Transcript Highlights:

• </c> check my phone in here. check my phone in here. All<00:23:57.200><c> right.</c> All right.
• I move amendment number 0501S &gt;&gt; You do.
• So, again, it's not this entire accumulation of numbers.
• We're just adding in the money, the $10 million at the bottom of her page two, number six.
• So, again, it's not this entire accumulation of numbers.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The race to see which company gets us to that number—I mean, think about that.
• House Bill by Representative Boyer, personal leave for certain teachers, number of days.
• House Bill 506 by Representative Chasseau, motor vehicle prestige license plates; create a number of
• House Bill 506 by Representative Chasseau, motor vehicle prestige license plates; create a number of
• House Bill by Representative Egan: district attorneys; number of assistant district attorneys in each

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, received and accepted multiple resignation notices from members representing Districts 37, 39, 60, 69, 97, and 100, and then recognized the election and qualification of the members-elect who filled those vacancies: Doyle Boudreau, Reese Broussard, Chasity Verrett-Martinez, and Edwin Murray. Each member-elect was sworn in, and the House also appointed committees to notify the Senate and the governor that it was ready to conduct business for the 2026 regular session. The chamber then handled a large number of procedural actions related to prefiled legislation. By motion and without objection, the House suspended rules to refer prefile bills to committee and introduced a broad slate of House bills and resolutions. Topics included the state budget and appropriations, retirement system changes, carbon capture and sequestration, criminal justice and bail, public safety, education, health care, local government matters, transportation, and several memorial or commemorative resolutions. Several resolutions and bills were noted as lying over, and some prefiled bills were withdrawn from the files. The House also received a Senate message that SCR 1 had been adopted, and the resolution was taken up without objection. The chamber then recessed for a joint session with the Senate to hear the governor’s address and a presentation honoring Technical Sergeant Adam W. Brister with the Distinguished Flying Cross. In his remarks, Governor Jeff Landry highlighted his administration’s priorities, including education, tax reform, workforce development, health and nutrition, insurance reform, transportation infrastructure, fiscal discipline, and criminal justice reform, while urging support for his agenda and several related bills and constitutional amendments.

Transcript Highlights:

• In short, this bill simply reinstates the existing 911 surcharge on prepaid cell phone plans to fund
• Historically, that has been a surcharge that has applied to all wireless phones.
• on the other side answering that phone and the response is what you would expect it to be, which is
• </c> 911 search charge on prepaid cell phone 911 search charge on prepaid cell phone plans<00:44:26.240
• There was a ruling in 2025 which phones.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• What the subcommittee substitute basically provided is it inserted on section three, number one, as a
• </c><00:11:06.079><c> issues</c><00:11:06.720><c> and</c> number of uh psychological issues and number
• If the clerk would call Legislative Citation Number 16, please. Clerk, please report. Citation 16.
• and ask the able to pick up the phone and ask the counselor,<00:28:13.600><c> could</c><00:28:13.760
• Would you have the clerk report Citation Number 17, please? Clerk, please by title only.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 04:18 Report of Committees 05:09 Orders of the Day 06:40 HB 169 06:50 HB 393 13:08 HB 194 15:43 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 24:38 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 35:23 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 38:09 ConC/Rules Report 40:57 Floor Amendments 42:04 Adjournment 42:20, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If you want my phone number, please see me before we leave. Thank you so much.
• If you want my phone number, please see me before we leave.
• claims for reimbursement, the number of students benefiting from reimbursable services, and the number
• of schools The number of students benefiting from reimbursable services and the number of schools participating
• Our counselors don't just answer phones.

