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• If we can maybe pare that down because of the massive cost in the data storage for the data from body
• Regarding the storage and everything, government agencies have the ability to dictate—or they will have
• local bill, House Bill 4033, which is in regards to home-based child care Representative Casello: facilities
• Palm Beach County has regulated home-based child care facilities through the Department of Health, which

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• If that's just manufacturing, education, or if they're open to a reactor, if it's waste storage, whatever
• they're open to a reactor, if it's or if they're open to a reactor, if it's waste<00:13:09.279> storage
• whatever<00:13:10.639> the<00:13:10.800> case<00:13:11.120> might waste storage
• , whatever the case might waste storage, whatever the case might be,<00:13:12.079> where<00:13
• TRISO fuel that is encapsulated into a graphite material, which makes them much more suitable for storage

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 03:09 SB 57 Discussion 04:03 SB 57 Roll Call Vote 38:37 SB 172 Discussion 41:27 SB 172 Roll Call Vote 50:23, 958, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including a prayer, the pledge, recognition of an Energy and Environment Cabinet leadership academy group, a roll call establishing quorum, and approval of the previous meeting’s minutes. The main item was Senator Danny Carroll’s presentation of legislation to create a nuclear-ready site readiness pilot program in Kentucky. He said the bill is intended to help build a nuclear ecosystem in the Commonwealth by supporting early site permits, construction permits, or combined licenses, with the state contributing up to $25 million per project and a total of $75 million for up to three projects. He emphasized safeguards such as refundable funding if conditions are not met, legislative rather than authority-only selection of projects, and oversight by the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority (NIDTA). He also described related provisions on cost recovery through the Public Service Commission, tax incentive eligibility for nuclear ecosystem projects, training and consultant support for the authority, and eligibility for fusion projects. Carroll and Rodney Andrews said the proposal is meant to attract utilities, developers, and large industrial users such as data centers, and to spread projects geographically, with particular attention to Eastern Kentucky and other rural areas. They said selection criteria would include site suitability, prior site use, regional economic need and impact, geographic diversity, additional investment, federal funding status, and whether a community has applied to be designated nuclear-ready. They stressed that communities would not be forced to host reactors and could choose which parts of the nuclear ecosystem to participate in. Carroll also said the bill could help Kentucky compete with states like Texas and Tennessee, and Andrews said industry contacts viewed the proposal as a signal that Kentucky is open to investment. Members generally expressed support for the bill and its goals, while asking about taxpayer exposure, site size, permitting, grid needs, national security, and reactor technology. Carroll said the state’s direct commitment would be capped at $75 million, with any additional cost recovery depending on PSC approval and project specifics. He said small modular reactor sites would be much smaller than traditional plants, and described a model in which a utility partners with a developer and a data center, with power contracts helping offset costs over decades. On security and technology, Carroll and Andrews said newer reactors would still be subject to the same standards as larger units, and Andrews explained that next-generation designs may use different fuels and materials such as TRISO and high-assay low-enriched uranium. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided, and the chair noted time limits and that additional members still had questions, including one witness expected to speak against the measure.

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• <00:22:23.720> of meetings at the past um uh facility of meetings at the past um uh facility
• <00:36:51.200> and queue right now for battery storage and queue right now for battery storage
• Battery storage right now, there's a battery storage facility burning. This is the third one.
• right now there's a bay battery storage right now there's a battery<00:57:20.359> storage<00:
• battery storage facility burning this is battery storage facility burning this is the<00:57:22.359

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Compensatory mitigation, dredged material, and facility.
• Grace Place, a women's health facility.
• Speaker, gentlemen, do those facilities serve? Ms.
• I did that for years on a sidewalk outside of a Planned Parenthood facility in one of the busiest facilities
• Submitted to Superfund sites, risk management plan facilities, treatment storage disposal facilities,

