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• So there's very little bit of energy costs and that transfer could come from rather long ways away the
• Bob Pollock, you're up next from energy transfer, Florida gas transmission.
• speak on behalf of energy Transfer's Florida gas transmission pipeline a little bit about energy transfer
• These are our energy transfer pipelines to reach back to those different supply basins to get gas into
• Everything transfers to a new homeowner. >> It's maybe miss questions I could with respect to value with

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• the process that would be created by Senator Allen's bill; of those 12, eight we are prepared to transfer
• Since 2008, the League has only been able to transfer one 80-acre inholding within Montgomery Woods State
• Our team has been working to transfer three one-half-acre inholdings.
• Thanks... ...has been working to transfer three one-half-acre inholdings within existing state parks
• opportunities because the League's Board of Directors is hesitant to continue to buy more land when we can't transfer

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several natural resources and water-related bills. SB 224 by Senator Hurtado would require the Department of Water Resources to implement audit recommendations, improve climate-informed water supply forecasting, and provide annual updates to the Legislature; supporters emphasized the need for better transparency and more accurate water planning, and the bill passed as amended to Appropriations. SB 556, also by Senator Hurtado, would fund floodplain restoration in the Tulare Basin to reduce flooding, recharge groundwater, and provide habitat and other community benefits; local officials and conservation groups supported it, some initial concerns about Proposition 4 were resolved, and the bill passed as amended. SB 630 by Senator Allen would streamline State Parks and other state real property acquisitions by raising review thresholds and reducing duplicative approvals; conservation groups and park advocates supported the measure, while some members raised oversight and fiscal concerns, and it passed as amended. SB 718 by Senator Allen would reduce hunting and fishing license costs for low-income Californians, framed as helping subsistence users and disabled veterans and seniors, and it passed as amended. The committee also approved SB 427 by Senator Blakespear, which extends the sunset of the Habitat Conservation Fund from 2030 to 2035. Supporters said the fund has protected more than 1.2 million acres, leverages other funding, and supports habitat, recreation, and climate resilience; members highlighted its importance for areas like the Salton Sea and the need to protect the funding stream from future sweeps. SB 586 by Senator Jones, an e-moto off-highway vehicle bill, was taken up with little discussion and passed as amended. SB 639 by Senator Ashby would extend the deadline for Sacramento-area flood protection projects in the Natomas Basin and Beach Lake subareas from 2025 to 2030 to allow completion of remaining work and avoid delays to infill housing; city, county, and flood agency representatives supported it, and it passed as amended. Throughout the hearing, witnesses and members repeatedly emphasized water reliability, flood protection, conservation funding, and reducing bureaucratic delays. Several bills drew broad support from local governments, water agencies, tribes, and conservation organizations, and multiple members requested to be added as coauthors. All of the measures discussed were reported out of committee, generally with amendments and with some items left open for add-on votes.

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• Members, this is a bill we heard previously relating to transfer in the care and custody of the letter
• So House Bill 5088 formally transfers the responsibility for completing, uh, that study to those local
• They can transfer to other.
• Wildlife to move vessel titling into a digital format, shortens the filing period for ownership transfers
• , and creates a criminal offense for failing to disclose major hull damage during the sale or transfer

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• We would remain on site 24 hours a day, seven days a week, until every individual is transferred.
• They would get the policies transferred as the beneficiary over to the caregiver and would...
• We would remain on site 24 hours a day, seven days a week, until every individual is transferred.
• They would get the policies transferred as the beneficiary over to the caregiver and would...
• positioning, assisting with self-administered medications, and routine hair and skin care. ...and transfer

Bills: HB2510, HB3589, HB4611, HB4655, HB4665, HB4666, HB4670, HB4700, HB4730, HB4798, HB4838, HB5136, HB5243, HB5302, HB5539

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy

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• inception of the Villages years ago under the WA administration, that the roads would eventually be transferred
• Development Corporation to continue working with the city and county of Honolulu to efficiently transfer
• to city and county of Honolulu to city and county of Honolulu to efficiently<00:45:47.280> transfer
• <00:45:47.680> the<00:45:47.839> roads<00:45:48.480> within efficiently transfer
• the roads within efficiently transfer the roads within the<00:45:48.960> villages<00:45:49.280

