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• Parks, Parks, Parks, Barnett, Barnett, Barnett, Blackwell, Blount, Boyd, DeBar, England, Blackwell, Blount
• <00:07:21.480><c> a</c><00:07:21.600><c> CON</c> require a CON require a CON um except<00:07:27.280><
• It simply requires procurement of goods and services, requiring that they go through our procurement
• Parks. Parks.
• </c> you understand that Senator Parks? you understand that Senator Parks?

Committee: Joint Public Health and Welfare

Keywords: Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 3 March, 2026; 3:00 PM, 925, all

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• </c><00:42:13.680><c> and</c> 2.3 million for regional parks and 2.3 million for regional parks and trails
• </c> development which includes our our Park development which includes our our Park program<01:01:06.680
• essentially our state park.
• </c><01:04:52.799><c> as</c> address this this particular Park as address this this particular Park as
• </c><01:13:54.120><c> so</c> well matching dollar requirement so well matching dollar requirement so

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This is what you're required to do.'
• Why isn't everybody required to do it?
• medication that requires refrigeration.
• For new parks as well.
• It should require regular...

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• The bill does require that signs be posted in the crash prevention zone.
• Under this bill, there are a number of additional requirements and the like placed in statute.
• I'm bringing this bill to you in partnership with the Washington State Parks Commission.
• So since the wisdom is that this bill is required, we think the purpose is good.
• So since the wisdom is that this bill is required, we think the purpose is good.

Bills: HB1367 , HB2172 , HB2718 , HB2139 , HB2192 , HB2307 , HB2379 , HB2467 , HB2495 , HB2604

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: motorcycle safety, right shoulder, shoulder riding, limited access roadway, freeway, expressway, highway congestion, lane splitting, traffic safety, RCW, Washington traffic law, roadside assistance, emergency vehicles, tow truck, congested traffic, motorcyclist, route jurisdiction, abandonment, transportation, local governance

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• fund and specifies that signs or curb marking shall not be required to restrict parking within 20 feet
• fund and specifies that signs or curb marking shall not be required to restrict parking within 20 feet
• Do they require helmets also?
• Do they require helmets also?
• Do they require helmets also?

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard several transportation and public safety measures on March 28, 2025. SB 1195 would prohibit parking within certain distances of crosswalks and intersections, direct parking fine revenue to the Safe Routes to School special fund, and remove the need for signs or curb markings in some cases. The Department of Transportation, Department of Health, and Ulupono Initiative supported the bill, emphasizing improved visibility, pedestrian safety, and funding for school-route improvements; written testimony included both support and one opposition. No vote was taken during the hearing segment provided. The committee also heard SB 1102 on the aircraft rescue firefighting unit chief, which would set term-based appointment provisions for the airport division’s fire chief. DOT supported the measure, saying it would give the director flexibility to select leadership and adapt to changing needs, while a member asked about current removal procedures for underperforming employees. The bill was presented as a management and leadership measure, with no action taken in the excerpt. SB 1216, addressing noisy mufflers and safety inspection requirements, drew DOT support in principle but concern that existing rules already cover inspection standards and that enforcement after inspection remains difficult; DOT also described a planned noise-detection camera pilot on Oʻahu. Testimony included support from neighborhood and advocacy groups and opposition from three individuals. For SB 30, which would require helmets for moped riders under 21, DOT and HPD supported the bill, citing crash data and injury prevention; testimony was evenly split overall, with six in support and six in opposition. SB 344 would require helmets for skateboard users under 18; DOT supported it, and a DOT witness explained current helmet rules for other devices such as e-bikes, scooters, and motorcycles. SB 1095, increasing decal size limits for special number plates, drew DOT concerns that larger decals could interfere with plate readability and automated enforcement. SB 1522 would make proof of filing required vehicle-transfer notice forms a complete defense to actions arising from the vehicle’s later use or abandonment; the Judiciary said it had no position on the bill’s merits but objected to language requiring new court forms and raised access and legal-advice concerns, while Honolulu’s Department of Customer Services supported the measure. The committee then heard SB 597, extending the deadline for the Administrative Driver’s License Revocation Office to issue written review decisions. The Attorney General and DOT supported the extension, citing limited toxicology capacity and shipping delays for testing, and several law enforcement and public health entities also supported it. In contrast, the ADLRO hearing officer testified with serious concerns about due process, warning that eliminating or delaying the review process could create constitutional problems, disproportionately burden people without attorneys, and jeopardize thousands of cases. Finally, SB 1285 proposed a tiered revocation system for DUI arrests; ADLRO strongly opposed it on due process grounds, while DOT supported it as a safety measure and the Hawaii Public Health Institute commented that evidence is lacking for standalone mandatory revocation and suggested stronger impaired-driving standards instead. The committee had not yet taken final action in the portion provided.

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• The last rules we have are the rules for mobile homes and recreational vehicle parks.
• We have are the rules for mobile homes and recreational vehicle parks.
• recreational park.
• recreational park.
• You know, the mobile home parks, are they still based upon the number of bedrooms?

Summary: The committee reviewed a series of Arkansas DHS and Department of Health rules, most tied to 2025 legislation. Early items covered Medicaid changes including presumptive eligibility application timing, adding a fictive kin definition for foster child eligibility, raising the able account disability onset age to 46, allowing continuous glucose monitors to be billed by both pharmacy and DME providers, increasing the RSV vaccine administration fee for children, a telemedicine exemption for ET3 ambulance services, and a physical therapy access rule that also included occupational therapy. Members generally asked limited questions and most rules were reviewed without objection. A major portion of the meeting focused on the dental rate increase rule under Act 1025. DHS said it implemented rate increases for certain pediatric, special-needs, and oral surgeon services, but not orthodontics, and it interpreted the act as applying only to oral and maxillofacial surgeons, not general dentists. The Arkansas State Dental Association and legislative sponsors testified that the intent was to cover general dentists performing oral surgery procedures for special-needs patients, estimating the broader interpretation would add about $1.5 million annually. Committee members debated the plain language of the act versus legislative intent, and the rule was reviewed, but with testimony noting the issue should be fixed in future legislation. Later items included the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies rule adding doula and lactation consultant billing and remote monitoring benefits; an adverse decisions rule extending provider appeal time from 35 to 65 days; CNA training program updates; PASSE network-status disclosure rules; certification rules for community-based doulas and community health workers; cosmetology, massage therapy, lead-based paint, radiation, radiologic technology, and RV park rule updates. Most of these were described as technical, statutory, or federally driven changes and were reviewed without objection. The committee briefly reopened the CGM rule after a motion to expunge the prior vote, and Representative Wardlaw said he would hold the rule for further review because he believed the billing changes did not match the law’s intent. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment.

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• c><00:01:58.000><c> state</c> constitutional requirement in the state constitutional requirement in the
• Louis Park, and injured nine others.
• <c> Methodist</c> them employee over at Park at Methodist them employee over at Park at Methodist Hospital
• Louis Park um and Hospital in St.
• ><c> for</c><00:15:29.680><c> reinstatement</c> all the requirements for reinstatement all the requirements

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This would require, as opposed to the way that it's right now, they have to be included.
• Could it be a nurse with any degree, or is there a specific requirement? Yes, Senator May.
• Could it be a nurse with any degree, or is there a specific requirement?
• or other types of water uses in that state or local park.
• types of water uses in that state or local park.

