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• In December 2021, Agricultural Marketing Service launched the Local Food for Schools Program, a package
• In December 2021, Agricultural Marketing Services launched the local food for school programs, a package
• My favorite day in elementary school was actually the Wienerschnitzel package that they would give us
• My favorite day in elementary school was actually the Wiener-Snitzel package that they would give us
• I rise to present AB 519, which is part of the Stop the Puppy Mill Pipeline bill package.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then held its Latino Spirit Awards ceremony. Members adopted House Resolution 16, proclaiming May 4–11, 2025 as Cinco de Mayo Week, after supportive remarks from several caucuses emphasizing Mexican history, women’s contributions, LGBTQ solidarity, Black and Brown unity, and AAPI and Jewish community support. The chamber then recognized 11 Latino Spirit honorees for achievements in human rights, business, arts, public service, community empowerment, health and science, environmental justice, philanthropy, and entertainment. After the ceremony, the Assembly returned to floor business and approved a series of measures. AB 60, banning synthetic nitro musks in cosmetics and personal care products, passed 56–3. AJR 6, urging Congress to protect federal school meal and local food funding, drew extensive debate and broad bipartisan support; members cited child hunger, farm economies, and local food systems, and it passed 76–0 with 73 coauthors added. Other measures adopted included AB 679 on state park land acquisitions, AB 681 expanding Dream Loan Program caps for undocumented graduate students, AB 1224 on substitute teacher continuity, AB 831 on gaming technical changes, AB 259 extending Brown Act teleconferencing flexibility, AB 467 extending Los Angeles Neighborhood Council teleconferencing authority, and AB 519 targeting deceptive puppy mill sales. The chamber also passed AB 1522, an urgency Judiciary Committee bill protecting attorneys from politically motivated discipline and creating an expedited licensing path for some former federal attorneys, and AB 263, which extends temporary water flow requirements on the Shasta and Smith Rivers; that bill drew sharp disagreement over water rights, tribal participation, and impacts on farmers, but ultimately passed 51–16. Additional measures approved included AB 428 on pooled insurance for water corporations, AB 492 requiring notice to local jurisdictions when recovery treatment facilities are licensed, and AB 536 preserving colorectal cancer screening coverage. The Assembly also adopted a motion to suspend file notice so Appropriations could hear AB 379 on May 7.

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• This is removing Senate File 1626 from the overall package.
• stakeholders on that, and it’s been Senator Gustoson’s desire not to move forward with the whole package
• c> desire not to move forward with the desire not to move forward with the whole<00:14:38.160> package
• <00:14:39.600> Um<00:14:40.000> however, whole package this year.
• Um however, whole package this year.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The state will not realize 554.134 with the Senate majority package.
• The state will not realize 554.134 with the Senate majority package.
• :03:00.120> the<00:03:00.200> Senate<00:03:00.560> majority<00:03:01.120> package
• with the Senate majority package with the Senate majority package education<00:03:02.280> and

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee met in decision-making only and first took up HB 300, the Senate majority budget package. The chair described the bill as a response to economic uncertainty and reduced revenue forecasts, and outlined a wide range of appropriations and staffing changes across state agencies, including agriculture, education, health, public safety, housing, labor, natural resources, and corrections. The package emphasized one-year funding for many new programs, vacancy reductions, and investments in services such as preschool, mental health, wildfire mitigation, cybersecurity, public access, and workforce development. HB 300 was recommended to pass with amendments and was adopted unanimously, with members voting yes and no reservations noted only as procedural responses. The committee then acted on HB 794 and HB 795, both recommended to pass with amendments by changing the defective date to 2050; both measures were adopted without discussion. On the 101 agenda, HB 400, the Judiciary budget bill, was recommended to pass with amendments. The bill included vacancy reductions, security funding, permanent staffing for several court and justice programs, and support for civil legal services, immigration-related services, and technology licenses. HB 400 was adopted. HB 410 was also adopted with amendments and a defective date change to 2050. On the 102 agenda, the committee passed several bills either unamended or with targeted amendments. HB 3, HB 134, HB 177, HB 237, HB 648, HB 713, HB 735, HB 1391, and HB 1462 were passed unamended. HB 214 passed with amendments expanding eligibility for retired employees to fill labor-shortage or succession-planning positions, including certain management positions excluded from collective bargaining; one member raised concerns about school resource officers and community fit, which the chair said could be addressed in the committee report. HB 441 passed with amendments to direct cigarette tax funds to the Hawaii Cancer Research Special Fund, with a discussion about whether e-cigarettes should be included. Other measures passed with amendments included HB 448, HB 667, HB 727, HB 740, HB 806, HB 1020, HB 1345, and HB 1365, generally involving date changes, blank appropriations, or technical language. HB 1391 was adopted with a reservation from Senator Kim. The meeting concluded with HB 1462 adopted unamended.

