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• facilities.
• Um, I mean, a dry cleaner would not fall under either manufacturing facility or storage facility, but
• <01:23:22.239> or<01:23:22.639> storage manufacturing facility or storage manufacturing
• facility or storage facility<01:23:23.520> but<01:23:24.320> um<01:23:25.280> the
• 25,000 foot uh uh facility. 25,000 foot uh uh facility.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This measure provides jurisdictional clarity to allow long-duration energy storage projects to move through
• Delaney Hunter, on behalf of HydroStore, the Willow Rock Energy Storage Project in Kern County is our

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up AB 915, which was presented by the author as a measure to provide jurisdictional clarity so long-duration energy storage projects can proceed through the normal California Energy Commission permitting process. A witness from HydroStore testified in support, explaining that the bill would clarify that the water feature of the Willow Rock Energy Storage Project in Kern County is not a dam. No opposition testimony was heard. The motion before the committee was to concur in Senate amendments. Members voted aye as the roll was called, including Pappin, Jeff Gonzalez, Alvarez, Avila Farias, Baines, Benes, Burner, Bennett, Celeste Rodriguez, Rogers, and later Tangipa after he arrived. The committee then adjourned after the vote was completed.

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• It does not limit judicial discretion for placement in congregate residential facilities, and it does
• And if anyone had any experience with drug rehabilitation facilities, substance use disorder programs
• We also have Earl Hayes, who's a security officer in a major health care facility here in Sacramento
• FSCs instruct Californians on state firearm laws, safe storage practices, suicide prevention, and proper
• Waiting periods, firearm safety certificates, safe handling demonstrations, transportation laws, storage

Summary: The committee heard several bills, though no final votes were taken because a quorum had not yet been established. SB 493 by Senator Becker would add war or armed conflict to California’s price-gouging emergency triggers, with the author and supporters arguing it would protect consumers from gas-price spikes tied to international conflict. Opponents, including business and housing groups, warned the bill could over-trigger emergency powers and create broad, ongoing price controls. The chair indicated support for an aye-as-amended recommendation once quorum was reached. SB 1056 by Senator Grayson would require protective orders for disclosure of sexually explicit material involving adult victims in specified criminal cases. Denise Huskins-Quinn and Aaron Quinn testified in support, describing how sensitive evidence in their case was copied and handled without adequate safeguards; supporters said the bill would extend privacy protections similar to those already used for child sexual abuse material. Criminal defense attorneys supported the goal but raised concerns about notice procedures and how the bill would apply when material is in the public domain. The chair said the bill filled a gap in existing law and would receive an aye recommendation. SB 1208 by Senator Grayson would let law enforcement seize and return crypto assets used in scams and fraud to victims. The Attorney General’s office and law enforcement groups supported the bill as a tool to recover losses from transnational crypto fraud, while the ACLU and public defenders argued it lowered the burden of proof, raised constitutional concerns, and could be misused against unbanked or low-level defendants. The chair nevertheless said the bill aligned with existing law for stolen property and would be recommended aye. SB 874 by Senator Weber-Pearson would strengthen oversight of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, including requiring background checks for employees of providers and convening a stakeholder workgroup; it drew support from the California Association for Behavior Analysis and no opposition was heard. Later, SB 1266 by Senator Stern would change how the value of stolen copper and related infrastructure damage is calculated, aiming to address copper theft and its costs to cities and utilities. Supporters said the bill would better capture the real harm from thefts that disrupt streetlights, telecom, and emergency services, while opponents argued it would inflate charges, turn many misdemeanors into felonies, and increase court and incarceration costs. The author said he would continue discussions and accept the amendments. Senator Cervantes presented SB 1379, which would separate the Riverside County sheriff and coroner offices and create an independent medical examiner; supporters cited in-custody death concerns and conflicts of interest, while opponents said the problem was not unique to Riverside and that the bill would override local control. Cervantes also presented SB 1418 to extend ballot-custody protections to other election records and equipment after a Riverside County ballot seizure, with support from the Attorney General’s office. Finally, Senator Blakespear began presenting SB 936 on nitrous oxide misuse, describing public health, impaired-driving, and disposal concerns, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s testimony concluded.

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• and, you know, maybe they could help out the jails and the health care, the population in those facilities
• 00:32:36.080> living that is senior or assisted living that is senior or assisted living facilities
• to get community based facilities to get community based agriculture<00:32:38.159> in<00:32:38.320
• that has recently been opened up to me through Dare to Care, helping to finance some of their cold storage
• Um we have um and child care facilities.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Make America Healthy Kentucky Task Force met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then heard a presentation on the state’s “food is medicine” efforts. Chair Funky Fromm opened by describing a recent foot injury from a road hazard and used it to emphasize the importance of infrastructure, nutrition, sleep, and activity as part of a broader wellness culture. The main witnesses were Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell, Holly Harris of Appalachian Regional Health Care (ARH), and Jim Muser of the Kentucky Hospital Association. Shell and Harris described a partnership between the Department of Agriculture, the Kentucky Hospital Association, and hospitals such as ARH to connect local farmers with hospital cafeterias, farmers markets, CSA-style subscription food boxes, and medically tailored meals. Harris said ARH serves a large region with 14 hospitals, more than 95 clinics, about 6,700 employees, and 1,300 medical staff, and that the system began by improving employee food options because hospital workers often have limited access to healthy meals during shifts. They reported examples such as a local-protein burger, parking-lot farmers markets, subsidized CSA boxes for employees, and plans for container gardens at some hospitals. The witnesses said the program is intended to improve health outcomes, reduce readmissions, support chronic disease management, and also increase rural prosperity by expanding demand for Kentucky farm products. Shell said more than 40 hospitals had already been onboarded into the food-is-medicine program, with measurable outcomes being studied through pilots such as one at Russell County Hospital. He also noted that some systems, including CHI St. Joseph Health, Taylor Regional, and UK King’s Daughters, have formally embedded food-as-medicine goals into strategic plans. Members and witnesses also discussed barriers, especially the lack of reimbursement, fragmented short-term funding, and regulatory or purchasing hurdles that make it difficult for small farmers to participate. Shell said the goal is to make the model scalable and easier for hospitals and farmers to navigate, while Harris emphasized that ARH has been funding its efforts without reimbursement because of its mission. No votes or formal policy actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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• allowed to succeed, and that benefit far outweighs the minimal taxes that are imposed sometimes for storage
• line is that the power plants in New Hampshire should be taxed for what they are: manufacturing facilities
• line is that the power plants in New Hampshire should be taxed for what they are: manufacturing facilities
• line is that the power plants in New Hampshire should be taxed for what they are: manufacturing facilities
• What they are: they're manufacturing facilities that create a critical product for consumers in the state

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• New fire stations are built with better accommodations for the firefighters in the facility.
• They have better construction and storage of personal protective equipment to prevent additional exposures
• in practice, it will actually do the opposite, especially in parts of California that need these facilities
• When we move out to repair facilities with utilities, there are no structures. Thank you.
• When we move out to repair facilities with utilities, there are no structures.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• That would put in danger some of the storage and water supply that a lot of our municipalities have put
• House Bill 2378, an act amending Section 41-57-01.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to school facilities
• House Bill 2378, an act amending Section 41-57-01.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to school facilities
• House Bill 2378, an act amending Section 41-57-01.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to school facilities
• 2584, an act amending Section 38-651 and 38-651.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to school facilities

Keywords: 1182, all

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• innovation drives a lot of things in the security space, particularly when you're dealing with. door storage
• And that's probably the biggest cost to the spaceport in terms of operational costs, besides the facilities
• what's going on at Kirtland Air Force Base, with White Sands Missile Range, the NASA White Sands Test Facility
• Doña Ana County is Las Cruces Public Schools, which fund both the Challenger Center, a very unique facility
• throughout the state, and a couple of us have been working on making sure that these parks and these facilities

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• Additionally, 41 reported that because they are offering more freshly prepared meals, they needed larger storage
• facilities and warehouse projects.
• I'm drawing from my own experience, who have not been able to push forward successful bonds for facilities
• And they do the best that they can with the facilities they have, but they're left remaining with having
• we better target those funds to help ensure all districts get to the place where they have the facilities

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• devices exceeding 750 watts or 20 m per hour on public roadways, bike lanes, sidewalks, and similar facilities
• <00:25:33.360> similar sidewalk, similar faces, similar sidewalk, similar faces, similar facilities
• <00:25:34.480> implements<00:25:34.880> cooperative facilities implements cooperative facilities
• regulation on foot scooters and micro mobility devices, aligns operational use for helmet, speed, and storage

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The conference committee first took up HB 496 HD2 SD1 on mamaki tea. Members described the agreed conference draft as prohibiting misleading use of Hawaiian words, imagery, place names, and motifs on tea packaging unless all tea or dried leaves were grown, harvested, and dried in Hawaii. The bill also included an appropriation for a measurement standards inspector position at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, with $65,000 in each of FY 2026 and FY 2027. The House and Senate managers recommended passage with amendments, and the measure was adopted by unanimous votes from the members present, with some members excused. The committee then recessed and reconvened several times to manage a larger agenda of conference bills, moving some items to later times and rooms. Among the measures adopted were HB 862, addressing school transportation shortages by allowing certain nontraditional vehicles under safety conditions; HB 667, retitled the Microchip Identification Act, requiring DOT and counties to scan deceased cats and dogs for microchips and notify animal services; HB 958, regulating electric bicycles and other micromobility devices with safety, labeling, registration, and age requirements; HB 934, relating to broadband and the digital equity office, with appropriations and positions; HB 960, raising DOT capital advancement contract thresholds and annual caps; HB 697, updating automated speed enforcement rules and appropriating $2 million; and SB 26, creating an affordable housing land inventory task force with a $250,000 appropriation. Each of these measures was adopted with amendments by conference vote, with some members excused and several brief recesses taken for quorum or agenda management. Not all bills were resolved. HB 732, relating to the film industry tax credit cap, was deferred after conferees said they had not reached agreement, despite comments supporting the industry and local workers. HB 437, concerning an office in the Philippines under DBED, was also deferred for lack of agreement. The committee adjourned after stating that the remaining measures on the agenda would be deferred indefinitely.

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• Instruction the full approval of the placement of students with disabilities in a public or private facility
• Students with disabilities in a public or private facility.
• there had been the placement of a student with disabilities in congregate care would be made in a facility
• to get... ...the students that are engaged in a process trying to get their student placed in a facility
• to cover $1.5 million in order to reimburse school districts should they choose to purchase secure storage

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met to hear and discuss three education bills and related budget items. House Bill 1214 would revise K-12 transportation funding by replacing the current rider-based formula with a new formula tied more closely to district size, square mileage, building counts, and the weighted student payment. Sponsors and DPI said the change would better reflect actual transportation costs, hold districts harmless overall, and likely increase funding by about $4 million beyond current spending; they also said parent-provided transportation and open-enrollment mileage rules would remain largely unchanged. No opposition was heard, and the committee closed discussion without taking final action in the transcript. The committee then reviewed House Bill 1013, the education appropriations bill, and walked through proposed adjustments to program and pass-through grants. The chair proposed keeping or reducing some items, eliminating others, and moving one-time items to the stabilization fund; examples included leaving free meals at $4.5 million for now, keeping the paraprofessional-to-teacher program, reducing some grant lines, and removing several new or one-time grants. DPI also explained that the student information system would remain a flow-through grant for this biennium but would move in-house after July 1, 2026. The committee also discussed adding an FTE for the School for the Blind and making a small equipment swap at the Center for Distance Education. House Bill 1369 was discussed as the main school aid bill, including a proposed 2 percent and 2 percent per-pupil payment increase, higher construction bidding thresholds, elimination of the 12 percent cap, and a transfer of $75 million from Foundation Aid to the School Construction Revolving Loan Fund, with the chair suggesting $100 million instead. DPI explained that the bill also included a policy change returning placement decisions for students with disabilities in congregate care to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with support from the governor’s office. The committee heard testimony from school officials seeking gap funding for Title I losses caused by a switch from free-and-reduced-lunch to census-based allocations, saying districts with many open-enrolled students could lose substantial funding and staff positions. Later, the governor’s office presented a proposed $1.5 million one-time appropriation to help schools buy secure storage for student cell phones if a statewide device policy is adopted; members raised concerns about cost, local control, and whether the money would be enough. The committee also heard student testimony and then recessed without voting on the amendment in the transcript.

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• And the rationale for development of this program was to incentivize additional facilities to seek NCI
• To incentivize additional facilities to seek NCI, National Cancer Institute, status and to improve the
• really focused on bringing the latest treatments to patients, including bringing the only carbon ion facility
• that we're simultaneously working through is better affiliation and partnerships with existing facilities
• It's paying for cloud storage, high-performance computing.

Summary: The Health Care Budget Subcommittee held a panel discussion on Florida’s cancer research and funding programs, including the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program, the Florida Cancer Innovation Fund, the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program, the Bankhead-Coley Research Program, and Live Like Bella. Dr. Ladapo and leaders from Moffitt, Sylvester/University of Miami, UF Health, and Mayo Clinic described how state funding has helped Florida’s four NCI-designated cancer centers expand research, recruit faculty, increase clinical trials, and build collaborations. They emphasized that the programs are intended to improve cancer care statewide, support innovation, and encourage more institutions to pursue NCI designation. The Governor’s budget recommendation was noted as including additional funding, and members asked about the cost and requirements of becoming NCI-designated and eventually comprehensive. Panelists said NCI designation requires major infrastructure, compliance, research, and training investments, with de novo development estimated at about $1 billion. They described Florida’s collaborative model as unusual nationally, with annual symposia, shared pilot funding, and joint projects across the four centers. Members also asked about rural access, home-based care, and recruitment/retention. Mayo described its “Cancer Care Beyond Walls” home-treatment model and said it could expand to rural counties within months; Moffitt and UF discussed mobile screening, satellite sites, and affiliations with local hospitals and practices. Several members raised concerns about workforce shortages, licensure delays, and the need to reach underserved areas. The discussion also covered outcomes, data reporting, and the broader economic impact of the cancer centers. Panelists cited growth in jobs, federal research funding, and clinical trial enrollment, and highlighted advances in immunotherapy, CAR-T, TIL therapy, carbon ion therapy, AI-driven screening, and the firefighter cancer initiative. They said the Florida Cancer Data System is being expanded to track recurrence and quality-of-life measures. Members also asked about philanthropy, medical tourism, and federal funding risks, including possible indirect cost reductions that could affect research budgets. The meeting ended with general support for continued investment, while some members noted an ongoing policy debate over whether future cancer research dollars should be concentrated in the four NCI centers or spread more broadly across the state.

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• , members, I'm Paul not neon from Chatfield Minnesota, and they work out my family's trucking and storage
• The three things are cleaning option, a short-term storage option, and possibly a drying option, as most
• Now, if at least one seed cleaner is available and some short-term regional storage and drying options
• The 3 things stand cleaning option a short-term storage option and possibly a drying option as most growers
• Now, if at least one seed cleaner available and though some and some short-term regional storage and

Bills: HF3692

Keywords: Farmer-Lender Mediation Act, mediation, agriculture finance, debt relief, civil law, 1183, house

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• We have 130-plus assisted living facilities in Louisiana.
• food establishment, this bill will amend Revised Statute 40:5.5 by adding those assisted living facilities
• Revised Statute 40:5.5 by adding those assisted living facilities that are already licensed by LDH as
• So basically, we're just going to revise the statute to add those assisted living facilities in the state
• I have Kevin Hayes with me, who represents the assisted living facilities.

Bills: SCR37, SB145, SB237

Keywords: informed consent, healthcare, medical procedures, patient rights, surgeon general, regulatory review, adult residential care, generators, emergency power, health safety, Louisiana Department of Health, compliance, regulations, child welfare, Department of Children and Family Services, mandatory reporting, abuse prevention, investigative teams, child ombudsman, forensic interviews

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Welfare met on April 28 with a quorum and took up several health-related bills. SB 113, concerning the local health care provider participation program in Calcasieu Parish, was amended with a technical set and reported favorably with amendments after the author explained it would shift the local sponsor from the parish to the city. SB 23, which exempts certain assisted living facilities from the definition of food service establishment, was reported favorably. SB 150, allowing LDH to scan and return supporting documents for vital records changes, was also reported favorably. SB 221, which would allow EMS providers to be reimbursed by Medicaid for treating patients on scene without transport, drew questions about billing, coding, and implementation but was reported favorably, with members noting it could reduce unnecessary ER use and costs.

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• Our first bill is Senate Bill 55, Solar Market Income Tax Credit with Center storage.
• panels installed, and we delivered an estimated 106 megawatt hours of annual energy savings for facilities
• grants to offset the capital infrastructure costs for companies that are building or upgrading facilities
• carbon intensity and helps offset the significant upfront cost companies face when modernizing facilities
• carbon intensity and helps offset the significant upfront cost companies face when modernizing facilities

Keywords: 996, all

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• <01:39:45.360> No method of storage. It's inefficient. No method of storage.
• But we need those facilities that we currently don't have.
• But we need those facilities that we currently don't have.
• But we need those facilities that we currently don't have.
• It supports both training facility.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Nomination Number 40, Kent Gerard Nico, Pass Christian, Mississippi, Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities
• 11:09.040> of notices, procedures to allow owners of notices, procedures to allow owners of lien
• 09.640> regarding<02:11:10.040> towing<02:11:10.400> and<02:11:10.520> sale lien
• holders regarding towing and sale lien holders regarding towing and sale of of of Senator,<02:11:12.120

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 31 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, received an invocation from Dr. Reginald Anderson, and recited the pledge of allegiance. The journal and committee reports were dispensed with by voice vote. Early in the meeting, senators also introduced guests, including Dr. Adrian Gilliam Pierre as doctor of the day and several school groups and community visitors in the galleries. A major portion of the session was devoted to recognizing student athletes and coaches through commendation resolutions. The Senate honored the Northside High School Gators boys basketball team for winning its first Class 2A state championship, the Morton High School Panthers boys basketball team for winning the 2025 Class 4A title, East Rankin Academy teams for multiple championships, Simpson County Academy’s boys cross country team and Lily Overby, Brookhaven Academy’s fast-pitch softball team, and several other schools and programs. The chamber also recognized Mississippi artist Castro Coleman (Mr. Sipp) for his music contributions, and later introduced the Meridian High School Choir, Brookhaven Academy fifth graders, and David Hoke, who has delivered Bibles to all 50 state legislatures. The Senate then took up nominations and approved three by advise-and-consent: Kent Gerard Nico to the Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority, Marcus Jones Martin to the State Tax Appeals Board, and Keith Allen Williams Jr. to the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation. After that, Senator Kirby moved to suspend the rules and take up a large block of commending resolutions, which the Senate agreed to consider together. The block included numerous resolutions honoring schools, athletes, educators, and community figures, and the Senate agreed to proceed to final passage by roll call with no objection noted.

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• I eliminated three full-time staff members at my facility.
• We lost our director of operations, who served for 25 years maintaining our equipment and facilities,
• Despite efforts to diversify revenue through production services, facility rental, sponsorships, and
• Despite efforts to diversify revenue through production services, facility rental, sponsorships, and
• We are currently without a permanent facility.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held its second hearing on a large docket of technology, internet, cybersecurity, broadband, and media bills. Early testimony focused on community media funding legislation, with lawmakers and local access advocates arguing that as cable subscriptions decline and streaming grows, revenue tied to cable franchises no longer supports community television and PEG programming. Supporters said community media remains a key source of local news, government meeting coverage, and civic transparency as newspapers disappear or consolidate. A related bill on cable contract oversight also drew support, with testimony that the Department of Telecommunications and Cable is backlogged and should more actively review municipal-provider agreements and report its workload to the committee. Another major topic was a proposal to create a Massachusetts Innovation Fund for state IT modernization. The Alliance for Digital Innovation backed the bill, saying agencies need flexible upfront capital to replace outdated systems and improve cybersecurity, and pointing to the federal Technology Modernization Fund as a model. The witness noted that funding for the state program still needs to be identified. The committee also heard strong support for a bill requiring free broadband in public housing, with Rep. Emmela Goodwin and MAPC describing internet access as essential for jobs, school, telehealth, and civic participation. They said the digital divide in Massachusetts is driven largely by affordability rather than infrastructure, though questions were raised about costs, wiring, and whether all housing sites already have broadband access available at the curb. A substantial portion of the hearing centered on bills to limit addictive social media feeds for minors. Supporters, including lawmakers, parents, teens, and advocacy groups, argued that algorithmic feeds contribute to addiction, anxiety, body image problems, and other harms, and said the bills would restrict surveillance-based curation and overnight notifications while leaving search and followed accounts available. Opponents, including FIRE, CCIA, and the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, argued the bills would require invasive age verification, threaten privacy and cybersecurity, burden adults’ anonymity, and likely face First Amendment challenges. They also warned the measures could disadvantage smaller businesses and may be unconstitutional based on recent court rulings in other states. The committee also heard support for blockchain-related bills creating a commission, a pilot program, and consumer education efforts, with testimony that Massachusetts has the talent but needs a coordinated state strategy. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• My God is a minimum safe storage and things. Uh, so, I'm still hopeful, but look, a realist.
• My God is a minimum<00:09:52.920> safe<00:09:53.200> storage<00:09:53.880> and<00
• <00:09:54.400> Uh<00:09:54.520> so, minimum safe storage and things.
• Uh so, minimum safe storage and things.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We do have some appearance on appearance forms on the delete all Caitlin Hatcher Self Storage Association
• One Hatcher waiving in support of for the Self Storage Association showing the public testimony.
• often prohibitive, costing up to 15,000 for egg freezing and 1,000st from freezing with additional storage
• So utilizing that number and understanding that storage.

Keywords: 999, senate, all