Committee: Senate Health

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The committee considered a series of health-related bills, many of which were described as repeat measures previously passed by the Senate. Topics included expanding telehealth coverage, increasing Department of Health oversight of correctional health services, improving transparency for managed long-term care plans, requiring written consent for psychotropic medications in nursing homes and adult care facilities, extending Medicaid inpatient coverage for childbirth, expanding abortion travel funding eligibility for active-duty military families, simplifying Medicaid enrollment and recertification, adding certified recovery peer advocates to standard coverage, strengthening protections against sexual misconduct by medical providers, covering medically tailored meals and nutrition therapy, regulating retail clinics, requiring nurse representation on hospital governing boards, creating a blood clot and pulmonary embolism work group, testing potable water in parks, setting PFAS drinking water standards, improving lead service line identification, creating a quality incentive program for Medicaid managed care, expanding concussion information requirements to additional youth sports, setting a residency requirement for funeral director licensure, and changing Medicaid Inspector General audit practices. Most bills were briefly explained by sponsors or the chair, with limited debate. Several members asked clarifying questions on specific provisions, including the frequency of park water testing, how concussion information would be distributed, and details of the nurse representation requirement. The chair also noted pulling one correctional health bill from the agenda in favor of a more comprehensive measure, and one bill on correctional health was formally removed from consideration. The committee voted on each remaining bill, generally with unanimous or near-unanimous support. Most measures were reported to either first reading or finance, while the bill on psychotropic medications was sent to aging. The correctional health bill that remained on the agenda was approved despite one opposition, and the bill on funeral director licensure was also advanced with one abstention. The meeting concluded after all listed bills were acted on.

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• The last rules we have are the rules for mobile homes and recreational vehicle parks.
• RV parks now.
• vehicle park for recreational purposes.
• in that don't necessarily need all the accoutrements of the normal recreational park.
• The mobile home parks, are they still based upon the number of bedrooms?

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Following this process required by Article 48, there is an additional signature-gathering requirement
• Following this process required by Article 48, there is an additional signature-gathering requirement
• It's housed at EEA and is guided by, investing in our state parks and beaches, campgrounds, as well as
• But to remain a leader requires new ideas and new mechanisms to fund this work going forward.
• It's about having an opportunity to sit on a public park bench and take a break.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on Initiative Petition No. 25-15, H.5505, “An Act to Protect Water and Nature.” Committee co-chairs outlined the Article 48 initiative process and explained that the hearing was divided into expert, proponent, opponent, and public-comment sections. The first witness, Undersecretary Stephanie Cooper of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, described current state and federal funding sources for land conservation and outdoor recreation, said existing programs are oversubscribed, and noted that the proposal aligns with the Commonwealth’s 30% land conservation goal by 2030 and 40% by 2050. She also flagged possible governance clarifications in the petition, including board structure and administrative authority, while saying the administration has the expertise to manage such a fund. Proponents from Mass Audubon, the Trustees of Reservations, Mount Grace Land Trust, the Massachusetts Rivers Alliance, the Authentic Caribbean Foundation, and Bemis Associates argued that Massachusetts needs a dedicated, sustained revenue stream for conservation, clean water, climate resilience, and public access to nature. They said current funding is inconsistent and insufficient, cited estimates that the state may need roughly $300 million or more annually to meet conservation targets, and emphasized benefits to public health, mental health, biodiversity, flood protection, and the outdoor recreation economy. Several speakers said the measure would dedicate a portion of existing sales tax revenue tied to sporting goods, recreational vehicles, and golf courses, and that it would support both urban and rural communities, including underserved communities. Committee members pressed witnesses on the bill’s fiscal and constitutional implications, including how much sales tax revenue would be redirected, whether the measure is constitutional, how funds would be allocated among communities, and why the proposal includes certain revenue sources but not others such as ticket sales. Proponents said the measure would likely direct up to about $100 million annually when fully phased in, that it was designed as a “subject to appropriation” mechanism, and that legal review had found it constitutional. They also acknowledged that the proposal would reduce general fund flexibility but argued it would create a long-term investment in natural resources. The hearing concluded after public testimony, and the committee announced it would accept written testimony until March 27 at 5 p.m.; no vote was taken on the petition at the hearing.

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• . >> Senator Brodeur: I'm proud to announce that today is Florida State Parks Day.
• The excellence of our state parks is a testament to Florida's continued commitment to conservation and
• In the West Gallery, I want to recognize the Florida State Park Foundation, Matt Caldwell, Chuck Hatcher
• It reaffirms the environmental, cultural, and economic importance of our state parks.
• As required by Rule 12.7, the committee has conducted an inquiry into the qualifications, experience,

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• This comes from the Adventure Park.
• Set at the Leavenworth Adventure Park.
• Park creates.
• Direct-to-consumer shipping, the LCB would be required to adopt rules requiring the warehouse to be physically
• and floor space requirements.

Bills: HB2128 , HB2207 , HB1701 , HB2536 , HB2476 , HB2294 , HB2229

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: alcohol service, sports facilities, amusement venues, recreational activities, patron engagement, alcohol warehousing, regulation, liquor distribution, storage standards, state laws, liquor licenses, multiple premises, alcohol distribution, commercial leasing, regulatory reform, winery, restaurant license, alcohol, spirits, beer

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• Well, Project TWC requires confidentiality.
• the park board, and that the park board estimates its revenues for the next year.
• My name is Kimberly Denisi, and I am the CEO for the Galveston Park Board of Trustees.
• long, beach patrol, lifeguard services, marine water safety, and park law enforcement.
• Thank you. ...expenditure and security of these public funds as required under state law.

Committee: House Ways & Means

Summary: The committee heard a long series of bills, most of them expanding or adjusting hotel occupancy tax or qualified hotel project authority for specific local governments. Measures discussed included HB 2404 for Childress County; HB 3066 for Allen’s Kalahari resort project; HB 4682 for Plano; HB 4683 for Anna; HB 3076 creating a project finance zone in Frisco; HB 3567 for Wichita County; HB 3715 for McAllen; HB 1039 for Alpine; HB 3182 for Burleson; HB 4926 for Grimes County; HB 4222 for Victoria County; HB 3377 for Katy; HB 4659 for Addison; HB 3241 for Georgetown; HB 4098 for Taylor; HB 3178 for Kerr County; HB 3179 for Mason County; HB 2289 for New Braunfels; HB 4412 for Kermit; HB 5165 for Monahans; HB 3500 for Bastrop; and HB 3169 for Carrollton. In each case, authors and local officials described tourism, convention, hotel, airport, or mixed-use development needs and argued the bills would help attract visitors, investment, and jobs. One non-hotel-tax bill, HB 4226, would exempt Texas food banks from sales tax on vehicle purchases and rentals, with testimony emphasizing the scale of food bank operations and the savings’ impact on meal delivery and disaster response. Testimony was generally supportive from city officials, economic development representatives, and industry groups such as the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association. Several witnesses described major private projects, including Kalahari in Allen, a proposed hotel and conference center in Addison, a mixed-use project in Georgetown, and a large development tied to Samsung growth in Taylor. For HB 4226, food bank representatives said the bill would help them purchase refrigerated trucks and other delivery vehicles, while an opponent questioned the fiscal note and the scope of the exemption. HB 4926 drew opposition from Camp Allen, whose representative argued a new county hotel tax would raise costs for guests and could hurt the retreat center’s operations. HB 3178 also drew an objection from a Kerr County resident who argued the tax would grow county government and pointed to event center losses, though the author said the revenue would support tourism-related county uses. The committee took no final votes on the bills in this transcript. After each bill was laid out and testimony concluded, the chair repeatedly asked whether there was objection to leaving the bill pending; in each instance, no objection was heard, and the bills were left pending. Several committee substitutes were offered and then withdrawn or noted as conforming drafts, but no bill was reported out or otherwise acted on beyond being left pending.

