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• </c><00:03:36.920><c> This</c> state match and a 25% federal. This state match and a 25% federal.
• </c><00:05:02.600><c> shortfall</c> funds to backfill the federal shortfall funds to backfill the federal
• </c><00:10:54.920><c> fiscal</c> &gt;&gt; which federal fiscal &gt;&gt; which federal fiscal year<00:
• </c> know, being so sure [snorts] the federal know, being so sure [snorts] the federal government<00:
• </c> do that until we got this federal grant. do that until we got this federal grant.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• One, it certifies federally recognized unions.
• Recent federal actions, including 2025 executive orders, have stripped over a million federal employees
• federal law to do that.
• We represent 900 federal employees.
• We represent 900 federal employees.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on employment rights legislation, especially the Protect Labor Act (H. 2086/S. 1327), which would create state-level labor protections if federal private-sector labor law is weakened or struck down, and would also add protections such as bans on captive audience meetings, virtual elections, stronger misclassification rules, and protections for health care workers and immigrant workers. Supporters from the AFL-CIO, nurses, SEIU, UAW, building trades, teachers, graduate workers, and policy groups argued that the bill is needed because of Trump administration actions, Project 2025, and threats to the NLRA and NLRB. They described the bill as a “trigger” law meant to preserve organizing and bargaining rights in Massachusetts if federal protections disappear or if the NLRB declines jurisdiction over certain workers. The committee also heard testimony on bills to restore a limited right to strike for certain public employees (H. 2078/S. 1311 or related filings). Supporters, including a representative, educators, and labor advocates, said the current ban on public employee strikes weakens good-faith bargaining and leaves workers without leverage to secure wages, staffing, and student supports. They argued that strikes are used as a last resort and that legalizing them under defined conditions would improve negotiations and better reflect the realities of recent teacher strikes in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Municipal Association opposed the strike bills, warning that public employee strikes are already prohibited by state law, that strikes disrupt students and communities, and that local governments face budget constraints under Proposition 2 1/2. The committee also took testimony on paid family and medical leave bills (S. 1351/H. 2110 and S. 1352), which would improve notice to workers, expand public reporting on claim denials and demographics, and fix a technical definition issue that has limited access for some covered contract workers. Witnesses from legal aid, policy organizations, and a small business owner said the changes would improve transparency, equity, and access to benefits without imposing major burdens on employers. Additional testimony supported a railroad sick leave bill and a private construction transparency bill, with Senator Keenan urging favorable action on both. No votes were taken during the hearing; members asked questions, and several witnesses and legislators requested favorable reports on the bills.

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• Federal compliance audits are limited in scope to address specific federal objectives.
• Noncompliance with federal programs puts future federal awards at risk and can lead to increased federal
• What will this special audit do that the federal compliance audit work that you're doing That the federal
• And so the federal...
• These federal compliance audits are limited in scope to address specific federal objectives.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Um, we'll continue to hear more and more from the agencies as they receive federal guidance.
• </c><00:01:43.600><c> You</c> biggest federal issue right now. You biggest federal issue right now.
• I think part of the federal guidance.
• </c> should push our partners at the federal should push our partners at the federal level<00:05:18.320
• </c><00:09:58.959><c> government</c> now that we have a federal government now that we have a federal

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• specific federal eligibility requirements as specified in federal statutes, such as having a direct nexus
• One of my concerns is that as we try to fund this from a federal standpoint, if it's federal funding
• Now you're saying the problem was the federal—obtaining federal authorization?
• Because the federal funds that we received through the Federal Highway Administration, through those
• formula funds, they're required to meet those federal... ...funds that we receive through the Federal

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• But y'all, you're not federally recognized? No, sir, we're not federally recognized.
• So those dealers, their federal license could be in jeopardy if they were to violate the federal law,
• priorities, federal chains of command, and federal control mechanisms.
• missions. federal requirements.
• D.C. when federalized.

Bills: HB551, HB 1281, HB1378, HB1617, HB2868, HB2881, HB3374, HB4439, HB4726, HB4732, HB4878, HB4914, HB4921, HB4958, HB5200, HB5318, HB5360, HB5402, HB5568, HB5573, HB5623, HJR218

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• All right, the Federalism Committee is called to order. Will the secretary please note the roll?
• On the opening of escrow for the sale or transfer of private real property to the federal government
• I'm the executive director of the Arizona Wildlife Federation.
• Just the thought of respect to federal law enforcement. Thank you. To federal law enforcement.
• So very clearly... ...by the federal government.

