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• It's a huge formation. So, that's number one in my mind concern.
• It's a huge formation. So, that's number It's a huge formation.
• up into the formation in Illinois which<00:08:39.680> threatened<00:08:40.000> the<00:
• <00:09:17.600> Is solution or the salt water formation.
• Is solution or the salt water formation.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• of the bill would require stakeholder consultation to periodically review, revise, and update the format
• c> by<00:42:55.480> which<00:42:55.640> rate<00:42:55.920> exception the format
• It's coming up, I believe, this year or next year, as we think the entity that has got a contract with
• It's coming up, I believe, this year or next year, as we think the entity that has got a contract with
• <01:23:20.560> that next year as we we think the entity that next year as we we think the

Keywords: 1183, house

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• read a long speech, and I’ve listed some questions for him if it would be okay if we could use that format
• ><00:19:46.280> that would be okay if we could use that would be okay if we could use that format
• 48.159> sure<00:19:48.360> that'd<00:19:48.520> be<00:19:48.679> fine format
• Mr chair uh sure that'd be fine format Mr chair uh sure that'd be fine okay<00:19:49.360> no<
• <00:59:20.880> and<00:59:21.000> doing partner with private entities and doing partner

Bills: HF110, HF111, HF263, HF105

Keywords: HF110, Adrian Independent School District, Independent School District No. 511, school construction, sales tax exemption, use tax refund, refundable exemption, construction materials, capital improvements, school roofing, playground remodel, retaining walls, plumbing, bathroom remodel, locker room remodel, window replacements, local tax relief, general fund appropriation, Minnesota chapter 297A, retroactive tax refund

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• If they are, what we do is we refer them to the entity that made the entry into the system and there's
• ...platform that tracks all of this, and then we're able to output this in a variety of different formats

Bills: SB659, SB1585, SB2201, SB2514, SB2569

Keywords: smuggling, human trafficking, criminal penalties, felony offenses, law enforcement, foreign adversary, foreign-owned company, scrutinized company, China, national security, cybersecurity, information technology, communications technology, ICT, critical infrastructure, state contracts, government procurement, vendor certification, debarment, civil penalty

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• The bill requires DCF to maintain this data at an individual child level in a format that is extractable
• lands purchase and protection programs, can be a powerful initiative to strengthen Florida's ag entities

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and first considered CS/SB 7012 on child welfare, presented by Senator Graal. The bill addressed three areas: child welfare workforce shortages, higher-acuity children in out-of-home care, and services/data for commercially sexually exploited children. It would create a CPI and case manager recruitment program aimed at former public safety and service workers, convene a workforce work group, establish a four-year treatment foster care pilot in two judicial circuits identified by DCF based on removal and placement data, and require more detailed, extractable child-level data on commercially sexually exploited children along with a bed capacity study and service gap analysis. Two amendments were adopted: one clarified record retention for redacted assessments, and another attached the appropriation. The committee then heard CS/SB 110 on rural communities from Senator Simon. The bill proposed a broad rural development package, including a state office of rural prosperity, a Renaissance grant program for counties with declining populations, increased housing support, major rural road funding, school consortium funding, and additional health care resources for rural facilities and training. A delete-all amendment was adopted that expanded and refined several provisions, including local sales tax trust fund distributions, county connectivity projects, agritourism marketing support, disaster-impacted rural infrastructure eligibility, insurance and provider eligibility changes, and increased funding for critical access hospitals and rural medical education reimbursement. Both bills drew broad support from local government, education, health care, housing, and rural advocacy representatives. Supporters said the rural bill was especially comprehensive and would help small counties, schools, roads, housing, and health care, while one witness cautioned that road expansion should be balanced with protection of agricultural and natural lands. Senator Bradley and Senator Simon emphasized local control and the importance of strengthening rural Florida without imposing mandates. CS/SB 7012 and CS/SB 110 were both reported favorably, and the committee then adjourned.

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• engrossment so that people can see the changes that are made in the bill that were as introduced in a clear format
• engrossment so that people can see the changes that are made in the bill that were as introduced in a clear format
• uh<00:33:01.159> in<00:33:01.279> a<00:33:01.440> clear<00:33:02.159> format
• <00:33:03.159> and um in a um uh in a clear format and um in a um uh in a clear format and
• are already designated by the Greater Minnesota Parks and Trails Commission, an organization or an entity

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Approaches between public entities by adding clarity and additional protection to Chapter 572 of the
• However, when we had to purchase the system, those individual entities stood tall, stepped forth, and
• We decided that our legislation would make water available to all government-formed entities in Wise
• customer class instead of from people or entities who are categorized differently.
• So, a lot of these larger commercial or industrial entities... Which we do the same thing.

Bills: SB1169, SB1285, SB1583, SB1611, SB1898, SB1976, SB2160, SB2161, SB2658, SB2661, SB2662, SB2692, SB1055, SB1359, SB2660

Keywords: water service, sewer service, public utility, joint operation, infrastructure, municipality, compliance, SB 1285, bats, bat protection, wildlife protection, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, Parks and Wildlife Code Section 63.101, hunting bats, bat possession, bat sales, bat trade, pest control, licensed pest control professional, animal control officer

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• provide it from an administrative standpoint, the legislation should be amended to ensure that these entities
• For example, these entities should not be affiliated with special interest lobbying groups or participate
• households and engage in child support reform that accounts for the changes that have occurred in family formation

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• provide it from an administrative standpoint the legislation should be amended to ensure that these entities
• For example, these entities should not be affiliated with special interest lobbying groups or participate
• households and engage in child support. reform that accounts for the changes that have occurred in family formation

Bills: SB387, SB1335, HB1671, SB1760, SB1839, SB1923, HB1928, HB4942, HB5628, HB5642, HB1980

Keywords: judicial bond, guardianship, probate law, county judge, statutory county court, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, retroactive child support, parentage, genetic testing, family code, child's conception, incapacitated persons, court proceedings, guardianship fees, estate management, probate

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• ensures that an agency submit materials that it will incorporate into rules in a text-searchable format
• identifies vulnerable properties along the coastline and encourages partnerships with local governmental entities
• Identify vulnerable properties along the coastline and encourage partnerships with local governmental entities

