Bills: HF56, HF780

Keywords: HF56, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Hutchinson Area Transportation Services, Hutchinson, McLeod County, transportation facility, vehicle storage, equipment storage, fueling facility, temperate storage, local infrastructure, public works, general obligation bonds, education finance, school funding, state aid, appropriations

Transcript Highlights:

• Hutchinson. No. Hughes. No. Hutchinson. Aye. Kane. No. Carney. No. Keefer. Aye. Kim. No.
• Senators Kiefer, Coleman, Hutchinson. Are there any negative votes?
• Senator Hutchinson. Any additional negative votes? Senator Hutchinson.
• Senator Hutchinson? Senator Muth. Senator Mastriano? Any more additional negative votes?
• Senator Hutchinson. Senator Mastriano. Any additional negative votes?

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, communications, committee reports, and leaves of absence. The journal was approved 50-0. The chamber then took up House Bill 1505, which drew extended debate over school funding and adequacy/tax equity. Senators Coleman and Keefer argued the bill continued to pour money into districts like Allentown without accountability or improved results, while Senators Costa, Miller, Haywood, and Anthony Williams defended the funding as a response to historic underfunding and the Commonwealth Court decision. A motion allowing Senator Coleman a third speaking turn was adopted 27-23, and the bill ultimately passed 45-5. The Senate then considered House Bill 2400, the General Appropriation Act. Supporters, including Senators Martin, Dush, Phillips-Hill, Costa, Ward, Street, Hughes, and Pittman, emphasized that the budget was balanced without using the rainy day fund or raising taxes, reduced the governor’s proposal, increased education and child care funding, supported nursing homes, rape crisis centers, infrastructure, and workforce programs, and shifted money from lapsed or unused accounts to current priorities. Opponents, including Senators Saval and Muth, said the budget failed to address structural deficits and omitted new revenue options, emergency services funding, and other major issues. The bill passed 44-6 with amendments and was returned to the House for concurrence. The Senate also passed a series of other bills, including House Bills 2412, 2413, 96, 858, 1042, 1286, 1646, 1851, 1862, 2017, 2024, 2401, and 2559, with varying margins, and sent them to the House, some with amendments. House Bill 1042 drew a negative recommendation from Senator Costa over a late amendment involving second-degree murder/felony language, but after reconsideration and vote changes it passed 30-20 with amendments. House Bill 1862, creating an Ignition Interlock Driver’s License, passed 45-5 after support from Senator Judy Ward. House Bill 1248 passed 43-7 and designates Pennsylvania rye whiskey as the official state spirit, with Senators Bartolotta and Robinson speaking in support. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 216, after defeating Senator Haywood’s amendment to narrow the scope of a proposed Legislative Budget and Finance Committee study of managed care organizations; the resolution passed 31-19. Several other bills were held over in their order, and the Senate later moved toward a condolence resolution.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Hutchinson reports from the Committee on Finance: House Bill 1667, reported as amended.
• Hutchinson. Hutchinson. Hutchinson. Aye. Kearney. Aye. Kearney. Aye. Kiefer. Aye. Langerholc. Aye.
• Hutchinson, aye. I. Cain. Aye. Hutchinson, aye. I. Kiefer, aye. Langerholc, aye. Laughlin, aye.
• Hutchinson. Aye. Hughes. No. Hutchinson. Aye. Kane. No. Kearney. No. Keefer. Aye. Kim. No.
• Senator Hutchinson so moves, for the information of the members. Senator Hutchinson so moves.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, committee reports, and approval of the prior journal. Members also granted several leaves of absence and welcomed a number of guests, including Ireland’s Consul General and Deputy Consul General, student shadows, an intern, and the Neshaminy High School baseball team, which was recognized for winning the 2026 PIAA Class 6A state championship. The chamber then recessed briefly for an Education Committee meeting and party caucuses before returning to session. On the floor, the Senate advanced several measures. Senate Bill 362, addressing SNAP skimming, passed 49-0 after remarks about protecting food assistance benefits from theft. Senate Bill 469, providing discounted fishing and hunting licenses for current and retired law enforcement, also passed 49-0 after an amendment was withdrawn. Senate Bill 730, codifying Pennsylvania POLST forms for end-of-life medical orders, saw a tabled amendment from Senator Boscola on physician-assisted dying after a 28-21 vote, then passed 49-0. The Senate also adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 1206 clarifying a temporary license pending FDA approval, and sent House Bill 1344 and Senate Bill 1377 to the House after unanimous final passage. Other bills were moved to appropriations or held in order, including Senate Bill 49, House Bill 96, Senate Bill 535, Senate Bill 536, House Bill 538, Senate Bill 743, Senate Bill 1262, Senate Bill 1273, House Bill 1286, and Senate Bill 1372. House Bill 1862 and House Bill 2017 each received amendments and were re-referred to the Appropriations Committee. The Senate also agreed to consider newly reported committee bills, including measures from Finance, Judiciary, Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, and Education. In petitions and remonstrances, Senators Tartaglione and Costa focused on minimum wage and utility affordability, urging action on consumer protections, LIHEAP funding, data center energy costs, and related energy policy. The session concluded with the signing of House Bill 1877 in the presence of the Senate and a recess until June 24, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., unless recalled earlier.

