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• Rather, it reduces uncertainty and potentially costs by ensuring regulatory consistency.
• They even left the mics on for efficiency. Thank you so much, Madam Chair.
• decedent's assets... ...and manpower chasing down decedent's assets when it can be done much more efficiently

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> utilize fertilizer more efficiently utilize fertilizer more efficiently improve<00:03:09.000><c>
• </c> they provide a voluntary and Regulatory they provide a voluntary and Regulatory framework<00:04:
• They're compacted to provide more efficient hauling and spreading of the products in the field.
• </c><01:06:12.319><c> and</c> both make our farm more efficient and both make our farm more efficient
• </c><01:07:28.880><c> and</c> drill allowed us to efficiently and drill allowed us to efficiently and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><01:00:12.079><c> Without</c><01:00:12.400><c> this</c> federal tax efficiency.
• Without this federal tax efficiency.
• So we focus exclusively on the New Hampshire trust code and trust regulatory laws when that comes up,
• scrutiny from the FDIC and regulatory scrutiny from the FDIC and the<01:10:32.719><c> New</c><01:10:
• </c><01:14:39.760><c> framework</c> that I think the regulatory framework that I think the regulatory

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 25, which would allow New Hampshire state-chartered credit unions to choose, by member vote, to compensate their board members. Prime sponsor Senator Dan Innis said the bill is enabling only, does not require compensation, and is intended to align New Hampshire with other states that already permit this. He argued that credit union board service now requires more time and expertise, and that compensation could help attract stronger candidates and improve governance. Representatives from the Cooperative Credit Union Association and St. Mary’s Bank testified in support. They said the change would not create salaries, but could cover modest compensation or reimbursements such as daycare, education, cybersecurity, or accounting training. They emphasized that credit unions remain nonprofit and member-driven, that board members must be credit union members and elected by members, and that any compensation decision would be made by the membership at an annual meeting or through the credit union’s voting process. Witnesses also said the bill would help with recruitment and retention, especially as credit union operations have become more complex and digital, and noted that similar authority exists in 16 other states, including Rhode Island. Committee members asked about the historical reason credit unions were excluded, the amount and structure of compensation, whether there would be a cap, and how voting would work. Witnesses said the bill does not set a statutory maximum, but in practice the amount would be disclosed to members and set through the vote; they also described St. Mary’s Bank’s ballot process and said proxy or ballot procedures depend on each credit union’s bylaws. One witness noted that federally chartered credit unions are subject to different limits. After testimony and questions, the chair closed the public hearing on Senate Bill 25 and then moved on to Senate Bill 26.

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• President, your Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency, having had under consideration
• Chair, I move that the Regulatory Affairs Committee amendment to HB 2660 be adopted. Very good.
• Seeing none, the question before you is adoption of the Regulatory Affairs Committee amendment to House

Summary: The Senate met in Committee of the Whole on several calendars and advanced a series of House bills, mostly on party-line or voice votes after brief committee reports and some floor debate. Measures considered included HB 2028 (licensing timeframes/court assessments), HB 2047 (forcible entry and detainer), HB 2168 (nuisance actions), HB 2411 (coerced abortion/abortion-inducing drugs), HB 2557 (patient records), HB 2060 (educational facilities), HB 2086 (vaccination mandates and mask prohibitions), HB 2144 (child support), HB 2830 (fetal and prenatal development instruction), HB 2015 (tax administration), HB 2100 (small subdivision requirements), HB 2327 (records confidentiality), HB 2460 (business property theft/shopping carts), HB 4056 (public records fees exemption for legislators), HB 2417 (speed-detecting devices), HB 2601 (I-11 environmental engineering study), HB 2660 (health boards/licensure investigations), and HB 2975 (state land soil maps). Several bills were amended in committee before being recommended do pass, including HB 2028, HB 2557, HB 2060, HB 2086, HB 2830, HB 2327, HB 2460, HB 4056, and HB 2660. Floor debate focused mainly on HB 2086 and HB 2830, where Democrats argued the bills would undermine public health guidance and education expertise, while supporters framed them as limiting mandates and directing curriculum. HB 2100 drew criticism over water supply concerns and the Rio Verde Foothills example, and HB 2975 drew opposition over concerns it would hinder renewable energy development. HB 2460 prompted debate over whether shopping carts were abandoned or stolen and whether the bill improperly preempted local control. HB 4056 was criticized as giving legislators special treatment on public records fees and potentially enabling harassment of schools and local governments. The Senate then took up third-reading roll-call votes. HB 2016, HB 2140, HB 2195, HB 2439, HB 2028, HB 2557, HB 2086, HB 2830, HB 2327, HB 2460, HB 4056, and HB 2660 all passed, with recorded votes ranging from 16-10 to 26-0. Members explained several no votes on public health, education, tax, and transparency grounds, while supporters emphasized enforcement, local control, or administrative efficiency. The chamber also adopted Committee of the Whole reports and transmitted the passed bills to the House, then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• , we could pass all the statutes we want, but really where the rubber meets the road is in this regulatory
• road is<00:05:21.479><c> in</c><00:05:22.080><c> this</c><00:05:22.680><c> um</c><00:05:22.960><c> regulatory
• c><00:05:23.840><c> process</c><00:05:24.440><c> so</c><00:05:24.800><c> this</c> ...is in this regulatory
• I think we want our government to work together and work efficiently, and we want everybody to show up

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order 00:07 Roll Call 02:14 SB 23 Discussion 13:11 SB 23 Vote 13:51 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Licensing and Occupations committee met for its first meeting under Chair Rocky Adams, who opened by announcing a more flexible approach to committee procedure, including no egg timer, less emphasis on interim vetting, and a collaborative process with the House chair on amendments. The committee then took up its only agenda item, Senate Bill 23, sponsored by Senator Steve West, which would allow the Administrative Regulations Committee to conduct preliminary review of non-enacted regulations and require cabinet representatives to appear, provide information, and have authority to respond to deficiencies. West said the bill is intended to increase transparency earlier in the regulatory process and address past problems with cabinet participation. Members generally supported the bill and emphasized the importance of transparency and oversight in the regulatory process. Several questions focused on a possible notice requirement for committee review; West said the administration had requested five days’ notice, and he was open to that idea so long as no loopholes were created, including whether the same notice should apply to deferral requests. He also explained that the bill does not create strong enforcement teeth beyond existing committee powers to find a regulation deficient or request deferral, and that any stronger response would still come through separate legislation. Before the vote, members explained their support while noting concerns about notice and fairness. Senator Berg warned against surprise agenda changes and wanted a level playing field, while Senator Douglas said the bill would help constituents better understand regulations. The committee then voted to pass Senate Bill 23 with favorable expression and sent it to the Senate floor. The meeting adjourned afterward.

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• On slide 17, obviously, attention of our staff is a huge efficiency for us, even with the gains that
• Request from the list and have achieved some efficiencies, but we do think some additional staff are
• Eligibility area, just over 10,000 staff, our regulatory area, just over 2,500.
• Impairs their efficiency, it turns a task that could be done in a matter of minutes... minutes into a
• Trends and anomalies across larger data sets, and of course, that would improve our efficiency.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• includes reductions in excess federal budget authority and a reduction of 13 FTEs due to workflow efficiencies
• These reductions are achieved through efficiencies gained and strategic investments.
• The funding here will help increase staff pay, leading to better efficiencies and stabilized and secure
• That makes us one of the most efficient lotteries in the nation.
• We’re proud to serve those who serve Florida, working every day to create efficiencies, value, and cost

Summary: The committee first took up confirmation of five water management district appointees: Ted Everett and Jerome Pate to the Northwest Florida Water Management District, Michael Romano to the Big Cypress Basin Board of the South Florida Water Management District, and Paul Bissfam, John Hall, and Virginia Johns to the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Senator McClain moved confirmation, the roll was called, and the committee recommended all appointees favorably. Members then received the Governor’s Florida First budget presentations for environmental agencies. The environmental package totaled about $5.8 billion and emphasized Everglades restoration, water quality, resilience, land conservation, state parks, hazardous waste cleanup, wildlife management, wildfire response, and citrus support. DEP highlighted more than $1.4 billion for water resources, including $810 million for Everglades restoration, $202 million for Resilient Florida, $150 million for Florida Forever, $70 million for state parks, and $221 million for contamination cleanup. FWC, Agriculture, and Citrus funding priorities were also outlined. Members asked about Florida Forever funding, state park wastewater and septic needs, a reduction at the Florida Wildlife Research Institute, and beach renourishment funding for storm damage. The committee also heard the General Government portion of the budget, which totaled about $2.9 billion and covered DBPR, Lottery, Financial Services, Management Services, Revenue, PERC, and the Gaming Control Commission. DBPR requested funds for license processing, an animal abuse hotline, fleet replacement, and IT retention. FGCC sought new enforcement squads and an IT licensing/enforcement system. The Lottery proposed marketing, retail engagement, IT, and retention funding. DMS emphasized building modernization, fleet telematics, 911 and radio upgrades, cybersecurity, a local government cybersecurity grant program, and data interoperability. PERC described a sharp increase in labor cases and elections after SB 256 and requested staffing, election administration, and hearing officer pay increases. DFS highlighted My Safe Florida Home, fire marshal and first responder support, financial investigations, and gold and silver legal tender implementation. Revenue requested operational and IT funding and support for fiscally constrained counties. Questions focused on DBPR’s condo and HOA initiatives, cybersecurity grant reductions, and the My Safe Florida Home program’s abandoned grants and matching requirements. No additional votes were taken, and the committee adjourned.

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• The other one— The other one, this seems that the authority wants to exercise, you know, regulatory influence
• And there won't be private if we don't change how we do business as far as our permitting, our regulatory
• It's not just kind of optimization in terms of a little efficiency.
• stay just outside of the downtown frame somewhere with this massive station and do it much more efficiently
• Yeah. somewhere with this massive station and do it much more efficiently. Yeah, I understand.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• It, it really helps them, um, have a much more efficient, uh, means of replacing those assets.
• cities have gotten very scientific and mathematical with how they turn over their fleets to be most efficient
• This legislation provides important regulatory clarity for earned wage access products while fostering
• This bill, supported by the industry, would create a durable regulatory framework for EWA providers and
• So if you want to qualify for the earned wage access specific like, uh, regulatory scheme, you can't

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• Today, a growing segment of the market, products like merchant cash advances, avoid regulatory oversight
• This is about due diligence, cost efficiency, and long-term responsible fiscal stewardship.
• an important requirement for the public bank, not just for the guarantee of deposit, but for the regulatory

Summary: The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee met and first approved the consent calendar, which included AB 2028, AB 2425, and committee bill AB 2795, all sent to the Committee on Appropriations. The committee also noted that AB 2558 and AB 2746 had been pulled from the agenda. The chair reviewed hearing procedures, including acceptance of written testimony and rules against disruptive conduct. The committee then heard AB 2116, which would require registration and basic conduct standards for certain small-business financing providers, including merchant cash advance companies, and prohibit confessions of judgment and power-of-attorney provisions before default. Supporters argued the bill would close an oversight gap and improve transparency for small businesses; a small business owner testified that a purported 13% loan turned out to have a 235% APR. Opponents said the bill mixed consumer and commercial regulation and could restrict access to capital, though they supported banning confessions of judgment. The bill passed on a roll call vote and was sent to Appropriations. AB 2243, by Assembly Member Haney, proposed creating a state bank commission to study whether California should establish a state bank or other public financing tools. Supporters said a public banking model could reduce borrowing costs, keep more public money in-state, and better finance housing, infrastructure, and other public priorities; opponents from banking groups raised concerns about taxpayer exposure, deposit guarantees, and the use of public funds and existing lending structures. The bill passed and was sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 2350, which would set guardrails on rent-now-pay-later products for rental housing; supporters said these products can lead to high fees, debt, and eviction risk, while industry groups opposed the bill unless amended. AB 2350 passed as amended and was sent to Appropriations. At the end of the meeting, the committee completed roll calls for absent members and adjourned.

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• Today, a growing segment of the market, products like merchant cash advances, avoid regulatory oversight
• This is about due diligence, cost efficiency, and long-term responsible fiscal stewardship.
• important requirement for the public bank, not just for the guarantee of deposits, but for the regulatory

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It's really turning on something internally that's happened within the lawmaking or regulatory-making
• damage case was made, is probably the court best situated to be able to hear that case from an efficiency
• We are trying to limit it to only cases that raise a procedural question in the regulatory lawmaking

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• And Gracina Mohabir, regulatory advocate with California Environmental Voters.
• Gracina Mohabir, clean air and energy regulatory advocate with California Environmental Voters, here
• We know that ratepayer dollars must be applied efficiently and appropriately for necessary investments

Summary: The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications heard two bills. SB 742 by Senator Perez, the Wildfire and Emergency Management Act, would require investor-owned utilities to inventory and remove permanently abandoned or decommissioned transmission lines, update CPUC General Order 95, and participate more directly in emergency operations centers. The bill was presented as a response to the Eaton Fire and concerns that an unused transmission line may have contributed to the ignition. Supporters, including TURN and a utility wildfire survivor coalition representative, argued that abandoned lines are a serious wildfire risk and that utilities should be required to create removal plans and timelines. Senators raised questions about implementation, CPUC oversight, and ratepayer impacts, but the author and supporters said the bill is designed to reduce future fire and litigation costs. The committee adopted amendments and voted 12-0 to pass SB 742 as amended to Senate Appropriations, holding the roll open briefly before closing it. The committee also heard SB 327 by Senator McNerney, which would bar investor-owned utilities from using ratepayer funds to oppose municipal utility formation or expansion and would clarify the Public Advocates Office’s authority to inspect utility books and accounts. TURN and California Environmental Voters supported the bill, saying ratepayer money should not be used for political lobbying and that the Public Advocates Office needs clear statutory authority to investigate misuse of funds. PG&E and SDG&E/Southern California Gas opposed the bill unless amended, saying some of the cited lobbying costs were not recovered from ratepayers, that the bill could blur the roles of the CPUC and the Public Advocates Office, and that due process concerns remain. After discussion about clarity and amendments, the committee voted 10-3 to pass SB 327 as amended to Senate Appropriations, and the hearing adjourned.

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• And compliance while ensuring a more efficient customer-focused permitting process.
• that that fund would be self-funding and the Railroad Commission would draw on those funds for its regulatory
• Um, but I would want this to be a more industry-led, uh, uh, action rather than a regulatory action.

Bills: HB16

Keywords: judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments

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• It allows two different districts to work together to bring better service in more efficient ways to
• But tell me, what does the regulatory board do? So, tell me what the regulatory board does.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• </c> we are not meeting the state regulatory we are not meeting the state regulatory wait<00:27:04.600
• Examples of this include shifting regulatory and medical necessity interpretations and determinations
• Uh thank you for the efficiency that this has happened today.
• </c><01:43:58.560><c> that</c> Uh thank you for the efficiency that Uh thank you for the efficiency that
• </c> having four that are very efficient? having four that are very efficient?

Keywords: 958, all

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• discussion in our committee over the last several years is how can we create some type of a baseline regulatory
• facility, it is nameplate capacity, and that no plant ever achieves full capacity, no matter how efficient
• politically and who operate within an institutionalized environment closely connected with the regulatory
• industry, or the regulated industry. closely connected with the regulatory industry, or the regulated
• We are a 501(c)(3) that promotes renewable energy and energy efficiency across the state.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• It's keeping the environment calm, efficient, and responsible.
• It's keeping the environment calm, efficient, and respectful, so people feel confident and cared for.
• be very clear: I think litigation financing should be permitted in Florida, but only with clear regulatory
• But we also provide regulatory framework around that universe.
• and we certainly allow that and in essence it's third-party guarantees right but we also provide regulatory

Summary: The Committee on Rules met and first approved several open-government sunset repeal bills and related measures. SB 7024 and SB 7026, both sponsored by Senator Mayfield, were explained as consolidating and extending public records/public meetings exemptions for cybersecurity information and trade secrets held by agencies; both were reported favorably. SB 7020, sponsored by Senator Trumbull, reenacted an aquaculture records exemption for records held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and was also reported favorably. Later, the committee approved SB 14 and SB 24, claims bills for relief involving Miami-Dade County, and SB 16, a claims bill for Heriberto Sanchez Mayan against the City of St. Petersburg; all were reported favorably without opposition. The committee also approved CS for SB 806, a consumer right-to-repair bill creating portable wireless device and agricultural equipment repair acts, despite opposition from several industry groups, and reported it favorably.

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• implement the Budget Act of 2025 include appropriating funding for zero-emission trucks and buses, regulatory
• And finally, it more efficiently directs tax credits to support important affordable housing projects
• Opponents argue that we should simply increase regulatory fees on the legal cannabis industry, but this
• It establishes a licensing and regulatory framework for pharmacy benefit managers.
• threats from Washington, we have made tough choices to stretch our dollars and create programmatic efficiencies

