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• access to grants and state funds and some federal funds that are really critical for sewer, storm water
• critical<01:22:50.400><c> for</c><01:22:50.639><c> sewer,</c><01:22:51.040><c> storm</c><01:22:51.280><c> water
• </c> critical for sewer, storm water critical for sewer, storm water upgrades,<01:22:52.400><c> but</
• Manufactured homes that are transferred as real estate pay PTT and may pay the 2.2% clean water surcharge
• average effective tax rate on manufactured home transactions is approximately 7%, including the clean water

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• County of Maui through an executive order by the governor to support the management of public transit water
• Board of Water Supply. In support. Kathy Mitchell, the Board of Water Supply.
• suffered erosion, flooding, and crop loss, and healthy soils with strong organic matter can absorb water
• Food waste, on the other hand, is mostly water, which just asks— Each power is notoriously hard to burn
• Food waste, on the other hand, is mostly water, which just ask.

Bills: HCR93 , HCR14 , HR85

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: image-based sexual abuse, working group, gender-based violence, Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women, prevention efforts, survivor protections, new technologies, legal reform, HCR14, House Concurrent Resolution, perpetual easement, non-exclusive easement, state submerged lands, submerged lands, shoreline easement, drainage outfall, stormwater outfall, lagoon outfall, pipelines, Kahala Hotel & Resort

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• and the drinking water revolving loan funds.
• bond, state bonded dollars necessary to fully match those two programs, continuing to improve our water
• continuing to match those two programs, continuing to improve<00:42:14.400><c> our</c><00:42:14.720><c> water
• </c><00:42:16.079><c> And</c> improve our water infrastructure.
• And improve our water infrastructure.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:11 Executive Budget 00:00:50, 958, all

Summary: The committee met to hear a presentation from Dr. Hicks on the governor’s recommended budget for the next biennium. He reviewed the revenue outlook, noting modest general fund growth, a large rainy day fund balance, and the impact of recent income tax reductions. He said the budget was built around recurring reductions, lower debt service and retirement contribution rates, and the use of excess restricted funds, while protecting K-12 education, Medicaid, postsecondary education, public safety, and pension obligations. Dr. Hicks outlined several major spending and reserve proposals, including $350 million from the Department of Insurance’s excess restricted funds to support Medicaid in the first year, $150 million for the affordable housing trust fund, $125 million for rural hospitals, $100 million to offset lost federal ACA premium tax credits, $75 million for utility assistance, and $50 million for food assistance. In education, the proposal included a phased pre-K for all plan funded by sports wagering tax revenue, a 3% annual salary increase for full-time school personnel, continued full funding of teacher pensions, a 2.5% annual increase in SEEK base funding, and additional support for career and technical education and school facilities. He also discussed Medicaid cost pressures, including higher managed care, pharmacy, behavioral health, and nursing facility costs, and explained the expected effects of federal HR1 changes on Kentucky’s Medicaid program. Those changes include work and community engagement requirements and more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion members, which the administration estimated would reduce enrollment by about 4,300 in the first year and 28,000 in the second year. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting, which was limited to the budget presentation and member questions.

