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• The House bill is very limited.
• specific threshold amount or based on a percentage of his or her income and assets.
• specific threshold amount or based on a percentage of his or her income assets.
• So specifically around the time limit, where in the bill is there a time limit specifically on the conduct
• I don't like public records exemptions and use them in a very limited way.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a brief introduction of the doctor of the day before moving to the special order calendar. The chamber first took up several claims bills, including SB 6/HB 6507 for relief of L.E. through the Department of Children and Families, which was described as compensation for severe injuries after DCF returned the child to unsafe parents; the House bill was substituted and passed 34-0. SB 26 for the estate of Mark Legata, involving catastrophic injuries tied to FDOT negligence, was also substituted with the House version and passed 35-0. SB 42/HB 47 on specific medical diagnoses and child protective investigations passed 34-0 after supporters said it would require child protection teams to consider certain medical conditions that can mimic abuse. Later, SB 1002 on child welfare passed 37-0 after sponsors said it clarifies that parental drug abuse can constitute harm or neglect and allow earlier court intervention and services, while not changing parental rights law. The Senate then considered education and health-related measures. SB 206/HB 851 on students with autism spectrum disorder was amended to the House bill and passed 35-0; the sponsor said it expands teacher preparation, requires autism-related training, creates a loan forgiveness program, and adds salary supplements for teachers with autism endorsements. SB 556/HB 453 on high school diploma requirements passed 36-0 and would allow students with disabilities to use Special Olympics participation to satisfy PE requirements, while also fixing a marching band credit issue. SB 688 on naturopathic medicine passed 33-3, reestablishing licensure and regulation of naturopathic doctors. SB 878/HB 1347 on clinical laboratory personnel passed 37-0 to address staffing shortages by aligning Florida more closely with federal CLIA standards. SB 914/HB 867 on dry needling by occupational therapists passed 37-0, clarifying authority for that treatment. SB 530 on state lotteries passed 36-0 with updates to operations, security, and retailer rules. SB 964/HB 6011 on financial disclosures and gifts/honoraria passed 36-0 after an amendment restored a percentage-based reporting option. The chamber also approved several government-administration and public-records measures. SB 326/HB 131 on curators of estates passed 36-0, updating probate rules for temporary court-appointed curators. SB 758/HB 625 on the Justice Administrative Commission passed 37-0 after an amendment broadened the judicial member to a judge or senior judge rather than only a circuit judge. SB 830 on public records passed 31-5, creating exemptions for the personal information of county and city managers and certain family members. The Senate also passed SB 21/HB 218 on land use regulations, which preserves hurricane-recovery restrictions in affected counties while lifting them later for unaffected counties, and the sponsor thanked colleagues for helping address unintended consequences from prior law. SB 354 on Blue Ribbon Projects was debated extensively over concerns about local control, conservation protections, and vague standards; after a late amendment excluding data centers from commercial areas, the bill was temporarily postponed rather than passed. Finally, SB 1632/HB 1471 on ideologies inconsistent with American principles and domestic terrorist designations drew significant debate over references to Sharia law, religious freedom, notice, and due process; one amendment striking Sharia references failed, and a second amendment with broader revisions was under discussion when the transcript ended.

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• So we'll do an the asset itself.
• Nearly 60 percent were limited liability companies, Minnesota business corporations, or limited partnerships
• :53:34.559> Minnesota limited liability companies, Minnesota limited liability companies, Minnesota
• corporations or limited business corporations or limited partnerships.<00:53:37.760> Uh<00:53
• personal guarantee and any other assets personal guarantee and any other assets that<01:32:26.960

