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• My name is Jack Worcson, and I am here representing the Motorcycle Industry Council, a not-for-profit
• Consumers use it broadly, companies use it broadly, and the bicycle and motorcycle industries both use
• Just as no one industry owns the term scooter, no one industry owns the term e-bike.
• Seeing no others, thank you for working with the committee and the Motorcycle Industry Council on the
• Sorry, your green was matching the chair. To my chair, Davies, thanks. Thank you.

Committee: House Transportation

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• Vote green. Thank you. The roll. Thank you. Thank you for watching. Thank you for watching.
• Thank you for bringing the bill, and please vote green.
• Please vote green. There are no amendments at the desk.
• Please vote green. The clerk will take the roll. Thank you. The clerk will close the roll.
• Members, please vote green. The clerk will take the roll. Thank you. Thank you.

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• islands and waterways are home to Delta agriculture, commercial fishing, recreation and tourism industries
• The governor talked glowingly of the Chinese economy that produces so many green products, and that's
• Data centers are the high-tech industrial hubs of the 21st century.
• You can either support innovation and industry, or you can be supportive of that need.
• That we can support innovation and industry. We can provide the...

Committee: Senate Environmental Quality

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• I want to note the wine industry is not trying to avoid paying the fees altogether, and I do not want
• So it's absolutely critical for the state and the overall wine industry.
• I have Pedro Hernandez from Green Latinos, and I respectfully ask for an I vote.
• Dylan Finley, on behalf of the cement industry, in opposition.
• We had 16 commissioners, and it was all different stakeholders from the waste industry.

Summary: The committee heard a series of Senate bills on environmental, climate, recycling, wildfire, outdoor access, and clean transportation policy. SB 958 would clarify CEQA treatment of impacts tied solely to increased building height, and SB 1230 would increase penalties and create CalRecycle support tools for repeat commercial illegal dumping. SB 1341 would revise how processing fees are calculated for bag-in-a-box wine under California’s recycling program. All three measures received due-pass recommendations to Appropriations, with roll calls showing majority support and the bills left open for absent members. Members then took up SB 1300, which would create a more permanent legislative role in California’s international climate cooperation and establish a climate secretariat at UC; SB 1370, which would codify and streamline wildfire fuel-reduction permitting with added safeguards, geographic and size limits, and pesticide-related amendments; and SB 1260/1268, which would codify the Outdoors for All initiative and the Deputy Secretary for Access position at the Natural Resources Agency. Each drew support from environmental, utility, business, and local-government witnesses, while SB 1370 also drew opposition from environmental and advocacy groups concerned about reduced CEQA review and herbicide use. The committee discussed amendments at length, especially on SB 1370, and all three measures advanced with due-pass recommendations. The committee also heard SB 1213, the Clean Truck Transparency Act, requiring baseline pricing disclosure for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission trucks tied to state incentives and directing agencies to explore alternative financing. Support came from clean-air, business, and environmental groups, and the trucking/manufacturing opposition moved to neutral after amendments; the bill advanced on a due-pass vote. Finally, SB 1075, the Clean Air Promise, sought to strengthen AB 617 implementation and clarify community emission reduction planning, but it generated substantial opposition from air districts, business groups, and others over enforceability, funding, and the distinction between formal SERPs and community L-SERPs. The author described additional pending amendments to narrow L-SERP provisions, and the bill also received a due-pass recommendation to Appropriations.

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• How does this impact innovation and developing new technologies that could move our industry forward?
• That is true in industrial. That is true in industrial.
• Industrial rates definitely go down in deregulated states.
• We have a handout that compares rates around the country, a green handout that compares the impact to
• I'm an attorney for the Missouri Industrial Energy Consumers.

Committee: House General Laws

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• </c><00:41:24.040><c> and</c> hold Exxon Mobile Coke Industries and hold Exxon Mobile Coke Industries
• </c><00:45:47.040><c> accountable</c><00:45:47.760><c> this</c><00:45:47.880><c> is</c> fuel industry
• This is a bill that sheds sunlight on the AG's office, and I encourage a green vote.
• 49:25.440><c> henpen</c><00:49:25.960><c> representative</c><00:49:26.480><c> green</c> Thank you.
• It was a front group for the coal industry that went up to the Supreme Court.