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• I want to commend you for navigating very difficult waters with regards to this budget situation.
• I want to commend you for navigating very difficult waters with regards to this budget situation.
• sure people have access to easy, safe recreation spaces, to things like making sure people have safe water
• to things like making sure people have to things like making sure people have safe<01:32:36.880><c> water
• and um, just healthy safe water and um, just healthy environment<01:32:39.840><c> they're</c><01:32:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met on January 23, 2026, to approve prior minutes and receive an update from the Department of Health and Human Services. The main presentation focused on “Project Compass,” an internal cross-department effort to prepare for changes to Medicaid and SNAP eligibility. Department staff said the goal is to maintain continuous coverage for eligible people, align policy, operations, communications, legal, finance, and eligibility work, and use the new integrated New HEIGHTS system to streamline implementation. They emphasized outreach to beneficiaries, providers, managed care organizations, and other partners, and said temporary manual workarounds had already been used to stay in compliance with fast-moving SNAP changes. Members questioned how the department would avoid repeating the costly outreach effort used in a prior Medicaid work-requirement rollout. Department officials said they are focusing on ex parte processes, sharing eligibility information across programs, and using community partners to reduce duplicate contacts and paperwork. They also said the department is monitoring the SNAP error rate closely, expects automation and a planned system contract amendment to help reduce it, and noted that current error rates are trending downward and remain below the national average. Questions were also raised about possible future SNAP restrictions on certain foods; the department said it can implement whatever the legislature directs, but that defining and administering such restrictions would be complex. The commissioner and CFO then outlined the department’s budget reduction plan. They said the department has begun implementing required “back of the budget” reductions for fiscal year 2026, using contract savings and not cutting existing services where possible. Examples included dental and home-visitation contracts, where spending was adjusted based on utilization and projected need. Officials said they had already written down a little over $15 million in prior-year encumbrances, but that this one-time source will not be available next year, making fiscal year 2027 more difficult. They also explained the difference between legally required back-of-budget cuts and lapse, and said staffing remains a major challenge because vacancies have increased and customer-facing service levels are strained. Dr. Jonathan Ballard then began an update on opioid overdose fatalities, presenting the latest medical examiner data and describing the long-term rise in deaths after fentanyl entered the illicit drug supply, with a peak in 2017 and a later increase in 2022. The transcript cuts off before his full presentation and any further committee action beyond discussion of the minutes and receipt of the department updates.

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• On line 97 is an increase in the 2028–2029 biennium of $4.3 million for soil and water conservation district
• bianium of uh $4.3 million for<00:17:27.360><c> soil</c><00:17:27.679><c> and</c><00:17:27.839><c> water
• </c><00:17:28.160><c> conservation</c><00:17:28.880><c> district</c> for soil and water conservation
• district for soil and water conservation district aid.<00:17:30.640><c> On</c><00:17:30.960><c> line<
• Section 8 increases the soil and water conservation district aid appropriation for aids payable in 2027

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The proposed Mystery Cove Water Park will be a direct construction investment of $325 million and will
• The proposed Mystery Cove Water Park will be a direct construction investment of $325 million and will
• As you've heard, this is specifically for a water park that is related to Mall of America.
• /c><00:30:54.960><c> park</c><00:30:55.279><c> that</c><00:30:55.520><c> is</c> specifically for a water
• park that is specifically for a water park that is related<00:30:55.919><c> to</c><00:30:56.080><c>

Bills: HF2048 , HF2360 , HF2006 , HF950 , HF912 , HF3140 , HF2931

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: individual income tax, retirement contributions, tax corrections, annuity contracts, tax year attribution, tax credit, economic development, community investment, data disclosure, Minnesota regulations, tax increment financing, municipal authority, job creation, transferred increment, public hearing, nonresident employees, income tax exemption, Minnesota taxation, employment duties, tax withholding

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• case in Houston, there was a husband who got these illegal pills and tried to sneak them into the water
• In 2022, the same week that the trigger ban went into effect here in Texas, my water broke prematurely
• I also would just like to add that while it's a really kind gesture to give Maren here a glass of water
• It's like banning a bottle of water if someone died because water was spiked with cyanide.
• You don't get rid of the water; you say, we're not going to put cyanide with it.

Bills: SB31 , SB33 , SB510 , SB871 , SB1868 , SB2024 , SB2166 , SB2309 , SB2880 , SJR27 , SJR39 , SJR40 , SB 31 , SB 33

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education

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• have site-level guidelines in place to ensure that we're protecting the soil, we're protecting the water
• <00:21:24.039><c> cultural</c><00:21:24.600><c> resources</c><00:21:25.440><c> recreational</c> water
• cultural resources recreational water cultural resources recreational Scenic<00:21:27.279><c> Vistas
• sectors—electricity, transportation, buildings, and industry—to 100% electricity powered by wind, water
• sectors—electricity, transportation, buildings, and industry—to 100% electricity powered by wind, water

