Bills: HB3882, HB4273, HB4280, HB4281

Keywords: transportation, revolving fund, grants, infrastructure, economic development, income tax, aerospace, higher education, tax credit, qualified employee, funding, safety, state highways, bridges, apportionment, Oklahoma, transportation funding, sales tax, road maintenance, public safety

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• It wasn't that families couldn't afford internet; it's just that the infrastructure didn't exist.
• We must ensure that infrastructure investment is not bypassing communities simply.
• They have the infrastructure in them.
• We are already challenged by the high cost of maintaining and expanding our infrastructure.
• Infrastructure improvements.

Bills: HB3713, HB3953, HB4055, HB4272

Keywords: telecommunications, local exchange companies, universal service fund, rate maintenance, business expansion, broadband access, internet service, multiunit residential properties, urban areas, affordability programs, fiber-optic cables, public land, construction permits, environmental impact, notification requirements, municipal projects, infrastructure, facility relocation, public right-of-way, 1184

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• It just makes sure that we are focusing on maintenance and our infrastructure.
• It just makes sure that we are focusing on maintenance and our infrastructure.
• It just makes sure that we are focusing on maintenance and our infrastructure.
• <01:43:12.000> And maintenance and our infrastructure.
• And maintenance and our infrastructure.

Bills: HF3919, HF1335, HF3864, HF3916, HF3728

Keywords: veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, electronic license, driver's license, digital credential, transportation, data privacy, authentication, license plates, vehicle registration, validation stickers, Minnesota statutes, transportation policy, aeronautics, transponder, aircraft safety

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• of both state and local infrastructure.
• The HIRF provides a significant proportion of funding for transportation infrastructure.
• of both state and local infrastructure.
• And it's not just, I mean, partly it's maintenance.
• And it's not just, I mean, partly it's maintenance.

Bills: SB1072, SB1111, SB1114, SB1116, SB1122, SB1179, SB1250, SB1308, SB1455, SB1456, SB1457, SB1487, SB1547, SB1549, SB1551, SB1552

Keywords: reimbursement rates, intellectual disabilities, community services, economic security, funding appropriations, automated license plate readers, law enforcement, privacy, data access, public records, behavioral health, patient brokering, appropriation, state funds, Maricopa County, claims review, medical necessity, American Indian health program, healthcare regulations, healthcare

Summary: The committee first approved the February 3, 2026 minutes and reordered the agenda to accommodate sponsors and speakers. SB 1114, which would appropriate $1 million to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to investigate behavioral health patient brokering statewide, was presented as a response to Medicaid fraud and exploitation of vulnerable Native American patients. After brief questions about why Maricopa County would handle statewide oversight, the bill received a do pass recommendation on a 9-0 vote with one member not voting. The committee then took up SB 1111, as amended by a strike-everything amendment regulating automated license plate readers. The amendment limited use to specified law enforcement purposes, required verification of alerts when feasible, imposed data-retention and handling responsibilities on agencies, and created a misdemeanor penalty for unauthorized release of data. Supporters from Phoenix, Tempe, Prescott Valley, the Arizona Chiefs of Police, and the Arizona Sheriffs’ Association argued the bill provides needed statewide guardrails while preserving a valuable investigative tool for missing persons, stolen vehicles, and serious crimes. Opponents from the ACLU, Institute for Justice, and private citizens raised privacy and Fourth Amendment concerns, warning about dragnet surveillance, unclear terms like “legitimate” law enforcement purposes, lack of public access to records, and the risk of misuse for immigration or abortion-related tracking. The committee adopted the amendment and then gave SB 1111 as amended a do pass recommendation on a 7-2 vote, with one not voting. Next, SB 1116, as amended, was approved. The bill requires appeals or adverse determinations on behavioral health claims under AHCCCS fee-for-service to be reviewed by someone with relevant clinical experience, and the amendment broadened the requirement to include medical-necessity denials and specified at least two years of similar clinical experience. Senator Werner said the measure was intended to curb inappropriate denials and improve payment for behavioral health providers serving Native communities. Access was neutral but said the bill’s terms were too broad and could require additional staff; the committee nonetheless adopted the amendment and passed the bill 10-0. Finally, SB 1122, as amended, was approved 10-0. The bill bars AHCCCS from requiring prior authorization for behavioral health services under the American Indian Health Plan, while the amendment prohibited 100% prepayment review and adjusted the corrective-action language. Senator Werner and provider representatives said the measure was needed because providers were being delayed or denied payment, contributing to closures, workforce shortages, and patient brokering. The committee then began hearing SB 1072, a major appropriation to increase reimbursement rates for home- and community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with testimony focused on severe caregiver shortages, overtime costs, and unassigned service authorizations.

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• We were here last year with a critical infrastructure bill, which passed very strongly with no opposition
• to charge perpetrators that did. ...ability to charge perpetrators that did damage to critical infrastructure
• What this bill does, and you've got to pass out on it, it includes communications infrastructure, which
• It protects critical infrastructure facilities that are enclosed by a wall and a fence, but also we're
• Well, they did damage, and when they do damage, then that is damaging critical infrastructure.

Bills: HB320, HB207, HB208, HB290

Keywords: public works, sealed bids, bid notice, public notice, newspaper advertisement, centralized website, digital platform, Department of Finance, Department of Transportation, county commissions, municipalities, contracting, procurement, construction bidding, Alabama code Title 39, bidding requirements, electronic bidding, online bid posting, HVAC, heating and air conditioning

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• This authorizes $1.5 billion in bonding authority for state road funds or the Highway Infrastructure
• Fund bond proceeds for the DOT construction and maintenance of road projects.
• And as we have mentioned the great needs, you know, for our state, you know, for maintenance and for,
• As you've heard, I'm Rebecca Roos, the Senior Infrastructure Advisor in the Office of the Governor.
• We need superior roads and infrastructure to support economic growth. We urge a yes vote on SB2.

Bills: SB2

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• , proceeds for the **DOT** construction and maintenance and road projects.
• We have a lot of critical local road infrastructure project needs across the state, including in Austin
• We need superior roads and infrastructure to support economic growth. We urge a yes vote on SB 2.
• Road and bridge infrastructure, those types of technologies would, I would expect, be included in the
• The district engineers do know what their priorities are, working with their staff, their maintenance

Bills: SB2

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• targeted recurring and non-recurring Investment: Together we are building an early childhood infrastructure
• I took car maintenance in high school, so I think that's good.
• 1.2 billion, maybe 1.3 but it breaks it down by each of the core programs and the quality and infrastructure

Bills: SB2

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• It serves a purpose of maintaining the integrity of the infrastructure so it doesn't dry, rot, and create
• enhance the Post-Oaks Savannah's Groundwater Conservation District's ability to support essential infrastructure
• the Groundwater Conservation District to make the necessary improvements to develop programs or infrastructure
• These practices raise the cost of housing and infrastructure and divert development away from past growing
• district for legal, engineering, and administrative review, construction oversight, and required infrastructure

Bills: SB612, SB1855, SB2568, SB3058, HB49

Keywords: SB 612, Texas Water Code, Section 49.2127, conservation and reclamation district, water district, reclamation district, developer fees, pipeline construction, water pipeline, sewer pipeline, associated infrastructure, subdivision infrastructure, cost recovery, fee cap, actual reasonable documented costs, engineering fees, legal fees, inspection fees, infrastructure relocation, utility connections

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• learning spaces and upgrade building systems, and eliminate well over four million in deferred maintenance
• Across our infrastructure as well.
• It would essentially be a pavement maintenance project without any help from the legislature, which we
• About 10% of that area is hydrated, and our infrastructure, our water main infrastructure in Loretto,
• I'm like, well, what's your plan for maintenance?

Bills: HF2418, HF1666, HF232, HF344, HF402, HF431, HF468, HF547, HF583, HF1476, HF1711, HF2787, HF2788, HF3207

Keywords: capital investment, political subdivisions, state assistance, funding, project grants, child care, Slayton, state bonds, economic development, extended time revenue, school funding, state aid, career and technical education, CTE, STEM, secondary credit, after-school programs, summer school, learning year program, extended day

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• over 4 million in deferred maintenance over 4 million in deferred maintenance while<00:04:51.680
• the reason for this uh infrastructure the reason for this uh infrastructure upgrade<01:02:10.240
• And what it will do is require a maintenance capital maintenance plan for projects that come through
• projects capital maintenance plan for projects capital maintenance plan for projects that<01:20:
• well, what's your plan for maintenance? well, what's your plan for maintenance?

Bills: HF2418, HF1666, HF232, HF344, HF402, HF431, HF468, HF547, HF583, HF1476, HF1711, HF2787, HF2788, HF3207

Keywords: capital investment, political subdivisions, state assistance, funding, project grants, child care, Slayton, state bonds, economic development, extended time revenue, school funding, state aid, career and technical education, CTE, STEM, secondary credit, after-school programs, summer school, learning year program, extended day

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• infrastructure project ever done by St. infrastructure project ever done by St.
• focus of this group is infrastructure. focus of this group is infrastructure.
• Uh Chair infrastructure project.
• the infrastructure corrections, fixing. the infrastructure corrections, fixing.
• because of failing infrastructure. because of failing infrastructure.

Bills: HF4710, HF4055, HF3848, HF3989, HF4599, HF3767, HF3592, HF3575, HF3574, HF3543, HF4606, HF4489, HF3891, HF3438, HF3811, HF3400

Keywords: capital investment, water infrastructure, sewer systems, public funding, municipal development, Eveleth, wastewater treatment, state bonds, environmental compliance, infrastructure, bonds, economic development, local government, transportation, intersection improvements, Lake Elmo, HF4599, St. Joseph, Minnesota bonding bill, bond proceeds fund

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• enhance the post-Oak Savannah's groundwater Conservation District's ability to support essential infrastructure
• lacks authority and structured, uh, procedures to collaborate with the counties, uh, on road and infrastructure
• agreement with the two counties in the GCD to make the necessary improvements to develop programs or infrastructure
• These practices raise cost of housing and infrastructure and divert development away from fast growing
• district for legal, engineering, and administrative review, construction oversight, and required infrastructure

Bills: SB 612, SB 1855, SB 2568, SB 3058

Keywords: SB 612, Texas Water Code, Section 49.2127, conservation and reclamation district, water district, reclamation district, developer fees, pipeline construction, water pipeline, sewer pipeline, associated infrastructure, subdivision infrastructure, cost recovery, fee cap, actual reasonable documented costs, engineering fees, legal fees, inspection fees, infrastructure relocation, utility connections

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• :47.119> and and add essential infrastructure and and add essential infrastructure and pedestrianize
• accelerated the uh infrastructure accelerated the uh infrastructure deterioration<01:03:08.160><
• <01:04:01.760> investment<01:04:02.720> with infrastructure investment with infrastructure
• <01:10:02.640> is As you know, uh water infrastructure is As you know, uh water infrastructure
• So, and we have so much infrastructure So, and we have so much infrastructure when<01:32:01.600>

Bills: HF1569, HF460, HF850, HF707, HF798, HF852, HF366, HF365, HF836, HF866, HF885, HF959, HF1196, HF1788, HF1349, HF2272, HF2652, HF1251, HF607

Keywords: transportation, bond issuance, capital investment, infrastructure, road improvements, HF460, Sibley County, Highway 21, County State-Aid Highway, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, transportation grant, infrastructure improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, stormwater, public works, local infrastructure

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• <00:03:31.800> of the authorization for maintenance of the authorization for maintenance of
• But, um, the airport really has um large maintenance costs, and neither Canada nor MnDOT um really want
• <00:05:26.000> costs,<00:05:26.480> and<00:05:26.720> neither large maintenance
• costs, and neither large maintenance costs, and neither Canada<00:05:27.520> nor<00:05:28.440
• , and maintenance, and maintenance, and<01:34:38.520> and<01:34:38.640> software<01

