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• For our farmers, reliability is everything, especially in today's uncertain agricultural economy.
• Stability for farmers, who need reliable buyers, and stability for communities who benefit from the consistent
• By investing in reliable distribution of fresh local foods to food pantries, senior centers, shelters
• , reliable distribution of fresh local foods to food pantries, senior centers, shelters, and food as

Bills: SB311, HB371

Keywords: pesticide, licensing, agriculture, landscaper, grain inspector, record keeping, Delaware agriculture, certified applicators, regulatory compliance, HB371, Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Act, farmland preservation, agricultural lands, agricultural preservation district, Farmland Preservation Advisory Board, county advisory board, Delaware Foundation, Department of Agriculture, DNREC, planning and zoning

Summary: The House Agriculture Committee met with a quorum present and considered three bills. Senate Bill 53 would codify and continue the Farm to Community Program if federal support is reduced or unavailable, prioritize Delaware farmers, and require reporting and transparency. Testimony in support came from the Delaware Farm Bureau, the Academy of Medicine and Public Health, and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Jimmy Crone, who said the department supports the bill. Members raised no questions, and the committee voted to release the bill by roll call. The committee then heard Senate Bill 311, a Department of Agriculture maintenance bill updating Title 3 provisions related to plant industry and pesticides. The bill removes an outdated $100 license fee, requires certified private applicators to keep pesticide application records available for inspection, expands the definition of landscaper to include commercial entities installing their own nursery stock, and removes a good-character requirement for grain inspector applicants. With no public comment or questions, the committee voted to release the bill by roll call. Finally, House Bill 371, sponsored by Representative Vanderwyn, would streamline the Agland Preservation Act by eliminating a redundant county advisory board step for farmland preservation districts. Representative Vanderwyn and Deputy Secretary Crone explained that the advisory boards were more useful when the program was new, but now the county planning and zoning commissions and the Department of Agriculture already provide the needed review. After brief discussion, with no public comment, the committee voted to release the bill by roll call and then adjourned.

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• Our Greater Minnesota bus service is affordable, flexible, cost-effective, and reliable.
• Our Greater Minnesota bus service is affordable, flexible, cost-effective, and reliable.
• Our Greater Minnesota bus service is affordable, flexible, cost-effective, and reliable.
• affordable, flexible, cost-effective, affordable, flexible, cost-effective, and<00:04:56.840> reliable
• and reliable. and reliable.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ratepayers over the next three decades and achieving the state's energy goals and producing affordable, reliable
• achieving the state's energy goals and producing<00:02:59.680> affordable,<00:03:00.280> reliable
• , producing affordable, reliable, producing affordable, reliable, resilient,<00:03:01.880> and

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection took up House Concurrent Resolution 137, House Draft 1, and Senate Resolution 20, both proposing a Senate draft urging an immediate and permanent ceasefire and end to hostilities in Iran. Only written testimony was submitted, in support, from Barbara Polk, with comments from Kelsey Burien, Sage Colon, River Burien, and late testimony from Azale Guillermo Ramirez. The chair noted that resolutions are non-binding expressions and do not change Hawaii Revised Statutes, and said Senate rules allow substantive changes to the vehicles. Because the matter arose late in the session, the committee recommended passage of the proposed Senate draft for HCR 137 and SR 20. The motion was adopted by votes from the chair, vice chair, Senator McKelvey, and Senator Awana; Senator Lamasao was excused. The committee then reconvened to reconsider House Concurrent Resolution 202, House Draft 2, which would establish a legislative task force on Hawaii’s future energy pathways. The chair explained that additional testimony raised concerns about the Public Utilities Commission’s participation and possible ex parte issues, and that the resolution could be construed as creating a closed task force because it did not require open public membership. Since further amendment was not possible without restarting the process, and a similar House resolution already existed, the committee recommended deferral. No comments were offered, and the meeting adjourned.

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• The dispute can be resolved because the fact is known or can be determined from a reliable source.
• voter registration based on facts they think are generally known or based on a source they consider reliable
• Permits the submitter of such data to simply swear to its reliability without any actual proof.
• county supposed to determine what challenges are based on information from a generally known fact or reliable
• Nor are there any guardrails on what can be used as a reliable source or generally known fact in the

Bills: SB801, SB1200, SB1410, SB1717, SB1862, SB1863, SB2216, SB2681, SB506, SB2626, SJR63, SB 3

Keywords: SB 801, birth certificate, birth record, certified copy, homeless, homelessness, unhoused, vital records, state registrar, local registrar, county clerk, fee waiver, identity documents, ID access, housing insecurity, shelter, transitional housing, Health and Safety Code, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission

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• incentivizing regionalization, we can not only reduce costs but also enhance service quality and reliability
• the years based on the city's ability and desire to serve these developments with high quality, reliable
• Texans have a right to safe and reliable water utility service, which is not possible without investment
• Rate regulation is a complex and critical aspect of ensuring reliable utility services, and any changes
• Ultimately, this could lead to a further decline in service quality and reliability, impacting consumers

Bills: HB29, HB685, HB1633, HB1689, HB1690, HB1918, HB2010, HB2500, HB2608, HB2626, HB29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• order to make a good data reliable order to make a good data reliable survey<04:39:17.080> I<
• I can't think of any survey we're trying, or anything, where we're trying to get reliable adult or reliable
• test-retest ... in in a in a reliable way and I will say in in a in a reliable way and I will say um
• <05:23:24.240> I people have questioned RI reliability I people have questioned RI reliability
• You said 96% was moderately reliable and 73% was found to be substantially or almost perfectly reliable

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first noted that House Bill 398, concerning Holocaust and genocide studies, and House Bill 131 had already been handled previously and were off the schedule. It then took up House Bill 740, which would require the Department of Education to maintain permanent records for closed charter schools. After brief discussion about overlap with another charter-school bill that already addressed closure and records, Representative Freeman moved to table the bill. The committee voted 16-0 to table/ITL the bill, and it was placed on the consent calendar. The main discussion centered on House Bill 557, which would require additional information on school budget ballots, including average cost per pupil, enrollment history, and teacher-to-administrator ratios. Members raised concerns that the bill was duplicative of existing law, overly detailed, costly to towns, and potentially electioneering or cumbersome on ballots. Supporters argued it would improve transparency and help voters who do not attend deliberative sessions or use online resources. The committee did not vote on the bill during the discussion; instead, members moved into caucus and later indicated they would hold the bill until Monday for further review. Later, the committee turned to House Bill 699 on special education definitions and considered Amendment 0606H. The sponsor explained the amendment was developed with the Department of Education after hearing testimony and was intended to align state definitions with federal law and incorporate recommendations from a prior audit, including changing “functionally blind pupils” to “students with visual impairments.” Some members supported the changes as responsive to the hearing and audit, while others objected that the amendment was still confusing, had not fully addressed stakeholder concerns, and should wait for a more comprehensive special education audit. The discussion also referenced House Bill 754 and another amendment, but the transcript ends before final action on HB 699 is shown.

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• We would want reliable levels or values to look at, and if products met that value or exceeded that,
• That is the problem we have as farmers, with a reliable market or even better, a contract.
• we have or Farmers with a reliable we have or Farmers with a reliable Market<00:46:05.000> or
• Market opportunities for Local reliable Market opportunities for Local Foods<00:48:15.240> in
• most long-term reliable most long-term reliable has<01:15:56.040> um<01:15:56.440> the

Bills: HF44, HF2102, HF2279, HF2280, HF2281

Keywords: HF44, Casey Jones State Trail, Pipestone Trailhead, Currie Loop, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, trail rehabilitation, trail reconstruction, recreational trail, bike trail, hiking trail, infrastructure, state trail, Pipestone, Currie, bonding authorization

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• ensuring Safe Drinking Water reliable ensuring Safe Drinking Water reliable waste<00:28:32.840><
• Safe and reliable drinking water is essential for public health, economic development, and an overall
• Like much of Minnesota's aging infrastructure, the district is in need of upgrades to maintain reliable
• Like much of Minnesota's aging infrastructure, the district is in need of upgrades to maintain reliable
• water to meet Health clean and reliable water to meet Health codes<01:19:50.760> sanitation<01

Bills: HF220, HF230, HF240, HF241, HF295, HF429, HF490, HF505, HF574, HF576, HF581, HF865, HF918, HF1085, HF1449, HF1452, HF1454, HF602

Keywords: HF220, Minnesota transportation, highway user tax distribution fund, trunk highway fund, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, transportation finance, dedicated funds, funding restrictions, arts in transportation, cultural strategies, transportation project planning, project design, project construction, placemaking, public art, infrastructure spending, state statutes 161.045, HF230, Wyoming

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• issues not only impact the reliability issues not only impact the reliability of<00:51:20.960>
• Third, the freight rail track bisects the one reliable road on and off the reservation.
• Third, the freight rail track bisects the one reliable road on and off the reservation.
• <01:08:45.000> and to begin they require reliable and to begin they require reliable and affordable
• Falls can continue to provide reliable Falls can continue to provide reliable Wastewater<01:24:15.080

Bills: HF458, HF459, HF461, HF449, HF450, HF965, HF1280, HF612, HF615, HF616, HF622, HF650, HF651, HF1045, HF972, HF851, HF644, HF1050

Keywords: HF458, Henderson, water treatment facility, drinking water, municipal water, public infrastructure, capital investment, state bonds, bonding bill, Public Facilities Authority, water distribution system, well connection, local government grant, Minnesota capital budget, HF459, Carver levee, City of Carver, levee restoration, flood control, flood mitigation

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• , communities simply do not have reliable, communities simply do not have reliable, affordable<00
• <00:57:42.000> Passage<00:57:42.400> of reliable drinking water.
• Passage of reliable drinking water.
• safe, reliable water service for<01:12:37.960> our<01:12:38.080> community.
• <01:25:47.280> operation In the absence of the reliable operation In the absence of the reliable

Bills: HF4156, HF3835, HF3995, HF4383, HF4091, HF4084, HF4311, HF198, HF4486, HF4302, HF4309, HF4032, HF3855, HF3673, HF4265, HF4012, HF4339, HF4298, HF3852

Keywords: infrastructure, wastewater, stormwater, Buhl, state bonds, appropriations, economic development, water infrastructure, grants, capital investment, funding, state regulation, Frazee, North River Drive, infrastructure improvements, HF4383, Minnesota capital investment, bonding bill, Department of Natural Resources, DNR

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• amendment the Senate asks concurrence of the House: House Bill 1723, requiring utilities and electric grid
• 01:52.400> utilities<04:01:52.880> and<04:01:53.000> electric<04:01:53.360> grid
• requiring utilities and electric grid requiring utilities and electric grid operators<04:01:54.160

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• to national security issues, water treatment facility control mechanisms, energy pipelines, power grid
• to national security issues, water treatment facility control mechanisms, energy pipelines, power grid
• to national security issues, water treatment facility control mechanisms, energy pipelines, power grid
• To national security issues, water treatment facility control mechanisms, energy pipelines, power grid

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the prior day’s journal, and then took up a large third-reading consent calendar containing many House bills, most of them dealing with appropriations, fund transfers, repeals of programs or cash funds, and related budget adjustments. The calendar included measures affecting broadband infrastructure, early childhood prevention services, school food programs, reading and assessment programs, higher education funding, human services funding models, disaster and transportation funds, public safety communications, and several other state cash funds and reserve requirements. Most of the bills passed with broad support, though several drew recorded no votes from individual senators on specific measures. Before the consent calendar vote, Senator Catlin recognized a Montrose leadership class visiting the chamber. The Senate then adopted the consent calendar, with the clerk recording numerous individual no votes on particular bills. Among the more notable measures passed were bills related to the Healthy School Meals for All program, the state education fund, the Affordable Housing Financing Fund, kinship care, judicial discipline, public defender/prosecutor behavioral health support, public safety personnel health benefits, multimodal transportation funding, unclaimed property transfers, tobacco education funds, and preschool funding. Several bills were approved unanimously or near-unanimously, while others had more divided votes. The chamber then debated Senate Bill 90, which exempts critical infrastructure from the Consumer Repair Bill of Rights Act. Senator Snyder explained that the bill had been revised after stakeholder discussions with opponents, the governor’s office, and the attorney general’s office; the amendment L006 was described as narrowing and defining the exemption, giving the Attorney General rulemaking authority, and preserving district court review. Senator Carson supported the amendment and said it clarified that the bill focused on business-to-business and business-to-government equipment rather than retail consumer products. The amendment was adopted 35-0, and the bill then passed 22-13. The Senate also passed House Bill 1351 on the Healthy School Meals for All program, with Senator Kirkmeyer saying it repays money previously transferred from the state education fund and does not reduce program funding or transparency. House Bill 1353 on state-administered social studies assessments passed 25-10, and House Bill 1359 on school land mineral revenues passed 28-7. The final portion of the transcript shows additional House bills being read and passed, including measures on housing financing, reserve reductions, cash fund transfers, child welfare subsidies, kinship care, judicial discipline, public safety benefits, multimodal transportation, unclaimed property transfers, tobacco education funds, and preschool funding, with several senators recording no votes and Senator Kirkmeyer noting concerns about transparency in cash fund balances during the debate on House Bill 1405.

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• challenges persist, the departments are forced to make difficult decisions that affect readiness and reliability
• Our firefighters respond to all incident types, and none of that is possible without reliable fire apparatus
• apparatus is delayed, that means higher maintenance cost, increased downtime, and greater fleet reliability
• That creates reliability concerns, increased maintenance costs, and ultimately places both our firefighters
• They deserve equipment that is safe, reliable, and delivered on a predictable, reasonable timeline.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Chair and Senator, we try to get the most reliable power sources.
• closest power source and use either step-up or step-down transformers at additional cost, but that reliability
• That’s probably the most effective and the most reliable light I’ve seen.
• Discussed earlier, as well as snow operations here in the state, cybersecurity and reliability are very
• adjust the tax credit to account for this, keeping the net subsidy the same while still generating reliable

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• making sure more people, especially our folks in rural and underserved areas, have access to safe and reliable
• providers to annually report key data including broadband speed. be made public in a user-friendly, reliable
• But we do have a broad coalition of consumer advocates calling for affordable, reliable broadbands.
• Accessible requires reliable, transparent information, and because we all deserve at minimum to get what
• With regards to speeds and confirming the reliability of those speeds, the FCC oversees the Measuring

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• But a fire sprinkler... ...but a fire sprinkler system is only as reliable as the individual who installs
• While public water systems were designed to provide customers with safe and reliable drinking water,
• Public water systems were designed to provide customers with safe and reliable drinking water and to
• Public water systems are designed to provide customers with safe and reliable drinking water and to aid
• systems that sometimes get overwhelmed... ...talking about having safe, reliable systems that sometimes

Summary: The Committee on Emergency Management heard several bills related to public safety, wildfire preparedness, and fireworks regulation. SB 1299, by Senator Arreguín, would place in statute a certification and training framework for fire sprinkler fitters and apprentices after a court decision disrupted prior State Fire Marshal regulations. Supporters said the bill would protect life safety by ensuring qualified installation and maintenance of fire suppression systems, while opponents raised concerns about added costs, housing affordability, and labor-related effects. The committee passed the bill as amended to the Committee on Labor and Employment on a roll call vote, with DeMaio and Hadwick voting no. SB 1153, by Senator Caballero, would require urban retail water suppliers to incorporate wildfire-specific procedures into emergency plans and clarify that water systems are not designed to serve as wildfire defense systems. Supporters from water agencies and fire organizations said the bill would improve coordination, planning, and ratepayer protection while acknowledging infrastructure limits. Members discussed transparency, backup generators, and whether the bill should require more public disclosure; the author said he would continue working on possible amendments. The committee passed the bill as amended to the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. SB 828, by Senator Cabaldon, responds to the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion by requiring fireworks licensees to disclose storage locations, verify local permits, and meet other compliance conditions. The author said the bill was developed with the State Fire Marshal and local public safety partners to close information gaps and improve enforcement. An opposition witness argued the permit-verification requirements could not be met in all jurisdictions, especially for hobby rocketry and small-scale uses, prompting discussion about clarifying different rocket categories and administrative implementation. The committee passed SB 828 as amended to the Committee on Local Government, and the meeting then adjourned after all bills were reported out.

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• <04:41:52.480> there's<04:41:52.638> a<04:41:52.798> big<04:41:52.958> grid
• <04:41:53.280> and Johnny didn't there's a big grid and Johnny didn't there's a big grid and
• /c><04:41:59.600> don't<04:41:59.760> have<04:41:59.840> the<04:42:00.000> grid
• And if we don't have the grid, Johnny.
• And if we don't have the grid, don't<04:42:00.480> have<04:42:00.560> the<04:42:00.718>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• choosing the correct candidate, that he would be an outstanding leader for the organization and a reliable
• outstanding leader for the organization<00:05:21.520> and<00:05:21.759> a<00:05:22.080> reliable
• <00:05:22.560> collaborator organization and a reliable collaborator organization and a reliable

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House met to take up a special action item: reading HCR 196, a concurrent resolution honoring U.S. Army Major General and Vermont Adjutant and Inspector General Gregory Knight for his service to Vermont and the nation. The resolution recounted his career in the Coast Guard, Burlington police, Vermont Air National Guard, and Vermont Army National Guard, including his deployment to Iraq, later promotion to major general, and his appointment as adjutant and inspector general in 2019. It also noted his military honors and leadership during his seven-year tenure, and directed the Secretary of State to send copies of the resolution to Knight and the Vermont National Guard. Several members offered remarks praising Knight’s leadership, humility, humor, and commitment to service. Speakers highlighted his role in strengthening the Vermont National Guard, building accountability and institutional capacity, and supporting needed change within the organization, including for women in uniform. One member recalled first meeting Knight during his campaign for adjutant general and described him as a strong, detail-oriented leader and collaborator. The House also welcomed Knight, his family, and guests to the State House. A member announced that a reception would be held later in the Cedar Creek Room in his honor. No vote on the resolution was described in the transcript, and the House then recessed until later in the day, with instructions to return for the joint assembly with the Senate.

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• <00:25:55.440> and<00:25:55.600> in<00:25:55.840> an reliable as broadband.
• and in an reliable as broadband. and in an increasingly<00:25:56.840> difficult<00:25:57.840><
• threshold or isn't reliable. threshold or isn't reliable.
• Every Minnesotan must have access to affordable and reliable telecom services to report an emergency,
• service because they have to reliable service because they have to wait<00:37:06.240> months<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But a fire sprinkler system is only as reliable as the individual who installs and maintains it.
• While public water systems were designed to provide customers with safe and reliable drinking water,
• Public water systems were designed to provide customers with safe and reliable drinking water and to
• Public water systems are designed to provide customers with safe and reliable drinking water and to aid
• systems that sometimes get overwhelmed— Talking about having safe, reliable systems that sometimes get

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Emergency Management heard several bills after a delay while the Senate was in budget deliberations. The committee first approved the consent item, SB 895, on a do-pass motion to the Committee on Communications and Conveyance. The main policy discussion centered on SB 1299, which would place in statute a certification and training framework for fire sprinkler fitters and apprentices after prior regulations were struck on procedural grounds. Supporters said the bill would protect public safety by ensuring qualified installation and maintenance of fire suppression systems; opponents raised concerns about added costs, housing affordability, and impacts on rural areas. The bill was approved on a do-pass-as-amended vote to the Committee on Labor and Employment, with Assembly Members Hadwick and DeMaio voting no. The committee then heard SB 1153 on wildfire preparedness and public water systems. The author and supporters from water agencies argued the bill would require urban retail water suppliers to include wildfire response procedures in emergency plans, clarify that water systems are not designed to suppress large wildfires, and reduce litigation costs passed on to ratepayers. Several water districts, fire-related organizations, and business groups testified in support. Members discussed transparency, backup power for pumps, and whether the bill should require more public disclosure about generator capacity; the author said he would continue working on the issue. The bill passed on a do-pass-as-amended vote to the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. Finally, the committee considered SB 828, prompted by the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion. The bill would tighten fireworks licensing and storage rules by requiring disclosure of storage locations, proof of local permits, and confirmation that licensees are not federally disqualified. Support came from local government and environmental health representatives, while one pyrotechnic operator opposed unless amended, arguing the permit-verification requirements could not be met for hobby rocketry and some jurisdictions lack a permit process. Members and the author discussed possible clarifications for model rockets and other niche uses, and the author said he would continue working with the Fire Marshal and stakeholders. SB 828 passed on a do-pass-as-amended vote to the Committee on Local Government, and the meeting then adjourned.