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• The current debt load coming out of medical school is less than the debt load to come out for psychologists
• </c><00:26:05.840><c> coming</c> education the current debt load coming education the current debt load
• out of medical school is less than the out of medical school is less than the debt<00:26:08.279><c> load
• 08.640><c> come</c><00:26:08.760><c> out</c><00:26:08.960><c> for</c><00:26:09.399><c> for</c> debt load
• to come out for for debt load to come out for for psychologists<00:26:11.200><c> why</c><00:26:11.360

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• THE BENEFITS TO THIS HELP WITH HIGH LOADING.
• THEY HELP WITH LOW LOADING AND WHAT HAPPENS IS WE END UP WITH THE BACTERIA SUBMERGED INTO THIS MEDIA.
• THAT LOOKED AT 10 SYSTEMS BECAUSE WE KNEW WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT NITROGEN LOADING IN THE KEYS AND ALSO

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• It’s no different than making sure you put in the proper powder load for your muzzle loader.
• <00:28:49.559><c> the</c><00:28:49.679><c> proper</c><00:28:49.960><c> powder</c><00:28:50.240><c> load
• </c> sure you put in the proper powder load sure you put in the proper powder load for<00:28:50.559><
• this bill, which was good, I think, is they put in language in this bill to describe or define what loaded
• I think is they put in language in this bill to describe or define what loaded means, very similar to

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

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• up with military supplies Israel loaded up with military supplies fly<00:38:41.040><c> over</c><00:38
• But 7 million children in this country are in a home with a loaded and unlocked firearm.
• </c><01:38:08.719><c> And</c> with a loaded and unlocked firearm.
• And with a loaded and unlocked firearm.
• To make matters worse, our shrimpers must now catch three times the load to make up for the high fuel

Bills: HB8469

Keywords: military construction, veterans affairs, VA appropriations, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, military housing, family housing, veterans health care, veterans benefits, medical services, community care, toxic exposure fund, burn pits, women veterans, suicide prevention, Veterans Crisis Line, electronic health record modernization, EHRM, barracks, telehealth

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• 00:55:57.680><c> power</c> saying is is for a continuous power saying is is for a continuous power load
• The National Electric Code, the NEC, is designed to isolate the power supply from the load, and that's
• When you start putting power on the load side of an electrical system, you start creating a situation
• where you can't necessarily isolate power from the load safely.
• </c><01:09:15.080><c> side</c><01:09:15.280><c> of</c> on the consumer side, the load side of on the

Bills: SF0095 , SF0107 , SF0112

Committee: House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs

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• So one of my colleagues refers to this as the urban ore load—both the tailings and all the detritus in
• It's very difficult to quantify what that urban ore load is.
• So one of my colleagues refers to this as the urban ore load—both the tailings and all the detritus in
• It's very difficult to quantify what that urban ore load is.

Bills: SB1046

Committees: House Science & Technology , House House Science & Technology Committee of Reference

Keywords: telecommunications, broadband, internet infrastructure, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, national security, foreign adversary, China, Chinese equipment, supply chain security, network equipment, microchips, Arizona Corporation Commission, telecommunications provider, communications infrastructure, Huawei, ZTE, state-owned enterprise, sanctions, infrastructure security

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• medium and large, obviously anything bigger than that, but hopefully with experience donating semi-loads
• medium and large, obviously anything bigger than that, but hopefully with experience donating semi-loads
• to food distribution centers that take a whole different type. donating semi-loads to food distribution
• That's roughly 17 or 18 semi-loads a week.

Bills: HB2104 , HB2554 , HB2619

Committee: Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response, tribal rights, fishing rights, salmon management, state-tribal agreements, natural resources, agriculture, regulations, farming, compliance, economic impact

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• there are two independent means of escape from high-rise buildings without requiring long double-loaded
• There's really no way to build the pencil towers seen in B.C. without double-loaded corridors.
• in laying out sensible apartments and giving rise to the kind of much-dreaded featureless, double-loaded
• Examples of performance requirements include energy efficiency and seismic load.

