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• I want to commend the author for bringing this forward.
• And I, too, would love to be a co-author on that bill. So thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you.
• And I, too, would love to be a co-author on that bill. So thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you.
• I would like to also add myself as a co-author. Just thank you for bringing it forward.
• Other than that, I think that the agency has the authority to control their communication.

Summary: The Senate Governmental Organization Committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 2294, which would designate April 14 as Sylvia Mendez Day in honor of the Mendez v. Westminster civil rights case. Assembly Member Ta and supporters from the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce and HACU described the case’s role in ending school segregation in California and influencing Brown v. Board of Education. Committee members from both parties spoke in strong support, and the bill was later approved 13-0. The committee also heard AB 2412, which would require state agencies to disclose when generative AI is used in public announcements and provide a way to reach a human employee. The author and California Civil Liberties Advocacy said the measure is about transparency and public trust, not banning AI. The bill was moved forward and ultimately passed 12-1. AB 2663, a sunset extension for the law allowing cocktails-to-go, drew support from the California Restaurant Association, a restaurant owner, and industry groups, who said it has helped small businesses and should continue; it passed 13-0. AB 2731 would expand the number of Type 47 liquor licenses available in Santa Cruz County, with licenses reserved for Watsonville and other communities to support small businesses and reduce inflated secondary-market costs. Supporters included Santa Cruz County and the city of Watsonville, and the bill passed 13-0. AB 2751 would standardize the personal importation limit for alcohol brought into California from outside the United States, addressing a disparity at land borders; it also passed 13-0. Several items were initially held on call because the committee lacked a quorum, but after members returned, the committee completed roll calls and adjourned.

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• And so with that, it's just a permissive authority. It doesn't require them to do anything.
• And I did a little research to see if there was any authority in the Idaho Code that might have been
• Are you nervous at all that one person could have the authority to invest money that way? Mr.
• So there would be a board that would first authorize this, and then the state treasurer would take action
• And then in the 70s, President Reagan authorized a study to be done, or actually Congress authorized

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee heard a series of routing slips and bills, mostly on property, housing, elections, state investment, and government administration. Several RSs were introduced to print without objection, including a memorial recognizing Idaho rangelands and pastoralists, a fee increase proposal to raise Idaho State Patrol trooper pay, penny-rounding guidance for cash transactions, updates to a bill involving state universities, limits on reappointing a gubernatorial appointee after Senate rejection, ADU and duplex/starter-home housing measures, a fix to the education career ladder for teachers returning from administrative roles, a private-property measure allowing farmers to gift five acres to immediate family, a partisan countywide highway district election proposal, and memorials recognizing Taiwan and Italy-related ties. One wildlife crossings memorial was flagged as incorrectly drafted in the wrong form and was not acted on pending correction. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1338, which would allow the state treasurer, with advisory board approval, to invest idle state funds in gold or silver bullion stored in a class-one vault, including possible storage in Idaho, Utah, or Texas. Supporters argued it would diversify investments and hedge inflation; some senators expressed caution but the bill advanced on a due-pass recommendation, with several senators recorded voting no. Senate Bill 1323, which would enforce gold-clause contracts involving precious metals, also advanced to the floor with a due-pass recommendation after brief discussion. Finally, Senate Bill 1299, dealing with digital ID, was discussed at length. The bill would prohibit government from requiring digital identification, preserve physical ID as valid, and bar government from requiring someone to unlock a phone for identification. Senators questioned the civil penalty language and whether the bill was proactive or would affect current Idaho practice; the sponsor said it was intended to prevent future mandates, not ban digital ID. On motion, the committee sent the bill to the 14th order for possible amendment rather than advancing it directly. The committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• So with that, it's just permissive authority. It doesn't require them to do anything.
• But if we wanted to, we could, and I did a little research to see if there was any authority in the Idaho
• Are you nervous at all that one person could have the authority to invest money that way? Mr.
• And then in the '70s, President Reagan authorized a study to be done, or actually Congress authorized
• So what this bill would do... ...a study to be done, or actually Congress authorized a study to be done

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• Going through the bill, Section 1 revises the Board of Midwifery's rulemaking authority, Section 1 revises
• the Board of Midwifery's rulemaking authority.
• For example, licensing has no authority to assess treatment quality.
• for collecting complaints about children... ...authority for collecting complaints about children and
• Thank you so much. authority for collecting complaints about children and facilities. Okay.

