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• I just agree with the previous comments that those optics are really bad.
• I just agree with the previous comments that those optics are really bad.
• I just agree with the previous comments that those optics are really bad.
• comments that I agree with the previous comments that th<01:57:25.520> those<01:57:25.760> optics
• th those optics are really bad. th those optics are really bad.

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• A great example is the spill that just happened in Los Angeles, where drilling for fiber optic cable
• They are always looking at additional capabilities they can build within the state to offer as mutual aid

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• A great example is the spill that just happened in Los Angeles, where drilling for fiber optic cable
• They said the state is always looking at additional capabilities it can build as mutual aid equipment

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met to consider a series of gubernatorial appointments, bill referrals, and two Senate Rule 26 authorship-change requests. The committee first approved, on 4-0 votes held open for absent members, a slate of appointments not required to appear, including J. Bradshaw to the Transportation Commission, Kylie Bolser to the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, and several appointments to the Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training, as well as Monique Moyer to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board. The committee also approved bill referrals and, after a clarification that only authorship changes were before the committee, approved the Rule 26 requests involving former Assembly Member James Gallagher’s bills AB 2676 and AB 2700. After absent members arrived, those earlier actions were confirmed by 5-0 votes. The main hearing was on Megan Hurdle’s appointment as Director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Hurdle emphasized a science-based, collaborative approach balancing conservation with the needs of farmers, ranchers, local governments, tribes, and communities. Senators focused on human-wildlife conflict, including wolves and mountain lions, the Western Joshua tree program and its costs for homeowners and local projects, invasive golden mussels, staffing shortages among wildlife officers, marine protected areas and 30x30, tribal co-management and land return, and oil spill prevention and response. Hurdle said the department is using data sharing, less-lethal tools, task forces, public education, and partnerships to address these issues, while also trying to improve permitting and reduce burdens where possible. The committee then heard from Caroline Thomas Jacobs, nominated to lead the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Jacobs highlighted her prior leadership roles in wildfire safety and her earlier service at Cal OES, and said her priorities include statewide preparedness, next-generation 911, recovery from the Los Angeles fires, and planning for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympics. Senators questioned her about disaster debris clearance, public safety power shutoffs, governance for the 911 rollout, earthquake preparedness, mutual-aid equipment, and how Cal OES coordinates with local and out-of-state law enforcement for major events. Jacobs said Cal OES should show up quickly, coordinate clearly, and use lessons from past disasters to reduce delays and improve response. Both nominees received broad support from public witnesses, and each was advanced to the Senate floor by committee vote; Hurdle’s appointment was later confirmed 5-0, and Jacobs’s appointment was confirmed 5-0 after the committee reconvened.

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• further adjusts funding to the Middle Class Scholarship to make sure that no student has their financial aid
• AB 470 creates a framework to facilitate the largest private investment in advanced fiber optic networks