Bills: HF4062, HF4063, HF4065, HF3926, HF4216, HF3176, HF3728, HF3988, HF3865

Keywords: vehicle registration, title transfer, rental vehicles, state regulations, motor vehicle laws, school buses, USDOT number, first aid kits, transportation safety, vehicle regulations, transit safety, assault penalties, public transportation, criminal justice, transit workers, transportation, railroad, safety, economic development, public roads

Bills: SB60, SB103, SB60, SB103

Keywords: prison modernization, corrections finance, bonding authority, state debt, capital improvement, Department of Corrections, Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, prison construction, prison renovation, prison replacement, bed space, overcrowding, women's prison, men's prison, Escambia prison, Tutwiler, Kilby, Elmore, Staton, St. Clair Correctional Facility

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• We have two guys assigned to critical infrastructure. There's a ton of work to be done.
• Support our local and federal partners in the protection of infrastructure and hardening these targets
• If we've got the critical infrastructure that moves the commercial traffic north down a corridor, you've
• Infrastructure, and a coordination with local, state, and federal law enforcement.
• And so if your concerns there are being effective, their capability, infrastructure, etc., out of the

Bills: HB 1065, HB2929, HB2956, HB3009, HB3420, HB3626, HB3649, HB4956, HB4993, HB5293, HB5308, HB5528, HCR118, SB36, HB4023, SB 36

Keywords: employee classification, private security, misclassification, workforce regulations, Texas Workforce Commission, autism, peace officers, training program, law enforcement, intervention, communication, developmental disability, family violence, central database, criminal offense, registration, public safety, violent offenses, criminal database, Department of Public Safety

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• public authority and has the authority for all actions related to construction, rental, control, and maintenance
• distances, often without access to adequate training facilities, wellness programs, or basic fitness infrastructure

Bills: SB 36, HB 1065, HB2929, HB2956, HB3009, HB3420, HB3626, HB3649, HB4956, HB4993, HB5293, HB5308, HB5528, HCR118, SB36, HB4023

Keywords: transportation, regional authorities, mobility, infrastructure, sales tax, employee classification, private security, misclassification, workforce regulations, Texas Workforce Commission, autism, peace officers, training program, law enforcement, intervention, communication, developmental disability, family violence, central database, criminal offense

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• , and $370 million for major maintenance and rehabilitation efforts.
• We've built over $10 billion in new infrastructure in North Texas.
• gas activity receive an appropriate share of infrastructure funding.
• We've got about 20 people; we're a maintenance-first organization.
• Due to the lack of local matching funds, second transit infrastructure complements highway infrastructure

Bills: HJR58, HJR63, HB263, HB542, HB905, HB 1288, HB1402, HB2003, HB2262, HB2323, HB2429, HB2876, HB3019, HB263

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, elderly, retirement, benefits, transit-oriented projects, constitutional amendment, state highway fund, funding allocation, voter approval, highway fund, funding, public transportation, transit projects, transportation, local transit, fund allocation, voting rights, election integrity, ballot access

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• It's our community, the environment, and the infrastructure of our ports.
• in the county so travelers and residents can navigate freely from outdated infrastructure and traffic
• The NHB 3332 for Maverick County will be of vital importance in creating the infrastructure and maintenance
• You simply can't put more axles on equipment and expect the infrastructure to sustain that.
• The overall damage to the asphalt infrastructure.

Bills: HB2007, HB2863, HB2921, HB3331, HB3332, HJR144, HB3514, HB3528, HB3720, HB3751, HB3859, HB3947, HB4148, HB4346, HB4880, HB5603, HB4337

Keywords: commercial signs, county approval, transportation code, regulations, road signage, vehicle title, revocation, hearing process, Transportation Code, county assessor-collector, confidentiality, personal information, local government, airport data, public records, vehicle regulation, transportation, steel industry, state fees, safety standards