Transcript Highlights:

• Like if you map the equation, right, you're an engineer, you know that. You map the equation.
• Like if you map the equation, right, you're an engineer, you know that. You map the equation.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• flag raisers, saved numerous Marines by securing pillboxes and Japanese tunnels, located a strategic map
• , located pillboxes and Japanese tunnels, located a<00:37:35.839><c> strategic</c><00:37:36.240><c> map
• </c><00:37:36.720><c> identifying</c><00:37:37.200><c> Japanese</c> a strategic map identifying Japanese
• a strategic map identifying Japanese heavy<00:37:38.000><c> artillery</c><00:37:38.560><c> locations

Keywords: 981, all

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• Um, you can see the area that's being treated on the map. Uh, there's about 60,000 acres.
• > on</c><00:08:53.600><c> the</c><00:08:53.760><c> on</c><00:08:54.000><c> the</c><00:08:54.240><c> map
• </c> that's being treated on the on the map. that's being treated on the on the map.

Bills: SF0052, SF0024

Keywords: wildlife management, environmental restoration, funding, invasive species, aquatic ecosystems, native fish, habitat conservation, lottery, debit card payments, gambling regulations, state revenue, financial transactions, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> So we want to show you the map where the 50 ATCs are located. >> Out [clears throat] of Kentucky's
• to</c><00:10:02.800><c> show</c><00:10:02.959><c> you</c><00:10:03.120><c> the</c><00:10:03.360><c> map
• </c><00:10:03.600><c> where</c><00:10:03.920><c> the</c> &gt;&gt; So we want to show you the map where
• the &gt;&gt; So we want to show you the map where the 50<00:10:04.399><c> ATC's</c><00:10:05.120><c>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met without a quorum and first heard from Kentucky Department of Education officials on career and technical education funding. KDE explained that House Bill 499 created a CTE funding formula using 60% weighted full-time equivalent enrollment and 40% incentives, but House Bill 6’s budget language excluded area technology centers (ATCs) from that supplemental funding. KDE requested approval of an additional budget request of $14,789,352 in each fiscal year 2027 and 2028 to include ATCs in the formula and hold local districts harmless. Officials said ATCs serve students from 117 of Kentucky’s 171 districts and argued the change would reduce funding disparities and better reflect the return on investment from CTE programs, citing growth in dual credit and work-based learning participation. Members asked whether the issue would need to be revisited each budget cycle. KDE responded that the problem could be fixed by removing the notwithstanding language from the budget bill, which they said would allow ATCs to be included under the existing statute. Representative Klein supported the request, saying the current clause could lead to stagnation and that the committee should help the program continue to grow. No vote was taken on the CTE item during the portion of the meeting provided. The committee then heard a presentation from PreK for All on expanding preschool access in Kentucky. Advocates said the state’s preschool program has been funded since 1990 and currently serves about 14,200 children at roughly $84 million per year, but that many working families still fall into a coverage gap. They proposed expanding eligibility to 250% of the federal poverty line, which they said would add about 9,600 children at a cost of $40 million in year two, after a planning year. The proposal also included regulatory flexibility for classrooms and partnerships with private child care providers and nonprofits, with speakers emphasizing child care deserts in some counties and citing research that early learning improves kindergarten readiness and later outcomes. No action or vote was taken on the preschool proposal in the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• So again, we've got a map that kind of shows the 23 agencies.
• again,</c><00:15:03.120><c> we've</c><00:15:03.280><c> got</c><00:15:03.440><c> a</c><00:15:03.480><c> map
• ><00:15:03.760><c> that</c><00:15:03.920><c> kind</c><00:15:04.120><c> of</c> So again, we've got a map
• that kind of So again, we've got a map that kind of shows<00:15:05.040><c> the</c><00:15:05.200><c>

