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• Executive agencies do not have the inherent authority to issue rules that carry the weight of law.
• Executive agencies do not have the inherent authority to issue rules that carry the weight of law.

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order 01:55 Attendance Roll Call 02:10 HB 422 Discussion 03:35 HB 422 Vote 04:55 HB 6 Discussion 11:30 HB 6 Vote 16:45 HB 87 Discussion 20:22 HB 87 Vote 21:43 HB 255 Discussion 24:33 HB 255 Vote 26:19 HB 437 Discussion 29:09 HB 437 Vote 30:25 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 6, sponsored by Rep. Wade Williams, which would require administrative regulations with a major economic impact of $500,000 or more over two years to go through the legislature. Williams argued the bill would rein in regulatory overreach, improve transparency, and still allow emergency regulations. Several members raised concerns about executive-branch authority and the role of subject-matter experts, while others supported the bill as a way to improve communication and legislative oversight. The bill passed on a roll call vote and was sent to the House floor. The committee then considered House Bill 87, sponsored by Rep. Emily Callaway, with a committee substitute adopted first. The bill is aimed at reducing barriers for people with felony records who are seeking occupational licenses, while preserving existing public hiring practices for cities and counties. Callaway said the changes were mostly technical and intended to make the process more transparent, with no fiscal impact. The committee approved the bill, and it passed with the committee substitute. House Bill 255, sponsored by Rep. Amy Neighbors, also passed with a committee substitute. The measure updates and modernizes the Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy statutes, which sponsors said have not been substantially revised since 1958. Supporters said the bill clarifies outdated language, defines terms more clearly, and better reflects current practice, including physical therapist assistants. The chairman noted the long effort to update the practice act and praised the work of the stakeholders involved. Finally, House Bill 437, sponsored by Rep. Tony Hampton, was presented as a cleanup bill for alcohol beverage control law. It would limit state and local ABC administrators and investigators from making arrests unless they are POP certified, while leaving their other authority intact. Hampton and supporting witnesses said the change would align the statute with other law enforcement certification requirements and help keep civilian administrators from being put in harm’s way. The transcript ends during discussion of this bill, with no final vote shown.

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• Biomass from the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standard for Municipal Lighting Plants, and S. 2287, An Act Limiting
• At the same time, Prop 2 1/2 limits the amount of revenue that any city or town might be able to raise
• woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emission standard from municipal lighting plants and an act limiting
• In addition, air pollution affects the development of lungs and is linked to low birth weight, preterm
• The court rulings that were referred to a moment ago mean that the regulatory approach to trying to limit

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused mainly on two subjects: expansion of the Massachusetts bottle bill and bills to remove woody biomass from state clean-energy and greenhouse-gas programs. On the bottle bill, supporters from municipal, environmental, public health, and local government groups argued that the 5-cent deposit is outdated, redemption rates have fallen, and expanding coverage to more beverage containers—especially water, sports drinks, and small alcohol bottles—would reduce litter, cut plastic waste and microplastics, and save cities and towns money. Several speakers also backed raising handling fees for retailers and redemption centers, and some supported restoring a Clean Environment Fund so unclaimed deposits would support recycling-related purposes. Opponents, including the Massachusetts Beverage Association and the National Waste and Recycling Association, argued that curbside recycling and transfer-station systems are more convenient, that the targeted containers are valuable to local recycling programs, and that the proposal would shift costs onto consumers and municipalities. Committee members questioned witnesses about redemption rates, handling fees, the 2014 ballot question, and whether the bill had changed from prior sessions. The biomass portion drew strong support from Springfield officials, state legislators, environmental advocates, and public health groups. They said woody biomass should not count as clean energy because burning wood produces particulate pollution and carbon emissions, and they warned that current law contains a loophole that could help finance the proposed Palmer Renewable Energy biomass plant in Springfield. Witnesses emphasized Springfield’s air-quality and asthma burdens, the public health impacts of PM2.5, and the need to close the loophole before a January 1, 2026 deadline. One forest-industry witness supported a separate bill promoting modern wood heat with pollution controls, arguing it is cleaner than older wood systems and has minimal ratepayer cost, while noting that those credits would be affected if the governor’s broader energy affordability bill repeals the alternative energy portfolio standard. No votes were taken during the hearing. The chairs managed testimony by alternating between the bottle bill and biomass topics, asking speakers to keep remarks brief and to note when they agreed with prior testimony. Several legislators also testified in support of the bills, and committee members asked follow-up questions on deposit levels, retailer handling fees, recycling economics, and the public-health rationale for the biomass restrictions.

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• That is the full weight of your decision. Thank you. Thank you. Good afternoon.
• Just reminding everyone, we've got these time limits because we're both catching flights.
• like Amazon and General Motors receive millions in public subsidies, arts organizations compete for limited
• freelancers, small nonprofits, sole proprietors, and cultural workers navigating unstable incomes, limited
• freelancers, small nonprofits, sole proprietors, and cultural workers navigating unstable incomes, limited

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Arts held an informational hearing on California’s first sector-specific creative economy strategic plan, “California’s Future Is Creative,” developed under AB 127 and related legislation. Chair Allen framed the plan as a response to California’s large but vulnerable creative economy, citing workforce losses, federal funding headwinds, and the need to support artists, cultural organizations, public media, museums, cultural districts, and film/TV production. He also highlighted budget asks including support for California Humanities, museums, public media, cultural districts, a post-production incentive proposal (AB 2319), and funding to implement the strategic plan. California Arts Council Director Danielle Brazel, Institute for the Future’s Rachel Hatch, CDE’s Allison Frenzel, and CWDB’s Michael Weoff described the planning process, which included a 30-plus-member work group, interagency coordination, and a phased approach from framework development to implementation and evaluation. They identified major forces shaping the sector over the next decade, including AI, climate disruption, affordability, access to capital, and social cohesion, and outlined six action areas: workforce preparation, business stabilization, cultural identity/tourism, cross-sector incentives, ROI/data tracking, and state capacity/infrastructure. Members and panelists repeatedly emphasized that the plan must be resourced and integrated across agencies rather than left siloed. A second panel of practitioners and advocates focused on workforce pathways and local implementation. Ricarlo Handy described the Handy Foundation’s registered apprenticeship pipeline into film and TV jobs and argued that current data systems undercount gig, 1099, and LLC-based creative work. Joanna Reynolds discussed Arts for LA’s Creative Jobs Collective, which aims to create 10,000 living-wage creative jobs in Los Angeles County by 2030, while Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez urged embedding artists in health, aging, and behavioral health systems as community problem-solvers. Roxanne Messina Kaptur spoke about the need to normalize arts careers and expand residency and school-based models. Senator Rubio, who joined later, shared her own arts and teaching background, supported arts access in schools and small theaters, and raised concerns about AI, asking how schools and educators can adapt. In the final panel, Rebecca Ratzkin reported on 26 statewide town halls with more than 1,100 attendees, which confirmed support for the plan but also highlighted needs for better information access, new financial models, stronger definitions and data, and more partnerships. Julie Baker of California for the Arts and California Arts Advocates urged sustained public funding, saying the plan is actionable only if the Legislature and administration provide resources, including increased California Arts Council funding and support for implementation. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational and concluded with calls for continued legislative and cross-agency collaboration.

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• for each piece of the project, the pipeline, the treatment plant, and the LNG plant, and it was weighted

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the journal and the prayer for the record. The clerk read gubernatorial messages calling the legislature into a third special session and describing the call around House Bill 381, a major natural gas project bill addressing property taxes, municipal taxes, AGDC, reporting requirements, contract approval, an alternative volumetric tax, municipal impact grants, and related provisions. Messages from the Senate reported passage of a Senate-amended version of HB 381 and transmission of Senate Concurrent Resolution 203 to suspend certain rules related to the bill. The House introduced HCR 301 and HCR 302. HCR 301, which suspends rules on carryover of bills into a special session, passed 40-0. The House then took up the Senate amendments to HB 381. The Majority Leader outlined the Senate changes, including new school funding provisions, reorganization and oversight of AGDC funds, a public project dashboard, stricter bond approval requirements, a heating fuel assistance fund, changes to the alternative volumetric tax structure and distribution of revenues, a permanent rather than sunsetted tax break, new deadlines tied to final investment decision and construction, and a new graduated income tax on certain pass-through entities. He urged members to vote no on concurrence, and the House rejected concurrence 12-28. Because the House did not concur, the Speaker appointed a conference committee on HB 381 consisting of Representative Schrage, the Majority Leader, Representative Edgmon, and Representative Ruffridge. HCR 302, authorizing the House and Senate to recess for more than three days, passed 40-0 after members stated the recess was intended to allow conference negotiations to continue and that the body would return on a time certain. The House also received two governor-request bills, HB 3001 and HB 3002, both referred to the Finance Committee. The House then excused several members for specified absences and adjourned until July 1 at 10:30 a.m.

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• bill, as it... ...the fund to me is extraordinarily important in this bill, as it carries a lot of weight

Bills: HB2754

Keywords: Arizona Commerce Authority, business development, economic growth, small business support, job creation, Board of Directors, e-verify, grant administration, 1182, all

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• The weight of the future of our country, the lives of Texans, is on the shoulders of these Texas legislators

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• And that, members, is worth its weight in gold. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Any further discussion?

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• Diabetes drugs are also used a lot for weight loss.

Bills: HB45, HB79, SB79

Keywords: Medicaid, colorectal cancer, screening tests, noninvasive tests, preventive care, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, sex-based terminology, gender identity, male, female, man, woman, boy, girl, single-sex spaces, women's rights

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• <00:05:24.280> to leaders and the minority whip limited to leaders and the minority whip limited
• <02:47:53.640> consumer that and limited consumer that and limited consumer choices<02:47:
• These people are not limited to my district.
• They're not limited to people who voted for Kamala Harris.
• > voted they're not limited to people who voted they're not limited to people who voted for<05

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• But we've asked them to design a facility that would emphasize the ability to limit the need of lots
• A new design would limit that to two. Everybody's in their place.
• So, it would have the ability to limit overtime, perhaps dramatically, especially as we continue... .
• However, with the limited funding, we were only able to get what we call a minimal viable product.
• However, their strength is often not a match for balancing and lifting the weight of another person.

Keywords: 928, house, all

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• In general, I would say it really comes down to, you know, if we look at our enforcement, we have limited
• We are limited both in terms of the intent of our programs and the funding provided to support that intent
• We have limited staff; while we do have contracts, the contractors are limited also.
• These people—all of us that live in this community—we feel it. and so when you say you see the weight
• This is expected to limit the infiltration of meteoric water (rainfall), but again, groundwater levels

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• On Zoom, just please remember everyone to the two-minute limit.
• So that is a very limited number of state employees.
• You know, we have people that are stressed to their limit and, you know, since COVID, so many of the
• We nurses are having to care for patients with limited resources.
• I carry that weight, and every nurse on an understaffed unit does too.

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• I see cars all the time where people are driving the 40-mile-an-hour speed limit that's currently out
• I believe strongly in limited government, local control, and allowing communities...
• You don't drive and keep looking for a speed limit.
• People have an innate sense of what is... ...don't drive and keep looking for a speed limit.
• But I've seen far too many roads that have had their speed limits lowered for political reasons.

Bills: SB1024, SB1032, SB1059, SB1062, SB1064, SB1097, SCM1001, SCR1004

Keywords: roadable aircraft, registration, vehicle title, license plates, aviation safety, corrections oversight, funding, state budget, criminal justice, reform, appropriation, Department of Transportation, right turn lane, traffic improvement, infrastructure funding, transportation funding, authorization, road improvements, intersection safety, transportation

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• I think we'll limit testimony to three minutes for everyone, and that seems to be what is on the cards
• uh testimony to 3 minutes uh for limit uh testimony to 3 minutes uh for everyone<01:01:55.520> and
• or a two questions um is there a limit or a lower<03:52:20.279> threshold<03:52:21.000> of
• budget or wanted to defeat a certain budget, they could do that by asking for a weighted vote.
• budget or wanted to defeat a certain budget, they could do that by asking for a weighted vote.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 662, which would require public schools to include discussion of abortion procedures and show specified videos in health education classes. The prime sponsor argued the bill would ensure students receive medically accurate, age-appropriate, and nonpolitical information about abortion, saying the topic is important for informed decision-making and should be taught consistently statewide. He said the videos were intended for grades 9-12, that parents could opt out, and that the requirement was meant to supplement, not sway, students’ views. He also acknowledged the bill could be seen as limiting local control over curriculum and said the intent was to prevent the topic from being missed due to scheduling disruptions. Committee members questioned the sponsor about local control, the need for a video mandate, the source of his statistics, whether the bill could be biased or inflammatory, and whether the requirement should apply every year in high school. The sponsor said the videos were only a starting point, could be replaced by others, and were meant to be informational. He also said the bill was not intended to influence students’ decisions about abortion. Several supporters testified in favor, including representatives of New Hampshire Right to Life and others who said students should be told the “truth” about abortion and its consequences. They emphasized graphic or emotionally difficult aspects of abortion and argued that young people need this information to make informed choices. Opponents and skeptical witnesses raised concerns about prescribing curriculum, eroding local control, and the appropriateness of the material for younger high school students. The New Hampshire School Administrators Association said the bill was overly prescriptive, that health education standards are already set by the State Board of Education, and that the topics in the bill are not part of the current standards. That witness recommended the committee consider retaining the bill for further work or making it less prescriptive. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Um, there's another concept out there of 100% based on weight.
• Limiting hospital executive compensation in communities designated as distressed places under certain
• c> Limiting hospital executive compensation Limiting hospital executive compensation communities<01:28
• Limits.
• <02:14:57.520> competition goal here is not to limit competition goal here is not to limit

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• These limitations apply to contracts executed or renewed after the general effective date, and with that
• So I personally don't think that it's necessary to limit it to the schools. Okay.
• I do not like that this is limiting a school's bond capacity, and when it comes down to it, the local
• They have an expenditure limit, so that money just sits in an account.
• Now, a school... ...expenditure limit, so that money just sits in an account.

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• What's the sense of having the convening of the groups if the recommendations don't have any weight?
• recommendations don't have any weight? recommendations don't have any weight?
• The data-driven study is to modernize IWS limits, not so much the pre-approved designs, but if we do
• limits and enable innovative<03:32:11.920> wastewater<03:32:12.640> technology.
• know we are limited. know we are limited.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• For members of the public who wish to provide comments, please limit your testimony to items on the agenda
• So I guess, you know, part of what we're wrestling with is we're in the era of limits now, extreme limits
• In limited cases, insurance funds and donations have also been received.
• Access to this park has been limited by chronic flooding caused by a combination of storm events and
• Access to this park has been limited by chronic flooding caused by a combination of storm events and

Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations on the administration’s Proposition 4 spending plans for extreme heat mitigation and outdoor access, then took up SB 54 implementation, SB 707 textile producer responsibility, and recovery needs related to the Los Angeles fires at state parks. For the extreme heat chapter, agencies described funding for the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program, urban greening, urban forestry, fairground upgrades, and technical assistance for community-based climate programs. Witnesses emphasized that these are existing programs with strong demand, that technical assistance is important for reaching disadvantaged and tribal communities, and that the proposed funding would expand outreach and implementation capacity. Members asked for more detail on where funds have gone geographically, examples of successful projects, tree-planting totals, and how fairgrounds could better support fire staging and emergency preparedness. The LAO said the timing of the administration’s proposed funding generally made sense because the programs are already established, and no votes were taken. For outdoor access, State Parks, Fish and Wildlife, and Natural Resources described funding for new parks in underserved communities, deferred maintenance, state lands access, and several new or pending programs. State Parks said the park development program would fund roughly 48 projects and that deferred maintenance funding would address high-priority health, safety, and access needs. Fish and Wildlife said its lands program would improve visitor amenities and access on properties that often lack basic facilities. The Natural Resources Agency also outlined three newer outdoor-access proposals: expanding recreation in disadvantaged communities, enhancing natural resource values and trail access, and a nature/climate/education facilities grant program. The LAO distinguished between existing programs, which are ready to move forward, and the newer proposals, where the Legislature may want more input before funds are allocated. Members also raised concerns about park police vacancies, the need to track outcomes for accessibility investments, and whether Prop. 4 could help with wildfire-related recovery at state parks. CalRecycle then presented on SB 54, the plastics and packaging producer responsibility law, and members pressed hard on the delay in regulations. CalRecycle said it has held workshops, formed an advisory committee, selected the producer responsibility organization, and completed required baseline and covered-material reports, but needs more time to address complex comments and novel features such as source reduction and eco-modulated fees. Members expressed frustration that a statutory deadline was missed and asked for a concrete timeline; CalRecycle said it expects regulations in place by 2026, ahead of the PRO’s January 1, 2027 plan deadline. Finance said the Beverage Container Recycling Fund is currently healthy enough to support short-term loans for implementation. The committee also reviewed SB 707, the textile EPR law, which would create the nation’s first textile producer responsibility program; staff said the proposal would add positions and loan authority, and members noted the statutory deadlines for PRO approval, needs assessment, and later regulations. The hearing ended with discussion of the January Los Angeles fires’ damage to Topanga State Park and Will Rogers State Historic Park, where State Parks described extensive losses, emergency response work, and ongoing damage assessment. Members asked about FEMA eligibility, state funding sources, and community engagement in rebuilding, and the department said it is still assessing costs and will work with the public on reimagining the parks.

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• And then the bill also puts a four-year statute of limitations on it. Mr.
• 4-year statute of limitations on it. Mr. 4-year statute of limitations on it. Mr.
• Yeah, more than 10 miles an hour actually. miles over the speed limit, miles over the speed limit, then
• You know, 10 miles over the speed limit.
• corporate limits of Alexander City. corporate limits of Alexander City.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• privilege at the beginning of the day are for introduction of guests who are present only and are limited
• This bill makes that explicit, that they have that authority, but that authority is limited only to the
• Have a 10-year limit on this one. Aye. No problem. Have a continue limit on this one. Thank you.
• Price, lunch, poverty weight, that helps our schools with high needs.
• While I am supportive of the concept of limiting photo radar fees, and I understand the Representative

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