Summary: The Assembly met on June 4, 2025, first establishing a quorum and then moving through a long budget and concurrence session. After procedural motions, the house took up several budget trailer bills and related measures presented by Assembly Member Gabriel. SB 103, a technical budget cleanup bill addressing the Public School System Stabilization Account, a CDCR shortfall, and Middle Class Scholarship funding, passed 52-16. SB 120 on child care and preschool funding passed 65-1; SB 124 on natural resources and wildfire response passed 69-1; SB 127 on climate change and zero-emission transportation passed 53-17; SB 128 on transportation and DMV/LA Olympics implementation passed 53-17; SB 132 on taxation, veterans, wildfire settlements, film tax credits, and housing passed 64-1; SB 141 on cannabis enforcement and illicit market suppression passed 71-1; and SB 142 extending the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program passed 68-1 on both urgency and the measure. The Assembly also approved a motion to re-refer several bills to committees and later suspended rules to take up Senate-amended bills without reference to file. The chamber then considered AB 102, the main budget bill reflecting the final three-party agreement with the Governor. Supporters said it balanced compassion and fiscal responsibility while preserving housing, health care, child care, education, wildfire resilience, and public safety funding. Opponents criticized it for unsustainable spending, insufficient Prop. 36 funding, and other omissions. After extended debate, the Assembly concurred in the Senate amendments by a 55-16 vote and sent the bill to the Governor. The Assembly then concurred in Senate amendments to AB 116 on health care, AB 118 on human services, AB 121 on TK-12 education, AB 123 on higher education, AB 134 on public safety, AB 136 on courts, AB 137 on general government, and AB 143 on developmental services, with each bill passing on largely party-line or broad bipartisan votes. Debate on AB 116 focused on Medi-Cal, HIV program backfills, pharmacy benefit managers, and health care cuts; opponents objected to funding for undocumented immigrants and to hospice prior authorization. AB 118 drew support for child welfare, CalFresh disaster readiness, and CalWORKs simplification. AB 121 emphasized record K-12 funding and a $1.7 billion block grant. AB 123 extended the Golden State Teacher Grant Program and supported higher education and fire-impacted career technical education. AB 134 updated CDCR and tribal policing provisions, AB 136 streamlined court reporting and funded courthouse facilities, AB 137 made technical budget adjustments and fee changes, and AB 143 made developmental services reforms while preserving the state’s entitlement commitment. The final item shown was AB 470 on telecommunications, which was presented and discussed as a transition away from copper landlines toward fiber and modern networks, with supporters emphasizing public benefits and labor concerns, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• sure everyone understands our committee procedures to ensure we maintain order and run a fair and efficient
• In addition to this, the tendency towards regulatory arbitrage, internal tool development, and a still
• immature emergent regulatory ecosystem means that currently deployed tools do not always go through
• Raji, spoke to it, kind of allowing for there to be a regulatory arbitrage so that we can kind of have
• ... ...there to be a regulatory arbitrage so that we can kind of have people skirt through the naming

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard a long agenda of health-related bills, beginning with AB 2651 by Bonta, which would require schools to notify parents when school vaccination rates fall below herd immunity thresholds. Supporters, including family physicians, PTA representatives, and medical groups, said the bill would improve transparency and help parents protect children and vulnerable family members. Opponents argued the data could be misleading, could identify medically exempt or conditional students, and might lead to stigma or discrimination. The bill was later moved out of committee on a due-pass-as-amended motion, with one no vote recorded on the roll call. The committee also heard AB 2123 by Aguirre-Curry on medical debt relief, AB 1570 by Wilson to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for medically necessary breast diagnostic and supplemental imaging, AB 2201 by Berner to restore Medi-Cal eligibility and renewal flexibilities, AB 2448 by Berman to strengthen privacy protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care records, AB 2034 by Addis on food additive safety and transparency, and AB 2598 by Krell to require better notification of next of kin when a patient dies in a hospital. Each bill drew strong support from authors, advocates, and affected individuals, while some drew opposition from insurers, industry groups, or transparency critics who raised concerns about cost, duplication, implementation, or unintended harm. Several bills were moved forward on due-pass-as-amended motions, including AB 2123, AB 2201, AB 2448, AB 2034, and AB 2598. The committee also heard AB 2551 by Elhawary, which would require health plans to collect and publish data on how often enrollees must go out of network for behavioral health care and why. Supporters said the measure would expose access barriers and high out-of-pocket costs, especially for communities of color and people with language access needs; opponents said it would add another reporting mandate and might not solve provider shortage problems. Members generally expressed support for the bill’s goals and several described personal or district-level experiences with behavioral health access problems. The bill was then moved out of committee on a due-pass motion. The committee also took up consent items and other procedural motions, with multiple bills reported out and some placed on call.