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• So it has to be new construction.
• Needs, maybe reuse construction projects, things like that.
• We're very, very concerned about the cost of construction.
• We have projects that are in construction or, you know, we've bid already, early design construction
• You know, if and when they start to impact construction projects.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Chairman, that they constructed the old tax regime wrong anyway.
• The bill appropriates almost $433 million from the State Highway Fund to aid in planning and constructing
• of state buildings, approximately $29 million from the State Aviation Fund to aid in planning, constructing
• the bill by specifying that when submitting its certification letter to ADOA, a company submitting a bid
• or proposal for a state contract must certify that the company is not submitting the bid or proposal

Keywords: 1182, all

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• And so the bill I had basically would give money out for bids for companies to come in and fill in that
• And really what these would go out to bid for is they want to make sure that there's some kind of return
• want to make sure that we get that date moved back to January so that this summer not only the construction
• ><00:15:37.199> not<00:15:37.440> only<00:15:37.600> the<00:15:37.760> construction
• <00:15:38.160> can summer um not only the construction can summer um not only the construction

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Most of ours are, I would consider, mostly standard construction types of things.
• We currently have our lunar plant under construction on our campus where we'll begin constructing our
• So we'll begin constructing our lunar landers here in Florida.
• As background, I started working with Leonardo about five years ago when they were bidding to manufacture
• As part of their bid, which was unique, they committed to build an MRO facility at the Whiting Aviation

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard first from Space Florida President and CEO Robert Long, who described the agency’s role as the state’s aerospace finance and business development authority and spaceport authority. He reported a pipeline of about 187 projects, nearly $7 billion in potential private investment, and roughly 8,000 potential jobs, with 161 projects in the fiscal-year pipeline, up about 30% from the prior year. Long said Space Florida is focusing on workforce development through its Space Florida Academy with 23 school districts, and on target markets including advanced air mobility/eVTOL, flight simulation, and satellite manufacturing. Members asked about infrastructure, federal-state coordination, LNG planning, environmental mitigation, workforce, and how the Legislature’s recent $5 million recurring increase is being used; Long said the funds are mainly supporting staffing, contracted services, and IT improvements to handle growth and move projects through faster. The panel then heard from Blue Origin, Leonardo (through LSN Partners), and Lone Star Data Holdings. Blue Origin said its Florida manufacturing and launch operations have grown far beyond initial commitments, with more than $3 billion invested and over 3,000 employees in the state, and emphasized the need for roads, water, wastewater, and other launch-site infrastructure as launch cadence increases. Leonardo highlighted its TH-73A Navy helicopter program in Milton and a new 70,000-square-foot maintenance facility at Whiting Aviation Park, crediting state, local, and federal partners and noting future potential for its AW-609 tiltrotor aircraft. Lone Star Data Holdings described its satellite-based data storage and disaster-recovery business, said Florida was its first customer, and urged the state to use Florida as a pilot project for protecting data and expanding space-based data infrastructure. Members repeatedly focused on what the state should do next, and the panel’s main answer was continued investment in infrastructure and long-term planning. Specific needs mentioned included road widening, traffic signals, fire suppression, water pressure, wastewater capacity, power, transportation links, environmental mitigation, and LNG-related planning at the spaceport. No formal votes or bills were taken up in the meeting, and the session ended after member questions and comments with a motion to rise and adjourn.

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• Hines continues to bring a critical, reasoned, and constructive perspective to this process.
• company, and that conflict of interest, without a bid, was awarded to their own construction company
• companies that own the construction companies that own the construction company<03:23:34.000>
• My guess is most homeowners associations probably put that out to a bid already.
• My guess is most homeowners associations probably put that out to a bid already.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Projects that phase funding for design and construction and require projects to be at a certain level
• And given construction costs, $250,000 doesn't get you very far.
• I think taking too long to procure a contractor could also cause the increase in construction.
• This project came in significantly above what was expected when it was bid out.
• You know, it's construction is more expensive in Vegas.

