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• It dissipated us one only has to look at the fate of Pompano Park.
• I've racing one year later, Pompano Park run its last race, taking the state standard bred racing and
• Horsemen agreed to allow Gulfstream Park to have a casino on its property.
• The live races Gulf Stream Park in 2025.
• The Park Services Inc. You're recognized. >> Good morning chair. Thank you and committee members.

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• parking lots that were virtually never full, or large parking garages that could increase the cost of
• North Carolina eliminating parking North Carolina eliminating parking mandates<00:45:46.480>
• <00:45:49.920> lots projects to come with huge parking lots projects to come with huge parking
• Montana sharply limiting parking mandates this year.
• sharply limiting parking Montana sharply limiting parking mandates<00:57:38.319> this<00:57:38.559

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:15 Roll Call 00:00:45 Discussion of Pro-Growth Housing Policies 00:02:33 Adjournment 01:17:15, 958, all

Summary: The Housing Task Force 2.0 reconvened with several new members and heard a presentation from Kentucky Housing Corporation Executive Director Winston Miller and Deputy Executive Director Wendy Smith. They framed the task force’s work as a practical effort to address Kentucky’s housing shortage, update members on the current housing landscape, summarize existing state and federal resources, and suggest areas for the task force to focus on over the coming year. KHC said its 2024 housing supply gap analysis found Kentucky is short about 206,000 housing units, split roughly evenly between rental and homeownership, and projected the gap could grow to 287,000 units by 2029 if current trends continue. They emphasized that every county in Kentucky needs more housing, that the 2008 housing crisis and loss of construction capacity remain major causes of the shortage, and that current pressures include high interest rates, rising insurance and tax costs, construction cost inflation, and housing prices and rents growing faster than incomes. KHC also said homelessness has risen in Kentucky, with point-in-time counts showing double-digit increases in recent years. The presenters reviewed existing resources, including federal programs, the Kentucky Affordable Housing Trust Fund, the rural housing trust fund, KHC mortgage and down payment assistance programs, and the state mortgage interest deduction. They said these resources are important but insufficient to close the gap, and noted that a proposed federal FY2026 budget would cut HUD programs by 44%, potentially removing about $286 million from Kentucky housing resources, though no action has been taken yet. They urged the task force to consider stronger, more flexible tools such as a revolving loan fund, a state affordable housing tax credit, and economic development and employer-assisted housing incentives, and pointed to Indiana’s housing infrastructure and regional development funds as examples. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• The city's current industrial park expansion is almost full, and we are receiving requests for additional
• Brooklyn Park is a sixth-largest city in Minnesota and the fourth largest in the Twin Cities.
• uh the city of city of Brooklyn Park uh the city of Brooklyn<00:54:03.079> Park<00:54:03.280>
• <00:57:07.520> uh engineer city of Brooklyn Park uh engineer city of Brooklyn Park uh quickly
• this isolated portion of Brooklyn Park this isolated portion of Brooklyn Park which<00:57:16.920

Bills: HF201, HF217, HF314, HF315, HF406, HF408, HF425, HF426, HF730, HF731, HF652, HF761, HF1079, HF928, HF1017, HF1056, HF1081

Keywords: HF201, Minnesota income tax, tax subtraction, tax deduction, volunteer firefighter, volunteer fire and rescue, emergency responder, ambulance service personnel, EMR, EMS, search and rescue, canine search and rescue, underwater search and rescue, paid-on-call, part-time volunteer, tax relief, state tax law, section 290.0132, drivers license, identification card

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• of Santa Rosa staff, and embed them into Maui, really from some of the similarities between Coffee Park
• And we're developing our very first community park in downtown Larkfield.
• So our organization helped neighborhoods like Coffee Park by bringing our Roadmap to Recovery program
• I actually have on my staff now somebody who was a block captain in Coffee Park.
• and regional parks.

