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• and Mega Programs.
• With this decision, the IBR program can finalize the cost estimate, With this decision, the IBR program
• I'm with the Association of Washington Cities.
• I'm Jake Lewing, City Engineer.
• I'm Jake Lewing, City Engineer.

Bills: HB2306

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: transportation budget, capital budget, operating budget, appropriations, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferry funding, state ferries, highway maintenance, road preservation, bridge replacement, tolling, express toll lanes, traffic safety, speed cameras, ignition interlock, transit grants, public transit

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• We have eight divisions, which include ASD, the program support.
• Program support—we've held it because of financial needs.
• whoever, you know, a city jurisdiction with the restrictive permit?
• And so they do go to the health and wellness program.
• I think there's maybe... ...small portions of things.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• ><c> program</c><00:02:16.280><c> that</c><00:02:16.400><c> Minnesota's</c> the foundation program that
• </c><00:05:10.600><c> are</c> important many of these programs are important many of these programs are
• We provided a program two years ago called the I pilot program that was bipartisan, that gave our local
• </c> Forest Lands program. Forest Lands program.
• These programs together easements.

Bills: HF4906 , HF3971 , HF4777 , HF2109 , HF2988

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: property tax, tax refund, taxpayer relief, Minnesota taxation, one-time payment, taxation, property valuation, Tax Court, evidentiary standards, Minnesota Statutes, disparity reduction, aid payments, local government, funding, Fillmore County, education funding, managed forest land, classification, forest management plan, agricultural land

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• </c> the art in public places program the art in public places program supported<00:43:54.400><c> by<
• These programs help parents.
• And as you former city council members know, it is really difficult for us to fund the arts on the city
• the program with arts for our Kiki, and doesn't want to see a reduction.
• This is the Summer Streets pilot program bill.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees first heard House Bill 229, which would establish a statewide speed restriction for motor vehicles under certain circumstances. Testimony on the bill was limited and came in support from the City and County of Honolulu’s transportation services, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization. No one testified in opposition, and there were no questions. The committees then took up House Bill 860, which would grant immunity from liability to the state or counties when they repair or maintain a street whose ownership or jurisdiction is disputed between them. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Land and Natural Resources submitted written testimony, and the Hawaii State Association of Counties, Maui County Council Chair Alice Lee, Hawaii County Council member Heather Kimble, and the Iolani Homestead Community Association for Justice testified in support. The Ho Association for Justice opposed the bill, arguing the immunity was too broad and that the issue had already been addressed by prior legislation. In discussion, members raised concerns about liability and asked whether a different approach, such as extending the 2017 law transferring Oahu roads in limbo to the counties, would be acceptable; county representatives said that path could be considered if immunity were removed. House Bill 1161, which would authorize counties to use a road usage charge mechanism similar to the state’s, drew support from the Department of Transportation, the Energy Office, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, several county and city offices, and the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization. Rental car companies and industry groups supported the concept but asked for amendments, including a flat fee instead of a per-mile charge, relief for plug-in hybrid vehicles, and a delayed implementation date. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii also supported relief for hybrids. Members questioned the rental car representatives about the flat-fee proposal, and they said a per-mile charge would be difficult to calculate and pass on to customers. At the end of the joint agenda, the committees deferred decision-making on HB 1161 to Tuesday, March 18 at 3:00 p.m., and the Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee also deferred the three measures to that date and time. The Transportation and Culture and the Arts committee then began hearing House Bill 925, which would create a Performing Arts Special Fund, and House Bill 1378, which would establish a Performing Arts Grants Program and Special Fund and revise the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ responsibilities and funding sources. HB 925 received support from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and written support or comments from DBEDT, the Hawaii Arts Alliance, and others. HB 1378 drew extensive testimony and discussion focused on preserving arts funding while addressing concerns about the use of Works of Art Special Fund dollars for positions and programming. The Governor’s office said it supported the intent but had concerns; the Attorney General warned that the bill’s cap and transfer provisions were unclear and could affect the tax-exempt status of bond-funded dollars; and the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts opposed the measure, urging an audit, tracking of deposits, and a shift of positions and programs to general funds instead of changing the law. The chair explained that the bill was intended to protect arts funding while tightening the legal guardrails around bond-financed dollars and preserving federal support, and asked testimony to focus on new points as the hearing continued.

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• It can also include cities, counties, right? Cities and counties.
• and ACES. programs together.
• They tend to To be fairly small.
• programs, were districts who did not have an ownership or priority for expanded learning programs.
• to cover high school programs?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It requires appropriate agencies to develop training and a certification program for adjusters, public
• Hello, Alyssa Ashwood, City of Palisades fire survivor. Hold on, I don't think the mic's on.
• Their proposal basically eliminates the program, completely guts the program, and not only does that
• In practice, really only small businesses can ever take advantage of the undue hardship.
• In practice, really only small businesses can ever take advantage of the undue hardship.

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The city of Manchester, our largest city in the state, has been unable to maintain a great number of
• The city of Manchester, our largest city in the state, has been unable to maintain a great number of
• So um the the city of business.
• > guidance</c><01:07:40.160><c> and</c> liaison program provides guidance and liaison program provides
• </c> are small-time landlords. are small-time landlords.

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'm also concerned there are 191 charter cities in the state of Arizona, and in...
• I'm also concerned there are 191 charter cities in the state of Arizona.
• program applicant must reside in a location where GPS monitoring is functional.
• Violating the terms of the program may result in a return to incarceration.
• So it's a proven, well-done program. We want to do it here in Arizona. So what does this bill do?

Summary: The Judiciary and Elections Committee met with a hard stop at 4:30 p.m. and approved the February 4, 2026 minutes. Members announced several bills would be held for a later supplemental meeting, then took up SB 1426, the “squatter” bill, which would expand forcible detainer law to cover certain unauthorized occupants who refuse to leave after a reasonable request and require immediate writs of restitution after judgment. Law enforcement and county representatives testified in support, and the committee voted 7-0 to give SB 1426 a do-pass recommendation. The committee next considered SB 1687, a strike-everything amendment moving Arizona’s primary election date from late July to the Tuesday before Memorial Day beginning in 2027. The sponsor said the goal was to create more time between the primary and general elections and align Arizona more closely with other states. County election officials were neutral but raised implementation concerns, including filing deadlines, redistricting timelines, polling place availability, and interactions with presidential preference and local elections. The committee adopted the amendment and gave the bill a 4-3 do-pass recommendation, with some members voting no over concerns about clean elections timing and local control. Members then heard SB 1110, creating a home confinement program for certain nonviolent inmates with GPS monitoring, work requirements, and DOC rulemaking, while excluding serious and violent offenses. Supporters said it would reduce recidivism, save money, and help families; an opponent questioned the fiscal impact and monitoring costs. The bill received a 5-1 do-pass recommendation. The committee also heard SB 1275, which would allow judges limited discretion to depart from mandatory minimum sentences for qualifying veterans and first responders with diagnosed service-related PTSD or similar conditions; supporters framed it as a narrow safety valve, while opponents warned it could undermine mandatory sentencing and victims’ rights. SB 1275 passed 7-0. Finally, the committee considered SB 1140, a misdemeanor expungement bill. The amendment adopted by the committee extended the waiting period for expungement of convictions to five years for all eligible misdemeanor convictions, while keeping a three-year period for eligible matters that did not result in conviction. Supporters said the bill would remove barriers to employment and housing and help survivors and people who have turned their lives around; the committee adopted the amendment and then passed SB 1140 as amended 7-0. The meeting then adjourned.

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• My name is Anne Finn, and I represent the League of Minnesota Cities.
• </c> >> Um, small but meaningful steps forward.
• and the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities.
• They could lower their benefit level, or they could seek additional money from the cities.
• </c> is from what I understand, pretty small. is from what I understand, pretty small.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , which was never the case since the beginning of this program.
• In Europe, cities have become economic hubs through high-speed connectivity.
• We do track all different types of job categories that we have today on the program.
• They will look at the program. So this is the funding committee. They will look at the program.
• But the first step is six months, where they will identify the programs.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And so this is now a small, small group of people.
• And so this is now a small, small group of people.
• for the federal program, which is commonly called Obamacare, for the federal program, which is commonly
• training program that's actually leading to a job. ...a training program that's actually leading to
• counties and small cities.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several introductions and memorials, including a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with several bills substituted with House companions and adopted by voice vote or recorded vote. Early measures included a tax conformity bill tied to federal Internal Revenue Code changes, which passed 34-0, and a Medicaid/public assistance bill that drew extensive debate over work requirements, fraud reduction, behavioral health services, and SNAP/EBT reforms. Amendments offered by Senators Berman and Osgood to condition or soften the work and photo-ID provisions were rejected, and the underlying bill was placed on the third-reading calendar after lengthy questioning about implementation, exemptions, and eligibility effects. The Senate also passed bills on computer science education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry public-records exemption and registry update, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the legal-tender sunset for gold and silver, public-records protections for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, and local government budget transparency/spending measures. Most of these measures were adopted after minor amendments or technical substitutions, with votes generally ranging from 31-3 to 34-0. The chamber also recognized the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Later, the Senate approved a digital voyeurism bill expanding the reasonable-expectation-of-privacy definition to include private fenced yards, and an insurance customer representative licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework and later qualify for licensure. The final major item was a medical freedom bill that would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption to immunization mandates, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin for adults, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition; two amendments clarifying anti-kickback rules and requiring vaccine information to include risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy were adopted, while questions from Senators Smith and Massullo focused on public-health impacts and the content of the required materials. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• Jason Cater, City, Redden. Chairlborough City, Boardmore.
• Stacy is the programs coordinator update.
• I think about nursing programs.
• certified program.
• So meeting with the city management, a city manager, Jason, and Ben, their IT director, and their local

Summary: The Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management Authority met in special session, confirmed a quorum, welcomed new member Josh Huffines, approved the prior meeting minutes, and accepted financial reports for September through December 2025. The chair and staff also presented recognition awards, including thanks to former legal counsel Austin and outgoing chair Mark Sharpton, and honored Leachin Lockwood of Tulsa 911 as the state’s third-quarter Emergency Telecommunicator of the Quarter. The board addressed compliance and funding issues for several PSAPs. It authorized notice and a public-hearing process for Chokota Police Department and Pawnee Police Department if they did not complete required annual audit/reporting documents by the stated deadline. It also approved a recruitment campaign for the 9-1-1 profession, including a website landing page and media outreach, and transferred $150,000 from reserves to support that effort. In addition, the board approved a technology roadmap outlining statewide priorities such as mapping, GIS integration, satellite emergency communications, push-to-talk interoperability, and CAD sharing. Several grants were approved, including GIS remediation and maintenance for Drumright and Love County, a Next Gen 9-1-1 call-handling solution for Muskogee 911, and CAD integration for Sand Springs and Mercy EMS. A Love County public hearing on GIS noncompliance was rendered moot after the grant approval, and the board voted to take no action on escrowing Love County funds. Staff reports highlighted boundary verification letters, the upcoming 911 Day at the Capitol, cybersecurity training, 911/988 integration progress, Virtual Academy training totals, and ongoing work on NG911 RFPs, coordinator workshops, and county-level implementation projects. The meeting also included legislative updates on HB 4092 and HB 2710, with the latter described as creating a parallel state radio/911 structure, and the session adjourned with no public comments or new business.

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• </p> health care programs. But we in this health care programs.
• </c> people who work for themselves or small people who work for themselves or small businesses<01:01
• </c><01:10:34.800><c> I</c> already paying in a small amount. I already paying in a small amount.
• </c> size up of this city on an annual basis. size up of this city on an annual basis.
• </c> fiscal responsibility, if you want small fiscal responsibility, if you want small government,<02

Committee: House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• here to express my support and strong support for H. 2874, an act relative to the Medicare buy-in program
• solution by requiring the Commonwealth's Group Insurance Commission to implement a Medicare buy-in program
• Under such a program, retirees who are 65 and older but not Medicare eligible would be enrolled into
• We are ineligible because the Commonwealth failed to pay into the federal program.
• We are ineligible because the Commonwealth failed to pay into the federal program.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Service

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held a hybrid hearing focused on insurance and retirement-related bills. Representative Hendricks testified in support of H.2874, which would create a Medicare buy-in program for certain state retirees age 65 and older who are not currently Medicare eligible, with the Commonwealth paying Part A premiums and late penalties. He argued the bill would reduce retiree health costs for the state and municipalities while improving benefits for retirees. Don Buckley also testified in support of H.2874, describing his own situation as a long-serving state retiree without Medicare coverage and urging passage of the bill. Paul Jakes of the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts and Michael Riley of the Massachusetts Association of Contributory Retirement Systems testified in support of H.2999/S.1862, which would provide fair worker representation on joint purchasing group committees. Riley also supported H.2933/S.1816, which would add a seat on the PRIM Board for non-state teacher retirement systems, and H.2954/H.1813, which would change the criteria and duration for systems considered underperforming in the public employee retirement system funding rules. He said the changes would better reflect current conditions and limit forced participation in PRIT to five years rather than in perpetuity. Committee members asked no questions during the hearing. After testimony concluded and no additional witnesses came forward, the committee voted to adjourn.

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• NEW FUNDING FOR SCRAP WHICH IS OUR SMALL COUNTY ROADS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND THE NEW ARTERIAL ROADS
• PROGRAM APTLY CALLED THE FARM PROGRAM, FLORIDA'S ARTERIAL ROADS MODERNIZATION.
• IN THE GRANT PROGRAMS AT THIS TIME OR CAUSE ANY CONFLICT.
• GRANT PROGRAM.
• PURPOSES OF BEING ABLE TO STABILIZE THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM?

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• </c><01:01:49.599><c> and</c> residency program and residency program and 14.9<01:01:52.119><c> million
• ,</c> community solar garden program, community solar garden program, modifications<01:13:53.280><c>
• Small businesses are the backbone of our state, and many of those businesses, there's 500,000 plus small
• Small businesses are the backbone of our state, and many of those businesses, there's 500,000 plus small
• Small businesses are the backbone of our state, and many of those businesses, there's 500,000 plus small

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It was a commuter flight going from Japan's two major cities.
• First, they said thank you for funding the programs that save our lives.
• In a small way, but we fell short.
• Looking at $52 million for a food bank program.
• As a former city council member, we dealt with budgets all the time.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Louis City is provided by AT&T.
• Louis City? And you're worried... It would apply to me in St. Louis City. And your worry about St.
• Louis City on solar is what? I may want to have solar panels on every house.
• We have a small draw that runs through our property to a live spring.
• I would say beyond that, we have programs that are I would say beyond that, we have programs that are

Committee: House Utilities

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Chair Representative Dan Cahill from the great city of Lynn.
• Dan Cahill, House Chair, 10th Essex, City of Lynn.
• I've owned a small business in Massachusetts with my family for over 50 years.
• I've owned a small business in Massachusetts with my family for over 50 years.
• They are our small business owners, our neighbors.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Summary: The hearing covered several public safety bills and related testimony. On S. 2681, “Colby’s Law,” which would establish safety standards for BMX/motocross tracks, the committee heard emotional testimony from the family of a teen killed at a track and from advocates who said minimum standards are needed for barriers, medical staff, emergency planning, insurance, and oversight. A track owner and rider also testified that safety is important but argued the bill was incomplete and should better distinguish between BMX and motocross and include more specific equipment and weather-related rules. On S. 2680, a bill to expand emergency planning around aging nuclear plants and high-level nuclear waste sites, supporters from Cape Cod, medical groups, and anti-nuclear organizations urged a 50-mile emergency planning radius and stronger state preparedness, citing risks from long-term waste storage and inadequate federal oversight. The committee also heard testimony on a Barnstable home rule petition to allow certain emergency response vehicles to use red lights, with the town supporting the change to improve response times on the water. A substantial portion of the hearing focused on H. 5158, the Protect Act, which would limit state and local cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement. County sheriffs testified about how ICE notifications and detainers work in practice, distinguishing between criminal warrants and civil immigration requests to notify, and describing their discretion when people are released on bail or at the end of a sentence. Sheriffs said they generally notify ICE when requested, especially in cases involving serious charges, but emphasized the need to balance public safety, victim notification, and due process. Committee members pressed them on the impact of ICE pickups at courthouses and jails, and several lawmakers and witnesses argued that pretrial detainees taken by ICE can disrupt prosecutions and deny victims their day in court. Supporters of the Protect Act included labor, education, health care, and immigrant advocacy groups. They said immigrants and mixed-status families are living in fear of routine interactions with police, schools, courts, and hospitals, and urged the committee to ban 287(g) agreements, prohibit law enforcement from asking about immigration status or providing operational assistance to ICE, and add stronger protections for sensitive locations such as schools and health care facilities. Medical witnesses described patients and families avoiding care because of ICE presence, and educators said students are missing school out of fear. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony and indicated it would continue receiving written testimony before taking action later.

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• </c> we language we sent them minus a small we language we sent them minus a small bit.<00:13:04.880>
• We want to keep paying those city councilors very small amounts of money for all the good work that they
• We want to keep paying those city councilors very small amounts of money for all the good work that they
• city or town spending on propane?
• And this city is part of the flood. And this city understands<00:55:42.280><c> floods.

Keywords: 927, senate, all