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• It was just a request from my district, as you can see by the sponsors. >> All right.
• It was just a request from my district, as you can see by the sponsors. >> All right.
• I'm Tara Reardon, Senator for District 15, Concord, Bow, and Hopkinton.
• I represent District 22, and I'm here to introduce the CACR 13.
• I<01:11:38.159> represent<01:11:38.640> district<01:11:39.120> 22 I represent district

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• Steve White, District 2 Representative for the band, Leech Lake. Boozhoo.
• I serve as the elected council of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, representing District 2.
• a pest, and a destroy, repel, mitigate a pest, and a substance<00:19:31.880> or<00:19:32.000>
• If you remember Representative Dan Fabian, who lived up in Senator Johnson's district, he was a house
• <01:04:11.080> this uh shotgun shells to help mitigate this uh shotgun shells to help mitigate

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• City of Hastings is the my district.
• in my district. in my district.
• Cloud, and Senate District 14.
• Cloud, and Senate District 14.
• <01:07:32.640> this like SF2290 will help mitigate this like SF2290 will help mitigate this

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• . >> Recognize the Senator from Windham District for the report of the Committee on Institutions. >>
• Recognize the senator from Washington District, Senator Perchlik, for the report of the Committee on
• Recognize the Senator from Windsor District for the report of the Committee on Agriculture.
• Require It required drift mitigation Require It required drift mitigation measures<01:26:13.840>
• Again, this authority would mitigated.

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• SPECIFICALLY THE BILL ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY WIND MITIGATION DISCOUNTS REQUIRING MITIGATION DISCOUNT FORMS
• AND THAT ARE NOT MANAGING THEIR FUNDING PROPERLY YET THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THEM PARTICULARLY IN MY DISTRICT
• OTHER THAT I CAN REMEMBER IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WHERE I HAD FRIENDS OF MINE WHO LIVE IN A CCRC IN MY DISTRICT
• SENATOR COLLINS YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PRESENT YOUR BILL. 1658. >> Chair Ingoglia: 1658 IS A UNIFORM MITIGATION

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• Anthony Thornton, Senate District 19, Bernalillo-Sandoval.
• Representative Anita, I represent House District 70.
• Representative Tara Lujan, I represent House District 48 here in the capital city.
• I’m Linda Trujillo, Senator for District 24, also here in the city of Santa Fe.
• I represent House District 68 in Bernalillo County. Far northwest side. Thank you.

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• ><01:39:20.119> their District or my district or their District or my district or their District
• more than they hurt your district or his district.
• more than they hurt your district or his district.
• more than they hurt your district or his district.
• more than they hurt your district or his district.

Bills: HF5

Keywords: tax modification, transportation funding, electric vehicle tax, Social Security subtraction, retail delivery fee, motor vehicle registration, state budget, transportation policy, 1183, house

Summary: The Transportation Committee resumed consideration of House File 5, which would reduce transportation-related revenues while also providing tax relief, including a subtraction for Social Security income, elimination of the delivery fee, and a cap on automatic gas tax indexing. The committee adopted the A1 author’s amendment, which added the phrase “using existing resources,” and then proceeded to public testimony. Representative Joy described the bill as making Minnesota more affordable, while several members and testifiers raised concerns about the impact on transportation funding and road maintenance. MnDOT Commissioner Nancy Doppenberg testified that reductions in planned transportation investments would worsen pavement, bridge, and roadway conditions, reduce construction projects and jobs, and add to an already large funding gap. Committee discussion focused on the estimated revenue losses from the bill, including about $45 million in fiscal year 2026 and $55 million annually from repealing the delivery fee, plus additional losses from capping gas tax indexing, for a combined transportation revenue reduction of about $131 million in the 2026-27 biennium. Members also asked about bridge aesthetics, paint, transit impacts, and whether other mandates and cost increases should be considered alongside revenue reductions. Supporters of the delivery fee repeal, including the Minnesota Grocers Association and Minnesota Retailers Association, argued the fee is costly to administer, confusing to consumers, and disproportionately burdens small businesses and lower-income or disabled consumers who rely on delivery. The Minnesota Association of Townships and the Minnesota Transportation Alliance emphasized that rural and local governments face major road and bridge funding needs and warned that reducing revenue would shift costs to property taxpayers or leave projects unfunded. No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee continued with testimony and member questions.