Summary: The hearing focused on lessons from the 2017 Tubbs Fire and how Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, and local partners have changed wildfire prevention, recovery, and rebuilding practices since then. Assemblymembers emphasized that the region has become a model for the state, with a shift from suppression to prevention, and panelists described improvements in defensible space, home hardening, vegetation management, alerting, and community coordination. The discussion also highlighted the continuing importance of sharing Sonoma County’s experience with other wildfire-impacted communities across California and beyond. Fire officials and local leaders described specific prevention measures now in place, including Santa Rosa’s vegetation management ordinance, ignition-free/Zone Zero requirements in rebuilding, restrictions on certain mulches, removal of dead and dying trees near roads and defensible space zones, and expanded prescribed burning authority. They also stressed the importance of community organization through block captains, Firewise/COPE-style networks, and the Mark West Area Community Fund. Speakers said these networks helped residents navigate recovery, avoid fraud and bad contractors, coordinate with local agencies, and support neighbors, but they argued that such efforts need more formal structure and stable funding. Water and permitting officials discussed how the fires changed their work. Santa Rosa Water described new regional coordination, generator and backup power upgrades, emergency training, and lessons learned about wildfire-related contamination in water systems, including the need to restore pressure, flush, and test quickly after a fire. Permit Sonoma said rebuilding was balanced by streamlining permits while still requiring safer, more resilient construction, and noted that reduced fees and one-stop permitting helped speed recovery. United Policyholders described helping residents maximize insurance proceeds, organize information, and avoid scams, while warning that insurance availability and affordability remain major barriers and that insurers are increasingly rewarding risk-reduction measures. Across the panels, the main policy requests were for faster and more flexible grant processes, more stable long-term funding for prevention and community programs, stronger support for home hardening and defensible space, better training and tools for local governments and legislative staff, and continued attention to insurance and utility-related resilience. No formal votes or actions were taken in the transcript excerpt; the hearing was informational and ended with a transition toward public comment and further discussion of remaining statewide wildfire policy needs.

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• While they cannot add additional parking regulations that are not required of that same area.
• It also ensures that they get the same parking rights, not additional parking rights, compared to any
• two parking spots.
• So that's a parking space when you have one car parked in front of the other.
• So when a parent is dropping off a child, they only need to be parked there for a few seconds.

Bills: HB303, SB96, HM6

Keywords: public utility, certificate of public convenience and necessity, certificate of need, Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility regulation, ratemaking, energy storage, battery storage, grid reliability, renewable energy, transmission, distribution, generation plant, utility expansion, service territory, mutual domestic water consumer association, economic development department, clean energy, fossil fuel reduction

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• Senator Munford, Senator Norwood, Senator Parks, Senator Pope, Senator Rhodess, Senator Seymour, Senator
• We have with us one of our former colleagues who came in with Senator Parks and myself, Senator Chris
• and myself, Senator Chris Massie Parks and myself, Senator Chris Massie from<00:20:49.840> Dotto<
• We will take up wildlife, fisheries, and parks, DEEQ, MIMA, Public Service Commission, public utility
• We will take up wildlife, fisheries, and parks, DEEQ, MIMA, Public Service Commission, public utility

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 21 January, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, received an invocation from Reverend Jerry Young of New Hope Baptist Church, and then took the pledge of allegiance led by Senator Mumford. The chamber quickly dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill and resolution titles, and there were no messages or petitions. Several guests were introduced, including the doctor of the day, a William Carey University student, a county sheriff, the senator’s wife, students and church members from New Hope Christian School and New Hope Baptist Church, physical therapists and assistants from the Mississippi chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, and former Senator Chris Massie. The main floor action was on Senate Resolution No. 2, which commended and congratulated the 2025 Jackson Academy Raider football team and head coach David Dugen for winning the MHSAA 4A Division I state championship. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after the title was read, and floor privileges were granted to the team. Coach Dugen addressed the Senate, thanking Senator Chassaniol, the school, families, coaches, and supporters, and describing the championship as the result of discipline, teamwork, and player leadership. The team presented a gift to Senator Chassaniol, and senators offered congratulations. During announcements, senators noted several upcoming committee meetings and events, including White Coat Day at the Capitol, the Mississippi Ambulance Alliance reception, an Empower Mississippi summit, and multiple appropriations and committee hearings. Several senators also requested that the Senate adjourn in memory of individuals including John Guthrie, Colonel Jean Smith, Regina Roberts, and Brenda Le. Later, Senator Michelle and Senator Blackwell were added as co-authors to SR 2 without objection. The President announced that more than 500 bills had been assigned, that the Senate would not meet on Friday, and that the body would still meet Monday afternoon despite possible winter weather. The Senate then adopted a motion to stand in recess until 5:00 p.m., with the journal to reflect adjournment until 10:00 a.m. the next day.

