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• So I just want to be very clear, this is not the end game.
• So each year, based on per capita, we get a certain amount of resources to allocate.
• We are a cloud-based filing system.
• And based on that goal of trying to get an additional year of relief, we estimated the annual impact
• We used 5% as the assumption for increased cost based on what we've seen in our prior experience.

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• the base.
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Committee: House Appropriations & Revenue

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• That's not new money again; that's just reappropriation because we'd sort of gamed the formula out in
• Did you guys project that based on zoning, or, I mean, how do you hope to accomplish that?
• make assumptions about how we can accommodate the housing projection that is allocated to Redmond based
• Allocated to Redmond based on that land capacity analysis. Okay. Thank you. All right.
• And you had development happening based on city standards.

Committee: Senate Local Government

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• forced hundreds if not thousands of Florida students and private schools, especially small and faith base
• Based upon that calculation, the February 2025 Fte survey was also completed.
• So we don't declare a student ineligible based on those preliminary early membership files.
• Do parents have to put some skin in the game when they're applying for the scholarship?
• What type of communication to parents, et cetera, like based to follow the advice.

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• These funds changed the game and changed lives in those communities, created jobs where jobs previously
• These these funds changed<00:19:40.559><c> the</c><00:19:40.880><c> game</c><00:19:41.280><c> and</c>
• <00:19:41.600><c> changed</c><00:19:41.919><c> lives</c><00:19:42.240><c> in</c> changed the game and
• changed lives in changed the game and changed lives in those<00:19:42.720><c> communities,</c><00:19
• to</c><00:38:08.880><c> help</c><00:38:09.040><c> an</c><00:38:09.280><c> existing</c> name of the game

Summary: The committee received an update from Secretary Jeff Noel of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, joined by Matt Wingate and Terry Bradshaw of the Kentucky Association of Economic Developers, on the Kentucky Product Development Initiative (KPDI) and the closing fund. The presentation focused on how KPDI helps communities develop shovel-ready industrial sites by funding infrastructure, engineering, geotechnical work, and other site-preparation costs. Noel emphasized that the program is designed to reduce uncertainty for companies, improve speed to market, and support statewide job creation and investment, especially in rural and eastern Kentucky where development costs are often higher. Testimony highlighted the complexity and expense of preparing sites, with examples of road, water, power, and rock-removal costs, and the importance of third-party evaluation in scoring applications. Noel said the program has 116 total projects statewide, with 20 active projects stemming from pilot efforts and 35 projects already resulting in about 6,381 jobs and $4.4 billion in investment. He cited examples including Crown Holdings, Flash Metals, Phoenix Paper, Pratt Paper, AESC, Sound Elements, Kitchen Foods, Latte, Krueger, Biomass, and Anna Munsman. Bradshaw added that even communities that have not yet landed a project have benefited by building spec buildings or improving access to industrial property. The speakers said the last KPDI round drew $81 million in requests but only $35 million in available funding, and they urged lawmakers to consider whether additional funding or program adjustments are needed. Suggested changes included modestly increasing eligibility or funding flexibility for rural and eastern Kentucky, while maintaining third-party performance metrics, and continuing to prioritize finishing existing parks and creating strong regional sites. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.

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• This is based on feedback we got during the license pre-approval process.
• </c> whether to stop a lottery process based whether to stop a lottery process based on<00:47:29.880>
• It's like alcohol and gaming, and then you put this in there.
• It's like alcohol and gaming, and then you put this in there.
• It's like alcohol and gaming, and then you put this in there.

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

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• What I'm saying is lab schools cannot discriminate on admissions based on race, sex, creed, color, or
• on student merit and achievement, not based on race, sex, creed, color, or national origin.
• Hinson's question, she also asked about if this is not based on their race, their gender, and all the
• With this bill, an entire district can face penalties based on the performance of a single school.
• Political and social activism are also valuable skills for students to learn.

