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• items that you're changing that are one-time items section two you can see that ...same with Section
• Section 7, the amendment there... ...at that time.
• Section 7, the amendment there is just the adjustment for the litigation pool from $8 million to $5 million
• Bottom of page 8, spilling into page 9, this is Section 15, a new section regarding the 24/7 sobriety
• One question, I think maybe for Levi, and this is the Section 15 regarding the 24-7 sobriety program

Bills: SB2012

Committee: Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division

Summary: The Government Operations Division met to continue work on budget and bill amendments. The committee first took up the Attorney General’s budget and reviewed a detailed amendment package that adjusted FTE levels, salary equity funding, funding sources, and several one-time appropriations. Changes included removing some House-added items, adding contingent funding tied to other bills, restoring certain funding sources, increasing the electronic smoking device manufacturer fee, and adding a provision on 24/7 sobriety program fees. Senator Dwyer then offered a further amendment to make the electronic smoking device fee a $2,000 application fee with a $500 annual renewal fee, which passed. The committee then voted 4-1 to adopt the budget as amended and give it a do pass recommendation as amended. The committee next considered House Bill 1143, relating to Great Plains Food Bank funding. After testimony from Amy Cleary on behalf of Great Plains Food Bank, members discussed the organization’s statewide role and the project’s financing, including a planned $30 million facility and existing fundraising. Senator Burkhard moved to restore the appropriation from $5 million to $10 million, and the motion passed 4-1. The committee then voted 4-1 to give the bill a do pass recommendation as amended, with Senator Burkhard designated as carrier. Finally, the committee discussed House Bill 1524, which would fund regional planning councils and authorize 16 FTEs. Members expressed sympathy for the councils’ work but concerns about approving new state-funded positions. No action was taken, and the chair asked to hold the bill over for further review. The committee then recessed, noting remaining budget work and upcoming hearings.

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• You have CAs set aside in the statewide section 65 to allow the.
• product at 7%.
• I think there's a new section, and we have a few more section and we have a few more questions.
• So, uh, I can get you some numbers on how much we sell that's higher than 7%.
• 284,000 cases of these products under this 7%.

Bills: SB90 , SB255 , SB268

Committee: House Tourism

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• by adding section 15-711, relating to public educational institutions.
• 2, Article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, and adding section 25202.01, amending sections 25203, 25204,
• 2, Article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, and adding section 25202.01, amending sections 25203, 25204,
• Section 15-115.02, amending section 15-711, relating to public educational institutions.

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• sections one and two.
• of the bill specifically sections of the bill specifically sections<00:17:40.520><c> one</c><00:17:41.520
• one and two okay we just feel sections one and two okay we just feel that<00:17:44.240><c> because</
• 30</c><00:21:23.159><c> members</c><00:21:23.760><c> uh</c><00:21:23.880><c> the</c> Senate Bill 7:30
• members uh the Senate Bill 7:30 members uh the recommendation<00:21:24.679><c> is</c><00:21:24.840><

Summary: The Committee on Labor and Technology heard testimony on several measures. SB 338, relating to taxation, would temporarily reinstate the Act 221 technology infrastructure renovation tax credit and expand eligible technology-enabled infrastructure to include data servers; Tax Department said it had no requested changes, SurfPAC supported the bill, and the Tax Foundation offered comments. Members later advanced SB 338 with amendments, including a report to the Legislature before the 2029 session and technical changes. SB 1491, on departmental data sharing, would add the Department of Taxation to the state longitudinal data system to share aggregated wage data; UH, Hawaii P20, and the Tax Foundation supported it, and Taxation said it could comply as written. The committee amended the bill to also include DBEDT and then passed it with amendments. The committee also considered SB 1156 on sexually explicit deepfakes, SB 853 on an immigration services trust fund, SB 436 on limiting State Fire Marshal service to three terms, and SB 1034 on rest periods in the food service industry. The Attorney General said SB 1156 was unnecessary because existing law already covers AI-created deepfakes, and the committee deferred the bill. SB 853 drew support from DLIR/Office of Community Services and civil rights advocates, but opposition testimony noted substantial public opposition; the committee deferred the measure, saying existing resources from Act 7 made the trust fund premature. SB 436 drew concerns from the State Fire Council representative that term limits would add complications, but the committee passed it with amendments. SB 1034 drew mixed testimony: DLIR stood on comments, the restaurant association supported the intent but suggested changing the five-hour threshold, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association opposed it over the lack of a definition of food service industry; the committee amended the bill to add that definition and passed it with amendments. At the later 3:15 p.m. decision-making-only agenda, the committee deferred SB 730 indefinitely after conferring with the PSM chair, saying it was special legislation needing further work in the interim.

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• of this section.
• </c> numeral 1 through 7 of this section this numeral 1 through 7 of this section this bill<00:05:26.479
• /c> bill itself pertains to Roman numeral 7 bill itself pertains to Roman numeral 7 in<00:05:29.919><
• </c><00:08:21.560><c> of</c> states and points to various sections of states and points to various sections
• </c> was used but inadvertently two sections was used but inadvertently two sections referenced<00:24

Committee: Senate Children and Family Law

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• </c> 7-0. Thank you. 7-0. Thank you. 7-0. Thank you. 7-0. Thank you.
• The next sections of the bill section.
• Then section six is a section added by the other body.
• Section six, um, this is our VHIP section.
• ><c> section</c><01:54:22.000><c> is</c><01:54:22.080><c> section</c> section uh my last section is section

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• </c><00:08:46.480><c> out</c> we're going to take these sections out we're going to take these sections
• Section four, we um forma.
• Now, going through the section by section of the bill, um, there's two findings.
• So, section two And then section three.
• Section<01:23:59.600><c> two,</c> Section two, Section two, emergency<01:24:01.240><c> operation</c><

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• What we have is we're in two sections of code on this bill.
• Lastly, there is a piece to this that is new, which is Section 5, and that begins at line 25, page 7.
• Yeah, page 7, line 7. Discharge. Let's see if I can find it here.
• Yeah, page 7, lines 15 through 24.
• Chairman, Representative Barbieri, that section that you're referring to on page 7, line 3 says that

Committee: House Revenue and Taxation

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• FY 27 starting on page 7.
• Next we go to Rep. 7 Little. Thank you.
• You could do 7%. You could, you know, anything that made sense. up to, right? You could do 7%.
• page 7 page 7 uh representative will hunt please and represent edda great thank you i just want to i
• Chair, we refer to the citation here of Laws 2025, Chapter 160, Section 5.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• on page 26, lines four, and 7 to provide funding for gambling prevention and treatment, special fund
• , and education; and $10,000 on page 28, line 7; $50,000 on page 28, line 12; and $100,000 on page 28
• , line 7 for the fines; and five 10% on page 45, line 17 for tax collections on adjusted gross sports
• on page 26, lines four, and 7 to provide funding for gambling prevention and treatment, special fund
• Line 7, $50,000 on page 28, line 12, and $100,000 on page 28, line 7 for the fines; and five 10% on page

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Summary: The committee took up a long decision-making agenda and repeatedly recommended passage of measures, most either unamended or with technical or date-deferral amendments. Early items included HB 496, which was passed with amendments deferring the effective date to 2050, and HB 700, which was passed with amendments incorporating Alzheimer’s Association language on dementia data collection, standardized cognitive assessments, Medicare Part C, and related definitions. Other bills addressed insurance, health care preceptors, workers’ compensation, labeling, rural emergency hospitals, and numerous budget or policy measures later in the agenda. Several bills received substantive amendment packages. HB 250 was amended to add an objective on treatments for common chronic or long-term conditions and to clarify that automating determinations is intended to reduce delays in patient care. HB 303 adopted Hawaii Pharmacist Association language clarifying the definition of a nationally accredited pharmacy residency program. HB 1179 was amended to adopt Department of Human Services language relating to Med-QUEST. Later, HB 1293 added a $250,000 cap, a $20 million general-fund appropriation for Department of Education food services, and procurement-reporting language; HB 1153 authorized transfers of various non-general-fund accounts to the general fund and added a blank appropriation for the governor’s office; and HB 1168 added a proviso to a revenue bond appropriation to help in-state residents with demonstrated financial need offset room-and-board increases. The most notable debate was on HB 1308, a sports wagering bill. Members discussed regulatory structure, youth sports restrictions, tax and fee provisions, and gambling-prevention funding. Several members opposed the bill, citing family impacts, gambling addiction concerns, and the possibility that regulatory and social costs would outweigh revenues; others supported it with reservations. The motion to pass with amendments was adopted, with recorded no votes and reservations. Across the agenda, most remaining bills were adopted with little or no discussion, including many measures passed unamended and several with deferred effective dates or committee-report notes reflecting testimony or appropriation requests.

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• Members, please be advised that pursuant to Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of Virginia, providing
• And third, the tiered penalties section that we had included has been shifted.
• On the board, we have the Governor's Amendment 7, 9, and 10 to take up first. Mr.
• All those in favor of adopting Amendments 7, 9, and 10 to HB 1393? Clerk will open the roll.
• The Governor's recommendations as to House Bill 1393, Amendments 7, 9, and 10, are agreed to.

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• I'll start with the first chunk of changes in sections 2, 3, 4, and 7.
• /c><00:02:20.720><c> and</c><00:02:20.879><c> these</c><00:02:21.120><c> are</c> sections 2 3 4 and 7
• and these are sections 2 3 4 and 7 and these are related<00:02:21.520><c> to</c><00:02:21.680><c> peer
• Um there's a a change in section<00:02:48.720><c> 4</c><00:02:48.959><c> and</c><00:02:49.200><c> 7</
• c><00:02:49.599><c> limit</c><00:02:50.239><c> um</c><00:02:51.040><c> removing</c> section 4 and 7 limit

Committee: Senate Human Services

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• We have that bill out on 7 to 0. Thank you. It's 7 to 0. Next we'll have AB 1844.
• The bill is out 7 to 0. Thank you, Assembly Member. Thank you, fabulous Assembly Member.
• That bill is out 7 to 0. Item number three, AB 1818. Ortega, the current vote is 6 to 0.
• That bill is out 7 to 0. Consent calendar. Item number four, AB 1841. Ramos: Aye.
• That bill is out 7 to 0. Having no more business, this meeting is adjourned. Thank you. Thank you.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement heard several labor and retirement bills. AB 1582 by Assembly Member Ortega would make it an unfair labor practice for a higher education employer to disregard or delay arbitration decisions involving contracting out, with make-whole relief including attorney fees and costs. Supporters from AFSCME and other labor groups said UC has repeatedly ignored arbitration outcomes on outsourcing disputes, while UC opposed the bill as an overbroad change that could create systemwide operational and financial risk. The committee passed the bill on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. AB 1818 by Assembly Member Ortega would repeal an outdated HEERA provision that CSU has used to reopen bargaining when it claims state funding is insufficient. Teamsters and other labor supporters argued CSU has used the provision to avoid honoring negotiated raises, while CSU said the bill would limit its ability to manage compensation responsibly when state funding is uncertain. The committee also passed AB 1818 to Appropriations. AB 1564 by Assembly Member Arreguín would make communications between an employee and union representative confidential in public employment matters. Labor supporters said the measure would protect trust in the representational relationship and codify existing PERB case law, while school, local government, county, city, and business groups warned it could hinder workplace investigations, including those involving student safety and harassment. The bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations. AB 1844 by Assembly Member Pacheco, placed on the consent calendar, would update Judges’ Retirement System 2 to allow non-spouse beneficiaries for survivor benefits and to extend access to survivor options for vested judges; it was approved unanimously, 7-0. After all items were taken up, the committee adjourned.

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• Page 7. Correct. Page 7, 310, May 7. MoWorks, Jeff City, a House. The difference is the one time.
• And on page 7, the... One time. I got you. And on page 7, the first 3.2.3.2 or House positions?
• Page 47, Part 2, Section 10.2015.
• Okay, 7. On top page 7, 11500, we're going to go Senate language, but 5% on the flex. 11,500.
• So we'll go to page 7 of 7 there, and on 13.005, we're actually just going to take a compromise position

