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• I want to thank Assembly Member Miclosa for introducing this important piece of legislation. Mr.
• In 2023, the state auditor concluded the program needs improvement.
• AB 635 is a critical piece of legislation for all mobile home residents.
• Art Association, and legislative co-chair for the Los Angeles County Democratic Party.
• has come to a head, not through legislation, but in the courts.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• So that's one hand of the legislation.
• So that's on one hand of the legislation.
• And then we need this legislation like this.
• And then we need this legislation like this. So it's more tailored and the approach is.
• Even with our legislators, where they just go and vote for something that is actually improper.

Bills: HCR93, HCR14, HR85

Keywords: image-based sexual abuse, working group, gender-based violence, Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women, prevention efforts, survivor protections, new technologies, legal reform, HCR14, House Concurrent Resolution, perpetual easement, non-exclusive easement, state submerged lands, submerged lands, shoreline easement, drainage outfall, stormwater outfall, lagoon outfall, pipelines, Kahala Hotel & Resort

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• Board of State and Community Corrections, Legislative Analyst's Office, and Department of Finance.
• Caitlin O'Neill with the Legislative Analyst's Office.
• Department of Justice, Legislative Analyst's Office, Department of Finance.
• Drew Soderbord, Legislative Analyst's Office. We have comments on three of these proposals.
• Caitlin Nogueal with the Legislative Analyst's Office.

Summary: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 heard the Governor’s May Revision proposals for the judicial branch, the Board of State and Community Corrections, the Department of Justice, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The Legislative Analyst’s Office opened with a warning that the state budget remains structurally imbalanced and urged the Legislature to avoid new ongoing spending unless offset by reductions elsewhere. In the judicial branch discussion, the Judicial Council highlighted language access funding, appellate court security, a backfill for the state court facilities construction fund, and an extension of the lactation room mandate; Finance supported most items but suggested reporting language on interpreter costs and reducing the General Fund backfill. Members raised concerns about judicial vacancies, long-term salary freezes, remote hearings, and the lack of progress on court staffing in some counties. For the Board of State and Community Corrections, the administration proposed $10 million one-time each for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People grant program and a human trafficking vertical prosecution grant program. The LAO said both should be weighed against other priorities and suggested the Legislature consider whether the Tribal Nations Grant Fund could support MMIP work, while Finance said it preferred General Fund support and wanted more review before any fund swap. Members strongly supported MMIP funding and asked whether ongoing support would be considered. On the human trafficking grant, Finance said BSC was a good fit because of its grant administration experience and prior vertical prosecution work, while legislators asked why the program was not placed with the Office of Emergency Services as originally contemplated in prior legislation. The Department of Justice presented antitrust litigation funding, Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse staffing, completion of organized retail criminal enterprise cases, and trailer bill language for a continuous appropriation from the Victims of Consumer Fraud Restitution Fund. The LAO supported the antitrust account use but questioned the Unfair Competition Law Fund’s ability to cover the full request without General Fund repayment, and recommended against a continuous appropriation for the restitution fund in favor of a more limited mechanism with legislative oversight. Finance said the fund would remain solvent and defended the continuous appropriation as necessary to pay victims promptly. In the CDCR portion, the largest discussion centered on the Boston Consulting Group efficiency review and sharply reduced savings estimates; LAO said the department had not fully explained the proposed position eliminations or future $100 million savings target, while Finance said the work reflected deeper analysis and ongoing efforts to find savings. Members repeatedly pressed CDCR and Finance on the gap between earlier promised savings and the revised figures. CDCR also outlined population projections showing continued declines in prison and parole populations, while LAO again urged the state to close an additional prison to save ongoing costs. The department then walked through several May Revision items, including workers’ compensation funding, a Corcoran honor housing dorm, incarcerated firefighter pay implementation, an incarcerated menopause program, mental health receiver staffing, mental health resource teams and crisis intervention teams, medical classification staffing changes, and AI note-taking for the electronic health record. LAO generally recommended limiting-term funding and more reporting for many of these proposals, while Finance defended them as necessary ongoing investments or court-ordered obligations. Members questioned the cost of workers’ compensation, the need for more prison closures, the lack of funding for women’s facility violence prevention, and the timing and transparency of the BCG savings process. No votes were taken.

