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• changing from mandatory to permissive relating to electronic creation, execution, transmission, and storage
• changing from mandatory to permissive relating to electronic creation, execution, transmission, and storage

Summary: The committee first adopted Amendment Set 527 without objection, then adopted Amendment Set 5327, which adds a compliance officer requirement and related qualifications for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority. Supporters of Senate Bill 56 argued that the Lafitte levee district lacks sufficient recurring revenue to maintain its system and that the West Bank flood authority could provide professional management, coordination, and financial support. Testimony also raised concerns about governance problems at SLFPA East and about unresolved landowner damage claims tied to prior levee work. The committee reported SB 56 favorably with amendments. The Department of Transportation and Development secretary then gave an update on the agency’s transformation initiatives, including outsourcing, construction process improvements, faster contractor payments, quicker change-order approvals, and higher project delivery rates. The committee next reported Senate Bill 171 favorably, which cleans up language for the recreation, economy, navigation, and transportation authority board, and Senate Bill 252 favorably, which allows driver’s license records to reflect both acceptance and refusal of anatomical gift authorization. Senate Bill 72, dealing with electronic vehicle titles and registration, was amended extensively to modernize OMV processes, require electronic lien and title functions for certain users, and set implementation timelines; it was then reported with amendments. House Bill 939, which would create a Louisiana Vehicle Commission by consolidating the motor vehicle commissions, was amended with a substitute but then voluntarily deferred to allow more stakeholder work. Senate Bill 129, creating a Master Combat Infantry Specialty license plate and adding a special plate provision for designated state officials tied to Supreme Court parking/security concerns, was reported with amendments. Finally, House Resolution 243, urging safety warning signage on the Tickfaw River after a fatal boating accident, was amended to shift responsibility to parish governing authorities and was reported with amendments.

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• 212, increased state license costs, and funding provided through Senate Bill 1129 for cell phone storage
• funding for Teachboard OK Senate Bill 212 and funding provided to Senate Bill 1129 for cell phone storage

Keywords: 914, all

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• It's on section F that no county shall assess an impound, storage, or disposal fee or any fine to a business
• It's on section F that no county shall assess an impound, storage, or disposal fee or any fine to a business

Bills: HB1601, HB1616, HB1603, HB1604, HB1605, HB1606, HB1802, HB1569, HB1619, HB1730, HB1749, HB644, HB1620

Keywords: biosecurity, invasive species, Hawaii Invasive Species Council, Department of Land and Natural Resources, appropriation, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, land leases, Hawaii, extension, Department of Agriculture, housing, workforce, land use, zoning, public-private partnerships, tax credit

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• On that 3.5 acres has been a storage container that has been there for 3 years.
• We use it for storage.

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• , and we represent about 60 companies that are invested mostly in solar, wind, and battery energy storage
• We need all resources at the table, including wind, solar, gas, nuclear, and energy storage resources

Bills: HB3129, HB3251, HB3556, HB3724, HB3887

Keywords: construction, wildlife impact, height restrictions, national wildlife refuge, environmental regulations, HB 3887, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Parks and Wildlife Code, performance bond, payment bond, contractor bonding, public works, construction contracts, public building, procurement, bid security, subcontractors, suppliers, contractor payment protection, project completion

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• There, again, there's focus here on conservation, reservoirs, reuse, desalination, aquifer storage and
• On top of that, of this, leaky pipes waste enough water each year to fill a major storage reservoir like

Bills: SB7

Keywords: water infrastructure, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, water supply, environmental sustainability, 1185, senate, all

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• Uh, if you think about solar generation and storage, which is a rapidly evolving resource for the grid
• thing I can say about batteries: the current technology that's being deployed for battery energy storage
• So, we're probably not the experts to talk to you about battery storage.
• and the challenge with battery storage and the challenge with battery storage related<01:19:06.320
• Um, what I can about battery storage.

Bills: HF3296, HF3802

Keywords: energy conservation, data centers, electric sales, energy optimization, utility regulations, energy regulation, certificate of need, renewable energy, power production, energy efficiency, Minnesota statutes, 1183, house

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• State Revolving Fund is basically what it's for: water treatment plants, wells, water main, water storage
• State Revolving Fund is basically what it's for: water treatment plants, wells, water main, water storage
• , water meters, and of water storage, water meters, and of course<00:07:33.440> everyone's<00:
• Our other one is our old laundry building, and we honestly use that for storage right now.
• It is not that for storage right now.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• provide an update to this group about the progress of our efforts to close the Red Hill bulk fuel storage
• c><00:16:01.680> Hill<00:16:01.920> bulk<00:16:02.320> fuel<00:16:02.560> storage
• to close the Red Hill bulk fuel storage to close the Red Hill bulk fuel storage facility<00:16:03.519
• Uh, we also have a water storage tank. We have a few water storage tanks on the system.
• Uh, we also have a water storage tank. We have a few water storage tanks on the system.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Special Committee on Red Hill held an informational briefing at the State Capitol focused on updates from the Navy Closure Task Force Red Hill and NAVFAC Hawaii. Members and Navy officials opened by noting the meeting format, providing public links to tank closure supplement 4 and environmental remediation resources, and thanking Admiral Barnett for attending before his transition. The Navy emphasized that the Red Hill closure effort and the PFAS/PAS environmental remediation effort are separate but coordinated, and that both are long-term undertakings. For the closure effort, Navy officials reported progress on tank cleaning, ventilation, sludge removal, groundwater monitoring, and preparation for pipeline removal. They said supplement 4 to the tank closure plan was submitted in May and outlines the overall closure strategy, post-closure monitoring, and the decision to proceed with closure rather than wait for beneficial reuse decisions. They described completed ventilation of tanks 3 through 8, the start of tank 2 ventilation, removal of 283 gallons of sludge from the first six tanks, and plans to begin pipeline pigging and removal later this year. Officials also said all sludge samples tested so far were non-hazardous and that air monitoring has not shown elevated volatile organic readings during operations. NAVFAC Hawaii then outlined the PFAS/PAS remedial investigation under CERCLA, explaining the cleanup process, the nature of PFAS, and the role of aqueous film-forming foam as a source. The presentation said the Navy began investigating PFAS releases in 2014-2015, that the 2021 Red Hill fuel release led directly into remedial investigation work, and that current activities include quarterly groundwater sampling at 42 monitoring wells, installation of new shallow and deep wells, soil sampling where exceedances were found, fate-and-transport modeling, and human health risk assessments. Officials said data are publicly available on the Red Hill environmental website and that the next restoration advisory board meeting is scheduled for August 27. The Navy also gave a water resiliency update, saying it is upgrading the joint base drinking water system with pump, tank, and cybersecurity improvements and is installing treatment systems for the inactive Navy Aiea and Red Hill shafts ahead of EPA drinking water standards taking effect in 2029. No votes or formal committee actions were taken, as the meeting was informational only.

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• solution wait wait just a minute storage solution wait wait just a minute storage solution wait wait
• says is that you can start in a all this says is that you can start in a locker a car or a similar storage
• locker a car or a similar storage locker a car or a similar storage solution they can choose to store
• Locker store it off your body backpack Locker store it off your body backpack Locker store whatever storage
• solution the store whatever storage solution the store whatever storage solution the schools want to

Bills: HB 9, HB 22, HB 908, HB 1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• We're also putting more emphasis on leasing opportunities when offices and storage buildings in poor
• funds are available, particularly when demolition is involved. ...opportunities when offices and storage
• And then at the bottom center picture, it shows a cold storage pole barn at Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management
• /c><00:23:42.720> cold center um picture it shows a cold center um picture it shows a cold storage
• pole barn at Lacupar Wildlife storage pole barn at Lacupar Wildlife Management<00:23:46.480> Area

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We're going to take up tab 5, CS for SB 260 on removal, storage, and cleanup of electric vehicles by
• This bill seeks to clarify the rules for the storage of electric vehicles in towing guards.
• fee, only dealing with storage.
• got one more little tweak on the amount of time that these vehicles are going to be stored at the storage
• We want to be fair to the towing and storage industry, but also want to make sure that this isn't stored

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of retained bills and several new measures, with most receiving favorable reports after amendments. Major debate centered on CS/SB 706, which preempts airport naming to the state and designates Palm Beach International Airport as the Donald J. Trump International Airport subject to FAA and trademark-related conditions. Senator Jones offered amendments to avoid private royalty benefits, but both failed. Senators Berman, Osgood, Jones, and Pizzo spoke against the bill, raising concerns about naming an airport after a sitting president, lack of local input, and ethical issues; Senator Mayfield defended the bill as cost-free to the airport and noted the naming agreement. The committee ultimately voted the bill favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 546 on conservation land notice requirements and CS/SB 1014 on municipal utility service to properties outside city limits, both with amendments and some opposition from the Florida League of Cities on the utility bill. Several other bills were heard and reported favorably with little controversy. CS/SB 1500 would streamline uncontested probate proceedings; SB 962 would exclude farms and farm operations from certain zoning definitions tied to affordable housing preemption; CS/SB 820 would strengthen reporting for problem-solving courts; SB 840 would revise portions of last year’s hurricane-related land-use law to narrow its scope and sunset temporary restrictions; and SB 856 would require online property listings to show estimated ad valorem taxes, with an amendment excluding social media platforms and broadening liability protections. SB 110 would clarify homestead exemption eligibility for 98-year or longer residential leases. SB 394 would exempt certain underwriting managers handling limited facultative reinsurance from licensure requirements, and SB 434 would prevent wind-hardening improvements from increasing assessed value for residential property tax purposes. The committee also advanced several public-safety and transparency measures. CS/CS/SB 658 and 608, a combined water-safety bill, would require safety features for rental properties with pools or nearby water bodies and authorize DBPR enforcement; supporters framed it as a response to Florida’s high child-drowning rates, and Airbnb waived in support. SB 748 would place constitutional language on restoration of voting rights on sentencing score sheets, with broad support from voting-rights and civil-rights groups. CS/SB 824 would require annual reporting of unimproved school-district land inventories, and CS/SB 848 would create a framework for off-site stormwater treatment and related credits, with support from builders and mitigation bankers. The committee also heard CS/SB 1036 on school counselors, which clarifies certification requirements and performance criteria after a delete-all amendment.

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• I've worked with many of you, and many of you know my interest in carbon capture, utilization, and storage
• Recognizing the importance of carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies, in 2022 the Legislature
• you to imagine having your car towed during a holiday and being charged excessive fees or paying storage
• It protects drivers during emergencies and natural disasters, prevents charging storage fees when facilities
• It protects drivers during emergencies and natural disasters, prevents charging storage fees when facilities

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long Daily File with several guest introductions and floor speeches. Members recognized visiting student leaders, championship football teams from Tuolumne County, Alpha Kappa Alpha members at their Capitol day, and later a descendant of Wong Kim Ark. The chamber also adopted a procedural motion allowing certain members to host guests in the rear of the chamber. Among the major policy items, AB 578 on food delivery platform refund practices passed 47-2, AB 344 on successor beer manufacturer definitions passed 61-0, AB 454 to make California’s migratory bird protections permanent passed 55-12 on the urgency clause, AB 482 updating the Table Grape Commission passed 64-1, AB 1237 to support transit access for 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket holders passed 56-15 on the urgency clause, AB 738 on wildfire rebuild solar exemptions passed 42-2, AB 1460 on 340B pharmacy access for clinics passed 41-5, AB 750 on homeless shelter oversight passed 49-1, AB 1061 on housing in historic districts passed 41-13, AB 1523 on expanding mandatory mediation thresholds passed 65-0, and AB 316 on AI-related civil liability passed 56-0. AB 761 authorizing the Monterey-Salinas Transit District to seek a sales tax ballot measure passed 47-12. The chamber also adopted several resolutions. AJR 3 urging protection of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid passed 53-2 after extensive debate that included criticism of federal cuts and counterarguments focused on state Medi-Cal policy and budget decisions. ACR 65 proclaiming California Tourism Month was adopted by voice vote after coauthors were added, and ACR 62 recognizing California Nonprofits Day was also adopted by voice vote with 65 coauthors. AJR 5 affirming birthright citizenship and opposing efforts to end it passed 58-1 after a lengthy, highly partisan debate centered on the 14th Amendment and the Wong Kim Ark precedent. The session also included passage of AB 571, a CEQA exemption for the Southern California Veterans Cemetery at Gypsum Canyon, which was presented as a long-running bipartisan effort to create a final resting place for Orange County veterans.

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• hazardous waste management issues like recycling and landfill cleanup, and then regulation of tank storage
• hazardous waste management issues like recycling and landfill cleanup, and then regulation of tank storage
• hazardous waste management issues like recycling and landfill cleanup, and then regulation of tank storage
• hazardous waste management issues like recycling and landfill cleanup, and then regulation of tank storage
• hazardous waste management issues like recycling and landfill cleanup, and then regulation of tank storage

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met for an organizational hearing of the Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee. Members and staff introduced themselves, with several legislators noting their backgrounds in farming, mining, water management, and outdoor recreation, and the chair reviewed draft committee rules emphasizing decorum, quorum, timely starts, and submitting bill hearing requests to the committee administrator. The committee also heard from nonpartisan staff and caucus staff who will support the committee this session. House Research and House Fiscal staff then provided an overview of the committee’s jurisdiction and the major agencies and programs it oversees. The presentation covered the Department of Natural Resources, Pollution Control Agency, Environmental Quality Board, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Metropolitan Council regional parks and water resources, Conservation Corps of Minnesota, Minnesota Zoological Board, Science Museum of Minnesota, and the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources. Staff summarized the main statutory chapters and subject areas under each, including wildlife, state lands, mining, water use, air and water permitting, environmental review, wetlands, drainage, and natural resources funding. The finance portion explained the committee’s appropriation types and major funding sources, including direct, statutory, and open appropriations. Staff highlighted the general fund, bonding, the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, the Game and Fish Fund, and the Heritage Enhancement Account, along with how those dollars are typically used for parks and trails, habitat, land acquisition, flood and drainage projects, and agency operations. Members also discussed whether DNR and BWSR responsibilities in overlapping water statutes can conflict; staff said responsibilities are generally clear in statute, though conflicts can occur and are usually resolved.

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• Densley suggest is safe storage of guns on school grounds.
• when Hennepin County Sheriff Witt said this in her letter: "This bill establishes uniform firearm storage
• 31.960> firearm "This bill establishes uniform firearm "This bill establishes uniform firearm storage
• <01:04:33.160> storage<01:04:33.600> requirements<01:04:34.200> on<01:04:34.359>
• school storage storage requirements on school storage storage requirements on school property

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There's an opportunity with electric vehicles to serve as mobile storage devices.
• So that the costs of batteries, the storage of batteries, the volatility of batteries, like all of this
• vehicles to serve as mobile storage vehicles to serve as mobile storage devices.<01:18:09.199>
• So that the costs of batteries, the<01:19:17.280> storage<01:19:17.760> of<01:19:18.080
• > batteries,<01:19:18.800> the<01:19:20.159> volatility the storage of batteries

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This would allow them to exempt additional value of property and then also add the storage of energy
• Right now it's solar, wind, and the like, and this would add the storage of energy, which is reported
• property and then also add the storage property and then also add the storage of<00:15:22.840>
• <00:15:32.440> of<00:15:32.880> energy this would add the storage of energy this would
• add the storage of energy which<00:15:34.160> is<00:15:34.640> reported<00:15:35.080><

Keywords: MS House Floor - 25 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, dispensed with the reading of the journal, and welcomed several student and FFA groups from around the state, including chapters from Tippah, Forrest, Newton, and Wheeler counties, as well as the Puckett High School student council and an AP government class from Madison-Ridgeland Academy. After announcements, the chamber moved to the Ways and Means calendar and took up a series of tax and finance measures. House Bill 327 would extend Mississippi’s existing film tax credit to television production businesses, with a $42 million aggregate cap and a requirement that qualifying production activity occur in-state. House Bill 343 would create a tax credit for employers offering private health insurance to employees, set at $400 per employee in the first year and $200 in the second, capped at $10 million. House Bill 420 would lower the age threshold for an existing full homestead exemption for honorably discharged veterans and spouses from 90 to 85; members discussed the local cost impact, but the sponsor said the state cost would be zero. House Bill 489 would exempt from income tax any capital gains from a forced sale through eminent domain, so the property owner would not owe tax on that transaction. The House also passed House Bill 715, clarifying that both perishable and non-perishable food sold to food pantries are exempt from sales tax. House Bill 1063 would adjust an alternative energy/local tax provision by allowing a fee-in-lieu rate down to 10% and adding energy storage, such as large-scale batteries, to qualifying projects. House Bill 1793, by committee substitute, would add gun safes to the state’s Second Amendment sales tax holiday. House Bill 1941 would raise the Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund’s administrative fee from 2% to 3% and authorize $5 million in bonds. House Bill 1942 would create a conduit bond mechanism under the TIF code for local development projects. House Bill 1944, by committee substitute, would expand the Children’s Promise Act tax credit program from $18 million to $40 million over three years and add a new $1 million credit for facilities serving adults with mental handicaps; members debated its effects on private schools, foster care entities, and public education funding. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, including several unanimous votes; House Bill 327 passed 115-1, House Bill 343 passed 118-0, House Bill 420 passed 120-0, House Bill 489 passed 120-0, House Bill 715 passed 120-0, House Bill 1063 passed 115-0, House Bill 1793 passed 109-3, House Bill 1941 passed 118-0, House Bill 1942 passed 116-0, and House Bill 1944 passed after extended debate. The discussion on House Bill 1944 featured questions about whether the credits favored private schools over public schools, whether schools could also receive ESA-related funds, and how much money individual institutions could receive; the sponsor said the credits are separate from tuition, are administered by DOR on a first-come, first-served basis, and do not reduce direct public school funding.

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• What they are doing is they are taking solar panels and combining that with battery storage and putting
• Other technologies like battery storage and geothermal, we have a longer tail to take advantage of those
• <01:25:58.320> and<01:25:58.639> putting that with battery storage and putting that
• with battery storage and putting them<01:25:59.040> on<01:25:59.199> their<01:25:59.360
• Other technologies like battery storage Other technologies like battery storage and<01:28:10.000

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met to adopt the minutes of the second meeting by voice vote, then heard an update focused on disaster preparedness, resiliency, response, and coordination among state agencies and partners. The chair emphasized avoiding duplication of resources and highlighted the importance of agriculture-related response issues, including animal evacuation, feed distribution, and the role of extension services during disasters. The Department for Public Health was invited to explain its role in emergency planning and response. Public Health described its Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch as the lead coordinating agency for Emergency Support Function 8, covering health and medical services under Kentucky’s emergency operations framework. Testimony outlined its broad responsibilities, including support for hospitals, morgues, local health departments, behavioral health, crisis counseling, suspicious package testing, disease outbreaks, and coordination with emergency management, EMS, transportation, and nonprofit and private partners. Officials also described the agency’s risk-assessment process, training and exercise programs, and deployed assets such as PPE caches, deployable communications, a federal medical station, a mobile treatment center, and alternate care support used in events like the eastern Kentucky floods and COVID-19. The agency also discussed funding through federal cooperative agreements for public health emergency preparedness and hospital preparedness, noting that these programs have evolved since 9/11 and have been shaped by major disasters and emerging threats. Officials said Kentucky’s funding has declined over time and that current awards are partially funded for the first time in the program’s history. They expressed support for efficiency if federal programs are consolidated, but cautioned that combining programs could risk further funding losses.

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• c><01:53:05.440> of<01:53:05.760> information<01:53:06.320> of collection or storage
• of information of collection or storage of information of our<01:53:07.040> residents.
• Lastly, when I first read the bill, I thought, gee, this is going to be a lot of extra storage cost.
• <02:14:27.040> cost<02:14:28.000> to, to be a lot of extra storage cost to, to be a
• lot of extra storage cost to, uh,<02:14:29.520> I<02:14:29.760> mean,<02:14:30.000>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The policy portion of the bill establishes the state building renewable energy storage and electric vehicle
• account, which would enable Admin to leverage federal funds for renewable energy and energy storage
• account, which would enable Admin to leverage federal funds for renewable energy and energy storage
• account, which would enable Admin to leverage federal funds for renewable energy and energy storage
• account, which would enable Admin to leverage federal funds for renewable energy and energy storage

Keywords: 1187, senate, all