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• the integrity of the sport and preserve the integrity of the horse park and all our guests.
• the integrity of the sport and preserve the integrity of the horse park and all our guests.
• the integrity of the sport and preserve the integrity of the horse park and all our guests.
• </c><00:32:38.559><c> the</c> kinds of situations to preserve the kinds of situations to preserve the
• </c> integrity of the sport uh and preserve integrity of the sport uh and preserve the<00:32:41.120><

Keywords: Cabinet for Economic Development – Bluegrass State Skills Corporation Overview 02:35 ----Discussion of BR 868, 2026 Regular Session 24:08, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with a quorum call and approval of the August 21 minutes. The main presentation was from the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development on the Bluegrass State Skills Corporation (BSSC), which was created in 1984 and is administratively tied to the cabinet. Staff explained that BSSC supports workforce training for companies in Kentucky through two main programs: the grant-in-aid reimbursement program and the skills training investment tax credit. They also described the board’s structure, quarterly meetings, annual audit, and the metropolitan tax credit tied to UPS in Louisville, along with public-private training consortia supported by the program. The cabinet outlined eligibility and funding rules: applicants must be qualified companies, trainees must be full-time Kentucky residents meeting wage requirements, and eligible training includes in-house company-specific training, train-the-trainer efforts, safety/OSHA training, and outside training through KCTCS or other providers. Grant-in-aid is a 50% reimbursement program capped at $75,000 per company per fiscal year and $2,000 per trainee, while the tax credit is capped annually and is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications are scored based on county tier, wages, workforce development activity, veteran hiring, participation in consortia, and job growth. Members asked for data on trainees and industries served, and staff said they could provide it. They also discussed coordination with other workforce programs, especially KCTCS and the state’s TRAIN program, to avoid overlap and double dipping. Several members asked about program usage and differences between fiscal years. Staff said the tax credit is less popular because it is not refundable and requires tax liability, while grant-in-aid is more attractive because it is cash reimbursement. They said lower or delayed spending in some years can reflect one-year training windows, reimbursement lag, new facilities ramping up, consortia activity, and special allocations such as those tied to Ford facilities. Questions also covered support for new businesses, which staff said can receive favorable scoring for new jobs and may have funds set aside for new location projects. On veterans, staff said they connect companies to Kentucky Valor and other resources, but the program does not track veteran retention outcomes. The final discussion was on a draft bill related to the Kentucky Horse Park and the U.S. Center for SafeSport. Representative Vanessa Gracel and Kentucky Horse Park President Lee Carter explained that the proposal is intended to help the park maintain integrity and protect athletes, volunteers, coaches, trainers, and guests from abuse and misconduct. They described SafeSport’s federal role in Olympic and Paralympic sports and said they hope to move the draft forward as legislation in 2026. No votes were taken on the BSSC presentation or the horse park discussion.

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• HIBs are the best resource to finance the creation and preservation of deeply affordable housing here
• 254 home sites permanently preserve 254 home sites across<00:42:54.240><c> four</c><00:42:54.480><c>
• Resident-owned communities, preserving more than 800 homes, but demand outpaces available funds.
• Respectfully, we are the most cost-effective option when it comes to preserving affordable housing in
• </c><01:01:17.520><c> community</c> $3.2 billion of preserved community $3.2 billion of preserved community

Keywords: 1183, house

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• H. 3587 and S. 2334 would give municipalities a tool to preserve these spaces by enabling them to establish
• trust funds to hold financial assets and property for the creation and preservation of creative spaces
• So this bill is about preserving and restoring the fundamental bedrock law on easements by necessity.
• to affordable artist workspaces, including creating their own Creative Space Trust Fund to help preserve
• Theater in the Open has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into preservation on this beautiful

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development held a hearing on October 21, opening with a moment of silence for former committee chair Senator Edward Kennedy. Chairs Senator Paul Mark and Representative Sean Garballey then heard testimony on several bills related to tourism funding, arts infrastructure, public art, Native heritage, and a choreographer laureate. A major focus was legislation to require earlier distribution of regional tourism council grants from the Tourism Trust Fund, with testimony from regional tourism leaders from North of Boston, Metro West, Cape Cod, and Senator Joan Lovely. Witnesses said delayed grant allocations make it difficult to plan fall, winter, and shoulder-season marketing, and they argued that an October 1 or September 1 deadline would help preserve tourism’s economic impact without increasing appropriations. They cited tourism’s role in jobs, tax revenue, and regional economic development, especially for smaller and less prominent tourism regions. The committee also heard strong support for the Creative Space Act and the PLACE Act, which would help municipalities preserve affordable creative workspace and create a public art funding mechanism tied to state construction projects. Testimony from MassCreative, MAPC, arts organizations, muralists, and local arts leaders emphasized loss of workspace, displacement of artists, and the economic and community benefits of public art. Additional testimony supported bills to protect Native American heritage by preventing the sale of funerary and sacred objects in public or nonprofit collections, and a bill to establish a first-in-the-nation choreographer laureate of the Commonwealth. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the committee adjourned after public testimony concluded.

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• Currently, land that is green space, things like parks, golf courses, nature preserves.
• Parks, golf courses, nature preserves, other areas.”
• Can you talk about nature preserves?
• nature preserves, if there are any, which meet the, where things like nature preserves, if there are
• “A nature preserve, you know, a larger open space that, you know, it’s owned by someone, but it’s not

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• And please preserve recent investments like special education and school materials.
• I urge you to preserve Governor Ferguson's funding levels in your final budget. Thank you.
• We encourage you to preserve it as it currently is designed. Thank you so much. Thank you.
• We encourage you to preserve it as it currently is designed. Thank you so much. Thank you.
• We ask that you please preserve the funding.

Summary: The Senate Ways and Means Committee heard an overview from OFM Director Katie Chapman See on Governor Ferguson’s 2026 supplemental budget proposal. She said the budget was built in response to higher caseloads and inflation, a roughly $390 million revenue forecast drop, new federal costs tied to H.R. 1, and a relatively small ending fund balance. The proposal would increase near general fund spending by about $1.1 billion and solve an estimated $2.3 billion two-year gap through about $800 million in reductions, revenue shifts and tax preference changes, use of other funds, and about $1 billion from the budget stabilization account. She also noted the budget is balanced over two years but not fully over four years under the state’s outlook rules. Chapman See highlighted reductions in Working Connections Child Care, including a soft cap on enrollment and holding subsidy rates at the 75th percentile, delays to long-term care and developmental disability-related changes, and across-the-board reductions to higher education and administrative spending. She also described investments in wildfire suppression and preparedness, affordability programs like utility rebates and home energy assistance, housing-related planning and permitting support, One Washington IT replacement, behavioral health workforce programs, and continued support for some K-12 initiatives such as ninth grade success and homeless student stability. In response to questions, she said some proposed cuts were based on the governor’s subjective judgment about what was critically necessary, that current child care enrollees would not be cut off immediately, and that the budget would maintain services for about 500 highest-acuity Medicaid clients who lost eligibility under federal changes. Public testimony was largely critical of the proposed cuts in K-12, early learning, and higher education. School officials, educators, nurses, and advocacy groups opposed reductions to Transition to Kindergarten, Local Effort Assistance, Running Start, MSOC, school leadership and support grants, and higher education funding, arguing the cuts would worsen existing funding gaps and harm student outcomes. Several witnesses supported restoring or maintaining funding for ninth grade success, Treehouse’s foster youth graduation program, homeless student stability, and Science on Wheels. In early learning, child care providers and advocates opposed the Working Connections cap and subsidy-rate reduction, warning it would reduce access and destabilize providers. In higher education, campus leaders and labor representatives opposed across-the-board cuts and fund shifts, while some institutions and advocates supported targeted investments such as behavioral health workforce programs and DigiPen aid restoration. In human services, Planned Parenthood advocates praised restored abortion access funding and Medicaid reimbursements. The committee took no votes or final action in the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• This slide provides an overview of the Department's approach to asset preservation prioritization and
• News & World Report as some of the best nursing homes in the country, and asset preservation dollars
• This slide shows examples of projects in our asset preservation request.
• </c> projects in our asset preservation projects in our asset preservation request<00:04:10.280><c> these
• <00:04:17.600><c> list</c><00:04:17.799><c> include</c> preservation list include preservation list include

Keywords: 1183, house

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• aware, the cost of just about everything has drastically increased since 1994, leading the record preservation
• The user fee can only be used for record storage, microfilming, and preservation, per the statute.
• An additional dollar for the records preservation fund An additional dollar for the records preservation
• our offices to offset some of the overall cost associated with electronic equipment necessary to preserve
• the record, while also funding microfilming and digitizing preservation projects, which is essential