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• This legislation responds directly.
• This legislation requires a clear and robust legislative response that balances our short-term and long-term
• For years, we have been told energy legislation wouldn't hurt the consumer.
• The primary flaw of this legislation is that it doubles down.”
• Take a look at the timelines provided in this legislation.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several procedural matters, including adopting a resolution recognizing the work of Ukraine Forward and suspending Joint Rule 12 for a number of petitions. The chamber also scheduled several bills for later consideration, including measures on unemployment insurance for fluctuating work schedules, the Medical Society mission statement, a youth training wage, bridge and intersection namings, handicapped parking fines, public-way safety, excavation restoration, motor vehicle safety, and a Newton police age requirement. Two engrossed local bills were passed to be enacted: one authorizing retired police officers as special police in Plainville and another allowing Orange to increase its Board of Selectmen membership. The main policy debate centered on House No. 5151, An Act relative to energy affordability, clean power, and economic competitiveness. Supporters described it as a broad affordability and clean-energy package that would cut costs for ratepayers, reform Mass Save, speed clean-energy procurement and interconnection, return a portion of alternative compliance payments to customers, and address biomass and other energy issues. Opponents argued the bill relied too heavily on long-term programs and new administrative structures while offering little immediate relief, and raised concerns about costs being shifted to consumers, impacts on natural gas, and the pace of implementation. Several amendments were debated and rejected, including proposals to shift public benefit charges away from peak hours, pause public benefit charges for a year, require greater utility disclosure before rate increases, and add a forest-clearing penalty for solar development. One amendment to the energy bill was adopted: a consolidated amendment that included budget-billing consumer protections for gas customers, requiring notice and conservation recommendations when usage rises significantly. The House also adopted an amendment to a separate conservation-restriction bill for Hanson, changing a figure in the underlying law, and passed that bill to be engrossed as amended. The energy bill’s consolidated amendment passed by roll call, while several other amendments failed by roll call votes. The House observed multiple moments of silence honoring Jaden Booker, Thomas Skip Karam, former Freetown Police Chief Carlton Abbott, and former Representative and Senator William Q. “Biff” McLean, Jr.

Bills: HR119, HR120, HR121, HR122, HR123, HR124, HR125, HR126, HR127, HR128, HR129, HR130, HR131, HR132, HCR53, HCR54, HCR55, HCR56, HR115, HR116, HR117, HR118, SCR19, SCR26, SB102, SB222, SB255, SB270, SB273, SB314, SB418, SB420, HB21, HB24, HB29, HB31, HB39, HB45, HB49, HB77, HB136, HB150, HB211, HB263, HB273, HB299, HB315, HB324, HB376, HB377, HB422, HB431, HB444, HB450, HB519, HB533, HB538, HB549, HB559, HB562, HB663, HB664, HB715, HB717, HB805, HB822, HB823, HB834, HB864, HB867, HB1011, HB1017, HB1018, HB1068, HB1134, HB1137, HB1234, HB1235, HB1236, HB310, HCR6, HCR19, HCR10, HR74, HCR26, HCR35, HCR7, HB51, HB82, HB143, HB145, HB160, HB180, HB192, HB393, HB430, HB445, HB506, HB515, HB521, HB565, HB590, HB614, HB638, HB670, HB672, HB685, HB692, HB752, HB773, HB781, HB799, HB860, HB874, HB887, HB917, HB937, HB956, HB965, HB972, HB977, HB982, HB1006, HB1010, HB1044, HB1072, HB1088, HB1179, HB1200, HB76, HB132, HB181, HB210, HB250, HB265, HB275, HB291, HB322, HB342, HB475, HB486, HB616, HB635, HB639, HB690, HB740, HB757, HB761, HB774, HB808, HB855, HB872, HB883, HB886, HB903, HB949, HB962, HB996, HB1003, HB1036, HB1054, HB1071, HB1076, HB1078, HB1113, HB1132, HB1146, HB1232, HB1233, HB140, HB750, HB911, HB52, HB154, HB400, HB463, HB570, HB631, HB637, HB870, HB952, HB961, HB399, HB868, HB905, HB401, HB901, HR20, HB9, HB58, HB151, HB193, HB284, HB459, HB476, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB615, HB682, HB733, HB915

Keywords: condolences, public service, environmental justice, sustainability, local government, military service, World War II, veteran, community, Italian Festival, cultural celebration, Tickfaw, Italian-American, community pride, heritage, Miss Louisiana Teen USA, Heaven Riley Breaux, recognition, youth empowerment, community service

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• Assembly Bill 600, introduced by the Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections, revises
• provisions relating to legislative affairs.
• file. operations and elections, revised as provisions relating to legislative affairs, the people of
• Will the members of the Legislative Operations and Elections Committee meet by the door on the stairs
• It requires the Commission on School Funding, rather than the Legislative Auditor, to perform certain

Keywords: 909, all

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• So, to work, Legislative Analyst's Office.
• Board of State and Community Corrections, Legislative Analyst’s Office, and Department of Finance.”
• Caitlin O’Neill with the Legislative Analyst’s Office.
• Drew Soderbord, Legislative Analyst's Office. We have comments on three of these proposals.
• Caitlin Nogneal with the Legislative Analyst's Office.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to review May Revision proposals for several departments and emphasized that no votes would be taken that day. The Legislative Analyst’s Office opened with a warning that the state budget is balanced only through one-time resources and still has structural deficits, recommending that the Legislature avoid new ongoing spending and instead preserve reserves and other solutions. The Judicial Council then presented proposals for language access and interpreter services, appellate court security, a backfill to the state court facilities construction fund, and an extension of the lactation-room mandate; Finance supported the language access item with reporting language and supported keeping the court facilities backfill. Members raised concerns about judicial pay freezes, judge vacancies, and uneven judge allocations across counties, and also asked about the cost and completion of courthouse lactation rooms and remote-hearing infrastructure. The Board of State and Community Corrections items focused on $10 million one-time grants for missing and murdered Indigenous people and for a human trafficking vertical prosecution program. The LAO suggested the Legislature consider whether the Tribal Nations Grant Fund could support the MMIP work, while Finance said it preferred General Fund support and wanted more review before any fund swap. On the human trafficking grant, Finance said the need was clear based on reported cases and California’s share of hotline reports. Members strongly supported MMIP funding and discussed whether ongoing funding would be needed beyond the one-time proposal, while also debating whether BSEC or OES should administer the prosecution grants. The Department of Justice presented antitrust litigation funding, Medi-Cal fraud and elder abuse staffing, organized retail criminal enterprise case completion, and a continuous appropriation for the Victims of Consumer Fraud Restitution Fund. The LAO raised concerns about the Unfair Competition Law Fund’s solvency and recommended rejecting that portion unless DOJ could show the fund could support it without General Fund repayment, and it opposed the continuous appropriation in favor of more legislative oversight. Finance said the fund would remain solvent under current projections and defended the continuous appropriation as necessary to pay victims promptly. Members also clarified that the Medi-Cal fraud unit targets providers, not beneficiaries, and asked about delays in restitution payments. A lengthy portion of the hearing covered CDCR’s May Revision package and the Boston Consulting Group cost-savings effort. CDCR described revised savings from workforce optimization, workers’ compensation, and procurement, but members repeatedly expressed frustration that the promised savings had fallen far short of earlier estimates. The LAO recommended deeper cuts to some parole positions, more detail on proposed eliminations and contract changes, and caution about counting unallocated future savings. CDCR also presented population projections showing continued declines and the LAO again urged the administration to close a prison to reduce ongoing costs. The committee also heard proposals on workers’ compensation, Corcoran honor housing, incarcerated firefighter pay, agricultural food purchasing requirements, menopause care, mental health receiver staffing, resource teams, crisis intervention teams, medical classification staffing, and AI note-taking in electronic health records, with the LAO generally recommending limited-term approvals and reporting requirements while Finance defended ongoing funding and said it was open to additional reporting language.

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• <01:00:18.960> that is a good piece of legislation that is a good piece of legislation that
• legislation legislation that<03:33:44.080> that<03:33:44.399> kind<03:33:44.560> of
• auditor who also files their taxes. auditor who also files their taxes.
• one of the most prolific legislators.
• one of the most prolific legislators.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• THE AMENDMENT REMOVES THE PROVISION AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR GENERAL TO EXAMINE RECORDS AS STATUTE 320.0862

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Without the legislative appropriation or authority to do so, we have done the six and four pay increase
• So we're basically saying that that needs to be a legislative and appropriations matter with salaries
• They said the idea came out of legislative counsel, so if legislative counsel can explain how they would
• And again, this was not a ...legislation like this.
• And we're not going to get it from this legislative session because of the way it looks.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs appropriation. Representative O’Brien explained the House changes, including funding for a restored Veterans Benefits Specialist FTE, salary equity adjustments for the commissioner and veterans service officers, one-time funding for veteran homelessness services, carryover authority for the Fargo Fisher House, and a highly rural transportation grants program. Members also discussed the commissioner’s prior salary increase and the use of transportation grant funds for administrative costs, as well as the status of the Fisher House project. The committee adopted amendment 25.092.0203 and then gave SB 2025 a do pass recommendation as amended, with Representative O’Brien as carrier. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2307, the library bill. Members debated a proposed amendment that would have removed the fiscal note, but several members objected on policy and process grounds, citing constitutional concerns, potential costs to counties and state’s attorneys, and the fact that the bill had not been heard as a full policy hearing. The amendment failed 4-19. The committee then voted do not pass on SB 2307 as introduced, and Representative Murphy was named carrier. The committee also briefly discussed House Bill 2188 on the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority. Representative Bosch described the program’s grant and low-interest loan authority and the Senate’s reduced funding levels. The committee amended the bill to restore the Senate funding amounts in Section 3, then passed the bill as amended, with Representative Kempenich carrying it. Finally, the committee considered two rural development bills and chose Senate Bill 2097, the rural endowment fund bill, for do not pass while advancing House Bill 2390, which uses regional councils to distribute rural development grants. The committee amended HB 2390 to lower the population threshold from 4,500 to 3,000, kept the 50% set-aside for communities under 1,500, and then passed the bill as amended, with Representative Mitskog as carrier.

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• This was actually the first situation that came up following the passage of the legislation.
• Part of that is, you know, from legislations that there's no relationship between the parties, there's
• You know, ironically enough, just after Les legislative session, I live in Indian Rocks, Beach Barrier
• Both my case law on the Supreme Court rules, the only legislative issues.
• A lot of rules allow them to take advocacy positions on substantive, whether it's legislation that is

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Pastor Alfred Johnson: And patience and tolerance toward one another as they bear the burden of legislation
• This legislation provides that a person may not lawfully use force or violence to resist a law enforcement
• This legislation amends the law to add manslaughter when committed against the law enforcement officer
• This legislation ensures that no action affecting our atmosphere occurs without oversight, transparency
• And also eliminating this mandate to employ internal auditors which adds an extra cost to the school

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Like every large piece of legislation, after implementation, there's some cleanup.
• I know that Oklahoma's legislative body thinks a lot of Oklahoma Promise. We've extended it.
• So, there is some degree of legislative oversight beyond the speaker and president and senate.
• Maybe to address some of the save pieces in this legislation given that programs may change over time
• Always love to quote Auditor Ird in these meetings.