Summary: The committee heard public testimony on several housing, building code, and permitting bills. HB 2228 would direct the State Building Code Council to convene a technical advisory group to recommend code amendments allowing scissor stairs in buildings with more than two dwelling units. Supporters, including architects, builders, and housing advocates, said scissor stairs could improve safety, reduce corridor and stair footprint, lower costs, and allow more efficient and denser housing layouts. The bill was then closed to public hearing. HB 2381 would create a performance-based code pathway for low-rise residential buildings and allow recognition of third-party certifications. The chair described it as a move from prescriptive to performance-based standards, with flexibility for builders and potential alignment with clean building goals. The Building Industry Association of Washington opposed the bill as written, saying the main need is a performance pathway in the energy code rather than the IBC, while FutureWise supported the concept but urged caution about the complexity and timeline of converting code to performance-based standards. The public hearing on HB 2381 was closed after testimony. HB 2418 would change permit review processes, including vesting rules for residential project permits in urban growth areas, pausing review clocks in certain circumstances, extending timelines to other fee-charging reviewing entities, and requiring a single permit responsible official and point of contact by 2027. Builders, developers, and housing advocates generally supported the bill’s coordination and timeline provisions, saying they would reduce delays and costs, though several groups raised concerns about the vesting section and completeness definitions. FutureWise and county representatives warned the vesting changes could create litigation or records issues, while the sponsor said the vesting portion might be reconsidered. The committee also heard HB 2273, which would require embodied carbon reduction standards for larger building projects through reuse, product-based reductions, or whole-building life-cycle assessment. Support came from architects, Commerce, and environmental justice advocates, who said the bill would reduce climate impacts and encourage innovation; opponents from the concrete and aggregate industry and a taxpayer group raised concerns about costs, supply-chain issues, conflicts with other legislation, and exemptions such as for schools. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after closing the public hearings.

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• Most of the traffic that you see is large trucks and oversized loads, and so that’s one of the issues
• that when you start combining tourism, loads, and so that’s one of the issues that when you start combining
• Most of traffic that you see is large trucks and oversized loads, and so that's one of the issues that
• when you start combining tourism, loads, and so that's one of the issues that when you start combining

Committee: House Appropriations

Summary: The committee met to consider Senate Bill 2012, the Department of Transportation budget, with Representative Brandenburg presenting a detailed House amendment package and Speaker Robin Weisz explaining the overall funding strategy. The discussion focused on restructuring transportation funding streams, including moving Prairie Dog money into a flexible transportation fund, adjusting gas tax distributions, increasing the legacy earnings transfer from 7% to 8%, and authorizing a $155 million bond for Highway 85. Members also discussed DOT operations, bridge funding, rest areas, electronic titling, and the use of funds for grants to counties, cities, and townships. A separate provision would let the DOT consider whether local ordinances or policies unreasonably restrict permitted agriculture or energy projects when scoring grant applications, which drew significant debate about local control and whether the language was punitive. Testimony from Brandenburg and Weisz emphasized that the plan was intended to provide more predictable funding, preserve the ability to match federal dollars, and direct money where needs are greatest through a grant process. Weisz said the package was designed to simplify multiple revenue buckets, ensure DOT can meet federal match requirements, and free up money for the general fund while still supporting transportation needs. Several members raised concerns about whether cities, counties, and townships would receive as much as under the prior Prairie Dog structure, whether the bridge allocation was correctly reflected in the bill, and whether the local-policy language would penalize subdivisions that oppose energy projects. Supporters argued the state needed to protect revenue tied to energy development and that local governments would still receive distributions plus additional grant opportunities. The committee adopted the House amendment to SB 2012 by a vote of 19-1-3, then rejected an amendment to remove the local-policy language on a 5-15-3 vote. The committee then passed SB 2012 as amended on a 20-0-3 vote, with Representative Brandenburg designated as the carrier. The chair announced that Senate Bill 2014 would not be taken up at that time and the committee recessed until called back.

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• They specifically deal with how data centers or any large load customers are paid for and how they're
• large loads.
• </c><00:56:53.640><c> factor</c><00:56:54.200><c> tariff</c> have an extreme high load factor tariff
• have an extreme high load factor tariff on<00:56:55.000><c> file</c><00:56:55.440><c> that's</c><00:56
• </c> to deal with um large loads. to deal with um large loads.