Summary: The House Agriculture Committee met with a quorum and first took up two bills in executive session. House Bill 3014, previously presented by Representative Farnan, was approved due pass on a 20-0 roll call vote. The committee then considered House Bill 3392, adopted a committee substitute that added a small liability disclaimer for distributors and wholesalers at the suggestion of Ron Leone, and approved the committee substitute due pass on a 21-0 vote. The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 938, presented by Representative Haley on behalf of Senator Bernskoetter. The bill would increase a long-standing user fee from $4 to $6 for recorded documents, with the additional revenue split among county recorders, the Secretary of State, and the Department of Agriculture’s land survey program. Haley and other members said the increase was needed to sustain the land survey program and reflect rising costs, while clarifying that the fee would not automatically increase again. Members asked questions about how the fee would be divided and what portions applied to different parts of the statute. Testimony was uniformly supportive. The Missouri Department of Agriculture, the Missouri Society of Professional Land Surveyors, and the Recorder Association of Missouri all backed the bill, citing the need to preserve the land survey program and support record storage, digitization, and microfilming efforts in county recorder offices. No witnesses testified in opposition or for informational purposes. The committee then adjourned after the hearing.

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• This allows a path of growth for our gaming facilities and also preserves our long-standing commitment
• This allows a path of growth for our gaming facilities and also preserves our long-standing commitment
• So the revenue supports preservation of our Chukchansi culture, language, and traditions.
• It means providing housing services, preserving our culture, and creating opportunities for children
• It means providing housing services, preserving our culture, and creating opportunities for children

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization held an informational hearing on seven tribal-state gaming compacts and compact amendments executed by Governor Newsom and several federally recognized tribes. Chair Blanca Rubio noted that no formal vote would be taken at the hearing, but that the ratification bills — AB 1579, AB 2173, SB 542, and SB 1235 — would later go to the Assembly floor. Much of the discussion focused on how the compacts were updated in response to the Ninth Circuit’s Chicken Ranch decision, which limited the state’s ability to bargain over certain topics in gaming compacts, and on preserving government-to-government relationships while reducing litigation risk. The committee heard first from the Pechanga Band of Indians and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians on first amendments that added gaming-device flexibility, revised revenue-sharing terms, and included commitments not to sue over certain revenue provisions. Both tribes emphasized their role as major employers and public-service providers, including fire, health, education, and cultural programs, and described the amendments as modernization measures. The Fort Mojave Indian Tribe presented a new compact replacing an expired 2004 agreement, allowing up to 1,200 gaming devices and a possible future site near Needles through a federal two-part determination process, while the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians sought a fifth amendment extending its existing compact during ongoing litigation. The Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians each supported amendments that increased device flexibility, adjusted revenue-sharing obligations, and updated compact terms to reflect current law. San Manuel also highlighted supplemental payments to the revenue-sharing trust fund, philanthropic work, and local public-safety agreements, while county and city representatives spoke in support. The Chumash amendment included a longer compact term and narrowed liability provisions, including self-insurance language. Finally, the Yurok Tribe presented a new compact replacing a 1999 agreement, allowing up to 349 devices at up to three facilities; tribal counsel explained that gaming is not the tribe’s primary economic driver but that the compact would preserve limited-gaming status and provide needed flexibility. The hearing ended with no committee questions or votes, and the chair adjourned the meeting at 3:00 p.m.

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• Please preserve the choice to protect veterans.
• Unless amended, please preserve choice and protect our veterans.
• Please preserve choice and protect our veterans.
• Preserve the choice, protect veterans. I oppose AB 826 unless amended.
• Please preserve choice to protect veterans.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs met as a subcommittee because a quorum was initially lacking, and heard six bills. AB 81 by Assemblymember Ta would require CalVet to study the mental health needs of women veterans; supporters from county veterans service officers, veterans organizations, and behavioral health groups said women veterans face higher rates of military sexual trauma, PTSD, depression, and suicide, while no opposition appeared. The bill was later passed 7-0 and re-referred to Appropriations. AB 826 by Assemblymember Gonzalez would prohibit unaccredited individuals or businesses from charging veterans fees to file or assist with VA benefits claims, impose a civil penalty, and direct penalty revenue to veterans services and district attorneys. Supporters argued the bill would curb predatory “claim sharks” and protect veterans from exploitation, while opponents from private claims consulting firms and several veterans said the measure could restrict access to legitimate help and should be narrowed to target bad actors instead of banning paid assistance broadly. After extensive testimony and discussion about federal law, accreditation, and possible amendments, the committee passed the bill 8-0 and re-referred it to Judiciary. AB 556 by Assemblymember Patterson would clarify that campus-level mandatory fees are covered under the CalVet fee waiver for dependents of certain veterans and Medal of Honor recipients. Supporters said the bill would fulfill the state’s promise to veterans’ families, while concerns were raised about fiscal impacts on CSU campuses and the need for more precise cost estimates. The bill was passed 6-0 and sent to Appropriations. The committee also adopted its rules 7-0 and approved the consent calendar, which included AB 264, AB 1508, and AB 1509, all re-referred to Appropriations.

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• The clerk will read the resolution HR number 283 by Zwiener recognizing February 19 2025 as Preservation
• Preservation Texas and celebrate their outstanding contributions to protecting and protecting and preserving
• Preservation Texas has dedicated nearly four decades to empowering Texans to safeguard the historic place
• Through research, advocacy... and public education, Preservation Texas plays a crucial role in raising
• I am incredibly proud to have Preservation Texas headquartered in House District 45 in San Marcos.

Keywords: legislation, testimonies, committee meeting, public interest, bills

Summary: The committee meeting was conducted with several discussions surrounding various proposed bills, addressing both public interests and legislative concerns. Specific bills were presented, and members debated the implications of each, emphasizing their potential impact on the community and state regulations. Notably, several testimonies were heard from stakeholders, which enriched the conversation and provided different perspectives on the bills being reviewed.

Transcript Highlights:

• The clerk will read the resolution HR number 283 by Zwiener recognizing February 19 2025 as Preservation
• Preservation Texas and celebrate their outstanding contributions to protecting and protecting and preserving
• Preservation Texas has dedicated nearly four decades to empowering Texans to safeguard the historic place
• Through research, advocacy... and public education, Preservation Texas plays a crucial role in raising
• I am incredibly proud to have Preservation Texas headquartered in House District 45 in San Marcos.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• To fix the puka in our budget, the revenue preserved and generated by this bill is about evenly split
• It would have preserved certainty in the market and avoided unnecessary disruption.
• not only preserved them but gone even deeper for the lower and middle income families.
• We preserved the majority of the tax cuts and even improved most of them.
• It is these standards that preserve the public's faith and trust in us.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• That was 14%; state ferries at $1.3 billion, 10%; highway preservation...
• That was 14%; state ferries at $1.3 billion, 10%; highway preservation...
• “So this shows, by state, the spending for preservation both in 2008 and 2023.
• “In 2008, Washington had the largest amount of highway preservation spending at $369 million.
• For example, the cost per mile to repave or to preserve or to build new roads, anything like that.

Bills: HB2109, HB2139, HB2192

Keywords: vehicle loads, public highways, transportation, road safety, infrastructure, HB2139, snowmobile registration, snowmobile fee, vehicle license fee, registration fee, Department of Licensing, RCW, vehicle registration, winter recreation, off-road vehicle, moped, motorcycle, trailer, recreational vehicle, vintage snowmobile

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• The Rondo Community Land Trust has been preserving long-term affordability by maintaining ownership of
• of homes, which we had preservation of homes, which we had already<01:09:28.480><c> invested</c><01:
• </c> development to build or preserve development to build or preserve affordable<01:15:15.840><c> housing
• It would also allow us to use<01:15:52.800><c> the</c><01:15:53.199><c> preservation</c><01:15:53.840
• ><c> aspect</c><01:15:54.239><c> of</c><01:15:54.480><c> this</c> use the preservation aspect of this

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Their leadership and preservation embodies the spirit of California today.
• And that commitment to preservation is a value shared across many communities, especially our Jewish
• We must continue to invest in cultural preservation, honor Native people, ...enough.
• You can manage and preserve the environment better.
• But that's not what this legislative... ...and preserve the environment better.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, opened with a Native American song and prayer by Assemblymember Ramos, observed a moment of silence for former staff member Eric Washington, and then handled a series of procedural motions, including removing several items from consent, rescinding prior action on SB 626, returning AB 643 to the Senate, and placing SB 1294 on the inactive file. The chamber also approved a request to allow an Elections Committee informational hearing on AB 1923. The main floor action centered on ACR 208, recognizing California Native American Day and the California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference. Ramos and several caucus leaders spoke in support, emphasizing Native history, sovereignty, cultural preservation, missing and murdered Indigenous people, and the importance of representation. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 61 co-authors were added, and the Assembly then held a Native American Day ceremony honoring several tribal leaders and elders with cultural performances and guest introductions. The Assembly also adopted HR 102 recognizing Filipino American History Month after extensive support from multiple caucuses, with members highlighting Filipino American history, labor activism, healthcare, public service, and community contributions; 64 co-authors were added before the voice vote. ACR 213 designating September 2026 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month also passed by voice vote after 62 co-authors were added, with testimony focused on pediatric cancer research, treatment access, and personal stories of loss and survival. ACR 230 proclaiming California Firefighter Appreciation Month and California Firefighter Memorial Day likewise passed unanimously after 66 co-authors were added, with members citing firefighters’ emergency response work, wildfire service, and occupational health risks. Several concurrence items also passed, including ACR 126 on Captain Vidar Anderson Memorial Highway, AB 1651 on AI disclosure in the bar exam, AB 2789 on mediation, AJR 27 urging federal disaster aid for Eaton and Palisades fire victims, and AB 2134 on parental leave protections for local officials.

