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• There's flooding, there's mice, there's asbestos, there's power outages, and probably most devastating
• They're jointly building a household hazardous waste facility that is near their borders for a fast-growing
• They're jointly building a household hazardous waste facility that is near their borders for a fast-growing
• They're jointly building a household hazardous waste facility that is near their borders for a fast-growing
• They're jointly building a household hazardous waste facility that is near their borders for a fast-growing

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Uh, we can catch the water that, with the recent flooding, has been just flowing straight into the ocean
• <02:20:28.319><c> with</c><02:20:28.560><c> the</c><02:20:28.720><c> recent</c><02:20:29.040><c> flooding
• </c><02:20:29.600><c> has</c><02:20:29.920><c> been</c> that with the recent flooding has been that with
• the recent flooding has been just<02:20:30.560><c> um</c><02:20:30.720><c> flowing</c><02:20:31.120>
• contact with the hydroofoils<03:59:41.680><c> and</c><03:59:42.080><c> cause</c><03:59:42.560><c> hazards

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• There's going to be a flood of inventory whether or not it's going to sell or not. >> I mean, I guess
• </c><00:53:34.800><c> of</c><00:53:35.040><c> inventory</c> There's going to be a flood of inventory
• There's going to be a flood of inventory whether<00:53:36.160><c> or</c><00:53:36.319><c> not</c><00:
• And including the funding for $98.9 million for the temporary hazard pay.
• >> Uh, that could settle, because some contracts did not have the hazard pay clause, right?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• </c><03:53:40.720><c> and</c><03:53:41.120><c> storm</c> businesses from flooding and storm businesses
• Estuaries protect these communities from flooding, store clean water, support commercial fish habitats
• Estuaries protect these communities from flooding, store clean water, support commercial fish habitats
• This is exacerbated by the accumulation of hazardous fuels caused by a century of fire suppression and
• Volcanic hazards are difficult to estimate on a year-to-year basis, but when they occur, the results

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• When devastating floods hit Southwest Virginia due to Hurricane Helene, and when Southwest Virginia was
• air pollutants rubber tire hazardous air pollutants rubber tire manufacturing<02:17:39.319><c> All</
• Section 112 of the Clean Air Act mandates emission controls for sources of 87 hazardous pollutants, and
• air pollutants for rubber tire hazardous air pollutants for rubber tire manufacturing<02:23:15.080><
• </c><02:23:22.359><c> pollutants</c><02:23:22.840><c> and</c> sources of 87 hazardous pollutants and

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• elections once per year on the uniform election day in November would likely lead to bond sales flooding
• Bonds know that a market will be flooded with a particular commodity and that's true of any commodity
• in San Antonio, a tornado in North Texas. dramatic flood in South Texas.
• the coast and every county in the in the panhandle that has a wildfire in every county that has a flood
• had to clean up the glass, that had to remove all of the benches and all the furniture. that hit the flood

Bills: HB19 , HB30 , HB851 , HB1663 , HB1681 , HB1769 , HB1937 , HB1979 , HB2428 , HB2433 , HB2825 , HB3159 , HB3424 , HB3486 , HB3487 , HB3504 , HB3605 , HB3879 , HB3994 , HB4382 , HB4752 , HB5444 , HB5446 , HB5447 , HB3199 , HB4847 , HB19

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: local government debt, property tax, ad valorem tax, bond election, certificate of obligation, anticipation note, school district tax rate, voter-approval rate, debt service cap, municipal finance, county bonds, flood control district, hospital district, public works, tax transparency, property tax notice, November uniform election date, general obligation bonds, local debt reform, taxpayer notice

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• This usually comes as a result of storms, floods, or fires, and with these types of disasters usually
• Restrictions were the flood control district, and they had an election.
• Flood Control District, which was really all the sugar plums of this increase in one.

Bills: SB467 , SB325 , SB867 , SB994 , SB1052 , SB1237 , SB1449 , SB1531 , SB2063 , SB2172 , SB2173 , SB2520 , SB2529 , SB2538 , SB2541 , SJR46 , SJR84

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: SB 467, Texas property tax, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, residence homestead, fire damage, house fire, destroyed home, temporary tax relief, appraisal district, chief appraiser, local taxing unit, tax rollback, tax refund, Tax Code Chapter 11, prorated exemption, homestead improvement, disaster relief, property tax exemption, residential property

Bills: SB32 , SB464 , SB996 , SB1163 , SB1173 , SB1277 , SB1452 , SB1453 , SB1548 , SB1882 , SB1883 , SB2016 , SB 32

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, SB 464, school buffer zone, tobacco retailer, vape shop, e-cigarette, vaping, nicotine, tobacco products, retail permit, comptroller, Class A misdemeanor, school proximity, youth access, public school, private school

