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• But in fact, what this does is it kind of shapes the legislation for next year.
• Um, the legislature is free next year to put whatever legislation it wants without having a direction
• But in fact, what this does is it kind of shapes the legislation for next year.
• Um, the legislature is free next year to put whatever legislation it wants without having a direction
• But in fact, what this does is it kind of shapes the legislation for next year.

Bills: SCR120, SCR71, SCR164, SCR41

Keywords: rangelands, pastoralists, pastoralism, ranching, ranchers, paniolo, livestock, grazing, grasslands, land management, conservation, sustainable agriculture, agriculture, Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity, University of Hawaii, ecosystem services, carbon sequestration, wildlife habitat, Hawaii counties, International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists

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• Bill 4359 would require, beginning with the 2627th school year, for each year thereafter, for schools
• Maximum of 200 hours over five years.
• That we're going to be tackling over the next years.
• The amendment added a time frame on that for less than four years old. Move for adoption.
• I think a couple of years ago.

Bills: HB4359, HB4115, HB3467, HB2978, HB3026, HB3032

Keywords: statewide assessments, student testing, testing window, end-of-year testing, Oklahoma Academic Standards, Oklahoma School Testing Program, State Board of Education, grade 3-8, alternate assessment, students with disabilities, special education, cognitive disabilities, assessment calendar, school year calendar, education accountability, academic standards, math intervention, advanced mathematics, course placement, college and career readiness

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• One in four people live or work in the 100-year floodplain.
• bases rate increases solely on the utility's costs from the prior 12 months.
• Since that test year closed, we've already spent $80 million in infrastructure.
• Similarly, under the future test year framework, these projects would proceed seamlessly.
• only had the historic test year option.

Bills: HB16, HB16, HB1618, HB2692, HB2712, HB2970, HB3609, HB3628

Keywords: judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control

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• , with plans to exceed 40 MGD. by 2040 based on growth projections.
• Over a trillion dollars a year of the state GDP.
• Well, um, we do three years of training, so we take mariners that have had 10 to 15 years of experience
• It follows a five-year planning cycle.
• ... ...year review requirement and instead require review and updates every five years, bringing alignment

Bills: HB16, HB1618, HB2692, HB2712, HB2970, HB3609, HB3628, HB16

Keywords: water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control, flood management, water quality, conservation district, bonds, utility rates, ratemaking, water services

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• of the five succeeding taxable years of the five succeeding taxable years years<00:03:30.439>
• When we're adding exceptions like this year after year after year, it's the kind of thing that we see
• When we're adding exceptions like this year after year after year, it's the kind of thing that we see
• we grazed um all year every year like we grazed um all year every year like we said<00:20:45.440>
• <01:14:47.719> is<01:14:47.880> just this year is just this year is just $369<01:14

Bills: HF1698, HF632, HF1352, HF2197, HF618, HF1248, HF1697

Keywords: property tax, exemption, leased land, public use, commercial property, HF632, Minnesota property tax, conservation easement, conservation restriction, assessed value, property valuation, tax assessment, real property, land conservation, farmland preservation, natural areas, riparian buffer, water quality, water quantity, county assessor

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• they have to be a minimum of 25 years they have to be a minimum of 25 years old.<00:13:12.800>
• So hopefully we could get 22 years old.
• sponsor last year sponsor last year >> regarding<00:34:59.040> this<00:34:59.280>
• And this is begins in the year 2027.
• to four years of credible four-year<00:40:46.160> service<00:40:47.440> uh<00:40:47.680

Bills: HB125, HB116, HB183, HB342, HB341, SB280, SB245, SB159, HB125, HB116, HB183, HB342, HB341, SB280, SB245, SB159

Keywords: HB125, sunset law, Alabama Sunset Committee, Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, veterinary medical examiners, veterinary board, veterinary licensing, veterinary regulation, professional licensing board, state board continuation, sunset review, regulatory board, animal health, veterinarians, disciplinary authority, HB116, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, bail bonding

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• Are we talking years?
• It is based upon the last five years.
• in fiscal year 27, increasing to $76 million by fiscal year 30.
• Years ago, Mr.
• However, based on the studies and based on the studies and based on the...

Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM25, HB9, SB2, SB19

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• <00:09:17.640> on based on based on the<00:09:19.200> regulations<00:09:19.960> put<
• year, for 12 months. year, for 12 months.
• And that's why, before last year, the home and community-based service manual said that if a person wants
• , And that's why before last year, And that's why before last year, the<00:25:57.400> home
• last quarter of federal fiscal year last quarter of federal fiscal year 2025.<00:53:35.280> So

Bills: HF3526, HF3375, HF3469

Keywords: home care, licensing, fines, advisory council, grant program, client safety, healthcare regulation, HF3375, Minnesota disability waiver, waiver rate system, human services, individualized home supports, individualized home supports with training, individualized home supports with family training, positive support services, employment support services, employment development services, employment exploration services, billing limits, service authorization year

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• It was in that same meeting about what, a year and a half, two years ago up in my district, same about
• We got to get more after it's analyzed for a full year that we're not at the level we were last year
• And let me just say that, you know, there's others we have looked at this bill for quite a few years,
• And so, there's an organization we wanted some of the proceeds because we want to have community-based
• I mean, I did 10 years.

Bills: SB268, SB262, HB237, SB90

Keywords: mixed spirit beverages, alcohol regulation, licensing, excise tax, distribution agreements, retail sales, wholesalers, SB262, White Hall, Lowndes County, pari-mutuel wagering, simulcast, historical racing, historical horse racing, dog racing, horse racing, charitable bingo, off-track betting, OTB, gambling

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• So for years now, we've been working through issues with the Aviation Trust Fund.
• And sitting on Finance, that caught my attention because there was no fluctuation from year to year.
• to year.
• Each time we've tried to address it, since I started looking at it four to five years ago, we've run
• This has been quite a few years ago.

Bills: HB1039, SB423, SB436

Keywords: local sales tax, local use tax, sales and use tax, tax audit, local collector, tax collector, prescriptive period, prescription waiver, interest suspension, delinquency penalties, estimated assessment, arbitrary assessment, certified mail notice, audit notice, taxpayer rights, installment agreement, Louisiana tax law, Title 47, revenue collection, tax administration

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on May 5, 2026, and first considered Senate Bill 436 by Senator Cloud, which revises how annual aviation fuel estimates are calculated for the Aviation Trust Fund. Senator Cloud explained that the fund supports airport and aviation projects and has been supplemented in recent years with general fund dollars because the estimated balance has remained stagnant. The committee adopted amendments allowing DOTD’s Office of Multimodal Commerce to use federal and other public data sources, requiring Revenue to provide annual aviation fuel sales tax collections data, and making a technical change. After a brief question about existing airport disclosure requirements, the bill was reported as amended with support cards entered into the record. The committee then took up House Bill 1039 by Representative Desotel, dealing with local sales and use tax audit procedures. The bill was presented as a fairness and transparency measure for audits, but members and the author discussed substantial amendments that would remove or modify several provisions. The committee adopted the amendments except for Amendment 4, which would have required private auditing firms contracting with taxing authorities to be domiciled in Louisiana; that language was set aside for further work after concerns it could affect audits conducted outside Louisiana. Members also discussed provisions on waiving prescription periods, suspending interest and penalties by agreement, and concerns about multiple parishes auditing the same business at once. The bill was reported as amended, with several support cards and informational cards entered. Senate Bill 423 was voluntarily deferred, and there was no other business before the committee. The meeting adjourned after a motion to adjourn was adopted.

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• It takes years of planning, funding, and persistence.”
• of that 10 years.
• The RSEA is a group that is 60 years old this year. We started in 1966.
• As I said, we're 60 years old.
• And we gave away seven scholarships last year. We're on track to give away 10 this year.

