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Keywords: 1183, house

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• We were slated on the ski run project that you had.
• It was slated to start in November because you guys had a backlog.
• There is absolutely nobody I know who doesn't want clean drinking water, does not want clean air, nobody
• So I don't know a single person who is against clean air, clean water, or a great environment.
• So Landscaping and cleaning up the yard, the noncombustible materials on the property Taking care of

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• Maybe But I think we're trying to, we should have a clean, simple rule that everybody can understand.
• Epilogue, so having a clean prohibition I don't think it's going to crash our state.
• It's clean. It's simple. Let's move on because if you're in the system, you're in the system.
• Let's keep it clean. Thank you, Senator. Next, we'll have Representative Roybal. Coming up.
• And then based on as objective criteria as possible Individuals would be slated into a higher tier, let's

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• We have a great slate.
• and you can call the role madam chairman in the beginning so we're going to begin we have a great slate
• We have a great slate of testifiers today.
• Thank you. ages and career pathways from healthcare to life sciences, to clean energy, to education,
• And, as an aside, we're also seeing the rollback of climate and clean energy work and funding, which

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion held a hearing on the impact of federal policy on the racial wealth gap in Massachusetts, the fourth in a series on federal impacts on racial equity. Chair Bud Williams and Chair Miranda opened by emphasizing that no bills were being heard and that the committee would instead take testimony from invited witnesses; public written testimony was also accepted. The chairs and witnesses repeatedly cited long-standing wealth disparities affecting Black and brown communities, including homeownership, wages, business ownership, and access to capital, and linked those disparities to federal policy changes, housing, education, health care, and workforce development. Administration officials testified first. Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones described persistent labor market disparities, including higher unemployment for Black and Latino residents, lower median hourly wages, and underemployment among degree holders, and highlighted state efforts such as ESOL-for-work funding, workforce training grants, MassHire career centers, skills-based hiring, and the state equity dashboards. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kiami Mahania argued that poverty drives poor health, not the reverse, and said wealth gaps contribute to chronic disease, maternal health inequities, medical debt, and shorter life expectancy; she pointed to the Advancing Health Equity Massachusetts initiative, a health care affordability working group, and the governor’s push to bar medical debt from credit reporting. Assistant Secretary Juan Vega of EOED focused on entrepreneurship and procurement, citing technical assistance grants, founder support programs, place-based investment, the Business Front Door, and the need to broaden access to contracts, capital, and business growth opportunities. Committee members pressed the panel on the effects of the federal “big beautiful bill” on households, especially single-parent and Black women-led households, and on whether the state could develop more timely data systems instead of relying on federal numbers. Officials said the impacts were still being monitored, but warned that Medicaid and SNAP changes would likely hit lower-income households and community institutions hard. Members also asked about unions and apprenticeships, microbusiness definitions, supplier diversity, pay equity, and degree inflation; the administration said registered apprenticeships and skills-based hiring are key tools, and noted that wage equity reporting is still in its early stages. Later testimony from BECMA’s Nicole O’Bean stressed that tariffs, DEI rollbacks, immigration enforcement, capital gaps, and federal funding cuts are constraining Black-owned businesses and inclusive procurement, while Gastón Institute researchers described severe Latino homeownership and rent burdens, educational inequities, and the need for housing, labor, and education policy changes to close the wealth gap.

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• basically maintaining natural lands held in conservation provides many benefits, such as supporting clean
• They're usually Traveling with others and providing them a clean, safe, dignified place to be able to
• If everything worked out and we were able to complete these six projects that are currently being slated
• water is discolored instead of flushing that water and wasting it, we can go through and actually clean
• Bold action now will ensure clean water, thriving communities, and lasting prosperity for generations

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• a zero-based budgeting exercise, essentially, and so the slate is wiped clean each biennium for the
• Clean Water funds.
• and so the the Slate is wiped clean<01:14:58.239><c> each</c><01:14:58.480><c> bium</c><01:14:59.120
• ><c> for</c><01:14:59.280><c> the</c><01:14:59.400><c> Clean</c><01:14:59.719><c> Water</c> clean each
• bium for the Clean Water clean each bium for the Clean Water funds<01:15:01.080><c> um</c><01:15:01.400

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Bills: HCR43, HCR154, HCR165, HCR186, HCR200, HCR202, HCR206

Keywords: pedestrian safety, raised crosswalks, Honolulu, traffic infrastructure, school zone, HCR154, Hele-On, Hele-On Shared Ride Program, County of Hawaii, Hawaii County, Mass Transit Agency, shared ride, paratransit, accessible transportation, ADA, mobility devices, wheelchair accessible, kupuna, seniors, elderly

Summary: The Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs reconvened on April 21 and took up a series of House Concurrent Resolutions, with no public testimony. Members first approved HCR 43, urging raised crosswalks near Ala Wai Elementary at University Avenue, Malkiki Street, and Kamoku Street to improve student safety, and HCR 154, asking Hawaii County to expand the Heleon shared ride program islandwide, including rural and underserved areas. They also passed HCR 165, calling for permanent pickleball nets and court lighting at Kamilo Iki Community Park, and HCR 186, urging the U.S. Department of Defense and Defense Health Agency to extend health care authorization renewals for people affected by the Red Hill water contamination crisis. The committee then approved HCR 200, which urges the Department of Defense to reassess prior CERCLA-related closure decisions in light of evolving PFAS science. Members said the measure was intended to help keep PFAS out of the water system. HCR 202, establishing a legislative task force on Hawaii’s future energy pathways, was amended before passage to expand the task force’s scope to include separation of generation from transmission and distribution, add Senate leadership representation, and include representatives from the Agricultural Development Corporation and the Farm Bureau. Several members supported the amended version with reservations, expressing concern about possible cost impacts from separating generation and distribution. Finally, the committee passed HCR 206 HD1, which requests the Hawaii State Energy Office to convene a working group to study the impacts of large data centers on utilities, ratepayers, natural resources, and climate goals. All measures were adopted by the committee, with HCR 202 passing with amendments and the others passing unamended. The meeting then adjourned.

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• They helped us put the MV in front of the front so we'd clean our fuel.
• They helped us put the MV in front of the front so we'd clean our fuel.
• and the many visitors who depend<00:58:55.119><c> on</c><00:58:55.280><c> these</c><00:58:55.520><c> clean
• </c><00:58:55.760><c> waters</c><00:58:56.160><c> for</c> depend on these clean waters for depend on
• these clean waters for recreation<00:58:56.799><c> and</c><00:58:57.040><c> tourism.

Bills: HF4680, HF4047, HF4590, HF3757, HF3569, HF4507, HF4426, HF4927, HF4788, HF4757, HF4747, HF3561, HF4014, HF4013, HF4689, HF4766, HF4589

Keywords: wastewater treatment, improvements, capital investment, Greenfield, bonds, water treatment, infrastructure, municipal funding, state bonds, public utilities, HF4590, Tamarack, municipal infrastructure, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, Public Facilities Authority, sewer system, collection system, street reconstruction, local infrastructure

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• Than to have to get the fire out and come back and clean that mess up.
• be a yes today and I do think this healthwise we have got to keep working in These areas trying to clean
• the filtration devices because it contaminates the machines, so they've got to go in and completely clean
• This acknowledges the reality that we need to have a reliable and clean energy source.

Bills: HB3005, HB3007, HB3403, HB1907, HB3175, HB3986, HB3466, HB3411, HB4246

Keywords: climatology, emergency declaration, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, environment, weather data, public policy, state governance, natural resources, advisory councils, sunset law, water quality, hazardous waste, solid waste, radiation management, public health, biosolids, land application, environmental quality, agriculture, wastewater treatment

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• that's going to be a big public safety hazard, then to have to get the fire out and come back and clean
• And I do think this, health-wise, we have got to keep working in these areas, trying to clean up our
• So they've got to go in and completely clean out the machine again before they can run another sample
• This bill is, I think, necessary in acknowledging the reality that we need to have a reliable and clean

Bills: HB3005, HB3007, HB3403, HB1907, HB3175, HB3986, HB3466, HB3411, HB4246

Keywords: climatology, emergency declaration, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, environment, weather data, public policy, state governance, natural resources, advisory councils, sunset law, water quality, hazardous waste, solid waste, radiation management, public health, biosolids, land application, environmental quality, agriculture, wastewater treatment

Summary: The committee took up several measures dealing with environmental regulation, waste management, and energy. Early on, it passed sunset-extension bills for the Oklahoma Climatological Survey and several environmental advisory councils. It then heard extensive debate on HB 1907, the Battery Stewardship Act, which would create a battery recycling system for small and medium batteries through DEQ. Supporters argued it would reduce landfill and garbage-truck fires, protect the environment, and create recycling value, while opponents raised concerns about added regulation, costs shifted to producers and retailers, and the creation of a new state FTE. Despite those objections, the bill passed 8-3. The committee also considered HB 3403, a pilot study on biosolids and sewage sludge applied to farmland. Members debated a committee substitute that shortened the study timeline from five years to three years and added a phased rollback of land application. Supporters said the study was needed because of unresolved questions about PFOS, pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, and other contaminants, while critics argued the timelines conflicted and the bill could be hard to implement. The committee substitute was adopted, an amendment to delete key rollback provisions failed, and the bill ultimately passed 8-2 after testimony from Oklahoma City utilities officials and multiple rounds of questions about testing, health risks, and disposal practices. The committee then passed HB 3175 to establish the Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, with members noting it would have minimal fiscal impact and could help Oklahoma build nuclear expertise and jobs. It also passed HB 3986, expanding a gross production tax exemption for wells completed with recycled water, and HB 3466, which removes the statutory requirement that the Corporation Commission maintain a petty cash fund. Finally, HB 3411, another biosolids-related bill to buy testing equipment and provide information to landowners, and HB 4246, a rural water transparency/lowest-bid bill, both passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The meeting ended with the chair thanking members and adjourning.

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• if I understand correctly, this bill is fostering or favoring in the tax code what are regarded as clean
• The current tax credit's been in place since 20, I believe, references it as a clean burning fuel.
• So, but yes, I See it as being helping to clean up our administrative rules as well as legislative issues

Bills: HB2997, HB2021, HB3041, HB1823, HB3372, HB1427, HB3127, HB3128, HCR1020, HB4198, HB3000, HB3001, HB3002, HB3003, HB3004, HB3005, HB3006, HB3007, HB3008, SB392, HB3320

Keywords: motor vehicles, administrative fines, license regulation, state agencies, employment levels, after-school programs, grant funding, community organizations, child care, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, housing finance, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, publication requirements, housing policy, state regulations

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• if I understand correctly, this bill is fostering or favoring in the tax code what are regarded as clean-burning
• The current tax credit's been in place since 2001, I believe, and it references a clean-burning fuel.
• The current tax credit's been in place since 2001, I believe, and it references a clean-burning fuel.
• So, yes, I see it as being helping to clean up our administrative rules...
• I see it as being helping to clean up our administrative rules as well as legislative issues.

Bills: HB2997, HB2021, HB3041, HB1823, HB3372, HB1427, HB3127, HB3128, HCR1020, HB4198, HB3000, HB3001, HB3002, HB3003, HB3004, HB3005, HB3006, HB3007, HB3008, SB392, HB3320

Keywords: motor vehicles, administrative fines, license regulation, state agencies, employment levels, after-school programs, grant funding, community organizations, child care, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, housing finance, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, publication requirements, housing policy, state regulations

Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, heard an invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and recognitions, including guests in the galleries and a special recognition of a doctor of the day and a state volleyball championship team. The chamber then took up a series of bills, with most receiving brief explanations and little or no debate. House Bill 2997, dealing with used-car bait-and-switch enforcement and higher fines, failed on final passage 47-39, and notice was given of a possible motion to reconsider. House Bill 2021, creating a DHS grant program for out-of-school programming through larger community-based organizations, passed 51-29 after questions about eligibility and partnerships. House Bill 3041, adjusting the cap on credit-card surcharges so retailers can recover actual processing costs up to 2%, passed 86-1 and its emergency was adopted. The House also passed House Bill 1823 on Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency compliance with federal HOME grant guidelines, 83-5, with the emergency adopted. House Bill 3372, creating lower-cost financing tools for high-performing charter schools, drew extensive questioning about taxpayer funding, ownership, default risk, and comparisons to public-school bonds, but ultimately passed 53-36. House Bill 1427, as amended by the Senate, was adopted and passed 57-20, codifying current clean-burning vehicle tax-credit practices tied to the bank privilege tax. House Bill 3127, which would have broadened employer drug-testing and zero-tolerance authority beyond current safety-sensitive positions for medical marijuana users, drew the most extended debate over worker protections, constitutionality, and testing standards, but failed narrowly 47-46; notice of reconsideration was given. Later measures passed with broad support, including House Bill 3128 creating a task force to identify workplace barriers and recommend administrative or legislative fixes, 73-21; House Bill 4198 allowing employers to seek protective orders against former employees who pose an imminent threat, 88-12; and a series of sunset-extension bills for professional and advisory boards. Those included House Bills 3000 through 3007, covering the cosmetology board, child death review board, county personnel training commission, chiropractic examiners, optometry board, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education, and DEQ natural resource advisory councils, with most also receiving emergency clauses. House Concurrent Resolution 1020, commending Team USA Olympic hockey teams for gold medals, was adopted by unanimous consent.

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• , and require health carriers to pay 95% of claims within certain timelines, generally 30 days for clean
• The Health Care and Wellness striking amendment to 5845 requires health carriers to pay or deny clean
• Currently in WAC, insurers are required to pay 95% of all clean claims within 30 days, and what this
• bill really says is that... ...to pay 95% of all clean claims within 30 days.
• And what this bill really says is that you really should be paying all clean claims within 30 days.

Bills: SB5420, SB5877, SB5868, SB5109, SB5832, SB5922, SB5944, SB5988, SB6065, SB6103, SB6151

Keywords: veterans, military spouses, service members, uniformed services, National Guard, reservists, active duty, qualifying discharge, veterans preference, hiring preference, public employment, state benefits, license renewal, professional licensing, retirement service credit, pension, public retirement system, Washington RCW, military leave, reemployment rights

Summary: The committee heard a series of public hearings on bills affecting education, veterans’ benefits, health care, court staffing, traffic safety, climate policy, workers’ compensation, tribal relations, and state reporting requirements. Staff briefed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5969 on integrating high school and beyond plans with IEP transition plans, and the committee heard no public testimony. The bill’s fiscal note was described as about $164,000 in FY 2027 for OSPI, with ongoing costs for IT updates and staff time. Members then heard Senate Bill 5420 on expanding veteran benefits to include Public Health Service and NOAA Corps members and extending some preferences to spouses of active-duty service members; supporters from military and veterans’ groups testified in favor, and the fiscal note was described as modest. Substitute Senate Bill 5827 would allow pre-discharge certification to establish eligibility for veterans’ civil service preference before discharge; it drew no public testimony, and OFM estimated about $174,000 annually to implement training and policy work. The committee also heard Senate Bill 5877, which would apply physician health program and Healwa surcharges to certified anesthesiology assistants and other Medical Commission licensees; the Washington Medical Commission and the new provider group supported it, with DOH estimating small revenue increases and about $31,000 in IT costs. The largest policy debate centered on the 340B drug pricing bill, gross Second Substitute Senate Bill 5981. Supporters, including hospitals, tribal representatives, and safety-net providers, said the bill would preserve access to discounted drugs and improve transparency, while opponents from manufacturers, employers, and business groups argued it would raise costs, reduce rebates, and create legal risk under federal preemption challenges. The Health Care Authority estimated about $608,000 per year to administer the reporting system, and a representative raised concerns about potential federal litigation and state liability. No vote was taken. The committee also heard Senate Bill 5868 to add one superior court judge each in Skagit and Yakima counties; county and court officials testified that caseloads and delays justify the additions, and the Senate budget was said to fully fund the state share. Engrossed Senate Bill 5890 would expand reckless driving to include extreme speeding and speeding in construction zones with workers present; staff said fiscal impacts were indeterminate, with possible local jail and licensing effects. Engrossed Senate Bill 6246 on Climate Commitment Act treatment of emissions-intensive trade-exposed facilities drew support from industry and labor witnesses who praised the stakeholder process and the added leakage study, while staff said Ecology costs would be roughly $300,000 to $400,000 annually. The committee also heard Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5847 on workers’ compensation medical treatment and claims management, where supporters said it would improve care and save money, while employers objected to expanded spending authority and the shift to allotment-based hiring; staff estimated substantial costs and potential savings, but no action was taken. Later, the committee heard Substitute Senate Bill 6160, which eliminates or modifies numerous agency reports, and Substitute Senate Bill 6034, which codifies the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs as a cabinet-level agency with Senate confirmation for the director; both had no public testimony. Finally, Second Substitute Senate Bill 5968 would create a statewide credential catalog and central repository, require agencies to publish processing information and deadlines, and in some cases refund fees for missed deadlines; staff began outlining the fiscal impacts across multiple agencies as the hearing continued.

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• This bill represents a crucial step toward providing clean drinking water to the residents of the Red
• drinking water to the providing clean drinking water to the residents<00:13:09.200><c> of</c><00:13:
• Uh, many of the projects do receive Lassard Sams funding, clean water fund dollars, uh, the redboard
• Uh, many of the projects do receive Lassard Sams funding, Clean Water Fund dollars, uh, the Red Board
• Uh, many of the projects do receive Lassard Sams funding, Clean Water Fund dollars, uh, the Red Board

Bills: HF2080, HF356, HF1968, HF228, HF569, HF603, HF692, HF1455, HF2224, HF1361

Keywords: contamination, water supply, municipal bonds, environmental mitigation, city funding, Sauk Rapids, PFAS contamination, drinking water, pollution control, bond issuance, Cokato, capital investment, school infrastructure, state bonds, HF228, Lakes Area Police Commission, Lindstrom, Chisago City, regional training facility, public safety facility

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• 200% to the sewer bills, our sewer bills will far exceed the 1.4% median income limitations in the Clean
• </c> certain uh income limits in the Clean certain uh income limits in the Clean Water Water Water Act
• Water Act we are asking for $37 Clean Water Act we are asking for $37 million<00:26:35.080><c> to</c
• The Lakewood water treatment facility is truly a regional asset, providing clean, safe drinking water
• </c> water infrastructure ensuring safe clean water infrastructure ensuring safe clean and<00:52:02.440

Bills: HF458, HF459, HF461, HF449, HF450, HF965, HF1280, HF612, HF615, HF616, HF622, HF650, HF651, HF1045, HF972, HF851, HF644, HF1050

Keywords: HF458, Henderson, water treatment facility, drinking water, municipal water, public infrastructure, capital investment, state bonds, bonding bill, Public Facilities Authority, water distribution system, well connection, local government grant, Minnesota capital budget, HF459, Carver levee, City of Carver, levee restoration, flood control, flood mitigation

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• </c><00:04:07.920><c> cars</c> is on target with What the clean cars is on target with What the clean
• The Clean Cars Minnesota rule only shows data through 2022, before the Clean Cars rule went into effect
• As I understand it, there is a Clean Cars 1 and a Clean Cars 2, and I'm wondering what Minnesota has
• As I understand it, Minnesota has adopted the Clean Cars 1 standard, not the Clean Cars 2 standard.
• clean clean cars standard with this uh clean clean cars standard we<00:41:13.560><c> were</c><00:41:13.920

Keywords: 1183, house

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• bill is a—it relates to the Petro Fund, um, that was established back in the 80s for the purpose of cleaning
• Uh, they were still slated to close, I believe, last week.
• Uh, they were still slated to close, I believe, last week.
• Uh, they were still slated to close, I believe, last week.
• This bill cleans up several small sections of the current statute based on the 2021 OLA report and slightly

Bills: HF3298, SF3832, HF3528, HF3516, HF3972, HF4118

Keywords: underground storage tanks, petroleum, reimbursement program, environmental regulation, pollution control, dairy assistance, investment relief, agriculture support, food production, economic relief, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, dentistry, licensure, registration

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• For all of these changes with amended and new rules slated to go before the commission in November.
• The FWC is currently in the rulemaking process for all of these changes with amended and new rules slated
• The new law creates a DP administered Clean Marine Manufacturers Program, which can provide discounts

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• going to ask the committee clerk to go ahead and call the roll, and we will go ahead and vote on the slate
• Members, we're going to go ahead and vote on the slate of nominations that were posted on our March 31st
• those impaired streams, many of them, and probably more of them, will not be considered covered by the Clean
• I believe when our nation set out to right the wrongs of the past, the Clean Water Act set the tone for

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• </c><03:03:08.720><c> And</c><03:03:08.960><c> finally,</c> under the Clean Slate Act.
• And finally, under the Clean Slate Act.
• The third is providing a mechanism with the Clean Slate law.
• The third is providing a mechanism with the Clean Slate law.
• The third is providing a mechanism with the Clean Slate law.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all