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• </c> huge issue in the state with flooding huge issue in the state with flooding both<00:18:51.360><c
• Um, moderate confidence and presumed hazard.
• Um, moderate confidence and presumed hazard.
• Um, moderate confidence and presumed hazard.
• </c> but the EPA considers fluoride hazardous but the EPA considers fluoride hazardous material<04:59

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up several bills in executive session, beginning with HB 568 on subdivision regulations concerning water supply. Representative Donnelly moved ITL, arguing the bill would create costly studies, that towns already have jurisdiction over needed studies, and that the issue was not widespread. The committee voted ITL 9-7. HB 582, dealing with safety requirements for personal watercraft, was also moved ITL on the grounds that existing law already covers the issue and the bill was unnecessary after recent action on personal flotation devices. Representative Derby opposed the ITL, saying the bill was a common-sense safety measure and would restore a misdemeanor penalty, but the committee voted ITL 9-7. The committee then retained HB 595, relative to coastal resilience zones, after members said the bill was important but needed more work and time because of its complexity. Members noted it should be revisited later, and the motion to retain passed 16-0. HB 607, funding the Hampton Beach Area Commission and making appropriations, received an ought-to-pass recommendation 15-1, with support from members who described Hampton Beach as an important economic driver and one dissenting member saying the state should not bear the full cost. The committee also adopted Amendment 2025-3 on HB 624, establishing a local river management advisory committee grant program, by a 16-0 vote; the amendment shifted funding decisions to the Department of Environmental Services based on demonstrated need and a first-come, first-served process. The bill as amended then received an ought-to-pass recommendation 16-0 and was placed on consent. Later, the committee retained HB 629, funding the operation, maintenance, and repair of state dams, after members said the dams need attention but the bill required more work because suggested amendments had just been received. That motion passed 16-0. HB 644, concerning drones in state parks, was ITL’d because the Department of Parks and Recreation is already working through rulemaking on UAS use in remote areas, and the committee voted 16-0 for ITL. HB 657, the short notice booking act access for New Hampshire residents to state parks, was also ITL’d at the request of the prime sponsor, passing 16-0. The committee then adjourned and announced a later hearing on HB 663, which would allow the Division of Historical Resources to use a portion of Moose plate funds for administering its grant program; testimony from the sponsor and the division supported the bill as clarifying existing authority, and no final vote on HB 663 was included in the transcript excerpt.

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• It would be similar to a flood disclosure form or if there was lead paint found at a home.
• It would be similar to a flood disclosure form or if there was lead paint found at a home.
• There are many disclosures that homeowners currently receive, such as whether their home has flooded,
• do when residents who are moving into this state at the tune of 1,000 residents per week start to flood
• do when residents who are moving into this state at the tune of 1,000 residents per week start to flood

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for fallen Oviedo Officer Jimmy Serrano-Torres, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Chief Joseph Tuminelli as law enforcement officer of the day. The Rules and Ethics Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and the Speaker announced schedule changes for the following week, including canceling the floor session on Monday and starting Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. The main floor action centered on CS/HB 7033, the House tax package. Sponsor Rep. Duggan described broad tax changes, including reducing the state sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25%, exempting certain bullion sales, repealing the aviation fuel tax, delaying the natural gas fuel tax, changing corporate income tax treatment for charitable trusts, reducing the pari-mutuel tax on card rooms, and major changes to tourist development tax (TDT) use. The bill would redirect most TDT revenue toward property tax relief, dissolve tourist development councils, and include related property tax and local tax administration changes. Several amendments were debated: a Driscoll amendment to preserve local TDT flexibility failed; Duggan’s amendment giving local governments 25% discretion over TDT revenues was adopted; Eskamani’s combined-reporting amendment failed; and a Duggan amendment requiring audit certification of compliance with the TDT/property tax relief provisions was adopted. After debate, CS/HB 7033 passed 78-29. The House then took up CS/CS/HB 1221 on local option taxes, which was presented as a companion-style measure to give local governments more flexibility while redirecting TDT revenues toward property tax relief. Supporters argued the bill would provide immediate relief to property owners and restore accountability in local tax use, while opponents warned it would undermine tourism funding, infrastructure, and local services. An amendment allowing local governments to retain 25% of TDT revenues for general purposes was adopted, and the bill passed 62-45 after floor debate. The final item shown was the reading of CS/CS/HJR 1257, a proposed constitutional amendment related to property tax exemptions and assessment limits, but the transcript cuts off before debate or action on that measure.

