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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Emily Poole staffed the Technology, Economic Development and Veterans Committee.
  • For the record, I'm Carol Holland, Planning and Community Development Director.
  • We've worked closely with developers and our community to reach.
  • Substitute Senate Bill 6289 directs Commerce to develop a statewide economic development and competitiveness
  • Substitute Senate Bill 6289 directs Commerce to develop a statewide economic development and competitiveness
WV
Transcript Highlights:
  • development opportunities to leaders, teachers, and board members to raise both instructional and governance
  • quality across the board and to develop our own independent quality assurance standards so that we are
  • Since other states are further along in the process of developing charter ecosystems, they've developed
  • They include addressing access to unused or underutilized public school buildings, developing direct
  • schools, as well as great interest from operators out of the state to come into West Virginia and develop
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from Tom Franta, founding executive director of the Mountaineer Charter School Alliance. He described the new nonprofit’s goals of supporting West Virginia charter schools through advocacy, legal and compliance assistance, shared operational services, professional development, communications, and network-building. Franta emphasized that charter schools face major facility and financing challenges, and he urged use of existing public buildings, low-interest revolving loans, credit enhancement tools through the West Virginia Economic Development Authority, and federal matching funds to help level the playing field for charter schools, including both brick-and-mortar and virtual schools. Members asked about what he meant by “level the playing field,” and Franta said charter schools receive 99% of basic state aid but lack access to the full range of public education funding and dedicated facilities support, forcing them to divert dollars toward buildings rather than classrooms. He said the goal is to ensure parents choosing a public charter option can expect appropriate funding. After the presentation, the chair announced Senate Bill 171 was removed from the day’s agenda. The committee then considered Senate Bill 166, which creates an exception to West Virginia Invest grant eligibility so individuals who already have a post-secondary degree may still receive support if pursuing an associate degree or certificate in emergency medical services. The committee reported the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass, and under the original double committee reference, first be referred to the Finance Committee. Next, the committee took up Senate Bill 428, with a committee substitute that splits the bus operator title into three pay grades based on years of service and raises the cafeteria manager title from pay grade D to E. Senators asked whether duties would change; counsel and the sponsor said the bill is intended as a retention incentive, with no change in responsibilities, and that the fiscal note would remain the same. The committee adopted the committee substitute and then reported the bill to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation, again first referring it to the Finance Committee. The meeting then adjourned.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Apr 7th, 2025 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Martin talk about some new opportunities that CDE is developing in terms of a whole military kind of,
  • a plan for school-based athletic events that are not held, or do you think leave— ...for C, develop
  • Even the verbiage we just amended in there still, to me, requires them to develop a plan for all these
  • Still, to me, requires them to develop a plan for all these different events.
  • these plans or continuing to further develop what they already have in place.
Bills: HB1404
Committee: Senate Education
Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with six members present and first took up House Bill 1404, which would update North Dakota scholarship eligibility language by allowing the NDA Plus assessment to be used in place of ACT scores in certain pathways. The Department of Public Instruction explained that the bill does not eliminate the ACT entirely, but removes outdated references tied to ACT accountability testing that will no longer apply after this year’s seniors graduate. Members discussed how the change affects public and nonpublic schools, then voted 6-0 to give HB 1404 a do pass recommendation. The committee then returned to House Bill 1363, a bill dealing with school emergency response planning and automatic external defibrillators. Members adopted an amendment clarifying that the requirements apply to school-owned facilities and grounds, replacing language about school events and venues, and revising the planning language for school-based events not held on school-owned property. The committee also debated whether the bill should be mandatory or permissive; a motion to change “shall” to “may” failed, with members noting the bill’s liability protections. The committee then voted 5-1 to pass HB 1363 as amended, with Senator Gerhardt carrying the bill. Before recessing, the chair noted that House Bill 1533 would be taken up later in the day after additional information from DPI was received.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • and community development through the use of the program.
  • development plan to really reach out to me.
  • development plan to really reach out to me.
  • Your department and USDA Rural Development.