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 639 from Senator Ben Taves, which would modernize Idaho’s licensed midwifery laws by replacing a fixed statutory medication list with a board-defined formulary and protocol for maternal and neonatal care. Supporters, including licensed midwives Charity Catlin and Valerie Hall, said the bill would reduce unnecessary hospital transfers, especially for stable postpartum hemorrhage cases and other rural maternity situations, while lowering costs and preserving recovery and bonding. Senator Taves said he worked with the Idaho Midwifery Council and that the bill aligns Idaho with neighboring states. The committee voted to send HB 639 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then received a presentation from the Office of Performance Evaluations on state oversight of children’s residential care. OPE reported concerns about limited licensing authority, unclear children’s rights information, lack of required reporting on restraint and seclusion, weak enforcement, and inconsistent monitoring practices. The report also found that foster youth placements in residential care had increased, including out-of-state placements, and that the state lacked a clear way to track whether children were in the most appropriate setting. OPE recommended more unannounced surveys, standardized contract monitoring, better communication across divisions, and clearer abuse-investigation procedures. Department of Health and Welfare officials responded that they had already reduced congregate care use, created a Continuity Care Bureau, and implemented or were implementing several recommendations. They said licensing had adopted priority response timelines similar to child protection cases and was working on resident-rights improvements, but acknowledged a remaining gap in placing substantiated perpetrators on a registry and said legislative action would be needed. The committee discussed the need for stronger oversight for both foster and privately placed children, and the chair announced the committee would meet again the next day for a Medicaid and managed care presentation.

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• Will there be questions of the author on the Joint Committee Report?
• So can the author understand the concern that we would go into this?
• Could the author understand I don't know. Thank you.
• Could the author understand that if we can see somewhere else on our budgets, if there can be monies,
• Title 19 and pay back to the Health Care Authority to cover the Medicaid expenses that we have.

Bills: SB1636 , SB1584 , SB1730 , SB1255 , SB1627 , SB137 , SB2062 , SB1470 , SB1284 , SB1632 , SB1594 , SB2045 , SB1251 , SB1884 , SB1250 , SB1630 , SB1262 , SB1374 , SB1292 , SB1432 , SB1199 , SB1790 , SB1481 , SB1614 , SB1734 , SB1437 , SB1489 , SB1718 , SB1778 , SB1327 , SB1372 , SB1403 , SB1937 , SB277 , SB2131 , SB1749 , SB1348 , SB1469 , SB2018 , SB1931 , SB1530 , SB2155 , SB2030 , SB1926 , SB2170 , SB2151 , SB2166 , SB1213 , SB1381 , SB1824 , SB1876 , SB1728 , SB1582 , SB1286 , SB1386 , SB1708 , SB1618 , SB2106 , SB1471 , SB2139 , SB2154 , SB1619 , SCR15 , HB2786 , HB2787 , SB1525 , SB2011 , SB2159

Keywords: cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, sexual assault, evidence kits, DNA testing

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and recognized the nurse of the day, Michelle Bradshaw, along with several gallery guests and pages. The chamber then took up Senate Concurrent Resolution 15, recognizing February 24 as World Spay Day to highlight pet overpopulation and the importance of spay and neuter programs; the resolution was adopted without debate. The main floor debate centered on House Bill 2786, a supplemental appropriation of $19,660,770 for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to close out FY25 and cover statutory and contractual obligations, including Medicaid/Title 19-related payments. Senator Kurt raised repeated concerns that the supplemental did not restore funding for substance use providers, uncompensated care, or crisis services that had been cut or left unpaid, while Senator Rosino argued the bill only covered amounts the state was legally required to pay and reflected the department’s verified needs. The Joint Committee report was adopted, and HB 2786 passed 38-10 and was then passed as an emergency measure. The Senate also passed House Bill 2787, a supplemental for the State Department of Health tied to legacy contracts associated with “Choosing Childbirth,” despite criticism from Senator Kurt that the money could have gone to direct mental health services. The chamber then advanced and passed Senate Bill 1525, raising the threshold for the Tourism and Recreation Department to contract with private entities for a tourism conference from $25,000 to $75,000, and Senate Bill 2011, adding contracted employees of county detention facilities to a protected class list. Senate Bill 2159, designating wheat as the official state crop, also passed. The Senate adjourned until Wednesday, February 25 at 1:30 p.m.

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• equivalent when hiring new employees to ensure they are legal residents of the United States and authorized
• expand the data points being verified or amend the scope beyond immigration enforcement and work authorization
• As the author of the bill, I was not informed of the fiscal impact that came out.
• It is purely on workforce Authorization.
• And we are not granting any more authority to them than what they already have.

Bills: HB3725 , HB3260 , HB3660 , HB3369 , HB3370

Committee: House Business

Keywords: labor, e-verification, immigration, employers, employment eligibility, Department of Labor, penalties, funeral licensing, continuing education, Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association, professional development, licensing requirements, HB3660, natural organic reduction, human composting, soil reduction, green burial, funeral services, cremation, burial permit

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• It removes Section 4, which authorized data sharing agreements between the Attorney General, Department
• of Health, Insurance Commissioner, and Health Care Authority.
• In the last bill, House Bill 2239 authorizes the creation of family burial grounds on privately owned
• These include the requirement to obtain consent from a surviving family member or court authorization
• It really is creating an accountable mechanism to allow the department to terminate and authorize UCC

Bills: HB2548 , HB2453 , HB2640 , HB2095 , HB2386 , HB2239

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: health care market standards, hospital consolidation, merger review, health care transaction notice, attorney general review, antitrust, provider organizations, hospital systems, contracting affiliation, material change, nonprofit conversion, for-profit conversion, health care acquisition, asset sale, Washington RCW, health care competition, price transparency, market oversight, premerger notification, antitrust revolving fund

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• The Transportation Code establishes the roads on which TxDOT may authorize the.
• Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority, the RMA, to issue permits for the movement of oversized or
• It's unusual for a small city to have that type of authority to name overweight corridors, so we took
• Chairman, a question to the author.
• The County Transportation Code establishes the roads on which TXDOT may authorize the Doublet County

Bills: HB2026 , HB2427 , HB2455 , HB2560 , HB3510 , HB3966 , HB3986 , HB4429 , HB5436 , SB3062

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: memorial highway, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Archer County, highway designation, vehicle weight, ports of entry, Texas Transportation Code, truck regulations, load limits, Adopt-a-County Road, funding, road maintenance, county partnership, public recognition, memorial designation, highway, Sergeant Mark Butler, transportation, Brazos County

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• Woodson, an author and scholar whose parents had been enslaved.
• Continuously denied that they had the authority to stop the illicit courier operations, prevent minor
• Today this investor wants to ask for remarks from the executive director. have the authority to take
• What action did Texas election take to allow the Commission to suddenly find their authority?
• Members, I'll let everyone read the amendment before we... acknowledge the author of the amendment. 790

Bills: SB26 , SB28 , SJR36 , SB616 , SB565 , SB384 , SB28 , SB28 , SR131 , SR168 , SR174 , SR175

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement

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• Steering, Policy and Scheduling reports recommending that House Bill 5417, local approval received, authorizing
• Second reading of the bill, an act authorizing the town of Linfield to impose a local sales tax upon
• those in favor say aye or no the ayes have it 7 a is suspended second reading of the bill an act authorizing
• Released by the Committee on Bills on third reading, third reading of the bill, an act authorizing the
• like to take this opportunity to introduce guests of Representative Consalvo: the Boston Housing Authority

Keywords: 1212, all

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• December 31, 2025, the time within which the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources is authorized
• The Committee on Steering Policy and Scheduling, to whom was referred the House bill authorizing the
• The Committee on Steering Policy and Scheduling, to whom was referred the House bill authorizing the
• Second reading of the bill: An act authorizing the City of Westfield to establish an age limit for original
• An act authorizing the town of Acton to increase the residency limit for members of its police and fire

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House took up several committee reports and local bills, first adopting a resolution commending Hope and Comfort, Inc. for Hygiene Insecurity Awareness Week and then approving an extension for the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to report on pending House documents. The chamber also advanced two local matters to third reading: a bill relocating harbor lines in New Bedford Harbor and a bill authorizing Westfield to set an age limit for original appointment as a police officer. The House then acted on a series of bills on final passage or engrossment. It adopted the emergency preamble and passed a sick leave bank bill for Paul Starvowski of the Department of Correction, enacted a bill expanding the select board in Weston, and enacted a bill exempting certain affordable housing and branch library space in Dorchester from public enforcement. It also passed to engrossment a bill allowing Acton to increase the residency limit for police and fire personnel. Several Bridgewater-related bills were amended and advanced: a bill establishing an annual stipend for the Bridgewater City Council was amended to require local acceptance before taking effect and then passed to engrossment as amended; a bill on temporary absence of the town manager was also amended and passed to engrossment as amended; and a sick leave bank bill for Kathleen Rodericks was amended to add an emergency preamble and strike Section 2 before passing to engrossment as amended. Finally, the House enacted the Paul Starvowski sick leave bank bill, adopted an order to meet the following Thursday at 11:00 a.m., and adjourned to that time in informal session.

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• April Bird is here on behalf of the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority to speak in support
• I'm April Bird on behalf of the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, sponsoring SB 832.
• We appreciate the Senator's leadership in authoring SB 832 and respectfully request your I vote on the
• We'd love to sign on as a co-author. We're just saving you vehicles at the appropriate time.
• We can even make you a joint author. There we go. I'll take it. Okay, thank you, Senator.

Committee: Senate Natural Resources and Water

Summary: The Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee met with a quorum present and heard one bill, SB 832 by Senator Allen. The bill would update the statute governing the Upper Los Angeles River and tributaries working group to reflect its ongoing role, require it to meet at least annually to report on implementation of the revitalization plan and possible amendments, and adjust membership to better reflect current district boundaries and representation, including adding the Los Angeles City Council member with the most Upper L.A. River miles in their district. Senator Allen and April Bird of the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, the sponsor, said the working group’s 2020 revitalization plan identified 300 opportunities and projects, with 18 currently underway, and that the changes were intended as a minor administrative update to improve geographic representation and regular oversight. There was no opposition testimony. Senators discussed the prior meeting schedule and the need to codify annual meetings, and Senator Stern expressed support and asked to be added as a coauthor. Senator Laird moved the bill, and the committee voted 6-0 to pass SB 832 to the Senate Appropriations Committee. After the vote, the chair adjourned the meeting.

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• Governor Abbott, governor of the state of Texas, by the authority vested in me by Article 3, Sections
• reducing the property tax burden on Texans and legislation imposing spending limits on entities authorized
• Legislation that strengthens the Attorney General's authority to investigate. ...prosecute state election
• title theft and deed fraud. ...bill number 1253 from the 89th Legislature regular session that authorizes
• Senate Bill 13 by Hughes et al. relating to the authority of the Attorney General to prosecute criminal

Bills: SB2 , SB3 , SB4 , SB5 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB9 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB15 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB2 , SB3 , SB4 , SB5 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB9 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB15 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB 2 , SB 3 , SB 4 , SB 5 , SB 6 , SB 7 , SB 8 , SB 9 , SB 10 , SB 11 , SB 12 , SB 13 , SB 14 , SB 15 , SB 16 , SB 17 , SB 18 , SB 34 , SB2 , SB3 , SB4 , SB5 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB9 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB15 , SB16 , SB17 , SB18 , SB34

Keywords: flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts

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• I yield back. authorize funding for the US Geological authorize funding for the US Geological Survey<
• 01.840><c> VA</c><04:22:02.319><c> to</c> authorizes the department of VA to authorizes the department
• </c> System Authorization Act as amended. System Authorization Act as amended.
• </c> introduced form would have authorized introduced form would have authorized tens<05:46:57.600><c
• This bill authorizes the supplies.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, September 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• </c> The Mineral Leasing Act authorized The Mineral Leasing Act authorized federal<01:08:15.400><c> leasing
• </c> three permanent good neighbor authority three permanent good neighbor authority project<02:02:15.360
• </c> know, we we have different authorities. know, we we have different authorities.
• c><02:53:57.720><c> there's</c> has different authorities, and there's has different authorities, and
• </c> background in good neighbor authority background in good neighbor authority and<02:55:22.320><c>

Committee: Joint Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee

Keywords: 916, all

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• And for infrastructure, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority is authorized $185.4 million in federal
• </c> authorize veterans capital projects authorize veterans capital projects totaling<00:30:12.399><c
• is authorized authorized authorized 185.4<00:30:24.159><c> million</c><00:30:24.480><c> in</c><00:30
• The Kentucky Mountain Authority.
• ><c> is</c> Regional Recreation Authority is Regional Recreation Authority is especially<00:34:22.800

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into committee and floor reports. Several measures received favorable committee reports and were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar, including Current Resolution 9, Senate Joint Resolution 23, House Bill 145, House Bill 567, and House Bill 506 with House Committee Substitute 1. The chamber also noted that House Bills 500 and 504 had already received two readings and were sent to the Rules Committee before House Bill 500 was brought up for final consideration. Most of the discussion focused on House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill. Members described it as a “good first draft” and emphasized a budget process they said was more transparent than in prior years. The bill was presented as a restrained two-year operating budget with spending growth kept at a little under 2% annually, while setting aside about 2% of projected revenues, or roughly $614 million, in the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future needs. The budget also used base reductions in some areas while exempting others such as Medicaid benefits, SEEK, corrections, behavioral health, and veterans programs. Subcommittee chairs then outlined major spending areas. Education provisions included a 2% annual increase in base SEEK funding, transportation funding held flat, equalization for recallable nickel funding, continued retirement contributions, and major support for postsecondary access, dual credit, asset preservation, and workforce training. Health and family services provisions held Medicaid steady while adding waiver slots, behavioral health and substance use support, public health investments, and funding for rural health and laboratory capacity. Other sections covered personnel and pensions, veterans services, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, tourism, and environmental projects. The only recorded action on the floor was adoption of House Committee Substitute 1 to House Bill 500, followed by a motion for final passage of the bill as amended. The transcript ends as discussion on final passage begins, before any final vote is shown.

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• We want to thank Senator Gerson for authoring this bill.
• </c><01:27:15.119><c> for</c> want to thank all of our authors for want to thank all of our authors for
• Um, and I'll ask all the authors to come back to the table.
• Um, and I'll ask all the authors to come back to the table.
• </c><01:48:00.080><c> by</c><01:48:00.159><c> Senator</c> bill authored by Senator bill authored by Senator

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• REASON I ASKED THE QUESTIONS TO THE AUTHOR SEN.
• The author of the bill, Sen. Klein, then we will vote.
• Any other discussion before we go to the author?
• Any other discussion before we go to the author? Seeing none, To the author of the bill.
• Scott, and myself, as well as the chief authors.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:27:12.960><c> meaningful</c> um enforcement authorities meaningful um enforcement authorities
• meaningful enforcement<00:27:13.600><c> authorities.
• Right now enforcement authorities.
• </c> use decision-m, which provides authority use decision-m, which provides authority for<00:43:19.200
• </c> provision that do tax has the authority provision that do tax has the authority to<01:17:28.800>

Committee: Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees first took up SB 3322 relating to law enforcement. Chairs recommended adopting amendments from the Department of Law Enforcement that would exempt plainclothes officers from identification requirements, limit conspicuous agency markings to vehicles used in immigration enforcement operations, and allow a plainclothes officer to wear a mask when within eyesight of an unmasked officer from the same agency while performing official duties. Although there was an initial quorum issue, both committees ultimately voted to adopt the chair’s recommendation and advance the bill as amended. The next major item was SB 3333 relating to property tax treatment for certain housing. Testimony was strongly supportive, including from a Maui County real property tax board member and a representative of Nali Maui, who described homeowners in affordable housing being taxed at much higher rates when exemptions were missed or when resale restrictions kept values below market. The committees recommended passing the bill with amendments, including a deferred effective date of April 19, 2042, and the recommendation was adopted. The committees also heard SB 2422 on a pro housing score program for counties, SB 2981 on eliminating minimum off-street parking requirements in urban districts, SB 2007 on county land use boundary amendments, SB 3028 on restructuring the conveyance tax to a marginal rate system, SB 3033 on public petitions for review of beach structures, and SB 2434 on electric vehicle infrastructure. SB 2422 drew support with a request for flexibility and an appeals process for counties facing extraordinary circumstances; the chair’s recommendation was to pass it with amendments and note a $200,000 implementation study request, which was adopted. SB 2981 received strong support from housing and transportation advocates and was advanced unamended, while SB 2007 drew opposition from the Sierra Club and discussion about the Land Use Commission’s limited enforcement tools and the number of approved but unbuilt units. SB 3028 received mixed testimony, with support for the marginal-rate change but concerns about earmarking and blanks in the bill, and SB 3033 was supported as an early-warning mechanism for erosion-threatened coastal structures, though OPSD said it should not be the regulatory decision-maker. SB 2434 prompted concern about whether utility capacity can support EV infrastructure goals, with the chair citing a recent report suggesting transmission and distribution constraints.

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• Stipulates it authorized outdoors. All right. Mr. Gowan is not here yet. So, Mr.
• Stipulates that authorized outdoor signing must be 1,000 feet from residences and lawfully placed on
• The area that prior authorization will impact is within the IOPs.
• by federal law, and they have lawful work authorization.
• I've always been a fan of the WIFA, the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority.

Keywords: 1182, all