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• so um I place designed and distributed so um I suggested<04:38:24.039> making<04:38:24.279>
• <04:38:50.080> process<04:38:50.520> for<04:38:50.760> the and a distribution
• process for the and a distribution process for the plates<04:38:51.520> and<04:38:51.639>
• It also says “they” rather than “it” for shall be distributed.
• I think this is for shall be distributed I think this is the<04:40:47.680> plates<04:40:48.600

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee opened with an announcement correcting the public hearing list: House Bill 209 was mistakenly listed as a continued hearing, but the chair said that hearing had already been closed and would not be reopened. The committee then moved to House Bill 305, which would allow municipalities to install and use speed and red-light cameras for traffic enforcement. The prime sponsor, Rep. Jones, said the bill was intended as a tool to address police staffing shortages and erratic driving, and emphasized that municipalities would pay the costs, work with DOT and the Department of Safety, and retain full control without using third-party vendors. He said the bill was meant to target speeding, red-light violations, and similar conduct, with enforcement handled locally and subject to state and federal law. Committee members raised questions about how citations would work, who would be held responsible in multi-driver or rental-car situations, whether due process would be affected, and whether cameras could identify the driver rather than just the vehicle. The sponsor and supporting witness Edward H. of Keene said municipalities would determine procedures, that an officer would still have to review and issue any summons, and that the bill was meant to be a limited enforcement tool rather than a catch-all. Edward H. also described the bill as adding guardrails such as a needs analysis, coordination with DOT, annual reporting, and public records of detections and fines. The Department of Transportation testified neutrally, saying it had no position on the bill and noting that current state systems include speed feedback signs, bridge security cameras, toll cameras that capture plates only, and traffic-signal detection cameras that do not record video. No vote was taken. The committee then held a brief hearing on House Bill 368, which would prohibit smoking tobacco products or e-cigarettes in a motor vehicle when a child under 16 is present and impose a $100 secondary fine. Rep. Miller introduced the bill in the sponsor’s absence, and there was no public testimony for or against it. The chair closed the hearing. Finally, the committee opened House Bill 390, which would add retired fire apparatus to the antique vehicle exemption so old fire trucks can be registered and used in parades without being stripped of their equipment. Rep. Parson explained that a strict reading of current law had led DMV to reject some antique fire engine registrations, and said the bill would fix that while preserving the ban on commercial use and on impersonating emergency vehicles. Members asked about the relationship to existing laws on emergency-vehicle impersonation, and the sponsor said the bill would not affect those laws. The hearing remained open as the transcript ended.

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• . $500,000 for the Great Plains Institute to study distributed ammonia. $2.57 million for the Macalester
• Institute Institute Institute um<00:12:11.880> to<00:12:12.360> study<00:12:12.720> distributed
• um to study distributed ammonia. um to study distributed ammonia. $2.57<00:12:16.320> million
• on the LIHEAP supplemental program in the general fund, is that being based on the same kind of distribution

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So my concern again continues to be equitable distribution of these taxes that go to L.A.
• the counties where we need to make sure that community health care infrastructure is equitably distributed
• I think in many instances, South L.A. also feels unequally distributed to.
• the counties where we need to make sure that community health care infrastructure is equitably distributed
• I think in many instances, South L.A. also feels unequally distributed to.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The committee heard eight bills, with testimony largely focused on local government authority, housing, and public service operations. AB 1658 would make permanent higher change-order thresholds for Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties on large construction projects; county representatives said the existing temporary authority has saved time and money, and the bill passed 6-0. AB 2263 would authorize the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to develop employee-preference affordable housing on its properties; supporters said it would help retain workers facing extreme housing costs, and it also passed 6-0 as amended. AB 2134, the Family Friendly City Councils Act, would protect city council members taking parental leave from losing their seats or having absences counted against them. Assembly Member Addis’s designee and Sunnyvale Council Member Alyssa Cisneros described the bill as a response to public pressure and privacy concerns faced by elected parents; members spoke in strong support, and the bill passed 6-0 as amended. AB 2188 would raise Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s contracting authority to $250,000 per contract; supporters said it would reduce delays and administrative costs, while questions centered on oversight and bidding safeguards. After committee amendments, it passed 6-0. AB 1768 would authorize Los Angeles and Contra Costa counties to ask voters to approve a temporary transactions-and-use tax for health care and related services in response to federal funding cuts. Supporters, including community clinics, Planned Parenthood, labor groups, and county representatives, said it would let voters decide whether to backfill major health care losses; opponents argued it would worsen affordability and tax burdens. The committee discussion highlighted concerns about equity and local control, and the bill was placed on call after a 5-2 roll call. AB 2033 would let general law cities use job order contracting for repair and maintenance projects; supporters said it would speed routine work, while AFSCME and some members raised workforce displacement and staffing concerns. It passed 8-0 as amended. AB 2415 would let the City of Folsom shift some housing obligations away from its historic district to other transit-oriented sites, with supporters saying it preserves historic character while still meeting housing goals. It passed 10-0. AB 2741, heard at the end of the meeting, would give cities a grace period to cure housing element issues involving overlay zones after a court ruling found some HCD-certified overlays noncompliant. Cities and local government groups supported the bill as a fairness measure for jurisdictions that relied on state guidance, while housing advocates and legal aid groups opposed it, arguing it would weaken enforcement and allow noncompliant housing plans to persist.

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• So my concern again continues to be equitable distribution of these taxes that go to L.A.
• the counties, where we need to make sure that community health care infrastructure is equitably distributed
• I think in many instances, South L.A. also feels unequally distributed to.
• the counties where we need to make sure that community health care infrastructure is equitably distributed
• I think in many instances, South L.A. also feels unequally distributed to.

Summary: The committee heard eight bills, mostly on local government, housing, and public agency contracting. AB 1658 would make permanent higher change-order authority for Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties on large construction projects; supporters said it would reduce delays and save money on major projects, and the bill passed 6-0. AB 2263 would authorize the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to develop employee-preference affordable housing; supporters said it would help with workforce retention and long commutes, and it also passed 6-0. AB 2134 would require city councils to allow parental leave without forcing members to seek public approval or risk losing their seats; supporters described the bill as necessary to protect new parents in local office, and it passed 6-0. AB 2188 would raise Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s contracting authority to $250,000, with supporters citing administrative savings and faster project delivery; after committee amendments, it passed 6-0. AB 2033 would let general law cities use job order contracting for repair and maintenance work, with safeguards against employee displacement; supporters called it an efficiency tool, while AFSCME opposed it over workforce impacts, and it passed 8-0 after amendments. AB 1768 would authorize Los Angeles County and Contra Costa County to ask voters to approve a temporary transactions and use tax to help offset major federal health care cuts and preserve clinics and public health services. Supporters from community clinics, Planned Parenthood, labor groups, counties, and health organizations said the measure would let voters decide how to respond to funding losses; opponents, including CalTax and some cities, raised affordability and tax-burden concerns. Members also discussed equity concerns within Los Angeles County and the importance of local control. The bill was moved out on a 5-2 vote and left on call. AB 2415 would allow the city of Folsom to shift housing obligations away from its historic district and toward other transit-oriented sites; supporters said it would preserve the historic district while still meeting housing goals, and it passed 10-0. AB 2741, heard at the end of the meeting, would give cities a grace period to fix housing elements that were certified by HCD but later found noncompliant by a court, especially where cities relied on overlay zones. Supporters from the League of California Cities, Redondo Beach, and real estate groups said cities acted in good faith and should not be immediately subjected to builder’s remedy; opponents from California YIMBY and legal aid groups argued the bill would weaken housing accountability and reward noncompliance. The transcript ends during testimony on AB 2741, before a final vote is recorded.

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• Um, and I disagree that there might be better methods of getting information and distributing it to our
• Um, and I disagree that there might be better methods of getting information and distributing it to our
• 17.839> information<00:51:18.960> and getting information and getting information and distributing
• <00:51:22.800> So,<00:51:24.160> and distributing it to our youth.
• So, and distributing it to our youth.

Bills: HB1952, HB1951, HB1929, HB2497, HB2208, HB2572, HB1953, HB2551, HB2549, HB1737, HB1628, HB1769, HB2493, HB2264, HB1997, HB2168, HB2427, HB1805, HB2180, HB2184, HB2219, HB2469, HB2233, HB2519, HB2141, HB1904, HB2201, HB2410, HB2007, HB2385, HB2444, HB2349, HB2235, HB1872, HB2416, HB2291, HB2292, HB2263, HB2359, HB2455, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB1648, HB2164, HB2323, HB1825, HB2172, HB1888, HB2005, HB2387, HB2358, HB2119, HB2276, HB2472, HB1714, HB2325, HB1541, HB1960, HB2140, HB2315, HB2367, HB2388, HB1696, HB2333, HB2138, HB2332, HB2283, HB2059, HB2057, HB2589, HB2417, HB2337, HB1588, HB2217, HB2020, HB1915, HB1742, HB2026, HB1965, HB1546, HB2360, HB1563, HB1749, HB2614, HB1511, HB1753, HB1849, HB1641, HB2161, HB2194, HB1721, HB2284, HB2188, HB1897, HB1880, HB1573, HB1876, HB20, HB2137

Keywords: HB1952, Hawaii agriculture, University of Hawaii, CTAHR, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, Kauai, agricultural research station, extension station, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, appropriation, ADA compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act, certified kitchen, greenhouse, laboratory, field research, cesspool decommissioning, invasive species

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• Distribution of rent and royalties of federal coal lease sales. >> Thank you.
• rent and... then replace line 180 on page 7 with the following: After January 1, 2027, shall be distributed
• After January 1, 2027 shall be<00:50:20.960> distributed<00:50:21.440> annually<00:50:21.920
• be distributed annually as follows. be distributed annually as follows.

Bills: HB185, HB378, SB28, HB400, SB155, HB312, HB185, HB378, SB28, HB400, SB155, HB312

Keywords: appropriation, transportation, judicial system, funding, state budget, Pickens County, local act, vehicle tag fee, registration fee, issuance fee, motor vehicle registration, license plate, replacement tag, transfer tag, renewal fee, county revenue, earmarked funds, ambulance service, emergency medical services, EMS

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• discussed on the way in here, the Department of Revenue collects the sales tax for all of them and then distributes
• It was a 20-year macro depreciation for natural gas distribution systems.
• Well, I mean, a lot of the rural counties, you don't have natural gas distribution lines because, you
• Louis, you know, Columbia, Springfield, those large municipalities, you're going to have these gas distribution
• an email to all the county assessors in the state and ask them, number one, do you have a gas distribution

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Line 216: This is an appropriation of $40 million, and that's distributed to institutions for facility
• However, the packet that is going to be distributed next, we will need to pick that Good afternoon, Madam
• rolled these up into single appropriations to the administrative offices of the courts, who can then distribute
• If the department... ...requested that the funds be evenly distributed over the three years.
• That's based on the distribution of those funds.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Then you'll see the bottom chart there, distribution of income taxpayers.
• interesting to see if we could get maybe a couple decades' worth of data on this and just see how the distribution
• You add in the Rural Health Care Initiative, which is going to distribute about $10 billion over five
• My fear is that because of CMS's rules of having to distribute based on volume, there is a high likelihood
• We also have a potential impact to the $306.6 million that you all distribute through the at-risk index

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• Next is House language that requires reporting conformity for aid distributions for towns and special
• This relates to the distribution of... actually, I believe that this row was covered by an amendment
• And this relates to the distribution<00:27:03.360> of distribution of distribution of um<00:27

Keywords: 1183, house

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• markets, there is considerable debate about our future regarding paid subscriber bases versus free distribution
• I Help the commission launch the ADER pilot, allowing virtual power plants and aggregations of distributed
• EV owners can sell electricity stored in the car's battery to distribution and transmission systems.
• This year alone, ERCOT is tracking over 2,800 megawatts of distributed energy generation resources that
• privilege to testify on this bill alongside Daikin, one of our largest customers on the electric distribution

Bills: HB1951, HB2715, HB3092, HB3237, HB3278, HB3511, HB3592, HB3675, HB3778, HB3782, HB3826, HB3970, HB4016, HB4049, HB4341, HB4344, HB4406, HB4427

Keywords: collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction

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• I've handed some handouts have been distributed to you highlighting some of the progress that has been
• This session as it's become a statewide issue, uh, both, um, on the transmission and distribution side
• producers and our downstream partners, which are users like industrial customers, generators, local distribution
• grid, wholesale generation, utility scale generation, but we have a long history in working on the distributed
• So you're seeing it from the distribution level. up to the utility scale.

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• Handouts have been distributed to you highlighting some of the progress that has been made by the industry
• This session is a state-wide issue, both on the transmission and distribution side, as well as the generation
• Upstream partners, which are users like industrial customers, generators, local distribution companies
• But we have a long history in working on the distributed energy generation side.
• So you're seeing it from the distribution level of the grid up to the utility scale.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• to an agent who represents several artists and can certainly get more information about them and distribute
• If y'all are comfortable... ...and distribute to the work group.

Keywords: Tribute to Senator Yvonne Miller Work Group, 976, house, all

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• providing a clear timeline for... ...previously authored AB 258 by providing a clear timeline for the distribution
• are allocated, requiring a more structured annual expenditure plan that allows resources to be distributed

Summary: The committee opened with routine announcements, including hearing logistics, public comment instructions, and a brief “fun fact” about National Pecan Month and Ag Day. After establishing a quorum, the committee took up a consent calendar of four bills—AB 2423, AB 2743, AB 2778, and AB 2779—which were approved unanimously. The main item heard was AB 1711 by Assembly Member Conley, which would require more timely distribution of state funds for fairs and fairgrounds and expand allowable uses for those funds. The author and the Western Fairs Association argued that fairs are important for agricultural education, local economies, cultural events, and emergency response, and that delayed funding leads to deferred maintenance and higher costs. Several committee members spoke in strong support, noting the importance of county fairs in their districts and their role as community hubs and emergency shelters. There was no opposition testimony. The committee voted AB 1711 out on a due pass motion to the Appropriations Committee, and the bill ultimately passed unanimously. The meeting then adjourned.

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• the products related to them in hemp, that significantly changes the way this bill structures distribution
• Members, House Bill 3851 is a bill about the process of selling private label and how they're distributed

Bills: HB3334, HB4248, HB4454, HB3851

Keywords: alcohol regulation, retail, recordkeeping, reporting, state laws, HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation

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• A principal may accept materials provided by a patriotic youth group for distribution to students and
• must ensure any accepted materials are distributed directly to the students on school property.

Bills: SB1210, SB1370, SB1422, SB1423

Keywords: private postsecondary education, nondomiciled institutions, tuition recovery fund, accreditation, regulations, patriotic youth groups, public school, civic involvement, educational purpose, discrimination, youth access, credit enhancement eligibility board, school financing, public schools, financing assistance, bonding, debt obligations, guaranteed financings, program sunset, statutory continuation

Summary: The Senate Education Committee considered three bills. SB 1210 would create a separate out-of-state registration process for private post-secondary institutions domiciled outside Arizona that enroll Arizona residents in fully online programs, require certain disclosures and financial protections, and extend student tuition recovery fund protections to those students. Testimony from the Arizona Private School Association supported the bill as closing a regulatory loophole and protecting Arizona students; the committee moved it forward with a due pass recommendation by a 7-0 vote. SB 1370 would allow principals, during the first quarter of the school year, to let eligible patriotic youth groups address students and distribute materials, and would prohibit public schools from discriminating against such groups based on membership criteria or oath requirements. The sponsor’s representative said the bill would allow, not require, access and would expand a list of youth groups that has not been updated since 1978. The committee approved the bill with a due pass recommendation by a 7-0 vote. SB 1422 would continue the Credit Enhancement Eligibility Board until July 1, 2036, with termination tied to the retirement of outstanding obligations, and SB 1423 would continue the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education until July 1, 2036. Both bills were described as continuations of existing programs; WICHE’s president testified in support of SB 1423 and noted the state’s long partnership with the organization. The committee passed both bills with due pass recommendations, each by 7-0 votes, and then adjourned.

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• announced last year in the state of... ...announced last year in the state of Alabama, and the distribution
• Senator Ward, that's been a concern of yours—the geographical distribution of this.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• House Bill No. 107, local government distributions. Ayes 61, excused 1.
• Bill number 107, local government Bill number 107, local government distributions, distributions, distributions
• If you're going to distribute this product to minors, then you're definitely going to pay the price.
• in the distribution of fentanyl for minors.
• If you're going<02:10:06.400> to<02:10:06.560> distribute<02:10:07.040> this<02:

Keywords: 916, all

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• There'd be some residual amounts distributable to a beneficiary.
• <03:36:06.760> to<03:36:06.960> your account would be distributable to your account
• <03:36:19.920> of of accumulated or distribution of of accumulated or distribution of accumulated
• earlier that contains uh I distributed earlier that contains uh essentially<04:25:17.399> what
• It's never if annual contributions equal annual distributions, you wouldn't need to invest anything.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 622, but after the sponsor said further research raised concerns, he asked that the bill be tabled. The committee then moved in executive session and voted unanimously to find the bill inexpedient to legislate, sending it to consent. The committee also retained House Bill 349, the ophthalmologic laser bill, after members said more time was needed for the professions involved to work out training standards and provide additional information; that motion also passed unanimously. The committee then discussed House Bill 244, a municipal building/fire code recodification measure. Members said the bill needed more review and careful scrutiny because of its length and possible unintended effects, and they voted unanimously to retain it as well. House Bill 534 was then heard; the sponsor said the bill did not do what was intended because of a misunderstanding about current processing, and the committee voted inexpedient to legislate and placed it on consent. The committee next considered House Bill 233, with an amendment to remove a requirement affecting the New Hampshire Vaccine Association. Supporters argued the bill would reduce an unnecessary burden and improve transparency, while opponents said the committee should not single out one private 501(c)(3) organization. The amendment was adopted 8-5, and the bill as amended then passed 7-6; a minority report was requested. Finally, the committee opened House Bill 536, a proposed 1.5% cost-of-living adjustment for certain state retirees. The sponsor and supporters argued retirees had not received adequate COLAs and that the bill would help offset inflation, while the retirement system testified that the proposal would add significant costs, including an estimated $1.5 million for the state, $6.6 million for political subdivisions, and about $100.7 million in present-value unfunded liability, with the impact reflected in future employer contribution rates.