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• So, that’s what we want to drill down to is...
• That's what we want to drill down to: it is imperative that we do not increase those axle weights.

Bills: SB46

Committee: House Mobile County Legislation

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• And so, we do need to be better equipped.
• And so, we do need to be better<01:04:50.680><c> equipped.
• But yes, to your point, better equipped.
• Um, my husband is a plant manager of a drill manufacturing company, and here's the work that I'm doing
• Um, my husband is a plant manager of a drill manufacturing company, and here's the work that I'm doing

Bills: HF3490 , HF4040

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: education finance, scholarship-granting organizations, charitable purposes, student scholarships, nonpublic schools, K-12 education, tax credit, advance payment, Minnesota tax law, child education expenses, taxpayer assistance

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• support both our students and our schools by giving our students the protection they deserve and equipping
• </c><01:35:02.159><c> our</c><01:35:02.320><c> schools</c><01:35:02.560><c> with</c> deserve and equipping
• our schools with deserve and equipping our schools with the<01:35:02.960><c> necessary</c><01:35:03.440
• silent hide-and-seek to quietly stay in the closet should anyone come to the door, or that lockdown drills
• silent hide-and-seek to quietly stay in the closet should anyone come to the door, or that lockdown drills

Bills: HF3409 , HF3487 , HF3401

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: immigration status, undocumented students, immigrant rights, K-12 education, public school enrollment, Plyler v. Doe, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, law enforcement access, ICE, immigration enforcement, civil lawsuit, private right of action, injunctive relief, mandamus, student records, directory information, parental engagement, equal access to education

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• We have about 1.7 million in IT equipment and supports.
• operations associated with IT changes that we're going to make for the reconciliation bill, including equipment
• And then associated with those additional staff we have needs for space and equipment.
• We are, as I said, doing a procurement to provide us with an analytical tool that will help us drill
• Chair, Senator Trujillo, there is part of the budget request that does include leases and equipment and

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• We're about to purchase, I think it's over $300,000. in aerial firefighting equipment, aircraft, because
• So I would like to see some sort of a process where we have continuing reimbursement for this equipment
• Every year in our budget hearings I will drill my tech services director about these increases.
• A couple of sessions ago, the legislator required voting equipment.
• In order for our county to comply with the new equipment and capabilities required, it cost us over $600,000

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

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• outside the drill core library.
• It pertains to my district and the Drill Core Library in Hibbing, Minnesota.
• Right now the Drill Core Library is at capacity, which houses geological samples from across the state
• </c><00:50:08.840><c> so</c><00:50:09.040><c> that</c> Drill Core Drill Core Library so that Drill Core
• Drill Core Library so that Minnesotans<00:50:09.680><c> will</c><00:50:09.760><c> be</c><00:50:09.800

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• Senate Bill 2252 supports math academies and interventionist academies to ensure that teachers are equipped
• to improving mathematics instruction, ensuring early identification for students struggling, and equipping
• This bill incentivizes districts to prioritize college and career readiness. programming that equips
• heard. testimony earlier about teachers, but teachers without high quality instruction and material. drills
• And Zenobia, I know you know the drill, just your name, position on the bill.

Bills: SB451 , SB762 , SB1490 , SB1262 , SB1459 , SB1750 , SB1962 , SB2252 , SB2253 , SB2365

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

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• Drilling down a little more specifically, we are number one nationally for older adults and people with
• America's Health rankings according to America's Health rankings in in in 2023<00:04:33.479><c> drilling
• down a little more 2023 drilling down a little more specifically<00:04:35.840><c> we</c><00:04:35.960
• Drilling down deeper within those numbers, 12,000 people received long-term care in nursing facilities
• </c><00:15:58.279><c> a</c> yesterday in committee but this drills a yesterday in committee but this

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

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• department and spend a lot of time, a lot of resources, and this would give him the opportunity to drill
• properly, that this is something needed in state statute to give them this opportunity, in a sense, to drill
• about their controls and oversight procedures that they have internally, and not really be able to drill

Committee: House Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

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• To put it in perspective, the specialty automotive equipment aftermarket industry contributes $40 billion
• Because maintaining the BAR 97 emissions equipment required to test these older cars is costly and it's
• My name is Victor Winoos with the Specialty Equipment Market Association. I'll...
• So I will just say it's important that cars go to smog because otherwise the equipment can be tampered
• But it was not a fun exercise or fire drill, if you will.

