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• We've advanced some projects even sooner, working with our industry and working with innovative tools
• We're doing everything we can to advance these projects as quickly as possible.
• We've advanced some projects even sooner, working with our industry and working with innovative tools
• We're doing everything we can to advance these projects as quickly as possible.
• So these are the trucks that are driving interstate—kind of the long-haul truckers.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Summary: The committee met to receive a base budget overview for agencies under its jurisdiction, which include the Division of Emergency Management, Department of Commerce, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of Military Affairs, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Staff explained the budget format and noted that the Legislature appropriated more than $20.2 billion to these agencies in the current fiscal year, a 66.7% increase over 10 years. The Department of Transportation then presented on the Moving Florida Forward initiative, describing it as a $7 billion effort to advance 20 major congestion-relief projects statewide. Secretary Jared Perdue said the department is ahead of schedule, with 14 of 20 projects expected to be underway by the end of the calendar year. He highlighted major projects including I-4 in Polk and Osceola counties, I-75 improvements, Southwest 10th Street in Broward County, Fruitville Road, Capital Circle in Tallahassee, and I-275, and discussed innovations such as aggregate supply grants, modified phase design-build, workforce hiring events, and voluntary acceleration. Senators asked about business impacts from construction, tourism-related transit funding, aggregate sourcing, and labor shortages; the secretary said FDOT works with local businesses and that additional revenue sources for transit would require legislative action. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reviewed motorist services, revenue collection, licensing, vehicle titling, specialty plates, insurance compliance, driver safety, and commercial driver licensing. Officials said the department collected about $2.9 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2023-24 and described modernization efforts, including electronic verification systems, Real ID compliance, mobile licensing units, and a planned digital driver license. Members asked about the driver license backlog in Miami-Dade and Broward, and the department said service delays were driven by growth and staffing constraints but should improve with $7.5 million in recent funding and the eventual transition of services to county tax collectors. Questions also addressed temporary paper licenses and birth certificate fraud prevention. The Department of Commerce presented on the Job Growth Grant Fund and Visit Florida. Commerce said the grant fund, created in 2017, has awarded $257 million to 70 projects in 37 counties since 2019, with demand exceeding supply about four to one. Officials emphasized that the program supports targeted industries and workforce and infrastructure projects, and they highlighted examples in CDL training, semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, and health care. Senators raised concerns about small businesses affected by transportation construction, and Commerce said it has an Office of Small Business Innovation and other tools, though the grant fund is limited by statute to targeted industries. Visit Florida then described its public-private tourism marketing role, saying the state’s $80 million appropriation is matched by private investment and that the latest EDR review found a $3.30 return in tax revenue for every state dollar spent. Visit Florida reported record visitation and tourism spending, along with hurricane recovery marketing and rural promotion efforts.

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• California is committed to reaching 100% clean energy by 2045, and this development of clean energy industries
• Hydrogen made from renewable energy is a clean and safe fuel source that can help us meet our clean energy
• This development of clean energy industries now is under threat in California.
• Hydrogen made from renewable energy is a clean and safe fuel source that can help us meet our clean energy
• of renewable and clean hydrogen.

Committee: House Appropriations

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• trash, sent to material recovery centers and landfills where they ignite and catch entire garbage trucks
• and recycling... and landfills where they ignite and catch entire garbage trucks and recycling facilities
• only the facility, but the trucks, the landfills, et cetera.
• Authority, Beyond Plastics, Community Environmental Council, National Stewardship Action Council, Clean
• Good morning, Kai Klausen, on behalf of a few organizations, so please bear with me: Clean Water Action

Committee: Senate Environmental Quality

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• Turning to the next page, you'd have the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority.
• There is some grant funding that's been committed out of the Clean Sustainable Energy Fund.
• And then finally, the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority.
• Same thing with clean sustainable energy, for instance.
• Same thing with clean sustainable energy, for instance.

