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• item one, I believe, is the school facility—or is JLBC staff discussing school facility division construction
• Chair, members will be discussing the school facilities division's construction cost index.
• Based on a local Phoenix construction index that we've been using for the last 12 years, our staff suggests
• Representative Livingston, during those years, due to the lasting impacts of the Great Recession, construction
• It is explicitly to work with a contract that has been working with the Secretary of State's Office to

Keywords: 1182, all

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• UNDER OUR MEETING CONSTRUCT ON THE LEFT MAJOR GENERAL HOSS, DAY-TO-DAY WORKS FROM THE GOVERNOR AS OUR
• UNDER OUR MERCHANT CONSTRUCT ON THE RIGHT DURING STATE DECLARED EMERGENCIES WE SUPPORT THE DESIGNATED
• NOT JUST FROM A FUNDING STANDPOINT BECAUSE WE HAVE A FUNDING CONTRACT, BUT TO OPERATIONALIZE THAT SORT
• EXECUTED CONTRACTS WITH EMPLOYERS AND TRAINERS. THE INTENT FOR THAT IS TO REMAIN PUBLIC.
• WE FIND INDUSTRIES LIKE CONSTRUCTION, AEROSPACE AND LOGISTICS ARE ACTIVELY HIRING VETERANS WHICH WILL

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I have no particular opinion as to whether the construction of that district, as proposed by the governor
• The construction of that district.
• I believe that that's a topic for later construction by this legislature.
• I believe that that's a topic for later construction by this legislature.
• In 2010, you heard it, the people of this state, they signed a contract with us because they put what

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It's got the well construction information, casing information, screening information.
• So we've got specific contract studies that are targeted in certain areas that are looking at that.
• What would be really helpful, I think, to this body is understanding the design, the construction, the
• TCEQ's design and construction standards ensure that public water systems provide safe drinking water
• It regulates construction and post- construction activities by requiring the development of protection

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• exempts master agreements from meeting start and end date requirements for private investigator contracts
• Existing law requires fees charged for the construction of ADUs to be determined in accordance with the
• compensation that they receive for selling those benefits before entering or renewing a service contract
• compensation that they receive for selling those benefits before entering or renewing a service contract
• Under current law, state agencies are required to obtain green building certification for new construction

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And that would help a lot with having those constructed. lot is historical tax credits.
• <00:13:31.200> some um it takes longer to construct some um it takes longer to construct some
• Carpenter and with uh other construction Carpenter and with uh other construction persons persons
• Thank you. >> He's happier to be in construction than in a committee meeting.
• before the contract review committee and ask<00:47:39.440> for<00:47:39.680> increases.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:23 Kentucky Bankers Association 00:02:32 How to Read and Understand KRS 6.948 Health Mandate and Federal Cost Defrayal Impact Statements 00:25:40 Proposed Amendments to Kentucky's Essential Health Benefit-Benchmark Plan 00:50:18 Proposed Health Insurance Legislation for the 2026 Session 01:04:22 Reimbursement for Covered Benefits Delivered Through the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model 01:01:46 Coverage of Eating or Feeding Disorders 01:18:47 Coverage of Hearing Loss 01:25:31, 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance met for its first interim meeting, established a quorum, approved routine opening items, and welcomed a new committee assistant and a legislative intern. The committee first heard a Kentucky Bankers Association presentation from Tim Shank and John Cooper focused on the state’s housing shortage, which they described as affecting all 120 counties and especially low- and moderate-income and workforce housing. They urged support for a proposed $20 million banker-backed revolving fund, paired with tax credits, to finance new housing construction; they said the program would be flexible, could support alternatives such as manufactured housing, and would use below-market loans with tax credits vesting over five years only after units are completed. They also asked for extension of the historical tax credit carryforward from five to seven years and for continued support of new market tax credits, arguing that supply-chain delays make the longer period necessary for historic rehabilitation projects. The bankers also raised concerns about credit unions, arguing that because credit unions do not pay the same taxes as banks, they should not be allowed to acquire healthy state-chartered banks or hold state and local deposits. They cited the recent purchase of First State Bank of Middlesborough as an example, saying the transaction would reduce state, county, and city tax revenue and weaken local tax bases. In response to committee questions, the presenters said local regulations, zoning, parking, sidewalk, and utility easement issues can significantly delay housing projects, and they emphasized that state policy and infrastructure support are needed to help address affordability and development barriers. The committee then shifted to a Department of Insurance presentation by Commissioner Sharon Clark on how to read KRS 6.948 health mandate and federal cost defrayal impact statements. Clark explained that the mandate statements were created in 1998 so legislators would have actuarial estimates of how proposed health insurance mandates would affect administrative costs, premiums, and total costs, and she noted that later legislation added federal cost-defrayal analysis. She also reviewed the background of the Affordable Care Act’s essential health benefits framework and said the department’s statements are intended to help lawmakers make informed decisions on proposed health coverage mandates. No votes or formal actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• We will insert that this will be required for buildings constructed after December 31, 2025, and amend
• be this will be required<00:03:03.280> for<00:03:03.599> building<00:03:04.040> constructed
• <00:03:04.760> after required for building constructed after required for building constructed
• I'd like to add a non-impairment of contract language and then amend the enforcement and penalty section

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Ways and Means committee met in several decision-making agendas and took action on a number of Senate bills. Early in the meeting, members adopted a measure with amendments that removed a section due to legal issues identified by the Attorney General and set an effective date of July 1, 2050. The committee then passed SB 14, SB 1434, SB 1443, and SB 152 unamended, and SB 1612 with amendments clarifying that certain requirements apply to buildings constructed after December 31, 2025, and defining joint custody between the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Department of Health for inmate mental health services and medications. In a joint Judiciary and Ways and Means agenda, the committee considered SB 242 on foreign ownership of agricultural land. Members agreed to amendments adding non-impairment-of-contract language and revising enforcement and penalty provisions so consideration exchanged in a violating transaction would revert to the respective parties. The bill was adopted with reservations noted by several members. The committee also took up SB 534 on the Hawaii Community Development Authority and residential development on certain Makakilo Makai parcels, but because there was no consensus, the measure was deferred indefinitely. Later Ways and Means agendas approved several additional bills, mostly unamended, including SB 878, SB 1146, SB 614, SB 891, SB 964, SB 1559, and SB 503. SB 1379 was passed with amendments adding a blank appropriation for acquisition of land for Community Readiness centers and an emergency operations center, with the funds to lapse on June 30, 2027. SB 1571 was amended to remove an advisory board and restore earlier authority language, and SB 1632 was amended to rank the appropriation and set the date to 2050. Across these votes, measures were generally adopted with some members recording reservations or being excused.

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• These are by contract with DOE directly. It's an intergovernmental contract.
• These are by contract with DOE directly. It's an intergovernmental contract.
• These are by contract with DOE directly. It's an intergovernmental contract.
• These are by contract with DOE directly. It's an intergovernmental contract.
• These are by contract with DOE directly. It's an intergovernmental contract.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• And we found out it was The Department of Defense had contracted these individuals to conduct exploratory
• Which were predominantly local governments and or institutions of knowledge, then you have, The contract
• We are working with a company called Interra that was put under contract by the county. to do much of
• These are systems that'll be installed by a plumbing company that we contracted with to do that work.
• On local supply and production, forward contracting, and food safety compliance.