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• We are here to preserve agriculture in the state of Florida and discuss some of the programs that are
• There are several things that we need to do to ensure preservation in the state of Florida.
• The Rural and Family Lands Protection Program is an agricultural land preservation program designed to
• The program is needed to balance responsible growth while also preserving rural heritage and reinforcing
• The first is that it preserves agriculture.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• act when the parent or legal custodian... when the parent or legal custodian is not present and preserve
• Keith, preserve the records. The department shall not give the parents access to those records.
• that. still want to make sure we preserve that, and it's confidential.
• Are all those records now preserved as part of the file on that child?
• And then it also states, notwithstanding subsection B, to preserve the safety of the child who is...

Bills: HB493

Keywords: child advocacy centers, certification, funding allocation, Alabama Network, forensic evaluation, children's welfare, 1136, house, all

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• To date, there are over 86 partnerships with Florida families, having preserved over 120,800 acres of
• Manage the 1.2 million acres of public lands on 38 state forests and one working ranch preserve.
• There's also $50 million to continue restoration and preservation of Florida's world-renowned springs
• So the 2025 budget highlights include $205.5 million to preserve and enhanced our prize properties. 136.5
• The gamut of their responsibilities truly helps preserve the beauty and wholesomeness that is Florida

Summary: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee met to hear member-led presentations on agency budget requests after prior meetings with the agencies. Representative Barnaby summarized the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ fiscal year 2025-26 request, highlighting major funding for the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program, Florida Forest Service wildfire and land management needs, citrus disease and research efforts, a new Conner Complex facility and lab, agricultural water and BMP projects, agricultural law enforcement staffing and equipment, maintenance and vehicle needs, and federal grant-related spending. No vote was taken on the department’s request during the meeting. Representative Bartleman presented the Department of Environmental Protection request and said the subcommittee supported it fully. The request emphasized Everglades restoration, water quality grants, springs, harmful algal bloom and red tide response, alternate water supplies, resilience and flood prevention, beach and coral reef restoration, land acquisition and state parks, and cleanup of petroleum, dry cleaning, and hazardous waste sites. Representative Alvarez asked DEP to provide a list of the most contaminated lakes, along with estimated costs, so the committee could prioritize cleanup efforts. Representative Black summarized the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission request, which included additional law enforcement funding in high-demand areas, oyster and reef restoration, habitat restoration, heavy equipment for land management and prescribed burning, a water survival training center, and red snapper data research. Representative Salzman then presented the Department of Citrus request, describing a lean agency budget focused on operations, PALM readiness, marketing and consumer awareness, greening-resistant plant material, and building repairs; the workgroup recommended fully funding the request. The meeting ended with members thanking the chair and staff for the more member-driven budget process, and the subcommittee adjourned without objection.

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• Um, HIPS preserving affordable housing.
• </c><00:34:33.440><c> of</c> senior housing, and preservation of senior housing, and preservation of
• Preserve what we have and shortage.
• </c> private investments to both preserve private investments to both preserve existing<00:42:34.800>
• </c><01:45:28.239><c> It</c> housing supply and preservation. It housing supply and preservation.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It amends a Mississippi antiquities law to balance historic preservation with practical and economic
• It amends a Mississippi antiquities law to balance historic preservation with practical and economic
• </c><00:12:53.360><c> with</c> to balance historic preservation with to balance historic preservation
• You know, there is preservation. There is a lot to be said for that. MDH does a good job at that.
• Uh, it says we want to create value while also preserving the local environment and promoting growth

Keywords: Public Property - Room 409, 29 January, 2026; 2:30 P.M., 925, all