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• So you can see that in increasing order going down the slide.
• With that, I'll pass it down to the next. Good morning.
• And you pay down an industrial system by having it utilized.
• the road or 50 years down the road?
• We cannot slow the process down.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• over uh certain speed or sustain winds over uh certain speed or conditions<00:42:07.400> that
• So possibly it would just be, like, um, there are certain larger wind conditions and stuff.
• Um, is there a reasonable expectation that that $250 charge would go significantly down with this?
• with this I'm just trying to sort down with this I'm just trying to sort of<01:04:47.400> better<
• I'm going to add language that requires that all windows of the tint must be rolled down when a motor

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing covered HB 1484 on transit-oriented development and HB 157 on transportation. For HB 1484, testimony included a request from the Hoi Community Development Authority to be removed from the measure while offering to assist if the transit-oriented development law is implemented, along with testimony in opposition and support from several individuals. The committees later recommended HB 1484 be passed with amendments, including an HD1, a defective date, deletion of a reference to section 225 on page 11, adoption of H-CDA’s proposed amendment, and related committee report changes. The vote was adopted in both committees, with Representatives Cochran and Lee excused and Representative Mora voting with reservations. HB 157 concerned the transfer and acceptance of roads in the Villages of Kapolei. HHFDC supported the bill’s intent and explained that the roads were originally self-permitted, the city had not accepted dedication, and HHFDC has been maintaining and upgrading the roads under an MOA that requires improvements to city standards before transfer. Testimony from the Villages of Kapolei Association and others described ongoing problems with non-emergency police services, illegal parking, abandoned vehicles, and the need for city enforcement on roads that are open to the public. Committee members asked about the current holdup, the possibility of transferring roads in segments, and whether a cash settlement could resolve the issue; HHFDC said it was working in segments and that the city had mentioned a $60 million figure. The committees then recommended HB 157 pass with amendments, noting they were awaiting an Attorney General opinion on authority to compel the transfer and that the matter would continue to the Committee on Water and Land. The Transportation Committee also heard several additional bills. HB 1083, concerning vessels in state commercial harbors, drew support from the Department of Transportation and some industry groups and opposition from charter operators; HB 1159, which would require compliance with harbor master evacuation orders and increase penalties, drew DOT support and opposition from multiple vessel operators, who argued the bill was too broad and should define emergencies more clearly and use tiered penalties. HB 58, limiting civil liability for firefighting at commercial harbors, received DOT and Maritime Group support. HB 1165, on county disposal of ocean-bordering property and state highway acquisition, received DOT support. HB 938, a broad motor vehicle franchise and EV-related bill, drew support from the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association and the Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board, but strong opposition from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Tesla, Rivian, Scout Motors, and others; opponents argued it would restrict direct-to-consumer EV sales and innovation, while dealers said the bill was too broad and needed further stakeholder work. No final votes were taken on the Transportation Committee’s remaining measures in the portion provided, and the joint hearing was adjourned after decision-making on HB 1484 and HB 157.

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• After wind, after rain, when the dark is done, as I wake from a dream in the gold of day, through the
• after rain when the dark home after wind after rain when the dark is<00:37:17.040> done<00:37
• Be still, my soul: the waves and wind will know his voice who ruled them while he dwelt below.
• will know his Soul the waves and wind will know his voice<00:39:17.440> who<00:39:17.640>
• She'll still be on the floor with us, so I'm going to stop wandering myself and sit down.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Minnesota Senate convened for opening day of the 94th legislative session, with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and remarks honoring the late Senator Carrie Dike, whose seat was left empty. Leaders from both parties described her as a unifying, hardworking public servant and noted the chamber’s grief at her death. A quorum was established by roll call of members from all districts. The Senate then elected Bobby Joe Champion and Jeremy Miller as co-presiding officers by a vote of 65 ayes and 1 pass, and they were sworn in. In their remarks, both emphasized cooperation, open dialogue, and working forward together despite a projected budget deficit and other difficult issues ahead. The chamber also elected Thomas Bodin as Secretary of the Senate by 66 votes, and then approved a slate of other officers—including assistant secretaries, engrossing secretary, sergeant at arms, assistant sergeant at arms, and chaplain—by one roll call with 66 votes. Senate Resolution No. 1, which set the temporary organization of the Senate and memorialized the organizing agreement between the two caucuses, was adopted by a vote of 66 ayes and 0 nays. The resolution covered temporary leadership structure, staff and appointments, committee memberships and schedules, adoption of temporary rules from the prior session with updated committee names, and procedures for resolving future issues. After adoption, the Senate set aside time for members to speak in tribute to Senator Dike, with several senators offering personal remembrances and condolences to her family and staff.