Summary: The hearing focused first on behavioral health, especially serious mental illness and anosognosia, a condition described by witnesses as a neurological symptom that prevents people from recognizing they are ill. The chair framed the issue around families cycling through emergency rooms, jails, conservatorships, and short-term stabilization without lasting treatment, and warned that federal changes under H.R. 1 could reduce Medi-Cal funding and worsen access. Dawn Marie Anderson gave a personal account of her son’s long history of psychosis, homelessness, arrests, repeated jail and state hospital stays, and eventual stability when he received sustained medication and coordinated support. She argued that the system often treats the problem as criminal rather than medical and that voluntary programs and short-term services are not enough for people who lack insight into their illness. Other panelists, including representatives from the California Behavioral Health Association, Santa Barbara County Behavioral Health, and the County Behavioral Health Directors Association, agreed that anosognosia is not denial or noncompliance and said the system needs long-term, coordinated care, including assertive community treatment, mobile crisis, supportive housing, medication support, and stronger handoffs between county and managed care systems. They said CalAIM and other reforms have improved some coordination, but significant gaps remain, especially for people with serious mental illness, for those in jail or locked settings, and for people with private insurance, which witnesses said often offers little meaningful coverage for early psychosis or intensive behavioral health services. Several witnesses urged the Legislature to protect Medi-Cal, shore up county safety-net services, and invest in training and family engagement. The committee then turned to the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, with a focus on the virtual services platforms BrightLife Kids and Soluna and the CYBHI fee schedule. DHCS reported strong growth in app registrations, coaching sessions, referrals, and positive user outcomes, saying the platforms provide free, culturally responsive, early-intervention support statewide and help connect users to higher levels of care when needed. On the fee schedule, DHCS said more than 500 LEAs, colleges, universities, and school-linked providers are participating, 181 LEAs have submitted claims, and $9.6 million has been reimbursed to date, with 41,556 students represented in claims. The chair and several members criticized the pace of implementation and the amount of money spent relative to reimbursement levels, saying the Legislature had requested data earlier and that the return on investment still appeared low. DHCS responded that many claims are still being submitted, that 70% of denials are correctable, that $400 million in capacity grants has been distributed locally, and that reimbursement is increasing rapidly as more districts come online. Public comment included a rural county behavioral health director who said private insurance denials leave counties with significant uncompensated work, especially for unlicensed staff providing case management and mobile crisis services.

Transcript Highlights:

• number the target number of reached the number the target number of applications. applications. applications
• Do you have a number, like a magic number, like if you have 20 or 30 or whatever? Not really.
• :50.960><c> of</c><00:20:51.080><c> filled</c> all, the overall number of filled all, the overall number
• Is the total number of civil service positions.
• We So, I don't have the numbers with me.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Just a reminder, please silence your cell phones.
• 00:01:00.920><c> silence</c><00:01:01.239><c> your</c><00:01:01.399><c> cell</c><00:01:01.680><c> phones
• </c> reminder please silence your cell phones reminder please silence your cell phones and<00:01:02.120
• 00:09:48.360><c> expression</c><00:09:48.800><c> from</c><00:09:48.959><c> a</c><00:09:49.079><c> number
• </c><00:09:49.320><c> of</c><00:09:49.440><c> my</c> favorable expression from a number of my favorable

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:27 SB 76 Discussion 01:20 SB 76 Vote 04:51 SB 59 Discussion 05:50 SB 59 Vote 20:49 SB 313 Discussion 23:46 SB 313 Vote 28:18, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor met and first took up Senate Bill 76, sponsored by Senator Greg Elkins. The bill would raise the construction retainage/escrow statute threshold from $500,000 to $2 million to reflect inflation, and would also make any contract term waiving the escrow protection void and unenforceable. Elkins said the measure would not apply to government contracts and was intended to protect contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers from delayed payment. The committee voted 9-0 to pass the bill with a favorable expression and send it to the floor. The committee then considered Senate Bill 59, sponsored by Senator Jimmy Higdon, with a committee substitute adopted first. Higdon said the substitute limited the bill to existing church property and the measure would allow religious institutions to build affordable housing on their property while still requiring local governing-body approval and compliance with building codes. Supporters framed it as a housing-supply tool and a way to use nonprofits and churches to help address Kentucky’s housing shortage, while questions focused on tax impacts, local control, and whether the bill could be used for single-family homes or other developments. A public witness from Henry County opposed the bill, arguing it could enable discriminatory housing and reduce local tax revenue. After discussion, the committee voted 9-0 to pass SB 59 with a favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 313 from Senator Phillip Wheeler, which would designate June as Kentucky History Month. Wheeler and Kentucky Historical Society Executive Director Scott Alvi said the bill would help promote Kentucky history statewide, especially in connection with the U.S. 250th commemoration in 2026, and would build on existing June observances such as Statehood Day and Boone Day. The committee approved the bill with favorable expression, and the chair announced it would proceed to the floor.