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• You can't require more insurance be purchased. You can't require reporting of uses or statistics.
• So what requirements do, like Airbnb and Vrbo and stuff, require people to have in order to utilize their
• requirements.
• When you look at all the things that are remaining, like no additional parking required, so you have
• He said they can have friends over, but occupancy requirements can be based on home size, and parking

Summary: The Senate Commerce Committee approved minutes from February 17 and February 19, 2026, then heard two competing short-term rental bills: Senate Bill 1263 and House Bill 583. SB 1263, sponsored by Sen. Harris, would limit local regulation of short-term rentals while allowing basic safety rules, emergency contact information, and certain fire/health standards; supporters said it balanced property rights and local control, while opponents argued it still imposed burdens, did not solve existing local overreach, or failed to address infrastructure and safety concerns. HB 583, carried by Sen. Lakey, would more broadly restrict local governments from singling out short-term rentals for special licensing, caps, occupancy-day limits, or other regulations beyond those applied to ordinary residences, while preserving general safety, nuisance, and building-code enforcement. Proponents framed it as a property-rights bill and a clarification of Idaho’s 2017 short-term rental law; opponents warned it would weaken local control, public safety, and community planning in resort areas. Testimony on both bills reflected the split between resort-city officials, fire/safety officials, and rental owners. Supporters of SB 1263, including representatives from resort cities, argued it was a reasonable middle ground that preserved local ability to contact owners and enforce safety rules. Opponents of SB 1263 said it would create instability, impose burdens, and still allow overreach. On HB 583, supporters emphasized equal treatment of short-term rentals as residential uses and said local governments were discriminating against owners; opponents, including some city officials and safety advocates, said the bill would prevent communities from addressing parking, occupancy, inspections, and other local concerns, and could increase emergency-response and life-safety risks. Several witnesses described local ordinances in places like McCall, Driggs, Bear Lake, Coeur d’Alene, and Lava Hot Springs, with some citing safety incidents and others citing overregulation. After debate, the committee first voted on SB 1263 and adopted a motion to hold it in committee by a 5-4 roll call vote. The committee then considered HB 583. A substitute motion to send HB 583 to the 14th order for possible amendment failed by a 7-2 vote, and the original motion to send HB 583 to the Senate floor with a do-pass recommendation then passed 8-1. The committee adjourned after sending HB 583 forward and holding SB 1263.

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• park and trail projects.
• by the Greater Minnesota Parks and Trails Commission would qualify as park and trail projects.
• by the Greater Minnesota Parks and Trails Commission would qualify as park and trail projects.
• by the Greater Minnesota Parks and Trails Commission would qualify as park and trail projects.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• would be required to live, and this amendment expands the geographic boundary of the required area where
• Now we're expected to plan for a future without Gulfstream Park.
• times required by condominiums under Chapter 718.
• We are statutorily required to race 40 days a year.
• That's Tampa Bay Downs, Gulfstream Park.

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Summary: The committee first handled Senate confirmations, hearing two support waivers from the Florida Swimming Pool Association, and then voted to recommend confirmation of all appointees in a block vote. It then took up several bills, adopting amendments and reporting each measure favorably: CS/SB 462 on transportation, which included FDOT authority over speed limits, EV-related funding, MPO changes, workforce grants, and an I-4 widening report; SB 1574 on energy infrastructure investment, creating a PSC mechanism for renewable natural gas infrastructure cost recovery; SB 1002 on utility service restrictions, limiting local government energy-source restrictions; and SB 726 on swatting, adding liability for prosecution/investigation costs and restitution for injuries or property damage. The committee also approved CS/SB 496 on timeshare management and CS/SB 1076 on roof contracting, both with technical or clarifying amendments. A major portion of the meeting focused on SB 408 on thoroughbred permit holders and decoupling live racing from gaming licenses at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs. Senator Burgess presented a strike-all amendment that would delay decoupling for seven years, with a three-year notice period and a four-year guarantee of racing and current purse/breeder award structures. The sponsor and supporters said the longer runway was intended to create room for negotiations and align Florida with other pari-mutuel operations. The committee heard extensive public testimony, overwhelmingly opposed, from horsemen, breeders, veterinarians, farm owners, sales companies, and related businesses who warned the bill would reduce racing, depress breeding, threaten tens of thousands of jobs, and harm a major agricultural industry. A few speakers, including representatives of the Miccosukee Tribe, opposed the bill as a casino expansion that would benefit out-of-state interests and undermine existing gaming arrangements. No final vote on SB 408 was taken in the portion provided, and the committee continued public testimony after a recess.

