Video & Transcript Research : 'dam'
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WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 10, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- And then account three is our dam and reservoir account.
- <00:53:29.440>
So are is our dam and reservoir account. - So are is our dam and reservoir account.
- the final design of the the dam itself. the final design of the the dam itself.
- take two or three years to get that dam take two or three years to get that dam built<01:09:34.000
Keywords:
wastewater, stormwater, infrastructure, environmental quality, public data, data collection, funding, study, water development, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, grazing lands, subleasing, non-owned livestock, state lands, rental fees, agricultural policy, land management
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs Jan 27th, 2026 at 09:00 am
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- , heavy equipment vehicles and wood processing equipment and facilities, maintenance and repair of dams
- It took me 10 years for a project that I worked on restoring the Murphy Lake Dam.
- And also, I want to point out that these projects have good economic impact, like Murphy Lake Dam, for
- We're now in a position where we want to renovate parts of the dam.
- Same thing with the dam—we want to make it handicapped ready.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for the opportunity to provide an update on the invasive carp deterrent at Lock and Dam 5 on
- They provided an assessment of deterrent options at Lock and Dam 5, and we selected a deterrent type
- <00:02:29.200>
5 <00:02:29.920>and of deterrent options at Lock & Dam 5 and of - deterrent options at Lock & Dam 5 and we<00:02:30.319>
selected <00:02:30.720>a <00: - help native fish pass the lock and dam. help native fish pass the lock and dam.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- We have thousands of old dams removed to free our rivers and thousands of acres of wetlands to repair
- Last year, we did four dam removals in Massachusetts.
- We need to go, last year we did four dam removals in Massachusetts.
- And I just want to remind folks, every day that a dam sits in the river is damage.
- Folks, every day that a dam sits in the river is damage. Fundamental damage to the river.
Summary:
The hearing covered a broad set of environmental and water-related bills, with much of the testimony focused on blue economy and circular economy proposals, drought management, drinking water safety, flood resilience, and water infrastructure funding. Supporters of bills such as H. 987 and H. 988 described grant programs for blue economy workforce development, research, small businesses, and public education about a circular economy. Other speakers backed measures on coastal erosion research, recreational boating dredging, cranberry water-right transfers, sand mining oversight, and a voucher program for home water filtration in PFAS-impacted communities. Several elected officials and advocates also urged passage of bills to require private well testing, improve school drinking water safety, and address sand mining pollution and PFAS contamination.
Water supply and drought issues drew extensive testimony. Senator Eldridge and others supported legislation to let the state, through DEP and the drought management task force, impose regional water-use restrictions during droughts and make the task force permanent in statute. Advocates from watershed groups, farms, and environmental organizations said the current town-by-town approach is inconsistent and ineffective, and they described drought impacts on rivers, farms, private wells, and wildfire risk. A related bill on private wells was supported as a way to help homeowners test and remediate contaminated wells, especially in rural areas without public water.
The committee also heard testimony on a bill to allow the Lynnfield Water District to join the MWRA, with local officials saying the move would help address PFAS and other contamination and improve supply reliability. Another major panel supported a water infrastructure funding bill, arguing that aging drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems need major new investment, including support for PFAS treatment, sewer rate relief, biosolids research, and regional interconnections. Members asked about costs, funding sources, and the relationship to existing revolving loan funds; witnesses said the bill would need to be paired with future bond funding and new revenue ideas. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chairs repeatedly invited written testimony and noted the large number of speakers.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- to fill these positions, yet they are vital because they're responsible for the management of many dams
- That those industries and their receiving programs, their rehab, their earthen dams, I mean, the small
- It's a huge responsibility and undertaking to manage those specific dams and watersheds.
- In this case, it is to manage these dams to prepare and manage for public safety. And Mr.
- They're asking for permission to appoint those to ensure the management of those dams is being met.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 6th, 2026 at 08:37 am
House Taxation & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- But where we're still worried is like our flood protection dams.
- The soil and water districts have about 100 flood protection dams that were built 70 to 80 years ago
- Every time over the years that, especially Senator Campos, has carried bills for dams, I've thought,
- But the money always goes for the state dams.
- It never goes for the local dams that we're responsible for.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House/Senate Republican Media Availability 4/23/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker Dam, did you feel like this was an address to the state or an address to the nation?
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Speaker <00:08:52.560>Dam, <00:08:53.040>did <00:08:53.120> - Speaker Dam, did you feel real soon.
- Speaker Dam, did you feel like<00:08:53.519>
this <00:08:53.680>was <00:08:53.839>a< - Speaker Dam, what do you legislature.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Sergeant Honk still exists in the Rapids Dam, and Sergeant Honk the goose wanted us to make sure that
- Honk still exists in the Rapids Dam Honk still exists in the Rapids Dam and<01:44:33.440>
Sergeant - and um former Senator Jerry Newton. along this Rapids dam and um along this Rapids dam and um there's
- some of these case byase existing dams some of these case byase existing dams do<01:48:25.840>
- because we see that the Rapids Dam because we see that the Rapids Dam is<01:49:44.000>
absolutely - because we see that the Rapids Dam because we see that the Rapids Dam is<01:49:44.000>
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 21st, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Assembly Bill 639 by Assemblymember Soria, an act relating to dams.
- AB 639 makes a narrow exception to the definition of dams to ensure it does not inadvertently apply additional
- They do not restrain water in anywhere near the same amounts or for the same length of time as dams.
- in statute, reducing the cost of operating these facilities and allowing the division of safety of dams
- to focus their attention on actual dams.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (02/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- You can see they have a weight restriction on them, but our dams in the state, which we have like 260
- and based on a recent report that was done, we need about $400 million to address these hazardous dams
- the<00:19:51.960>
state <00:19:52.240>which <00:19:52.400>we them but our dams - One of the things they're looking at is increasing the fees on dams, and we've agreed to a possible 10%
- are in increasing the the fees in dams are in increasing the the fees in dams and<00:21:01.559><
Summary:
The Finance Committee heard a briefing from the governor on her recommended fiscal years 2026-2027 budget. She described it as a “recalibration” that reduces general fund spending by about $150 million from the prior budget, avoids tax increases, and aims to protect vulnerable residents while supporting the economy. She said the proposal addresses a projected current-biennium deficit, cites lower-than-expected revenues and off-budget spending, and includes a hiring freeze and other spending reductions. The governor also said the budget is built on current revenue estimates developed with the Department of Revenue Administration and the state’s chief economist.
Major policy areas discussed included education, public safety, health and human services, housing, and workforce development. The governor said the budget increases spending on public education and special education, expands Education Freedom Accounts to public school students, funds a cell-phone-free classroom grant program, continues the community college tuition freeze, and supports workforce training. She also highlighted investments in the Group II retirement system for first responders, Northern Border Alliance and drug interdiction efforts, child advocacy and victim services, mental health services, developmental disability services with no wait list, and a streamlined housing permitting process with a 60-day review target.
Committee members raised questions about the fiscal assumptions, the impact of possible federal funding changes, the Education Freedom Account expansion, dam infrastructure funding, and workforce issues such as state employee pay and vacant positions. The governor said the budget continues funding for federal programs currently assumed, and that she would advocate for block grants and other federal flexibility. On dams, administration officials said the budget includes about $13 million in capital funding, with possible fee increases under consideration. On staffing, the governor said the budget funds the previously bargained 12% state employee increase, includes eight position reductions tied to program changes, and would allow those employees to be rehired if openings arise. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 6, February 16, 2026-PM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , projects around the state, small dams, projects around the state, small dams, windmills,<00:32:
- shortfall going through Lease Fairy Dam shortfall going through Lease Fairy Dam of<00:37:34.640>
- They don't want this dam. They just want to stop it.
- They don't want this dam. They just want to stop it.
- They don't want this dam. They just want to stop it.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Environment Protection.(7-1-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- The five state resort parks include General Butler, Village Green at Kentucky Dam Village, Kentucky Dam
- Kentucky Dam Village, Kin Lake, and Carter Caves received all new mattresses.
- safety repairs for Penny Royal Forest Dam, which is the structure that is failing.
- $5 million was appropriated for dam $5 million was appropriated for dam safety<00:20:19.039>
- I mean, you think you take a place like Kentucky Dam Village, that's a small city.
Summary:
The Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Energy and Environmental Protection met at 9:00 a.m., approved the June 3 minutes, and heard a presentation from the Department of Parks and the Finance Cabinet on Kentucky State Parks capital projects. Commissioner Mark Keelin and Scott Baker described the scope of the state parks system, the ongoing coordination with DECA/Finance Cabinet, and the status of projects funded through House Joint Resolution 76, House Bill 553, House Joint Resolution 56, and House Bill 6. They said 36 of 44 state parks have received renovations or upgrades, with 66 projects completed and 17 under construction, and outlined work on campgrounds, utilities, wastewater systems, broadband, building systems, safety upgrades, ADA improvements, pools, golf courses, marinas, and lodge accommodations.
The presenters highlighted several completed or active projects, including campground upgrades at Carter Caves, Ken Lake, and My Old Kentucky Home; utility and grid-resilience work at parks such as Kentucky Dam Village and Kincaid Lake; wastewater projects at parks including E.P. Tom Sawyer, Carter Caves, Dale Hollow, and Blue Licks Battlefield; and building and hospitality renovations at parks such as Lake Barkley, Baron River, and Cumberland Falls. They also noted completed playground upgrades, lock system replacements, beach refurbishment, and golf course improvements, and said the parks system is managing additional internal projects beyond those discussed. The department emphasized that parks often serve as sheltering locations during disasters and that infrastructure replacement is a high priority.
Scott Baker then explained DECA’s role in managing the Commonwealth’s capital construction program, saying it oversees about 1,300 active projects across 28 cabinets and agencies, including 149 parks projects. He described DECA’s team-based approach, with dedicated project managers and field staff assigned to parks, and said monthly status meetings and more frequent check-ins are used to keep projects moving. In response to committee questions, Keelin and Baker said projects are assigned to DECA based mainly on the need for architectural or engineering services, while smaller or less complex work can be handled in-house by parks staff or the P11 construction crew. No votes were taken beyond approving the minutes.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So our dam and tail race right now, uh, which tail race is the area below a dam, OK.
- We're better than we were before the, before the damage occurred to the dam, but we're not as good as
- And then finally, the most important, and I always wanted to say that one last, dam safety.
- All of the dams need to be evaluated for dam safety pers from a perspective of that, and we need to look
- Flow downstream below the dam, as you know, that's been a chronic issue for a long time, way before I
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- is that if there's a release, they've got a dam downstream siren that's blaring away saying there's
- Senate Bill 43 would impact. them and the 2,039 dams across Texas that store floodwaters during normal
- Some of the dams are more than 60 years old and need maintenance, rehabilitation, and repair.
- Usual permitting To maintain dam structures is a long and slow process, taking up to a year.
- the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams
Bills:
SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16, SB14, SB3, SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16, SB14, SB3
Keywords:
education, accountability, public school assessment, state law, transparency, intervention, performance ratings, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts, congressional map, redistricting, gerrymandering, 2020 Census, census tracts, block groups, voting districts, election law, Texas House of Representatives districts, federal congressional districts, 2026 elections
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
PBS Info Briefing - Thu Aug 28, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- and the National Dam Safety State Assistance Grant Program.
- states and territories with enacted dam states and territories with enacted dam safety<00:23:38.400
- grant program and the potential dams grant program and the national<00:23:46.960>
dam <00:23:47.360 - Like I mentioned, the flood, the dam safety. We engaged DLNR on the dam situations on the island.
- We engaged the flood the the dam safety.
Summary:
The House Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing on hazard mitigation planning and recent tsunami and wildfire threats. Chair Dela Buladi opened by framing the meeting around the need for iterative disaster planning and lessons learned from events such as the Lahaina wildfires, the Puna Coast earthquake/tsunami, and recent wildfire activity. The committee heard first from Hawaii County Civil Defense Administrator Tomage Magno, who explained the federal and local hazard mitigation planning process, including the requirement for an active five-year mitigation plan to qualify for federal disaster funds. He described the plan as a living document built from prior plans, public and agency outreach, risk and capability assessments, and ongoing updates, with county departments, state agencies, and subject matter experts participating in the process.
Magno outlined several FEMA-related mitigation funding programs, including flood mitigation assistance, post-fire assistance, pre-disaster mitigation, revolving loan funds, and dam safety grants. He emphasized that the Hawaii County plan was recently approved by FEMA, that the county council approves the plan, and that the county reviews it annually with a formal revision process beginning in the fourth year. Members asked about how the plan tracks project status, how priorities and funding changes are handled, and whether federal funding programs might be affected by HR1; Magno said the county is proceeding on the assumption that funding will remain available and noted some sources have been reestablished. He also said the county encourages council participation in meetings and planning.
Department of Transportation Director Ed Sniffen then addressed the committee on DOT’s response to a recent tsunami threat, saying the agency had about four hours to prepare before the first wave arrival and was focused on its own operational response rather than the broader statewide planning process. In response to questions, he stated that FHWA funds cannot be used for evacuation routes, which is why prior legislative funding was important. Members also discussed specific mitigation projects such as fire breaks, bridge retrofits, and the Singing Bridge, with DOT noting that work is underway and that a replacement bridge upstream is being planned to carry traffic during repairs. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the informational briefing.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 27, 2026 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- 78 >> [Witness]: The Kirkpatrick Dam is classified as a high-hazard structure.
- Second, fiscal responsibility: maintaining the dam costs taxpayers $450,000 a year, with millions more
- SECOND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, MAINTAINING THE DAM COSTS TAXPAYERS 84 450,000 A YEAR WITH
- , Representative Duggan, for taking on this monumental task, and I had the opportunity to tour this dam
- REPRESENTATIVE DUGGAN FOR TAKING ON THIS MONUMENTAL TASK AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY 211 TO TOUR THIS DAM
Summary:
The committee first took up CS/House Bill 981, which would restore the Ocklawaha River and related natural resources. Supporters, including environmental groups, Save the Manatee Club, business owners, and Reunite the Rivers advocates, argued the bill would improve manatee habitat, fish passage, flood protection, tourism, and long-term economic returns while reducing dam maintenance costs. Opponents and skeptics focused on concerns about water quality, nutrient loading in the St. Johns River, loss of the Rodman Reservoir’s habitat and water-supply value, and potential ecological and economic harms. Members in debate largely supported the restoration effort, and the bill was reported favorably on a unanimous vote.
The committee then heard HB 697, the PRICE Act, which would use international reference pricing to set a drug cost benchmark, address pharmacy benefit manager practices, and require health plans to keep drug prices stable for the year. The sponsor said the bill would lower costs and improve access, especially for uninsured Floridians. Supporters, including independent pharmacists, argued PBMs are squeezing pharmacies and that the bill could help lower prices. Opponents from BioFlorida and PhRMA warned the proposal could disrupt the national drug supply chain, fail to pass savings to patients, and lead to shortages, reduced access, and less innovation. After debate, the bill passed favorably, with Rep. Chambliss voting no.
The committee also considered CS/HB 1081, which was amended to include private colleges and universities with NCA designation in the program. After brief discussion and support from United Way Miami, the committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, CS/HB 177 was introduced as a framework for Florida’s regional councils to cross-assign bills among regions; it received supportive testimony and was also reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications - 04/28/2026
Energy And Telecommunications
Transcript Highlights:
- So that could be a dam, for example.
- Okay, so in the instance of a dam, this would just be a dam that is also adjacent to electric charging
- The EV charging sites would be built into the infrastructure alongside the dam, for example, and would
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.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Jan 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- maintenance of those flood structures, we're also doing a lot of repair work on some of our locks and dams
- maintenance of those flood structures, we're also doing a lot of repair work on some of our locks and dams
- On some of our locks and dams, they haven't been maintained, but they haven't been fully rehabilitated
- And then we've been uncorking U.S. 41, which was acting like a dam, to try to get it to Florida Bay.
- And then we've been uncorking U.S. 41, which was acting like a dam, to try to get it to Florida Bay.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government heard budget presentations from the Northwest Florida, Suwannee River, St. Johns River, Southwest Florida, and South Florida water management districts for FY 2026-2027. Each district described its preliminary budget, major funding sources, staffing levels, and priorities within the four core missions of water supply, water quality, natural systems, and flood protection. Common themes included reduced budgets from the prior year due to completion of major projects, continued reliance on state appropriations and ad valorem revenue, rising construction and maintenance costs, and the need to maintain aging infrastructure while advancing alternative water supply, springs restoration, flood control, and land management projects.
Committee members repeatedly asked how much of each district’s budget and personnel were devoted to the core missions, how maintenance and operating projections were developed, and how projects were selected. The districts generally said most spending was tied to core responsibilities, with administrative overhead relatively small, and explained that budgets are built through a mix of staff analysis, governing board direction, strategic basin planning, and cooperative funding with local, state, and federal partners. Several districts highlighted specific projects, including Water First North Florida, Black Creek, Taylor Creek Reservoir improvements, Crane Creek, Everglades restoration, and various springs and watershed projects. The districts also noted challenges from hurricanes, inflation, cybersecurity, and aging water control structures.
South Florida Water Management District’s presentation focused on Everglades restoration and the large-scale infrastructure needed to move, store, and clean water in South Florida. The director said the district’s $1.05 billion preliminary budget is largely for flood control, water supply, ecosystem restoration, and maintenance of extensive canals, levees, pumps, and reservoirs, and emphasized that recent restoration investments are producing measurable water quality and salinity improvements. No votes were taken on the district budgets, and the committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
JT Business, Financial Services & Trade w/State Government & Tribal Relations Dec 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- territories is what's known as the City Light Hydroelectric Project, and that project placed three dams
- I didn't talk about natural resources, but you recall I was talking about the City Light dams on the
- negotiating the new license for those River, and we've been negotiating the new license for those dams
- Allow for the first time access to over 40% of the river that's been blocked by these dams, but it has
Summary:
The joint House and Senate committee meeting heard public testimony on tentative tribal-state gaming compact amendments for the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe and the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe. Staff from the Washington State Gambling Commission explained the compacting process, the role of ex officio legislative members, and that the amendments would next go to the Gambling Commission for a January 8, 2026 vote before possible governor review. The Port Gamble S'Klallam presentation emphasized how gaming revenue supports tribal government services, health care, housing, education, language revitalization, natural resources work, and community investment projects in Kitsap County.
For Port Gamble S'Klallam, the proposed changes include expanded credit and wager limits, more gaming stations and player terminals, language for a second facility, and adoption of an electronic table games appendix similar to other tribes. Members asked about pre-screening for high-limit tables, including how the tribe would define problem gambling and self-exclusion; tribal counsel said internal minimum control standards were still being developed and more detail would follow. A question about green crab removal in Port Gamble Bay was deferred for follow-up because the natural resources director was not present.
The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe described its history, sovereignty, gaming operations, and how gaming revenue supports member programs such as nutrition assistance, education aid, homeownership down payment help, and charitable giving in Skagit County. Its amendment would allow electronic table games after the tribe removed traditional table games due to staffing and cost pressures, with the goal of remaining competitive. Committee members also asked about air quality and smoking-related provisions in the compact; the tribe said it maintains separate smoking and non-smoking areas and supports smoking cessation efforts. Chairs from both chambers closed by thanking the tribes for their contributions to members, local communities, and natural resource protection.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 55 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- act providing for the ownership and maintenance of the Town Line Brook and Lindenbrook culverts and dams
- act providing for the ownership and maintenance of the Town Line Brook and Lindenbrook culverts and dams
- act providing for the ownership and maintenance of the Town Line Brook and Lindenbrook Culverts and Dams
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several committee reports and procedural motions. Members adopted a resolution designating August 8 and 9, 2026, as a sales tax holiday, concurred with the Senate on a sick leave bank petition for Edward Suber of the Department of Youth Services, and suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow two additional petitions to move forward: one concerning contract and coverage standards for health care worker platforms and another allowing firefighters of the Adams Fire District to continue serving past age 65. The House also received and approved a scheduling report for several bills, including two additional sick leave bank measures and a bill on firefighter and police officer age requirements.
The chamber then moved through third-reading and engrossment actions on several bills. It passed Senate Bill 2574, providing accidental death benefits for the surviving spouse of a former Boston firefighter, and Senate Bill 2967, addressing ownership and maintenance of the Town Line Brook and Lindenbrook culverts and dams. The House also enacted House Bill 5392, authorizing the town of North Attleborough to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption. Later, it passed to engrossment House Bill 4716, amending the charter of the city of Pittsfield, and House Bill 5358, authorizing the City of Newton to place municipal charge liens for unpaid local charges or fines.
The House observed a moment of silent tribute for Michael P. Higgins of Woburn, recognizing his long service to the community, local courts, politics, and addiction awareness efforts. The session concluded with adoption of an order to meet again Monday at 11:00 a.m., followed by adjournment to an informal session at that time.