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• THERE WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE THAT WE WANT TO MITIGATE DIMENSION OF ROLLOUT GO SMOOTHLY WILL INTRODUCE
• WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS AS AN AGENCY WE HAVE TO TARGET OUR RESOURCES TO MITIGATING THAT FRICTION AS MUCH
• GOING TO BE TAKING WHEN I GET TO THERE, I WANT YOU TO KEEP THAT IN MIND BECAUSE WE ARE FOCUSED ON MITIGATING
• FIRST OF ALL THAT NATURAL FRICTION FOR US IS OUR ACTION STEPS ARE HOW WE MITIGATE THAT.
• BELIEVE IN SCHOOL SERVICES, OBVIOUSLY I SPENT A LONG TIME HELPING DEVELOP THEM IN MY OWN SCHOOL DISTRICT

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• implementing in our sustainable insurance strategy: new catastrophic model tools that reward risk mitigation
• thousands, if not millions, of dollars that you all have invested in your budget to actually work on mitigation
• better place, one, given the leadership you all have shown, with the critical investments around mitigation
• to be able now to have the technology to show you where insurance companies are writing in your district
• then we're going to have also, hopefully in a couple of months, some statewide standards for smoke mitigation

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee held its fifth oversight hearing on the California Department of Insurance’s Sustainable Insurance Strategy (SIS), with Commissioner Ricardo Lara providing an update on implementation. Lara said the department has finalized major reforms, including new catastrophe modeling tools, faster rate review procedures, use of forward-looking data tied to mitigation, and modernization of the FAIR Plan. He argued the strategy is intended to improve insurance availability in wildfire-prone areas, increase transparency, and stabilize the market, while also criticizing consumer intervenor groups and saying the department will tighten rules on intervener compensation and relevance. Members questioned Lara about when the SIS would begin producing visible market changes, how long rate filings would take to approve, and what the FAIR Plan modernization would mean for consumers’ costs. Lara said catastrophe model approvals should be completed by the end of the month, insurers are expected to begin submitting SIS filings in the coming weeks, and rate reviews have already been reduced from 281 days to 71 days. He also discussed a new market conduct investigation into State Farm’s handling of wildfire claims, ongoing complaints about smoke-damage claims, and a newly created smoke claims and remediation task force to develop standards. Lara said the department has helped more than 12,000 wildfire survivors, with over 38,000 claims filed and more than $17 billion paid, and that it is also working with other western states on underinsurance issues. Public commenters from the insurance industry, homebuilding, and insurance brokerage sectors largely supported the SIS and the department’s efforts, saying the reforms are needed to restore availability and stability. They emphasized the importance of timely rate approvals, FAIR Plan solvency, and greater transparency, and several noted that member companies are preparing to use the new filing process. The hearing ended without a vote or formal action, though members and the commissioner discussed ongoing legislative needs, including AB 226 and possible future FAIR Plan transparency measures.

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• He was such a gentleman, such a friend, and he ran into some problems in his district.
• This is a person who passed away in my district, in Senfronia Thompson's district, and he was one of
• Cole: ...for an officer that died in my district.
• Members, this is the wildfire mitigation bill. Move passage.
• Yvonne Davis because of important business in the district, a motion of Ms. Thompson.

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• SB 1329 mitigates the risk of over-assessment.
• And it's also appropriate to support the Bakersfield Airport, which is in the Senator's district.
• I appreciate the fact that any legislator here runs a bill. ...which is in the Senator's district.
• I'm here tonight to represent the California Fire Chiefs Association and the Fire Districts Association
• Chair, members, for the opportunity to present SB 1408, which is a district-specific bill to address

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• This bill seeks to create a mitigation fund that small businesses, including mom-and-pops with 25 and
• <00:02:08.720> fund to create a meditation mitigation fund to create a meditation mitigation
• Chair. fund a mitigation and we understand that fund a mitigation and we understand that transportation
• The mitigation fund is designed to this.
• mom and pop business are in my district mom and pop business are in my district and<00:09:39.440

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• Here's mitigation.
• And you can think of mitigation evidence or were, you know, the Parkland shooter.
• Huge impacts for cities, counties and fire district. Such as myself.
• Fire districts were like my my the proud fire chief for the Mafia Fire Control District.
• I can tell you that in my district she could have been elected governor.

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• AB 1774, Borner, wildfire mitigation plans, holding committee.
• AB 2074, Haney, downtown transit hub districts, do pass out on a B roll call.
• AB 2083, Jackson, child care special districts, held in committee.
• AB 2264, Lackey, district agricultural associations, held in committee.
• AB 1802, Stephanie, endowments for mitigation lands, do pass. That's out on an A roll call.

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• I'm Bill Irwin, representative in the 55th District, which is part of Cass County.
• This bill mitigates risk, ensuring all who work or visit the Capitol are safe in this environment.
• So I see your concern, but I think there's a way to mitigate that, that I see your concern, but I think
• there's a way to mitigate that, that our officers that are, security officers that are currently here
• I represent the 60th District, which is right here in Jefferson City.

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• So the first district that I'm going to talk about is District 21, which is a district that you'll notice
• District 27, in a similar way, is a very compact district, maybe one of the most compact districts on
• So here, in trying to mitigate the change as much as I could, I took District 8, which currently is all
• Congressional District 20 is the VRA district.
• Do you think District 27 complies with the Fair Districts Act, the proposed district? Um, well.

Summary: The Committee on Rules met with a quorum and heard a Governor’s Office presentation on a proposed congressional reapportionment map. The governor’s counsel argued that mid-cycle congressional redistricting is legally permissible, that race should not be considered at all in drawing districts, and that the Florida Fair Districts provisions are inconsistent with federal equal protection law and should be treated as non-severable. The presentation also discussed the pending U.S. Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais and the Florida Supreme Court’s Black Voters Matter decision as part of the legal rationale for the map. Jason Parada, who said he drew the map alone, described the map as based on 2020 census block data, with county-level population estimates used only as a guide to identify faster-growing areas. He said the plan keeps 48 counties and 382 municipalities whole, has compactness scores similar to the current benchmark map, and uses traditional geographic and political boundaries such as roads, railways, county lines, and municipal lines. He walked through regional changes, emphasizing a race-neutral redesign that significantly altered South Florida, including changes to districts in Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and the Everglades, while leaving several northern districts largely unchanged. Members questioned the witnesses extensively about the legal theory, the use of partisan data, the role of race, population growth, and the timing and review of the map. The witnesses said partisan data was considered along with other traditional redistricting criteria, but race was not used. They also said they could not speak to who else reviewed the map beyond EOG staff and counsel. Several senators raised concerns about the map’s compactness, county and city splits, the apparent partisan effects, and the fact that the map was released shortly before the special session. No vote or final action on the map was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• I represent the most rural district in the state.
• districts like mine. districts like mine.
• them by district. them by district.
• Um I represent uh a very rural district Um I represent uh a very rural district as<01:14:21.280>
• <01:30:42.480> Um mitigate environmental disasters? Um mitigate environmental disasters?

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• in order to fund assistant district... ...the judicial districts in order to fund assistant district
• district attorney salaries.
• 34th Judicial District; Billy Joe Harrington, the 10th Judicial District; Colin Sims, the 22nd District
• Those districts are Hiller Moore's district, St.
• But for Baton Rouge, this district now has become the most heavily populated district in the state.

Bills: HB513, HB581, HB596, HB660, HB719, HB766, HB802, HB940, HB950, HB1028, HB1183, HB1201, SB233, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB411

Keywords: name image likeness, NIL, student-athlete, college athletics, high school athletics, intercollegiate athletics, interscholastic athletics, athlete compensation, athlete endorsements, sports marketing, athlete agent, marketing representative, sports attorney, publicity rights, right of publicity, Louisiana high school sports, NCAA, school policy, athletic association, athletic conference

Summary: The committee first handled House Bill 513 by Rep. Young, which would regulate name, image, and likeness issues for intercollegiate and interscholastic athletes, especially high school athletes. Young said the bill reflects recommendations from a statewide NIL task force and sets parental-consent and prohibited-category guardrails while preserving flexibility for colleges. The committee adopted a technical amendment and reported the bill favorably as amended. Members then advanced several procurement and administrative measures. Senate Bill 233 by Sen. Mizell would create a statewide data exchange compact for state agencies; testimony from the Department of Health said it would improve eligibility and program administration by allowing agencies to share data more efficiently, and the bill was reported favorably. Senate Bill 300, also by Mizell, would make various changes to the Procurement Code, including auction techniques in negotiated procurement, sole sourcing for consulting services in limited cases, and other technical and legal remedy revisions; it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 303 by Sen. Cloud would let executive branch agencies directly contract with other states for information technology systems and use the federal GSA schedule, and it was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 411 by Sen. DePlessis, removing a 20-year lease cap for certain state property in Orleans Parish, was also reported favorably. The committee then took up several bills affecting criminal justice funding. House Bill 660 by Rep. Egan would raise the state warrant amount used to fund assistant district attorney salaries from $50,000 to $60,000; Egan and district attorneys argued the increase is needed to recruit and retain prosecutors, while an opponent said the state should fund prosecutors and public defenders more equitably. The committee adopted an amendment making the bill effective only upon appropriation and reported it favorably as amended. House Bill 719, also by Egan, would increase the number of assistant district attorney warrants statewide, with most of the new warrants directed to Baton Rouge, St. Tammany, and Caddo; supporters cited workload studies and local needs, while an opponent raised concerns about New Orleans court consolidation and broader funding balance. It too was amended to be subject to appropriation and reported favorably as amended. Other measures included House Bill 76 by Rep. Freeman, which addresses coverage for orally administered anti-cancer medications and was reported favorably as amended after changes to cost-sharing and high-deductible plan language; House Bill 802 by Rep. Sawyer, which redirects existing revenue to watershed and flood-control restoration in the Amite River Basin, was reported favorably as amended; House Bill 940 by Rep. Barrow, creating a law-enforcement task force and rules framework for counter-drone operations, was reported favorably as amended; and House Bill 950 by Rep. Boyd, aimed at consumer protection education for seniors, was reported favorably. House Bill 596 by Rep. McCormick, which would have created an inactive-well fee assessment credit tied to plugging wells, drew concerns that it would reduce funds for orphan-well restoration, and the bill was voluntarily deferred after discussion. House Bill 581 and House Bill 1183 were also voluntarily deferred.

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• addressing um mitigating addressing um mitigating uh<00:57:00.640> visitor<00:57:01.200><
• So, Wiki Ki is a district much like the Aloha Stadium district, and in my opinion, the Aloha Stadium
• district district um<01:17:51.840> for<01:17:52.159> it<01:17:52.400> to<01:17:52.560
• But yeah, this is kind of bringing us into our Waikīkī special district and then the stadium district

