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• Little voting aye, Speaker Craddick voting aye, Mr. Leach voting aye, Mr. Vasut voting.
• Bauer voting aye. Members voting aye. Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
• Olcott voting nay. Have all members voted? Have all members voted? All members voted.
• Anchia voting aye. Have all members voted? Have all members voted? All members voted.
• After voting no, Goodwin voting aye, Hunter voting no. Members voted. Have all members voted?

Bills: SB15 , SB35 , SB290 , SB1365 , SB2568 , SB18 , SB427 , SB1860 , SB1864 , SB2675 , SB596 , SB2858 , SB3058 , SB816 , SB1163 , SB1484 , SB1898 , SB1777 , SB1802 , SB2692 , SB315 , SB1585 , SB1626 , SB2058 , SB2050 , SB2105 , SB2245 , SB2764 , SB2611 , SB2497 , SB2452 , SB2243 , SB1705 , SB1244 , SB1361 , SB438 , SB578 , SB584 , SB2690 , SB2521 , SB2487 , SB2342 , SB2063 , SB125 , SB2041 , SB1962 , SB1413 , SB6 , SB2878 , SB13 , SB30 , SJR87 , SB7 , SB127 , SB293 , SB441 , SB3059 , SB57 , SB512 , SB1718 , SB140 , SB2055 , SB2075 , SB2018 , SB1534 , SB1567 , SB785 , SB1233 , SB1580 , SB1663 , SB413 , SB447 , SB519 , SB467 , SB1579 , SB1191 , SB1021 , SB1838 , SB2807 , SB2835 , SB546 , SB2121 , SB2167 , SB2024 , SB1032 , SB1049 , SB1266 , SB1400 , SB1302 , SB401 , SB1596 , SB1281 , SB1242 , SB1343 , SB1346 , SB2753 , SB2221 , SB1719 , SB2177 , SB552 , SB646 , SJR1 , SB15 , SB800 , SB790 , SB748 , SB571 , SB1957 , SB1923 , SB1896 , SB1760 , SB1335 , SB2368 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2972 , SB2986 , SB2965 , SB1563 , SB1467 , SB1164 , SB1137 , SB614 , SB705 , SB961 , SB918 , SB955 , SB869 , SB850 , SB863 , SB1610 , SB1055 , SB2206 , SB457 , SB2337 , SB1362 , SB926 , SB1494 , SB251 , SB456 , SB500 , SB1307 , SB2615 , SB2995 , SB2321 , SB973 , SB974 , SB865 , SB506 , SB781 , SB1522 , SB1558 , SB510 , SB667 , SB763 , SB2073 , SB1858 , SB1660 , SB505 , SB2900 , SB1433 , SB1540 , SB1964 , SB1300 , SB1644 , SB2217 , SB2373 , SB2431 , SB1758 , SB2480 , SB3039 , SB3047 , SB3073 , SB2920 , SB2781 , SB826 , SB766 , SB2460 , SB527 , SB1946 , SB2885 , SB1243 , SB2610 , SB2595 , SB857 , SB2501 , SB66 , SB268 , SB331 , SB618 , SB414 , SB1394 , SB2425 , SB898 , SB993 , SB442 , SB735 , SB784 , SB2538 , SB1919 , SB1013 , SB2215 , SB2322 , SB626 , SB570 , SB747 , SB2183 , SB673 , SB1015 , SB1447 , SB1370 , SB1784 , SB1897 , SB2873 , SB2891 , SB2933 , SB2540 , SB2681 , SB2695 , SB1965 , SB2203 , SB872 , SB875 , SB1030 , SB1277 , SB1730 , SB1681 , SB1152 , SB2969 , SB2747 , SB2705 , SB2541 , SB1708 , SB2080 , SB2721 , SB1986 , SB2392 , SB2539 , SB2857 , SB2799 , SB2785 , SB2782 , SB1531 , SB1927 , SB1263 , SB1098 , SB35 , SB290 , SB1365 , SB2568 , SB18 , SB427 , SB1860 , SB1864 , SB2675 , SB596 , SB2858 , SB3058 , SB816 , SB1163 , SB1484 , SB1898 , SB1777 , SB1802 , SB2692 , SB315 , SB1585 , SB1626 , SB2058 , SB2050 , SB2105 , SB2245 , SB2764 , SB2611 , SB2497 , SB2452 , SB2243 , SB1705 , SB1244 , SB1361 , SB438 , SB578 , SB584 , SB2690 , SB2521 , SB2487 , SB2342 , SB2063 , SB125 , SB2041 , SB1962 , SB1413 , SCR9 , SB21 , SB1198 , SB1405 , SB2601 , SB2778 , HB5560 , HB762 , HB1584 , HB 107 , HB 114 , HB138 , HB4386 , HB2495 , HB581 , HB3348 , HB5323 , HB4341 , HB6 , HB171 , HB143 , HB449 , HB3486 , HB4263 , HB5246 , HB2 , HB2011 , SB17

