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• We're so thankful because we've gone a number of years without any increase, and we are to the finish line
• think it could also be a question for DHS or for their attorneys, too, but the issue is on page one, line
• then fix the problem from the way I see it, because the language in the law as Act 1025 is written on line
• We did clarify between a situation where you have pre-treated effluent and the current fill-line situation
• So we tried to clarify that if they have both public water and sewer at each connection, they don't necessarily

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• And have we ever spent less than $2 million on this line? Yes.
• Boy, I wish we had that $70 million on the bottom line today.
• Can you give us a line item of who gets what, what amounts are in that $22,000 line on the statewide
• He asked whether there is a simpler process than reviewing everything line by line.
• Stacey to go through the line items of the budget.

Committee: House Budget

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, housing finance agency on line 83.
• Moving on down to line 84 for increase.
• </c><00:15:10.800><c> uh</c> homeowners insurance on line 89. uh homeowners insurance on line 89. uh
• And then on line 92, the general fund.
• This is on line 93. And then million. This is on line 93.

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:

• But that's I'm Not on the front lines like you are.
• We saw several million dollars last year go to specific projects for water and sewer.

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• examples of an individual who, when I came here 25 years ago, the Catholic Church took a very hard line
• And LOC kind of focused on infrastructure in New Mexico: water, sewer, whatever needs to be built to

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• If you put the infrastructure in up front, you save tens of millions of dollars down the line because
• you're just putting the building on top of your water, sewer, and electrical infrastructure.
• of construction methods in the single facility that fits our needs at that time. dollars down the line
• because you're dollars down the line because you're just<00:47:08.960><c> putting</c><00:47:09.160><
• ,</c><00:47:11.480><c> and</c><00:47:11.720><c> electrical</c> water, sewer, and electrical water, sewer

Bills: SR185 , HB2452 , HB2329 , HB2272 , HB2273 , HB2335 , HB1656 , HB2207 , HB2289 , HB1854 , HB2581 , HB20 , HB2296 , HB1707 , HB2297 , HB1890 , HB2241 , HB2474 , HB1688 , HB2546 , HB1574 , HB1546 , HB2218 , HB1163 , HB1514 , HB1749 , HB2385 , HB1576 , HB1974 , HB2022 , HB1973 , HB2005 , HB1894 , HB1515 , HB1718 , HB1591 , HB2475 , HB1721 , HB1864 , HB1946 , HB1920

Transcript Highlights:

• We are the first line of defense and emergency services.
• Lives are on the line. This... The center is short-staffed, response times suffer.
• Lives are on the line.
• We've also had a line-of-duty death in our office.
• We strongly feel that the role that we serve is right in line with our counterparts.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Service

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held its 15th hearing of the 194th General Court, focused on retirement group classifications for a range of public safety and related employees. Much of the testimony centered on bills affecting Barnstable County dispatchers and 911 telecommunicators, who argued they should remain in or be moved to Group 2 because their work is highly stressful, life-or-death in nature, and historically had been treated that way. Speakers said the proposed changes would largely grandfather in current employees, would not add costs in some cases, and were needed to correct outdated statutory language and PERAC rulings that had created uncertainty for workers nearing retirement or already retired. Similar support was offered for bills to reclassify 911 dispatchers statewide from Group 1 to Group 2, with testimony from dispatch supervisors, sheriffs, and police associations describing chronic stress, PTSD, staffing shortages, and retention problems. The committee also heard testimony on several other retirement-related bills. Representatives of Massport and campus police supported measures to align retirement benefits for Massport police and public higher education police with other law enforcement groups, arguing they perform comparable duties and face similar risks. The Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association also backed a bill to ease post-retirement earning restrictions for retired police and firefighters so they can continue consulting, training, or advising without penalty. MOSES testified in favor of bills moving certain state employees into Group 2, including forensic scientists at the State Police Crime Lab, DCR aerial foresters, and Department of Correction construction coordinators, citing hazardous work environments and physical danger. Department of Fire Services compliance officers likewise sought Group 4 classification, describing exposure to toxins, fatal fire scenes, and cancer risks. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee heard extensive testimony from affected employees, union and association representatives, and public safety officials, all urging favorable reports on the bills. At the end of the hearing, the chairs thanked witnesses and staff, and the committee adjourned after a motion and second.

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, this just moves the amount of lane on page 3, line 19. It changes the 25,000 to 28,000.
• Senator, page 2, lines 13 and 14...
• Madam Chair, Senator, page two, lines 13 and 14, actually starting at line 11, in no case shall the additional
• The short name that we've been calling this is the meandering waterways of county lines.
• My understanding is that it was a specific parcel that crossed the county lines. Which county line?

Bills: HB1823 , HB3031 , HB3369 , HB3378 , HB3429 , HB3624 , HB3657 , HB3880 , HB4215 , HB4476

Committee: Senate Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Summary: The Senate Economic Development, Workforce, and Tourism Committee met for a work session focused largely on executive nominations and several House bills. The committee advanced nominations for Jared Lundry and Norville Ritter to the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission, Amy Blackburn as Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation, and Jason Kays to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, with each nominee describing their background and priorities and receiving favorable roll-call votes. Members also considered and advanced a series of bills affecting housing, tourism, workforce, and related programs. HB 1823 would require the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency to provide advance notice of HOME program changes, limit retroactive rule changes, and give preference to nonprofit grant recipients; it passed 8-1. HB 4476 created a revolving fund related to a music industry rebate program and passed 7-2 after an amendment raising a threshold from 25,000 to 28,000. HB 3880 updated tourism advertising law to include digital media and allowed the Oklahoma Today magazine to move online, with an amendment making publication permissive rather than mandatory; it passed 8-1. HB 3031 created a revolving fund for workforce development tied to skilled trades and the North Point Workforce Development Initiative, and HB 3378 staggered terms on the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development Board; both passed. The committee also passed HB 3369, which aligned LP gas and fire-suppression rules for mobile food vendors and required annual fire safety training, HB 3429, which authorized up to $50 million in bonds for CareerTech-related economic development projects, HB 3657, which clarified agricultural labor reporting and allowed OESC to share workforce data with the Workforce Commission, and HB 4215, which lowered the minimum spend threshold for Oklahoma film post-production incentives from $50,000 to $20,000. Finally, HB 3624, a controversial bill changing how county lines are determined along shifting waterways, drew extensive debate over taxation, property records, and rural impacts before passing 6-5. The chair noted the committee likely had one more meeting remaining and invited further suggested language on the county-line issue.

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• And then on page one, line 11, delete the word and then on page one, line 12, after the word charter,
• insert comma or any employee of a city, county, or town. page one, line 11, page one, line 11, delete
• <00:33:58.480><c> 12,</c> line 12, line 12, after<00:34:01.640><c> the</c><00:34:01.760><c> word</c><
• Page<00:34:24.240><c> one,</c><00:34:24.480><c> line</c><00:34:24.840><c> 16,</c> Page one, line 16,
• </c><00:34:36.919><c> one,</c> on the next page, page two, line one, on the next page, page two, line

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:

• Is there water and sewer on class 6 roads?
• </c><00:06:42.240><c> There</c> water and sewer on Classics roads?
• There water and sewer on Classics roads?
• But in a nutshell, this is what I do for my line of work. I’m a title examiner by trade.
• </c><01:22:40.159><c> of</c> um, this is what I do for my line of um, this is what I do for my line of

Committee: Senate Commerce

Transcript Highlights:

• Can you walk me through lines 123 to 125 for my clarity? Sure.
• So when you said, where do we draw the line, right? Yes, ma'am. Yeah.
• And that's where, um, I'm just struggling to see what the line is.
• But I'd ask if we could go to page 6, line 168. 168.
• We went through line by line by line.” “Yeah.” “Pretty much did.” “Yeah.

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• certain costs associated with the installation of low-pressure pumps on private property in the future sewer
• Jones of North Reading and other members of the House move to amend the bill in section 14, in line 108
• out the number nine and inserting in place thereof the number 13, and further in said section 14, in line
• We fund the individual homelessness shelter line item at historic levels of $114 million, and we continue

Summary: The House opened with routine procedural actions, including suspension of Joint Rule 12 for two petitions and suspension of Rule 7A to take up several bills immediately. Members advanced multiple Ways and Means bills to third reading, including measures on campaign finance reporting for statewide ballot questions, tax-free medical devices, fairness for Massachusetts Water Resources Authority employees, releasing land use restrictions in Revere, and authorizing a land taking in Norwood. Several engrossed local and special bills were then passed to be enacted, including measures affecting Boston police age waivers, the Hudson charter, Plymouth’s land acquisition account, Falmouth sewer-related costs, and Randolph’s charter. The House also considered Senate Bill 2916 on campaign finance reporting for ballot questions. Supporters said the bill would strengthen disclosure, close reporting loopholes, and improve transparency around ballot question committees and signature gathering, while also creating a commission to review the initiative petition process. Amendments were adopted, including changes to the commission’s membership and a separate amendment related to signature-gathering provisions. After debate, the bill passed to be engrossed by roll call vote 149-0. Members then took up the fiscal year 2027 budget conference report, House No. 5555, totaling about $63.4 billion. Supporters highlighted funding for Chapter 70 education aid, local aid, Fair Share investments in education and transportation, MBTA and regional transit support, housing and homelessness programs, food assistance, and immigration legal aid. The conference report was adopted by roll call 142-6, the emergency preamble was adopted, and the budget bill was passed to be enacted by the same vote. The House also declined concurrence on Senate Bill 3064, “to build resilience for Massachusetts communities,” and appointed a committee of conference, and later appointed a conference committee on House Bill 4646, enhancing child welfare protections. The session ended with a moment of silence for community figures and adjournment to the next day.