Committee: House Conference Committee on Budget

Summary: The conference committee spent most of the meeting working through House Bill 2, the education budget, with repeated debate over how to close the remaining gap in the foundation formula. Members discussed fund swaps involving the blind pension fund, capital commission fund, lottery proceeds, state school money, and classroom trust funds, with several senators arguing the committee should fully fund the formula if possible and warning against leaving schools with a shortfall. The committee also reviewed child care subsidies, Parents as Teachers language, school safety and assessment-related items, Title I reallocation language, and a compromise on flexibility percentages for certain education lines. Several members raised concerns about language restricting virtual Parents as Teachers visits and about child care subsidy language tied to enrollment-based payment and prospective payment, while others defended the compromise as a way to balance provider concerns and budget limits. House Bill 3, covering higher education, was also reviewed. The committee largely accepted Senate positions on appropriations, with a compromise on the St. Louis Community College nursing program and a new proposal directing the Department of Higher Education to develop a new funding model by December 1, 2026. That language drew concern from some members, who said the timeline was too aggressive and asked for more flexibility, but supporters said prior work on performance funding justified the deadline. The committee then moved through House Bill 2004, transportation, agreeing to a mix of Senate positions and compromises on items such as safety operations, low-volume roads, port funding, and road improvements, including a larger-than-expected appropriation for Clarendon Road tied to a State Fair relocation plan. House Bill 5, general administration and IT, generated the most controversy over new language directing a plan for state IT modernization and cloud migration; several members objected that it was too prescriptive, resembled a resolution, and could favor a specific vendor, but the chair said the goal was accountability and oversight. The committee left some House Bill 5 items open for further negotiation, then later returned to finalize several dollar amounts and a shorter conference proposal on the IT language. The committee also worked through House Bills 7, 8, and 9, mostly adopting Senate positions with a few compromises. House Bill 7 covered economic development and tourism items, including Main Street, Missouri One Start, broadband, Juneteenth, and the Great American State Fair, with some items set aside for later or moved to other bills. House Bill 8 focused on public safety and veterans’ funding, including school safety apps, fentanyl testing, crime lab workload, DNA testing, veterans’ programs, and Highway Patrol fleet and fuel items; members debated whether to keep fleet and fuel funding separated or rolled together, and several items were set at compromise levels. House Bill 9, covering mental health and corrections, was handled more briefly, with most items following Senate positions and a few compromises, including probation and parole funding and a reduction on one appropriation. The committee then recessed and later resumed with House Bill 2010, beginning work on another budget bill with a mix of Senate, House, and compromise positions on early line items, but the transcript cuts off before that bill is completed.

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• Section 7 makes a technical change by repealing language in Title 12 VSA 4601, which is related to appeals
• Section 30 is another example of the Judiciary's 7-day initiative, changing a court time limit to 14
• Section 7 also changes a shall to a may, which will allow the Agency of Human Services to implement a
• Section<01:07:51.000><c> 7</c><01:07:51.400><c> also</c><01:07:51.526><c> [clears throat]</c><01:07:51.720
• ><c> changes</c><01:07:52.280><c> a</c> Section 7 also [clears throat] changes a Section 7 also [clears

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• Section 25, on page 24, line nine, just makes technical changes to that section.
• ,</c><00:37:22.560><c> it</c><00:37:22.720><c> sets</c> Section 35 on line 19, it sets Section 35 on
• Section 41 on line 28 is a conforming change related to section 40.
• Section 62 makes No, that's right.
• </c> section 58. section 58.

Committee: Senate Transportation

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• And then the next section is for Section 301, which is the Bicycle Education Grant Program.
• And then the next section is for Section 301, which is the Bicycle Education Grant Program.
• I'll be speaking to a few sections, beginning with Section 401, which relates to fish passage barrier
• In Part 7, starting with Section 701, for a brief background, it is currently presumed the registered
• FutureWise supports Section 7 of the bill, which identifies being able to do some clean energy siting

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met for a work session and public hearing on February 19, 2026. In the work session, Switch Maritime presented a proposal for hydrogen fuel cell ferries for Washington State, including a budget proviso directing the Joint Transportation Committee to study hydrogen propulsion and a lease model for future Washington State Ferries procurement. The company described its Sea Change vessel, said the design could be adapted for Washington routes such as San Juan Islands–Anacortes, and emphasized that hydrogen fueling could be delivered through a mobile supply chain without new charging infrastructure. Senators asked about vessel flexibility, size, hydrogen availability, and terminal compatibility. The committee also received an update from WSDOT on the new public-private partnership program authorized in 2025. Staff said the agency is developing a four-phase implementation process, including consultant selection, a steering committee, a program manual, stakeholder engagement, and candidate project identification, with a report due to the transportation committees on September 1, 2026 and program launch targeted for January 1, 2027. The presentation stressed that the program manual will provide flexibility within the statute and that legislative input is being sought on engagement and project timing. The public hearing was on Senate Bill 6352, an omnibus transportation resources bill that revises and expands provisions from last year’s ESSB 5801. Staff outlined sections covering a mobile driver’s license and ID card program, a reduced-fee ID card for older drivers, changes to alternative fuel and aviation taxes and fees, revised sales tax distributions for ferry and multimodal funding, transit and bicycle education grants, fish passage permitting, clean energy siting on WSDOT right-of-way, toll notice procedures, older driver safety outreach, traffic safety camera revenue sharing, and a delay to the tow-truck indigent impound reimbursement program. The prime sponsor highlighted two priorities: digital driver’s licenses and dedicated ferry funding. Testimony was mixed. Supporters included airlines and aviation groups backing mobile ID and repeal of the luxury aircraft tax, transit and bicycle safety advocates supporting grant flexibility and continued bike education funding, and ferry advocates supporting dedicated ferry revenue. Local governments, including Bellevue, Kenmore, and Tacoma, raised concerns about the traffic camera revenue change, saying the shift from net to gross revenue would reduce local safety funding and could discourage new camera programs. The Association of Washington Cities also warned about unintended consequences in the fish passage and traffic camera provisions. RV dealers sought a delay to the luxury vehicle tax, and peer-to-peer car-sharing platform Turo asked for clarification on documentation requirements. The committee took no final vote and announced it would consider executive action the following week.

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• And those are sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and the revisor instruction at the end.
• Those changes are in sections 5 to 7 of that article. Mr.
• Those changes are in sections 5 to 7 of that article.
• Those changes are in sections 5 to 7 of that article. Article six is the facilities article.
• Those changes are in sections 5 to 7 of that article. Mr.

Bills: HF1388

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching

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• 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section 5-342 and amending Section 5-342.01, relating to the
• House Bill 2477, an act amending Sections 15-1871 and 15-1875, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to
• 36, Chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Sections 36-761, 36-762, and 36-763, relating to
• 36-chapter 6, Arizona-Vise Statues, by adding section 36-7-61, 36-7-62, and 36-7-63 relating to midwifery
• Section continues with the opening of the vote on House Bill 2771. Thank you. Thank you.

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• </c> hour uh short sections hour uh short sections 1,500<03:04:22.880><c> half</c><03:04:23.080><c> a
• We do 7 parts per million currently in fluoridated community water.
• We do 7 parts per million currently in fluoridated community water.
• /c> even suggests that the standard of 7 even suggests that the standard of 7 parts<04:39:16.160><c>

Summary: The committee took up several bills in executive session, beginning with HB 568 on subdivision regulations concerning water supply. Representative Donnelly moved ITL, arguing the bill would create costly studies, that towns already have jurisdiction over needed studies, and that the issue was not widespread. The committee voted ITL 9-7. HB 582, dealing with safety requirements for personal watercraft, was also moved ITL on the grounds that existing law already covers the issue and the bill was unnecessary after recent action on personal flotation devices. Representative Derby opposed the ITL, saying the bill was a common-sense safety measure and would restore a misdemeanor penalty, but the committee voted ITL 9-7. The committee then retained HB 595, relative to coastal resilience zones, after members said the bill was important but needed more work and time because of its complexity. Members noted it should be revisited later, and the motion to retain passed 16-0. HB 607, funding the Hampton Beach Area Commission and making appropriations, received an ought-to-pass recommendation 15-1, with support from members who described Hampton Beach as an important economic driver and one dissenting member saying the state should not bear the full cost. The committee also adopted Amendment 2025-3 on HB 624, establishing a local river management advisory committee grant program, by a 16-0 vote; the amendment shifted funding decisions to the Department of Environmental Services based on demonstrated need and a first-come, first-served process. The bill as amended then received an ought-to-pass recommendation 16-0 and was placed on consent. Later, the committee retained HB 629, funding the operation, maintenance, and repair of state dams, after members said the dams need attention but the bill required more work because suggested amendments had just been received. That motion passed 16-0. HB 644, concerning drones in state parks, was ITL’d because the Department of Parks and Recreation is already working through rulemaking on UAS use in remote areas, and the committee voted 16-0 for ITL. HB 657, the short notice booking act access for New Hampshire residents to state parks, was also ITL’d at the request of the prime sponsor, passing 16-0. The committee then adjourned and announced a later hearing on HB 663, which would allow the Division of Historical Resources to use a portion of Moose plate funds for administering its grant program; testimony from the sponsor and the division supported the bill as clarifying existing authority, and no final vote on HB 663 was included in the transcript excerpt.