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met on March 4, 2026, and focused almost entirely on an update and oversight discussion of the Promise Act, including its grant and loan programs. The chair opened by explaining that the committee wanted to better understand how the 2023 law was implemented, how funds are still being deployed in greater Minnesota and the metro, and whether adjustments made in 2024 and 2025 were working as intended. The minutes from March 3 were approved at the start of the meeting. Deputy Commissioner Kevin McKinnon of DEED outlined the program’s legislative history, funding structure, eligibility rules, and oversight process. He said the grant side has about $94 million available, with $16 million going to the Minnesota Initiative Foundations and $86 million to the Neighborhood Development Center, plus administrative and technical assistance set-asides. He noted legislative changes over time, including shifting the revenue eligibility test to the prior year, adding a home-office deduction requirement for businesses using a home address, and maintaining a preference for applicants who had not received more than $10,000 in prior state assistance. McKinnon said about $22 million had been awarded to 35 businesses at the time of the update, and that the loan program has $30 million appropriated, with about $9.5 million lent so far. He also described the application, verification, audit, and payment process, emphasizing that partners handle intake and DEED conducts final review and random audits. Shahir Ahmmed of the Neighborhood Development Center described the round-one and round-two grant process in more detail. He said NDC spent about nine months building the application platform, launched round one in June 2024, received more than 3,000 applications, and later paused awards while DEED and legislators clarified the law. He reported that 651 applications were approved in the first round for just under $9 million, and that round two launched in September 2025 with a goal of distributing up to $50 million in remaining grant funds. Ahmmed also explained the step-by-step applicant process, including email confirmation, eligibility screening, document upload, identity verification through Plaid, and final DEED review. He said applicants commonly use funds for payroll, equipment or inventory, rent, and utilities. The chair indicated there would be further testimony from other program partners and then member questions, but no votes or formal actions were taken on the Promise Act itself during this portion of the meeting.

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• It's asset allocation.
• <02:48:33.279> allocation get an asset allocation get an asset allocation um<02:48:35.359>
• c> asset<02:51:07.359> that<02:51:07.600> provides<02:51:08.000> more asset,
• it's an asset that provides more asset, it's an asset that provides more flexibility<02:51:08.880>
• It's a strategic asset.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Minnesota's capital assets. Minnesota's capital assets.
• Uh as you know our asset preservation.
• We can appreciate that the state has a limited resource at this moment in time, and the modest request
• We encourage the state to step up and do their part to support requested asset preservation needs this
• And preserving these assets is a fiscally responsible move.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And we have a capital assets module.
• And we have a capital assets module.
• And our capital assets program allows the county to input their capital assets, and we also have a depreciation
• So, you know, sky's kind of the limit as to whatever they want to do.
• There's what, for those of us—which I am term-limited—but for those of you that are not term-limited,

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The subcommittee of the Tax Reform and Relief Committee met with a quorum to begin its study of whether the content of North Dakota real estate tax statements should be revised to improve transparency. Legislative Council staff reviewed the background for the study, including House Bill 1176, current statutory requirements for tax statements, and recent changes such as separate line items for bonded debt, primary residence credit, and legacy fund-related amounts. The Tax Department then explained the current statement format and noted that the form is prescribed and approved by the tax commissioner, with changes typically driven by statute and implemented collaboratively with counties and vendors. County officials from the North Dakota Association of Counties described the full annual process for preparing budgets, setting levies, calculating taxable values, and issuing notices and tax statements. They said counties spend significant time coordinating with taxing districts, neighboring counties, and software vendors, and that the new budget hearing notices and valuation notices have not generated much public response. Members raised concerns about the usefulness and clarity of certain line items, especially the legislative tax relief calculation and the primary residence credit, and discussed whether the current statement creates confusion rather than transparency. Testimony also addressed the 3% cap, mill levy worksheets, assessment cycles, and the role of county auditors and tax directors in maintaining accurate values. The committee also heard from software vendors CPT and Tyler Technologies about how legislative changes are programmed into tax systems and how online taxpayer portals can provide more detailed breakdowns of tax bills. Vendors said changes required by law are generally absorbed in contracts rather than billed directly to counties, and they demonstrated web tools and pie-chart style breakdowns that show where tax dollars go. NDACO presented a survey of eight counties estimating tax statement preparation and mailing costs, concluding that outsourced printing tends to be cheaper on average and that total statewide tax statement costs may be roughly $600,000, though the estimate was based on limited data. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational and focused on gathering testimony and identifying issues for possible future recommendations or bill drafts.

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• It makes no sense discarding this asset while spending millions building reservoirs to treat water through
• This whole drug chain will work itself out before that upper price limit is released.
• This whole drug chain will work itself out before that upper price limit is released. >> Chair McClure
• This whole drug chain will work itself out before that upper price limit is released. >> Chair McClure
• Kincart Jonsson: If you don't have insurance, you get the same price limit as those that have insurance

Summary: The committee first took up CS/House Bill 981, which would restore the Ocklawaha River and related natural resources. Supporters, including environmental groups, Save the Manatee Club, business owners, and Reunite the Rivers advocates, argued the bill would improve manatee habitat, fish passage, flood protection, tourism, and long-term economic returns while reducing dam maintenance costs. Opponents and skeptics focused on concerns about water quality, nutrient loading in the St. Johns River, loss of the Rodman Reservoir’s habitat and water-supply value, and potential ecological and economic harms. Members in debate largely supported the restoration effort, and the bill was reported favorably on a unanimous vote. The committee then heard HB 697, the PRICE Act, which would use international reference pricing to set a drug cost benchmark, address pharmacy benefit manager practices, and require health plans to keep drug prices stable for the year. The sponsor said the bill would lower costs and improve access, especially for uninsured Floridians. Supporters, including independent pharmacists, argued PBMs are squeezing pharmacies and that the bill could help lower prices. Opponents from BioFlorida and PhRMA warned the proposal could disrupt the national drug supply chain, fail to pass savings to patients, and lead to shortages, reduced access, and less innovation. After debate, the bill passed favorably, with Rep. Chambliss voting no. The committee also considered CS/HB 1081, which was amended to include private colleges and universities with NCA designation in the program. After brief discussion and support from United Way Miami, the committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, CS/HB 177 was introduced as a framework for Florida’s regional councils to cross-assign bills among regions; it received supportive testimony and was also reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Could you include income and asset modeling into it?
• Folks that are on limited income. >> Right? >> Yeah.
• <01:16:48.159> income, folks that are on limited income, folks that are on limited income,
• going to add the income and asset going to add the income and asset requirements,<01:26:34.000><
• We can model it if it was income-qualified to $25,000 plus whatever it is for an asset limitation.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We're just trying to use assets that are already in the ground versus creating new ones.
• As I understand it, and I could be wrong, eminent domain does not apply to these assets currently.
• So there are only a very limited amount of practices that are included in the cost of— There are only
• a very limited amount of practices that are included in the cost-share program.
• So there's a very limited number of practices that qualify.

Bills: HB4338, HB3977, HB2100, HB2975, HB3056, HB3406, HB3720, HB4316, HB3405, HB1907, HB3142, HB3173, HB3270, HB3728, HB2440, HB2596, HB3466, HB3469, HB4338, HB3977, HB2100, HB2975, HB3056, HB3406, HB3720, HB4316, HB3405, HB1907, HB3142, HB3173, HB3270, HB3728, HB2440, HB2596, HB3466, HB3469

Keywords: HB4338, Oklahoma Brine Development Act, brine unitization, produced water, produced water unit, oil and gas wastewater, produced water recycling, reclaimed water, constituent elements, brine rights, solution gas, Corporation Commission, unitization, royalty interests, surface owner, oil and gas produced water, recycling and reuse, wastewater disposal, mineral extraction, lithium extraction

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• So she understands the fast pace of our courts and certainly will be an asset.
• So you're for the general district court judge, and although we generally have jurisdictional limits
• I believe that Mary Beth's disposition will be an asset to the bench.
• I believe that Mary Beth's disposition will be an asset to the bench.
• I think many of our courts have the limitation of only being able to speak to the symptoms.

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• appropriate bargaining unit shall be allowed to grieve any disciplinary action, including but not limited
• appropriate bargaining unit shall be allowed to grieve any disciplinary action, including but not limited
• Same recommendation for JDC on SB 2757 relating to digital asset charters. Questions or concerns?
• Okay, next up is SB 2387 relating to digital financial asset transaction kiosks.
• <00:09:22.920> transaction digital financial asset transaction digital financial asset transaction

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees met in decision-making sessions and considered a long list of Senate bills, with no oral testimony taken. Several measures were advanced unamended, including SB 2178 on industrial hemp, SB 2277 on hospital price transparency, SB 2387 on digital financial asset transaction kiosks, SB 2688 on compassionate release, SB 3132 on syndromic surveillance data reporting, SB 3219 on housing infrastructure growth bonds, and others. Many bills were also advanced with technical or substantive amendments, including SB 2114 on collective bargaining grievance rights, SB 2601 on procurement penalties, SB 2698 on cruise ships/transportation, SB 2757 on digital asset charters, SB 2948 on insurance fraud, SB 2002 on water governance, SB 2022 on state water code penalties, SB 2190 on inclusionary zoning, SB 3294 on wrongful imprisonment compensation, and SB 17, SB 2407, SB 2811, SB 2907, SB 2930, SB 3084, SB 3103, and SB 2808 in the later agenda segment. The committee also discussed SB 2080, relating to the psychology interjurisdictional compact, where one senator objected to interstate compacts as opening local jobs to out-of-state professionals; despite that objection, the measure was adopted. SB 3133 on preventive medicine drew amendment discussion to remove unnecessary language about committee members not being state employees and to delete an immunity subsection, while preserving ethics-code coverage and provider immunity. SB 3000 on insurance was amended to remove a savings clause, and SB 2921 on fund transfers received extensive amendments removing or revising numerous special funds and revolving accounts across agencies. Most votes were unanimous or near-unanimous, often with members present voting aye or with reservations. A few measures drew recorded no votes or reservations, including SB 2080, SB 3133, SB 2921, and SB 2401, where one member voted with reservations and the committee report was to reflect the Attorney General’s comments. In each case, the committee adopted the recommendation and moved the bills forward.

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• of the experiment, the community solar program is up and running, and it's already somewhat self-limiting
• That means that the State of Minnesota is making the best possible use it can of its existing assets,
• local subscribers, constructed, and now maintains a highly productive operating portfolio of solar assets
• ENGIE is leasing 282 acres of land to house our operational solar assets.
• In addition to subscriber savings, our community solar assets created jobs for local workers and generate

Bills: HF2103, HF2793

Keywords: energy, renewable energy, ammonia, hydrogen, certificate tracking, funding, environment, community solar, energy policy, sustainability, solar garden program, regulation sunset

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• would be allowed to designate two-lane county roads or municipal streets that have a posted speed limit
• been ascertained that the individual's being scammed, the individual can, or the bank can freeze the asset
• This bill will close a big loophole that's allowed scammers to get assets and skate through investigation
• by preventing them from getting the assets.
• One, it clarifies the law relating to decanting, which is when you pour trust assets into a new trust

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met and considered a series of bills, beginning with CS/CS/SB 282 on home and service warranty association financial requirements. The bill would allow more than one collateral liability insurance policy to back a warranty license and make related financial requirement changes; an amendment clarifying policy options was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 280 on candidate qualification, which creates an enforceable requirement and private right of action for party-affiliation qualification rules, and SB 7004, an open government sunset review bill that continues a public records exemption related to housing assistance program applicants or participants after disasters. The committee then took up several member bills. CS/CS/CS/SB 88 would create an opt-in framework for local governments to allow utility terrain vehicles on certain roads, with safety requirements and insurance clarification added by amendment; supporters emphasized local transportation benefits and law enforcement tools, while several senators raised concerns about misuse in urban areas, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 106 would allow substitute service through the same electronic platform used by scammers in vulnerable adult exploitation cases, with a 30-day hold clarified by amendment; it received support from elder law and advocacy groups and was reported favorably. CS/CS/SB 262 made technical changes to the Florida Trust Code, including decanting, trustee actions, ademption by satisfaction, and homestead/community property trust treatment, and was also reported favorably. Additional bills approved included SB 402, which updates the unlawful use of uniforms, medals, or insignia statute by referring to armed forces as defined elsewhere in law; SB 700, which continues the public records exemption for site-specific location information for threatened and endangered species; and SB 7006, which preserves public records and meeting exemptions for building plans and related documents depicting 911, E911, and public safety radio communication infrastructure, including next-generation 911 systems. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on certain bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• Testifiers signed up in advance have been provided with a time limit for testimony. are not allowed.
• 00:01:27.920> signed<00:01:28.240> up<00:01:28.400> in Please adhere to these limits
• The time limits are set so that we can keep the meeting on time.
• And then what I had referred to before in section 11, we have a hiring limitation which specifically
• <01:33:31.679> to center, including but not limited to center, including but not limited to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:16:19.600> on of complying with the limitation on of complying with the limitation on
• Section 12 $134,310 shall be from the limited gaming impact account within the local government limited
• . limitation. limitation. 15<04:16:48.800> on<04:16:48.960> state<04:16:49.199> fiscal
• they are not subject to the limitation they are not subject to the limitation on<04:16:58.720>
• of Personnel Division of Capital Assets of Personnel Division of Capital Assets Fleet<05:29:01.520

Keywords: 981, all

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• It also, in subsection 4 of section 3, adds a limiting of causes of action against nonprofit organizations
• Current law limits<00:26:55.760> open<00:26:56.080> record<00:26:56.400> request
• <00:26:57.560> to<00:26:57.800> residents limits open record request to residents limits
• are placed in that and their assets are placed in that wallet<00:38:42.960> that<00:38:43.120
• So with all that their assets. So with all that explanation,<00:39:04.200> Mr.

