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• and budget which is a 22.2 million dollars for 24-25 and CARS is anticipating rolling out the new solution
• The solution will be rolled out and then there's.
• In other cases, it requires a little more thoughtful solutions with them.
• We agree with the greenhouse gas issues that you've mentioned.
• It was based on gas. It was based on how much we're paying for housing.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• If we've had the solution already, why have we waited till now to come up with, hey, here's what

• real solutions put forth.
• They may not support this solution, but I'm not seeing real solutions put forth to fix this problem.
• So I'd like to just address the solutions that we offer by this bill.
• HB 883 unlocks the potential, making us the linchpin in a system desperate for solutions.

Summary: The Health Professions and Programs Subcommittee heard and advanced several health care bills. HB 909, joining the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, was presented with a strike-all amendment and reported favorably as amended by a 13-0 vote. HB 911, the related public records exemption protecting certain biological information, was also adopted and reported favorably as amended by a 14-0 vote. CS for HB 597, allowing schools to procure and administer glucagon for students with diabetes under trained personnel, passed unanimously 14-0 after a technical amendment. HB 519, aligning state law with federal language on controlled substances administered by paramedics, passed as amended 14-0. The committee then took up HB 919 on nursing education programs. Sponsor Rep. Overdorf argued the bill would create accountability for underperforming nursing schools by requiring remediation, tuition refunds in the lowest-performing programs, and public reporting of passage rates. Supporters said it would improve quality and protect students from debt without licensure success, while opponents from private nursing schools warned it could close programs and reduce nurse supply. After extensive debate, the bill was reported favorably 15-0. HB 1553, which would require health care providers to submit identified uterine fibroid data so the Department of Health can implement the research database previously authorized by law, passed unanimously 15-0. The final bill, HB 883, would allow psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners to practice autonomously; supporters said it would expand access to mental health care, especially in rural and underserved areas, while opponents raised concerns about quality and physician oversight. After lengthy testimony and debate, the bill was reported favorably 14-3.

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• Gas tax revenues didn't go as far as they did before. The gas tax is now up to 31.8 cents a gallon.
• This had risen to 30.5 miles traveled for each gallon of gas, and for each 28.5 cents of gas tax paid
• <00:41:13.040> and 23.3 miles for each gallon of gas and 23.3 miles for each gallon of gas
• roads and bridges but do not pay the gas roads and bridges but do not pay the gas tax<00:42:05.359
• annual $75 fee in lie of the state gas annual $75 fee in lie of the state gas tax<00:42:11.280><

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House File 5 was heard in the Transportation Committee and moved by the author, Representative Jim Joy, to be referred to the Tax Committee. Joy described the bill as a package to make Minnesota more affordable by fully eliminating the Social Security tax subtraction, ending the motor fuels tax indexing, repealing the retail delivery fee, and studying vehicle registration/license taxes compared with neighboring states. Committee fiscal staff explained the bill’s fiscal effects across the general fund, highway user tax distribution fund, transportation advancement account, and metro county sales tax allocations, including that the delivery fee repeal would reduce Transportation Advancement Account revenue and that the bill would shift some revenue sources to offset losses. Several stakeholders testified. The Minnesota Grocers Association strongly supported repealing the retail delivery fee, arguing it is costly and complex for retailers to administer, especially small businesses, and that the costs are ultimately passed on to consumers. The Minnesota Propane Association also supported repeal, saying the fee is burdensome for propane businesses, that only a small share of deliveries are actually subject to it, and that compliance costs can exceed the fee revenue collected. Fiscal staff noted that delivery fee revenue forecasts have fallen below earlier projections, and explained that the fee is imposed on sellers with several exemptions, including a $100 transaction threshold and exemptions for some sales such as bars, restaurants, nonprofits, and certain small businesses. Opposition came from local government groups. The League of Minnesota Cities said it supported the Transportation Advancement Account and its 2023 funding sources, including the delivery fee and motor vehicle parts sales tax, and warned that the bill would prematurely alter a funding structure that cities rely on for predictable transportation revenue. The Minnesota Association of Small Cities said small cities had long lacked dedicated transportation funding and wanted a stable, ongoing revenue stream, but were neutral on the exact source as long as it was reliable. Metro Cities echoed support for stable, predictable transportation funding for metro-area cities. The committee took testimony and discussion only; no final vote was recorded in the excerpt beyond the motion to refer the bill to the Tax Committee.