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• fact as everyone here knows, last session state lawmakers passed a historic $18 billion tax relief package
• of compression and homestead exemption increase in 2025, which would be year two of the tax relief package
• In November 2022, Austin ISD proposed a $2.4 billion bond package, knowing that tax relief was likely
• That package was the largest in the district's history.
• In November 2023, Travis County pitched and passed its own largest bond package in the county's history

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• much. already don't get paid that much money, and the benefits is one of the bigger pieces of the package
• So we've got to have a benefits package and a lifestyle package that makes them want to stay in this
• Now, one of the better things was that they were getting a good benefit package, and now if the benefit
• package has to go up, then it takes away from their... to go up, then it takes away from their cost

Bills: SJR 1, SB 9, SB 40, SJR 36, SJR 1, SJR 5, SB 9, SB 40, SR 61, SR 91, SR 97, SR 103, SR 104, SR 112, SR 115, SR 116, SCR 16, SB 26, SB 26

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform, Texas Music Advocacy Day, music industry

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• House Bill 7089 was a package of legislation initiated by the department to increase the accountability
• To address excessive administrative compensation, the statute set a cap on compensation packages funded
• The total compensation package, including base pay, bonuses, and incentives, cannot exceed 150% of the
• monitoring, to address excessive administrative compensation, the statute set a cap on compensation packages
• The total compensation package, including base pay, bonuses, and incentives, cannot exceed 150% of the

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee held its first meeting of the term and heard introductory remarks from the chair, vice chair, ranking member, and members, who broadly described their interest in child welfare, mental health, aging services, homelessness, and agency accountability. The chair then outlined the subcommittee’s jurisdiction, including child welfare, mental health and substance abuse safety net services, domestic violence, developmental disabilities, elder services, and child support, and introduced the Department of Children and Families (DCF) as the first agency panel for the term. DCF presented an implementation update on HB 7089, a 2024 law aimed at increasing accountability and transparency for community-based care (CBC) lead agencies that deliver most child welfare services under contract. The department said the bill was prompted by forensic examinations that found problems such as noncompetitive procurement, related-party transactions, excessive executive compensation, and weak financial oversight. DCF described new contract requirements and monitoring tools covering board governance and annual training, conflict-of-interest disclosures, financial penalties for noncompliance, fidelity bond requirements, limits on direct service provision by lead agencies, related-party procurement rules, procurement thresholds, real-property approvals, compensation caps, expanded public reporting, and a new Future of Child Protection and Funding Work Group. DCF reported that some lead agencies had completed required board training, others were still on schedule, and two agencies exceeding the direct-service threshold had been referred to the Auditor General. Members asked DCF about the reasons for the bill, the impact on children, the work group’s regional representation, aging-out youth, the Embrace Families transition, board training requirements, and whether enforcement actions had been taken. DCF said the bill was intended to protect funds for children and families and improve oversight, and clarified that the Central Florida lead agency contract was awarded through competitive procurement rather than an absorption. DCF also said the board training was designed to be meaningful but not overly burdensome, with timing left partly to lead agencies as they implement the new requirements. The committee then heard from two CBC leaders, who generally supported the accountability goals of HB 7089 and said their agencies had already addressed most of the new governance and disclosure requirements. They reported that board training had been completed or was being scheduled, but both agencies said the fidelity bond requirement has been difficult or impossible to obtain in the market as written, though they were able to secure the separate performance bond. The CBC witnesses also warned that recruiting providers is increasingly difficult, especially for higher-acuity children and group-home placements, due to limited provider supply, regulatory burden, insurance costs, and rising risk. They said these pressures are contributing to budget deficits in some areas and urged lawmakers to consider the funding model, insurance and indemnification issues, and the risk of overregulation reducing provider participation.

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• This is a part of that package that was to be assembled.
• This is a part of that package that was to be assembled.
• This is a part of that package that was to be assembled.
• This is a part of that package that was to be assembled.
• This is a part of that package that was to be assembled.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• this ombudsman moves forward, that we handle what I think is the most important piece of the HOA package
• this ombudsman moves forward, that we handle what I think is the most important piece of the HOA package
• So I very much am thinking that this package, and again I did not serve on the working group—Senator
• So I very much am thinking that this package, and again I did not serve on the working group—Senator
• So I very much am thinking that this package, and again I did not serve on the working group—Senator

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ,<01:09:33.199> the<01:09:33.440> processing, packaging, the processing, packaging, the
• This is an executive director's salary compensation package that is almost now $1 million a year.
• This is an executive director's salary compensation package that is almost now $1 million a year.
• This is an executive director's salary compensation package that is almost now $1 million a year.
• This is an executive director's salary compensation package that is almost now $1 million a year.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened, opened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, excused absent members, and approved the journal. The House clerk then announced that the House had passed several bills and requested concurrence. The chamber also received second-reading reports for a number of bills and resolutions, which were referred to the Rules Committee, and committee reports from the Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor Committee and the Judiciary Committee recommending passage of several measures. New resolutions were also introduced, including one honoring Michael Mingi, Amanda Maize, and Senator Maize Bledsoe, and another designating March 31, 2026, as Kentucky Transitional Science Day. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 145, relating to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The chamber concurred in House Committee Substitute 1 and House Floor Amendment 1, then passed the bill as amended by a roll call vote of 35 yeas and 2 nays. The Senate next considered Senate Bill 59, relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources. After adopting Senate Committee Substitute 1, members debated whether the bill’s enforcement provisions were needed to prevent public funds from being used to influence ballot questions; supporters cited prior school-related advocacy, while one opponent raised concerns about possible uneven treatment of schools receiving federal funds. The bill passed 28-9. Finally, the Senate took up Senate Bill 137, relating to a provisional license to practice medicine. Supporters described Kentucky’s physician shortage, especially in rural areas, and argued the bill would help recruit foreign medical graduates by allowing a path to licensure based on prior residency and work experience. A floor amendment was offered to preserve standards by emphasizing U.S. residency pathways and cautioning against lowering the standard of care, but the amendment was withdrawn after discussion. The bill remained under consideration at the end of the transcript.

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• Uh, how much is the federal match?
• <04:02:09.600> the infrastructure capacity matches the infrastructure capacity matches the
• So if I had to meet this proposed number, it doesn't match what my residents need.
• it doesn't match what my residents need. it doesn't match what my residents need.
• 50 cent match, from the feds. 50 cent match, from the feds.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And if we get that event package, then we'll have, you know, a series of events for the next 20 years
• we're trying to negotiate this package. we're trying to negotiate this package.
• But if we don't get this package, we are not in a position to get a third Ryder Cup.
• But if we don't get this package, we are not in a position to get a third Ryder Cup.
• But if we don't get this package, we are not in a position to get a third Ryder Cup.

Bills: HF1016, HF2800, HF156, HF3051, HF526, HF2658, HF2062, HF2801

Keywords: local government aid, Baldwin, taxation, base year formula, municipal funding, population aid, aid penalty forgiveness, Minnesota, city funding, appropriations, HF156, lawful gambling, veterans organizations, licensed veterans organization, Minnesota gambling law, gross profits, lawful purpose, real property repair, facility maintenance, capital assets

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• ad saying, "Hey, beef for sale," had it butchered at a local USDA-approved butcher, and sold beef packages
• only did that, butchered it, took it to a local USDA-approved butcher, and then I just sold beef packages
• It has to be like inspections and packaging and all of these things that I don't know how to comply with
• It has to be like inspections and packaging and all of these things that I don't know how to comply with
• It has to be like inspections and packaging and all of these things that I don't know how to comply with

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <01:05:40.240> sizes<01:05:41.079> with of spirits in varying package sizes with of
• They can have a growler off-sale, which is a specific package.
• The smaller brewer, the micro brewer, and the small brewer have the option of also a package off-sale
• it is a sale which is a specific package it is a 750ml<01:07:49.039> bottle<01:07:50.039>
• off sale where option of also a package off sale where they<01:08:50.839> can<01:08:51.000>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's likely we'll be giving those priorities in an effort to develop a crime package on the House side
• So I'm still trying to think through how we're going to do the package, and I'm going to be speaking

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• <00:11:56.640> of had appropriated for the purpose of had appropriated for the purpose of matching
• uh the 80% of federal dollars matching uh the 80% of federal dollars that<00:11:59.839> is<00
• > federal to support the Blatnik Bridge uh federal to support the Blatnik Bridge uh federal match
• > increase<00:17:17.919> to<00:17:18.160> operations<00:17:18.880> and match
• . uh an increase to operations and match. uh an increase to operations and maintenance.<00:17:20.360>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We have had individuals donate money on their own to provide match for properties.
• <00:40:10.880> for<00:40:11.280> properties<00:40:12.280> um provide match for
• properties um provide match for properties um typically<00:40:12.839> we<00:40:12.960> need
• Our HR department has developed a whole program, so when we take on an intern, she has a whole package
• <04:05:28.640> their accurately matches their accurately matches their membership<04:05:30.760

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I also agree with uh and DOE that we could update administrative rules to match if you pass this.
• rules to match if you pass<01:16:19.040> this.
• Um, it is a department administrative package bill, and it updates the scope of the department's adult
• This is primarily a housekeeping measure, and it is an administrative package. >> Thank you. >> Laur
• This is primarily a housekeeping measure, and it is an administrative package. >> Thank you. >> Laur

Bills: SB2003

Keywords: Mauna Kea, land management, University of Hawaii, astronomical observatories, leasable lands, natural resource management, stewardship authority, 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees on Water, Land, Culture, and the Arts and Education heard testimony and discussed SB 20003, which would require the auditor’s report under Act 255 to include a recommendation on whether the Monarch Stewardship and Oversight Authority is fit to continue managing Monaca lands. Testimony focused on the bill’s reversion language, the role of the auditor, and whether the measure gave the auditor too much discretion without clear criteria. The Office of the Auditor’s position, read into the record, was that it had strong reservations because the bill did not provide standards for assessing fitness and asked that the requirement be held or amended. Other testimony suggested a work group with relevant agencies and Hawaiian practitioners to manage the transition and reduce conflict. Committee members debated whether the bill should simply restore the original reversion language or also require an audit-based fitness determination. Several members questioned the need for a 2031 audit when Act 255 already provides for a performance and financial audit in 2031 and noted that the bill could shift authority away from the legislature. In response, the committee chair explained that the measure was intended to restore language removed during conference and to address the transition back to the University of Hawaii if the authority was not meeting the act’s purpose. The committees ultimately recommended SB 20003 be passed with amendments. The amendments would strike the auditor/audit section, add language addressing timelines by providing a 10-year lease extension and sublease extension, and make technical changes including a defective date. The committees voted to adopt the amended measure and send it forward as an SD1. The transcript also included a separate Education Committee hearing on SB 3286, which would require the University of Hawaii to develop a facilities and student housing master plan and report to the legislature. University of Hawaii testimony said the system supports the intent but that the bill’s requirements are a heavy lift across 10 campuses and should follow development of a broader academic strategy. Members raised concerns about deferred maintenance, shifting priorities, and the lack of a systemwide plan, while the university said it already has a six-year capital improvement plan but acknowledged it does not fully incorporate the broader academic and housing strategy the bill contemplates.

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• /c><00:07:54.319> terms<00:07:54.479> of<00:07:54.560> its<00:07:54.879> packaging
• its face in terms of its packaging its face in terms of its packaging suggest<00:07:56.240> it's
• testing results with the underlying testing results because<00:08:10.639> the<00:08:10.800> package
• ><00:08:11.120> itself<00:08:12.000> is<00:08:12.240> indicating because the package
• itself is indicating because the package itself is indicating that<00:08:12.800> the<00:08:13.039

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Lately, they’re one example of the kinds of beverages that are contained in this packaging.
• years ago and brought wine and spirits into the bottle bill, we had a lot of conversations around packaging
• We are a proud packager of Beatbox. Good afternoon, Noelle Kramer’s with Wine Institute in support.
• Mike Robson here on behalf of the Glass Packaging Institute, and we are opposed.
• Grazie La Castillo Cranks here on behalf of Allen Company, also aligning my comments with the Glass Packaging

Summary: The committee first heard SB 14, which would direct state agencies to reduce single-use plastics and improve waste diversion at state facilities by updating integrated waste management plans, increasing reusable foodware use, reducing paper purchasing, and requiring better employee education and recycling/composting practices. Supporters from the California Compost Coalition, Republic Services, Waste Management, and others said the bill would help build composting and recycling markets and let the state lead by example. Several groups that had opposed earlier versions said they were now neutral after amendments, including the removal of a 90% requirement. The bill was moved out on a due pass as amended recommendation. The committee then took up SB 326 on wildfire mitigation. The bill would create a framework for Cal Fire to evaluate the risk-reduction benefits of fuels management and landscape resilience investments, and it would accelerate implementation of Zone Zero defensible-space standards, including grants for local enforcement and broader application to rental and sale properties and post-fire reconstruction. Support came from Stanford climate researcher Michael Mastrandrea and several local government, insurance, and climate groups. With no opposition, the bill passed as amended to Appropriations. Next, SB 34 on port emissions and the South Coast Air Quality Management District drew extensive testimony. The author said the bill was narrowed by committee amendments to preserve the ports’ ability to reduce emissions while preventing cargo throughput caps and addressing concerns about automation, local control, and the timeline for port clean-air planning. Supporters included ILWU, business groups, and port-related stakeholders, while the South Coast AQMD and many environmental and community organizations opposed it, arguing it would weaken public-health protections and set a bad precedent. After lengthy debate, the committee approved the bill on a due pass as amended vote to Transportation, with some members voting no and others abstaining. The committee also heard SB 279, which would expand composting options for farmers and small community composters by allowing limited on-farm composting after large biomass events and increasing the amount small operations may process and sell. Supporters said the bill would help address agricultural waste, expand composting capacity, and reduce landfill disposal. Commercial composting representatives opposed it, warning that the bill could create regulatory inequities, strand recent investments in permitted facilities, and allow too much unregulated food waste. Despite those concerns, the bill passed to Appropriations on a due pass vote. The transcript also briefly referenced SB 613 on upstream methane emissions data, described as having no opposition and intended to improve tracking of imported oil and gas emissions.

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• Incorporated fuels a commitment through service like 100,000 hours of community service, challenge and care packages
• community service, challenge<00:47:23.839> and<00:47:24.079> care<00:47:24.400> packages
• ,<00:47:24.960> drives<00:47:25.440> to challenge and care packages, drives to challenge
• and care packages, drives to end<00:47:26.000> hunger,<00:47:26.720> and<00:47:26.960>

Keywords: 981, all