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• Senate Bill 740 by Perry relating to certain proceedings by the public utility. regarding water and sewer

Bills: SJR1 , SJR2 , SJR5 , SJR33 , SJR34 , SJR35 , SJR37 , SJR38 , SJR39 , SCR12 , SB4 , SB40 , SB701 , SB702 , SB703 , SB704 , SB705 , SB706 , SB707 , SB708 , SB709 , SB710 , SB711 , SB712 , SB713 , SB714 , SB715 , SB716 , SB717 , SB718 , SB719 , SB720 , SB721 , SB722 , SB723 , SB724 , SB725 , SB726 , SB727 , SB728 , SB729 , SB730 , SB731 , SB732 , SB733 , SB734 , SB735 , SB736 , SB737 , SB738 , SB739 , SB740 , SB741 , SB742 , SB743 , SB744 , SB745 , SB746 , SB747 , SB748 , SB749 , SB750 , SB751 , SB752 , SB753 , SB754 , SB755 , SB756 , SB757 , SB758 , SB759 , SB760 , SB761 , SB762 , SB763 , SB764 , SB765 , SB766 , SB767 , SB768 , SB769 , SB770 , SB771 , SB772 , SB773 , SB774 , SB775 , SB776 , SB777 , SB778 , SB779 , SB780 , SB781 , SB782 , SB783 , SB784 , SB785 , SB786 , SB787 , SB788 , SB789 , SB790 , SB791 , SB792 , SB793 , SB794 , SB795 , SB796 , SB797 , SB798 , SB799 , SB800 , SB801 , SB802 , SB803 , SB804 , SB805 , SB806 , SB807 , SB808 , SB809 , SB810 , SB811 , SB812 , SB813 , SB814 , SB815 , SB816 , SB817 , SB818 , SB819 , SB820 , SB821 , SB822 , SB823 , SB824 , SB825 , SJR1 , SJR2 , SJR5 , SJR33 , SJR34 , SJR35 , SJR37 , SJR38 , SJR39 , SCR12 , SB4 , SB40 , SB701 , SB702 , SB703 , SB704 , SB705 , SB706 , SB707 , SB708 , SB709 , SB710 , SB711 , SB712 , SB713 , SB714 , SB715 , SB716 , SB717 , SB718 , SB719 , SB720 , SB721 , SB722 , SB723 , SB724 , SB725 , SB726 , SB727 , SB728 , SB729 , SB730 , SB731 , SB732 , SB733 , SB734 , SB735 , SB736 , SB737 , SB738 , SB739 , SB740 , SB741 , SB742 , SB743 , SB744 , SB745 , SB746 , SB747 , SB748 , SB749 , SB750 , SB751 , SB752 , SB753 , SB754 , SB755 , SB756 , SB757 , SB758 , SB759 , SB760 , SB761 , SB762 , SB763 , SB764 , SB765 , SB766 , SB767 , SB768 , SB769 , SB770 , SB771 , SB772 , SB773 , SB774 , SB775 , SB776 , SB777 , SB778 , SB779 , SB780 , SB781 , SB782 , SB783 , SB784 , SB785 , SB786 , SB787 , SB788 , SB789 , SB790 , SB791 , SB792 , SB793 , SB794 , SB795 , SB796 , SB797 , SB798 , SB799 , SB800 , SB801 , SB802 , SB803 , SB804 , SB805 , SB806 , SB807 , SB808 , SB809 , SB810 , SB811 , SB812 , SB813 , SB814 , SB815 , SB816 , SB817 , SB818 , SB819 , SB820 , SB821 , SB822 , SB823 , SB824 , SB825

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• Is the building still sort of in line with the needs of today?
• Is the building still sort of in line with the needs of today?
• Is the building still sort of in line with the needs of today?
• Is the building still sort of in line with the needs of today?
• You don't want buses lined up on a highway.

Committee: Joint Appropriations & Revenue

Transcript Highlights:

• police, HVAC systems, parking facilities, technology, equipment, software, IT, streets, drainage, and sewer
• That means they are a revenue bond, a water and sewer that relies solely on revenue for the use of the
• And to be more in line with the intent of that 2019 legislation.
• The bill is a simple change in the definition of. which brings us in line with other states.
• the majority of consumer protections in this bill, it believes that a refund requirement is not in line

Bills: HB1453 , HB1718 , HB2043 , HB2207 , HB2798

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: local governments, anticipation notes, certificates of obligation, public works, flood control, financial management, local government, municipal financing, private activity bonds, closing definition, real estate finance, bond issuance, government regulation, bond election, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, political subdivision, city bonds, county bonds, school district bonds

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• The types of projects may include municipal utility infrastructure, water and sewer lines, fiber optic
• The black line is the actual amount that we had this water year.
• And then the top line and the bottom line are the lowest.
• That smooth line is the normal, and the green line is the actual.
• It shows it's not lined up along the Rio Grande corridor.

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• Also, just want to point out, as my time’s expiring, page 3, lines 7 through 9 talks about mandating
• Also, just want to point out, as my time’s expiring, page 3, lines 7 through 9 talks about mandating
• I’ll try to get her on the line here. Ms. Patterson, can you hear us? We can see you? I can.
• And let's try to get Jonathan back on the line here. Try one more time. Mr.
• HB 715 is government overreach, adds redundancy, and would blur those lines of accountability.

Committee: Senate Local Government and Taxation

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• We have council members, and nobody knows who to call if there's an issue with the sewer.
• So in terms of changes for this section, I would direct your attention to lines 19 and 20 on page one
• She said they hold a recreation lease for their camping area, high ropes challenge course, and zip lines
• We hold a recreation lease for our camping area and our high ropes challenge course and zip lines.
• place ongoing revenue generation followed by public access. with the following changes on page 2, line

Committee: House State Affairs

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• </c><00:10:29.680><c> graph</c> funding numbers are the the line graph funding numbers are the the line
• line backing up into your house; you need those funds right away.
• </c><00:28:58.519><c> line</c> middle of the winter or you a sewer line middle of the winter or you a
• sewer line backing<00:28:59.039><c> up</c><00:28:59.200><c> into</c><00:28:59.399><c> your</c><00:28
• I guess my question, or line of questions, has to do with how do you budget for remodeling?

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:

• So to keep things in line with EQ's jurisdiction and our intended scope today, I'm focusing our discussion
• So the second chart on there is the second black line, the ZEV penetration in California, as most of
• So, in any case, along these lines, the report cites research by Carbon Tracker showing that refinery
• Our refineries live on these fence lines. These are our members. They're right up against it.
• We can just go down the line. Yeah, go ahead.

Committee: Senate Environmental Quality

Summary: The Senate Environmental Quality Committee held an informational hearing on the environmental impacts and planning considerations associated with refinery closures. In opening remarks, the chair framed refinery shutdowns as a complex part of California’s decarbonization transition and said the committee would focus on environmental and land-use issues, while Vice Chair Gunda argued closures reflect years of policy-driven disinvestment and warned that supply disruptions and higher prices could harm working families. State agency witnesses from the Energy Commission, CARB, and the Water Boards described the state as being in a “mid-transition,” with declining gasoline demand, growing zero-emission vehicle adoption, and increasing conversion of some refinery assets to renewable fuels, but also with abrupt capacity losses that can force greater reliance on imports and storage. They emphasized the need for proactive planning, transparency, and coordination across agencies, and noted that refinery closures can stress pipelines, terminals, and other linked infrastructure, with potential liabilities falling to the state if those assets are not financially supported. The Water Boards explained their cleanup authorities and tools for refinery decommissioning, including investigation, monitoring, remediation, and enforcement under the Water Code, and said site-specific cleanup plans depend on contamination, groundwater conditions, and future land use. They noted that decommissioning can reveal previously inaccessible areas and require additional sampling or wells, and that cleanup costs can range from tens to hundreds of millions of dollars. Committee members pressed the witnesses on whether the state has enough information to plan for land transitions, whether current tools are adequate, and whether more standardized procedures or financial assurances are needed. The witnesses generally said existing tools are useful but that more transparency and better data sharing would help communities and policymakers understand liabilities and long-term redevelopment opportunities. Members also questioned the relationship between California policy, refinery closures, imports, and global emissions. CARB said its programs apply to transportation fuel suppliers whether fuel is refined in-state or imported, and that its climate and air-quality rules are designed to reduce emissions and avoid leakage. Some senators argued that California’s policies have accelerated closures and that demand has not fallen fast enough to offset lost refining capacity, while agency witnesses responded that closures are also driven by global market forces, aging infrastructure, crude quality, and changing fuel demand. The committee then heard from outside experts, including a Notre Dame professor who said closure costs are often underestimated and that stronger financial assurance requirements can shift company behavior, a Stanford/SLAC researcher who outlined five drivers of refinery closures, and an environmental attorney who discussed community impacts and lessons from the Phillips 66 Los Angeles refinery closure. No votes or formal actions were taken; the hearing was informational and focused on testimony and questions.