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• This temporary incentive is an investment that will generate revenue down the line for things currently
• for things like windows, insulation, conservation upgrades, solar generation and storage, and even wind
• I think I've got this down to a three-minute testimony to give you a brief overview of what it's about
• It establishes a housing down payment trust fund administered by the Executive Office of Housing and
• It funds grants for down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers purchasing single-family homes

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a hearing on several housing-related bills, with chairs Adrienne Madaro and James Eldridge framing the discussion as part of the Legislature’s broader response to the state’s housing crisis and noting that many of the bills build on the 2024 Affordable Homes Act. The chairs reviewed hearing procedures, including the three-minute oral testimony limit, the option to submit written testimony, and the hybrid format. No votes were taken during the hearing. Testimony began with support for H. 3278, a bill to create a graduated deed excise tax for affordable housing. Representative Worel argued that higher-end real estate transactions should contribute more to fund affordable housing production, saying the measure would not burden working families and would help address racial inequities in homeownership and displacement. Representative Soder then supported H. 3247, which would promote redevelopment of abandoned buildings through expanded tax incentives for renovating vacant properties for sale or rent, arguing that it would bring blighted units back into use and generate future tax revenue. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3040/S. 1969, residential improvement or R-PACE legislation. Robert Giles of Home Run Financing and Nicole Steele of Amalgamated Bank described the program as a voluntary, assessment-based financing tool that could help homeowners pay for energy efficiency, resilience, and other major repairs without upfront costs, and said it could complement existing Mass Save programs while expanding access to more homeowners. In contrast, Judith Lieben of the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute opposed H. 3039/S. 1946, the Housing Development Incentive Program bill, arguing it would expand subsidies for market-rate and luxury housing in Gateway Cities instead of directing resources to low-income renters. Representative Hawkins also testified in support of H. 3121, which would end large investor control of homes in Massachusetts by imposing an excise tax on large owners of small residential properties and using the revenue for first-time homebuyer down payment assistance. After testimony and a few member questions, the chairs asked whether anyone else wished to testify and then adjourned the hearing.

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• In my part of the world, when the wind blows 80.
• But could you, I just want to break down some.
• We've got lines in place down in southeast Oklahoma.
• So when you go down and we like to eat steak in Oklahoma and when we sit down to a plate of steak right
• Those that are threatened by that will shut it down altogether.

Bills: HB3183, HB4316, HB4484, HB3469, HB3464, HB3173, HB3989

Keywords: electric utilities, grid congestion, transmission technology, advanced power flow controllers, dynamic line rating, energy efficiency, rural water service, district organization, emergency legislation, Oklahoma, water management, state vehicles, state-owned vehicles, state-leased vehicles, motor vehicle use, commuting use, personal use, fleet management, Corporation Commission, field inspectors

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• The second and third pieces are a bit of commentary, one from a sitting city council member down in San
• But many of the little stores were just having to shut down because they're just barely making it.
• And then you look down at the local level, you really see none of that same fiscal discipline.
• Chairman, I believe that it really kind of boils down to two questions.
• Go down to Cervantes v. McCuller.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Opponents said the bill will shut down business when we introduced the ETA.
• It didn't shut down business. It spurred innovation.
• Are you holding the button down? Oh, that one's not. I'm not holding the button down.
• Colorado's production is down between 10 and 20 percent in just a five-year span.
• Colorado's production is down between 10 and 20 percent in just a five-year span.

