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• Category 3 covers all other projects within a 70-day connection window.

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications

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• In statute, I think there’s a 14- or 15-day time window.

Committee: House Local Government

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• our charges as legislators, which is, as a ballot initiative moves forward, the Legislature has a window

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• And I told people, whatever you heard about Indian people or tribes, throw it out the window.

Committee: House Resources and Conservation

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• Given the incredibly short window of time between the budget rollout and the end of session in times

Summary: Senate budget writers, led by Chair June Robinson with Senators Noel Frame and Derek Stanford, rolled out the Senate operating budget and described it as a difficult supplemental budget shaped by flat revenue growth, rising maintenance costs, and uncertainty from federal actions, including H.R. 1 and tariffs. They said the proposal aims to preserve core services such as K-12 education, health care, food assistance, housing stability, and long-term care while making targeted reductions and avoiding broad-based tax increases like sales, property, or B&O tax hikes. A major focus of the discussion was how to pay for the Working Families Tax Credit and how to handle cuts in the Working Connections child care program. Robinson said the Senate budget uses policy changes, especially an attendance-based payment adjustment, rather than the governor’s proposed enrollment cap and waitlist, because lawmakers wanted to avoid destabilizing the child care workforce and reduce harm to families. She also said the Senate is open to negotiating with the House on the Climate Commitment Act use of funds for the tax credit, noting that the statute allows it, though some advocates oppose that approach. The senators defended using $750 million from the rainy day fund, saying it was preferable to deeper cuts and still leaves reserves above $1 billion in the near term. They also argued that Washington’s revenue system is too dependent on property and sales taxes and that a future “millionaires tax” could help stabilize funding, especially for education and other core services. In response to criticism from educators and Republicans, they said the state has made progress on school funding and that rising program costs reflect increased need and utilization rather than waste. No votes were taken in the transcript, and the event was a budget rollout and press Q&A rather than a formal committee action.

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• THE TECHNOLOGY MAY CHANGE, THE WINDOW DRESSING MAY BE DIFFERENT, BUT HUMAN NATURE IS WHAT IT IS.

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• File 1075, a bill for an act relating to transportation, modifying requirements for the exception to window

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• There is a 60-day window for the Department of Revenue to turn that around, so it becomes effective by

Bills: HB191 , HB196 , HB134 , HB14 , HB14

Committee: House County and Municipal Government

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• My conclusion is that the small window that we had to get it done, along with everything else at year-end

Summary: The Legislative Budget Commission met with a quorum present and considered 12 budget amendments, most of which were adopted without opposition. The first amendment transferred $8.2 million in Department of Corrections general revenue authority from salary incentives to contracted services to support the phased demobilization of Florida National Guard troops assisting with correctional staffing. Senator Pizzo questioned the length of the Guard’s deployment and urged a long-term staffing solution, while the department said the Guard presence was being reduced and that about 2,200 employees were in training. The Department of State received an additional $618,391 in federal grant authority for library grants and private cloud costs, and the Department of Transportation’s two amendments were zero-sum work program changes: one realigned funds to production-ready projects and another added three projects over $3 million each to the current-year work program. The commission then approved several Agency for Health Care Administration amendments tied to Medicaid supplemental payment programs. These included funding for the Florida Cancer Hospital Program, indirect medical education payments, disproportionate share hospital payments for the state mental hospitals, the Low-Income Pool program, physician supplemental and public hospital payments, Florida KidCare, and Medicaid services realignment. Members asked about possible federal disallowances in the LIP and physician/public hospital programs, and agency staff said some disallowances were likely but the amount was not yet known. For KidCare and Medicaid, staff explained the changes were based on the December estimating conference, enrollment shifts, and updated actuarial assumptions, including changes to managed care regions and program design. The final amendment restored budget authority for a hospital direct payment program after a prior payment, including a $24.3 million CMS-related amount and $3.2 million in administrative fees, was not processed before fiscal year-end and reverted. Senator Pizzo pressed the agency on how the payment was missed and whether any penalty applied; staff said the invoice was not received and processed in time and that communication issues contributed. After brief debate on each item, the commission adopted all amendments, with one recorded nay on the final item, and then adjourned.

