Bruce Burns Jr.

The lawmaker opposes concurring because the House replaced their bill with a substitute containing all rejected spending and projects, effectively turning it into an unwanted Christmas tree of additions.

The speaker supports the bill because it provides necessary funding to attract airline interest and negotiate service improvements for communities. Without guaranteed money, airlines will not submit applications or engage in negotiations.

The lawmaker opposes the bill and amendment because they believe it creates a special standard of law for physicians compared to other professionals, unnecessarily inserting government into business relationships.

The lawmaker supports the bill because a $20,000 increase to the out-of-state budget is insignificant compared to the total $7.5 million legislative budget.

The lawmaker supports the amendment because charging individuals with a felony for possessing THC edibles creates lifelong consequences that are disproportionate to the offense, especially given available testing technology.

The lawmaker opposes the bill because he believes it accomplishes nothing and that a resolution would be more appropriate for sending a message about agency conduct.

The lawmaker supports the amendment to remove a punitive moratorium on university property that was not limited to housing, thereby allowing the university flexibility elsewhere on campus.

The lawmaker opposes the amendment because he does not know which other projects would be displaced by prioritizing this one and believes agencies should manage their own priorities without legislative micromanagement.

The lawmaker supports the amendment to better understand potential losses in ad valorem and severance taxes caused by natural gas flaring at oil wells.

The lawmaker supports the amendment to prevent elementary schools from being condemned due to lack of funding, citing a personal experience where his district's alternative school was forced into rented space after failing to receive improvements.

The lawmaker supports the bill to allow nonprofit organizations, such as museums, to earn money for special events by obtaining resort liquor licenses instead of relying on limited catering permits from existing dealers.

The lawmaker explains that Game and Fish is now self-funded without general fund allocations, so this bill grants them the authority to set their own fees for special management permits in specific areas where extra hunting fees already exist.

The lawmaker explains that the bill is needed because local authorities currently lack knowledge about who operates pull-tabs and bingo games, leaving citizens with no recourse if they feel cheated. The legislation would allow communities to authorize these activities while giving them the option not to participate.