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:26 Approval of Minutes 00:02:27 LIHEAP Presentation and Public Hearing 00:02:42 Conservation Opportunities in Kentucky 00:29:52, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up a public hearing and presentation on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Shannon Hall of the Department for Community Based Services and Rick Baker of Community Action Kentucky explained that LIHEAP is a 100% federally funded block grant that helps low-income households pay heating and cooling bills, avoid utility disconnects, and support weatherization. They outlined the program’s components, eligibility limits, seasonal application periods, and recent participation figures, including tens of thousands of households served through the summer cooling, fall subsidy, winter crisis, and spring subsidy components. They also described weatherization priorities, the partnership with Kentucky Housing Corporation, and the role of Community Action agencies in administering the program statewide. Members asked about Assurance 16, the balance between need and available funding, summer cooling assistance, weatherization measurement, renter versus homeowner participation, and whether federal changes could affect LIHEAP. Hall and Baker said Assurance 16 supports energy-burden reduction through education, case management, and conservation strategies; that funding has generally been sufficient in recent years but crisis funds have sometimes been exhausted quickly in the past; and that summer assistance is primarily electric utility support. They also said weatherization uses return-on-investment testing and that Kentucky still has a large backlog of homes needing service. On federal funding, they said the recently passed federal bill did not directly cut LIHEAP, but future appropriations could still affect it, and any major reduction could leave a gap the state might need to consider filling. The committee approved the minutes and later approved the LIHEAP finding of fact; no members of the public signed up to testify. After concluding LIHEAP, the committee heard a presentation from Heather Jeff of The Nature Conservancy on conservation opportunities in Kentucky. She described the organization’s voluntary land-protection work and highlighted the Cumberland Forest project, a conservation easement on about 55,000 acres in Bell, Knox, and Leslie counties supported in part by a $3.875 million state appropriation. She also reported on mine-land reforestation, elk habitat work, and the rapid allocation of a $2 million appropriation for the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund. Jeff emphasized the economic value of conservation for tourism, hunting and fishing, agriculture, forestry, bourbon, and flood protection, and said the group is finalizing a Kentucky conservation needs assessment and related feasibility research.

Transcript Highlights:

• Yeah, I just wanted to look at that map, um, and also, um, and I see that you have a map here.
• Um, and it's on page 7, you're just talking about that map and you're showing Los Alamos in the blue.
• Representing on the map, that is the rental gap for people who are earning below 30% of AMI.

Transcript Highlights:

• And as part of the MAP caucus chair, a Mr.
• And as part of the MAP caucus chair, a Mr.
• And as part of the MAP caucus chair, a Mr.
• And as part of the MAP caucus chair, a Mr.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So, turning to page one of the handout, you've got a nice color map here that shows a lot of red.
• The map here shows a lot of red.
• So this map on the page here is from the federal government.
• So what happens here: a wildland fire starts, a pin drops on a map.

Summary: The hearing focused on California wildfire resilience, with the first panel discussing statewide funding, policy, and strategic priorities, and the second panel shifting to home hardening and defensible space. The LAO outlined the state’s wildfire risk, the large increase in resilience spending in recent years, and the fact that most funding has been one-time rather than ongoing. Testimony emphasized that wildfire risk varies greatly by region, that the state must balance response spending with prevention, and that success should be measured more carefully than by acres treated alone. Witnesses also noted the importance of local, federal, utility, and Proposition 4 funding sources, as well as the need for long-term maintenance and strategic prioritization rather than scattered projects. Cal Fire leadership and other witnesses stressed that California’s wildfire problem is not uniform: forested areas, chaparral, and wildland-urban interface communities require different strategies. In Northern California and forested watersheds, speakers emphasized fuels reduction, prescribed and cultural burning, strategic fuel breaks, watershed protection, and maintaining forest health. In Southern California, testimony focused on wind-driven fires, ember intrusion, ignition prevention along roads and power lines, and the limits of large-scale vegetation clearing. Several witnesses argued that the state should invest where it can leverage local and regional partnerships, support capacity-building programs like Regional Forest and Fire Capacity, and improve data systems to track treatment effectiveness and project outcomes. Members repeatedly pressed witnesses on how to prioritize limited funds, asking what should be done more of, less of, and first. The chair argued that protecting homes and communities through hardening and defensible space should be a major priority, especially near structures, while also acknowledging the need for broader landscape work and watershed protection. There was discussion of incentives such as insurance discounts, property tax treatment, and community certification for hardened homes, along with the need for multiple payers rather than relying on the state alone. Cal Fire reported new and expanding data tools, including treatment trackers, defensible space inspection dashboards, and a fuels treatment effectiveness program that evaluates whether nearby treatments affected wildfire behavior. No votes were taken because the hearing was informational only.