Transcript Highlights:

• Robin Hutcherson for chair Hutchinson.
• Uh I hope that Miss Hutchinson is well because she I'm sure she'll get confirmed here today.
• Uh, I hope that Miss Hutchinson is well because I'm sure she'll get confirmed here today.
• Uh, I hope that Miss Hutchinson is well because I'm sure she'll get confirmed here today.
• Uh, I hope that Miss Hutchinson is well because I'm sure she'll get confirmed here today.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Hutchinson. Mr. Miller? Aye. Miller. Aye. Senator Cerro. Aye. Hutchinson. Aye. Hutchinson. Aye.
• Hutchinson, aye. Kane, no. Kearney, no. Keefer, aye. Thank you. Keefer, aye. Kim, no.
• Hutchinson, aye. Hughes, aye. Hutchinson, no. Kane, aye. Kearney, aye. Kiefer, no. Kim, aye.
• I, Hutchinson... Hughes, aye. Hutchinson, no. Kearney, no. Langerholc, no. Laughlin, Malone, aye.
• Hutchinson, aye. Kane, no. Kearney, no. Keefer, aye. Keefer, aye. Kim, no. Langerholc, aye.

Keywords: Scheduler, 972, senate, all

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• Hutchinson, how do you see fit. Uh Ms.
• Chair Hutchinson: Sure. All right.
• Chair Hutchinson: All right. Thank you.
• Chair Chair<01:00:01.000><c> Hutchinson</c> Chair Hutchinson Chair Hutchinson I<01:00:02.400><c> live
• the confirmation of Robin Hutchinson Hutchinson<01:08:57.520><c> for</c><01:08:57.719><c> chair</c><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm going to start with Heath Hutchinson. You're up, Matthew. You're up, Matthew Frasier.
• Hutchinson. Hey, my name is Heath Hutchinson. I live in Wilmer, Alabama. Big Creek Lake is my home.
• Alvin Hutchinson, you're in the hall. You got the floor, Mr. Frasier.
• You're up, Alvin Hutchinson. You're on deck, Joshua Lost. Thank you, Madam Chairwoman.
• My name's Alvin Hutchinson, and I'm from Wilmer, Alabama.

Bills: HB471, HB473

Keywords: water authority, sewer management, fire protection, local governance, board of directors, local officers, water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions, 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Hutchinson. Kane. Kearney. Aye. Kiefer. Aye. Kim. Aye. Kim. Aye. Langerholc. Langerholc. Waflund.
• Senator Keefer, Senator Hutchinson. Any additional negative votes?
• Senator Kiefer, Senator Hutchinson. Any additional negative votes? Any additional negative votes?
• Hughes, Hutchinson, aye. Kane. Hutchinson, aye. Kane, no. Carney, no. Kearney, no. Keefer, aye.
• Hutchinson, aye. Kane. Carney, aye. Kiefer, aye. Kim, aye. Langerholc, aye. Laughlin, aye.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, received committee reports, and approved the prior day’s journal by a 50-0 vote. Several members were granted leaves of absence, and the chamber also took up a number of procedural motions, including re-referring Senate Bill 1212 to Appropriations and moving Senate Bill 911 from the table to the calendar. The Senate later recessed for committee meetings and party caucuses, then reconvened to continue floor action. On the calendar, Senate Bill 1206 passed 50-0 after supporters said it would help Pennsylvania’s life sciences industry by allowing manufacturers to pursue state licensure while federal FDA approval is pending, without weakening safety standards. Senate Bill 1273 passed 48-2; its sponsor said it would clarify that turnpike automated plate-reading data may be shared with investigators in missing or endangered persons cases, including Amber Alerts. Several other bills were either agreed to and re-referred to Appropriations or ordered over in their place, including House Bill 681, Senate Bills 1061, 1303, and 1355, and House Bill 1505 and 1667. The Senate also considered Senate Resolution 326, where an amendment by Senator Mastriano was adopted and the resolution was then held over as amended. In executive session, the chamber returned several nominations to the governor, then confirmed a slate of gubernatorial nominations, including appointments to the Pennsylvania Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Board, the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and several Pennsylvania Army National Guard promotions, by a 50-0 vote. The Senate additionally approved committee-reported bills from Appropriations and Health and Human Services, and signed House Bill 1344 in the presence of the Senate. During petitions and remonstrances, Senator Tartaglione urged action on minimum wage legislation, noting Pennsylvania has not raised the wage since 2006 and pointing to House Bill 2189. Senator Dush delivered extended remarks on the nation’s founding and the religious views of Benjamin Franklin. The Senate then adopted a motion to recess until June 25, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., unless recalled sooner.

Transcript Highlights:

• Hutchinson, aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Keefer, aye. Langerholc, aye. Laughlin, aye. Malone, aye.
• Hutchinson, aye. Mr. Miller, aye. Miller, aye. Senator Cerro, aye. Hutchinson, aye.
• Hutchinson, aye. Aye. The ayes are 50 and the nays are zero.
• Hutchinson, aye. Kane, no. Kearney, no. Keefer, aye. Kim, no. Langerholc, no. Thank you. No.
• Hutchinson, aye. Kane, no. Kearney, no. Keefer, aye. Kim, no. Langerholc, aye. Laughlin, aye.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then received committee reports from Banking and Insurance and Judiciary. Several leaves of absence were granted, and the chamber took up calendar and procedural motions, including re-referrals and tabling actions on multiple bills. House Bill 1102 and Senate Bill 911 were re-referred to Appropriations, House Bill 96 and Senate Bill 599 were briefly laid on the table and then returned to the calendar, and House Bill 2400 and Senate Bill 746 were also sent to Appropriations. The Senate later agreed to consider a discharge-related motion on minimum wage, but the motion to make it a special order of business failed by a vote of 23-27. On final passage, Senate Bill 1182 passed 50-0 after Senator Boscola described it as a modernization of the Board of Vehicles Act to address software-based vehicle features, warranty reimbursement, data protections, loaner vehicles, and related dealer/manufacturer issues; she noted amendments had been adopted to address stakeholder concerns. Senate Bill 1334 also passed, 29-21, after the Senate rejected Amendment A44049, which would have exempted certain cardiology technicians from licensing requirements if credentialed and supervised; supporters argued the exemption reflected existing practice and credentialing, while opponents said the bill was needed for patient safety and consistent oversight. Senate Bill 1372 passed 50-0, and House Bill 2426 was re-referred to Appropriations. The latter part of the session focused heavily on minimum wage and budget timing. Senators Tartaglione, Hughes, and Costa argued Pennsylvania had gone 20 years without raising the minimum wage and urged action on a House-passed minimum wage measure, while Senator Pittman said Republicans were willing to “meet in the middle” but opposed the House proposal as written. Members also discussed the state budget, the rainy day fund, and whether the Senate should remain in session; after debate, Senator Pittman’s motion to recess to the call of the President pro tempore was adopted 27-23, and the Senate stood in recess.