Bills: SB12, SB36, SB92, SB120, SB133, SB151, SB18, SB96

Keywords: tax credit, physician, healthcare, income tax, rural health, quantum technology, infrastructure, economic development, New Mexico, corporate tax, research and development, innovation, affordable housing, gross receipts tax, tax deduction, construction materials, multifamily housing, low income, journalism, local news

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• IT BOILS DOWN TO PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY.
• PRIDGEON ALREADY IN PLACE FOR THE FLORIDA COLLEGE SYSTEM THAT HAS CONTRIBUTED UNIVERSITY SHUTTING DOWN
• IT GETS DOWN AFTER A CERTAIN DATE AS WE GET CLOSER TO FEBRUARY >> I UNDERSTAND.
• LET'S SAY YOU WIND UP FINDING 40,000 OF THEM AFTER THE FACT.
• BRINGING BACK DOWN TO 10 DAYS DOES NOT LEAVE YOU A LOT OF ROOM AREA AND ANOTHER ISSUE WITHIN THIS IS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• That's down in Mescalero.
• They wanted 10% down.
• from Tularosa down in the valley.
• The ones that haven't been damaged are all the way down through Spaghetti Flats, down past Spaghetti
• So, it all winds up down at the racetrack.

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• Those projects will get bogged down as well. Those projects will get bogged down as well.
• scale solar, potentially offshore wind. scale solar, potentially offshore wind.
• <00:46:16.079> as Those projects will get bogged down as Those projects will get bogged down
• distance, you know, like a winding road. distance, you know, like a winding road.
• shuts everything down? shuts everything down?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And I think for people to learn about the times that we have let people down, where we have rejected
• And I think we've got a strong-armed situation happening, a push down directly from the feds that's tied
• That gives you 30 seconds to wind down your thoughts, okay? Thank you, Chair. Chair, members.
• Yellow light means start winding it down. Thank you very much. You're already seated.
• Yellow light means start winding it down. Thank you very much. My name is Alice Minn.

Summary: The Senate Education Committee K-16 resumed public testimony on Senate Bill 735, a Holocaust education bill. Alice Min spoke in support, saying learning about difficult parts of history is important for understanding American history and the experiences of minority communities. Sheila Hemphill also supported the bill but urged broader language to include multiple genocides and more instructional material. After a brief exchange, public testimony on SB 735 closed and the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 800, which would strengthen higher-education orientation materials on sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking policies, and Senate Bill 2310, which would require public institutions to post clearer online degree and transfer requirements. Both bills were explained by their authors, committee substitutes were adopted, no public testimony was offered, and each bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2055, a cleanup bill for the Texas Leadership Scholars Program, was also heard and left pending after no testimony. A major portion of the meeting focused on Senate Bill 1069, which would require investigations and mandatory termination for faculty found to have discriminated against students based on religion, with a department placed under conservatorship after a termination. The author said the bill was meant to address religious discrimination and protect students; several witnesses, including Muslim and Jewish law students and other advocates, argued it was too vague, lacked a definition of religious discrimination, threatened academic freedom, and could chill speech. The bill was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2972, which would set new limits on expressive activity on public university campuses, including restrictions on encampments, masks, sound amplification, and protests during finals; opponents said it would restrict free speech and protest rights, while the bill was adopted as a committee substitute and left pending. Senate Bill 2815, allowing students to choose the diploma name after a university merger or renaming, was briefly heard and left pending. Later, the committee took up pending business and voted out several bills. SB 2920, SB 2398, SB 2927, SB 2929, SB 1241, SB 1395, SB 401, SB 1972, and SB 2540 were reported favorably, with some committee substitutes adopted and several placed on the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1241’s substitute would have the Higher Education Coordinating Board study standardized test equivalency scores for admissions. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• energy, solar, wind. energy, solar, wind.
• It's working its way down toward Representative.
• Would go down. So the cost per customer would go down.
• I want 50% wind, which is available from some suppliers.
• Um if you go down to line 14 line loss.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Do you send money down to them?
• planning on coming down if needed. planning on coming down if needed.
• go down. Um, so is that a good number? go down. Um, so is that a good number?
• So, we kept that number down.
• Uh, seems it's up and down.

