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• I, for one, would like to trust the experts as they continue their mission to make the sky safer.
• the E experts as we as they to trust the E experts as we as they continue<04:31:40.000> their
• The ayes are 411, the nays are zero, recorded as present.
• spoke the age are 411 the Nays are zero spoke the age are 411 the Nays are zero zero<06:58:36.000
• On this vote, the yays are 417, the nays are zero, two-thirds being in the affirmative.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• SB 1379 is about restoring public trust, protecting the rights of families of the deceased, and ensuring
• And sometimes it's really important just to make sure that the community feels like they can trust the
• And sometimes it's really important just to make sure that the community feels like they can trust the
• Those two items, those two items are out and zero.
• One zero three, please. 1003, please. Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members.

Summary: The Assembly Local Government Committee heard a long agenda of local government, housing, transportation, and public safety bills. Early items included SB 762, which would give certain local governments a voter-approved path to seek additional local sales tax authority to address fiscal pressures; SB 1400, which would modernize Alameda Health System governance and give Alameda County more flexibility and oversight; and SB 1408, which would authorize Contra Costa County to place a renewal of its transportation sales tax on the ballot. Supporters for those bills included local officials, county representatives, labor groups, fire and police organizations, and transit advocates, while no organized opposition was presented on those measures in committee. The committee also heard SB 1272, which would give homeowners more time to correct certain inherited code violations and allow an affidavit process for buyers who did not know about the violation at purchase. The bill drew support from the California Apartment Association and opposition from code enforcement and county groups, who argued it would reduce local enforcement discretion and create health and safety risks. After questions about disclosure and enforcement, the committee approved SB 1272 as amended and re-referred it to Appropriations. SB 1055, dealing with procurement flexibility for Pajaro flood control and levee repairs, also passed as amended and was sent to Appropriations. Later, the committee approved SB 1379, which would separate the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner and create an independent medical examiner system. The author and supporters argued the change was needed for transparency and independence in in-custody death investigations, while opponents raised labor, cost, and governance concerns; some opposition was softened after the author agreed to employee-protection amendments. The committee also passed SB 1172, limiting consultant compensation and adding transparency rules for local tax-sharing agreements, and several housing bills from Senator Grayson: SB 1003 on pro-housing infrastructure financing districts, SB 1014 on early disclosure of infrastructure requirements for housing projects, and SB 1169 on extending tentative vesting map validity. The committee took votes on consent items and later add-ons, with most measures passing on bipartisan or unanimous votes and several being re-referred to Appropriations or Housing and Community Development as appropriate.

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• I can only speak as to any conversations that I might have had, and I had zero conversations with anybody
• I have zero data regarding the residences of incumbents, and I didn't hear any discussion in the committees
• We are stewards of a sacred trust when we entertain maneuvers that skirt the edge of legality.
• that this institution belongs to them. ...much greater: the public's trust that this institution belongs
• But the biggest cost is not on paper; it's constituent trust.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Mark Weissman and local officials Donna Lou Fiala and Eric C. Brecknitz, and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members approved the journal and adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report setting the calendar and debate times for the day. The chamber then took up House Bill 1D, establishing Florida’s congressional districts, as the main item on the special order calendar. During questioning and debate on HB 1D, sponsors and opponents focused heavily on the map’s process and legality. Supporters argued the plan was based on a viable legal theory, used the 2020 census data as required, and was within the Legislature’s discretion to consider mid-cycle redistricting. Opponents repeatedly argued the map was drawn by the governor’s office using partisan data, without meaningful legislative or public input, and that it violated the Fair Districts Amendment by favoring a party, splitting more counties and municipalities, and reducing compactness. Several members also raised concerns about taxpayer costs, the absence of a new census or court order, and the Legislature’s role versus the governor’s office. After structured debate, the House voted on final passage of HB 1D and passed it 83-28. A motion to recess for two hours to consider a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision failed. Following passage of the redistricting bill, the House adopted a motion to adjourn sine die, ending the session.

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• And here we have a there was zero cost.
• And what you're saying is trust us, we've got it in some paper that we'll send you a link later.
• x-ray machine requirements and is a zero x-ray machine requirements and is a zero cost<01:19:00.320
• <01:19:29.680> cost forgiveness fund and is a zero cost forgiveness fund and is a zero cost
• There is a fiscal note on this, and it has zero budget impact; it is a budget-neutral provision.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Clerk call zero nays. HB422 has passed. Clerk call zero nays. HB422 has passed.
• Question 56 I zero VR has been adopted. Question 56 I zero VR has been adopted.
• Cler lock machine record vote 100 I zero nays. HB 363 has passed. Thank I zero nays.
• BR has been adopted. zero nays. BR has been adopted. zero nays. BR has been adopted.
• Mr. zero nays. BR has been adopted. Mr. zero nays. BR has been adopted. Mr.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Secretary: 37 yes, zero no. Senate President: Show the bill passes.
• Secretary: 37 yes, zero no. Senate President: This bill passes.
• Secretary: 37 yes, zero no. Senate President: Show this bill passes.
• Secretary: 37 yes, zero no. The bill passes.
• Secretary: 36 yes, zero no. Chair: That does it.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Professions such as nurses, social workers, electricians, educators, and barbers trust the state with
• It's a good government bill that ensures people we trust with oversight have the tools to actually do
• There being ten ayes, one nay, zero present, not voting, and two absent, the motion prevails.
• personally been using Bitcoin and working professionally in Bitcoin to help individuals, businesses, and trusts
• While most might view Bitcoin's volatility as a risk or evidence that it could go to zero or disappear