Transcript Highlights:

• Hutchinson. Good morning, gentlemen.
• William Hutchinson: For inviting me.
• They simulate William Hutchinson: Groundwater-surface water interactions.
• Hutchinson made about being a policy decision.
• Bill Hutchinson mentioned impacts on people's wells potentially drying up.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Hutchinson, aye. Kane, no. Kearney, no. Kearney, no. Kiefer, aye. Kim, no. Langerholc, aye.
• Hutchinson. Aye. Aye. No. No. No. Keefer. Aye. Kim. No. Langerholc. Aye. Laughlin. Malone.
• Hutchinson, no. Kane, aye. Kearney, aye. Kane, aye. Kearney, aye. Caine, aye. Kiefer, aye.
• Hutchinson, no. Kane, aye. Kearney, aye. Kane, aye. Kearney, aye. Kiefer, aye. Kim, aye.
• Hutchinson, aye. Kane, no. Kearney, aye. Carney, no. Kiefer, aye. Kim, no. Langerholc, aye.

Summary: The Senate returned from recess and first handled routine calendar matters, laying several bills on the table or over in their order without objection. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 1400, which addresses sentencing for second-degree murder in response to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Commonwealth v. Lee decision. Senator Street offered an amendment to replace mandatory life without parole with parole eligibility after 25 years and individualized review, but the Senate tabled the amendment by a 26-24 roll call. The bill then advanced to final passage after extended debate over whether it adequately met the court’s constitutional ruling and how it would affect victims, culpability, and retroactivity. It initially passed 31-19, then after reconsideration and a correction to one member’s vote, passed 30-20 and was sent to the House. The Senate next considered Senate Bill 1212, which tightens the handling of sexual assault evidence kits by removing discretionary language that had contributed to inconsistent testing practices. Supporters said it would improve statewide consistency, preserve a survivor’s right to decline testing, and help reduce the rape kit backlog. The bill passed unanimously, 50-0, and was sent to the House. The chamber then moved through additional calendar items, including re-referrals of several House bills to Appropriations and multiple bills being passed over. Later, the Senate took up House Bill 1667 on a supplemental calendar after suspending the rules. The bill became the vehicle for several amendments tied to affordability and tax policy. Senators adopted a back-to-school sales tax holiday amendment, a data-center tax exemption repeal amendment, and a school-choice-related amendment transferring EITC provisions and increasing scholarships by $25 million. Other proposed amendments, including a digital advertising tax and a combined reporting corporate tax reform, were tabled. After further debate on the bill’s impact on electric bills, data centers, and the state budget, House Bill 1667 was agreed to as amended and the Senate recessed.

Transcript Highlights:

• Hutchinson, aye. Kane, no. Kearney, no. Kearney, no. Keffer, aye. Kim, no. Langerholc, aye.
• Hutchinson. Aye. Kane. No. Hutchinson. Aye. Kane. No. Carney. No. Kiefer. Aye. Kim. No. Langerholc.
• Hutchinson, aye. Kane, aye. Kearney, aye. Kiefer, aye. Kim, aye. Kim, aye. Langerholc, aye.
• Senator Hutchinson, Senator Mastriano.
• Hutchinson. Aye. Kane. Aye. Muth. No. Kearney. No. Keefer. Aye. Kim. Aye. Langerholc. Aye.

Keywords: Scheduler, 972, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm Robin Hutchinson.
• I'm Robin Hutchinson. Hutchinson. Hutchinson.
• Chair<01:45:25.680><c> Hutchinson.
• So, uh, what was the Chair Hutchinson.
• </c><01:51:31.600><c> Chair</c> question for Chair Hutchinson. Chair question for Chair Hutchinson.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Three of those are public housing buildings located in Albert Lea, Hutchinson, and Pipestone.
• Paul, Hutchinson, and Stillwater. Mr.
• ><c> Pipestone</c><00:18:47.400><c> five</c><00:18:47.640><c> of</c><00:18:47.880><c> those</c> Hutchinson
• and Pipestone five of those Hutchinson and Pipestone five of those would<00:18:48.280><c> meet</c><00
• <00:18:57.640><c> and</c><00:18:57.840><c> Stillwater</c> Hutchinson and Stillwater Hutchinson and Stillwater

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, I serve as president of Minnesota Milk and also I operate Sky Vidyer out of Hutchinson, Minnesota
• and also I operate Sky Vidyer<00:02:32.480><c> out</c><00:02:32.560><c> of</c><00:02:32.720><c> Hutchinson
• </c><00:02:34.560><c> It</c> Vidyer out of Hutchinson, Minnesota.
• It Vidyer out of Hutchinson, Minnesota.
• I own and operate a dairy farm with my family out west of here by Hutchinson, Minnesota, and I'm here

