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• <00:13:51.759> exemption<00:13:52.759> and aviation fuel construction exemption and
• We represent 55,000 health care workers here, and our work depends on Medicaid.
• I've been a home care worker for 18 years.
• we represent 55,000 healthcare workers we represent 55,000 healthcare workers here<00:30:20.320>
• so I have I've been a home care worker so I have I've been a home care worker for<00:30:31.760><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• As president, he's also led efforts to secure workers' compensation for presumed post-traumatic stress
• These counties regularly construct large projects, including a stormwater capture project, a child and
• For example, our future firefighters, veterinarians, EMTs, mechanics, IT workers, early care providers
• Social worker Ms.
• Social worker, Ms.

Summary: The Assembly met in session after a quorum call and opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a ceremonial observance for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Members from multiple caucuses spoke in support of House Resolution 107, which designates May as AAPI Heritage Month, emphasizing the community’s contributions, resilience, and the need to confront discrimination and hate. The resolution was adopted, and the chamber then recognized 13 honorees for the 2026 AAPI Heritage Month celebration, highlighting leaders in education, business, labor, media, cultural preservation, and public service. After guest introductions, the Assembly took up a series of bills. Measures discussed included HOA reserve funding for common interest developments (AB 2050), professional review requirements for lawsuits against design professionals (AB 2106), direct home delivery of enteral formula (AB 1794), expanded CalWORKs-related support for student parents (AB 1829), longer insurance moratoriums for wildfire survivors (AB 2038), election cybersecurity (AB 2281), medical privacy protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care (AB 2448), water district board compensation (AB 2568), county public contract change-order authority (AB 1658), and several other education, health, and licensing bills. Most measures passed with broad support; AB 2050 passed 44-6, AB 2038 passed 45-8, AB 2448 passed 49-13, and AB 1658 passed 61-2, while several others passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The Assembly also adopted AJR 29, a resolution opposing a federal executive order affecting vote-by-mail and affirming California’s mail voting system. The resolution prompted extended debate over election integrity, voter access, and federal versus state authority, with supporters arguing mail voting is secure and accessible and opponents calling for stronger voter list maintenance and verification. The resolution passed 47-13. In addition, ACR 141 and ACR 123 were adopted by voice vote after co-author roll calls, and the chamber continued or passed on numerous other file items as it worked through the daily file.

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• I am a social worker at Christian Homes and Family Services.
• My name is Melissa Cosby, and I am a social worker in the state of Texas.
• We like to go in—no one wants to hear, "Hey, I'm a social worker."
• I'm also a licensed social worker for Lifetree Adoption Aid agency, and I am here opposing the bill.
• Basically, this one is similar in some respects, but more specifically gives permits for construction

Bills: HB163, HB216, HB721, HB2035, HB2038, HB3057, HB3153, HB3233, HB3595, HB3801, HB3812, HB4076, HB4129, HB4377, HB4535, HB4666, HB4730, HB4743, HB4903, HB5149, HB5155, HB1534, HB163, HB216

Keywords: epinephrine, healthcare, emergency response, administration, medical policy, health care, itemized billing, patient rights, provider regulations, Texas Health and Safety Code, cost disclosure, insurance, benefit plan, administrators, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions, parental notice, mental health, medical licensing

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• Unfortunately, when it comes to delivering major construction projects, community colleges are held to
• Currently, Valley College has three buildings under construction: aeronautics, welding, and a student
• Mike West, on behalf of the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, in support.
• know, is in California law, specifically Public Contract Code Section 2601, which refers to a construction
• all know is in California law specifically public contract code section 2601 which refers to a construction

