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• </c><00:18:38.840><c> that</c><00:18:38.960><c> releasing</c> administration's claims that releasing
• administration's claims that releasing these<00:18:39.520><c> individuals</c><00:18:40.120><c> only</
• I'm determined more than ever to continue to fight for clean air, clean water, ending utility shutoffs
• I'm determined more than ever to continue to fight for clean air, clean water, ending utility shutoffs
• I'm determined more than ever to continue to fight for clean air, clean water, ending utility shutoffs

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• House Bill 2962 removes the statutory time limits and refund caps for claims related to tax overpayments
• We're trying to repeal those clean off the books, but this does authorize LOFT to...
• We're trying to repeal those and clean them off the books, but this does authorize LOFT to be the clearinghouse

Summary: The committee heard and advanced a series of bills, mostly on a due-pass basis. Representative Grego’s bill to keep a prescribed-burn indemnity fund framework alive, with no state cost and hopes of private or insurance funding, passed 6-0 after discussion about wildfire risk and encouraging safer burns. Representative West’s HB 2962, removing time limits and refund caps for certain tax overpayment claims and extending refund rights for tribal members and former wards, also passed 6-0, with the sponsor saying it would apply retroactively. Representative Archer’s HB 3175, as a committee substitute, would begin creating a state nuclear regulatory framework in anticipation of future federal court changes; it passed 4-3. Representative May’s HB 3336 to remove the salary cap on the OMES CIO failed 2-5 and remained in Appropriations and Budget, while his HB 3831 to create a revolving fund for Oklahoma Task Force One equipment upgrades passed 6-1. Representative Wolfley’s HB 3566 raising tag agent title-transfer fees from $2.25 to $3.75 passed 6-1, and Representative Lawson’s HB 3621 to recreate a state data center for census preparation and LUCA support passed 6-1 after he agreed to amend it to be subject to available funds. Other measures advanced included HB 2958, a 9% pay raise for state employees, which passed unanimously 8-0; HB 3047, making LOFT the clearinghouse for statutorily required agency reports, which passed 6-1; HB 4301, strengthening the VA escape clause by requiring earnest-money refunds when a VA-financed home does not appraise, which passed 7-0; and HB 1979, creating a two-year task force to consolidate early childhood programs across agencies, which passed 4-2. The committee also heard a bill allowing the Attorney General’s Office and District Attorneys Council to buy vehicles without going through OMES, and it passed 6-2. After finishing the agenda, the committee announced a short recess before reopening for an Emergency Management budget hearing.

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• </c> who might be given to making a claim who might be given to making a claim that<00:09:42.160><c>
• We just cleaned up all of the TR paperwork and signed it.
• </c> experience, there has never been a claim experience, there has never been a claim that<00:16:11.920
• And it's a cleaning up and reorganization that we're pretty excited about. service after a break.
• And it's a a cleaning meat of the bill.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The largest thing that I want to point out is that we have about 11,000 approved claims.
• But we're kind of vulnerable to those claims until any crime.
• Representative Wer, we've had claims from both DES and Fish and Game claiming that they maintain dams
• </c> Representative Wer, we've had claims Representative Wer, we've had claims from<01:20:09.440><c>
• Um the last item it's clean. That's all.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds met to review the House budget provision that would impose a 5% administrative charge on a broad list of dedicated funds, with some exemptions. Members discussed the House approach versus the Senate’s more general approach of leaving the governor discretion over which funds could be charged. The chair explained the committee was hearing from agencies about any legal, contractual, or practical reasons their funds should be exempt, and the agenda was expanded to include several departments and written submissions from others. The Department of Education testified first, identifying several funds it said should be exempt: a printing revolving fund that is funded by transfers rather than fees; teacher certification, which is self-funded by educator licensing fees and would require an immediate fee increase if charged; a vending stand set-aside tied to the federal Randolph-Sheppard program and subject to federal approval and vendor committee procedures; and a public school infrastructure/safety account, where most revenue is transferred from the education trust fund or general fund rather than generated by fees. Members questioned the department about the effect on school safety projects and whether the fee would simply reduce the number of projects completed each year. The Veterans Home asked for exemptions for three funds: a donation benefit account used for recreational activities and quality-of-life expenses for residents, a small memorial trust fund whose interest supports veteran activities, and a resident member account that holds veterans’ personal income such as Social Security and pensions. The department argued the charge would reduce donations, cut services, and effectively function like an income tax on vulnerable veterans. The Banking Department also requested exemption for its consumer credit administration license fund, saying it is used to keep exam fees low and is expressly intended by statute to reduce costs on regulated businesses; it said the 5% charge would undermine that framework and could eventually force higher fees. The Department of Justice began testimony on its dedicated funds, starting with the medical legal investigative fund, which pays for death investigations and related services under statute and without general fund support. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee mainly heard testimony and asked questions about the practical and legal effects of applying the administrative charge.