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

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• first refusal, just to have a chance to take it back again, because they told me if we put it out to bid
• make sure that they secure or figure out how to either build another rink, because this going out to bid
• 2002 legislation authorized UMass Lowell to transfer property so that a private developer could construct
• Wexford Scientific will be taking ownership of the Ames parcel for the construction of an engineering

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight held a public hybrid hearing with several late-file bills and a large turnout. The main topics were symbolic designations and local property/lease matters: bills to designate the American lobster as the official crustacean of the Commonwealth, asparagus as the official state vegetable, and a Waltham bill concerning the Veterans Memorial Ice Rink lease and right of first refusal. Senator Howard also testified on a Lowell bill making a limited language change to facilitate redevelopment of the Lowell Innovation Network Corridor (LINK) at UMass Lowell. Testimony on the lobster bill emphasized the industry’s cultural and economic importance to coastal Massachusetts, its sustainability efforts, and its role in working waterfronts and the seafood economy. The asparagus bill drew especially enthusiastic support from Hadley Elementary students, teachers, local farmers, and legislators, who described asparagus as central to western Massachusetts agriculture, identity, and civic education. The Waltham rink bill was presented as necessary to protect a heavily used community and youth hockey facility after major city investment, while committee members noted concerns about privatization and affordability of ice time. The Lowell bill was described as a narrow technical fix to remove a reversionary clause that could impede a major redevelopment project. Committee members generally expressed support or favorable reactions to the proposals, with several lighthearted comments about lobster and asparagus. The hearing concluded after testimony ended, and a motion was made and seconded to close the hearing.

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• We just let the bids. There's vertical structures going to be built on that facility.
• We just let the bids on that. Actually, it's going out this morning.
• We actually have a bid out right now, it closed, we haven't seen it yet.
• We used to have contract bids.
• No, well, we solicited the bid, which was awarded and fully implemented in November.

Keywords: 914, all

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• this and other stakeholders to come up with the reasonable timelines that they need to go out for a bid
• , as well as two insurance companies, and the winning bid was from a regular insurance company.
• So the school district was fully insured after the winning bid? It was a fully insured plan? Mr.
• And was your school district going out to bid regularly?
• It may be just bidding out the TPA within a trust.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• 25.919> long<00:17:26.160> timeline construction has a very long timeline construction
• uh compared to a normal bidding process. uh compared to a normal bidding process.
• commercial construction last session. commercial construction last session.
• Staff architects at the agency review project plans and construction bids before approval.
• Staff architects at the agency review project plans and construction bids before approval.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• With the projections that we have and the needs of construction, we believe that with this additional
• With the projections that we have in the needs of construction, we believe that with this $25 additional
• To provide, Improvement construction, bonds from contractors for public improvements, and school district
• Sections 3 and 4 raise the bidding authority, so the difference is between not bidding a project or bidding
• They asked for a request to re-switch a construction program for a tractor, which seemed to be more of

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge, a quorum call, and approval of journal corrections. It then handled several House messages, appointing conference committees on Senate Bills 2004 and 2006 and House Bills 1018, 1019, and 1363, and re-referring House Bill 1216 to Appropriations. The chamber also adopted amendments to House Bill 1601, which would have expanded special assistant attorney general authority for certain offices, but the bill failed on final passage after strong opposition centered on preserving the Attorney General’s control and avoiding a solution in search of a problem. A major portion of the day focused on education funding. House Bill 1369 was amended to raise per-pupil aid from 2% and 2% to 3% and 3% and to increase the school construction loan transfer from $75 million to $100 million; supporters said this would help local schools and military base projects, while opponents raised questions about special education placement language and state coordination. The bill passed 44-3. House Bill 1013, the DPI budget, was also amended extensively to adjust staffing, funding sources, grants, meal assistance, teacher training, and other education programs; it passed 45-2. House Bill 2234, dealing with Choice Ready grants, was amended to shift funding away from general funds and toward federal or other sources, but then failed on final passage after the sponsor urged a red vote. The Senate also approved House Bill 1482, restricting bond and indebtedness elections for counties, cities, school districts, and park districts to primary or general election days, and House Bill 1332, creating a value-added agriculture facility incentive program with an emergency clause. House Bill 1010, the Insurance Department budget, passed unanimously after amendments reflecting the merger of the Securities Department into Insurance and adding staff and fee changes, while House Bill 1011, the separate Securities Department budget, failed because its funding was already included in HB 1010. House Bill 1584, a major pharmacy benefit manager reform bill, passed with an enforcement fund and new licensing/enforcement structure despite debate over ERISA and market transparency. In other action, the Senate concurred in House amendments and passed Senate Bills 2226, 2230, 2069, 2082, 2387, 2385, and 2186, with SB 2186 on parenting time interference and a child custody task force passing 27-20 after debate over whether the issue should be left to the courts. Senate Bill 2234, on Choice Ready grants, and Senate Bill 2243, on driver’s license points and traffic penalties, both failed after concurrence motions were adopted but final passage votes were overwhelmingly negative. The chamber also advanced Senate Bill 2291 to conference committee consideration near the end of the transcript.

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• The developers handle the financing, permitting, procurement, and construction.
• All this innovation happened just over the course of construction.
• facilities very very fast to construct. facilities very very fast to construct. you<01:08:27.600
• Do you think be bidding in anywhere.
• Um and so I saw what what uh the bids.

Bills: SCR48, SCR28, SCR74, SCR62, SCR60, SCR89, SCR147, SCR179, SCR182, SCR59, SCR54, SCR180

Keywords: affordable housing, housing credits, perpetual credits, development, Hawaii Housing Finance, Vietnam veterans, commemorative medal, recognition, working group, Hawaii, no-bid contracts, emergency procurement, audit, state agencies, public funds, accountability, emergency response, disability access, 911 systems, life-saving measures

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• Construction becomes.
• State as well, but these are areas that I'm wanting to look forward to make sure that our construction
• Cerner, which is now Oracle Cerner, signed a no-bid contract to roll out the Cerner electronic health
• So construction is going to be something in the projects like that that are going to be important.
• Beyond that, the VA, as you know, has struggled with construction, maintenance, and leasing for years

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• They bid on the same requirements, same technology, so that... ...playing field for all the vendors.
• They bid on the same requirements, same technology, so that everybody has an equal chance.
• One specific one has to do with the High Road Construction Careers Program at Caltrans.
• And I'm, you know, we all know that we need more construction careers, more people in construction careers
• with the fires. ...more people in construction careers with the fires and so many other housing.

Summary: The subcommittee heard a series of budget and trailer bill presentations focused on labor and public employment programs. The first item covered EDD Next modernization, where EDD described progress on customer service improvements, fraud prevention, language access, and the Integrated Claims Management System. The LAO urged stronger legislative oversight as the project enters its most difficult phase, and members questioned the revised schedule, total cost, change orders, stress testing, SB 1090 implementation, and how race and ethnicity data will be protected. EDD said the overall project cost remains about $1.2 billion, that the work is being phased with disability insurance and paid family leave first, and that fraud has been greatly reduced since pandemic-era programs ended. Members also asked for follow-up information on SB 590 outreach and equity impacts. The committee then reviewed the California Workforce Development Board’s request to reduce staffing as one-time grant workloads wind down, along with trailer bill language to streamline reporting requirements. The board and Department of Finance said the staffing reductions reflect the end of surge funding and that the proposal would consolidate roughly 10 to 12 reports into one annual report, with additional reporting only if new funds are appropriated for certain programs. Senator Durazo questioned the policy direction of reducing workforce staffing, while the administration said the positions were tied to temporary grant programs and that current staffing is sufficient for ongoing duties. Members also asked about the board’s role in AI-related workforce planning and the rationale for using state funds for the High Road Construction Careers Program. A major portion of the hearing focused on the Subsequent Injury Benefits Trust Fund reforms and related staffing request at DIR. The administration and LAO described rapid growth in applications, backlog, and liabilities, saying the program’s eligibility has expanded beyond its original intent and that liabilities could reach about $30 billion by 2030 without reform. The trailer bill would tighten eligibility, apply the changes to open cases, and use the QME process and contemporaneous evidence to document preexisting disabilities. Members raised concerns about fairness to pending claimants, evaluator capacity, and the relationship to other SIBTF legislation, while the LAO said the proposal largely aligns with its prior recommendations. DIR also presented a request to eliminate vacant positions under a statewide vacancy sweep, which drew criticism from members who argued the cuts could weaken enforcement and backlog reduction efforts; the committee asked DIR to return with more detail on impacts and on its use of temporary-help authority. The final items addressed a request for additional Cal/OSHA investigative staff and a trailer bill to make permanent the revised Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board petition timeline. DIR said the BOI staffing would help investigate fatalities and serious injuries more quickly, while members emphasized the importance of family contact and timely investigations. For the WCAB item, the chair explained that the 2024 change to Labor Code section 5909, which starts the 60-day decision clock when a case is transmitted rather than when a petition is filed, has reduced pending cases and should be made permanent; the remaining backlog was reported at 460 cases, down from 637 before the change.

