney arrived during the meeting and joined the committee proceedings. No opposition or amendments were recorded. At the conclusion of the agenda, all 11 bills were reported to the Finance Committee, and the chair adjourned the meeting after noting the completion of the committee’s third meeting of the 26th legislative session.

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• implements a key recommendation from the final report: the creation of the Career Apprenticeship Bridge
• help work with county and regional intermediaries to coordinate and expand career apprenticeship bridge
• Apprenticeship has long been one of the most effective ways to bridge that gap by allowing people to
• AB 805 helps strengthen that pathway by creating the Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program and providing
• That pathway by creating the Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program and providing students with earlier

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• If our road and bridge budget takes a significant hit because of the federal government not collecting
• we're saying right now is if the federal government cuts the federal gas tax, that the roads and bridges
• and repairing roads and bridges in our state.
• We already have bridges that are on our bridges repair list.
• But under the definition of critical infrastructure, we have things like roads, highways, bridges, data

Bills: HJR1088, HJR1090, HJR1091, HB1370, SB2154, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1095, HJR1099, HJR1100, HB3021, SB893, SB206, SB248, SB259, SB423, SB563, SB604, SB633, HJR1077, SB667, SB1224, SB1257, SB1264, SB1319, SB1360, SB1437, SB1531, SB1543, SB1806, HB3004, SB1572, HB4342, SB1618, SB2, SB237, SB1632, SB1687, SB1726, SB1859, SB1894, SB1461, HB4432, SB1948, SB1589, SJR52, SR46, HCR1030, SB2071, SB2182, SB1451, HJR1088, HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1095, HJR1096, HJR1099, HJR1100, SB2185, SB893, HB3021, SR46, SB206, SB237, SB248, SB259, SB423, SB563, SB604, SB625, SB633, SB667, SB1224, SB1257, SB1264, SB1319, SB1360, SB1378, SB1437, SB1531, SB1543, SB1572, SB1618, SB1632, SB1687, SB1726, SB1806, SB1859, SB1894, SB1948, SB2071, SJR52, HB1370, HJR1077, SB2, SB1451, SB2182, HCR1030

Keywords: education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools, Statewide Charter School Board, career and technology education, CTE, OEQA, rule approval, legislative oversight, permanent rules, school governance, teacher retirement, education agencies, Oklahoma Register, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

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• you know, road closed ahead, exit here, left lane ends, weight limit restrictions on a road or a bridge
• > a<00:53:43.359> road<00:53:43.520> or<00:53:43.760> a<00:53:43.920> bridge
• ,<00:53:45.040> uh, restrictions on a road or a bridge, uh, restrictions on a road or a bridge
• you're in and the and the bridge you're in and the and the bridge potentially<00:53:53.839> that
• roads that have GPS that tells them it's a pass-through road, and they end up there banging into bridges

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:21:38.640> and to AIA and 50% goes to the road and to AIA and 50% goes to the road and bridge
• fund of state of Alabama highway bridge fund of state of Alabama highway department<00:21:41.919>
• /c> Doing so will have significant implications for the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges
• >> Didn't we, about two years ago, pass a bill that I think really had a lot to do with our I-10 bridge
• >> Didn't we, about two years ago, pass a bill that I think really had a lot to do with our I-10 bridge

Bills: SB222, HB560, HB475, HB484, HB583, HB542, HB566

Keywords: medical clinic board, clinic board, hospital bankruptcy, Chapter 11, bankruptcy, debt restructuring, municipal indebtedness, municipal bankruptcy, health care provider, acute care hospital, lease property, board immunity, director liability, civil liability, healthcare finance, insolvency, debt readjustment, federal bankruptcy law, Alabama Code 11-58-5.2, library materials

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• Reinsurance was a temporary bridge, not a permanent solution.
• Reinsurance was a temporary bridge, not a permanent solution.
• Then another bridge was built, and then another bridge.
• 2016 2017 it was labeled as a bridge 2016 2017 it was labeled as a bridge then<01:36:09.639>
• > and<01:36:11.119> then then another Bridge was built and then then another Bridge was

Bills: HF837, HF1903, HF499, HF794

Keywords: health insurance, premium security plan, federal funding, state innovation waiver, Minnesota, newborn safety, anonymity, healthcare provider, safe place, child welfare, HF499, nursing, nurse licensure, temporary permit, temporary nursing permit, Board of Nursing, endorsement licensure, reregistration, refresher course, health occupations

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• Today, the Panther Drive Bridge across that wash has brought peace of mind to the area's residents, to
• The Panther Drive Bridge is a powerful example of how investing in rural infrastructure saves lives.
• It is a bridge to the Arizona promise, connecting Arizonans to security, opportunity, and freedom.
• We are investing in rural infrastructure like bridges and affordable high-speed internet across all communities

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The transcript is the opening joint session of the Arizona Legislature’s 57th Second Regular Session, featuring remarks from House and Senate leaders and Governor Katie Hobbs. House and Senate leaders emphasized a conservative governing agenda focused on affordability, public safety, parental rights, accountability, school choice, election integrity, and water policy, while also highlighting plans for tax cuts and cooperation across chambers. Governor Hobbs centered her address on the “Arizona promise,” stressing affordability, security, and freedom. She highlighted prior actions on job growth, medical debt relief, housing, public safety, border security, water management, and economic development, and announced new proposals including a middle-class tax cut package, a capacity and efficiency initiative to save state funds, a new active management area for La Paz County, a Colorado River Protection Fund, elimination of the data center tax exemption, a housing acceleration fund, and an Arizona Affordability Fund funded in part by a short-term rental fee. She also called for more accountability in the ESA program and for renewing Prop. 123 to support public schools. The governor and legislative leaders also addressed political violence, honoring retiring Senator Lela Alston and recognizing public safety and firefighting personnel. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken in the session; it concluded with the joint session being dissolved after the governor’s remarks.

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• inflation in the range of about 5 to 10% depending on what the project was, where it was, kind of bridging
• The last project would improve safety, traffic operations, and bridge condition.
• It is important to prioritize maintenance due to our aging roads and bridges.
• Additionally, there are some pictures here of our bridge crew fixing a rundown off of an interchange

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• Representative Bridges. Representative Chester Burton. Representative Dossett.
• Representative Bridges. Representative Chester-Burton, yes. Representative Dossett, yes.
• >> Representative<00:04:43.440> Bridges, >> Representative Bridges, >> Representative
• Bridges, >> Representative<00:04:45.600> Chester<00:04:46.000> Burton, >>
• Representative Bauman, yes. >> Representative Blanton, aye. >> Representative Bowling, yes. >> Representative Bridges

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 01:05 HB 313 Discussion 02:16 HB 313 Roll Call Vote 04:33 HB 60 Discussion 05:30 HB 60 Roll Call Vote 20:12 HB 397 Discussion 21:18 HB 397 Roll Call Vote 31:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 313, which would shorten the required notice a city must give a utility provider before a contract expires from 18 months to 6 months. The sponsor and Kentucky League of Cities representative said the change would better reflect current market conditions and reduce the risk of leaving either cities or providers in a bad financial position. The bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee then considered House Bill 60, the geoengineering ban. A committee substitute was adopted to add exemptions for ground-level agricultural activities and certain energy-related equipment, while keeping the bill’s core prohibition on spraying pollutants into the upper atmosphere to block sunlight or modify weather. Supporters described the bill as a preventive measure against future weather modification experiments, while members asked about enforcement, federal notice provisions, and whether cloud seeding or ordinary jet contrails would be affected. The sponsor said the bill targets high-altitude geoengineering, not normal aircraft exhaust, and that cloud seeding is banned. The bill, as amended, passed with favorable expression. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 397, as amended by House Committee Substitute 2, to protect trophy catfish. The substitute reduced penalties from a felony to a Class A misdemeanor and added $500 restitution per violation. The bill would prohibit transporting live trophy catfish, defined as 35 inches or longer, for commercial purposes except by boat, while exempting personal fishing, tournaments, festival events, and smaller fish. Supporters said the measure would protect a slow-growing natural resource and preserve catfish populations, and a Kentucky Waterways Alliance representative testified in support. Members asked about the Butler County catfish festival, statewide application, and special lower Ohio River licensing provisions; the sponsor said the festival would not be affected and the special licenses would be phased out. The bill passed with favorable expression, with one member passing to seek more information before floor consideration.

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• As the bill states, it is to fund non-toll roads and bridges in the region, and those projects have to
• We have expressed to TxDOT leadership that it is not our intent to build these roads and bridges.
• I'm the Carnes County Road and Bridge engineer, and I'm for this measure.
• system, specifically in TxDOT's right-of-way, North Lamar, transit center, all the way to TxDOT's bridge
• If this was, if this bridge...

Bills: HJR58, HJR63, HB263, HB542, HB905, HB 1288, HB1402, HB2003, HB2262, HB2323, HB2429, HB2876, HB3019, HB263

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, elderly, retirement, benefits, transit-oriented projects, constitutional amendment, state highway fund, funding allocation, voter approval, highway fund, funding, public transportation, transit projects, transportation, local transit, fund allocation, voting rights, election integrity, ballot access

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• And because of some old law, the bridge law, unless we change this, it would drop the weight to like
• Regarding the old bridge law, why don't we just get rid of that old law if it's not useful?
• What I first observed is that trucks were getting tickets for this bridge weight law.
• To address the bridge law question, there are trucks out there that use more than these four axles or
• They're trying to comply with the interstate state bridge law.

Bills: SB249, SB546, SB744, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1365, SB1366, SB1394, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1745, SB1746, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB1939

Keywords: memorial markers, law enforcement, officer memorials, killed in the line of duty, highway signage, school bus, school district, student transportation, child safety, seat belts, three-point seat belt, two-point seat belt, bus retrofit, bus warranty, Texas Education Agency, TEA, transportation code, school activity bus, multifunction school activity bus, school-chartered bus

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• allowed those use tax monies to only be spent for the repair, construction, and building of roads and bridges
• for sidewalks and to, two, delete the language that still restricted use tax monies for roads and bridges
• <00:01:27.680> So,<00:01:28.000> the system of roads and bridges.
• So, the system of roads and bridges.
• I'll yield for roads and bridges. I'll yield for questions. questions. questions.

Keywords: Finance - Room 216, 3 February, 2026; 10:30 AM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first considered Senate Bill 2191, which would expand the allowable uses of municipal use tax funds. The bill would add sidewalks to the list of eligible projects and remove remaining restrictive language that limited use tax spending to roads and bridges. A senator asked for confirmation that the funds would be limited to publicly owned property of the local government, and the sponsor confirmed that was the intent. The committee approved the bill and reported it out. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2257, the Mississippi Land Bank Act, which would create a local land bank tool for cities and counties to acquire, manage, and return vacant, abandoned, and tax-forfeited properties to productive use. The sponsor said the bill is intended to help address blight, especially properties held at the Secretary of State’s office, and emphasized that land banks would be locally created, subject to public accountability requirements, and barred from using eminent domain. The committee adopted the bill and reported it out. Members also discussed Senate Bill 2828, a committee substitute that would impose a fee on international wire transfers, with a credit available to Mississippi income taxpayers. The sponsor said half of the revenue would go to DPS for 287(g) programs and half to the general fund. An amendment was adopted to exempt certain transactions funded through U.S.-issued debit or credit cards or withdrawn from federally insured accounts. The committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill out. Later bills included SB 2863, creating a Jackson County industrial zone exempt from municipal annexation, and SB 2862, a related annexation measure brought forward with a reverse repealer; both were advanced after brief discussion. The committee also approved SB 2909, which lowers the unreduced retirement threshold in Tier 5 from 35 years to 30 years, and SB 2885, the Mississippi Work and Save program, a voluntary state-treasurer-run retirement savings option for small employers and employees. Throughout, the committee generally asked limited clarifying questions and then voted to adopt committee substitutes and report the bills out.

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• Years to design a bridge, then we just need to know that.
• If it takes four years to build a bridge, then we need to know that.
• I know exactly where that bridge is; I know it needs to be replaced. Replaced.
• They want the road built and repaired, to drive on a safe bridge.
• It's the Canal Bridge.

Keywords: 996, all

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• In my area, we don't have that ability with the transportation with the roads and the bridges.
• Identified itself as a bridge state.
• Identified itself as a bridge state.
• So there's a lot of momentum of being able to move trade and goods and have it not just be this bridge
• to add value or adding value through our other advanced manufacturing pieces that we have be this bridge

Keywords: 996, all

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• Senators Amado, Baisley, Ball, Bridges, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Cutter, Danielson, Dhy, Exum, Frizell
• Co-sponsors, Senator Bridges. Thank you, Your Excellency.
• Chopler, please remove Senator Bridges' name as a co-sponsor to SJR 002.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal from January 14, 2026, and confirmed that Senate bills and resolutions were correctly engrossed. The chamber then took up House amendments to Senate Joint Resolution 2, which concerns a joint session with the House to hear from Governor Jared Polis and appoint an escort committee. The Senate concurred with the House amendments by a vote of 34-0 and then repassed SJR 2 unanimously; Senator Bridges asked to have his name removed as a co-sponsor. The Senate also briefly recessed to swear in staff members, who took the oath of office and were welcomed by members. During announcements, senators mentioned the upcoming junior livestock auction and noted an excused absence for Senator Catlin for next Tuesday and Wednesday. The Majority Leader announced a corrected start time of 10:30 a.m. for the State of the Tribes address and reminded members that the Senate would later attend the State of the State joint session in the House at 11:00 a.m., with blue lanyards required for access. Security restrictions on Capitol parking circle entrances and exits were also announced during the governor's address. The Senate then adjourned until 12:00 p.m. that day.

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• professional engineer is required to sign off on major structures, civil engineering things like bridges
• structures uh civil engineering things structures uh civil engineering things like like like Bridges
• they are it is allowed if you Bridges they are it is allowed if you have<00:49:53.160> a<00:49
• professional engineer is required to sign off on major structures, civil engineering things like bridges
• Structures, bridges—I don't know the full scope of it, but it's generally major projects that get signed

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• and more electric vehicles, we really need, and I mean we, those of us that care for our road and bridge
• /c><00:03:09.680> paid<00:03:10.000> road<00:03:10.159> and<00:03:10.319> bridge
• road system is paid road and bridge road system is paid road and bridge system<00:03:10.879>
• :38.400> and those of us that care for our road and those of us that care for our road and bridge
• and maintenance of roads and bridges and maintenance of roads and bridges within<00:23:46.159>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Representative Bridges. Representative Donworth. Representative Dossett. Present.
• Representative Bridges. Representative Donworth. Representative Dossett. Present.
• Representative Bridges. Representative Donworth. Representative Dossett. Present.
• Representative Bridges, yes. Representative Donworth. Representative Dossett, yes.

Keywords: Roll call 01:19 HB 293 02:50 HB 293 Vote 09:00, 958, all

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met for its third meeting of the 2026 session and established a quorum after welcoming guests, including the Montgomery County Future Business Leaders of America. The committee had one bill on the agenda, House Bill 293, relating to vehicle wheels. Representative Walker Thomas, accompanied by his intern Declan Farmer, presented the bill and used videos to show damage to roads caused by metal-wheeled equipment and trailers. He explained that the measure was a revised version of a 2024 proposal and, after concerns about religious exemptions, was narrowed in consultation with the local Amish community to require rubber on certain heavy equipment wheels rather than all metal and wood wheels. Members generally supported the bill and framed it as a way to protect public infrastructure. Representative Bivens said agriculture should also help protect roads and that the bill did not go far enough, but he would support it. Representative Dossett noted similar damage in Christian County and joked that horse shoes might eventually need to be addressed as well. Representative Smith also supported the bill and referenced separate legislation aimed at funding road maintenance. No opposition was voiced during the discussion. The committee then voted, with the bill receiving favorable expression and being recommended to pass on the House floor. At the end of the meeting, the chair announced that Transportation would not meet the following Tuesday, the 17th, because of a holiday, and then adjourned the meeting.

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• So, we might have, for example, a bridge.
• We're not going to be designing that type of bridge all the time.
• <00:20:10.440> Uh,<00:20:10.720> we're have, for example, a bridge.
• Uh, we're have, for example, a bridge.
• It might be bridge all the time.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the pathways between the community college system and the university system are only part of the bridge
• Helping to build those bridges, work on student advising both in both systems.
• the pathways between the community college system and the university system are only part of the bridge
• the pathways between the community college system and the university system are only part of the bridge
• The community college system and the university system are only part of the bridge that we're building

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met to review the annual report on collaboration between the University System of New Hampshire and the Community College System of New Hampshire, and the meeting began with approval of the prior minutes and a gubernatorial proclamation recognizing the community college system’s 80th anniversary. Both chancellors praised the proclamation and described the report as a statutory follow-up to the public higher education task force. They said the two systems have built a close working relationship and that the collaboration is intended to continue, though progress may be limited by resources and staffing changes. Much of the discussion focused on transfer pathways and new academic models. The chancellors said House Bill 1530 helped drive the creation of more than 100, and possibly about 130, “universal pathways” between the systems, with a reported 30% increase in community college associate-degree graduates transferring to the university system in the last academic year. They also discussed direct-admit outreach for community college graduates, early college and CTE-to-workforce pathways, and the development of three-year bachelor’s programs at Plymouth State and in some health-care fields. Members asked about nursing, allied dental health, and radiologic technology, and the chancellors said they are exploring whether some programs can be streamlined, while noting that nursing’s requirements may limit how short a pathway can be. Members also raised concerns about whether transfer pathways could affect university enrollment, but the university chancellor said declining enrollment is more likely due to a smaller pool of college-age students and broader competition, not the transfer programs. Another topic was the ERP/technology platform recommendation from the task force: the university system is moving to Workday, while the community college system is working to align business practices and move from an on-premises system to a cloud-based solution. Officials said a shared enterprise system could create efficiencies in the future, but it is not expected in the short term; student-facing tools like Canvas are already shared. The committee also discussed House Bill 112, which would require passing a civics test for graduation, and the chancellors said they support civic education but see implementation challenges. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving the report.