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• </c> director of the Hawaii green director of the Hawaii green infrastructure infrastructure infrastructure
• </c><00:21:51.600><c> and</c> difficulties post sugar industry and difficulties post sugar industry and
• </c><00:30:03.840><c> that's</c> industry we have a hog industry that's industry we have a hog industry
• </c><00:40:07.200><c> development</c> 4400 the uh film industry development 4400 the uh film industry
• Because talking to industry people and industry leaders, they've compared Hawaii to other destinations

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• So as far as being an industry leader, we are the industry leader.
• So we're driving the industry. So it sounds like the industry is doing well. Here in Texas, right?
• that the industry will need.
• So, is this one of those issues where the industry, specifically the hydrogen industry, needs the assistance
• There's already a lithium industry for lithium ion batteries that somehow the industry already had at

Bills: HB3619 , HB3652 , HB4572 , HB4891 , HB4941 , HB5103 , HB5105 , HB5106 , HB5224 , HB5600

Committee: House Energy Resources

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• When used correctly, tariffs can defend American industry.
• </c><00:31:45.039><c> we</c> tariffs strategically on Industries we tariffs strategically on Industries
• </c><04:12:45.600><c> benefits</c> wasted the oil and gas industry benefits wasted the oil and gas industry
• </c><04:34:53.359><c> New</c> Administration to force its Green New Administration to force its Green
• So just take the electric car industry, for example.

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• There's an industrial area that is quite... In this location, we had several crashes.
• Andrea Smiley here on behalf of the Building Industry Association of Washington.
• Tammy Felon on behalf of the Department of Labor and Industries.
• It affects an entire industry and that entire industry's workforce. It's very complicated.
• It affects an entire industry and that entire industry's workforce.

Bills: HB2267 , HB2183 , HB2174 , HB1529

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: urban forestry, local government, environmental policy, tree management, community planning, heat response, counties, public health, emergency management, climate action, crash prevention, traffic safety, roadside regulations, emergency zones, public safety, state legislation, infrastructure, county resources, road construction, maintenance

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• in the town of Alamogordo because we have our own access to our water wells, and it's a really nice green
• You walk into private industry, it's an AI-first approach.
• While we all say we will be green data centers, we're going to focus on green.
• I will say that I am, coming from the defense industry, in awe of the percentage.
• That is at least double what I'm used to seeing in defense industries.

Committee: House Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

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• While momentum is building within the industry, thank you.
• I have 20 years of experience in the construction industry.
• The industry is in its infancy, and if we don't do this right, we will undermine this industry that exists
• I know how the industry works.
• Construction industry, but struggle with the demands that the industry puts on families to be at job

Summary: The committee held its second hearing on housing construction innovation, focusing on factory-built and modular housing as a way to lower costs, speed delivery, and expand housing supply. The chair framed the effort as a search for practical innovation paired with land use, financing, and regulatory changes that could make housing more affordable for working families. Government witnesses from HCD, the Strategic Growth Council, and the tax credit and bond allocation agencies explained how factory-built housing is regulated, how California standards and third-party approvals work, and how state programs are trying to build regional demand and financing pipelines for modular production. Testimony from investors and developers emphasized both the promise and the risks of modular construction. JP Morgan Chase and the Housing Accelerator Fund described projects that achieved meaningful time and cost savings, but said lenders still see elevated risk because of manufacturer solvency, upfront deposits, transportation and installation issues, and the need for standardized designs and experienced teams. They urged more standardization, more local factories, better alignment between financing timelines and construction schedules, and state support such as backstops, top-loss capital, and scoring preferences in tax credit and bond programs. Several speakers noted that recent federal changes to the 4% tax credit program increased production capacity, but warned that without continued state investment the pipeline could face a future funding cliff. The workforce panel, including union contractors, factory supervisors, and labor representatives, said modular construction can support good jobs if it is paired with union labor, training, and fair standards. They described benefits for workers such as steadier schedules, less commuting, improved safety, and better work-life balance, while also stressing the need for wages, health coverage, retirement benefits, and apprenticeship opportunities. Union representatives supported a model that keeps both factory and on-site work unionized and said the industry could create more jobs overall if California builds more factories and develops a stable, long-term demand pipeline. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing.

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• Not so the green left that has tried me.
• Long before industrial manufacturing.
• Recipes like the green chili scratch.
• Green Central High School has been far more than brick and mortar.
• Green Central High School has been far more than brick and mortar.

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• GREEN IS GOOD, IT MEANS YOU GOT MORE CARRIERS IN A COUNTY OFFERING PLANS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL.
• YOU WILL SEE RED IN 2026 VIEW, YOU WILL SEE MORE GREEN, THIS MEANS MORE CARRIERS PARTICIPATING, MORE
• YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE LESS GREEN BUT OTHERWISE COMPETITIVE AND FLORIDA CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE MOST
• I WANT TO FOCUS FIRST ON OIR'S OVERSIGHT OF THIS INDUSTRY.
• OVERALL, WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST DRIVERS FOR US GOING BACKWARDS WHEN WE STARTED TO HAVE WAY MORE GREEN,

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• We also brought in industry mentors so that those industry mentors had the ability to work firsthand
• And so we're starting with a whole new industry. We also reached out to Steffes Industries.
• , you know, supporting our existing industries and expanding industries across the state.
• And so the business and industry leadership teams is really an industry-driven group of folks who in
• And so the business and industry leadership teams is really an industry driven group of folks who in

Summary: The committee first reviewed the 2024-25 tuition waiver report for the North Dakota University System. Staff explained that waivers were reported for degree-seeking students and broken out by residency, institution, and waiver type. Members asked about partial versus full waivers, institutional discretion, athletic waivers, and whether campuses have published guardrails or transparency requirements. Staff said most waivers are set by institutions, with some statutory and board-required categories, and that athletic waivers are a small share of total waiver dollars. The report showed total gross tuition of $354.5 million, tuition waived of $38.9 million, and 11,193 of 42,040 students receiving some waiver. Members also discussed how waivers affect net tuition revenue, housing and food collections, and whether campuses are using waivers strategically compared with scholarships and other funding sources. The committee then heard a presentation on tuition rates by campus and State Board policy. Staff explained the board’s tuition factors for resident, Minnesota reciprocity, contiguous-state/U.S. nonresident, and international students, and noted that campuses often seek exceptions based on program-specific competition and enrollment goals. Members asked whether rates are based on cost or competition, and staff said campuses typically bring forward estimates and market comparisons when requesting special rates. The presentation also reviewed general fund appropriations versus net tuition revenue by campus, and members discussed how local tuition decisions and waivers do not directly affect the state funding formula, though they do affect institutional revenue and reserves. Questions were also raised about the Higher Learning Commission’s financial composite indicator and how it differs from the more intuitive reserve and revenue figures. The committee next received a broad overview of non-higher-education entities affiliated with the State Board of Higher Education, beginning with NDSU agriculture-related units. Dr. Greg Lardy described the State Board of Agricultural Research and Education, the NDSU Extension Service, the Agricultural Experiment Station, and the branch research centers, emphasizing their statewide role in crop and livestock research, extension education, and county-based outreach. He outlined funding mixes for extension, the experiment station, and branch stations, noting that grants and contracts support both research and education, while the agronomy seed farm is self-funded through seed sales. Members asked about the new and vacant FTE pool, R1 research status, matching requirements for grants, and whether state appropriations count toward research expenditures. Dr. Lardy also highlighted major research impacts, including crop varieties, virtual fencing, AI-assisted weed control, and NDAWN weather data. The Northern Crops Institute and the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute also presented. NCI described its role in market development, technical services, and education for regional agriculture, its governance through the Northern Crops Council, and its funding from state appropriations, other states, and earned revenue. Members asked about the source of out-of-state funding, intellectual property, and the institute’s international reach. UGPTI then outlined its transportation research, federal and state funding structure, and work on road and bridge condition assessments, travel demand modeling, and workforce training. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected in the transcript.

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• Wage theft is a rampant issue in many industries, particularly in the construction industry.
• finishing industry, and the glass and glazing industries.
• Jack Green and Mr.
• The exemption green-lit industry-sanctioned wage theft. Excuse me.
• In the AV industry, this bill would impact industry best practices that make job sites safer and projects

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Summary: The hearing focused on several labor-related bills, especially proposals to give legislative employees the right to organize and collectively bargain, close a prevailing wage loophole for off-site prefabrication work, and strengthen enforcement against wage theft. Committee chairs opened the hearing by explaining the hybrid format and asking witnesses to keep testimony brief. Multiple legislators testified in support of the legislative staff union bill, saying staff deserve the same bargaining rights as other public employees and that unionization would improve pay, benefits, retention, and workplace dignity. Witnesses also discussed how the bill would likely be structured, with separate House and Senate bargaining arrangements or locals, and emphasized that it would only create the option to unionize, not require it. A second major topic was the prevailing wage bill addressing off-site fabrication and prefabrication in construction. Union leaders, contractors, and workers described how more work is being shifted from job sites into shops, especially in sheet metal, HVAC, electrical, and pipefitting work, and argued that the law should treat that work the same as on-site construction when it is part of a public project. They said the current loophole lets some contractors underbid by paying lower wages off-site, while responsible contractors already pay prevailing wages in their shops. Supporters argued the bill would protect workers, preserve apprenticeship and training standards, improve safety and quality, and make enforcement easier through certified payroll and clearer definitions. The committee also heard testimony on wage theft legislation. Representative Dan Donahue, the Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division, AFL-CIO representatives, and carpenters’ union witnesses described wage theft, misclassification, labor brokers, and tax fraud as widespread problems that hurt workers, honest contractors, and public revenues. They supported giving the Attorney General stronger enforcement tools, adding contractor accountability up the subcontracting chain, and protecting workers from retaliation and from delays that can cause claims to expire. A separate witness supported a bill to extend the statute of limitations for Wage Act cases while AG investigations are pending, and another supported changes to help hospital workers enforce timely payment rights. No votes were taken during the hearing; witnesses repeatedly asked for favorable reports on the bills.

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• Senate Bill 233, which is on the green agenda, item number seven. Mr.
• Representative Whip Osienski, green agenda number seven.
• It is on the Green Agenda, item number one.
• But I think caps on any particular industry is a risky policy move.
• The green one came out the day before. The white one...

Summary: The House met on June 30, 2026, with opening ceremonies, guest introductions, a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a moment of silence for two deceased community members. Members also adopted Consent Calendar 29, which included House Concurrent Resolutions 153, 154, and 156, and passed House Concurrent Resolution 157 directing the State Lottery to report on iLottery options to support traditional lottery retailers, as amended to set a February 15, 2027 reporting deadline. The chamber then considered several bills on agriculture, telecommunications, health, fire service standards, corrections, elections, and education. Among the measures passed were Senate Bill 53 on the Delaware Farm to Community Program, Senate Bill 307 on PSC authority for Lifeline telecom carriers, Senate Bill 339 clarifying advance health care directives, Senate Bill 235 extending manufactured home rent increase rules, Senate Bill 325 updating firefighter/EMS background check and membership standards, Senate Bill 309 discharging incarceration-related balances, Senate Bill 324 on constable-related handgun purchase exemptions, Senate Bill 94 on respiratory care practitioners and ECMO medication access, and Senate Bill 293 creating a licensure pathway for summer camp providers in the Purchase of Care program. The House also passed Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100, proposing a constitutional amendment to protect the right to marry regardless of race or gender while explicitly preserving religious freedom. The bill drew extended debate, with supporters framing it as a safeguard against future rollbacks of marriage equality and opponents raising concerns about constitutionalizing an issue already in statute; several members explained changed votes and personal reflections before the final roll call, which passed 28-12. House Bill 188, which would allow unaffiliated voters to choose a party primary, also passed after amendment, despite some opposition over party-system effects. Two measures were tabled or amended after debate: Senate Bill 233 on removing snow and ice from vehicles was initially tabled to consider a truck-driver exemption amendment, then the amendment failed and the bill later passed as amended; and Senate Joint Resolution 19 on studying health care costs was tabled briefly pending legal clarification. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 404, creating a three-year pilot program for AI and extended reality in schools, passed after testimony from the Department of Education emphasizing guardrails, data privacy, and teacher oversight. The transcript ends as House Bill 478 is being read in, but no final action on that bill appears in the provided text.

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• Vote green.
• </c> green vote for this bill. green vote for this bill.
• Please vote green. I It's a good bill. Please vote green.
• Members vote green. our schools. Members vote green.
• So members, please vote green. that. So members, please vote green.

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• You want me to retract your green card or are you turning in a red card on 407?
• You want me to retract your green card or are you turning in a red card on 407?
• I put in a green card, but because I have to pay attention, this is not the same.
• I need you to come up and get a green card, fill the green card out like instructed, and turn it back
• industry, money stripped directly from our schools, for an industry that only employs about 140 people

Bills: SB116 , SB121 , SB130 , SB407

Committee: Senate Senate & Governmental Affairs

Keywords: redistricting, congressional districts, Louisiana, 2020 census, elections, precincts, voting, election, political representation, 2026 precincts, demographics, Louisiana congressional map, U.S. House, election districts, precinct shapefiles, Voting Districts, VTD, 2020 Census, 2026 Precinct Shapefiles, apportionment

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• It's a green Pac-Man here, not an orange one or yellow one.
• The vehicle industry, the transit bus vehicle industry, is moving less away from customization and making
• And as you saw, the green Pac-Man, that is really the driver of all revenues for us.
• A lot of us in the industry do not like that.
• So I mean, is there kind of a industry standard that indicates when it does pay to collect some fare?

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met on October 16, 2025, for a budget and revenue overview, a traffic safety presentation, and a discussion of potential transit and active transportation grant programs. Committee staff reviewed the adopted 2025-27 transportation budget, noting $15.5 billion in expenditures, the large share for WSDOT, and the mix of revenue sources including fuel tax, vehicle-related fees, federal funds, Climate Commitment Act revenue, and new 2025 revenues from SB 5801 and SB 5802. Staff said the 2025 session produced a balanced four-year plan, preserved major project schedules, maintained highway preservation funding, and added money for culverts, local preservation, and other priorities. They also described a September forecast showing lower motor fuel consumption than previously expected, but still enough revenue growth to keep the transportation plan balanced. For the 2026 supplemental, staff said agency requests were relatively modest overall, with most capital requests reflecting reappropriations and timing shifts rather than new projects, while WSDOT’s addendum identified much larger future needs for maintenance, preservation, paving, culverts, and safety work. Senators asked for more detail on how revenues are distributed by fund type and geography, how much of the maintenance and preservation request is actual maintenance versus equipment, whether paving needs could be supported through bonding, and how electric vehicle sales trends might affect forecasts. The committee then heard a remote presentation from Dr. Jessica Chikino of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on traffic safety trends and countermeasures. She said U.S. traffic fatalities have risen sharply over the past decade, with especially large increases for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists, and argued that the U.S. lags other high-income countries in roadway safety. Her presentation highlighted IIHS’s “30 by 30” goal to reduce fatalities 30% by 2030 through safer speeds, stronger impaired-driving countermeasures, better pedestrian protection, and safer commercial vehicles. She discussed research linking higher speed limits to higher fatality risk, the benefits of lower urban speed limits, speed safety cameras, traffic calming, lighting, pedestrian beacons, and safer intersection design. She also described ongoing work with Bellevue on smart signal technology and pedestrian safety pilots. Committee members thanked her for the presentation and said they would share the materials with others. In the final work session, the committee revisited transit and active transportation grant concepts that had been included in the Senate budget proposal but did not advance in 2025. Barb Chamberlain of WSDOT’s Active Transportation Division explained how grant programs need runway, staff capacity, applicant readiness, and clear criteria, and compared program design to getting a plane off the ground. She discussed the proposed Senior Transportation Emphasis Program and regional trails/cycle highways concepts, noting that some projects could be structured as funding-first programs while others would work better as project-line or project-first models. She said regional trail projects are already eligible under existing programs but often score lower because current criteria emphasize safety and population served. Justin Leighton of the Washington State Transit Association then reviewed transit grant programs and argued that transit safety and security needs remain underfunded, including operator barriers, lighting, shelters, behavioral health coordination, and non-uniformed security staff. He said many transit capital programs are oversubscribed, that operator barrier retrofits alone could cost $20 million to $30 million, and that agencies face uncertainty about how recent sales tax changes apply to security-related contracts. No votes were taken during the meeting.