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• Is competitively bid uh large projects.
• ,<03:33:55.840> the bidding helps m municipalities, the bidding helps m municipalities, the
• <03:35:26.720> Yes, would be subject to a public bid?
• <03:35:38.720> process record that this was a no- bid process record that this was a no- bid
• <04:22:31.520> of project manager for construction of project manager for construction of

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• creating a tremendous amount of confusion in the industry, the design community, as well as the construction
• It's going to take about 7 to 8 years, so construction of this, we're looking at 10 to 11 years from
• say if someone wants to go in like the opponent of the one that didn't get the contract and this less bid
• > that didn't get the contract and this that didn't get the contract and this less<00:38:35.119> bid
• less bid less bid um<00:38:37.680> does<00:38:37.920> that<00:38:38.200> aircraft

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 540, which would make the most recent state building codes supersede county codes beginning in 2028 and limit county changes without State Building Code Council approval. Grassroot Institute testified in support, while IBEW Local 1260 strongly opposed the bill as written, warning it could let counties weaken state minimum standards and create problems for fire code and sprinkler requirements. Members discussed the need for consistency in building codes and the impact of the State Building Code Council’s status, and the chair said the measure would be deferred indefinitely. The committee also heard SB 626 on disaster preparedness, which would prohibit planting large trees along evacuation routes and require HEMA to identify and remove obstructive trees. Testimony included comments from DLNR, HEMA, and others, with HEMA opposing the measure. The chair said more coordination was needed between DLNR and HEMA and deferred the bill. SB 692, regulating retail and wholesale spray paint sales and assigning jurisdiction to the Department of Law Enforcement, drew opposition from the Retail Merchants of Hawaiʻi, which said the bill would impose costly storage and reporting burdens on small retailers and raise identity-theft concerns. The committee deferred that measure as well. In a separate decision-making segment, the committee considered SB 9 on fireworks and recommended passage with amendments. The amendments narrowed or removed several sections, increased certain penalties from $500 to $1,000, adjusted forfeiture allocations, accepted an Attorney General amendment, added an appropriation for community safety education programs, and changed the effective date to July 1, 2077. The motion to pass with amendments was adopted by a vote of 2-1. Later, in a joint hearing, SB 1102 on the aircraft rescue firefighting unit drew support from DOT but opposition from the Hawaiʻi Firefighters Association, which asked that the bill be held. SB 41, establishing Hawaiʻi Disaster Drill Day on August 8, received support from HEMA and a public testifier. SB 1570, addressing Molokaʻi air service disruptions and a possible runway expansion, drew strong public support from Molokaʻi residents and service providers, while the Attorney General raised separation-of-powers concerns about the emergency declaration language and DOT noted the high cost and feasibility issues of runway expansion.

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• It covers maybe 70% of the construction of an affordable housing complex.
• So it doesn't, we're not really necessarily constructing. Right, but it's a good thing we do.
• I think Mostly, it's been used for new construction, but it's eligible for repair as well. OK.
• Consultation, auditing population, and construction plan review and assistance with 28 FTEs.
• One, you mentioned... that y'all are expanding bid capacity, and I think you said 45 mental health bids

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• <05:25:47.280> We construction company out of Lener.
• We construction company out of Lener.
• <05:28:03.680> Um construction companies in the world.
• Um construction companies in the world.
• There are a ton of construction companies coming up from Mass, right?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• today's construction costs. today's construction costs.
• pay 100% of our facility construction pay 100% of our facility construction and<00:36:22.400>
• million per year in federal construction million per year in federal construction and<00:36:28.160
• Then there's bidding and then there is construction.
• Then there's bidding and then there is Then there's bidding and then there is construction.<00:57:43.760