  • Most of our new development is.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The committee met to continue its tax reform and relief study agenda, approved the December 3, 2025 minutes, and announced a new subcommittee to examine property tax statement issues with counties, auditors, and the tax office. Representative Headland was named chair, Senator Rummel vice chair, and Representatives Dressler and Dr. Dr. and Senator Patton were also assigned. The chair noted the group may need an additional meeting and thanked staff and attendees. A major portion of the meeting focused on economic development incentives. The Department of Commerce presented on the Renaissance Zone program and TIF districts, describing Renaissance Zones as locally tailored tools that combine local property tax relief with state income tax incentives. Commerce said the program has supported thousands of projects since 1999 and cited examples from Beach and Mandan showing increases in property and taxable value, business retention, housing, and downtown revitalization. Committee members raised concerns that smaller rural communities often lack the staff and expertise to apply, and Commerce said it provides outreach through conferences, office hours, and one-on-one assistance. League of Cities and local officials from Bismarck and Ellendale echoed the capacity issue, discussed how the programs have worked in their communities, and suggested possible reforms or more targeted support for small towns. Ellendale’s mayor also described two TIF districts, one for industrial infrastructure in Oaks and one for housing infrastructure tied to a data center project in Ellendale. The committee then turned to stripper oil taxation. The Tax Department gave a comparison of oil and gas tax structures in selected states, noting that most have some form of stripper or marginal well provision, while Alaska does not appear to have a specific stripper-well exemption. Members asked for more detail on definitions and North Dakota’s annual adjusted rate. The Department of Mineral Resources followed with a detailed presentation on North Dakota stripper wells, explaining the statutory thresholds, the 12-consecutive-month production test, and the fact that once a well qualifies it remains on stripper status even if production later rises. DMR said about 11,332 stripper wells are active, representing roughly 54% of wells and about 16% of state production, and emphasized that stripper status can extend well life, preserve tax revenue, and reduce orphaned wells. Committee members and industry witnesses discussed refracs, the economics of keeping marginal wells active, and the competitive disadvantage created by North Dakota’s oil price discount. No votes were taken on these informational items.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Kentucky quarter horse development Kentucky quarter horse development funds.<00:19:42.960><c> These
  • The development funds finals purses.
  • </c><00:46:16.240><c> of</c> since we already have a a development of since we already have a a development
  • </c><00:56:59.440><c> and</c><00:56:59.760><c> the</c> workforce development and the workforce development
  • </c><01:00:02.240><c> of</c> receipt of monies to development of receipt of monies to development of
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee approved the minutes from its August 21 meeting and then received an update from Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation leadership on implementation of Senate Bill 299 and House Bill 566. Jamie Eids and staff described the agency’s new structure after charitable gaming was brought under the corporation, including new divisions, staffing, banking, payroll, insurance, procurement, and reporting systems. They also unveiled the corporation’s new logo and tagline, and said the transition had been designed to avoid interruption for charities, licensees, and racing operations. A major focus was the fee structure required by House Bill 566. Eids outlined current licensing fees across racing, sports wagering, and charitable gaming, compared Kentucky’s fees with other states, and recommended keeping the status quo for one more year because the agency has only recently brought all three components fully in-house. Members asked about whether charitable gaming had harmed veterans’ groups or other nonprofits, whether any revenue should be transferred back to the state, and whether the charitable gaming licenses cover one-off raffles as well as standing operations. Eids said she had not heard complaints, said the licenses include all such activity with some exemptions, and agreed to look at the question of future transfers. The committee then heard from Melissa Combs Wright on pari-mutuel wagering and Hannah Sims on sports wagering. They reported continued growth in historical horse racing, more than $11 billion in total pari-mutuel wagering in fiscal year 2025, over $10.5 billion in HHR wagers, and about $161 million in pari-mutuel tax revenue, with most of that supporting the general fund and horse-breeding development funds. They also said sports wagering has generated nearly $5 billion in wagers since launch, $73 million for the public pension fund, and more than $2 million for problem gambling services, while expanding to 13 retail locations and 92 additional sports events. Members raised concerns about players being cut off after winning, the lack of local government revenue sharing from gaming facilities, and the growth of computer-assisted wagering; the witnesses said they were reviewing CAWs and that Kentucky does not license poker rooms through the corporation.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 02/19/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Economic development is one of the core roles of the Duluth Airport Authority.
  • Economic development is one of the core roles of the Duluth Airport Authority.
  • Economic development is one of the core roles of the Duluth Airport Authority.
  • That, of course, would then be absurd and not an intended development.
  • </c><00:43:54.040><c> so</c> and not an intended uh development so and not an intended uh development
Committee: Senate Taxes
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 2/18/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><01:00:16.720><c> public</c> Minnesota Business Development public Minnesota Business Development
  • </c> the transportation Economic Development the transportation Economic Development infrastructure<01
  • </c><01:01:00.960><c> public</c> Minnesota Business Development public Minnesota Business Development
  • This program really helps to lower the cost of development for industrial development that's happening
  • for uh the lower the cost of development for uh the Industrial<01:02:46.640><c> Development</c><01:02
Keywords: 1183, house
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (02/04/2025)

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> understanding as the process develops understanding as the process develops regarding<00:31:47.159
  • </c> work I was talking to a developer work I was talking to a developer yesterday<00:43:19.760><c> um
  • </c><01:10:49.280><c> if</c> vicinity of the proposed development if vicinity of the proposed development
  • </c> trouble if we're designing developments trouble if we're designing developments parking<01:39:02.800
  • </c> get together and work with a developer get together and work with a developer before<02:14:56.360
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • meeting of the 2025 House Budget Review Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development
  • Hicks and his economist and their staff to help develop better numbers for our projections.
  • Hicks and his economist and their staff to help develop better numbers for our projections.
  • Hicks and his economist and their staff to help develop better numbers for our projections.
  • Hicks and his economist and their staff to help develop better numbers for our projections.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development received a presentation from Kentucky Department of Education officials on the final SEEK estimate for fiscal year 2025. Commissioner Robbie Fletcher, Matt Ross, and Chay Ritter explained that SEEK is developed through a consensus process with the Office of the State Budget Director using multiple models and district-level inputs, and that the estimate is a projection made well before actual data are available. They emphasized that the discussion was separate from the pending education-funding lawsuit and described SEEK as one part of a much larger K-12 budget picture. The presenters said the current SEEK estimate shows a statutory shortfall of about $14.7 million, or roughly 0.53% of the appropriation, with additional optional items that could bring the total to about $40.5 million if funds are available. They noted that prior years have sometimes produced excess funds, which are redirected according to budget language rather than automatically flowing back through SEEK. They also reviewed the main drivers of the estimate, including property assessments, average daily attendance, free lunch counts, exceptional child counts, home hospital, and limited English proficiency, and said property assessments have been especially volatile while exceptional child counts and ELL populations are difficult to predict. Members asked about why the estimate missed on some categories, especially special education and ELL, and whether district-level changes were being monitored closely enough. The presenters said KDE does monitor special education counts and will review larger districts and districts with unusual growth, and they acknowledged that exceptional child growth has been hard to forecast. Representative Bojanowski asked about the Cloverport virtual school, and staff said its growth was much larger than projected and accounted for a significant portion of the shortfall. Members also discussed the impact of property value growth, population shifts, illness, and legislative changes on SEEK projections. No vote or formal action was taken, and the meeting ended after questions and discussion.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Transportation - 04/20/26

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • ,</c><00:44:29.440><c> the</c> uh the people, the development, the uh the people, the development, the
  • </c><00:44:49.280><c> locating</c> developments, businesses, etc. locating developments, businesses,
  • </c> aspect of transit oriented development aspect of transit oriented development to<01:00:11.080><c
  • <01:04:39.680><c> working</c><01:04:40.000><c> group</c> development working group development working
  • Great<02:07:16.160><c> development.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

ACT 310, SLH 2025 Nonprofit Grants Program Informational Briefing 10-30-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> &gt;&gt; Maui Economic Development Board. &gt;&gt; Maui Economic Development Board.
  • c><02:03:05.360><c> a</c> media while we develop and implement a media while we develop and implement
  • Legal development and communications.
  • </c><02:46:30.160><c> programs</c> migrant community, developing programs migrant community, developing
  • </c> development and credentiing program. development and credentiing program.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: This joint informational briefing focused on Act 310 grants and aid, with committee members hearing one-minute testimony from organizations first in person and then by Zoom. At the outset, the chairs explained there would be no Q&A during the briefing and asked testifiers to focus on how federal cuts were affecting their work. The meeting was organized by registration number and included both neighbor island and Oʻahu applicants. Testimony centered on organizations seeking state support to offset federal funding losses or anticipated reductions. Health and social service providers described impacts from Medicaid, SNAP, ACA subsidy, Title X, and other federal changes, including Aloha Care, Community Clinic of Maui, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, West Hawaiʻi Community Health Center, Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center, Hawaiʻi Youth Services Network, Alcoholic Rehabilitation Services of Hawaiʻi, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Other groups highlighted losses affecting food security, housing, disaster preparedness, and climate resilience, including the Kohala Center, Feeding Hawaiʻi Together, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Dynamic Community Solutions, and the Pacific Tsunami Museum. Several arts, youth, and education organizations also testified, including Hawaiʻi Literacy, Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaiʻi, Girl Scouts of Hawaiʻi, Kids Hurt Too Hawaiʻi, and US Vets, each requesting funding to preserve programs and staffing. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing. The only action was procedural: the chairs moved through the applicant list, limited testimony time, and then transitioned from neighbor island in-person testimony to Oʻahu and later Zoom participants.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Commerce Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we fight it out in the code development process.
  • I've also been involved in some housing development and real estate development and done a lot of consulting
  • I've also been involved in some housing development and real estate development and done a lot of consulting
  • And developers have learned how to maximize the code to produce that.
  • City, Missouri, all minority developers.
Committee: House Commerce
Keywords: 959, house, all
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Transportation and Development. Thank you, Ms. Champagne. So, Mr.
  • The port has room for retail development.
  • That specifically talks about economic development board.
  • And I'd like to let my economic development man from St.
  • An airport is a true economic development asset.
Summary: The committee first heard and favorably reported House Bill 1175, which updates aeronautics-related definitions to make Louisiana more attractive to the aviation industry. It then approved House Bill 655, giving DOTD clearer authority to contract for operation and maintenance of state ferry systems on a cost-plus basis, with testimony focused on flexibility for the Cameron Ferry and other state-run ferries. House Bill 1037, which reorganizes certain DOTD operations by shifting duties to a chief operating officer and extending work on a unified permitting platform, was also reported favorably, as was House Bill 1174, which recreates the Department of Transportation and Development on a revised cycle. House Bill 714 was voluntarily deferred. The committee next took up several port-related measures. House Bill 871, which would have added two St. Tammany appointees to the Port of New Orleans board, was voluntarily deferred after the author said the timing was premature given ongoing work on the LIT project and regional trade zone issues. House Bill 345, expanding the Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program to include rail infrastructure at ports, was reported favorably. House Bill 713, which would cap the Caddo-Bossier Port executive director’s compensation at the statewide average of the top ten port directors, drew extensive testimony for and against; supporters argued the salary was excessive and the port needed accountability, while opponents said ports are different from one another, the local appointing authorities already oversee the board, and the bill could hurt recruitment. The committee voted 12-1 to involuntarily defer HB 713. House Bill 667, which would change the Caddo-Bossier Port Commission from appointed to elected members, also drew strong opposition over cost, voter confusion, and loss of local appointing authority, and it too was involuntarily deferred by a 12-1 vote. The committee then favorably reported House Bill 743, creating the Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport District in St. Mary Parish, after testimony that the airport should be managed as a dedicated economic development asset. House Bill 836, which would reconfirm members of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority East, was amended to move the reconfirmation date from August 1, 2026, to December 1, 2026, to avoid disrupting hurricane-season operations, and was reported favorably by substitute. Finally, House Bill 730, concerning the use of ADS-B aircraft tracking data, was discussed with an amendment limiting the bill’s application to smaller aircraft; the measure was presented as a privacy and safety bill to prevent assessors or others from using ADS-B data to impose fees or taxes on aircraft owners.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Agriculture & Livestock Aug 19th, 2025

Agriculture & Livestock

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, we've got the, the, uh, we, we have developed.
  • Um, since November 2024, we've been developing and distributing.
  • And we have internal and external working groups developing response plans.
  • Of, of, of wildlife, uh, to coordinate plan development and enhancement.
  • So those are ideas that we continue to develop.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Appropriations Committee, January 7, 2026 - PM

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> when building homes or or developing when building homes or or developing land,<01:13:52.000><c>
  • </c><01:28:10.320><c> or</c> are economic development agencies or are economic development agencies or
  • </c> today from our water development today from our water development committee<01:35:34.800><c> that
  • All of those elements cause developers to have to pay more and maybe not develop at all, and they cause
  • All of those elements cause developers to have to pay more and maybe not develop at all, and they cause
Keywords: 916, all
WV
Transcript Highlights:
  • This act creates the aerospace development program within the Department of Commerce and requires the
  • The second new article creates the West Virginia Job Development Grant Program to be administered by
  • the Division of Economic Development.
  • “The monies in the Aviation and Aerospace Workforce Development Fund are to be used by the Council for
  • This requires the Council for Community and Technical College Education to develop a program to produce
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum present, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then took up several House bills with strike-and-insert amendments. House Bill 5510 was amended to incorporate provisions from Senate Bills 1065 and 928, modernizing Alcohol Beverage Control licensing and adding rules for low-proof spirit alcohol products, including a $1.25 per gallon tax; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then considered House Bill 5453 on school funding. After discussion of a proposed block-grant system and supplemental aid for special education, the committee adopted an amendment replacing much of the bill with weighted funding for level two and level three special education students, exempting those funds from block grant rules and limiting their use to direct instruction. The committee also adopted a clarification to extend the special education funding to charter school students and reported the amended bill to the Senate. House Bill 5412, dealing with multi-year technology licensing contracts for local fiscal bodies and science-of-reading training for K-5 teachers, was amended to clarify contract language, delay implementation dates, change “endorsement” to “training,” and require charter school teachers to participate; it was then reported. The committee next amended and reported House Bill 4006, which creates aerospace development and workforce grant programs, changing the funding mechanism to use Department of Commerce reporting and personal income tax proceeds rather than direct employee withholdings. It also took up House Bill 4009, combining voluntary portable benefits for independent contractors with microcredentialing and an expanded apprenticeship tax credit, adopted the Finance Committee amendment, and reported it. Finally, House Bill 4004 creating the Recharge West Virginia training reimbursement program was amended to raise the annual employer reimbursement cap from $50,000 to $100,000 while keeping the $10,000 per-employee limit, and the committee reported the bill. The meeting ended with adjournment.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We're calling to order the Business, Trade and Economic Development Committee of the Senate.
  • I study adolescent development.
  • These characteristics of adolescent development are not deficits.
  • Not all adolescents develop problematic patterns of use.
  • We appreciate your insight on child development and the impacts of social media.
Summary: The Senate Business, Trade and Economic Development Committee first held a work session on protecting children online. Testimony focused on a proposed Kids Online Protection Act that would limit addictive algorithmic feeds for minors and restrict push notifications during school hours and at night. Supporters included a former tech executive, a Meta whistleblower, and a psychology researcher, who argued that social media design exploits adolescent development, harms well-being, and that the bill gives parents and children more control without banning access to content. Industry and trade group witnesses opposed the approach, arguing it would violate the First Amendment, create privacy risks through age verification, and could reduce useful personalization and safety tools; they said companies are already implementing teen protections and parental controls. The committee did not take a vote during the work session. The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 5928, sponsored by Senators Warnick and Short at the request of the Insurance Commissioner. The bill would require property insurers using wildfire risk scores or models to disclose more information to consumers, explain adverse factors, provide appeal and rescoring processes, and account for mitigation actions in rate filings and discounts. The Office of Insurance Commissioner, a Colville Tribal representative, fire district testimony, climate advocates, realtors, hospitality businesses, and insurance agents generally supported the bill as a transparency and consumer-protection measure, with some urging inclusion of commercial lines and stronger recognition of local fire mitigation. Several insurance trade groups opposed or were neutral, warning that the bill goes too far, could expose proprietary underwriting information, increase regulation and costs, and should be narrowed to align with other states’ approaches. No vote was taken, and the chair adjourned after the hearing.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Housing and Community Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome to the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development.
  • track home developments.
  • This is just really for single-family and small multifamily developments under 10 units.
  • And I think it could be kind of frustrating, you know, for the developers.
  • It's still up to the private developer.
Keywords: 988, house, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation Apr 16th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is about short-line railroads, which we know are so important for economic development.
  • But it's also beneficial from an economic development standpoint.
  • We used $1.2 million from our economic development funds to purchase the distressed facility from Union
  • We support the smart development of both freight and passenger rail in Texas, and we do support Senator
  • and real estate development authority of the port.
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several bills focused on transportation infrastructure, public safety, and local commemorations. SB 2841 would clarify the overweight corridor designation for the Port of Brownsville so all three statutorily approved bridges are treated uniformly for northbound and southbound overweight traffic; the Port of Brownsville testified in support, and the bill was left pending. SB 39 would restore the commercial motor vehicle “admission rule” framework in collision cases; Senator Birdwell explained the committee substitute, and the bill was later reported favorably. The committee also heard and later advanced SB 682, SB 1369, and SB 1422, which rename stretches of highway or a bridge in honor of fallen firefighters and military service members, with no opposition testimony and all left pending before final votes. The committee also heard SB 2366, which would create a grant program for short-line railroad projects through rural rail transportation districts for track, bridge, capacity, and restoration work. Senator Hughes and several witnesses from rural rail districts and rail advocacy groups supported the bill, while TxDOT explained current rail funding is limited and that the bill would be the first such grant program for Class 3 short lines; members discussed that the bill would need a floor amendment because state funds cannot be paid directly to railroads. SB 1013 would expand crosswalk protections under the Lisa Torrey-Smith Act to include certain driveway curb cuts along sidewalks; it was supported by the author and left pending before later being reported favorably. The committee also considered SB 2080, which would modernize port and navigation district rules by easing records and procurement requirements, exempting certain security and cybersecurity discussions from recording, and expanding some operational authority. Port Houston and the Texas Ports Association supported the bill, while the City of Corpus Christi raised concerns that the language could expand port economic-development authority beyond navigation purposes and affect local tax bases; the Port of Galveston also noted concerns about the filed version but supported the bill as presented, and the committee substitute was later reported favorably. SB 2001 would create specialty license plates and related parking/toll benefits for permanently disabled peace officers; SB 2705 would codify registration exemptions for certain farm equipment and some specialty plates. Both were supported by witnesses, adopted with committee substitutes where applicable, and reported favorably. Final votes on the reported bills were largely unanimous or near-unanimous, and the committee recessed after leaving some motions open briefly.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • I would move that House File 8 be recommended to be re-referred to the Labor and Workforce Development
  • in our state while Pro development in our state while Pro protecting<00:20:33.960><c> our</c><00:20:
  • </c> the concept phase or early development the concept phase or early development and<00:22:34.320><
  • the fen management plan and then three years to develop an operating plan.
  • </c> Wetland and it took one year to develop Wetland and it took one year to develop the<00:25:09.679
Keywords: 1183, house