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• administration for Medi-Cal and CalFresh, immigrant legal aid, new judgeships, and courthouse construction
• administration for Medi-Cal and CalFresh, immigrant legal aid, new judgeships, and courthouse construction
• authorization for $3 billion in lease revenue bond authority related to funding for courthouse construction
• Additionally, I want to thank you for the deferral of the DMV state-to-state contract with AMVA until
• Additionally, I want to thank you for the deferral of the DMV state-to-state contract with AAMVA until

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• My name is Kyle Makarios, and I'm here today on behalf of the Minnesota Building Construction Trades
• Council, representing 70,000 union construction workers across the state. workers across the state and
• We're particularly excited about this bill because of the significant impact on construction jobs that
• Since we first broke ground over 30 years ago, there have been union construction workers building the
• The proposed Mystery Cove Waterpark will be a direct construction investment of $325 million, and it

Bills: HF2048, HF2360, HF2006, HF950, HF912, HF3140, HF2931

Keywords: individual income tax, retirement contributions, tax corrections, annuity contracts, tax year attribution, tax credit, economic development, community investment, data disclosure, Minnesota regulations, tax increment financing, municipal authority, job creation, transferred increment, public hearing, nonresident employees, income tax exemption, Minnesota taxation, employment duties, tax withholding

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• For this fiscal year, $41.8 million is budgeted for contracted services and operating costs to support
• We then narrowed that down to a finalist that we're currently in contract negotiations with, with the
• goal of getting that contract executed at the end of this month.
• I think top of mind on everyone's radar is the cost of construction.
• What that means is we want to try to break the construction project up into multiple smaller packages

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• Chairman, Keith Dunn, here on behalf of the State Building and Construction Trades Council.
• Chairman, Keith Dunn, here on behalf of the state building construction trades council, I just need to
• The State Building Construction Trades Council opposes this bill. We'd ask for you to reject this.
• The need for maintenance, the new construction of roads and highways is significant and only growing.
• And so is perhaps the difference because some cities contract out and others don't?

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several local government-related bills. AB 1578 by Assembly Member Jackson would require elected local and state officials to take anti-hate speech training through existing sexual harassment training. Supporters said hate rhetoric can embolden prejudice and officials should be accountable for their words; opponents argued the bill lacks a legal definition of hate speech and could chill protected speech. The chair indicated support, but no quorum was present at that point, so no vote was taken. AB 2083, also by Assembly Member Jackson, would authorize creation of a regional child care special district for Moreno Valley and Paris to expand child care programs and facilities. The author said the district would help underserved communities and support families with nontraditional work hours. The California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions opposed the bill’s mechanism, though it said it supported the goal and had been working with the author. The bill was discussed without a final vote in the excerpt. AB 1783 by Assembly Member DeMaio would prohibit state and local mileage taxes and block state agencies from studying or advancing them. The author argued Californians already pay too much in gas and car taxes and that mileage taxes would burden drivers. Opponents, including the State Building and Construction Trades Council, Transportation California, NRDC, and others, said the state needs to study road user charges as a fairer replacement for declining gas tax revenue. After quorum was established, the committee voted 3-2 to pass and re-refer the bill to the Revenue and Taxation Committee, with the roll left open. The committee also advanced AB 1693 by Assembly Member Suber, which would streamline retail tenant improvement permits by allowing qualified professionals to certify plans and imposing review deadlines on local building departments. Support came from retail, business, property, and chamber groups, and there was no opposition. The committee voted 5-0 to pass and re-refer the bill to the Business and Professions Committee. AB 1679 by Assembly Member Gonzales would create a temporary commercial activation permit for pop-up businesses in vacant storefronts; supporters said it would help revive downtowns and reduce barriers for small businesses, while local government groups had no position. The committee approved it 7-0 and re-referred it to the Health Committee. AB 2418 by Assembly Member Gonzales would set timelines for nonresidential plan checks and allow private plan checkers after delays; business groups supported it, local government associations had no position, and the committee passed it 7-0 to the Judiciary Committee. The committee also heard AB 1820 by Assembly Member Schiavo, which would cap EV charger permit fees and allow higher fees only with written findings; supporters said it would reduce barriers to charger deployment, while cities and counties argued current fees reflect actual costs and that the bill would shift costs to local governments. The discussion was extensive, but no vote is shown in the excerpt.

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• Admin manages construction and leases property for state government.
• Admin manages construction and leases property for state government.
• Admin manages construction and leases property for state government.
• Admin manages construction and leases property for state government.
• Admin manages construction and leases property for state government.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That's the energy performance contracts. They remain fully permissible.
• That's the energy performance contracts. That's the energy performance contracts.
• <00:49:41.280> and I have a background in construction and I have a background in construction
• And this bill explicitly has a carveout for the energy performance contract.
• contract. So, you can still do those. contract. So, you can still do those.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The members of these teams are from local fire departments and State Patrol, and they have contracts
• The members of these teams are from local fire departments and State Patrol, and they have contracts
• From local fire departments, State Patrol, and then they have contracts or formal agreements through
• As noted, the construction costs are at $48 million for that bonding project.
• As noted, the construction costs are at $48 million for that bonding project.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee approved the March 22, 2024 minutes and then took up House File 3761, the Safety Through Support Act, with a motion to lay the bill over. Representative Lee Finke said the bill is intended to improve re-entry outcomes and public safety by expanding prison visitation, including mentoring and access for mental health and medical professionals, and by creating a task force to support rehabilitation and re-entry. Testifiers in support included Holly Bot, who described how family visits helped her through incarceration and later into successful re-entry and business ownership, and Zeke Caliguri, who argued that consistent visitation and community connection are essential to humanity, rehabilitation, and reducing recidivism. Elliot Bhai of NAMI Minnesota also supported the bill, framing visitation as a form of needed mental health support in prisons. Members raised several concerns and suggestions. Representative Hudson questioned the bill’s strip-search limitation language, asking what would count as a credible, documented security concern, and also worried the task force could create discriminatory access or favor certain viewpoints. Representative Finke said she did not view a conviction as making someone permanently a security risk and said the task force was meant to ensure meaningful visitation for everyone, not to enable discrimination. Representative Hollins and Representative N. supported the bill’s overall goals while suggesting language could be tightened and noting that maintaining outside ties helps people return as productive members of society. Representative Witte asked about the Department of Corrections commissioner’s presence, and the chair said questions for him could wait for a later bill. Representative Mu asked about the fiscal note and the research behind the bill. Staff said a fiscal note had been requested but not yet signed off by the LBO, which was one reason the bill was being laid over. Finke said she could share the visitation study and noted that the bill responds to research linking visitation to lower recidivism; she also said remote visitation data shows value but can be costly. After closing remarks emphasizing that visitation is “medicine” and that most incarcerated people will return to the community, the chair renewed the motion and laid over House File 3761. The committee then moved on to House File 4959, with a motion to re-refer it to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy.

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• These limitations apply to contracts executed or renewed after the general effective date, and with that
• Most Americans do not have extended contracts.
• What do you see in regards to the control of the contract?
• It would allow them to use those proceeds from the lease or sale for new school construction instead
• of going to the voters and asking them to fund new construction through a property tax.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• public utilities to file a tariff with the PSC by October 1, 2026, and it also requires OPAGA to contract
• for an independent study on the policy considerations for the construction and operations of large-scale
• you know, they're the ones that would be having these conversations with, you know, the folks constructing
• With a data center provider or someone that's constructing or a hyperscaler.
• It provides for parity in regulations for off-site constructed residential dwellings and requires the

Summary: The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several member introductions of guests and staff. The chamber then took up returning messages from the House and acted on several bills, including transportation facility designations (SB 628), affordable housing/Live Local Act changes (HB 1389), utility services (HB 1451), education (HB 1279 substituted for SB 7038), data centers (SB 484), and land use/development regulations (SB 208/HB 399). Several other measures were temporarily postponed, including education, emergency services, and environmental rule ratification bills. On SB 628, the Senate concurred in the House amendment and passed the bill 31-4. On the affordable housing bill, senators discussed the fourth iteration of the Live Local Act, including a new provision allowing certain affordable housing on religious institution property, removal of accessory dwelling unit language, and changes to tax exemption and expiration provisions; the Senate concurred in the House amendment and passed the bill 35-0. On the utility services bill, the House amendment shortened the surcharge phase-out timeline and advanced reporting dates; the Senate concurred and passed the bill 30-6. The education package was substituted with the House companion, amended to include agreed-upon provisions on student health and safety, early learning, math, virtual instruction, career and technical education, school choice, accountability, tuition protections, and financial aid, and passed 36-1. The data centers bill drew extensive debate over transparency and ratepayer protections. Senators questioned the removal of the Senate’s nondisclosure agreement prohibition, the 12-month confidentiality period, and whether costs could be shifted to residential and commercial customers. Supporters said the amendment strengthened ratepayer protections and maintained local land-use authority, while critics objected to the loss of transparency and the possibility of local NDAs. After debate, the Senate concurred in the House amendment and passed the bill 31-6. The land use and development bill generated the most contentious discussion. Amendments addressed a Fontainebleau/Miami Beach resort water park issue, a sunset provision, and a major rural boundary/property rights proposal affecting counties such as Orange and Seminole. Senators debated whether the rural boundary language protected property rights or undermined local planning and environmental safeguards, with concerns raised about takings, county liability, and the use of an Attorney General opinion. The transcript cuts off during extended debate on that amendment, so no final vote on the land use bill is shown in the excerpt.

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• Relaying to construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit.
• They have a contract for five years of races.
• It's a breach of contract, if that's the kind of concept we're talking about.
• Section 171A-403, Construction of Chapter Related to Asserted Defense.
• New construction would be required to figure this out in the building's plans.

Bills: SJR59, SCR30, SCR46, SB31, SB127, SB324, SB401, SB407, SB467, SB482, SB506, SB529, SB584, SB619, SB636, SB646, SB647, SB659, SB715, SB732, SB735, SB771, SB784, SB800, SB801, SB816, SB1013, SB1026, SB1049, SB1055, SB1065, SB1137, SB1169, SB1181, SB1383, SB1395, SB1410, SB1433, SB1524, SB1531, SB1568, SB1640, SB1666, SB1681, SB1718, SB1754, SB1757, SB1972, SB1980, SB2004, SB2007, SB2041, SB2046, SB2050, SB2075, SB2076, SB2154, SB2173, SB2206, SB2225, SB2253, SB2268, SB2306, SB2308, SB2314, SB2322, SB2330, SB2351, SB2366, SB2371, SB2392, SB2398, SB2476, SB2533, SB2540, SB2544, SB2589, SB2610, SB2623, SB2660, SB2662, SB2693, SB2707, SB2717, SB2722, SB2742, SB2753, SB2779, SB2807, SB2843, SB2844, SB2858, SB2877, SB2880, SB2885, SB2920, SB2938, SB2986, HJR4, HCR35, SJR3, SJR18, SB5, SB260, SB1786, SB914, SB963, SB1197, SB1415, SB1437, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SJR84, SJR59, SCR12, SCR39, SCR46, SCR48, SCR19, SCR30, SCR3, SB2023, SB1433, SB2322, SB2877, SB407, SB1718, SB1395, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB1502, SB507, SB1026, SB1434, SB1376, SB1585, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB619, SB1122, SB732, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB261, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB529, SB209, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB510, SB2253, SB584, SB1085, SB2314, SB2046, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB1524, SB1137, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB517, SB1200, SB1410, SB1845, SB1863, SB2681, SB2200, SB2199, SB1757, SB2050, SB2458, SB2201, SB1055, SB2660, SB2662, SB1065, SB801, SB2533, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB647, SB1721, SB2268, SB2366, SB1013, SB2797, SB2371, SB2383, SB646, SB1169, SB1754, SB2779, SB2004, SB2119, SB2448, SB1777, SB1283, SB2392, SB2076, SB2786, SB2876, SB2284, SB2225, SB1540, SB2920, SB2929, SB1972, SB2540, SB2742, SB2595, SB2217, SB715, SB2330, SB1383, SB500, SB1640, SB2001, SB2080, SB2722, SB506, SB2514, SB2623, SB2753, SB2398, SB1241, SB2927, SB2173, SB2538, SB898, SB467, SB1449, SB2529, SB1531, SB2846, SB2476, SB986, SB1181, SB2075, SB2154, SB2864, SB31, SB2880, SB1359, SB2386, SB771, SB2844, SB2550, SB1351, SB1423, SB1931, SB2245, SB2589, SB2707, SB2807, SB2351, SB410, SB659, SB816, SB2776, SB2693, SB2580, SB1980, SB1886, SB1234, SB739, SB482, SB456, SB127, SB1666, SB2843, SB2801, SB800, SB2055, SB784, SB2986, SB735, SB1012, SB324, SB2926, SB2938, SB2007, SB2138, SB1242, SB2615, SB1049, SB2310, SB1224, SB2972, SB1568, SB2841, SB2885, SB3016, SB2858, SB2610, SB2139, SB1856, SB2035, SB2308, SB2306, SB2041, SB1528, SB1681, SB1141, SB2401, SB2530, SB2375, SB547, SB1266, SB1373, SB1467, SB2069, SB2269, SB2480, SB2544, SB672, SB904, SB2695, SB2891, SB2422, SB2543, SB1854, SB317, SB2539, SB2532, SB2925, SB1250, SB2082, SB2203, SB457, SB2357, HJR4, HB135, HB1109, HCR35, HCR64, SB2721, SB243, SB1285, SB2568, SB1959, SB1442, SB1454, SB2520, SB2541, SB1708, SB1237, SB1844, SB1586

Keywords: education funding, Texas State Technical College System, capital projects, infrastructure, higher education, Birding Capital, Matagorda County, wildlife, conservation, Texas Legislature, Texas beef, cattle industry, agricultural heritage, Texas strip steak, economic growth, SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment

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• CASP inspection reports do not include the cost of correcting construction-related violations, which
• Step one, a business obtains a CASP inspection, and all construction-related violations are noted in
• obtains a CASP inspection, and all construction-related violations are noted in the CASP inspection
• How does a small business... ...the business obtains a CASP inspection, and all construction-related
• these five languages if the contract was negotiated in one of these languages.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. AB 416 would allow emergency room physicians to initiate 5150 mental health holds, with supporters saying it would reduce emergency room bottlenecks and speed care for patients in crisis. County and behavioral health representatives opposed the bill, and some members raised broader concerns about the 5150 system and juvenile placements. The bill was ultimately approved on a do-pass as amended vote. AB 446, the Surveillance Pricing Act, drew extensive testimony. The author and supporters argued it would prohibit businesses from using personal data to charge different prices for the same product or service, describing the practice as discriminatory and exploitative. Business and industry groups opposed the bill, warning that its language was too broad, could affect discounts and loyalty programs, and would create litigation risk through a private right of action. After discussion about enforcement and possible amendments, the bill passed on a do-pass motion. AB 632 would give local governments a faster way to collect penalties for serious code violations, including unsafe housing, fire hazards, and illegal cannabis activity, by allowing certain fines to become money judgments and clarifying lien authority. It had support from county and city groups and no opposition was voiced in the hearing; the bill passed as amended. ACA 7, a constitutional amendment intended to clarify and limit misuse of Section 31A, also moved forward after brief support testimony. The committee then took up AB 649, which would extend protections for businesses that proactively obtain certified access specialist inspections and fix accessibility violations; the author, a small business owner, and others testified in support, while disability rights groups moved to neutral after amendments. Members discussed the balance between access enforcement and reducing predatory litigation, and the bill was still under consideration as the transcript ended.