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MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Corrections and Public Institutions Mar 9th, 2026

Corrections and Public Institutions

Transcript Highlights:
  • some questions since you were in Potosi, and you had some people under you who were charged with guarding
  • And I don't mean just in the execution chamber, but also the guards, the people like—there is such, from
  • people that have nothing to lose have killed other prisoners or injured or harmed or killed other guards
  • applications... ...to put specific language in that authorizes sports wagering applicants and suppliers
  • Well, under the authority we have as fire investigators...
Summary: The Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions met with a quorum and heard testimony on three bills, with no executive session. House Bill 2153, by Rep. Jim Murphy, would repeal the death penalty in Missouri. Murphy argued the death penalty is costly, not a deterrent, irreversible when mistakes are made, and harmful to victims’ families through repeated appeals. Supporters included Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski, Baptist minister Brian Kaler, Public Defender Director Matthew Crowell, Dr. Heidi Moore of Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty, former inmate Clifton Davis, Empower Missouri’s Gwen Smith Moore, the Innocence Project, Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation, and former Rep. Tony Lobotto. Testimony focused on moral objections, wrongful convictions, racial arbitrariness, the burden on victims’ families, and significant state and defense costs. Several members asked about costs, retroactivity, and the effect on current death-row inmates; Murphy said the bill would apply prospectively only. No vote was taken. House Bill 3154, by Rep. Bennie Cook, would update Missouri Gaming Commission fingerprint/background-check requirements to explicitly include sports wagering and fantasy sports applicants, suppliers, and key persons. Cook said the bill is intended to ensure proper criminal background checks through the Highway Patrol and to align the statute with newer gaming activities. Missouri Gaming Commission Executive Director Mike Lira testified in support, explaining that fingerprints are needed to identify out-of-state criminal histories and that federal guidance requires specific statutory language for sports wagering background checks. The committee asked a few clarifying questions, and there was no opposition. House Bill 3535, also by Rep. Bennie Cook, would add fireworks-related authority and clarify that state fire marshals, who are already post-certified peace officers, may act in exigent circumstances and assist other officers during investigations or emergencies. State Fire Marshal Tim Bean supported the bill, saying it would give fire marshals another tool and help with illegal fireworks investigations. One witness opposed the bill, objecting to the phrase “exigent circumstances” as too subjective and potentially harmful to Fourth Amendment protections. The hearing concluded without a vote, and the chair then dismissed the committee.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Mar 7th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • in certain counties referred the committee on transportation if he won 43 by King really into the authority
  • Or changing a facility in a public school, authorizing a civil penalty, authorizing a private civil right
  • Public Education and the authority of the Commissioner of Education to conduct special investigations
  • It would be 1044 by Pagani relating to the persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony or for the
  • HB 1131 by Oliverson relating to the repeal of provisions authorizing certain taxing units in the year
Keywords: 1184, house, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

General Laws Apr 1st, 2026

General Laws

Transcript Highlights:
  • In fact, they have more authority under this bill. Really?
  • In fact, they have more authority under this bill. Really?
  • Compared to what authority they have now under SB 4. Okay.
  • So we're not authorized to recover it.
  • Is an authorized rate of return and a guaranteed profit different? Yes. Okay.
Keywords: 959, house, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Jan 27th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • A few things this bill won't do: it will not change the Civil Air Patrol's federal authorities.
  • authorities for the governor.
  • We would like to express our most sincere gratitude to the National Guard and the Civil Air Patrol for
  • We would like to express our most sincere gratitude to the National Guard and the Civil Air Patrol for
  • It was nice to hear the Civil Air Patrol and the National Guard talking about the resources, but they
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 13, 2026 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Campbell: Quick question, would this exemption extend to the Florida State Guard?
  • Campbell: Are there any Florida State Guard records stored on the Department of Defense system?
  • Greco: The question is are there Florida State Guard records held on systems held by the U.S.