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• one is we want a worldclass facility one is we want a worldclass facility here<00:13:35.240>
• <00:13:57.240> is animal health and this new facility is animal health and this new facility
• <00:32:17.279> is have to cover until this facility is have to cover until this facility is
• Society while our facilities across the Society while our facilities across the state<01:19:19.360>
• That's a facility that the state owns that MHS uses for off-site collection storage.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We are building a wonderful new facility in Pfluger.
• And we're using that facility as a future preservation research and training facility. facility.
• So if we have a death inside of our facility, it is testifying.
• No, I receive a deer from a facility that received a deer. From a CWD positive facility.
• into a breeding facility.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• that's going to include every facility that's going to include every facility that<04:01:14.279>
• <04:03:42.120> they folks that work in these facilities they folks that work in these facilities
• We have an ability to lien when it comes to civil penalties here.
• We have an ability to lien when it comes to civil penalties here.
• We have an ability to lien when it comes to civil penalties here.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I would highlight that just recently, we were able to put a new facility in Invenida to house three different
• We're very grateful we have included art storage as part of our square footage, which is increasing our
• This also includes one-time additional costs for any AV appliances or unforeseen storage or furnishings
• They are providing a base plan for the furnishings, and we are supplementing it based on our storage
• As the critical needs for that community, facilities of course is high on the needy list.

Keywords: 914, all

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• And then finally, we did outsource facility maintenance, and it was a way for us to eliminate one position
• and made accessible to the public and then which records should be disposed of to avoid unnecessary storage
• We are so excited to report that the archival storage capacity will be increased by 130%, and we will
• We support library services in 35 state-operated adult and juvenile facilities across the state.
• We estimate This investment would enable nearly 4,000 new books across the facilities.

Keywords: 914, all

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• AB 508, Aguiar-Curie. residential care facilities for the elderly, holding committee.
• AB 835 Calderon, Medi-Cal skilled nursing facilities, two year bill.
• AB 1280 Garcia, Thermal Energy Storage Projects do pass out on an A roll call. AB 1365 Garcia.
• AB 626 Papan underground storage tanks hold in committee.
• AB 436, Ransom, Composting Facilities, hold in committee.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Senate Bill 197 removes supervision of the nurse employed by the legislative facilities committee from
• Senate Bill 197 removes supervision of the nurse employed by the legislative facilities committee
• <00:51:32.720> as within or on legislative facilities as within or on legislative facilities
• <01:01:47.520> and to create a space for the storage and to create a space for the storage
• Um although I don't know that their facilities are really kitted out for those types of things.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened with Senate Bill 197, which would remove supervision of the legislative facilities committee nurse from the Department of Health and Human Services and instead place the nurse under the Board of Nursing’s scope of practice and the Nurse Practice Act. Ryan Maliti introduced the bill for Senator Pearl, and John Williams of DHHS explained that the current statutory language is outdated, dating back to 1995, and improperly gives medical supervisory authority to a non-clinician. He said the change would align the statute with current practice and that the department, the Joint Legislative Committee’s chief operating officer, and the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification were all comfortable with the language. Committee members asked about the need for the change and confirmed the old supervisory language was no longer being meaningfully used. The chair closed the hearing on SB 197, noting there may be additional amendments before final action. The committee then heard Senate Bill 186, which would authorize the Joint Legislative Historical Committee to accept and display a portrait of former Senator Jeb Bradley in the State House. Max Taylor, speaking for Senator Rashardi, described Bradley’s long public service and urged the committee to move the bill. Members asked whether the portrait was completed, where it would be displayed, and how size and placement would be determined. Taylor said the portrait had not yet been commissioned but would be paid for by Bradley, and that the exact location had not been set. Committee members and staff noted that the Joint Historical Committee is already working on portrait placement and space issues, and that the bill may need to be coordinated with broader updates to the statutes governing portraits and memorials. The committee also heard Senate Bill 200, introduced by Senator Reardon, to allow the Joint Legislative Historical Committee to accept and hang a portrait of former Senator Sylvia Larson. Reardon and Donna Susi, who painted the portrait and had served as Larson’s chief of staff, gave strong testimony about Larson’s legislative record, leadership as Senate President, and bipartisan service. Members asked about the portrait’s status, size, and where it would be displayed; witnesses said the portrait was completed, framed, and currently stored in a box pending approval, and that the committee would decide placement. In the later work session, the chair used the two portrait bills to discuss broader problems in the statutes and the Joint Historical Committee’s responsibilities, including possible size limits, placement rules, and whether New Hampshire should adopt practices used in other states such as waiting periods or moratoriums on portraits. No votes were taken during the work session, but members discussed using the bills as vehicles for larger statutory cleanup.

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• We had a kickoff for the second major treatment facility last year.
• the facility, and the number of outfalls.
• That is the Jacob Hans Wastewater Treatment Facility.
• And permitted for facility.
• . facilities out here in New Mexico and what we're dealing with.

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• Uh, marine oyster agriculture research, uh, PMA facility.
• reach 150 gigawatts, we need all resources at the table, including wind, solar, gas, nuclear, and storage
• Um, space flight facilities.
• Thank you, and that would be to, uh, spaceflight facilities, not a specifically mentioned, aforementioned
• If we're going to exempt other structures or industries that may have 500 ft facilities vertical, should

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• It removes much of the human error from the equation of safe gun storage.
• Additionally, updating safe storage laws to expressly include personalized firearms as safe storage technology
• All manufacturing occurs at our facility here in Brumfield, Colorado.” “Okay.
• in a way that sounds like, should some of the privacy protections that were mentioned in terms of storage
• that sounds like should some of the privacy protections that were mentioned in terms of, you know, storage

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission met for its fourth hearing on emerging firearm technology, focused on personalized firearms and related privacy issues. Co-chairs noted the commission’s charge to study personalized firearm incentives, risks from digital manufacturing codes and AI, and the costs of requiring personalized firearm and microstamp technologies, and said the report deadline is being extended to July 31. They also announced the next public hearing for April 17 at 11:00 a.m., limited to Massachusetts residents. The first witness, Kai Kloepfer of Biofire, described the company’s personalized 9mm smart gun and argued it is designed to prevent unauthorized use through biometric authentication, local encrypted data storage, no wireless connectivity, and automatic disarming when released. He said Biofire opposes any mandate requiring personalized firearms, calling such mandates a de facto gun ban that would stifle innovation, limit consumer choice, and burden a still-developing market. He said the company has a patent portfolio, has received thousands of pre-orders, is shipping in all 50 states, and is approved for sale in Massachusetts; he also said the gun costs about $1,500, is currently sold online, and is intended mainly for home defense. Members questioned him about sales, manufacturing, battery life, repairability, transfer of ownership, possible expansion to other firearms, and whether microstamping could be incorporated. A Massachusetts firearms roster official, Michaela Dunn, explained the state’s testing and approval process for handguns and confirmed that the Biofire firearm is now on the Massachusetts roster and commercially available for retail sale in the state. Kate Crockford of the ACLU of Massachusetts testified only on facial recognition, warning that commercially available systems show significant demographic bias and that Massachusetts lacks comprehensive biometric privacy protections. She urged passage of pending data privacy and biometric privacy bills, including the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act and related measures, before any broader use of biometric verification in firearm laws. Commissioners discussed privacy concerns, and Biofire said its system is zero-knowledge and would likely comply with stronger biometric privacy laws. No votes were taken and no formal action was reported beyond the scheduling announcement and the extension effort.

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• of a $210 million new facility for archival storage and record storage, which is to replace our Shull
• Creek facility.
• of the large need that we had for this new facility.
• We are at capacity practically with our current facility and the annex facility that the agency received
• Over 50 of those locations are in VA facilities, and the remainder are in county facilities, as well