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• do we have some indication from Harris County as to the the true nature of the funds that were transferred
• more details well I understand that they've made a very clear statement that the funds that were transferred
• The Bail Project, which was the recipient of. the of the amount that was transferred out of Harris County
• I'll also tell you that there were 2.1 million dollars transferred 361 payments in odd amounts like $19,950
• amount of the bail yes and they It claimed that, they claimed that, no taxpayer dollars were used or transferred

Bills: SJR1, SB9, SB40, SJR36, SJR1, SJR5, SB9, SB40, SJR1, SB9, SB40, SR62, SR92, SR95, SR108, SR110, SR111, SR113, SR114, SR117, SR120, SB314, SB314

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform, El Paso, economic development

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• Until we actually draw them down and transfer them. So he's investing them right now? I hope so.
• If we could get our transfer authority through the biennium to the next biennium, we would actually be
• The other thing that would help us is some transfer authority. That was taken away from us.
• If we could just get 20% transfer authority, that would help us. balance up at the end of the fiscal
• There's small request because we have the program transferred to us from WIC but we did not get the funding

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• regulation act, the age-appropriate online design code act, to impose an excise tax on certain money transfers
• orders, challenges to notarized acknowledgments, paternity based on genetic tests, fraud, funds transfer
• It also addresses snowmobile safety, transfer provisions, and appeal procedures.
• The budget fund showcases the money transferred to the fund by the Legislature, money donated, gifts,
• To transfer funds for the original section of court emergency.

Bills: LB764, LB815A, LB839, LB888, LB955, LB972A, LB1029, LB1087, LB1091, LB1126A, LB1181A, LB1237A, LB1261A, LB304A, LB762, LB889, LB929, LB966, LB1022, LB1187, LR508

Keywords: law enforcement, correctional services, Department of Correctional Services, corrections officers, state prison employees, peace officer, certification, police standards, training academy, Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Nebraska Police Standards Advisory Council, criminal justice, correctional staff, conditional officer, law enforcement authority, public safety, LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill

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• We don't know if he was transferred out. We don't know if there's someone new.
• We don't know if he was transferred out. We don't know if there's someone new.
• We don't know if he was transferred out. We don't know if there's someone new.
• We don't know if he was transferred out. We don't know if there's someone new.
• We don't know if he was transferred out.

Bills: HB2264, HB2336, HB2298, HB1518

Keywords: protective orders, military, law enforcement, judicial coordination, victim safety, community safety, federal military installations, disaster response, emergency services, state funding, transportation department, public safety, Hawaii, education, high school diploma, veterans, wartime practices, armed services, HB1518, Hawaii SNAP

Summary: The committee opened by announcing that it would hear testimony but would not take decisions on the day’s bills, with action deferred to a later decision-making agenda. The first measure, HB 2264, would require notification to military security forces when a protective order is issued involving a military-affiliated person. Support came from the U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, the Hawaii National Guard, and DBEDT’s Military Affairs office, all emphasizing better coordination and faster notice to help protect victims and support command oversight. Family Court Judge Jesse Hall supported the intent but asked for deferral, explaining that a prior fax-and-email notification system had broken down and that the military had not re-engaged with the court. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence supported the bill but recommended narrowing it so it applies only when the respondent is actually marked as military-connected and delaying the effective date to January 1, 2027 to allow implementation. In questions, members discussed the current breakdown in communication, the number of military-marked TROs statewide, and whether the bill would be necessary if the old system were restored; the military witness said she would try to reestablish contact with the court. The committee then took up HB 2336, which would authorize the Department of Transportation to enter into agreements with the U.S. Department of Defense for services at federal military installations and charge an administrative fee. DOT and the Military Affairs office supported the measure, describing it as a way to speed projects, combine state and federal resources, and strengthen infrastructure that also supports disaster response and the economy. Members questioned why the bill was needed if similar arrangements had existed before, and whether Title 23 federal highway funds could be used; DOT responded that the bill would help expedite projects and supplement, not supplant, federal funding, while each project would still require review of the appropriate funding source. The committee also heard HB 2298, which would allow the Department of Education to award high school diplomas to qualified people whose schooling was interrupted by military service or wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. The U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, the Hawaii Office of Veterans Affairs, and DOE supported the bill, and DOE said implementation would have only a minimal printing cost. Finally, the committee heard HB 1518, which would require DHS, upon obtaining a federal waiver, to create a pre-release SNAP application process for inmates nearing release by January 1, 2028. DHS said it was already working on a pilot and stood on its testimony; the County of Hawaii, the Correctional System Oversight Commission, the ACLU of Hawaii, and the Hawaii Public Health Institute supported the measure, arguing it would improve reentry outcomes and would not cost the state additional money. No votes or final committee actions were taken on any of the bills during this meeting.

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• The short title is: "MDOT authorize the transfer and conveyance of certain real property to the city
• What this bill will do is it authorizes the Mississippi Department of Transportation to transfer and
• Short title is: "DFA authorized the transfer and conveyance of ABC warehouse to Madison County Economic
• It allows DFA to transfer and sell. This is the old ABC warehouse in Madison.
• Allows DFA<00:36:14.640> to<00:36:14.800> transfer DFA to transfer DFA to transfer and<

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

Summary: The Public Property Committee held its organizational meeting and elected Senator Ladner as secretary. It then took up Senate Bill 2203, which would centralize leasing authority for state agencies in privately owned space under DFA and, when cheaper, move certain agencies into the capital complex area to encourage consolidation and cost savings. Senator Seymour questioned specific references in the bill, including a corporation mentioned in current law and whether the measure could affect ports, the Gulf Coast Coliseum, universities, community colleges, or local offices outside Metro Jackson. Blunt said the bill was intended only for state agencies in the Metro Jackson area and not for local county offices or other institutions, and he later identified the corporation reference as the Mississippi Home Corporation. The committee adopted a title-sufficient do-pass motion and reported the bill out. The committee next considered a bill by Senator Hobson authorizing the Soil and Water Conservation Commission to construct a levee project in Yazoo County using federal funds, at an estimated cost of more than $100 million. Hobson said the project would address significant flooding and complete a portion of levee work near Carter and Satartia. With no questions, the committee again adopted a title-sufficient do-pass motion and reported the bill out. Senator Williams then presented Senate Bill 2594, the Mississippi Antiquities Law bill, which would streamline demolition of abandoned, vacant, or blighted buildings on public university and community college campuses while preserving historic properties. He said the measure would require coordination with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, define blight, require engineering analysis in some cases, and give MDH 90 days to respond before demolition or further inspection proceeds. Several senators raised concerns that the bill’s language was too broad, especially the definitions of blight and other causes, and that it might let institutions tear down too much without sufficient oversight. Williams said the bill was meant to balance preservation with practical needs and agreed to work on a floor amendment to tighten the language. The committee then voted to report the bill out. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2340, authorizing DFA to sell, lease, or convey the former DPS property at 1900 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue in Jackson. The committee substitute would direct proceeds to the general fund rather than DPS, while preserving mineral rights, allowing repurchase under certain conditions, and requiring DFA review of proposals. Senators discussed possible redevelopment uses, including University Medical Center, and the bill’s restrictions on uses such as heavy industrial, adult entertainment, casinos, liquor stores, and solid waste facilities. No final vote on this bill was reflected in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• Senate Bill 466 transfers authority to NDA from Health and Human Services to inspect food establishments
• So this is merely accompanying enabling language to transfer the program from HHS to NDA.
• But by this transfer, that would give them the manpower to be able to do the inspection.

Keywords: 909, all

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• are staff people at transfer stations. are staff people at transfer stations.
• always I always go to my transfer always I always go to my transfer station.<03:32:42.560> And
• Now, what's transfer station.
• they experience a fire at their transfer they experience a fire at their transfer station.<04:32
• recycling facilities and the transfer recycling facilities and the transfer stations.<04:39:47.040

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• E-1412 which would make the transfer process consistent for all types of school transfers for special
• Existing law requires that when a student with an IEP transfers between schools within the state the
• This 30 day timeline does not exist for transfers from outside of the state.
• needs often face delays and hardships in getting the services that need that they need when they transfer
• Instead it specifies a timeframe for adoption of an IEP for students transferring from another state

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• All these appropriations are for transfer in from the general fund into the Housing Development Fund,
• Two other things I'll note: on line 55, there's the transfer to the Housing Support Account.
• in from the general are for transfer in from the general fund<01:13:36.679> into<01:13:36.880
• the transfer to the housing<01:13:47.600> support<01:13:47.960> account<01:13:48.239><
• of 450,000 per canceling that transfer of 450,000 per year<01:13:58.679> so<01:13:59.120>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• balance billing but to raise and stabilize reimbursement rates during emergencies and non-emergency transfers
• balance billing but to raise and stabilize reimbursement rates during emergencies and non-emergency transfers
• ambulance services that are not participating providers when there is a 911 call or an unscheduled transfer
• When there is a 911 call or an unscheduled transfer for somebody who has an emergency and needs to go
• <01:23:00.960> majority<01:23:01.440> of<01:23:01.600> the<01:23:01.719> transfers

