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• high quality high quality on kind of the high quality high quality saw<00:34:16.879> log<00:34
• Consensus isn't that a pretty high bar?
• <04:02:44.840> energy which prohibits offshore wind energy which prohibits offshore wind energy
• initiatives and offshore wind initiatives and offshore wind initiatives<04:19:19.720> including
• <04:23:06.199> industry the office of offshore wind industry the office of offshore wind industry

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, and as I'm winding up find helpful.
• humidity and uh hurricane force winds humidity and uh hurricane force winds might<01:04:36.319><
• Chair, I believe it's 65 mph winds, uh 1 in hail, or the presence of a tornado. Okay, thank you.
• Chair, I believe it's 65 mph winds, uh 1 in hail, or the presence of a tornado. Okay, thank you.
• Chair, I believe it's 65 mph winds, 1-inch hail, or the presence of a tornado. Okay, thank you.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This is going to create real high-quality jobs for Texans across the state.
• costs we've seen from wind and solar.
• So if you had an electrolyzer that you were feeding high-density...
• Thousands of high-tech jobs would be created for the hydrogen industry.
• So, currently it's run off of solar panels, wave energy, or wind in austere environments.

Bills: HB3619, HB3652, HB4572, HB4891, HB4941, HB5103, HB5105, HB5106, HB5224, HB5600

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards

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• AND SOME MONEY WINDS UP IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME AND SOMEBODY DOESN'T GET TO THE RIGHT PLACE
• WINDS UP IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME AND SOMEBODY DOESN'T GET TO THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT
• I SPEAK AS A TEACHER, 25 YEARS AT PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL IN DELTONA, I LIVE IN DAYTONA BEACH AND I HAVE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I serve as vice president of operations for Wind say of Florida's first coast.
• I'm here on behalf of all of our winds is across the state and also in support of collectively serving
• And, you know, House Bill 85 to see simple targeted high impact adjustment to a program that already
• Dental therapists can be fresh out of high school.
• And what you see is that new developmental disorders, quite high. We have still 50%.

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• They're thinking about what they want to be when they grow up by high school.
• Middle school, high school, this is more appropriate.
• We have no control over how those winds blow.
• Unlike Secretary Kenney I don't think causing high cholesterol is benign.
• So they do cause high cholesterol, liver damage, kidney Disease, obesity, colitis.

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• Those numbers stay very high as well because consistently folks vote when they're that age or so.
• So the percentage of savings winds up changing based on how that value winds up increasing.
• When we see a ten percent, the ten percent is exceeding the savings, so the bill winds up being, depending
• on where you are and the value of the property, it winds up being.
• But we certainly realize that folks are hurting; people are paying high property taxes.

Bills: SB4, SJR2, SB 4, SJR 2

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval

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• California needs relief from these exceptionally high energy prices.
• Every time I go to the supermarket, they stop me and ask me, how can they pay so high?
• The last couple of years include projects approved for offshore wind development.
• The last couple years include projects approved for offshore wind development.
• EDP Renewables owns and operates solar, wind, and storage assets across the world.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 13, which would restructure the CPUC to increase legislative oversight, add legislative liaisons, require more detailed and timely reporting on rate-setting decisions, and add a public advocate member. The author and supporters argued the bill would improve transparency, accountability, and geographic diversity in CPUC decision-making amid rising utility rates. Witnesses from TURN, San Joaquin County, SDG&E, and former CPUC Commissioner Loretta Lynch offered support or support-in-principle, while no opposition testimony was presented. Members generally praised the bill’s transparency goals, and AB 13 passed 10-0 to Appropriations, with the roll left open for absent members. The committee then adopted the 2025-2026 committee rules and approved three consent items: AB 61, AB 365, and AB 406. The next bill, AB 99, would cap investor-owned utility rate increases above inflation except for specified costs such as safety, modernization, and fuel/commodity costs. The author and supporters, including a representative of the California Senior Legislature, said the bill was needed to protect ratepayers, especially seniors and low-income customers, from repeated rate hikes. Opposition came from utility labor, utilities, the Chamber of Commerce, and others, who argued the bill was too simplistic, could suppress labor costs, and did not account for major cost drivers such as wildfire mitigation, mandates, and net metering. Several members supported moving the bill forward as a starting point on affordability, while others criticized it as overly blunt. AB 99 passed 11-0 to Appropriations, with the roll left open. The hearing then shifted to an informational panel on strategies to reduce California transmission costs. A Public Advocates Office staffer described a growing backlog of approved-but-unbuilt transmission projects, rising transmission access charges, and long project timelines driven largely by utility pre-application and construction periods. Panelists from Net Zero California and consulting firms presented research suggesting that public financing or public-private partnership lease models could reduce transmission costs by lowering financing, tax, and capital costs, with estimated savings of up to 57% and as much as $123 billion over 40 years. PG&E’s representative said the utility is already pursuing federal loan guarantees, grants, and a public-private partnership with Citizens Energy, but warned that state ownership could create tax, wildfire-liability, and governance risks. Members asked about the CPUC’s role, the causes of delays, and whether public financing could complement existing competitive solicitation processes.

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• Rockwood School District and several different middle schools and high schools allow us to present those
• I'm a little winded because I just ran down here.
• I'm a little winded because I just ran down here.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• And now they have high school chapters, and they have a high school... ...in the nation, and now they
• have high school chapters, and they have a high school program over 1,000 across the country.
• Would the bill ban a school from providing funding for, like, a Turning Point USA high school chapter
• But the monthly reporting and the 25% trigger is to make sure that when we have a high percentage of
• Finally, the bill also requires sponsors to maintain an unusually high validation rate of 75%.

Summary: The committee first took up CS for CS for CS for SB 462 on transportation. A substitute amendment was adopted that would require counties receiving transportation surtax proceeds to report how the money is used to the Office of Economic and Demographic Research, prohibit certain airport fees tied to collegiate aviation flight training, create a Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority pilot program, and dedicate $10 million annually for a traffic signal modernization program. The amendment also removed several provisions from the bill, including a sales-tax transfer to the State Transportation Trust Fund, a bid-protest-related contracting requirement, and repeal of the Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council. A late-filed amendment was tabled, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS for CS for CS for SB 628, Lucy’s Law, which strengthens boating safety penalties for leaving the scene of a vessel accident and reckless operation. After the sponsor withdrew a pending amendment, the committee heard emotional testimony from Lucy’s parents and others in support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee next considered CS for CS for SB 700, the Florida Farm Bill, under a strike-all amendment. The bill’s major provisions included removing non-purity additives from public water systems, requiring clearer labeling for meat, milk, poultry, and eggs, criminalizing drone harassment over farmland, updating agriculture disaster recovery programs, creating an honest services registry for charities tied to countries of concern, expanding FFA-related scholarships and school infrastructure, and allowing the state to repurchase certain former agricultural lands converted to solar fields. Testimony included strong support from agriculture and related groups, opposition from the Florida Bankers Association over a private right of action related to financial discrimination, and criticism from speakers opposed to fluoride removal. The bill was amended and then reported favorably despite some opposition. The committee also reported favorably SB 796, which authorizes DEP general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems to replace failing septic tanks. The committee then took up a large strike-all for CS for SB 1618, a K-20 education package. The amendment combined provisions on VPK flexibility, early grade success, agriculture education, financial literacy, reading intervention, teacher assignment transparency, restrictions on spending public funds for political or social activism, emergency opioid antagonists, corporal punishment consent, teacher certification pathways, and other higher-education and workforce items from SB 1624, including guardrails for certain private religious postsecondary institutions. Members questioned the new prohibition on using public funds for political or social activism, with the sponsor saying it was intended to keep public schools from being a battleground for ideology; Equality Florida and the ACLU opposed that section. The amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee began extensive debate on CS for SB 7016, a major initiative-petition reform bill. The sponsors said the bill responds to fraud and abuse documented in a large Office of Election Crimes and Security report and would impose tighter rules on petition circulators, including Florida residency and U.S. citizenship requirements, training, shorter submission deadlines, stronger penalties, new identification requirements on petitions, and a 25% invalid-signature trigger for investigations by election-crimes officials. Senators raised numerous questions about due process, public records, penalties, the treatment of volunteers and former felons, the verification process, and the practical effect of the new deadlines and thresholds. The discussion was ongoing when the transcript ended, and no final vote on SB 7016 is shown in the excerpt.

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• And now they have high school chapters, and they have a high school... ...in the nation, and now they
• have high school chapters, and they have a high school program over 1,000 across the country.
• Would the bill ban a school from providing funding for, like, a Turning Point USA high school chapter
• But the monthly reporting and the 25% trigger is to make sure that when we have a high percentage of
• Finally, the bill also requires sponsors to maintain an unusually high validation rate of 75%.

Summary: The committee first took up CS for CS for CS for SB 462 on transportation, adopting a substitute amendment that would require counties receiving transportation surtax proceeds to report how the money is used, prohibit certain airport fees tied to collegiate flight training, create a Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority pilot program, and fund a traffic signal modernization program with $10 million annually from the State Transportation Trust Fund. The amendment also removed several provisions from the bill, including a sales tax transfer to the trust fund, a bid protest-related contracting requirement, and repeal of the Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council. A late-filed amendment was tabled, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS for CS for SB 628, “Lucy's Law,” on boating safety, which would strengthen penalties for leaving the scene of a vessel accident and reckless vessel operation. Lucy’s parents gave emotional testimony in support, describing the fatal 2022 boating crash and urging stronger accountability. The sponsor withdrew pending amendments, and the bill was reported favorably. CS for CS for SB 700, the Florida Farm Bill, was next; the strike-all amendment covered a broad range of agriculture-related changes, including water fluoridation restrictions, labeling rules, drone restrictions over farmland, disaster recovery programs, an honest services registry, FFA-related provisions, and agricultural land preservation. Testimony included support from agricultural and gun-rights groups, opposition from banking, dental, and local-government advocates, and a lengthy public debate over fluoridation and financial discrimination. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. SB 796 on general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems was reported favorably with little debate. The committee then took up CS for SB 1618 on K-12 education, adopting a delete-all amendment that combined a wide range of education provisions, including VPK flexibility, agriculture education, financial literacy, reading intervention requirements, teacher assignment reporting, restrictions on spending public funds on political or social activism, postsecondary and workforce-related changes, and other school and college system updates. Several speakers opposed the activism-related funding restriction, while the sponsor said the bill was intended to keep publicly funded schools focused on education; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered SB 7016 on initiative petitions, adopting a strike-all amendment that would sharply tighten petition circulation rules and increase penalties. The proposal would require circulators to be Florida residents and U.S. citizens, impose training and registration requirements, shorten petition submission deadlines, require more identifying information on petition forms, limit sponsors to one amendment per election cycle, and create new enforcement and investigation triggers, including a 25% invalid-signature threshold. Sponsors argued the changes were needed to address fraud and protect the integrity of constitutional amendment petitions, while senators raised concerns about due process, public-records issues, burdens on volunteers, and the impact on voters and sponsors. The bill was not reported in the portion provided, and the discussion remained ongoing at the end of the transcript.

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• <00:21:31.480> threshold uh I know that's a very high threshold uh I know that's a very high
• Some of them are high-technical jobs involved in maintaining these mining operations.
• and I'm sorry for the long-winded and I'm sorry for the long-winded discussion<01:27:10.360>
• Now Washington has the biggest wind in... do they have a lot of people living up there?
• incident happens in the already high incident happens in the already high number<04:12:50.680>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met in executive session and first discussed scheduling, noting that Town Meeting Day would cancel the next Tuesday meeting, that they would meet Wednesday instead, and that remaining bills would be handled through subcommittees and a likely final executive session on the 19th to meet the deadline for committee action on the 20th. The committee then took up several bills, with repeated roll calls and votes, often placing measures on the consent calendar after committee approval. House Bill 185 on ambulance reimbursement rates was described as a perennial issue and was voted inexpedient to legislate, with members noting concerns that an any-willing-provider approach would make premium impacts hard to evaluate. House Bill 186 on cannabis legalization was retained for further work, with members saying the bill addressed stopping marijuana arrests but that the sales and implementation details still needed more development. House Bill 241 on treatment alternatives to opioids was also retained because the sponsor could not attend and the committee wanted more time to continue work. The committee then considered House Bill 302 on state treasury investments in digital assets and precious metals. The amendment narrowed the proposal, removing more complicated provisions like stable tokens and staking, lowering the authorized allocation from 10% to 5%, and limiting eligible digital assets to those with very high market capitalization; members discussed volatility, the treasurer’s discretion, and oversight through bond-rating concerns. The amendment and the bill as amended both passed, and the bill was placed on the consent calendar. Other measures moved quickly: House Bill 451 on a paint product stewardship program was amended to remove direct funding and framed as manufacturer-run enabling legislation, then passed and was placed on consent; House Bill 499 made technical corrections to insurance laws and passed unanimously; House Bill 538 on relocating Liquor Commission positions passed unanimously; House Bill 552 on children covered under the state retirement insurance plan was cleaned up to remove a student requirement and passed unanimously; and a blockchain/digital currencies bill was amended to address noise and local regulation concerns for data mining operations, with supporters emphasizing energy-use issues, municipal authority, and a separate commission studying regulation. That bill also passed and was sent to consent.

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• identified and recommended high-quality identified and recommended high-quality evidence-based<00
• high-quality? high-quality?
• High-quality High-quality High-quality isn't<00:41:48.200> a<00:41:48.280> legal<00:41:
• All we are is dust in the wind, right?
• case to avoid becoming dust in the wind. case to avoid becoming dust in the wind.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The power generation industry operates in a high-risk and volatile market.
• And was that offshore wind intended to meet some of the winter peak demand that we're seeing?
• That seems probably too low, but maybe 85 is too high.
• So, is there a but maybe 85 is too high.
• transformers during both solar storms and high nuclear hemp.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They were forced to deal with practice and regatta cancellations due to weather and high winds, but none
• private schools, teams from across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and also overcame treacherous wind

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted several congratulatory resolutions, including one honoring Thomas Dayhill on his 100th birthday. The chamber also took up a petition and bill to promote safety of dogs in kennels; after suspending the applicable rules, the matter was referred to the Municipalities and Regional Government Committee. In addition, the Senate advanced a House bill establishing a sick leave bank for a Worcester County Sheriff’s Office employee, ordering it to a third reading after suspending the rules. The Senate later welcomed the Hingham girls crew team, recognizing them as the 2025 Massachusetts Public School Rowing Association Spring State Champions. The introduction highlighted the team’s season, including early-morning practices, weather-related cancellations, and their championship performance in difficult conditions, and members were invited to congratulate the athletes. The Committee on Ways and Means reported a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill, Senate No. 2529, with direct appropriations of $532,508. The Senate adopted an order setting the bill for second reading on June 18, 2025, with amendments due electronically by June 16, and providing for immediate third reading after amendment. The Senate also adopted a resolution designating August 9 and 10, 2025 as a sales tax holiday, and referred a petition concerning accidental death benefits for the surviving spouse of former Boston firefighter Matthew M. Troy to the Committee on Public Service after suspending Joint Rule 12. The chamber then adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m. and adjourned.

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• During the week-long summit, we welcomed heads of state and high-level delegations from 21 Pacific Rim
• Chung, one of the tariffs were as high as 145 percent.
• Because what Kansas knows about tornadoes is there are lots of thunderstorms, there's lots of high winds
• 200-mile-an-hour winds.
• 200 mile an hour winds that have just devastating capabilities.

Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Asia, California, Trade and Investment held its first informational hearing to examine California’s economic ties with Asia, the effects of federal tariffs, and ways the state can strengthen trade, investment, tourism, and subnational diplomacy. Chair Jessica Caloza opened by emphasizing California’s role as the world’s fourth-largest economy and a major exporter to Asia, and several members and guests highlighted the importance of AAPI communities, sister-city relationships, and coordinated state outreach. Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis described California’s trade missions, APEC hosting, and ongoing climate and trade partnerships, while Japan’s deputy consul general underscored Japan’s role as a major investor and trading partner and encouraged continued engagement. The first panel, featuring leaders from the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation/World Trade Center Los Angeles, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, and Visit California, focused on trade, tourism, and investment trends. Witnesses said tariffs and federal uncertainty are disrupting logistics, manufacturing, business travel, higher education, and tourism, with particular concern about port activity, international student declines, and reduced visitation from Asia. They urged California to remain “open for business,” invest in promotion and infrastructure, and use trade missions, MOUs, and sister-city ties to maintain relationships and attract investment. The second panel, with economist Kyle Handley and trade expert Glenn Fukushima, focused on the mechanics and consequences of tariffs. Both said tariffs function as taxes on importers and consumers, raise costs for businesses, and create uncertainty that delays investment, hiring, and supply-chain decisions. They warned that California is especially exposed because of its ports, cross-border trade, and reliance on global supply chains, and said new federal vessel fees and shifting trade routes could divert commerce away from California. They argued that the long-term damage includes lost growth and reduced U.S. credibility, and recommended that California “tariff-proof” its economy through faster ports, better infrastructure, export assistance, and reduced permitting barriers. In the final panel, representatives from the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, Asian Business Association California, and the Small Business Development Center emphasized future opportunities and the needs of small businesses. They said California should deepen ties with Asia through conventions, tourism, and sector-specific partnerships in life sciences, clean tech, semiconductors, hospitality, and small business trade. The witnesses stressed that small and minority-owned businesses need more access to trade missions, capital, technical assistance, and state support, and that California’s economic strength depends on coordinated efforts across regions and industries.

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• We are not asking refineries to do anything more than what's already asked of power plants, wind and
• Other industries within the energy sector, including coal, wind, and solar, are generally required to
• everybody says, yeah, I want to make it so that when you leave town, you don’t leave us, you know, high
• And I think I wanted to respond to us not leaving high and dry.
• These properties that exist, I mean, these are... ...leaving high and dry.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Gas queue is at 60,000 megawatts and our wind queue is just under 50,000 right now.
• I'm hopeful that we get a really high response rate on this.
• And Like I said, I think we will end up with a high response rate.
• And I suspect it is going to be high compared to what we expect to actually show up.
• data centers that are serving high-credit tenants that are building...

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Who's going to wind up? Perfect time. Who's going to wind up in the emergency room here?
• And we want to make sure our kids get the very best care when they wind up in the emergency room.
• In past years, with depopulation, without that, the numbers have still remained high.
• I'll be, I can be, from a high-level general term, I can, and certainly we'll get back with details on
• So that's very high level; certainly can return with the very specifics on that. Thank you.

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and reported favorably a series of bills after hearing sponsor presentations, public testimony, and roll-call votes. Among the health and public safety measures, CS/SB 68 would require pediatric readiness standards in hospital emergency departments; CS/SB 340 would require nursing students to complete human trafficking identification training; CS/SB 32 and SB 210 would create a new injunction process and related public records provisions for victims of serious violence by a known person; and SB 418 would add autism-focused law enforcement training and a voluntary Blue Envelope Program for drivers with ASD. Each of these bills received supportive testimony and passed the committee. The committee also approved several child safety and community protection measures. CS/SB 606 would add drowning prevention and safe bathing education to postpartum materials, and SB 428 would expand the state swim lesson voucher program to older children, with strong support from advocates and families concerned about drowning risks, especially for children with autism. CS/SB 302 would streamline permitting and incentives for nature-based coastal resiliency projects, and SB 636 would create an alternative beach management pathway for coastal communities, though beach preservation advocates warned about perpetual easement language and funding concerns. SB 628, designating Warrior Sacrifice Way in Pensacola, also passed unanimously. In addition, the committee advanced CS/SB 1734 on juvenile justice, with a late-file amendment updating definitions for juvenile probation and detention officers and codifying detention cost-share language. It also reported favorably CS/SB 246, a specialty license plate bill that was amended to include the UFC plate and an additional first responders resiliency plate, and CS/SB 1028, which revises Citizens Property Insurance Corporation clearinghouse procedures and related insurance market rules. Several witnesses testified in support or with technical concerns on the insurance bill, and members discussed competitive safeguards, clearinghouse scope, and Citizens’ assessment risk. At the end of the meeting, members requested to be recorded on specific bills, and the committee adjourned.

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• and oropharyngeal cancers. almost all cervical cancer cases, 99 percent. linked to infection with high-risk
• Another area, critical area, that we do a lot of research in is in National Wind Institute.
• Just, I know so much of this is high-level security and confidentiality.
• HB 3976 helps address this challenge by even license renewal fees for those who are teaching in the high
• It waives license renewal fees for faculty who are actively. in the same high-demand field for which

Bills: HB 1105, HB1527, HB1787, HB1972, HB2081, HB3296, HB3976, HB4071, HB4234, HB4438, HB4701, HB5092, HB5150, HB5180, HB5265, HB5333, HJR203

Keywords: tuition exemption, paramedics, higher education, laboratory fees, emergency medical services, peace officers, criminal justice, law enforcement, degree programs, public institutions, HB 1787, HPV, human papillomavirus, college health, university health, student health, public health education, prevention program, screening, early detection