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, um, that was actually just being used by kids and by adults to create an AI mapping system.
• </c><00:46:09.599><c> create</c><00:46:09.920><c> an</c><00:46:10.160><c> AI</c><00:46:10.640><c> mapping
• </c> adults to create an AI mapping system. adults to create an AI mapping system.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 3117, which would impose an excise tax on social media companies based on Minnesota monthly users and data-mining activity, and adopted an A1 amendment that added clarifying language identifying social media platforms. Chair Gomez described the bill as a way to tax companies profiting from data mining and social media use, citing concerns about child bullying, misinformation, and wealth concentration. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion in the 2025 taxes bill. Supporters testified that the measure would help raise revenue from a highly profitable industry and better align the tax code with the social costs of data collection and social media use. Pastor Julie Thompson, MAPE representative Tanner Fritzinger, Council Member Sue Bud, and Eric Bernstein of We Make Minnesota all backed the bill, arguing that social media companies extract value from users’ data, contribute to mental health and social harms, and should pay more toward public needs. Bernstein also framed the tax as a way to broaden the tax base and fund schools and other services. Opponents warned that the bill could sweep in local broadcasters, newspapers, and other businesses that use digital platforms and collect some user data, and that costs would likely be passed on to consumers. Wendy Pollson of the Minnesota Broadcasters Association said the definitions were too broad and could unintentionally include local media. Deb Peters, speaking for Americans for Digital Opportunity, argued the tax would raise costs for small businesses and consumers, create legal risks, and amount to double taxation. Several members echoed concerns about regressivity, administration, and whether the bill actually addresses online bullying or data privacy, while supporters said it is a first step toward taxing a new, lightly taxed industry.

Transcript Highlights:

• Do y'all have a copy of the map that we provided of Elm Ridge by chance?
• It should be in your packet, but what the map shows are... okay, let me grab...
• And what the map will show you is this is a water district called Elm Ridge, and it's essentially three
• So if you can follow along on the map here with me, and you start in the south where it says Savannah

Bills: HB1583, HB1775, HB1832, HB1836, HB1837, HB1866, HB1983, HB2029, HB2217, HB2318, HB2363, HB2486

Keywords: mental health, emergency detention, peace officer, mental illness, prevention of harm, border security, private landowners, study and report, General Land Office, participation, controlled substances, opioid antagonists, law enforcement training, substance abuse prevention, Texas-Mexico border, criminal justice, public safety, law enforcement, National Park Service, arrest powers

Transcript Highlights:

• This is authorizing the Land Use Commission to designate important agricultural lands and adopt maps
• agriculture lands designate important agriculture lands and<00:50:43.559><c> adopt</c><00:50:44.079><c> maps
• </c><00:50:44.720><c> the</c><00:50:44.920><c> designated</c><00:50:45.599><c> lands</c> and adopt maps
• for the designated lands and adopt maps for the designated lands in<00:50:46.520><c> counties</c><00

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several water, land, and natural resources measures. SB 5 would narrow the definition of historic property to properties eligible for the Hawaii Register of Historic Places or with important Native Hawaiian or ethnic cultural value. The State Historic Preservation Division said the bill would tighten the definition and could reduce or streamline reviews, while one testifier warned it could add another layer of review and delay. Support and opposition were both noted. SB 19 would appropriate funds to DLNR’s Division of Aquatic Resources to establish positions, and it drew strong support from DLNR and multiple ocean and reef advocates. SB 145, concerning declarations of water shortage and emergency, was supported by the Commission on Water Resource Management and the Board of Water Supply, which said rulemaking would improve transparency and public input. The chair also noted broader public concern about water use and pricing, especially on Maui. SB 44 would prohibit commercial sale of parrotfish caught by spearing and ban spearing them at night; DLNR supported the measure, while several fishers and gathering-rights advocates opposed it, arguing it would restrict traditional gathering and that resource management should focus on fish populations rather than methods. The committee noted 26 communications in support and opposition combined. SB 427 would bar the state from leasing or extending public land leases to parties in arrears, out of compliance with environmental obligations, or convicted of a crime, and would require gubernatorial certification for certain federal leases. DLNR said existing law and BLNR procedures already address compliance and cure periods, while supporters argued the bill would help ensure accountability for contaminated or poorly managed lands. The committee also began SB 457, dealing with submerged land reclamation and leasing of submerged/tidal lands; DLNR again said current statutes and BLNR protocols were already adequate, describing existing review and enforcement practices for shoreline structures and easements. No votes were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• project is not within the special flood hazard area as identified by FEMA on their flood insurance rate maps
• :01:30.240><c> flood</c><00:01:30.560><c> insurance</c><00:01:31.119><c> rate</c><00:01:31.759><c> Maps
• </c><00:01:32.759><c> we're</c> their flood insurance rate Maps we're their flood insurance rate Maps

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee met on February 4, 2025, for decision making on previously heard measures, then later held hearings on additional bills. Early action focused on several measures that were amended and advanced, including SB 161 on state project exemptions from county permitting, which was heavily revised to allow programmatic or project-specific agreements with counties, require public reporting of exempted projects, and create a working group to study broader permitting and construction coordination issues. The committee also advanced SB 635 on energy efficiency with changes shifting survey leadership to the Hawaii State Energy Office, SB 700 on resilience hubs after narrowing it to focus on emergency-service-capable hubs and removing distributed energy language, SB 869 on community outreach boards with a technical amendment, SB 1081 on a legislative budget office by converting it to a feasibility study, SB 711 on gubernatorial appointments with a salary threshold change, SB 405 on neighborhood board agendas with a committee-report note about OIP concerns, SB 381 with privacy issues deferred to Judiciary, SB 2 as a two-year pilot for fruit tree planting in selected districts, SB 239 on disaster preparedness with sheltering revisions, and SB 998 as introduced with a cost estimate for site selection work. Several measures were deferred or not advanced, including SB 615, which was deferred indefinitely, SB 1132, which the chair said would be set aside in favor of another childcare bill, and SB 111, which was not taken up further because of confusion during an earlier hearing. During the later hearing portion, SB 1175 on procurement drew testimony from the State Procurement Office, which supported the bill but corrected its estimated database revision cost from $7,500 to $30,000; the Department of Transportation also appeared, while the General Contractors Association submitted opposition. Committee members questioned whether the past-performance database should include more detailed quality information and whether a one-year post-completion review would be useful, but no amendment was adopted at that time. SB 1587 on retainage received written support from the Subcontractors Association of Hawaii and no opposition in the room. SB 1543 on government accountability, which would require justification for outside consultants and cap consultant spending, drew opposition from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii, which argued it could slow procurement, reduce flexibility, and worsen delays given existing vacancies and limited in-house expertise. The Public First Law Center supported the related transparency bill discussed in the hearing, arguing it would close a loophole by making contractor-created records used in government functions subject to disclosure under UIPA, while the Attorney General’s office opposed it. The transcript ends with that testimony still underway, and no final vote is shown for the later hearing bills.