Bills: HCR63, HCR69, SCR6, SCR18, SB2, SB19, SB24, SB50, SB70, SB96, SB101, SB103, SB104, SB114, SB122, SB159, SB160, SB182, SB412, SB418, SB460

Keywords: military drivers, driver's license exemption, active-duty military, federal vehicle, government-owned vehicle, state highways, public safety, task force, Tiger Team, Louisiana National Guard, Fort Polk, Barksdale Air Force Base, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Department of Defense, executive order, military readiness, vehicle licensing, law enforcement, state police, sheriffs association

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on Monday, April 27, with a quorum present and took up a series of Senate bills and one House concurrent resolution, most of them related to transportation infrastructure, memorial highway designations, and prestige license plates. Early action centered on Senate Bill 122, which would direct the Department of Transportation and Development to be more proactive about bridge maintenance, inspection, reporting, and public meetings on bridge conditions; the committee adopted a large amendment package before reporting the bill with amendments. The committee also reported favorably SCR 6 supporting an LNG facility at Port Fourchon and SCR 18 directing a study of commercial driver’s license privileges compared with neighboring states. Several bills designated memorial highways or bridges, including SB 50 for the Elwood T. Brady Jr. Memorial Bridge, SB 70 for the Officer Mark Brock Memorial Highway, SB 460 for the Hayden Lane Mangum Memorial Highway, SB 101 for the Daniel Edward Didillo Memorial Highway and Bill Blue Evans Memorial Highway, SB 160 for the Speaker Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway, SB 418 for the Dick and Jacques Schuford Memorial Highway, SB 103 for the Gladys Edwards Highway, SB 159 for the Surgeon Roelio Roy Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Highway, SB 182 for the Mayor Billy Cobb Memorial Highway, SB 104 for the Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway, and SB 2 for the Falcons Band Highway. The committee also approved SB 114 creating a prestige plate for the Foundation for Moral Law and SB 96 creating a Fallen Heroes prestige plate. One of the more substantive policy items was HCR 63, which creates a task force to study whether certain active-duty military personnel without civilian driver’s licenses should be allowed to operate federally owned vehicles on state highways; it was reported favorably after discussion of military training and licensing differences. Another major item was HCR 69, urging DOTD to improve Interstate 12 in Livingston Parish; the committee adopted amendments adding findings about flooding, drainage, and evacuation concerns, and then reported the resolution with amendments. The committee also considered SB 19 on the state employee retired prestige plate; after objections about whether proceeds should continue supporting LASERS, the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote, 13-1, with Representative Schamberhorn voting no.

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• She has been in the same area, same community, for 49 years, 54 years, making a difference.
• and $104 million for next fiscal year.
• It makes changes to our current fiscal year operating budgets.
• operating budgets based on projected needs.
• , with this year being no exception.

Bills: HB1, HB2, HB3, HB312, HB313, HB314, HB383, HB983, HB1126, HCR3

Keywords: state budget, appropriations, education funding, public health, social services, government operations, state institutions, capital outlay, budget, infrastructure, appropriation, general obligation bonds, bond authorization, capital improvement, financial management, state treasury, funding, state general fund, local government, fiscal year

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• someone in the parole board that can oversee and give the same amount of time per person, but change it based

Bills: HB397, HB523, HB397

Keywords: real estate, disclosures, equitable interest, disciplinary actions, Alabama Real Estate Commission, parole procedures, advocacy, parole board, victim representation, inmate rights, HB397, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax, tax relief, senior exemption, elderly homeowners, retiree exemption, disability exemption, blind exemption

Bills: HB473, HB397, HB397

Keywords: water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions, real estate, disclosures, equitable interest, disciplinary actions, Alabama Real Estate Commission, HB397, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax, tax relief, senior exemption, elderly homeowners, retiree exemption, disability exemption, blind exemption

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• 2015 to fiscal year 2024.
• Seven years. Seven years on a CO. Seven year notes in the city.
• years, or 12 years on the city council.
• The bonds are for 30 years.
• We used to be tip-based only a couple of years ago.