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:37:46.599> again<00:37:46.880> to<00:37:47.040> the will be transferred
• again to the will be transferred again to the landfill<00:37:47.839> at<00:37:48.000> that<
• So I'm hearing that we've got about $25 million in the WK safe that could be transferred over.
• The second ask would be about $20 million that was left in the EK safe, funds transferred over.
• in the WK safe that could be transferred in the WK safe that could be transferred over<00:40:47.880

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Senate Roll Call 00:00:00 House Roll Call 00:00:10 Discussion of Recent Disaster 00:01:18 House Adjourned 00:42:28 SB 218 Discussion 00:43:00 SB 218 Vote 00:46:46 SB 186 Discussion 00:47:22:00, 958, all

Summary: The concurrent House-Senate meeting opened with a roll call and then received a briefing from Kentucky Emergency Management and the Transportation Cabinet on the February storms and flooding. Officials described the event as ongoing and statewide in scope, beginning in western counties and then heavily affecting Eastern Kentucky, including major impacts in Perry, Letcher, Clay, Bell, Martin, Pike, and other counties. They reported widespread power and water outages, nearly 600 people initially sheltered, more than 1,500 water rescues, over 250 National Guard members activated, and substantial mutual aid from other states and FEMA. They also said 73 counties had declared emergencies, 23 fatalities had been confirmed at that point, and individual assistance had already distributed $5.5 million to residents after the federal declaration was signed. The administration emphasized that recovery needs were still being assessed but were already significant. Kentucky Emergency Management said public assistance estimates were about $58 million and rising, with about 2,005 homes and 272 businesses inspected so far. Debris removal was identified as a major issue, and officials said they had requested Category A federal assistance for debris in four counties while continuing to seek more as assessments continued. They also noted that disaster recovery centers were opening and that teams were going door to door in affected areas. On transportation, KYTC reported 39 counties affected, a peak of 355 road closures reduced to 49, 18 damaged bridges, 94 bridges with debris on them, and 579 roadway damages, while continuing to clear roads and move supplies such as water, food, blankets, and heaters. Secretary Hicks then asked lawmakers to consider additional funding mechanisms. He said the current $50 million emergency cap in the budget was likely to be exhausted, with $21.5 million already allocated, and proposed either lifting the cap or creating a new “safe fund” for this disaster, similar to prior funds used after the western Kentucky tornadoes and the 2022 eastern Kentucky floods. He said the state could redirect about $25 million from an unused western Kentucky economic development allocation and about $20 million from an eastern Kentucky transportation allocation, for a total of $45 million, to help with this response. Members and officials also discussed debris disposal, with the Pike County landfill expansion identified as a possible site to receive some of the debris and reduce costs. Representative Fugate thanked the agencies for their response and described severe local impacts, including water outages, road slides, damaged water treatment plants, and heavy debris in homes and driveways.

