Transcript Highlights:

• I mean, I think the directions say spray one time, true, and they literally dump the entire bottle.
• So when they tell you to use one ounce, it's like, ah, not enough, I'll just dump four more ounces.
• I mean, I think the directions say spray one time, true, and they literally dump the entire bottle.
• So when they tell you to use one ounce, it's like, ah, not enough, I'll just dump four more ounces.
• <01:48:36.960> four<01:48:37.159> more dump four more dump four more ounces<01:48:38.880

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: This joint informational briefing of Senate and House committees focused on restricted use pesticides in Hawaiʻi, with opening remarks framing the issue as one of health, environmental impact, and state-level regulation. The briefing reviewed the history of pesticide disclosure efforts, including prior county actions, a 2016 court ruling that shifted responsibility to the state, and Act 45, which enabled disclosure of restricted use pesticide data. Speakers highlighted 2019 reporting data showing concentrated use in parts of Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, especially near schools and communities, and identified fumigants such as 1,3-dichloropropene and metam sodium as among the heaviest-used products. Concerns were raised about potential links to cancer, respiratory illness, reproductive harms, Parkinson’s disease, and developmental effects, as well as the lack of long-term mixture studies and the need for better buffer zones, reporting, and farmer transition support. The Department of Agriculture’s pesticides program manager described the state’s regulatory framework, explaining the distinction between general use and restricted use pesticides and the department’s role under FIFRA and Hawaiʻi law. He outlined the branch’s enforcement, education/certification, registration, and laboratory functions, including inspections, complaint response, market surveillance, applicator certification, product review, groundwater protection modeling, and special registrations. He also noted staffing and resource limitations, including the absence of an in-house toxicologist and long-term monitoring capacity, and compared Hawaiʻi’s resources to California’s much larger pesticide regulatory program. He said the department supports Act 231, which was passed the previous year and is moving forward this session. A pediatrician speaking for the Hawaiʻi chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics emphasized concerns about chronic low-level pesticide exposure in children, citing AAP policy statements and technical reports that associate exposure with cancer, leukemia, birth defects, neurobehavioral issues, and asthma. Drawing on work with the Kauaʻi Joint Fact Finding Task Force, the speaker said the group found the west side of the island to be an unhealthy community but could not prove causation because of missing drift, geospatial, and biomarker data. The testimony pointed to elevated cancer mortality, pneumonia admissions, obesity, dialysis, and developmental delay indicators, and described concerns about pesticide drift near schools and homes, including reports of children becoming ill after nearby spraying and low levels of chlorpyrifos detected in dust samples. An environmental health scientist from the University of Hawaiʻi described a pilot project using restricted use pesticide data in a public health context. She said the project began after seeing maps of Central Oʻahu pesticide use and aimed to pair GIS data with health and ethnicity data, while also conducting community focus groups. Preliminary focus group themes included calls to action, voting and policymaker awareness, concern about pesticide use near homes and fields, lack of community consent, and a desire to stay engaged. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

Transcript Highlights:

• We see a lot of grass clippings<00:21:58.240> get<00:21:58.480> dumped<00:21:58.720>
• into<00:21:58.960> our<00:21:59.120> lakes<00:21:59.360> and clippings get dumped
• > that a lot of people just don't know that a lot of people just don't know that<00:22:10.640> dumping
• > things<00:22:11.520> into<00:22:11.760> the<00:22:11.919> lake that dumping
• these things into the lake that dumping these things into the lake isn't<00:22:12.400> a<00:22

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• About how many tons of grapes had to be dumped because they weren't being bought? Yes, sir.
• So if you're already dumping tons that aren't being bought, what percentage of that is... how, I can
• being produced, but I'm not quite sure unless that's just the like 1 or 2% of what's grown is being dumped

