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• For the Office of Family IT Equipment, Office Furniture, and Vehicle Leases.
• Family IT Equipment, Office Furniture, and Vehicle Leases.
• And the cost of equipment, you don't buy very much, you know. So, Mr.
• So this would be supplemental to that regular recurring operating funds that they have for equipment
• There's a Pueblo that made a payment to a guy that drilled a well for him.

Committees: Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance

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• Technology and educational equipment. It is the actual manifestation of instructional needs.
• There's a system of standardization where consistent equipment across and faster mobilization, fewer
• There's a system of standardization where consistent equipment across campuses enables simplified maintenance
• they communicate the information a little more clearly, a little more intuitively. so that you can drill
• And the third thing is kind of in so that you can drill down very quickly in what this report is saying

Committee: House Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force

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• So in 2000, or not— In 1984 and 1986, we drilled three wells.
• We drill 2,600 feet deep.
• We're lucky to get 2,000 gallons per minute, and because when you drill the hell, it comes out hot. .
• ..lucky to get 2,000 gallons per minute, and because when you drill the hell, it comes out hot.
• We drilled the first two wells as part of the water exchange.

Committee: Senate Resources and Environment

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• </c><02:45:51.439><c> and</c> affordable, updates to equipment and affordable, updates to equipment and
• </c> maintenance equipment. maintenance equipment. &gt;&gt; Representative<02:52:45.920><c> Malloy.
• So um I'd say that we uh we equipment.
• </c> drill a new one because of oversaltting. drill a new one because of oversaltting.
• There's lots of different kinds of equipment, tracking and planning tools, as well as equipment such

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• So things like recruiting, strength maintenance, and equipping the force, those all fall into the Army
• So things like recruiting, strength maintenance, and equipping the force, those all fall into the Army
• in the next few years of equipment in the next few years that's<00:52:36.000><c> a</c><00:52:36.160>
• They just returned here about a month ago, and they're doing their first post-deployment drill coming
• coming up the first armored drill coming up the first armored Brigade<00:59:12.400><c> combat</c><00

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans

Transcript Highlights:

• We’re not going to drill into the different steps in the supply chain, but we could look at value at
• And then actually, if we drill down a little bit deeper into the data and just look at quarterly changes
• And then actually, if we drill down a little bit deeper into the data and just look at quarterly changes
• What we're not drilling down to is looking at an individual business.
• I just want to drill down and focus on the matter that my colleague, Ms.

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on the Department of Cannabis Control’s report on the condition and health of California’s cannabis industry. Department staff reviewed the evolution of state cannabis law, the creation of the current regulatory framework, licensing and compliance efforts, and enforcement against illicit cannabis and hemp-derived intoxicating cannabinoids. The department said the licensed market has grown in production and retail units sold, while active licenses and retail sales value have declined, and that the illicit market remains a major competitive factor. The department also highlighted consumer education efforts, product testing and recalls, and coordination through the state enforcement task force and other agencies. The department’s economist said the data show continued growth in licensed production and a rising share of consumption through the licensed market, but falling wholesale and retail prices have reduced overall industry value. He identified major headwinds as taxes and fees, illicit-market competition, local prohibitions that limit retail access, regulatory costs, and broader business pressures, while noting opportunities in product innovation and possible hemp-market changes. Committee members pressed the department on enforcement, public health concerns, equity ownership and employment, delays in grant administration, pesticide testing, and whether the legal market is truly viable for small businesses and farmers. Several members argued that stronger enforcement and lower costs are needed, while one member raised concerns about cannabis-related health harms and said the hearing focused too narrowly on supply-side issues. Public commenters from industry groups and advocacy organizations largely echoed concerns about high taxes, regulatory burdens, limited retail access, and the size of the illicit market. Many urged the Legislature not to let the excise tax rise from 15% to 19% and called for tax relief, compliance reform, more enforcement, and broader retail access. Some speakers said the report was too optimistic and did not reflect business failures, debt, and closures, while others emphasized the need to protect small farmers, address wildfire insurance, and support equity businesses. No votes or formal actions were taken; the hearing was informational only.