Summary: The Assembly met on June 4, 2025, first establishing a quorum and then moving through a long budget and concurrence session. After procedural motions, the house took up several budget trailer bills and related measures presented by Assembly Member Gabriel. SB 103, a technical budget cleanup bill addressing the Public School System Stabilization Account, a CDCR shortfall, and Middle Class Scholarship funding, passed 52-16. SB 120 on child care and preschool funding passed 65-1; SB 124 on natural resources and wildfire response passed 69-1; SB 127 on climate change and zero-emission transportation passed 53-17; SB 128 on transportation and DMV/LA Olympics implementation passed 53-17; SB 132 on taxation, veterans, wildfire settlements, film tax credits, and housing passed 64-1; SB 141 on cannabis enforcement and illicit market suppression passed 71-1; and SB 142 extending the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program passed 68-1 on both urgency and the measure. The Assembly also approved a motion to re-refer several bills to committees and later suspended rules to take up Senate-amended bills without reference to file. The chamber then considered AB 102, the main budget bill reflecting the final three-party agreement with the Governor. Supporters said it balanced compassion and fiscal responsibility while preserving housing, health care, child care, education, wildfire resilience, and public safety funding. Opponents criticized it for unsustainable spending, insufficient Prop. 36 funding, and other omissions. After extended debate, the Assembly concurred in the Senate amendments by a 55-16 vote and sent the bill to the Governor. The Assembly then concurred in Senate amendments to AB 116 on health care, AB 118 on human services, AB 121 on TK-12 education, AB 123 on higher education, AB 134 on public safety, AB 136 on courts, AB 137 on general government, and AB 143 on developmental services, with each bill passing on largely party-line or broad bipartisan votes. Debate on AB 116 focused on Medi-Cal, HIV program backfills, pharmacy benefit managers, and health care cuts; opponents objected to funding for undocumented immigrants and to hospice prior authorization. AB 118 drew support for child welfare, CalFresh disaster readiness, and CalWORKs simplification. AB 121 emphasized record K-12 funding and a $1.7 billion block grant. AB 123 extended the Golden State Teacher Grant Program and supported higher education and fire-impacted career technical education. AB 134 updated CDCR and tribal policing provisions, AB 136 streamlined court reporting and funded courthouse facilities, AB 137 made technical budget adjustments and fee changes, and AB 143 made developmental services reforms while preserving the state’s entitlement commitment. The final item shown was AB 470 on telecommunications, which was presented and discussed as a transition away from copper landlines toward fiber and modern networks, with supporters emphasizing public benefits and labor concerns, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• I would think it would only optically change the situation and cut down the amount of photos of people
• I think it would only optically change the situation and cut down the amount of photos of people using
• People getting to have take-homes, getting it from Rite Aid, go to the pharmacy.
• People getting to have take-homes, getting it from Rite Aid, go to the pharmacy.
• My aide did go, but I'm a big fan of Rhode Island.

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery held a public hearing on several harm reduction bills, including measures to decriminalize simple possession and paraphernalia, authorize overdose prevention centers, and expand access to naloxone for first responders. Chair Mindy Domb and Senator John Velis opened by describing harm reduction as an evidence-based public health strategy and noting Massachusetts’ recent decline in fatal overdoses. They emphasized that testimony would help shape whether and how the bills advance, and explained the hearing process, including time limits and written testimony. Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including Rep. Kate Donaghue, Sen. Cindy Friedman, Rep. Marjorie Decker, Rep. Manny Cruz, public health professionals, recovery advocates, and people with lived experience, argued that harm reduction saves lives, reduces stigma, and can connect people to treatment. They supported overdose prevention centers and decriminalization as tools to keep people alive long enough to enter recovery, and several speakers described personal losses to overdose or family experiences with addiction. Some supporters also framed the bills as racial justice measures, arguing that criminal penalties for possession have disproportionately harmed Black and brown communities. Opponents, including Sen. Nick Collins and several South End residents, argued that overdose prevention centers and decriminalization would worsen public drug use, crime, and neighborhood disorder, especially around Mass and Cass. They said current approaches such as Section 35, diversion, and police leverage into treatment are more effective, and they urged more treatment beds and recovery facilities instead of harm reduction sites. Committee members questioned witnesses about research, local siting, crime data, and the relationship between harm reduction and treatment, and several members said neighborhood impacts must be considered alongside overdose prevention. The committee did not take a vote during the hearing; it continued receiving testimony and announced a later break before resuming on H. 2196 and S. 1393.

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• I will say the optics of this vendor is not good at all.
• And optically speaking, it was not a smart move to choose the vendor that we chose.
• I'm just wondering: we continue to put a band-aid on these hospitals, and the bigger issue is the Medicare
• So the May Revision proposes $59.5 million in 2026-27 for an ongoing maximum aid payment increase of
• And that increase brings the non-exempt maximum aid payment level up to 53% of the 2026 federal poverty

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• contact information for licenses and past licenses of the Mechanical Safety and Licensing Board to aid
• <01:23:32.560> licensing<01:23:33.120> board<01:23:33.360> to<01:23:33.600> aid
• board to aid in certain inspections<01:23:35.520> appointed<01:23:35.840> by<01:23:36.000
• from the North Country remotely, and a lot of people down here moved heaven and earth to get fiber optic
• into my community and that fiber optic into my community and that was<04:09:00.399> great.

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• Some utilities, such as fiber optics and electric utilities, are more damage and more prominent and more

Summary: The Committee on Utilities first held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1629, sponsored by Sen. Fitzwater. The bill was described as a clarifying change to last year’s underground utility damage-prevention law, specifically to address confusion over tracer wire requirements for storm sewers and sanitary sewer mains. Fitzwater and committee members said the intent was to exempt certain deep sewer lines and storm sewers from tracer wire requirements to avoid unnecessary costs for homebuilders and homebuyers, while preserving one-call safety protections for other utilities such as water lines. The Missouri 811 system and the St. Louis Home Builders Association testified in support, and no one testified in opposition. The committee then moved into executive session and adopted a substitute combining House Bill 3351 and House Bill 3371, which deal with rules for detaching from a water district and allow a third party to pay debt owed by the district in order to resolve the matter. The combined substitute was voted do pass by a roll call of 17 ayes and 0 noes. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 903, which adds wireline/copper wire to critical infrastructure protections and creates felony penalties for theft, damage, and possession, with exceptions for legitimate possession by contractors and similar circumstances. Members noted the bill had already received strong bipartisan support in the other chamber. The committee voted the measure do pass by a roll call of 17 ayes and 0 noes, then adjourned.

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• allow them to come to our aid when we were on our way into the Mediterranean.
• allow them to come to our aid when we were on our way into the Mediterranean.
• allow them to come to our aid when we were on our way into the Mediterranean.
• our aid when we were on our way into the Mediterranean.
• <02:14:30.199> was these fine gentlemen when Aid was these fine gentlemen when Aid was finally

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• Deployment of this regional system included trenching and laying fiber-optic lines, structural and electrical
• various entities are moving slowly in this direction, but even if we had a flawless network, the fiber optic
• that are kind of the size and scale of something like L.A., where we have access to direct federal aid

Summary: The subcommittee met to hear budget-related updates from the Judicial Branch and the Office of Emergency Services, with no votes taken. The Judicial Council supported the Governor’s proposed budget, highlighting $70 million for increased trial court operating costs, additional funding for court-appointed counsel, Court of Appeal case processing, and courthouse construction and facilities. Trial court representatives emphasized staffing retention problems, especially in counties like San Bernardino, and said stable funding is needed to avoid delays and maintain access to justice. Members also discussed the branch’s remote proceedings program, which has been used in more than 6 million hearings statewide since 2022 and was described as especially important in rural areas and for vulnerable litigants; several members urged making the authority permanent rather than extending it temporarily. A major portion of the hearing focused on Proposition 36 implementation. Finance said the Governor’s budget maintains the $130 million provided in the 2025 Budget Act for court workload and pretrial services, but adds no new Prop. 36 court funding. Judicial Council staff reported nearly 35,000 felony Prop. 36 filings in 2025, with most cases still pending and only a small share of treatment-mandated cases already dismissed after treatment. Witnesses said courts are using the funds for staffing, coordinators, clerks, and treatment-court operations, but that workload varies widely by county and that data collection is limited because courts report aggregate information rather than case-level outcomes. The LAO raised a technical concern about the Department of Finance’s Prop. 47 savings estimate and recommended revising the methodology at May Revision. The committee also reviewed the Orange Central Justice Center facility modification project, where the Judicial Council explained that hidden construction deficiencies and fire-life-safety issues caused costs to rise substantially after demolition began. The LAO said the project itself was supportable but recommended that the Legislature set an ongoing funding level for court facilities, require a long-term facilities plan, and consider more oversight of facility modification projects. Finance said it continues to fund courthouse projects individually and through the State Public Works Board, while acknowledging project delays and cost increases. Finally, Cal OES and advocates discussed victim services funding. Cal OES said it administers about $315 million annually for victim service programs, including VOCA-funded services, but federal VOCA allocations have fluctuated sharply and the state has used one-time General Fund backfills to maintain services. Trauma recovery center advocates warned that an 85% reduction in funding would sharply reduce services for survivors of violent crime, while human trafficking advocates urged reauthorization of the Human Trafficking Victim Assistance Program before funding reverts to pre-pandemic levels in July 2026. Members asked about federal and state funding stability, referral pathways, and the long-term value of these programs in preventing worse outcomes and reducing public costs.

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• Some utilities, such as fiber optics and electric utilities, are more damage and more prominent and more

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• initiative, I come from the Big Island, and I always look at a lot of these things from an agriculture optic
• :49.000> from these things from these things from a<00:27:51.440> a<00:27:52.440> optic
• 27:54.799> and<00:27:55.000> as<00:27:55.159> we<00:27:55.320> are a a optic
• of Agriculture and as we are a a optic of Agriculture and as we are striving<00:27:56.159> towards

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Summary: The joint hearing covered SB 1023, which would create a spay-neuter special fund to reduce pet overpopulation and free-roaming cats, with funding sources including an income tax checkoff. The Department of Taxation had no substantive comment, while the Hawaii Invasive Species Council supported the measure but opposed any trap-neuter-release or re-release approach, saying spay-neuter is important but release does not reduce cats on the landscape. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii raised concerns about creating another special fund and tax checkoff, saying the fund may not meet statutory criteria and could create administrative burdens. The Hawaiian Humane Society strongly supported the bill, arguing the state currently provides little funding for animal overpopulation control and that the measure would help nonprofits and align conservation and animal welfare goals. Several other supporters testified, including a cat sanctuary representative who described the need for a dedicated funding mechanism and a possible Oahu sanctuary to remove cats from sensitive areas. After questions about the effectiveness of trap-neuter-release and the need for alternative management tools, the committees voted to recommend passage with amendments, including blanking appropriation amounts, moving them into the committee report, setting the effective date to July 1, 2050, and noting Budget and Finance concerns; the recommendations were adopted in both committees, with some members voting with reservations. The hearing then moved to SB 1120, relating to transportation and a clean fuel standard. The Department of Transportation said it supported the intent but wanted more information on economic impacts. Electrify America and Neste supported the bill, saying a clean fuel standard would help finance EV charging, encourage investment, and expand lower-carbon fuel options such as renewable diesel. In response to questions from senators about rural and agricultural transportation needs, witnesses said the standard could support both electrification where feasible and cleaner liquid fuels in the interim for equipment that cannot yet be electrified. DOT also described county transit efforts and said it was working with Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii Island on assessments for zero-emission bus replacement and charging infrastructure. The committees also heard testimony on SB 586, relating to climate change and zero-emission buses by 2045, with the State Procurement Office supporting the intent but suggesting the language be moved to a different statute; DOT said it was providing pass-through funding to counties and had some zero-emission bus purchases and charging stations on order. The discussion emphasized infrastructure costs and implementation challenges, but no final vote on SB 1120 or SB 586 was described in the transcript excerpt.

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• That works for the Mexicans, that's not just for political stunts or political optics, but that these

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• Under the VLF shortfall fix, the VLF backfill is funded by ERAF and, if needed, from non-basic aid school
• And as such, is left with very few non-basic aid school districts.
• The result, the bucket that's from for the VLF fix, which is, as I mentioned, ERAF and non-basic aid
• So by having an open, you create better. kind of optics as well.
• We are cutting the salaries of these home health care aides for developmentally disabled children in

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• appropriation making the building aid appropriation making the building<03:15:12.120> aid<03:
• building aid appropriation non-lapsing. building aid appropriation non-lapsing.
• building aid for eligible projects. building aid for eligible projects.
• That matters. building aid from $50 million to 60 building aid from $50 million to 60 annually,<03:25
• Thank you. aid. aid.

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• tragic shooting of Renee Nicole Good, where eyewitness video shows ICE agents denying timely medical aid
• I have seen dangerous situations prevented from turning deadly, thanks to the timely medical aid and
• include, notably, especially if there's a use of force, what happens in terms of rendering medical aid
• the bill has amended broadly defined medical training, a mental health professional that has first aid
• exactly that and is supported by a robust coalition that includes civil rights organizations, legal aid

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• As mayor, he spearheaded a public-private partnership to build a high-speed fiber optic broadband network

Summary: The Assembly convened in Sacramento with an initial quorum call, then established a quorum and proceeded with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine opening business. The chamber dispensed with reading the prior journal, deferred introductions and references of bills, and reported no Governor or Senate messages. Procedural motions were approved, including suspending rules to allow adjournment-in-memory remarks and guest access, and withdrawing S.J.R. 7 from committee and placing it on the third reading file. Members then recognized several guest groups, including Grace Valley Christian School, College of San Mateo student-athletes, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agricultural Leadership Class, the Light of the World youth group, and exchange students from Germany and Tajikistan. There was no substantive floor debate on legislation; daily file and several file items were passed, retained, or continued without further action. The main floor activity centered on adjournment-in-memory tributes. Assemblymember Ortega honored former San Leandro Mayor Stephen Cassidy for his public service, school and hospital advocacy, and civic leadership. Assemblymember Wilson honored Joseph R. Martinez, a Solano County agricultural leader and advocate for rural health care. The Assembly observed moments of silence for both individuals. The session concluded with announcements, including a reminder that FPPC Form 700 was due that day, notice of committee meetings, and an adjournment motion carrying the House until Thursday, March 5 at 9 a.m.

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• So, bad optics.
• , you know, this is kind of a very good compromise in terms of what we have, and I understand the optics
• terms of what we have and I<00:55:07.119> understand<00:55:07.359> the<00:55:07.520> optics
• of<00:55:08.079> it<00:55:08.240> but<00:55:08.480> also I understand the optics
• of it but also I understand the optics of it but also the<00:55:09.200> CTE<00:55:09.680>

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• So, but those towns do not have the fiber optic offered by the co-ops because the co-ops aren't the electrical
• So it's really important, and it also aids and helps in our recovery process in the city of St.

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Summary: The House first established a quorum after a brief absence-of-quorum call and recognized guests Doug Pitt and Crystal Simon of Care to Learn, an organization serving students with clothing and other support across Missouri. The chamber then moved through a series of bills on perfection and printing, with members generally speaking in support of the measures and, in several cases, offering amendments. House Bill 2848 would create the offense of masked intimidation, making it a misdemeanor to conceal one’s face with the intent to harass, intimidate, or threaten another person and place them in fear for physical safety. Members discussed examples ranging from domestic intimidation to historical hooded groups, and raised questions about whether the bill could affect law enforcement or ICE; the sponsor said it would not because it targets intentional intimidation rather than official duties. The bill was ordered perfected and printed. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1791 addressed housing permitting delays by requiring building permits to be issued within 30 days, or 60 days for larger tracts, with an appeals process for incomplete applications. An amendment required code enforcement staff to be certified in any nationally or internationally recognized code they enforce. Supporters said the bill would reduce red tape and help address the housing shortage, while opponents warned it could strain understaffed local governments; the substitute was adopted as amended and perfected and printed. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2465 would let sole proprietors and very small businesses buy group health plans outside the ACA framework, expanding options for businesses with fewer than two employees. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2711 reduced the assessment rate for broadband infrastructure and investment from 33% to 12% for seven years to encourage expansion of broadband service, especially in underserved rural areas; members debated whether the incentive should also cover upgrades in existing service areas, and an amendment clarified that the purpose was promoting expansion of fiber and broadband communication services. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3080 restored historic preservation tax credit language that had previously passed but was later struck down by the courts, with supporters citing benefits for tornado recovery, downtown revitalization, nonprofits, and preservation of historic districts. House Bill 1772 increased state payments for adoption attorneys and separated guardian fees, with the sponsor saying the goal was to reduce barriers to adoption and move children more quickly into permanent homes; the bill was supported as a practical step to ease the adoption process. House Bill 2096 increased state matching funds for Missouri regional planning commissions, updated the list of commissions, and tied future maximum grant amounts to the consumer price index. Members described the commissions as important for local planning, infrastructure, and economic development, and noted the bill remained subject to appropriation and local matching requirements. Finally, House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2913 and 3228 would protect teachers and other school personnel from liability when they intervene, in a trained and district-approved way, to protect themselves or students during violent incidents at school. Supporters said teachers had asked for the protection and that the bill would let them act without fear of discipline or lawsuits; the substitute was adopted and perfected and printed.

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• innovative economy with homegrown companies leading in fields such as medical device manufacturing, optics
• such as medical<00:04:30.400> device<00:04:30.639> manufacturing,<00:04:31.440> optics
• , medical device manufacturing, optics, medical device manufacturing, optics, machinery,<00:04:33.280

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