Bills: HB1453, HB1718, HB2043, HB2207, HB2798

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

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• for um this coming year or the year that for um this coming year or the year that we<00:41:32.200
• toward the end of this year or early next year.
• toward the end of this year or early next year.
• toward the end of this year or early next year.
• <01:09:18.600> got<01:09:19.199> a after years and years and years got a after years

Bills: HF192, HF268, HF1214, HF494

Keywords: Minnesota income tax, dependent exemption, personal income tax, tax relief, family tax relief, children, dependents, tax deduction, tax exemption, state revenue, inflation indexing, tax year 2025, taxable income, household tax policy, family tax credit, HF268, Joshua Schmidt Memorial Highway, memorial highway, highway naming, road designation

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• There's been an issue for years.
• There's been an issue for years.
• And so a lot of older private developments, you know, after you got from, you know, 30 years, 40 years
• So, like maybe a five- to 10-year, maybe it's $250 per household for a 10-year period of time.
• So, like maybe a five- to 10-year, maybe it's $250 per household for a 10-year period of time.

Bills: HR118, HB1039, SB436, SB442

Keywords: water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee, local sales tax, local use tax, sales and use tax, tax audit, local collector, tax collector, prescriptive period, prescription waiver, interest suspension, delinquency penalties, estimated assessment, arbitrary assessment, certified mail notice, audit notice, taxpayer rights

Summary: Yes. This appears to be a meeting of the House Ways and Means Committee, based on the chairman’s roll call, the committee’s tax-related agenda, and the motions to report bills favorably. The committee first announced that SB 436 by Senator Cloud was deferred. It then heard SB 442 by Senator Stein, which would extend and clarify a local sales and use tax exemption in Calcasieu Parish for repairs, upgrades, and overhauls of certain aircraft at qualifying facilities like Chennault. Testimony from Citadel Completions emphasized the bill’s economic-development purpose, competitiveness with other states, and job retention/expansion in Southwest Louisiana. Representative Orgeron moved favorable passage, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee next considered HR 118 by Representative Wright, which would create a legislative subcommittee to study a possible state income tax credit for certain water utility customers affected by high rates tied to private water system upgrades and brown-water/manganese issues in parts of the Florida parishes and elsewhere. Members questioned the fiscal impact, eligibility, and whether the proposal would merely be a Band-Aid or a fair way to offset costs; Wright said it was only a study and not an automatic trigger for a tax credit. Representative Jackson moved to report the resolution favorably, and it was adopted without objection. Finally, HB 1039 by Representative Desotel was not presented and was held in committee. The committee then adjourned.

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• <00:05:25.280> Uh priorities for this year. Uh priorities for this year.
• well, ADC also applied again this year well, ADC also applied again this year for<00:10:36.480><
• We will give the group 2 years, because I honestly think 1 year is not enough time for something this
• We will give the group 2 years, because I honestly think 1 year is not enough time for something this
• <00:55:35.920> time honestly think 1 year is not enough time honestly think 1 year is not

Bills: SB2319, SB2407, SB2489, SB2153, SB2321, SB2805, SB3010, SB2892, SB2595, SB2781

Keywords: agriculture, biosecurity, grant funding, food security, climate resiliency, agricultural development, Hawaii Island, property manager, agribusiness, state employment, invasive species, lease provisions, environment, food safety, farmers, local food systems, rural development, livestock, forage grasses, pest management

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• Additionally, House Bill 8 improves the end-of-year assessment. by developing a new, shorter standards-based
• Starting with the 2027-2028 school year, there would be a beginning of year (BOI), a middle of year (
• The bill requires the establishment of alternative assessments... vendor-based beginning-of-year and
• It combines the IBC, or the industry-based certification process, with the five-year refresh so that
• , and you talked about year-over-year growth.

Bills: HB8

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• Referenced at the beginning of the year, middle of the year, and end of year for accountability.
• years.
• You know, end-of-year tests and answer keys are to be released every three years.
• year long.
• Several years of Cs and Ds.

Bills: HB8

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround