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• This includes kids who want to get to friends' houses, school sports, or the ice cream shop.
• space those 60 people would take up riding a bus, riding a bike, or driving a car. friends' houses, school
• sports, or the friends' houses, school sports, or the ice<00:01:56.080><c> cream</c><00:01:56.280><c
• Chair, um, Representative Jones, is the Met Council ability to purchase and take on um more land development
• Representative Jones, is the Met Council ability to purchase and take on more land development.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And is that—do we have one school of pharmacy in our state, or two? Or is there... That's there.
• Do we have one school of pharmacy in our state, or two? Or is there—is it there at UMSL?
• I'm not sure on the school of pharmacy.
• And as data has shown, companies are purchasing more equipment where that upskill needs to be able to
• attracting tourism to Missouri, which would be different from the item on page 218 about marketing and purchasing

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Cassie Mancena, on behalf of the California School Employees Association, in support.
• , that seek to protect our schools and health facilities from increased ICE enforcement.
• , that seek to protect our schools and health facilities from increased ICE enforcement.
• their kids to school or seek care.
• School shootings have been perpetrated by unserialized ghost guns.

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• What we are doing, though, to the prior speaker, it's about 40% of our high school students don't go
• We're working with the school for adults on their career foundations.
• ,</c><00:53:00.640><c> when</c> vertical act at the high school, when vertical act at the high school
• on their with the school for adults on their career<00:53:09.040><c> foundations.
• Chair recommends to small purchases.

Bills: HB2118 , HB2473

Committee: House Economic Development & Technology

Keywords: business development, arts, cultural affairs, Hawaii, commissions, administrative transfer, funding appropriation, Hawaiian culture, sense of place, land management, environmental stewardship, cultural preservation, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to permitting and economic development. On HB 2603, relating to permits, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development said it supported the measure with comments. Committee discussion focused on the fact that the state’s facilitated permit process appears to have been rarely or never used, the need to identify specific projects that would use it, and whether DBEDT would need dedicated staffing to administer it. DBEDT said it had found no projects under the current process, had no capacity to run the program as structured, and estimated it would need about 7 to 9 FTEs, including permitting, coordination, data, systems, and possibly legal support. The chair suggested exploring a staff assignment and comparing the concept to federal FAST-41-style expedited permitting. On HB 2140, relating to essential permitting positions, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development again supported the bill with comments. Testimony and questioning centered on a pilot program to help counties pay competitively for permitting staff. A DBEDT representative said the issue of competitive pay affected both county and state permitting offices and that the bill was intended as a temporary pilot, though a more permanent solution would be preferable. When asked how counties would fund the salary support, the witness said that was not yet discussed with the counties and agreed to follow up. The committee also noted the bill applies to participating counties. On HB 2598, relating to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, the State Procurement Office and HTDC offered comments, and the Department of the Attorney General raised constitutional concerns. The AG said the bill’s residency-based certification requirements, when tied to procurement, could implicate the dormant Commerce Clause, and that the required 1% contribution tied to state contracts raised unconstitutional-conditions concerns. In questioning, the AG characterized these as legal risks rather than automatic lawsuits. The committee did not take a vote. The committee then heard HB 2141, relating to state enterprise zones. Taxation, DBEDT, HCDA, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, and HTDC testified in support, while the Tax Foundation noted the program was intended to help economically depressed areas create jobs. HTDC said the bill would help preserve the Maui Research and Technology Center’s enterprise-zone status after rezoning. Committee discussion focused on whether the enterprise zone program is being used effectively, how the bill might attract businesses to areas where the state is investing, and whether the program’s labor requirements are too burdensome for new businesses. DBEDT explained that the program requires a 10% workforce increase in the first year, which must be sustained, and said it promotes the program through county coordinators and in-person outreach. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• and again, I don't have the statistics in front of me, but the majority of your retail pet shops purchase
• And would you agree that we have a number of pets out there that if someone wants to purchase, to your
• And would you agree that we have a number of pets out there that if someone wants to purchase, to your
• all of the other animals, and they did not tell the owners of these issues when it came to them purchasing

Bills: HB3419 , HB3624 , HB3748 , HB4335

Committee: Senate Local and County Government

Keywords: corruption, nonpublic information, government accountability, criminal law, public office, counties, property taxation, watercourse, boundaries, effective date, county government, administration, local resources, public institutions, construction, maintenance, animal welfare, pet shops, commercial breeders, county regulations

