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• You've got one in particular called make Sunsets incorporated.
• On this, bill repeals a sunset date for the public records exemption that protects information on the

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• It created membership reports at the sunset. We recommended reporting with a substitute.

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• We have the Sunset Review of the Arizona Beef Council, so we will have our presentation.

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• This means has that provision in there.
• <02:42:48.479> of dusted off a decades old uh provision of dusted off a decades old uh provision
• The bill's provisions are deeply interconnected.
• under<04:09:44.399> 18,<04:09:44.880> the provisions to victims under 18, the provisions
• <04:10:39.279> in recognition that those are provisions in recognition that those are provisions

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• as was noted earlier, worked tirelessly to reform and reauthorize well in advance of the program's sunset
• But there are a variety of provisions that affect environmental ambition.
• rulemaking proceeding, or this current rulemaking proceeding is making major changes to leakage provisions
• rulemaking proceeding, or this current rulemaking proceeding is making major changes to leakage provisions
• We did not make changes to the leakage provisions in the staff amendments.

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• For FY 26 to FY 30, limiting the state and local tax deduction cap, basically, the H.R. 1. 1 provisions
• I think the car interest loan provision is relatively small. There's a $5 million per year impact.
• And then, you know, not talked about in these slides, there are other provisions of H.R. 1 that we do
• another large healthcare deduction, again, that's carving out the healthcare sector to keep the provision
• But note that's only on the books for about five years, and it will sunset at the end of FY 2028 if legislative

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• The trigger provision in the ACA is carefully crafted.
• The trigger provision in the ACA is carefully crafted to ensure that a mid-decade redistricting required
• That sunsets, and this bill would extend this law until January 1, 2080. This has worked.
• definitions, granting cities more time to update their circulation element, and various other clarifying provisions
• I want to acknowledge that this has been a... ...clarifying provisions.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on August 20, 2025, and considered a large number of bills, with most of the discussion centered on election redistricting and several health, labor, environmental, and government-operations measures. The first major item was ACA 8, a constitutional amendment tied to a proposed November special election and temporary mid-decade congressional redistricting in response to partisan redistricting efforts in other states. Supporters, including Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, a 2020 redistricting commissioner, labor groups, and allies of the measure, argued it was necessary to defend democracy, protect representation, and respond to federal actions affecting California. Opponents, including Assemblymember Tom Lackey reading a statement for Assemblymember Gallagher and Assemblymember Dixon, argued the measure would undermine the independent redistricting commission, amount to a partisan power grab, and cost taxpayers roughly $230 million. Committee members also focused heavily on fiscal questions, including litigation costs and county election funding, and Department of Finance staff said counties would be made whole and funding would be advanced. The committee ultimately voted the measure out on a B roll call. The committee then heard SB 280, the implementing bill for the special election and related redistricting process. Supporters repeated the argument that California needed to respond to Texas and other states, while opponents again emphasized the cost, the strain on county budgets, and the state’s broader fiscal pressures. Department of Finance witnesses said the election funding would be provided in advance and that the state would work with counties and the Secretary of State. The bill was moved out on a roll call after extended debate. The committee also advanced several other bills, including SB 283 on battery storage safety standards, SB 470 extending remote participation and open-meeting flexibility for state boards and commissions, SB 697 modernizing stream adjudication procedures, SB 513 requiring more accessible employee training records, SB 30 restricting transfer of older diesel locomotives, SB 841 and SB 81 creating protections for vulnerable facilities and health care spaces from immigration enforcement, SB 358 revising traffic impact fee standards, and SB 630 streamlining state parks land acquisitions. Other measures discussed included SB 62 expanding health coverage benefits, SB 68 requiring restaurant allergen disclosures, and the committee heard both support and opposition on SB 68 from the California Restaurant Association and consumer advocates. Supporters of the health and immigrant-protection bills emphasized patient safety, reproductive health, immigrant rights, and access to care, while opponents on the restaurant bill warned of added mandates and litigation risk for small businesses. Across the hearing, committee members frequently returned to fiscal impacts, county implementation burdens, and whether the bills would save money, cost money, or shift costs to local governments. Several bills were reported out of committee, often on A or B roll calls, with some members not voting on particular measures.

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• So, and HHSC is going to go through Sunset in the next cycle.
• Now under that provision, there's a line item number seven that gives the Secretary of Agriculture the
• actually I live in the land of wise so you have to kind of understand why would somebody have a provision
• the employers have contract protect their enrollees, they can't actually apply those contractual provisions
• We appreciate the five-year. implementation of that provision.

Bills: SB500, SB719, SB912, SB1232, SB1467, SB1777, SB1864, SB2023, SB2119, SB2458

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• One, the new law added endorsement and reciprocity provisions, making it easier for Floridians already
• Are we looking to implement some automatic sunset and just get them out so people can actually go out
• We have our Division of Regulation, as well as several of our other provisions, that are regularly attending
• So in our agency bill, we also have a provision, if it passes, that would require fingerprinting in this
• been in preliminary discussions, but I wouldn't say there's been any specific feedback about that provision

Summary: The subcommittee heard and approved four bills focused on reducing or modernizing professional regulation. HB 6015, by Rep. Oliver, repeals the word “reusable” from the wine keg statute to allow businesses more flexibility in container materials; members joked about the possibility of a Home Depot bucket, and the bill passed 16-0. HB 339, by Rep. Abbott, creates an alternative temporary licensure pathway for surveyors and mappers based on employer recommendation and exam passage, but members raised concerns about qualifications, liability, and oversight; Abbott said he was open to amendments, and the bill passed 14-1 with Rep. Overdorf dissenting. HB 139, by Rep. Lopez, allows pawnbrokers to use digital transaction forms instead of only printed forms; a technical amendment added readability and placement requirements for digital forms, and the bill passed unanimously. HB 195, by Rep. Chambliss, lets the Department of Corrections coordinate with DBPR boards so inmates who complete licensure-related classes can receive credit toward professional licensure; supporters framed it as a second-chance and workforce bill, an amendment clarified that DBPR handles professions without boards, and the bill passed favorably 15-0. The committee then received a presentation from DBPR Secretary Melanie Griffin on the department’s role overseeing more than 1.7 million businesses and professionals across over 30 fields. She highlighted enforcement and complaint data, including more than 24,000 inspections and complaints handled in the last fiscal year, a preference for education and voluntary compliance over formal discipline, and the department’s alternative dispute resolution program, which returned $2.7 million to consumers and saved $270,000 in costs. Griffin also reviewed recent deregulatory and efficiency efforts, including endorsement/reciprocity reforms, fee waivers, reduced processing times, and shorter call wait times, and said DBPR is continuing to look for ways to cut red tape while protecting public safety. Members questioned Griffin about permitting, continuing education, complaint processing, board vacancies, fraud in cosmetology and construction, coordination with other agencies, and whether schools can block students from taking state exams over unpaid tuition. DBPR staff said complaints are generally processed within 60 days, schools cannot bar graduates from taking the exam because of tuition debt, and the department works with other agencies when issues cross jurisdictional lines. The panel discussion that followed featured industry representatives from landscape architecture, building/code administration, pools, roofing, construction, HVAC/electrical, and hospitality, who generally supported reducing local permitting burdens, standardizing requirements, improving reciprocity and training pathways, and using technology and clearer scopes of work to make licensure and inspections more efficient.

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• Now, you guys can debate how long that goes, if it's into perpetuity or sunsets at a certain point, but
• <01:18:28.280> at<01:18:28.400> a<01:18:28.480> certain perpetuity or or sunsets
• Now, you guys can debate how long that goes, if it's into perpetuity or sunsets at a certain point, but
• Now, you guys can debate how long that goes, if it's into perpetuity or sunsets at a certain point, but
• Now, you guys can debate how long that goes, if it's into perpetuity or sunsets at a certain point, but

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• We add intent language that districts receiving the BRAC equalized funding shall sunset in 2030.
• <00:44:45.040> far<00:44:45.200> as<00:44:45.320> general<00:44:45.680> provisions
• , As far as general provisions, As far as general provisions, we<00:44:47.040> designate<00

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• It adds a provision to address third-party resellers.
• It finagles with the opt-out provisions and a couple of other points in that.
• And there are opt-out provisions.
• Households could opt in, households could opt out, and there was a sunset on the whole thing.

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• have taken a stance on creating a fund called the Pistol Permanent Replacement Fund, but that has sunsets

Bills: SB314

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• ICE revised their model agreement, so these agreements used to have sunset clauses in them, and let’s
• We also need to have an emergency provision if someone is currently in proceedings, that they can quickly
• So, for example, to go back to California, California has incorporated anti-masking provisions into civil
• For instance, it could add a provision to the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act that eliminates qualified
• the other option is what I spoke about that California did, which is implementing anti-masking provisions

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Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on responding to federal immigration enforcement in Massachusetts, with opening remarks from Sen. Liz Miranda and Rep. Bud Williams emphasizing fear in immigrant communities, recent ICE operations, and the need to learn from advocates and affected residents rather than debate individual bills. The hearing was organized around three topics: detention, arrests, and surveillance, with members repeatedly asking what the legislature can do to improve transparency, legal access, and oversight. On detention, Leah Hastings of Prisoners’ Legal Services said most people end up in ICE custody through contact with the criminal legal system and argued that state carceral systems are deeply intertwined with immigration enforcement. She described conditions at Plymouth County House of Correction and Burlington ICE holding as concerning, citing limited medical care, disability accommodations, solitary confinement, retaliatory transfers, and poor attorney access. Hastings said Massachusetts should reduce funding for sheriffs and the Department of Corrections, ban intergovernmental service agreements and 287(g) agreements, and invest instead in housing, treatment, and other community supports. Members also discussed ICE reimbursement, the immigrant legal defense fund, and the need for more immigration attorneys. On arrests and enforcement tactics, David Albright of JALSA said federal immigration enforcement has been expanded by major new funding and incentives, including higher payments for 287(g) and bed contracts, and he noted that most ICE detainees nationally do not have criminal records. He said Massachusetts has one 287(g) agreement with the Department of Corrections and one IGSA with Plymouth County, and that ICE also uses Burlington, Hanscom, and informal local collaboration in places such as Milford and Auburn. Danny Tampona of Neighbor to Neighbor and the LUCE Rapid Response Network described more than 10,000 hotline calls from 46 cities and towns, with arrests often involving masked agents, surveillance of workers and families, traffic stops, broken windows, and arrests at check-ins or schools; he said the network is concentrated in places including Everett, Chelsea, Lynn, New Bedford, Milford, Marlboro, Framingham, and Springfield. He urged legislation requiring clear identification for law enforcement, limits on surveillance technologies, and stronger legal defense resources. On surveillance, Joshua Dancoff of Citizens for Juvenile Justice argued that current state policies allow broad sharing of fingerprints and surveillance data with ICE, including through BRIC, the Massachusetts Fusion Center, and municipal police policies. He cited cases in Chelsea and Everett where children were taken from police custody into ICE custody and said many departments automatically share arrest fingerprints and other information with federal authorities. He recommended limiting fingerprint sharing, restricting surveillance databases and task-force participation, and curbing police and sheriff collaboration with ICE even where no formal 287(g) exists. Members and witnesses also discussed the need for more immigration lawyers, possible bar advocate-style funding for immigration defense, and legislative action to prevent further collaboration and deportation infrastructure.

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• Now, let me just highlight a couple provisions before I wrap up here in this.
• Now, there's also similar provisions- relating to limiting indeterminate commitments to TJJD lockups.
• So from that standpoint, this legislation, the procedural provisions, authorize that and impact that.
• My first suggestion would be to include a provision as section 1 that would amend.
• And this provision doesn't differ in chain between the two.

Bills: HB31, HB3360

Keywords: juvenile justice, community supervision, felony offenses, treatment of children, juvenile facilities, chemical dispensing device, solitary confinement, rehabilitation, criminal proceedings, delinquency, 1184, house, all

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• What I might suggest to you is that those, they were appointed to 5e terms, you may wish to sunset the
• What I might suggest to you is that those, they were appointed to 5e terms, you may wish to sunset the
• at<04:52:30.200> the<04:52:30.320> end Attorney Krian said he would wish to sunset
• He said another section of the bill, which does not appear in this amendment, abolishes a provision that
• that times first hearings that provision that times first hearings that uh<04:54:29.840> typically

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• There are provisions in RSA 383-B that provide that sort of guidance for banks.
• in RSA 383b that that are Provisions in RSA 383b that that provide<03:50:35.560> that<03:50:35.680
• to hire somebody, they'll have to come back and get—so actually that leads to my point is, um, the sunset
• c><04:11:18.720> 20<04:11:19.319> and<04:11:19.520> I<04:11:19.680> I sunset
• is uh 2025 November 20 and I I sunset is uh 2025 November 20 and I I would<04:11:19.920> say<

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Summary: The subcommittee first dealt with a brew pub license bill and corrected some sponsor/subcommittee roster confusion before voting to pass it without discussion. The main item of debate was a bill allowing patrons to take purchased alcoholic beverages into restrooms. The bill sponsor argued the current ban is outdated, rarely enforced, and can leave patrons vulnerable if they set drinks down and leave them unattended; he said establishments could still post their own rules if they wished. Liquor enforcement officials said they were neutral overall, noting both the risk of drinks being left unattended and the practical concerns of underage drinking, over-service, and restroom monitoring. Testimony split between those who saw the law as a non-issue and those who viewed it as a safety measure. One member said he had never seen anyone take alcohol into a restroom and opposed changing the law, while others cited drink-spiking concerns and suggested alternatives such as safe zones behind bars, drink covers, and alert apps. Industry representatives said many operators would prefer to keep the law as-is because it helps with policing drinking in their establishments, though they acknowledged the motivation behind the bill. Several members also raised drafting concerns, saying the wording was confusing about whether the rule applied to patrons or establishments. The committee ultimately voted 5-2 to recommend the bill ought to pass. Afterward, members discussed amending the language to clarify that establishments could still prohibit the practice, but one member suggested a simpler fix would be to strike the word “restroom” from the prohibition entirely. The committee then unanimously voted to reconsider its action so the language could be revised later, and the amendment discussion was left for a future meeting.

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• general principles of medical ethics, and I've identified item six, which is a physician shall, in provision
• But I think the problem is when we look at the actual provisions of the bill, there are really troubling
• <02:12:40.800> Utah<02:12:41.200> under<02:12:41.400> their<02:12:41.520> sunset
• Florida or Utah under their sunset laws. Florida or Utah under their sunset laws.
• ,<02:23:03.800> but some problems with the provisions, but some problems with the provisions

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• I am here to present Assembly Bill 230, which is a straightforward bill that extends the sunset of the

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Agriculture met with two bills on the agenda. The chair opened the hearing with procedural reminders and a brief welcome back for the new year, then moved to AB 52 by Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry, which would codify the California BIPOC Producer Advisory Committee and the California Small-Scale Producer Advisory Committee in statute. The author and a supporting witness said the committees are important to implementing the Farmer Equity Act and ensuring farmers and ranchers of color and small-scale producers have a meaningful role in CDFA policymaking; several organizations testified in support, and no opposition was heard. The committee then heard AB 230 by Assemblywoman Ransom, which extends the sunset of the Pierce’s disease control program and the Pierce’s disease glassy-wing sharpshooter board to 2037. The author and a representative of the wine grape industry described the program as essential to controlling a disease that threatens grapevines and to supporting research and field efforts funded by federal, industry, and grower assessments. Testimony from the Wine Institute, Family Winemakers of California, California Fresh Fruit Association, and the California Farm Bureau was in support, with no opposition. Both bills were moved on due pass motions to the Appropriations Committee and approved by the committee. AB 230 received eight aye votes and AB 52 later received seven aye votes after the roll was held open for absent members. The committee then adjourned.

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• Senator Schwertner worked on this issue through some of the work on sunset.

Bills: SB227, SB269, SB407, SB463, SB527, SB547, SB1283, SB1380, SB1383, SB1511, SB1640, SB1784, SB2069

Keywords: school funding, education reform, state budget, property taxes, equity in education, healthcare policy, vaccines, exemptions, religious beliefs, public health, workplace violence, healthcare facilities, definition expansion, safety regulations, health and safety code, health insurance, anesthesia, pediatric dental services, coverage, medical necessity