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• They were parked at a park? You did a safety check? Yes.
• There would have been no probable cause to approach a car sitting in a park at night.
• There are 100 cars in a parking lot, but hypothetically, after dark.
• In my 35 years, I've never run across cars in the parking lot like that.
• At the same time, we're getting people shooting off guns in those parking lots.

Bills: HB1511, HB1831, HB1988, HB2147, HB2234

Keywords: housing, affordable housing, state regulations, zoning, local government authority, drug court, juvenile justice, diversion programs, rehabilitation, criminal justice reform, remote proceedings, depositions, virtual hearings, court technology, criminal responsibility, age of maturity, expungement, mental health services, juvenile record sealing, 1184

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• We salt our roads,<00:15:56.720> parking<00:15:57.040> lots,<00:15:57.360> and<00
• :15:57.519> sidewalks<00:15:58.000> in roads, parking lots, and sidewalks in roads, parking
• It means to apply salt or salt alternative to roadways, parking lots, participating in this bill.
• It means to apply salt or salt alternative to roadways, parking lots, and sidewalks. ... sand and salt
• <00:31:02.320> lot, record describing its road, parking lot, record describing its road, parking

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Being chair of Water, Parks, and Wildlife, I felt compelled to take this on.
• It will help us provide essential services: police, fire, parks, and infrastructure.
• will be even more park-poor if you have congestion in that... ...a community that is park-poor will
• be even more park-poor if you have congestion in that neighborhood.
• On behalf of the California Association of Recreation and Park Districts, in support.

Summary: The Assembly Local Government Committee heard a long agenda of housing, water, and local finance bills, with the chair repeatedly reminding attendees about hearing rules and noting that several measures were being heard without a quorum at first. Early items included AB 407, which would broaden eligibility for state-run loan and financing programs to help small businesses fund environmental, seismic, and ADA upgrades, and AB 93, which would require data centers to estimate and report water use and follow state best practices. AB 93 drew support from water advocates and local government groups, while the Data Center Coalition opposed it, arguing the bill could be overly restrictive, difficult to retrofit, and raise trade secret or security concerns. The committee also heard AB 650 on housing element review, AB 1044 on creating a new Tulare County groundwater sustainability agency, and AB 523 on allowing proxy voting for single-representative member agencies on the Metropolitan Water District board; all drew broad support from local agencies and related stakeholders and no recorded opposition in the room. Several housing bills were presented as part of a broader fast-track housing package. AB 507 would streamline adaptive reuse of office buildings into housing, especially in downtowns with high vacancy; supporters said it would revive urban cores and help meet housing and climate goals, while the League of California Cities and a few cities opposed it unless amended, citing concerns about one-size-fits-all by-right approval and fee limitations. AB 1294 would create a universal housing application and limit early application requirements; it drew strong support from housing and business groups, with the American Planning Association and League of California Cities seeking more flexibility and input. AB 610 would require local governments to disclose housing constraints in their housing elements and limit new constraints after certification for three years unless disclosed; supporters said it would improve transparency and certainty, while opponents warned it could chill legitimate local policy choices and inclusionary housing requirements. Both AB 610 and AB 698, which would require analysis of the housing and property tax impacts of proposed transfer taxes, were moved out of committee on 7-0 votes after discussion and amendments. The committee also heard AB 1112, which would repeal an outdated Riverside County property tax provision affecting Rancho Mirage; the city argued it was the only qualifying no-low property tax city not receiving the standard minimum and sought equal treatment. After quorum was established, the bill was passed 6-0 with amendments and sent to Appropriations. AB 1021, heard later, would make it easier for school districts and other local education agencies to build employee housing, with the author citing teacher recruitment and retention problems and support from education stakeholders. Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized the need to balance housing production, local fiscal tools, and infrastructure needs, and several authors accepted committee amendments and committed to continued negotiations with opponents.

