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• <01:13:52.159> um changed as far as the structural um changed as far as the structural um
• have charged inside parking structures have charged inside parking structures in<01:25:04.560>
• damaging the structure, right?
• damaging the structure, right?
• um but if parking garage are structured um but if parking garage are structured to<01:45:02.920>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 105, which would create a new conservation license plate and direct the added fee to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund. The sponsor, Rep. Rosemarie Rung, said the bill would create a non-tax revenue source to help address toxic cyanobacteria blooms in New Hampshire lakes, ponds, and rivers. She described the public health, environmental, and economic harms from blooms, the high cost of watershed management plans and mitigation projects, and the limited current funding available through state and federal sources. She argued that a voluntary plate program could provide sustainable support and raise awareness. Supporters, including Reps. Katie Pell and McDonald, said the bill would help affected lake communities and tourism-dependent areas. New Hampshire DES testified neutrally but confirmed that blooms have increased sharply, that the agency has issued more than 120 warnings in the past two years, and that the existing mitigation fund is nearly depleted after one-time appropriations. DES said the proposed plate would not solve the entire funding need but could provide dedicated revenue for studies and implementation projects. DMV testified that the operational impact of adding a new plate would be minimal. New Hampshire Lakes also supported the bill and said survey results suggested some current Moose plate holders and new registrants would likely choose the Loon plate. Committee members asked about the health effects of cyanobacteria, the expected revenue from the plate, and whether the problem is natural or human-driven. Testimony said exposure can cause skin irritation, gastrointestinal illness, and more serious liver or neurological effects, with pets and children at higher risk; one witness also cited research suggesting aerosolized toxins may affect people several kilometers from a bloom. DES explained that while lake sediments can release nutrients, the underlying problem is largely driven by watershed inputs and worsened over time. No vote was taken during the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair invited written testimony and additional questions.

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• It simply directs existing animal-friendly tax revenue and a structured, accountable spay and neuter
• And basically, I just want to understand what their incentive structure is.
• And just thinking outside the box, private entities, business structures like this, they would love to
• Representative, this pilot program seems to be structured as more of a voluntary program.
• And so through that Interim study outside of rule structures, one thing that became pretty apparent is

Bills: HB3126, HB3177, HB3311, HB3465, HB3786, HB3915, HB4333, HB4476, HB3403

Keywords: education funding, concurrent enrollment, school aid, Oklahoma State Regents, permanent school funds, higher education, revolving fund, court reporters, salaries, legislation, employment compensation, state administration, Oklahoma, community development, infrastructure, economic development, local government, financing, pooled finance, Oklahoma Emission Reduction

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• These structures are set to ensure DVMs earn enough to compensate them for their level of education and
• I think it was a little bit of a mistake to have put breakaway walls on a residential structure in a
• It is exempt if it's built within 10 feet of another structure.
• It allows for the incorporation and construction of these structures.
• It also says that if you build a minimum of 20 feet from another structure, you do not have to comply

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• To solve the structural problems, we need a structural solution.
• From what I observed within the current structure of our broadband programs there are three persistent
• consist of 11 diverse members with representation from industry community nonprofit and labor the structures
• the structures based on the CTC, and do I remember if I specified anything further about regional allocations
• And then you have a governance structure that's much more effective. That's the idea of the bill.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• quicker approach but with structured quicker approach but with structured review<00:06:30.960>
• into this the structure into this the structure um<01:10:06.719> and<01:10:06.880> it<
• <01:10:43.280> If structure, right? They're locked in. If structure, right?
• He said it also relates to potential incentive structures or regulatory structures that might be based
• incentive structures or regulatory structures<04:17:25.279> that<04:17:25.600> might<04