Transcript Highlights:

• any carrier's name, but we had to warn our students that if you had a particular carrier, you better map
• The Texas Comptroller's broadband map confirms significant areas where internet advertised speeds don't
• The rest of the map looks at primary care physician ratios.
• The map looks at primary care physician ratios.
• As you look on the map, you'll see that many of our major cities are in counties that are the lightest

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Running that much, I think you guys have this map on the second page that’s kind of the outlook for March

Bills: HB352

Keywords: HB352, cotton, cotton bale assessment, cotton levy, cotton producers, agriculture, forestry, Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee, per bale fee, commodity assessment, producer referendum, cotton sales tax, Alabama Code 2-8-199, cotton commission, agricultural funding, 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If there's a break and one of the map shows that there's a line and basically everything to the bottom
• break and<00:20:52.320><c> one</c><00:20:52.440><c> of</c><00:20:52.520><c> the</c><00:20:52.720><c> map
• As a way of orientation to these maps, sorry, this is very classic scientist here.
• I gave you eight maps.
• Here we see the same structure of the same maps, but I'm showing you seasonal change in precipitation

Bills: HF4470, HF2418, HF3417, HF3365, HF3463

Keywords: HF4470, Melissa Hortman, memorial, statue, memorial garden, State Office Building, Capitol Mall Design Framework, capital investment, appropriation, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Department of Administration, public art, commemorative monument, landscaping, artist selection, family consultation, Minnesota legislature, state building site, capital appropriation, political subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> to</c><00:13:05.760><c> teach</c><00:13:06.800><c> this</c> >> Right, there's a website on the map
• I could use my maps. So I was glad that... didn't have...
• I hate traveling and not having a phone or map or anything. So glad it's not today.
• <01:59:45.920><c> a</c> up with a cheat sheet didn't I make a up with a cheat sheet didn't I make a map
• <01:59:46.320><c> of</c> map of map of &gt;&gt; because<01:59:46.960><c> they</c><01:59:47.199><c> asked

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• also developed University of Minnesota also developed an<00:22:26.559><c> online</c><00:22:26.960><c> map
• </c><00:22:27.520><c> display</c><00:22:27.840><c> the</c><00:22:28.000><c> inventory</c> an online map
• to display the inventory an online map to display the inventory information,<00:22:29.440><c> the</c
• </c><00:26:03.840><c> This</c><00:26:04.000><c> is</c><00:26:04.080><c> an</c> priority online mapping
• This is an priority online mapping tool.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• nearly 30 city councils with 30 planning and zoning committees, with different zoning districts and maps
• nearly 30 city councils with 30 planning and zoning committees, with different zoning districts and maps
• Some of our cities and communities have future land use maps, while others do not, and some have updated
• nearly 30 city councils with 30 planning and zoning committees, with different zoning districts and maps
• Some of our cities and communities have future land use maps, while others do not, and some have updated

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• > uh</c><01:18:59.159><c> I</c><01:18:59.639><c> although</c><01:19:00.120><c> the</c> employees or map
• and uh I although the employees or map and uh I although the education<01:19:00.800><c> Finance</c><
• With that, I do want to give a road map for next week.
• 34.239><c> road</c> bit long but I I do want to give a road bit long but I I do want to give a road map
• for next week um at this point right map for next week um at this point right now<01:47:37.239><c> it

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This year, our direct admissions cohort of students is just over 32,000, and as you can see from the map
• This year, our direct admissions cohort of students is just over 32,000, and as you can see from the map
• can</c><00:15:01.639><c> see</c><00:15:01.839><c> from</c><00:15:01.959><c> the</c><00:15:02.120><c> map
• </c> students and as you can see from the map students and as you can see from the map we<00:15:02.440
• If you go back to the map that you had in front of you at one of the earlier slides, we have 182 participating

Keywords: 1187, senate, all