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• We should have worked together, Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and liberals, to try to put
• some kind of perspective that will help our communities move forward, whether we are Democrats or Republicans
• some kind of perspective that will help our communities move forward, whether we are Democrats or Republicans
• . move forward, whether we are Democrats or Republicans.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• mean, if you look at the people that were that died from COVID, you can see that it was heavily Republican
• political organizations, like the Senate campaign committee or the House campaign committee, a Republican
• political organizations, like the Senate campaign committee or the House campaign committee, a Republican
• And I'm just a little shocked here because while you are a Republican, I know you do care about the environment

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• ><c> Senator</c><00:27:25.160><c> Senator</c><00:27:26.200><c> um</c> Of course, Senator Weber, Republican
• And the reason why I did that is that it was a unanimous vote for that bill here, Democrats and Republicans
• I want to thank the members of the Taxes Committee, both DFLers and Republican members alike, for their
• The big Republican budget bill that we've had to deal with, that was passed last summer, is hurting our

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In both cases, I was one of the first Republican co-authors of those measures because unhealthy foods
• , the USDA has consistently refused to approve SNAP food restriction waivers under all previous Republican
• Wait, you want a Republican to vote yes on the human services budget?
• Wait, you want a Republican to vote yes on the human services budget?

Summary: The committee heard a series of child and family services bills, with testimony from authors, county officials, advocates, and members of the public. AB 2083 would authorize a regional child care special district for Marina Valley and Paris; there was no public opposition, but a vice chair raised concerns about lack of outreach to Riverside County and possible added fees for residents. The bill was held pending quorum and later noted as enjoying a due pass recommendation, though no final roll was taken in the excerpt. AB 1579, which expands the Children’s Crisis Continuum Pilot Program to allow additional CDSS-approved residential models, drew strong support from San Francisco County, Seneca Family of Agencies, and several counties and advocacy groups, who argued the current crisis residential model is financially and operationally unworkable and leaves youth in hospitals or emergency departments. The Youth Law Center and allied organizations opposed the bill, saying it departs from the original small, community-based crisis model and could lead to more institutional care. The committee passed the bill 6-0 to Appropriations. AB 1628 would extend California’s safe surrender window for newborns from 72 hours to 30 days. The author and fire service supporters said the change would better reflect postpartum recovery and help prevent unsafe abandonment; there was no opposition, and the bill passed 6-0. AB 1634, dealing with the “Kids” specialty license plate program, sought to raise plate fees and revise distribution formulas to generate more revenue for child safety and child care programs. Supporters said the update would modernize outdated 1992 pricing and expand county access, while a committee member objected that the bill would reallocate funds away from state agencies and private nonprofits; the bill was moved on a 5-0 vote with some members not voting. AB 1643 would streamline child support enrollment by having courts transmit support orders directly to child support agencies unless a custodial parent opts out. Supporters said automatic enrollment would reduce poverty and remove paperwork barriers, while opponents warned it could undermine parent choice and create problems for families with sensitive circumstances. The committee passed the bill 6-0. AB 1708 would require regions receiving HHAP homelessness funds to more meaningfully engage smaller cities; many city officials supported it as a way to include jurisdictions that are doing local homelessness work, while Los Angeles’ mayor’s office opposed it. The bill passed 5-0. AB 2395 would standardize access to the child support debt reduction program; supporters described it as a way to help low-income obligors escape uncollectible government-owed debt, while receiving parents and child support agencies warned it could reduce money owed to families and needs more work. The bill passed 4-0. The committee then began AB 1914, which would require local governments to plan for child care in general plans; supporters framed child care as essential infrastructure, while at least one member raised concerns about state mandates on local jurisdictions, and the excerpt ends before any vote.

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• In both cases, I was one of the first Republican co-authors of those measures because unhealthy foods
• In both cases, I was one of the first Republican co-authors of those measures because unhealthy foods
• , the USDA has consistently refused to approve SNAP food restriction waivers under all previous Republican
• Wait, you want a Republican to vote yes on the human services budget?

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The Colorado House of Representatives are an integral part of our state's Republican form of government
• :28.840><c> state's</c> are an integral part of our state's are an integral part of our state's Republican
• form</c><00:45:30.200><c> of</c><00:45:30.320><c> government</c><00:45:31.280><c> routinely</c> Republican
• form of government routinely Republican form of government routinely passing<00:45:32.520><c> key</c

Keywords: 981, all

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• many legitimate ones, could be brought into that discovery process because they exist everywhere—Republican
• discovery process cuz they<00:27:11.200><c> exist</c><00:27:11.640><c> everywhere,</c><00:27:12.120><c> Republican
• ,</c> they exist everywhere, Republican, they exist everywhere, Republican, Democrat<00:27:13.200><c>

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• you, Representative Craft, for bringing this bill to show very clearly that in the last session, Republicans
• you, Representative Craft, for bringing this bill to show very clearly that in the last session, Republicans
• you, Representative Craft, for bringing this bill to show very clearly that in the last session, Republicans
• Representative Craft, for bringing this bill to show very clearly that in the last session, Republicans

Bills: HF3919 , HF3791 , HF1781 , HF3908 , HF4233 , HF3966 , HF3430

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, security, protective services, state officials, Capitol complex, state patrol, public safety, legislative protection, threat assessment, transportation, electronic attestation, traffic signals, accident reporting, legislative routes, agricultural aircraft

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• I would just like to remind you that the state government Republicans voted against every one of those
• like to remind you that the state like to remind you that the state government<00:45:46.960><c> Republicans
• </c><00:45:47.720><c> voted</c><00:45:48.040><c> against</c> government Republicans voted against government
• Republicans voted against every<00:45:49.000><c> one</c><00:45:49.320><c> of</c><00:45:49.520><c> those

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And the Senate Republicans will also roll into caucus.
• Republicans were in the room with our Democrat counterparts all through the budget process.
• It thinks about Republican districts. It thinks about Democratic districts.
• It thinks about Republican districts. It thinks about Democratic districts.

Bills: SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6170 , SB6176 , SB6182 , SB6335 , SB5647 , SB6047 , HB2367 , HB2606 , SB5998 , SB6005 , SB6003 , SB6129 , SB6225 , SB6228 , SB6231

Keywords: tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, contracting rules, state highway construction, procurement limits, state regulations, infrastructure funding, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law

Summary: The Senate convened with roll call, prayer, and approval of the previous day’s journal, then moved to a resolution honoring piano teachers. Senate Resolution 8698 was adopted after remarks from Senator Conway and others describing the role of piano teachers in music education, family life, and community service. Members of the Washington State Music Teachers Association and the National Guild of Piano Teachers were recognized in the gallery. The chamber then took up the operating budget and considered a long series of amendments. Several amendments focused on housing costs and local planning, utility and energy policy, ballot measure costs, state spending growth, tort liability, and paid family and medical leave. Some amendments were adopted, including a study of utility cost impacts from climate laws, a grid-related funding amendment, a tort liability oversight/reporting amendment, and a workgroup on services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Others were rejected, including proposals to create a housing task force, cap state spending growth, fund ballot initiative costs, restore local planning grants, and change paid family and medical leave usage rules. Debate on the budget amendments was often partisan and detailed, with supporters arguing for fiscal restraint, cost transparency, and relief for taxpayers and local governments, while opponents emphasized existing work, program solvency, and the need to preserve services. The Senate also heard amendments on zero-based budgeting, federal education tax credit opt-in language, reproductive health funding, food assistance work requirements, and support for the Pediatric Interim Care Center; some were defeated and some were adopted. Roll-call votes were taken on certain amendments, and the transcript ends during consideration of Amendment 0787, which would restore funding for the Pediatric Interim Care Center.

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• This is not<00:12:03.120><c> a</c><00:12:03.160><c> Republican</c><00:12:03.720><c> bill.
• </c><00:12:04.120><c> It's</c><00:12:04.200><c> not</c><00:12:04.400><c> a</c> not a Republican bill.
• It's not a not a Republican bill. It's not a Democrat<00:12:05.000><c> bill.
• Good, bad, or indifferent, Republican or Democrat, doesn’t matter. Is that fair?

Committee: Senate Natural Resources & Energy

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 02:38 SB 178 Discussion 03:36 SB 178 Roll Call Vote 43:10 SCR 66 Discussion 47:55 SCR 66 Roll Call Vote 53:48, 958, all

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• would protect against constitutional violations by any future administration, be they democratic or republican
• 04:15.519><c> or</c> administration, be they democratic or administration, be they democratic or republican
• :17.759><c> if</c><00:04:18.000><c> we</c><00:04:18.160><c> believe</c><00:04:18.400><c> in</c> republican
• Put simply, if we believe in republican.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• When we do it that way, you have Democrats and Republicans, black, white, male, female, whatever economic
• </c><00:38:04.960><c> and</c> that way, you have Democrats and that way, you have Democrats and Republicans
• , Republicans, Republicans, black,<00:38:07.680><c> white,</c><00:38:08.079><c> male,</c><00:38:08.480

Bills: SB298 , SB91 , SB298 , SB91

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: Florence, Lauderdale County, municipal boundaries, corporate limits, land annexation, military installations, tall structures, local government, construction approval, wind energy facilities, aeronautics, Department of Defense, law enforcement, staffing requirements, municipalities, state oversight, public safety, 923, senate, all

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• Warren, it's just very interesting to hear a Republican advocate for what sounds like Medicaid expansion
• When you talk to your Republican friends and allies, what is their response?
• None of the Republicans wanted to have anything to do with me.
• It's usually on the city's part, where if we can address that and fix it, the Republicans are gonna be

Bills: HB 265 , HB25

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting, child neglect, mandatory reporting, background check, criminal history check, sex offender registry, CPR training, first aid, public health, child protection, camp operator, camp counselor, Health and Safety Code

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• I will tell you, House members, colleagues, we stood firm on this, and this wasn't Republican, Democrat
• this and colleagues, we stood firm on this and this<00:24:23.360><c> wasn't</c><00:24:23.760><c> Republican
• ,</c><00:24:24.400><c> Democrat,</c><00:24:25.200><c> this</c> this wasn't Republican, Democrat, this
• this wasn't Republican, Democrat, this was<00:24:25.679><c> House</c><00:24:26.520><c> Senate</c><00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• when I got heard, Democrat after liberal Democrat line up to speak for the budget in the nominally Republican-controlled
• And yes, that includes doubling down and increasingly. the budget in the nominally Republican-controlled
• There is no way a fiscally conservative Republican, I would humbly submit to you, can vote in the affirmative
• We want to make sure those judges are experienced and educated and well equipped, Republicans and Democrats

Summary: The House met in a late-session floor session that began with prayer, pledges, quorum, and a series of excused absences and Senate messages reporting action on numerous bills, conference committee appointments, and conference reports. Members also adopted a memorial resolution honoring Mark James Hanna, a Capitol lobbyist and advocate for nurses, and a congratulatory resolution for Rishi Tarumalasetti, an eighth-grade civics bee winner from Katy. The chamber also received and recorded a parliamentary colloquy about an unusual Senate request on SB 293, with the Chair stating the House could not recede from only part of its amendments and could not suspend the rules because the bill had not been returned from the Senate. The bulk of the session was devoted to taking up conference committee reports and related procedural resolutions, especially the state budget. The House adopted a resolution allowing the SB 1 conferees to go outside the normal bounds, then adopted the SB 1 conference report on a 107-21 vote. Debate on the budget centered on public education funding, tax relief, health care, corrections pay, and judicial compensation, with supporters calling it a responsible compromise and opponents arguing it was overly expansive and insufficient on property tax relief. The House also adopted a technical correction resolution tying judicial pay increases in SB 1 to the House version of SB 293, and members discussed at length the relationship between judicial salaries and legislative pensions. The chamber then adopted a long series of conference reports on measures covering topics such as school library review and book challenges (SB 13), SNAP restrictions on sweetened drinks and candy (SB 379), hospital price transparency (SB 331), nursing home accountability (SB 457), school district personnel compensation conflicts (HB 3372), property notice rules (HB 2011), research and development tax credits (SB 2018), and several other bills affecting elections, permits, education, and criminal justice. Most reports passed by wide margins, though some drew significant opposition, especially SB 13 and SB 379. The House also granted several Senate requests for conference committees and introduced additional resolutions to suspend conferee limits on various bills as the session moved toward adjournment.

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• Uh, you have people like Representative Igo and myself from the Republican side working shoulder to shoulder
• 58.640><c> the</c> Representative Igo and myself from the Representative Igo and myself from the Republican
• <00:22:59.280><c> side</c><00:22:59.600><c> working</c><00:23:00.480><c> shouldertosh</c> Republican
• side working shouldertosh Republican side working shouldertosh shoulder<00:23:01.440><c> with</c><00:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• seven counties starting a little bit northwest of Jordan all the way down to Iowa, and I am the Republican
• Iowa and I of Jordan all the way down to Iowa and I am<00:04:29.040><c> the</c><00:04:29.280><c> Republican
• ><c> lead</c><00:04:30.160><c> on</c><00:04:30.400><c> the</c><00:04:30.560><c> jobs</c> am the Republican
• lead on the jobs am the Republican lead on the jobs committee.<00:04:31.360><c> Thank</c><00:04:31.520

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You know, I always love every opportunity I get to talk about Republicans moving forward environmental
• You know, I always love every opportunity I get to talk about Republicans moving forward environmental
• In fact, I supported a Republican-supported housing bond just a few weeks ago.
• So now I'm going to get in trouble with that from my Assembly Republican leader.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development heard a long agenda focused mainly on housing production, higher education facilities, homelessness, and permitting reform. Early items included AB 6, which would direct HCD to convene a working group on allowing three- to ten-unit “missing middle” housing to be built under the Residential Code rather than the Building Code; AB 48, a higher education bond proposal that would fund campus repairs, modernization, disaster recovery, and student/employee housing; and AB 76, which would clarify a Chula Vista university innovation district exemption so the project can include academic buildings and housing without conflicting with surplus land rules. Supporters emphasized affordability, cost savings, student housing needs, and access to education, while members raised questions about implementation, affordability requirements, and project scope. The committee later took votes on these items, with AB 6, AB 48, and AB 76 all moving forward on unanimous or near-unanimous votes to Appropriations. Members also heard AB 595, which would create a state homeownership tax credit pilot to support affordable for-sale housing. The author and supporters argued that California’s homeownership rate is at historic lows and that the bill would help close racial wealth gaps by financing homes working families can buy. The committee approved AB 595 and sent it to Appropriations. The consent calendar, including several other housing-related bills, was also approved unanimously. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to AB 1165, the California Housing Justice Act of 2025, which would require ongoing state investment and a financing plan to address homelessness and housing affordability. The author and witnesses described the scale of homelessness, the limits of one-time funding, and the need for sustained, accountable funding streams. After testimony from housing advocates and people with lived experience, the committee passed AB 1165 on a 10-0 vote to Appropriations. Finally, the committee heard AB 609, a CEQA reform bill that would create a simplified exemption for qualifying infill housing projects in already developed areas. Supporters framed it as a targeted way to reduce delays and costs for housing near jobs and transit, while opponents from environmental justice, labor, and tribal groups warned it could reduce public participation, weaken protections for disadvantaged communities, and create consultation concerns for tribal cultural resources. The author said the bill would not change zoning or affordability tools and would continue to work with opponents on amendments. The bill was moved forward after extensive discussion, with members noting ongoing negotiations on tribal consultation and labor concerns.

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• When I look at the Republican Party platform for less government and less spending, this doesn't seem
• /c><00:20:53.200><c> look</c><00:20:53.360><c> at</c><00:20:53.840><c> the</c><00:20:54.080><c> Republican
• When I look at the Republican issue.
• When I look at the Republican party<00:20:55.039><c> platform</c><00:20:55.880><c> for</c><00:20:56.880

Committee: Senate Capital Budget

Keywords: 1191, senate, all