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• to give you a track with six lanes.
• The tracks are built. Okay, we built you a six-lane track.
• c> with<00:38:26.800> six going to give you a track with six going to give you a track with
• The tracks are built. Okay, we scenario. The tracks are built.
• Well, we built you a sixlane track.

Bills: HB0147, HB0127

Keywords: property tax, homeowner exemption, Wyoming, voter initiative, tax legislation, HB0127, recreation mill levy, recreational facilities, public recreation, mill levy, local tax, county commissioners, school district levy, voter approval, ballot measure, general election, tax referendum, special purpose tax, Wyoming taxation, W.S. 18-9-201

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• So has there been a case where the— and I apologize if I'm getting off track a little bit, but there's
• Um, we believe that it's not on the onus of the town to keep track of tax-exempt organizations.
• Um, my employees already have enough on their plate to keep track of another organization that is tax
• So the town of Raymond definitely opposes the bill, especially line seven. keep track of uh tax exempt
• of of these uh to keep track of of these uh nonforprofits<01:03:27.680> and<01:03:28.000>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:21:49.679> or these years tell me how we Fast Track or these years tell me how we Fast
• Track or expedite<00:21:50.600> the<00:21:50.840> stadium<00:21:51.840> so<00:21
• So it's something that you just need to monitor and keep track of, but it's definitely something that
• So it's something that you just need to monitor and keep track of, but it's definitely something that
• I don't have that immediately, and I'm not sure if we do track it.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism and Higher Education heard HB 1494, relating to sports facilities. Testimony was largely in opposition to the bill as drafted from the Stadium Authority, the Department of Accounting and General Services, and the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, with several other written comments also opposing; each asked that if the measure advances, Senate language from related stadium bills be incorporated instead. The University of Hawaiʻi testified in support of the Nāʻid project and said it wants the project delivered at Halawa so the university can have a football facility, though members pressed the university on whether it was effectively supporting both the project and the bill’s current approach. A substantial portion of the hearing focused on the stadium project’s financing, schedule, and oversight. DAGS and Public Works discussed a consultant contract that had grown to about $28 million and an audit that recovered $441,000 after improper travel and expense reimbursements, including first-class airfare and other personal expenses; officials said the audit exposed weak internal controls and led to revised reimbursement policies. Members questioned whether the problems would have been found without media reporting and whether stronger oversight should have been in place earlier. The committee also discussed the current Ching Field setup for UH football, with witnesses describing it as less than ideal and temporary until the new stadium is built. Stadium Authority representatives said the current preferred offeror is Aloha Halawa Development Partners, negotiations have recently accelerated, and the goal remains a contract this summer and a fall 2028 opening. They said the state is committed to $350 million in general obligation bonds, with the overall project expected to cost more, and that the developer is exploring other financing sources such as TIF or CFD while the state and city work to expedite permits and demolition. No vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion provided.

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• We have included them in this proposal simply to dual track them in case floor session time runs short
• We have included them in this proposal simply to dual track them in case floor session time runs short
• This was just, I'd like to add this to just dual-track it and make sure it gets done.
• And that there is another track on that level going forward.
• on that level is there is another track on that level going<00:37:12.000> forward.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's taken that long, and so we have to keep track of all the money that's still out there when they
• of all the money that's still keep track of all the money that's still out<00:26:35.679> there
• As they identify places of their state-owned track that they really need to fix, they can come and do
• As they identify places of their state-owned track that they really need to fix, they can come and do
• identify places of their state own track identify places of their state own track that<01:20:18.040

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to review the lapse extensions in the back of House Bill 25, which governs capital budget appropriations and bonding. Members were walked through how the bill is structured: section 1 covers general, federal, and other funds; section 2 covers highway fund appropriations; later sections authorize borrowing, restrict spending to the stated purposes, and explain why community colleges and the university system operate through their boards of trustees. The chair also explained that lapse extensions are needed because capital projects can span multiple years, and that appropriations normally expire at the end of the biennium unless extended. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on how to identify unspent balances and whether they should be extended, repurposed, or allowed to lapse. Members discussed that if a project is complete or an agency confirms it no longer needs the money, the remaining balance can be reused for another project or, if not needed, lapse back. The committee also reviewed the meaning of bill references and chapter numbers, and how to read prior-year appropriations and extensions in the worksheet. One example discussed was a 2023 Department of Administrative Services courthouse generators item, and members noted that some agencies may rely on encumbered balances rather than explicit lapse extensions, though the chair said he prefers including the extension for flexibility. The committee identified at least one specific change: the Jeffrey Ringe CTE renovation was removed from the governor’s recommended budget because the required local match was not approved, freeing about $18.5 million for possible reuse. Later, the chair noted that lapse extension 49 on the worksheet was no longer needed and could be removed, leaving an unspent balance of $81,500 available for repurposing. The discussion also referenced a Department of Transportation item, Caroline Stratford Freight Rail Improvements, which the agency asked to keep alive through a lapse extension so the funds would not expire on June 30. No formal votes were taken in the portion provided.

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• at determining the valuation first track at determining the valuation of<00:14:01.000> a<00:14
• In your packet, you should have a tracking spreadsheet titled November 2024 Forecast Base Summary.
• Packet you should have a tracking spreadsheet titled November 2024 Forecast Base Summary.
• The Public Employment Relations Board is typically tracked as a line item of the Bureau of Mediation
• <01:04:01.559> spreadsheets I'll note that tracking spreadsheets I'll note that tracking spreadsheets

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Labor Committee heard Senate File 560, a bill to require the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to establish a cost-per-square-foot valuation for residential building permits. Senator Dornink said the measure is intended to make permit fees more fair, reasonable, transparent, and predictable, and to reduce housing costs by limiting large differences in permit fees between municipalities. He said the bill would be sent to the Housing Committee without recommendation, and members discussed but did not act on a related amendment that would have shifted plan review and inspection fees to hourly and trip-based charges and made fee information publicly available. Testimony from Housing First Minnesota supported the bill’s goal, arguing that Minnesota’s housing shortage and high new-home prices make it important to reduce inefficiencies in the permitting system. The witness said permit valuations are often increased by cities, leading to higher costs for homebuyers, and cited examples of large fee differences between municipalities and claims of overcollection. He said some other states, including Texas and Wisconsin communities, use square-footage-based approaches. A League of Minnesota Cities representative opposed the amendment language and cautioned that trip charges and hourly billing would make fees less certain, could raise costs, and would be especially burdensome in Greater Minnesota; he said current valuation-based fees better reflect the actual cost and complexity of service and can be appealed if disputed. A representative of the Association of Minnesota Building Officials also raised concerns about the amendment, saying building departments provide consultations, inspections, plan review, and other services beyond a single trip, and that trip charges would not fit a responsive fee-for-service model. He said the current valuation system helps cover the full range of permitting work, though he acknowledged that a consistent square-foot valuation standard could improve transparency and reduce disputes over project value. Committee members asked about other states’ approaches and the scope of the bill, and the discussion emphasized that the proposal applies to one- and two-family dwellings.

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• Clean Counts is a nonprofit clean energy registry that tracks and verifies renewable energy production
• One, we track more than just renewable energy. Two, we do it throughout North America.
• As part of this project, we will further develop the capabilities to track ammonia production similar
• to how we track and issue renewable energy certificates in our work today.
• In practical terms, this means that each unit of ammonia can be measured and tracked.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is not something we've ever felt it necessary to track and keep track of because, again, we don't
• This is not something we've ever felt it necessary to track and keep track of because, again, we don't
• This is not something we've ever felt it necessary to track and keep track of because, again, we don't
• This is not something we've ever felt it necessary to track and keep track of because, again, we don't
• This is not something we've ever felt it necessary to track and keep track of because, again, we don't

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing on findings from the deportation data project and possible policy responses to increased federal immigration enforcement in Hawaii. In opening remarks, the chair said the committee was concerned about changing federal executive orders, policies, and enforcement actions, and framed the issue as one involving due process and public safety. The chair and presenters described reports of ICE activity on multiple islands, including raids, courthouse presence, and fear in immigrant communities, and said the committee was considering whether state policies should be advanced more quickly. Mandy Fernandez of the ACLU of Hawaii presented updated deportation data and argued that increased immigration enforcement is creating fear, reducing crime reporting, and potentially making state and local agencies extensions of the federal immigration agenda if they accept federal funding with conditions. She said the deportation data project, housed at UC Berkeley Law with UCLA’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy, uses FOIA requests and its latest data runs through late July 2025. She reported 153 ICE arrests in Hawaii from January through July 2025, up from 41 in the same period in 2024; 96 removals, up from 15; a federal detention center average daily population of 91 in June 2025 versus 31 in June 2024; and 111 ICE detainers issued in Hawaii from September 2023 through July 2025, with 49 issued in 2025. She also cited an immigration court backlog of 1,144 pending cases as of August 2025 and noted that about one in five Hawaii residents were born outside the United States. Haley Chang of the Office of the Public Defender said her office is seeing a marked increase in ICE presence around courthouses and more ICE contacts with clients, including reports of people being detained after court appearances or while on supervision. She emphasized that the office is not an immigration law office and that much of its information is anecdotal, but said the pattern appears new compared with prior years. In response to committee questions, she explained that ICE detainers are requests, not judicial warrants, and said local law enforcement is generally not required to honor them unless accompanied by a judicial warrant or other legal authority. She also said the public defender’s office had not yet seen new criminal charges arise solely from an ICE detention or failure to appear tied to immigration enforcement, though cases could be affected if defendants are removed from the criminal process.

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• I am sorry, our track record on building new things in this country, it isn't whites.
• So now, today, let's see this as an opportunity to get Minnesota back on the right track.
• We keep going down that track.
• And we're on track. Right now where that spending, that deficit spending is increasing.
• First of all, I didn't really hear whether you're going to be tracking the data.

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• **Chair:** So that data you said y'all are tracking or not tracking?
• We've never tracked CPI or any other metrics—I mean, tracked it to the replacement cost.
• That data you said you are tracking or not tracking, I don't see graphs of it regarding changes.
• We track that data currently in our stat plan.
• We've never tracked CPI or any other, I mean, tracked it to the replacement cost.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• And so we did want to make sure that the Secretary of State's bill actually is being dual tracked, so
• <00:56:42.880> so<00:56:43.000> it's<00:56:43.160> being being dual tracked
• so it's being being dual tracked so it's being included<00:56:43.840> in<00:56:43.920> the<
• c> the<01:01:46.360> track<01:01:46.720> the don't we don't track the track the don't
• we don't track the track the chronological<01:01:48.240> history,<01:01:48.600> which<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We are on track. Next up, we have the Public Service Commission.
• Next up, we are still on track time-wise. Megan did a phenomenal job on our scheduling.
• We are on track, and now we have the Department of Water Resources. Welcome, Rees.
• I've seen it play out the other way, and it can stop a project in its tracks.
• It's not that hard to track. You'll see momentum shifting.

Keywords: 908, all

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• JJAC should be a leader in ensuring data transparency to track detention trends.
• We continue to track how they're doing into adulthood.
• So that's basically where we're coming in with the gun violence track.
• The program and the track Is very intensive.
• Fast track later, we've been advocates for juvenile justice.

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• Does your agency track the outcomes of the students to just kind of see the impact of this opportunity
• Does your agency track the serve.
• Does your agency track the outcomes<00:26:39.919> of<00:26:40.159> the<00:26:40.400>
• So, we do see, we do keep track of our students. Thank you, Senator Rawlings. Thank you.
• and the tracking systems are inadequate. and the tracking systems are inadequate.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Capital Planning Advisory Board met for its first meeting of the year, confirmed a quorum, approved the prior year’s minutes, and welcomed new co-chairs and members. The board reviewed the capital planning timeline and a list of agencies that submitted plans but would not testify. Members were reminded to keep presentations brief because of a packed agenda. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services presented first, outlining priorities centered on public safety, infrastructure preservation, and preventive maintenance. Its requests included a $21 million maintenance pool, phase two funding for a new state public health laboratory, construction of an 18-bed children’s psychiatric hospital, and several projects at Western State Hospital and Western State Nursing Facility, including HVAC work, cooling tower repair or replacement, and chiller plant repiping. Additional projects covered elevator upgrades at Hazlewood and phased cottage renovations at Oakwood. Board members asked about vacant buildings, the cost per bed for the youth psychiatric facility, and the relationship between the CHFS youth facility and a separate DJJ facility; CHFS said the youth facility would serve DCBS-involved youth and be separate from the DJJ project. The Kentucky Department of Education then described its state-operated facilities, including the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Blind, and the FFA leadership training center. Its priorities included additional funding for the FFA classroom and activity building, a rewrite of the SEEK education finance application system, renovation and repair of the FFA swimming pool, electrical upgrades, campus education enhancements, safety and security work, door and window replacements, and HVAC maintenance. Members asked about student outcomes, the size and cost of the swimming pool project, and construction cost assumptions; KDE said it tracks student outcomes through special education staff and that current estimates reflect higher post-COVID construction costs. The Education and Labor Cabinet began its presentation with 12 priority projects, including a state labor exchange system, renovation of the McDow Vocational Rehabilitation Center, and a new adult education and family literacy management information system. The cabinet said the labor exchange would connect job seekers and employers at no cost, while the McDow renovation was needed because the 30-year-old facility faces safety and code concerns. The cabinet planned to continue through the remaining priorities and answer questions at the end of its presentation.

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• I worked on many, many projects, put up 15 classrooms, a two-story building, a field track, and many
• I think the track record for LMW was good.
• and many other building, uh field track and many other large<00:13:33.200> scale<00:13:33.519
• I think um uh the track record pandemic.
• <00:14:59.199> record up and I think also the track record up and I think also the track record

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education heard several advice-and-consent nominations to the School Facilities Authority. For GM779, Shelley Pa was introduced as a nominee for a term ending June 30, 2029. The Department of Education supported her nomination, citing her large-scale operations and stakeholder-engagement experience. In her testimony, Pa said she retired from community policing, wanted to give back to teachers and students, and believed her strengths were collaboration, listening to community input, and helping balance differing priorities. Committee members questioned her about the construction and infrastructure focus of the board, her lack of direct construction experience, and how she would handle disagreements and budget limits; she responded that she would rely on collaboration, ask questions, and keep decisions centered on students, teachers, and the community while staying within budget. The committee then heard GM777 and GM778 for Robert Davis, with terms ending June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2029. Davis described more than 30 years with the Department of Education, including roles as teacher, coach, counselor, vice principal, principal, and complex area superintendent, and said he had worked on major facilities projects and managed pandemic-era funding. He emphasized communication, transparency, and trust, and explained that his experience on the Early Learning Board helped him understand how to set policy, identify schools for pre-K, and use data and community factors in decision-making. Members asked how he would handle SFA’s growing pains, the need to balance DOE wishes with practical and budgetary limits, and the board’s role when the legislature controls funding; Davis said the board must keep communication open, include the right people, and make sensible decisions that move projects forward without stalling. For GM780, nominee Michael Unbasami was introduced for a term ending June 30, 2029. The Department of Education supported him, highlighting over five decades of public service and experience in facilities management, finance, and legislative affairs. Unbasami said he had recently retired after 31 years as associate vice president for administrative affairs for the community colleges and had extensive experience with facilities planning, construction, renovation, repairs, and working within budgets. He stated that the DOE should be treated as the SFA’s client because it knows student, teacher, and facility needs best, while SFA’s role is to implement construction work and collaborate on priorities. Committee members pressed him on how to balance DOE requests with practical project delivery, especially for teacher housing and other non-classroom needs, and he said the legislature funds the work, SFA must keep projects moving, and the workflow should involve collaboration but also realistic decisions that fit the budget and avoid delays.

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• announcements, investments and tracking announcements, investments and tracking of<00:04:46.400>
• require what I call active compliance to receive those documentations and to make sure that we can track
• what is being done and we've can track what is being done and we've got<00:21:16.080> remedies
• But in my previous presentations, we've tried to track the number of companies served, the number of
• the number of companies tried to track the number of companies served,<00:47:19.760> the<00:47

Keywords: The first few minutes of this meeting was missed on the live stream. This upload restores those few minutes, 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met with Secretary Jeff Null and General Counsel Matt Wing of the Cabinet for Economic Development for an overview of the cabinet’s main economic development tools, strategy, and compliance practices. Null said the cabinet uses a data-driven approach focused on competitiveness, site readiness, wages, workforce training, and long-term assets such as roads, rail spurs, water, and sewer improvements. He emphasized that the cabinet tries to balance attracting new employers with supporting existing businesses, and said compliance is a core value of the agency. Null walked members through several programs, including the closing fund, Kentucky Business Incentive (KBI), Bluegrass State Skills Corporation training support, and the KIA sales-tax refund tool for construction materials and equipment. He said the closing fund has received $80 million over two years for projects generally involving at least $10 million in investment, though some flexibility exists. He also explained that Bluegrass State Skills funding is typically about $2,000 to $3,000 per job and can be used flexibly for training, including sending Kentucky workers to be trained elsewhere or paying trainers to come to Kentucky. He described KBI as a pay-as-you-go, incremental tax credit tied to actual jobs and investment, and said the legislature’s tiered refundable credit structure allows more targeted use of incentives in heritage and non-heritage counties. A substantial portion of the presentation focused on compliance and monitoring. Null said incentive agreements are written with commercial terms and spell out jobs, investment, wages, and training commitments. The cabinet requires regular reporting, invoices, and sampling, and can use clawbacks or suspend benefits if companies fail to meet obligations or lose required environmental permits. He said the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority reviews incentive applications in public meetings and often requires company representatives to answer questions before preliminary approval is granted. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• And so, anytime a child is involved in the court system, we want to track that data, and we want them
• And so, anytime a child is involved in the court system, we want to track that data, and we want them
• And so, anytime a child is involved in the court system, we want to track that data, and we want them
• And so, anytime a child is involved in the court system, we want to track that data, and we want them
• don't have victims in the future that this person is on the wrong track to commit crime.

Keywords: 958, all

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• Working together, along with CalHHS, the department successfully tracked and transitioned individuals
• Not all 2,000-plus individuals we were tracking achieved competitive integrated employment.
• I track the master plan process closely. I think it was a great process in many ways. new web page.
• I track the master plan process closely. I think it was a great process in many ways.
• Those are what we are tracking. Thank you very much, Department of Finance.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on developmental services, rehabilitation, and related supports, with no votes taken. The first major topic was the Master Plan for Developmental Services. Administration officials described a year-long, community-driven process that included a steering committee, work groups, and statewide engagement sessions, and said the final draft would be released that Friday with about 170 recommendations. The Department of Developmental Services said the plan would inform future work, but did not offer a detailed implementation roadmap. The LAO said the plan contains significant policy and budget implications, may require statutory changes, and needs further analysis to turn recommendations into actionable proposals. Advocates and regional center representatives urged the Legislature and administration to avoid letting the plan sit on a shelf, called for prioritization and ongoing stakeholder oversight, and emphasized the need to address equity, workforce, service coordination, and cross-system collaboration. The chair said he wanted to work with the LAO on trailer bill language and future reporting to create a clearer path forward. The second topic was the Office of Employment First and competitive integrated employment. Administration witnesses said California has ended subminimum wage under SB 639, but that moving people into competitive integrated employment remains a major priority. They described existing efforts such as DDS’s coordinated career pathways pilot, paid internships, job development services, benefits counseling, and DOR’s career counseling and referral services, along with pilot projects in San Diego and Orange County. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities and advocates argued that employment outcomes have remained stuck at roughly 15% and that a dedicated Employment First Office is needed to coordinate across agencies, align goals, and improve outcomes. The LAO recommended regular legislative oversight on people transitioning out of subminimum wage and asked for technical assistance on coordinated career pathways. The chair criticized the administration’s decision to effectively eliminate funding for the office, requested a detailed implementation timeline and quarterly transition reports, and said the committee would continue pressing for the office to be implemented. The final issue was respite services, utilization trends, and access. DDS reported that in-home respite use and spending have risen sharply over several years, with about 150,000 people using respite in 2023-24 and expenditures reaching about $1 billion. Officials said access depends on families knowing the service exists, service coordinators identifying need, and having enough providers, especially in rural and linguistically diverse communities. The San Diego Regional Center said utilization generally mirrors statewide trends, but access is stronger in some areas, such as Imperial County, where families often prefer family-directed or agency-supported models that allow them to hire trusted workers. Committee members emphasized the importance of respite for family health and caregiver well-being, asked whether service coordinators are asking practical questions about sleep and stress, and discussed the need for better identification of complex behavioral and medical needs. DDS said a standardized family support tool and updated IPP process are intended to improve consistency, transparency, and person-centered assessment for respite and related services.

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• It still does not reflect a comprehensive framework for implementation or tracking that ensures that
• We are tracking this in terms of every child prior to a placement change should be receiving a child
• That really transforms the ability to track and have consistent adoption of a standard of what the CFT
• We do track that measure both in our CFSR measures as well as on the CCR dashboard, and so I will have
• And so I'm really looking forward to the time when we can more closely track some of that through our

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Student enrollment tracking is an issue that I think will help address a lot of these shortfalls, where
• And also to Megan, who tracks people down and helps you out with stalking everybody.
• I'm a little bit torn about this provision because I see the possibility here of us being able to track
• Is that what this is seeking to resolve, helping us at least see and have visibility and track where
• Yes, I am hoping that this improves and makes it better in tracking.

Keywords: 998, house, all