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• funding would target historic structures funding would target historic structures still<00:35:33.359
• <00:54:53.359> pollution systems, um, ponds, structural pollution systems, um, ponds, structural
• <01:13:28.400> U these important historic structures.
• U these important historic structures.
• . structures. structures.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee first approved the March 5 minutes, then heard a presentation from Balig Engineering on cost drivers for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in small Minnesota communities. The testifier said most Minnesota communities are small, and that limited local staff, complex funding requirements, and the need to combine multiple funding sources make projects expensive and labor-intensive. He cited examples of aging infrastructure, including a Tracy street collapse and failing water mains, and said federal funding can help but often requires extensive reports that can cost tens of thousands of dollars and hundreds of staff hours. He also pointed to inflation, supply-chain disruptions, colder climate requirements, higher material and labor costs, limited competition among contractors and suppliers, and newer treatment requirements such as PFAS removal and cybersecurity controls as major cost drivers. Members asked whether reduced bonding or less frequent state funding would lower prices, whether annual bonding bills provide market certainty, how regionalization could be encouraged, and whether tightening specifications adds costs. The testifier said stopping work would likely drive contractors out of the market and reduce competition, which could raise prices later, and that consistent funding helps keep contractors in Minnesota. He said regional water systems such as Red Rock Rural Water and Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water are already helping lower costs and that legislators could encourage more regionalization through incentives. He also said some specifications and federal requirements, especially around treatment plant controls and cybersecurity, increase costs, though some standards like deeper water-main burial are necessary. The committee then moved on to the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, where John Kelly began presenting the governor’s 2026 capital budget recommendations and described the department’s mission, statewide network of veterans homes and cemeteries, and service to nearly 300,000 veterans and dependents.

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• <00:54:11.799> and asked to demolish the structure and asked to demolish the structure and
• buildings receive it is structured buildings receive it is structured similar<01:05:04.440> to
• I can't speak for every single nonprofit child care, but I can speak to how we structure ours.
• I can't speak for every single nonprofit child care, but I can speak to how we structure ours.
• I can't speak for every single nonprofit child care, but I can speak to how we structure ours.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's very the way we're structured.
• We feel like we're ahead of the game in some areas with our IT, just because of how we're structured.
• They've been in the same structure for 100 years.
• So, do we need to look at that and see if that structure is the best way?
• This results in a supervisor to staff ratio of 16%, reflecting a flat, streamlined management structure

Keywords: 914, all

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• It's really structured... ...charter schools, and that's not because there is any kind of animus amongst
• You will see that WUE and WRGP are structured very similarly.
• The professional student exchange program is PSEP, and you will see that WUE and WRGP are structured
• WRGP, again, is structured very similarly.
• With PSEP, the structure is a little bit different.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate Education Committee of Reference met for sunset reviews and first heard a presentation on the Credit Enhancement Eligibility Board from the Governor’s Office. The presenter explained that the board, created in 2016, has no dedicated staff or administrative budget and is supported by existing budget and policy staff and the Treasurer’s Office. The board’s purpose is to lower borrowing costs for qualifying schools by using a guarantee fund to enhance credit ratings, and it has largely been used by charter schools. Because the board has reached its statutory leverage cap and has not met since 2022, it is currently in a monitoring role, but it must remain in place to honor guarantees if any approved financing defaults. The committee asked about financing maturities, demand from schools, and whether a shorter continuation period would make sense. No public testimony was offered, and the committee voted to recommend continuing the board for 10 years, until July 1, 2036. The committee then reviewed the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). WICHE’s president described the interstate compact, its regional role in higher education access, workforce development, and data services, and its major student programs: the Western Undergraduate Exchange, the Western Regional Graduate Program, and the Professional Student Exchange Program. She highlighted tuition savings for Arizona students and the state, the return of many PSEP graduates to practice in Arizona, and additional cost savings through cooperative purchasing and technology contracts. The committee asked no substantive questions, and it voted to recommend continuing WICHE for 10 years, until July 1, 2036. The final major item was the Arizona Department of Education School Safety Program performance audit, followed by testimony from the department. The Auditor General reported that the program has grown substantially, especially after expansion to counselors and social workers and increased appropriations, but that ADE did not consistently ensure schools complied with program requirements. In a sample of 16 schools, most had issues such as missing or incomplete operational plans, inadequate safety team activity, incomplete required training, missing activity logs, or reimbursement requests lacking expenditure reports. The audit said these problems reduced the program’s effectiveness and increased the risk of improper spending, and it recommended stronger monitoring, written procedures, and better documentation review. ADE accepted the findings and said it is implementing the recommendations through more direct staff oversight, training requirements tied to funding, encrypted submission of emergency plans, site visits, and representative desk reviews. The discussion then shifted to whether emergency plans should address federal law enforcement actions; the director said the plans are designed for campus safety threats generally and do not specifically contemplate ICE enforcement. The committee took no vote on the audit presentation and adjourned after discussion.