  • I cannot speak with authority.
  • Every authority held those are different entities that we do not report to.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Corrections and Public Institutions Mar 9th, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Corrections and Public Institutions

Transcript Highlights:
  • some questions since you were in Potosi, and you had some people under you who were charged with guarding
  • prisoners, under you who were charged with guarding prisoners as well?
  • And I don't mean just in the execution chamber, but also the guards, the people like—there is such, from
  • And I don't mean just in the execution chamber, but also the guards, the people like—there is such, from
  • people that have nothing to lose have killed other prisoners or injured or harmed or killed other guards
Keywords: 959, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And so this request is for ongoing authority.
  • HCAI spending authority by $126.4 million one time, which in total will cover the authority for all $233.6
  • I work in a hospital laboratory on the Central Coast.
  • So is this a loan authority?
  • Moving on to EBT theft administrative authority, the department currently has statutory authority to
Summary: The committee heard opening budget remarks from the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst’s Office on the May Revision for Health and Human Services. Finance said the proposal significantly reduces projected out-year operating deficits through a mix of revenue increases and program cost reductions, while the LAO warned that even with booming revenues the state still faces a structural deficit and should prioritize reserves and avoid new ongoing commitments. The chair and members echoed concern about cuts to vulnerable populations, but also noted the need to maintain the overall level of budget solutions and add to reserves. The hearing then moved through a series of CalHHS and HCAI proposals, mostly held open after presentation. CalHHS requested additional legal support to respond to federal H.R. 1-related issues and a net-zero transfer of positions for a shared eligibility/data-sharing platform. Other items included ongoing funding for the 988 Behavioral Health Crisis Service Fund and a request for EMSA to fund maintenance of its enterprise data management system. HCAI presented proposals for hospital fair pricing implementation, the data exchange framework, the all-payer claims database, CalRx insulin development, the diaper access initiative, distressed hospital grants, opioid settlement fund reversion, and the Rural Health Transformation Program. Members questioned funding sources, special fund use, contracting exemptions, timelines, and whether some proposals should be more targeted or supported by alternative funding. A major discussion centered on HCAI’s diaper access initiative and the use of a Public Contract Code exemption to continue contracting for free diapers distributed through hospitals. The chair and some members criticized the optics of the selected vendor and questioned the lack of an income threshold, while HCAI said the program was designed to be universal and administratively simple, with future phase-two direct-to-consumer purchasing to be handled by a different vendor. Another extended exchange focused on distressed hospital funding, where HCAI said the May Revision would provide up to $50 million for hospitals at immediate risk of closure, but members argued the repeated annual need shows a structural problem and asked for broader reforms to hospital payment and care transitions. The final major topic was the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s budget. The Commission opposed the May Revision’s reduction of the Innovation Partnership Fund from $20 million to $10 million and a $6.7 million cut to community advocacy contracts, arguing both are core Proposition 1 tools for statewide innovation and community engagement. Finance responded that the proposal is within Proposition 1’s allowable maximums and that prior unspent appropriations could be redirected if the Legislature wanted to restore the full amount. No votes were taken; items were generally held open for later action.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 24th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • farmers along the Rio Grande who are experiencing water shortage issues, and flooding across the Gulf Coast
  • comprehensive view of this, and I don't think there's anybody better suited than the Texas Water Development Authority
Bills: SB7
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 25th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Brooks, you're recognized for a question to the author. Thank you, Mr. President.
  • Senator Goodwin, you're recognized for a question of the author. You, I'm just want to ask again.
  • Senator Goodwin, you're recognized for a question of the author. Thank you.
  • Senator Kirt, Minority Leader Kirt, you're recognized for a question of the author.