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• Abraham, relative to the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, provides for water well drilling
• 280 requires that anyone performing or offering services related to water wells or environmental drilling
• The bill also formally defines well drilling in this state's contractor law.
• procurement requirements for materials and goods by public entities, purchase of certain non-new rail equipment

Bills: HR265 , HR266 , HR267 , HR268 , HR269 , HR270 , HR271 , HR272 , HR273 , HCR107 , HCR108 , HCR109 , HCR110 , HCR111 , HR257 , HR258 , HR259 , HR260 , HR261 , HR262 , HR263 , HCR105 , HCR106 , SCR30 , SB57 , SB157 , SB202 , SB237 , SB276 , SB450 , SB465 , SB501 , SB525 , HR3 , HR80 , HR197 , HR243 , SCR5 , SCR35 , HB4 , HB623 , HB944 , HB986 , HB1098 , HB1222 , SB34 , SB164 , SB172 , SB198 , SB208 , SB232 , SB281 , SB286 , SB317 , SB322 , SB334 , SB380 , SB385 , SB409 , SB417 , SB421 , SB430 , SB439 , SB447 , SB458 , SB510 , SB398 , HB646 , HR84 , HR188 , HR205 , SCR19 , SCR3 , SCR6 , SCR18 , SCR11 , SCR22 , SCR2 , SCR20 , SCR24 , HCR6 , HB301 , HB359 , HB657 , HB675 , HB680 , HB727 , HB302 , HB819 , HB1257 , HB1258 , SB8 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB16 , SB17 , SB18 , SB20 , SB21 , SB22 , SB40 , SB48 , SB55 , SB69 , SB75 , SB77 , SB78 , SB85 , SB102 , SB115 , SB133 , SB140 , SB148 , SB151 , SB165 , SB169 , SB170 , SB185 , SB197 , SB200 , SB217 , SB235 , SB278 , SB280 , SB291 , SB300 , SB303 , SB315 , SB324 , SB330 , SB411 , SB416 , SB420 , SB436 , SB438 , SB449 , SB455 , SB456 , SB477 , SB489 , SB521 , SB45 , SB58 , SB71 , SB81 , SB92 , SB100 , SB109 , SB141 , SB156 , SB181 , SB203 , SB204 , SB205 , SB207 , SB213 , SB214 , SB216 , SB229 , SB257 , SB274 , SB290 , SB304 , SB374 , SB379 , SB396 , SB410 , SB425 , SB427 , SB429 , SB479 , SB522 , HCR72 , HB633 , HB603 , HB940 , HB251 , HB775 , HB998 , HB1191 , HB625 , HB1255 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HB284 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1240 , SB82 , SB89 , HB258 , HB842 , SB149 , SB382 , SB441

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the pledge, roll call, and several personal privileges recognizing visitors and special observances, including Transportation Day and a day without child care at the Capitol. Members also honored the Southern University Laboratory School track teams, early childhood educators, and later offered condolences and tributes, including a memorial resolution for Derek Butler’s family and birthday recognitions for members and staff. The chamber received Senate messages, committee reports, and introduced or adopted several resolutions and bills throughout the day. A major portion of the floor was devoted to retirement-system cleanup and funding bills, including Senate Bills 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, and 21. Members and authors explained these measures as technical changes to simplify contribution formulas, separate funding for COLAs and benefit increases from debt paydown, and update reemployment or benefit rules for retirees in various systems. Most of these bills passed with large margins after brief questions about whether they would affect automatic debt reduction; authors repeatedly said they would not stop debt paydown. Other measures passed on topics such as emergency vehicle procedures, international driving reciprocity with Ireland, seat belt use, port commission appointments, GOHSEP cybersecurity authority, storage facility rental rules, biomarker testing coverage, DNA sample collection procedures, and a law-institute bill on movable-property leases. The House also adopted HCR 72, the Jonas A. Feeley Act, which memorializes Congress to expedite research and treatment development for acute myeloid leukemia in honor of a deceased veteran, and H.B. 1258, which directs the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on handling unlawfully possessed sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife. Another notable bill, Senate Bill 200, created a process for expropriating property tied to foreign adversaries near military bases, with amendments allowing voluntary divestment before expropriation. Most measures were adopted by wide margins, with co-author votes taken on some resolutions and bills tabled or returned to the calendar when requested. The most extended debate centered on Senate Bill 217, which would reduce the number of judges in Orleans Parish courts based on a statewide workload study. Supporters said the National Center for State Courts study showed Orleans had more judges than comparable parishes and that the bill would right-size the courts and save about $2.1 million. Opponents questioned the study’s methodology, the lack of Orleans delegation involvement, the counting of cases, the absence of uniform statewide clerk-of-court standards, and whether reducing criminal judges made sense given crime concerns. Despite the criticism, the bill was advanced after lengthy questioning, while the chamber continued to move other bills and resolutions forward.