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• was<00:01:21.520> a<00:01:21.920> $6 And yet we went from what was a $6 billion structural
• was bringing in $6 billion more each biennium than we were spending, to effectively a $5 billion structural
• We need to solve the structural imbalance another way. What are your thoughts on that?
• <00:07:05.680> What structural imbalance another way.
• What structural imbalance another way.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Yet historically, we've lacked the permanent cabinet-level structure within PED.
• Just last year alone, we identified 15% more gifted students with this structure.
• The sustained cabinet-level structure within the PED. Thank you.
• The intent is collaborative, structured work focused on continuous improvement of systems and processes
• For too long, our special education system has been fragmented across statutes, leadership structures

Bills: HB30, HB120, HJR1, SB210, SB306

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

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• So, site clearing and grading, there are 25 structures that need to be demolished.
• And we strongly support being clear about the authority and The structural position, the importance of
• this structural position within the public education department, to make sure that the state Lives up
• Romero's home was not a structure because it was only enclosed by two sides, not fully enclosed, and
• We already criminalize in residential burglary of course, the dwelling home, but also structures are

Bills: SB48, SB64, SB100

Keywords: State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP

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• They were left out of the bonus structure. Joanne Alvarez, my District 8.35.
• that income earned on those investments must go go toward capital expenditures, maintenance and structural
• The bill also requires that serves report separately, identify required structural elements and those
• a 3 story condo in Orlando content is treated the same way under the bill and under the current structure
• If you're if you're three-story inland, the repairs that you need in order to maintain their structural

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I can understand that some of that was structural, so knowing that there was structural money, some of
• 00:08:49.959> was um understand that some of that was um understand that some of that was structural
• so knowing that there was structural so knowing that there was structural<00:08:52.839> money
• :08:53.880> it<00:08:54.240> in<00:08:54.360> the<00:08:54.440> $18 structural
• money some of it in the $18 structural money some of it in the $18 billion<00:08:55.640> means

Keywords: 1183, house

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• ,<01:25:47.600> the and some of these cement structures, the and some of these cement structures
• <01:27:53.120> uh<01:27:53.360> are structure structures 86 of which uh are structure
• Go to work where it might be a better structure.
• but identifying what structures but identifying what structures uh<01:36:00.639> are<01:36
• I mean, our structure just in case, so we can make it through the night.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management on its hazard mitigation plan and recent emergency events on Oahu. Chair Dela Botti opened the meeting by explaining that the briefing was intended to review the mitigation planning process, the city’s hazard mitigation plan, and lessons learned from recent tsunami and wildfire threats, building on earlier briefings with state emergency management and transportation officials. Director Collins and hazard mitigation staff officer Ian Kio presented the plan, describing it as a five-year FEMA-required document focused on reducing long-term risk to people and property, not an operations plan for active disasters. Kio outlined how the plan was developed over roughly 18 months with a core team, steering committee, consultant support, and public input, and said it was formally adopted by the mayor’s office and approved by FEMA in July 2025. He said the updated plan was aligned more closely with the state hazard mitigation plan, expanded to cover 15 hazards including climate change and sea level rise, and organized around hazard risk rankings and mitigation strategies. He identified the highest-risk hazards as climate change and sea level rise, floods, health risks, hurricanes, tsunamis, and wildfires, and said the plan includes short-, medium-, and long-term actions such as education, Firewise community planning, flood mapping, and major infrastructure projects like tsunami walls and street elevation work. He also emphasized that the plan will be maintained with yearly updates and ongoing public feedback. Collins then discussed after-action findings from the July 6 Meli fire and the recent tsunami response, noting that reviews are still ongoing. He said the fire response showed strong initiative and teamwork, including police officers helping with fire suppression support and door-to-door evacuation efforts before firefighters arrived, and a staff duty officer who initiated a wireless emergency alert without waiting for higher-level direction. He said these actions reflected a culture of rapid decision-making when lives are at stake. Collins also urged residents to prepare by making family plans, gathering supplies, checking flood and tsunami risk maps, retrofitting homes, and obtaining insurance before disasters occur. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the informational briefing.

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• Anything except for electrical, plumbing, and structural.
• So, again, Anything except for electrical, plumbing, and structural.
• Now, in this legislation, we describe structured work study.
• Who will define, though, how that structured work study is actually work study and not free labor?
• Who will define, though, how that structured work study is actually work study and not free labor?

Summary: The committee first took up HB 455, a local bill for the City of Lake Wales that would allow open containers in a downtown arts district. The sponsor said the city had invested heavily in the area and wanted to support business growth. An amendment clarified that the allowance was intended for cups, not bottles taken from restaurants, and the bill was then adopted favorably without opposition. Members then heard HB 1049 on building permit requirements, which would remove permits for certain work under $7,500 and for battery or backup power systems, while also preempting local governments from adding extra permitting rules. Two amendments were adopted: one clarifying modular homes on RV lots, and another addressing contractor “splitting” of projects to avoid the threshold and requiring five years of record retention. County and local-government groups raised concerns about inspections and permitting, while several business and advocacy groups supported the bill. It passed favorably. HB 1175, dealing with safety design standards for office surgery suites, was presented as a measure directing the Florida Building Commission and State Fire Marshal to establish new standards to improve safety and efficiency. There was no amendment or public testimony, and it passed favorably. The committee then spent extensive time on HB 221, which would let workers waive the state minimum wage for certain work-based learning, internship, or pre-apprenticeship positions for up to nine months, later narrowed by amendment to 252 days, or 126 days for minors with parental consent, and defining the program as structured learning. Supporters framed it as a way to expand apprenticeships and help small businesses offer training opportunities; opponents argued it would create free or subminimum labor, invite abuse and coercion, and raise constitutional concerns. Despite strong opposition testimony from labor, civil rights, and policy groups, the bill passed favorably after debate. The committee also heard HB 4035, a Palm Beach County local bill requiring applicants for a certificate of competency to pass the licensing exam before applying to the Construction Industry Licensing Board. The sponsor said it would streamline and modernize the process, and members discussed it briefly in support. The transcript ends before the final action on that bill is fully shown.

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• Without community-wide mitigation, fire can more easily spread from structure to structure, a pattern
• Over the past decade, California's wildfires have destroyed 53,970 structures and claimed 207 lives,
• The Eaton and Palisades fires in Los Angeles County alone destroyed 16,246 structures and caused 30 deaths
• theory and to what sparked the deadly wildfire that destroyed half the town of Altadena. 10,000 structures
• So there are 6,000 more stories of heartbreak and devastation, likely because a long dormant structure

Summary: The committee met to hear seven Senate bills, first approving two consent items, SB 352 and SB 804, on motions to do pass to Appropriations. SB 542 (Limón) would require public notice and comment before issuing a financial responsibility certificate for an oil pipeline and require hydrostatic testing before restarting pipelines idle for five years or more; it was supported by the Center for Biological Diversity and passed the committee on a due-pass motion to Appropriations. SB 616 (Rubio) would create an independent community hardening commission within the Department of Insurance to coordinate wildfire mitigation and insurance-related recommendations; it drew support from the Department of Insurance and several local and industry groups, while water agencies, special districts, and the building industry raised concerns about water infrastructure standards, and it passed on a due-pass motion to Insurance. SB 429 (Cortese), which would establish a public wildfire catastrophe model and related university-based research and education program, received support from the Department of Insurance and outside groups and passed as amended to Appropriations. SB 256 (Perez) would strengthen wildfire mitigation and emergency response by expanding planning, improving PSPS communication, requiring utility coordination with emergency centers, and directing removal of permanently abandoned electrical facilities; utilities and business groups were generally neutral after amendments, while the author emphasized the bill’s connection to recent wildfire losses, and it passed as amended to Appropriations. SB 509 (Caballero) would require specialized training for local law enforcement on transnational repression targeting diaspora communities; it received support from the California Police Chiefs Association and immigrant-rights advocates, but drew extensive opposition from Hindu and civil-rights organizations concerned about bias, implementation, and First Amendment issues. Committee members discussed amendments to clarify cultural competency, diversity, and constitutional protections, and the bill passed as amended to Appropriations. After the hearing, the committee took final roll-call votes on the bills, with the consent items and SB 429, SB 256, and SB 509 moving forward, while SB 542 and SB 616 were also reported out on earlier motions.