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Hutchinson. Kane. Kane. Carney? Kearney? Aye. Aye. Langerholc. Aye. Aye. Laughlin. Aye. Malone.
• Hutchinson. No. Aye. Kearney. No. Kiefer. No. No. Langerholc. Aye. Laughlin. Aye. Malone. Aye. Aye.
• Senator Kiefer and Senator Hutchinson will be cast in the negative.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine administrative business, including approval of the June 1, 2026 journal and several leave requests. The chamber then took up a series of bills and committee referrals, with House Bill 1042 initially sent to Appropriations and later re-referred to Rules and Executive Nominations after committee action. Several other measures were either passed, held over in their order, or re-referred, including House Bills 36 and 513 to Appropriations and various Senate and House bills set aside for later consideration. The most substantive floor debate centered on House Bill 96, where Senator Yaw offered Amendment A4096 to clarify the legal effect of historic tax sales of unseated lands. The amendment would treat certain historic tax-sale deeds as conveying full fee simple ownership, including severed subsurface rights, unless those rights were separately assessed, and would require documentary proof for claims of redemption. The amendment passed 36-14. The Senate also adopted Amendment A4183 to House Bill 1862 after a ruling that Senator Rothman had no conflict of interest and was required to vote; that amendment passed 46-4. Later, Amendment A4173 to House Bill 2559 was adopted 49-1, and House Bill 2559 then passed as amended. Several bills received final passage by unanimous 50-0 votes, including House Bills 482, 1102, 1830, 1860, and 2426, while House Bill 1862 and House Bill 96 were advanced as amended. The Senate also returned a slate of gubernatorial nominations to the governor on motion of the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee. During petitions and remonstrances, Senator Tartaglione urged action to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage, arguing the budget should not ignore low-wage workers. The session also included recognition remarks for Ed Sheehan’s retirement and a submission to the record on the Treaty of Paris. The Senate then recessed until July 12, 2026, at noon, and several bills were signed in the presence of the Senate before recess.

Transcript Highlights:

• of athletics Penny Shelton, and I also got to recognize the amazing athletes, of course, Sophie Hutchinson
• of athletics Penny Shelton, and I also got to recognize the amazing athletes, of course, Sophie Hutchinson
• of athletics Penny Shelton, and I also got to recognize the amazing athletes, of course, Sophie Hutchinson

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer and pledge, and then handled a series of procedural motions, including re-referrals of several bills to different committees and permission for committees to notice bills pending re-referral. A motion by Assemblymember Castillo to suspend the rules and take up AB 2670 immediately failed on a 18-39 vote. Assemblymember DeMaio then moved to re-refer AB 2624 back to the Privacy Committee, arguing the bill had been misrepresented in committee; the Majority Leader’s substitute motion to move to the Daily File was accepted 44-19, and the chamber proceeded to regular business. On the Daily File, the Assembly adopted ACR 120 on Positive Parenting Awareness Month after Senate amendments were concurred in 56-0. It also adopted ACR 150 declaring California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, with broad support and 62 coauthors added. Several policy bills then passed, including AB 2233 on autism treatment access and missed appointments (57-0), AB 1601 creating a pathway for a Sonoma County retiree COLA review (50-3), and AB 1801 expanding notice and transparency requirements for private detention facility approvals (45-16). The chamber also adopted H.R. 103 recognizing Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week, with 60 coauthors added. Members also gave guest introductions recognizing the Greek Evzones, the Whitney High School girls cross country team, and dispatch and public safety telecommunicator guests. Additional resolutions on the consent calendar, including ACR 130, ACR 172, and H.R. 104, were added to by coauthors and then adopted along with the remaining consent calendar items, which passed 62-0. The Assembly then announced upcoming committee and floor schedules and adjourned until Monday, April 20 at 1 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• My name is Chad Hutchinson. I'm the chief technology officer for highway safety motor vehicles.
• Chief Hutchinson. Thank you. Yes, Representative Steele, we are doing that. We have a recurring...
• Chief Hutchinson, you're recognized. Thank you.
• Chief Hutchinson, you're recognized. Representative McFarland, we're at 100%.
• Chief Hutchinson, and 0 percent is commercial cloud. Yes, correct.

