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• lot of issues with sediment clogging up the culverts, so we had to hire somebody to go in and help clean
• It can take a good couple years just to get a snowplow truck from when you order it to when we actually
• You know, we can charge a fee to have those trucks come over and those private vehicles come over to.
• .. ...a fee to have those trucks come over and those private vehicles come over into New Mexico, as they
• That much of an increase, I doubt a lot of these trucking companies could absorb that.

Summary: The committee first received a detailed New Mexico DOT District 5 presentation from Rhonda Lopez. She reviewed District 5’s budget, staffing vacancies, completed and ongoing special appropriations from 2020 through 2025, active construction projects, maintenance work, STIP and local government funding, and equipment needs. Members asked about a guardrail issue near U.S. 64, the status of the 5% local match for Transportation Project Fund projects, and the New Mexico 371/Navajo Route 36 intersection; DOT said the match agreements were in place or waived where eligible, and that the Navajo Nation funding agreement was nearly finalized. The chair then moved the agenda to bills before finishing the remaining presentations later. House Bill 270, dealing with contributions to apprenticeship and training programs on public works projects, was presented by Rep. Borrego as a follow-up to the 2024 workforce development and apprenticeship trust fund law. The bill would remove an exclusion for street, highway, bridge, road, utility, and maintenance contracts and require contributions unless a trade classification has no approved apprenticeship program. Associated Contractors and the Asphalt Pavement Association opposed the bill, arguing it would raise road project costs and duplicate existing training programs. Members raised concerns about notice, added costs, and whether contractors with existing programs would be paying twice. A motion to table failed on a tie vote, and a later motion to pass also failed on a tie vote, leaving the bill in committee and available for reconsideration. Ranking Member Brown then presented House Bill 322, which would create a transportation trust fund and transportation program fund, with a planned distribution beginning in 2029, including a 5% use for federal matching funds. The bill would also dedicate a portion of the gross receipts tax on electricity and redirect part of the motor vehicle excise tax to grow the fund. Associated Contractors and the Asphalt Pavement Association supported the concept, saying it would help sustain DOT and address the state’s road maintenance gap. Members questioned the electricity tax component, its effect on ratepayers and data centers, the interaction with SB 2 and bond financing, and how projects would be prioritized. A motion to pass failed on a tie vote, and the ranking member suggested the bill could be reconsidered with an amendment removing the electricity portion. The committee then heard a District 4 DOT presentation from assistant district engineer Cruz Sudoste, covering the district’s geography, budget, staffing, completed and active projects, STIP and local government programs, and equipment replacement needs. Members asked about school district uses of transportation project funds and the impact of aging equipment on repair costs. The presentation concluded without any vote or other action on the district report.

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• seen across the state, in many cases, a paralyzation of local governments just trying to execute and advance
• later, the mess that's created with this, we're not going to, nobody in this room is going to be cleaning
• And when I was in kindergarten, a log truck and a pickup truck got into an accident right in my front
• The driver of the pickup truck died. Thank you.
• The driver of the pickup truck died, and there's a cross in the corner of my yard, and the only thing

Bills: S0330 , S0354 , S0504 , S0506 , S0526 , S0594 , S0840

Committee: Senate Community Affairs

Summary: The committee took up several bills related to public safety, housing, disaster recovery, construction, and land use. SB 330 clarified the heart disease presumption for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, aligned the definition of heart disease with medical practice, and allowed a transferring law enforcement officer to rely on a prior physical if the new agency does not provide one. An amendment stating the act serves an important state interest was adopted, and the bill passed unanimously after supportive testimony from law enforcement and fire groups. SB 594 expanded local housing assistance eligibility to residents of mobile home communities, including SHIP rental assistance for lot rent and rehabilitation/emergency repair programs for the home itself; it also passed unanimously after support from manufactured housing advocates. SB 840 revised the hurricane-related land use limits enacted in prior legislation by sunsetting certain temporary restrictions on June 30, 2026, narrowing the affected area from 100 miles to 50 miles from a storm track, and exempting certain planning, water, wastewater, stormwater, and flood-related decisions. The sponsor said the bill was intended to fix unintended consequences of prior hurricane recovery legislation, and the measure was reported favorably on a unanimous vote. SB 526 addressed commercial construction projects by prohibiting “no damages for delay” clauses in public construction contracts, directing the Florida Building Commission to create a uniform commercial permit application, requiring permit fee reductions when private providers are used, and adding mitigation to product approval categories; county representatives raised concerns about implementation and fees, but the bill passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 504 and SB 506, both by Senator Burgess, creating a framework for code inspector body camera use and a related public records exemption for recordings. Both were described as optional for local governments and were reported favorably without opposition. Finally, the committee considered CS/SB 354, a major “blue ribbon projects” bill creating a framework for very large developments that would reserve at least 60% of land for conservation, agriculture, recreation, utilities, and related uses in exchange for streamlined approval and state preemption over local land use controls. The bill drew extensive testimony both for and against, with supporters emphasizing housing supply and land preservation and opponents warning about local control, sprawl, infrastructure costs, and weak conservation protections. Two amendments were adopted to define reserve areas more specifically and address conservation easements, and the committee reported the bill favorably on a divided vote, with Senator Passidomo voting no.

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• </c><01:45:53.280><c> practice</c> the nurse, the advanced practice the nurse, the advanced practice
• So this amendment cleans that up.
• So this amendment cleans that up.
• So this amendment cleans that up.
• So this amendment cleans that up.

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• California's clean energy and critical mineral goals.
• I think it is clean energy. It can't be used... ...carbon capture. I think it is clean energy.
• Advanced nuclear delivers it.
• Advanced nuclear delivers it.
• But the reality is getting to 100% clean energy is going to take a lot of clean firm power.

Summary: The committee heard several energy-related bills. AB 710 would require investor-owned utilities to share critical circuit and grid information with local and tribal governments and community choice aggregators to help plan microgrids for resilience during PSPS events and wildfires. Supporters from counties and cities said better data sharing is needed to develop microgrids for critical facilities; PG&E and SDG&E opposed the bill as drafted, citing privacy and grid-security concerns, though SDG&E said amendments may address some issues. Members generally supported the bill’s goal, and the author accepted committee amendments. AB 2182 would restructure the CPUC’s industrial energy efficiency program so industrial customers’ funds are used for industrial projects, with less review and more focus on projects that reduce transmission and distribution needs. Support came from large energy users, with members praising the bill’s ratepayer protections and asking about caps, agriculture, and carbon capture; the author said agriculture could participate and carbon capture was removed from the bill. AB 2589 would require utility federal tax savings to be returned to ratepayers, building on prior legislation; it drew little debate and no opposition on the record. The committee also heard AB 2163, which would create strategic clean energy and critical mineral development zones, especially to support geothermal and lithium development in places like Imperial County and the Salton Sea. Supporters emphasized jobs, domestic supply chains, and state competitiveness, while some members raised questions about whether other zero-carbon resources should be included; the author said the bill could be receptive to those ideas. AB 2505 would allow hydrogen refueling stations to use dedicated utility meters and service lines, with supporters from the hydrogen industry and labor. AB 1577 would require data centers to report energy and water-use information to the Energy Commission and local planners; supporters said it would protect ratepayers and communities, while industry groups opposed the bill as too broad and duplicative, though they welcomed amendments narrowing the scope and adding trade-secret protections. AB 2065 would impose penalties on utilities that seek to recover prohibited or double-counted costs from ratepayers, and AB 2516 would create a California Grid Manufacturing Initiative to reduce equipment costs and expand in-state manufacturing; both drew strong support and some concerns about overreach and implementation. Finally, AB 2647 would direct the Energy Commission to study advanced nuclear’s role in meeting California’s electricity needs, with testimony in support from nuclear advocates and academics; the hearing ended before any final votes were taken, with several motions pending quorum.

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• Or an off flavor that would be associated with a line that has not been appropriately cleaned.
• Imagine walking a keg over to a restaurant across the street versus trucking it across county lines,
• They can't send a truck to pick up a keg and go drop it off.
• But we're cleaning our tanks. We're cleaning our kegs.
• We're cleaning our floors, our walls, our tap lines.

Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and took up one bill, House Bill 499, which would allow malt beverage manufacturers producing less than 31,000 gallons annually to sell and deliver directly to vendors. The sponsor and several craft brewery owners and industry advocates testified in support, arguing the measure would help small breweries reach local restaurants, improve quality control, create jobs, and serve as a bridge into the three-tier system for businesses too small to attract distributors. Opponents, including the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association, argued the bill would undermine the three-tier system, weaken accountability and tax collection, and create risks for consumer protection and market fairness. During debate, several members said they supported the bill as a small-business measure while noting they remained protective of the three-tier system. Some members raised concerns about tax tracking and long-term distributor contracts, but others said the bill appeared limited enough to preserve the existing system while giving small breweries a chance to grow. The committee then voted on the bill and it passed, with one recorded no vote. After the bill vote, the subcommittee revisited prior questions about Department of Lottery Secretary Davis’s travel reimbursements. Members reviewed updated documents showing more than $50,000 in travel reimbursements from January 2021 through November 2024, including about $27,840 tied to Orlando destinations, and expressed concern that some reimbursements may have covered commuting between Tallahassee and Orlando. The chair said the information would be sent to Secretary Davis for an explanation, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.

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• Bayside serves students in grades 9 through 12 and offers a strong academic program, including Advanced
• Truck will close the roll. I-Zero knows 99. The Senate substitute is rejected. House Bill 429.
• We went ahead and advanced the Senate cognate to this bill.
• House Bill 1444, relating to the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank established report.
• and much larger private capital in the service of Virginia's clean energy goals.

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• SB 739, Aragon, Clean Miles standards, do pass out on an A roll call.
• SB 954, Blakespear, advanced manufacturing, due pass as amended to strike provisions related to tourism
• SB 1315, Cabaldon, advanced driver assistance systems, do pass out on an A roll call.
• SB 1064, Dodd, clean truck check, due pass as amended to modify the exemption and eligibility criteria

Committee: House Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:

• Electronic copies should have been submitted in PDF form to our committee manager in advance of the hearing
• Nevada can protect voters from discrimination and keep voter rolls clean without requiring outdated standards
• Nevada can protect voters from discrimination and keep voter rolls clean without requiring outdated standards
• County alone, the best evidence that someone has moved isn't whether their neighbors saw a moving truck
• Conducting an election is not easy and requires thoughtful, well-in-advance planning, and we urge you

Committee: Senate Legislative Operations and Elections

Transcript Highlights:

• Today, we come together, clean your way and on your way, family and friends, and look for your love and
• guidance to show us clean your way, on your way, family and friends, and look for your love and guidance
• Cal Fire is cleaning brush throughout the reservation as we speak.
• a ladder truck and brush truck.
• We launched the Sustainable Insurance Strategy, and we are advancing AB 1680 and SB 876, and insurers

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• Advanced screening technologies using millimeter-wave technology similar to what you see in the airport
• And we're cleaning that up right now.
• We did provide a slide deck in advance, and I'll reference what slide I'm on.
• But technology continues to advance.
• Are there any technological advancements that you are considering now?

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:

• Moses Lake and Grant County have become a hub for advanced manufacturing, aerospace, agriculture, food
• processing, and emerging clean energy industries.
• processing, and emerging clean energy industries.
• At the same time, our state has some of the most aggressive clean energy requirements in the nation,
• There are over 250 clean energy projects planned in the state.

Bills: SB6132

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: indebtedness limits, inland port districts, federal funding, infrastructure improvements, economic development

Transcript Highlights:

• Speaker, this is the Missouri Nuclear Clean Power Act.
• They don't necessarily call it clean. They just call it nuclear, right?
• But it is clean energy, correct? There's no carbon dioxide.
• That's any more clean, the nuclear power.
• So what's your, have you heard how clean nuclear energy is right now?

Summary: The House began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the House Journal by roll call vote (112-2), and numerous introductions of special guests, including former Rep. Bill Kidd, students, educators, pharmacy students, labor representatives, and community groups. Members also made a few personal announcements, including a birthday recognition. The chamber then moved into floor business on bills for perfection and printing. The main debate centered on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 21, 22, and 1626, the Missouri Nuclear Clean Power Act. Supporters argued the bill would remove Missouri’s ban on construction work in progress for nuclear plants, lower long-term electricity costs, support baseload power, attract industry and data centers, and help Missouri keep pace with small modular reactor development in other states and countries. Opponents said the measure would shift construction risk and potential cost overruns to ratepayers, cited past nuclear cost overruns and safety/waste concerns, and argued Missouri voters had already rejected this approach. After extended debate and several inquiries, the House adopted the committee substitute and then perfected and printed the bill. The House also perfected and printed House Bill 1881, which would classify xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance. Supporters said the drug is being misused in fentanyl mixtures, causing severe harm and deaths, while preserving legitimate veterinary and agricultural uses. Members from veterinary and law enforcement backgrounds backed the bill, and no opposition was voiced before passage. Finally, the House took up House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2292, a cross-reporting bill for child, elder, and companion animal abuse. The sponsor said the measure would require agencies already involved in abuse reporting to cross-report related abuse and train accordingly, while exempting agricultural animals. Members discussed amendments to criminalize knowingly starving an animal and to allow POST-certified state investigators to assist in elder abuse cases; both amendments were adopted. Debate also focused on concerns about training sources and whether animal-rights groups could misuse the bill, but the sponsor said the measure would not expand access to farms or animal control authority. The committee substitute was advanced after discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• We've had this normal tension that's been out there between industry and the people that have advanced
• a potential initiative and people advancing... ...how important this is.
• We've had this normal tension that's been out there between industry and the people that have advanced
• a potential initiative and people advancing the bill.
• We could share pictures with you, but it's a very clean operation.

Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations on the administration’s Proposition 4 spending plans for extreme heat mitigation and outdoor access, then took up SB 54 implementation, SB 707 textile producer responsibility, and recovery needs related to the Los Angeles fires at state parks. For the extreme heat chapter, agencies described funding for the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program, urban greening, urban forestry, fairground upgrades, and technical assistance for community-based climate programs. Witnesses emphasized that these are existing programs with strong demand, that technical assistance is important for reaching disadvantaged and tribal communities, and that the proposed funding would expand outreach and implementation capacity. Members asked for more detail on where funds have gone geographically, examples of successful projects, tree-planting totals, and how fairgrounds could better support fire staging and emergency preparedness. The LAO said the timing of the administration’s proposed funding generally made sense because the programs are already established, and no votes were taken. For outdoor access, State Parks, Fish and Wildlife, and Natural Resources described funding for new parks in underserved communities, deferred maintenance, state lands access, and several new or pending programs. State Parks said the park development program would fund roughly 48 projects and that deferred maintenance funding would address high-priority health, safety, and access needs. Fish and Wildlife said its lands program would improve visitor amenities and access on properties that often lack basic facilities. The Natural Resources Agency also outlined three newer outdoor-access proposals: expanding recreation in disadvantaged communities, enhancing natural resource values and trail access, and a nature/climate/education facilities grant program. The LAO distinguished between existing programs, which are ready to move forward, and the newer proposals, where the Legislature may want more input before funds are allocated. Members also raised concerns about park police vacancies, the need to track outcomes for accessibility investments, and whether Prop. 4 could help with wildfire-related recovery at state parks. CalRecycle then presented on SB 54, the plastics and packaging producer responsibility law, and members pressed hard on the delay in regulations. CalRecycle said it has held workshops, formed an advisory committee, selected the producer responsibility organization, and completed required baseline and covered-material reports, but needs more time to address complex comments and novel features such as source reduction and eco-modulated fees. Members expressed frustration that a statutory deadline was missed and asked for a concrete timeline; CalRecycle said it expects regulations in place by 2026, ahead of the PRO’s January 1, 2027 plan deadline. Finance said the Beverage Container Recycling Fund is currently healthy enough to support short-term loans for implementation. The committee also reviewed SB 707, the textile EPR law, which would create the nation’s first textile producer responsibility program; staff said the proposal would add positions and loan authority, and members noted the statutory deadlines for PRO approval, needs assessment, and later regulations. The hearing ended with discussion of the January Los Angeles fires’ damage to Topanga State Park and Will Rogers State Historic Park, where State Parks described extensive losses, emergency response work, and ongoing damage assessment. Members asked about FEMA eligibility, state funding sources, and community engagement in rebuilding, and the department said it is still assessing costs and will work with the public on reimagining the parks.

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• They have cars, trucks.
• </c> cars, trucks. cars, trucks. uh<00:13:10.880><c> they</c><00:13:11.440><c> sometimes</c><00:13:12.000
• Uh there's a commitment to clean.
• </c><03:03:35.200><c> up</c> from our perspective and cleaning up from our perspective and cleaning up
• As counties have reforms to advance.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:09:36.760><c> American</c> better investment to advance American better investment to advance
• </c> emission standards on heavy duty trucks emission standards on heavy duty trucks and<02:18:55.439
• <02:49:10.000><c> why</c><02:49:10.160><c> in</c><02:49:10.279><c> the</c> trucks why in the trucks why
• These advanced nuclear systems are safe, reliable, clean, and capable of powering entire communities.
• nuclear systems are safe Advanced nuclear systems are safe reliable<03:30:00.040><c> clean</c><03:30

Bills: HR35

Keywords: Delta Sigma Theta, sorority, anniversary, community service, historical recognition

Transcript Highlights:

• They don’t clean up after themselves, and it’s almost worse.
• They don't clean up after themselves and it's almost worse.
• I also see semi-trucks in the left lane driving normally.
• I also see trucks, semi-trucks, on the left lane driving normal.
• there’s several semi-trucks coming down that road at a kind of fast pace.