Bills: HB223

Keywords: municipal budget, county budget, local government finance, spending cap, expenditure limit, inflation plus population growth, taxpayer impact statement, budget transparency, property tax, fees, Legislative Budget Board, voter approval, disaster spending, fiscal restraint, Texas Local Government Code, city budget, county expenditures, 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• These animals that are coming from these pet stores are not only being dumped on us once people are not
• I currently have a puppy from a puppy pet store in North Texas that... was dumped at the Colony Animal

Bills: HB12, HB149, SB229, SB1361, SB1749, SB1897, SB2113, SB2566, SB2677, SB1652, SB2327, SB2344, SB2696, HB12, HB149

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, automobile sales, finance, retail seller, motor vehicle purchase, motor vehicle sales, pricing restrictions, third-party financing, education, funding, student assessment, accountability, standards, motor vehicle, financing

Transcript Highlights:

• For far too long, illegal immigrants and able-bodied Americans who can return to the workforce have been
• For far too long, illegal immigrants and able-bodied Americans who can return to the workforce have been
• For far too long, illegal immigrants and able-bodied Americans who can return to the workforce have been
• It has to be illegal. It is influencing judges. It just cannot be legal.
• It has to be illegal. is to stop.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• PERSONALLY CAN'T STAND WHEN I WALK IN WITH MY REUSABLE COFFEE CUP AND THEY HAND ME A PAPER CUP And I dump
• It would be illegal for a parent to buy a flare gun for their child under the age of 17 and give it to
• >> IT WOULD BE ILLEGAL FOR 50 PARENT TO BUY A FLARE GUN FOR THEIR CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 17 AND
• up using it, it is under the supervision of the parent, so that would not be — that would not be illegal
• And I should add, matter of this again is to get at illegal, unintended consequences, there is, as I

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then processed a series of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills, which were so ordered. Several bills were also recalled from the Assembly, had reconsideration votes taken, and were restored to the third reading calendar after receiving 58 ayes. Amendments were received on a number of bills, and those measures retained their place on the calendar. The main business of the day was Privileged Resolution 2318, sponsored by Leader Stewart-Cousins, honoring Senator Michael Gianaris with the President Pro Tempore and Senate Majority Leader’s Legislative Legacy Award. The resolution and floor remarks reviewed his long career in the Assembly and Senate, his role as Deputy Majority Leader and floor leader, and his work on housing, criminal justice, voting rights, labor, environmental, consumer, transit, animal welfare, and other major legislation. Members from both parties spoke at length, praising his strategic skill, mentorship, humor, and influence, while also noting his support for younger members and his commitment to family. Several senators described personal experiences showing Gianaris’s mentorship and political guidance, and many referenced his Greek American identity, Queens roots, and interests such as Star Wars and the Mets. Senators also emphasized that he was leaving on his own terms to spend more time with his wife and daughters. The resolution was adopted with broad support, and Gianaris then spoke in response, reflecting on nearly 30 years in state government, the major laws passed during his tenure, and the relationships he built in the chamber.

Transcript Highlights:

• programs that should not be in that budget that are irresponsible, unethical, and, in my opinion, illegal
• Well, programs like funding medical care for illegals, a $14.7 million program now capped at 95. people
• 02:21:41.920> medical<02:21:42.319> care<02:21:42.560> for<02:21:43.040> illegals
• ,<02:21:43.600> a funding medical care for illegals, a funding medical care for illegals,

