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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> haven't had the opportunity to see it. haven't had the opportunity to see it.
- So, I think there's a real opportunity here.
- </c> think there's a real opportunity here. think there's a real opportunity here.
- We have other bills that opportunities.
- </c> really provide an equitable opportunity really provide an equitable opportunity uh<04:42:11.600>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 01/21/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- She also said she had the opportunity this fall to visit Hawaii, where her son has decided to attend
- </c> provide outdoor recreation opportunities provide outdoor recreation opportunities and<00:35:24.560
- So it's really a transformational opportunity.
- </c><02:04:28.840><c> and</c> event uh opportunities and event uh opportunities and outcomes<02:04:31.440
- </c> federal to State funding um opportunity federal to State funding um opportunity is<02:10:37.679>
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll offer committee members the opportunity to ask questions following their testimony.
- Thank you to the Joint Committee for giving us the opportunity to provide this expert testimony, and
- Chairman, Madam Chair, and members of the committee for the opportunity to testify today.
- Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I would be happy to answer any questions.
- Appreciate the opportunity. Thank you. At this stage, the committee would hear from opponents.
Summary:
The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on Initiative Petition 2522 / H. 5909, which would amend state labor law to treat the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) as a public employer and allow its employees to seek collective bargaining rights. The chair explained the Article 48 initiative process, noted that no opponents or members of the public had signed up to testify, and said written testimony would be accepted through March 20. The hearing focused on whether CPCS staff should be brought within the public-sector bargaining framework and how that would interact with the agency’s statutory duties.
Expert testimony began with an NCSL analyst, who gave a national overview of public employee bargaining rights and examples of public defender unions in other states and localities, including Colorado, New York City, Indianapolis, Cook County, Maryland, and Illinois. Department of Labor Relations officials then reviewed prior failed organizing efforts at CPCS and its predecessor, explaining that earlier petitions were dismissed because the agency was not considered a public employer under existing law. They said passage of the initiative would not automatically unionize employees, but would allow a union to petition for an election or written majority authorization, with normal unit-appropriateness and supervisory/confidential employee issues still to be resolved.
CPCS Chief Counsel Anthony Benedetti testified that the agency supports providing information to the legislature but is not taking a position for or against unionization. He described CPCS’s statutory responsibilities, size, and current efforts to expand staffing after recent indigent-defense crises, and said any new bargaining framework would need to operate alongside the agency’s obligations to provide counsel. Proponents from SEIU Local 888 and allied labor groups argued that CPCS employees have long been denied the same collective bargaining rights as other public workers, and that a union would provide just-cause protections, a voice on staffing and working conditions, and better support for recruitment and retention. CPCS attorneys and staff testified in favor of the measure, citing heavy caseloads, rapid expansion, inadequate supervision and office support, and the need for representation in disciplinary and workplace disputes. Committee members asked about bargaining-unit composition, the role of the DLR, the effect of unionization on attorneys’ ethical duties, and the use and cost of paid signature gathering. The hearing ended with no votes taken and no opposition testimony presented.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for the opportunity, Chair Feeney, Chair Murphy, members of the committee.
- I thank you very much for the opportunity and appreciate your time today. Thank you, Nick.
- Thank you for the opportunity to testify. I hope you support these bills. Thank you.
- I learned of this hearing late last week, and I appreciate the committee's opportunity to let me testify
- Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the bill, and I welcome any questions.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Financial Services heard testimony on a wide range of insurance-related bills. Topics included public adjusters (H. 1100/S. 785), electronic cancellation notices (H. 1123/S. 701), insurance rebates and loss-mitigation devices (H. 1233), flood hazard determinations (H. 1087 and related flood bills), organ donor insurance protections (H. 1248/S. 727), mental health parity in disability policies (S. 780), motor vehicle service contracts (H. 1139/S. 812), modernization of business-to-business insurance transactions (H. 1105), and a bill changing the GIC withdrawal notice deadline (H. 1150). Committee chairs set a three-minute testimony limit and heard from legislators, industry representatives, advocates, and affected consumers.
