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• board applied all all over the place. board applied all all over the place.
• , not the zoning board.
• , not the zoning board.
• > and boards ZBA's planning boards and boards ZBA's planning boards and everyone<00:45:40.240>
• planning board. planning board.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , the regulatory board, the licensing board, with the physician assistant compact there were... ...the
• We look forward to continuing those conversations.
• We have the same transparency requirements as every licensing board.
• . ...and happy to continue the process with all of the sponsors and the compact boards, and hopefully
• liaising with the compact, are they going to continue to work on this?

Keywords: 996, all

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• If they don't fix it, then the board for that operator will vote.
• a year board Muni in San Mateo County.
• The MTC board does not have a say to not accept or to reject.
• I also ask that BART is an elected board of directors, and the other agencies have appointed boards but
• People from being taxed or you just continue taxing them.

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard SB 63 by Senator Wiener, as amended and coauthored by Senator Arreguín, a Bay Area transit funding measure intended to avert major service cuts at BART, Muni, Caltrain, and AC Transit. The authors said the region faces a fiscal cliff and that without new revenue, BART could collapse and other systems could face severe reductions. They described the bill as the product of extensive negotiations among the five Bay Area counties and transit operators, with San Mateo and Santa Clara counties opting in during the process. Much of the discussion focused on accountability and governance. Supporters said the bill includes some of the strongest oversight provisions in recent memory, including a third-party efficiency review and ad hoc adjudication committees that can withhold a portion of funding if operators fail to correct problems. Assembly Member Papin and Assembly Member Lackey argued the measure amounts to a taxpayer bailout with insufficient representation and too much control left to MTC, while the authors responded that the bill gives affected counties direct complaint and enforcement authority and that MTC must follow the ad hoc committees’ recommendations. Several members asked about complaint procedures, withholding thresholds, opt-in/opt-out issues, and whether the funding would return to the source counties if withheld. Testimony in support came from SPUR, Caltrain, MTC, the Bay Area Council, BART, SamTrans, VTA, San Francisco MTA, transit coalitions, environmental groups, local governments, and labor. Supporters emphasized the risk of severe service cuts, the importance of preserving recent investments such as Caltrain electrification, and the need for regional self-help. There was no registered opposition witness, though some members spoke against the bill. The committee ultimately voted 11-5 to pass SB 63 as amended to the floor, with the committee amendments also removing urgency language.

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• It will continue to be monitored.
• Broadly, it’s a continuation— Broadly, it’s a continuation of the 28 positions that DOJ has, are hiring
• And most recently, at an April board meeting, the board resolved an administrative appeal regarding Los
• action plan process to board staff. ...every other year and explicitly authorize the board to delegate
• Were violations continued? Yes, sir.

Summary: The subcommittee heard May Revision presentations for the Office of Emergency Services, Judicial Branch, CDCR, and the Department of Justice, with the LAO offering comments and recommendations throughout. For Cal OES, the administration outlined funding for relocating the Red Mountain communications site, increased FEMA reimbursement authority, cybersecurity grants, next-generation 911 support, and a reduction to the Flexible Cash Assistance for Survivors of Crime program. Members raised concerns about VOCA backfill and disaster reimbursement, while the LAO recommended approving the 911 request with reporting, adding contingency planning for cybersecurity grants, clarifying the FEMA reimbursement language, and increasing reporting on emergency spending. For the Judicial Branch, the May Revision included funding for implementation of the Trial Nations Access to Justice Act, reductions tied to court facilities and employee benefits, and General Fund solutions such as a reduction to the pretrial release program, a reversion from the Trial Court Trust Fund, and elimination of the jury duty pilot program. The LAO cautioned that the pretrial reduction could affect detention and release decisions and recommended tighter legislative oversight over the trust fund transfer and reallocation language. Members questioned the impact of the pretrial cut, the lack of Prop. 36 court funding, and the rationale for the jury pilot elimination; the Judicial Branch said it was generally supportive of the budget as proposed. CDCR presented requests for roof repairs, fire alarm replacements, CalAIM-related costs, and trailer bill changes on incarcerated college students, mental health hiring, and tuberculosis testing, along with a planned prison closure by October 2026. The department also proposed reducing or delaying several items, including radio replacement, ADA improvements, COVID mitigation, and some facility upgrades, while adding a $125 million placeholder for consultant-driven operational savings. The LAO recommended rejecting or reducing several San Quentin-related proposals, questioned the staffing and contract medical requests, and urged more transparency on the consultant savings plan; members expressed concern about the realism of the savings targets and the potential legal or operational risks from delaying ADA and radio projects. For DOJ, the May Revision proposed ongoing funding and 44 positions to defend against federal actions, IT and accounting system upgrades, implementation funding for AB 1877, and a special fund loan. The LAO supported the KLETS connection but asked for a contingency plan if the new DMV link is delayed, noted that AB 1877 would not be fully implemented without additional funding, and recommended limiting and reporting on the federal accountability workload. Members questioned the size and permanence of the DOJ request, the use of the earlier $25 million special session appropriation, and the pace of federal litigation; DOJ said the new request would support ongoing litigation, expert assistance, and coordination across multiple cases and states.

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• Investigation Board. We're here to Investigation Board.
• :17:51.760> board.
• <00:21:18.799> And the board is a a fivep person board.
• And the board is a a fivep person board.
• page 18, ABC board. page 18, ABC board.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• I think moving the board from the Department of Ed to OPLC, they would continue to have this particular
• <02:11:37.040> operates boards and right now this board operates boards and right now this
• So that the board would continue if moved to the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification to
• board would continue if much so that the board would continue if moved<02:21:31.920> to<02:21
• Yeah, it's not a board.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first took up House Bill 702, which would change how extra or special duty pay for retired police officers is treated for retirement and work-limit purposes. Supporters argued the bill would let retirees work more special-duty hours, helping municipalities fill traffic-detail and similar assignments without added state cost, and said it would not prohibit retirees from working but would simply stop those hours from counting toward the return-to-work threshold. Opponents argued the change would be inconsistent with the retirement system’s 2011 reforms, could increase pension liabilities, and would treat the same compensation differently for active employees and retirees. Members also discussed whether the bill would affect current and future retirees, the role of municipalities, and whether the policy amounted to “policing for profit.” The subcommittee ultimately voted 3-2 to recommend inexpedient to legislate (ITL) on HB 702, sending it to the full committee with that recommendation. The committee then discussed House Bill 581, which would create a Group Three retirement plan for new state employees hired after the bill’s effective date. The chair outlined a housekeeping amendment to delay implementation, moving the effective date to January 1, 2026, and noted a sponsor amendment addressing health insurance group inclusion and medical and surgical benefits so those benefits would not be put at risk for the new group. Testimony and discussion focused on the shift from defined benefit to defined contribution, with supporters citing Michigan examples and arguing the bill would help recruit and retain employees while giving them more flexibility. Opponents said the change could weaken retirement security and increase unfunded liability, though supporters responded that the bill still requires employer contributions toward accrued liability and is intended to keep the state on track to pay off its unfunded liability by 2039. The transcript ends with continued discussion of the bill and no final vote shown on HB 581.

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• by board.
• Involved in school board training? And do you believe that? Do you agree with the school board?
• I got on the TASB board in 2008 and then on the TASB board in 2015. Rolinda and I served together.
• And it's primarily the school boards. Are there also groups? I haven't reached the school boards.
• The school board—it’s a policy, board-approved policy. Okay.

Bills: SB 13, SB 27, SB 57, HB1325, HB1655, HB3312, HB5526, SB13, SB57, SB207, HB441, HB591, HB5019, SB27, SB843

Keywords: lobbying, public funds, political subdivision, local government, county association, municipal lobbying, registered lobbyist, Texas Legislature, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, government finance, county dues, state association of counties, sheriffs association, law enforcement officers, legislative advocacy, bill tracking, legislative alerts, Government Code Chapter 556

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• The Cannabis Expungement Board has a cancellation of $10 million, and the Competency Attainment Board
• board a cancellation of $11 million. board a cancellation of $11 million.
• It's for the competency attainment board, and these are mostly technical changes for that board.
• > work<00:25:57.120> with and we'll continue to do this work with and we'll continue to
• <00:27:00.880> this than anything, I want to continue this than anything, I want to continue

Bills: HF2300

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The clerk will ring the bell and open the board. The clerk will ring the bell and open the board.
• Close the board and tally the vote. Thank you. Has everyone? Close the board and tally the vote.
• Continue to operate efficiently.
• The clerk will ring the bell and open the board. The clerk will ring the bell and open the board.
• This can help across the board as we go.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• and was instrumental in the cattle industry and serving on this long bunch of other boards.
• Thank you for participating in the board and what you guys do.
• I know in the past, we've had some issues with people wanting to get rid of certain boards.
• I know in the past, we've had some issues with people wanting to get rid of certain boards.
• We need to continue to promote our American producer products and continue to have that engagement with

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference met to conduct the sunset review of the Arizona Beef Council. Lauren Mailing, the council’s executive director, testified in support of continuation, describing the council as a state-created, industry-funded organization that promotes, educates, and conducts research for Arizona beef producers. She explained that the council is financed through the federal beef checkoff program, with half of the $1 per-head assessment sent to national programs and half retained in Arizona for promotion, education, and research. She also emphasized that checkoff funds cannot be used for lobbying and highlighted programs such as ranch tours for nutrition professionals, classroom lesson plans, grants, and digital consumer outreach. Committee members asked about whether checkoff dollars are refundable; Mailing said they are not under the federal program and Arizona does not have a separate refundable state checkoff. Members also offered supportive comments recognizing the council’s work and the service of former board member Andrew Grissetta, who had recently passed away. Several senators spoke in favor of the council’s educational efforts and its role in supporting ranchers, feeders, dairy farmers, and youth programs such as FFA and 4-H. The vice chair moved to recommend continuing the Arizona Beef Council for eight years, until July 1, 2034. The motion passed on a 7-0 roll call vote, and the committee adjourned with no further business.

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• continues to increase here and globally. continues to increase here and globally.
• The needs continue, and our counties continue to send kids out of state, and we continue to have our
• The needs continue, and our counties continue to send kids out of state, and we continue to have our
• Continue to send kids out of state, and we continue to have our counties pay for boarding and make choices
• continues our pre-development. continues our pre-development.

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• Okay, please continue. Thank you Senate? Okay, please continue.
• So I will let you continue. Mr. adopt. So I will let you continue. Mr.
• about requiring the board to adopt? about requiring the board to adopt?
• Continue, Mr. Hopkins. Okay, we will do that tomorrow. Continue, Mr. Hopkins.
• Okay, please continue. Mr.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Higher Education Finance and Policy Conference Committee met publicly to compare House and Senate positions on the higher education budget, with the chairs emphasizing transparency and alternating gavel control. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through a spreadsheet of differences across the Office of Higher Education and Minnesota State, including major items such as state grants, childcare grants, work study, tribal college grants, emergency assistance grants, hunger-free campus grants, student parent support, direct admissions, paramedic scholarships, and several medical residency and fellowship programs. The House and Senate also differed on administrative funding, campus sexual assault reporting, and a House FY25 cancellation that would be carried forward. Members discussed several of the larger policy and funding choices. The Senate explained its increase for Minitex as support for operating costs and statewide access to information. The House explained its cuts to student parent support and other items as necessary to work within a zero target and to prioritize direct aid to students, while the Senate said it focused on direct appropriations and access-related programs. On hunger-free campus grants and emergency assistance grants, the Senate said it was changing the distribution method and direct appropriations rather than reducing the overall money, while the House noted differences in whether nonprofit institutions remained included. The committee also reviewed Senate-only additions and reductions in Minnesota State, including free course materials, Lake Superior College remediation, and changes to the Kids on Campus appropriation. A representative from Lake Superior College testified that the PAS remediation funding would help address contamination issues at an emergency training site near Lake Superior and that the money was shifted from the Kids on Campus initiative. No final conference agreement or vote was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee continued discussing differences and testimony.

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• So, we continue to focus on the 50%.
• We're hoping to continue that rate moving into 27.
• You may continue. Oh OK.
• The disciplines and the seats for that board.
• . post-adjudication review boards, board of child abuse examiners, parent partnership board, juvenile

Keywords: 914, all

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• It is critical that planning board members, select board members, and town meeting members understand
• And second, housing finance and strategy board.
• You continue good work. Senator, questions?
• I'm also the policy chair on MACDC's board of directors.
• You know, you're on the planning board or the select board, you know, you're readily getting yelled at

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing opened its second hearing of the session with remarks from Chairs Haggerty and Cyr emphasizing that the hearing was a broad look at Massachusetts’ housing crisis rather than a single bill. They highlighted topics including zoning, permitting, rental assistance, public housing, homelessness prevention, and housing production. The first witness, Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Augustus, reviewed implementation of the Affordable Homes Act and the state’s new housing plan, citing a 1.6% vacancy rate, a projected need for 222,000 new homes over 10 years, and ongoing efforts such as ADUs by right, fair housing enforcement, eviction record sealing, seasonal communities planning, and new funding for affordable housing, public housing, and the Momentum Fund. He also discussed infrastructure support for municipalities, technical assistance for ADUs, and concerns about possible federal funding cuts. Committee members questioned the secretary about ADU financing and technical assistance, the likely unit yield from the Affordable Homes Act, infrastructure barriers in suburban and rural communities, public housing waitlist management, supportive housing, and federal budget risks. MassNAHRO then testified that public housing authorities are facing rising operating and capital costs, a statewide waitlist nearing 300,000, and uncertainty over federal Section 8 and HUD funding. Witnesses described recent state support for operating subsidies, capital improvements, vacancy turnover teams, and resident service coordinators, while warning that proposed federal cuts could sharply affect voucher issuance and agency operations. CDAC’s executive director Roger Herzog described the agency’s role as a quasi-public source of early-stage financing and technical assistance for nonprofit housing developers, noting its loan capital, supportive housing bond programs, home modification loans, and preservation work under Chapter 40T. He said CDAC has helped produce or preserve more than 55,000 units and stressed the importance of patient capital and preservation tools. CHAPA CEO Rachel Heller urged the committee to focus on production, preservation, planning, and political will, supporting goals for affordability, supportive housing, and homeownership, and endorsing policy changes such as YIGBY, clearer site plan review rules, stronger fair housing funding, and more support for vouchers and public housing. MassHousing then outlined its financing role, including mortgage lending, down payment assistance, the Community Climate Bank, and the Momentum Fund, while noting that permitting delays, capital gaps, and possible federal changes could affect production. Members also asked about transparency, prevailing wage compliance, and a recent internal restructuring related to diversity and business engagement.

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• requirement that the canvasing boards requirement that the canvasing boards declare<00:09:06.880
• If you are hiring for your absentee ballot board for the primary, that ballot board would start about
• If you are hiring for your absentee ballot board for the primary, that ballot board would start about
• Miss Freeman continued, “A lot of these are often typos, right?
• <00:51:34.880> but uh for their canvasing boards but uh for their canvasing boards but certainly

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Looks like the Educational Retirement Board is here this morning, Mr.
• Page 7 is a list of our Board of Directors, including our Chair, Mr.
• The board adopted some return-to-work rule changes.
• Oh, shall we continue? Okay, she's going to go ahead and talk IT, but we're just going to continue.
• Jackshaw's words, so that we can continue to see the upward trend.

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• I'm also joined today by to my board members.
• So and then the fiscal agent also serves as board chair.
• Our boards approved budget. They approved personnel that pace.
• But I can assure you my board right now there we deal with school boards. They their concern.
• So my worst, you would these please, please continue.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I hope it continues. I will recommend deny.
• I'm continuing to work with my colleagues.
• Civilian oversight boards and inspectors general may issue recommendations to boards of supervisors and
• Those continue to be very important and complementary to this.
• Those continue to be very important and complementary to this.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several public safety bills, with most of the discussion focused on AB 1650, AB 2014, AB 1886, AB 2126, AB 2624, and AB 2257. AB 1650 would require decals on privately owned vehicles rented or leased to government agencies for enforcement purposes, with an exemption for undercover operations; supporters said it would improve transparency and community safety in response to ICE operations using unmarked rental vehicles, and there was no opposition testimony. AB 2014 would allow habeas corpus challenges where gender bias affected a criminal trial; supporters described cases involving gender stereotypes used against women and LGBTQ defendants, while the District Attorneys Association opposed the bill as overbroad and likely to restrict relevant evidence, though the author said recent amendments removed the evidence-code provisions and left only post-conviction habeas relief. AB 1886 would extend juvenile probation presumptions to youth in out-of-home placements and those leaving secure youth treatment facilities; supporters argued it would prevent unnecessarily long supervision and help youth transition out of the system, while judges, probation officers, and district attorneys opposed it as undoing a recent compromise and limiting individualized decisions. AB 2126 would streamline background-check exemptions for current and former foster youth hired as peer partners in child welfare settings; supporters said it would remove long delays that block qualified applicants, and there was no opposition. AB 2624 would expand the Safe at Home address-confidentiality program to immigrant service providers, employees, and volunteers; supporters cited doxing, threats, and harassment against immigration advocates, while one opponent raised concerns about possible effects on journalism, and the bill later received a do-pass recommendation and a roll-call vote with several ayes and one not voting, remaining on call. AB 2257 would restore county authority to create a separate county corrections department instead of sheriff-run jails; supporters said it would improve accountability and address jail deaths and fiscal problems, while sheriffs opposed it as unnecessary and argued sheriffs are better suited to run jails. The committee also adopted a consent calendar of several unrelated measures, and multiple bills were held on call pending final action.

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• She will continue this fall.
• What does that board do?
• Ladies and gentlemen, this bill simply continues... gentlemen, this bill simply continues the Board of
• The Professional Bail Bonding Board did a tremendous job, and their members of the board fought really
• , the infant mortality review board.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Yet the state and regional retirement boards have appealed the decision.
• the Worcester Regional Retirement Board before DALA.
• Everyone has been on board with this. It's passed in the Senate.
• Ryan, members of the board, thank you for hearing me today.
• And so this bill would allow me to continue at 75%, but...

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held a hearing on May 7, chaired by Senators Mike Brady and Dan Ryan, and heard testimony on a wide range of retirement and benefits bills for public employees and their families. Several bills focused on line-of-duty death or disability benefits for police and firefighters, including Senate Bill 1831 for Joanne Sanji, widow of Rutland Detective John Sanji, whose COVID-19 death was described by family, counsel, and the police chief as a line-of-duty death already recognized by local, state, and federal memorials. Similar support was offered for bills involving the surviving spouse of a State Police officer injured in the line of duty, a Springfield officer injured by a hammer attack during a mental health call, and a bill for a former police officer seeking an increased disability retirement due to PTSD after a traumatic incident. Testimony repeatedly emphasized that these cases had been recognized locally or had already moved through prior sessions, but legislative action was still needed to secure benefits. The committee also heard multiple firefighter-related retirement bills. Representatives and union advocates supported a bill for retired Attleboro Fire Captain Walter Gerton, arguing that an audit and recalculation improperly reduced his pension after retirement and that the correction was requested by the local retirement board. Another bill sought disability retirement for former Westfield firefighter Greg Heath, who testified that Parkinson’s disease has made daily life and family care increasingly difficult; supporters cited studies linking firefighting exposures to Parkinson’s and said the city, retirement board, and local officials backed the measure. The committee also heard testimony for retired Quincy Fire Deputy Chief Kevin Bithrow, who described a Parkinson’s diagnosis following years of exposure at major toxic fires, including the Home Depot and MWRA incidents, and for a related Quincy bill that would treat his retirement as line-of-duty for survivor protection. Additional bills included a proposal to provide flags to next of kin of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty, a bill to resolve employer contribution obligations for the Neshoba Associated Boards of Health in the state retirement system, and several individual retirement or service-credit measures. These included a bill for former State Police gang unit officer David Patterson, a school nurse seeking additional credible service credit for a temporary staffing emergency, and a former Suffolk County sheriff’s deputy seeking an increased disability retirement after a violent inmate assault left him with lasting injuries. Testimony generally came from the affected individuals, family members, municipal officials, retirement boards, and public safety unions, with most speakers urging favorable action and noting that many of the bills had already passed one chamber or had been filed in prior sessions. At the end of the hearing, the committee took no recorded votes on the bills and then adjourned.