Mimi Stewart — Responded that if a message is granted on the bill, there will be discussion and possible guardrails, including making the bill prospective rather than retroactive.
SB2 — Referenced as prior legislation that opened up the specific area; bill number is unclear in the transcript.
Wayne Prope — Identified as the sponsor or author of the bill.
Pete Campos — Addressed by name during the discussion.
Pete Campos — Thanked the chair and elaborated on the use of resources and interest income related to disaster funds.
William Sharer — The transcript says 'Senator Woods,' but the context indicates Senator Woods is speaking; he says the proposal is a major policy shift and references bill 213.
George Muñoz — Senator Muñoz is noted as having arrived, then identified as the sponsor of the bill and invited to respond, with the discussion continuing to address him during the same exchange.
George Muñoz — George Muñoz moves to make a set of bills germane and then clarifies and corrects the list of bill numbers to be included, narrowing the motion to 210, 211, 212, 214, 216, and 217 after noting that 213 has already been dealt with and 215 should be skipped.
Pat Woods — Senator Woods is acknowledged as present and then thanked for raising a question about whether the issue had already been addressed in prior legislation. His point is then discussed by other members, who reference his argument favorably and treat it as part of the same germane policy discussion.
Lorraine — Lorraine is asked to come up and help explain the bill, specifically to fill in and clarify the second part of the explanation.
Mimi Stewart — The chair asks for additional committee input.
SB213 — Senate Bill 213 is discussed throughout a germane review. Staff explains that the bill indexes the gas tax, weight-distance tax, and special fuel excise tax to the consumer price index, which would automatically increase the tax over time and have revenue/fiscal impacts. Members note its overlap with prior legislation and clarify they are not debating the bill itself, but the discussion remains centered on whether the bill is germane. The exchange ends with a motion being made and adopted to rule SB 213 germane.
SB215 — Senate Bill 215 is first flagged for germane review alongside SB 213, then the committee turns to it and explains the bill’s substance. The discussion describes the bill as dealing with loans to governmental entities for wildfire/disaster-related purposes and clarifies that any interest or revenue generated from those loans, as well as money returned when appropriated funds come back, would be directed back into the relevant fund. The overall focus is on how the bill handles disaster-related loan repayments and returned funds.