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c><01:22:54.000><c> sken</c><01:22:54.520><c> un</c><01:22:54.639><c> like</c> ask is if you're water
• sken un like ask is if you're water sken un like Travers<01:22:56.360><c> and</c><01:22:57.239><c> um
• um 33y up that was one of my first runs um 33y Old<01:23:05.840><c> Gentleman</c><01:23:06.280><c> water
• c> SK</c><01:23:07.080><c> has</c><01:23:07.239><c> a</c><01:23:07.400><c> heart</c> Old Gentleman water
• SK has a heart Old Gentleman water SK has a heart attack<01:23:08.679><c> um</c><01:23:09.080><c> that

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• He was always happiest with water in view.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• S.212, an act relating to potable water supply and wastewater system connections, introduced by Senator

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• The magnitude of water that came through their homes led to the complete destruction of everything that

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• sustained abusive situations in Kaufman County, where poll workers walked off the job after having water

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

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• sustained abusive situations in Kaufman County, where poll workers walked off the job after having water

Bills: SB1540 , SB2610 , SB2373

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: election officials, confidentiality, personal information, government transparency, public safety, cybersecurity, data breach, breach of system security, exemplary damages, punitive damages, liability shield, safe harbor, small business, mid-sized business, Texas Business & Commerce Code, sensitive personal information, personal identifying information, identity theft, fraud prevention, NIST

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• Water again. Like I don't even know how else to call. All right.

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• Let them respect and maintain the purity of the air, water, land, and subsoil.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It puts kids in impossible positions, to where some would stop drinking water during the day to avoid
• It puts kids in impossible positions, to where some would stop drinking water during the day to avoid
• than focusing on gun reform, which is killing our children, or fixing our infrastructure, or even our water
• Their greatest need is a roof over their head, clean water, security, and hope.
• I will pour out my wrath on them like water. Duh. Okay?

Bills: SB7 , SB14

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct

Summary: The Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on Senate Bill 7, the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, with the author and committee substitute explaining that the bill would require public facilities to designate multi-use private spaces by biological sex, restrict access to women’s restrooms, locker rooms, showers, sleeping quarters, shelters, and correctional facilities, and create civil penalties and enforcement mechanisms. Members asked about how the bill would apply to family violence shelters, children in mixed-family settings, venue layout, and venue for lawsuits; the author said the bill was similar to prior legislation but with stronger penalties and the 15th Court of Appeals as the exclusive intermediate appellate court for challenges, while clarifying that trial venue should generally be local except for state agencies. The committee also heard that the bill would be amended to better address local venue concerns and shelter-related issues. Invited testimony was largely in support of the bill from witnesses who described personal experiences in women’s sports, prisons, shelters, and public facilities, arguing that single-sex spaces are necessary for privacy and safety. Supporters included parents, former incarcerated women, a Republican county chair, a legal advocate, and a prison educator, who cited incidents involving transgender-identifying individuals in locker rooms, shelters, prisons, and restrooms, and said the bill would restore sex-based boundaries and protect vulnerable women and girls. One witness from Texas Values said the bill was needed despite the recently enacted Women’s Bill of Rights, and another ADF witness said the measure would protect privacy in schools and shelters. Opponents testified that the bill would harm transgender and intersex Texans, create harassment and “gender policing,” and expose cisgender women and children to invasive enforcement. Several witnesses argued there is no evidence that transgender women pose a restroom safety threat, while others said the bill would worsen mental health, employment, and school conditions for trans people and could conflict with prison standards and federal law. Family violence advocates urged changes to protect shelter operations and clarify that children can stay with parents, while other witnesses said the bill would create barriers for victims seeking help. The hearing featured extensive public testimony on both sides, but no final vote or committee action was taken in the portion provided.