Transcript Highlights:

• Pass and retain on file item number 18. File item number 19 is AB 2341 by Assembly Member Fong.
• File item number 30 is a notice.
• We're going to pass and retain on file item number 37. File item number 38.
• We're going to begin by passing and retaining on file item number 39, file item number 40.
• We're going to begin by passing and retaining on file item number 39, file item number 40.

Summary: The Assembly convened with a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then handled a large procedural and floor agenda. Members suspended rules for adjournments in memory, guest introductions, and expedited committee action, rereferred AB 1199 to Health and AB 2728 to Local Government, and removed several items from calendars or returned bills to the Senate at authors’ requests. The chamber then moved through concurrence and third-reading files, with many measures passing on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, including AB 230 on Pierce’s disease control, AB 1636 on a Cerritos College seamless enrollment pilot, AB 1982 on alcoholic beverages, AB 2120 on school district employees, AB 2413 on political reform and billboard use, AB 2437 and AB 2453 on vehicles, AB 2596 on housing, AB 1760 and AB 1873 on technical clarifications, AB 2312 on tidelands, AB 2390 on housing cleanup, AB 2685 and AB 2778 on agriculture, and ACR 194 on Women’s Equality Day. The Assembly also adopted several resolutions and Senate measures. HR 112 designating Black Music Month drew extensive remarks about Black artists’ influence and was adopted with 62 coauthors. HR 132 declaring September Young Women’s Reproductive Health Awareness Month was adopted with 50 coauthors. SJR 8 urging federal immigration reform passed 45-2, with supporters emphasizing immigrant contributions and the need to modernize the registry system. SCR 7 on permanent standard time was debated at length, with supporters citing health benefits and opponents warning about darker mornings and voter intent; the resolution ultimately passed 41-3 after a roll call. Other Senate bills passed included SB 105 on penny rounding for local agencies, SB 928 on AI guardrails in CSU classrooms, SB 1038 on CalPERS audit notices, SB 308 on community college reporting, SB 1172 on tax-sharing consultant fees, SB 1159 on AI-generated public participation, SB 1055 on flood project procurement, SB 1285 on juvenile dismissals, SB 1274 on industrial cities and transportation funding, SB 965 easing library card access for 16- and 17-year-olds, SB 1375 creating a narrow CEQA exemption for certain transit projects, SB 952 on clean energy accounting for water agencies, and SB 917 expanding farmers market wine sales eligibility. Several measures drew notable opposition or discussion. On SB 965, one member objected that the bill should preserve parental decision-making, while supporters argued it would remove an unnecessary barrier to library access. On SB 952, one member criticized state energy policy and the bill’s project labor agreement, but the measure still passed 64-1. On SB 1375, supporters framed the bill as reducing duplicative environmental review for major transit projects like Diridon Station while preserving other protections. The chamber also added coauthors to consent-calendar resolutions and adopted the second-day consent calendar items without objection. The meeting concluded with multiple adjournments in memory, including tributes to Eric L. Washington Jr., Ivan Garza, Darryl Preston Jackson, Richard “Dick” Oliphant, and former Madera Mayor Santos Garcia. Members described Washington as a community leader and peacemaker, Garza as a young athlete whose life was cut short, Jackson as a mentor and founder of the 1020 Club, Oliphant as a civic leader who helped shape the Coachella Valley, and Garcia as a labor advocate and public servant who fought for working families and helped reopen Madera Community Hospital. The Assembly observed moments of silence in their honor before adjourning.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> what's the amendment number now? what's the amendment number now?
• Number one.
• Number one. Number that's my belief. Number one.
• What's the number? The amendment number is 2990. Evidently, I had it flipped on my cheat sheet.
• </c><01:20:12.960><c> 29</c> amendment number 29 amendment number 29 87. 87. 87.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up a liquor-related amendment correcting an earlier drafting error that had accidentally removed enhanced penalties for death-related over-service from the statute. Members explained that the language had already been enacted briefly before being deleted by mistake, and the amendment simply restored the prior penalty provisions. The committee voted unanimously in favor. A second liquor amendment followed, concerning VFW and similar veterans’ clubs. The revised language would allow a veteran or member to sign in a limited number of under-21 guests, with testimony emphasizing that this was meant for small events and would mirror existing restaurant rules requiring a parent, legal guardian, or adult spouse. There was extended debate about whether private clubs were sufficiently public, whether towns could tighten liquor rules locally, and whether enforcement would be effective. Liquor enforcement testified that municipalities must approve licenses, only four minors could be signed in at once under a member’s signature, age-restriction signage remains required, and clubs often report violations themselves to protect their licenses. The amendment was ultimately approved unanimously, and the subcommittee then moved into executive session. In executive session, HB 186, relating to cannabis legalization, regulation, and appropriations, was recommended ought to pass on a 10-7 vote, with a minority report noted. HB 241, relating to treatment alternatives to opioids, was then supported with amendment 2990 and recommended ought to pass as amended; the bill was described as expanding access to non-opioid, non-surgical, and non-medication pain treatments, while the amendment clarified Insurance Department procedures and educational materials. That bill was placed on the consent calendar unanimously. HB 297, concerning access by self-funded employer health plans to claims data, was also recommended ought to pass with amendment 2987 and then ought to pass as amended unanimously; supporters said it would let employers opt in to deidentified claims data, improve transparency, and preserve privacy. It too was placed on the consent calendar unanimously. The committee then considered HB 312, dealing with student-athlete name, image, and likeness compensation, and voted to send it to interim study. Members said the issue remained too uncertain because of ongoing federal and NCAA developments, and that interim study would keep the committee’s options open without killing the bill. The motion was supported as a way to continue monitoring the issue for future action.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:05:19.080><c> of</c> service we have growing numbers of service we have growing numbers of autism
• </c><00:15:05.880><c> of</c> we've also seen a growing number of we've also seen a growing number of
• </c> any new program we see that the number any new program we see that the number of<00:16:01.000><c
• </c> diagnosed as autistic and those numbers diagnosed as autistic and those numbers would<00:26:09.840
• </c><00:57:32.280><c> five</c> um oh going back to slide number five um oh going back to slide number

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Number five, we do not have an objection. Number six, we did not have an objection.
• Number seven is a public record, and I spoke about number eight.
• Number one is public record. Number two, we... Time's up. Wrap it up.
• Number five, we do not have an objection. Number six, we did not have an objection.
• Number seven is a public record, and I spoke about number eight.

Bills: SB1046 , SB1317 , SB1376 , SB1416 , SB1448 , SB1471 , SB1493 , SB1498 , SB1502 , SB1504 , SB1538 , SB1544 , SB1550 , SB1579 , SB1581 , SB1584 , SB1624 , SB1673

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: telecommunications, broadband, internet infrastructure, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, national security, foreign adversary, China, Chinese equipment, supply chain security, network equipment, microchips, Arizona Corporation Commission, telecommunications provider, communications infrastructure, Huawei, ZTE, state-owned enterprise, sanctions, infrastructure security

Transcript Highlights:

• You can see this in the numbers.
• , you can see some very interesting numbers here.
• , you can see some very interesting numbers here.
• You can see some very interesting numbers here.
• And if they don't, what I've told people is I'm not changing my phone number.

Keywords: Technology and Science, Joint Commission on, 976, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Number two is the workforce space. Number three is how do we bring providers closer to people?
• Number two is the workforce space. Number three is how do we bring providers closer to people?
• something to give them: a phone number to call, a website to go to.
• And we can get you the exact numbers.
• And then the number of folks enrolled.

Committee: House Health and Human Services

Keywords: House Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With his phone, I apologize. It's cool how it works.
• This is a snapshot of the numbers, so for folks who really love numbers, here you go.
• So, these are the numbers. I think what you need to hear from me are the effects of the numbers.
• of dollars is the number of dollars.
• With that, I would like to talk today about numbers.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There's a number of things.
• What are we doing about this error number?
• And that includes a number of different strategies from policy.
• Because I've heard a couple of different numbers. Mr.
• I think we're number four with Alaska being number one, and not that it really matters.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, I don't know the numbers.
• Um, I don't know the numbers.
• </c><00:40:16.400><c> of</c> I a 100 years ago there were number of I a 100 years ago there were number
• Number one. And number two, I'll just say MGRC does support the bill.
• Number one.<01:00:42.319><c> And</c><01:00:42.559><c> number</c><01:00:42.799><c> two,</c><01:00:43.200

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> um and constitutes the uh highest number um and constitutes the uh highest number of<00:14:52.800
• </c><00:47:46.000><c> of</c> we and we also have a number of we and we also have a number of employees
• </c><00:48:30.559><c> are</c> also to work from home um numbers are also to work from home um numbers
• </c> stakeholders um and that is the number stakeholders um and that is the number one<00:48:54.359><
• </c> um I don't have the exact final number um I don't have the exact final number of<01:14:39.280><c

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So this is alternative future scenario number five.
• So this is alternative future scenario number five.
• So on that postcard we actually put my phone number and we put, you know, you can give my address and
• I'm a little worried about putting out my phone number on 19,000 cards and went everywhere, but I got
• Let's start with the numbers.

Committee: Joint Joint Transportation Committee

Summary: The committee first heard an update on the Joint Transportation Committee study of transportation impacts if the Lower Snake River dams were removed. WSDOT and Jacobs described the study’s phases, including current work on geology, infrastructure risk, and a total logistics cost model. They explained that the study is examining how freight now moved by barge—especially wheat, fertilizer, and wood—could shift to rail and roads, and they outlined several scenarios ranging from no-dam future conditions to new unit-train terminals, short-line rail options, and a combined “many solutions” scenario. Members asked about irrigation, impacts in Idaho and Oregon, port capacity, emissions, competition, EV trucks, and whether the model could estimate transportation effects if grain volumes decline. The presenters said the study assumes current production levels continue, does not model irrigation changes or broader farm-economics impacts, but does account for transloading costs and can estimate transportation impacts under different volume assumptions. WSU’s independent review team said the model has improved substantially but still needed refinement, especially in routing, road data, and spatial detail, and that stakeholder engagement had been strong though delayed by model development. No votes were taken. The committee then received a presentation on the alternative sidewalk funding study. Staff and consultants said the study is exploring ways local governments could sustainably fund sidewalk maintenance, repair, and new construction, using a statewide survey, interviews, national research, and case studies in eight jurisdictions. They noted sidewalks are important for pedestrian safety and connectivity, but there is no dedicated funding source in Washington, and existing grants and local revenue tools are highly competitive or limited. The consultants highlighted sidewalk fees or utility-style charges as the most promising option to study, while a parcel tax was largely set aside because of state property-tax uniformity concerns. Members asked whether the study would duplicate existing funding or add to current taxes, and how a sidewalk fee would be collected; the consultants said the goal is to expand local options, not mandate adoption, and that fees would likely be billed through utilities rather than property taxes. A preliminary draft report is due December 15, with a final report due in mid-June. Next, staff gave a brief update on the ocean-going vessels study, which is examining shore power and emissions rules for vessels at berth. The presenter explained that federal Clean Air Act rules and California waiver authority create legal limits on how far Washington can go if it wants to adopt similar standards, and that deviations from California’s approach can increase litigation risk. The report will summarize stakeholder outreach and will be presented in draft form at the next JTC meeting. Finally, county engineers from Chelan and Douglas counties began a presentation on county transportation challenges, with the association’s director emphasizing collaboration with state agencies and local partners on issues such as fish passage barriers and infrastructure needs. The county presentation was only beginning when the transcript ended, and no committee action or votes were recorded.

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you for your phone call.
• Numbers are one thing, but you know what's happening with those dollars.
• But these are really the most important numbers, we think.
• You see this number increasing.
• That has caused a number of people to look for money in other places.

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• the number of payments has increased by 41%.
• I wrote down the wrong number.
• We had a number of fires simultaneously.
• And so it is a limited number.
• And so it is a limited number.

Committee: House Appropriations

Summary: The committee first heard the House Fiscal Division’s FY 2027 budget presentations for the State Treasury, Public Service Commission, Department of Civil Service, and Department of Agriculture and Forestry. Treasury’s recommended budget was about $15 million with 74 positions, funded largely by self-generated revenue. Treasury staff highlighted strong investment returns, record unclaimed property recoveries, a new ACH option to speed and reduce the cost of payments, a School Transparency portal that helped uncover questionable school spending, and a new online portal that has sped up processing of cooperative endeavor agreements and related payments. Members praised the transparency work and faster payments, and asked about bond ratings, CEA oversight, and the public accessibility of the transparency site. The Public Service Commission’s FY 2027 budget was presented at $11.5 million, entirely self-generated, with most spending on personnel; commissioners said salary and market adjustments were needed to address heavy attorney and auditor turnover. Civil Service’s FY 2027 budget was presented at $28.7 million, with major funding from interagency transfers and general fund, and officials explained recent pay-plan and special entrance rate changes intended to improve recruitment and retention across state agencies. Members asked how those compensation changes were developed and whether market studies supported them. The Agriculture and Forestry budget was presented at $91.4 million, with major funding from statutory dedications, general fund, and federal dollars, and the commissioner described severe pressure on farmers from low commodity prices, drought, freezes, wildfires, storm damage, and labor shortages. The Agriculture and Forestry discussion was the longest and most detailed. The commissioner said the state is working to expand markets, reduce costs, and help farmers through federal assistance, while also seeking more equipment and fuel for wildfire response after a severe fire weekend and ongoing drought conditions. Members raised concerns about storm-damaged timber, soil and water conservation funding, and the loss of federal dollars that depend on local technicians. The commissioner explained the wildfire suppression subfund, the role of severance taxes, and the limits of current firefighting equipment and staffing. He also discussed the seafood sector, especially shrimp and crawfish, saying imported seafood, currency changes, tariffs, and H-2B worker shortages are hurting Louisiana producers and processors. He said the department is testing imported seafood for antibiotics, wants more authority to hold contaminated product, and is pursuing legislation to support seafood promotion and testing. Members also asked about wood chips, rail transport, timber severance reporting, and incentives for wood pellet use, and the commissioner said the department is exploring new markets, including overseas buyers for wood and agricultural products. No formal votes or bill actions were taken in the portion provided; the meeting consisted of budget presentations, agency testimony, and member questions and comments. The tone throughout was supportive of the agencies’ work, with repeated praise for Treasury’s transparency efforts, Civil Service’s compensation reforms, and Agriculture and Forestry’s advocacy for farmers, foresters, and seafood producers.