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• I'm kind of gathering, because, you know, you're not providing the teachers or the visual audio equipment
• And my question is really to drill down, you know, a major difference.
• The question is really to drill down: a major difference is AP credit, standardized national exam, one
• mandatory reporting training, as well as regular fire sprinkler, asbestos, elevator, and safety equipment
• mandatory reporting training, as well as regular fire sprinkler, asbestos, elevator, and safety equipment

Committee: Joint Education Committee

Summary: The meeting focused heavily on dual credit programming across North Dakota, with presentations from Valley City State University, Lake Region State College, Fargo Public Schools, and teachers from West Fargo and Drake-Anamoose. Speakers described dual credit as a way to give high school students college-level rigor, reduce future tuition costs, and help students explore academic and career pathways. Several presenters emphasized that strong local relationships between colleges and school districts are central to program quality, especially in rural areas where access to advanced coursework can be limited. Valley City State University outlined its quality-control model, including annual teacher trainings, syllabus and outcomes alignment, faculty evaluations, qualification standards, school visits, and a goal of building 24-credit College Studies Certificates. The university reported about 504 students in the fall and 559 in the spring, with roughly 5,539 projected credit hours and about 130 students expected to earn the 24-credit certificate. Members asked about faculty qualifications, online versus in-person delivery, student retention, revenue, and whether a more centralized statewide model might be more efficient; the presenter said centralization could reduce duplication but might weaken local relationships and choice. Lake Region State College described a broader regional model, with about 913 dual credit students last fall across 44 school districts, roughly half of them taking online college courses and half taking face-to-face courses taught by qualified high school teachers serving as adjuncts. The college said it has paid for graduate credits to help teachers meet credentialing requirements and reimburses districts for teacher support and materials. Fargo Public Schools reported 50 dual credit courses through multiple higher-ed partners, 1,571 enrollments, and a 12.61% increase in participation, while also raising concerns about inconsistent registration systems, credentialing requirements, and transfer clarity across institutions. Teachers from West Fargo and Drake-Anamoose reinforced the value of dual credit, while noting concerns about retention in foundational science courses and the importance of maintaining rigor and support for students.

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• ,</c><00:54:02.160><c> consolidating</c> school safety drills, consolidating school safety drills, consolidating
• Our schools should be equipped to support the diverse needs of this at-risk population.
• 01:37:21.280><c> schools</c><01:37:21.840><c> should</c><01:37:22.120><c> be</c><01:37:22.240><c> equipped
• Our schools should be equipped to them.
• Our schools should be equipped to support<01:37:23.000><c> the</c><01:37:23.080><c> diverse</c><01:37

Committee: Senate Education Policy

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• , for me, and this is something labor force participation rate, I think, is so important to really drill
• </c><00:41:54.240><c> down</c><00:41:54.680><c> on</c> is so important to really drill down on is so
• important to really drill down on where<00:41:55.920><c> do</c><00:41:56.079><c> we</c><00:41:56.240>
• </c><01:24:44.800><c> So</c><01:24:45.040><c> they're</c><01:24:45.199><c> thinking</c> equipment as
• So they're thinking equipment as well.

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• is committed to leading this vital work through significant investments in conservation efforts, equipment
• and systems upgrades efforts, equipment and systems upgrades and<00:58:32.880><c> renewable</c><00:58
• So our intent is to start drilling these wells this fall.
• </c><01:03:06.160><c> is</c><01:03:06.319><c> to</c><01:03:06.559><c> start</c><01:03:06.720><c> drilling
• </c><01:03:07.119><c> these</c> our intent is to start drilling these our intent is to start drilling

Bills: HF2928 , HF2912 , HF2297

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

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• The remaining area is for a little bit of a buffer zone, as well as the storage of equipment, a place
• ><00:14:19.959><c> the</c><00:14:20.120><c> storage</c><00:14:20.440><c> of</c><00:14:20.680><c> equipment
• </c> zone as well as the storage of equipment zone as well as the storage of equipment uh<00:14:21.880
• Or is the other alternative to give up those wells and actually drill new wells someplace else beyond
• new wells someplace else actually drill new wells someplace else beyond<01:10:30.239><c> the</c><01:

