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• They also clean up the routing of that later on page 34 of the bill.
• </c> appropriation um and then we also clean appropriation um and then we also clean up<00:14:43.199>
• infrastructure Improvement program and infrastructure Improvement program and we<00:15:00.720><c> clean
• 15:02.600><c> uh</c><00:15:02.759><c> also</c><00:15:03.000><c> on</c><00:15:03.240><c> page</c> we clean
• that up there uh also on page we clean that up there uh also on page 33<00:15:04.079><c> we</c><00:15

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:10 HB 2 Discussion 00:01:00 HB 2 Vote 00:04:00 HB 544 Discussion 00:05:05 HB 544 Vote 00:06:15 HB 552 Discussion 00:07:00 HB 552 Vote 00:08:40 HB 605 Discussion 00:09:35 HB 605 Vote 00:11:35 HB 606 Discussion 00:12:10 HB 606 Vote 00:15:40 HB 695 Discussion 00:16:25 HB 695 Vote 00:34:05, 958, all

Summary: The Appropriations and Revenue Committee took up several House bills and committee substitutes. House Bill 2, as amended by Senate Committee Substitute 1, was described by Rep. T.J. Roberts as restoring a tax exemption enacted in 2024 by providing refunds with interest to those improperly taxed and creating a cause of action; the substitute also aligned state filing deadlines for certain flood-disaster counties with the federal November 15 deadline. The committee adopted the substitute and then passed the bill with favorable expression. The committee also adopted a title amendment for House Bill 544, which Rep. Jason Petrie said was part of the state’s flood-relief discussion and would allow the guard cap to be used over the biennium rather than annually, effectively increasing the cap from $50 million per year to $100 million over two years; the measure passed with favorable expression. House Bill 552, handled by Rep. Josh Bray after Rep. Kim King’s absence, was described as simplifying tourist commission appointments. The committee substitute added creation of the Kentucky-Ireland Trade Commission and changed marina licensing agreements by exempting private contractors from the model procurement code. The committee adopted the substitute, approved a title amendment, and passed the bill with favorable expression. House Bill 605, sponsored by Rep. Kim King, clarified which grants qualify for a grant program and allowed cities or counties to apply on behalf of water districts or other entities not directly affiliated with them; Rebecca Hearts of Grant Ready Kentucky said the program had matched $103 million of the $200 million allocation, generating about $469.98 million in total project value. The committee adopted the title amendment and passed the bill with favorable expression. House Bill 606, by Rep. Wade Williams, added a capital-oversight reporting requirement for school district general obligation bonds that had been omitted from prior legislation. The committee substitute also made several budget and program adjustments, including moving Regional Training Center funds, accelerating funding for the Grand Lyric Theater, correcting water funding language, removing Odyssey Inc. language from a treatment-related item, fixing a double appropriation to LifeWorks Transition Academy, clarifying carry-forward language, allowing SRO reimbursements for public and non-public schools, and authorizing an additional $10 million in agency bonds for Western Kentucky University athletic facilities. The committee adopted the substitute, approved a title amendment, and passed the bill with favorable expression. The committee then spent the most time on House Bill 695, a Medicaid-related bill. Rep. Adam Bowling said the bill was intended to stabilize Medicaid, create oversight and advisory mechanisms, and address growth in the program. Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Eric Friedlander and Medicaid CFO Steve Beckle said they were generally supportive of the transparency and reporting changes but flagged risks, including federal compliance concerns, budget growth from changing the drug rebate treatment, administrative costs tied to MCO rebidding and a managed long-term services study, and some data-collection challenges. Representatives from the Kentucky Association of Healthcare Facilities opposed the section calling for a managed long-term care reimbursement study, arguing it would be costly, duplicative, and likely ineffective, and they warned against managed care models for long-term care. Despite the concerns, the committee adopted the committee substitute by voice vote and moved the bill forward with favorable expression.

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• So reserves are there to pay claims.
• What reserves are there to pay claims.
• </c><02:20:05.760><c> on</c> But we also have to pay their claims on But we also have to pay their claims
• So we get a lot of claims coming before.
• </c> is going to involve not like the claim is going to involve not like the claim side's<03:27:30.080

Committee: Joint Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair, this is cleaning up some language in a very specific portion within the bill. Sure.
• Chair, this is a cleaning up some Mr.
• Chair, this is a cleaning up some language<00:04:18.720><c> in</c><00:04:18.840><c> a</c><00:04:19.079
• I'm an organizer with Clean Water Action Minnesota and I would like to express my support for Senate
• up in the spring if fields cleaned up in the spring if they're<00:49:51.160><c> if</c><00:49:51.240>

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Our goal is clean air, clean water and safe management of waste.
• We were utilizing those funds to clean up two sites, the Zamzo and Lampret sites.
• Clean water, we see lots of improvements.
• I think you have the clean water fund. that addresses wastewater.
• You have the drinking water surf and you have the clean water surf.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 10:14.760><c> will</c><00:10:15.040><c> Senator</c> Next up, Senate Bill 66, third-party veterans claims
• All right, so discussion on this, as I understand it, the amendment just cleans things up a little bit
• 12:25.800><c> little</c><00:12:26.000><c> bit</c><00:12:26.440><c> and</c><00:12:26.839><c> um</c> cleans
• things up a little bit and um cleans things up a little bit and um makes<00:12:27.800><c> the</c><00
• So, Senate Bill 162, we have an amendment, 0489S, from Senator Berel, and as I understand it, this cleans

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And then when he brought cleaning it.
• But uh I just find a way to clean it.
• Somebody mentioned that it does require clean.
• Somebody mentioned that it does require clean.
• How to make that resource work better, to clean up some of the things that have gone on.

Committee: Joint Select Water Committee

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:23:13.760><c> I've</c><01:23:13.920><c> not</c> those claims will get paid?
• I've not those claims will get paid?
• One, um, is everything subject to 91A except the claims data? Sure.
• But Michelle can speak to that. subject to 91A except the claims data?
• subject to 91A except the claims data?

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I have asylum claim." Then you will get a merits hearing.
• Tort Claims Act, but crucially not for violations of their constitutional rights.
• for state tort claims under the federal<01:21:53.280><c> tort</c><01:21:53.520><c> claims</c><01:21:
• </c> often uh this could be added as a claim often uh this could be added as a claim in<02:03:39.440>
• </c> be the beacon on the hill that we claim be the beacon on the hill that we claim it<02:37:38.960>

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Pennsylvania Constitution declares that the people have a right to clean air, pure water, and the
• The Pennsylvania Constitution declares that the people have a right to clean air, pure water, and the
• we have another opportunity to stand with our communities, to stand for local control, to stand for clean
• continued: Data centers must be held accountable for the cost of their own energy, and it must be clean
• answers the call for the environmental safeguards around water, noise, community benefit agreements, clean

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, recognized several guests in the gallery, and then took up a series of committee reports, referrals, and floor actions. Early business included concurrence in committee reports on bills and resolutions from Game and Fisheries, Professional Licensure, Health, and Children and Youth, along with referral of Senate Bill 1377 to Transportation. The chamber also signed House Bill 1344 after the Senate returned it without amendment. Later, members announced caucus and committee meetings, including Rules, Intergovernmental Affairs and Operations, Insurance, and Appropriations, before recessing and then reconvening for floor votes. The House adopted several resolutions, including House Resolution 537 designating Rail Safety Week, House Resolution 449 recognizing the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and House Resolution 568 designating Javei Syndrome Awareness Day. The chamber also considered House Bill 2037 on cryptocurrency corruption, where Amendment A03882 narrowing the bill to public officials and immediate family members was adopted, while two later amendments were tabled or failed. House Bill 2198, repealing the sales and use tax exemption for computer data center equipment, was amended to take effect immediately and to bar KOZ use for data centers, then agreed to. House Bill 2559, concerning a university conveyance and other conveyances, was agreed to after out-of-order amendments were ruled on. A major portion of the session focused on data center policy. House Bill 2496, creating a 180-day pause on data center proposals to give municipalities time to update zoning and planning, drew extensive support from members emphasizing local control, environmental concerns, and the need for time to assess impacts; it passed final passage 201-1. House Bill 2650, creating the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development certification for data centers, also generated lengthy debate over energy use, water, community benefits, and tax treatment; it passed 134-68. The House also passed House Bill 2162 on temporary licensing for drug manufacturers before FDA approval, House Bill 2388 on rounding cash payments when pennies are unavailable, House Bill 2437 on county and municipal bridge repair funds, House Bill 2555 on equine dealer recordkeeping, and House Bill 2621 directing a Department of Health survey on maternal and infant outcomes. Other actions included final passage of House Bill 1006 on milk tester and wearer sampler certification periods, House Bill 2014 on opportunities for minors and emergency service organizations, House Bill 2512 prohibiting ride-share pricing based on device condition, House Bill 2644 authorizing itemized capital bridge projects, and Senate Bill 1058 updating the E85 flex-fuel reference. The House also adopted House Bill 2162, House Bill 2388, House Bill 2437, and House Bill 2555 by recorded votes, and several committee reports were agreed to throughout the day. The session ended with additional committee referrals, a motion to recommit several bills to Appropriations, and adjournment until the next morning.

Transcript Highlights:

• stations and drawn from the same tanks as branded fuel, but it doesn't contain a branded proprietary cleaning
• Does that mean the refinery and the product isn't as clean as they're sold at the same?
• Isn't as clean as they're sold at the same. They should be.
• In California, because of our standards, the refineries have got to make it as clean as possible because
• Martin at UCS to establish a CARB waiver to create an equity-centered fund for clean air transportation

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• public water agency members are good stewards of the job in which they were tasked to do: provide clean
• Provide clean, safe, and reliable water service to Californians.
• I'm the director of sustainable cities at the Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator.
• The Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator, or LACI, is a nonprofit clean-tech incubator that works to create

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Emergency Management met to consider a large slate of bills, first approving a consent calendar that included measures on emergency management and related topics, with several bills moved on a due pass basis to Appropriations or other policy committees. The committee then heard AB 2013, which would require community water systems to report on wildfire-related preparedness measures such as tank levels, backup generators, and pump hardening. The author argued the bill would provide needed transparency after repeated wildfire water failures, while water agency and municipal utility representatives opposed it, saying it would create new standards, liability concerns, and duplicative reporting. The bill was ultimately passed to the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, with some members voting aye and one member not voting. The committee also approved AB 2385, which would authorize local governments to create local reconstruction agencies for disaster recovery planning and rebuilding; supporters from the League of California Cities and the Los Angeles fire recovery community said it would help communities plan before disasters and speed recovery. AB 2492, concerning public safety coordination for major sporting events like the 2027 Super Bowl and 2028 Olympics, was supported by the California Travel Association and passed to Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism. AB 2370, which clarifies Cal OES authority over statewide public safety communications systems, was supported by operating engineers and passed to Utilities and Energy. AB 2475, dealing with after-action report timelines and local reporting requirements, was also approved and sent to Appropriations. Later, the committee passed AB 2543, which addresses emergency preparedness for electric vehicle fast-charging infrastructure, and AB 2411, which would create a temporary process for in-state and out-of-state law enforcement to supplement security during the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The most debated measure after AB 2013 was AB 2405, which would require law enforcement to transport patients to the nearest appropriate emergency department and report transport patterns. The author and Martin Luther King Community Hospital described severe overcrowding and frequent long-distance drop-offs, while some members raised concerns about rural impacts, exigent circumstances, and added reporting burdens. Despite those concerns, the bill passed to the Committee on Public Safety. At the end of the hearing, the committee reopened the roll to add votes from absent members on several items before adjourning.

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• public water agency members are good stewards of the job in which they were tasked to do: provide clean
• Provide clean, safe, and reliable water service to Californians.
• I'm the director of sustainable cities at the Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator.
• The Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator, or LACI, is a nonprofit clean-tech incubator that works to create

Committee: House Emergency Management

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• that we're reorganizing and changing the statute, per the recommendation of the Highway Patrol, to clean
• that's advocating for their position, and also for the administrators of the program, and then we clean
• Like if you were physically injured, maybe you had iodine that was treated or alcohol to clean the wound
• I would be much happier if we can find a way to clean up this language and make it very clear as to what
• So if we can clean that up a little bit, I would probably be better off with this bill. Thank you.

Committee: House Crime and Public Safety

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Chamber's sector partnerships represent seven critical sectors driving Hawaii's economy, from clean
• <00:03:46.400><c> and</c><00:03:46.520><c> the</c><00:03:46.600><c> general</c> If you're from the clean
• If<00:04:16.359><c> you're</c><00:04:16.480><c> from</c><00:04:16.760><c> the</c><00:04:16.959><c> clean
• </c><00:04:17.440><c> energy</c><00:04:17.880><c> sector,</c> If you're from the clean energy sector,
• If you're from the clean energy sector, please<00:04:18.720><c> stand.

Bills: SB3123 , HB1853 , HB1961 , HB1965 , HB1962 , HB1959 , HB2505 , HB2576 , HB1801 , HB1804 , HB1864 , HB2319 , HB2314 , HB2115 , HB1854 , HB2062 , HB1511 , HB1535 , HB2614 , HB2282 , HB1870 , HB1695 , HB1626 , HB1643 , HB1972 , HB1550 , HB1974 , HB1966 , HB1973 , HB2545 , HB1946 , HB1939 , HB1721 , HB1741 , HB1700

Keywords: conditional gifts, private education, scholarships, donor conditions, Hawaii education law, HB1853, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, memory care, memory clinic, Hanai Memory Network, Executive Office on Aging, aging services, kupuna, caregiver support, long-term care, elder care, geriatrics, public health

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• Projects that were completed, they're done, and they have some residual P1 money, so those also can be cleaned
• of in a nutshell, I think what I hope we can get a better understanding of is what's out there to clean
• We do reappropriate that, if you will, or move it to other projects, you know, to clean up those leftover
• So y'all would feel good in maybe cleaning up this? This could possibly clean up this bill.

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I don't think it affects a whole lot; it just cleans up some language in the Constitution.
• I will have a set of amendments shortly to clean up the bill that's cleaning up the amendments.
• The bill that's cleaning up the amendments. Before I do, I'll turn it over to Ms.
• Clean-up bill. Thank you. Okay.

Bills: HB156 , HB474 , HB602 , HB633 , HB852

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: severance tax, parish revenue, constitutional amendment, natural resources, local government funding, HB 474, Act 400, Louisiana income tax, tax refund checkoff, refund donation, alumni association, Grambling University National Alumni Association, Louisiana Tech University Alumni Association, Department of Revenue, Title 47, voluntary contribution, tax return designation, state tax refund, nonprofit donation, higher education

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• throughout statute, uh further clarifying the intent of the legislature and in the case of 18-year-olds cleaning
• 05:23.360><c> case</c><00:05:23.520><c> of</c><00:05:23.840><c> 18-year-olds</c><00:05:24.720><c> cleaning
• </c> and in the case of 18-year-olds cleaning and in the case of 18-year-olds cleaning up<00:05:25.199
• offer to vote, which is usually the next election, and specifying that it's the next election and cleaning

Bills: SF0114 , SF0102 , SF0117

Committee: House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Keywords: elections, Wyoming House of Representatives, state representatives, multi-member districts, county-based districts, party list voting, list voting, proportional representation, Jefferson method, greatest divisors method, ranked choice voting, RCV, primary elections, party conventions, minor parties, major parties, ballot design, apportionment, redistricting, nomination procedures

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• can start encouraging and opening up a lot of these ways where citizens can actually go in and help clean
• A lot of ways, because there's a lot of people out there that would love to go out there and just clean
• You know, what are we doing to look at that to help clean it up so it stopped fires, using the citizens
• maybe you can talk to is I know that there's a lot of people, too, that would actually like to go and clean
• can't even get on those roads anymore and making that accessible to where people can actually go and clean

Summary: The Joint Finance-Preparation Committee heard budget presentations for the Endowment Fund Investment Board, the Department of Lands, and the Department of Environmental Quality. Janet Jessup, Legislative Services analyst, reviewed each agency’s structure, funding sources, vacancies, and requested enhancements. For EFIB, she noted the board’s low operating costs and a small request for a laptop replacement. Chris Anton said the board kept costs very low and had no major budget increases beyond personnel costs. The Department of Lands discussion focused heavily on wildfire funding, staffing, and dedicated funds. Director Dustin Miller said 2025 was a record year for endowment income, but fire season was increasingly expensive and staffing pressures could affect the Eastern Idaho Forest Protective District and other fire programs. Members asked about the fire suppression deficiency fund, which Jessup explained is used only for active fires and can go negative, with any deficit later reconciled through supplemental action. Miller also described House Bill 511, which would raise the structure surcharge cap for fire preparedness funding, and House Bill 226-related fund shifts moving 1.25 FTP and $160,000 from the abandoned mine lands fund to the navigable waterways program. For DEQ, Jessup and Director Jess Byrne discussed the agency’s staffing shortages, backlog in permits, water quality monitoring, and funding structure. Byrne said targeted pay increases had reduced turnover and vacancies, but the agency still had fewer core staff than 25 years ago and faced permit backlogs and reduced monitoring, including for harmful algal blooms. He also explained that the Drinking Water Loan Fund is a revolving federal-state match loan program whose balance has grown because projects are reimbursed over time, not because demand is absent. Byrne said DEQ is considering fee increases, especially in air quality and drinking water, to reduce reliance on general funds. The committee took no formal votes or other actions and adjourned, announcing future budget hearings for the Department of Administration and the Permanent Building Fund.

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• right-of-ways to access other lands they might have, to purchasing equipment for ACEQUIAs to be able to clean
• improvement, this council ensures that New Mexico can continue to be a global energy leader and provide clean
• We do have to become more clean and more green, but some of these requirements are But some of these
• So hopefully, I don't know what amendments will be on the floor, but that is a clean energy.
• It's extremely clean, so carbon-free. And so at this point, I'm a no.

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 287, which would create a permanent Health and Human Services Committee. The sponsor argued the state spends about $14.4 billion annually on health and human services and needs a standing committee to better oversee programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, CYFD, hospitals, pharmacy benefit managers, and related issues. Members discussed staffing, start-up costs, and whether the committee would have subpoena power; staff said interim funding exists in the feed bill and additional funding would likely be needed later. The committee adopted an amendment striking the appropriation and changing the effective date, then voted due pass on the amended bill, with several members recorded in opposition. The committee then considered House Bill 371, as substituted, to create land grant and acequia infrastructure funds financed from remaining severance tax bond capacity. The sponsor and acequia/land grant advocates said the measure would provide a short-term funding source for infrastructure needs such as land acquisition, right-of-way access, ditch cleaning, and repairs, with distributions beginning only after the fund reaches a threshold and subject to limits through 2031. Members asked about bond capacity, the relationship to capital outlay, legislative approval of projects, and whether the bill would reduce reliance on repeated capital requests. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill, with one member in opposition. The committee also heard Senate Bill 143, which raises fee caps under the New Mexico Department of Agriculture’s inspection and grading programs, including egg grading, nursery stock, pesticide, feed, and related services. The department and industry supporters said the caps had been unchanged for decades and that the bill would help fund inspections and staffing without meaningfully affecting consumer prices. After questions about fee administration, consumer impact, and staffing levels, the committee voted do pass. Finally, the committee discussed House Bill 329, which would create an Energy Affordability and Grid Reliability Council attached to the Public Regulation Commission. The sponsor said the council would study affordability, reliability, grid modernization, and energy options, drawing on experts from state agencies and utilities. Members raised concerns about the bill’s vagueness, lack of term limits and detailed structure, possible duplication with existing agencies, missing representation for rural co-ops, tribes, and nuclear energy, and the funding source. The sponsor said the governor’s office had requested the bill and that funding would come from governor-controlled GROW money, but the committee ultimately rolled the bill for further work and did not adopt the amendment presented that day.

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• Senator Weaver brought that bill, and it is cleaning up the language, modernizing our statutes, and improves
• Senator Weaver brought that bill, and it is cleaning up the language, modernizing our statutes, and improves
• that bill<00:18:44.320><c> and</c><00:18:44.799><c> it</c><00:18:45.039><c> is</c><00:18:45.440><c> cleaning
• ><00:18:45.760><c> up</c><00:18:45.919><c> the</c><00:18:46.080><c> language,</c> bill and it is cleaning
• up the language, bill and it is cleaning up the language, modernizing<00:18:47.280><c> our</c><00:18

Bills: SB182 , SB251 , SB252 , HB74 , HB159 , HB292 , SB182 , SB251 , SB252 , HB74 , HB159 , HB292

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: psychoactive cannabinoids, cannabis, beverage prohibition, criminal penalties, youth access, Jefferson County, pistol permit, gun permit, concealed carry, firearm permit, sheriff fee, permit fee, weapons license, gun licensing, school security, Jefferson County Sheriff's Fund, retirement system, Gardendale, Birmingham legislative office, local bill