Summary: The Federalism Committee considered only Senate Bill 1281, which would require legislative and gubernatorial approval before private Arizona real property could be acquired by the federal government, and would impose notice, reporting, and penalty provisions tied to such transactions. The bill also required state employees to notify the Legislature about certain federal land-trust notices involving Indian tribe settlements, while stating that tribal rights to Indian lands and reservation lands are not limited. The sponsor explained a seven-page amendment that added exemptions for certain federal purchases, congressionally approved land exchanges, and reclamation-related acquisitions, and expanded State Land Department cataloging and notice duties for covered federal designations. Public testimony was uniformly opposed. Speakers from the hunting/outdoors community, Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon chapter, and the Arizona Wildlife Federation argued the bill would hinder conservation projects, public access, and land exchanges that protect habitat or open recreation access, while also creating unnecessary bureaucracy and raising constitutional and private-property concerns. They cited examples of past federal land purchases that expanded access to large areas at relatively low property-tax cost, and said the bill would make it harder to protect sensitive lands and resources. Committee members questioned whether the governor was meaningfully involved, how the amendment affected land exchanges and federal law enforcement-related property purchases, and whether tribal acquisitions would be affected. After debate, the committee adopted the amendment and then approved SB 1281 as amended on a 4-3 vote, sending it out with a do pass recommendation. Some members explained their no votes by citing public lands access, conservation concerns, and constitutional objections, while supporters argued the bill was needed to preserve state authority over land transfers.

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• financial assistance programs, also known as federal awards or federal programs.
• This is an annual audit of non-federal entities expending federal awards.
• financial assistance programs, also known as federal awards or federal programs.
• The federal clearinghouse is a public portal through which CMS, the federal grantor, ...
• There's a federal requirement.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• overreach and abuses we are seeing from federal agents.
• This is a law enforcement agency with the federal government engaged in enforcing federal law.
• Government, engaged in enforcing federal law.
• And prosecuted by the federal government for inciting violence and murder against federal law enforcement
• Federalism is not meeting. Oh, thank God, I get an afternoon off.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• We're really impacted by the federal actions.
• Last month, USDA released the newest federal participation rate for federal fiscal year 2022, and the
• We know how low the federal poverty limits are.
• We know how low the federal poverty limits are.
• It's a federal-state partnership, and Market Match reinvests federal and state dollars into small- and

Summary: The joint oversight hearing focused on food insecurity in California and how state and federal nutrition programs, agricultural production, and food distribution systems intersect. Assemblymembers emphasized that many Californians, including farmworkers, seniors, children, and communities of color, remain food insecure despite California’s agricultural abundance. Panelists and members discussed CalFresh, WIC, school meals, Sun Bucks, food banks, and the impact of federal policy changes, including possible nutrition cuts, tariffs, and immigration enforcement, on access to food and the agricultural workforce. Secretary Karen Ross described CDFA programs aimed at improving access to fresh food and supporting local agriculture, including the senior farmers’ market program, California Nutrition Incentive Program, Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program, Community Food Hubs, Farm to School, urban agriculture, and a proposed tribal food sovereignty program. She said these efforts help connect local producers to consumers, expand healthy food access, and build infrastructure such as refrigeration, mobile markets, and aggregation hubs. Department of Social Services Deputy Director Alexis Fernandez Garcia outlined CalFresh, CFAP, Sun Bucks, CACFP, emergency food programs, and tribal nutrition assistance, noting that CalFresh and related programs significantly reduce poverty and food insecurity, but participation gaps remain for non-English speakers, some Asian American communities, and undocumented households. PPIC researcher Tess Thorman presented data showing that 13% of California households experienced food insecurity in 2023, with higher rates among households with children and Latino, Black, and other households. She said nutrition programs reduce poverty and food hardship, but federal rules, income thresholds, immigration restrictions, and high living costs limit their reach. Members asked about simplifying applications, improving call center access, increasing outreach in multiple languages, and adjusting benefits for inflation. Officials said the state has used available federal options to streamline enrollment, improve customer service, and target outreach, but many core rules and benefit levels are set federally. The second panel shifted to food production and market access. A farmer, a UC food systems leader, and a produce distributor described efforts to connect small and medium farms with food banks, schools, universities, and Medi-Cal food-as-medicine programs. They highlighted programs such as Farms Together, the USDA Southwest Regional Food Business Center, Farm to School, food hubs, and climate-smart infrastructure grants as ways to create stable markets for local growers while improving food access. Speakers also raised concerns about land tenure, consolidation, regulatory burdens, labor constraints, and the loss of federal funding, and members discussed whether state investments and Prop. 4 funds could help sustain and expand these efforts.

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• The February federal policy changes.
• </c><00:14:20.800><c> funds</c> a significant amount of federal funds a significant amount of federal
• </c><00:48:44.880><c> funding</c> the solid black line, federal funding the solid black line, federal
• </c><01:06:28.079><c> For</c> hours at federal minimum wage. For hours at federal minimum wage.
• </c><01:15:13.440><c> If</c> waiver to the federal government. If waiver to the federal government.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Page 43 is the core for our federal grants.
• federal funds have been exhausted.
• Or if it was federal E&E, it's the same way.
• federal funds.
• In the federal line, this is just some excess federal authority.

Summary: The committee heard the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services present its FY 2027 budget request, with Director Sarah Wilson and budget staff describing the department’s mission, major divisions, and the impact of federal funding shifts, especially the FMAP change that will shift costs to general revenue. Wilson emphasized prevention, public health infrastructure, workforce capacity, and data modernization, while several members praised the department’s responsiveness and cost-cutting efforts. The discussion repeatedly focused on lapses, excess authority, and the department’s stated practice of spending federal and other funds before general revenue where possible. Members asked detailed questions about local public health agency support, nutrition programs, rural health and primary care, newborn screening, the state public health lab, and the department’s use of flexibility and reallocations. There was extended discussion of substance use disorder funding: the department explained that some funding is being reduced in its own budget because transfer authority is being added for the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Corrections, while some other SUD-related lines are actual reductions. Members also questioned tobacco prevention and cessation cuts, maternal and infant health programs, fetal infant mortality review, and minority health initiatives, with staff explaining program purposes and noting that some reductions were tied to excess authority or to moving programs to other departments. The committee also reviewed specific operational items such as the Health Initiatives Fund transfer, debt offset escrow for loan repayment defaults, donated funds authority, emergency preparedness, environmental health, health informatics, HIV/STI/hepatitis services, local public health incentives, and the COVID/ARPA authority reductions. Several members requested follow-up information on vacancies, lapse trends, grant spending plans, and program details. No final vote or formal action was taken in the portion provided; the chair recessed briefly and the hearing continued with additional budget testimony.

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• Federal elections are under the purview of the federal government.”
• “The federal elections are under the purview of the federal government, so that’s why the SAVE Act is
• “So, yes, well, again, the SAVE Act is regarding federal elections and the federal government is the
• “The federal government is the correct venue to have legislation regarding federal elections.
• No federal funding is provided. Federal versus all other elections.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• </c> sending it over to the federal sending it over to the federal government. government. government
• </c> salt cap limitation which is a federal salt cap limitation which is a federal provision<00:08:02.960
• </c> conform state tax law to HR1 the federal conform state tax law to HR1 the federal tax<00:37:02.400
• our federal obligations.
• The federal law now allows effort.

Bills: HF3127, HF3816, HF3814, HF3815, HF3817

Keywords: taxation, pass-through entity, qualifying owner, partnership, S corporation, tax return, corporate franchise tax, individual income tax, research expenditures, federal compliance, Minnesota Statutes, income tax, corporate tax, section 179, federal conformity, HF3815, Minnesota taxes, tax conformity, Internal Revenue Code, IRC conformity

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• </c> resulting in death caused by federal resulting in death caused by federal agencies.<00:53:56.960
• </c> federal government has put a stop on it. federal government has put a stop on it.
• ><c> to</c><01:08:11.440><c> the</c> federal agents, federal officers to the federal agents, federal
• </c><01:12:04.960><c> That</c> federal government. How dare you. That federal government.
• </c> from armed agents of their own federal from armed agents of their own federal government.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• federal TANF law.
• federal TANF law.
• federal TANF law.
• federal TANF law.
• federal TANF law.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The federal single audit is going to audit for the federal compliance requirement, which is outlined
• in the federal laws.
• Every federal dollar they received is here.
• The others either do not receive federal funding or they do not receive enough federal funding to be
• Is this bill only to do with federal grants or federal reporting?

Bills: SB152, SB145, SB190, HB247

Keywords: telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion, rural internet, broadband infrastructure, eligible telecommunications carrier, ETC, tribal consent

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• specific federal eligibility requirements, as specified in federal statutes, such as having a direct
• , you know, it's federal money.
• Now you're saying the problem was the federal—obtaining federal authorization?
• Because the federal funds that we received through the Federal Highway Administration, through those
• The federal $50 million, federal funds, as Caltrans noted, has those requirements for what specifically

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee heard several Caltrans, CHP, and DMV budget and trailer bill items. On Caltrans fleet replacement, the department requested a one-time $225 million augmentation to replace aging medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and expand zero-emission vehicle infrastructure. LAO said the request was consistent with state policy, but senators criticized the high cost of electric fleet purchases and Caltrans’ delayed zero-emission fleet report; the chair said the report must be delivered within 30 days before the request could be fully considered. Caltrans also presented trailer bill language to replace an originally intended $50 million federal transfer for the High Road Construction Careers Program with $30 million in state Highway Account funds after federal eligibility problems prevented use of the federal dollars. Members questioned the reduction, the delay in implementation, where the remaining funds would go, and whether the program would keep jobs in California and meet labor standards; Caltrans and the Workforce Development Board said the program had prior success and that the state-funds transfer was intended to preserve the original policy goal. The committee then reviewed CHP’s request for a $60 million augmentation for equipment and operating costs, which CHP said was needed because vacancy savings no longer covered rising fuel, vehicle, and other operating costs. CHP argued that recruitment success had reduced vacancies and that costs had risen sharply since 2006, while LAO recommended rejection, citing that the expenses were ongoing, CHP still had vacancies above pre-pandemic levels, and the Motor Vehicle Account faces structural insolvency by 2028-29. Members discussed whether the account can sustain these costs and whether the Legislature should consider broader funding changes. CHP also sought a permanent $885,000 augmentation for seven analyst positions for the Highway Violence Task Force; CHP said freeway shootings had fallen sharply since 2021 and that analysts were essential to solving cases, while LAO noted the request was smaller than prior years but would create an ongoing commitment. Senators generally supported the task force but asked for clearer metrics and reporting, especially because the data categories had changed over time. Finally, the DMV presented the State-to-State verification system and related modernization work under DXP. DMV said State-to-State is required for Real ID compliance and that California must join the system by February 2027, with live testing planned for the summer. Senators focused heavily on privacy and data security, especially the inclusion of Social Security number digits in the system, the role of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, and whether Californians understood their information would be shared in a nationwide database. DMV said the system only shares federally required data, uses encryption, and is designed to de-duplicate records across states, but members pressed for more information on governance, audit authority, and whether the Legislature had explicitly approved the data-sharing approach. The chair asked DMV to follow up with the Attorney General and indicated the committee would continue reviewing the issue.

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• specific federal eligibility requirements, as specified in federal statutes, such as having a direct
• One of my concerns is that as we try to fund this from a federal standpoint, if it's federal funding
• Now you're saying the problem was the federal—obtaining federal authorization?
• Because the federal funds that we received through the Federal Highway Administration, through those
• The federal $50 million federal funds, as Caltrans noted, has those requirements for what specifically

Summary: The subcommittee heard several California transportation and public safety budget proposals. Caltrans requested a one-time $225 million augmentation to continue replacing its aging fleet and build out zero-emission vehicle infrastructure. Caltrans said the funding would replace about 1,100 vehicles, including many heavy-duty units, and acknowledged its overdue report on zero-emission fleet efforts would be delivered by mid-to-late April. The LAO said the request raised no concerns, but one senator strongly criticized the cost and policy emphasis on making the fleet the “greenest” rather than prioritizing road maintenance. The chair pressed Caltrans to submit the overdue report within 30 days, saying it was necessary for oversight before the request could be considered. The committee also discussed a Caltrans proposal tied to SB 150 and the High Road Construction Careers Program. Because federal highway funds could not be used as originally intended for workforce training, Caltrans and the Department of Finance proposed replacing the federal dollars with $30 million in state Highway Account funds. The Workforce Development Board said the program had a track record of connecting participants to apprenticeships and jobs, while one senator questioned why the original $50 million federal set-aside had not been implemented and asked for more detail on where the remaining funds would go. Finance said the state funds were already set aside and expected to begin flowing in May over a two- to three-year period. The California Highway Patrol presented two requests. First, CHP sought $60 million from the Motor Vehicle Account for equipment and operating costs, citing inflation, higher vehicle prices, and the end of its ability to cover costs through vacancy savings as hiring improved. The LAO recommended rejection, arguing the costs were not new, CHP still had a substantial equipment budget, and the Motor Vehicle Account faces insolvency by 2028-29. Second, CHP requested $885,000 ongoing to fund seven crime analyst positions for the Highway Violence Task Force. CHP said the task force had reduced freeway shootings from 477 in 2021 to 179 last year, though some data categories had changed over time. The LAO did not object, but noted the request would create a permanent funding commitment. The DMV presented two modernization items: the State-to-State verification system required for Real ID compliance and the DXP system to replace aging legacy technology. The LAO raised no concerns with either, but noted DXP has had cost overruns and delays and will require continued legislative oversight. Senators focused heavily on privacy and data-sharing concerns in the State-to-State system, especially the use of Social Security number digits and the role of the AAMVA network. DMV said the system is required for Real ID compliance, uses encrypted data, and is intended to prevent duplicate credentials across states. The committee also discussed customer service improvements from DXP, with DMV saying the project should better integrate systems and improve service delivery by the end of the calendar year.

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• It's a federal law.
• It's a federal law.
• It's a federal law.
• </c> sale would actually be federally legal. sale would actually be federally legal.
• &gt;&gt; It was federal. &gt;&gt; It's<02:34:20.960><c> federal.</c> &gt;&gt; It's federal.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all