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Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2693 relating to capital improvement projects for aerospace infrastructure. Members had no questions, and the recommendation to pass the bill with a defective date of July 1, 2050 was adopted unanimously. The committee then deferred decision making on Senate Bill 26980 relating to transportation and Senate Bill 2374 relating to the blue economy until Thursday, February 19, 2026, in Room 229, pending additional information. In the joint hearing on Senate Bill 2816 relating to state enterprise zones, agencies and organizations including DBEDT, HTDC, Taxation, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Oceanit, the Hawaii Medical Association, and the Queen’s Health System testified in support or submitted written comments. One public testifier urged expanding enterprise zones around the Kakaako/Cancer Center area and combining them with the foreign trade zone to reduce taxes and attract business. A senator questioned whether the enterprise zone program had ever been comprehensively evaluated, noting DBEDT said it had not done a full study in recent years and cited annual report figures including about $221 million in company revenues and $460,000 in foregone state revenue in 2022. The discussion focused on whether the bill would subsidize existing activity or support new economic development, and on the broader policy question of whether enterprise zones should be used to revitalize depressed areas or to target strategic sectors like health care technology. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2900 relating to sports officials. The Department of Education supported the measure, saying the Attorney General is best positioned to represent employees in temporary restraining order matters and that elevating intentional bodily injury of a sports official to a class B felony would improve safety. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing it would escalate conduct already covered by existing assault statutes and go beyond other protected classes. The Department of the Attorney General recommended narrowing the bill by inserting “substantial” before bodily injury in the criminal section and deleting a section that would make the AG’s office act like plaintiff’s counsel in civil matters, suggesting instead that departments adopt policies to help employees obtain TROs without creating an open-ended civil representation role. Several sports and school-related organizations testified in support, and members discussed whether the bill should be narrowed or coordinated with other measures before further action.

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• district attorney salaries.
• 34th Judicial District; Billy Joe Harrington, the 10th Judicial District; Colin Sims, the 22nd District
• Those districts are Hiller Moore's district, St.
• Tammany, the 22nd Judicial District with District Attorney Colin Sims, and Caddo Parish, which includes
• But for Baton Rouge, this district now has become the most heavily populated district in the state.

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 513 by Representative Young, which would regulate name, image, and likeness activity for intercollegiate and interscholastic athletes, especially high school athletes. Young said the bill reflects recommendations from a task force and sets guardrails such as parental consent and prohibited NIL categories. The committee adopted a technical amendment and then reported the bill favorably as amended. Members then heard several Senate bills from Senator Mizell and Senator Cloud. Senate Bill 233 would create a statewide data exchange compact to allow state agencies to share information more efficiently; it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 300 would make various changes to the Procurement Code, including auction techniques, sole sourcing for consulting services in limited cases, and procurement process clarifications; it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 303 would allow executive branch agencies to buy or share technology solutions with other states and use the federal GSA schedule, and it was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 411, removing a 20-year lease limitation for certain Orleans Parish state property, was also reported favorably. The committee spent substantial time on House Bill 660 and House Bill 719, both dealing with district attorney funding and staffing. HB 660 would raise the state warrant amount for assistant district attorney salaries from $50,000 to $60,000, with supporters arguing it is needed to recruit and retain prosecutors; an opposition witness argued the state should fund both prosecutors and public defenders more equitably. The committee adopted an amendment making the bill effective only upon appropriation and reported it favorably as amended. HB 719 would increase the number of assistant district attorney warrants statewide, with most of the new warrants directed to Baton Rouge, St. Tammany, and Caddo; it too was amended to be subject to appropriation and reported favorably as amended. House Bill 596, which would have created an inactive well-feet assessment credit for oil and gas operators, was voluntarily deferred after concerns that it could reduce funding for the oil field site restoration fund. Later, the committee reported favorably as amended House Bill 802, which redirects existing revenue to watershed and flood restoration work in the Amite River Basin, and House Bill 940, which creates a task force and rules framework for law enforcement responses to unlawful drone activity. It also reported favorably House Bill 76 on coverage for orally administered anti-cancer medications, House Bill 950 on consumer protection materials for seniors, and began discussion of House Bill 1028, which would require higher Medicaid reimbursement rates for non-emergency medical transportation providers.