Summary: The Senate Local and County Government Committee met and first took up House Bill 3419, which would prohibit officers, employees, or contractors of political subdivisions from using non-public information for personal gain, extending an existing restriction that already applies to state agencies. There were no questions or debate, and the bill passed unanimously, 8-0. The committee then considered House Bill 3748, allowing county commissioners to use county-owned equipment, labor, and supplies on property owned by a four-year institution. Senator Stewart asked whether the bill applied to public or private institutions, and the author said that point needed clarification and would be checked offline. With no further questions or debate, the bill passed 8-0. The final measure was House Bill 4335, a pet store bill that would prevent municipalities from banning retail pet stores and would extend a courtesy notice period for certain animal breeders and related entities from 60 to 90 days. The bill drew extensive questioning and debate over local control, animal welfare, Petland, shelter overcrowding, and whether the measure favored an out-of-state corporation. Supporters argued it protected free enterprise and legal businesses, while opponents said it preempted local authority and could worsen animal welfare concerns. The committee passed the bill 6-3.

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• one of these cases, you also are ordered to surrender your permits to carry and your permits to purchase
• <00:02:51.360><c> your</c><00:02:51.480><c> permits</c><00:02:52.080><c> to</c><00:02:52.360><c> purchase
• </c> carry and your permits to purchase. carry and your permits to purchase.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Contractors to require specific contract provisions and disclosures relating to the sale, lease, or power purchase
• The bill requires a sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system to
• The bill requires a sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system to
• The bill includes several mandatory disclosures to be included with a sale, lease, or power purchase

Committee: House Labor and Commerce

Keywords: House Room A, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The problem we have is that the gap they spill is going to fix during when you purchase a home, although
• <00:18:27.600><c> during</c><00:18:28.000><c> when</c><00:18:28.160><c> you</c><00:18:28.320><c> purchase
• </c><00:18:28.640><c> a</c><00:18:28.799><c> home</c> fix during when you purchase a home fix during
• when you purchase a home during<00:18:29.280><c> the</c><00:18:29.520><c> process</c><00:18:30.960><c

Bills: HB131 , HB77 , HB131 , HB77

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers, diversity, government oversight, Sunset Law, congressional districts, HB77, absentee voting, absentee ballot, disabled voter, disability accommodation, voter assistance, ballot delivery, ballot application, designee, caregiver, election manager, vote by mail, mail ballot, ballot harvesting, voter access

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• be provided on a standardized form to make it easier for consumers to understand what they are purchasing
• It also streamlines the department's ability to purchase insurance, reinsurance, and excess insurance
• It also streamlines the department's ability to purchase insurance, reinsurance, and excess insurance
• It also streamlines the department's ability to purchase insurance, reinsurance, and excess insurance
• It also provides authority to the state to purchase multi-year software licenses and subscriptions to

Bills: S0158 , S0314 , S0618 , S0684 , S0838 , S0990 , S1000 , S1082 , S1452 , S1494 , S1500 , S1568 , S1706

Committee: Senate Banking and Insurance

Keywords: pet insurance, consumer protection, insurance regulation, policy disclosure, agent training, payment stablecoin, financial regulation, anti-money laundering, state oversight, digital currency, financial services, workers compensation, Florida statute, commercial insurance, insurance board, electronic signatures, vehicle titles, insurance regulations, auditing, total loss vehicles

Summary: The Banking and Insurance Committee heard and advanced a wide range of insurance, financial services, and probate bills. Early in the meeting, SB 1000 on trust fund interest for attorney trust accounts was explained as setting a floor and ceiling tied to the Wall Street Journal prime rate and was reported favorably. The committee then took up CS/SB 1082 on a statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program for emergency out-of-network claims. After extensive discussion about the relationship between the state and federal No Surprises Act processes, an amendment was withdrawn due to concerns about clarity and scope, but the bill itself was supported by providers and insurers and was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 684 on electronic signatures for total loss vehicles and vessels, CS/SB 158 on pet insurance consumer disclosures and agent education, SB 1494 expanding breast cancer screening coverage, CS/SB 314 on digital assets and stablecoin issuers, and CS/SB 1500 on uncontested probate procedures and small-estate administration. SB 618 on workers’ compensation insurance was amended to raise the consent-to-rate cap for workers’ compensation policies from 10% to 20% and then reported favorably, with supporters saying it would help keep higher-risk employers in the voluntary market. CS/SB 1568 creating a Florida Stablecoin Pilot Program was amended to remove authority for a Florida coin and limit the program to existing stablecoins, then passed. Later, the committee approved CS/SB 838 on electronic payment convenience fees for retail installment contracts, with the sponsor emphasizing that a fee-free payment option must still be offered. SB 1452, the Department of Financial Services agency bill, was amended and reported favorably; it covered My Safe Florida Home administration, insurance and licensing changes, unclaimed property updates, and other DFS-related provisions. The committee also passed SB 1706 on the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program, targeting owner-occupied condominiums at or below 80% of area median income, and SB 990 on protected cell captive insurance companies, which supporters said would modernize Florida’s captive insurance laws and encourage more competition. The meeting ended with all listed bills reported favorably and the committee adjourned.

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• We have a business, one that's empty, and we can't get anyone to purchase it.
• We have a business, one that's empty, and we can't get anyone to purchase it because who's going to purchase
• We have a business, one that's empty, and we can't get anyone to purchase it. we have a business, one
• that's empty, and we can't get anyone to purchase it because who's going to purchase a commercial building

Bills: SB5987 , SB6170

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: SB 5987, SB5987, Fairfax Bridge, State Route 165, SR 165, Carbon River, WSDOT, Washington State Department of Transportation, emergency bridge replacement, infrastructure failure, transportation emergency, climate commitment account, climate investment account, clean energy, climate funding, greenhouse gas reduction, environmental justice, renewable energy, building electrification, industrial decarbonization

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• We concurred with the amendment from the House to permit pipe tobacco purchased on the premises to be
• Permit pipe tobacco purchased on the premises to be used in a cigar lounge, and we ask you to vote green
• fire property and casualty insurance rates, surplus lines insurance, risk retention groups, and purchasing
• groups, restrictions on insurance purchased by purchasing groups and purchasing group taxation and fees

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened and handled several House messages and conference committee appointments before taking up a series of bills. It appointed conference committees on Senate Bill 2265 and House Bills 1454, 1448, and 1524. The chamber also adopted a Senate amendment to House Bill 1216, delaying its effective date for the copay accumulator prescription drug bill to January 1, 2026, with later renewal timing for non-PERS plans. House Bill 1216 then came up for final passage. Senators debated whether allowing copay accumulator programs to count manufacturer coupons toward deductibles would help patients with expensive drugs or unfairly shift costs to insurers and other policyholders. Supporters said it would help people afford life-saving medications and that the coupon payments go to pharmacies, not insurers; opponents argued it could raise premiums and create perverse incentives for drug pricing. The bill passed 29-18. The Senate also concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 2160, which changes health insurance benefits under the Uniform Group Insurance Program to move from a grandfathered to a non-grandfathered plan, with supporters emphasizing added benefits and flexibility and opponents warning of higher costs and irreversible changes. That bill passed concurrence 33-14 and final passage 39-8. The Senate next concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 2339, the wildfire mitigation bill, which requires utility mitigation plans to be updated every two years, incorporate national electric standards, and creates a rebuttable presumption of reasonable care if the plan is followed. The bill then passed final passage 46-1. The chamber also adopted conference committee reports and passed House Bill 1460 on adult foster care and monitoring devices, House Bill 1440 on cigar lounge tobacco use, and Senate Bill 2374 on insurance-related provisions including property insurance arbitration, managed repair programs, and surplus lines issues; SB 2374 also added a study on towing and recovery coverage. The session ended with announcements of upcoming conference committee meetings and adjournment until April 22, 2025.

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• It's been a while since I went to school, but it always seemed like to me when we did multiple use, the
• ,</c><00:24:28.880><c> but</c><00:24:29.440><c> it</c> a while since I went to school, but it a while
• You bring cowboys in to kind of school them on horsemanship, that kind of thing.
• </c><02:48:35.760><c> because</c> he uh did the Louisiana purchase because he uh did the Louisiana purchase
• </c><03:09:04.720><c> and</c> Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase and Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase

Committee: Joint Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I when I was in grad school, It's still a highly utilized facility on our campus.
• We are largely looking at a purchase and full integration of Salesforce at the department.
• School approval management would be a very large one for the Department of Education.
• non-public, and charter schools.
• The Department of Education is not responsible for the construction; the local school is.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing reconvened with testimony from several agencies on their capital budget requests. The Department of Environmental Services requested a little over $38 million, with major emphasis on dam repairs and design work for aging state-owned dams, including a $5.25 million match for possible FEMA BRIC funding at Pawtuckaway/Tuckaway and other projects such as Milton Three Ponds, Murphy Dam, and Lakeport Gates. DES also requested funding for state revolving loan fund matches, a Superfund match for the Savage Well site, IT and air-monitoring upgrades, and a new $750,000 cybersecurity request for water and wastewater systems. Committee members asked about FEMA eligibility, the distinction between design and construction money, and the timing and risk of banking funds if federal grants do not materialize. The University System of New Hampshire requested $20 million in state support, primarily $15 million for a major Diamond Library renovation at UNH to create a student support hub and reduce/repurpose collection space, plus $2.5 million each for deferred maintenance at Plymouth State and Keene State. The Community College System requested about $16.6 million across seven projects, led by critical maintenance, campus safety/security upgrades, IT infrastructure, parking and site improvements, HVAC replacement at White Mountains Community College in Littleton, a building management/energy system, and modernization of NHTI’s dental clinic and radiology spaces. The Department of Education requested $29.5 million, including a $4.9 million internal management platform to replace paper-based and siloed systems, plus career and technical education capital projects; Milford’s CTE project was described as being revised after repeated failed bond votes, while ConVal said its revised project would focus on modernizing existing CTE space and adding a security vestibule. Fish and Game requested $1.075 million for three facilities: Sewall Falls in Concord, the Lancaster Armory, and the Bunker Lane Barn in Durham, focusing on structural repairs, security, reconfiguration, and in one case replacement of a failing barn with a new 40-by-60 building. The department also said hatchery work is ongoing but that it is taking a cautious approach because of the planned New Hampton Hatchery and future capital needs. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources requested $9.26 million for eight projects, including campground electrical upgrades at Ellacoya and Lake Francis, White Lake water system replacement, Mount Washington fuel tank and safety work, Odiorne Point visitor center work funded through parks revenue, roofing and parking lot repairs, Fox Forest office safety upgrades, and historic site repairs at White Island and Fort Constitution. Members asked about revenue-based capital, the stability of the parks fund, and flexibility in choosing projects as bids come in. The Department of Transportation began its presentation at the end of the transcript, but its detailed requests were not yet discussed.

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• And so those are ratepayer funds that the schools have utilized.
• to use it in the schools.
• School Energy Coalition.
• Many schools still lack modern HVAC systems.
• Many schools still lack modern HVAC systems.

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy heard six budget-related items and took no votes, holding all items open for a future hearing. The first item concerned a climate bond expenditure plan for the California Transmission Accelerator Revolving Fund under SB 254. GoBiz, IBank, and the Department of Finance described a request for nearly $26 million and 10 limited-term positions to develop financing strategies and evaluate transmission projects, while the LAO said the proposal was broadly consistent with Prop. 4 but noted that the Legislature may want to provide more direction on program design. Senators questioned how the proposal would lower ratepayer costs, protect state funds, and ensure accountability for billion-dollar transmission projects. The second item covered trailer bill language to redirect funding among demand-side reliability programs. Finance proposed moving $22 million from the DEPA program to DSGS for summer 2026 and using CalSHAPE interest funds for ELRP or an equivalent CPUC program in 2027-28, with CEC and CPUC coordinating the transition. Senators and LAO questioned why CalSHAPE funds should not continue supporting schools, and several members argued DSGS has been more successful and should continue rather than be shifted to ELRP. CEC and CPUC explained that DSGS and ELRP serve different reliability functions and do not address public safety power shutoffs. Public commenters, including school groups and clean energy advocates, split between extending CalSHAPE for school HVAC/plumbing projects and preserving or expanding DSGS. The committee also heard on petroleum market oversight implementation under SBX1-2 and ABX2-1, with the CEC and its Division of Petroleum Market Oversight requesting additional staffing to support inventory monitoring, refinery resupply analysis, and market oversight. Senators pressed for details on investigations, refinery margins, gasoline price spikes, and the transportation fuels transition plan, while staff said the draft plan would be released soon and that DPMO’s work on branded versus unbranded gasoline remains ongoing. Finally, the CPUC presented three additional proposals: implementing AB 1207’s climate credit reforms, studying large-load/data center cost impacts under SB 57, and preparing for regional market participation under AB 825. The LAO repeatedly cautioned that some of these requests may go beyond statutory minimums and urged the Legislature to decide how much policy direction and staffing it wants to provide. Public commenters supported DPMO funding, opposed ending CalSHAPE, and strongly favored continued DSGS funding over a new ELRP structure.

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• administers the property and the assets for the benefit of a third party, which is our beneficiaries—our schools
• That's $100 million that the taxpayers don't have to come up with to help fund our public schools and
• I grew up in Idaho and wasn't that meeting when I graduated from high school.
• I grew up in Idaho and weren't that meeting when I graduated from high school.
• It was a Lutheran church camp that had been purchased and acquired by the state of Idaho.

Committee: House Resources and Conservation

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They have a state mandate requiring citizens to purchase health insurance, but they allow individuals
• For our schools, especially elementary schools, and every school that has dealt with gun violence.
• I felt the need to say how sad it is that in today's reality and world we have to consider arming schools

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills. SB 624, by Senator Yarborough, would allow batterers intervention programs to offer optional supplemental faith-based activities, with no participant required to take part; supporters said it would expand provider options amid a shortage of certified programs, while opponents raised concerns about government speech and mixing religion with court-ordered programming. After debate, the bill was reported favorably 7-2. The committee also considered CS/SB 834, which repeals a 2022 restriction preventing licensed insurance agents from marketing or selling health care sharing ministries; supporters framed it as restoring choice and free speech, while opponents warned about consumer confusion, commissions, and lack of insurance protections. It was reported favorably 8-2. The committee next approved CS/SB 502, via a strike-all amendment, to give Florida concurrent jurisdiction over certain juvenile offenses on military installations so juveniles can be handled in state juvenile court rather than federal court; the amendment and bill both passed unanimously. CS/SB 52 also passed unanimously after testimony from church leaders and security personnel supporting an exemption from Class D/G licensing for unpaid armed security volunteers at places of worship. Supporters said the bill would clarify legal gray areas and help churches afford security, while members noted the broader concern that houses of worship need armed protection at all. Finally, the committee reported favorably SB 840, which revises last year’s emergency/local planning law by narrowing its application after storms from 100 miles to 50 miles of the storm track and exempting certain water, flood, and state/federal planning matters; local government representatives supported the clarification, and the bill passed 9-0. CS/SB 758, as amended, updated the membership of the Justice Administration Commission to better reflect the entities it oversees, and it also passed 9-0. The meeting ended with a recorded affirmative vote from Senator DeSigley on SB 624.

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• Adds to schooling to behavioral health grant allowable grant activities, accessing caregiver mental health
• This section codifies the intermediate school district behavioral health grant program.
• We know that we have youth who have been able to purchase homes, which create generational wealth for
• is actually underestimated, as it only represents those two grade levels, only those who were in school
• youth may have still been out there struggling to find a safe place to rest our heads, food, get to school

Bills: HF2115 , HF2276 , HF1644 , HF99 , HF2068 , HF2707 , HF2704 , HF2406 , HF1674 , HF1579

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: human services, aging services, disability services, behavioral health, long-term care, nursing home, nursing facility, assisted living, waiver services, medical assistance, Medicaid, case mix reimbursement, PDPM, RUG, direct care and treatment, developmental disabilities, day services, positive support, guardian, conservator

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• Her grandfather had an eighth-grade education, and her father was a high school educator.
• In 2023, Lahaina experienced some wildfires that devastated our community, including schools, homes,
• have ravaged California over the last month, displacing thousands of families and destroying homes, schools
• My nearest town had 600 people in it, and my high school had eight small towns.
• and Shaheen, the Small Business Technological Advancement Act, that would clarify and promote the purchase

Committee: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

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• It provides for them to be made available to membership and sets fees for purchasing them and their digital
• this on behalf of the Sergeant at Arms office, which administers both of these programs: the high school
• The high school page program has a maximum number of 100 students.
• If I have a child who's participating in the high school page program, should I take action?
• If I have a child who's participating in the high school page program, should I take action?

Committee: House Rules and Legislative Administration

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So I'm going to ask you some questions about **WINS** and, in particular, third-party purchases.
• Do they do purchasing on behalf of the state of Florida?
• Okay, so when they purchase a good or a service on behalf of the state pursuant to this contract, does
• that we know what's Going on, really, and there's no undue influence with purchasing.
• Is that in outstanding purchase orders? Is there any of that that is reserved for contingency?