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House opened with the national anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a roll call establishing a quorum. Members then approved the journal of April 8, 2026, and heard several introductions and tributes, including recognition of Home Education Day in Colorado, a welcome to Sigma Lambda Gamma members, and a reminder about an education luncheon. The chamber then recessed briefly before moving into second reading and floor consideration of bills. The main substantive debate centered on House Bill 1357, which phases out the Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) program. Supporters said the program serves a relatively small number of students, costs more per student than community college alternatives, and should be wound down so limited state education dollars can go to core services and the school finance formula. Opponents argued the state had promised the program to students who planned their education around it, including some who turned down scholarships, and said the change would harm future teachers and should have been treated as a pause rather than an end. The House adopted an appropriations amendment (L003), withdrew a proposed substitute amendment (L005), and then passed HB 1357 as amended. The House also passed House Bill 1358, which reduces the appropriation for the Colorado Academic Accelerator Grant Program by $5.2 million in general fund. The sponsor described it as a grant program supporting community learning centers and math/STEM enrichment, but said funding will end after the following fiscal year and the program must step down so families can seek other services. The bill was adopted without further opposition. Finally, the House considered House Bill 1359, which redirects certain revenue from public school land natural resource removals to the state public school fund rather than the permanent fund, with projected transfers of $25 million in FY 2025-26 and $45 million in FY 2026-27. Supporters said the measure is needed to help balance the budget. An opponent raised concerns about impacts on a constituent ranch lease tied to a proposed green energy project, but the sponsor clarified the bill applies only to royalties and leases on state-owned public school lands. The House then adopted HB 1359.

Transcript Highlights:

• sometimes for safety concerns; other times we have parcels that have become so popular as far as dumping
• a bunch of trash on a somebody's dumped a bunch of trash on a state<00:20:12.160> trust<00:20
• so popular as parcels that have become so popular as far<00:21:37.120> as<00:21:37.440> dumping
• 38.240> that<00:21:38.480> we<00:21:38.720> have<00:21:38.880> to far as dumping
• grounds that we have to far as dumping grounds that we have to close<00:21:39.360> the<00:21:

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• my understanding is it's not that that's my understanding is it's not that it's<00:41:00.760> dumped
• it's just informational at it's dumped it's just informational at this<00:41:04.599> point<00
• 01:19:27.400> and<01:19:27.560> poultry<01:19:27.960> cases<01:19:28.320> dumped
• <01:19:28.639> in<01:19:28.719> our cases and poultry cases dumped in our cases and
• poultry cases dumped in our laps<01:19:29.360> this<01:19:29.480> spring<01:19:29.960>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We are the dumping ground of the region, and we're the dumping ground for materials that they will not
• my estimation, this is a case where we should make a stand and say that we are not going to be the dumping
• should say that we are not going to be should say that we are not going to be the<01:09:43.720> dumping
• the dumping ground for doing with trash. the dumping ground for doing with trash.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The project that's not moving forward is the Duth dump, and what has happened is we started getting into
• <01:33:44.960> and not moving forward is the duth dump and not moving forward is the duth
• dump and what<01:33:45.440> it's<01:33:45.760> happened<01:33:46.000> is<01:33:46.239
• The project that's not moving forward is the Duth dump, and what happened is we started getting into
• We're continuing to do the work for the Duth dump, but we are working on the design of that, and we may

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee first approved the March 5 minutes, then heard a presentation from Balig Engineering on cost drivers for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in small Minnesota communities. The testifier said most Minnesota communities are small, and that limited local staff, complex funding requirements, and the need to combine multiple funding sources make projects expensive and labor-intensive. He cited examples of aging infrastructure, including a Tracy street collapse and failing water mains, and said federal funding can help but often requires extensive reports that can cost tens of thousands of dollars and hundreds of staff hours. He also pointed to inflation, supply-chain disruptions, colder climate requirements, higher material and labor costs, limited competition among contractors and suppliers, and newer treatment requirements such as PFAS removal and cybersecurity controls as major cost drivers. Members asked whether reduced bonding or less frequent state funding would lower prices, whether annual bonding bills provide market certainty, how regionalization could be encouraged, and whether tightening specifications adds costs. The testifier said stopping work would likely drive contractors out of the market and reduce competition, which could raise prices later, and that consistent funding helps keep contractors in Minnesota. He said regional water systems such as Red Rock Rural Water and Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water are already helping lower costs and that legislators could encourage more regionalization through incentives. He also said some specifications and federal requirements, especially around treatment plant controls and cybersecurity, increase costs, though some standards like deeper water-main burial are necessary. The committee then moved on to the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, where John Kelly began presenting the governor’s 2026 capital budget recommendations and described the department’s mission, statewide network of veterans homes and cemeteries, and service to nearly 300,000 veterans and dependents.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, all of these tax credits that we had last year, this year, we basically dumped them on the markets
• So, I was pretty skeptical about the bill and, again, this intention of dumping so many tax credits onto
• So, I was pretty skeptical about the bill and, again, this intention of dumping so many tax credits onto
• going down further like if we dump going down further like if we dump another<02:22:17.680> hundred
• I was pretty skeptical about the bill and, again, this intention of dumping so many tax credits onto