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• constitutional public service announcement based on millions of calls and messages that have been flooding
• </c><00:50:52.920><c> you</c> slow down you put on your hazards you slow down you put on your hazards
• </c><02:04:56.400><c> with</c> weeks my office has been flooded with weeks my office has been flooded
• policy doesn't exacerbate this problem and the current vulnerabilities that have been created by a flood
• </c><03:29:21.840><c> of</c> that have been created by a flood of that have been created by a flood of

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• </c><00:46:36.319><c> It</c><00:46:36.480><c> was</c> to closures due to flooding.
• It was to closures due to flooding.
• This relocation clears the flood plane and essential infrastructure flood plane and essential infrastructure
• It is a problem with flooding.
• It is a problem with flooding.

Bills: HF1569 , HF460 , HF850 , HF707 , HF798 , HF852 , HF366 , HF365 , HF836 , HF866 , HF885 , HF959 , HF1196 , HF1788 , HF1349 , HF2272 , HF2652 , HF1251 , HF607

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: transportation, bond issuance, capital investment, infrastructure, road improvements, HF460, Sibley County, Highway 21, County State-Aid Highway, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, transportation grant, infrastructure improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, stormwater, public works, local infrastructure

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• These funds support disaster response, such as wildfires and floods.
• These funds support disaster response, such as wildfires and flood.
• would be able to use their funds for flood recovery purposes.
• would be able to use their funds for flood recovery purposes.
• I think you're talking about hospital districts, flood control zone districts, parks districts, what

Bills: HB2675 , HB2681 , HB2714 , HB2688 , HB2481 , HB2116 , HB1408

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: accounts, finance, business regulation, transparency, audits, cannabis, license fees, regulatory framework, revenue generation, legalization, HB 2714, caseload forecasting, food assistance, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, state food assistance, budget forecasting, caseload forecast council, caseload forecast supervisor, Washington State

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• </c> &gt;&gt; My office hasn't been flooded. Uh, Mr. &gt;&gt; My office hasn't been flooded.
• It's really a safety hazard to our citizens and to our children.
• It's really a safety hazard to issue.
• It's really a safety hazard to our<04:06:16.080><c> citizens,</c><04:06:16.560><c> to</c><04:06:16.720
• I just wish there was a way to do it without posing a serious quality of life and health hazard to the

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• After fires, floods, and storms like we have right now, the costs keep rising, and everyday residents
• already experiencing all of these things already experiencing all of these things and<00:24:43.600><c> floods
• 45.120><c> this</c><00:24:45.279><c> is</c><00:24:45.360><c> the</c><00:24:45.600><c> reality</c> and floods
• , fires, this is the reality and floods, fires, this is the reality that<00:24:46.559><c> our</c><00:
• We have increased hazards to the grid. We have to upgrade the grid to withstand what's coming.

Bills: SB3326 , SB2911

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: renewable energy, energy storage, cost reduction, public utilities commission, Hawaii energy policies, intoxicating liquor, direct shipment, breweries, distilleries, Hawaii, 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees heard SB 3001 on artificial intelligence in a joint Commerce and Consumer Protection/Labor and Technology hearing. Testimony included support from the Department of Education and Google, comments from the Office of Consumer Protection and the Attorney General’s office, and late opposition from Agentic LLC. The Attorney General raised constitutional and vagueness concerns and suggested clarifying amendments, while Google said the bill’s risk-based approach and proposed amendments could help establish industry-wide safety standards for minors. The committees recessed and then voted to pass SB 3001 with amendments, adopting DCCA/OCP recommendations on data minimization for minors and UDAP clarity, the Attorney General’s proposed clarifications and deletions, and Google’s nonconflicting amendments; the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050. The vote passed unanimously among members present, with some members excused. The Commerce and Consumer Protection committee then took up several previously heard measures in decision-making. SB 2045 on combat sports passed with amendments reflecting DCCA and boxing commission recommendations, including clarifying the on-site medical professional requirement, reporting duties, promoter payment, removal of the combat sports registry and ambulance requirement, and other technical changes; the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050. SP 2347 on the residential landlord-tenant code passed with amendments striking landlord requirements so OCP could work on a multilingual tenant-rights notice, and SP 2495 on consumer protection passed with amendments requiring OCP to publish an annual report on potential code violations. SB 2777 on insurance was deferred to February 17, 2026 for further decision-making. At a later CPN decision-making agenda, SB 2471 and SB 2829, both relating to the powers of artificial persons, passed with amendments clarifying the preamble, removing language about foreign artificial persons, and making other consistency and non-substantive changes; both effective dates were moved to January 1, 2027. SP 2033 on renewable energy also passed with amendments clarifying the definition of grid-ready homes, cost-sharing provisions, applicability to interconnecting customers, and safety/certification compliance, with the effective date deferred to July 1, 2050. In each case, the committee voted to adopt the recommendations without objections from members present. The committees also heard SB 3000 on insurance, which would authorize the Attorney General to bring civil actions to recover costs and losses tied to climate-attributable harm and future climate risk, including costs incurred by state insurance-related entities. The Insurance Division and Attorney General’s office offered comments seeking clarification and warning about redundancy, implementation issues, possible representation of private insurers, and concurrent litigation concerns. Supporters, including the Center for Climate Integrity, a resident testifier, Sierra Club, and Green America, argued the bill would help shift insurance costs to fossil fuel companies responsible for climate harms and address rising premiums and nonrenewals in Hawaii. Opponents, including the American Petroleum Institute, argued the bill singled out one industry, raised constitutional concerns, and should be deferred because related climate litigation is already pending. The transcript ends with the committee continuing testimony and discussion on SB 3000 and then moving into SB 3326 on energy, where the consumer advocate and Hawaiian Electric opposed the bill’s proposed separation of generation from transmission and distribution, while the PUC stood on written testimony, Retail Merchants of Hawaii supported it, and Life of the Land raised concerns about assumptions and the need for more substance.

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• </c> high hazard. high hazard.
• hazard, low hazard, and what we call non-menace.
• hazard, low hazard, and what we call non-menace.
• hazard, low hazard, and what we call non-menace.
• Hazard, significant hazard, low hazard, and what we call non-menace.

Committee: House Resources, Recreation and Development

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I couldn't hazard a guess at the moment, but I can find out from our jailer or from the sheriff as to
• And I would even hazard to say that probably more times than not, there is some sort of voluntary annexation
• This past year, my precinct was hit by a disaster of floods and winds to the extent of over $100,000.

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Like, you are committing—you are endangering your neighbors, potentially creating a hazardous situation
• You are committing—you are endangering your neighbors, potentially creating a hazardous situation.
• </c><00:15:58.160><c> situation</c> creating a hazardous situation creating a hazardous situation that
• Zero shooting victims is too many, and that's also why we have to talk about gun violence and the flood
• Zero shooting victims is too many, and that's also why we have to talk about gun violence and the flood

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Bills: HB4274 , HB3076 , HB4358 , HB3312 , HB3288 , HB3885 , HB3147 , HB4299 , HB4265 , HB4266 , HB3011 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3881 , HB3519 , HB3522 , HB3530 , HB2976 , HB4459 , HB3142 , HB4316 , HB4338 , HB4230 , HB3985 , HB3883 , HB4335 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3418 , HB3619 , HB3624 , HB3463 , HB4423 , HB3342 , HB3645 , HB3647 , HB3887 , HB4430 , HB4431 , HB2964 , HB3834 , HB4193 , HB4272 , HB3277 , HB3148 , HB3651 , HB3323 , HB4287 , HB4105 , HB3304 , HB3345

Keywords: HB4274, Oklahoma schools, interdistrict transfer, open transfer, school enrollment, military families, active duty, National Guard, Reserve orders, military installation, residency requirements, district of choice, public school transfer, student transfer, special education, IEP, Section 504, military housing, base housing, electronic enrollment

Bills: HB4274 , HB3076 , HB4358 , HB3312 , HB3288 , HB3885 , HB3147 , HB4299 , HB4265 , HB4266 , HB3011 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3881 , HB3519 , HB3522 , HB3530 , HB2976 , HB4459 , HB3142 , HB4316 , HB4338 , HB4230 , HB3985 , HB3883 , HB4335 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3418 , HB3619 , HB3624 , HB3463 , HB4423 , HB3342 , HB3645 , HB3647 , HB3887 , HB4430 , HB4431 , HB2964 , HB3834 , HB4193 , HB4272 , HB3277 , HB3148 , HB3651 , HB3323 , HB4287 , HB4105 , HB3304 , HB3345

Keywords: HB4274, Oklahoma schools, interdistrict transfer, open transfer, school enrollment, military families, active duty, National Guard, Reserve orders, military installation, residency requirements, district of choice, public school transfer, student transfer, special education, IEP, Section 504, military housing, base housing, electronic enrollment

Summary: The House convened, the clerk called the roll, and a quorum was present. The chamber adopted the day’s order of business, heard an invocation from Chaplain Ronnie Wilson, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The House also noted a list of bill and resolution reassignments from the majority floor leader’s office and briefly stood at ease before returning to order. Representative Timmons introduced Angie Kammermeyer as the nurse of the day, recognizing her long career in nursing and health care leadership, including her retirement as chief nursing officer from Integris Health after 40 years of service. The Speaker also welcomed guests in the galleries, including Sarah Stevens and her newborn baby, Kelby, and a group of leadership students from Great Plains who traveled from Lawton. No legislation was debated or voted on during the portion of the session provided. At the end of the meeting, Representative Pugh moved to adjourn, and the House agreed without objection. The chamber adjourned until Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.