Summary: The committee first took up SB 712, which would expand California’s smog-check exemption for classic vehicles by adding model years 1976 through 1986 in phases, with a sunset in 2032. The author and supporters, including lowrider advocates and the Specialty Equipment Market Association, argued the bill would preserve car culture, support a small class of rarely driven collector vehicles, and reduce burdens on owners who struggle to find equipment for older smog tests. Opponents, including air district officials, the American Lung Association, and other environmental groups, warned the bill would weaken an important emissions-control program and increase pollution. After discussion, the committee adopted the motion to do pass as amended to Appropriations on a roll call vote of 10-0, with the roll held open for additional votes. The committee then heard SB 800, which requires Caltrans, working with local governments, to assess mitigation measures for suicide prevention on locally owned overpasses crossing state highways. The bill was presented as a response to recent tragedies in Rancho Cucamonga and was supported by local officials, health organizations, and suicide-prevention advocates, who said the measure would help identify high-risk locations and lead to life-saving interventions. There was no registered opposition. The committee members expressed support, and SB 800 was passed to Appropriations on a unanimous roll call vote, with the roll held open. Next, the committee considered SB 30, which would prohibit California public entities from selling, donating, or transferring decommissioned diesel locomotives and railroad equipment with Tier 1 or older engines unless the engine is removed, while allowing Tier 2 and newer transfers under certain conditions. The author and supporters framed the bill as a climate and public-health measure to prevent older, dirtier locomotives from continuing to pollute elsewhere, while transit agencies opposed it, arguing it could limit useful transfers of equipment that still supports passenger service and could be better handled through case-by-case air-quality review. After debate, the committee voted 6-4 to pass SB 30 as amended to Appropriations, with the roll held open for later additions. The committee also heard SB 791, which replaces the flat dealer document processing charge cap with a 1% fee capped at $350, along with new disclosure requirements. Dealers and industry groups supported the bill as a way to recover costs and improve transparency, while consumer advocates opposed it as an unjustified increase that would burden buyers. The committee approved SB 791 on a 8-? roll call vote and held the roll open. The meeting then moved on to SB 34, a port-air-quality bill presented by Senator Richardson, but the transcript ends during testimony and debate on that measure.

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• Senate Bill 243 by Senator Kleinpeter, vessel safety, boarding, vessel operation equipment, provide for
• Senate Bill 243 by Senator Kleinpeter, vessel safety, boarding, vessel operation equipment, provide for
• Operation Equipment, provide for safety, a person's property, law enforcement. Natural Resources.

Bills: HR58 , HR59 , HR60 , HR61 , HR62 , HR63 , HR64 , HCR32 , HB43 , HB447 , HB573 , HB1000 , HB1001 , HB1002 , HB1003 , HB1004 , HB1005 , HR46 , HR48 , HR50 , HR51 , HR52 , HR53 , HR54 , HR55 , HR56 , HR57 , HCR31 , HB20 , HB21 , HB166 , HB494 , HB710 , HB795 , HB985 , HB986 , HB987 , HB988 , HB989 , HB990 , HB991 , HB992 , HB993 , HB994 , HB995 , HB996 , HB997 , HB998 , SB128 , SB149 , SB174 , SB191 , SB205 , SB213 , SB218 , SB220 , SB229 , SB238 , SB243 , SB375 , SB379 , HB8 , HB9 , HB10 , HB15 , HB16 , HB17 , HB18 , HB19 , HB22 , HB33 , HB34 , HB35 , HB44 , HB46 , HB47 , HB48 , HB61 , HB101 , HB126 , HB135 , HB142 , HB164 , HB185 , HB215 , HB226 , HB232 , HB233 , HB242 , HB284 , HB292 , HB297 , HB301 , HB334 , HB436 , HB468 , HB548 , HB571 , HB582 , HB593 , HB594 , HB609 , HB613 , HB712 , HB722 , HB732 , HB746 , HB781 , HB827 , HB845 , HB848 , HB921 , HB923 , HB951 , HB953 , HB999 , HB129 , HB130 , HB287 , HB489 , HB545 , HB553 , HB555 , HB570 , HB854 , HB952 , HB28 , HB36 , HB50 , HB52 , HB56 , HB62 , HB68 , HB92 , HB110 , HB117 , HB119 , HB124 , HB140 , HB147 , HB171 , HB182 , HB193 , HB196 , HB203 , HB228 , HB234 , HB260 , HB268 , HB271 , HB285 , HB289 , HB351 , HB400 , HB413 , HB469 , HB534 , HB551 , HB552 , HB574 , HB576 , HB634 , HB649 , HB677 , HB735 , HB739 , HB779 , HB784 , HB796 , HB842 , HB850 , HB919 , HB149 , HB733 , HB875 , HB868 , HB901