Testimony on public adjusters was sharply divided. Insurance agents and property-casualty industry representatives argued that bills barring insurers from prohibiting public adjusters would interfere with policy terms, while public adjusters and several consumers described cases where adjusters helped secure substantially higher settlements and said some surplus lines policies already contain anti-public-adjuster endorsements. On electronic notices, the insurance industry supported consumer opt-in email communications, while agents warned that email-only cancellation notices could cause consumers to miss cancellations. On rebates/loss mitigation, insurers supported allowing risk-mitigation devices outside the policy to encourage innovation, while agents opposed the bill as an improper inducement. Flood-related bills drew opposition from insurers who said flood determinations are complex and federally governed.
The committee also heard strong support for organ donor protections from a kidney transplant recipient and the American Kidney Fund, who said the bill would prevent insurance discrimination against living donors and could encourage more donations. On disability parity, a disability insurance specialist opposed S. 780, arguing that mental health limitations are a consumer choice that helps keep coverage affordable, while the bill’s sponsor said it would prevent unequal limits on behavioral health claims. The committee also heard support for H. 1139/S. 812 from the service contract industry, and support for H. 1105 from APCIA as a modernization measure for specialty commercial lines. No votes were taken; after testimony concluded, the chairs closed the hearing.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill is an opportunity we have in the 19th JDC to run a two-year domestic violence intervention
- Chairman and committee members, the opportunity to speak just for the record on this.
- Thank you, members, for giving me an opportunity to bring this HCR-64.
- Thank you, members, for giving me an opportunity to bring this HCR-64.
- We often get offered as members of the legislature opportunities to come to the practice field house
Committee:
Senate Judiciary B
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, I appreciate the opportunity to bring Senate Bill 234 to you today.
- Thank you, Representative Owen and the committee for the opportunity to share.
- Louisiana has an opportunity to join this movement at exactly the right moment.
- Louisiana has an opportunity to join this movement at exactly the right moment.
- Louisiana has the opportunity to take the lead with it.
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
higher education, accountability, curriculum review, faculty governance, disciplinary procedures, SB 28, Act 233, associate educator program, associate teachers, teacher certification, alternative teacher pathway, education workforce, teacher shortage, minimum age, age requirement, Louisiana schools, Title 17, R.S. 17:7.8, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works Apr 27th, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Public Works
Transcript Highlights:
- But if you offer me an opportunity and would be so gracious before I continue in why I believe this is
- But if you offer me an opportunity and would be so gracious before I continue in why I believe this is
- But if you offer me an opportunity and would be so gracious before I continue in why I believe this is
- Bennett Johnston believed this gap limited economic opportunity for a large segment of Louisiana.”
- It was about connecting communities, expanding opportunity, and strengthening the entire state.” “...
Bills:
HCR63 , HCR69 , SCR6 , SCR18 , SB2 , SB19 , SB24 , SB50 , SB70 , SB96 , SB101 , SB103 , SB104 , SB114 , SB122 , SB159 , SB160 , SB182 , SB412 , SB418 , SB460
Keywords:
military drivers, driver's license exemption, active-duty military, federal vehicle, government-owned vehicle, state highways, public safety, task force, Tiger Team, Louisiana National Guard, Fort Polk, Barksdale Air Force Base, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Department of Defense, executive order, military readiness, vehicle licensing, law enforcement, state police, sheriffs association
Summary:
The House Transportation Committee met on Monday, April 27, with a quorum present and took up a series of Senate bills and one House concurrent resolution, most of them related to transportation infrastructure, memorial highway designations, and prestige license plates. Early action centered on Senate Bill 122, which would direct the Department of Transportation and Development to be more proactive about bridge maintenance, inspection, reporting, and public meetings on bridge conditions; the committee adopted a large amendment package before reporting the bill with amendments. The committee also reported favorably SCR 6 supporting an LNG facility at Port Fourchon and SCR 18 directing a study of commercial driver’s license privileges compared with neighboring states.