Summary: The subcommittee heard updates on several state technology modernization efforts, beginning with the Florida Division of Emergency Management’s Enterprise Business Solution (DEMS). FDEM said DEMS is about 50% complete, with some grants and finance functions already live, and is intended to replace manual disaster and grants processing with a cloud-based system. Officials described faster reimbursement timelines after recent storms, major return-on-investment claims, and a planned final phase focused on design, testing, communications, data governance, and additional functionality. Members asked about the total cost, the role of Florida Digital Service, deliverables-based contracting, and how much of the system is live; FDEM said the project is expected to cost about $16 million to $16.8 million and finish by June 2027, with some follow-up information to be provided. The Department of Legal Affairs presented its Office of Attorney General Modernization Program, a follow-up to an earlier effort that failed after spending about $26 million. Acting Attorney General John Gard said the department has now moved to an off-the-shelf case management product, LawBase, and is in development and testing, with the Office of Statewide Prosecution already live and full implementation expected by the end of the fiscal year. The request includes funding for staff augmentation, cloud storage, the LawBase license, redundancy through a backup site in Orlando, and OnBase support. Members questioned the prior failure, the use of Florida Digital Service standards, data location and cloud migration, and the redundancy plan; Gard said lessons learned included better scoping and that the current effort is on track. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles then updated the committee on Motorist Modernization, including the Orion system and the MyDMV portal. Officials said Phase 1 and Phase 2 have modernized driver license and motor vehicle services, with Phase 2 statewide rollout scheduled to begin in April 2025 and Phase 3 proposed at $16.5 million for dealer services, data warehouse improvements, and call center modernization. Members asked about payment options, organ donor questions, staffing, cybersecurity, cloud strategy, and the digital driver license program. The agency said the portal already allows some sanctions to be cleared online, an ACH option is being developed, the digital driver license vendor has changed with a fall go-live anticipated, and the department is using security testing and a managed security service provider. Officials also said the system is currently on an on-prem private cloud, with future workloads expected to move to public cloud where appropriate. Finally, Florida Commerce presented on the Reemployment Assistance modernization system, Reconnect, and the FLWINS workforce system. Commerce said Reconnect is hosted in the Azure Government Cloud, has reduced claim filing time, improved fraud detection, and increased appeals capacity, and now needs $4.9 million in recurring funding to cover ongoing operations, cloud hosting, licenses, and staff augmentation. Members asked about adjudication issues, wait times, fraud prevention, and whether the system stores caller identifiers; Commerce said the average wait to speak to a representative is about 18 minutes and claims are generally processed in four to six weeks. The committee then began hearing about FLWINS, which is intended to create a “no wrong door” workforce portal under the REACH Act, but the transcript cuts off before that presentation concluded.

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• Madam Chair, members of the committee, Howard Hutchinson, with the San Francisco Soilometer Conservation
• Hutchinson.
• Madam Chair, members of the committee, Howard Hutchinson, I'm the chair of San Francisco Soil and Water
• Hutchinson.
• Madam Chair, members of the committee, Howard Hutchinson, I'm speaking this time as the executive director

Bills: SB47, SB110, SB122, SB143, SB168

Keywords: food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, bosque management, Rio Grande, environmental protection, water resources, fiscal appropriation, drinking water, well owners, water testing, water treatment, public health, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture

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• I am the Hutchinson County Counsel today and 55 hit the webcast in the afternoon and then back here in
• I want to turn now to Karen Williams, who serves as the witness, the Hutchinson County Judge.
• Hutchinson County is well aware of the devastation of fire. We had the Smokehouse Creek fire.
• And the Windy Deuce that went through Hutchinson County last year.

Bills: SB2784, HB23, HB247, HB1533, HB2011, HB2013, HB2273, HB2421, HB2464, HB3120, HB3424, HB3575, HB3788, HB4370, HB4809, HB5057, HB5084, HB5534, HB5668, HJR34, HB23, HB247, HJR34

Keywords: Somervell County, hospital district, board of directors, elections, local governance, staggered terms, third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, border security, tax exemption, ad valorem, real property, infrastructure