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, approved the journal, and received several committee reports advancing or disposing of bills. Committee actions included favorable referrals for measures such as House Bills 1336, 1069, 1227, 1314, 1132, 1342, 1196, 1224, and Senate Bill 178, while Senate Bill 100 and House Bill 1308 were postponed indefinitely. The chamber also adopted a motion allowing current Joint Budget Committee members to leave while the Senate remained in session. On third reading, the Senate passed Senate Bill 134, a bill concerning fees imposed by payment card networks, after a close 18-17 vote. Supporters argued it would help restaurants and other small businesses by limiting swipe fees on sales tax, while opponents warned it would not lower consumer costs and could trigger litigation and broader conflicts among financial institutions, payment processors, and businesses. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 165 on species conservation funding, Senate Bill 138 on reducing administrative burdens in the health care system, Senate Bill 172 on the Front Range passenger rail district, House Bill 105 on reducing barriers in the Labor Peace Act and eliminating Colorado’s second union-election requirement, House Bill 106 on designating higher education institutions as thriving institutions, and House Bill 1312 on peace officer participation and POST-related changes. The Senate then moved into committee of the whole for second-reading consent calendar bills and adopted House Bills 1235 and 1299. Later, House Bill 1113 on election law modifications was taken up in committee of the whole; amendments were adopted to update terminology, extend Secretary of State review time for petitions, and exempt special districts from a recording fee. The bill’s sponsor and supporters described it as a technical and security-focused update to election administration, emphasizing voter access, anti-intimidation protections, and data safeguards. The transcript ends while debate on House Bill 1113 continues.

Transcript Highlights:

• There is money being dumped into a giant hole for legal bills that they're never going to see back.
• There is money being dumped into a giant hole for legal bills that they're never going to see back.

Keywords: 1064, all

Transcript Highlights:

• by changing this model, it wouldn't at some point make them pause and think, do I actually want to dump
• by changing this model, it wouldn't at some point make them pause and think, do I actually want to dump

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard two bills focused on electricity affordability and utility costs. AB 745, by Assembly Member Irwin, would restructure the California Climate Credit by shifting it from lump-sum payments to direct reductions in volumetric electricity rates and moving the credit to the summer months when bills are highest. The author and UC Santa Barbara economist Dr. Kyle Meng argued this could significantly lower summer rates and better help households during extreme heat. Supporters, including UCS, NRDC, and some labor representatives, favored the concept, with some urging that the gas climate credit also be redirected. No opposition testimony was presented, and the bill passed 18-0 to the floor. The committee then considered AB 825, also presented as an affordability package aimed at reducing electric bills by addressing wildfire mitigation costs, transmission financing, permitting delays, and a review of ratepayer-funded programs. The bill would authorize securitization for undergrounding expenses, remove the first $15 billion in undergrounding capital investments from the rate base for return purposes, create a public transmission financing program using Proposition 4 funds and IBank support, revive the California Power Authority as a public sponsor, and establish a task force to review energy efficiency and demand response programs. The author and witness Matt Friedman of The Utility Reform Network said the bill could save ratepayers billions over time through lower-cost public financing and securitization. Testimony on AB 825 was mixed. Support came from several consumer and clean-energy groups, while utilities and labor raised concerns about the bill’s impact on utility financial stability, wildfire fund participation, liability, and whether the $15 billion securitization cap could discourage undergrounding. Some witnesses also objected to the task force’s potential effect on energy efficiency and demand response programs. Committee members discussed the need to balance affordability with utility creditworthiness and wildfire safety, and several asked for more analysis of market impacts and liability issues. Despite those concerns, AB 825 passed the committee 13-0 and was sent to the floor.

