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• I am here in support of this bill today.
• PASSERS is here in support of Senate Bill 1477. Thank you.
• I respectfully ask for your support. Thank you.
• I'm asking for your support for SB 1479.
• So I support that part because, again, it works.

Bills: SB1108, SB1205, SB1241, SB1286, SB1366, SB1431, SB1473, SB1477, SB1478, SB1479, SB1492, SB1517, SB1563, SB1586, SB1665, SB1671

Keywords: cash transactions, mandatory rounding, swedish rounding, public notice, Arizona Revised Statutes, motor vehicle booting, private property, fees, dispute process, regulations, SB1241, private permitting provider, private permit, private certificate of completion, building permit, building plan review, inspection, single-trade residential construction, residential construction, municipal permitting

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• </c> to say that Hampshire AFL does support to say that Hampshire AFL does support this<04:19:38.880>
• Support? >> Uh, so we are opposed to the bill as a whole.
• <04:37:38.879><c> Support?
• Support? Uh so we are opposed opposed? Support?
• He said they support the change to 45 days from 30 days.

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• I wanted to rise in support of this certificate.
• I support that.
• I support it.
• I rise in support of this memorial.
• And so while I support this measure, I will also support any measures that come through this chamber

Summary: The Senate convened, initially lacked a quorum, then established one and opened with prayer, pledges in English, Navajo, and Spanish, and the salute to the New Mexico flag. Members then moved through announcements and recognitions, including permission for cameras on the floor and gallery, and certificates honoring Santa Fe County Day and Soil and Water Conservation District Day. Senators spoke in support of both recognitions, emphasizing Santa Fe County’s history, cultural and economic contributions, and the conservation districts’ role in stewardship, agriculture, and conservation work across the state. The chamber also welcomed numerous guests, honorary lieutenant governors, student shadows, and seniors visiting the Capitol. The Senate confirmed two State Investment Council appointments. Mary Patricia Roman was confirmed 31-0 after debate highlighting her decades of global investment experience, leadership in private banking, and service on the SIC investment committee. John F. Bingaman was then confirmed 32-0 for reappointment, with senators citing his finance background, prior service as governor’s chief of staff, and role in state economic and early childhood policy. Members also discussed his leadership on the council and the importance of strong management of the state’s permanent funds. On legislation, Senate Memorial 3 passed 27-0. The memorial, developed with the Wild Friends civics and science program, invites state agencies to participate in an insect identification and education workshop with UNM’s Museum of Southwestern Biology and the Xerces Society. The Senate also received House messages and adopted several committee reports, including referrals and passage recommendations for multiple bills and memorials. Later, the chamber debated Senate Bill 145, which would consolidate certain federal audit reporting into a single submission and adjust audit requirements for smaller entities and acequias; supporters said it would streamline compliance without changing audit requirements, while opponents raised concerns about auditor business, oversight, and the risk of weakening scrutiny. The bill remained under debate in the portion provided.

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• So, supporting over 12,000 jobs in that.
• </c><00:36:57.880><c> The</c> conservation supports family farms.
• The conservation supports family farms.
• <00:37:03.440><c> 272,000</c> supports 272,000 supports 272,000 jobs,<00:37:05.760><c> and</c><00:37:
• </c> supportive of dedicating additional supportive of dedicating additional state<00:47:25.000><c> and

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Summary: The committee first took up a public hearing and presentation on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Shannon Hall of the Department for Community Based Services and Rick Baker of Community Action Kentucky explained that LIHEAP is a 100% federally funded block grant that helps low-income households pay heating and cooling bills, avoid utility disconnects, and support weatherization. They outlined the program’s components, eligibility limits, seasonal application periods, and recent participation figures, including tens of thousands of households served through the summer cooling, fall subsidy, winter crisis, and spring subsidy components. They also described weatherization priorities, the partnership with Kentucky Housing Corporation, and the role of Community Action agencies in administering the program statewide. Members asked about Assurance 16, the balance between need and available funding, summer cooling assistance, weatherization measurement, renter versus homeowner participation, and whether federal changes could affect LIHEAP. Hall and Baker said Assurance 16 supports energy-burden reduction through education, case management, and conservation strategies; that funding has generally been sufficient in recent years but crisis funds have sometimes been exhausted quickly in the past; and that summer assistance is primarily electric utility support. They also said weatherization uses return-on-investment testing and that Kentucky still has a large backlog of homes needing service. On federal funding, they said the recently passed federal bill did not directly cut LIHEAP, but future appropriations could still affect it, and any major reduction could leave a gap the state might need to consider filling. The committee approved the minutes and later approved the LIHEAP finding of fact; no members of the public signed up to testify. After concluding LIHEAP, the committee heard a presentation from Heather Jeff of The Nature Conservancy on conservation opportunities in Kentucky. She described the organization’s voluntary land-protection work and highlighted the Cumberland Forest project, a conservation easement on about 55,000 acres in Bell, Knox, and Leslie counties supported in part by a $3.875 million state appropriation. She also reported on mine-land reforestation, elk habitat work, and the rapid allocation of a $2 million appropriation for the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund. Jeff emphasized the economic value of conservation for tourism, hunting and fishing, agriculture, forestry, bourbon, and flood protection, and said the group is finalizing a Kentucky conservation needs assessment and related feasibility research.

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• Notably, 72% of K-12 parents support ESAs, and 69% of those students support universal ESAs.
• support support esas<00:28:39.519><c> and</c><00:28:39.720><c> 69%</c><00:28:40.679><c> of</c><00:28
• </c><00:31:45.240><c> submitted</c> of the testimonies supported submitted of the testimonies supported
• </c> so the question is would you support so the question is would you support amending<00:40:01.760>
• We are grateful for our EFA support and urge you to support HB 15. Thank you very much.

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Summary: The hearing focused on House Bill 115-FN, which would remove the income cap from New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account eligibility rules. Representative Valerie McDonnell, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure is intended to fund students rather than systems and to expand educational choice regardless of income or zip code. She described the change as a small statutory edit but argued it would have significant benefits, including helping families afford alternative education settings and testing costs such as AP exams. She also cited testimony from families who said EFAs helped children with special needs or difficult circumstances, and she argued the program is popular and cost-effective. Committee members questioned McDonnell about the bill’s fiscal impact and administration. One member asked whether removing the income cap would extend vouchers to families above the statewide median income and whether the change could cost more than $100 million annually; McDonnell said she did not agree with that estimate and pointed to Arizona as a comparison. Representative Wendy Thomas asked whether the bill should require stronger data-sharing from the Children’s Scholarship Fund, which administers the program, so the Department of Education and taxpayers could better track spending; McDonnell said the program already uses ClassWallet and regulated expenditures, and that the question was better directed to the administrator. Several members testified in opposition. Representative Wendy Thomas said the bill would increase costs for public schools, raise local property taxes, and worsen oversight problems. Representative Heath Howard argued the proposal would function as a subsidy for wealthy families already paying private tuition and said public education and special education should be funded first. Representative Megan Murray also opposed the bill, emphasizing the lack of a legal reporting requirement for EFA spending and the need for transparency, accountability, and attention to special education needs. Representative Sam Farrington supported expansion, sharing a constituent story about a student who left public school after harassment and benefited from private school placement. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• It's focused on how we would EMAC forces in support of other state seismic activity.
• If you had the evidence to support that. Okay.
• We continue to maintain a continuous 24/7 ready posture in support of U.S.
• So you get the secretary heads, then you've got the emergency support functions, right?
• And then there's Emergency Support Function 2, which is in response to a cyber breach.

Summary: The committee met on May 26, 2026, and first approved the minutes from the May 22, 2025 meeting. The main topic was the Northwest Louisiana earthquake cluster, with testimony from Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy staff, LSU and Tulane geoscientists, and later LSU law professor Keith Hall. Witnesses said the cause of the swarm has not been definitively identified, but induced seismicity from wastewater injection or hydraulic fracturing remains a concern. They described 50 earthquakes reported by the USGS in Red River, Bienville, DeSoto, and Natchitoches Parishes, including a magnitude 4.9 event on March 5, 2026, and explained that Louisiana’s sparse seismic network limits detection and depth/location estimates. C&E said it inspected Class II injection wells within 12 miles of the events, found no violations, now requires more frequent injection reporting, and is working with researchers and LSU on a possible state monitoring network and future policy changes. Committee members asked about injection depths, fault locations, whether the activity could be natural, and whether Louisiana should adopt stronger monitoring or a traffic-light regulatory system like other states. The witnesses said more data is needed before firm conclusions can be drawn, but that denser monitoring can detect smaller quakes and help identify patterns. Professor Hall summarized responses in other states, including more frequent reporting, increased monitoring, injection reductions, moratoria, and traffic-light systems in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Ohio, and Illinois. Members also discussed whether operators should share more seismic and geologic data, and several said the state should avoid jumping to conclusions while still improving oversight. The committee then heard from William Berger, a Texas geoscientist, who described using AI and operator data to model wastewater injection and seismic risk, and said broader data sharing would improve forecasting and siting decisions. He and another witness emphasized that many earthquakes arise from clusters of wells rather than a single well, and that proprietary concerns limit voluntary disclosure. The committee also received a brief update from GOSEP and the Louisiana National Guard on the Barksdale Air Force Base drone incursions. GOSEP said it logged the incident in WebEOC and shared releasable information, while State Police and the FBI said they were limited in what they could disclose. Officers said a task force has been formed, some personnel have received federal drone-mitigation training, and House Bill 940 is intended to mirror the task force MOU. Finally, Major General Thomas Friloux and Brigadier General Jason Maffus updated the committee on the merger of GOSEP into the Louisiana Military Department. They said the merger has reduced GOSEP from seven divisions to three, brought back employees to in-person work, modernized the state’s common operating picture, and produced about $10.5 million in first-year cost avoidance through staffing and contract changes. They also noted the planned transfer of the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, ongoing hurricane preparedness, and continued coordination with parish emergency managers. No votes were taken on the substantive topics, and the meeting ended with the committee moving through its agenda items and receiving informational testimony.

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• If you had the evidence to support that. Okay.
• We continue to maintain a continuous 24/7 ready posture in support of U.S.
• So you have the secretary heads, then you've got the emergency support functions, right?
• So you get the secretary heads, then you've got the emergency support functions, right?
• And then there's the Emergency Support Function 2, which is in response to a cyber breach.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard an update on the Northwest Louisiana earthquake cluster. Laura Sori of the Department of Conservation and Energy said the agency has inspected Class II injection wells within 12 miles of the earthquakes, found no permit violations, and is requiring monthly reporting of daily injection data. LSU and Tulane researchers explained that the swarm includes about 50 earthquakes detected by USGS since December 2025, including a 4.9 magnitude event on March 5, and that better monitoring is needed because Louisiana has very limited seismic station coverage. Dr. Cynthia Ebinger said her temporary array has detected more small quakes than USGS, that the pattern looks more like a swarm than normal aftershocks, and that the data suggest pressure changes in the subsurface, though no definitive cause was identified. Keith Hall of LSU described how other states responded to suspected induced seismicity with more monitoring, more frequent reporting, injection limits or moratoria, and “traffic light” systems that escalate regulatory responses as seismicity increases. Members asked about depths, fault locations, possible links to injection or fracking, and whether more monitoring and data-sharing should be pursued; several speakers said Louisiana likely needs a denser monitoring network and more structured data collection. A Texas geoscientist, William Berger, also testified that Texas uses large-scale data analysis and AI to study injection-related seismicity and argued for secure sharing of operator data to improve forecasting and risk management. The committee then took testimony on UAV and drone incursions over Barksdale Air Force Base. GOSEP said the incident was logged in WebEOC and the common operating picture, but that Barksdale did not request direct GOSEP resources and that the matter was handled through law enforcement channels. Louisiana State Police and the FBI said they were limited in what they could disclose, but confirmed multiple drone sightings on the morning and evening of March 9 and continued monitoring for several days. State Police said they have created a task force with the Police Chiefs Association, Sheriffs Association, GOSEP, and LSP, and that officers are receiving FBI-related training to help detect and, where authorized, mitigate drones. Members discussed whether the activity was nefarious, what counts as an incursion, and the need for better public education about drone restrictions near military and critical infrastructure sites. No formal action was taken, but members said the issue will continue to be tracked alongside pending legislation. Finally, the committee received a one-year update on the merger of GOSEP with the Louisiana National Guard and Military Department. Major General Thomas Freelieu and Brigadier General Jason Maffus said the merger has reduced GOSEP from seven divisions to three, shifted administrative functions to the Military Department, and produced about $10.5 million in first-year cost avoidance. They said the agency has modernized its common operating picture, returned staff to in-person work, and continued statewide preparedness exercises. Freelieu highlighted Guard missions including cyber expansion, the new Air National Guard cyber squadron at Jackson Barracks, modernization of the 159th Fighter Wing, and ongoing support for homeland security missions in New Orleans and Washington, D.C. Maffus said GOSEP’s core mission remains emergency preparedness, response, and recovery, and that the merger is intended to make state support to parishes faster and more efficient.

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• So again, we are supportive of this.
• No, we can absolutely support both of those.
• Aqua Water Supply is in favor of House Bill 1335 and is supportive, supportive of a broad 811 system
• And we absolutely support that.
• In support of HB 1335.

Bills: HB206

Keywords: HB206, school district bonds, bond election, voter approval, Education Code, Chapter 45, Section 45.003, Section 45.0034, Texas schools, school finance, local tax election, bond referendum, school construction, capital improvements, election frequency, five-year waiting period, district bonds, public school funding

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• </c> support tools to ensure compliance. support tools to ensure compliance.
• The practices support calm. They support choice.
• They support calm. They support choice.
• </c> support of SB498. support of SB498.
• . support. support.

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• And so the Board of Education, with an eye forward, Footage and thank you for your support of that.
• I wanted to come up and support the team.
• I wanted to come up and support the team.
• That's supportive of. What our intent is and what we are excited to be doing.
• And especially Amy Smith for supporting all of this through the. Process. Thank you, Secretary.

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• It actually left Judiciary in the House fully supported, passed the House on consent.
• That's really all I came up here to do was affirm my support as a co-sponsor.
• I absolutely support giving victims information and giving them police reports.
• I absolutely support giving victims information and giving them police reports.
• I absolutely support giving victims information and giving them police reports.

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• </c> support. Thank you. support. Thank you. &gt;&gt; Thank<00:06:16.400><c> you.
• ><c> today,</c> can't support the bill today, can't support the bill today, Representative<00:12:16.639
• </c> can't support it today. Representative. can't support it today. Representative.
• </c> would hope that members would support would hope that members would support the<00:16:03.199><c>
• </c><00:42:20.079><c> and</c> bipartisan participation and support and bipartisan participation and support

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I think the testimony that I've seen in trial supports that.
• I am here in support of the redistricting.
• I don't support gerrymandering or political games behind closed doors, but I also don't support a system
• So this really is necessary, and I support it.
• I support this redistricting for that same reason.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• I rise in support of the Governor's veto of House Bill 314.
• I rise in support of Senate Bill 6.
• I I rise in support for that.
• our senators to parties to support our senators to support<00:41:50.160><c> this</c><00:41:50.360><c
• </c> support this legislation. support this legislation.

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• Green cards are for support. Green cards are for support. Red cards are for opposition.
• I'm going to support it.
• I want to support everything that we do.
• I want to support everything that we do.
• Do you have any support from LED? Let me go back. Do you have any support from LED?

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 267, which would change the membership rules for the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors by adjusting appointment qualifications, term limits, and nomination procedures. Vice Chair Thomas explained the bill was meant to address the lack of nominations from existing entities and to allow the governor more flexibility, especially in smaller districts. After adopting a technical amendment, the committee reported HB 267 favorably. The committee then considered House Bill 478 on utility overcharge reimbursements. The bill, as amended, requires utilities to clearly label reimbursements on customer bills and sets a deadline for issuing refunds. After discussion with the Public Service Commission and utility representatives, the committee changed the reimbursement timeline from 45 days to 90 days and clarified that the bill would not interfere with larger settlement or regulatory credits. HB 478 was then reported favorably as amended. The longest discussion centered on House Bill 924, a consumer protection measure aimed at contractors who solicit residential property owners after declared disasters. The author said the bill was intended to curb predatory storm-chasing and fraudulent insurance-related practices, while still allowing emergency mitigation work. The committee adopted technical amendments and then a conceptual amendment shortening the catastrophe response period from six months to 30 days. Testimony was split: the Insurance Commissioner and some roofing industry witnesses supported the bill as a way to deter fraud, while other contractors argued it would hurt small businesses, limit legitimate door-to-door work, and not solve enforcement problems. The bill remained under consideration after extensive testimony and public comment.

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• That's why I supported him and I think that's why a lot of people in the independents supported him.
• Can you tell me, do we also have support from the county clerks?
• So, I'm going to determine here in a minute whether or not I support this.
• And they voted to not support this bill.
• Speaker, I Representative Montoya: will gladly support this bill.

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• Um, what sort of supportive Chair.
• </c> &gt;&gt; So you're supporting the bill. &gt;&gt; So you're supporting the bill.
• </c> of HHS that support these initiatives. of HHS that support these initiatives.
• science important in supporting science important in supporting and<01:28:47.920><c> getting</c><01:28
• </c> and support these bills. and support these bills.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• There had to be demonstrated regional significance, and we needed to make sure that there is going to
• Paul from the statutory requirement to adopt a resolution in support of modifications to a local sales

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• If you support the principles of free speech and religious freedom, then you should support this bill
• </c> support the bill in its current form. support the bill in its current form.
• </c> appropriate and I would support it. appropriate and I would support it.
• </c> is I intend to support the ITL motion. is I intend to support the ITL motion.
• Support is today to support this bill. Support is an<04:56:51.680><c> understatement.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Applause and other audible demonstrations are not allowed for safety reasons.
• Applause and other audible demonstrations are not allowed for safety reasons.
• We urge your support for the passage of House File 2237.
• </c> benefits despite this mape supports benefits despite this mape supports passage<01:41:21.960><c>
• </c><01:41:32.480><c> the</c> support we urge that you support the support we urge that you support the

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