Summary: The informational briefing focused on the City and County of Honolulu’s effort to site a replacement landfill for Oahu before the Waimanalo Gulch landfill closes in 2028. Chair Nicole Lowen and other legislators opened the meeting by framing the issue as important statewide and encouraging recycling, composting, and proper use of the curbside bins. The city’s Department of Environmental Services, led by Director Roger Babcock and Deputy Director Mike O’Keefe, then presented the background and siting process. ENV explained the legal and technical constraints that shaped the search, including the 2019 Land Use Commission decision requiring closure of Waimanalo Gulch by March 2, 2028, and the 2020 Act 73 restrictions on landfill siting near residences, schools, hospitals, conservation districts, airports, and tsunami inundation areas. They said a landfill advisory committee reviewed six candidate sites in 2021-2022 and rejected them because they fell within the Board of Water Supply’s no-pass zone. After further evaluation and an extension of the naming deadline, the city selected a site in central Oahu near Wahiawa, on agricultural land currently used as a Dole pineapple field. City officials said the selected site was chosen as the best of the evaluated options and, in their view, could be permitted under state and federal law. They described planned environmental protections, including a modern sanitary landfill design with double liners, leachate collection systems, monitoring wells, and post-closure monitoring, and said the existing Waimanalo Gulch landfill has operated for 35 years without leachate leaks. They also emphasized that the site would still require a special use permit, Department of Health approvals, an environmental impact statement, and other public permitting processes, and that public engagement would continue over the next several years.

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• If you would introduce yourself for the record, you know the drill. Thank you, Mr. Chair, members.
• </c><00:03:05.560><c> thank</c> for the record you know the drill thank for the record you know the drill
• So back in 2021, there was a law passed restricting drilling new wells into this Mount Simon aquifer.
• The way the law currently reads, we can only drill a new well for homes for drinking water and not at
• that they have that ability to to drill that they have that ability to<00:41:12.720><c> work</c><00:

Bills: HF647 , HF2824 , HF1249 , HF623 , HF820

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Charles because this is the only time that Habitat has allowed me to operate a power drill in helping
• Habitat has allowed me to operate<00:30:46.080><c> a</c><00:30:46.240><c> power</c><00:30:46.480><c> drill
• </c><00:30:47.520><c> uh</c><00:30:47.679><c> in</c><00:30:47.919><c> helping</c> operate a power drill
• uh in helping operate a power drill uh in helping frame<00:30:48.960><c> uh</c><00:30:49.200><c> Yeah
• Paul; what the bathroom and kitchen spaces, the equipment was just beyond its useful life. you want to

Committee: House Capital Investment

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• Because of the sensitive nature of the treatment method, this equipment is not allowed to be used past
• Dyed diesel is what you're going to have your farmers and ranchers using on off-road equipment.
• That keeps us from giving her classroom equipment or bunk beds or playground equipment, and so it's certainly
• Equipment.
• You have to do a lot of drilling before you can generate any electricity.

Summary: The Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee heard and voted on several bills, beginning with SB 190, which would authorize revenue bonds for Gila Regional Medical Center to replace an aging linear accelerator for cancer treatment. The sponsor and hospital representatives said the project is critical for rural patients who otherwise travel long distances for radiation therapy. After a brief amendment changing the bond term from 20 to 30 years, the committee advanced the bill 7-0. The committee then took up SB 152, a broadband affordability and rural telecommunications bill that would keep money in the broadband fund for maintenance, expansion, and a new affordability program after the federal ACP lapsed. The sponsor and broadband stakeholders said the bill is needed to close the digital divide, while some industry witnesses supported the affordability goal but wanted changes to broaden eligibility and adjust program rules. The committee heard public testimony from supporters and opponents, then passed the bill 8-0. Next, SB 77 would require certain highway and public works contractors to contribute to apprenticeship training funds; labor groups supported it as workforce development, while highway and asphalt contractors opposed it as an added cost and argued they already run their own training programs. After extended debate about whether the 60-cent-per-hour contribution would raise project costs or simply redirect existing prevailing-wage funds, the committee advanced SB 77 on a 5-3 vote. The committee also heard SB 182, a dyed diesel gross receipts tax deduction for agricultural use, but held it for the tax package without a vote. SB 151, a corporate income tax decoupling bill intended to recover revenue lost to federal tax changes, drew strong support from tax and advocacy groups and strong opposition from business, oil and gas, and chamber representatives who called it a tax increase that would hurt investment and competitiveness. Committee members raised concerns about long-term revenue stability and business impacts, but the sponsors said the bill would restore state tax capacity and selectively decouple from federal provisions; the bill was held for later consideration in the tax package. Finally, the committee heard SB 133 on eliminating gross receipts tax on medical providers for medical equipment and supplies, and SB 212 on a ski-area construction equipment gross receipts tax exemption, with sponsors arguing both would improve competitiveness and support industry investment; both were discussed as possible tax-package items and held for further consideration.

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• We also have a, it was originally an $18.5 million request for statewide security equipment.
• But this would fund security equipment around the state like our x-ray machines, our walk-through metal
• Is that the gym equipment that's got to get dusted, or what has to happen?
• I knew, so I was wondering when the gym equipment was going to come.
• The next slide just quickly on special requests related to courthouse security and equipment.

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• Networks, core services, geographic information systems, and call handling equipment.
• That you have interoperable equipment regardless of a vendor or a manufacturer.
• All 449 PSAPs have been equipped, connected, and tested to support the transition.
• Namely, that old legacy 911 equipment is an obstacle to a perfect 911 system.
• We installed our rack, which had our equipment and the statewide provider's equipment in it.

Committee: House Emergency Management

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• So that’s where we’re getting our equipment ready. That’s where we’re filling our salt sheds.
• So that's where we're getting our equipment ready.
• , a lot of that equipment does not exist right now.
• the heavy equipment, the medium- and heavy-equipment, it's not there.
• Equipment, it's not there. We use a lot of loaders.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

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• The call handling equipment is in the local control rooms where dispatchers receive and manage emergency
• If you need increased environmental controls for cooling the equipment or power requirements, if you.
• All 449 PSAPs have been equipped, connected, and tested to support the transition.
• Namely, that old legacy 911 equipment is an obstacle to a perfect 911 system.
• We installed our rack, which had our equipment and the statewide provider's equipment in it.

Summary: The Emergency Management Committee held an oversight hearing on California’s Next Generation 911 rollout, focusing on Cal OES’s decision to move away from the original regional vendor model toward a statewide provider model. Cal OES said the regional architecture created complexity at the boundaries between regions, leading to misrouted calls, transfer problems, and degraded audio, and that a statewide model would better align with national standards and provide a more reliable, secure system. The Legislative Analyst’s Office urged the Legislature to pause further implementation until it has more information on the problems, tradeoffs, costs, and oversight needs, and recommended stronger reporting and possibly independent technical review before proceeding. Committee members pressed Cal OES on accountability, cost, testing, vendor selection, and whether the current system is safe. Cal OES said the project has cost about $456 million so far, most of it recurring service fees, and that 23 PSAPs had transitioned voice traffic while more than 440 total PSAPs remain in the state. Officials said the current system is operating, that a pause would not put the public at risk, and that the statewide conversion could be completed by summer 2030. Members and the LAO raised concerns about whether Cal OES has enough technical oversight and whether contract language alone is sufficient to prevent repeat problems. The vendor panel largely defended the regional model and argued that the existing system is already built, tested, and ready to expand. NGA 911, Synergem, Lumen, and Atos said the regional architecture provides redundancy and resilience, that early problems were often tied to legacy-system integration, carrier issues, or training rather than the regional design itself, and that a statewide redesign would add cost and delay. Atos said it serves as the statewide backbone and backup and has already carried live traffic, while vendors emphasized that they support continued modernization but believe California should build on the current regional investment rather than replace it.

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• just going to be identified if you're not going to use a GFCI receptacle, like for refrigeration equipment
• So this would have been another thing where, if the receptacle is labeled for refrigeration equipment
• It's not really a rule thing, but how deep do your test drilling go into the ground?
• In a nutshell, it's equipment that organizations can use at their sites to replace bar staff having to

Committee: Joint Administrative Rules Committee