Keywords: 916, all

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• I spent an hour yesterday listening to Will Abrams, sitting down with Will, and he walked me through
• This wider market will make it easier for California to rely on excess solar from Arizona, wind from
• So we urge you simply to allow our members to continue to do that work, to help bring down customers'
• So we urge you simply to allow our members to continue to do that work, to help bring down customers'
• And really, rationally, it makes sense that this will bring drive prices down as long as we have the

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy convened with a quorum and first heard SB 254, a major utility affordability and wildfire package authored by Senator Becker and coauthored by Assemblymember Petrie-Norris. The bill was described as combining wildfire mitigation reforms, $6 billion in securitized financing for future fire-mitigation capital spending, a public ownership/transmission financing program, tighter scrutiny of utility profits, clean energy permitting streamlining, stronger customer connection timelines, and a successor wildfire fund/continuation account to replace the current fund. Supporters, including the Governor’s office, TURN, labor, clean energy groups, utilities, and public advocates, said the measure would lower bills, stabilize utilities, protect fire victims, and reduce wildfire-related bankruptcy risk. Opponents and some local government groups raised concerns about affordability impacts, the volumetric wildfire fee, strict liability, and provisions they said could affect local control. After discussion, the committee approved SB 254 on a 16-0 vote and sent it to the floor. The committee then held an informational hearing on AB 825, which would enable California to participate in a West-wide electricity market. The authors said the proposal could save ratepayers up to $1 billion annually, improve reliability by allowing California to draw on a larger regional supply, reduce curtailment of renewable power, and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Support came from environmental organizations, labor, utilities, community choice aggregators, large energy users, and the Public Advocates Office, all emphasizing cost savings, reliability, and cleaner energy integration. TURN opposed the measure, warning that last-minute amendments removed safeguards against subsidizing out-of-state fossil generation and could expose California ratepayers to unwanted costs. Members questioned governance, exit rights, CPUC oversight, and local control, and the authors responded that the bill includes multiple safeguards, legislative reporting, the ability to exit without penalty, and continued local consultation. No vote was taken because the hearing was informational only.

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• We would wind up with a negative budget. We've never been over budget.
• You would wind up essentially shooting yourself in the foot. You would go over budget.
• My comment, as always, is then drop it down.
• If your goal is to defund the police, this avenue was shut down. Let's try. this avenue.
• We tend to try to do that by pushing these things down to the local level.

Bills: HB336, HB554, HB849, HB 1033, HB1338, HB 1246

Keywords: law enforcement, sheriff, constable, contracts, county governance, HB 554, fireworks, Juneteenth, Juneteenth holiday, retail fireworks permit, Texas Occupations Code, Local Government Code, county commissioners court, drought conditions, Texas A&M Forest Service, fire safety, holiday sales, seasonal fireworks sales, Fourth of July, Independence Day

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• 02.520> prevailing have determined where the prevailing have determined where the prevailing wind
• 00:10:04.520> where<00:10:04.680> we<00:10:04.920> try<00:10:05.120> to wind
• So, that's where we try to wind is.
• turbines, solar panels batteries to wind turbines, solar panels and<00:35:28.120> medical<00:
• About eight years ago we were on a<01:17:39.680> tour<01:17:40.000> down<01:17:40.320><

Bills: HF4211, HF3426, HF4819, HF3466, HF3793, HF3339

Keywords: air pollution, lead emissions, continuous emissions monitoring system, CEMS, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, MPCA, environmental monitoring, emission compliance, air quality, public health, industrial pollution, permitted facility, residential exposure, toxic metals, emission limits, pollution control, stack monitoring, real-time emissions monitoring, natural resources, environment

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• I can quiet you down. Oh, you shutting everybody off. Off. E... e... Okay, I think we're all here.
• Tap him if you want me to slow down, because I talk quickly, but I’m glad to slow down whenever.
• Okay, so you’ll kind of learn what you don’t need about the writing down.
• That brings us down to 14 days plus or minus the vacation week.
• Estimates, but all the appropriations down below, that'll be part of your budget package.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was an introductory House Finance Division Two session focused on committee procedures, staffing, and the upcoming budget process. Mickey Landrian, the division analyst, introduced himself and explained that the subcommittee operates more informally than the full committee, does not hold executive sessions or public hearings itself, and makes recommendations back to House Finance. Members were told that public hearings on legislation occur in the full committee, while Division Two will hold work sessions and vote on recommendations such as ought to pass, retain, or ITL. The chair also welcomed new members and a new clerk, and noted that meetings will be recorded and streamed, with microphones required for audio capture. A substantial portion of the meeting covered the division’s workload and schedule. Landrian outlined the agencies assigned to Division Two, including Safety, Fish and Game, Transportation, Education, the Lottery Commission, Police Standards and Training, the University System, and the Community College System. He explained the different fund types the division will handle, especially Education Trust Fund, Highway Fund, and Fish and Game Fund, and reviewed reference materials distributed to members, including agency budget requests, prior recommendation tracking sheets, and surplus statements. He emphasized that the agency budget requests and related handouts are available online and useful for members to review before budget work begins. Members discussed the compressed timeline for the session, with a target date of March 26 for completing Division Two recommendations. Landrian said only a few bills had been referred to Finance so far, none yet to Division Two, but that more bills and amendments were expected, including many amendments to House Bill 2. He noted that the committee would need to move efficiently and frontload meetings. Representative Papich added that Fish and Game may require closer scrutiny than in prior years because of its push for direct general fund appropriations, and members also discussed the importance of getting preliminary budget documents before the governor’s budget is finalized. No votes were taken and no formal actions were reported beyond the procedural overview and distribution of materials.

