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• That was a bad bill by Sneed, so I am back this year to kind of clean that up.
• That was a bad bill by Sneed, so I am back this year to kind of clean that up.
• you know, ...which, because of a variety of insurance costs and the insurance companies challenging claims
• wow, if I had a savings account that I'd already kind of built that up into, then I could pay that claim

Summary: The committee took up several business and commerce measures, beginning with HB 2970, which would change Oklahoma’s state fossil from Saurophaganax to Sauroposeidon because the former has been identified as a chimera. The author and members discussed the dinosaur’s size, its discovery in Oklahoma, and the tourism and educational value of highlighting the state’s prehistoric resources. The bill received a do pass recommendation and was reported out of committee by a 15-1 vote. Members then advanced HB 3338, a pool industry regulation bill, and HB 3443, which increases permit fees for oversized and overweight loads to fund weigh station improvements. HB 3443 was described as an inflation adjustment to fees that had not changed since 2008 and as an industry-supported idea; it passed 14-2. HB 3800, described as a cleanup bill from last session, and HB 3818, a home and auto savings account bill with the tax portion removed to avoid a fiscal impact, both received favorable committee action, with HB 3818 passing 17-0. HB 3783, the endorsed plumbers apprentice bill, drew the most discussion. Supporters said it would let trade school graduates take the exam sooner and better align training with workforce needs, while the union pipefitters and plumbers were said to oppose it. The author outlined possible amendments, including minimum training hours and a penalty for unlicensed work, and then laid the bill over until Thursday so amendments could be finalized. The chair also laid over HB 2471 for further amendment and discussion with the Workforce Commission before the committee’s final meeting later in the week.

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• I rise to claim time in favor of consideration of the resolution.
• </c> and absurd claims. and absurd claims.
• </c> the largest export creators of clean the largest export creators of clean energy<02:49:00.720><c
• </c> also are the largest creator of clean also are the largest creator of clean energy<02:49:10.000>
• claim to believe<04:00:06.479><c> in.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And third, SF 2236 repeals two campaign complaint claims of action that that forth a process by which
• This is just cleaning up the statutes to ensure that the citizens are aware of what claims they may bring
• before OAH and to make it easier for them to get the correct claim on the first try.
• </c><00:46:02.200><c> of</c> Um finally, the bill repeals claims of Um finally, the bill repeals claims
• </c> correct claim on the first try. correct claim on the first try.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You know, I have to come clean.
• Amy Goldsmith, Clean Water Action, opposed, no need to testify.
• Amy Goldsmith, Clean Water Action, opposed, no need to testify.
• and a portion of the claims that some plans would require the employer.
• You can't guarantee what claims are going to come in.

Keywords: 1146, all

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee met on June 28, 2026 and considered a long list of budget and policy bills, reporting many of them out of committee, often with amendments. Early measures included AB 2550 on continued dependent health coverage for certain adults with disabilities, AB 4794 allowing tax data sharing with the New Jersey Innovation Authority and Secure Choice Savings Board, and AB 3381/SB 1493 updating occupational therapy licensure requirements. The committee also advanced AB 4014, creating a social media research center at a public four-year institution, though one member opposed it as unnecessary spending given existing research on social media harms. Another bill, AB 5048/SB 1281, would ban certain apparel and diaper products with intentionally added PFAS; some members opposed it over safety and cost concerns, especially for firefighter gear, but it was reported. The committee also moved AB 383, which promotes volunteerism to help FamilyCare and SNAP recipients meet eligibility requirements, and AB 4357, extending telehealth pay parity, though one member objected to parity between telehealth and in-person care. The committee then took up several energy, environmental, and housing-related bills. AB 5188, the Advanced Grid Technologies Act, was released despite opposition from some members and labor interests. AB 2524 would let dual-use solar projects participate in community solar, and AB 5236 would strengthen pediatric psychiatry and behavioral health services; both were reported. AB 5348, allowing temporary use of open-space and related funds for certain municipalities, drew sharp criticism as a diversion of preservation money to fill budget holes, but passed. AB 5280 returned unexpended county appropriations to Hudson County and authorized supplemental operating aid; it also passed despite objections about prior bidding violations. AB 5347 provided certain motor vehicle-related funding to municipalities and was reported, as was AB 5334/SB 4423, appropriating Green Acres and CBT revenues for local open space and park projects. A major portion of the meeting focused on tax and business-related bills. AB 5329 increased the child tax credit for 2026-2028, with testimony urging that the expansion be made permanent; it was reported. AB 3899, the General Contractor Licensing Act, also passed. AB 5310/SB 4406 clarified sentencing under certain circumstances and was reported. AB 5330, allowing temporary transfers in the pension system, drew testimony from NJEA warning that the State Health Benefits Program was in crisis and asking for a longer repayment period to avoid rate spikes; the bill was still reported. AB 1326 created a higher education governance and funding task force and was amended to add a Talmudic institution or theological seminary representative. Later, AB 5333/SB 4424 appropriated additional Green Acres and CBT funds for recreation and conservation projects and was reported. The committee also advanced several business and alcohol-related measures, including AB 5235 establishing the School-Based Partnership for Access and Resilience for Kids program, AB 5325 reducing business formation fees, AB 4836/SB 2368 on portable solar devices, AB 4881 establishing an advanced nuclear energy procurement program, AB 3974/SB 3183 revising renewable energy incentive and solar interconnection rules, AB 4013 creating a social media research center focused on addictive behavior, AB 5225 making temporary alcohol beverage provisions permanent, and AB 5295 revising alcoholic beverage licensing laws. The most contentious debate came on AB 4085, the Fair Price Protection Act, which would restrict “surveillance pricing” and regulate grocery pricing practices. Consumer advocates supported the bill as a protection against individualized pricing, while retailers and chambers of commerce argued the language was too broad and could undermine loyalty programs, discounts, and electronic shelf labels. Despite those objections, the committee voted to report the bill after amendments. Finally, AB 4530/SB 3739 on EV supply equipment standards was reported, and AB 5322 imposing a temporary cap on net operating loss deductions under the corporate business tax sparked strong opposition from business groups and a policy debate over whether legitimate losses and investment-related deductions should be limited; the bill was still moved out of committee.

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• is that the insurance business depends on a reality that premiums need to roughly equal expected claims
• So the claims are very high, which implies that the premiums need to be very high.
• community to avoid the growth of brush, chaparral, look at trees, look what's hanging over eaves, clean
• a community to avoid the growth of brush, chaparral, look at trees, look what's hanging over ease, clean
• out your gutters, and prepare your homes and pull away, is, look at what's hanging over your ease, clean

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Um, I would assume that that would be in factors that increase claim costs or areas that would strengthen
• , um and other areas that would claims, um and other areas that would strengthen<00:04:20.959><c> and
• 05:05.199><c> factors</c><00:05:05.600><c> that</c><00:05:06.000><c> increase</c><00:05:06.320><c> claim
• that increase claim costs or areas<00:05:07.919><c> that</c><00:05:08.080><c> would</c><00:05:08.320
• things up so um and the trying to clean things up so it's<00:34:38.320><c> compliant</c><00:34:39.599

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• are generating more clean power than California, which should not be the case.
• . ...crisis after crisis while we are delaying our clean energy future.
• sites absolutely must be cleaned up responsibly.
• Communities deserve clean soil, clean groundwater, and taxpayers should never be left holding the bag
• I rise to present SB 1075, the Clean Air Promise.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• </c><03:45:52.080><c> up</c><03:45:52.319><c> that</c> to shift the cost of cleaning up that to shift
• the cost of cleaning up that footprint<03:45:53.199><c> to</c><03:45:53.399><c> the</c><03:45:53.520
• </c> is so upon approval this will be a clean is so upon approval this will be a clean bill<04:08:52.119
• I think we want, you know, I think it’s a good, clean industry for the state. It fits Hawaii.
• </c> want you know I think it's a good clean want you know I think it's a good clean industry<04:15:16.119

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• data, with state and federal claims data, with state and federal agencies,<00:08:18.639><c> to</c><00
• up the department and and uh do clean up the department and and uh do what<01:06:23.039><c> needs</c
• And so, uh, the economist in me tells me that, uh, that you would pursue the claims with the biggest
• reward and forgo pursuing the claims with the smallest reward.
• </c> reward uh and forgo pursuing the claims reward uh and forgo pursuing the claims with<01:37:51.920

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That was after I had probably 50 people come up to me with hair on fire saying we needed to get a clean
• That was after I had probably 50 people come up to me with hair on fire saying we needed to get a clean
• the $6 million cap that started out, there was an escalator of if that $6 million of credits was claimed
• This is, as was mentioned here just a few minutes ago, the piece of legislation that attempts to clean
• Clean up, get rid of a lot of what many would say are obsolete statutes, just so the committee knows.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The Legislative Rules Committee met with a quorum and held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1694, along with related Senate Bill 1688, both of which would update and expand the Missouri Downtown and Rural Economic Stimulus Act (often referred to as MODESA). Senator Steve Roberts said the bills would modernize redevelopment tools, broaden financing options, extend timelines, and expand residential incentives to support projects in places like downtown St. Louis and other communities, with no general fund risk. Supporters, including lobbyists and representatives of the City of Kansas City, the City of St. Louis, Greater St. Louis Inc., Historic Revitalization for Missouri, and BioSTL/Next Missouri, argued the program has already helped drive major projects such as Power & Light and Ballpark Village, could help redevelop large vacant buildings like the AT&T Tower and Railway Exchange Building, and would create jobs and investment. An opponent from the state public advocate’s office argued the bill would create more bureaucracy, rely on tax abatements and TIF-like tools, and burden taxpayers, citing concerns about the fiscal note and state budget pressures. Committee members asked questions about the history of the statute, the role of residential uses, the annual cap on credits, the angel investor credit, and whether specific downtown St. Louis sites could benefit. Witnesses clarified that the committee substitute removed some earlier provisions, including a Missouri incentive tied to income tax treatment, and reduced or eliminated some escalators in the credit structure. After the hearing, the chair announced executive session on SB 1694/1688, SB 1586, and SB 889. In executive session, the committee adopted a substitute and voted do pass on the combined House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bills 1694 and 1688 by a 10-0 vote. It then voted do pass on Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1586 by an 8-2 vote. Finally, it voted do pass on House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 889, a large cleanup bill dealing with obsolete statutes, by an 8-0-2 vote. The committee then adjourned.

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• So we, of course, ensure that we have clean voter rolls and, of course, we want to ensure that candidates
• And, of course, it will provide more discretion to county auditors to resolve these claims and allow
• their staff to quickly adjudicate these claims.
• I completely agree with the good senator from the 46th district, because clean voter rolls matter.
• Completely agree with a good senator from the 46th district because clean voter rolls matter.

Bills: SB6061, SB6234, SB6176, SB6335, SB6047, HB2235, HB2272, HB2340, HB2543, HB2554, HB2632, HB2464, HB2619, HB1376, HB1796, HB2091, HB2249, HB2254, HB2353, HB2431, HB2441, SB5808, SB5949, SB6006, SB6260, SB6297, SB6351, SB6354, SB6355, HB2124, HB1069, HB2104, HB2624

Keywords: tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law, state commission, infrastructure, traffic safety, responsibilities, state capital projects

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• IIJ funds that we've received in our clean water SRF just for base and emerging contaminants.
• There's no corresponding lead service line replacement program. within the Clean Water SRF.
• Yes sir. definitely are clean and drinking water, SRFs drinking water currently based on.
• Our clean water SRF is about nine. times oversubscribed. These are for sewage projects. Yeah.
• Primarily our clean water SRF. That's where we do a majority of our wastewater projects.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Perhaps freelancing on my part to clean up the existing language, so it looks like three sections of
• The next sections, beginning with section 11, are a DHS initiative to clean up language related to HCBS
• </c><00:13:44.560><c> up</c> 11 are a DHS initiative to, uh, clean up 11 are a DHS initiative to, uh,
• clean up language,<00:13:45.760><c> uh,</c><00:13:45.880><c> related</c><00:13:46.480><c> to</c><00:
• And so, I think we're seeing a pretty strong correlation between substantiated claims of maltreatment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This measure establishes, in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for administrative purposes only, a claims
• This measure establishes, in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for administrative purposes only, a claims
• </c><00:19:36.360><c> for</c><00:19:36.600><c> revenues</c> for settlement of claims for revenues for
• settlement of claims for revenues due<00:19:37.240><c> to</c><00:19:37.400><c> OHA</c><00:19:37.799>
• up uh a previous bill just cleaning up uh a previous measure<00:58:53.960><c> um</c><00:58:54.760><c

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several measures, beginning with Senate Bill 869 on community outreach boards. The Office of Information Practices said the bill was now clear and raised no concerns after clarification that it applies to Hawaii County community development action plan committees under the Sunshine Law. Written support was received from several individuals, and one testifier initially opposed the bill but withdrew opposition after hearing OIP’s explanation. No vote was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard Senate Bill 405 on neighborhood board meetings, which would let boards receive and discuss reports from government officials that were not on a noticed agenda, with final action deferred to a later noticed meeting. OIP said the bill was a policy choice but warned it would give boards more flexibility at the cost of less public notice. Support came from the Wke neighborhood board and Jacob Weinek, while Natalie Iwasa and Greg Mian opposed it, arguing it could lead to unclear agenda items and deeper discussion without adequate public notice. No vote was taken. The committee also heard Senate Bill 903 on a claims review working group in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands asking for the measure to be deferred because it believed a complete inventory and audit of the public lands trust should come first. Members asked about the status of related House Bill 1358. The committee then heard tax measures: Senate Bill 1469, which would suspend the collection statute of limitations while tax assessments are on appeal, and Senate Bill 1467, which would clarify that county tax appeals do not need to be served on the Director of Taxation. The Tax Department supported both bills, and the Tax Foundation’s witness generally agreed but suggested a possible amendment to SB 1469 regarding insurance premium tax language. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 544 on sentencing of minor defendants, which would require courts to consider youth-related factors and allow departures from mandatory minimums; OHA, the Public Defender, Human Rights for Kids, and others supported it, citing trauma, diminished culpability, and national trends, and no opposition was noted in the excerpt. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 691 on family courts, which would set a minimum age of 12 for adjudication of law violations. The Public Defender and Human Rights for Kids supported the bill, saying very young children should not be treated as law violators and can still receive services through other family court mechanisms. The Attorney General’s office and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office opposed the measure, arguing it could limit court jurisdiction and services for younger children and might have unintended consequences, including recruitment of children into criminal activity. Members asked whether amendments could preserve the bill’s intent while addressing those concerns; no final action is shown in the excerpt.

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• We all love our parks, our environment, and value clean water and clean air.
• It provides for clean and safe drinking water, making it so we don't have to drink PFAS out of our tap
• So I'll just cut it there, but we owe it to our constituents to pass this bill to give them the clean
• Members, this is a technical amendment to get the The bill cleaned up, as we know this is a complicated
• Would claim otherwise.

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• So we're just cleaning up statute to allow for that.
• So we're just cleaning up equivalent.
• So we're just cleaning up statute<00:04:37.680><c> to</c><00:04:37.840><c> allow</c><00:04:38.080><c>
• Um, I can get back to you, but if a provider doesn’t submit their claims for utilization management,
• Um, and there are now claims being made that we are not implementing it as was required.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• At the same time, he is making this claim. ...best for the universities of Wisconsin.
• At the same time, he is making this claim.
• His claim that he does not or did not know has all of the substance of the shadow of a starving pigeon
• We haven't done anything on water law to make sure that we have clean water in our state.
• or we can make this thing a Superfund site, and you can clean it up and pay for it.

Keywords: 970, all

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• just one example, but throughout the building we have some challenges that we have to continually clean
• What we're doing at this point is we're cleaning the surfaces that we can reach.
• Part of the reason for the request for funding is so that we can do a deeper cleaning. all in between
• </c><00:23:36.320><c> the</c><00:23:36.960><c> the</c> point is is we're we're cleaning the the point
• is is we're we're cleaning the the surfaces<00:23:37.799><c> that</c><00:23:38.039><c> that</c><00:23

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee held an informational briefing on construction defects and operational problems at the newly opened Hawaii State Hospital Halola building, a $160 million facility with 144 beds for forensic patients. Department of Health and DAGS officials described ongoing issues identified before and after occupancy in April 2022, including anti-ligature safety defects, roof and building-envelope leaks, drainage problems, plumbing failures, HVAC corrosion and moisture-control issues, mold, and corroding materials. They said the problems have affected patient areas, showers, hallways, the gym, and other parts of the building, creating daily operational and safety challenges for staff and patients. Officials said the state believes the defects are the responsibility of the design-builder, Hensel Phelps, but that they are working with the company and its subcontractors to address the problems while preserving the state’s legal position. The Attorney General’s office said it is conducting an inquiry and asked agencies to limit comments to factual matters. Witnesses explained that some defects appear to be latent and that repairs are being documented through photos, invoices, and testimony. They also said some work is being done by Hensel Phelps and some by other contractors, with efforts to preserve evidence for possible future claims. Committee members questioned how the defects were missed during design-build inspection, whether the state should pursue litigation sooner, and how evidence would be preserved if outside contractors make repairs. Officials said the state has two funding requests pending: about $8 million for emergency repairs and about $28.8 million for longer-term repairs, for a total near $40 million, while noting that additional defects may still be discovered. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only.

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• This is a denied and dismissed claim from the Claims Commission that was appealed by the claimants.
• The respondent denied liability and moved to dismiss the claim, and the Claims Commission granted the
• motion, finding that the Claims Commission ...and moved to dismiss the claim, and the Claims Commission
• So the date that they could have claimed those excess proceeds... ...and claim excess proceeds.
• Commission as to this claim.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Cleaning up abandoned and polluted brownfields is a powerful economic development tool and revitalizes
• The hard-working men and women who served their communities by cleaning up toxic waste weren't sure if
• When a brownfield is cleaned up, the redevelopment of that property brings new jobs and increased tax
• The background is, in 1971, Congress passed the biggest land claim settlement probably in the history
• You have to start with a NEPA process—a NEPA process to get permission to then go clean up.

Bills: SB347, SB351

Keywords: brownfields, brownfield cleanup, site remediation, environmental cleanup, contaminated property, redevelopment, revitalization, CERCLA, Superfund, EPA grants, state response programs, environmental justice, disadvantaged communities, small communities, local government grants, nonprofit eligibility, community engagement, Alaska Native tribes, Regional Corporations, Village Corporations