Bills: SSB1101 , SF114

Committee: Joint Natural Resources and Environment

Keywords: air quality, greenhouse gas, GHG, emissions inventory, carbon emissions, climate reporting, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Environmental Protection Commission, EPA, Clean Air Act, major source, operating permit, emission fees, solid waste incinerator, operator certification, voluntary registry, administrative code cleanup, regulatory conformity, environmental reporting

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• Underground facilities operators must locate and mark the geographic area within 15 business days of
• Underground facilities operators must locate and mark the geographic area within 15 business days of
• I'm the Vice President of Operations for SSC Underground.
• And finally, we're requesting greater clarity on operational liability issues, including the timing and
• Those owners and operators are then required to determine whether their facilities are in conflict and

Bills: SB1128 , SB1137 , SB1144 , SB1145 , SB1186 , SB1235 , SB1238

Committee: Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Keywords: scrap metal theft, study committee, Arizona, regulated industries, public safety, underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire, locator strip

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• across this. spectrum, but none of them deal with the political advertising. in this capital who operate
• I'm the Assistant City Manager over Public Safety, which includes. law enforcement operations in the
• Can you speak to the protocols that are in place and your joint operations with DPS?
• respect to this corridor, because that is the subject of the bill, do you feel like you have joint operational

Bills: HB 13 , HB143 , HB144 , HB145 , HB366 , HB470 , HB805 , HB912 , HB13 , HB143 , HB144 , HB145

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

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• And when you're talking about having to get loans, operating loans to operate.
• But as an operator of a ranch, it has multiple employees.
• We operate locally within our communities and our customers are a powerful voice in how we operate.
• I'm looking for an overarching network so that those 52 that are operating locally funded today, operated
• But underneath that, there would be different operating groups from people that own and operate those

Bills: HB 13 , HB143 , HB144 , HB145 , HB366 , HB470 , HB805 , HB912 , HB13 , HB143 , HB144 , HB145

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

Bills: HF2199 , HSB509 , HF826 , HF81 , HF2253 , HSB501 , HF2521 , HF2157 , HF2515 , HSB617 , HF917 , HF632

Committee: Joint Judiciary

Keywords: HF 2199, House File 2199, Acts Chapter 1170, Iowa law enforcement, Level II academy, police academy, law enforcement training, certification, short course of study, criminal justice, police science, peace officer, academy applicants, recruitment, hiring deadline, public safety, Iowa Code 80B.11D, Iowa Code 80B.11H, law enforcement, training programs

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• not profit from the costs this bill aligns from the regulatory framework of other states that also operate
• further capacity needs are managed through participation. participation in a multi-state auction operated
• These are operating costs because we have an obligation to serve ratepayers, to provide them with energy
• , CPA. must be an active certificate coming from that state.
• update or a base rate proceeding if files an update application prompting the PUC to review its operating

Bills: SB483 , SB522 , SB783 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1664 , SB1762 , SB1856 , SB1877 , SB1977

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness

Summary: The Senate Business and Commerce Committee met with a quorum and first took up pending business, voting out several bills. Senate Bills 1697, 1569, 1202 as substituted, 1029, 1364, 1185, 924, 1008 as substituted, 264, 1376, and 1358 as substituted were reported favorably, with some sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a substitute for SB 1202 and later corrected votes on several measures. SB 924 and SB 1376 drew some opposition, while the rest of the pending bills were reported without dissent or with limited nays. The committee then heard testimony on SB 1856, which would create an annual capacity-cost recovery rider for Entergy Texas customers in the MISO region. The author and Entergy argued the bill would better match rates to actual capacity costs and improve transparency, while the Texas Association of Manufacturers and the Public Utility Commission raised concerns about the short 10-day review period, rider proliferation, and the preference for full rate cases over piecemeal adjustments. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending SB 522 on CPA reciprocity, SB 1664 requiring TDUs to provide clearer, standalone rate-change disclosures, SB 1877 expanding OPUC’s access to market data, SB 1254 and SB 1255 as TDLR cleanup bills on professional employer organizations and mold assessors, SB 1341 updating manufactured housing rules, SB 1239 on sovereign debt and Texas governing law, and SB 1259 streamlining the surveyor-in-training licensing process. Additional bills discussed included SB 1977, which would cap recoverable legal expenses in electric, water, and sewer rate cases; OPUC and some consumer advocates supported the idea as a way to reduce ratepayer costs, while utility representatives warned it could discourage participation and increase rate shock. The committee also heard SB 1762 clarifying that geothermal energy conservation wells are not battery resources, and SB 783 allowing SECO to proceed with future energy-code rulemaking for state-funded buildings. Both drew supportive testimony from industry and environmental groups. All remaining bills heard during the meeting were left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

Bills: HB443

Committee: Senate Transportation and Energy

Keywords: HB443, Underground Damage Prevention Program, One-Call Notification System, utility locate, dig law, excavation safety, damage prevention, underground utilities, pipeline safety, public utilities, buried facilities, excavation notice, demolition notice, Alabama Public Service Commission, sunset extension, utility protection, locate request, call before you dig, gas pipeline, hazardous liquid pipeline

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• Phillips currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of our local Citizens
• says in insurance commissioner may refuse to renew suspend put on probation or revoke an insurance certificate

Bills: HB4322 , HB4202 , HB4203 , HB4457 , HB3983 , HB3660 , HB3802 , HB2933 , HB2955 , HB2956 , HB3781 , HB3521 , HB3794 , HB3796 , HB3800

Committee: Senate Business and Insurance

Keywords: funeral services licensing, funeral director, embalmer, funeral director in charge, dual licensure, mortuary science, Oklahoma Funeral Board, funeral establishment, commercial embalming establishment, crematory, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, apprenticeship, licensing requirements, professional regulation, undertaker, mortician, burial services, death care industry, workers' compensation

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• Boston's tab hit $180 million last year, about 12% of the operating budget.
• The bill unlocks a flexible, safe, and proven model already operating in over three dozen states.
• I'm our head of operations here to testify. I'm Nicholas Lusk. I'm from Mazer USA.
• I'm the head of operations here to testify in support of S. 2861.

Bills: S2743 , S2861 , S3021

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: domestic violence, police training, suspicious deaths, homicide investigation, victim support, school bus safety, commission, student safety, operator training, safety standards, Legislative oversight, public health, student transportation, school bus, school pupil transportation, pupil transport, child passenger safety, school van, transportation contractor, motor vehicle safety

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• I believe there's one in Bastrop and there's one in Urania, both operated by Drax.
• And those are both operated by Drax. Because I know there was talk of one outside of Kentwood.
• It's not like operating a combine. You're going to have to...
• And just kind of maybe I'm asking the same question, but that's different than other operators?
• And it gives local utility operators more time to property-locate and mark those lines.”

Bills: SCR53 , HB259 , HB267 , HB478 , HB548 , HB555 , HB617 , HB670 , HB672 , HB797 , HB848 , HB917 , HB921 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1166 , HB1195 , HB1230

Committee: Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Keywords: payable-on-death accounts, transfer-on-death accounts, estate planning, beneficiary designations, Louisiana law, task force, inheritance, nonprobate transfers, excavation, demolition, infrastructure repair, BEAD Program, utility damage, construction coordination, contact point, home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board

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• All of these companies can operate just like any other trucking company in the United States.
• Major, how often does DPS encounter trucks operating off the permit?
• Routes are often operated with false documentation.
• These fuel depots—can you give us kind of specific examples, how they pop up, how they operate?
• Document that is issued by the terminal operator, which is also licensed by the IRS.

Bills: SB290 , SB2949

Committee: House Energy Resources

Keywords: LP-gas, property owner notice, natural resources, gas installations, safety notification, motor fuel, fuel transport, fuel export, transloading, export fuel transloading facility, fuel terminal, terminal operator, comptroller, Texas Tax Code, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, Department of Public Safety, DPS, border security, ports of entry

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• The systems that have access to those wells can continue to operate the wells?
• They would be the regulatory agency that would ensure our licensing, our training, and certifications
• They probably operate three or four different plants, but they still have to send their samples to a
• It sounds like there's an issue of DHS testing certification that's necessary.
• The certification process ensures that the analysis is conducted in a way that results in sound data

Bills: SB1137 , SB1176 , SB1287 , SB1335 , SB1336 , SB1445 , SB1677

Committees: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference

Keywords: underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire, locator strip, interactive positive response system, landlord duties, apartment community, mobile home park, sewer line

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• As a brief reminder, this would authorize county ferry districts to operate...
• As a brief reminder, this would authorize county ferry districts to operate and take actions related
• appreciate Representative Timman's bringing this forward, which gives ferry districts more tools to operate
• Operating a profitable business right now in Washington State is really, really hard.
• its core, this bill takes a punitive approach to essential community businesses that are already operating

Bills: HB2517 , HB2480 , HB2588 , HB1529 , HB2223 , HB2006 , HB2573 , HB2141

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: municipal permitting, transit projects, high capacity transit, infrastructure, urban development, residential development, commercial zones, mixed-use zoning, urban planning, state regulations, county ferry district, ferry district, passenger-only ferry, passenger ferry, Puget Sound, Vashon, Seattle, Southworth, county transportation, local taxing authority

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• Counties may construct, operate, and maintain ferries and related services and grounds.
• that operate other county ferries that are passenger-only have.
• If you're operating a good coroner's office...
• It operates 365 days a year, making nearly 12,000 trips.
• operating and capital expenses, and this model is not sustainable.

Bills: HB2451 , HB2298 , HB2566 , HB2267 , HB2530 , HB2388 , HB2588 , HB2094

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: tax increment financing, local government, economic development, municipal finance, public infrastructure, property title protection, land record fraud, county auditors, voluntary program, real estate, procurement, contracting, transparency, financial oversight, urban forestry, environmental policy, tree management, community planning, public facilities district, regional aquatics

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• It requires school districts to maintain staff certificates of completion for training on preventing

Bills: SB6278

Committee: House Education

Keywords: teacher preparation, principal preparation, educator preparation, alternative route certification, teacher certification, principal certification, Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, PESB, field placement, student teacher, residency, mentoring, school district partnerships, K-12 education, preK-12, high-need schools, Title I, special education, English language learner, rural schools

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• scholarships to low- and middle-income recent resident students pursuing professional-technical certificates
• that the entity providing anaphylaxis training to school nurses and other school personnel issue a certificate
• The school must maintain this certificate on file.
• And I think if the intention here is to cover all schools that operate within the state...
• My attention here is to cover all schools that operate within the state of Washington.

Bills: SB6278

Committee: House Education

Keywords: teacher preparation, principal preparation, educator preparation, alternative route certification, teacher certification, principal certification, Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, PESB, field placement, student teacher, residency, mentoring, school district partnerships, K-12 education, preK-12, high-need schools, Title I, special education, English language learner, rural schools

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• climate for Louisiana to bring more businesses here and those that are here to be able to continue to operate

Bills: HB1039 , SB423 , SB436

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: local sales tax, local use tax, sales and use tax, tax audit, local collector, tax collector, prescriptive period, prescription waiver, interest suspension, delinquency penalties, estimated assessment, arbitrary assessment, certified mail notice, audit notice, taxpayer rights, installment agreement, Louisiana tax law, Title 47, revenue collection, tax administration

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• This language sets fees and fines for hunting guides operating within our state.

Bills: SB330 , SB2069 , SB2095

Committee: House Wildlife

Keywords: elk population, wildlife management, Oklahoma State University, veterinary medicine, ecosystem health, habitat assessment, advanced nuclear energy, nuclear power, small modular reactor, SMR, microreactor, generation III+, generation IV, nuclear reactor, nuclear permitting, nuclear licensing, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, OCC, Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Development Revolving Fund

Bills: SSB3028 , SSB3027 , SSB3031 , SSB3032 , SSB3036 , SSB3037 , SSB3046 , SF563

Committee: Joint State Government

Keywords: Department of Management, technology reinvestment fund, criminal history checks, cybersecurity, data confidentiality, education expenses, qualified education, higher education, tuition, apprenticeship programs, Iowa education savings plan, state employee salaries, transparency, government reports, administrative procedures, public access, paid parental leave, state employees, family leave, adoption

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• I fear, though, again, that the volume will kick back up. a much leaner operation. extraordinary item
• Supreme Court operates with nine, but over the years we've gotten to 30 million people and they've gotten

Bills: HB170 , HB865 , HB748 , HJR112 , HB 1110 , HB1495 , HB786 , HB 1130 , HB170

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: civil liability, self-defense, force, deadly force, legal immunity, attorney's fees, criminal justice, firearms, liability, veterans, gun ownership, immunity, firearm hold agreement, sexual abuse, nondisclosure, confidentiality, public policy, Trey's Law, parental rights, child upbringing