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• Money for private labs for that testing would continue to be yet another challenge.
• Testing needs more funding? Well, with the ban, my city wouldn't need it.
• No, you're going to get said, "Well, we can do the testing a whole lot less."
• We have full internal testing as well as what is required by law.
• Testing, and we have third-party testing done as well.

Bills: HB5

Keywords: hemp, cannabinoids, regulation, occupational licenses, consumable products, marketing, criminal offenses, labeling requirements, health and safety, 997, house, all

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• just in closing that we don't means test just in closing that we don't means test education.<00:
• The Metife stadium privately funded, Levi Stadium privately funded.
• The Metife stadium privately funded, Levi Stadium privately funded.
• The Metife stadium privately funded, Levi Stadium privately funded.
• The Metife stadium privately funded, Levi Stadium privately funded.

Bills: HB2117, HB2155, HB1832, HB1601, HB2297, HB2397, HB1893, HB2533, HB1890, HB2004, HB1810, HB2323, HB1691, HB1671, HB2619, HB1481, HB2314, HB2319, HB2214, HB2488, HB2009, HB2007, HB1964, HB2218, HB1535, HB1977, HB2054, HB2046, HB146, HB2094, HB2181, HB2515, HB2444, HB2385, HB1724, HB1733, HB2416, HB2001, HB1603, HB1753, HB2140, HB1962, HB1963, HB2096, HB1959, HB1960, HB2293, HB2288, HB1752, HB1573, HB469, HB2091, HB1851, HB1688, HB1696, HB2417, HB2375, HB2333, HB2152, HB1881, HB2395, HB1721, HB1921, HB1730, HB1697, HB1824, HB2282, HB2078, HB2321, HB2279, HB1522, HB2097, HB2433, HB2106, HB2274, HB2452, HB1764, HB2438, HB1860, HB2604, HB2118, HB2017, HB2216, HB1934, HB2454, HB2427, HB2207, HB1840, HB1644, HB1645, HB1946, HB1648, HB2324, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB2164, HB2165, HB2283, HB2386

Keywords: arts education, data mapping, task force, creative economy, cultural preservation, workforce development, geographic information systems, agriculture, data collection, statistical program, sustainable practices, Hawaii, aquaculture, biosecurity, food security, sustainable seafood, regulatory framework, interagency coordination, environmental stewardship, invasive species

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• Jeopardy um we do see certain private Jeopardy um we do see certain private businesses<00:12:11.560
• create more resilience more well-being create more resilience more well-being more<01:10:49.880>
• would be administered by private would be administered by private nonprofits<01:15:43.280> um
• For example, the testing in 2023, the number of children tested, is very similar to the numbers tested
• For example, the testing in 2023, the number of children tested, is very similar to the numbers tested

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• come as well state by state.
• And so we were trying to keep that in mind as well. And so your point is well taken.
• Well, thank you.
• It's very private.
• Well, that's a separate issue, I guess. Well, okay.

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• well testing and filtration systems.
• I think the New Mexican reported that basically one in three homes that had private wells had PFAS in
• their well waters.
• Maybe cement for well casings or cement for plugging abandoned wells.
• Drinking water wells.

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• Well, there has to be a cause of action.
• And, I mean, I was awkward in high school as well.
• Well, I have a very, very clear line on this.
• And, I mean, I was awkward in high school as well.
• Well, I have a very, very clear line on this.

Bills: HB2950, HB2978, HB3132, HB3242, HB3467, HB3700, HB3701, HB4115, HB4274

Keywords: postsecondary education, standardized test scores, educational equity, higher learning access, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, HB2978, school libraries, library media center, library media program, community standards, sexually explicit conduct, obscene material, age-appropriate materials, school curriculum, book challenges, book banning, censorship, public schools, school board, education committee

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• , as well as more recommendations.
• Test. You talked about a blood test and you talked about a PET scan.
• A blood test, the FDA just approved just a week ago, Ago, the FDA just approved that blood tests can
• Well, maybe I do have some questions.
• Well, most of them are national, but there are all state ones as well.

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• Well, they may have some.
• Well, good. Good.
• It's like, okay, well, great.
• But then, as well, if you then turn around and say, okay, well, that's fine, well, I'm just going to
• They got to do their scientific test, your hypothesis, your test, and the proof.

Summary: The House Committee on Commerce met on May 18, 2026, with a quorum present and the chair noting it was the committee’s last meeting of the session. The committee first considered Senate Bill 254, which would prohibit certain excess debit card surcharges and authorize enforcement by the Attorney General. After adopting technical amendments and a committee amendment requiring written notice before a private right of action, the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then took up Senate Bill 80 on broadband administration fees and GUMBO program closeout. Members questioned the proposed increase in administrative and contractor fees, the timing of project completion, and how withheld reimbursements would work for utility damage. After adopting several amendments, including cleanup language and a provision to restore the reimbursement process, the bill was reported favorably as amended, though the Louisiana Telecommunications Association voiced concerns about the withholding language and lack of a clearer fault-determination process. The committee next considered Senate Bill 469, updating the Louisiana Underground Utilities and Facilities Damage Prevention Law. Technical amendments were adopted, along with amendments clarifying that the bill’s 30-day notice to utility owner-operators is separate from existing GUMBO notice requirements and creating a rapid dispute-resolution process involving the Office of Broadband, the utility operator, and the local governing authority. Testimony from broadband and municipal stakeholders emphasized the need for quicker responses to excavation damage and better enforcement, while some witnesses raised concerns about the late amendment and the need for clearer recourse and standards. The bill was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 468, dealing with fuel rewards programs and fuel discount limits, was also amended to allow such discounts while capping them at $1 below the advertised price; it was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 131, concerning attorney’s fees and costs in professional licensing disciplinary proceedings, drew testimony from a cosmetology board representative and the Pelican Institute. Supporters argued the bill would curb incentives for boards to generate revenue through enforcement and give licensees a fairer opportunity to resolve cases; board testimony noted that some boards already have fee caps and that enforcement actions are relatively limited. After adopting an amendment clarifying when a licensee is the prevailing party, the bill was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 251 on critical infrastructure protection also received technical amendments and several substantive changes, including adding ports and airports to the definition of critical infrastructure, clarifying “significant access,” adding a knowledge requirement, and adjusting exemptions and enforcement timing; it was reported favorably as amended after testimony from State Armor representatives about foreign adversary threats. Finally, House Resolution 253 was introduced to create a task force to study how post-2005 building code additions and inspection requirements affect residential construction costs, with the sponsor explaining the goal was to gather industry input and return recommendations next session.

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• <02:00:28.119> at<02:00:28.239> the test at the beginning solid test at the test at
• <02:00:53.920> two<02:00:54.480> even test one but by the end of test two even test
• Well, I think the problem would be if private, you know, the Constitution doesn’t generally regulate
• c> college if it's a if a private college if it's a if a private college um<02:17:22.920> private
• has tested past the test of has tested past the test of times<02:26:00.600> well<02:26:01.080

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on HB 366, which would increase school building aid for eligible projects. Representative Cahill, the prime sponsor, said the bill would raise the annual minimum from $50 million to $60 million and help address a long backlog of school construction and renovation needs after years of a moratorium on applications. He argued that districts forced to build during the moratorium were left to shoulder costs through local property taxes, and he cited examples such as Londonderry, Claremont, and other communities with aging or inadequate facilities. He also said the current aid structure, including paying 80% upfront and 20% at completion, concentrates too much spending at once and limits how many projects can be funded. Several committee members asked about the fairness and structure of the program. Representative Maguire questioned whether aid should be distributed more broadly to all districts rather than only a few selected projects, and Representative Luneau noted that the committee would also be considering related bills on catastrophic aid, special education aid, and the school foundation formula. Cahill responded that building aid has historically been targeted to property-poor communities and that the state should be a reliable partner in school construction. He also said the bill includes a small retroactive component for communities that built during the moratorium, which he described as a compromise. Testimony in support came from Representative Cluder, who described Claremont’s Stevens High School project as a case where a bond issue narrowly failed and the city later had to fund renovations without state aid, contributing to high property taxes. He said the bill would help property-poor communities and urged passage. Tony Weinstein of New Market also supported the bill, saying his community had serious facility and safety needs, had moved forward with scaled-back renovations during the moratorium, and still faced debt-service burdens without state participation. Robert Thompson, superintendent in Hampstead, testified that his district needs an addition for overcrowding, safety, and special education space, and said building aid would help reduce out-of-district placements and transportation costs. No vote was taken in the hearing.

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• He never received that genetic testing.
• Private property in a popularity contest?
• Private beaches are mere luxuries.
• Even though they had heard about the privatization of Walton County beaches, the reality of private beaches
• those beaches became private.

Summary: The committee first took up CS for Senate Bill 304, which would address child protective investigations involving children with certain genetic or medical conditions that can mimic signs of abuse. Senator Sharif and several family members and advocates described cases in which children were removed after injuries were initially misread as abuse, and argued the bill would give parents more opportunity to obtain qualified medical opinions. The committee adopted a substitute amendment that removed language imposing analysis duties on certain medical professionals, then passed the bill favorably after testimony in support from the Florida chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and several affected families. The committee then considered SB 1430 on post-judgment execution proceedings for terrorism victims, SB 96 on relief for Jacob Rogers, SB 382 on affordable housing rent agreements, SB 4 and SB 6 on claims bills for Patricia Armini and Jose Correa, SB 1142 on release of conservation easements, SB 658 on waiver or release of liens, SB 28 and SB 30 on claims involving South Broward Hospital District and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, SB 24 on relief for Mandy Penny Lemon, SB 72 on campaign funds for child care expenses, and SB 1622 on recreational customary use of beaches. Most of these bills were explained by their sponsors as narrow relief or technical measures, and the committee heard a mix of support and opposition from claimants, local governments, industry groups, and advocacy organizations. Several bills drew substantive debate. On SB 382, members discussed rent stability and whether the bill should better address lease language and future rent increases; the amendment and bill were both reported favorably. On SB 1142, members raised concerns about environmental and drainage impacts and whether releases of conservation easements should be mandatory or discretionary, but the bill still passed favorably. On SB 72, members questioned the scope of allowable campaign child care expenses and the need for stronger guardrails against abuse; the bill nevertheless passed favorably. On SB 1622, testimony sharply divided between supporters of restoring public beach access and opponents defending private property rights; debate continued when the transcript ended, so no final vote on that bill is reflected here.

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• It's just modernization makes sense. well what is a security agreement and well what is a security agreement
• Uh, these two agencies issue what are known as conduit bonds, which are private debt supplied to private
• to do to access that private market. to do to access that private market.
• collects the fees and does that testing. collects the fees and does that testing.
• We want to make of a community as well.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The other well is next to our school, and it's been testing a little too high for PFAS.
• If you have a private well and you're outside of that area, you don't have the burden of this?
• with private well users these filters get quickly abandoned.
• you're a private well owner and then you're a private well owner and then leaving<04:18:24.720><
• well users these shows with private well users these filters<04:18:31.439> get<04:18:31.640><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 332, a bill to add protection and remediation of surface waters as a new authorized purpose for New Hampshire village districts. Prime sponsor Rep. Rosemary Rung said the bill is intended to give local voters in lake communities a voluntary tool to address cyanobacteria blooms and other water-quality problems through village districts, including the ability to raise revenue, adopt ordinances, and pursue treatments or watershed management measures. She emphasized that the proposal is meant to complement, not replace, state law and that any district action would still need to comply with existing permitting and environmental requirements. Supporters, including Andrea Laro of New Hampshire Lakes and Elizabeth Harper of the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, said the bill would help municipalities collaborate on lake protection when state resources are limited. They argued that local districts could bring subject-matter expertise, access grants and technical assistance, and respond more quickly to problems such as septic impacts, runoff, culvert repairs, and in-lake treatments. They also suggested clarifying the bill’s wording around “protection and remediation” to better define the scope of authorized activities. Opponents, including Steve Wolf and Chris Norwood of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, argued that village districts can already be overly broad and sometimes expand beyond their original purposes. Wolf said existing town and state agencies already handle shoreline protection and warned that village districts can impose ongoing taxes and create governance problems. Norwood urged a study bill instead, citing concerns about the scope of village districts and examples where some districts have taken on planning and zoning powers beyond their original mission. No vote or final action on HB 332 was taken in the excerpt.

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• for active aerospace testing.
• They have made many awards to private companies as well as counties, economic development, and transportation
• tests.
• In addition to those anti-donation clauses, they've made many awards to private companies, as well as
• Some of those wells are deep—around 200 feet—but I think we have five or six wells.

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• As well.
• for a chemical test.
• a blood test.
• I'm concerned about how well you have your own testing lab for that.
• Brent said it well.

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• Our springs, you know, everybody says, Well, how deep are your wells? Is it mountain water?
• And we go, well, there's this.
• Well, Mr.
• Well, Mr.
• By the private sector.

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• That approach can work well for straightforward projects.
• It was the test of an idea through pop-ups and temporary operations.
• It was the test of an I know.
• It was the test of an idea through pop-ups and temporary operations.
• Well, I... Thank you. Thank you very much.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Private property rights.
• Members, for testing, as I said, three things here.
• Well, thank you, Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo. For what purpose? Well, Senator, yield.
• But the NRA, because they're a private entity, where they're semi-private, I mean, they can decide who
• Well, thank you. Well, thank you for the question. Secretary, we'll call the roll.

Summary: The Senate first adopted a motion to move the intent calendar deadline to 4 p.m. and then took up several bills by suspending the regular order of business. Senate Bill 2031, concerning removal of high fences around breeder deer release sites, passed after an amendment shortened the testing period from five years to three, tied visible identification requirements to the date Parks and Wildlife began requiring them, and made the bill effective immediately. Senate Bill 1490, a cleanup to adult charter high school funding, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2227, creating a process for delayed birth certificates and renamed the Charles E. Barton Act, both passed unanimously after floor amendments. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1964, regulating artificial intelligence systems used by state agencies, also passed unanimously after the author described guardrails for high-risk AI and disclosure requirements. The Senate then considered Senate Bill 2877, which increases penalties for election fraud and related attempts; after debate over whether existing law already covers some conduct and whether the bill was necessary given the small number of convictions, it passed to engrossment and later final passage on a 21-10 vote. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2658, on brackish groundwater production and study, passed after four amendments, including one giving water districts authority to stop production if monitoring shows harm to freshwater supplies or subsidence and another returning a portion of transported water revenue to districts. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 648, strengthening recording requirements for real property instruments to help prevent deed theft, also passed on a 26-4 vote. Other measures approved included Committee Substitute Senate Bill 401, making it easier for homeschool students to participate in UIL activities through local district opt-in/nearest-district participation rules; Committee Substitute Senate Bill 407, requiring health care facilities to honor conscience or religious vaccine exemptions for employees, despite extensive questioning about patient safety and immunocompromised patients; Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2117, creating a Texas Committee on Foreign Investment to review risky foreign acquisitions; Senate Bill 1718, adding the NRA annual meeting to the major events reimbursement program after a failed amendment seeking equal space for gun-control advocacy; Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1626, clarifying limits on censorship and interference with digital expression by social media platforms; and Senate Bill 2206, updating the state R&D franchise tax credit and related sales tax treatment, which passed 31-0. The chamber also debated Senate Bill 1395 on school health advisory councils. An initial amendment to restore voting seats for teachers and school employees failed, but a later amendment by Senator West added students back in an advisory, non-voting capacity. The Senate then handled routine motions, committee scheduling, first-reading referrals, and adjourned until April 29, with the session ending in memory of two constituents.

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• That's been really widely received very well. 35% of all of our online tests, all of our written tests
• So that if you're a CDL driver you can take your written test, then come to your skills test, and have
• for CDL as well.
• That again is our ask this year as well.
• Well, we're already using that money.

Keywords: 914, all

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• So a lot of private entities do, thank you, a lot of private entities do some level of analysis before
• , privately funded.
• You are now trying to regulate a private environment of private investment.
• Well, I mean, okay, I get, look, I think the communications issues, well, they're concerned about, well
• We don't want to have people going to their property... issues, well, they're concerned about, well,

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• They have been separated from their older brother as well. They do not know him very well.
• And they are speaking in the house as well.
• I'm a private citizen closer to the mike you. It's a private citizen here in Leon County.
• beaches became private.
• So now your time talking about turning public beaches private, you're talking about turning private beaches

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