Bills: HB565, HB3743, HB4310, HB5083, HB5129, HB5195, HB5331, HB5469, SB21, HB3185, SB 21

Keywords: constitutional amendment, fiscal impact, state budget, ballot measure, transparency in voting, management-to-staff ratio, state agencies, employee regulations, government efficiency, workforce management, public information, governing board, transparency, confidentiality, access rights, privacy, identifying information, state agency, consent, occupational license

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• And real quick, Chair Liebling, what this is, is commonly done in cemeteries where they do retain a trust
• the cemetery does default in any way or something happens there, that this money is put aside in a trust
• The problem is we pay that rate, and somebody can get zero care or zero dental care, and we're going
• their pharmacist more frequently than their health care provider, performing a significant level of trust
• and pharmacy technicians to provide the essential services patients need in a setting they know and trust

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• What I'm asking of this committee is not trust. I'm asking for verification.
• And so five We're an offender served zero days of their prison sentence.
• Maybe it goes to zero. Maybe it goes to 35.
• Could be zero days. It could be 48 months. How much on parole?
• Could be zero days, could be 48 months.

Keywords: 908, all

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• And second, it kept the fund balance of the trust fund above 4% of total payroll.” into the UI trust
• fund. into the UI trust fund.
• um of the trust fund above 4% of total um of the trust fund above 4% of total payroll.<00:31:54.080><
• um the minimum UI tax rate um was zero. um the minimum UI tax rate um was zero.
• <00:32:29.120> And minimum UI tax rate of zero. And minimum UI tax rate of zero.

Keywords: 916, all

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• And then we have trust eroding between...
• And then we have trust eroding between users and platforms, citizens and government.
• Danielson, Ball, Danielson, Sullivan, Kulker, please add the president with a vote of 21 eyes, 13 no, zero
• absent, and zero SKUs, and 117C.
• Will the vote be 35 I, zero no, zero absent? Excuse me. The whole report is adopted.

Keywords: 981, all

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• It gets held in a trust and then it gets dispersed on periodic amounts every year.
• >> 14 yeses, zero nos. >> 14 yeses, zero nos.
• >> 14 yeses, zero nos. >> 14 yeses, zero nos.
• There's very few trust for public use.
• animals and wildlife were held in trust animals and wildlife were held in trust for<04:04:41.920

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, right now there's basically zero requirements at all.
• Uh he trusts me as a unstable patient.
• Um through the work of the mission zero Um through the work of the mission zero initiative<05:38
• Zero. What?
• <06:22:48.558> Zero.<06:22:48.958> What? One more time. Zero. What?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Senate Bill 1 is the Behavioral Health Trust Fund.
• Creating a trust addresses that issue.
• To have a behavioral health trust fund.
• Which is the trust fund, follows the same practices that we have for the Early Childhood Trust and the
• Higher Ed Trust.

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• I've heard zero criticism.
• I've heard zero<00:29:36.960> criticism.
• I've heard nothing but zero criticism.
• are going to cut it to zero verbatim. verbatim. verbatim.
• Section 314, permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund spending policy.

Keywords: 916, all

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• legislature, grant each leader wisdom beyond party lines and platforms, and remind them of the sacred trust
• If we're all going to seize the opportunity, we have to be ready to show that we can be trusted with
• If we want to earn back the trust of the American people in government, we have to be honest about the
• fact that government hasn't always deserved that trust in the first place.
• Minnesota should have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to misuse of taxpayer dollars and theft,

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• By a vote of 31 in the affirmative, zero in the negative, the appointment of Mary Patricia Roman as a
• By a vote of 32 in the affirmative, zero in the negative, the reappointment of John F.
• From zero to 13 years old, there is no statute of limitation.
• It is strengthened when victims trust our institutions. protecting that silence.
• It is strengthened when victims trust our institutions enough to come forward.

Keywords: 996, all

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• For every location, we had zero miles per hour. We went in and put it down.
• It was 100% funding and moved our matches from being 13.5% or 15% to zero.
• It really saved the transportation program over the last... 13.5% or 15% to zero.
• When you think of efficiency, fiscal accountability, and trust, you can think of us.
• When you think of efficiency, fiscal accountability, and trust, you can think of us.

Summary: The committee first heard an update on the Joint Transportation Committee study of transportation impacts if the Lower Snake River dams were removed. WSDOT and Jacobs described the study’s phases, including current work on geology, infrastructure risk, and a total logistics cost model. They explained that the study is examining how freight now moved by barge—especially wheat, fertilizer, and wood—could shift to rail and roads, and they outlined several scenarios ranging from no-dam future conditions to new unit-train terminals, short-line rail options, and a combined “many solutions” scenario. Members asked about irrigation, impacts in Idaho and Oregon, port capacity, emissions, competition, EV trucks, and whether the model could estimate transportation effects if grain volumes decline. The presenters said the study assumes current production levels continue, does not model irrigation changes or broader farm-economics impacts, but does account for transloading costs and can estimate transportation impacts under different volume assumptions. WSU’s independent review team said the model has improved substantially but still needed refinement, especially in routing, road data, and spatial detail, and that stakeholder engagement had been strong though delayed by model development. No votes were taken. The committee then received a presentation on the alternative sidewalk funding study. Staff and consultants said the study is exploring ways local governments could sustainably fund sidewalk maintenance, repair, and new construction, using a statewide survey, interviews, national research, and case studies in eight jurisdictions. They noted sidewalks are important for pedestrian safety and connectivity, but there is no dedicated funding source in Washington, and existing grants and local revenue tools are highly competitive or limited. The consultants highlighted sidewalk fees or utility-style charges as the most promising option to study, while a parcel tax was largely set aside because of state property-tax uniformity concerns. Members asked whether the study would duplicate existing funding or add to current taxes, and how a sidewalk fee would be collected; the consultants said the goal is to expand local options, not mandate adoption, and that fees would likely be billed through utilities rather than property taxes. A preliminary draft report is due December 15, with a final report due in mid-June. Next, staff gave a brief update on the ocean-going vessels study, which is examining shore power and emissions rules for vessels at berth. The presenter explained that federal Clean Air Act rules and California waiver authority create legal limits on how far Washington can go if it wants to adopt similar standards, and that deviations from California’s approach can increase litigation risk. The report will summarize stakeholder outreach and will be presented in draft form at the next JTC meeting. Finally, county engineers from Chelan and Douglas counties began a presentation on county transportation challenges, with the association’s director emphasizing collaboration with state agencies and local partners on issues such as fish passage barriers and infrastructure needs. The county presentation was only beginning when the transcript ended, and no committee action or votes were recorded.

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• Trust me, that disclosure makes some people very uncomfortable.
• Trust<00:16:01.040> me,<00:16:01.720> that<00:16:01.920> disclosure<00:16:02.400
• > makes<00:16:02.600> some Trust me, that disclosure makes some Trust me, that disclosure
• There being 11 ayes and zero nays, the motion prevails and the amendment is adopted.
• I shouldn't say where little to zero I shouldn't say zero<00:59:09.160> very<00:59:09.760>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• grant from the ED and supplemented by some of our CED funds, and the delinquency ratio on that is zero
• <00:49:29.040> you<00:49:29.240> guys taxpayer dollars yeah trust you guys taxpayer
• dollars yeah trust you guys thank<00:49:29.680> you<00:49:30.079> so<00:49:30.480>
• testimony okay uh next up Lauren zero testimony okay uh next up Lauren zero uh<00:52:27.319>
• The land is believed to be held in trust, and there is a desire to convert it into an egg park for the

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism heard testimony on several bills, with much of the discussion focused on Enterprise Zones and related economic development measures. On SB 125, the committee heard support from DBEDT, the Department of Taxation, the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau, and the Farmers Union. Members questioned how the bill would affect job-creation requirements and learned that existing companies and new companies are treated differently under the program, with existing companies generally subject to a 15% annual employment increase and new companies to a 10% increase, while the bill would extend the program period from seven to nine years. DBEDT also said the program has been effective, citing 1,162 jobs created or maintained at a cost of about $1.2 million, and noted that agriculture, manufacturing, and wholesaling are the main sectors involved. The committee then took up SB 729, also relating to Enterprise Zones, which would expand eligibility to better accommodate local manufacturers and value-added businesses that sell directly to retail rather than only wholesale. Testifiers from the Holua Collaborative and Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau supported the measure, saying it would help small manufacturers and agricultural producers add value and adapt to internet-era sales patterns. A committee discussion clarified that the bill would add value-added processing as an allowable activity within the zones, and DBEDT explained that the current rules were written for a wholesale-dominated market. The Attorney General’s office also testified, raising a supremacy clause concern and recommending language changes to avoid conflict with federal law. On SB 129, relating to labeling requirements for fish, the Attorney General and the Department of Agriculture both raised concerns about federal preemption and enforcement. The AG explained that federal law governs fish labeling but includes an exception for processed fish, and recommended narrowing the bill to processed fish and defining that term to fit the federal carve-out. The Hawaii Longline Association supported the bill but suggested excluding canned tuna while including products such as poke, sashimi, and sushi. The Department of Agriculture said it does not currently enforce this kind of labeling requirement and would need to determine whether another agency should handle enforcement. The committee also heard SB 581, which would establish an aerospace and aeronautics development program within DBEDT. Testimony was generally supportive, but members pressed for a fiscal estimate, and the bill’s sponsor said a prior version of the office had operated on about $400,000 annually with a small staff. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.