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• If you're looking for expert information on pollution control, you have a pollution control agency.
• If you're looking for expert information on pollution control, you have a pollution control agency.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , Senator, with a lot of these warehouse facilities is that they produce a significant amount of pollution

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee met under Chair Kevin Parker and considered a series of energy, utility, and clean transportation bills. The committee first advanced a bill by Senator Connery on make-ready electric infrastructure for public-serving EV charging, after members raised concerns that the costs of preparing school bus charging infrastructure could be shifted to ratepayers. The committee then advanced Senator Parker’s pilot program for resilient EV charging microgrids, with discussion focused on using existing NYSERDA resources, the role of batteries, and the bill’s purpose in supporting emergency charging during outages. Another bill on heavy distribution centers and EV charging was also advanced after debate over its application to large warehouse and e-commerce facilities. The committee also considered a bill on carport-mounted solar systems that would limit local zoning restrictions. A motion to substitute in a different bill was ruled improper for lack of notice, and the chair’s ruling was upheld on appeal. Members then advanced a PSC guidebook bill on gas and electric rate-making, and a utility shutoff protection bill for medical emergencies, life support equipment, and elderly, blind, or disabled customers, with questions about age definitions and the scope of medical documentation. The committee also advanced the Home Utility Weatherization Jobs Act, which would create a pilot program for electrification and weatherization in disadvantaged communities, with members discussing whether the program would be available at no cost to building owners and how utilities would access capital. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly raised concerns about who would pay for the programs, whether ratepayers or taxpayers would bear the costs, and how much local control would remain under the solar siting bill. At the end of the meeting, members briefly discussed a recent NYISO report warning about possible summer reliability issues and urged the committee and the PSC to review it closely. The chair noted the report should be considered alongside other state planning documents, and the meeting then adjourned.

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• THEIR EXHAUST SYSTEMS THEY FREQUENTLY ELIMINATE SOME ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS CAUSING MORE AIR POLLUTION

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• Secondary, would that include pollution or runoff? Chair: You are recognized. Rep.

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• The idea that we would set that progress back by implementing a 25% reduction in the sales tax contribution
• I appeal to you this evening to get you to understand that any amount of reduction in our annual sales
• This bill would reduce DART's budget to an extent where drastic service reductions will be necessary.
• ...which will cause serious harm to everyone in the region with increased pollution, traffic, and decreased
• A reduction in funding to DART would severely hamper their ability to report to work.

Bills: HB2065, HB2462, HB2621, HB3187, HB3539, HB3563, HB3726, HB4164, HB4207, HB4368, HB4706, HB4916, HB4950, HB4967, HB5177, HB4429, HB5597

Keywords: commercial vehicles, parking regulations, residential areas, local governance, land use, traffic safety, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, regional transportation, mobility program, sales tax, public infrastructure, local government

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• House Bill 2013, amending section 49-424, A.R.S., relating to state air pollution control.
• House Bill 2013, amending section 49-424, A.R.S., relating to state air pollution control.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• We live in the worst air pollution in the nation in our home.
• We live in the worst, the worst air pollution in the nation is in our home.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Arts held an informational hearing on California’s first sector-specific creative economy strategic plan, “California’s Future: Creative Strategies for Cultural Resilience, Economic Growth, and Global Leadership.” Chair Allen opened by framing the creative economy as a major state asset and urged support for arts funding in the May Revision, including California Humanities, museums, public media, cultural districts, LA28 arts programming, and AB 2319, which would create a $100 million post-production incentive. He also emphasized the need for next-step funding to implement the strategic plan and noted concerns about federal headwinds and declining creative-sector jobs. California Arts Council Director Danielle Brazel, Institute for the Future’s Rachel Hatch, CDE’s Allison Frenzel, and Workforce Development Board representative Michael Weoff described how the plan was developed through AB 127 and related legislation, a 30-plus-member work group, and an interagency process. They outlined the plan’s phased approach and six priority areas, including preparing the workforce, stabilizing businesses, increasing revenue through cultural tourism, leveraging state incentives, defining and tracking ROI, and building state capacity. Testimony highlighted workforce pipelines, apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, digital badging, and cross-agency coordination, with speakers stressing that the sector is shaped by AI, climate change, affordability, capital access, and social cohesion. A second panel of artists and advocates described on-the-ground implementation and the need for better data and support. Ricarlo Handy discussed the Handy Foundation’s apprenticeship pipeline into film and TV jobs and the difficulty of capturing freelance and 1099 creative work in state data. Joanna Reynolds described Arts for LA’s Creative Jobs Collective, which aims to create 10,000 living-wage creative jobs in Los Angeles County by 2030. Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez urged the state to embed artists in health, aging, behavioral health, and climate resilience systems, and Roxanne Messina Kaptur spoke about the need to treat arts careers as viable professions and expand residency and school-based artist programs. Senator Rubio, who joined the hearing later, shared her own background in teaching and the arts, supported arts education and small theaters, and raised concerns about AI, asking how schools and educators can adapt. In the final panel, Rebecca Ratzkin reported on 26 town halls across eight regions, where more than 1,100 people attended and generally affirmed the plan while asking for better access to information, new financial models, clearer definitions and data, and stronger networks. Julie Baker of California for the Arts and California Arts Advocates argued the plan is an urgent blueprint for a sector that generates $288 billion and more than 820,000 jobs, but remains below pre-pandemic employment levels and is losing market share. She and others called for funding, statewide definitions, better data collection, and cross-agency implementation, while committee members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that the plan will require political will and resources to move from strategy to action.

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• Then Kurt paid a $3 air pollution control fee. That is to help fund the emissions program.
• Then Kurt paid a $3 air pollution control fee.

Keywords: 985, all

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• We want to know how much it's going to pollute. Is it going to affect our wells?
• We want to know how much it's going to pollute. Is it going to affect our wells?
• /c><00:08:54.000> it's<00:08:54.240> going<00:08:54.320> to<00:08:54.399> pollute
• <00:08:54.720> Is<00:08:54.880> it how much it's going to pollute.
• Is it how much it's going to pollute.

Bills: HF4077, HF3798, HF3886

Keywords: municipal nondisclosure agreement, NDA, public records, transparency, local government, county, city, town, school district, housing and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, port authority, economic development, land development, public financing, tax increment financing, TIF, abatement, municipal bonds, debt obligations

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• Our homeowners insurance was denied coverage because the residue was considered a pollutant.
• Our homeowners insurance was denied coverage because the residue was considered a pollutant.
• 00:12:57.600> was<00:12:57.839> considered<00:12:58.160> a<00:12:58.399> pollutant
• <00:12:59.040> We residue was considered a pollutant.
• We residue was considered a pollutant.

Bills: HF3465, HF3782, HF4075, HF391, HF3946, HF2976, HF3350

Keywords: theft, vulnerable adults, public safety, penalties, Minnesota statutes, chemical irritants, law enforcement, transparency, building owners, tenant rights, notification, remediation, firearm restrictions, domestic violence, court orders, criminal convictions, firearms prohibition, gun surrender, order for protection, protective order

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• I'm assistant commissioner with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
• The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency supports the electronic and battery product stewardship proposal
• and committee members, for the record again my name is Kirk Delus, commissioner with the Minnesota Pollution
• and committee members, for the record again my name is Kirk Delus, commissioner with the Minnesota Pollution
• members, again for the record, my name is Kirk Delus, assistant commissioner with the Minnesota Pollution

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• sponsor, is these contaminants in rural New Mexico can shut down farms or ranches if we see these pollutants

Keywords: 996, all

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• It, it, it usually ranges, but a lot of it is focused around truck traffic noise, light pollution, those
• a toxicology division that sets, uh, affects screening levels for emissions that, uh, of other pollutants
• What are we going to do with this kind of pollution?

Bills: HB 1520, HB 1525, HB 1530, HB 1535, HB 2068, HB 2091, HB 2347, HB 2372, HB 2805, HB 2815, HB 2867, HB 3154, HB 3482, HB 3483, HB 3663, HB 3781, HB 3901, HB 3915, HB 4135, HB 4153, HB 4158, HB 4329, HB 4331

Keywords: Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director

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• Last year flooding, among other things, severely damaged the Rapidan Dam, the air pollution of forest
• Last year flooding, among other things, severely damaged the Rapidan Dam, the air pollution of forest
• Last year, flooding, among other things, severely damaged the Rapidan Dam, the air pollution of forest

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh, pollution and things like that have put lots of regulations on business that stop them from doing
• Uh,<01:14:28.000> pollution<01:14:28.840> and<01:14:29.160> things<01:14:29.360>
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• Uh, pollution and things like that have put<01:14:30.520> lots<01:14:30.760> of<01:14:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• House Bill 571 should pass with House Committee Substitute 1, an act relating to light pollution and
• > light Substitute One, an act relating to light Substitute One, an act relating to light pollution
• pollution and declaring an emergency. pollution and declaring an emergency.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 96 members present. The chamber excused absent members, suspended rules to allow bill and resolution co-sponsorship and vote modifications, approved the previous day’s journal, and received Senate messages announcing passage of Senate Bills 101, 129, 162, and 170. The clerk then reported second-reading bills and favorable committee reports, which were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar. The House then took up several bills on third reading. House Bill 521, relating to stalking, was presented as a modernization of Kentucky’s stalking laws and passed 95-0 after debate; a motion to reconsider was tabled. House Bill 220, relating to pension spiking in the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority systems, was amended by House floor amendment 1 to move the effective date back to July 1, 2021 to capture additional employees, then passed 95-0 and the clincher was applied. House Bill 510, relating to organ donation safety, passed 97-0 after explanation that it would require a pause and restart if anyone in the process believed there were indications of life. House Bill 467, relating to real property, passed 96-0 after adoption of a committee substitute; it creates a process for local governments to identify abandoned or underutilized state-owned property and sets procedures for review, notice, and disposal. House Bill 190, relating to licensed child care centers, passed 96-0 after a committee substitute that adjusts square-footage calculations for certain school-aged child care areas and excludes infants and toddlers. House Bill 141, relating to type 1 diabetes, passed 96-0 after a committee substitute removed an annual distribution requirement and instead made informational materials available in school offices; members spoke in support, including one describing a family experience with the disease. House Bill 518, relating to collection of local business taxes and fees, passed 91-3 after a committee substitute that allows electronic filing while preserving local control, creates an advisory committee, and phases in implementation through July 2029. House Bill 497, relating to post-secondary tuition waivers, was explained as addressing waiver costs to universities and was amended with House floor amendment 3 to expand and clarify eligibility, including up to 128 hours for eligible students and additional provisions for certain groups; discussion was underway when the transcript ended. The meeting also included committee reports on bills covering wildlife depredation, light pollution, limited commercial driver’s licenses, prison educational programs, civil rights, respiratory care, dietitians, temporary structures, controlled substances prescribing authority, the Athletic Trainer Compact, children of military families, local boards of education, youth health services, and class sizes for exceptional children and youth.

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• Beginning on line 57 for Pollution Control Agency statewide drinking water contamination mitigation,
• <00:43:50.960> line<00:43:51.200> 57<00:43:51.760> for<00:43:52.000> pollution
• Beginning on line 57 for pollution two.
• Beginning on line 57 for pollution control<00:43:52.960> agency<00:43:53.760> statewide

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Additionally, we plan to construct a treatment facility in accordance with the Minnesota Pollution Control
• 00:57:58.079> Minnesota in accordance with the Minnesota in accordance with the Minnesota Pollution
• Control<00:58:00.280> Agency<00:58:01.280> regulations<00:58:01.920> to Pollution
• Control Agency regulations to Pollution Control Agency regulations to manage<00:58:02.480> the

Bills: HF2418, HF1666, HF232, HF344, HF402, HF431, HF468, HF547, HF583, HF1476, HF1711, HF2787, HF2788, HF3207

Keywords: capital investment, political subdivisions, state assistance, funding, project grants, child care, Slayton, state bonds, economic development, extended time revenue, school funding, state aid, career and technical education, CTE, STEM, secondary credit, after-school programs, summer school, learning year program, extended day

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• For the record, my name is Tom Johnson, government relations director for the Minnesota Pollution Control
• government relations director for the government relations director for the Minnesota<00:35:15.280> Pollution
• <00:35:15.720> Control<00:35:16.520> agency<00:35:17.560> um Minnesota Pollution
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Bills: HF390, HF1202, HF550

Keywords: government data, data practices, record keeping, penalties, legal enforcement, public meetings, transparency, government accountability, interagency groups, Minnesota Statutes, redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, 1183, house

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• House Bill 2013, an act amending Section 42-424, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to state air pollution

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior journal, and recognized several guests and community groups, including Central Arizona Aging and visitors tied to the Santa Rosa Barrio/Washington Park community. Members also read a proclamation honoring the Santa Rosa Barrio’s cultural and historical legacy in Phoenix, and introduced additional guests from Tempe and the East Valley. The chamber then moved through Committee of the Whole calendars. On the first calendar, it advanced HB 2050 (radiologic technologies) with an Angus floor amendment on supervision requirements, HB 2176 (health care institutions) with a Gowan floor amendment, HB 2189 (licensed health aide rules) with a Health and Human Services committee amendment, HB 2195 (nursing facility records/timelines) with committee and floor amendments, and HB 2584 (amending Section 38-651) without amendment. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted and the bills were properly assigned. On the second calendar, the Senate advanced HB 2003 (driver license destruction permits) after a question about ADOT implementation timing, HB 2006 (sample ballots and mail-in ballot dates), HB 2226 (arrest/processing and veteran status) with a Judiciary and Elections committee amendment, HB 2378 (school facilities oversight board members), HB 2693 (accountable health plans) with a Finance committee amendment and a Mesnard floor amendment making a feasibility study subject to available funds, and HCM 2007 urging renaming of State Route 16. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted. On the third calendar, the Senate advanced HB 2013 (air pollution control/air quality and wildfires) with a Carroll floor amendment adding guardrails on spending for waiver filings, retained HB 2029 on the calendar, and advanced HB 2031 (grandfather water rights), HB 2102 (domestic water improvement districts), HB 213 (water improvement program and water hauling), HB 2117 (Natural Resource Conservation Board fund), HB 2262 (Arizona Geological Survey), and HB 2278 (related statutory changes). The final Committee of the Whole report was adopted, and the Senate adjourned until Tuesday, April 7, 2026.