Keywords: SB 15, Texas Local Government Code, zoning preemption, housing affordability, small lots, lot size, lot density, single-family zoning, residential subdivision, municipal land use, local control, state preemption, parking requirements, setbacks, infill development, missing middle housing, lot width, lot depth, homebuilders, housing supply

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• They have the ability to do remote patient monitoring when needed, and we have a command center that
• The other game changer here is remote patient monitoring, right?
• I don't know if I can add one thing with the remote patient monitoring, as Dr.
• I don't know if I can add one thing with the remote patient monitoring as Dr.
• Cleveland, Add one thing, with a remote patient monitoring, as Dr.

Summary: The Health Care Budget Subcommittee held a panel discussion on Florida’s cancer research and funding programs, including the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program, the Florida Cancer Innovation Fund, the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program, the Bankhead-Coley Research Program, and Live Like Bella. Dr. Ladapo and leaders from Moffitt, Sylvester/University of Miami, UF Health, and Mayo Clinic described how state funding has helped Florida’s four NCI-designated cancer centers expand research, recruit faculty, increase clinical trials, and build collaborations. They emphasized that the programs are intended to improve cancer care statewide, support innovation, and encourage more institutions to pursue NCI designation. The Governor’s budget recommendation was noted as including additional funding, and members asked about the cost and requirements of becoming NCI-designated and eventually comprehensive. Panelists said NCI designation requires major infrastructure, compliance, research, and training investments, with de novo development estimated at about $1 billion. They described Florida’s collaborative model as unusual nationally, with annual symposia, shared pilot funding, and joint projects across the four centers. Members also asked about rural access, home-based care, and recruitment/retention. Mayo described its “Cancer Care Beyond Walls” home-treatment model and said it could expand to rural counties within months; Moffitt and UF discussed mobile screening, satellite sites, and affiliations with local hospitals and practices. Several members raised concerns about workforce shortages, licensure delays, and the need to reach underserved areas. The discussion also covered outcomes, data reporting, and the broader economic impact of the cancer centers. Panelists cited growth in jobs, federal research funding, and clinical trial enrollment, and highlighted advances in immunotherapy, CAR-T, TIL therapy, carbon ion therapy, AI-driven screening, and the firefighter cancer initiative. They said the Florida Cancer Data System is being expanded to track recurrence and quality-of-life measures. Members also asked about philanthropy, medical tourism, and federal funding risks, including possible indirect cost reductions that could affect research budgets. The meeting ended with general support for continued investment, while some members noted an ongoing policy debate over whether future cancer research dollars should be concentrated in the four NCI centers or spread more broadly across the state.

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• Remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes pursuant to clause 8 of Rule XX.
• ELECTRONIC ELECTRONIC VOTES WILL BE CONDUCTED AS FIVE MINUTE VOTES.
• Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15-minute vote. ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
• THIS IS A 15 MINUTE VOTE. On this vote, the yeas are 384, the nays are nine.
• Members will record their votes by electronic devices as a five-minute vote. Five-minute vote.