Summary: The committee received a compliance and budget update on Industrial Commission agencies and programs, including the Industrial Commission administrative office, the Oil and Gas Research Program, the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, the State Energy Research Center, the Research Technology Park grant program, and related funds. Staff reviewed spending and balances for items such as electric grid resiliency grants, lignite research, enhanced oil recovery, the salt cavern business case study, and the new NDSU research and technology park grant. Members also discussed timing, carryover balances, matching requirements, and how some programs are structured to reimburse projects over several years rather than spend funds immediately. Karen Tyler of the Industrial Commission described the agency’s administrative budget, the grant management system nearing completion, and the transition to standalone audits and staffing after separating from other agencies. She also outlined the status of active grant rounds across lignite, oil and gas, renewable energy, outdoor heritage, and clean sustainable energy programs. Members asked about the length of active grants, demand for clean energy funding, and the possibility of future grant rounds. Tyler and members also discussed the salt cavern study, the need to better define its commercial value, and the research technology park grant’s cash-match requirement. Ron Ness then testified on enhanced oil recovery and broader oil and gas market conditions. He said North Dakota production remained steady, but future growth depends on infrastructure, longer laterals, and better use of natural gas and carbon dioxide for EOR. He described the state’s EOR grant round, the use of federal DOE funding to replace part of a state-funded project, and the expectation of additional grant rounds. Members asked about CO2 supply, storage, and the economics of using legacy fields and pipelines to extend oil production and support agriculture and industrial uses. The committee also heard from Bank of North Dakota President Don Morgan, who reviewed the bank’s mission, governance, lending verticals, disaster programs, and new initiatives. He said the bank is seeing deposit growth flatten and is responding to fintech competition by focusing on liquidity, risk management, and a new payment infrastructure initiative called Rough Rider Coin, which he emphasized is not crypto and not a public coin, but a banking payment rail for North Dakota institutions. Members asked about student loan rates, disaster lending, and how the bank’s lines of credit and balance sheet capacity are affected by deposit trends. Morgan said the bank remains profitable and continues to support agriculture, commerce, and industry through participation loans, student lending, and state-directed programs.

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• Advances in technology and the 45V federal tax credit that U.S.
• This bill is an opportunity not just to advance innovation, but to also bring stability and certainty
• So the production facility would be someone who has the electrolyzer and then the clean energy.
• We are a non-profit organization that advances resilient and equitable climate solutions.
• We don't have a hundred percent clean energy right now.

Bills: HF2103 , HF2793

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

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• Members, this is another clean-up bill, a little bit more substantive than the last one.
• This is cleaning that up to just make it clear that, in practice, it's been done this way.
• This is cleaning that up to just make it clear that, in practice, it's been done this way.
• If you believe that we should keep the status quo, then don't advance the bill.
• And so I would urge you not to advance the legislation.

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Summary: The committee took up several House bills dealing mainly with ethics, elections, and legislative procedure. HB 858 by Rep. Riser, creating a public records exception for GPS data on wildlife and aquatic life held by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, was reported favorably without objection. HB 661, which expands existing nepotism exceptions to allow school board members and superintendents to hire immediate family members as paraprofessionals and janitors, drew support from members concerned about staffing shortages in schools; the Ethics Administrator noted the board’s concern that repeated exceptions erode the nepotism rules, but the bill was still reported favorably without objection. HB 359, a cleanup bill on the death of a non-major-party primary candidate, was also reported favorably without objection. HB 258, which clarifies that volunteer firefighters are not subject to dual office-holding restrictions and allows retired judges to serve on certain boards while still being available for ad hoc judicial service, passed on an 8-4 roll call vote. Rep. Newell’s HB 705, which would strengthen contempt of the legislature penalties and add provisions addressing disorderly conduct and interference with legislative proceedings, generated the most debate. Members raised concerns about the proposed jump in fines from $1,000 to $50,000, due process, and the breadth of language that could be read to cover ordinary advocacy or passionate testimony. After discussion, the author agreed the bill needed more work, and it was voluntarily deferred in committee. The committee also heard HB 177, allowing retired court reporters to return on a contractual basis to address shortages, which was amended and then reported favorably without objection. HB 238, which would remove a waiting period and population-based restriction for former school board members or certified psychologists to return to work in school districts, prompted a lengthy debate about the judiciary and per diem rules because of related ethics concerns raised in the discussion; the author ultimately asked to voluntarily defer the bill, and the committee agreed. Finally, HB 398, which would cap lodging, meal, and incidental expense reimbursements for state officials and employees at GSA rates and limit emergency exceptions, drew sharp opposition from several members and a retired judge who argued the current judicial per diem is reasonable and tied to safety and travel needs. The author said he would work on amendments and voluntarily deferred HB 398. The committee then began discussion of HB 752, which would move the timing of regular legislative sessions into joint rule and change the session start/end dates, with the author explaining it was intended to give the Legislature more flexibility without needing constitutional amendments.

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• Is the big trucks that come through, which is a good thing because if we didn't have trucks, we probably
• And, you know, I think we all agree that we want clean air, we want clean ground, and we want good jobs
• However, there hasn't been much push to actually clean it up.
• It's not cleaned up, and it's kind of like an eyesore in the community.
• New Mexico Clean and Beautiful is another program, if you're not aware of it.

Committee: House Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

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• And again, if I have to cut you off in advance, I apologize.
• California is committed to reaching 100% clean energy by 2045, and this development of clean energy industries
• This development of clean energy industries now is under threat in California.
• Hydrogen made from renewable energy is a clean and safe fuel source that can help us meet our clean energy
• of renewable and clean hydrogen.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on June 24, 2026, but initially lacked a quorum and began by hearing presentations only. SB 308 was presented as a bill to streamline fiscal reporting for California community colleges by combining two overlapping annual audit reports into one. SB 895, the California Science and Health Research Bond, drew extensive testimony from the authors and many supporters, who argued it would help offset federal research cuts, protect California’s science infrastructure, support jobs, and preserve life-saving research in areas such as cancer, HIV, Parkinson’s, ALS, climate resilience, and quantum computing. The bill was described as a bond measure that would require a three-party agreement and was sent to suspense. After quorum was established, the committee took up the consent and suspense calendars. Several bills were approved on consent, including SB 308 and a large group of other measures, while the suspense calendar was deemed approved, including SB 895 and other bills listed by the chair. Public comment on SB 895 continued for a long period, with many researchers, students, labor representatives, university officials, and patient advocates speaking in strong support and urging the bill be moved to the floor. The committee also heard SB 1350, which would expand green hydrogen by allowing renewable portfolio standard credits for certain hydrogen use in power generation; the author and supporters said it would help clean energy development, create jobs, and support projects like ARCHES and Element. Later, SB 1306 was presented to align California law with federal exemptions for certain chemical mixtures containing GBL used in semiconductor manufacturing research. The author and SEMI’s representative said the bill would reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens, avoid disrupting semiconductor supply chains, and not change rules for pure GBL. The bill passed out of committee on a roll call vote, with one no vote and one not voting. The hearing then adjourned.

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• that's been committed out of the Clean Sustainable Energy Fund.
• And then finally, the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority.
• So now we'll take a closer look at the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, Grant Round 6.
• technology resources, including the advancement of engineering and technical readiness.
• Same thing with clean sustainable energy, for instance.

Summary: The committee took roll, approved the March 18 minutes, and then received a compliance-report update on the Industrial Commission and related funds and programs. Staff reviewed the status of one-time appropriations and grant programs, including electric grid resiliency, lignite research, enhanced oil recovery, the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, the salt cavern business-case study, and the new NDSU research and technology park grant. Members asked about funding balances, reimbursement timing, matching requirements, and how some commitments would affect the State Investment Fund and future biennia. Industrial Commission staff then gave a broader update on the agency’s administrative office, grant management system, leadership transitions at several commission agencies, and active grant rounds. They reported that the grant management system is nearing completion, that several agency leadership searches have concluded, and that the commission’s grant programs currently have 108 active grants totaling more than $165 million. They also described the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority round, the oil and gas research program’s enhanced oil recovery awards, the grid resiliency grants, the salt cavern study, and the research technology park program, noting that some projects are awaiting federal funds or additional matching cash. Ron Ness, speaking for the Oil and Gas Research Council, focused on the state of the oil industry and the enhanced oil recovery “Bakken 2.0” effort. He said production remains steady, but future growth depends on better infrastructure, longer laterals, and new EOR methods such as CO2, natural gas, and surfactants. He emphasized the importance of the Bakkeneast pipeline and related gas-utilization projects, the recent DOE funding that will return some money to the research council, and the need to modernize tax and incentive rules for CO2-based recovery. Members discussed the potential economic benefits for oil, agriculture, and manufacturing. The Bank of North Dakota then presented its compliance report and a broader strategic update. Bank leadership reviewed the bank’s mission, governance, participation lending, student lending, disaster programs, and legislatively directed programs, and said the bank is managing for a flatter deposit base and stronger liquidity because of fintech competition and changing market conditions. They reported improved earnings, with net income rising to about $231 million, and described Rough Rider Coin as a new internal payment rail for North Dakota banks and credit unions, not a public cryptocurrency. Members asked about student loan eligibility, disaster lending, and the bank’s capacity to support state programs while maintaining its balance-sheet and liquidity requirements.

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• Last number 12 at men's is duct cleaning. Happy to answer any... Duct cleaning.
• We do have over-the-rail businesses over the fueling trucks that come in, and that's an honor system
• >> Uh, we didn't prepare in advance for what to wear today. >> Okay.
• We are unable to clean the mold from the grout.
• Our third request can be found on slides 10 and 11, and it's a fire truck replacement.

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• Research shows that properly cleaned and disinfected surfaces can reduce virus concentrations by over
• Research shows that properly cleaned and disinfected surfaces can reduce virus concentrations by over
• Schools, hospitals, and hospitality settings clean and sanitized.
• I saw my mother each and every day going to work and cleaning not only rich families' homes, but also
• coming home and making sure that we also had a clean home.

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• THIS INVESTMENT IN CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY IS ALIGNED WITH THE BROADER SUSTAINABILITY GOALS.
• MANY COMPANIES HAVE COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING CARBON NEUTRALITY WITH CLEAN ENERGY WITHIN THE NEXT TEN YEARS
• DATA CENTER COMPANIES ARE SUPPORTING NEXT GENERATION CLEAN ELECTRICITY TECHNOLOGY FROM UTILITY SCALE
• IN 2024 ALONE WE HAVE AWARDED 44,000 TRUCK PULLS BY LEVERAGING AI ALGORITHMS AND THE AI POWERED SMART
• THE INDUSTRY IS ACTIVELY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LIKE CLOSED SYSTEMS AND RECYCLING THE WATER THROUGH.

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• Representative Joy again has a provision for our commercial truck drivers to schedule their test.
• Thank you, Representative Cosnik. the types of technological advances the types of technological advances
• ,</c> it's either good jobs or a clean, it's either good jobs or a clean, healthy<01:42:59.360><c> environment
• </c> and our clean air and water suffers. and our clean air and water suffers.
• </c> infrastructure, and protect our clean infrastructure, and protect our clean air<01:45:10.159><c>

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• </c> um we don't bond trucks for the highway. um we don't bond trucks for the highway.
• The advancing CTE committee funding.
• Clean water means water that needs to be cleaned. So it's more like wastewater.
• Clean water had no control over this.
• So means water that needs to be cleaned.

Committee: Senate Capital Budget

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• to operate a food truck business in Missouri.
• But on a food truck, it's a temporary thing.
• You know, like my city, we welcome food trucks.
• Okay, let's talk about parking the food truck.
• , their utensils clean, the food prep area is clean.

Committee: House Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development

Summary: The Committee on Economic Development met with 13 members present and first went into executive session. It voted House Bill 3095 and House Bill 3249 do pass, both by 12-1 votes, and also adopted a House committee substitute for House Bill 2142 that rolled in House Bill 2058 before voting the combined measure do pass by 12-1. The transcript does not describe the substance of those bills in detail, but records the committee’s favorable action on each. The committee then held a public hearing on House Bill 3262, Representative Peters’ proposal to create an interstate massage compact. Supporters, including the sponsor, a massage business operator, a former state massage board regulator, and the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards, said the compact would improve workforce mobility, reduce duplicate licensing and background checks, and preserve state authority over standards and discipline. An opponent argued interstate compacts are unconstitutional, could supersede state law, and raise concerns about gifts and closed meetings. No vote was taken on HB 3262 during the hearing. The final hearing was on House Bill 3157, which would create a single statewide permit for mobile food vendors. The sponsor and supporters from the Institute for Justice and the food truck industry said the bill would reduce duplicative local permits and inspections, lower costs, and help food trucks operate across jurisdictions while keeping health and safety standards. Opponents, including Kansas City and Springfield-Greene County health officials, argued the bill would preempt local control, shift regulatory authority to the state, and create enforcement and fiscal concerns. Committee members raised questions about local inspection authority, fees, and a possible committee substitute, but no final action was taken in the hearing.

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• trash, sent to material recovery centers and landfills where they ignite and catch entire garbage trucks
• And landfills where they ignite and catch entire garbage trucks and recycling facilities on fire, putting
• impact our facilities and all the ancillary fees that the senator just referred to, including the trucks
• , not only the facility but the trucks, the landfills, et cetera.
• Authority, Beyond Plastics, Community Environmental Council, National Stewardship Action Council, Clean

Summary: The committee heard AB 839, which would allow up to three sustainable aviation fuel projects to qualify for expedited CEQA judicial review. The author and airline and airport supporters argued SAF is a key emissions-reduction strategy for aviation and that California needs to signal investment certainty after prior project litigation. Environmental Justice and Earthjustice opposed, saying the bill weakens the public’s ability to challenge polluting projects and that SAF facilities can harm already overburdened communities. The committee later took a roll call on the bill and it was held on call after a 3-0 vote, with the motion being due pass to Judiciary. Members then took up AB 762, which would ban the sale of disposable nicotine vapes in California. The author and a broad coalition of waste, public health, local government, and environmental groups said the devices create fire hazards, add lithium batteries to the waste stream, and burden local recycling and hazardous waste systems. Opponents, including retailers and business groups, argued the bill would mainly affect a small legal market while the illicit market would continue to supply most disposable vapes, and warned of unintended consequences. After discussion about illicit sales, EPR ideas, and reuse alternatives, the committee voted 2-2 on the motion to pass as amended to Revenue and Taxation, so the bill was kept on call. The committee also heard AB 907, which would compensate the six local air district representatives who serve on the California Air Resources Board the same as other board members. The author and supporters said the change would improve equity and help ensure local representation on CARB, and no opposition was presented. The chair expressed support, noting similar legislation had passed the committee previously, and the bill was held for a later vote once quorum issues were resolved.

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• lot of issues with sediment clogging up the culverts, so we had to hire somebody to go in and help clean
• the... ...to hire somebody to go in and help clean the culverts.
• It can take a good couple of years just to get a snow plow truck from when you order it to when we actually
• You know, if we can charge a fee to have those trucks come over and those private vehicles come over
• At some point, that much of an increase, I doubt a lot of these trucking companies could absorb that.

Summary: The committee heard a District 5 New Mexico Department of Transportation presentation from Rhonda Lopez, who reviewed the district’s FY26 budget, staffing vacancies, and the status of special appropriations from 2020 through 2025. She described numerous completed and ongoing projects across the district, including roadway overlays, bridge work, intersection improvements, ADA upgrades, and maintenance projects, and also summarized STIP, TPF, LGRF, and equipment needs. Members asked about a guardrail issue near U.S. 64 in Hogback, the 5% local match for TPF projects, and the status of the New Mexico 371/U.S. 36 intersection funding agreement with the Navajo Nation; DOT said the match is secured or waived where applicable and that the Navajo agreement is nearly finalized. The committee then heard House Bill 270, which would amend the Public Works Apprentice Training Act to require contributions to apprenticeship and training programs for certain public works contracts, including highway-related work, while creating an exception where no approved apprenticeship program exists for a trade classification. The sponsor said the bill was intended to strengthen workforce development and support apprenticeship training. Contractors and asphalt industry representatives opposed the bill, arguing it would raise road project costs and duplicate existing training contributions. A motion to table failed on a tie, and a later motion to pass also failed on a tie, leaving the bill in committee. Next, the committee heard House Bill 322, which would create a transportation trust fund and transportation program fund, dedicate additional revenue sources including a portion of electricity GRT and motor vehicle excise tax, and begin annual distributions for federal matching funds in 2029. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would help address a multi-billion-dollar road funding gap, improve maintenance, and provide a stable source for matching federal dollars. Some members raised concerns about the electricity tax component, its effect on utility bills, and overlap with recently enacted transportation financing measures; others supported the concept but questioned timing and funding priorities. A motion on the bill resulted in a tie and failed, leaving the bill in committee. The meeting concluded with a District 4 NMDOT legislative presentation. The district outlined its geography, budget, staffing vacancy rate, completed special appropriations, active construction and maintenance projects, wildfire-related recovery work, local government funding allocations, and equipment replacement needs. Members asked about school district uses of local funding and the impact of aging equipment and weather on maintenance costs. The presentation ended without any formal action on District 4 items, and the committee adjourned.

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• There were days when 6 to 10 semi-trucks were lined up in this drive with their trucks running at 7 a.m
• We used to mow next to the wheat, beans, and corn just to keep a clean look.
• They sell that company to North Star Clean Energy out of Michigan.
• They sell that company to North Star Clean Energy out of Michigan.
• You mentioned making sure they're cleaned up. You mentioned quite a few of these.

Committee: House Utilities

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• to operate a food truck business in Missouri.
• But on a food truck, it's a temporary thing.
• You know, like my city, we welcome food trucks.
• Let's talk about parking the food truck.
• They don't have a way to keep their hands clean, their utensils clean, the food prep area is clean.

Committees: House Economic Development , House Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development

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• Our basketball team also advanced to the semifinals and the region finals.
• team also advanced to the semi-finals<00:27:07.279><c> and</c><00:27:07.360><c> the</c><00:27:07.440
• air, clean water, wildlife habitat to wood products and everything in... familiar with this statute.
• </c><00:38:21.680><c> habitat</c> clean air, clean water, wildlife habitat clean air, clean water, wildlife
• And that doesn't always uh include<00:54:36.079><c> milk</c><00:54:36.400><c> truck</c><00:54:36.640>

Committee: Senate Taxes