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• </c><00:12:19.839><c> to</c> a way as you chat with your staff to a way as you chat with your staff to
• It does not simply restores equity.
• Senator Abler then equity book.
• It is what you think you're going to be paying staff, what you think your staff patterns are going to
• ,</c> and I I guess I could ask fiscal staff, and I I guess I could ask fiscal staff, but<03:15:50.319

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• I worked with staff to fix them.
• I received a call from senior staff in the governor's office.
• And then we've also done staff training internally to make sure our staff knows that they will also be
• And so as soon as that was realized by our staff, it was reported.
• I can have staff double-check the data. Yeah, I think you should.

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• I want to thank the budget staff, particularly on **SB 105**.
• And our Budget Sub-1 staff.
• And so, you know, when staff—and I appreciate the input from staff—but when you talk about the money,
• Chair, for all of that, and certainly all the budget staff, and of course, the staff from Sub 3.
• So thank you very much, and that means I'm also thanking his staff because his staff has had to work

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• Ritt Bateman, some of his staff, and I believe we have a student leader here. Dr.
• So they may be out here that the nursing home is looking for staff. Hang out after this.
• They may be out here that the nursing home is looking for staff.
• So there's a staff in the department that handles this, okay?
• The legal staff can take action to collect that fine.

Summary: The committee met on March 25 and first took up HB 199, which would extend Louisiana’s nursing home moratorium. Chairman Miller amended the bill to shorten the extension from five years to four, moving the termination date to July 1, 2031. Rep. Barault argued the state faces a growing bed-capacity problem and proposed an amendment to exempt St. Tammany Parish; Rep. Cruz offered a substitute to reduce the extension to three years. The Nursing Home Association said it had negotiated in good faith and supported the four-year compromise, while the Pelican Institute opposed the moratorium as anti-competitive. A St. Tammany resident testified that her mother faced a long wait for placement and that more local beds are needed. The three-year substitute and the St. Tammany exemption both failed, and HB 199 was reported favorably with the four-year amendment. The committee then favorably reported HB 223 to recreate the Department of Children and Family Services for four more years, with Secretary Rebecca Harris saying the department’s recent reorganization has allowed it to focus more directly on child safety and child welfare. Members discussed planned reforms such as differentiated response, stronger community-based care, and the transfer of TANF to Louisiana Works in 2027. HB 907, which grants civil and criminal immunity for the use or distribution of expired naloxone or other opioid antagonists, also passed with technical amendments; public health officials and members emphasized that expired naloxone remains effective enough to save lives and should still be used in emergencies. HB 535, which streamlines hospital-based acknowledgements of paternity by allowing notarization without two witnesses, was reported favorably after Woman’s Hospital testified that the change would speed up paternity establishment, child support enforcement, and the addition of fathers to birth certificates. HB 554, which would increase penalties for violations at health care facilities and require LDH reporting, drew testimony from a family member describing serious care failures and from LDH, which said it already has caps on fines and that the bill would not change those caps. Rep. Jackson amended the bill to require LDH to publish fines assessed and collected and to list facilities with repeated immediate jeopardy or actual harm deficiencies, but the bill was then voluntarily deferred for a week to allow further discussion with the department. The committee also reported HB 224, a largely technical update to the Children’s Code recommended by the Louisiana State Law Institute, HB 246, which updates membership of the Children’s Cabinet Advisory Board and related bodies, and HB 405, which updates the name of the national acupuncture certifying organization. HB 222, requiring Medicaid coverage for certain dental procedures when needed to clear patients for other medically necessary treatment, was reported favorably despite a fiscal note. Finally, HB 235 on sewer systems generated extensive discussion: Rep. Fontenot described rising sewer rates, poor maintenance, and sewage overflows in his district, and argued for allowing property owners to install private sewer treatment systems in certain circumstances. Members raised concerns about local control, PSC rate-setting, and whether local governments should have more authority over sewer service decisions; the bill was still under discussion when the transcript ended.

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• I worked with staff to fix them.
• In March of 2025, I received a call from senior staff in the governor's office.
• And then we've also done staff training internally to make sure our staff knows that they will also be
• And so as soon as that was realized by our staff, it was reported.
• I can have staff double-check the data. Yeah, I think you should.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Director Nominations met to consider Ruby Dylan Williams for Director of the Arizona Department of Housing. Williams described her long career at the department, her work on operational improvements, housing development, manufactured housing, and efforts to expand supply, preserve existing housing, and improve transparency through data and technology. She also said she would work with the legislature, local governments, tribal nations, nonprofits, and private partners, and emphasized the department’s role in addressing housing affordability and homelessness across the housing continuum. Members questioned her about the department’s response to Auditor General findings, including fraud prevention, payment verification, site inspections, and oversight of grantees. Williams said the department had rewritten policies, retrained staff, added stronger controls, and implemented verbal verification steps for wire transfers after a fraud incident. Senators also pressed her on budget priorities, possible cuts, and her view of homelessness policy, with some members characterizing her approach as closer to shelter or transitional housing before permanent placement. Williams said interventions should be individualized and that the department works with local jurisdictions and service providers to match people with appropriate support. Public testimony was overwhelmingly supportive. Developers, housing industry representatives, and nonprofit partners praised Williams’ private-sector housing finance experience, her knowledge of LIHTC and the QAP process, and her leadership in making the agency more efficient and business-friendly. After debate, the committee voted 3-2 to recommend her confirmation to the full Senate. Two members voted no, citing concerns about her answers on fraud oversight, cost controls, and homelessness policy, while the majority supported advancing her nomination.

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• Criminal background checks are not required for unlicensed staff.
• our licensing act and ... ...ensures the public that criminal background checks are being done on staff
• Thank you and your staff for working with us to hear House Bill 1314 from Representative Hickland.
• Hidden costs and fees bring in millions for equity investors who control so much of healthcare.
• Transparent prices remove the fear of seeking medical care, so transparency may cut into equity investor

Bills: HB35, HB138, HB754, HB1314, HB1612, HB2254, HB2510, HB2789, HB3560, HB3597, HB4224, HB4273, HB4643, HB4783, HB138

Keywords: peer support, first responders, mental health, confidentiality, emergency services, health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, human trafficking, trafficking prevention, medical assistant training, health care facilities, hospital compliance, clinic compliance, anti-retaliation, whistleblower protection, employee reporting

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• Thank you so much, Chair, and I want to say thank you to your staff for working on us with amendments
• How would DTSC and its staff be able to determine how other countries and states manage their on-site
• And would they need to hire more staff or redirect staff to be able to do this new program or complete
• Would DTSC, would they need to hire more staff? We don't expect that.
• I look forward to working with my colleagues and stakeholders on this bill to implement local equity

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• Chair, as well as your committee staff, and the coalition of people who came to speak with me on this
• The staff for the amendments and indicate my support for those amendments.
• Okay. is raising equity concerns. Thank you. Request your no vote. Okay, fit all that in in time.
• I wouldn't be opposed, but again, being respectful of the work that the staff and...
• Staff for Mr. González, please have them there at 1:30 p.m. sharp. For AB 2701, staff for Mr.

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• And I would be just remiss to not thank the support staff and my staff that worked yesterday amidst the
• And I want to thank the staff on manner.
• </c> remiss to not thank the support staff remiss to not thank the support staff and<01:45:09.040><c>
• ><c> yesterday</c> and my staff that worked yesterday and my staff that worked yesterday amidst<01:45
• </c><02:51:34.160><c> components</c> very intentional equity components very intentional equity components

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Summary: The committee first heard HB 2021, a transportation measure creating a framework for electric bicycle and micromobility regulation. The bill would define electric bicycle and electric micromobility device, set age and helmet rules, restrict class 3 e-bikes from sidewalks, allow limited sidewalk use for class 1 and 2 bikes, prohibit high-speed electric devices and certain nonconforming devices in specified locations, update county tax definitions, and change related terminology. Testimony was largely supportive from DOT, police, Honolulu officials, Hawaii Bicycling League, AAA Hawaii, the Hawaii State Teachers Association, and several individuals, while DCCA’s Insurance Division asked for clarity on whether insurance would be required. Committee discussion focused on safety, enforcement, and the fact that no insurance market currently exists for these e-bike classes; members also discussed the need to target bad actors rather than ordinary riders. The chair then proposed and the committee adopted amendments to HB 2021, including clarifying that road-legal, permitted, classified electric bicycles are not subject to insurance requirements at this time; allowing properly classified electric bicycles on sidewalks at 10 mph or less subject to county restrictions; barring high-speed electric devices and other nonconforming devices from public roadways; authorizing impoundment of non-road-legal or improperly registered devices; and requiring direct parental supervision for riders under 16 on class 2 or 3 e-bikes. The committee also made technical and effective-date changes. The recommendation to pass HB 2021 with amendments was adopted unanimously by the members present. The committee next took up HB 1641, a related transportation bill addressing high-speed electric devices. The chair explained that the measure would prohibit the sale, lease, rental, distribution, possession, or operation of high-speed electric devices and establish penalties, but the committee’s version would narrow the focus to devices covered by HB 2021. The amended bill would prohibit offering high-speed electric devices for lease or rent, require sellers to comply with the new regulatory framework, ban operation on bicycle lanes, highways, roadways, and streets, and set a civil penalty of $250 to $1,000 per violation. After no further questions, the committee voted to pass HB 1641 with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. The meeting then moved to HB 1709, which would transfer regulation of the Hawaii Water Carrier Act from the Public Utilities Commission to the Department of Transportation and make conforming changes with an appropriation. DOT testified in support, while the PUC and DCCA’s Consumer Advocacy Division raised concerns about preserving consumer protections and the complexity of moving the regulatory framework. Young Brothers supported the bill and said the current system is outdated, but the discussion remained ongoing; the transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1709 is shown.

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• Members and their staff are all welcome to attend this reception.
• Members and their staff are all welcome to attend this reception.
• I have the privilege of introducing today some amazing community college students and staff with me today
• Division at Cal OES, Paul McGinnis with the Legislative Affairs Division at Cal OES and Tanya Black, staff
• School's civic engagement program, Peyton worked tirelessly on issues related to immigration and equity

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• </c><00:35:20.720><c> and</c> owners didn't have enough equity and owners didn't have enough equity and
• </c> because when you put um a $1 of equity because when you put um a $1 of equity in<00:39:06.800><c
• I will have my staff contact your office, Senator Pappas. Thank you so much.
• I will have my staff contact your office, Senator Pappas. Thank you so much.
• I will have my staff contact your office, Senator Pappas. Thank you so much.

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• If you need assistance with the registration process, please notify the committee staff.
• It's a broadband equity and accountability bill.
• When I say that, that means eligible for funding, um, particularly looking at the broadband equity access

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• With the registration process, please notify the committee staff. To my left here, we have Rishi.
• It's a broadband equity and accountability bill.
• When I say that, that means eligible for funding, particularly looking at the Broadband Equity Access

Bills: HB3713, HB3953, HB4055, HB4272

Keywords: telecommunications, local exchange companies, universal service fund, rate maintenance, business expansion, broadband access, internet service, multiunit residential properties, urban areas, affordability programs, fiber-optic cables, public land, construction permits, environmental impact, notification requirements, municipal projects, infrastructure, facility relocation, public right-of-way, 1184

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• contact information and questions and comments using the Zoom Q&A, and please know that the commission staff
• and community inclusion, Youth transition and education, housing and community inclusion, health equity
• And that same day, we also heard from the Chief of Staff, the Office of the Veteran Advocate, who talked
• subcommittee that we'll present is either Carl or Charlie and the long-term services and supports health equity
• Last week, Chair Garlick and I were invited to present to agency heads and chiefs of staff across the