Bills: SCR29 , HB7380 , HB5200 , HB1681 , SB98 , HB5201 , HR1343 , HB7022 , HB7386

Keywords: internet freedom, Iran, cybersecurity, VPN, DTC technology, information access, human rights, digital tools, Emergency Reporting Act, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Disaster Information Reporting System, DIRS, network outage reporting, outage notifications, 9-1-1, public safety answering point, PSAP, emergency communications center, broadband

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• Nan who is um with us remotely.
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• from a vote vote uh because<00:26:46.480><c> they</c><00:26:46.880><c> they</c><00:26:47.400><c> they
• So I'm happy to vote on the motion.
• I'm happy to vote on the motion.

Committee: Senate Rules and Administration - Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, we hold like a 35 to nothing vote or a 9 to nothing vote in committee, but sometimes it takes
• I'm going to vote against the motion.
• would bring it back, and we can vote.
• I'm going to be voting against the motion.
• So I will vote against the bill. If for some reason... I will vote against the bill.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• committee is very familiar with this bill, and I think Bob West is going to be testifying again remotely
• In 2024, this bill passed the House overwhelmingly by a 97-0 vote.
• Please move this legislation toward a vote. Most importantly, please exec us out of committee.
• The staff could bring in those who have signed up remotely.
• So I urge a no vote. Thank you. Thank you.

Committee: House Community Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• Oh, they are remote.
• The Commission voted unanimously to support the substitute bill of 1239.
• The Commission voted unanimously to support the substitute bill of 1239.
• Please vote due pass on 1239. Thank you, and I'm happy to answer any other questions.
• Please vote do pass on House Bill 1239. Thank you. Thank you very much, Karen.

Bills: HB1228 , HB1239 , HB2310 , HB2464

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, impaired driving, toxicology, forensic toxicology, breath test, blood test, THC, marijuana, cannabis, alcohol concentration, state toxicologist, implied consent, evidence admissibility, venous blood draw, forensic phlebotomist, certified laboratory, accredited laboratory, law enforcement, DWI

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• Ormsby votes aye. Gregerson votes aye. Macri? Macri votes aye. Couture. Aye. Couture votes aye.
• Connors votes aye. Penner, aye. Penner votes aye. Schmick, aye. Schmick votes aye. Berg, aye.
• Berg votes aye. Burnett, nay, without recommendation. Burnett votes nay without recommendation.
• Callan votes aye. Corry, aye. Corry votes aye. Cortes, aye. Cortes votes aye. Doglio, aye.
• Leavitt votes aye. Does any member wish to change their vote? Mr.

Bills: HB2747

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: budget sustainability, state finance, fiscal policy, economic growth, government spending

Transcript Highlights:

• Remote testimony. Good morning, Chairs and members of the Joint Committee on Revenue.
• I'm here to urge that you vote no on S2041, which would create a tax haven blacklist.
• For these reasons, GBA requests that you vote no on the passage of S2041.
• So I urge you to vote against the passage of S2041.
• Thanks first for the opportunity to testify remotely today. My name is Ryan Tipping.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Revenue

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue, chaired by Senator James Eldridge and Representative Adrian Madaro, opened its hearing with a moment of silence for the late Lowell State Senator Ed Kennedy and reviewed hearing procedures and deadlines. The committee then took testimony on several corporate tax bills, including S. 2033/H. 3110 on offshore tax avoidance, H. 3248 on a manufacturing tax exemption, H. 3057 on a tiered corporate minimum tax, and S. 2041 on a corporate tax haven blacklist, along with a separate business interest deduction bill. No votes were taken during the hearing. Supporters of S. 2033/H. 3110, including labor unions, health care workers, educators, public health advocates, seniors, and several legislators, argued that Massachusetts needs new revenue to offset federal cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, health care, education, and other services. They said the bill would raise roughly $400 million annually by increasing the share of offshore profits included in the state tax base from 5% to 50%, and they framed it as a fairness measure that would require large multinational corporations to pay more while leaving most local businesses and workers unaffected. Testimony emphasized risks to MassHealth, PCA services, adult dental care, hospitals, schools, and public health programs if new revenue is not raised. Opponents, including the Mass Taxpayers Foundation and the Council on State Taxation, argued the proposal is poor tax policy and likely unconstitutional because it would tax foreign-source income without allowing foreign tax credits or a comparable apportionment method. They said Massachusetts should take a broader, coordinated approach to federal tax changes rather than a standalone bill, and warned of litigation risk and possible double taxation. Supporters such as MassBudget and former tax counsel Don Griswold countered that the bill is a reasonable rough-justice approach, consistent with federal and neighboring-state treatment, and that it would primarily affect a small number of very large multinationals. On S. 2041, the Global Business Alliance opposed the proposed tax haven blacklist, while supporting a separate bill allowing business interest deductibility.

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• Were they all voted on, or were just some voted on?
• </c> uh with a voice vote. uh with a voice vote.
• </c> in regard to that vote. in regard to that vote.
• the vote.

Bills: HF3493 , HF4114

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, special education, funding, education finance, appropriations, budget, cross subsidy

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• Chair votes aye. Senator DeCorte is excused. Senator Rhoads, aye.
• Chair votes aye. Vice Chair votes aye. Senator DeCorte is excused. Senator Rhoads, aye.
• I Vice chair chair concerns chair votes I Vice chair chair votes<00:28:00.399><c> I</c><00:28:00.720
• ><c> Senator</c> votes I Vice chair votes I Senator votes I Vice chair votes I Senator decoit<00:28:02.640
• Chair votes aye. Vice Chair votes aye. Senator DeCorte is excused. Senator Rhoads votes aye.

Summary: The Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee heard five bills on January 24, 2025. SB 1 would phase out disposable air filters and require reusable air filters by 2030; testimony was limited, with one supporter urging clearer definitions of fiberglass and paper and several opponents listed, and the committee later deferred the bill indefinitely for lack of support testimony. SB 13 would create an aquaculture investment tax credit beginning in 2026; state agencies and several industry groups supported it, while the Tax Foundation raised concerns about loose definitions, internal inconsistencies, and blanks that made the bill hard to estimate or vet. The committee passed SB 13 with amendments and technical changes, and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2015 as stated on the record. SB 177 would shift aquatic livestock import and movement permitting to the Department of Agriculture’s Animal Industry Division, require a risk-based assessment and biocontainment standards, and seek a $1 million appropriation for research and staffing. The Department of Agriculture said the bill would help expand aquaculture while managing risks to native species; aquaculture and farm groups supported it, while Animal Rights Hawaii was listed in opposition. The committee passed SB 177 with amendments, blanking the appropriation for committee report consideration, and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2050. SB 184 would raise the beverage container deposit and refund from 5 cents to 10 cents. Supporters said the higher deposit could improve recycling and environmental outcomes, while opponents, including the Tax Foundation, cited fraud concerns, the program’s existing fund balance, and practical challenges in redemption; the Department of Human Services also noted potential impacts on blind vendors. The committee took the bill up but deferred decision-making until Monday, January 27, 2025, at 10:01 p.m. in Room 224. The committee also heard SB 250, which would increase the income tax credit for interisland transportation costs for agricultural products. Agricultural and industry witnesses supported the bill as a way to offset rising shipping costs and preserve access to markets, while the Tax Foundation preferred direct appropriations over tax credits and objected to missing bill details. The committee passed SB 250 with amendments from the Department of Agriculture and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2050. Separately, a joint hearing on SB 240, the Right to Farm bill, drew mixed testimony: the Department of Agriculture supported further study and raised concerns about the bill’s fragmented approach, while farm, cattle, and other industry witnesses split between support for protecting customary Native Hawaiian subsistence farming and opposition to excluding CAFOs and certain business structures. No vote was taken on SB 240 in the portion provided.

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• I work remotely as a manager of technology projects.
• But I moved here to North Dakota, which is very remote, and where technology has changed a lot in the
• Now I can use video remote interpreting and video remote services to help me work from a distance.
• Yes, VRI is video remote interpreting. VRS is video relay services.
• We had the fortune of meeting four times in person and one time remotely.

Committees: Joint Human Services , Joint Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• I want to urge everyone to vote for this bill.
• By your vote, the amendment is adopted. We're now back on the bill as amended.
• By your vote, the amendment is adopted.
• By your vote, the amendment is adopted. We're now back on the bill as amended.
• if you did last year, and I hope it gets you to vote this time.

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• On bills coming right, uh, not coming, but voted on.
• On the remote sign-in, we had 22 in support and 534 opposed.
• They have not voted on a position on this bill.
• On the remote sign-in, we had eight in support, 10 opposed, and one neutral.
• On the remote sign-in, we had two in support and 14 in opposition.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:

• stricken through on your agendas, we will be passing over item E11E, the maternal health providers and remote
• We will be passing over item E11E, the maternal health providers and remote monitoring rules, as they've
• And it’s what I told legislators that they were voting for. You said it was $1.5 million.
• We went ahead and voted on the second one.
• Unless anyone has questions or wants to revisit the previous vote.

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Summary: The Arkansas Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a large set of agency rules and reports. Early items were routine filings: emergency-rule reports, subcommittee review reports, and administrative directive reports were filed without objection. One rule from the Department of Agriculture on maternal health providers and remote monitoring was noted as pulled by the agency and not considered. The committee then reviewed and approved several Agriculture rules, including repeal of equine ID-chip rules after Act 703 of 2025, updates to finance rules adding a new water and sewer treatment facilities grant and consolidating revolving-fund rules, and a pesticide rule creating a Class J pesticide category for feral hog toxicant use. It also approved a Commerce/Insurance rule removing duplicative workers’ compensation plan provisions, and a Corrections rule creating a unified visitation rule for correctional facilities and community correction centers. A member asked about prison visitation hours during COVID, and staff said they would check on that. The committee next approved multiple Department of Human Services rules. These included marketing rules for provider-led organizations under Act 301 of 2025, a comprehensive revision of the DCFS policy manual, changes to Medicaid eligibility to include fictive kin placements and to expand ABLE account eligibility under Act 875, presumptive eligibility changes for pregnant women to align with federal rules, and a follow-up SNAP/TEA/Work Pays rule with updated work requirements, mandatory employment and training, alien eligibility changes, and job-search requirements for certain applicants. DHS also presented a rule implementing federal coverage for certain incarcerated youth before and after release, and the committee approved it. Another DHS rule updated nurse aide training requirements to match federal CNA hour standards and moved criminal-records-check procedures to the agency website. The most extended discussion involved DHS Division of Medical Services’ dental rate rule under Act 1025. The agency explained that it was increasing pediatric dental rates and certain oral-surgery-related rates, but not orthodontic rates or a broader special-needs benefit limit because CMS would not approve a diagnosis-based limit. Members debated whether the statutory language was intended to cover general dentists performing oral surgery procedures, with legislators, the Dental Association, and DHS discussing legislative intent, fiscal impact, and whether a future fix or emergency rule might be needed. Despite the disagreement, the committee approved the rule. The committee also approved other DHS medical rules: adverse-decision appeal changes and prior-authorization posting requirements, an increased RSV administration fee for children, expanded emergency treat/triage/transport ambulance authority, and clinic-based physical and occupational therapy coverage. Later, the committee approved permanent rules for the new state insurance program under Shared Administrative Services, procurement rule revisions recommended after an ACASO review, and commodity-management rule updates including a new revenue distribution model. Under Act 595 of 2021, the committee granted two Department of Commerce/Insurance requests to be excluded from rulemaking requirements: one for Act 772 on forced organ harvesting, and one for restorative reproductive medicine, with the department saying it would promulgate rules later when clinical guidelines are available. Finally, the committee accepted a recommendation to keep and extend the Department of Education, Division of Career and Technical Education rules, filed outstanding rulemaking updates, and adjourned without further business.

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• It is identical to House Bill 2190, which this committee heard and voted out.
• It is identical to House Bill 2190, which this committee heard and voted out.
• First, I'd like to thank you all for already voting the companion bill, 2190 from Rep.
• from AFSCME Council 2 remotely as well.
• I am here in support of 5972, which passed out of the Senate with a bipartisan vote.

Bills: SB5944

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: language access, collective bargaining, labor relations, employment rights, worker protections

Transcript Highlights:

• For those of you watching, remote testifiers, you'll be prompted by a pop-up.
• It passed the House by a vote of 89 to 6.
• It passed the House by a vote of 94 to 0.
• Rory Payne Donovan, Paula Serdenius, I believe she's remote, Christine Brewer, Kathleen McCall, please
• It passed the House by votes of 95 to 0.

Bills: HB1269 , HB2624

Committee: Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development

Keywords: pawnbroker, fees, interest rates, consumer protection, financial regulation, real estate transactions, nonprofit, land conservancies, unsolicited offers, property rights

Transcript Highlights:

• For those of you watching, remote testifiers, you'll be prompted by a pop-up.
• It passed the House by a vote of 89 to 6.
• It passed the House by a vote of 94 to 0.
• Rory Payne Donovan, Paula Serdenius, I believe she's remote, Christine Brewer, Kathleen McCall, please
• It passed the House by votes of 95 to 0.

Summary: The Senate Business, Trade, and Economic Development Committee heard public testimony on several House bills. HB 2624 would expand an existing exemption in the solicited real estate transaction law to allow public entities to solicit and buy real property for any public purpose, and also for Indian tribes and nonprofit nature conservancy organizations; the sponsor said the bill is meant to fix an omission from last year’s law, while a forest landowners group opposed it as creating a loophole for low-ball offers to vulnerable owners, and Trust for Public Land supported it as a different kind of transaction with existing appraisal and public-process protections. HB 2334 would create a cash-transaction rounding system to address the end of penny minting; staff said rounding would apply after tax and be permissive for sellers, with immunity and preemption provisions, and retailers and grocery groups supported it as a practical solution to penny scarcity, while members asked about signage and mixed-tender transactions. The committee also heard HB 1269, which would shorten pawn loan terms from 90 to 60 days, raise interest and fee caps, increase storage fees, and allow online payments for extensions. Pawn industry witnesses and the sponsor said the changes are modest, overdue, and needed to reflect inflation and operating costs while serving unbanked customers; some senators questioned whether the combined changes would more than double costs for borrowers, and industry witnesses said they were willing to work on the numbers. HB 2428 would require insurers to send advance lapse notices for individual life insurance policies to policyholders and a designated third party, with proof of delivery, to prevent unintended lapses; the sponsor, the Insurance Commissioner’s office, life insurers, AARP, and a business group all supported the consumer protection goal, though insurers noted added compliance costs and the bill’s delayed effective date for new policies. Finally, the committee heard HB 1078 on pet insurance, which would bar cancellation or nonrenewal based on a pet’s age or conditions that develop during the policy term and would restrict certain affiliate-policy transfers; the Insurance Commissioner’s office strongly supported it as a consumer protection measure, and staff noted a fiscal impact estimate and a new fiscal note request. The committee also took testimony on HB 2624 from both supporters and opponents, and on HB 2334 and HB 1269 from industry and public witnesses, but no votes were taken in the meeting. The chair closed public testimony and adjourned the committee after hearing all scheduled bills.

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• Louis Park last September, and I would ask for a green vote.
• Louis Park last September, and I would ask for a green vote. Is there any discussion to the report?
• Um, will save lives and I ask for a green vote. The clerk will take the roll.
• The clerk will call the name of the member participating remotely. Kisa Watun. I...

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• Please note that any votes that may be taken shall be done by a roll call vote.
• I'll now ask staff to begin collecting the remote public comment for this legislation.
• I'll give it to Representative Berry, and I'll go ahead and do the roll call vote.
• Having received the required number of votes, the motion carries.
• Having received the required number of votes, the motion carries.

Committee: House Transportation

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met with a quorum present and took up one bill, House Substitute 1 for House Bill 457, sponsored by Representative Smith. The bill would raise the appraisal threshold for certain DelDOT real property dispositions from $10,000 to $25,000, aligning it with the current Federal Highway Administration maximum and allowing smaller property sales to be processed more efficiently as values rise. Representative Smith also noted the substitute corrected the synopsis by removing “acquisitions,” since DelDOT already has authority to waive appraisals for acquisitions but not for dispositions. Brianna Kovac, DelDOT’s chief of right-of-way, testified in support, explaining that the measure would reduce the cost and time associated with disposing of property no longer needed for transportation purposes. There was no virtual public comment, and no committee member questions were recorded. The committee then voted to release the bill by roll call, with all present members voting yes and two members absent. After the motion carried, members were instructed to sign the bill backer, and the committee adjourned.