Several bills designated memorial highways or bridges, including SB 50 for the Elwood T. Brady Jr. Memorial Bridge, SB 70 for the Officer Mark Brock Memorial Highway, SB 460 for the Hayden Lane Mangum Memorial Highway, SB 101 for the Daniel Edward Didillo Memorial Highway and Bill Blue Evans Memorial Highway, SB 160 for the Speaker Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway, SB 418 for the Dick and Jacques Schuford Memorial Highway, SB 103 for the Gladys Edwards Highway, SB 159 for the Surgeon Roelio Roy Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Highway, SB 182 for the Mayor Billy Cobb Memorial Highway, SB 104 for the Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway, and SB 2 for the Falcons Band Highway. The committee also approved SB 114 creating a prestige plate for the Foundation for Moral Law and SB 96 creating a Fallen Heroes prestige plate.
One of the more substantive policy items was HCR 63, which creates a task force to study whether certain active-duty military personnel without civilian driver’s licenses should be allowed to operate federally owned vehicles on state highways; it was reported favorably after discussion of military training and licensing differences. Another major item was HCR 69, urging DOTD to improve Interstate 12 in Livingston Parish; the committee adopted amendments adding findings about flooding, drainage, and evacuation concerns, and then reported the resolution with amendments. The committee also considered SB 19 on the state employee retired prestige plate; after objections about whether proceeds should continue supporting LASERS, the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote, 13-1, with Representative Schamberhorn voting no.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They're also going to allow the parents the opportunity to opt out of those curriculum if they want to
- However, we're giving them an opportunity and...
- The intent of the legislation is to protect our children and give our parents an opportunity to have
- And you know, they’ve been given an opportunity time... ...opportunity time and time again to implement
- And so, this is our opportunity to try to take a step in that right direction.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So when the rules are published, it gives that coordinator the opportunity to make sure they're tied
- It just puts the coordinator that publishes it, gives them the opportunity that if there's problems,
- It just puts the coordinator that publishes it, gives them the opportunity that there's problems, the
- I believe the system is working, and I believe everyone has an equal opportunity.
- Six years in, my first opportunity to come and see you. Oh, wow. Okay. Mr.
Committee:
House State Affairs
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity.
- Chairman, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today.
- Your information and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak today.
- We are at a once-in-a-century opportunity. So there are some significant changes.
- We are at a once-in-a-century opportunity to make great strides in improving our public system.
Committee:
House Education
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1288, which would create a high-cost special education student fund to reimburse school districts for extraordinary special education expenses above $30,000 per student. The sponsor and supporters said the bill is a response to federal and state obligations to serve students with disabilities, and that the initial $5 million appropriation would provide limited relief to districts, especially rural and charter schools, that must absorb unpredictable costs. Testifiers from school districts, Idaho Parents Unlimited, parents, and Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind described very high costs for aides, therapies, assistive technology, and specialized services, and said the bill would help districts maintain services for all students. Some members raised concerns about whether schools are being asked to provide health-related services and about the long-term fiscal burden, but the bill was advanced to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee also took up Senate Bill 1339, which would replace the current continuous improvement plan framework with strategic performance plans and related training for districts and charters. The sponsor and supporters argued that the bill would encourage long-term goal setting, stakeholder involvement, annual review, and more local flexibility, while reducing redundant reporting and focusing oversight on schools that are not meeting goals. Supporters said many high-performing districts already use similar practices and that the bill would help align resources with student outcomes. One testifier said her district already has strategic and continuous improvement plans and questioned whether the proposal added value without new funding, while another superintendent said the bill improved clarity and community engagement. The committee voted to send Senate Bill 1339 to the floor with a due pass recommendation and also approved the March 12 and March 13 minutes.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:07:59.039><c> Father,</c> Father, we thank you for this day, the opportunity to be of service
- <c> and</c><00:08:18.720><c> an</c> an open heart and mind and an an open heart and mind and an opportunity
- to make good decisions for opportunity to make good decisions for the<00:08:21.039><c> people</c><00
- I had the opportunity<00:18:34.320><c> my</c><00:18:34.559><c> first</c><00:18:34.720><c> year</c><00
- my first year in the body to opportunity my first year in the body to work<00:18:36.320><c> with</c>
Committee:
House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
Keywords:
abandoned roads, land ownership, government regulations, property rights, transportation, Ten Commandments, public education, displays, funding, Alabama law, municipal elections, runoff elections, majority voting, electoral procedures, local governance, campaign finance, record retention, political action committees, Fair Campaign Practices Act, 1136
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Over the past few years, we have had the opportunity to implement some efficiencies.
- By adopting the 2024 codes with these Idaho-specific amendments, we will improve housing opportunities
- Third, support housing affordability by identifying opportunities to open the building code where it
- Three, support housing affordability by identifying opportunities to open the building code where it
- We have an opportunity to hold this in committee, identify, go through these two or three or more points
Committee:
House Business
Summary:
The House Business Committee met with a quorum and first considered two pending fee rules from the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses. The committee approved Rules Docket 24-21-2501 for the Idaho State Contractors Board, which raises annual registration and renewal fees from $50 to $60 to help the board meet statutory cash-balance requirements. It also approved Rules Docket 24-2201-2501 for the Board of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Safety, which increases licensure fees by 15 to 20 percent to address a negative cash balance and comply with Idaho’s board solvency statute. Members asked about the causes of the shortfalls, possible consolidation of boards, and why one training fee was left unchanged.
The committee then took up Rules Docket 24-2801-2501 for the Barber and Cosmetology Services Licensing Board. Representative Graham moved to hold the docket subject to call of the chair, citing concerns raised by industry participants and the need to work through issues with the department before advancing the rule. The motion carried, and the docket was held in committee.
The longest discussion centered on Rules Docket 24-3930-2502, the Idaho Building Safety Code rules, which would adopt the 2024 building codes with Idaho-specific amendments. Supporters said the proposal would improve housing affordability, add flexibility for builders, address lithium-ion battery fire risks, and update energy and residential provisions while preserving many 2018 standards. Committee members raised concerns about overlapping authority with the State Fire Marshal, wording on garage heat detectors, whole-house ventilation language, and whether some provisions should remain in the building code at all. After public testimony from building officials, home builders, and city representatives in support of the rule, the committee first failed a substitute motion to hold the docket, then adopted a motion to reject the rule docket. The meeting adjourned with a reminder that the next floor session would begin at 11 a.m. the following day.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Feb 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires the advisory committee to consider available grant opportunities to support passenger rail
- I think that's how we feel is that anytime we're starting to open this up and have the opportunity to
- work within the CCA, it does give the opportunity to have a broader conversation about allowable uses
- But if we can work on this bill a little more moving forward and see if we can find some opportunity,
- We can work on this bill a little more moving forward and see if we can find some opportunity.
Summary:
The committee took up a series of transportation-related bills and proposed substitutes, with most measures advancing after discussion and roll-call or voice votes. House Bill 2092, creating a Washington State Amtrak Cascades Passenger Rail Advisory Committee, was amended by a proposed substitute that broadened membership and duties, and it passed 20-6. House Bill 2114, allowing fee waivers for replacement defective license plates, passed unanimously. House Bill 2172, clarifying route jurisdiction transfers and abandonments for highways and local roads, also passed unanimously after a substitute requiring agreements or legislative action for longer highway abandonments or those involving bridges.
House Bill 2251, which restructures Climate Commitment Act accounts and revenue distribution, drew the most amendment activity. Two amendments were adopted to adjust forest carbon language and clarify Ecology administration funding, while amendments to redirect revenue to transportation infrastructure and to split excess revenue differently failed. The bill then passed 18-8 as amended. House Bill 2374, which redefines e-bikes and electric motorcycles and creates a work group on enforcement and safety, passed unanimously after a substitute added stakeholder representation and asked the work group to explore civil infractions and penalties. House Bill 2410, creating a Commercial Truck Safety and Education Council and increasing a safety fee, passed 25-1 after a substitute changed appointment authority, membership, and other council provisions.
House Bill 2552, authorizing WSDOT and a regional transit authority to use MATOC contracting, was amended to add apprenticeship, prevailing wage, and notification requirements and then passed 16-10. House Bill 2588, expanding ferry district authority beyond passenger-only ferries, passed 16-10 amid concerns about taxing authority and voter input. House Bill 2718, setting timelines and processes for permit streamlining and originally including contractor ratings, had the contractor-rating section removed by amendment and then passed unanimously. House Bill 2722, increasing the vehicle weight threshold for transportation benefit district fees from 6,000 to 10,000 pounds, passed 17-9. House Bill 2727, creating an educational transit access grant program for community and technical college students, passed 21-5 after supporters emphasized student access and equity, while some members raised rural access concerns.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So it's a minimum of 10 business days, and that would be the opportunity where some of you are familiar
- But I look at them, and here's what Idaho Opportunity did for them.
- And yes, my daughter went to ISU because they gave her the greatest opportunities.
- We're soliciting some feedback and input on some waivers, some opportunities that we have to ask the
- Students access opportunities in high school and in junior high.
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee approved the January 20, 2026 minutes and then took up Senate Bill 1225, sponsored by Senator Den Hartog. The bill would codify a search committee process for public university president searches and add a 10-business-day waiting period before naming a sole finalist, with the stated goal of increasing transparency and allowing public engagement while also protecting candidates’ current jobs. Senator Den Hartog said the bill was prompted in part by the Boise State presidential search and asked that it be sent to the amending order so the waiting-period language would apply only to university president searches and not other government entities. After questions about student representation in the process, the committee voted to send SB 1225 to the amending order.
The committee also heard a print request from Senator Carlson to rename Lewis-Clark State College as Lewis-Clark State University. The request was brief and was approved to print without objection.
Later, Superintendent Debbie Critchfield introduced Idaho’s 2026 Teacher of the Year, Laron Johnson of Rigby High School. Johnson spoke at length about the importance of teacher-student relationships, mentoring, Holocaust and economics instruction, and keeping students connected to school. Committee members asked about growing school size, supporting new teachers, and rebuilding public respect for educators. Johnson emphasized relationships, administrative support, and staying focused on students. No formal action was taken on the Teacher of the Year presentation.
Critchfield then presented an informational overview of proposed federal education waivers and an EdFlex-style request that would give Idaho more flexibility over reporting and assessment requirements. She said the state wants to reduce duplicative testing, especially for third graders, and allow students to choose from an approved list of high school assessments aligned to state standards and college/career readiness. Members asked about possible inclusion of ACT, NAEP, and other multi-measure assessments. Critchfield said the list is not final and that the State Board would evaluate options. The meeting ended with a reminder that the committee would take up rules the next day, and the committee adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So it's a minimum of 10 business days, and that would be the opportunity where some of you are familiar
- But I look at them, and here's what Idaho Opportunity did for them.
- And yes, my daughter went to ISU because they gave her the greatest opportunities.
- We're soliciting some feedback and input on some waivers, some opportunities that we have to ask the
- It's wonderful to see that other states are looking at the opportunities that we've had, that we have
Committee:
Senate Education
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And I appreciate the opportunity to speak to this bill.
- And I appreciate the opportunity to speak to this bill.
- I do thank you for the opportunity to speak to this...
- Thank you very much for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Robert Bell.
- That is absolutely appropriate, and we appreciate the opportunity.
Summary:
The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held public hearings on three bills. HB 2104 would make permanent the Aviation Assurance Funding Program, which lets DNR provide aerial wildfire response resources to local fire departments during initial attack. The prime sponsor, Rep. Tom Dent, said the program helps small rural districts avoid costly state mobilization and keeps fires small; DNR and local fire officials testified in strong support, citing rapid response times, major property protection, and even a rescue of a trapped civilian. No opposition testimony was heard, and the sign-in record showed 215 pro and one con.
HB 2348, a DNR request bill, would streamline timber and land sale procedures by allowing more online notice, changing where sales may be held, permitting re-offering of no-bid sales, and clarifying appraisal and fair-market-value standards for certain land transfers. DNR said the bill would improve efficiency and reduce administrative burden, while the American Forest Resource Council and Washington Forest Protection Association supported it as a modernization measure that preserves fiduciary protections for trust lands. Committee members asked about the scope of the trust-land language and potential savings; the sign-in record showed 43 pro and one con.
HB 2454 would raise the surface mine reclamation threshold from three acres to seven acres of disturbed area, reducing the number of small gravel and aggregate operations subject to DNR permitting. Rep. Andrew Engel argued the change would help small rural producers compete against larger corporations and lower burdens on local material suppliers. DNR opposed the bill, saying acreage alone does not determine environmental risk and that the permit process provides important review, technical assistance, and reclamation planning; the agency said it was open to discussing alternative approaches. A remote industry witness supported the bill, saying it would help small sources remain viable while county regulation would still apply. The sign-in record showed 143 pro and three con. After the hearings, the committee adjourned without taking votes on the bills.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jan 16th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- move to business on the Daily File, I just want to say thank you to the Speaker for giving me the opportunity
- , in Imperial County, in San Bernardino County, in Southwest Riverside, has the same horizon of opportunity
- I have not stood one time in this past opportunity to serve the state of California.
- I have not stood one time in this past opportunity to serve the state of California.
- When we have opportunities, will we speak up, Will we, when we have opportunities, speak up and act to
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House OKs conference agreement on HF2563, the Legacy finance bill 5/18/25
Transcript Highlights:
- We are also creating a new opportunity for underserved communities in the state of Minnesota through
- We are also creating a new opportunity<00:05:14.479><c> for</c><00:05:14.800><c> those</c><00:05:15.120
- ><c> people</c><00:05:16.280><c> underserved</c> opportunity for those people underserved opportunity
- This is a good opportunity to thrive.
- This is a good opportunity to thrive.
Summary:
The House considered a conference committee report on House File 2563, the legacy bill, and members described it as a bipartisan agreement with the Senate. Representative Vang outlined several major changes from the House version, including restoring funding for Peace in the Valley in parks and trails, moving Wilderness Inquiry funding to the arts and culture fund, increasing the Minnesota Zoo to $3.4 million, raising the Children’s Museum to $1 million, setting aside $1.5 million for a competitive grant pool for children’s museums statewide, and increasing the Science Museum to $700,000. Supporters said the bill invests in clean water, parks and trails, outdoor heritage, arts and cultural heritage, and a new community identity and heritage grant program for underserved communities.
Several members spoke in favor of the report, emphasizing the value of legacy funds for conservation, cultural programming, tourism, and community identity. Speakers highlighted specific beneficiaries and projects, including outdoor heritage groups, the Science Museum, Latino arts and mural projects, and competitive funding for creative arts and music. One member noted that some state agencies also received appropriations in the bill and criticized fee increases on Minnesotans, while another said the bill reflected a fair negotiation process and that some programs saw reductions because of a $33.1 million accounting-related shortfall.
After debate, the House adopted the conference committee report. The clerk then took the roll, and the bill was repassed as amended by conference on a vote of 113 yeas and 21 nays, with its title agreed to.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, Representative Gerdes and Dyson are great members of this committee, and I promised them an opportunity
- I'm happy to answer any questions, and I humbly reserve an opportunity to close, Mr. Chair.
- Chair and, and, and Vice Chairman, uh, for giving us an opportunity to potentially shed some light on
- Chairman, uh, for the opportunity to lay out Senate Bill 290 for, uh, Senator Miles and Alma Allen.
- I just, um, Uh, I have been so grateful for the opportunity to serve on energy resources.
Committee:
House Energy Resources
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Gerdes and Dyson are great members of this committee, and I promise them an opportunity
- I'm happy to answer any questions, and I humbly reserve an opportunity to close, Mr. Chair.
- And that's a tremendous opportunity for Texas.
- Thank you for the opportunity to lay out Senate Bill 290 for Senator Miles and Oma Allen.
- Chairman, I have just been so grateful for the opportunity to serve on energy resources.
Committee:
House Energy Resources
Keywords:
LP-gas, property owner notice, natural resources, gas installations, safety notification, motor fuel, fuel transport, fuel export, transloading, export fuel transloading facility, fuel terminal, terminal operator, comptroller, Texas Tax Code, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, Department of Public Safety, DPS, border security, ports of entry