Bills: SB8

Committee: Joint Natural Resources & Energy

Keywords: utilities, public service commission, energy regulation, appointment, emergency declaration, tax increases, consumer protection

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• where our tribe sits as we look for the solution of how the state moves forward in energy and base load
• where our tribe sits as we look for the solution of how the state moves forward in energy and base load
• where our tribe sits as we look for the solution of how the state moves forward in energy and base load
• with data centers, the dynamic conversations we're having with AI and AI generation, and the general load
• with data centers, the dynamic conversations we're having with AI and AI generation, and the general load

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

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• So uh uh to serve projected load demand.
• Um we get 50% of our load through year.
• ISO New England also does load forecasts as well.
• spot market and 100% for the large customer load.
• </c><04:12:12.560><c> Boilo</c> large customer load. Um as Mr. Boilo large customer load. Um as Mr.

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

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• Bill 3392 directs the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to conduct a comprehensive study about large-load
• electric customers, primarily defining what a large-load electric user is, their impact on our grid,

Bills: HB3724 , HB3392 , HB3466 , HB4060

Committee: House Utilities

Summary: The committee first announced that House Bill 3724 would be laid over at the author’s request and not heard. House Bill 3392, by Representative Clinton, passed 7-0 after brief discussion; it directs the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to study large-load electric customers, including defining them, assessing their grid impact, and evaluating cost allocation, while not interfering with any OCC rulemaking already underway. Chairman Bowles then presented House Bill 3466, a Corporation Commission request bill to remove an obsolete petty cash fund from statute. It passed 7-0 with no debate. House Bill 4060, by Representative Alonzo, was amended to remove a section dealing with homeownership regulations; the bill then advanced after discussion focused on small plug-in solar devices, their safety features, and the intent to clarify that such devices would not be treated as improper grid interconnections or subjected to burdensome utility or OCC requirements. Members raised questions about backfeeding and line-worker safety, and the sponsor said the devices would have anti-islanding protections and would not send power back into the grid. The committee approved HB 4060 8-0. The chair noted that several additional bills were assigned and expected next week, and the meeting adjourned with no further business.

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• amendment that essentially expands the exemption from individual workers having a certification to mix and load
• into the bill, most of these accidents with these sorts of chemicals happen during the mixing and loading
• If he tells me to, he's up on his trailer loading a sprayer, and he asks me to hand him a jug of chemical

Bills: HF2446

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

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• And if somebody is, say, for a chance, a pedophile, I don't want them loading my kid on the swing and
• I don't want them loading my kid on the swing and getting, you know, touching my children at all.

Committee: House Legislative Review

Summary: The Legislative Review Committee met with six members present and a quorum. The chair announced that Senator Nuremberg’s Senate Bill 1544 would not be taken up that day and would instead be heard the next day at 9:00 a.m. The committee then moved into executive session and considered a House Committee substitute for House Bills 3068 and 3049. Representative Jeff Myers explained that the substitute was intended as a vehicle for several public safety-related provisions, including removing a sunset from the line-of-duty death benefit, correcting sex offender registry issues from recently signed legislation, allowing the Department of Mental Health to contract with the Department of Corrections for housing sexually violent predators when secure beds are unavailable, preventing registry information from being changed by offenders until they are eligible for removal, and adding notification rules for temporary workers such as carnival employees. He also described additional inserted provisions involving dangerous dogs, wire theft and critical infrastructure, driver’s education, intimate digital depictions, and civil detention procedures. The committee adopted the House Committee substitute without objection, then voted on the House substitute for House Committee substitute for House Bills 3068 and 3049. The motion passed by a vote of 8 ayes and 1 no, with Representative Fuchs voting no. The chair then reminded members that Senator Nuremberg’s bill would be heard the next day and that road and bridge naming provisions from Representative Black’s bill would be added for consideration. The committee adjourned with no further business.

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• Um, there's obviously a huge demand, especially for new loads.
• as to how to deal with that load growth.
• You hear lots of especially new loads.
• There was a lot of questions around what is this load growth, right?
• </c><00:07:43.599><c> that</c> topic to look at um large load that topic to look at um large load that

Bills: SF0102 , SF0123 , SF0021 , SF0099

Committee: House Minerals, Business & Economic Development

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• that were getting regular texts from me saying, and I cuz I was getting them, we just got another load
• We got another load.
• ><00:13:44.200><c> just</c><00:13:44.320><c> got</c><00:13:44.480><c> another</c><00:13:44.800><c> load
• </c> load. We just got another load. load. We just got another load.
• We got another load. So, what days. We got another load.

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• The short of this is that when a large load customer comes into an area, the concern has been over the
• years, and this has been worked on for a little bit of time, that as that large load is accommodated
• So a large load... ...infrastructure buildout, do those rates get socialized among all ratepayers?
• So a large load, his electrical load associated with a new service entrance that is not something that's
• The public utility shall provide service to a large load only pursuant to the Commission-approved service

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• 43:05.839><c> case</c> management for fair teams and so case management for fair teams and so case loads
• 00:43:08.160><c> um</c><00:43:08.319><c> for</c><00:43:08.560><c> my</c><00:43:08.880><c> staff</c> loads
• are extremely high um for my staff loads are extremely high um for my staff that<00:43:09.359><c> are
• made, you raised a question or indicated there was what seemed to be a relationship between high case load
• made, you raised a question or indicated there was what seemed to be a relationship between high case load

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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• CUP, will be built such that it may be expanded for future needs, and it will serve to reduce the load
• for construction and a 30-year term for operation and maintenance of the CUP. serve to reduce the load
• on our other serve to reduce the load on our other four<00:08:11.920><c> cups</c><00:08:12.640><c> for
• c><00:39:09.160><c> docks,</c><00:39:10.120><c> 14</c><00:39:10.640><c> overhead</c> space, eight loading
• docks, 14 overhead space, eight loading docks, 14 overhead drive-in<00:39:11.400><c> doors,</c><00:39

Summary: The committee first approved the April 27 minutes and then received several informational reports, including University of Kentucky medical equipment purchases, UK’s use of $200 million in Ever funds for a public-private partnership, school district debt issuances, UK’s planned use of construction manager-at-risk delivery on five projects, Kentucky Communications Network Authority capital projects under House Bill 6, and 14 UK lease improvements. Members were told the House Bill 6 item was also being discussed in the Information Technology Oversight Committee and could return later if needed. The main action item was University of Kentucky’s request to approve a $600 million public-private partnership for central plants and utility infrastructure tied to the Chandler expansion. UK said it would shift $200 million from previously authorized restricted funds into the P3, leaving the project financed through private equity and nonprofit debt with no UK or Commonwealth debt. UK representatives said the project is necessary to support 24/7 hospital operations, expand and modernize utility systems, improve redundancy and efficiency, and reduce long-term operating risk. Members asked about the source of the availability payments, which UK said would come from UK Healthcare revenues, and the committee approved the P3 agreement unanimously. The committee also approved a UK lease renewal for a 20,000-square-foot College of Medicine annex near the Bowling Green Medical Center. UK said the lease costs $38 per square foot, or $912,000 annually, and supports medical education expansion in the region, including growth from 120 to 160 students over four years. Members voiced support for the local impact, and the lease passed unanimously. Later, the committee approved a Transportation Cabinet aviation project for two medium box hangars at Capital City Airport, funded by $1,153,000 in federal money and $950,000 from the Aviation Economic Development Fund, which is supported by a 6% jet fuel tax with a $1 million annual cap per company. Members asked about the fund balance, the cap, and airport revenue sources, and staff said the airport also receives entitlement and federal infrastructure funds and earns revenue from hangar rent and fuel sales. The committee then approved two Finance and Administration Cabinet pool projects: a roof and skylight replacement at the Libraries and Archives building and exterior repairs at several state buildings. Finally, the committee approved six Kentucky Infrastructure Authority action items after hearing about one loan increase for the Springfield Wastewater Treatment Plant and five grant reallocations tied to Cleaner Water Program and county allocation pool funds. Members asked why one project approved in 2024 was only now increasing, and KIA explained that design, water division review, environmental review, and bidding can take one to two years. KIA also reported additional no-action items, including a Brandenburg water grant split among two projects and 17 Kentucky Waters projects provided for information. The meeting ended with approval of the action items and no further action on the informational grants.