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• have been made for dogs cats transfers have been made for dogs cats and<00:08:48.399> ferrets
• since uh January 7th so I still transfer since uh January 7th so I still don't<00:47:45.240> have
• We would transfer them to the federal government.
• We have enough vacancies that if people wanted to move, they could transfer now.
• 56% I call it other but it's transfers 56% I call it other but it's transfers from<07:07:22.718>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard an overview from the Agriculture Commissioner on the department’s major divisions and staffing. He described the Office of the Commissioner, Agricultural Development, Pesticides, Regulatory Services, Weights and Measures, Animal Industry, Plant Industry, and Soil Conservation, noting that many programs are federally funded or supported by dedicated fees and fines. He said the department has 44 full-time positions plus one DoIT employee shared with other agencies, and that HR services are now contracted through Administrative Services. He also explained that Soil Conservation is administratively attached to the department and funded through Moose Plate grants and county contributions, not direct state funding. Members asked about specific program functions and issues, including weights and measures inspections, animal health, bird flu response, internships, invasive species, and the Big E/New Hampshire building. The commissioner said weights and measures covers nearly all commercial measuring devices and products sold by weight, and that inspectors are currently part-time police officers, though the department is discussing removing that requirement. He said the department is actively involved in bird flu monitoring, including regular calls with USDA and the state veterinarian and collecting milk samples from dairy farms. On invasive species, he focused on Japanese knotweed and bittersweet, saying the department has only one staff person working on the issue, mainly as a coordinator with DOT and towns, and that eradication is extremely difficult. He also said the department does not run student internships and refers inquiries to UNH Cooperative Extension. The committee discussed budget and revenue issues, including three new general fund positions, one of which is the assistant commissioner and another a biological scientist for invasive species. The commissioner said the department had been in “triage mode,” that an assistant commissioner was needed because of workload, and that the department is a net positive to the General Fund each year. He said some fees and fines have not been updated in decades and would require legislation to change, including a proposed $5 fee for each animal database certificate to help fund a system that costs about $250,000 annually to maintain. In response to questions about budget reductions, he said the department protected personnel, reduced the cost-of-care fund, fair grants, and land preservation funding to about $25,000 each, and did not plan to buy new vehicles or computers. He also said he could not support including the $50,000 Conservation District resilience grant program in his budget under the current reduction targets, though he remained hopeful it might be funded another way.

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• They just have to make that transfer over to it being a capital project.
• They just have to make that transfer over to it being a capital project.
• In Section 9, we're providing for a transfer.
• In Section 10, we provide for a transfer from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund, or SIF,
• SIF is where we've been transferring from for the past few bienniums for this program, so it directs

Summary: The committee met to discuss higher education funding and capital building policy. Members first heard an update from NDUS Deputy Commissioner Lisa Johnson on low-producing academic programs. She described a proposed board policy using a five-year rolling window and thresholds of fewer than 10 undergraduate graduates or fewer than 5 graduate graduates, with programs flagged for three consecutive review periods going to the board. Possible outcomes would include continuation, continuation with modifications, inactivation, or termination. Members asked about how the review would account for program costs, service to other students, workforce demand, and the difference between inactivation and termination. Johnson said the board would consider broader factors and that campuses already do detailed program analysis. Several members also asked about cost savings and staffing impacts from program terminations, and Johnson said the board would try to provide more information later. The committee then received a report on the Capital Building Fund from Jamie Wilkie. He reviewed the program’s history, matching requirements, and recent uses, noting that about $334 million in state and matching dollars has been invested overall, with most going to deferred maintenance and extraordinary repairs. Members discussed whether the program is reducing deferred maintenance and requested updated systemwide data on deferred maintenance and campus space utilization. Wilkie said the board is considering a new study to update deferred maintenance figures, which are based on information more than 12 years old. He also reported that several institutions have used current biennium funds for projects such as residence hall renovations, health sciences housing, generators, and building repairs. Later, the committee began a detailed walkthrough of a draft bill that would replace the current higher education funding formula with an FTE-based model and also revise the capital building fund structure. The draft would use fall enrollment FTEs, add completion incentives for degrees in in-demand fields, and create a separate research funding component for UND and NDSU tied to doctoral completions and external research expenditures. Members raised concerns about the use of older data in the formula, the treatment of waivers, the weighting of professional and health sciences programs, and the use of CIP codes to define CTE and education incentives. The bill draft would also combine capital building fund tiers, broaden eligible uses for deferred maintenance and legislatively authorized projects, change matching requirements, repeal the old formula chapter and the capital pool, and transfer funds from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund into the capital building fund. No final votes were taken during the portion provided; the meeting was primarily discussion and review.

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• It specifies $150 million is transferred to the State Board of Administration annually to continue the
• Transferring the Sarasota-Manatee facilities to the institution already headquartered in Sarasota aligns
• the most cost, was the most cost inefficient university by far, and yet we are wanting to do the transfer
• of USF, And yet we are wanting to do the transfer of USF, Sarasota, Manatee to new college.
• Transferring the Sarasota Manatee facilities to the institution already headquartered in Sarasota aligns

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• . >> If there's a money transfer store and they're going to be audited for this, are they going to be
• So, we could say we're potentially putting a requirement on these stores, these money transfer agencies
• What this bill is designed to do is catch the transfers out of the country from illegal immigrants who
• Where there are money transfers, they have to be extremely detailed in those.
• And it is very clear that all those money transfers are very documented in this.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all