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• It would ban sales in gas stations and convenience stores, preventing easy access for underage consumers
• If you go to a gas station, for sure. Again, heavy penalties for it.
• There are approximately 3,600 convenience stores in Alabama, not to mention gas stations, vape shops,
• Educating, not banning, is the solution. or educating, not banning. Okay, right.

Bills: HB194, SB87, SB237

Keywords: healthcare, advanced practice nursing, nurse collaboration, medical board, nursing board, committee structure, midwifery, licensed midwives, State Board of Midwifery, licensure fees, professional liability insurance, complaints investigation, emergency care plan, out-of-hospital care, hemp, hemp beverages, psychoactive cannabinoids, psychoactive hemp products, delta-8 THC, delta-9 THC

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• , just no, that same town put a gas station, a Mega Gas X, on their aquifer.
• That same no solutions, just no.
• > X<02:53:01.600> on town put a gas station, a mega gas X on town put a gas station, a
• <02:53:12.399> station, when they fill up at that gas station, when they fill up at that gas
• Everybody would have had to, they want solutions.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• That's always been a bit of a challenge, and a lot of times it's just close your eyes and hit the gas
• Okay, me, as a human driver, I would have probably hit the gas.
• The gas.
• And if nobody's stopping at these gas stations, they're going to close down.
• And if nobody's stopping at these gas stations, they're going to close down.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• please keep me and the staff in the loop as this bill moves through the process, and as a funding solution
• real time, I am acutely aware of the problem that this legislation is addressing and eager for the solution
• The closure of and eager for the solution that it offers.
• sends a wrong message to our existing refiners when we have 1.3 million electric cars and 33 million gas
• message to our existing refiners when we're, when we're, have 1.3 million electric cars and 33 million gas

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee heard several bills, with SB 811 pulled by the author and deferred to a later hearing. The committee first took up SB 501 by Senator Allen, which would expand California’s battery extended producer responsibility program to include medium-format batteries such as those used in e-bikes, scooters, lawn equipment, and portable power systems. Supporters from local governments, stewardship organizations, and recycling groups said the bill would reduce fire risks, worker hazards, and disposal costs; opposition was limited, with some industry groups seeking clarification or expressing neutrality after amendments. The bill was moved out of committee on a do-pass vote, with one no vote recorded from Assemblymember Ellis and later additional ayes added after quorum was established. The committee then heard SB 1125 by Senator Menjivar, which would create a statewide low-income drinking water rate assistance program administered by the State Water Resources Control Board, contingent on funding. The author and supporters argued that many Californians face water debt and that public water systems lack a statewide affordability program because of Proposition 218 constraints. Water agencies, environmental justice groups, and local governments testified in strong support, and there was no opposition. The bill passed the committee on a do-pass vote, again with one no vote from Assemblymember Ellis and later additional ayes after quorum. SB 1259 by Senator Blakespear, as amended, would require petroleum refineries to provide advance closure, cleanup, and cost information to the state to improve planning for refinery transitions and site remediation. Supporters, including the City of Benicia and environmental groups, said communities need transparency and early planning to avoid leaving local governments and workers with cleanup and redevelopment uncertainty. Opponents, including the Western States Petroleum Association, the State Building and Construction Trades Council, and business groups, argued the bill was burdensome, duplicative of existing regulation, and could send the wrong signal to remaining refineries. After extensive discussion, the committee approved SB 1259 on a do-pass-as-amended vote to the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee. The consent calendar, including SB 1253 and SJR 13, also passed.

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• federal mineral leasing payments where we're sharing in the Royalties from the drilling of oil and gas
• The scale of the effort through economic development and workforce solutions is nowhere near the challenge
• It makes more sense to me that we'd have workforce solutions.
• Under theoretical conditions, I would agree with that, Madam Chair, but Workforce Solutions actually
• Because we've got oil and gas money. We're not in the sky or the streets. Right.

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• Brandon Hanser, Deputy Director of Benefit Enrollment Technology at the Office of Technology and Solutions
• future digital ecosystem that securely and appropriately develops and uses innovative IT and data solutions
• where we provide energy efficiency upgrades at no cost to residents, which serves as a long-term solution
• measures with solar PV to further defray the cost of electricity, all the while reducing greenhouse gas
• provides financial assistance to low-income households to help them afford the cost of electricity and gas

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services heard an overview of efforts to streamline access to safety net programs and move toward more automatic, person-centered enrollment. CDSS, DHCS, and CalHHS described current cross-enrollment between Medi-Cal, CalFresh, and CalWORKs, including data showing high overlap among programs and a text-message outreach pilot that increased CalWORKs applications and enrollments but reached only a small share of potentially eligible people. Witnesses emphasized barriers such as differing federal eligibility rules, data-sharing limits, privacy concerns, and the need for better technology, consent management, and stakeholder engagement. Members pressed the administration on how to institutionalize these efforts across administrations and asked for concrete budgetary and regulatory steps to support “no wrong door” enrollment and automatic referrals. The committee also reviewed several chair priorities. On the proposed foster care multi-agency office, CDSS said existing coordination structures already address much of the intended work and asked to verify prior fiscal scoring. On the Employment First Office, CalHHS explained that the office’s $1 million budget was eliminated in the 2024-25 budget as part of deficit reductions, while noting that employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities remains an administration priority through existing departmental coordination. For the food insecurity proposal, CDSS said it could provide technical assistance but would need new data-sharing agreements, could not separately calculate a CFAP participation rate with current data, and would likely need until July 1, 2027, plus ongoing staffing, to complete the requested report. The mandated reporter proposal drew support for reform, with CDSS estimating low-millions in one-time training costs and ongoing costs in the hundreds of thousands. The subcommittee also discussed a guaranteed income proposal. CalHHS suggested drafting new statutory language and considering a county-administered model rather than a state-run competitive grant process to reduce administrative burden, while members and public commenters urged support for AB 661 and a study of a permanent statewide guaranteed income program. Public testimony also supported automatic enrollment, community-supporting mandated reporting reforms, and cash assistance for fire recovery. In the final items, CSD described how local nonprofit partners helped during the Los Angeles fires with food, housing vouchers, transportation, and emergency energy assistance, and explained that LIHEAP and CSBG remain important but limited tools for disaster response. CSD also said recent federal staffing cuts and possible future federal budget threats could affect LIHEAP and CSBG administration, though no immediate service disruptions had occurred and additional LIHEAP funds were expected to be released soon.

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• the state, learning best practices, and then also just being able to connect working parents to solutions
• One example I might make there is in your own hometowns, if there were only one gas station for your
• constituents to buy gas from.
• Let's work to find a better solution.
• highlighting the legal and policy issues attendant to proxy advisory services and for proposing a Texas solution

Bills: HB2226, HB2269, HB2343, HB2760, HB3621, HB4079, HB4204, HB4518, HB4531, HB4555, HB4850, HB4876, HB4903, HB4996, HB5122

Keywords: construction trust funds, Property Code, Chapter 162, construction payments, mechanics lien, contractors, subcontractors, laborers, material suppliers, materialmen, real property improvement, assignment of payment rights, unpaid trust funds, trust fund beneficiaries, construction industry, payment protection, Texas construction law, property owners association, landscaping, grass maintenance

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• There are technological solutions and some recruitment and retention solutions.
• This, though, is a part of one of the focus solutions.
• to deal with is the public right-of-way, just as other utilities like electric, fiber, and natural gas
• Gas, those types of things that are commonly found in all of our statewide road ditches.

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• We also are needing to replace gas lines.
• There's no, I'm not here saying there's an easy solution. There is not.
• after continued shared concern by our office, a local plumbing company was contacted and found the gas
• Just one other thing: to your knowledge, everything with that gas leak has been satisfactorily dealt
• Just one other thing, to your knowledge, everything with that gas leak has been satisfactorily dealt

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee held an invited-testimony hearing on LR 425, which examines the Whitehall campus in Lincoln and possible long-term options for youth currently served there. Chair Brian Hardin explained that Whitehall houses two separate programs for adolescent males: a substance use program and a youth-who-sexually-harm program. Testimony from DHHS officials described Whitehall as a Joint Commission-accredited psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF) that provides about 40 hours of weekly programming, family involvement, school services, and community reintegration activities. Officials said the department is evaluating whether the programs should remain at Whitehall or move to another state-owned facility, with Hastings described as the department’s preferred alternative because it is more residential in design than a youth rehabilitation treatment center (YRTC).

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• I think all of the above solutions I think to use play an important role.
• from Representative Snyder and Jock HB 1217, prohibited governmental policies regulating greenhouse gas
• from Representative Snyder and Jock HB 1217, prohibited governmental policies regulating greenhouse gas
• This bill would remove the ability of local governments to implement greenhouse gas reduction policies
• energy plan, but the goal stood rent transition toward 100% renewable energy and reduce greenhouse gas

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• If you look at our utility companies, cable companies, telecom companies, gas companies, electric companies
• This is cable, gas, electric, all the franchise fees that we pay for use of our right-of-way in 2014
• Bottom line, we want to find a solution to the problem that we're facing in my district without creating

Bills: HB2838, HB2964, HB3213, SB924

Keywords: broadband, internet access, digital equity, tax reduction, government funding, rural counties, fiber-optic, state funding, infrastructure, digital divide, economic development, fiber-optic cable, excavation, utilities, civil penalties, municipal regulations, video services, regulation, public right-of-way, franchise authority

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• And we need this because, to answer your question directly, we had a problem and we found a solution.
• And we need this because, to answer your question directly, we had a problem and we found a solution.
• white-tailed deer, so the only option they had at that time was to euthanize them, but this is a solution
• like that, we’re trying to get these rig counts up to start supplying that...” “...supplying natural gas
• Mike Montclaw, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, and Jacob pretty much covered everything.

Bills: SCR54, SCR59, HCR5, HCR62, HCR78, HCR86, HB595, HB688, HB802, HB841, HB1161, HB1171, HB1189, HB1248, HB1258

Keywords: Mississippi River Basin, fishery commission, invasive species, sustainability, economic impact, red drum, fishing regulations, tournament permits, wildlife management, recreational fishing, flood management, FEMA, floodplain maps, environmental risks, Louisiana, flood insurance, risk assessment, community planning, seafood, commercial fishing

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• You know, they fly up here, they rent cars, uh you know, food, gas, lodging, hunting license, etc.
• You know, they fly up here, they rent cars, uh you know, food, gas, lodging, hunting license, etc.
• You know, they fly up here, they rent cars, uh you know, food, gas, lodging, hunting license, etc.
• Uh, Ruger made this one with an adjustable gas knob on the front.
• longer 762, but you can adjust the gas longer 762, but you can adjust the gas down<01:44:47.679>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The solutions will require farmers to be more productive without depleting or diminishing the resources
• These were from smoke shops, gas stations, area stores, and had them tested by a lab here in Florida.
• I feel like a lot of this is targeted towards gas stations.
• I feel like a lot of this is targeted towards gas stations, um, gas stations, smoke shops, but I encourage
• he was not happy. gas station and he was alarmed and he was not happy and I said did they ask for an

Summary: The Committee on Agriculture heard a presentation from Florida FFA state officers Gabby Howell and Macy Jordan, who described FFA and agricultural education as a three-part model of classroom instruction, supervised agricultural experience, and leadership development. They highlighted FFA membership growth, Florida’s more than 60,000 members, industry certifications, and state funding that allows all agriculture education students to participate at no cost. Members praised the students and the organization’s role in developing future agricultural leaders. The committee then took up SB 438, which would regulate hemp and hemp extract products, including THC-infused beverages, by adding testing, labeling, retail location, age, and event restrictions, along with penalties and $2 million for testing equipment. Senator Burton said the bill is intended to address public safety, prevent products with illegal THC levels from reaching consumers, and respond to the governor’s prior veto concerns, especially store location and regulation. An amendment clarifying final batch testing was adopted without objection. Testimony was mixed. Supporters, including beverage distributors, law enforcement, and some hemp beverage businesses, backed regulation and said the bill would improve safety and clarity, though some asked for changes to avoid treating specialty beverage retailers like liquor stores. Opponents and some hemp industry representatives argued the bill was too restrictive, would hurt small businesses, and could push products into the black market; they also objected to THC limits, event restrictions, and the proposed regulatory structure. After debate, the committee voted 6-0 to report CS for SB 438 favorably.

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• So, if there's solutions in that, I welcome it. I'll take a look at it.
• and ask for solutions. and ask for solutions.
• of ease off on the the gas a little bit<04:22:19.840> today.
• The oil and gas, they could use that. And that's my concern.
• reports on oil and gas. reports on oil and gas.

Keywords: 916, all

Bills: HB3327, HB3711, HB4104, HJR1077, HB3329, HB4322, HB4202, HB4203, HB4457, HB3983, HB3660, HB3802, HB2933, HB2955, HB2956, HB3781, HB3521, HB3794, HB3796, HB3800, HB3183, HB4316, HB4484, HB3469, HB3464, HB3173, HB3989, HB3016, HB2979, HB2988, HB2288, HB3062, HB3315, HB3372, HB3530, HB3622, HB3755, HB4266

Keywords: State Board of Education, Oklahoma education board, board appointments, school governance, education reform, governor appointments, legislative appointments, speaker of the house, president pro tempore, senate confirmation, board vacancies, removal for cause, public education, state superintendent, school board training, board member qualifications, emergency clause, Oklahoma statutes 70 O.S. 3-101, school funding, transparency

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• in the sense that if I've got a list here, here's an ag, an ag researcher, energy research, oil and gas
• Coincidentally, I also serve as chair of the Texas Natural Gas Securitization Finance Corporation Board
• $3.5 billion of customer rate relief bonds to mitigate the immediate impact of Winter Storm Uri on gas
• Coincidentally, I also serve as chair of the Texas Natural Gas Securitization Finance Corporation Board
• utility customers. of Winter Storm Uri on gas utility customers.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The committee began with Article I budget items for the Secretary of State. LBB staff outlined recommendations that would reduce the agency’s appropriation by about $40.3 million, including changes to HAVA funding, removal of one-time business system replacement money, and a rider directing the agency to use Fund 5095 first. Secretary Jane Nelson and staff then defended several exceptional items, especially additional staffing for elections and business filings, a new website, digitization of records, cybersecurity tools, and renovation of the James Earl Rudder Building. Members focused heavily on election administration, cross-checking voter rolls, Harris County complaints, call-center response times, and whether online voter registration should be expanded. No votes were taken; the discussion was informational and budget-focused. The committee then heard the Office of the Governor and trustee programs. LBB presented a recommended $2.4 million decrease for the governor’s office proper and a much larger decrease in trustee programs driven by one-time funding and unexpended balances, while still preserving major border security funding and victim assistance funding. Governor’s staff emphasized Texas’ economic growth, the importance of border security, and efforts to seek federal reimbursement for the roughly $11 billion Texas has spent on border operations. Members discussed whether shifting National Guard deployment to federal control could reduce state costs, and they also reviewed the music incubator program, the Governor’s University Research Initiative, and the semiconductor innovation consortium. Staff highlighted a $5 million late-added request for grants to protect nonprofits from violence and terrorism. Again, the exchange was largely explanatory, with no formal action. Finally, the committee took up the Texas Facilities Commission and lease payments for revenue bonds. LBB recommended major reductions overall, including removal of border wall construction funding and capital complex bond funding, but added money for higher utility costs, renovation of the Rudder Building, and additional facilities staff. George Purcell also noted stable maintenance-and-renewal funding and new riders related to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission building, tenant communications, and space utilization. For lease payments, LBB recommended a smaller appropriation tied to revenue-bond costs allocated across agencies. The discussion was informational, with members asking about the Rudder Building renovation, border wall progress, and capital complex construction timelines; no votes were recorded.