Keywords: waterfowl conservation, wetlands preservation, Ducks Unlimited, environmental stewardship, Louisiana, tennis, athlete recognition, family legacy, sports achievements, coaching, student parents, higher education, academic support, family stability, workforce equity, Homeland Security, federal funding, public safety, emergency services, TSA

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• And the gap is this: if you are a traditional Guards person, meaning you drill one time a month, two
• so a private or a four-star general, anywhere in between, you receive that pay just as if you are drilling
• If you are a traditional guards person, meaning you drill one time a month, two weeks a year, and you
• so a private or a four-star general, anywhere in between, you receive that pay just as if you are drilling

Committee: House Veterans and Armed Forces

Transcript Highlights:

• So let me just drill down. What is the purpose of this piece of legislation?
• G get back let let's just drill<00:27:12.960><c> down.
• :13.679><c> the</c><00:27:13.840><c> purpose</c><00:27:14.080><c> of</c><00:27:14.240><c> this</c> drill
• What is the purpose of this drill down.

Bills: HB585 , HB585

Committee: House Financial Services

Keywords: Washington County, circuit clerk, compensation, county government, local legislation, money transmission, transaction fees, international wire transfers, income tax credit, suspicious cash transactions, Securities Commission

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• Senator Adams, if you'll know the drill.
• Senator Adams, if you'll you know the<00:01:42.960><c> drill.
• you</c><00:01:43.439><c> introduce</c><00:01:43.680><c> yourself</c><00:01:43.920><c> for</c> the drill
• If you introduce yourself for the drill.

Committee: House Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations

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• recommendation list of the report, and we recognize that baseline information, perhaps from a well that we can drill
• influence that may have come from the generating station or from the mine side needs to still be drilled
• There have been multiple drilling phases completed, and there are a number of additional drilling phases

Committee: House Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

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• Health impacts in the community when they're exposed to those gases, drilling impacts from noise, well
• :28.800><c> gases,</c> when they're exposed to those gases, when they're exposed to those gases, drilling
• ><c> impacts</c><00:36:30.640><c> from</c><00:36:30.880><c> noise,</c><00:36:31.359><c> well</c> drilling
• impacts from noise, well drilling impacts from noise, well blowouts,<00:36:32.240><c> underground</c

Committee: Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Summary: The joint Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs and Committee on Transportation, Culture, and the Arts heard several resolutions, with most public testimony focused on Senate Concurrent Resolution 159 and Senate Resolution 129, which urge continued U.S. support for the Ukrainian military. Testimony on those measures was largely opposed, with witnesses arguing Hawaii should prioritize local needs such as homelessness, infrastructure, and cost of living over additional aid to Ukraine; one support testimony was noted from the Democratic Party of Hawaii. Despite the opposition, both committees recommended passage with technical, nonsubstantive amendments, and the recommendations were adopted. The committees also considered transportation-related resolutions. Senate Concurrent Resolution 182 and Senate Resolution 152 would initiate a summer streets pilot program, and Senate Concurrent Resolution 200 and Senate Resolution 180 would ask AMPO to coordinate a transportation management training program. Testimony on the summer streets proposal included support and opposition, with one witness saying community input should be gathered through existing district and community meetings rather than creating a pilot. The training-program measure drew opposition from a witness who argued it would add unnecessary bureaucracy. Both pairs were recommended for passage, with the summer streets resolutions passed unamended and the training-program resolutions passed with technical amendments. In the Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee, Senate Concurrent Resolution 18 and Senate Resolution 14, concerning relocation of the Pearl City post office to Navy property, were recommended for passage with technical amendments. The committee also heard extensive testimony on Senate Concurrent Resolution 136 and Senate Resolution 150, which call for a geothermal energy working group. Supporters included the State Energy Office, PUC, consumer advocate, and others, though the energy office asked to move the report deadline to 2027. Opponents raised concerns about cost, health impacts, environmental risks, and Native Hawaiian representation. The chair proposed amendments to add a Native Hawaiian member, the consumer advocate, and the House and Senate energy committee chairs, clarify participation by utility, geothermal, and nonprofit representatives, and extend the report deadline to 2027. The resolutions were then recommended for passage with amendments, and all recommendations were adopted before adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• turn on the record player while we had to stare straight ahead to the blackboard, and we would do drills
• and</c><00:20:25.520><c> we</c><00:20:25.679><c> would</c><00:20:25.919><c> do</c><00:20:26.400><c> drills
• </c><00:20:27.400><c> okay</c> Blackboard and we would do drills okay Blackboard and we would do drills