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations from the Legislative Budget Board and agency officials on several agencies, starting with the Texas Historical Commission. LBB described a large biennial reduction driven mainly by the removal of one-time funding and discussed capital projects, rider changes, and exceptional items including Presidio La Bahia and the National Museum of the Pacific War. Senators asked about heritage trails, courthouse grants, unexpended balance authority, and the status of historical-site funding. Historical Commission leadership emphasized preservation, courthouse restoration, heritage tourism, coordination with the Alamo and other Texas Revolution sites, and requested additional IT, staffing, and vehicle funding. No votes were taken. The committee then reviewed the Pension Review Board and the Employees Retirement System. The Pension Review Board’s budget was largely unchanged aside from IT maintenance and salary adjustments, with an exceptional item for additional IT enhancements. Members discussed the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System’s funding dispute and the need for a workable restoration plan. ERS presented a much larger budget, including funding for the retirement system, the group benefits plan, and the legacy payment intended to reduce unfunded liability. Senators focused heavily on pension investment returns, benchmark comparisons, and rising health-care costs, especially pharmacy spending driven by GLP-1 drugs; ERS said the plan covers about 540,000 lives and that premiums would rise 8% while benefits remain unchanged. ERS also said it had no exceptional items, and committee members requested more detailed benchmark information. The committee also heard from the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System and the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. TESSORS reported an unfunded liability, an infinite amortization period, and requested additional state support, staffing, and IT funding, including a statutory change to allow a higher contribution level; the agency warned that without more funding it may have to cut benefits. CEPRIT’s presentation covered its bond-funded cancer research and prevention portfolio, revenue-sharing from funded projects, and a request to increase salary limits for its CEO and chief scientific officer. Senators questioned CEPRIT’s accomplishments and return on investment, while CEPRIT cited screening, prevention, and research outcomes, including tens of thousands of detected cancers and precursors and hundreds of thousands of first-time screenings. The meeting ended after these presentations and questions, with no recorded committee action or vote.

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• Utilities Commission's enforcement efforts on missed interconnection timelines for customer-sited storage
• and solar projects, namely large and non-NEM storage projects.
• We have Brad Heavner, who is the executive director of the California Solar and Storage Association,
• I'm the executive director of the California Solar and Storage Association, CalSA.
• The Commission recognizes the importance of timely interconnection for customer-side solar and storage

Summary: The committee met as a subcommittee for much of the hearing because it initially lacked a quorum, then later established one and began taking votes. The state auditor gave a status update on ongoing audits, including several JALAC-requested audits in progress, other statutory audits, staffing growth in his office, and the number of new JALAC audits his office could start in the coming months. The committee also heard that one audit request on Prop. 28 was held, and another PUC-related request was moved off consent and heard on the regular calendar. Members then heard and discussed several audit requests. Senator Cervantes presented a request to audit California fusion centers, with witnesses from the FBI and ACLU supporting the need for transparency and oversight; opponents argued the request was politically motivated and could interfere with counterterrorism work. Senator Allen presented a request on CPUC enforcement of Rule 21 interconnection timelines for solar and storage projects, supported by industry and school representatives who described long delays and financial harm, while CPUC staff said the issue was being addressed through workshops and a formal proceeding. Senator Perez presented a request to audit Caltrans’ administration of the former SR 710 extension properties and affordable sales program, citing tenant complaints about maintenance, pricing, and transparency; Caltrans said it was working to complete sales and improve administration. Senator Umberg presented a request to audit the Orange County Board of Education over transparency, contracting, litigation spending, charter oversight, and whistleblower issues, while board representatives said there was no factual basis for an audit and that existing legal remedies had not been invoked. After quorum was established, the committee approved the consent-calendar DMV license revocation audit and then approved the PUC utility timeliness audit and the Caltrans SR 710 audit. The fusion center audit was left on call after a split vote, and the Orange County Board of Education audit continued with testimony from the board’s representatives after the committee had already moved on to other business.

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• <00:03:04.959> tanks use large um on-site storage tanks use large um on-site storage tanks
• , and that many everyday individuals are not using cold storage devices.
• or cryptocurrency would be cold storage. or cryptocurrency would be cold storage.
• <00:35:38.880> So are not using cold storage devices.
• So are not using cold storage devices.

Bills: HF3604, HF2236, HF3709, HF3766, HF2400

Keywords: bulk fuel, nonoxygenated gasoline, environment, exemption criteria, transportation, HF2236, Minnesota commerce, obsolete language, statutory cleanup, retail installment contract, consumer credit, vehicle financing, auto loans, retail buyer, retail seller, delinquency charge, collection fee, attorney fees, assignment notice, payment receipt