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• You down the road.
• We can cut down the timeline, but also use Ben.
• There's cattle grazing under wind turbines.
• I'm going to go down too many rabbit holes here.
• And competition is known to bring prices down.

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• He was shaving down his neck and he felt a lump on the side of his neck and then that's when... what
• So if you're asking me where I'm going to fall down on this, I'm going to fall down on. on preventing
• Another area, critical area, that we do a lot of research in is in National Wind Institute.
• damage to it, and so, out of that, Texas Tech has taken the lead in doing a lot of research on... on wind
• I turned it down as low as I could, sir, but the... Oh, so you're for paratroopers, sir?

Bills: HB 1105, HB1527, HB1787, HB1972, HB2081, HB3296, HB3976, HB4071, HB4234, HB4438, HB4701, HB5092, HB5150, HB5180, HB5265, HB5333, HJR203

Keywords: tuition exemption, paramedics, higher education, laboratory fees, emergency medical services, peace officers, criminal justice, law enforcement, degree programs, public institutions, HB 1787, HPV, human papillomavirus, college health, university health, student health, public health education, prevention program, screening, early detection

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• Now, we don't have information quite down to that level.
• “I watched a goat project get turned down by my local county, and that exact hillside would burn down
• That's how we get down to that granular level.
• up with two dead bodies down the road.
• You see 10 years of growth that go all the way down.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The joint Senate hearing of the Natural Resources and Water Committee and the Emergency Management Committee focused on wildfire resilience, with members discussing the SB 254 report on enhancing California’s response to natural catastrophes. Opening remarks emphasized the scale of wildfire damage, the need for prevention and preparedness, and concerns about the affordability and insurability crisis. Senators repeatedly contrasted the relatively small share of funding going to community hardening with the much larger amounts spent on utility wildfire mitigation and landscape-scale projects, and several members raised concerns about CEQA delays, one-time funding, and the need for more sustainable, ongoing financing. The Legislative Analyst’s Office presented an overview showing about $4.7 billion in state wildfire resilience appropriations from 2018-19 through 2025-26, with funding shifting from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the General Fund and then to Proposition 4. LAO noted that only about $65 million had been specifically targeted to community hardening, while most funding went to forest health, fuels, research, and related programs. LAO also said one-time funding will decline in coming years and that future GGRF support is uncertain, though General Fund use is not legally precluded. Members asked about maintenance costs, polluter-pays ideas, and whether performance metrics should focus more on property and community risk reduction than acres treated. Cal Fire’s State Fire Marshal described the state’s community wildfire preparedness strategy, centered on home hardening, defensible space, and neighborhood-scale mitigation. He said roughly 4 million homes are in the wildland-urban interface, most built before modern fire-resistant standards, and argued that the state must move from response to prevention. He said Cal Fire is incorporating the SB 254 recommendations into its updated action plan, has streamlined some fuel-reduction projects under a recent executive proclamation, and is shifting some grant funding toward maintenance of existing treatments. Cal OES described the AB 38 pilot and FEMA hazard mitigation work, saying the pilot helped build tools and standards for home hardening but that federal approval delays remain a major barrier; the agency reported 155 hardened properties, 19 under construction, and 370 assessed and waiting. The Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force said it has coordinated more than $6 billion in state and federal investments, is moving toward regional block grants and better data-driven prioritization, and is developing separate community and landscape strategies. The hearing ended with discussion of modeling, data gaps, utility coordination, contractor capacity, and possible legislative or budget changes to better align funding and metrics with community safety outcomes.