Committee: Senate Education

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• You're going to drill a well, get the permit to dispense water, all that kind of stuff, yes.
• You're going to drill a well, get to permit the dispense water, all that kind of stuff, yes.

Committee: House Government Efficiency

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• You're going to drill a well, get the permit to dispense water, all that kind of stuff, yes.
• You're going to drill a well, get to permit the dispense water, all that kind of stuff, yes.

Committee: House Government Efficiency

Summary: The Committee on Government Efficiency held a public hearing on House Bill 2809, sponsored by Representative Knight, which would exempt long-term RV campground stays of 30 consecutive days or more from state and local sales tax. Knight said the bill responds to a Department of Revenue ruling and is intended to treat long-term RV site rentals more like other long-term lodging, noting that many full-time RV users are effectively living in their units. Committee members asked about the tax treatment, the fiscal impact, and whether the bill was aimed at camping and campground stays generally; Knight and witnesses said the issue has created confusion for campground operators and customers. Supporters included the Missouri Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, Associated Industries of Missouri, and the Missouri Canoe and Floaters Association. They argued the Department of Revenue’s rulings have been inconsistent and have sometimes labeled campgrounds as places of amusement or recreation based on amenities or activities such as cornhole, karaoke, or nearby trails, leading to surprise tax bills and competitive disadvantages for some operators. Witnesses said a legislative fix is needed, that campgrounds operate on thin margins, and that the change would help Missouri remain competitive with other states. They also said long-term RV guests, including travel nurses and workers staying near Fort Leonard Wood, would benefit from the exemption. Committee members largely expressed support and frustration with the Department of Revenue’s interpretation, comparing campground sites to other long-term rentals and noting the lack of a clear standard. No one testified in opposition. The hearing concluded without a vote or other action on the bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• You know she used to be a drill sergeant, like, dead ass, a drill sergeant.

Committee: Senate Health

Summary: The committee considered a series of health-related bills, many of which were described as repeat measures previously passed by the Senate. Topics included expanding telehealth coverage, increasing Department of Health oversight of correctional health services, improving transparency for managed long-term care plans, requiring written consent for psychotropic medications in nursing homes and adult care facilities, extending Medicaid inpatient coverage for childbirth, expanding abortion travel funding eligibility for active-duty military families, simplifying Medicaid enrollment and recertification, adding certified recovery peer advocates to standard coverage, strengthening protections against sexual misconduct by medical providers, covering medically tailored meals and nutrition therapy, regulating retail clinics, requiring nurse representation on hospital governing boards, creating a blood clot and pulmonary embolism work group, testing potable water in parks, setting PFAS drinking water standards, improving lead service line identification, creating a quality incentive program for Medicaid managed care, expanding concussion information requirements to additional youth sports, setting a residency requirement for funeral director licensure, and changing Medicaid Inspector General audit practices. Most bills were briefly explained by sponsors or the chair, with limited debate. Several members asked clarifying questions on specific provisions, including the frequency of park water testing, how concussion information would be distributed, and details of the nurse representation requirement. The chair also noted pulling one correctional health bill from the agenda in favor of a more comprehensive measure, and one bill on correctional health was formally removed from consideration. The committee voted on each remaining bill, generally with unanimous or near-unanimous support. Most measures were reported to either first reading or finance, while the bill on psychotropic medications was sent to aging. The correctional health bill that remained on the agenda was approved despite one opposition, and the bill on funeral director licensure was also advanced with one abstention. The meeting concluded after all listed bills were acted on.