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• Just one last statement: this bill is structured to provide equitable distribution, recognizing that
• that has been vetted through the interim process and would help to stabilize unpredictable funding structures
• They had gotten the structures from the Department of Energy; they were offloading some of their assets
• And, you know, Las Vegas and Northern New Mexico are in the exact same boat we're in.
• So the way it's structured is we can bring in up to 3/8 of a cent exclusively for the purpose of bonding

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• SP 465, relating to the Kiki Aola small boat harbor.
• SP 465 uh relating to the Kiki Aola uh<00:08:25.840> small<00:08:26.160> boat uh small
• boat uh small boat harbor harbor harbor and<00:08:31.199> we<00:08:31.599> don't<00:08:

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• INCREASED UP TO 2000 FT.² AND DURING HIS ELEVATION WITHOUT INCREASING ASSESSED VALUE, ACCESS POINT STORAGE
• SOME FOLKS FOR EXAMPLE IF THEY HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OVER 50% THEY HAVE A CHOICE TO ELEVATE THAT STRUCTURE
• I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE THAT PART OF THE HOME OF THE STRUCTURE IS NOT COUNTED TOWARDS LIVING AREA, THAT
• WE'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO ELEVATE THEIR STRUCTURE AND IF THEY HAVE TO REBUILD TO REBUILD WITHIN

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And so some of our other goals was to be able to retrofit some existing structures and to improve the
• function and integration of the existing structures that, if you've been in the Lacey area, are more
• And then look at... ...some of our other goals was to be able to retrofit some existing structures and
• to improve the function and integration of the existing structures that, if you've been in the Lacey
• KPFF is the largest, oldest civil and structural engineering firm in the city of Seattle.

Summary: The committee held a work session on form-based codes, child care facility siting, and street standards/frontage improvements. On form-based codes, Commerce’s Dave Anderson explained that these codes emphasize building form, orientation, and the public realm more than traditional use and density tables, and that they are typically applied in specific districts rather than citywide or statewide. Lacey’s Vanessa Dolby described the city’s Woodland District code, developed through community charrettes, fiscal and market analysis, and subdistrict-specific standards to create a walkable downtown. She said the approach has helped produce a more desirable built environment and more flexibility in permitted uses, but also noted it can be less user-friendly for applicants and still requires some use restrictions; both presenters said a hybrid approach is often best. The committee then heard from DCYF and multiple providers about barriers to opening child care facilities. DCYF officials said Washington has more than 6,500 licensed providers and that a new pre-licensing support team is helping applicants navigate licensing, but local zoning, building, fire, parking, utility, and occupancy requirements still create delays and confusion. Testifiers described long permitting timelines, inconsistent local interpretations, costly upgrades, and utility hookup delays; one Yakima provider said county requirements, a floodplain-related elevation certificate, and a private well issue stopped her in-home child care proposal, while others described traffic impact fees, parking mandates, and zoning barriers that made projects infeasible. Enterprise Community Partners highlighted examples of successful local reforms, including fee waivers, expedited permitting, and zoning changes in several cities, and DCYF said it is working toward a 2026 action plan and a resource guide for providers. In the final section, planners and developers discussed how street standards and frontage improvement requirements can undermine infill and middle housing. Poulsbo’s planning manager said current standards were designed for greenfield subdivisions and often force costly curb, gutter, sidewalk, stormwater, and utility upgrades on small infill sites, sometimes adding tens of thousands of dollars and causing projects to be abandoned. A Seattle-based developer made similar points about small middle-housing projects being burdened by frontage work, curb ramps, buried standards, and EV-ready parking requirements that can trigger expensive undergrounding. Committee members asked about possible state-level changes, including whether child care should be treated as an essential public facility and whether parking requirements had already been reduced; one senator noted that minimum parking requirements for child care facilities were eliminated in prior legislation, with implementation phased in over the next few years.

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• , moving on over time to potentially identifying that that is a structure that needs to be relocated
• This bill is really centered around identifying hydropower pump storage locations, as well as other sites
• for long-duration clean energy storage technologies.
• <01:09:01.239> long<01:09:01.520> duration<01:09:02.239> storage<01:09:03.319>
• > um<01:09:04.319> bill storage long duration storage um bill storage long duration storage

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• You got it, kind of the boat. Having two able report, House Bill 3044, out as a new pass.
• All those wishing to vote or change the vote, cherish praying, close to clear the boat.
• All those wishing to change, cherish parent clothes, declare the boat.

