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• today this assembly will be following through on our commitment on our commitment to support and assist
• This came to a head in February when the Fair Plan requested financial assistance from its member company
• With displaced residents and the reduction in available housing, Los Angeles needs assistance to assure
• To house those displaced by the fires, assist in freeing up other housing inventory, and increase the
• Santa Clara County, Orange County, Los Angeles County were three of the counties that were chosen to relocate

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• provided it, but it is completely unacceptable. that bad actors took advantage of this emergency assistance
• On top of this, SBA also announced they would relocate six regional offices, including the Boston location
• provide the committee with any information before the agency ran out of funding for its disaster assistance
• disaster field staff will be properly trained and equipped to help disaster victims access SBA assistance
• And my own staff was on ground to assist those people that had been impacted by the tornado.

Keywords: SBA, small business, nominations, Bill Briggs, Casey Mulligan, regulations, capital access, public support

Summary: The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship convened to consider the nominations of Bill Briggs for Deputy Administrator of the SBA and Dr. Casey Mulligan for Chief Counsel for Advocacy. The discussions highlighted the critical role of the SBA in promoting small businesses, with emphasis on overcoming challenges posed by excessive regulations and the need for improved access to capital. Several committee members expressed their concerns over recent layoffs within the SBA and the closure of district offices, which they believe undermine support for small businesses across the nation. The committee meeting saw extensive dialogue about the implications of regulations on small business operations and how the nominees plan to address these issues if confirmed. Public support for the nominees was acknowledged through letters from various stakeholders who advocate for small business interests.

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• trying to provide assistance for right?
• Department of Commerce's SelectUSA program for corporate relocations and for marketing New Hampshire
• to investors and those businesses seeking to relocate to friendlier business environments.
• <04:06:50.479> to businesses seeking to relocate to businesses seeking to relocate to friendlier
• to New Hampshire and uh relocate to New Hampshire and transfer<04:11:33.279> into<04:11:33.520

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Everybody basically gets the assistance of DOIT to guesstimate those costs.
• everybody basically gets the assistance everybody basically gets the assistance of<00:10:35.519>
• I’m assistant director for Police Standards and Training.
• No, we appreciate your assistance. Anything further for Representative Boyd? Thank you, Mr.
• Lante to ask for some assistance. He directed me to Amy Newberry.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Administrative Services presented its capital budget process and priorities, explaining that it maintains and operates 96 state buildings and uses annual facility walkthroughs, condition assessments, and rough cost estimates to rank projects for the governor’s capital budget. Officials described how requests are triaged, how the governor’s office and Public Works refine estimates, and how the resulting capital budget book serves as legislative intent for approved projects. They also noted that this year the governor’s office asked for estimates on all selected projects, which increased workload but reduced detail. The department highlighted several requested projects, including $1.5 million for the ERP system sustainability fund, which officials said is critical because the state is upgrading its core financial, HR, and budget system to the cloud. Other priorities included courthouse HVAC and boiler work, brick repointing at the State House annex/main building, window replacement at the Spalding building, and elevator replacement on the hospital campus. Officials also said the governor’s proposed capital budget included fewer DAS projects than in past years and asked the committee to consider funding closer to historic levels. The committee then reviewed lapse and reallocation items. DAS said most older projects are still in design, bid, or construction because projects now take four to six years rather than two to three, in part due to ARPA-related workload and post-COVID construction backlogs. Members discussed lapsing $81,000 from the completed Spalding roof project and redirecting small remaining balances from several 2019 projects toward the Hillsboro County South cell block project through the Capital Project Overview Committee. Officials also confirmed ARPA-funded projects are expected to be completed before the December 2026 deadline and explained that the ERP system is the main state IT exception outside DOIT’s usual centralized control, though it still requires DOIT consultation and approval.

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• These programs are not just about providing assistance; they empower people.
• These programs are not just about providing assistance.
• They assist me with the most basic, as critical aspects of daily living.
• Her family is not certain where she will for tuition assistance next year.
• So demand for food assistance is up, but our supply is down.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• The governor sends his best regards and appreciates your work toward making the relocation of the PRCA
• He believes that it is essential that the proposed relocation The proposed relocation to Wyoming would

Bills: HB0150

Keywords: Wyoming business council, economic development, task force, evaluation, policy reform, 916, all

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• Of course, the committee legislative assistants, and we have Allie Winter here.
• She was my committee legislative assistant.
• They can get assistance from the MDVA, the department.
• My mom and my brother were both people who needed that emergency rental assistance.
• Who needed that emergency rental assistance.

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• The graph shows where those transfers occurred and where people were relocated across the system.
• were relocated across the system. were relocated across the system.
• done priority and each transfer is done intentionally.<00:13:18.800> The<00:13:19.120> relocation
• The relocation uh rubric intentionally.
• The relocation uh rubric helps<00:13:21.360> guide<00:13:21.920> appropriate<00:13:23.360

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• /c><00:09:52.800> care which does um provide child care which does um provide child care assistance
• > low<00:09:54.959> and<00:09:55.279> moderate<00:09:55.760> income assistance
• for low and moderate income assistance for low and moderate income families families families and<00
• And I can provide that to you, but essentially providing assistance to needy families so children may
• those folks to another to relocate those folks to another proximal<01:05:46.400> location<01:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• If you require any assistance with registration... immigration or the testimony process, please ask my
• Notify companies that are listed and give them 90 days to restructure or relocate.
• If you need assistance, we will help you. But if you all think you may want to register, please.
• This function assists us in preventing unplanned use of force events.
• I have assisted with County Road and State Highway. improvements.

Bills: HB17, HB34, HB41, HB 118, HB 119, HB 127, HB 128, HB 129, HB 130, HB132, HB133, HB17, HB41, HB118, HB119, HB127, HB128, HB129, HB130, HB132, HB133

Keywords: foreign ownership, real estate, national security, designated countries, Texas property law, lobbying, foreign adversaries, compensation prohibition, transparency, civil penalties, higher education, foreign adversary, research security, trade secrets, academic partnerships, HB 128, sister city, sister-city agreement, international exchange, municipal diplomacy

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• You can't just relocate people to another office. So there's that in consideration as well.
• You can't just relocate people to another office. So there's that in consideration as well.
• You can't just relocate people to another office. So there's that in consideration as well.
• You can't just relocate people to another office. So there's that in consideration as well.
• You can't just relocate people to another office. So there's that in consideration as well.

Keywords: 00:02 Call to Order and Roll Call 01:44 Approval of Minutes 01:56 Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet 54:59 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Protection, Tourism, and Energy received an update from Kentucky State Parks and the Finance Cabinet on the status of major capital projects funded through recent legislative appropriations. Commissioner Mark Keelin, Deputy Commissioner Chris Perry, and Finance Cabinet/DECA representatives described progress on campground upgrades, utility and broadband improvements, building systems repairs, life-safety work, accommodations and hospitality renovations, pool and beach projects, playgrounds, golf course improvements, marina work, and wastewater upgrades across the state park system. They emphasized that Kentucky has 44 state parks and that the funding has supported completed work and projects still under construction or in design. The presentation highlighted funding tied to House Joint Resolution 76, House Joint Resolution 56, and House Bill 6. Parks reported roughly $72 million invested to date, with 66 projects completed and 17 under construction, including campground renovations at sites such as My Old Kentucky Home, Kin Lake, Carter Caves, Cumberland Falls, and others; broadband projects at several campgrounds; electrical grid resilience work at parks including Kentucky Dam Village and Kin Lake; and completed life-safety upgrades such as lock systems. Officials also noted pool and beach work, ADA improvements, lodge and guest room renovations, marina replacements, and wastewater plant upgrades. DECA said it currently manages 1,335 active capital projects statewide, including 149 for Parks, and credited additional project management capacity and regular coordination meetings for accelerating delivery. Committee members asked for a copy of the presentation and pressed the department for more detailed accounting of House Joint Resolution 56, including how much money remains, which projects are complete, and whether current appropriations are sufficient to finish the listed work. The department also requested a larger maintenance pool appropriation of $40 million for the next budget, arguing that routine and emergency maintenance needs across 44 parks exceed current resources and that preventative maintenance would reduce long-term costs. No votes were taken during the meeting.

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• low-hanging fruit: those students who have earned some college and have, for some reason, had to move or relocate
• low-hanging fruit: those students who have earned some college and have, for some reason, had to move or relocate
• reason had to college and have for some reason had to move<00:32:19.360> or<00:32:19.519> relocate
• c> whatever<00:32:20.480> it<00:32:20.639> is<00:32:21.559> and move or relocate
• whatever it is and move or relocate whatever it is and they've<00:32:21.919> just<00:32:22.039

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: Aaron Thompson, president of the Council on Postsecondary Education, and Travis Pal briefed the committee on Kentucky higher education performance, affordability, workforce alignment, and budget needs. Thompson said the state has made progress toward its 60x30 attainment goal, reporting 56.2% of adults with a credential of value and a 6.4% one-year increase in credentials. He highlighted gains in completion, enrollment recovery after COVID, lower student borrowing and debt, and faster degree completion, saying Kentucky is now back to an average of 4.1 years for four-year degrees. He also emphasized that postsecondary education has a strong return on investment for both students and the state. A major theme was student success and access. Thompson described efforts to reduce barriers through test-optional admissions, the elimination of zero-credit developmental education, expanded wraparound supports, and Bridge programming for students not fully prepared for college. He also promoted Futurity, a student-facing information website, and said CPE wants modest ongoing funding to maintain it. He argued that higher education must work in a P-20 system with K-12, and that the state should better communicate the value of certificates, trade programs, and other credentials, especially for adult learners and men, who he said are underrepresented in college-going. The presentation also focused on performance funding, capital needs, and workforce initiatives. Thompson and Pal said performance funding has pushed institutions toward more need-based aid and lower costs for low-income students, but they want more base funding, more performance funding dollars, and relief from about $38 million in mandated tuition waivers. They also said asset preservation and deferred maintenance remain major needs, estimating roughly $7 billion in campus need overall. On workforce, they cited healthcare pipeline work supported by state funding and private partners, and said HB 200 continues that effort into aviation, aerospace, and defense. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the presentation, which ended with members indicating interest in further discussion.

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• I’m a Senior Assistant Attorney General there, and I’m chief of the civil litigation unit.
• <01:47:14.159> from we're going to get no assistance from we're going to get no assistance
• seeking to relocate the bill uh<03:08:54.800> before<03:08:55.080> you<03:08:55.319>
• It's a significant part of our call center volume assisting these taxpayers with getting their forms
• <04:57:12.718> to these properties are being relocated to these properties are being relocated

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 135, introduced by Representative Michael Harrington. He said the bill would codify a portion of the New Hampshire Constitution to bar New Hampshire businesses from being required to collect sales or use taxes for other states unless Congress mandates it, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision created an onerous compliance burden for businesses. He described the patchwork of state and local sales tax rules, thresholds, and product exemptions as extremely complex and said the bill was intended to push the issue back toward Congress and the courts. Members questioned whether the bill’s reference to a “foreign government” would apply to other U.S. states, whether the proposal would conflict with the Supremacy Clause, and whether it would create standing for businesses to challenge Wayfair. Harrington responded that “foreign government” meant any government other than New Hampshire, that he believed the state could challenge the decision in court by passing a law contrary to Wayfair, and that businesses were already being harmed by compliance costs. Some members raised concerns about whether the bill was an unfunded mandate or simply a private compliance burden, and Harrington argued that the state itself would not be collecting the taxes, but businesses would still face recordkeeping and administrative costs. Sam Garland of the Department of Justice then testified. He said the department was not taking a formal position on the bill, but offered technical comments. Garland acknowledged that Wayfair created significant compliance burdens and noted that states have become somewhat more uniform, with all states now having a $100,000 economic nexus threshold, though not all use the 200-transaction threshold and local tax variation remains substantial. He said the department’s concerns were legal, describing the issue as uncharted constitutional territory involving both vertical and horizontal federalism. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing.

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• What the bands are for: line 1f, transport or relocation of live feral swine; 2, importing any live feral
• Thank you, Senator Nels Rodefeldt, Assistant Director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
• And also want to take personal time to thank our bill drafters who helped me and assisted me with this

Bills: SB2108, SB2121, SB2171, SB2061, SB2112, SB2138

Keywords: feral swine, nuisance control, wildlife management, hunting permits, agriculture, cultivated meat, food safety, public health, misbranding, advertising, food labeling, food distribution, state regulations, hunting licenses, fishing licenses, veterans, controlled hunts, deer population, wildlife conservation, food policy

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• If you require assistance in registering or testifying, please contact committee staff.
• for a hunting or a fishing license to voluntarily contribute money to Operation Game Thief Fund to assist
• the transfer of the replica of the House of Representatives to the state of Texas, its potential relocation

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• We have our administrative assistant, Amanda Fountain. Thank you, Amanda, you do a great job.
• Financial assistance: I told you there were 10 or 15.
• He is going to now relocate and live in Florida. His parents are fine with it.
• We provide technical assistance and partnership.
• We have Amanda Van Langingham, and she's the Deputy Assistant Secretary at DCF. Welcome.

Summary: The committee held its first meeting of the session and received an overview of the Higher Education Appropriations budget from staff director Tim Elwell. He explained the committee’s broad jurisdiction over universities, state colleges, district workforce programs, vocational rehabilitation, blind services, student financial aid, private colleges, and the Board of Governors, and reviewed key budget concepts such as local funds, funds per FTE, performance funding, and the distinction between the total appropriation and the recurring base budget. He noted that higher education is funded largely through state and local sources, with substantial flexibility compared with other state budgets, and that the base budget is heavily weighted toward lump-sum allocations to the public systems. The committee then heard a presentation from the University of South Florida’s Florida Center for Cybersecurity (Cyber Florida), led by retired Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie and USF representative Mark Walsh. They described Cyber Florida as a statewide cybersecurity platform created by the Legislature in 2014 to support education, research, workforce development, public policy, and community engagement. McKenzie emphasized the growing cyber threat environment, Florida’s leadership role, and several funded initiatives, including K-12 outreach, workforce training, a cyber range for county governments, critical infrastructure assessments, grant development, and public conferences and outreach. Members asked about public cyber awareness, the lack of a national cyber defense strategy, school district participation in Cyber Launch, and which counties are most at risk; McKenzie said smaller counties with limited cybersecurity staffing are generally more vulnerable and offered to provide follow-up information. Finally, the committee heard from the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities at the University of Central Florida, led by Dr. Drew Andrews, along with program and parent representatives from participating institutions. Andrews explained the center’s role in coordinating Florida’s postsecondary comprehensive transition programs for students with intellectual disabilities, supporting program development, distributing grants and scholarships, and monitoring outcomes. He reported that the state now has 33 approved programs at 35 institutions, including universities, state colleges, and technical colleges, and that scholarship and grant funding has grown significantly. He said student retention is about 88 percent, many graduates are employed, and median hourly earnings have increased over time. A representative from Southeastern University described how the center’s support helped build and sustain SEU Link, including a new third-year employment-focused option for students.

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• This would provide another tool to assist law enforcement in identifying stolen vehicles and preventing
• This vehicles bill adds registration relocation to a list of actions exempt from full contested case

Bills: SB35, SB1113, SB1365, SB1394, SB2243, SB2245, SB2589, SB2199, SB2200, SB 35

Keywords: transportation, TxDOT, Texas Department of Transportation, road projects, highways, infrastructure, bridge construction, interchanges, corridor improvements, road widening, railroad grade separation, sound barrier, unified transportation program, legislative notice, project prioritization, capital projects, state highway system, Farm-to-Market Roads, San Antonio, Harris County

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• So that long before an application maybe come come into relocate a species or to impact a wetland that
• the bear hunt because it happened in the past putting guardrails around these practices like dog assisted
• along with the rest of the commissioners approved allowing for things like bear baiting and dog assisted
• And it's just not really appropriate for ecosystems for eco tourism, for for assistance. >> Thank you

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• When they put it into application, my assistant district engineer and I, as the local government liaison
• We're assisting with that. Actually helped me construct one of them.
• We're assisted in carrying out policies of the DOT by our Commissioner, Ms.
• Now, what we're working on is the study of the utility relocations, the right-of-way needs, and the environmental

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• Half was part of a trail that was relocated and thus no longer needed for conservation purposes, and
• Melissa Jordan, the Assistant Deputy Secretary, is... and PFOA, Melissa Jordan, the Assistant Deputy
• My name is Melissa Jordan, and I serve as the Assistant Deputy Secretary for Health.
• oversee the implementation... ...of the department's PFAS-related programs, and will be available to assist
• ecosystem side, like the state revolving fund and the loan programs, so that state funding can be used to assist

Summary: The committee first received a Department of Environmental Protection presentation on Florida Forever and the sale or exchange of conservation lands. DEP described Florida Forever as the state’s main conservation land acquisition program, funded in recent years at high levels, and said most acquisitions since 2019 have been within the Florida Wildlife Corridor. The presentation also explained the legal process for disposing of conservation lands: requests are reviewed by the Acquisitions and Restoration Council, then the governor and cabinet decide whether land is no longer needed for conservation or whether an exchange provides a net conservation benefit. Senator Smith asked several questions about recent land-swap proposals, public notice, political influence, and whether any transactions had bypassed the usual sequence; DEP said applications can be withdrawn before ARC review, notice is posted seven days in advance, and the council and cabinet are the decision-makers. Senator Harrington asked about the difference between Florida Forever land sales and water management district surplus lands, and DEP said the reported 2.3 acres sold referred only to Florida Forever-funded projects. The committee then heard presentations from the Department of Health and DEP on PFAS and PFOA. DOH outlined what PFAS are, their common uses, possible health impacts, and ways Floridians can reduce exposure, including water filtration and avoiding certain products. DOH said it conducts well investigations, health consultations, fish consumption advisories, and monitoring in coordination with DEP and FWC. DEP followed with a more technical overview of PFAS regulation and cleanup, explaining federal testing and drinking-water standards, Florida’s provisional cleanup levels, and the state’s response at contaminated sites, including bottled water and filtration for affected residents. Senators asked about testing requirements for public systems and private wells, disposal of used filters, and how federal rulemaking and litigation could affect Florida’s standards; DEP said public systems are required to test under EPA monitoring rules, private wells are not directly required to test, and Florida may adopt its own standards if federal action does not occur by the statutory deadline. Finally, the committee took up SB 150, which would designate the flamingo as the state bird and the scrub jay as the state songbird. The sponsor argued the bill better reflects Florida’s identity and conservation values, noting the flamingo’s iconic status and the scrub jay’s status as a Florida-only species. Members asked lighthearted questions about mockingbirds, flamingo color, and feeding costs, and an appearance card was filed in support by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The committee debated the bill briefly and then passed SB 150 favorably by roll call vote, with all members present voting yes except Senator DiCeglie, who was excused.