  • Senator Hicks, you're recognized for a question of the author on Senate Bill 1326. Thank you, Mr.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Transcript Highlights:
  • within very short periods of time, and the recent Supreme Court decision limiting presidential tariff authority
  • can affect how many people show up for work or school or even medical appointments on the Central Coast
  • affect how many people show up... ...for work or school or even medical appointments on the Central Coast
  • into basically an empire of grocery stores, not only in the Central Valley, but when he came to the coast
  • We authorize overtime, prioritize workload based on service-level agreements, reduce discretionary time
Keywords: 987, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Insurance Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then when we were approached by a property management company on the coast asking to be exempted
  • by a property management company<00:30:49.919><c> on</c><00:30:50.159><c> the</c><00:30:50.320><c> coast
  • </c><00:30:51.039><c> asking</c><00:30:51.520><c> to</c><00:30:51.840><c> be</c> company on the coast
  • asking to be company on the coast asking to be exempted<00:30:52.960><c> for</c><00:30:53.279><c> companies
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • The second largest facility is in Pāʻoa, as you know, out on the Hamakua Coast.
  • 55.880><c> Hamakua</c> poo is as you know out on the Hamakua poo is as you know out on the Hamakua Coast
  • 00:13:57.600><c> able</c><00:13:57.839><c> to</c><00:13:58.320><c> find</c><00:13:58.560><c> a</c> Coast
  • so they need to be able to find a Coast so they need to be able to find a place<00:13:59.120><c> to<
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 345, which would establish ʻōpae ʻula as the state shrimp. The Department of Land and Natural Resources and Kua Ulu Aumo testified in strong support, saying the designation could help protect endemic shrimp in anchialine pools and increase public education and awareness. In response to questions, DLNR said it would use existing education programs, press releases, and partnerships for statewide outreach and was not seeking a separate appropriation for that purpose. Members then took up SCR 132 and SR 111, which encourage adoption of recommendations from the UN Global Plastics Treaty and the Rapa Nui Summit Declaration on climate justice and sustainable development. Greenpeace Hawaii supported the measures, arguing that plastic production is tied to fossil fuel interests and that microplastics pose serious health and environmental risks. The committee later adopted the measures with amendments, including a change from “waste hierarchy” to “zero waste hierarchy” and technical edits. The final measures, SCR 157 and SR 127, urged the state to adopt and implement the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea agreement on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. DLNR testified that it had only just reviewed the resolution but stood on its written testimony. The committee passed SCR 157 and SR 127 as is. The meeting also included a separate hearing on SCR 89 and SR 72, which would create a University of Hawaiʻi Community College pathway for meat processing. The Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council supported the idea, citing workforce needs and local protein supply, while several members raised concerns about whether a formal educational pathway or degree requirement might unnecessarily limit entry into the field; discussion focused on whether the proposal should be more vocational and whether there is enough data on workforce demand. No final vote on those measures was shown in the transcript excerpt.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, uh, first up on Senate Bill 1381, relating to Hawaii National Guard, uh, we have testimony
  • Colonel Nagatani, Hawaii National Guard director of staff, on behalf of Major General Harris, we stand
  • to do so uh not have the legal authority to do so uh however<00:19:23.760><c> a</c><00:19:23.919><c>
  • First one: Senate Bill 1381, relating to Hawaii National Guard.
  • Yes, it authorizes them to do that, but doesn't mandate anything specific.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee met on March 19, 2025, and heard testimony on several measures before taking up decision-making. Senate Bill 1381, relating to the Hawaii National Guard, received support from the Department of Defense and other testifiers and was recommended to pass as is. Senate Bill 422, relating to education and high school diplomas for veterans, also drew support from the Department of Education, the Military Affairs Council, and the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, and was recommended to pass as is. Senate Bill 414, relating to restoring access to disaster-affected areas in Lahaina, was discussed with testimony from HHFDC and others; members agreed to amend the bill to refer to the Department of Transportation as the acquiring agency, and the measure was recommended to pass with amendments. The committee then considered Senate Bill 223, relating to fire prevention. The Department of Land and Natural Resources supported the bill but recommended changes to make the wildland-urban interface code a matter for the State Fire Council/State Fire Marshal rather than statute, and noted it lacked authority to mandate fuel reduction work on lands outside its control. Members also discussed community fuel reduction funding, with DLNR indicating that $10 million would be an effective amount and describing current funding for equipment, outreach, and positions. The chair proposed amendments to make fuel reduction on non-set-aside lands permissive rather than mandatory, to allow the State Fire Council to amend the state fire code to include easement holders, and to note a defective date and the funding request in the committee report. The bill was recommended to pass with amendments, with one member voting with reservations. In a later decision-making session, the committee considered Senate Bill 1379, relating to emergency preparedness and Community Readiness Centers, and Senate Bill 371, relating to property damage of critical infrastructure facilities. For SB 1379, the chair proposed an HD1 incorporating the Hawaii Advisory Council on Emergency Management and county emergency management in site-selection criteria, adding geographic resilience considerations, changing the defective date, and noting $10.8 million for site design plus $1.2 million for contract support; the bill passed with amendments, with reservations from some members over county input and funding. For SB 371, the chair amended the bill to remove recklessly/negligently causing damage and require intentional conduct throughout, while leaving other issues for Judiciary review; the bill passed with amendments, with at least one member voting with reservations.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Feb 20th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • These include authority for Commerce to continue hurricane recovery and mitigation programs across the
  • We increase funding for tuition assistance for members of the National Guard by $3.5 million.
  • We continue funding the State Guard for another year for a total of $33.9 million.
  • The House has $36 million in general revenue, and then they give some matching trust fund authority.
  • Authorizes Valerie House to provide no-cost grief support services.
Summary: The Senate began with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into floor consideration of the 2026-2027 budget. Appropriations Chair Hooper presented Senate Bill 2500, describing a $115 billion budget that reduces overall spending from the prior year, maintains reserves, and includes a 3% pay raise for state employees and 5% raises for state law enforcement, firefighters, correctional officers, and park rangers. Committee chairs then outlined major spending in their areas, including K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and environmental and agricultural programs. Highlights included increased funding for school scholarships and safety, workforce and university programs, Medicaid and child welfare, corrections operations, affordable housing, rural communities, Everglades and water quality projects, and infrastructure. Members then asked detailed questions about several budget items. Senators sought clarification on the Emergency Management Trust Fund, arts and cultural grants, Florida Forever land acquisition versus conservation easements, teacher salaries, charter school capital outlay funding, EASE grants, New College funding, DOC inmate counts and reimbursement, lottery staffing, concealed weapons licensing positions, election security funding, iBudget waiver support, ADAP funding, Medicaid hospital rate reductions, and scholarship and enrollment supplements in K-12 education. Chairs explained that some reductions reflected technical shifts or right-sizing, that some funds were being moved below the line for better tracking, and that several items—such as ADAP and corrections operations—would likely remain conference issues with the House. After questions, the Senate substituted House bills for the budget and implementing measures and adopted amendments placing the Senate language onto the House vehicles to prepare for conference. The chamber passed the budget-related bills and several conforming measures, including bills on retirement, fuel taxes, the state agency law enforcement radio system, court trust funds, judgeships, and K-12 and higher education conforming changes. Votes on the major bills were overwhelmingly unanimous or near-unanimous, and the Senate repeatedly voted to accede to the House’s request for conference on the substituted bills.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:09:43.519><c> coastal</c> they're common along the coast coastal they're common along the coast
  • SB 232 explicitly authorizes Alabama volunteer fire departments and volunteer fire rescue squads to manage
  • SB232 explicitly<00:26:20.480><c> authorizes</c><00:26:21.360><c> Alabama</c><00:26:22.000><c> volunteer
  • and have over this time grown to be statewide in presence from Huntsville and Florence down to the coast
  • and have over this time grown to be statewide in presence from Huntsville and Florence down to the coast
Keywords: 923, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Vets Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we want to thank the authors and co-authors for continuing these efforts, and I wish there were some
  • Next is House File 1514, another representative authority bill, and you will move that bill in front
  • other funding to serve veterans of all discharge statuses and currently serving Minnesota National Guard
  • and collaborations with businesses that employ veterans such as Minnesota Power, Minnesota National Guard
  • that may have other than honorable discharges, or those that are serving in the Minnesota National Guard
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty Seven - Thursday, March 12

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And if they would like us to hasten that process, then it also authorizes that.
  • It also allows us to hasten that process through an authorization, but let's read the words in the bill
  • It's been proven from one coast, of millions of miles.
  • It's been proven from one coast to the other.
  • Clinics hire entire staff departments whose sole job is to manage prior authorization.
Keywords: 959, house, all
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • It also authorizes Florida College System institutions and state universities' trustees to serve until
  • It authorizes presidential contracts to be renewed for longer than one year, but no longer than the original
  • individually or collectively, and authorizes cash transfers with conditions.
  • I've grown up in this area in the Emerald Coast since I was one years old.
  • Afterwards, though, I came back to the Emerald Coast. This is my home.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education heard and approved two bills before moving into confirmation hearings for several university and college board nominees. CS/SB 1458 on apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships was presented as a measure to improve consistency and transparency in local education agency partnerships, cap LEA administrative funding at 10% when applicable, and require public meetings and work papers for workforce funding model decisions. Support was noted from Associated Builders and Contractors, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Foundations for Florida Futures, and Independent Electrical Contractors. The bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS/CS/SB 1726 on higher education governance and presidential searches after adopting a delete-all amendment and a late-filed amendment defining the final group of presidential applicants as no fewer than three. The amended bill added provisions on trustee citizenship and residency/alumni eligibility, interim president succession planning, longer presidential contract renewals, limits on candidate polling by universities, syllabus posting, textbook/open-access material lists, and other governance and academic policy changes. Senators raised concerns about the minimum-three finalist requirement, interim president selection, trustee eligibility, and polling restrictions, while supporters said the bill would depoliticize leadership selection and improve transparency. The bill was reported favorably after the amendments were adopted. The committee then heard confirmation testimony from multiple appointees and reappointees, including nominees for FAMU, UNF, Pensacola State College, UWF, and UF. Most nominees emphasized ties to their institutions, student success, workforce development, military connections, and institutional growth. Several UWF nominees were questioned extensively about their votes for former chair Scott Yenner and his controversial comments about women and other groups; some said they were unaware of those remarks at the time of the vote and would not have supported him with that knowledge. Public testimony on UWF expressed concern about the nominees’ lack of higher education experience, their ties to the region, and the impact of Yenner’s views. The committee later voted to recommend a block of non-UWF nominees favorably, and it agreed to vote on the UWF nominees individually, with some remaining nominees deferred to a later hearing due to time.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Apr 10th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • College System institution and state university trustees to serve until a successor is appointed; authorizes
  • And you're recognized to explain further if there's any further details you would like. authorizes each
  • Trustees to decide if auxiliary services must be self-reporting individually, collectively, and authorized
  • I've grown up in this area in the Emerald Coast since I was one years old.
  • Afterwards, though, I came back to the Emerald Coast. This is my home.
Summary: The committee first heard CS/SB 1458 on apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs. The bill sponsor said it would add consistency and transparency by requiring local education agencies and training providers to define their roles and funding shares in contracts, cap an LEA’s share at 10% when it serves only an administrative role, and require public meetings and published work papers for the district workforce education funding steering committee. Several industry and business groups appeared in support, and the bill was reported favorably without debate. The committee then took up CS/CS/SB 1726 on higher education, which was substantially revised by a delete-all amendment. The amended bill addressed presidential searches, trustee eligibility, interim presidents, polling by universities, mission reviews, and other governance issues. Members asked about the requirement that final presidential candidate groups include at least three applicants, the qualifications for interim presidents, trustee residency/alumni requirements, and limits on candidate polling. Senators Leek and Smith offered contrasting views, with Leek warning about candidate withdrawals and Smith supporting the bill as a way to depoliticize higher education governance. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably. The remainder of the meeting was devoted to confirmation hearings for university and college boards of trustees. Several appointees and reappointees from FAMU, UNF, Pensacola State College, UF, and UWF described their ties to their institutions and goals such as student success, workforce alignment, military support, research, and regional access. The UWF nominees drew the most scrutiny over their votes for former board chair Scott Yenor, whose public comments about women and other groups were criticized by senators and public commenters. Some nominees said they were unaware of the full scope of those remarks and would not have voted for him with that knowledge; others defended their votes as based on his education-reform views. Public testimony also raised concerns about UWF board members’ lack of higher-education experience and local ties. The committee confirmed the non-UWF nominees in a block vote and then began individual votes on the UWF nominees, with debate centered on Yenor-related concerns.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • perspective, against attacks to our public lands and our standards that protect air and water and our coast
  • passed last year, establishing the next installment of our strategic plan to protect the ocean and coast
  • State law requires that they discharge their authority or responsibility through issuing all of these
  • They primarily use bond funding and reimbursement authority to advance the planning and construction
  • It's important, and we do have a lot of lower-cost accommodations along the coast in particular.
Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Resources, Environmental Protection, and Energy convened for its first hearing and heard an overview from the Legislative Analyst’s Office and the Natural Resources Agency. The LAO emphasized California’s strong current revenues but warned of a structural budget problem, projected out-year deficits, and the need for a high bar on new spending. It generally supported the administration’s Proposition 4 spending plan as reasonable and consistent with bond requirements, while urging legislative oversight and caution about using special funds and adding ongoing commitments. Secretary Wade Crowfoot responded with an overview of climate, wildfire, water, coastal, and conservation challenges and highlighted progress under the Newsom administration, including clean energy growth, wildfire resilience investments, land conservation, tribal co-management, and outdoor access initiatives. He also discussed federal staffing cuts affecting California’s response capacity and said the state has had to fill gaps in flood forecasting, land management, and park access. Members then questioned the secretary about the Delta conveyance tunnel and broader water reliability issues. Crowfoot said the project remains important, is being pursued as a beneficiary-pays project, and is moving through the State Water Resources Control Board’s permitting process, while also stressing that it is only one part of a broader water strategy that includes levee strengthening, subsidence, groundwater storage, recycling, and conservation. Senators also raised concerns about permitting delays, invasive species, and the impact of position cuts on agency capacity; Crowfoot said streamlining is needed but that staffing remains essential. The committee then moved to the Department of Parks and Recreation, where Director Armando Quintero described the state park system, tribal agreements, wildfire and deferred maintenance work, and outdoor access programs such as the State Library Park Pass and Adventure Pass. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposed ongoing $6.75 million General Fund transfer for the library park pass, arguing it did not meet the high bar for new ongoing spending, but several senators strongly supported the program as a low-cost way to expand access. Members also pressed Parks on reservation system problems and campsite no-shows. Department staff said they are updating website guidance, working with the reservation vendor, and implementing new no-show and reservation-modification rules effective July 1, including penalties for repeated no-shows and immediate reopening of vacant sites. The committee then heard a low-cost accommodations proposal, which Parks said would fund planning and construction at several sites using Proposition 68, reimbursements, and donations; the LAO said it had no concerns. Finally, the new director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife, Megan Hurdle, introduced herself and outlined the department’s mission, staffing, service-based budgeting, and Proposition 4 requests, including funding for salmon genetic tagging, hatchery repairs, and public access improvements. She said the department is focused on biodiversity, permitting streamlining, law enforcement, and human-wildlife conflict prevention, and noted that the agency is still updating its service-based budgeting analysis to identify gaps and priorities.