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• I example Park up in your neck of the woods.
• Uh Park up in your neck of the woods.
• <02:15:50.159> County Um with one exception with Park County Um with one exception with Park
• of that would be from entities in Park of that would be from entities in Park County,<02:53:56.880
• We passed it out. parks. Just as a a technical point of uh parks.

Keywords: 916, all

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• chair of the committee from the First District, which is Kenmore, Bothell, Woodinville, Lake Forest Park
• requirements near transit stations and prohibited cities from imposing certain kinds of off-street parking
• For example, it prohibited local governments from requiring more than half a parking space per residential
• requirements near transit stations and prohibited cities from imposing certain kinds of off-street parking
• requirements near transit stations and prohibited cities from imposing certain kinds of off-street parking

Summary: The Local Government Committee met in work session and heard a series of presentations on SEPA, permitting reforms, and building code implementation. Department of Ecology staff gave an overview of the State Environmental Policy Act, explaining its role in state and local decision-making, common exemptions, planned actions, and recent housing-related statutory changes such as transit-oriented development exemptions and SEPA appeals protections for certain local ordinances. Committee members asked about repeated SEPA reviews, cultural and historic resource review, and how SEPA relates to NEPA; Ecology responded that repeated reviews usually occur when proposals change and that programmatic EISs can help front-load analysis. Seattle’s Department of Construction and Inspections described how recent SEPA exemptions reduced residential review volume and supported more housing permits, and said the city is considering raising thresholds further. The State Building Code Council provided an update on code adoption timelines and legislative tasks tied to the 2024 codes, including single-stair housing, multiplex housing, dwelling unit size, and temporary emergency shelter standards. Council staff said the content of the codes is largely set, but administrative timelines have been delayed, prompting a motion to postpone final adoption while pursuing ways to preserve the planned implementation schedule. Members asked about the timing of code changes and the impact on housing costs, and staff said the legislative topics remain on track for inclusion in the 2024 code package. Committee staff then reviewed recent permitting legislation, including SB 5290’s permit decision deadlines and fee-refund provisions, later bills limiting pre-application meetings and clarifying that building permits are excluded from those timelines, and project-specific changes affecting middle housing, ADUs, lot splits, passive house projects, self-certification, transit-oriented development, and parking requirements. Commerce’s Dave Anderson reported on SB 5290 implementation, including guidance on permit fees, studies on staffing and statewide permitting systems, grants to local governments, and the first annual performance report, which showed mixed results and highlighted the importance of digital tools, clear checklists, staff training, and coordination across departments. Local officials from Issaquah and Kitsap County described their own process improvements, including code updates, optional pre-application meetings, new staffing, reporting systems, and a phased “Two by Six” review model in Kitsap, while also noting challenges from staffing shortages, agency coordination, and the burden of implementing multiple new mandates.

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• Are the state parks open right now? They're not, but it's a little bit of a different animal.
• These rules largely apply to the parks, but there's a blanket permit we provide since we're all under
• Are the state parks open right now? Are the state parks open right now?
• is a little bit of a different parks is a little bit of a different animal.<00:16:01.440> These
• , but there's a blanket permit we parks, but there's a blanket permit we we<00:16:07.440> provide<

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened with routine business, approving the prior meeting minutes and adopting the consent calendar without objection. It then postponed the Board of Licensed Dieticians and the Board of Accountancy items to next month, with a waiver granted for the dieticians item so it could be carried over. The committee also noted that the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources interim rule would be discussed further, and staff flagged a specific concern about authority over kindling size for category 3 fires under NCR 5601.04. The Board of Registry and Optometry received conditional approval. Staff said the board had addressed editorial comments, but raised one substantive issue about the drug formulary: the statute requires posting it online but does not clearly exempt it from rulemaking, suggesting a possible legislative carveout may be needed. The committee agreed to add that issue to a list of legislative suggestions for later consideration. The DNCR interim fire rule was the main contested item. Committee members and staff discussed whether the rule exceeded authority by regulating kindling for category 3 fires, and the agency explained that the regular rules had expired and interim rules were needed quickly for public safety and permit enforcement. The committee ultimately granted conditional approval on the interim rule 25-4, with the understanding that the agency would continue regular rulemaking and address the objection. The Board of Examiners’ dental rules were then reviewed. The agency explained that it revised the rules to address prior concerns about anesthesia and sedation for children, including a pathway for oral surgeons and dentist anesthesiologists to obtain exemptions for under-13 patients, a pediatric minimal sedation permit, and a moderate sedation permit with pediatric qualification. Members also discussed whether the rules were consistent with House Bill 470; staff and members concluded they appeared compatible and would not require additional rulemaking. The committee approved the dental rules, and then adjourned after no further business.

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• Um, the, this bill addresses the enforcement of parking regulations for spaces designated for persons
• Which strengthened accessible parking standards by requiring the international symbols of access and
• the words no parking to be painted on designated spaces along with the signage warning of potential fines
• Resulting in a widespread dismissal, dismissal of accessible parking tickets.
• Currently that section prevents officers from issuing citations for accessible parking violations in

Bills: HB 767, HB 1242, HB 1373, HB 1404, HB 1708, HB 1936, HB 2041, HB 2198, HB 2270, HB 2315, HB 2415, HB 2427, HB 2455, HB 2457, HB 2522, HB 2523, HB 2686, HB 2763, HB 2775, HB 2944, HB 3034, HB 1683, HB 1695

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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• Down in Cannon Falls, there’s a park called Mong Veterans Memorial Park.
• That park is owned by a constituent in England’s district, and he knows my uncle very well.
• called Mong Veterans Memorial park called Mong Veterans Memorial Park.<00:08:14.319> That<00:
• 08:17.440> by<00:08:17.759> a<00:08:18.240> um Park.
• That park is um owned by a um Park.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Now every Californian can access a free historic park pass, which allows all of us to enter the state
• historic parks for free, so get it before July 6th.
• Good evening, Kendra Begley on behalf of the California Association of Recreation and Park Districts
• And as an ex officio of the State Park and Rec Commission as well, I would be honored to be added as
• I also come from a relatively park-poor district, although we do have Kenneth Hahn State Park, which

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Now every Californian can access a free historic park pass, which allows all of us to enter the state
• historic parks for free, so get it before July 6th.
• Kendra Begley, on behalf of the California Association of Recreation and Park Districts, in support.
• It's the Outdoor Chamber of Commerce here in California, the California Park and Recreation Society,
• I also come from a relatively park-poor district, although we do have Kenny Hahn State Park, which sits

Summary: The committee heard a series of Senate bills on environmental, climate, recycling, wildfire, outdoor access, and clean transportation policy. SB 958 would clarify CEQA treatment of impacts tied solely to increased building height, and SB 1230 would increase penalties and create CalRecycle support tools for repeat commercial illegal dumping. SB 1341 would revise how processing fees are calculated for bag-in-a-box wine under California’s recycling program. All three measures received due-pass recommendations to Appropriations, with roll calls showing majority support and the bills left open for absent members. Members then took up SB 1300, which would create a more permanent legislative role in California’s international climate cooperation and establish a climate secretariat at UC; SB 1370, which would codify and streamline wildfire fuel-reduction permitting with added safeguards, geographic and size limits, and pesticide-related amendments; and SB 1260/1268, which would codify the Outdoors for All initiative and the Deputy Secretary for Access position at the Natural Resources Agency. Each drew support from environmental, utility, business, and local-government witnesses, while SB 1370 also drew opposition from environmental and advocacy groups concerned about reduced CEQA review and herbicide use. The committee discussed amendments at length, especially on SB 1370, and all three measures advanced with due-pass recommendations. The committee also heard SB 1213, the Clean Truck Transparency Act, requiring baseline pricing disclosure for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission trucks tied to state incentives and directing agencies to explore alternative financing. Support came from clean-air, business, and environmental groups, and the trucking/manufacturing opposition moved to neutral after amendments; the bill advanced on a due-pass vote. Finally, SB 1075, the Clean Air Promise, sought to strengthen AB 617 implementation and clarify community emission reduction planning, but it generated substantial opposition from air districts, business groups, and others over enforceability, funding, and the distinction between formal SERPs and community L-SERPs. The author described additional pending amendments to narrow L-SERP provisions, and the bill also received a due-pass recommendation to Appropriations.

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• to Lions Park that may or may not include the bridge.
• to Lions Park that may or may not include the bridge.
• Paul Parks and Recreation.
• Paul Parks and Recreation.
• Uh, and that's surrounding the parking that is on site.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, ...adjacent to it and had responsibility for maintaining the park strip.
• So there's nothing regarding park strips in the bill.
• I just wanted to say that the park strips issue was probably my favorite part of the whole bill, and
• I just wanted to say that the park strips issue was probably my favorite part of the whole bill, and
• And then the other thing I would say is when you removed the park strip, you probably lost my vote on

Keywords: 985, all

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• Ask that you recognize Senator Parks to explain." "Senator Parks, you're recognized to explain."
• Thank you, Senator Parks.
• Thank you, Senator<00:32:30.840> Parks.
• ">> Senator Parks, you're recognized to explain the committee subs." ">> Thank you, Mr.
• I heard Senator Parks Senator Frazier.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 19 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received an invocation from Reverend Kenny McGill, and approved dispensing with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. The chamber then spent a substantial amount of time introducing guests in the galleries, including local officials, electric cooperative and farm bureau representatives, a doctor of the day, and student groups, with repeated recognition of workers involved in storm recovery and other public service efforts. Senators also offered brief remarks of support for Senator Warren Barnett’s recovery. The main business was the appropriations calendar. Senator Hopkins gave an overview of the budget process and projected FY 2027 general fund figures, noting that the Senate was still early in the process, had only considered Senate-originated bills, and was awaiting House bills such as education and Medicaid. He highlighted major budget pressures and items including university professor pay raises, agricultural unit increases, education enhancement funds, CAPEX projects, TRICARE funding, and a veterans home appropriation. He also noted that some bills were final passage while others contained reverse repealers and would go to conference. The Senate then considered several appropriations bills. Senate Bill 3051, the Department of Finance and Administration budget and related agencies, was explained by Senator DeBar; it included reductions tied to vacancy projections, contractual and nonrecurring funding changes, and reappropriations for America 250, the Capital City Water Project, coronavirus fiscal recovery expenses, and Bureau of Buildings invoices. It was adopted and passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 3052, the Governor’s Office and Mansion budget, was presented as final action without a reverse repealer, with funding reduced from last year due to the loss of federal GEAR and EANS funds; it also passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 3053, IHL general support, included a $2,000 professor raise and a $20 million CAPEX item, with a total budget of about $1.673 billion; it passed. Senate Bill 3054, IHL subsidiary programs, was explained as having no dollars over LBR and a total of $87.8 million, with a reverse repealer; after a brief question about the university professor raises, it too was adopted and passed.

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• that park and the 1,000-foot limit.
• their dog in the park their dog in the park >> and<04:42:31.280> follow<04:42:31.680
• has a Prescott Park and some Portsouth has a Prescott Park and some other<04:42:46.080> areas
• the park, you can't see it from here. the park, you can't see it from here.
• > the<04:48:53.840> park.

Keywords: 1189, house, all