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Summary: The Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities opened its June virtual meeting with roll call and approval of the March minutes. The chair reported on recent “Meeting the Moment” community conversations, noting strong attendance and positive feedback from the Lowell event, and announced the next community conversation will be held July 14 in Northampton. The commission also previewed its National Disability Employment Awareness Month event for October 7 at the State House, which will include a panel on artificial intelligence and its impact on people with disabilities. A major presentation came from the Supplier Diversity Office on its Empowering Abilities in Contracting and Employment (EAC) program. The coordinator described the program’s history from a 2016 law and 2018 pilot to its statewide launch on July 1, 2025, and said it now applies to new statewide contracts. She reported about 292 active disability-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses certified, about 40 vendors currently on EAC contracts, and growth expected to about 80 by July and more than 130 by November. The program’s goals include increasing certification and contracting opportunities, improving workforce participation, and reaching a 3% disability workforce goal among vendors. Members praised the program and asked about the mix of disability-owned and veteran-owned businesses, geographic reach, and how the model might be replicated elsewhere. The advisory council update highlighted ongoing collaboration across access, employment, youth transition, housing, health equity, transportation, technology, and AI, with members sharing resources and planning to support the October employment event. Subcommittees then reported on recent work: the disability employment subcommittee heard about transition-to-employment barriers, the disability employment tax credit, veteran services, and a State Exchange policy brief on disability employment; the workforce supports subcommittee hosted a webinar on apprenticeships as a response to workforce shortages in disability services; and the long-term services and supports/health equity subcommittee heard presentations on care coordination resources and on health care inequities for people with disabilities during and after COVID. The executive director also reported on ongoing meetings with state agencies and advocacy groups about MassHealth, caregiving, aging, AI, and employment barriers such as the benefit cliff. The meeting ended with commissioner announcements on the Paul Spooner Generational Leadership Summit and a Medicaid summit, discussion of housing and transportation as employment-related issues, and a motion to adjourn, which passed unanimously.

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• The governor and his staff opined or worked with you all on shaping this thing or not?
• rates, as well as allowing the PUC to expand for this mechanism when it sets the utility's return on equity
• Accordingly, we're interested in working on HB 5247 with Representative Geren and his staff.
• We have talked with the PUC staff and PUC chairman about the mechanism, and again, how we think it helps
• and potentially more broadly precedential measures, like giving the utilities a higher return on equity

Bills: HB842, HB1907, HB2844, HB2892, HB3439, HB4211, HB4536, HB5111, HB5138, HB5182, HB5247, HB5269, HB5323, HB5435, HJR201, SB871, HB3896, SJR40

Keywords: power lines, Gulf Coast, weather-related outages, Public Utility Commission, infrastructure, government contracts, Chinese companies, information technology, cybersecurity, state regulations, food safety, mobile vendors, licensing, permitting exemptions, health inspections, nonprofit organizations, personal information, government disclosure, privacy, criminal penalties

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• I was reassured that they were doing a better job of screening staff. making sure that they are not under
• it's not that we don't physically have the beds for the youth; it's that we did not even have the staff
• The best place they need to be going, such as staff, so those beds can open up, and rehabilitation, so
• They can go out and get venture capital, they can get public equity money, they can get a lot of different
• funding sources, private equity, and then that really helps them do that fundraising. ...and become

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• Can we have a staff briefing? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Karen Epps, committee staff, before you is Senate Bill 6279.
• For the record, Jacob Ewing, staff to the committee.
• The current statute requires LHJ staff, or local health jurisdiction staff, to conduct the on-site system
• Karen Upps, committee staff. Before you is Senate Bill 6274.

Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee heard several land use and infrastructure bills. SB 5633 on subdivision of land drew the most discussion: staff described a broad rewrite that would move many subdivision decisions from legislative bodies to administrative personnel, limit or eliminate public hearings for preliminary plats, require notice to nearby landowners, set completeness and 100-day decision timelines, and streamline concurrent review of related permits. Builders, Realtors, and some cities supported the bill as a long-overdue modernization that could reduce delays and housing costs, while county and city representatives raised concerns about eliminating public hearings, implementation details, and local accountability. The committee also heard SB 6274 on street standards and frontage improvements, which would require jurisdictions to identify infrastructure barriers to infill and middle housing and periodically review street and frontage standards; supporters said frontage mandates can make housing infeasible, while local government witnesses warned about conflicts with safety, ADA, and transportation goals. SB 6309 on high-capacity transit permits would let Sound Transit apply for permits before acquiring property and before some land use decisions, and would allow certain development agreements and subdivision exemptions to speed transit delivery; Sound Transit and city representatives supported it, and the committee waived the five-day notice rule to hear it. The committee also took testimony on SB 6279, which would incorporate the wildland-urban interface code into the state building code after statewide wildfire maps are completed and require state and local coordination on defensible space and local amendments. Supporters framed it as needed wildfire resilience planning, while opponents from counties, builders, environmental groups, and local officials argued the bill was premature, too rigid, and potentially inconsistent with environmental laws, local conditions, and insurance realities; several asked for more local flexibility, clearer map processes, and changes to the timing and scope of adoption. SB 6291 would extend from two to four years the period during which local health jurisdiction staff may inspect on-site wastewater systems under supervision before certification; public health officials supported it as a workforce and training fix, saying the current timeline is too short and costly. The committee also heard SB 5903, SB 6016, SB 5820, SB 6132, and SB 6189 in executive session, adopted substitutes on some bills, and advanced SB 6016, SB 5820, SB 6132, and SB 6189 out of committee by due-pass votes, with SB 6016 receiving a substitute and a member noting support but remaining concerns.

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• Good morning, Chair and committee staff.
• And address some of the equity issues that I raised in my paper. Thank you so much.
• That translates to 1,500 staff, and for us that means likely layoffs.
• This puts our patients and staff at risk.
• Good afternoon, Chair and committee staff.

Summary: The Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services heard an overview of the expected California budget and program impacts from H.R. 1, including changes to Medi-Cal and CalFresh eligibility, redeterminations, work requirements, immigration-related coverage rules, retroactive coverage limits, and reductions in federal matching for certain services and provider financing mechanisms. DHCS and CDSS described implementation plans focused on automation, data matching, clearer communications, county training, and outreach, while noting that many federal details are still pending. The Legislative Analyst’s Office also reviewed how H.R. 1 could increase pressure on county indigent care systems, explaining the history of county responsibility under Section 17000, 1991 realignment, and AB 85, and warning that counties may face large increases in uninsured residents seeking care without corresponding funding flexibility. An independent policy expert urged consideration of a more standardized statewide approach to indigent care and raised questions about governance, benefits, and financing. Department witnesses estimated substantial coverage losses and fiscal effects: DHCS projected major Medi-Cal disenrollment tied to work requirements, six-month renewals, narrowed immigrant eligibility, and reduced retroactive coverage, while CDSS estimated large CalFresh benefit losses and a significant increase in administrative workload and payment accuracy pressure. Members questioned how exemptions would work for older adults, people experiencing homelessness, undocumented residents, and cash workers, and asked about the effect on the CalFresh Minimum Nutrition Benefit Pilot and on county administrative funding. Officials said they would use available data and self-attestation where possible, but acknowledged that many cases would require manual screening and that the county workload estimates remain in dispute. They also said the state is still evaluating the impact of H.R. 1 on provider taxes and state-directed payments, which could create additional budget pressure. County representatives from Los Angeles, Santa Clara, Tulare, and San Bernardino described major local consequences if H.R. 1 is implemented as written. They warned of higher uninsured rates, more strain on emergency rooms and public hospitals, increased homelessness and food insecurity, and a likely need to rebuild or expand county indigent care programs that were largely scaled back after the ACA. Counties said they are already freezing hiring, cutting positions, reducing overtime, deferring spending, and launching outreach and coordination efforts with managed care plans and community partners, but argued that these steps are not enough without additional state support. Several counties backed the California County Welfare Directors Association’s request for $373 million in General Fund support for eligibility work and asked for a CalFresh match waiver to soften the new county share of administrative costs; Los Angeles and Santa Clara also emphasized that their local revenue measures would not close the projected gaps. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• housing in which land is held in trust for community benefit while homeowners purchase and build equity
• Community land trusts are often seen as a win-win because the stakeholders gain equity via real estate
• and the homeowners gain equity through the housing market and value of their individual home.
• and the home homeowners gain equity through<00:01:37.200><c> the</c><00:01:37.360><c> housing</c><00
• It's to incentivize people to build at an affordable price and having equity in their communities by

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• I am the Captain Ahab of bloated utility return on equity.
• </c><01:11:07.600><c> And</c> of bloated utility return on equity.
• And of bloated utility return on equity.
• They ultimately uh return on equity.
• Uh, capital expenditures are then divided again between equity and borrowing.

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