Bills: HB3043, HB3044, HB3078, HB3940, HB4117, HB3428, HB4275, HB3257, HB3901, HB4298

Keywords: HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits, paid leave, paid holidays, retirement benefits, health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, temporary workers, veterans affairs, Title 72, Oklahoma Personnel Act, budget reporting

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• You know, in Colorado across the entire nation, we have different pay structures.
• This bill right here supports that pay structure.
• pay structure. pay structure.
• . structure. structure.
• <01:57:21.120> It's structures. They chose this one. It's structures.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with 58 members present and seven excused, establishing a quorum, and approved the April 15, 2026 journal as corrected. The chamber then moved through announcements recognizing visiting railroad workers, LIUNA Local 720, Colorado West Christian Schools, Religious Freedom Day, and several school and community groups, along with birthday acknowledgments and committee schedule notices. The House also adopted a motion to remove House Bill 1245 from special orders and returned it to the general orders second reading calendar, and set House Bills 1290, 1312, and 1321 as special orders. The House adopted Senate Joint Resolution 18, recognizing Nowruz and expressing support for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the Iranian people, including the Women, Life, Freedom movement. Supporters described Nowruz as a holiday of renewal and resilience and tied the resolution to solidarity with Iranian communities. Representative Zokaie also spoke at length about the personal impact of war on Iranian families and urged a vote. The resolution passed 59-2 with four excused. The chamber then considered several bills in committee report. House Bill 1290, concerning assault and clarifying sentencing, was amended in Judiciary to remove the medical professional provision and passed after testimony emphasizing strangulation as a serious warning sign in domestic violence cases; it then passed the House. House Bill 1312, dealing with peace officer participation, POST Board composition, academy training, and related grants, was amended for clarity and passed the Judiciary report and then the bill. House Bill 1321, modifying the School Security Disbursement Program, had the Education Committee report defeated, but amendments were adopted to broaden eligible service providers and adjust funding language; the bill then passed as amended.

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• The legislation also builds upon the existing licensing and regulatory structure in Minnesota by adding
• in Minnesota by adding new structure in Minnesota by adding new consumer<00:32:15.920> protections
• of Health rules governing<00:42:42.200> food<00:42:42.440> safety<00:42:42.760> storage
• <00:42:43.120> and governing food safety storage and governing food safety storage and services
• where they are you know, cloud storage where they are uh uh uh you<01:58:01.640> know,<01:58:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Pretend a governor candidate's running and someone saying something along the lines of, say, Swift Boat
• Truth, which... ...candidates running and someone saying something along the lines of, say, Swift Boat
• But anyway, the Senate substitute for HB 1357 clarifies the structure and the responsibility of the work

Keywords: March 12, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• Amendment 3 is a friendly amendment that simply allows our county governments to, uh, there's a clerk storage
• It's a clerk storage fee. It's a reporting date.
• Amendment 3 is a friendly amendment that simply allows our county governments to, uh, there's a clerk storage
• It's a clerk storage fee. It's a reporting date.
• close by, teaching the next generation, and making sure there was always room for one more on the boat

Bills: SB141, SB124, SB56, SJR116, SB94, SB37, SB127, SB197, SB66, SB70, SB133, SB160, SB214, SB312, SB52, SJR62, SJR75

Keywords: legal advertisements, tax rates, public hearings, transparency, local government, sick leave, education, teacher retirement, benefits, employee compensation, Medicaid, nonopioid analgesics, pain management, health care regulation, utilization controls, physician shortage, health care access, medically underserved areas, medical education, workforce development

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• That the boat that my grandma described because when her family got to New York and they sent for her
• she came on the boat from England by herself.
• She described that as some of the best days of her life dancing in the hull of the boat knowing she was
• And yet, as the assembly member from San Francisco said, so many other boats were turned away.
• After a four-week boat ride to Buenos Aires, her grandparents met and moved to the United States, where

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And so we're finally creating that and structuring regulation.
• It also ensures that families receive basic safety information and resources, including safe-storage
• maintain reasonable access to that storage and lacks requirements on how belongings should be handled
• I think there's more to be done to structure CFTs in a way that actually matches the intent, which is
• Looking ahead, the new tiered rate structure launching in 2027 will align payments with each child's

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Senator Pizzo: Are you spending any part of my money to buy a boat for the AG Commissioner in your bill
• I don't believe a boat is included in what I saw in the budget, but I am sure we would be happy to get
• Senator Pizzo: Is there no budget enumerated for boats, trucks, equipment, and other?
• When I ask about spending millions of dollars on equipment including boats, the bill sponsor said there
• is no mention, but line 41 says boats.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• It's an existing structure.
• King said, kind of go into this opaque structure.
• Again, we need to put guardrails in place; there's got to be structure and all those things.
• I just want to comment that one individual in this structure...
• structure and then to its own separate structure?

Bills: HB146, HB150, HB1500, HB1545, HB1562, HB2067, HB2520, HB2818, HB3214, HB3250, HB3466, HB3512, HB3623, HB4063, HB4395, HB4464, HB4668, HB4690, HB5331, HB3833, HB146, HB150

Keywords: HB 146, Texas Capitol, State Capitol, State Preservation Board, Congress Avenue, Travis County, traffic lanes, lane closure, road closure, municipal authority, local control, Capitol area, downtown Austin, special events, construction traffic plan, pedestrian safety, public works, transportation policy, government code chapter 443, cybersecurity

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• heavy-duty transportation, freight and goods movement, industrial operations, long-duration energy storage
• Port of Oakland, to support more efficient hydrogen refueling for stations utilizing liquid hydrogen storage
• The challenge is increasingly structural and market-driven. We see three key barriers.
• infrastructure funding and the realization that if California doesn't continue, it's growing... ...structured
• There are solar with electrolysis and battery energy storage.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Select Committee on Hydrogen Energy held an informational hearing on California’s hydrogen leadership, with Chair Bob Archuleta framing hydrogen as a complementary clean-energy pathway for hard-to-electrify sectors and emphasizing the need for balanced policy, community benefits, and strategic use of public funds. The first panel of private-sector witnesses from the California Hydrogen Business Council, Bosch, Hyundai, and Sierra Northern Railway described existing deployments in buses, trucks, rail, ports, and industrial uses, and argued that the technology is commercially ready but needs stable policy, faster permitting, stronger demand signals, and more infrastructure. They highlighted projects such as Hyundai’s NorCal Zero freight trucks, Bosch’s hydrogen components and refueling technology, and Sierra’s hydrogen switcher locomotive, while also noting major cost barriers, especially for fuel and equipment, and the need for continued state incentives and coordinated infrastructure planning. Committee members focused on labor standards, community engagement, and the current scale of hydrogen vehicles and fueling infrastructure. Witnesses said they work with labor groups, building trades, and safety organizations, and that early community involvement and first-responder training are important. In response to questions, panelists estimated roughly 15,000 to 16,000 light-duty fuel cell vehicles in California, around 100 hydrogen trucks, and growing bus deployment, with South Korea cited as having much larger fleets. They also discussed hydrogen fuel costs, with one rail operator saying delivered fuel had fallen from more than $60 per kilogram to about $35 per kilogram but would need to drop below $10 per kilogram for broad commercial viability. CARB’s incentive and regulatory programs, including heavy-duty vehicle subsidies and low-carbon fuel standards, were described as important supports, though federal tax credit changes and uncertainty were said to be slowing progress. The second panel addressed hydrogen’s public-health, air-quality, and climate role. CAPCOA, the Coalition for Clean Air, the building trades, and a UC Berkeley researcher argued that hydrogen should be used selectively in the most polluted, diesel-heavy settings such as ports, freight corridors, rail yards, transit depots, and backup power for data centers. They stressed that fuel cell applications provide zero tailpipe emissions, but cautioned that hydrogen produced from fossil fuels or used in combustion rather than fuel cells reduces the environmental benefit. The UC Berkeley witness presented modeling suggesting large reductions in NOx and particulate exposure, with significant avoided premature deaths and health savings if hydrogen displaces diesel in heavy-duty sectors. Panelists also urged that hydrogen not delay direct electrification, that environmental justice be central to deployment, and that infrastructure and safety planning include community engagement and measurable local benefits. The final panel featured public-sector updates from SamTrans, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, the Port of Long Beach, and the First Public Hydrogen Authority. SamTrans described its transition of more than 300 buses to battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell buses, including a large order of 108 hydrogen buses, but said the loss of expected ARCHES funding created a major gap for fueling infrastructure and that state support is needed for grants, tax exemptions, and axle-weight rule changes. GoBiz said the federal cancellation of ARCHES funding disrupted the market, but that private capital remains available if demand and cost-reduction signals are strong; it pointed to permitting streamlining and targeted state action as key next steps. The Port of Long Beach reported 106 hydrogen fuel cell trucks in port drayage, a $10 million hydrogen truck grant program, and a request for proposals for a public fueling station, while warning that high costs, fuel shortages, and the Colton incident have slowed momentum. First Public Hydrogen Authority described efforts to aggregate municipal demand, support green hydrogen production projects, and create long-term market certainty for suppliers and off-takers. Committee members repeatedly pressed witnesses on where state funding should go next, with several suggesting that near-term support for transit fleets, fueling infrastructure, and targeted high-impact corridors would be the most effective way to keep hydrogen deployment moving.

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• > Minnesota<00:09:53.760> High storage protections to Minnesota High storage protections
• Safe storage our agencies to enforce.
• and update our gun storage laws.
• <00:21:56.880> and we must normalize safe gun storage and we must normalize safe gun storage
• about storage of loaded firearms?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's the storage of the information I have a problem with. Perfect, thank you.
• <00:54:30.319> of problem with that it's the storage of problem with that it's the storage
• where the storage of that type<00:55:35.039> of<00:55:35.559> information<00:55:36.559
• <03:22:59.439> we'd appropriate uh fee or tax structure we'd appropriate uh fee or tax structure
• Let's have that conversation. structure of the Liquor Commission and structure of the Liquor Commission

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened with House Bill 242, a liquor bill concerning brew pub licenses. Testimony from the New Hampshire Beer Distributors Association, the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association, and the Liquor Commission explained that the bill is intended to correct a clerical error from the prior session and restore the agreed-upon language. The bill would allow a brew pub, within the existing 2,500-barrel limit, to self-distribute its own product to one authorized on- or off-premise license; otherwise it must use wholesale distribution. Witnesses said the measure is a narrow fix specific to brew pubs and does not affect other manufacturing licenses. No opposition was raised during the hearing, and the chair closed the hearing after no committee questions remained. The committee then heard House Bill 81, which would allow patrons to take purchased alcoholic beverages into restaurant restrooms. The sponsor argued the current prohibition is outdated and can create safety risks by forcing people to set drinks down, citing concerns about drink tampering and a personal story about a friend who was drugged and assaulted after leaving a drink unattended. Committee members and the sponsor discussed whether the bill would increase liability for restaurants, how enforcement would work, and whether the current law is aimed at preventing underage handoffs or drink spiking. The sponsor said the bill would be permissive for establishments, not mandatory, and that liability would still depend on overservice and Liquor Commission investigations. The New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association testified in opposition, saying the bill could raise liability and create concerns about underage consumption in bathrooms. The hearing ended without a vote, with the chair noting the bill would move on to further committee/subcommittee consideration.

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• So we know DNR manages a lot of land, a lot of types of land, both landscape as well as the structure
• So we know DNR manages a lot of land, a lot of types of land, both landscape as well as the structure
• could help get a get a better structure could help get a get a better handle<00:15:05.519> on
• <01:25:49.360> But, to have your phone out on the boat.
• But, to have your phone out on the boat.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:46:40.960> You Um, one thing that we focused upon is safe storage of medications.
• Uh I think uh safe storage, that piece.
• It's about that level of resiliency that you even, even as so much into the steel structure itself.
• It's about that level of resiliency that you even, even as so much into the steel structure itself.
• It's about that level of resiliency that you even, even as so much into the steel structure itself.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:03 Summary of Staff Report on the Firefighter Commission Minimum Training Standards and Administrative Spending- 00:01:00 Staff Update on Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel 00:16:00 Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel Representatives Available for Questions-00:39:34 Kentucky State Police & Finance Cabinet Status Update on Kentucky Statewide Emergency Responder Voice System-00:52:35 Adjournment-01:46:24, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from December 19 and June 12, then received a staff report on the Kentucky Fire Commission’s minimum training standards and administrative spending. Staff explained that the commission’s current minimum training hours are 115 for volunteer firefighters and 300 for paid firefighters, down from 150 and 400 before January 1, 2023, after the commission removed elective classes not directly tied to NFPA standards. The report found the commission’s certification testing aligns fully with NFPA standards, but recommended that the commission formally promulgate regulations establishing the reduced training hours. On finances, staff said the commission complied with the first statutory cap on administrative reimbursements to KCTCS, but could not verify compliance with a second, more specific cap because the finance system does not break out program-level costs and the statute is vague. Staff recommended the commission work with KCTCS to fix that issue and suggested the General Assembly may wish to clarify the statute. After questions about reimbursement levels and investment income, the committee voted to accept the report. The committee then heard an update on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel. Staff reported that the panel has implemented two of three prior recommendations: it revised its agency notification letter to clearly state the 90-day response deadline and added response prompts and checkboxes to improve completeness. The third recommendation, to adopt formal written procedures, remains in progress; staff said the panel plans to develop those procedures alongside its new case management system. The panel is meeting its statutory membership and meeting requirements, but agency responses to its recommendations have been inconsistent: 48% were timely and appropriate in 2022, 36% in 2023, and 82% in 2024, though only three of nine timely 2024 responses were fully complete. Staff also described the new case management system project, funded with $200,000 in one-time money, and recommended the panel consult budget staff about use of those funds beyond fiscal year 2025. They reissued the recommendation that the panel develop written procedures for case review, findings, recommendations, and annual reports. Committee members raised concerns about the lack of penalties for noncompliance, the volume and length of panel meetings, and technology barriers to reviewing cases, and one member said the panel’s findings should inform future legislation.

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• They limit the purse boats to those that have to be actively engaged in fishing to be used.
• They limit the purse boats to those that have to be actively engaged in fishing to be used.
• They limit the purse boats to those that have to be actively engaged in fishing to be used.
• samples and measure the age and the size whenever they, each afternoon, whenever they pump out the boat
• We were asked by companies and boat sides, industry and recreation to take it out, and I concur and ask

Bills: HR308, HR309, HR310, HR311, HR312, HR313, HR314, HR315, HR316, HR317, HR318, HR319, HR295, HR296, HR297, HR298, HR299, HR300, HR301, HR302, HR303, HR304, HR305, HR306, HR307, HCR115, HCR116, HCR117, SCR71, SCR72, SCR73, HR73, HR118, HR144, HR196, HR237, HR249, HR260, HR267, HR272, HR273, HR276, HR278, HCR85, HCR100, HCR105, HCR107, HCR113, HCR114, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, HB255, HB378, HB509, HB1090, SB80, SB131, SB143, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB367, SB384, SB388, SB389, SB398, SB408, SB431, SB468, SB469, SB496, SB25, SB132, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB295, SB433, HR179, HR223, HR225, HR274, HCR89, HR252, HR253, HCR96, HCR103, HCR108, HCR26, HB250, HB265, HB339, HB427, HB445, HB463, HB468, HB606, HB639, HB649, HB665, HB746, HB781, HB853, HB861, HB872, HB886, HB916, HB937, HB1054, HB1068, HB1117, HB1237, HB74, HB108, HB956, HB1085, HB1137, HB62, HB193, HB210, HB220, HB246, HB364, HB420, HB475, HB584, HB622, HB772, HB784, HB949, HB953, HB1043, HB1070, HB1092, HB1134, HB1162, HB1176, HB1196, HB1214, HB1199, SB268, SB283, HB782, SB149, HR84, HB646, HB998, SB56, SB163, SB197, SB97, SB326, SB341, SB518, SB123, SB353, SB479, SB495, HB901, HR20, HR74, HR168, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, HB134, HB258, HB359, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB379, SB382, SB441, SB449

Keywords: HR 308, House Resolution 308, Pope Leo XIV, Catholic Church, Holy See, Vatican, commendation, resolution, Louisiana Catholic heritage, St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, South Louisiana parishes, religious recognition, ceremonial resolution, faith leadership, pontificate, spiritual solidarity, human dignity, peace, mercy