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, my dump truck might last 20 years, and it might, and we'd be open to the discussion.
• concerns with the Coffin Butte closures are an increase in cost, residents, potential for forest dumping
• Eastern Oregon shouldn't be our dumping ground.

Summary: The task force met to focus on funding systems and incentive structures for a proposed regional waste infrastructure effort, including how a future WIPA framework might support solid waste planning in the Willamette Valley. Staff and members heard presentations from DEQ on the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, from Business Oregon on the Special Public Works Fund, and from Oregon State Treasury on state bonding capacity and the bond issuance process. Presenters explained how their programs are structured, how projects are scored or approved, what kinds of public entities and projects are eligible, and how interagency coordination and co-funding can work. DEQ emphasized that its revolving loan fund is driven by water-quality benefits and public-health criteria, while Business Oregon described a broader infrastructure loan program for public entities with no scoring system, and Treasury outlined the state’s debt-capacity process and the differences between general obligation and lottery bonds. Members used the presentations to discuss whether similar funding tools could support solid waste infrastructure, especially for transfer stations, regional hubs, and related facilities that may need to be built before Coffin Butte reaches the end of its lifespan. Several questions centered on whether public-private partnerships could qualify, whether equipment inside facilities could be financed, how repayment would work, and whether planning costs could be covered. DEQ and Business Oregon both said they could potentially collaborate on scoring or co-funding, but noted eligibility limits and the need for public ownership in many cases. Treasury said bond capacity is limited and competitive, especially for lottery bonds, and that project authorization generally runs on a two-year cycle, though unused authority can sometimes be reauthorized. In task force discussion, members debated whether the group should pursue a dedicated funding lane for the seven-county region rather than having local governments compete with other statewide needs. Some members stressed the importance of criteria to avoid stranded assets and to ensure funding is available when projects are ready, while others raised concerns about how cities and counties would generate revenue to repay debt during construction and early operations. The group also discussed flow control, system fees, and the need for regional collaboration among counties, cities, and haulers to create enough waste volume to support new infrastructure. Staff noted that pre-session filing materials for the legislature are due September 11, and the chair said the August meeting will focus on organizational structure and identifying partners. During public comment, Representative Kevin Mannix submitted written testimony supporting the WIPA concept and urging the task force to endorse it. Commissioner Bubba King of Yamhill County urged the task force to compare alternatives objectively and warned against adding bureaucracy before evaluating existing infrastructure and costs. Commissioners Kevin Cameron and Roger Nyquist of Marion and Linn counties described regional hub-and-spoke concepts, transfer stations, and intermodal options, emphasizing the need for planning, strategic siting, and collaboration with haulers and local governments.

Transcript Highlights:

• The storm dumped more than 12 inches of rain in under six hours. That is not a.
• And by the way, did you count for the illegal population in our area? No, you did not.
• Imagine dumping a big bucket. of water into that ice chest.
• Right now, it is primarily families. and local volunteers were the ones hauling debris to the dump and
• very weak disturbance floating around the hill. country tapping into a very humid atmosphere and dumping

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• do you have and are you know are you actively kind of looking at um providers who are engaging in illegal
• ><01:25:22.800> are<01:25:23.360> engaging<01:25:23.840> in<01:25:24.159> illegal
• providers who are engaging in illegal providers who are engaging in illegal practices<01:25:25.040
• Well, somebody has to physically go out there and dump out, you know, process the coins.
• somebody has to physically go out there somebody has to physically go out there and<02:28:16.720> dump

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They want to put a 1,200,000-gallon wastewater treatment plant dumping into a spring-fed creek.
• aquatic life, and this affluent will flow downstream through the city, downtown Waxahachie, and then dump
• And when the water, 500,000 gallons that y'all want to dump in it, is flowing, how are we to get to our
• And when the water, 500,000 gallons that y'all want to dump in it is flowing, how are we to get to our

Summary: The committee heard testimony first from the Texas General Land Office and School Land Board. GLO officials described the agency’s role in managing more than 13 million acres of state lands and mineral interests for the Permanent School Fund, overseeing the Alamo, coastal programs, veterans’ services, and federal disaster recovery. They said the agency has generated about $6 billion for the Permanent School Fund since Commissioner Buckingham took office, and that its disaster recovery portfolio is about $14 billion across multiple events, with more than 22,000 housing units rebuilt or reconstructed since Hurricane Harvey. Members asked about land purchases such as Brewster Ranch, rare earth mineral leasing, SpaceX-related beach access, and whether the lands are public access lands; GLO staff said the holdings are managed to maximize revenue for education, that most land is leased rather than open to public access, and that they are coordinating on coastal access and compliance. On the School Land Board, members sought clarification on the difference between GLO-managed lands and the Permanent School Fund Corporation’s investment role, and staff explained that GLO generates the revenue while the separate corporation invests it. No votes or formal actions were taken. The Board for Lease of University Lands then testified. University Lands officials explained that they steward 2.1 million acres of surface and mineral interests in West Texas for the Permanent University Fund, which supports UT and Texas A&M institutions. They said a 2025 lease sale produced about $50 million in bonus revenue from 28,000 acres, and described the Board for Lease’s role in approving lease forms, lease sales, and development agreements. Members asked about the size and use of the PUF, how distributions work through UTIMCO, whether PUF money can be used for athletics, and how the land is managed; the witness said the fund is a constitutional endowment, the land is largely leased rather than sold, and distributions are generally used for buildings, labs, and other permanent structures, with some institutions also using a portion for operations. No votes or formal actions were taken. The committee then took up municipal utility districts. Testimony from a law firm, the Texas Municipal League, Fort Bend County Commissioner Vincent Morales, and Johnson Development largely supported MUDs as a financing tool for infrastructure tied to growth. Witnesses said MUDs help fund water, sewer, drainage, roads, parks, and related infrastructure, allowing development to proceed without shifting costs to existing taxpayers and helping keep housing affordable. They emphasized that MUDs are created with disclosure to homebuyers, are subject to the Open Meetings Act and Public Information Act, and are overseen by TCEQ for bond issuance and related financial stress tests. Members questioned whether MUDs are taxing entities, whether they can be created inside city limits or ETJs, how much control cities and counties retain, and whether MUDs are becoming permanent local governments; witnesses acknowledged they levy taxes and debt, can exist within city limits with city consent, and often function as long-term local entities. The committee did not take any formal action during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• But there's also $200,000 allocated to a study they will do to study the mud dumping in Mobile Bay in
• West Alabama, $2,974,000. study they will do to study the mud study they will do to study the mud dumping
• c> Mobile<00:24:13.679> Bay<00:24:13.919> in<00:24:14.080> collaboration dumping
• in Mobile Bay in collaboration dumping in Mobile Bay in collaboration with<00:24:14.720> the<

Bills: HB235, HB236, HB565, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242, HB235, HB236, HB565, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242

Keywords: social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety, youth social media, HB236, Baldwin County, Board of Equalization, per diem

Transcript Highlights:

• So, we took the language, dumped it in directly to address those concerns.
• So, we took<00:31:05.840> the<00:31:06.000> language,<00:31:06.320> dumped<00:31
• :06.559> it<00:31:06.720> in<00:31:07.200> uh took the language, dumped it in uh
• took the language, dumped it in uh directly<00:31:07.919> to<00:31:08.320> address<00:

Keywords: 1189, house, all