Bills: HB3674, HB4326, HB4331, HB3029, HB2963, HB3551, HB2973, HB3019, HB3461, HB2961, HB3261, HB3759, HB3429, HB3069, HB3372, HB3705

Keywords: school resource officer, sexual assault training, law enforcement training, CLEET, school safety, mental health, continuing education, HB4326, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, Oklahoma's Promise, scholarship, tuition assistance, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, eligibility expansion, adopted students, foster care, DHS custody, child-placing agency, tribal custody

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• ON THE ACCOUNT AND FOR THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, HEAD COUNTY INVESTOR, HEAD COUNTY AUDITOR,
• I WILL GET INTO OUR THREE LEGISLATIVE ASKS AND THE FOURTH IS IT TO BE DETERMINED DEPENDING UPON HOW YOU
• I AM PRESENTING THE CLERKS 25 26 LEGISLATIVE BUDGET REQUEST.
• THIS IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO YOU ALL DIRECTED US TO PUT A LEGISLATIVE BUDGET
• HOWEVER I BELIEVE THESE FACILITIES ARE STILL CONSTITUENTS UNDER THE LEGISLATOR.

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• They have 51 things on their audit from the Auditor General.
• you're like, you know what, this has always been a hurdle that we had to overview that here as legislators
• What are maybe your top three priorities outside of learning from a legislative point of view that you
• I'm very new at this, and I'm not sure how much latitude the board itself has on things that are legislative
• I'm very new at this, and I'm not sure how much latitude the board itself has on things that are legislative

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So as a result of the recommendation, we do plan to bring some legislation next session to kind of address
• It was the car, because the legislative auditor had come in and recommended that. That's true.
• Just so we only have to go through the House, but it did not include any type of legislators.
• But I have concerns with this legislation, and, you know, happy to see if we can work something out,
• But I have concerns with this legislation, and, you know, happy to see if we can work something out,

Bills: HB27, HB143, HB205, HB308, HB311, HB417, HB430, HB562, HB812, HB1129

Keywords: inmates, department of public safety, per diem, local correctional facilities, jail funding, insurance premiums, Municipal Fire and Police, dedicated fund, assessments, Louisiana legislation, hazardous waste, cleanup fund, environmental protection, state treasury, Consumer Price Index, law enforcement, firefighters, health insurance, survivors benefits, Lafayette

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• I've talked to the state auditor.
• And judiciary has their different systems, and so does the legislative branch as well.
• I'm going To share my story today to share that this memorial is more than a legislative text.
• I know before with other bills and legislation that has never been approached before, and they would
• This particular piece of legislation is coming from our constituents.

Bills: SM13, SM14

Keywords: land grant, Las Vegas, governance, self-governance, judicial management, forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs

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• <01:15:16.840> auditor the office of the legislative auditor the office of the legislative
• And then Chair O'Driscoll said that he would prefer we don't legislate this, we we legislate this rather
• And then Chair O'Driscoll said that he would prefer we don't legislate this, we we legislate this rather
• And then Chair O'Driscoll said that he would prefer we don't legislate this, we we legislate this rather
• <01:25:33.520> this we don't legis we we legislate this we don't legis we we legislate this

Bills: HF2335, HF2400, HF2401, HF2522

Keywords: Medicare, health insurance, supplement policies, preexisting conditions, medical assistance, premium classification, real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, continuing education, out-of-state, licensing, commerce, fraud prevention, automobile theft, law enforcement, insurance crimes, 1183

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• We have agencies like MMB and the Legislative Auditor that obviously need to be close to legislative
• Minnesota and I remember as a legislator Minnesota and I remember as a legislator there<00:58:01.480
• And certainly this legislative session, as all legislative sessions, you know, are an example of that
• opportunity with the legislative opportunity with the legislative committee<01:17:52.639> on<
• certainly with that legislative certainly with that legislative committee<01:18:00.880> uh

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I want to thank you, Senator Cy Cupic, for authoring this important legislation.
• Other states that are considering legislation include this language.
• states that are considering legislation states that are considering legislation include<00:46:13.280
• happy to talk to work with legislators happy to talk to work with legislators on<01:20:05.040>
• We need this legislation in place before the start of spring.

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