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• That's what happens when you have toll roads instead of a public entity that oversees our public infrastructure
• This bill states that public money cannot be used to alter a roadway related to the construction of a
• a roadway, say, at an airport.
• It doesn't say that public money can't be used to alter a roadway at a maritime port. or even a bus terminal
• a roadway related to high-speed rail construction should be decided.

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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• If y'all would stand up and Presley, if y'all would stand up and welcome to the Public Safety Committee
• Well, if there is not a reason to wear the mask in public... ...reason to wear the mask in a public place
• So, I see this as a public safety issue that has gotten out of hand, and I think the universities are
• a mask if they are in a public place for the purpose of gambling.
• I'm glad that we have that in there because I'm a former public works director, too.

Bills: HB411, HB559

Keywords: HB411, Alabama, civil practice, affirmative defense, traffic obstruction, roadway obstruction, blocking traffic, protest, demonstration, street blockade, highway, bridge, road, personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, tort liability, civil lawsuit, stay of proceedings, parallel criminal case

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• That's often out of reach without public-private partnerships.
• Roadways are more than transportation routes; they are vital infrastructure for public safety, law enforcement
• toll without a public vote on tolls.
• . ...public in the event of a declared emergency or a natural disaster.
• Public safety vehicles are exempted from tolls, and very few public safety employees are issued department

Bills: HB1589, HB2208, HB2297, HB2560, HB2725, HB3080, HB4417, HB4473, HB4520, HB4662, HB4888, HB4905, HB4906

Keywords: HB 1589, toll road, toll project, toll project entity, voter approval, local control, county election, commissioners court, Transportation Code, Chapter 372, road construction, highway funding, infrastructure, public referendum, ballot measure, transportation policy, Texas toll roads, regional mobility, toll collection, vehicle registration

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• </c> build and maintain a high-quality public build and maintain a high-quality public transit<00:45:
• Everything goes to the the public<01:19:18.200><c> safety</c> public safety public safety account. account
• ,</c> doing the work, serving the public, doing the work, serving the public, serving<01:23:06.960><c
• </c> Then under the Department of Public Then under the Department of Public Safety,<01:25:16.400><c>
• They were public champions.

Bills: HF3373, HF4449, HF3486, HF4180, HF4227, HF2505

Keywords: transportation, interchange, funding, bonds, St. Paul Park, transit, Metropolitan Council, Twin Cities, metro area, high-frequency transit, bus rapid transit, busway, guideway, transportation policy plan, transit performance measures, regional transit benchmarks, transit-oriented development, TOD, zoning, land use

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• </c> public transit. public transit.
• do it on most roadways.
• </c> you're doing this on a state aid roadway you're doing this on a state aid roadway uh<00:19:40.559
• Thank you. speed is a public health crisis. I know speed is a public health crisis.
• </c> car to keep the rest of the public safe. car to keep the rest of the public safe.

Bills: HF3429, HF3418, HF3431, HF1597

Keywords: intelligent speed assistance, transportation, speeding offenses, public safety, license restrictions, speed control, pedestrian safety, traffic safety, roadway improvements, nonmotorized transportation, crosswalks, sidewalks, bike lanes, complete streets, Vision Zero, Toward Zero Deaths, MnDOT, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, local road authority

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• I would just defer to you and defer to the family and maybe to the Department of Public Safety if that's
• This bill simply attempts to require any companies that are entering the roadway to do highway remediation
• wanting to make sure that they are Working with hazardous material, they're working in very dangerous roadways
• Before they can enter the roadway to do this highway remediation work, but there is no specification

Bills: SB1772, SB1958, SB2010, SB1595, SB1687, SB1684, SB2049, SB1966

Keywords: motor vehicle safety, headlamps, headlights, fog lights, daytime running lights, auxiliary driving lamps, spot lamps, off-road lamps, bicycle lights, bicycle reflectors, vehicle lighting, roadway visibility, low visibility, rain, snow, wipers, night driving, traffic safety, Oklahoma Title 47, vehicle code

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• If not, we'll open up public testimony in Senate Bill 857.
• We'll open up public testimony on SCR 21.
• The public testimony is closed.
• And all of this project was in existing roadways.
• Public testimony is closed on Senate Bill 1120.

Bills: SB35, SB284, SB296, SB305, SB857, SB995, SB1121, SB1555, SB1902, SCR25, SB 35

Keywords: transportation, TxDOT, Texas Department of Transportation, road projects, highways, infrastructure, bridge construction, interchanges, corridor improvements, road widening, railroad grade separation, sound barrier, unified transportation program, legislative notice, project prioritization, capital projects, state highway system, Farm-to-Market Roads, San Antonio, Harris County

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• and sets up a system that they would be able to revise them in the future on a regular basis with public
• Permanent easements for the roadway layout are required for the project, which affects the conservation
• The bridge and roadway are narrow.
• The permanent roadway easements that this bill authorizes will advance the public...
• The permanent roadway easements that this bill authorizes will advance the public interest by enabling

Bills: H5113, H5076, H4972, H4917, H4700, S2896, S2961, S2933, H5141, H5140, H5139, S2877, H3920

Keywords: Marion Stoddart, riverwalk, J. Harry Rich State Forest, Groton, Nashua River, Nashua River Watershed Association, Massachusetts Clean Waters Act, Department of Conservation and Recreation, DCR, trail designation, state forest, conservation, environmental recognition, commemorative naming, signage, public lands, toxic pesticides, Eastham, environmental regulation, local control

Summary: The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held a hearing on late-filed bills covering several environmental and local control issues. Rep. Scarsdale testified for H.5113, which would name an accessible trail in Groton the Marion Stoddard Riverwalk in honor of the activist who helped restore the Nashua River; Groton Trails Committee chair Paul Funch also supported the bill. Rep. Sweezy presented a package of Duxbury Beach bills: H.5141 on aligning state shorebird protections more closely with federal designations, H.5140 on creating parity among beaches for management tools, and H.5139 on requiring regular review of outdated recreational-use guidelines. Supporters said the bills would balance conservation with beach access and local economic needs, while some committee members asked about agency input and the relationship to federal habitat plans. A large portion of the hearing focused on home rule petitions allowing towns to restrict second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides and other pesticides. Testimony in support came from residents, wildlife rehabilitators, and advocacy groups, including Mass Audubon, Sierra Club, and Animal Defenders International, who described secondary poisoning of hawks, owls, eagles, and other wildlife, as well as risks to pets and children. Several speakers argued that local communities should be able to act where statewide legislation has stalled, and some noted that the statewide rodenticide bill had already been favorably reported earlier in the session. Opponents, including the New England Pest Management Association, argued that regulation should remain at the state level for consistency and because MDAR is reviewing the science and can better manage licensing and enforcement. The committee also heard support for S.2961, a Dighton bill authorizing use of a small portion of conservation land for public way purposes tied to replacement of the Pleasant Street Bridge, which proponents said would improve pedestrian and bicycle safety with minimal impact on conservation land. The hearing included some technical difficulties with virtual testimony, but the committee continued with in-person and online witnesses and then adjourned without taking any votes during the hearing itself.

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• The Homeland Security and Public Safety and Veterans Affairs Committee will now come to order.
• It protects both the public and the profession from further misuse or liability.
• We feel that the public wants us to be able to protect them as licensed peace officers.
• The views of the police and the public are important.
• Chairman, seeing none, I will move on. public testimony, and we don't have any public testimony, so Chairman

Bills: HB5097, HB5513, SB523, SB857, SB964, SB1101, SB2143, SB2332, SB2383, HB 1108

Keywords: criminal history, background checks, government code, licensing, information access, rural law enforcement, child care grants, community support, law enforcement retention, advisory committee, SB 523, Texas driver’s license, alternative address, residential address, confidential address, address confidentiality, Department of Public Safety, DPS, Transportation Code, Section 521.1211

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• What do we have to show for the public investment over these years?”
• investment over these years the public investment over these years what<01:08:09.119><c> so</c><01:08
• I'm the senior public policy director for the Minnesota Corn Growers Association.
• We really want to express our appreciation to MDA for their work to effectively steward these public
• effectively Steward these public resources<01:19:29.560><c> that</c><01:19:29.679><c> help</c><01:19

Bills: HF770, HF857, HF38, HF1500, HF43

Keywords: HF770, Rural Finance Authority, RFA, capital investment, state bonds, general obligation bonds, bonding bill, agricultural loans, farm loans, beginning farmer, new farmer, seller-sponsored loans, loan restructuring, agricultural improvement loans, livestock expansion, modernization loans, rural development, Minnesota agriculture, farm credit, chapter 41B

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• The assumption of roadways by Text and the subsequent institution of their roles in these roadways have
• It would develop an AAM webpage to inform public officials, members of the public, the aviation community
• It's become a nuisance, even a public danger.
• public forum and are dedicated to public use.
• space for public use.

Bills: HB 341, HB 791, HB 1564, HB 1695, HB 1722, HB 1729, HB 1772, HB 2003, HB 2954, HB 2989, HB 3084, HB 3134, HB 3135, HB 3309, HB 3611, HB 3679, HB 3727, HB 3832

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates

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• The assumption of roadways by TxDOT and the subsequent institution of their rules in these roadways have
• It would develop an AAM web page to inform public officials, members of the public, the aviation community
• public forum and are dedicated to public use, but we also recognize commercial speech. is a different
• space for public use.
• Billboards are a public nuisance.

Bills: HB341, HB791, HB1564, HB1695, HB1722, HB1729, HB1772, HB2003, HB2954, HB2989, HB3084, HB3134, HB3135, HB3309, HB3611, HB3679, HB3727, HB3832

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates

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• So we're going to proceed with public. With testimony, the Chair calls Desi Porter. Ms.
• It's available to the public. Okay. And your company has an org chart, right? Yeah.
• Public scrutiny at a place where it's not sort of ripe to have the discussion on the financing.
• That's also reasonable for us to know that and for the public to know that.
• It essentially affects the public, right?

Bills: HB341, HB791, HB1564, HB1695, HB1722, HB1729, HB1772, HB2003, HB2954, HB2989, HB3084, HB3134, HB3135, HB3309, HB3611, HB3679, HB3727, HB3832

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates

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• </c> you know, my cabin property is on public you know, my cabin property is on public records.<00:53
• </c> say, "Well, you're a public official. say, "Well, you're a public official.
• MPPOA, the um, Minnesota public safety, MPPOA, the um, Minnesota public safety, the<01:26:10.880><c>
• </c> public safety, we can work on together. public safety, we can work on together.
• </c> amended be re-referred to public safety. amended be re-referred to public safety.

Bills: HF3418, HF3739, HF3791, HF3356, HF3695, HF3430

Keywords: pedestrian safety, traffic safety, roadway improvements, nonmotorized transportation, crosswalks, sidewalks, bike lanes, complete streets, Vision Zero, Toward Zero Deaths, MnDOT, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, local road authority, county roads, city streets, tribal transportation, capital improvements, safety design solutions, grant program

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• This is relating to public transit, and this establishes within the DOT a fair youth transit program
• 10.320><c> p</c> the revocations raising significant uh p the revocations raising significant uh p public
• </c> public safety concerns. public safety concerns.
• I'm a utility analyst at the Public Utilities Commission.
• go through at least the trades to proceed, allowing them to get educated before they get onto the roadways

Bills: HB1688, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1915, HB1692, HB1524, HB1884, HB1523, HB2213, HB2186, HB2163, HB1908, HB1910

Keywords: general excise tax, aircraft maintenance, tax exemption, aviation industry, economic competitiveness, water carriers, automatic adjustment mechanism, regulatory compliance, rate adjustments, public utilities commission, Hawaii Revised Statutes, biosecurity, community outreach, transportation rates, vehicle ownership, salvaged vehicles, insurance settlement, electronic signatures, administrative efficiency, vehicle transfer

Summary: The committee first took up SB 2699, which would create a youth transit program within DOT and a special fund tied to the environmental response/energy/food security tax fund. The chair described support from several agencies but also noted Attorney General concerns about whether the special fund met statutory criteria, DOE comments requesting a July 1, 2026 effective date, and broader funding concerns because the bill would draw from general fund resources. The chair recommended deferral, saying the measure involved significant long-term costs and needed more work on a funding mechanism. The committee deferred the bill. The committee then heard SB 3182, relating to administrative license revocation procedures. HDOT supported the measure, while the Judiciary opposed the bill as written, citing operational, staffing, fiscal, and mailing burdens from requiring ADLRO to mail all case documents to every respondent within five days. Judiciary said it handles about 3,000 to 4,000 DUI cases annually and would need additional staff and certified-mail costs. Prosecutors from the state and county supported a proposed SD1 version, saying it would address backlog concerns and help DUI enforcement by creating a presumption of revocation. The committee ultimately recommended support and passage of SD1. The committee also heard SB 3313 on interisland air service stability and transformation. The Attorney General warned the bill could be preempted by the federal Airline Deregulation Act and raised constitutional concerns about a local-hire provision. DOTAX said the program would be complicated to administer and suggested third-party certification. No action was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard SB 3337, which would eliminate state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel for motor vehicles; HDOT opposed it, while DOTAX provided comments and the Hawaii Transportation Association supported it. The transcript then moved to SB 2896, lowering the minimum age for commercial driving from 19 to 18. HDOT supported the bill, the Hawaii Transportation Association strongly supported it and suggested added training requirements, and an Operating Engineers representative supported the concept but urged that young drivers be tied to apprenticeship or other structured training programs. No vote was shown in the excerpt. Finally, the committee heard SB 2400, which would exempt wing-in-ground craft from the Hawaii Waters Act and define those craft in law. The PUC supported the bill’s intent, and Regent Craft testified in strong support, describing sea gliders as all-electric vessels that could improve interisland access, resiliency, and decarbonization while using existing harbor infrastructure. HTDC and several other groups also supported the measure. Members asked about infrastructure, ports, weather operations, and Coast Guard jurisdiction, and the witness said operators would decide harbor locations and that the company had identified multiple possible ports. No final committee action was included in the excerpt.

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• and back onto the roadway.
• Trial records are public records.
• or a public individual and they put that on Facebook.
• As you indicated, and they're subject to the public records doctrine.
• Our package is really on public safety and public safety of our most vulnerable, as this bill addresses

Bills: HB63, HB91, HB98, HB108, HB131, HB151, HB161, HB294, HB305, HB310, HB320, HB336, HB622, HB789, HB1040

Keywords: HB63, Louisiana bail, bail bond, surety, failure to appear, FTA, bench warrant, NCIC, National Crime Information Center, criminal procedure, Article 331, defendant registry, surrender of defendant, rule to show cause, law enforcement records, pretrial release, bond forfeiture, disclosure, criminal records, witness protection

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• </c> necessary sewer water and roadway necessary sewer water and roadway facilities<00:29:33.080><c>
• Safety and this water tower will Public Safety and this water tower will address<00:42:21.800><c> all
• My name is Carl Sonenberg, City Manager, Utilities and Public Works Director for the city of Waseca.
• </c><01:13:19.360><c> safety</c> they they are a matter of public safety they they are a matter of public
• </c><01:18:15.560><c> multiple</c> tearing up the regional roadway multiple tearing up the regional roadway

Bills: HF201, HF217, HF314, HF315, HF406, HF408, HF425, HF426, HF730, HF731, HF652, HF761, HF1079, HF928, HF1017, HF1056, HF1081

Keywords: HF201, Minnesota income tax, tax subtraction, tax deduction, volunteer firefighter, volunteer fire and rescue, emergency responder, ambulance service personnel, EMR, EMS, search and rescue, canine search and rescue, underwater search and rescue, paid-on-call, part-time volunteer, tax relief, state tax law, section 290.0132, drivers license, identification card

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• We will continue to do our part to ensure that the safety of the public is paramount.

Bills: SB2697, SB2399, SB2665, SB2851, SB3102, SB2521, SB3157

Keywords: SB2697, Hawaii transportation, motor vehicle law, road shoulder, shoulder lane, shoulder driving, high occupancy vehicle lane, HOV lane, vehicle registration, expired registration, out-of-state vehicle, vehicle tax delinquency, impoundment, vehicle seizure, public auction, county finance, Department of Transportation, law enforcement, antique motor vehicle, traffic penalties

Summary: The joint hearing of the Transportation and Labor and Technology committees considered HB 2097, which would allow administrative driver’s license revocation hearings to be held by interactive conference technology such as Zoom and permit electronic exchange of evidence. DOT and the Administrative Driver’s License Revocation Office supported the bill, saying Zoom hearings have worked well since 2021 and save time and money. Both committees passed HB 2097 with technical and nonsubstantive amendments. The Transportation Committee then heard HB 1163 on commercial driver licensing, HB 2113 on funding vegetation removal from the Kaola Stream drainage way, HB 2283 on port pilotage, HB 1588 on a noise detection camera program, and HB 2333 on airport special districts and aeronautics penalties. DOT asked for HB 1163 to use “non-domiciled” language to match federal rules, and the committee passed it with amendments. For HB 2113, the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity said the project would likely need about $1 million, and the committee passed the bill with amendments while noting the funding would be reflected in the committee report rather than the measure itself. HB 2283 drew broad support from maritime and labor interests, but the committee deferred it, saying the Senate version was already moving and would be used instead. HB 1588 received support from DOT and several community and health-related testifiers who said noise from traffic is a serious problem, but the committee expressed concern about enforcement language and re-referred the bill to Judiciary/Ways and Means while still passing it forward. HB 2333 was supported by DOT and airline interests; after questions about airport loitering and sleeping rules, the committee passed it as is. In the final decision-making, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendations on HB 1163, HB 2113, HB 1588, and HB 2333, and deferred HB 2283.

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• If there are no further questions, we'll proceed to the public testimony. Thank you, sir.
• Law entitles certain public employees who engage in military service to a paid leave of absence of up
• And public safety concerns, I mean, we can all attest to that.
• We'll go ahead and begin your public testimony, and we recognize your right to close.
• Seeing none, I will begin the public testimony. Kimberly Moyers. Moyers, going once.

Bills: HCR7, HB1557, HB1608, HB2061, HB2201, HB2210, HB2426, HB2754, HJR165, HB2513, HCR7

Keywords: Veterans of Foreign Wars, veterans, commemoration, military service, recognition, September 29, waiver programs, toll roads, discount programs, transportation, affordable housing, land bank program, low-income households, Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, HB 2061, Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 225, State Highway 242, Interstate Highway 69, Montgomery County

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• That is the Opus Public Space Project.
• And closed to the public.
• Just a question about the ramp, the expansion, and the roadway.
• I'm joined by our Public Works Director, **Kristen Ascher**.
• My name is **Kristen Asher**, Public Works Director for Richfield.

Bills: HF474, HF218, HF210, HF441, HF691, HF720, HF1068, HF1314, HF1465, HF1860, HF2046, HF1389, HF2404, HF2854, HF2985, HF3128, HF3103, HF778, HF3125

Keywords: HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice, Statuary Hall, United States Capitol, statue replacement, capital investment, general fund appropriation, Minnesota State Capitol, Minnesota State Historical Society, public art, commemorative statue, National Statuary Hall Collection, commissioner of administration, cultural heritage, monument, Washington D.C., HF218, Minnesota, Department of Public Safety