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 108 on administrative procedures. That bill, as amended, would require agencies to review all rules on a five-year cycle, submit regulatory plans and annual reports, publish intended agency action within 90 days of new rulemaking authority, improve public access to incorporated materials, and streamline rule publication and correction procedures. After brief testimony from the Florida Bar’s Administrative Law Section and support from Americans for Prosperity and the James Madison Institute, the committee adopted two amendments and reported CS for SB 108 favorably. The committee then approved several other measures, including the Senate veterans package (CS for CS for SB 116), which made technical changes and was supported by veterans and advocacy groups; SB 118 on presidential libraries, which preempts local barriers while preserving state and federal law and building codes; CS for SB 126 allowing mail distribution of prescription hearing aids after a Florida-licensed professional examination; CS for SB 150, “Trooper’s Law,” making it a third-degree felony to abandon restrained animals during declared disasters; SB 294 limiting collaborative pharmacy practice expansion for complex cardiac conditions; SM 314 urging Congress to increase Florida National Guard force structure; CS for SB 322 creating a nonjudicial process to remove unauthorized persons from commercial property; CS for SB 348 on ethics, addressing false military rank claims and delinquent ethics fines; SB 356 designating January 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day; CS for SB 160 expanding CPA licensure pathways and clarifying administrative outsourcing; and CS for SB 50 promoting nature-based coastal resilience measures. Most of these bills received supportive testimony and were reported favorably. The committee also considered and reported favorably the annual reviser bills SB 36, SB 38, SB 40, and SB 42, which adopt the 2025 Florida Statutes, conform statutory names, remove expired provisions, and clean up obsolete language and cross-references. Throughout the meeting, members asked questions on a few bills, but no roll-call votes were recorded as opposed; each measure was approved and reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, senators requested that a few missed affirmative votes be recorded, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• Summer blend has a volatility limit to help limit ozone formation, which is another major component of
• When controlling ozone formation is less critical to meeting the air quality...
• When controlling ozone formation is less critical to meeting the air quality standards, the state uses
• don't analyze, like a retail cost, because we do analyze what the costs of compliance and what the entities
• Entities covered by the regulation, what we anticipate their cost would be.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held its annual oversight hearing on the transportation fuels sector, focused on California’s fuel transition, the announced refinery closures by Phillips 66 and Valero, and the potential effects on supply, prices, and the broader fuel system. Committee leadership said the state needs a system-wide transition plan rather than a piecemeal approach, and state witnesses from CARB, the CEC, and DPMO described the fuel market as a complex, interconnected ecosystem involving crude production, refining, storage, imports, and delivery. They emphasized that declining gasoline demand from EV adoption is occurring alongside shrinking in-state refining capacity, which could increase volatility and price spikes if not managed carefully. CARB Chair Liane Randolph reviewed the state’s climate and air-quality programs, including AB 32, SB 32, the 2022 scoping plan, the low-carbon fuel standard, and vehicle emissions rules. She said these policies have reduced emissions substantially but that California still faces major ozone and PM2.5 problems, especially in disadvantaged communities. Randolph also said federal actions challenging California waivers could complicate the state’s clean-air efforts, and she noted that while liquid fuels will still be needed in some sectors, the state must continue reducing fossil fuel dependence while protecting public health. CEC Vice Chair Siva Gunda and DPMO Director Ty Milder presented data on gasoline demand, refinery throughput, crude imports, and price differentials. Gunda said the Legislature’s special-session laws gave the agencies transparency and planning tools, and that the CEC is developing a fuels transition plan while evaluating whether any regulatory tools should be used. Milder previewed DPMO findings that Californians have paid a long-running “mystery gasoline surcharge” averaging 41 cents per gallon since 2015, with higher margins concentrated in branded gasoline and among vertically integrated firms. He said the data show a concentrated market with some refiners doing well and others struggling, and that DPMO will continue investigating price behavior, competition, and supply risks. Members pressed the witnesses on whether state regulations contributed to refinery exits or higher prices, and on whether the agencies had adequately analyzed consumer costs. Witnesses said they had not yet implemented the new permissive tools from SB X1-2 and AB X2-1 because they were still assessing risks and benefits, and they stressed that refinery closures and capital decisions are driven by broader market conditions as well as regulation. No vote was taken; the hearing was informational, with the committee seeking updates and urging the agencies to develop a practical transition strategy that balances affordability, reliability, climate goals, and worker/community protections.

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• times and vehicle registration renewal-by-mail turnaround times, and requires the report to be in a format
• It also establishes minimum liability requirements and remedies if a governmental entity or official
• educational record, and establishes minimum liability requirements and remedies if a governmental entity
• to violations of the Parents' Bill of Rights, and specifying the instances in which a governmental entity
• for violations of prescribed prohibitions. ...and specifying the instances in which a governmental entity

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So every time you get information, it's on a uniform system or format that's easily digestible and absorbed
• practice within the office, I know when I started at least, we gave a seven-day grace period for entities
• And going forward, what does that mean for new entities?
• And going forward, what does that mean for new entities?
• So probably no other entity. So that's why I won't go through the lien concerns that much.

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several insurance, financial regulation, and public safety bills. SB 1656, a large Office of Insurance Regulation bill, was taken up with a delete-all amendment and extensive discussion. The bill would increase transparency in insurance rates and mitigation data, update reciprocal insurer rules, limit use-and-file rate filings, expand cybersecurity breach notification, and strengthen oversight of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Residents and senior advocates generally supported stronger oversight to prevent bankruptcies like the Unison case, while CCRC operators and industry groups warned that lien authority, reserve requirements, and other provisions could raise borrowing costs and burden well-run communities. The committee adopted the delete-all amendment and then reported the bill favorably after debate and public testimony. The committee also passed SB 1658 on the public records database for uniform mitigation verification forms, with a clarifying amendment protecting policyholders’ personal information. SB 1612 on financial institutions was reported favorably after an amendment and substitute amendment dealing with credit union investment limits and reimbursement rules for board members. SB 1740, an insurance bill aimed at reducing premiums and insolvency risk, was amended to prioritize rate-decrease filings and prohibit AI as the sole basis for claim denials; it was then reported favorably. SB 1212 on firefighter health and safety was amended to add occupational disease language and other firefighter protections, including safer gear, cancer prevention, and possible telehealth mental health services, and was also reported favorably. Finally, SB 1184 on residual market insurers was amended to preserve existing excess-and-surplus line standards, strengthen consumer disclosures, and clarify Citizens-related appointment rules before being reported favorably. Throughout the meeting, committee members repeatedly noted that several bills were still being refined with stakeholders, and multiple public witnesses testified in support of or opposition to the CCRC and insurance provisions, focusing on resident protection, financial stability, and unintended cost impacts.