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• This claim-by-claim audit will be done, and then, with the results of that audit, this bill allows the
• of the claims for the claim period outlined in the bill.
• </c> and claimed that money that is theirs. and claimed that money that is theirs.
• </c><02:44:35.120><c> against</c> six incurred by or claimed against six incurred by or claimed against
• ><c> E5</c><05:16:50.480><c> 271853</c> All payer claims database E5 271853 All payer claims database

Keywords: 981, all

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• who can perform the driving task must hold a valid driver's license for the vehicle type, maintain clean
• Do we have enough data to make that claim yet? Yeah, I can start and Miguel can fill in.
• Do we have enough data to make that claim yet? Yeah, I can start and Miguel can fill in.
• A lot of, frankly, spectacular claims about what simulations have shown and not shown.
• And the other thing that I just kind of wanted to elaborate on is, if I'm hearing claims that there's

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Clean Air Act, the Clean Things like the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water<01:21:01.840><c> Act,</c><01
• Clean water, clean air act, a clean air. So, are you making an effort?
• Clean Air Act, and Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and numerous<01:40:15.600><c> other</c><01:40
• </c> applies the Clean Air Act and the Clean applies the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water<02:20:25.120
• </c> clean or the air? clean or the air?

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• This is a settled claim with DCF, which the department has agreed not to oppose, to award $3.8 million
• services in support of PESS, which was a concern for Senator Harrell and the last committee, so we cleaned
• services in support of PESS, which was a concern for Senator Harrell and the last committee, so we cleaned
• Basically, the bill helps ensure that we clean up the process, a well-monitored care when prescribed
• Basically, the bill helps ensure that we clean up the process, a well-monitored care when prescribed

Bills: S0006, S0036, S0560, S0778, S0844, S0864, S1002, S1016, S1022, S1030, S1630

Keywords: child welfare, negligence, settlement, injury compensation, Department of Children and Families, nursing title, advanced practice registered nurse, advertising, professional standards, disciplinary action, psychotropic medication, community-based care, liability insurance, forensic services, defendants, mental health, judicial system, defense, legal definitions, sickle cell disease

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services heard and advanced a series of health, child welfare, aging, disability, and public records bills. CS/SB 1002, on child welfare and parental substance abuse, was described as clarifying that acute or chronic parental drug abuse can constitute harm or neglect when it creates an ongoing risk to a child; it passed after limited questions and supportive testimony from Florida Smart Justice Alliance. CS/SB 1630, a broad aging and long-term care modernization bill, would streamline eligibility screenings, allow temporary DOEA services during emergencies or lead agency failures, tighten oversight of area agencies on aging, permanently establish the Florida Alzheimer’s Care Center of Excellence, and expand guardianship training and enforcement tools; it drew support from AARP, area agencies, and the Alzheimer’s Association and was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1022 to add Bay County and Pompano to the Florida Children’s Initiatives, and CS/SB 1030, via strike-all amendment, to streamline regulation of substance abuse and behavioral health providers and clarify background screening and privacy rules. Several bills focused on health care practice and patient access. CS/SB 36, with an amendment, allows nurses with doctoral degrees to use appropriate titles while requiring clear identification as nurses and making misuse grounds for discipline; nursing organizations supported it and it passed. CS/SB 844 requires physicians and nurses to complete a one-time, board-approved continuing education course on sickle cell disease care management, with multiple patients and advocates testifying about delayed care, bias, and the need for better provider education; the bill was reported favorably after an amendment aligning it with the House version. CS/SB 560 streamlines procedures for psychotropic medication for children in DCF custody by reducing duplicative reports, clarifying evaluator qualifications, limiting repeated background checks, and simplifying consent documentation; an amendment removed postsecondary education language, and the bill passed. The committee also approved a public records exemption bill for a uterine fibroids research database (CS/SB 864). The committee also advanced measures affecting disability services and forensic care. SB 6, a claims bill, would pay $3.8 million to a trust for a child who suffered severe abuse-related injuries after DCF involvement; it passed without opposition. SB 778 updates the definition of forensic clients so certain individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism found incompetent to proceed can be housed in the same secure forensic setting, reducing duplicative staffing and space needs; it was reported favorably. CS/SB 1016 codifies the Working People with Disabilities Program, allowing eligible developmentally disabled adults to work while retaining Medicaid waiver benefits and requiring notice to enrollees; advocates described the bill as essential to employment and independence, and it passed. Throughout the meeting, most bills received supportive public testimony, few questions, and unanimous or near-unanimous favorable votes.

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• It amends the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act to waive sovereign immunity for violations, creating a
• The curiosity I have really goes to the amendment to the Wyoming Government Claims Act and basically
• So when you talk about existing remedies such as the Governmental Claims Act or a process that allows
• </c> remedies such as the governmental claims remedies such as the governmental claims act<00:32:01.279
• </c> We left in the amending governmental claims act.

Bills: HB0159

Keywords: student rights, free expression, K-12 education, speech protection, religious views, political speech, 916, all

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• certain assumptions about the claims, estimating that the five-year claims costs are between $6.7 million
• PTSD claims?
• the claim would be covered.
• fund, and then the cost of the claim if they're self-insured, and then obviously the claim costs.
• And if they wait more than a year to file a claim following an incident, then their claim is untimely

Bills: SB6196, SB6204, SB6195, SB5882, SB6134

Keywords: kratom, taxation, regulated substances, health safety, state revenue, cannabis, marijuana, home grow, home cultivation, personal cultivation, adult use cannabis, recreational marijuana, 21 and older, controlled substances, RCW 69.50, Liquor and Cannabis Board, LCB, plant limits, cannabis possession, cannabis concentrates

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• This bill is in parity with federal law prohibiting preparing, presenting, or prosecuting claims for
• It would also prohibit the charging of fees that exceed what a VA-accredited attorney or claims agent
• could legally charge to assist a veteran with benefits claims.
• Now, we've also heard about the increased claim of... We have standards.
• Many submit improper or incomplete claims that actually increase delays.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, observed a moment of silence, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several guest delegations, including UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute fellows and community college representatives. The body approved the Senate journals and then moved through gubernatorial appointments, confirming Dr. Hernando Garsohn as Chief Medical Officer at the Emergency Medical Services Authority and Stephanie Weldon as Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity at the Department of Public Health, both by 39-0 votes. The chamber then took up a series of third-reading bills. Measures approved included SB 799 on the South Bay Regional Housing Trust, SB 33 on prompt payment for public works contractors, SB 222 to streamline permitting for heat pump installations, SB 300 strengthening protections for minors in AI chatbot interactions, SB 457 expanding support for community land trusts, SB 479 authorizing city-based homeless response multidisciplinary teams, SB 719 extending a reporting sunset on automated decision systems, SB 722 protecting mobile home park residents from demolition-related displacement, SB 832 updating the Upper Los Angeles River working group, SB 342 limiting forfeiture when a contractor’s license lapses, SB 490 allowing local inspections of unlicensed treatment facilities with state approval, SB 828 requiring permit-data verification for fireworks and explosives facilities, SB 849 barring physicians who committed sexual misconduct from license renewal, SB 742 addressing decommissioned electric lines in response to the Altadena fire, SB 96 regulating amplified advertising on streaming and related platforms, and SB 58 updating hydrogen sulfide monitoring and response standards. Most passed unanimously; SB 222 and SB 677 drew some opposition, and SB 222 passed 38-3. A major floor debate centered on SB 694, which would restrict unaccredited private firms from charging fees to assist veterans with VA benefits claims and align state law with federal accreditation rules. Supporters argued the bill would protect veterans from predatory “claim shark” practices and preserve access through accredited providers, while opponents said it would limit veterans’ choice and could reduce access to needed help. After a motion to pull the bill from Rules and take it up immediately passed 29-9, the Senate approved SB 694 by a 39-0 vote. The session ended with unanimous approval of the consent calendar items and adjournment until January 27, 2026.

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• And then we also repealed the clean water and drinking water... ...in the last session, and then we also
• repealed the clean water and drinking water state revolving fund rules and incorporated those into this
• So we'll go back and readjust all the claims that have been billed.
• So we'll go back and readjust all the claims that have been billed since September 1st of 2025.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• we have been leading our litigation against social justice. companies like Meta and Snapchat for claiming
• However, their claims regarding the use of social media turned out to be unfulfilled.
• I'm also wanting to ask is, Madam Chair, my question is: the federal government's responsibility to clean
• something that your office is aware of, or of the responsibility of the federal government to... ...to clean

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• Normally, you know, when a lawsuit is settled, whether it's a lawsuit or a claim that someone has for
• For many in the legal field and for many people in the claims industry, it's just always assumed there
• So in the claims that... the church is settling, so how does that work?
• going to require significant funding in the conference committee for the FTEs to investigate those claims
• To investigate those claims, children will be abused, adults will report because they know they need

Bills: HB128, HB34, HB128, HB621, HB748, HB2259, HB2960, HB3113, HB4749, SB835

Keywords: heat illness prevention, workplace safety, administrative penalties, advisory board, employee protection, HB 128, sister city, sister-city agreement, international exchange, municipal diplomacy, local government, state agency, political subdivision, foreign adversary, China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Taiwan, major non-NATO ally

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• I felt my own small claims court against Aust Bill trying to get access to his internal documents.
• This great bill as written is going to likely add hundreds of new claims into the system each year.
• face an additional one to 2 wrongful death cases annually, not counting the increase in financial claims
• I manage all the medical malpractice claims that come into our system.
• And I ask asking politely to make a clean repeal. No, no caps. There's no evidence only opinions.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It's incredibly complete that claim.
• </c><00:42:52.720><c> It's</c> there is administrative claiming.
• It's there is administrative claiming.
• Um, I clean houses to make ends meet.
• </c> Um, I clean houses to make ends meet. Um, I clean houses to make ends meet.

Keywords: 00:00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 00:02:20 - Discussion of 26RS HB 689 00:13:13 - Discussion of 26RS SB 201 00:27:45 - Discussion of 26RS HB 583 00:46:37 - Discussion of 26RS HB 488 00:48:13 - Discussion of 26RS HB 2 01:14:34 - Discussion of Kentucky State Plan Amendment (SPA) 26:0001: School-based Medicaid Services Program 01:18:24 - Public Comment, 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Board met on March 9 with a quorum present and no minutes to approve. The chair reordered the agenda to hear House Bill 689 first. Representative Amy Neighbors presented HB 689, which would authorize Kentucky to seek CMS approval for a Medicaid state-directed payment program for physician and non-physician professional services delivered through qualifying hospital-affiliated groups, beginning January 1, 2026, with retroactive payments for that year. She said the bill is intended to improve access to care in rural and underserved areas, support workforce retention, and generate about $29 million annually in federal Medicaid funds without using general fund dollars. Representatives from Owensboro Health and St. Elizabeth Healthcare testified in support, describing staffing and subsidy pressures, lower Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement, and the importance of the program for maintaining access and quality in rural and safety-net settings. Committee members noted the bill had already passed the House Health Services Committee unanimously and discussed broader concerns about Kentucky’s low reimbursement rates and the need to consider other systems not covered by the proposal. The board then heard Senate Bill 2011 from Senator Donald Douglas and Cody Hunt of the Kentucky Medical Association. The bill would address a Medicaid coding issue by ensuring that coverage limits do not reduce payment to fewer than two evaluation and management service units per provider, per patient, per day. Douglas argued the current one-visit, one-issue limitation forces multiple visits, increases no-shows, and prevents providers from treating the whole patient. Hunt explained that the bill is meant to correct a longstanding regulation that limited E&M services to one per physician per recipient per date of service, which can prevent providers from coding additional medically necessary work during the same visit. He said DMS has already filed a regulatory amendment to fix the problem, but a statutory change is still needed to prevent the issue from returning. He also said the bill is not intended to change reimbursement policy, only coding rules, and that MCO payment practices vary. Members generally supported the concept. Senator Berg asked about fiscal impact and private-payer billing; Hunt said there should be no fiscal impact because the bill does not change payment policy, only coding. Representative Moore said the proposal could reduce costs and improve convenience by avoiding extra visits. Chairman Meredith said the bill illustrated problems with fee-for-service care and supported moving toward a more holistic delivery model. Dr. Schuster raised a drafting concern about the bill summary language, and Hunt responded that the regulatory amendment should address the issue generally for providers. No votes were taken on either bill during this portion of the meeting.

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• ...used to deport them, who is going to clean people's yards, pick up after people?
• That's $102.5 million that they claim they cut from corporate subsidies.
• Democrat in this chamber voted against and that the governor vetoed, it cleaned it all up.
• That's $102.5 million that they claim they cut from corporate subsidies.
• Thank you. claim they cut, they added $3.67 in new ones. $3.67 to one.

Summary: The meeting began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a guest introduction for Deputy Frank Sloop. The Senate then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, with most measures receiving do-pass recommendations after brief explanations and, in several cases, floor amendments. Topics included public records, capital outlay review, local government, taxation, state budget implementation, higher education appropriations, utility regulation, towing regulation, homeowners association disclosures, nursing board regulation, veteran services, criminal justice, human services, K-12 education, state property management, and the continuation of the Arizona State Board of Nursing. Several bills were amended on the floor before receiving favorable recommendations. House Bill 2114 on motorcycle-related provisions was amended to require that at least one registered owner be legally licensed to operate a motorcycle in Arizona. House Bill 2397 on HOA/condominium disclosures was amended to change disclosure timing and fee rules and make other conforming changes. House Bill 2408 on nursing board regulatory action was amended to remove a clear-and-convincing-evidence burden in disciplinary matters and clarify complaint-sharing procedures. House Bill 2957 on driver’s license/handheld provisions, House Bill 2305 on towing regulation, and House Bill 2321 on DCS-related reporting also received amendments before do-pass recommendations. The largest item was Senate Bill 1847, the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act. Senators offered extensive floor amendments affecting agriculture, corrections, criminal justice, school safety, law enforcement equipment, vehicle theft task force funding, liquor licensing, and other budget items. During third reading and debate on the budget, Democratic senators praised negotiated gains such as funding for aging services, food assistance, civil legal aid, school meals, heat relief, and a three-year moratorium on new data center tax incentives, while criticizing border-related funding, ESA/voucher policy, and cuts to higher education and adult education. One member’s remarks were ruled dilatory after repeated off-topic comments, and the ruling of the chair was sustained by a 16-12 vote. The transcript ends with additional budget-related explanation of votes continuing after the budget’s third reading.

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• However, on a public-sector project, if you file what's called a verified statement of claim, which is
• They just lose their rights to pursue the lien, but they can still pursue other claims, like breach of
• However, on a public-sector project, if you file what's called a verified statement of claim, which is
• They just lose their rights to pursue the lien, but they can still pursue other claims, like breach of
• The committee will rise and report. claims uh breach a contract or or claims uh breach a contract or

Keywords: 981, all

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• It's 15 lines. that that the<00:24:50.880><c> claim</c><00:24:51.160><c> was</c><00:24:51.360><c> made
• </c><00:24:51.640><c> that</c> the claim was made that the claim was made that uh uh uh my<00:24:53.840
• up with from one caucus's is to clean up with from one caucus's obstruction<00:31:35.360><c> of</c><
• to be a non-profit, yet are that claim to be a non-profit, yet are sitting<00:47:42.840><c> on</c><00
• It is not what it looks like to claim to hold that faith and then act that way.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• from their first years of production could be claimed.
• </c> first year of production, R could claim first year of production, R could claim essentially<01:17
• </c><01:17:10.239><c> I</c> years of production could be claimed.
• I years of production could be claimed.
• </c><01:17:30.719><c> for</c> to accept or reject claims for to accept or reject claims for additional

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees first took up SB 3322 relating to law enforcement. Chairs recommended adopting amendments from the Department of Law Enforcement that would exempt plainclothes officers from identification requirements, limit conspicuous agency markings to vehicles used in immigration enforcement operations, and allow a plainclothes officer to wear a mask when within eyesight of an unmasked officer from the same agency while performing official duties. Although there was an initial quorum issue, both committees ultimately voted to adopt the chair’s recommendation and advance the bill as amended. The next major item was SB 3333 relating to property tax treatment for certain housing. Testimony was strongly supportive, including from a Maui County real property tax board member and a representative of Nali Maui, who described homeowners in affordable housing being taxed at much higher rates when exemptions were missed or when resale restrictions kept values below market. The committees recommended passing the bill with amendments, including a deferred effective date of April 19, 2042, and the recommendation was adopted. The committees also heard SB 2422 on a pro housing score program for counties, SB 2981 on eliminating minimum off-street parking requirements in urban districts, SB 2007 on county land use boundary amendments, SB 3028 on restructuring the conveyance tax to a marginal rate system, SB 3033 on public petitions for review of beach structures, and SB 2434 on electric vehicle infrastructure. SB 2422 drew support with a request for flexibility and an appeals process for counties facing extraordinary circumstances; the chair’s recommendation was to pass it with amendments and note a $200,000 implementation study request, which was adopted. SB 2981 received strong support from housing and transportation advocates and was advanced unamended, while SB 2007 drew opposition from the Sierra Club and discussion about the Land Use Commission’s limited enforcement tools and the number of approved but unbuilt units. SB 3028 received mixed testimony, with support for the marginal-rate change but concerns about earmarking and blanks in the bill, and SB 3033 was supported as an early-warning mechanism for erosion-threatened coastal structures, though OPSD said it should not be the regulatory decision-maker. SB 2434 prompted concern about whether utility capacity can support EV infrastructure goals, with the chair citing a recent report suggesting transmission and distribution constraints.