Summary: The subcommittee first heard HB 461, which would allow registered or preregistered students to volunteer at polling locations to earn community service hours, including on weekends. The sponsor and several supporters, including the Duval County Supervisor of Elections and League of Women Voters representatives, said the bill would promote civic education and give students firsthand experience with elections. After brief questions and overwhelmingly supportive testimony, the committee voted unanimously to report HB 461 favorably. The committee then took up HB 1071, an omnibus education bill described by the sponsor as reinforcing parental rights, student safety, early learning accountability, and oversight of scholarship and instructional programs. Members adopted eight amendments, including provisions on charter school discipline during improvement plans, child care and attendance accountability, medically accurate embryologic/fetal development materials, school space calculations, reading notifications, law enforcement access to campuses and canine units, lab school admissions criteria, and the composition of the FHSAA advisory council. Debate and testimony focused heavily on the bill’s provisions restricting DEI- and activism-related spending, the fetal development video requirement, and the law enforcement amendment; supporters framed the bill as promoting merit, safety, and parental rights, while opponents warned about vague definitions, censorship, and potential impacts on students and school programs. Public testimony on HB 1071 was extensive and sharply divided. Supporters included organizations such as Florida Voice for the Unborn, the Christian Family Coalition, and various individuals who backed the fetal development instruction and limits on DEI-related spending. Opponents included Planned Parenthood Florida Action, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Equality Florida, the ACLU of Florida, the Florida Education Association, teachers, parents, and students, who argued the bill was too broad, could chill instruction and student activities, and could introduce ideological content into health education. The transcript ends during closing debate on the amended bill, before a final vote is shown.

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• So the local community has to have skin in the game.
• Um, they kind of bundle the money together, the city, the county. skin in the game.
• Um, local communities skin in the game.

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• And we have a confirmation hearing tomorrow for the Gaming Commission, and the Senators are Bame, Kessel
• And we have a confirmation hearing tomorrow for the Gaming Commission, and the Senators are for the Gaming

Summary: The Senate reconvened and handled several House messages and conference committee appointments before taking up a series of bills. It appointed conference committees on Senate Bill 2265 and House Bills 1454, 1448, and 1524. The chamber also adopted a Senate amendment to House Bill 1216, delaying its effective date for the copay accumulator prescription drug bill to January 1, 2026, with later renewal timing for non-PERS plans. House Bill 1216 then came up for final passage. Senators debated whether allowing copay accumulator programs to count manufacturer coupons toward deductibles would help patients with expensive drugs or unfairly shift costs to insurers and other policyholders. Supporters said it would help people afford life-saving medications and that the coupon payments go to pharmacies, not insurers; opponents argued it could raise premiums and create perverse incentives for drug pricing. The bill passed 29-18. The Senate also concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 2160, which changes health insurance benefits under the Uniform Group Insurance Program to move from a grandfathered to a non-grandfathered plan, with supporters emphasizing added benefits and flexibility and opponents warning of higher costs and irreversible changes. That bill passed concurrence 33-14 and final passage 39-8. The Senate next concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 2339, the wildfire mitigation bill, which requires utility mitigation plans to be updated every two years, incorporate national electric standards, and creates a rebuttable presumption of reasonable care if the plan is followed. The bill then passed final passage 46-1. The chamber also adopted conference committee reports and passed House Bill 1460 on adult foster care and monitoring devices, House Bill 1440 on cigar lounge tobacco use, and Senate Bill 2374 on insurance-related provisions including property insurance arbitration, managed repair programs, and surplus lines issues; SB 2374 also added a study on towing and recovery coverage. The session ended with announcements of upcoming conference committee meetings and adjournment until April 22, 2025.

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• This was based on a cash flow projection and what we anticipate needing for LIHTC programs, for Tier
• on a projection a cash flow based on a projection a cash flow projection<00:15:36.000><c> and</c><00
• I'm also seeing, based on your numbers, that as of last year, 2024, you had $519 million cash in the
• We're talking about smaller projects, so possibly 90 units total based on this.
• That's not in your base? It is? That's operating? No? Yeah, I'm asking for...

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• into our communities of 2,000 that are really a $10 or a $20 million project that are far beyond the skills
• into our communities of 2,000 that are really a $10 or a $20 million project that are far beyond the skills
• into our communities of 2,000 that are really a $10 or a $20 million project that are far beyond the skills
• into our communities of 2,000 that are really a $10 or a $20 million project that are far beyond the skills
• Next, Really a 10 or a $20 million project that are far beyond the skills of my own staff.

Bills: SF0082

Committee: House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

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• </c><00:21:02.440><c> pricing</c><00:21:03.160><c> and</c> told it was market-based pricing and told
• I mean, I want to know for the what thing. regulating the base rent part of it. regulating the base rent
• Um, that explains then why the comment is a market-based pricing. I didn't understand that.
• So, ultimately, who would oversee that market-based?” Senator Hoffman continued: “Is that commerce?
• <00:40:10.720><c> upon</c><00:40:11.080><c> this</c> based upon this based upon this you<00:40:12.240

Committee: Senate Human Services

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• on or after January 1, 2026, to require that such instruments result in a uniform sales and use tax base
• on or after January 1, 2026, to require that such instruments result in a uniform sales and use tax base
• guess, trying to do, but this is going to open it up, right, for them to be able to go investigate based
• And they were actually doing an investigation based upon their numbers, however that data comes up.
• And they were actually doing an investigation based upon their numbers, however that data comes up.

Bills: SCR12 , HB1259 , HB221 , HB509 , HCR117 , HCR58 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SB295 , SB312 , SB326 , SB348 , SB485 , SCR9 , SCR58 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB514 , HCR32 , HCR5 , HCR95 , HB75 , HB198 , HB244 , HB302 , HB325 , HB623 , HB719 , HB749 , HB755 , HB761 , HB797 , HB823 , HB1028 , HB1049 , HB1194 , HB1199 , HB1201 , HB1222 , HB17 , HB27 , HB36 , HB41 , HB73 , HB140 , HB166 , HB181 , HB211 , HB223 , HB226 , HB271 , HB308 , HB337 , HB399 , HB410 , HB487 , HB690 , HB712 , HB730 , HB750 , HB759 , HB762 , HB775 , HB906 , HB966 , HB968 , HB1006 , HB1009 , HB1018 , HB1036 , HB1062 , HB1081 , HB1086 , HB1098 , HB1107 , HB1112 , HB1203 , HB1215 , HB1220 , HB1242 , HB1252 , HB1256 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB283 , SB300 , SB341 , SB382 , SB387 , SB389 , SB401 , SB408 , SB449 , SB469 , HB74 , HB119 , HB134 , HB368 , HB414 , HB552 , HB732 , HB776 , HB848 , HB870 , HB953 , HB956 , HB1117 , HB1236 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB78 , SB149 , SB441 , HB210 , HB258 , HB359 , HB468 , HB784

Keywords: logging, recognition, John Keith, environment, safety, Mississippi River bridge, Trump Expressway, transportation, federal funding, Louisiana highways, injection wells, public hearing, geologic sequestration, environmental impact, public comment, HCR117, House Concurrent Resolution 117, HOPE Committee, Homeowner Protection and Efficiency, Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation

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• Global LNG facility, Chevron Oronite, United Bulk Terminals, and the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base
• Caleb did not get to play another game. And the parents of Mr.

Bills: HR42 , HR43 , HR44 , HR45 , HCR22 , HCR23 , HCR24 , HCR25 , HCR26 , HCR27 , HCR28 , HCR29 , HCR30 , HB894 , HB983 , HB984 , HR39 , HR40 , HR41 , HCR19 , HCR20 , HCR21 , HB2 , HB3 , HB15 , HB441 , HB976 , HB977 , HB978 , HB979 , HB980 , HB981 , HB982 , HB129 , HB130 , HB287 , HB489 , HB521 , HB545 , HB553 , HB555 , HB570 , HB670 , HB672 , HB797 , HB854 , HB952 , HB207 , HB300 , HB331 , HB428 , HB464 , HB587 , HB618 , HB629 , HB801 , HB853 , HB891 , HB474 , HB487 , HB503 , HB606 , HB633 , HB707 , HB720 , HB728 , HB733 , HB846 , HB852 , HB856 , HB868 , HB875 , HB112 , HB657 , HB221 , HB149 , HB901 , HB148 , HB354

Keywords: women, chemistry industry, Louisiana, recognition, workforce, commendation, leadership, faith, community service, Bishop Weidner, log truck drivers, transportation safety, log industry, pastor, Church of Pentecost, forestry, tree farming, W.H. Ward Properties, community support, Louisiana Forestry Association

Bills: HB145 , SB29 , SB37 , SB64 , HB279 , HB292 , SB35 , SB40 , SB43 , SB48 , SB96 , SB143 , HB132 , SB20 , SB21 , SB101 , SJR1 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM39 , HM29 , HM43 , HM59 , HM30 , HM52 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB2 , SB264 , SB241

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, SB29, math requirements for teaching license, teacher licensure, teacher endorsement, mathematics methods, elementary education, secondary education, special education, early childhood education, reciprocity, Public Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Act, mathematics instructional leadership framework, professional learning plan, K-3 screening

Bills: HB145 , HR1 , SB29 , SB37 , SB193 , SB58 , SB64 , HB195 , HB234 , HB279 , HB287 , HB292 , HB303 , SB30 , SB35 , SB40 , SB43 , SB48 , SB96 , SB143 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM39 , HM29 , HM43 , HM59 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB332

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation, subpoena power, public corruption, criminal activity, Zorro ranch, Santa Fe County, public accountability, government oversight, impeachment power, children and vulnerable persons, public funds

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• I just want to say that's important because if you base it strictly on price, then you're going to be
• And I just want to say that's important because if you base it strictly on price, then you're going to
• Let me ask an author or nutrition director, our RFPs are usually used to ensure the lowest cost based
• RFPs are usually used to ensure the lowest cost based upon the requirements specified in the request
• quality, I think, is a... ...by giving schools flexibility based on quality, I think, is a real game

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard several bills focused on school nutrition, campus safety, college affordability, and UC contracting ethics. SB 1058 by Senator McNerney would remove price as the primary factor in school nutrition procurement, allowing districts more flexibility to prioritize meal quality, cultural appropriateness, local sourcing, and sustainability. Support came from school nutrition officials, education agencies, and school business groups; there was no opposition. Members raised questions about vendor selection and safeguards against favoritism, and the bill was ultimately moved forward on a due pass motion. SB 1140 by Senator Ashby, sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers, would require school safety plans to address access control during construction, maintenance, and repair projects by limiting unattended entry points such as open doors and gates. Supporters included Brady Campaign, Moms Demand Action, school employees, labor groups, and Prism. Members discussed how the bill would apply to both new construction and ongoing maintenance, and the measure advanced on a due pass motion. SB 959 was taken up on consent and also moved forward. SB 1006 by Senator Padilla would raise the Cal Grant B Access Award to a new minimum and tie future increases to inflation, with related supplemental awards for student parents and former foster youth also indexed. Support came from higher education advocates, CSU, student groups, and public advocacy organizations, with testimony from a Sac State student describing housing, transportation, and food insecurity. Members generally supported the bill, though questions were raised about fiscal impact; the author estimated about $21 million in first-year costs. The bill passed the committee on a due pass motion. SB 1141 by Senator Wahab would bar businesses from contracting with the University of California if a UC executive is paid by, or has been paid by, that business within the prior year, aiming to address conflicts of interest in UC contracting. AFSCME and UC workers supported the bill, citing examples of executives serving on corporate boards while their institutions contract with those companies. UC and business groups opposed it, arguing it was overly broad, could capture ordinary dividends or unpaid advisory roles, and could disrupt essential contracts and operations. After extensive debate over existing conflict-of-interest laws and whether the bill would create practical problems, the committee approved SB 1141 on a 4-3 vote and then reported the remaining bills out 7-0 as calls were lifted, concluding the agenda.

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• Based on what he said, we will proceed to testimony.
• So based on your local experience and the position...
• About 40 percent of that budget is based on aggregate and materials.
• And where is it based? Based in Lorton, Virginia. Okay.
• I believe so, if those... based on the... Numbers you're giving me?

Bills: HB767 , HB 1242 , HB1373 , HB1404 , HB1708 , HB1936 , HB2041 , HB2198 , HB2270 , HB2315 , HB2415 , HB2427 , HB2455 , HB2457 , HB2522 , HB2523 , HB2686 , HB2763 , HB2775 , HB2944 , HB3034 , HB1683 , HB1695

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

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• Our skilled president of the Senate has kept us on track, and our faithful secretary and her entire staff

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• It allows us to build and rehab permanent supportive housing, which is an evidence-based practice for
• which rehab permanent Supportive Housing which is<00:05:02.880><c> an</c><00:05:03.080><c> evidence-based
• </c><00:05:03.919><c> practice</c><00:05:04.280><c> for</c> is an evidence-based practice for is an evidence-based
• So being connected to city water is game-changing for the Woodon Terrace residents.
• But obviously, base funding is really key to what we do.

Bills: HF2148 , HF2693 , HF2542 , HF1141 , HF1770 , HF1489 , HF1709 , HF244 , HF1266 , HF807 , HF2619 , HF1340

Committee: House Capital Investment