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee first approved the March 3, 2026 minutes by voice vote. It then heard a presentation from the Minnesota Zoo on its aging facilities and bonding needs. Zoo staff highlighted the zoo’s economic and educational role, its 1.4 to 1.5 million annual visitors, and its Free to Explore program, while stressing that many of its 50-year-old buildings are in poor condition, with more than $78 million in backlog and safety concerns for visitors, staff, and animals. The zoo said the governor recommended $4 million for critical life-support systems and asked for an additional $6 million in asset preservation to renovate the original animal hospital building so a new hospital wing can function properly. Testimony emphasized that the renovation is necessary for staff space, storage, code compliance, asbestos removal, and safe animal care, and described recent injuries and close calls tied to outdated facilities. Members asked questions about porcupine quills, natural predators, and the meaning of the zoo’s incident rate. Zoo staff explained that quills are not poisonous but are barbed and can be difficult to remove, and that predators include larger cats, owls, and fishers. On incidents, staff said they include close calls and injuries linked to aging infrastructure, such as a tiger reaching farther through a wall after fencing shifted over time, and staff injuries during animal procedures in older spaces. Members also confirmed that the hospital project has shifted from a standalone building to a wing attached to the existing hospital because of rising construction costs. The committee then heard from Perpich Center for Arts Education. Perpich described its statewide role as both a public high school and an arts education resource center, serving students and educators across Minnesota. It said it hosted 313 events last year for nearly 2,000 educators and administrators and worked with 275 school districts across all 67 Senate districts. Perpich emphasized that nearly seven in 10 students rely on its residential programs because there are no comparable arts high school options in greater Minnesota, and noted strong student outcomes including a 100% graduation rate and national recognition as an exemplary school. For capital needs, Perpich said it received $1.26 million last year for HVAC and building automation work, is grateful for the governor’s recommended $1.3 million this year, and requested $6 million to create a secure, accessible main entrance and upgrade outdated restrooms to ADA compliance.

Transcript Highlights:

• AB 783 aims to make essential construction materials more affordable and accessible for…" "AB 783 aims
• to make essential construction materials more affordable and accessible for people working to rebuild
• The supply and demand for construction materials is anticipated to drive up costs by a staggering 15
• However, rebuilding efforts are often delayed due to high costs of construction and limited access to
• Rebuilding efforts are often delayed due to high costs of construction and limited access to affordable

Summary: The committee first took up a consent calendar of multiple bills, moving them forward mostly to Appropriations, with AB 1531 sent to Insurance. It then heard AB 645, requiring emergency medical dispatch training for public safety dispatchers who handle medical calls. Supporters said standardized dispatcher training would improve CPR and other pre-arrival instructions, especially in rural areas with long response times; there was no opposition, and the bill was moved to Appropriations. AB 716, on statewide hydrogen fire safety standards and a State Fire Marshal hydrogen expert, also drew support and was sent to Utilities and Energy. AB 783, aimed at lowering disaster rebuilding costs by allowing state contracting for construction materials in declared disaster areas, was supported by housing and building groups and moved to Appropriations. AB 591, creating a public works mutual aid plan for disasters, and AB 1200, expanding disaster preparedness through tabletop exercises, a State Lifelines Council, and CERT training, both received supportive testimony and were sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 300, which would require regular updates to fire hazard severity zone maps; witnesses from fire agencies and cities supported moving the review schedule to every five years, and the bill was sent to Appropriations as amended. AB 986 would add landslides and climate-change-exacerbated conditions to the definition of state and local emergencies; supporters from Rancho Palos Verdes and the League of California Cities described severe land movement and major costs, while members raised concerns about overbroad emergency declarations. The bill nonetheless advanced to Appropriations. AB 478, requiring local emergency plans to include pet rescue procedures and longer holding periods for rescued animals, was supported by the author, a mayor, and animal advocacy groups; members suggested revisiting the 90-day reclamation period and transfer rules, but the bill moved to Appropriations. Later, AB 598 proposed school mapping technology for K-12 campuses so first responders can access accurate layouts during emergencies. The sponsor and dispatch representatives said the maps could reduce response times and improve coordination, while committee members asked about costs, vendor neutrality, rural school funding, and coordination with the 911 Advisory Board; the bill was moved to Appropriations with members noting possible follow-up amendments. Throughout the meeting, several votes were left open for later addition, and the committee eventually recorded additional aye votes and one no vote on AB 783 and a not-voting position on AB 986 before adjourning.