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard several Senate measures focused on community college procurement, higher education access, and student support. SB 1154 by Senator Reyes would allow community college districts to use best-value procurement for public works projects over $1 million. Supporters, including San Bernardino Valley College, the San Bernardino Community College District, labor groups, and several districts, said it would improve delivery of complex facilities and align community colleges with other education systems. Opponents, including the Associated General Contractors, argued the bill’s skilled-and-trained workforce requirements and labor-compliance scoring would narrow the bidder pool and raise costs. The committee passed the bill to the Assembly Floor on a due-pass vote, with some members voting no or not recorded. SB 1255, also by Senator Reyes, would create a California Hispanic-serving institution designation. Supporters from HACU, the CSU Chancellor’s Office, UC, community colleges, and other education organizations said the designation would recognize campuses that serve large numbers of Latino and low-income students and strengthen accountability and student success. The committee approved the bill as amended and re-referred it to Appropriations, with one no vote. SB 1328, presented on behalf of Senator Cervantes, would require LGBTQ+ points of contact at satellite or branch campuses of CSU and community colleges, either through designated staff or regular office hours. Testimony emphasized gaps in access at remote centers and the need for confidential support; one member raised concerns about staffing, costs, and whether existing systems could meet the need remotely. The bill was passed as amended and sent to Appropriations. The committee also considered SB 960 by Senator Cabaldon, which would expand the circumstances under which community colleges could offer bachelor’s degrees in response to unmet workforce needs, especially where CSU programs are impacted or not realistically accessible locally. Supporters said the bill would help meet workforce demand and expand access for place-bound and adult learners. CSU and faculty representatives opposed unless amended, urging stronger partnership requirements, clearer workforce-need standards, and safeguards around duplication and Prop 98 funding. Members discussed impaction, regional access, and the role of partnerships; the bill was passed as amended and re-referred to Appropriations. Finally, SB 632 by Senator Otagan would extend the California College Promise fee waiver to part-time community college students enrolled in nine units. Supporters said many students cannot attend full time because of work, caregiving, and living costs, and the bill would better reflect student realities; the transcript ends during testimony on this measure, before any vote is shown.

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• Time is money, after all, in the construction industry.
• It clarifies all the prescribed criteria must be met prior to construction of a small modular reactor
• Does it give money or give way for more counselors, more social workers? No, it doesn't.
• What we need is more counselors, more school psychologists, social workers, less workload on teachers
• Taking the new construction that enlarged Tucson Air National Guard Base by 30% to a posture for the

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, guest introductions, and routine communications from the governor and Senate. Members then moved into multiple Committee of the Whole sessions to consider a large number of Senate bills and later House bills on final reading. Several measures were retained on the calendar, while many others advanced with or without amendments. The House also adopted a group concurrence motion on numerous Senate amendments to House bills and later took up third-reading votes on a series of House bills. Among the main committee actions, SB 1049, SB 1315, SB 1401, SB 1418, and SB 1540 were amended and recommended do pass; SB 1332 and SB 1538 also advanced, while SB 1016, SB 1519, SB 1624, SB 1627, SB 1723, and SB 1725 were retained. Debate centered on school safety and interoperability equipment in SB 1315, housing and zoning issues in SB 1118, and school discipline/bullying transparency in SB 1684. Members also discussed SB 1074 on student discipline notifications, SB 1275 on diversion program wording, and SB 1684 on bullying reporting and school liability, with supporters emphasizing safety, accountability, and clarity and opponents warning about unfunded mandates, litigation, and impacts on public schools. On final reading, the House passed a long list of bills, including HB 2032, HB 2035, HB 2109, HB 2120, HB 2176, HB 2189, HB 2195, HB 2203, HB 2342, HB 2383, HB 2423, HB 2428, HB 2439, HB 2440, HB 2573, HB 2594, HB 2621, HB 2641, HB 2673, HB 2693, HB 2752, HB 2756, HB 2875, HB 2895, HB 2916, HB 2923, HB 2946, and HB 2999, with recorded votes ranging from narrow to unanimous. HB 1118, dealing with municipal zoning and historic properties, failed on the floor after debate over housing policy and charter/public school issues, though a motion to reconsider was later made. The session ended with personal announcements, including recognition of Child Help, a memorial reading for Major General W. Bill Van Dyke, caucus meeting notices, a retirement reception reminder, an anniversary acknowledgment, and a Pride Month statement.

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• Time is money, after all, in the construction industry.
• It clarifies that all the prescribed criteria must be met prior to construction of a small modular reactor
• Does it give money or give way for more counselors, more social workers? No, it doesn't.
• What we need is more counselors, more school psychologists, social workers, less workload on teachers
• The new construction enlarged Tucson Air National Guard Base by 30%, creating a posture for the unit

Keywords: 1182, all

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• H.R. 253 by Representative Owen, to create a task force on residential construction costs and inspection
• industry and not hinder the construction industry.
• , or encourage rather, the City of Shreveport to create an interest-free loan program for the TSA workers
• HCR 103, by Representative Cruz, provides relative to the Uniform Construction Code Council, Department
• HCR 103, by Representative Cruz, provides relative to the Uniform Construction Code Council, Department

Bills: HR308, HR309, HR310, HR311, HR312, HR313, HR314, HR315, HR316, HR317, HR318, HR319, HR295, HR296, HR297, HR298, HR299, HR300, HR301, HR302, HR303, HR304, HR305, HR306, HR307, HCR115, HCR116, HCR117, SCR71, SCR72, SCR73, HR73, HR118, HR144, HR196, HR237, HR249, HR260, HR267, HR272, HR273, HR276, HR278, HCR85, HCR100, HCR105, HCR107, HCR113, HCR114, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, HB255, HB378, HB509, HB1090, SB80, SB131, SB143, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB367, SB384, SB388, SB389, SB398, SB408, SB431, SB468, SB469, SB496, SB25, SB132, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB295, SB433, HR179, HR223, HR225, HR274, HCR89, HR252, HR253, HCR96, HCR103, HCR108, HCR26, HB250, HB265, HB339, HB427, HB445, HB463, HB468, HB606, HB639, HB649, HB665, HB746, HB781, HB853, HB861, HB872, HB886, HB916, HB937, HB1054, HB1068, HB1117, HB1237, HB74, HB108, HB956, HB1085, HB1137, HB62, HB193, HB210, HB220, HB246, HB364, HB420, HB475, HB584, HB622, HB772, HB784, HB949, HB953, HB1043, HB1070, HB1092, HB1134, HB1162, HB1176, HB1196, HB1214, HB1199, SB268, SB283, HB782, SB149, HR84, HB646, HB998, SB56, SB163, SB197, SB97, SB326, SB341, SB518, SB123, SB353, SB479, SB495, HB901, HR20, HR74, HR168, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, HB134, HB258, HB359, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB379, SB382, SB441, SB449

Keywords: HR 308, House Resolution 308, Pope Leo XIV, Catholic Church, Holy See, Vatican, commendation, resolution, Louisiana Catholic heritage, St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, South Louisiana parishes, religious recognition, ceremonial resolution, faith leadership, pontificate, spiritual solidarity, human dignity, peace, mercy

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, and a quorum, then spent much of the day on recognitions and commemorative resolutions. Members honored coach Jeffrey Craig Whittington, tourism and the Louisiana Oil Makers Association, Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, the Tangipahoa Parish Fair, Washington Parish festivals, ACOG’s 75th anniversary, Louisiana Tech women’s basketball, and Memorial Day. A major Memorial Day presentation commended Lane Frenchy Boudreau for helping recover the body of Army Sgt. First Class James H. Moore in Vietnam; the House observed a moment of silence and presented a flag to Moore’s family. The chamber also received Senate messages, enrolled bills, and committee reports, and introduced several new resolutions on topics including Pope Leo XIV, orphan wells, scenic rivers, Teche water quality, and the LaMelle family’s pilgrimage to Rome. The House then took up numerous resolutions and bills, often adopting them without objection. Among the measures adopted or advanced were studies on neighborhood crime prevention districts, parish solid waste and disaster resiliency in Washington Parish, the Louisiana Climate Action Plan, the Louisiana Maneuvers museum/trail, cash-rounding practices after penny production ends, residential construction costs and inspection practices, roundabout education, Taiwan relations, TSA worker loan assistance in Shreveport, human growth and development standards, and the state income tax credit for water utility customers. The chamber also adopted or concurred in several Senate amendments on bills dealing with financial disclosure, video voyeurism, personal information protections, online child safety, STEM advisory council changes, dual enrollment tuition, fleet vehicle registration, menhaden fishing rules, recording fees, amusement ride insurance, drone footage authentication, garbage and trash contracts, insurance prescription periods, retirement system changes, juror qualifications, fireworks, inspection stickers, employment discrimination, and inactive boards and commissions. Several measures drew discussion or division. H.B. 1199, requiring coverage for genetic testing and treatment for SCN2A-associated disorders, passed 94-0 after being discharged from Appropriations. H.B. 302, which would prohibit vape sales within 300 feet of schools, passed 86-4. H.B. 84, encouraging an interest-free loan program for TSA workers at Shreveport Regional Airport, passed 64-27. H.B. 1054 on self-authentication of law enforcement drone footage passed 78-12, and H.B. 1137 limiting employment discrimination protections to state employees passed 71-23. The House rejected Senate amendments on H.B. 468 (residential real property wholesaling), H.B. 1117 (insurance contractual payments and prescriptive periods), H.B. 956 (fireworks dates), and H.B. 74 (Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism), while concurring in or adopting amendments on many other bills. The session ended amid continued consideration of Senate Bill 56 on the West Bank/Lafitte levee governance structure, including an adopted amendment to ensure Lafitte-area representation on the board, with extended remarks about the history and accomplishments of the existing levee authority.

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• to ensure that there's a fair review process to protect the interests of patients and healthcare workers
• Can you tell me what the total dollar value of the construction project that would be subject to this
• Senator, to construct it. Okay, that's fine.
• So if this project had been constructed without the RETA arrangement in place, that 1 billion of construction
• President, Senator, yes, but the project might not have been constructed or would not have been constructed

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• But will this bill help improve the compensation of child care workers?
• This bill doesn't directly talk to the compensation of the child care workers.
• care workers? care workers?
• care workers. care workers.
• a a little bit of child care workers a a little bit of better<01:33:12.000> wages.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• stand, are his younger brother Mark Pruitt, his friend and coworker Kashif Maasai, owner of Actant Construction
• I see it as us moving finally to an economy where we're not construction dependent, although this does
• Dolores Huerta is a civil rights activist and labor leader known for co-founding the United Farm Workers
• Dolores Huerta is a civil rights activist and labor leader known for co-founding the United Farm Workers
• And she spent decades advocating for civil rights, for workers' rights, women's rights, and immigrant

Keywords: 1182, all

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• And finally, it provides sales tax refunds for construction projects for construction materials for projects
• And finally, it provides sales tax refunds for construction projects for construction materials for projects
• , and the timeline to spend these aids on affordable housing construction or emergency shelter construction
• construction or emergency shelter construction is extended by two years.
• for lower-level R&D workers. for lower-level R&D workers.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ,<00:13:27.600> utility<00:13:28.000> workers, emergency uh workers, utility workers
• , emergency uh workers, utility workers, and<00:13:29.440> these<00:13:29.680> roads<00
• <03:40:37.760> construction that's the construction construction that's the construction construction
• constructed prior to this construction constructed prior to three<04:30:53.439> to<04:30:53.680
• . construction. construction.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• are covered by workers' compensation.
• in addition to the regular workers comp. in addition to the regular workers comp.
• addition to all other workers addition to all other workers compensation<01:01:05.440> benefits
• <01:02:37.680> compensation other traditional workers compensation other traditional workers
• an injured worker can be paid out. an injured worker can be paid out.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• One of the things that came up in doing the social worker compact issue before the committee was that
• Together, this totals 14,000 2,710 were permitted for construction.
• A construction supervisor, eligible for the new license, said it would help his business perform HVAC
• And I'm here today to voice our strong support for House Bill 4719, an act to create HVAC Construction
• House Bill 4719 brings HVAC in line with other construction trades while generating local revenue.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a hearing on late-filed bills and home rule petitions, with both in-person and remote testimony. Committee chairs reviewed logistics for public testimony and then heard a series of bill presentations on topics including nitrous oxide sales, liquor license extensions and alcohol license density, cosmetology licensure compacts, electronic textbooks, HVAC supervisor licensing, and automotive warranty reimbursement rates. Several members asked questions about the public health, consumer protection, economic mobility, and regulatory impacts of the proposals. Representative John Barrett testified in support of H. 4907, which would regulate the sale of nitrous oxide, arguing it is a public health measure aimed at reducing recreational misuse by young people while preserving legitimate culinary, medical, dental, and industrial uses. Southbridge officials Peg Dean and David Adams supported a local liquor license extension bill, saying delayed revitalization and staffing disruptions from the pandemic-era “Great Resignation” had slowed development and postponed demand for the licenses. MassPack supported H. 4597 to limit new alcohol retail licenses near existing stores after 2026, citing oversaturation and public health concerns, while the committee also heard testimony on a cosmetology compact bill from industry and state-government representatives who said it would improve workforce mobility, especially for military spouses, though members questioned its fee structure and interaction with existing reciprocity rules. Representative Mindy Domb testified for H. 559, which would create a commission to study electronic textbooks and automatic textbook billing, arguing that digital course materials can limit consumer choice, raise costs, and reduce students’ ability to share or resell materials. Student testimony echoed those concerns. The committee also heard strong support for H. 4719, a bill to create HVAC construction supervisor licensing, from industry witnesses who said it would improve consumer protection, accountability, and clean-energy implementation; and opposition testimony on H. 4019, which would change how auto dealers are reimbursed for warranty work, with dealers supporting a fix to manufacturer reimbursement practices and manufacturers warning the bill would raise costs and allow overpayment. At the end of the hearing, the chairs read the agenda items and the committee adjourned by unanimous voice vote.

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• workers, the line, anybody.
• I'm saying that if you're a plumber, if you're a construction worker, if you're a lineman, if you're
• Over 60% of Medi-Cal recipients in the state are workers.
• I'm a state worker for the California Department of Public Health, and I want to thank Mr.
• I am a California state worker here for SEIU 1000 and a California taxpayer.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• These are, I'm gathering, these are not directly for the personal care services worker.
• And then for the recipients themselves, for the workers themselves, are these funds taxable?
• For the recipients themselves, for the workers themselves, are these funds taxable?
• It's coming at the expense of the worker wage. So I do appreciate what you're saying.
• Sorry, the two Energy Transition Displaced Workers Assistance Fund items are lines 33 and 34.

Keywords: 996, all

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• And develop programs that directly address documented low-income workers. local, and regional skills
• Abilene is where this research and where this demonstration reactor is being constructed.
• Recently, capital construction assistance project approvals and debt service reimbursement appropriations
• Lastly, users can also estimate wages needed for a full-time worker, to cover the cost of basic household
• many across Texas, educate students on debt and money management and employ thousands of student workers

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• or worker organizations.
• We can't find enough workers to fill those positions.
• Those funds are shared with the workers—workers that are desperately needed across the industry.
• Workers that could be recruited and retained with living wages.
• Then they say we’re taking power away from workers.

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• independent contractors and whether single-member business entities should be required to acquire workers
• independent contractors and whether single-member business entities should be required to acquire workers
• House Bill 776 by Representative Boriak is an act to amend Title 34 relative to the port construction
• House Bill 776 revises the Louisiana Port Construction Development Priority Program.
• This bill provides for modifications to the construction management at risk option, and the public bid

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• can look in Bridges and kind of see what's going on, and then we can also outreach to the direct worker
• can look in Bridges and kind of see what's going on, and then we can also outreach to the direct worker
• or the office and say hey what's worker or the office and say hey what's going<00:12:40.199> on
• When he talked to Matt Broadhead, they did not feel, as far as statutory construction goes, that the
• When he talked to Matt Broadhead, they did not feel, as far as statutory construction goes, that the

Keywords: 1191, senate, all