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• They were left out of the bonus structure.
• The bill also requires that SIRS reports separately identify required structural elements and those over
• The bill also requires that SERS reports separately identify required structural elements and those over
• I mean, if you're three-story inland, the repairs that you need in order to maintain your structural
• So I get that, and I appreciate that answer, but I guess the structural integrity on a three-story unit

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and took up several bills, beginning with CS for SB 592, the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program. The bill was explained as revising condominium eligibility and grant rules, lowering the approval threshold to 75%, changing roof project rules, capping reimbursement at $175,000 per association, and excluding detached units. Two amendments were adopted, including one clarifying the three-story threshold and another adding wind-driven rain mitigation devices for sliding glass doors as an eligible improvement. A late-filed amendment to appropriate $500 million for the program was adopted on a roll call vote, but the bill itself was then reported favorably. Testimony generally supported the program, with members noting strong demand and the need for more funding, though one amendment drew concern from a window manufacturer and some members about product approval and fairness. The committee then approved CS for SB 622 on pari-mutuel permit holders, which would allow certain facilities to be leased to Hialeah permit holders and other same-class permit holders, with an amendment making the lessee eligible to apply for, rather than automatically receive, a license for inter-track wagering or Hialeah games. CS for SB 1404 on illegal gambling was also reported favorably after amendments added a declaratory judgment process for veterans organizations, strengthened ethics/revolving-door restrictions for Gaming Commission personnel, and then withdrew a late amendment concerning a Miami casino property. Prosecutors and the Gaming Control Commission supported the bill as a tool to target criminal gambling operations, while amusement machine operators and veterans groups raised concerns about overbreadth and uncertainty for lawful operators. SB 604 on residential swimming pool requirements was temporarily postponed after questions about how the new sale/transfer disclosure and safety-feature requirement would work in practice, especially for cash transactions and whether home inspectors would be involved. SB 1682, adding 911 dispatchers to the definition of first responder, was reported favorably with support from dispatchers and members who emphasized the trauma and public safety role of telecommunicators. SB 818 on utility relocation and SB 1228 on spring restoration were both reported favorably, with counties opposing the utility bill as a cost shift to taxpayers and the spring bill drawing support from JEA. The committee also approved CS for SB 948 on flood disclosures for tenants and condo buyers, and CS for SB 1742, a major condominium and cooperative association reform bill that would adjust reserve funding rules, allow temporary reserve pauses after milestone inspections, require substitute budgets over a certain threshold, permit lines of credit in lieu of reserves through 2028, expand disclosure and data reporting, and add conflict-of-interest and governance changes. The condo bill drew extensive discussion and testimony, with supporters praising the flexibility and transparency provisions and some owners urging additional relief for inland, lower-rise buildings; it was ultimately reported favorably.

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• When you look at the out years, those are certainly structural issues that we know from a demographic
• You can't blame the five or six billion dollar structural deficit on what's happened since Donald Trump
• When you look at the out years, those are certainly structural issues that we know from a demographic
• But structural, those carry on.
• those carry on AB some the structural those carry on AB some the stuff<00:14:47.560> you<00:14

Keywords: 1183, house

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• BMEPs, including how schools interpret and implement their model, the funding structures that support
• Schools typically structure instruction throughout the day through pull-out sessions, split between the
• Teachers reported frequently creating their own structured literacy lessons in Spanish, noting that resources
• We learned a lot and changed a lot in order to define our subject and support. structure and how we are
• So I'm going to talk a little bit about this support structure.