Bills: HB2067 , HB2068 , HB2127 , HB2164 , HB2200 , HB2201 , HB2242 , HB2283 , HB2284 , HB2285 , HB2286 , HB2287 , HB2304 , HB2306 , HB2399 , HB2601 , HB2609 , HB2760 , HB2761 , HB2859 , HB2887 , HB2892 , HB2893 , HB2894 , HB2978 , HB4027 , HCM2012 , HCM2016

Committee: House Transportation & Infrastructure

Keywords: appropriation, transportation, infrastructure, Apache Junction, funding, Show Low, road extension, special license plates, nonprofits, charitable contributions, Reay Lane, Graham County, HB 2200, State Route 89, SR 89, Chino Valley, Arizona Department of Transportation, ADOT, road widening, highway expansion

Transcript Highlights:

• The only people this bill is not good for is tow truck operators who are going to lose business.
• Then you've got to figure out where the tow truck yard is.
• So it's a far superior system for everybody except tow truck operators.
• Maybe there was a truck gliding in on him, but the cameras will go boom.
• I was a Clean Elections candidate my first year.

Summary: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee heard several transportation-related measures, with SB 1010 and SB 1552 held at the outset. SB 1024, dealing with licensing and registration rules for roadable aircraft, was discussed briefly; members raised questions about vehicle license tax revenue and the sponsor was absent, but the bill was still advanced on a do pass recommendation by a 3-2 vote. SB 1205, which creates statewide rules for motor vehicle booting on private property, received testimony from industry and Sen. Kavanagh in support and was approved 5-0. SB 1366, creating a study committee on public property towing and impound practices, also passed 5-0 after supporters described it as a bipartisan, data-gathering measure. The committee then took up SB 1624 on photo enforcement violations. The bill would cap civil penalties at $75 and limit the use of photo enforcement violations for license, insurance, and court-record purposes, while an amendment added a class three misdemeanor for excessive speed and directed $15 of the penalty to the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund. The measure drew extensive debate, with supporters arguing it would simplify enforcement and keep penalties manageable, and opponents including insurers and local governments warning it would mask risk, reduce revenue for state and local funds, and interfere with school-zone safety. After adopting the amendment, the committee advanced the bill 4-2. SB 1232, a technical bill concerning billboard placement near military airport and facility districts, was amended to clarify local approval and public hearing requirements and then passed unanimously. SCR 1004, the companion measure to a House resolution, would send to voters a proposal limiting photo enforcement unless a local government had a contract in place by December 31, 2026; after testimony describing it as a negotiated compromise that preserves local control, it passed 4-2. The committee also approved two memorials, SCM 1002 renaming a portion of SR 77 as the L.F. Quinn Memorial Highway and SCM 1006 renaming a portion of US 70 as the PFC Michael A. Nolene Memorial Highway, both by unanimous votes, and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• And of course, like everything else, fire trucks have gone up in price. trucks.
• </c> to help fund these rural fire trucks. to help fund these rural fire trucks.
• </c> But to do that, you need a fire truck. But to do that, you need a fire truck.
• </c> fire trucks have gone up in price. fire trucks have gone up in price.
• </c> fire truck world. fire truck world.

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• . clean. clean.
• We use advanced liquid anti-icing technology, calibrated equipment, dashcams, multi-functional plows,
• > anti-icing</c> We use advanced liquid anti-icing We use advanced liquid anti-icing technology,<01:09
• anti-icing trucks.
• </c> back me up as somebody who was a truck back me up as somebody who was a truck driver,<02:04:33.440

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

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• Finally, this bill includes a clean enforcement structure.
• Finally, this bill includes a clean enforcement structure.
• Well, some of you in here know that I pad a truck.
• Without objection, the Senate will advance to the sixth order of business.
• Without objection, the Senate will advance the 11th order of business.