Transcript Highlights:

• MANY OF THEM ARE COMMERCIAL AIRLINERS.
• THERE IS NO QUESTION THESE ARE NOT JET AIRCRAFT FLYING COMMERCIAL LINES.
• IS IT FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES? WHO IS BENEFITING? WHO IS OUT LAYING THE FUNDS?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Each year, over $51 billion in commercial trade flows through the Rio Grande Valley ports.
• In 1937, Texas BOMA represents the interest of stakeholders in commercial real estate business.
• Texas BOMA and its members. serve as a voice for those who work in the commercial real estate industry

Keywords: legislation, testimonies, committee meeting, public interest, bills

Summary: The committee meeting was conducted with several discussions surrounding various proposed bills, addressing both public interests and legislative concerns. Specific bills were presented, and members debated the implications of each, emphasizing their potential impact on the community and state regulations. Notably, several testimonies were heard from stakeholders, which enriched the conversation and provided different perspectives on the bills being reviewed.

Transcript Highlights:

• Each year, over $51 billion in commercial trade flows through the Rio Grande Valley ports.
• In 1937, Texas BOMA represents the interest of stakeholders in commercial real estate business.
• Texas BOMA and its members. serve as a voice for those who work in the commercial real estate industry

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• However, withdrawal management is both a commercial and Medicaid-covered benefit that has traditionally
• </c><00:35:09.640><c> and</c> management is both a commercial and management is both a commercial and
• <00:50:44.599><c> Insurance</c><00:50:45.359><c> patients</c><00:50:46.359><c> and</c> Commercial Insurance
• patients and Commercial Insurance patients and similarly<00:50:47.680><c> they</c><00:50:47.799><c>
• populations we're talking about are not the Blue Cross market or the HealthPartners market on the commercial

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ,</c> check check your OBD uh system codes, check check your OBD uh system codes, but<01:30:07.280><c
• It's any sort of discharge from a commercial facility or a wastewater treatment plant or anything that
• </c> any sort of discharge from a commercial any sort of discharge from a commercial facility<01:35:05.840
• Are you actually commercial<04:30:29.840><c> yet?
• </c> commercial yet? Are you Omry certified? commercial yet? Are you Omry certified?

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:42:07.440><c> a</c> listings, whether it's your home, a listings, whether it's your home, a commercial
• <c> building,</c><00:42:08.280><c> or</c><00:42:08.360><c> vacant</c><00:42:08.760><c> lot,</c> commercial
• building, or vacant lot, commercial building, or vacant lot, blatantly<00:42:09.960><c> list</c><00:
• </c><00:42:49.280><c> piece</c><00:42:49.520><c> of</c> piece of property or commercial piece of piece
• of property or commercial piece of property, property, property, and<00:42:51.320><c> I</c><00:42:51.440

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And the fourth is technology commercialization, which is revealed through a program that we call the
• impact and the fourth<00:36:08.480><c> is</c><00:36:08.720><c> technology</c><00:36:09.599><c> commercialization
• </c> fourth is technology commercialization fourth is technology commercialization which<00:36:10.720
• c> leading</c><00:46:11.559><c> to</c> investments are leading to investments are leading to commercialization
• successes uh of our commercialization successes uh of our project<00:46:15.760><c> with</c><00:46:16.000

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 03.199><c> paper</c><04:32:03.479><c> survey</c> And then for electronic survey, we provide access code
• We don't know who will get what access code.
• And once the survey is done, the access code will be invalid.
• up. um and once the survey is done the um and once the survey is done the access<04:32:21.239><c> code
• <c> be</c><04:32:22.000><c> invalid</c><04:32:22.800><c> they</c><04:32:22.920><c> will</c> access code

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Education Policy and Administration Committee heard testimony on House Bill 71, which would bar public elementary and secondary schools and higher education facilities from being used as shelters for certain non-citizens, with a stated exception for short-term emergency sheltering of up to 72 hours and for community-wide emergency use. Prime sponsor Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia said the bill was modeled on federal and out-of-state proposals and was prompted by examples in New York and Massachusetts where schools or other facilities were used as shelters, causing disruption. She argued the bill does not truly “ban” anything, but instead places a condition on receipt of state funds, and said the fiscal note’s projected loss of federal funding was unsupported and should have been described as undeterminable. Committee members questioned the bill’s scope and practical effects, including whether it would apply to vacant school-owned buildings, schools used during summer, charter schools, and situations where other states send people without advance notice. Harvey-Bolia said vacant buildings not functioning as schools would not be covered, and that the bill would still allow short-term emergency sheltering and community-wide use during weather events. She also said the bill would not prevent remote learning, and that its purpose was to avoid displacing students. Several members pressed her on the fiscal note and whether any federal or state program would actually be at risk; she said she found no evidence that funding would be lost and that DHHS had not identified a real threat. A witness from the New Hampshire Association of School Administrators, Jerry FW, raised practical concerns about who would determine eligibility at a shelter site, how the 72-hour limit would be enforced, and whether the bill would apply to charter schools. He also noted that remote learning is no longer an option in New Hampshire, making one of the bill’s stated concerns less relevant. The discussion also included clarification of the terms “refugee” and “asylum seeker,” with members and the sponsor debating the distinction and whether refugees are vetted. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, our commercial lending cap is reduced dramatically.
• Um, our commercial lending cap is reduced dramatically.
• Um, our commercial lending cap is reduced dramatically.
• Um, our commercial lending cap is reduced dramatically.
• Um, our commercial lending cap is reduced dramatically.

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee focused primarily on a bill concerning long-term care insurance rate increases and consumer notice. Members and staff discussed replacing or supplementing a proposed public hearing requirement with annual reporting, website updates, and consumer-facing disclosures about approved rate increases, carriers writing the products, and how the products work. Several participants emphasized that long-term care policies are long-term products, that rate increases can be spread over many years for actuarial reasons, and that consumers need better information about trends and the impact of increases. A major point of disagreement was whether the bill should try to cap premium increases. One member argued the real problem is unexpected increases of 15% to 20% and urged a statutory cap to protect consumers. Insurance department representatives and others responded that hard caps had been struck down in prior case law, that the department’s core responsibility is solvency, and that carriers need sufficient premium to pay future claims. They also said the market is struggling because many carriers stopped selling the product, leaving in-force policies to bear the cost, and that overly restrictive caps could cause insurers to withdraw from the state. The discussion then shifted toward a compromise requiring carriers to notify policyholders before a rate increase is approved and allowing a 60-day comment period. Participants debated whether the notice should come from the carrier, how confidentiality rules would apply before approval, and what the department should do with public comments. The department said it already reviews filings carefully and that submitted rates are often adjusted before approval; lawmakers noted that prior commissioners had pushed back on increases in some cases, including a seven-year moratorium. No final vote was taken in the excerpt, and the chair repeatedly tried to move the subcommittee along to other bills.

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• of the applies the rubric<02:13:07.599><c> to</c><02:13:07.920><c> basically</c><02:13:09.199><c> code
• c><02:13:09.920><c> or</c><02:13:10.560><c> um</c><02:13:11.920><c> assign</c> rubric to basically code
• or or um assign rubric to basically code or or um assign a<02:13:12.400><c> number</c><02:13:12.560>
• So that's the way it works coding is.
• And in the interest of having uniform definitions, the amendment is just referring to those existing

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The work session began with HB 656, as amended, which would treat federal funds received by school districts as unanticipated money unless already listed in the annual report, and would require notices and school board minutes to identify the grant and summarize any obligations attached to accepting it. Supporters said the bill was aimed at transparency so voters would understand the “strings attached” to grants, while opponents raised concerns that the amendment was new, potentially vague, and could require districts to publish lengthy or redundant information, increasing costs and administrative burden. Several members suggested alternative approaches, such as a state-level list of common grant obligations or posting grant documents online. No vote was taken, and some members argued the bill was not ready for action. The committee then moved to HB 665, which would expand eligibility for free school meals to households at up to 300% of federal poverty guidelines and use education trust fund money to cover the added cost. Representative Damon strongly supported the bill, citing food insecurity and arguing the fiscal note likely overstated costs because the bill requires at least one free meal, not necessarily both breakfast and lunch. The discussion was just beginning when the transcript ended, and no vote or final action on HB 665 was recorded in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 1230 takes a targeted, balanced approach focusing on illegal dumping of commercial quantities, with
• SB 1230 takes a targeted balanced approach focusing on illegal dumping of commercial quantities with
• to transition to cleaner, more cost-effective electric trucks, but they're navigating a nascent commercial
• To build a clean commercial vehicle market that functions efficiently, predictably, and To build a clean
• commercial vehicle market that functions efficiently, predictably, and fairly for everyone, we must

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I had the statistic on a slide earlier, but 88 percent of states use two commercial traceability
• And I had the statistic on a slide earlier, but 88% of states use two commercial traceability systems
• About 88 percent of states use two commercial traceability systems.
• So not a realistic commercial entity. But 93% of those transactions were fraudulent.
• I do not think there is a viable commercial use for them. They can be regulated.

Summary: The committee began with a work session on the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee’s cannabis market study, presented by JLARC staff member Susanna Pratt. The report found Washington’s cannabis production in 2023 was likely two to three times higher than retail sales, with production estimated at 292,000 to 443,000 pounds of THC versus 139,000 pounds sold. Pratt explained that canopy data are inconsistent and that the Liquor and Cannabis Board’s traceability system is incomplete and unreliable, limiting data-driven regulation, tax verification, recall tracking, and diversion enforcement. JLARC recommended that LCB submit a plan by the end of 2025 for obtaining accurate licensee data by the end of 2026; LCB partially concurred and said a 2027 timeline may be more realistic. JLARC also concluded that the social equity producer licenses would likely have only a minimal effect on statewide production capacity, and suggested the legislature consider broader ways to increase equity in the industry. Members asked about the slow issuance of social equity licenses and about comparable traceability systems in other states. The committee then heard a series of presentations on fraud and scam prevention. Paul Benda of the American Bankers Association described the scale of fraud losses, the role of telecom spoofing, social media scam ads, SIM farms, and crypto ATMs, and argued for a shared-responsibility approach involving banks, telecoms, and platforms. Katie Clark of IQ Credit Union described member-to-member fraud, romance scams, and the operational and financial impacts on credit unions, and recommended better information sharing, safe harbors for returning scam-related funds, and stronger fraud education. Kyle Innes of SIFMA highlighted investor fraud and Washington’s 2009 report-and-hold law, which he said helped shape similar protections in most states, and emphasized the need for better communication among financial firms, APS, and law enforcement. Brian Gerard and Ali Higgs from the Department of Financial Institutions discussed “pig butchering” and other investment scams, focusing on how scammers build trust through social media, dating apps, fake websites, and crypto schemes before extracting funds. Across the fraud presentations, witnesses repeatedly stressed consumer education, interagency information sharing, and stronger controls on telecom, social media, and crypto ATM activity. Members asked about model laws from other states, the role of financial education in schools, and whether crypto ATMs should be regulated or banned. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is legislation to safeguard individuals from the unauthorized commercial use of their unclothed
• law extends protections to both living and deceased individuals and restricts the unauthorized commercial
• the</c> individuals and restricts the individuals and restricts the unauthorized<00:01:59.439><c> commercial
• </c><00:02:00.079><c> use</c><00:02:00.280><c> of</c><00:02:00.399><c> their</c> unauthorized commercial
• use of their unauthorized commercial use of their unclothed<00:02:01.000><c> bodies</c><00:02:01.280

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:24 SB 7: 00:00:51 SB 130: 00:06:00 SB 244: 00:11:17 SB 236: 00:13:31, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and considered four bills. Senate Bill 7, sponsored by Sen. Bledsoe, would create a Right of Publicity Act to prohibit unauthorized commercial use of a person’s unclothed likeness, including for living and deceased individuals, while carving out exemptions for artistic and news-related uses. Bledsoe said the bill is intended to address privacy, dignity, and AI-generated image misuse, and noted she may offer a floor amendment to address concerns from broadband and internet providers. Sen. Thomas supported the bill but questioned the 10-year duration, and Bledsoe said that timeframe was somewhat arbitrary. The committee voted 8-0 to pass SB 7 with favorable expression to the floor. Senate Bill 130, presented by Sen. Maiden, addressed gift card scams and theft of redemption information. A committee substitute was adopted, and Maiden described the bill as a response to organized retail crime, citing major gift card scams in Louisville and Lexington and explaining how tampered cards are returned to shelves and later drained after purchase. He said the substitute would create clear criminal penalties, make gift card tampering a felony, and add gift card fraud to the credit card fraud statute. Members shared personal experiences with compromised gift cards, and the committee approved SB 130 8-0 with favorable expression. Senate Bill 244, a reorganization cleanup bill presented by Sen. Howell and Attorney General’s office counsel Will Schroer, would complete name and structural changes following the transfer of Administrative Hearings and Child Support from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Attorney General’s office and align the bill with prior data privacy legislation. The committee voted 9-0 to send SB 244 to the floor with favorable expression. Senate Bill 236, sponsored by Sen. Smith, drew extended discussion about a veteran’s case involving an old misdemeanor/DUI matter and a later warrant or failure-to-appear issue. The witness described being arrested years later despite having rebuilt her life, and senators debated whether the bill’s proposed time limit could create loopholes or affect court procedures; members emphasized that the underlying charge would remain and that the bill was aimed at unserved failure-to-appear warrants. The committee ultimately voted to advance SB 236 with favorable expression, with several members explaining their support while noting concerns about possible future language changes.

Transcript Highlights:

• There's commercialization costs associated with it, research and development funds, environmental health
• There's commercialization costs associated... ...protection programs that we have to administer.
• There's commercialization costs associated with it, research and development funds, environmental health
• And then I saw you had commercialization up there.
• Business, which you probably have seen outside, and then our interdisciplinary research and commercialization

Summary: The Higher Education Budget Subcommittee met to hear an overview of State University System finances from the Board of Governors and detailed budget presentations from Florida State University, the University of Central Florida, and the University of North Florida. The witnesses explained how university budgets are organized into fund categories such as education and general, contracts and grants, auxiliaries, local/designated funds, capital projects, and component units such as direct support organizations. They also described carry forward funds, the statutory reserve and spending-plan requirements, the PICO/HECO capital outlay process, and how universities use investment accounts, audits, and board oversight to manage restricted and unspent funds. The universities emphasized that most operating dollars are restricted to specific uses and that state support helps keep tuition low. Members asked about differences in funding levels among institutions, especially why FSU receives more funding than UCF despite lower enrollment. Officials said preeminence funding, performance funding, and special legislative appropriations explain much of the difference, and the Board of Governors noted that Florida now has four preeminent universities, with UCF nearing that status. Questions also focused on what happens to unspent carry forward money, how it is invested, and whether the Board of Governors or Legislature can require funds to be returned; officials said the money is invested conservatively, subject to board and audit oversight, and can roll forward under a detailed spending plan, though the Legislature can change funding levels. The committee also discussed capital projects, with members asking about delays, inflation, and whether more projects should be phased or funded faster; witnesses said PICO funds remain with the state until needed and are reimbursed as construction proceeds. A substantial portion of the discussion covered athletics, research, student fees, and endowments. The universities said athletics is generally expected to be self-supporting, though limited use of auxiliary or carry forward funds may be allowed for projects benefiting the broader student body. They also described the financial pressures from name, image, and likeness changes and new NCAA-related costs, and said institutions are planning for those changes now. On research, the universities explained sponsored research funding, indirect cost recovery, compliance obligations, and tech transfer, but did not provide specific commercialization revenue figures and said they would follow up. Members also asked about student fee increases, student input, counseling and wellness funding, and how housing costs affect affordability; the universities said student committees and boards review fees, and aid packaging is intended to keep student debt low. Endowments were described as being held in separate foundations/DSOs with independent investment committees and used mainly for scholarships, faculty support, and research.

Transcript Highlights:

• I think if we look at a commercial pesticide applicator license, they have insurance, a surety bond,
• Well, the best example I would use would be commercial applicators for pesticide, where they have to
• I believe we took that same example to the commercial manure applicators when we created that license
• be a commercial applicators for be a commercial applicators for pesticide<00:33:47.440><c> where</c><
• </c><00:53:27.600><c> or</c> agricultural land use, not commercial or agricultural land use, not commercial

Bills: HF4740 , HF3940

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: financial assurance, feedlot permits, manure storage, environmental compliance, agriculture regulation, abandoned infrastructure, pollution control, environmental impact, animal feedlot, livestock, regulations, Minnesota Rules, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• critical mineral processing and encouraging opportunities for lawful private sector dialogue and commercial
• Senate Resolution 65, encouraging commercial opportunities between West Virginia and certain institutions

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate first suspended Rule 54 to allow guests on the floor, then took up and adopted Senate Resolution 65. The resolution recognized West Virginia as a global hub for critical mineral processing and encouraged lawful private-sector dialogue and commercial engagement between West Virginia businesses and rare earth/critical mineral institutions abroad, beginning with institutions in Somalia. The sponsor emphasized that the measure was nonbinding and intended to open conversation about minerals, processing, and advanced materials, and the resolution was adopted by voice vote. The chamber then recessed briefly to receive and introduce a visiting delegation from Somalia, including the deputy prime minister, ministers of petroleum/mineral resources and commerce/industry, parliamentary leadership, and diplomatic representatives, along with other guests involved in the visit. After the recess, the Senate received several Finance Committee reports and advanced multiple House bills on first reading: HB 4004 creating the Recharge West Virginia program; HB 4006 creating the West Virginia Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Growth Act; HB 2009 creating the Portable Benefit Account Act; HB 5412, the Future Ready Education Act; HB 5453 modifying the school aid funding formula; and HB 5510 removing the acreage/location requirement for private wedding venues. Each bill was reported as amended by Finance and taken up immediately without objection. During remarks, a senator from Randolph spoke about the death of Riley Wingfield in a side-by-side accident and praised students and administrators at Buckhannon-Upshur High School and Tucker County High School for wearing orange and black in solidarity with grieving Elkins High School students. The remarks were ordered placed in the Journal appendix. The Senate then announced adjournment until the next day at 10 a.m., with the Rules Committee scheduled to meet at 9:45 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Resolution 8677, recognizing the commercial and tribal fishing industries and the blessing of
• Whereas the Washington State Commercial Fishing Fleet will set off for the Pacific in May 2026 ...

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a uniform law, and I appreciate it when New Hampshire has somebody like Charles Mooney, who is
• a member of the Uniform Law Commission, who will bring these to us and tailor them to the state of New

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• How do you distinguish between using physical human resources in a squad car or officers in uniform surrounding
• How do you distinguish between using physical human resources in a squad car or officers in uniform surrounding

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• First, it increases the cap for renewable installations on industrial and commercial facilities from
• </c><04:19:15.920><c> facilities</c> industrial and commercial facilities industrial and commercial facilities
• He added that industrial and large commercial facilities are the biggest users of energy in the state
• Industrial and large commercial Hawaii.
• Industrial and large commercial facilities<04:20:23.040><c> are</c><04:20:23.279><c> the</c><04:20:23.520

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met on April 14 and began by welcoming a new member, Representative Samban Denier, who briefly described his background as a Clarkson University environmental engineering graduate and Air Force veteran. The committee then moved into a work session on five energy-related bills, starting with Senate Bill 65 on stormwater management for solar arrays. Representative McGee presented amendment 1594H, which would exclude projects in shoreland areas from the bill’s permit-by-notification process and require the standard alteration-of-terrain permit review instead. Members asked for clarification, and McGee explained the amendment was requested by the New Hampshire Lakes Association and others to preserve the fuller review process for shoreland projects. The committee appeared satisfied with the explanation and moved on. The committee next discussed Senate Bill 230 on electric utility restructuring and investment in distributed energy resources. Members concluded that section one was unnecessary because a better definition of advanced nuclear resources had already been added to House Bill 710, and that section two would allow investment in advanced nuclear resources in a way they had already rejected in another bill due to ratepayer risk. Several members agreed the bill was redundant and supported an ITL motion. They also discussed Senate Bill 232 on net metering terms and conditions, focusing first on whether hydroelectric generators could be listed in ISO New England while also taking net metering credits. Granite State Hydropower Association representative Heidi Kroll testified that generators are subject to checks and balances, that double-dipping is not occurring, and that rules and tariffs already require participation in one market arrangement or the other. Discussion on Senate Bill 232 then shifted to section two, which would bar retroactive changes to net metering tariffs in place as of January 1, 2025. Representative McGee proposed alternative language to protect existing customer generators, group hosts, and municipal hosts from retroactive changes, while others said the language was needed to provide stability for current participants operating on thin margins. Some members supported the clearer wording; others argued the committee should not tie the hands of the PUC and DOE, noting future circumstances could require regulatory flexibility and that conflicts could be resolved in court if necessary. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, and the discussion was still ongoing when the transcript ended.