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• the barriers commonly at the root of attendance concerns are things like housing instability, transportation
• Transportation is another social determinant of health.
• transportation is another social<00:28:37.919><c> determin</c><00:28:38.399><c> of</c><00:28:38.600>
• </c><00:58:24.440><c> and</c> other sort of Partners like plans and other sort of Partners like plans
• </c> disincentivize um behaviors by the plans disincentivize um behaviors by the plans and<00:59:23.400

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• Seasonal communities must plan on how...
• Communities must plan for housing, transportation, workforce needs, and really sharpen and adjust during
• We're working on plans.
• plan.
• and our own strategic plan.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

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• plan that we just rolled out, a framework for Mass and Cass.
• plan that we just rolled out, a framework for Mass and Cass.
• work, it doesn't let that plan off the hook.
• The second question is, trends are important for planning.
• Let's actually plan for the future that we want and plan for the health care system that our residents

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

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• Students have to transportation needs.
• 33.519><c> schools</c><00:10:34.079><c> like</c> transportation needs across schools like transportation
• So public<00:14:18.800><c> transportation</c> public transportation public transportation [snorts]<00
• BOSA with a modernization plan.
• BOSA with a modernization plan.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

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• JJ JUST ESCAPED THE MANAGED HEALTH CARE PLAN FOR CHILDREN WITH HEALTH CARE NEEDS LIKE THE WAIVER YOUR
• CHILDREN'S MEDICAL SERVICES FAILED TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR 34 OF THEM.
• FOR A MANAGED CARE PLAN FOR CHILDREN'S SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES 85 PERCENT FAILURE IS NOT GOOD.
• I'M TOLD THAT THE PILOT PROGRAM IS ABLE TO GET PEOPLE TRANSPORTATION.
• AND I AM NOT A FEAR OF PILOT PLANS.

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• “A few years ago, I attended a planned home birth.
• Managed care plans in more than one state.
• I haven't seen the Arizona plan. I didn't know what you did.
• year two planning has already started.
• I mean, we can kind of agree to disagree on whether the plan was wise or not.

Bills: HB2190 , HB2202 , HB2233 , HB2251 , HB2252 , HB2396 , HB2437 , HB2689 , HB2796

Committees: House Health & Human Services , House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Keywords: physician assistants, licensure compact, medical services, multistate practice, patient care access, healthcare workforce, military families, adverse actions, dementia care, telementoring, healthcare education, rural communities, grant funding, HB 2233, rural health transformation, rural health transformation program, AHCCCS, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Joint Legislative Budget Committee, JLBC

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• The Department of Revenue does plan to change the practice for former recipients.
• It doesn't always go according to plan.
• Wages have not kept pace with housing, childcare, transportation, and other basic necessities.
• whether those plans conflict with a place to sleep and food on the table.
• Up next, we have Leah Robbins from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. or expensive tax preparers

Bills: H5085 , H5286

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Summary: The Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities held a hybrid hearing on miscellaneous bills, including H. 5286, which would require DCF to consult a medical professional when a parent presents evidence of a pre-existing diagnosis that could explain symptoms mistaken for abuse or neglect. Representative Brian Mario said the bill would give DCF another tool in difficult cases. Jennifer Fernandes testified about her family’s experience with her grandson being removed after doctors initially suspected a skull fracture that later proved unfounded, saying the bill could help prevent similar outcomes. Committee members expressed sympathy and indicated interest in further discussion. The committee then heard extensive testimony on H. 5085/S. 3095, the omnibus “An Act Significantly Alleviating Poverty.” Supporters described the bill as a comprehensive anti-poverty package built from the Poverty Commission’s work, combining higher cash assistance grants, matched savings, baby bonds, a guaranteed stipend for youth aging out of foster care, expanded tax credits, language access, clean slate record sealing, and worker protections. Senator Eldridge, Senator Miranda, Representative Decker, and many advocates argued that poverty is tied to housing instability, child welfare involvement, health harms, and racial and gender inequities, and that the bill would help families meet basic needs, build wealth, and reduce the benefits cliff. Witnesses from social service, legal aid, labor, immigrant advocacy, and public health groups strongly supported the bill’s provisions. Several focused on specific sections: child support pass-through and a broader good-cause exception for TAFDC recipients; extending the state EITC to ITIN filers; creating baby bonds and matched savings programs; automating criminal record sealing; improving language access at state agencies; and ending the subminimum wage for farm workers. Former foster youth and service providers said the guaranteed stipend would help young adults avoid homelessness and transition more safely into adulthood. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chairs repeatedly noted the limited time and encouraged written testimony and follow-up conversations.

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• Transportation Committee substitute for Senate Bill 283, do pass.
• So I think it should go to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation.
• So conceptually, this is just a bad plan. And until, Mr.
• Bad plan, Mr. President. It's bad on every level. Thank you.
• I mean, I'm trying to give you a floor plan or something like that.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and agreed by unanimous consent to allow cameras on the floor and gallery, excuse several senators, and move to announcements and miscellaneous business. The chamber then adopted a ceremonial resolution honoring Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales for his years of service as Senate president and lieutenant governor, followed by extensive remarks from senators and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham praising his leadership, fairness, education advocacy, and personal kindness. Morales briefly responded, thanking members, the governor, and his family, and noting he would offer fuller remarks on his final day. After messages from the House were read, the Senate adopted several committee reports. These included favorable action on Senate Memorial 31; House Judiciary Committee substitute for House Bill 70; House Bill 124, referred to Finance; Senate Joint Resolution 6, referred to Judiciary; Senate Joint Resolution 7; House Bills 103, 154, 165, and 285 as amended; and the Finance Committee’s amended report on House Appropriations and Finance Committee substitute for House Bills 2 and 3. The Judiciary Committee also reported Senate Bill 104 as duly enrolled and engrossed, and the body noted that SB 104 had been signed in open session. During personal privilege, Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth discussed a State Ethics Commission advisory opinion on whether legislators who are attorneys may vote on medical malpractice cap legislation, arguing the issue is governed by Senate rules rather than the Governmental Conduct Act. He said he would continue to disclose his interests and vote under Rule 7-5, and also rejected a newspaper suggestion that he had a conflict in sponsoring a judgeship bill for the First Judicial District Court. The Senate then moved into third reading, beginning with Senate Rules Committee substitute for Senate Bill 264, which Senator Duhigg explained as an election-security measure responding to concerns about federal interference, intimidation, and emergency election disruptions; Senator Nava then spoke in support as a co-sponsor.

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• So the transportation corridors matter when we talk to companies they day very seriously are looking
• So so companies are looking at those transportation corridors when this transportation corridors are
• And so that is very attractive to companies, those rural communities, transportation corridors.
• You know, what's the plan was to try to to, to to to doing?
• The financial strain underscore the importance of strategic planning and budget allocations to ensure

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• </c><00:13:49.680><c> to</c> own car and provide transportation to own car and provide transportation
• </c><00:14:01.199><c> going</c> be addressed in any planning going be addressed in any planning going
• ><c> it</c> transportation services available, it transportation services available, it really<00:42:
• Dual special needs plans is a flavor of managed care that can be done within dual special needs plans
• </c> is that we have to put together a plan is that we have to put together a plan and<00:49:06.400><

Summary: The committee to study long-term managed care met to approve the prior meeting minutes, with a clarification that “OB3” referred to the “one big beautiful bill.” The minutes were then approved. Chair Jim Kofalt outlined the day’s agenda, which included testimony from the Granite State Home Health and Hospice Association, the New Hampshire Association of Counties, and later DHHS. He also noted that future meetings were expected soon and that the meetings were being livestreamed on YouTube. Granite State Home Health and Hospice Association, represented by Kellyanne Totten and Amy Moore, urged inclusive planning and a cautious, phased approach if managed care is considered. They emphasized that home care providers are not uniform, with different licensing and service models, and said any pilot should include varied provider types, rural and southern regions, and agencies of different sizes. They warned that workforce shortages, inflation, and a possible 9% CMS cut to Medicare home health payments could force agencies to reduce service areas or service types. They also said the 2023 Medicaid CFI rate increase has begun to lose its effect. In response to questions, they said the rural health transformation fund may help with planning and telehealth but likely cannot be used directly for rates or recruitment/retention. They also described the New England Home Care Nurse Residency Program, a Department of Labor grant, as a way to bring new registered nurses into home care with added training and school partnerships. The New Hampshire Association of Counties, through county nursing home administrators Craig Labore and David Ross, revisited the earlier Step Two managed care discussions from 2016-2018. They said prior consultants found the long-term services and supports system was underfunded and needed investment to stabilize providers and expand community-based care. They argued the same concerns remain today and said a managed model would jeopardize the Medicaid quality incentive payment program and, for county nursing homes, the proportionate share payment program. Their testimony was generally opposed to moving forward with managed long-term services and supports without significant additional funding and safeguards.

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• This bill expands the ability to electronically sign estate planning documents other than wills.
• Typical estate plans include items other than wills.
• electronically sign estate planning documents<00:13:31.400><c> other</c><00:13:31.640><c> than</c><00
• ><c> items</c><00:13:52.200><c> other</c> Typical estate plans include items other Typical estate plans
• Uh, Senator Latz. transportation system, and these workers transportation system, and these workers are

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• The Transportation Committee will now come to order. Marilyn, will you please call the roll?
• It's SB 628, Transportation Facility Designations: Warrior Sacrifice Way.
• Our next bill today will be by Senator Rodriguez, SB 174, Transportation Facility Designations: Charlie
• I had several questions, but my colleagues said, was it planned that you distracted me?
• I had several questions, but my colleagues said, was it planned that you distracted me?

Summary: The Transportation Committee met and considered several transportation-related bills, including multiple honorary roadway designations, specialty license plates, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles agency measures. SB 628, by Senator Gates, designated a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as Warrior Sacrifice Way to honor three sailors killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack; it passed favorably without debate. SB 174, by Senator Rodriguez, designated part of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue. Senator Arrington spoke in opposition, citing Kirk’s controversial public statements, while Senator Rodriguez said the bill honored civic participation rather than ideology; the bill passed favorably. SB 388, by Senator Arrington, raised the annual use fee for the Florida wildflower specialty license plate from $15 to $25, with an exception for certain fleet purchases, to support conservation and education programs; it received supportive public comment and passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 470 by Senator Wright, which opens the existing Fraternal Order of Police specialty license plate to the general public and allows a redesign to increase sales and funding for law enforcement memorial efforts. A representative of the FOP testified in support, explaining that the memorial benefits fallen officers’ families. SB 584, by Vice Chair Avala, authorizes DHSMV and county tax collectors to enter agreements allowing local enforcement of certain commercial driving school laws, aimed at reducing fraud and improving oversight; it passed favorably with supportive comments from lobbyists. The committee then took up DHSMV agency package bills: SB 488, which updates motor fuel tax and vehicle-related provisions, including IFTA compliance, online filing, higher crash-reporting thresholds, and email communications; and SB 490, the companion public records exemption for email addresses used under SB 488. Both were reported favorably, with SB 490 noted as requiring a two-thirds vote. At the end of the meeting, members recorded missed votes in the affirmative on SB 628, SB 174, and SB 388. The committee then adjourned without objection.

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• We do have bare bones of a strategic plan.
• And it was sort of a piecemeal plan.
• That wasn't the plan yet.
• We need to have a backup plan always.
• The plan will live at LED.

Summary: The Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission met on May 14, 2026, with a quorum present and approved the July minutes. Leadership gave opening remarks welcoming new members and noting that the commission is now administratively housed with the Office of Multimodal Commerce, which is expected to provide staff support, resources, and help restart the commission’s strategic planning work. Commissioners said the next major agenda item will likely be consultant support and further work on the strategic plan. The commission then repealed a prior July resolution that had requested a Louisiana Ports Infrastructure and Development Fund and identified critical projects for international trade and economic development. Members said the resolution was well-intentioned but premature because the projects had not been fully vetted, LED had not been sufficiently involved, and there was no clear funding plan. The repeal passed by motion and vote, with commissioners emphasizing that the projects themselves remain supported and will be revisited in a more thorough format through the strategic plan. A major portion of the meeting focused on the collaborative marketing study for the five Lower Mississippi River ports. Joe Toomey and Ken Erickson of Polaris described a regional marketing strategy built from cargo analysis, stakeholder interviews, and port data, aimed at increasing trade, economic growth, foreign direct investment, infrastructure funding support, and long-term coordination. Commissioners and LED representatives said the effort shows stronger cooperation among the ports, will live at LED with a cooperative endeavor agreement, and is already being used in foreign investment outreach and as a possible template for other port regions. The commission also received an update from the navigation and safety task force. Steve Wall, the new NOBER president, said he would continue the work begun by the late Captain Toby Waddington, who was honored with a moment of silence. Commissioners reported that recommendations from the task force are being implemented, including air gap sensors, bridge-related planning, and bundled dredging projects in the current capital outlay process. The meeting ended with no public comment and adjourned after commissioners indicated they would meet again in the next quarter.

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• Of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California and Kim Robinson of Black Women for Wellness.
• I am here as legal counsel for Planned Parenthood California and the 100 health centers that are run
• Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, just to give one example, has a program that's been around since 1991
• So that was one huge set of policy, all plan letter for managed care plans, from an accountability perspective
• And how How do you plan, or what is the plan, around maintaining Medi-Cal coverage with everything happening

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• How do they even get transportation? They don't have a penny to their name often.
• They help with transportation initially.
• And there's some possibilities of them adding, and I hear some plans may be in place.
• Some plans may be in place. I don't want to speak. See the head shaking.
• There are mental health concerns and transportation concerns.

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

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• It is not a negotiated plan. Let's all come back to the table.
• But all insurance plans are based on large numbers.
• Families can plan around fair and stable costs.
• I wasn't planning to speak, but I need to.
• This plan puts corporations first and Arizona last.

Summary: The House convened, approved the journal, and spent much of the opening portion recognizing guests and interns from both parties, along with former lawmakers and a newly seated member, Representative Sylvia Allen. The chamber then took up House Concurrent Resolution 2065 honoring the late Alfredo Gutierrez. Members from both parties gave extended remarks about his life as a civil rights advocate, student activist, legislator, and mentor, and the resolution was unanimously adopted and transmitted to the Senate. Family members of Gutierrez were recognized in the gallery during the memorial tribute. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole on the first budget-related measures. On House Bill 4138, the “feed bill”/budget operations measure, Democrats argued the budget favored corporations and data centers over seniors, health care, housing, universities, and vulnerable families, while Republicans defended it as a continuation of prior policy and said it preserved tax conformity and modest agency cuts. After debate and questions, the committee recommended the bill do pass and the House adopted that report, sending HB 4138 to engrossing. The chamber next considered House Bill 4139, the amusement/gaming-related budget bill. Members debated whether it was essentially unchanged from last year’s budget language, with Republicans saying it was a continuation bill and that gaming-related provisions would support rural economies and tourism, while Democrats questioned the broader budget context and its effects on working families. The committee recommended HB 4139 do pass, and the House adopted that recommendation. The House then began debate on House Bill 4140, the state budget implementation bill, focusing on the budget stabilization fund and a proposed government efficiency initiative; discussion was still underway at the end of the transcript.

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• But planning isn't building.
• In Walnut Creek, our irrigation plan had to be redone.
• plan's policies and goals into the city's general plan and establishing a land use plan that would transform
• , providing a strong and thorough planning foundation.
• Critically, 25% of the 12,272 planned homes in the area plan are affordable, and 16 acres are dedicated

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of housing, local government, and governance bills, beginning without a quorum and proceeding as a subcommittee until quorum was established. SB 1003, by Senator Grayson, would create an Infrastructure Partnership Financing Program to help local governments and developers fund infill housing infrastructure; supporters said infrastructure costs often prevent projects from penciling out, while a senator questioned whether the state would actually fund the new program. The bill passed the committee 3-1 on call. The committee also adopted a consent calendar covering SB 1169, SB 1086, SB 1126, and SB 1439-1442, also 3-1 on call. SB 1014 would require local jurisdictions to provide early good-faith estimates of on-site and off-site improvements and bar undisclosed later requirements; Habitat for Humanity, SPUR, and housing advocates supported the bill, while the City of San Mateo opposed the preliminary-application timing. Members raised questions about the 30-business-day deadline and coordination with other agencies. The bill passed 4-2 on call. SB 1036, which would require fee credits for prior site uses when redeveloping a site with similar prior uses, drew broad support and no opposition and passed 5-0 on call. SB 1145, a district bill for the Concord Naval Weapons Station reuse project, would streamline CEQA and federal base-closure review for qualifying projects; labor, the city, and county supported it, while housing legal advocates opposed unless amended over Surplus Land Act concerns. The bill passed 6-0 on call after discussion of affordability and enforceability amendments. The committee then heard SB 908, which would streamline permits for energy-code-compliant residential window replacements and limit city/HOA design restrictions; supporters said it would let homeowners and affordable housing providers lower energy costs, while local government groups opposed, citing local control and design standards. It passed 3-1 on call. SB 1172, the Local Tax Savings Act, would add guardrails and transparency to local tax-sharing consultant agreements; the City of Shafter and League of California Cities supported it, and it passed 4-0 on call. SB 1379 would separate the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner offices and create an independent medical examiner; supporters cited in-custody death rates and public trust concerns, while the sheriff’s association and county representatives opposed on cost and local control grounds. The bill passed 4-1 on call. Finally, SB 1283 would expand streamlined permitting for EV charging stations to include canopies and on-site energy storage systems; EV industry supporters said the bill updates outdated rules, while cities and counties warned about safety review, liability, and litigation risk. Members discussed battery storage safety and local permitting authority, and the bill passed 4-0 on call. The committee also heard SB 1414, which would create an independent redistricting commission for San Bernardino County; supporters argued it would improve transparency and reduce political self-interest, while the county opposed due to its existing advisory commission and estimated implementation costs. The transcript cuts off during questioning on SB 1414, with no final vote shown.

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• So, if responsible for transportation.
• </c> court-approved desegregation plan. court-approved desegregation plan.
• </c> um any obligation for transportation? um any obligation for transportation?
• </c><01:52:33.120><c> that</c> disagreement upon transportation that disagreement upon transportation
• c> Families with transportation flexibility Families with transportation flexibility and<02:16:13.200

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• Chair this bill requires every public school to have a cardiac emergency response plan.
• School officials must work directly with local emergency service providers to integrate this plan and
• I plan on practicing family law. Zara, I'll be practicing elder law. Excellent. Okay.
• The transportation must be provided to elementary school age children up to grade 6 with the exception
• Is there any thought to or is there any plan for is there anything in the the General Appropriations

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• I wasn't planning on talking too much about that.
• That is basically a planning zone that's planned to prevent the public from radiation release if anything
• And then they need to be transportable.
• So that's the whole strategic plan.
• So that's the whole strategic plan.

Committee: Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee