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• </c> things and I think that's the direction things and I think that's the direction we<00:03:17.560>
• </c> states could use Title IV-E federal states could use Title IV-E federal funding<00:03:42.560><c>
• And then hopefully draw down those federal dollars.
• We do everything legislative directive.
• </c> understand that you give us direction understand that you give us direction and<00:46:18.160><c>

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• </c> have chosen to ignore Federal have chosen to ignore Federal immigration<00:13:36.519><c> laws</c
• Mass layoffs of federal workers. Mass purges. Layoffs of federal workers.
• </c> Americans concerns about the direction Americans concerns about the direction of<02:43:53.279><c
• </c> country uh move in the right direction country uh move in the right direction when<02:49:47.600>
• </c> servants being purged from federal servants being purged from federal agencies<03:05:27.160><c>

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• So federal law doesn't talk about the sterile and the nonsterile, really.
• Just going back to federal law right now, the federal law establishes the three different types of large
• So you've got, that's the federal law. Then you have federal guidance.
• These statutes jeopardize patient care when federal priorities shift.”
• And I urge a change in this direction for myself and all of my fellow responders.

Summary: The joint Assembly and Senate business committees held a sunset review hearing on the California State Board of Pharmacy, with board leadership describing the board’s consumer-protection role and its priorities around access, enforcement, and updating pharmacy law. The board emphasized a proposed shift toward a standard-of-care model for pharmacists, arguing it would reduce rigid protocol requirements and improve access to services such as HIV PrEP/PEP, contraception, and naloxone. Board representatives also discussed pharmacy deserts, possible fee waivers for pharmacies in underserved areas, concerns about payer practices contributing to closures, continuing education audits, and a request to restore more flexibility in licensure decisions and probationary monitoring for applicants with certain criminal histories. A major focus of the hearing was the board’s ongoing compounding regulations, especially the treatment of sterile versus nonsterile compounding and substances such as glutathione and methylcobalamin. The board said the proposal was not a ban on those substances and described the rulemaking as grounded in federal law, USP standards, and public comment, noting the process had gone through multiple modified texts and hearings. Testimony from stakeholders was sharply divided: pharmacists, veterinarians, firefighters, naturopathic doctors, and patient advocates warned the rules were restricting access to compounded medications and harming patients and first responders, while the California Medical Association, psychiatric physicians, and PhRMA raised concerns that the board’s proposals could expand pharmacist authority beyond training, affect physician practice, or create safety risks. Other public comments addressed pharmacy technician ratios, remote processing, flavoring medications, hospital-specific regulation, budget and enforcement transparency, and whether the board should add members with community compounding or pharmacy technician expertise. Committee members also asked about the board’s oversight priorities and the rationale for its standard-of-care proposal. Board staff explained that consumer protection includes education, licensing, policy, and enforcement, with the highest-priority enforcement cases being those posing imminent public harm. After public testimony concluded, the chairs thanked participants and adjourned the sunset review hearing, announcing an immediate transition to the joint informational hearing on the Department of Cannabis Control.

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• I believe the federal government is still a little bit...
• federal Trump accounts.
• So there's still some federal side that has to be worked out.
• And then the money gets transferred to the federal government.
• And then the money gets transferred to the federal government.

Bills: SB1290 , SB1530 , SB1847 , HR1050 , SB169 , SB1377 , SB1990 , SB1991 , SB1778 , SB1579 , SB1992 , SB3 , SB2028 , SB1928 , SB2127 , SB2117 , SB1439 , SB1930 , SB330 , SB1191 , SB2110 , SB2134 , SB2069 , SB2095 , SB1613 , SB1246 , SB1976 , SB1346 , SB1509 , SB2071 , SB259 , SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

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• procurements</c> direct that direct specific procurements direct that direct specific procurements of
• </c> state agencies or federal agencies. state agencies or federal agencies.
• </c> us in the wrong direction. us in the wrong direction.
• The Federal these services.
• Is this funded fed federally?

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

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• The United States Supreme Court has systematically dismantled the Federal Voting Rights Act.
• Calais decision. ...in Section 2 of the Federal VRA in its Louisiana v.
• So I know you're still thinking about it, but if you have more of a direct question...
• Yeah, the direct question is: does the Department of Elections agree with that scenario?
• I won't say federal level, not from the federal government, but national level, of different organizations

Bills: HB344

Committee: Senate Elections & Government Affairs

Summary: The Senate Elections and Government Affairs Committee heard several election- and campaign-related bills. House Substitute 2 for House Bill 155 would make Public Integrity Commission reports publicly available on the commission’s website, add a specific travel-expense reporting category, and remove the FOIA requirement for accessing reports; Senator Richardson said he supported the transparency measure and asked to be added as a co-sponsor. The committee also took up House Bill 444, the Delaware John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which would create state protections against voter suppression and vote dilution, expand language access, prohibit intimidation and deception, and allow court remedies for violations. The bill drew strong support from advocacy groups including YWCA Delaware, the League of Women Voters, the ACLU, and the Legal Defense Fund, and several senators voiced support and interest in moving it quickly. House Bill 430, a constitutional amendment proposal, would make explicit that only natural persons may vote in Delaware elections, including municipal elections, in response to concerns about corporate or other artificial-entity voting in some towns. The discussion focused heavily on Fenwick Island, where the mayor testified that the town’s charter has long allowed certain artificial entities to vote in local elections and said the system is limited and has worked for years; other speakers argued the bill was needed to prevent corporate dilution of residents’ votes. Senator Richardson expressed concern about restricting entities with a local stake, while Senator Hoffner and others emphasized the principle of one person, one vote. Senator Townsend presented House Bill 344, which would tighten campaign finance rules by requiring Delaware bank accounts for candidates and committees, recurring training, better documentation of candidate loans, longer record retention, automatic filing extensions, and inactive status for noncompliant committees; one public commenter opposed the bill on cost grounds. He also presented House Bill 448, which would allow campaign funds to be used for reasonable security expenses for candidates and elected officials, with guardrails, and a commenter suggested allowing electronic security systems without a cap. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 472, a local de-annexation measure for Noble’s Pond in Cheswold to remove scattered residential lots from town boundaries and resolve uneven tax treatment; Senator Hoffner noted local law enforcement supported the change. The committee adjourned after hearing no further public comment on HB 472, and the vote to adjourn was unanimous.

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• As you came into the hearing room today, As you came into the hearing room today, the sergeants directed
• would play a similar role to the Federal Communications Commission so that this important but niche
• This program is having a real Through the Last Mile Federal Funding Account Program.
• first without jeopardizing any federal money.
• the direction that you've set forth for us.

Committee: House Communications and Conveyance

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• While Minnesota's ERA cannot stop or override federal actions like a national abortion ban, it can protect
• While Minnesota's ERA cannot stop or override federal actions like a national abortion ban, it can protect
• We recognize that an Equal Rights Amendment here in Minnesota would not supersede federal law, but it
• </c><00:21:24.279><c> especially</c><00:21:24.600><c> of</c><00:21:24.720><c> federal</c> 2023 the direction
• especially of federal 2023 the direction especially of federal courts<00:21:26.000><c> has</c><00:21

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• </c> concerned that with the federal concerned that with the federal government government government
• </c> line because we're unsure if the federal line because we're unsure if the federal government<01:
• </c> And I'm [snorts] like, which direction And I'm [snorts] like, which direction is<01:09:17.520><c
• </c> to the federal government? to the federal government?
• </c> and now we're redirecting to a federal and now we're redirecting to a federal center<01:13:13.840

Bills: SCR180

Committee: House Public Safety

Summary: The committee opened by noting it was likely its last hearing of the 2026 session, then took up several resolutions. SCR 54, on appointing a hydrogen fire safety expert and training on hydrogen-related protocols, and SCR 59, on allowing certain health care professionals to practice without a license during a state of emergency, drew no testimony. Members discussed SCR 59 as a response to past emergencies and the need for pre-approved, updated registries of professionals who could be deployed quickly in emergencies. SCR 62 SD1, which asks the 911 Board to form a working group with the disability community to address access issues in emergency and 911 responses, received testimony from disability advocates and the 911 Board. Testifiers said the measure should ensure an integrated system with EMS infrastructure, real-time access for dispatchers and field personnel, and public education about the system; they also noted that Smart911 is no longer being used on Oahu and Maui and that a statewide, integrated approach is needed. Members agreed to work the suggested language into the resolution. SCR 179, urging Maui County to enforce fire code provisions on brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside vegetation clearing, and emergency access, was noted as having no testimony but continuing to raise important issues. SCR 74, calling for an audit of no-bid contracts issued under emergency proclamations from 2020 through 2025, drew strong support from a late testifier who tied the measure to emergency procurement concerns after the Lahaina wildfire and COVID-era contracting. The witness argued that procurement rules should not be waived in ways that compromise safety, and described concerns about unlicensed contractors and construction problems in a state housing project. Members asked about the scope of the audit and whether it would interfere with criminal investigations; the witness said the audit should cover a broad range of contracts, including nonprofit contracts, and should not be limited to the wildfire period. The committee also heard SCR 28 SD1 on creating a Hawaii Vietnam Veterans Medal, with support from the Department of Defense and veterans advocates, who said the resolution is intended to do the groundwork for a future appropriation and to determine eligibility and distribution procedures. Finally, SCR 60 SD1, requesting updates on the “Breaking Cycles” rehabilitation and restorative justice study, received support from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Correctional System Oversight Commission, and reform advocates. The department asked that reporting be annual rather than quarterly because of the complexity of the OCCC project, and supporters said the measure would promote transparency and help ensure the study’s recommendations are implemented. No votes were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• You know, so there's very limited federal testing.
• It is in a federal bankruptcy.
• So it's a public, private, federal... ...with the NRCS.
• So it's a public, private, federal partnership.
• And again, research translates into direct economic outcomes, direct economic activity for our farmers

Committees: House Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture & Rural Development , House Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development

Summary: The House Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum, adopted the prior meeting minutes, and heard a series of agriculture-related bills, most of them sponsored by Representative Domain or Chairwoman Butler. The first major bill, HB 121, would expand the Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s authority over imported seafood by allowing its inspectors, in addition to the Department of Health, to seize and destroy adulterated seafood already under stop order. Representative Domain and Commissioner Strain framed the bill as a seafood-safety and anti-fraud measure aimed at protecting Louisiana shrimpers from tainted imports and bad actors. Members asked about cost, testing rates, countries of origin, and whether the bill would affect imported shrimp prices; the commissioner said it would not raise consumer prices and that Louisiana’s testing is focused at retail rather than ports. HB 121 was reported favorably with no objections. The committee then considered HB 725, which requires restaurants/retailers to retain invoices from imported seafood vendors for six months. After a technical amendment changing the bill’s one-liner from “restaurants” to “retailers,” the bill was explained as a recordkeeping tool to help auditors verify country-of-origin and labeling compliance without costly product testing. It was reported favorably with amendments. The committee also heard a bill reducing the required number of annual meetings for the Agriculture Finance Authority from four to two; Commissioner Strain said the change would streamline operations when there is no business to conduct, and it was reported favorably. Next, the committee took up HB 344 and HB 370 dealing with the Grain and Cotton Indemnity Fund. HB 344 raises the fund’s balance thresholds for suspending and restarting assessments, while HB 370 increases the assessment rate on agricultural commodities to replenish the fund more quickly. Commissioner Strain described recent large losses from grain broker bankruptcies, including Hansen-Mueller, and explained that the fund has been paying farmers but needs a larger balance to handle future defaults. Members discussed the risks posed by brokers, the adequacy of bonding, and the need to protect farmers and rural communities; both bills were reported favorably. The committee also advanced HB 367, aligning Structural Pest Control Commission hearing notices with the Administrative Procedure Act, and HB 847, which modernizes Soil and Water Conservation district supervisor elections by shifting administration to the Secretary of State and updating petition and ballot procedures after a crowded, ballot-short election. Finally, HB 505 streamlined certification and renewal rules for commercial applicators, pesticide salespersons, and agricultural consultants, including a technical amendment to keep unexpended pesticide-fund money in the fund; it too was reported favorably with amendments. After the bills, Commissioner Strain gave a lengthy update on the state of agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture. He highlighted continued pressure on shrimp from low-cost imports, currency shifts, and inadequate domestic marketing and cold storage, as well as ongoing seafood labeling enforcement and testing. He also discussed feral swine damage, drought and wildfire concerns, fertilizer and diesel cost increases, crop acreage trends, and export efforts for rice and timber, including Louisiana wood pellets used in the United Kingdom. LSU Ag Center Dean Matt Lee followed with a presentation on the center’s research and extension work, emphasizing its statewide network, high research ranking, and the economic return from agricultural science, especially in sugarcane variety development. He said LSU Ag Center research has helped Louisiana maintain strong sugar production and supports producers across the state.

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• The second big bucket are energy revenues, direct energy revenues.
• Very little of it will make its way into the general fund in a direct way.
• That's as big as the whole Federal Workforce Investment Act.
• These are direct investments. Non-recurring appropriations.
• Federal match-up program.

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• He has more than 13 years at the federal level.
• And in that, I'm talking about federal as well.
• federal guidelines for daycare?
• To use the federal dollars, we will be abiding by the federal guidelines. Well, Mr.
• The 100% federal dollars—they qualified? Mr.

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• </c> reporting necessary for every direct reporting necessary for every direct appropriation<00:01:41.600
• </c><00:16:15.199><c> appropriation</c> reduction of the direct appropriation reduction of the direct
• </c><00:20:19.880><c> matches</c> projects that require federal matches projects that require federal
• A direct made in session law.
• There is no direct program.

Committee: Senate Finance

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• federally required um item that's part federally required um item that's part of<00:11:31.440><c> revalidation
• Um so, we've been state and federal law.
• </c> but we hope to show um the federal but we hope to show um the federal government<00:15:38.000><c
• I just appreciate your federal statute. I just appreciate your support. support. support.
• :15.039><c> and</c><00:20:15.200><c> treatment</c> heard the direct care and treatment heard the direct

Bills: HF729

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

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• This bill moves in the opposite direction.
• This bill moves in the wrong direction.
• This bill moves in the wrong direction.
• Instead, this bill moves in the opposite direction.
• To keep us in compliance with federal law, I respectfully request your aye vote on SB 169.

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• Give him direction and protection. ...give him clarity, give him direction and protection in the next
• AHCA would seek federal approval for the work requirement, and federal approval would take, we believe
• receive federal funds to assist us with these costs.
• , the federal exchange.
• Federal anti-kickback laws pertain only to services that are reimbursable by federal health care programs

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several introductions and memorials, including a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with several bills substituted with House companions and adopted by voice vote or recorded vote. Early measures included a tax conformity bill tied to federal Internal Revenue Code changes, which passed 34-0, and a Medicaid/public assistance bill that drew extensive debate over work requirements, fraud reduction, behavioral health services, and SNAP/EBT reforms. Amendments offered by Senators Berman and Osgood to condition or soften the work and photo-ID provisions were rejected, and the underlying bill was placed on the third-reading calendar after lengthy questioning about implementation, exemptions, and eligibility effects. The Senate also passed bills on computer science education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry public-records exemption and registry update, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the legal-tender sunset for gold and silver, public-records protections for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, and local government budget transparency/spending measures. Most of these measures were adopted after minor amendments or technical substitutions, with votes generally ranging from 31-3 to 34-0. The chamber also recognized the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Later, the Senate approved a digital voyeurism bill expanding the reasonable-expectation-of-privacy definition to include private fenced yards, and an insurance customer representative licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework and later qualify for licensure. The final major item was a medical freedom bill that would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption to immunization mandates, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin for adults, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition; two amendments clarifying anti-kickback rules and requiring vaccine information to include risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy were adopted, while questions from Senators Smith and Massullo focused on public-health impacts and the content of the required materials. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• , and 159 fire-related federal declarations, for a total of 384 federal declarations in this state since
• Not only state but federal guidelines.
• Those are federal programs.
• Selected for federal funding.
• FirstNet is the federal network, federally funded, with $2 billion coming back into reinvestment for

Committee: House Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

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• pay or direct online, the direct file that we’re also asking for?
• And so is FAST and direct file, because you seem to be building up a whole thing for direct file, which
• ><c> it</c><00:18:53.960><c> seems</c> of building up for direct file it seems of building up for direct
• </c><00:19:00.360><c> file</c> separate teams fast and and direct file separate teams fast and and direct
• Housing inflation is less than 2%. federal level I think the uh I think the federal level I think the

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• METS also interfaces with several federal databases.
• The next step is to obtain federal approval for this plan, which will allow us to leverage federal matching
• required study that is necessary for federal approval.
• And I don't know who this question should be directed to.
• And I don't know who this question should be directed to.

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• The Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program, also known as HSIP, supports The Federal Highway Safety
• Its federal counterpart will be filed in June.
• grants and federal resources, working with federal partners and getting those resources to come in.
• grants and federal resources, working with federal partners and getting those resources to come in.
• Am I completely off in the wrong direction?

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means