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• Under current law, hospitals have a reasonably short window to complete enrollment even as we deliver
• The changes proposed here would shrink that window dramatically.
• And trying to do it within a 1-month window, it is asking for miracles in some cases.
• And trying to do it within a 1-month window, it is asking for miracles in some cases.
• Trying to do it within a 1-month window is asking for miracles in some cases.

Bills: HF4401 , HF4466

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF4401, Minnesota Medical Assistance, dental reimbursement, dental rates, critical access dental providers, Medicaid dental, MinnesotaCare, managed care plans, county-based purchasing plans, fee-for-service, oral health access, safety-net clinics, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, Indian health services, state-operated dental clinics, low-income patients, children's dental care, provider reimbursement, dental access

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• allow for the most amount of people to be able to get in and not just say it's one day in a certain window
• allow for the most amount of people to be able to get in and not just say it's one day in a certain window
• one day in and and and not just say it's one day in a<01:30:47.520><c> certain</c><01:30:47.760><c> window
• c> time</c><01:30:48.400><c> and</c><01:30:48.560><c> at</c><01:30:48.560><c> least</c> a certain window
• of time and at least a certain window of time and at least give<01:30:49.040><c> three</c><01:30:49.280

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

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• That's the first-time user 7-day window.
• That's the first-time user 7-day window.
• first-time [clears throat]<01:41:49.560><c> user</c><01:41:49.840><c> 7-day</c><01:41:50.440><c> window
• </c> [clears throat] user 7-day window. [clears throat] user 7-day window.

Bills: SB1166 , SB888 , SB2387 , SB2471

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Summary: The committee heard SB 1166 SD2, a bill on insurance and climate-related damages that would authorize the Hawaii Property Insurance Association and, in amended versions discussed during testimony, other public and private entities to pursue civil actions to recover losses tied to climate disasters and extreme weather. DCCA’s Insurance Division and the Department of the Attorney General raised legal concerns, saying the bill’s scope may not fit the insurance code section being amended, that it could create subject-matter and title issues, and that some subrogation language may be duplicative of existing rate-filing practice. Lawyers for Justice opposed the measure, arguing it conflicts with existing subrogation law and recent Hawaii Supreme Court rulings that treat the judicial lien process as the exclusive remedy. The American Petroleum Institute also opposed, warning the bill would add liability and litigation risk for companies operating under existing permits and could undermine energy reliability and investment. Supporters said the bill would help shift climate-related insurance costs away from residents and onto fossil fuel companies and other responsible parties. Testimony in support came from the Polluters Pay Hawaii Coalition, Center for Climate Integrity, Hawaii Island Council, Our Hawaii, Sierra Club of Hawaii, and others, who described recent flooding, storm damage, rising premiums, non-renewals, and underinsurance as evidence of a worsening climate-driven insurance crisis. Several supporters urged amendments to give the Attorney General explicit authority to recover insurance-related losses for the Hurricane Relief Fund, HPIA, and private insurers, and to ensure recovered amounts benefit policyholders. Committee members questioned whether HPIA is a private entity, whether the Attorney General could represent it, whether the bill could create double recovery or affect pending climate litigation, and whether insurers would have standing or damages if they are only paying contractual claims. The committee then took up SB 888 SD2, a consumer protection bill that would restrict smart household security device operators from sharing user data with law enforcement without consent or a judicial order, and would bar conditioning device use on such consent. The Office of Consumer Protection testified in support and said an Illinois law could serve as a useful template for exceptions to the warrant requirement. An individual supporter said the measure would protect immigrant communities, judges, and others from surveillance and misuse of private data. No vote was taken during the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair noted additional written testimony submitted in support of SB 1166.

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• Similarly, Oliver Kelley Farm: replacing the roof and also siding, window rehabilitation there.
• 45.920><c> siding</c> replacing the roof and also uh siding replacing the roof and also uh siding window
• </c><01:15:48.320><c> Fort</c> window rehabilitation there. Fort window rehabilitation there.
• Similarly, Oliver Kelley Farm: replacing the roof and also siding, window rehabilitation there.