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• been made in the four places, of course, where it basically changes aquifer to all of the drinking water
• 00:28:12.240><c> setback</c> Representative Scully said he understood the intent to protect public water
• that if there is an arbitrary distance of 1,500 feet, higher elevation between the location and the water
• 30:42.399><c> the</c> elevation between the location and the elevation between the location and the water
• the 1500 ft isn't relevant because water the 1500 ft isn't relevant because now<00:30:45.080><c> you've

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened a hearing on HR 18, a resolution urging New Hampshire’s congressional delegation to seek federal changes that would let very small slaughter plants use custom-exempt inspection criteria with a third-party inspector present, so beef, pork, lamb, and goat could be sold as individual cuts directly to consumers. Representative Judy Aron said the resolution was drafted in lieu of state legislation because the issue is governed by USDA rules, and she noted she was also working on an amendment to ensure the measure covered federal “very small” plants. Representative Miner asked for clarification about custom slaughter versus retail sales, and Representative Scully supported the resolution while suggesting language to make clear it applied only to local end consumers. Joyce Brady of the New Hampshire Farm Bureau testified in support, saying the state’s four USDA slaughterhouses and the bottleneck in custom cutting made the issue important. After no further testimony, the chair closed the hearing. The committee then moved into a work session on several bills. For HB 616, members discussed an amendment that had been revised after public comments and Commissioner Jasper’s feedback; Representative Guber said it balanced the competing positions, and Representative Penza and Representative Ger said the language now addressed concerns about animal suffering by allowing euthanasia if a treating veterinarian determines the animal is in extreme suffering. The committee then discussed HB 77, with Representative Penza describing changes to landfill-related standards, including replacing aquifer references with drinking water wells, removing a penalty section, changing discretionary language to mandatory language for the department, and adjusting an in situ soils standard. Members praised the compromise, though Representative Scully raised concerns about the 1,500-foot setback and suggested engineering controls such as berms; Penza responded that current rules do not include such controls and that the setback was intended to address surface spills. Several members said the bill reflected a hard-fought balance and should not be rewritten at the last minute. For HB 505, the freeze-dried food bill, Representative Aron explained that the amendment replaced a simple exemption with a requirement that homestead food operations selling freeze-dried foods from a farm stand, farmers market, or retail food store obtain a homestead food license under RSA 143-A:4. She said the amendment defines freeze-dried foods as fruits, vegetables, and commercially prepared dairy products, and delays the effective date 120 days to allow rulemaking. Members generally supported the approach as a light-touch oversight mechanism for potentially hazardous foods, though Representative Ktoa asked for clarification about how the amendment interacts with existing licensing and inspection exemptions, and Aron clarified that these products would not be exempt from licensing under the relevant law. The committee then turned to HB 250, concerning local authority over dog muzzling, where members broadly supported the amendment as a simple solution, while Representative Ktoa asked about the underlying definition of a vicious dog and whether all listed behaviors would warrant muzzling. The discussion noted that the amendment would allow towns to require muzzling for dogs meeting the statutory definition, while excluding hunting, working, herding, and similar dogs.

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• infrastructure and attempted to interfere in our Minnesota elections in 2016, from electrical grids to water
• Imagine the impact on Minnesotans in the dead of winter, or having no fresh drinking water for our families
• Imagine the impact on Minnesotans in the dead of winter, or having no fresh drinking water for our families
• <00:44:14.960><c> no</c><00:44:15.160><c> fresh</c><00:44:15.480><c> drinking</c><00:44:15.920><c> water
• </c><00:44:16.760><c> for</c> or having no fresh drinking water for or having no fresh drinking water

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Minnesotans have made the decision that fuel oil, coal, wood, steam, hot water, propane gas, and LP gas
• Minnesotans have made the decision that fuel oil, coal, wood, steam, hot water, propane gas, and LP gas
• Minnesotans have made the decision that fuel oil, coal, wood, steam, hot water, propane gas, and LP gas
• ><00:03:57.400><c> hot</c> clothing and uh coal wood steam hot clothing and uh coal wood steam hot water
• and propane gas and LP water and propane gas and LP um<00:04:01.400><c> throughout</c><00:04:01.959>

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house