Keywords: 958, all

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• Um, higher ed certainly needed, asset preservation, we call it, deferred maintenance, whatever you want
• :04:38.000> ed<00:04:38.560> certainly<00:04:39.600> needed,<00:04:40.080> asset
• higher ed certainly needed, asset higher ed certainly needed, asset preservation,<00:04:41.199><
• And in fact, in 2010 when this limited low-fat or skim milk policy went into place, the obesity rate
• to just skim skim milks and uh limited to just skim skim milks and low-fat<00:18:48.320> milks.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• systematically failed to compensate baseload generation in order to ensure the retention of existing assets
• of... providing facilities or services for the benefit of the public in connection with, but not limited
• Do you commit to opposing any proposal to auction off assets including those owned by Bonneville Power
• You commit to not auctioning off any of the PMA assets including those by Bonneville. administrations
• Are you involved, or do you have any assets held in blind trusts? No. No. Thank you.

Keywords: nuclear energy, permitting process, energy production, public lands, national parks, uranium imports, legislative bills, infrastructure development

Summary: The committee meeting was dominated by discussions on a variety of legislative bills including major topics such as nuclear energy advancement, the effects of regulatory hurdles on energy production, and proposals to improve national park staffing and maintenance. Members expressed concerns over the federal government's handling of uranium imports and the necessity for maintaining a robust domestic nuclear supply chain. Efforts to streamline permitting processes to facilitate more efficient energy project development were also a focal point, alongside public testimony from stakeholders in the energy and environmental sectors. The meeting highlighted the urgent need for infrastructure development to meet rising energy demands while addressing climate change impacts.

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• That could be a wide variety of activities, not limited to employment, housing, transportation, education
• , asset building, health, and a wide variety of community partnerships with faith-based organizations
• That could be a wide variety of activities, not limited to do. of poverty.
• That could be a wide variety of activities, not limited to employment, housing, transportation, education
• , asset building, health, and a wide variety of community partnerships with faith-based organizations

Summary: The committee first laid over SB 1101 and SB 1813, then heard and advanced SB 1966 and SB 80. SB 1966, presented by Chairman Johns, was amended with a PCS to incorporate the House’s Memorial Roads and Bridges language after a House-Senate coordination issue; the committee adopted the PCS and passed the bill out unanimously, 9-0. SB 80, presented by Representative Clay Staires, was also amended with a PCS and described as a cleanup bill removing several outdated turnpike provisions; members noted it reflected a negotiated consensus, and it passed unanimously, 11-0. After the bill votes, the committee received a required informational presentation from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce on the federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG). Director Marshall Votes explained that Commerce administers the grant, keeps 5% for oversight, and passes 90% to 17 community action agencies serving all 77 counties. He said the program currently manages about $8.9 million, served about 33,000 low-income families last year, and leverages that funding into more than $250 million in broader community impact through services such as employment support, housing, transportation, education, health, and childcare. Members asked about Commerce staffing and oversight, and Votes said a small team of a few employees handles planning, monitoring, training, and compliance for CSBG alongside other programs. Committee members thanked Commerce for its work and emphasized the importance of the program for rural communities and all 77 counties. The meeting ended with expressions of appreciation and adjournment.

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• And the the assets uh expenses etc.
• being removed from the assets being removed from the assets that's<01:22:37.840> being<01
• <02:01:53.440> of<02:01:53.679> my and that is the limit of my and that is the limit
• And it is it is it's um limited on who can do that based it's um limited on who can do that based on<
• <04:12:28.960> And would not limit that at all. And would not limit that at all.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I mean, the, the housing this at the governor's office with, Um, with its limited staff and just having
• It's a replacement of some gas cogeneration assets.
• Uh, we, we have a 3-minute time limit, and, and you've gone over, and we have to get, we have to move
• That's a huge, um, asset that the state of Texas has that we have just really started to tap into.
• And second, as the chairman just said, there is no limit set.

Bills: HB 14, HB 106, HB 146, HB 267, HB 274, HB 1127, HB 1359, HB 1393, HB 1584, HB 1640, HB 1710, HB 2152, HCR 101, HJR 8, HR 51

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund