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• The request for $10 million will assist us in some on-site infrastructure and off-site infrastructure
• The request for $10 million will assist us in some on-site infrastructure and off-site infrastructure
• The request for $10 million will assist us in some on-site infrastructure and off-site infrastructure
• The request for $10 million will assist us in some on-site infrastructure and off-site infrastructure
• The request for $10 million will assist us in some on-site infrastructure and off-site infrastructure

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Sections 4 and 5 are related to housing infrastructure bonds.
• Sections 4 and 5 infrastructure bonds.
• So appropriation infrastructure bonds.
• in housing infrastructure bonds. in housing infrastructure bonds. So<00:37:16.680> Ms.
• <00:37:20.480> bonds that the housing infrastructure bonds that the housing infrastructure

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Further, California has budgeted billions of dollars to be invested in broadband infrastructure projects
• across the state, including last mile and middle mile infrastructure projects.
• And that's, you know, where we continue to make progress with our CSF infrastructure grant account.
• And same for CASF infrastructure.
• We are wanting to open a window in infrastructure, CSF infrastructure, and we will make sure that we

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This infrastructure will help move people and goods more efficiently while building a stronger workforce
• Let's invest in the infrastructure of tomorrow, support our super regions and their growth, and give
• Texas used to be a leader in infrastructure, and it's time that we are again.
• We're going to have rigid infrastructure for transportation one way or the other.
• If we get this going, then we can start building out the infrastructure that Texas really needs.

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• That big $100 million pot can be for tribal infrastructure or must be for tribal housing infrastructure
• or must be for tribal housing infrastructure.
• I would definitely agree because we're looking at infrastructure that might...
• It's for infrastructure on the acequias. It's for infrastructure on a lot of our public ditches.
• And trust me, as a water engineer, as a guy that lives off of infrastructure, infrastructure, I know

Keywords: 996, all

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• So if you're not going to use the infrastructure, we don't want to build it at a time.
• It is already shaping infrastructure in the Central Valley.
• That's the infrastructure that we are building.
• We are building the infrastructure that we need today in the moment.
• There's a lot of need for infrastructure that would help out with... ...a need for infrastructure that

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held an informational hearing on the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s 2026 draft business plan, with testimony from the authority, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and the High-Speed Rail Inspector General. Chair Cortese framed the hearing around major changes since the 2024 plan, including a new CEO, revised scope for the Merced-to-Bakersfield initial operating segment, the loss of about $4 billion in federal funds, and the authority’s push for private investment, value capture, and public-private partnerships. The authority’s CEO said the project is now in a more disciplined phase, with most major structures in the Central Valley underway or complete, track procurement moving forward, and an updated target of revenue service for the initial operating segment by early 2033. He also highlighted cost-saving “optimization,” direct procurement of materials, and plans to pursue ancillary revenues from real estate, energy, broadband, and logistics. Committee members pressed the authority on several issues, including proposed station relocations in Merced and Bakersfield, reduced double-tracking, the need for tax increment or other value-capture tools, utility relocation authority, permitting delays, transparency, and whether the project can still qualify as true high-speed rail. The CEO said the station locations are still under discussion with local governments, that the project will still be built to high-speed standards, and that the authority is seeking legislative changes to reduce delays and enable financing. Senators also questioned the loss of federal funds, the use of future cap-and-invest revenues, and the feasibility of private financing; the authority said the project can proceed without the withdrawn federal money but that it will keep applying for grants and exploring ways to bring future revenue forward. LAO and the Inspector General were sharply critical of the draft plan. They said it does not fully comply with newer statutory requirements in SB 198 and AB 377, especially because it assumes a different Merced station location and a largely single-track segment without clearly identifying those as scope changes. They also said the plan omits key funding details, including borrowing costs that could total billions, and relies on assumptions about future legislative changes, financing, and project savings that may not materialize. The Inspector General said the draft plan falls short on required business-plan elements, including comparable cost estimates, a complete funding plan, and projected procurement milestones. In response, the authority committed to address the OIG’s findings in the final business plan and to provide a written response on compliance before the plan is finalized.

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• Infrastructure impact assessments.
• Infrastructure impact assessments.
• >> L10.<03:18:17.840> Infrastructure >> L10. Infrastructure >> L10.
• <03:48:40.399> My infrastructure can fulfill it. My infrastructure can fulfill it.
• , safety, infrastructure, safety, infrastructure, telecommunications.<03:54:10.000> The<03

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, and approved the journal from February 4, 2026. Members then took up resolutions out of order, including Senate Joint Resolution 9 recognizing Missing Persons Day. Supporters described the scale of missing-person cases in Colorado and nationally, emphasized the role of families, law enforcement, and the public, and noted the importance of prompt investigations and technology. The resolution was adopted on a 58-0 vote, with seven excused. The chamber then moved to special orders and considered House Bill 1041, concerning electronic vehicle records and electronic certificates of title. The committee report was adopted after an amendment clarifying that any party to a vehicle transaction may request a paper or electronic title. Supporters said the bill would reduce delays, costs, and administrative burdens while preserving ownership and lienholder protections and keeping paper titles available as the default. The bill passed the House unanimously. Finally, the House began consideration of House Bill 1038 on county commissioner redistricting. The sponsor outlined seven committee amendments addressing county commissioner authority, outdated hearing references, competitiveness language, legislative declaration wording, elector standing to challenge maps, a correction to the competitiveness formula, and a bill-number fix. Debate then focused on amendment L10, which would remove the word “integrity” from the short title; supporters said the term could imply wrongdoing, while opponents wanted to keep it. L10 failed on a voice vote. Members then moved to amendment L8, which would carve out smaller counties from the bill’s redistricting requirements; discussion began, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote on that amendment or the bill itself.

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• For all the infrastructure and financial support that we have received from you, and most recently, I'd
• New Mexico can become a vital part of the state's and nation's space infrastructure. questions.
• Just like building a road or a bridge, you've got to build the infrastructure to bring the customers
• Capacity, re-ignited five long-stalled infrastructure projects, completing one of them.
• lacking a little bit of infrastructure.

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• Coordination between excavators and utility locators is the groundwork for protecting infrastructure,
• If they don't comply with this statute, they go out there and potentially damage... ...infrastructure
• project or even a government-related infrastructure project.
• The problem is the infrastructure, and there's not anything being done about it.
• You can imagine the oil and gas infrastructure.

Bills: HB2766, HB2891, HB3334, HB3791, HB3911, HB4021, HB4041, HB4042, HB4384, HB4426

Keywords: inactive wells, oil and gas regulation, environmental protection, Railroad Commission of Texas, well plugging, Railroad Commission, penalties, violations, pipeline safety, civil penalties, criminal penalties, wildfire prevention, oil and gas, safety inspections, administrative penalties, excavation, notification, utilities, underground facilities, regulatory compliance

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• And that poses some challenges in terms of how you build out infrastructure to serve that growth that
• And then lastly, they require significant infrastructure to serve the new data center customers.
• And then lastly, they require significant infrastructure to serve the new data center customers.
• And then lastly, they require significant infrastructure to serve the new data center customers.
• But they're not going to use the power that you build the infrastructure... ...for.

Bills: HB2133, HB2592

Keywords: sexual material, consent, synthetic depiction, privacy, internet regulation, rights protection, artificial intelligence, government regulation, innovation, procurement, administrative burdens, 1182, all

Summary: The House AI and Innovation Committee first heard an informational presentation from Arizona Public Service (APS) on the rapid growth of data centers and AI-related electricity demand in Arizona. APS said Phoenix now ranks near the top in North America for data center development and projected its peak load could rise from 8.7 gigawatts to 12 gigawatts by 2035, with about 19 gigawatts of potential data center demand in its queue. APS emphasized three principles for serving this growth: maintaining reliability for existing customers, preventing data center costs from being shifted to residential and small business customers, and preserving capacity for other growth. APS described its proposed approach as a combination of a pending Corporation Commission rate case and bilateral contracts, including minimum bill requirements, queue management, long-term financial commitments, and direct cost assignment to data center customers. Committee members asked about rate impacts, self-generation, behind-the-meter power, seasonal load, and possible future nuclear or other generation options; APS said it is pursuing an all-of-the-above resource strategy and that the proposed data center rate increase is 45 percent, though not yet approved. The committee then considered House Bill 2133, which would require commercial entities that knowingly distribute or publish sexual material online to obtain reasonable consent and age verification, including for synthetic or AI-generated altered images, and would impose civil penalties for violations. A five-page amendment narrowed the bill by excluding internet service providers, affiliates, search engines, and cloud providers from liability for content they do not create or directly host. The sponsor said the bill is intended to protect people in adult content from exploitation and non-consensual use, including revenge porn and trafficking-related material, and to extend protections to synthetic media. Members discussed the penalty structure, with the sponsor explaining it was modeled on similar penalties in related laws and set at $10,000 per day of violation. After no public opposition was presented, the committee adopted the amendment and voted 5-0, with 2 members present, to return HB 2133 as amended with a due pass recommendation.

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• It requires seaports to make sure that they’re prioritizing the infrastructure around those seaports
• infrastructure, such as utilities, water, wastewater, etc.
• But there could be a need in the future for that public infrastructure technology component.
• But there could be a need in the future for that public infrastructure technology component.
• But there could be a need in the future for that public infrastructure technology component.

Summary: The Transportation Committee took up several bills and agency priorities. SB 44, as amended, increased penalties for operating a vehicle with unauthorized red or blue lights and for obscuring a license plate, including new penalties for using, possessing, manufacturing, or selling license-plate obscuring devices. The sponsor and supporting law enforcement witnesses said the bill addresses widespread plate obstruction and enforcement problems; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also passed SB 654, designating a railroad overpass in Starke as the Heroes Memorial Overpass, and SB 620, creating a Miami-Dade College specialty license plate with proceeds supporting scholarships and limited administrative/marketing costs. The committee then considered SB 594, which would allow Florida deep-water ports to seek Fish and Wildlife Commission approval for no-anchoring/no-mooring buffer zones adjacent to port channels and turning basins. An amendment clarified the application process, review timeline, rulemaking, and enforcement. Port representatives supported the bill as a way to protect channels and commerce, while several boating and cruising advocates opposed it, arguing the 5,000-foot buffer was excessive, could create safety issues, and would displace anchored vessels without adequate alternative dockage. Despite the opposition, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard a presentation from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles on its 2025 legislative priorities, including stricter proof-of-address and identification requirements for vehicle registration, changes to tank vehicle and IFTA rules, a higher crash-report damage threshold, and electronic notice options. Secretary Perdue then outlined FDOT priorities focused on workforce development, research, rural road funding, small business participation, consistent traffic-control standards, modal infrastructure, transit accountability, spaceport support, advanced air mobility, and shifting some power-consumption revenues to the Transportation Trust Fund to offset electric vehicle impacts. No votes were taken on the agency priorities, and the meeting adjourned after members recorded additional affirmative votes on SB 44 and SB 654.

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• We know pipelines are critical to the infrastructure of the state.
• I asked about for the past five years, how many incidences where we've had infrastructure. infrastructure
• In my case, we'll probably likely be redoing or doing infrastructure.
• It's a terrible way to map your infrastructure by damaging it. lines, right? Indeed.
• Existing infrastructure.

Bills: HB206, HB 1285, HB1335, HJR107, HB206

Keywords: pipeline, construction, cash bond, county authority, local government, HB 1285, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, drones, unmanned aircraft, UAS, drone inspections, oil and gas, pipeline inspection, surface mining, well sites, tank batteries, disposal wells, injection sites, natural resources

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• The other item that I wanted to mention is infrastructure investments.
• And that also reminded me that energy is really important, and other infrastructure.
• To local government entities and eligible critical infrastructure operators to help them identify their
• While our aging infrastructure simply wasn't built for today's risks, our resources to address that are
• , especially our ports and the economic infrastructure there.

Summary: The committee held a work session focused on the effects of tariffs on Washington’s economy, agriculture, and small businesses, followed by updates on emergency management, cybersecurity, disaster resilience, tsunami preparedness, and World Cup security planning. Office of Financial Management economist Abdelamintrawe Trieri said tariff increases are expected to raise prices, reduce output and employment, and lower state revenue over a four-year horizon, with the hardest-hit sectors including aerospace, food and beverage manufacturing, and agriculture. Members asked about updated tariff scenarios, crop-specific impacts, inflation versus deflation in different goods, and whether some manufacturing sectors could benefit; staff said updated numbers would need to be rerun as tariff rates changed. Washington Department of Agriculture representative Ryan Hamm described how tariffs raise costs for farm inputs such as equipment, parts, packaging, and fertilizer, while also affecting exports of key commodities like wheat, potatoes, apples, cherries, dairy, and wine. He said some sectors support tariffs on competing imports, but retaliation and market restrictions have hurt exports, especially to China and, in the wine sector, Canada. Department of Commerce representative Andrea Chartock outlined export assistance, business finance, recruitment, and industry-sector development programs, and proposed expanding tariff-resilience support through market diversification, supply-chain optimization, and efforts to attract investment and federal funding. She also noted uncertainty around delayed federal STEP funding for small business export assistance. Emergency Management Division Director Robert Ezell warned that federal disaster and mitigation funding is becoming less reliable, citing the denied bomb cyclone disaster declaration, delays in FEMA grant processing, and possible restructuring of FEMA that could shift more responsibility to states. He said Washington may need stronger state-funded public assistance, individual assistance, and mitigation programs, along with broader coordination among state agencies and local governments. Cybersecurity staff described state efforts to support local governments through the Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, threat intelligence sharing, vulnerability assessments, and a proposed volunteer incident response team, while noting the loss of MS-ISAC funding and the importance of continued state matching funds for cybersecurity grants. Hazard mitigation and tsunami staff emphasized the need for sustained investment in flood, wildfire, earthquake, lahar, and tsunami resilience, including vertical evacuation structures and language-access outreach. Ezell also briefed the committee on World Cup security preparations and federal grants for counter-unmanned aircraft systems, explaining that the state can buy mitigation capabilities but current authority to use them remains largely federal; the committee asked follow-up questions about fan zones, training, and the meaning of drone mitigation. No votes were taken, and the meeting ended with adjournment after the presentations and questions.

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• This is not about safety or infrastructure. It's a zoning tactic in disguise.
• And infrastructure, uh, it is pre, uh, prohibited from eminent domain powers.
• Muds never issue bonds to put in infrastructure.
• They issue bonds to reimburse people who have put in that infrastructure.
• Um, urban mobility is important because there's existing, uh, infrastructure.

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• Infrastructure and the electronics that operate our grid today.
• The infrastructure we rely on is changing.
• We did review where things like the material for battery infrastructure comes from.
• Protecting infrastructure, information technology, and operational technology is critical.
• Chairman, I know we're looking at infrastructure, we're looking at potential attacks on infrastructure

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• The House Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee reviewed this Senate amendment, and on a straw
• Committee reviewed this Infrastructure Committee reviewed this Senate<00:05:17.440> amendment,
• The argument is not whether we need communication infrastructure. We know we do.
• We know we communication infrastructure. We know we do. do. do.
• this infrastructure in our communities. communities. communities.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House took up House Bill 527, which extends the sunset of 30 V.S.A. Chapter 248A governing telecommunications siting. The House Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee explained that the House version would have extended the process through 2030 and required a Public Utility Commission stakeholder process, but the Senate instead shortened the extension to July 1, 2029 and added immediate statutory changes: written notice to municipalities and regional planning commissions, a required public meeting before filing applications, attendance by the applicant and the Department of Public Service, and other transparency measures. The committee recommended concurrence with the Senate amendment on a 6-3 straw poll. Representative Pritchard of Poultney then offered a further amendment to shorten the sunset further, from July 1, 2029 to July 1, 2027. He argued that the Section 248A process has long-standing problems, that rural towns lack resources to participate effectively, and that the legislature should address the issue sooner rather than continue extending the sunset. He cited concerns from Tinmouth and the Westmore tower case, and requested a roll-call vote. Supporters of the Senate position responded that the Senate changes would provide immediate improvements and that a shorter sunset could create risks by expediting more permits and worsening the situation. The committee reported its view that the Pritchard amendment was unfavorable by a 6-3 vote and asked the House to vote no on it. After that exchange, the House stood at ease and then went into recess for a caucus.

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• Transportation infrastructure and utility infrastructure must coexist in the public right-of-way.
• infrastructure policy. infrastructure policy.
• investment in critical infrastructure. investment in critical infrastructure.
• Transportation<00:11:13.920> infrastructure<00:11:14.520> and Transportation infrastructure
• and Transportation infrastructure and utility utility utility infrastructure<00:11:16.440> must

Bills: HB542

Keywords: HB542, district attorney, prosecutor, supernumerary district attorney, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, Alabama retirement, public employee retirement, pension, retirement benefits, post-retirement employment, salary cap, dual participation, double dipping, District Attorneys' Plan, assistant district attorney, deputy district attorney, state pension, survivor benefits, Office of Prosecution Services

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• or the need to expand the existing infrastructure.
• Our water and wastewater impact fees only deal with water and wastewater infrastructure or service.
• So the infrastructure that we put in to serve undeveloped areas is based off of what the projected peak
• And is that, well, I don't mean the impact fee, but your projection for your infrastructure?
• Infrastructure development needs directly contribute to more affordable housing.

Bills: HB158, HB714, HB 1198, HB1630, HB1998, HB3509, HB3788, HB3875, HB3948, HB3977, HB4097, HB4313, HB4314, HB4317, HB158

Keywords: housing, veterans, surplus government property, affordable housing, funding sources, housing assistance, homeless prevention, landlord incentives, rural housing, domestic violence, community development, tenant readiness, program participants, financial assistance, homelessness, rental support, Texas Tenant Readiness Program, tenant assistance, housing stability, Texas Department of Housing

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• We finance water projects and infrastructure. Texas. planning process.
• So it's a major program for the existing infrastructure in Texas and then we also have the Infrastructure
• The next slide, slide 8, shows that our flood infrastructure...
• On slide nine, I just want to talk about the need that we have in Texas for water infrastructure.
• Aging infrastructure and urban expansion increase the need for repair.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• provide grants for interoperable emergency communications equipment and infrastructure.
• Its purpose is limited to the improvement of broadband infrastructure.
• The Broadband Infrastructure Fund has been done through a competitive grant process.
• The Broadband Infrastructure Fund was put together for a district like mine.
• And improving our infrastructure, whether it's interoperability.

Bills: HB2, HB1, HB18, HB19, HB20, HB1, HB 2, HB18, HB19, HB20

Keywords: emergency communication, interoperability, grant program, first responders, state council, disaster response, emergency management, mass fatality, justices of the peace, training programs, emergency manager license, volunteer management, justice of the peace training, criminal history checks, state health services, broadband, public safety, disaster preparedness, funding, flood disaster plan