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• As you may know, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from industrial facilities is one of the greatest
• As a result, large industrial facilities are struggling to effectively invest in cleaner technologies
• themselves, ensuring that no incentives for the facilities are subsidized by other customers.
• These costs may ultimately be passed on to all ratepayers, especially if the facility... agencies is
• These costs may ultimately be passed on to all ratepayers, especially if the facility.

Committee: House Utilities and Energy

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• and we know that uh for every<00:34:25.200><c> time</c><00:34:25.599><c> a</c><00:34:25.839><c> facility
• like the subject every time a facility like the subject of<00:34:27.520><c> this</c><00:34:27.679><c
• President, immunity to these facilities as well. immunity to these facilities as well.
• </c><00:55:16.000><c> Since</c><00:55:16.400><c> WS93421</c> child under age 18.
• Since WS93421 child under age 18.

Keywords: 916, all

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• And so having the aircraft fly pretty low around this facility and then have the people who, again, the
• Just, you know, other than the AG, so that seems to me like a waste of taxpayer dollars.

Summary: The Committee on Appropriations, Transportation and Technology heard a presentation on advanced air mobility, including a video and remarks describing AAM as a new transportation system for drones and future passenger/cargo aircraft. Speakers highlighted potential uses such as medical delivery and rescue, emphasized safety, low noise, and coordination among industry, government, NASA, DOT, and FAA, and mentioned a planned display of a Pivotal aircraft on the Senate lawn later in March. The committee then considered House Bill 2148, which would give the Legislature authority to appropriate non-constitutional federal monies and require the purposes of those funds to be specified, with a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. Supporters framed it as a transparency and separation-of-powers measure, while opponents argued that federal funds often flow through the executive branch for program administration and that the bill could disrupt existing systems. The bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 6-4 vote. The committee also heard House Bill 2993, which appropriates $6.4 million from the Consumer Protection and Consumer Fraud Revolving Fund to the Department of Public Safety and exempts DPS from the prohibition on employing outside legal counsel without authorization. The Arizona State Troopers Association supported the funding as an emergency need to avoid cuts to recruit classes, overtime, Arrive Alive Arizona, and patrol car purchases, while several members objected to combining the appropriation with the legal-counsel policy change. The bill likewise received a do-pass recommendation by a 6-4 vote. The meeting ended with announcements about upcoming video presentations and an aircraft display, then adjourned.

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• And so having the aircraft fly pretty low around this facility and then have the people who, again, the
• really understand the need for DPS having their own outside counsel, just, you know, other than the AG

Bills: HB2148 , HB2993

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: federal funding, state budget, appropriation, block grants, noncustodial funds, legislative authority, Arizona attorney general, Department of Public Safety, DPS, consumer fraud revolving fund, consumer protection fund, gang and immigration intelligence team enforcement mission fund, public safety appropriation, supplemental appropriation, outside counsel, state agency legal representation, legal services, state settlement proceeds, general fund, A.R.S. 41-192

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• Will prevent New Mexicans from obtaining needed resources such as health care and aging services, decrease
• Rural Health Care Delivery Fund to allow for grants to healthcare providers and facilities in high-needs

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• Spaceport America is no longer just a remote facility in the desert.
• We need to ensure that our programs are age-appropriate.
• We have secured funding from the ICIP to build a hangar and other facilities.
• We really need another person to help us manage the facilities.
• And there's not enough facilities to do that sort of testing, too. So we have the space.

Committee: House Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

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• Page 2: SB 1423, Lagano, Bucco, 840-50, Spearman, Pearson, concerns facilities used by new motor vehicle
• dealer, remove the definition of motor vehicle franchisor, clarify that an applicant's off-site facility
• with 63 buildings, 240 acres, a dam, a solar, State facility with 63 buildings, 240 acres, a dam, a
• 1, 2027. ...to electric transmission facilities generally instead of electric transmission facilities
• or project to construct such a facility... ...does not apply to any electric transmission facility or

Committee: Senate Senate Budget and Appropriations

Keywords: 1146, all

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• And then they started realizing that in daycare facilities, there's not really regulations instilled
• And so since daycare, child care facilities now fall underneath DESE, DESE has those guidelines.
• And so we are just requiring that DESE gives the guidelines to the child care facilities for training
• There are grants and things like that the daycare facilities can go through to get EpiPens in their facilities
• But again, it was just too late. ...didn't talk to the child care facility.

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

Summary: The committee first heard House Bills 2365, 2490, and 2249, a bipartisan version of Elijah’s Law, which would require child care facilities to receive training and guidance on recognizing and responding to food allergies and anaphylaxis. Sponsors described the bill as a response to the death of Elijah, whose daycare did not administer epinephrine quickly enough after a food exposure. Witnesses in support, including a parent and food allergy advocate, said the measure would improve preparedness and save lives. Committee members asked about whether the bill should use broader epinephrine terminology, whether the requirements could also be handled through child care licensing rules, and whether the bill was already included in a larger measure. No opposition was presented, and the hearing on those bills was closed. The committee then heard House Bill 1965, which would require insurers to reimburse athletic trainers for covered services and add athletic trainers to the practitioner definition for billing purposes. The sponsor and athletic training witnesses said the bill would recognize athletic trainers as licensed health care providers, improve access in rural and underserved areas, and allow reimbursement when trainers work in clinics, hospitals, or other non-school settings. Committee members raised repeated questions about the difference between athletic trainers and physical therapists, whether school-based services were already paid through contracts, whether the bill would increase costs or create double payment, and how diagnosis and billing would work under the current scope of practice. Opponents from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and the Missouri Insurance Coalition argued the bill would create a mandate, increase costs, and expand billing before clarifying the underlying scope of practice. No vote was taken in public hearing. The committee then moved into executive session and voted several bills do pass. A substitute was adopted for House Bill 1826 and the committee substitute for House Bills 1826, 2560, 2349, and 2194 passed 17-0. House Bill 1783 also passed 17-0. House Bill 2372, which incorporated multiple related provisions including changes to epinephrine terminology and other committee items, passed 17-1 after a substitute and amendment were adopted. House Bill 1827, the occupational therapy bill related to disabled placards and license plates, passed 18-0. The committee then returned to public hearing and heard House Bills 1941 and 2279, which would prohibit copay accumulator programs for fully insured plans so that third-party assistance counts toward a patient’s deductible and out-of-pocket maximum. Sponsors and a rheumatologist testified that the bills would prevent patients with serious illnesses from being forced to pay the same deductible twice and said similar laws have been enacted in many other states. Opponents from America’s Health Insurance Plans argued the measure would affect only a minority of plans, raise costs in the individual and small-group market, and could worsen affordability for remaining enrollees. The hearing ended without a vote on those bills.

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• She provides care of all ages in Tyler County. Dr. Denson is married and has two sons.
• Senate Bill 243, relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities.
• Senate Bill 243, relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities.
• Senate Bill 243, relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities.
• We don't have random people coming into our facility.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received the House message that HB 35 had passed, and heard a gubernatorial message submitting Trinity River Authority board appointments for Senate confirmation. The chamber also adopted a slate of Senate resolutions by voice vote and later postponed reading and referral of bills and resolutions until the end of the calendar. Several members introduced bills with brief explanations before the Senate took them up under suspension of the regular order. The body then considered and passed a series of measures, often by wide margins, including SB 2846 on wildlife disease control and quarantine authority; CS SB 1224 requiring school superintendents or directors to report certain employee misconduct to local law enforcement; CS SB 2310 on transparency for degree and transfer requirements at public colleges; SB 1502 limiting school districts’ ability to exceed voter-approval tax rates after a failed TRE; CS SB 1141 on notice requirements before full adversary hearings in child-protection cases; CS SB 2568 exempting certain flood-control reservoirs from TCEQ permitting; SB 1524 on confidentiality of information about weapons in foster homes; CS SB 2925 creating a task force on modernizing manufacturing; CS SB 2269 on dispute resolution and enforcement for long-term care facilities; CS SB 1266 on Medicaid provider enrollment and disenrollment notices; SB 243 on migrant labor housing standards; SB 2200 on overweight vehicles transporting hazardous materials; CS SB 2480 on the Texas Physician Health Program; CS SB 1585 restricting government contracts with companies tied to foreign adversaries; CS SB 2357 establishing maternal health training; and SB 1551 requiring accessible AED placement in public schools. The Senate also debated more contested bills. CS SB 2019, which would extend vaccine exemption rules to medical and veterinary students, advanced only partway after a divided vote. CS SB 1442, directing a study on veterinary telemedicine relationships, and CS SB 1241, which would allow the Higher Education Coordinating Board to study alternative college entrance exams, prompted extended questioning about agency authority and whether changes should return to the legislature before taking effect. CS SB 2753, which would integrate early voting and election day voting into a single in-person voting period, was amended and passed to engrossment despite opposition. CS SB 2201, dealing with gang and foreign terrorist organization intelligence databases, and CS SB 2514, creating a DPS hostile foreign adversaries unit, drew detailed debate over civil liberties and national security. CS SB 2422, aimed at limiting Texas Medical Board discipline related to COVID-19 treatments and practices, also advanced after lengthy discussion and a close vote.

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• what the SB 254 study does is it recommends that, oh, the public come in and create this fast pay facility
• So the fast pay facility, yes, great idea, but it should come from the utilities that paid for it.
• This idea, and we hope that they will come through on that, on this question then a fast pay facility
• It's aging... ...same thing over and over and over again.
• It's aging infrastructure, its failure to perform adequate and effective PSPS, its vegetation management

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held a hearing on the California Earthquake Authority’s SB 254 report and broader options for reforming California’s utility wildfire recovery system. The chair framed the discussion around the Palisades and Eaton fires, the scale of wildfire-related costs on utility bills, and the need to weigh trade-offs among survivors, ratepayers, utilities, insurers, and taxpayers. The first panel featured wildfire survivors William Abrams and Joy Chen, who described long delays in compensation, housing insecurity, and what they viewed as a system that protects utility shareholders more than victims. They urged greater transparency, clearer accountability for utility spending and safety performance, faster and fuller compensation for survivors, and reforms such as independent audits and better alignment of utility incentives with wildfire prevention and restitution. The second panel began with Tom Welsh of the California Earthquake Authority, who explained that the SB 254 report was intended as a broad inventory of policy pathways rather than recommendations. He described the report’s process, including stakeholder submissions, workstreams, and a convergence process, and outlined the current wildfire fund structure: utilities remain liable, the fund reimburses eligible claims after a covered wildfire, and the CPUC later determines prudency and possible reimbursement back to the fund. RAND’s Lloyd Dixon summarized compensation data, saying utilities paid about $38 billion between 2017 and 2024, with major shares going to injured parties, insurers, and public entities, while litigation costs and survivors’ own losses remain substantial. He noted that legal fees and delays reduce the amount survivors ultimately receive. Utility and public-interest witnesses offered differing views on the report’s pathways. PG&E’s Tyson Smith said the report shows inaction is the worst outcome and argued for community wildfire risk reduction, equitable allocation of catastrophe costs, and state-led resilience tools. LADWP’s Fernando Valero emphasized the vulnerability of municipal utilities and cities, and supported inverse condemnation reform, a state-sponsored liability insurance framework, damages and subrogation limits, and stronger insurance access. Consumer Attorneys of California’s John Fisk argued that IOU-caused fires are not natural disasters but the result of negligence and sometimes criminal conduct, and opposed reducing utility liability while supporting stronger oversight and audits. The Public Advocates Office’s Nathaniel Skinner focused on affordability, saying ratepayers already bear large and growing wildfire costs and warning against shifting more costs onto bills without measurable risk reduction and tighter accountability. Committee members then began questioning witnesses about what counts as measurable mitigation, how to define full and fair compensation, and how any fast-pay process should work.

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• 00:16:46.320><c> that</c><00:16:47.199><c> 26th</c> Anything that fell outside of that 26th year of age
• we're doing is saying if it's not within that titleable year, so if it's not within that 21st year of age
• we're doing is saying if it's not within that titleable year, so if it's not within that 21st year of age
• put in new walls to the entrance to we put in new walls to the entrance to our<00:51:47.359><c> facility
• I probably in the last 10 our facility.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We also have improved our school facilities: locked doors, front offices have the, you know, Plexiglass
• very good at connecting families with outside sources like Not My Kid and other behavioral health facilities
• We build that relationship with law enforcement at a very young age. They're on campus.
• In my mind, as a parent, I actually like being a parent in today's day and age because I get a lot of
• Arizona is home to nearly 18,500 military-connected school-aged children.

Bills: HB2093 , HB2370 , HB2376 , HB2380 , HB2381 , HB2383 , HB2423 , HB2481 , HB2621 , HB2895 , HB4005 , HB4043 , HB4109

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: mental health, school curriculum, education policy, instruction requirements, statute repeal, charter schools, education, weapons detection, public safety, school administration, school districts, real estate transactions, school property, bond issuance, land use approval, capital improvements, school governance, board meetings, education funding, parental notification

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• We're able to redirect to the lower-cost facilities because we're self-funded.
• You're able to redirect to cheaper facilities. There's lots of people.
• You're able to redirect to cheaper facilities.
• I've talked to people at a lot of the larger booking facilities in jails; they have automated systems
• pretty common thing that people do, because it's a much cheaper price if someone's under one year of age

Keywords: 989, all

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• You know, you talked about, um, allowing our ag airplanes to fly now and we're, we're going to have,
• Then for maintenance capabilities, we're an FAA certified, uh, maintenance repair facility.
• helicopter, you don't get, you don't get anything back or whatever, but did we get it fixed where the ag
• Both of us have invested in Texas with our facilities and employees here and built our fleets on the
• of broadband accessibility throughout the state because of the cost involved and with attaching facilities

Committee: House State Affairs

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• improve the legislature's and executive's understanding of the status of our state's wastewater and aging
• Oklahoma County spent $2 million in our wastewater treatment facility to treat this type of material
• But if you don't have a wastewater treatment facility within 50 miles, if you are in a rural community
• would only Provides that the wastewater treatment facilities would only be required to be used when
• But if you don't have a wastewater treatment facility within 50 miles, if you are in a rural community

Bills: S0558 , S1294 , S1468 , S1474 , S1682 , S1628

Committee: Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Keywords: stormwater systems, environmental standards, municipal infrastructure, engineering certifications, local compliance, Florida Department of Transportation, biosolids, agronomic rate, land application, environmental protection, Florida statutes, nutrient management, recordkeeping, farming, compost products, wastewater treatment, environment, sewage disposal, pollution control, reporting requirements

Summary: The committee took up several environmental bills, beginning with SB 1682 on local administration of vessel restrictions. Senator Trumbull said the bill would give cities and counties tools to address abandoned, derelict, and long-term anchored vessels while following state standards and FWC guidance. Members from affected areas spoke in support, citing recurring derelict vessel problems and the difficulty and cost of removal once vessels sink. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1468 on advanced wastewater treatment, which would require DEP to compile a detailed statewide report on wastewater treatment plants, including construction age, treatment levels, contaminant data, spill history, flood risk, and receiving waterbody impairment information. Florida Rural Water Association testified that any move to require advanced treatment for all plants over one MGD could create major financial burdens without dedicated funding. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also considered CS/SB 1294 on biosolids management, with a strike-all amendment adopted. Senator Bradley said the revised bill would require bulk Class AA biosolids fertilizer and compost products to be land applied only at agronomic rates and, absent a bona fide sale, only at permitted DEP-approved sites, with a transition date moved to July 1, 2028. Supporters said it would protect water quality and legitimate fertilizer and compost markets, while rural utilities asked for funding and flexibility. The committee reported the bill favorably. Next, the committee took up CS/SB 1628 on net zero policies by governmental entities. Senator Avila said the bill would prohibit local governments and other governmental entities from adopting or funding net zero policies, imposing related fees or taxes, or operating cap-and-trade or carbon trading programs. The committee adopted an amendment clarifying the definition of carbon dioxide. The bill drew extensive debate: supporters argued it would protect residents and businesses from higher costs and preserve predictability, while opponents said it would block local climate and clean-energy policies, including electric buses, energy-efficiency measures, and climate resilience planning. After public testimony on both sides, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 1474 on biosolids management, which Senator Gates said would require biosolids and septage to be treated at the highest practical level when wastewater treatment facilities are reasonably accessible and would bar Class B land application within 50 miles of a permitted wastewater facility. An amendment applying the statutory definition of septage was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 558 on stormwater system standards. Senator Burgess said it would create statewide standards for municipal and county stormwater systems using FDOT guidelines and third-party inspections, with an amendment making technical changes and broadening who may perform inspections. Supporters said uniform standards could improve safety and reduce failures, while contractors, engineers, and industry groups warned it could raise costs, delay projects, and preempt stronger local standards. The bill remained under discussion as the transcript ended.

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• I think the bill is intended to look at potentially another best use for underutilized facilities in
• in the same way underutilized facilities in the same way that<01:32:12.239><c> we</c><01:32:12.480><
• So from that perspective facilities.
• So from that perspective looking<01:32:39.440><c> at</c><01:32:39.679><c> facilities</c><01:32:40.159
• </c> would just add from a facilities would just add from a facilities perspective<01:34:50.560><c> when

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint Education and Higher Education committees met on February 10, 2026, first hearing HB 1676, which would create an AI and education task force, require documentation from AI vendors before procurement or use, and appropriate funds. The Department of Education, Public Charter School Commission, and University of Hawaii all supported the bill’s intent and described existing AI literacy efforts, teacher training, guidance for students and staff, and privacy/monitoring safeguards. DOE said it had already convened an AI task force, produced a report, trained over 10,000 educators, and embedded AI into computer science and broader curricular guidance. Members questioned DOE about student privacy, harmful content monitoring, personal devices, cell phone policy, teacher training, and whether AI literacy should extend beyond computer science into all subjects and across rural schools. After discussion, the chair announced HB 1676 would be deferred to Friday, February 13, and that a HD1 draft would be prepared. The chair said the committee would revisit the task force composition and procurement standards, with possible elimination of the procurement section, and circulate the revised draft before the next hearing. The committee then recessed and later reconvened for HB 1811, a student loan repayment program for educators. Testimony from the Department of Education, Public Charter School Commission, University of Hawaii, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, HSTA, and the Democratic Party of Hawaii Education Caucus was generally supportive, with HSTA and the Teacher Standards Board emphasizing teacher recruitment and retention, student loan burden, and the need to address the teacher shortage. In decision-making on HB 1811, the committees adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass the bill with amendments. The main amendment collapsed the repayment structure into a single disbursement of up to $25,000 after five years of service, with technical/non-substantive changes and a corrected effective date. Both the Education and Higher Education committees voted unanimously in favor. Later in the meeting, the Education Committee began hearing HB 1561 on student meals, which drew broad support from the Public Charter School Commission, Department of Health, HSTA, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and many individuals. Appleseed requested amendments to ensure charter schools are treated the same as other public schools if eligibility expands and to address reimbursement issues for schools already participating in the federal Community Eligibility Provision; members discussed those concerns but no action was taken in the portion of the transcript provided. The committee then moved on to HB 779, on expanding student meal coverage, where DOE supported the intent but said it could not support the bill in its current form because of fiscal constraints.

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• Good morning, and thank you, Madam Chair, and members of the Senate, excuse me, Ag Affairs Committee.
• Livesley: The cattle facilities in affected counties have to test regularly.
• a fee associated with them, but there was also no registration, and we were not always sure if a facility
• They go in and out of business, so all Section 304 and Section 504 did, respectively, is tell each facility

Committee: Senate Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• youth-led and highly interactive leadership development program designed to empower and engage youth ages
• and engage youth ages 11 through 13.<00:36:24.280><c> They</c><00:36:24.400><c> also</c><00:36:24.640
• ,</c> no matter what their faith, gender, age, no matter what their faith, gender, age, or<00:55:44.359
• </c><04:10:34.600><c> out</c><04:10:34.920><c> of</c> whose daughter aged out of whose daughter aged
• </c> Correctional Facility Correctional Facility for<06:16:03.200><c> an</c><06:16:03.320><c> increase

Keywords: 981, all

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• the age to 18 years of age.
• This bill would change the age requirement to 21. This bill would change the age requirement to 21.
• Foster to its original 21 years of age.
• It doesn't remove the age from the bill.
• And then on the age eligibility, what you're doing is you're essentially creating an age eligibility,

Bills: HCR10 , HB195 , HB283 , HB319 , HB325 , HB407 , HB448 , HB482 , HB992

Committee: House Education

Keywords: sanctioned sports, athletics, youth sports, high school, LHSAA, self-defense, chemical spray, public safety, campus security, higher education, Teacher's Shield Act, student discipline, assault, battery, school employee protection, sick leave, expulsion procedures, Louisiana Commission on Civic Education, civic education, civic engagement

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• </c> aging condition of of the fleet. aging condition of of the fleet. um<01:12:16.960><c> to</c><01:
• The second request deals with RSA 262:32, and it's regarding park-and-ride facilities.
• Again, there are RSAs dealing with camping and loitering on state facilities.
• Again, there are RSAs dealing with camping and loitering on state facilities.
• Again, there are RSAs dealing with camping and loitering on state facilities.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all