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 26, after correcting the header date to Thursday, February 26. It then took up House File 36004, as amended by the author’s technical A1 amendment. Representative Van Binsbergen described the bill as a change to statute governing bulk delivery of nonoxygenated fuel, especially for boats and other watercraft, to allow direct delivery to vehicles rather than requiring transport of fuel in containers or removal of boats from the water. Members generally supported the concept, citing convenience for lake users, reduced travel and potential invasive species spread, and fewer spill risks, but the chair said the bill would be laid over pending additional clarification from the State Fire Marshal’s Office and other agencies. House File 2236 was then introduced as a vehicle bill for possible future omnibus use and laid over without testimony or opposition. The committee also heard House File 3709, which would allow Minnesota banks and credit unions to offer custodial accounts for digital assets such as cryptocurrency. The authors framed the bill as a consumer-protection and competitiveness measure that would let local institutions keep pace with customer demand and prevent Minnesotans from relying on out-of-state or offshore providers. Testimony from the Department of Commerce and credit union representatives supported the bill, saying it would level the playing field, keep digital assets under Minnesota oversight, and help local institutions remain relevant; one witness said significant liquidity had been leaving local communities for outside exchanges. Questions from members focused on whether the accounts would be NCUA-insured, how the bill related to unclaimed property, and whether the policy goal was consumer protection or simply preserving bank relevance. Several members expressed support but also cautioned about crypto volatility, scams, and the need to avoid turning credit unions into exchanges. The discussion ended without a final vote in the excerpt, with the bill still under committee consideration.

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• ,<00:34:03.600> personnel, everything of facilities, personnel, everything of facilities,
• <01:28:04.719> With<01:28:04.880> that the no river storage project.
• With that the no river storage project.
• <01:29:29.360> Uh storage projects I would say. Uh storage projects I would say.
• So enlarging to recover sediment<01:30:25.840> or<01:30:26.560> storage<01:30:26.960>

Bills: HB0130, HB0095, HB0096, HB0097, SF0101, SF0106, SF0067, SF0123

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, concealed carry, public colleges, university facilities, weapons legislation, self-defense, campus safety, weapons, age requirement, permits, HB0097, Wyoming firearms privacy, merchant category code, MCC

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• What would another 117, approximately 40 times the storage of those three tanks, have been able to do
• <00:22:56.480> of approximately 40 times the storage of approximately 40 times the storage
• <00:24:11.559> problem now and doesn't have a storage problem now and doesn't have a storage
• facilities full so they can fight fire.
• c> they their storage facilities full so they their storage facilities full so they can<02:13:19.440

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, January 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• entering into a contract with a private entity to construct student housing if that entity has a pending lien
• or legal action related to nonpayment of a contractor. ...if that entity has a pending lien or legal

Bills: HB4, HB20

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2853, which would allow the UT System Board of Regents to adjust the University of Texas at El Paso student union fee above the current statutory cap, subject to student approval, to help fund a new student union building. Senator Blanco explained the bill and the committee substitute, there were no questions or witnesses, public testimony was closed, and the committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending subject to the call of the chair. The committee then heard House Bill 610, which would limit severance payments for terminated independent school district superintendents to six months’ salary and benefits. Senator Paxton described large severance payouts and said the bill had passed the House overwhelmingly. There were no witnesses, public testimony was closed, and the bill was left pending. A lengthy hearing followed on House Bill 4623, which would waive school district immunity in certain cases involving negligent hiring, supervision, or employment of professional school employees who commit abuse or related misconduct against students. Senator Paxton and several witnesses, including survivors and parents, argued the bill was needed to address cover-ups, delayed reporting, and repeated failures to remove dangerous employees; some members raised concerns about liability caps, litigation, and how the bill would interact with the Tort Claims Act. The committee also heard from TEA staff and employee-group witnesses who discussed possible injunctions and stronger no-hire protections. Public testimony was then closed and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 4, an accountability and assessment bill that would restore A-F ratings, change the state testing system, and replace STAAR with shorter, more instructionally useful assessments. Senator Bettencourt explained the committee substitute, including annual ratings, limits on taxpayer-funded lawsuits, and a phased-in testing redesign with beginning, middle, and end-of-year assessments. Testimony was generally supportive from education and business groups, though some witnesses favored norm-referenced testing while others emphasized criterion-referenced, TEKS-aligned assessments; one witness noted social studies assessments were restored in the bill. The hearing concluded with additional invited testimony and no final vote reported in the transcript.