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• There's a lot of different formations, and I think that it's hard to compare.
• So, those entities are going to be getting them money eventually, usually within five years.
• entity, decides to get into business with a foreign entity.
• And you can't expect the foreign entity to do business well.
• So if an entity in the state of Oklahoma had to do business with a foreign entity and a foreign country

Bills: HJR1024, SB1316, SB1491, SB1552, SB1679, SB1877, SB2040, SB2133, SB2153, SB2174, SB2180, SB227, SJR39, SJR47, SJR48

Keywords: Judicial Nominating Commission, congressional districts, terms of office, Oklahoma Constitution, legal qualifications, political party restrictions, family ties, administrative rules, sunset provision, state agencies, regulatory review, legislative oversight, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, elections, county home rule charter, home rule, county government

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• thinking about consolidating governance, oversight, and administrative functions within a single entity
• That might be an existing entity or a new joint entity, something of that nature.
• And this format allows us to label private versus public projects, which for me is great because we need
• And this format allows us to label private versus, you know, public projects, which for me is great because

Keywords: 904, all

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• generally, for each tenth of a percent in reducing income taxes, if you also include the pass-through entity
• On the second page of your handout, it totals the two-year institutions in the same format, and these
• It also has the same format.
• Is that those two funding entities that you just mentioned, Smith-Lever and the other, is that the whole
• There are a number of different entities.

Summary: The committee first adopted revised JBC rules, which staff said were updated to reflect legislation passed in the 2025 session. It then heard a presentation from DFA Secretary Jim Hudson on the governor’s proposed balanced budget for FY27, with no action taken. Hudson said the budget reflects three priorities: limiting state-government growth, continuing investments in education, and advancing income-tax cuts. He highlighted increases for education funding through EFAs, pay-plan costs for Corrections, DPS, and the Attorney General, higher education productivity funding, drug task forces, a Corrections medical contract, the governor’s 1033 initiative, SNAP error-rate reduction efforts, and an additional $100 million set aside for Medicaid sustainability. Committee members questioned the size of the tax cuts, the balance requirement, public education funding, Medicaid trust-fund levels, EFA funding, and the expected impact of new SNAP cost-sharing rules. The Division of Higher Education then presented its productivity-based funding recommendations. Officials said institutions were 2.61% more productive overall, with funding changes driven by a statutory formula that rewards degree production, underserved populations, and high-demand fields. Members asked about declines at UA Little Rock, the formula’s multipliers, the role of the Arkansas Access Act and a new return-on-investment metric, and how two-year colleges are adjusted for size. The committee also reviewed special items and approved two letters: one authorizing 17 net personnel changes across nine institutions, and another adding special language for North Arkansas College’s entry into the University of Arkansas system. The committee then adopted the Higher Education Coordinating Board’s recommendations for all institutions. A lengthy portion of the meeting focused on the University of Arkansas system, especially Fayetteville’s athletics funding and the broader impact of the House/NIL settlement. Chancellor Charles Robinson and system officials explained that the board had waived a longstanding campus transfer and directed the university to provide an additional $6 million to athletics, with some costs likely to be passed through to students but partially offset by existing budget growth. Members debated whether the university should prioritize academics or athletics, how the transfer originated, and whether the athletic changes would affect affordability. The committee also discussed the 1890 extension program at UAPB and the Division of Agriculture’s land-grant funding. UAPB officials said the state match is intended to be one-to-one, that the current recommendation aligns appropriation with actual spending, and that a $2 million set-aside remains available if needed. The Division of Agriculture later clarified that its Smith-Lever extension and Hatch research funds are part of the UA system’s separate budget and that the state matched about $6.2 million in federal extension funding last year. The committee then moved to the Department of Corrections. It approved G1, transferring 51 positions to the secretary’s office to activate a recidivism program, with an estimated cost of about $4 million. Staff then began walking through the department’s FY27 budget, noting an increase of about $8 million for administration and shared services, including a $170,000 sex-offender assessment appropriation moved under Act 723 of 2025 and roughly $6 million more for medical contracts. Questions on the Corrections budget had just begun when the transcript ended.

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• It shares the same format as the previous page, except for there's no special appropriation request on
• As you know, we started in a small pilot format.
• we've already funded and closed on the loan, and then they're getting funding from one of the other entities
• From one of the other entities without us underwriting to see if there's maybe more subsidy than there
• The question: the severance tax distribution, does it just go to your entity, Izzy? Mr.

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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• showing the outstanding status of the ones we're talking about in this group, with enormous help formatting
• :06:06.080> enormous >> with enormous >> with enormous help<00:06:08.240> formatting
• if I have money sitting in an account that, you know, for zoning or planning or whatever, if the entity
• cost-effective for them to go to court, then that would be another way to do it. whatever, if the entity
• doesn't exist whatever, if the entity doesn't exist anymore,<00:34:35.520> then<00:34:35.760>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the September 24 and September 27 meetings unanimously. It then reviewed a spreadsheet and draft report tracking the status of various dedicated funds, with members deciding which items should be kept active, removed, or flagged for follow-up next year. Several funds were identified as no longer needing action because they had been repealed, terminated, or were already handled elsewhere, including mosquito-related funding, child care licensing, and the prescription drug affordability board item. In other cases, members agreed to keep the fund on the list but remove question marks and add notes for future review or for another committee to address. A number of funds drew more detailed discussion. Members agreed that the Fish and Game fee increase issue should not be handled by this committee directly, but that staff should notify the relevant sponsor/department that a legislative change would be needed. They also discussed a medical cannabis fund that was running down significantly; the committee agreed to keep it active, note the concern, and send a letter to the department and Representative McDonald suggesting that HHS review whether fees or another revenue source should be changed, with the possibility of a late bill if needed. The lead poisoning prevention fund was also kept, with a note that the department should take action if it wants changes, and the committee discussed a grants-and-aid escrow-related item, concluding it should remain active and be kept on the list. Members also discussed several legacy or special-purpose funds. They agreed to recommend deleting the broodstock reference, to keep the emergency fund while asking for a better explanation of its funding source, and to retain the building maintenance fund as active. The Recovery Monument fund was identified as inactive and likely eligible for transfer of its remaining $1,000 to the addiction treatment and prevention fund. The Matthew Elliott Trust Fund prompted the most extended discussion; members concluded it should not continue as-is and agreed to draft a letter to the Attorney General recommending that the fund be closed through probate court and the remaining $5,657 transferred to Fund 122, or otherwise handled as unclaimed property if appropriate. The committee also discussed a firemen’s association-related transfer and agreed it should remain, while noting that any broader change would require legislation and a sponsor in the relevant policy committee.

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• To pump blood and prevent the formation of clots and therefore strokes.
• The infrastructure to take biosolids in another format overnight is not available.
• An entity, say the City of Fort Worth or another city, decides to treat biosolids to a certain classification
• charge, and we also don't currently test for PFAS because that's also not in the law that governs our entity
• doing research with funds provided by the federal government to the USDA and other governmental entities

Bills: HB1341, HB1674, HB4028, SB2321

Keywords: hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions

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• Education Evolving was deeply involved in the formation and application of the innovation zones work.
• and application of the formation and application of the innovation<00:37:56.160> zones<00:37:
• This has been law for almost 50 years, and since 1941 from the official records act, entities need to
• need to have their data act, entities need to have their data accessible<01:32:51.280> for<01
• With the entity, their school districts, I think there's a better approach than what we're doing

Keywords: 1187, senate, all