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• Is there any parking ramp or extended parking for another four or 500 cars around here so the public
• </c> a committee there is the the parking a committee there is the the parking around<00:13:14.519><c
• ramp or extended there any uh parking ramp or extended parking<00:13:19.800><c> for</c><00:13:20.240
• for parking especially on the capacity for parking especially on the weekends<00:13:35.199><c> because
• </c><00:13:59.160><c> Senator</c> people to where there's parking Senator people to where there's parking

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• A nearby city-owned park occupies land critical to further expansion, but current law requires voter
• approval to repurpose any park land.
• I am the director of the Parks and Recreation department for the city of McAllen.
• Currently, there is a park with softball fields near the convention center district.
• Secondly, is all this does is require the city to follow the law.

Bills: SB 250 , SB 375 , SB 536 , SB 845 , SB 1633 , SB 1944 , SB 1957 , SB 2081 , SB 2137 , SB 2262 , SB 2299 , SB 2419 , SB 2452 , SB 2522 , SB 2549 , SB 2594 , SB 2605 , SB 2631 , SB 2639 , SB 2675 , SB 3029 , SJR 60 , HB 22 , HB 1392 , HB 2525

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: municipal annexation, railroad, adjacent areas, local government, property rights, healthcare provider, Harris County Hospital District, hospital funding, healthcare services, public health program, home loans, nurses, veterans, public servants, Texas Heroes program, low-interest loans, social workers, housing assistance, SB 1633, Texas Tax Code

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• Cloud, Brooklyn Park, Willmar, St.
• </c> to meet the requirements of the law. to meet the requirements of the law.
• The regional park system in the metro area is our park system.
• park.
• Come and have pizza. different park commissioners. different park commissioners.

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• While they cannot add additional parking regulations that are not required of that same area.
• It also ensures that they get the same parking rights, not additional parking rights, compared to any
• two parking spots.
• facility can still have those two parking spots.
• So that's in a parking space when you have one car parked in front of the other. Madam Chair.

Summary: The committee first took up SB 96, which would reduce local zoning, fee, parking, HOA, and sprinkler-related barriers for child care operators and home-based child care facilities. The sponsor and the Early Childhood Education and Care Department said the bill is intended to expand child care access, especially in rural areas and child care deserts, while maintaining safety standards. Firefighters, child care advocates, and other supporters testified in favor, while one member objected to the bill’s limits on local control. The committee asked about “stacking spaces” and parking rules, then approved SB 96 on a 7-4 vote. The committee then considered House Bill 303, as amended, dealing with utility construction and certificate of convenience and necessity timing. Utility representatives from El Paso Electric, Xcel Energy, and PNM, along with consumer and energy groups, supported the bill, saying it would let utilities begin construction before the CCN process is complete, with the utility bearing the risk and no cost recovery if approval is later denied. Members questioned impacts on ratepayers, PRC oversight, co-ops, and the bill’s policy rationale. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed HB 303 as amended unanimously, 11-0. Finally, the committee heard House Memorial 6, as substituted, which asked for a study of private equity involvement in critical utilities and whether the state should consider a direct equity stake in utilities. Supporters argued the memorial would provide independent data before major ownership decisions, citing concerns about private equity acquisitions and the need to protect ratepayers and public interests. Opponents, including utility and business representatives, argued the PRC already has authority and expertise, warned about due process and conflict-of-interest concerns, and said the memorial could create uncertainty for investment. After extensive debate, the committee first tabled the committee substitute and then tabled HM 6 itself on an 8-3 vote, ending consideration of the memorial.