Committee: House Capital Investment

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• provision from the Senate bill prohibiting excessive requirements by local governments for glass windows
• provision from the Senate bill prohibiting excessive requirements by local governments for glass windows
• And so every single year is when that window of time opens up for them to hold their election.
• And so in that four-week window of time, they'll have the ability to mail in their vote.
• I just want to use Leon County as an example, because I think maybe we found some window of possibility

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions before taking up a special order calendar of bills. Early measures included a claims bill for relief to L.E. through the Department of Children and Families, which passed 34-0 after substitution from the House version, and a claims bill for the estate of Mark Legata, which passed 35-0 after the amount was reduced in the substitute. The chamber then approved CS for CS for SB 42 on child protective investigations and specific medical diagnoses, requiring investigators to consider certain medical conditions that can mimic abuse; the sponsor described it as a fix for cases where medical evidence is overlooked, and it passed 34-0. A bill on autism education for teachers was also substituted with the House version, amended to replace the Senate language, and passed 35-0 after supportive remarks from members. The Senate next passed a land-use bill, SB 218, adjusting hurricane-related development restrictions so they continue in storm-damaged counties but expire in unaffected counties in 2026, with debate focused on local control and recovery needs; it passed 36-0. The chamber then approved several other measures with little or no opposition: a probate bill modernizing curators of estates (36-0), a Blue Ribbon Projects bill creating a framework for large planned developments with conservation set-asides, which drew extensive debate over local control, growth management, and the bill’s breadth before being temporarily postponed, a state lotteries update (36-0), a diploma requirements bill allowing Special Olympics participation to substitute for PE and clarifying marching band credit (36-0), and a naturopathic medicine licensure/regulation bill that reestablishes a licensing framework and board, which passed 33-3. The Justice Administrative Commission bill was amended to broaden membership to include a judge or senior judge and passed 37-0. The Senate also passed a public records exemption for certain local administrators and their families (31-5), a clinical laboratory personnel bill easing staffing requirements by aligning more closely with federal CLIA standards (37-0), a dry needling bill clarifying occupational therapists may perform the practice (37-0), a financial disclosures bill revising gift/honoraria reporting and restoring a percentage-based reporting option via amendment (36-0), and a child welfare bill expanding when parental drug abuse can be treated as harm or neglect and allowing earlier court intervention and services (37-0). Later, the chamber took up a bill on ideologies inconsistent with American principles and terrorist organizations. The sponsor said it would prevent enforcement of foreign or religious law over the Constitution, create a due-process process for domestic terrorist designations, and bar public funds from supporting terrorism. Senators raised questions about the lack of a time limit on conduct used for designation and whether conviction is required; an amendment was then offered to remove specific references to Sharia law and the bill’s findings, with the sponsor of the amendment arguing the language stigmatized Muslim constituents and singled out Islam. The transcript cuts off during that amendment debate, so no final action on the bill is shown in the provided text.

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• If you can't, please help yourself to donuts, Danish, and coffee at the breakfast window there.
• And then I just want to also encourage you to continue to go to Window Rock and work with our nation
• Our people from here drive to Window Rock, Shiprock, Crown Point, Gallup Every morning, they go to work
• Our hands are tied up in Window Rock. So I think you're doing a great job.
• Michael's the Window Rock area.

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

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• 03.320><c> and</c><00:01:03.519><c> economic</c> Minnesota is one of 13 states that show a four-year window
• We've got that four-year budget economic forecast, and that long-term window provides information to
• budget NE anomic forecast<00:37:36.440><c> that</c><00:37:36.880><c> long-term</c><00:37:37.400><c> window
• </c><00:37:38.319><c> provides</c> forecast that long-term window provides forecast that long-term window

Committee: Senate Finance

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• And then, thirdly, again, this is beyond the, um, window of any kind of cost that we would book.
• And then, thirdly, again, this is beyond the, um, window of any kind of cost that we would book.
• And then, thirdly, again, this is beyond the, um, window of any kind of cost that we would book.
• I appreciate the explanation. this is beyond the um window of any kind this is beyond the um window of

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

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• The window opened one day and closed the next day at 5:00 p.m. But it gets worse.
• The window opened on December 31st and closed at 5:00 p.m. that same day. the next two rits first the
• Quan mentioned a one-day filing period Quan mentioned a one-day filing period the<00:40:26.920><c> window
• 27.560><c> on</c><00:40:27.680><c> December</c><00:40:28.040><c> 31st</c><00:40:28.520><c> and</c> the window
• opened on December 31st and the window opened on December 31st and closed<00:40:28.960><c> at</c><00

Bills: HF72 , HF66 , HF69 , HF73

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: campaign finance, state funding, political activity, nonprofits, government transparency, HF66, Minnesota second-degree murder, unintentional murder, protective order, order for protection, harassment restraining order, domestic violence, victim protection, cross-jurisdictional orders, out-of-state restraining order, tribal court order, Canadian protective order, public safety, criminal law, homicide

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• some flexibility and allow those construction projects to hopefully not miss a construction cycle window
• miss a projects to uh hope y not miss a construction<00:05:01.759><c> cycle</c><00:05:02.160><c> window
• </c><00:05:02.960><c> and</c><00:05:03.120><c> the</c> construction cycle window and the construction
• cycle window and the opportunity<00:05:03.720><c> to</c><00:05:03.840><c> start</c><00:05:04.080><c>
• 00:58:25.440><c> timelines</c> Most recently, the restoration of Lower Sand Creek—our construction window

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• A tremendous amount of work was done by the team in a very tight submission window.
• commission action, to three years having the projects let and under construction, and then a pretty tight window
• “Should the department learn that there is a material change outside of that window through administrative
• Now, keep in mind, much like it's separate from the enforcement side, even though they missed their window
• Section 9.3.1 of our agreement, progressive discipline applies to operational errors within a one-year window

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The committee first heard opening remarks on its interim charges: rail grade crossing safety, autonomous vehicle deployment, and commercial driver’s license oversight. Members emphasized transportation’s importance to safety, mobility, and the economy, and the chair outlined the plan to take invited testimony first on each charge, followed by public testimony. For the rail grade crossing charge, TxDOT’s Don Franks described implementation of SB 1555, the Texas Off-System Rail Grade Separation Program, including rules, applications, and awards. He said 36 local governments submitted 57 applications requesting about $2.3 billion against the $250 million state program, and TxDOT awarded $160.4 million to five projects in four districts. He also explained that the state set aside remaining funds as federal match, helping Texas secure nearly $756 million in federal FRA funding for 12 projects, bringing the total value of the rail crossing projects to more than $1.2 billion. French Thompson of the Texas Railroad Association supported continuing the program, said the demand far exceeded available funding, and recommended maintaining the $250 million investment while also considering other mitigation tools such as siding relocations and digital traffic-routing solutions. Members asked about how projects were selected, how success should be measured, blocked crossings, maintenance responsibilities, and whether railroads should share costs. Franks said projects were chosen based on safety, economic development, mobility, readiness, community support, and match leverage, and said future success should be measured by reduced crashes and fatalities at treated crossings and by getting projects to construction within about three years. Thompson distinguished between occupied and blocked crossings and said railroads are working on capacity, communication, and alternative solutions. He and Franks explained that railroads maintain crossing equipment, while the public can report malfunctions using the blue ENS sign. Public testimony on rail grade separations included support from the North Houston Association, Bay Area Houston Transportation Partnership, and Texas Rail Advocates for continued and expanded funding, while Rhonda Ward argued taxpayers should not subsidize railroad infrastructure and said railroads should bear more of the cost. The committee then closed testimony on the rail charge. The committee next took up autonomous vehicle deployment under SB 2807. Clint Thompson and Corey Thompson of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles explained the new authorization system for Level 4 and Level 5 automated motor vehicles used in commercial passenger or freight operations. Clint Thompson described the differences between SAE levels, the requirement for an authorization in addition to title, registration, insurance, and other credentials, and the need for a first responder interaction plan filed with DPS. He said DMV adopted rules, built a web-based application system, and began accepting applications in April, with enforcement beginning after the statutory rulemaking timeline. He reported 16 companies currently hold authorizations, including both passenger and freight operators, and said the department uses existing staff and its motor carrier credentialing system to administer the program. Corey Thompson then showed how law enforcement and the public can verify AV authorizations through the DMV’s truck stop database, which displays company status, vehicle information, and related motor carrier credentials where applicable.