Transcript Highlights:

• Members, watch for our next meeting notice. Members, watch for our next meeting notice.
• As a reminder, we are now on a one-hour notice.
• Without objection, the meeting is adjourned. meeting notice.
• As a reminder, we are now on a one-hour notice.

Summary: The House Budget and Senate Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met to organize the conference and begin budget negotiations. Members unanimously adopted motions naming Representative Schof as chair and Senator DeSigley as vice chair. The committee was presented with the initial side-by-side comparison of the TED budget materials, including spreadsheets, projects, proviso, back of the bill, implementing bill, and conforming bill, along with a House offer to the Senate. The House explained that gray rows on the spreadsheet indicate items already agreed to, while black-highlighted rows show changes in the House offer intended to move closer to Senate positions. The Senate chair said the first offer would take time to review and that the Senate team would study it and respond soon. No public comment was offered. Members were reminded that the committee was on one-hour notice for the next meeting, and the conference adjourned without objection.

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• You'll notice that a lot of that, for those of you that aren't used to reading these sheets, a lot of
• Seeing none, please watch for a notice for our next meeting, which hopefully will be relatively quickly
• As a reminder, we are on one-hour notice, so don't go anywhere.
• Seeing none, please watch for a notice for our next meeting, which hopefully will be relatively quickly
• As a reminder, we are on one hour notice, so don't go anywhere.

Summary: The conference committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government convened and was formally organized by adopting motions naming Senator Brodeur as chair and Representative Esposito as vice chair. Members were welcomed, and the committee was reminded to keep phones off and to remain on one-hour notice for a possible quick reconvening. The main discussion centered on the Senate’s first budget offer and the conference budget spreadsheet, including proviso items, back-of-the-bill provisions, and implementing and conforming bills. Senator Brodeur explained that many items were already agreed to and grayed out, while highlighted yellow items reflected areas where the Senate had moved closer to the House position in a good-faith effort to narrow differences. The House indicated it would review the Senate offer and respond at the next meeting. There was no public comment or additional committee business. The committee then adjourned without objection after Senator Truenow’s motion.

Transcript Highlights:

• In case of wildfire risk, the notice must include specific information on the community's specific reasons
• We know, unfortunately, that California policyholders receive a non-renewal notice from their insurers
• And one of the problems we saw throughout this process with the non-renewal notices that people receive
• Short-notice consumers receive vague and even contradictory instructions from the insurance company.
• It would give consumers better notice, better disclosure of the reasons and evidence for a non-renewal

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, watch for our next meeting notice. Members, watch for our next meeting notice.
• As a reminder, we are now on a one-hour notice.
• Without objection, the meeting is adjourned. meeting notice.
• As a reminder, we are now on a one-hour notice.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In one case, we noted a licensee received four notice to comply letters from the department, all issued
• When you talked about progressive punishments or escalation, are you going beyond a notice to comply?
• So you talked about a notice to comply.
• That's probably the lowest level of notice that we have for a licensee.
• So notice to comply is the lowest bar of response from the department for noncompliance.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We think that the notices under this bill will be voluminous, to say the least.
• We think that the notices under this bill will be voluminous, to say the least.
• We have taken amendments to remove provisions requiring public notice of self-checkout.
• I noticed that self-checkout was quite empty because customers didn't like using them.
• I noticed that self-checkout was quite empty because customers didn't like using them.

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several bills focused on worker rights, workplace technology, pay equity, and retail/self-checkout standards. SB 703 would require ports to collect and report information on trucking companies to help identify worker misclassification in the port trucking industry; supporters, including Teamsters and the California Labor Federation, said better data is needed for enforcement, while trucking and retail groups said they were working with the author and expected to remove opposition after amendments. The bill passed 5-0 and was re-referred to Transportation. The committee also approved a consent calendar of other measures. SB 294, the Workplace Know Your Rights Act, would require the Labor Commissioner to create a template for annual employer notices about workers’ labor and civil rights, including emergency contact notification if a worker is detained or arrested. Supporters said the bill would help workers understand their rights amid federal rollbacks and weak enforcement; the California Restaurant Association opposed it. SB 7 would require notice and human review before employers use automated decision-making systems for discipline or termination, and would bar predictive use of such systems for employment actions. Labor groups supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or opaque algorithmic management, while HR, chamber, retail, and local government groups raised concerns about breadth, notice burdens, and small-business impacts. Both bills passed 5-0 to their next committees. The committee also advanced SB 238, which would require disclosure about workplace surveillance and AI monitoring tools, and SB 442, which sets staffing and operational standards for self-checkout, including at least one staffed lane, one employee dedicated to monitoring self-checkout, item restrictions, and a 15-item limit sign. Supporters argued both bills improve transparency, safety, and worker protections; opponents warned SB 238 could expose security practices and SB 442 could raise costs and create preemption issues. SB 464 would expand state pay-data reporting to better capture public-sector workforce demographics in line with reparations and pay-equity goals, and SB 642 would strengthen the Equal Pay Act by extending recovery periods, clarifying wage definitions, and updating pay-scale language. SB 464 and SB 642 also passed, with some opposition from county and business groups over scope and retroactivity. All measures taken up in the hearing were approved by committee, generally on 5-0 votes, and re-referred to the appropriate policy or fiscal committees.

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• Standing Committee Report No. 1069 for one day notice. So ordered.
• Standing Committee Report No. 1069 for one day notice. So ordered.
• </c><00:07:22.479><c> so</c> 1069 for one day notice so 1069 for one day notice so ordered<00:07:25.400
• is hereby given for 877 48 hour notice is hereby given for third<00:11:05.880><c> reading</c><00:11:
• is hereby given for 1049 48 hour notice is hereby given for third<00:12:57.440><c> reading</c><00:12

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They have to demonstrate or late notice.
• Yeah, as long as the utility will issue a past due notice, they can use a past due notice.
• c> due</c><00:15:47.760><c> notice.
• And a lot to have a disconnect notice.
• And um I've noticed companies MCF.

Bills: SB8

Committee: Joint Natural Resources & Energy

Keywords: utilities, public service commission, energy regulation, appointment, emergency declaration, tax increases, consumer protection, Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:51 Approval of Minutes 00:02:07 Legislator Comments 00:02:18 LIHEAP Public Hearing 00:04:19 PSC Update on RS 26 SB 8 00:32:18 WaterStep Presentation 01:04:08, 958, all

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• I don't disagree, but it's not noticed.
• </c> something without having it noticed? something without having it noticed?
• Uh, when notice needs to be given to residents, how much notice, and on what sort of circumstances a
• </c> notices is the best way to know. notices is the best way to know.
• residents, how much notice, and given to residents, how much notice, and on<00:59:20.480><c> what</c

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We will give some notice before we return.
• We will<00:43:25.880><c> give</c><00:43:26.000><c> some</c><00:43:26.120><c> notice</c><00:43:26.440>
• </c> will give some notice before we return. will give some notice before we return.
• Uh what bills we will have and about what the timing is as far as a notice to come back to the floor?
• </c> notice to come back to the floor. notice to come back to the floor.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Wallin requires the owner of a self-service storage facility to provide an occupant with 25 days' notice
• Wallin requires the owner of a self-service storage facility to provide an occupant with 25 days' notice
• Yes, so under this amendment, the person would receive 25 days of notice from the delivery of the intent
• Heard some concerns about the lack of, well, let's just say, perhaps not quite enough days of notice
• Although some of the timelines are extended beyond what I think is necessary, and some of the notice,

Summary: The Consumer Protection and Business Committee met in executive session to review several bills and amendments. Staff briefed House Bill 2483 on creating a data broker registry, House Bill 2477 on limiting claims arising from appraisal reports, House Bill 2274 on the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act, House Bill 2394 on insurance fraud enforcement, House Bill 2624 on consumer protections for unsolicited real estate transactions, and House Bill 2240 on self-service storage rental agreements. Members discussed proposed amendments on narrowing the data broker definition, delaying registration dates, expanding exemptions, clarifying appraisal-related limitations, and revising email and insurance fraud language, but action on HB 2483 and HB 2477 was deferred. The committee then moved HB 2274 forward. Supporters said it was a needed fix after litigation involving misleading commercial emails, while some members noted remaining concerns but wanted to advance the bill before policy cutoff. The committee adopted the proposed substitute and reported it out with a due pass recommendation by a 12-3 vote. HB 2394 was also deferred without action. HB 2624 was reported out with a due pass recommendation after debate over whether the bill’s carve-out for public entities, tribes, and nonprofit nature conservancies was too broad; the vote was 9-6. The committee then adopted two amendments to HB 2240, requiring both email and first-class mail delivery of rental agreements when an email address is provided and extending notice for termination or nonrenewal to 25 days. As amended, HB 2240 was reported out with a due pass recommendation by voice vote, and the meeting adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• The majority of these notices are done through certified mail.
• on their registration, or out-of-state registration, a storage facility is required to provide the notice
• Notice by allowing a vehicle storage facility to post notices on a third-party website approved by TDLR
• This does not eliminate publication of notice by newspapers; it provides an option to publish the notice
• Senator Nichols said this does not change the requirement; we still have to post those notices.

Bills: HB227

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: HB227, kratom, Mitragyna speciosa, kratom products, kratom processor, kratom retailer, controlled substances, Texas Controlled Substances Act, Health and Safety Code, Penalty Group 1, tianeptine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, mitragynine, synthetic kratom, kratom alkaloids, adulterated products, product testing, lab testing, ISO 17025, labeling requirements

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• </c><00:15:16.639><c> of</c> meeting where the agenda gives notice of meeting where the agenda gives
• notice of decision-making<00:15:17.560><c> on</c><00:15:17.720><c> the</c><00:15:17.920><c> matter</c
• </c><00:25:40.200><c> of</c> appeals clarifies that a notice of appeals clarifies that a notice of appeal
• </c><00:26:11.240><c> to</c> court um the language for notice to court um the language for notice to
• We end up receiving the notice; we don't act upon it.

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several measures, beginning with Senate Bill 869 on community outreach boards. The Office of Information Practices said the bill was now clear and raised no concerns after clarification that it applies to Hawaii County community development action plan committees under the Sunshine Law. Written support was received from several individuals, and one testifier initially opposed the bill but withdrew opposition after hearing OIP’s explanation. No vote was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard Senate Bill 405 on neighborhood board meetings, which would let boards receive and discuss reports from government officials that were not on a noticed agenda, with final action deferred to a later noticed meeting. OIP said the bill was a policy choice but warned it would give boards more flexibility at the cost of less public notice. Support came from the Wke neighborhood board and Jacob Weinek, while Natalie Iwasa and Greg Mian opposed it, arguing it could lead to unclear agenda items and deeper discussion without adequate public notice. No vote was taken. The committee also heard Senate Bill 903 on a claims review working group in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands asking for the measure to be deferred because it believed a complete inventory and audit of the public lands trust should come first. Members asked about the status of related House Bill 1358. The committee then heard tax measures: Senate Bill 1469, which would suspend the collection statute of limitations while tax assessments are on appeal, and Senate Bill 1467, which would clarify that county tax appeals do not need to be served on the Director of Taxation. The Tax Department supported both bills, and the Tax Foundation’s witness generally agreed but suggested a possible amendment to SB 1469 regarding insurance premium tax language. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 544 on sentencing of minor defendants, which would require courts to consider youth-related factors and allow departures from mandatory minimums; OHA, the Public Defender, Human Rights for Kids, and others supported it, citing trauma, diminished culpability, and national trends, and no opposition was noted in the excerpt. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 691 on family courts, which would set a minimum age of 12 for adjudication of law violations. The Public Defender and Human Rights for Kids supported the bill, saying very young children should not be treated as law violators and can still receive services through other family court mechanisms. The Attorney General’s office and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office opposed the measure, arguing it could limit court jurisdiction and services for younger children and might have unintended consequences, including recruitment of children into criminal activity. Members asked whether amendments could preserve the bill’s intent while addressing those concerns; no final action is shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• Substitute House Bill 2105 pertains to notices for I-9 audits.
• First, an employer must post and distribute notices to its workers within 72 hours of receiving a notice
• agency, date of the notice, types of records being inspected, and also include a copy of the audit notice
• The notice must include a copy of the written notice from the federal agency. ...of any I-9 audit.
• The notice must include a copy of the written notice from the federal agency, as well as other identified

Summary: The committee heard public hearings on several bills. HB 2675 would eliminate a number of state accounts and transfer remaining balances from two accounts to the general fund, while also changing how revenues in the Salary Insurance Contribution Increase Revolving Account are deposited; OFM testified in support and there was no public opposition. SHB 1903 would create a statewide low-income energy assistance program through the Department of Commerce, funded by the general fund and Climate Commitment Act revenues; supporters said it would address Washington’s underfunded and uneven energy assistance system, while utilities and rural co-ops raised concerns about cost, reporting burdens, utility authority, and implementation details. SHB 2384 would require actuarial reviews for certain continuing care retirement communities with prepaid life care contracts; residents and consumer advocates supported the added transparency, while providers opposed the added review costs and said they already pay for actuarial work. SHB 1982 would expand the ability of tribal members to vacate convictions tied to treaty rights, add OPD representation and a tribal liaison position, and then an amendment was described that would remove the liaison position and eliminate the fiscal impact; the sponsor and OPD supported the bill, and testimony emphasized correcting past treaty-rights convictions. The committee also heard SHB 2389, a broad juvenile justice bill that would expand suspended disposition options, create midpoint review hearings, reduce some robbery ranges, and address juvenile rehabilitation capacity and transfers. Supporters argued it would reduce racial disparities, favor community-based rehabilitation when safe, and improve outcomes, while prosecutors, sheriffs, counties, judges, cities, victim advocates, and some tribal law enforcement warned it would weaken accountability for serious violent offenses, increase court and local government burdens, and shift costs without funding. Several witnesses and the bill sponsor discussed proposed amendments, including removing presumptions and the mid-sentence review. The committee then heard SHB 2439, which would raise tobacco and vapor product license fees, create a responsible vendor program, add manufacturer certification and enforcement provisions, restrict certain products and sales practices, and redirect tobacco tax revenue to public health, cancer research, and youth prevention accounts; public health and prevention groups supported it, while retailers and industry representatives opposed the fee increases and some of the new restrictions. Finally, HB 2681 would sharply increase cannabis license fees and index them to inflation; OFM supported the change as aligning fees with program costs, while cannabis businesses and associations opposed or sought changes to the fee structure and CPI indexing. The committee also heard a briefing on SHB 2215, which would require the Caseload Forecast Council to forecast SNAP and state food assistance caseloads in light of upcoming federal cost-sharing changes; no questions were raised at the briefing.

Transcript Highlights:

• Before you're recognized to close on the bill, we did get a couple of notices.
• Notice is given, and at the time that notice is given, the parents are given the opportunity to opt out
• Notice is given and on that at the time. 809 That notice is given the parents are given the 810 opportunity
• This is just simply about notice to parents. Any follow-up? >> Very well.
• This is 874 just simply about notice to parents. Any follow-up. 875 >> Very well.

Summary: The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met with a quorum and heard four bills, beginning with HB 423 on school elopement plans for students with autism or other elopement risks. The sponsors described the bill as a statewide framework for school elopement response plans, immediate parent notification, campus search procedures, and staff training. Public testimony from parents, disability advocates, and a teacher emphasized the dangers of elopement and the need for standardized procedures; members from both parties spoke strongly in support. The bill was reported favorably by a 15-0 vote. The committee next considered HB 1253, which allows coaches to use limited personal funds, up to $15,000 per athletic team per year, to support student-athletes with food, transportation, and physical rehabilitation services. An amendment added guardrails, including that the coach be a school employee, clarified the scope of athletic associations covered, and refined the rehabilitation language. Members discussed the bill as a way to help students in need while avoiding recruiting concerns, and the bill passed favorably 14-0 after the amendment was adopted. HB 1091 addressed dental screenings for K-12 students in districts that voluntarily offer them. The bill requires advance written notice to parents and an opt-out process, and clarifies that screenings are informational only, with any findings sent to parents rather than compelling treatment. An amendment added the language to student welfare provisions as well as school health services. Public testimony from dental and health advocates supported the measure, and the bill was reported favorably 14-0. Finally, the committee heard HB 765 on child care and early learning services. The bill expands before- and after-care options for certain school-based preschool programs without requiring a child care facility license, removes a flu brochure inspection requirement, bars insurance cancellation based on providing child care, creates a professional recognition program, and establishes a child care tuition fund. Two amendments broadened the bill to public and nonpublic elementary schools and created the Brighter Futures fund concept. After debate, the bill passed favorably 13-1, and the meeting adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• But we're we're noticing and doing what works best.
• And then eventually I'm sure we will notice, you know, either certain vendors are certain software's,
• And so we problem solve around that when we notice.
• So have you noticed that some like a lot of those students are a lot of those 2 took the course are.
• I didn't notice any hours and maybe I was focusing elsewhere on how many hours we had in the spring.

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• And then, I mean, he didn't get any notice, right?
• He resigned immediately as soon as he received notice.
• There was no other notice that he could have gotten. Is that correct?
• And I did notice that um I was taking it earlier um. It's in arrears.
• So even in the filing notices, I didn't realize that I was having to do two dual reports.

Transcript Highlights:

• Speaker, I want you to notice one thing.
• So is there a mandate for the notices to be electronic?
• They would like to see their notices in print.
• Because of newspaper notices, ...because of newspaper notices, a hundred-year-old woman, a widow who
• There's also an annual notice informing residents that they can opt in to receive mailed or email notices

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum verification. Members then adopted the special order report and a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions. The chamber also recognized Deputy First Class Stefano Gargano as law enforcement officer of the day and several visiting groups in the gallery. On the floor, HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously, 109-0. The House then took up CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, which drew questions about surplus conservation lands and oversight by the Acquisition and Restoration Council; it passed 94-10. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign-country-of-concern restrictions, critical infrastructure, gifts, contracts, sister city agreements, and related ethics and criminal provisions, passed 80-20 after debate and a germane amendment was adopted over objections. The House also passed CS/CS/HB 1197 on information technology procurement and contracting, aimed at modernizing oversight of major IT projects, by 109-0. CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use development and development regulations passed 71-38 after extensive debate over development fees, manufactured homes, and reducing local supermajority requirements for comprehensive plan changes; an amendment to preserve Orange County’s rural boundary vote failed, and a strike-all amendment was ruled out of order. Members then adopted a technical amendment clarifying manufactured homes language. Several local bills also advanced: HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed 109-0; HB 4051 and HB 4053 on Santa Rosa County fire protection district assessments passed 84-25 and 83-27, respectively, after compromise amendments; HB 4081 on the East Point Water and Sewer District passed 110-0; and HB 4093 on the Felsmere Water Control District passed 109-0. The transcript ended as the House moved on to HB 4095, with no final action shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• I know in Bell County it's posted, but in some counties, they don't actually post the notice of this
• They should have the same amount of time to cure their defect regardless of who sent them the notice.
• If the local election official is still out of compliance within two days of receiving notice of that
• , and $5,000 per day after the 7th day of the official notice.
• Once they get noticed, there's an opportunity, a reasonable opportunity.

Bills: HB569 , HB766 , HB1638 , HB2316 , HB2773 , HB2785 , HB3113 , HB3709 , HB3775 , HB4275

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: early voting, ballot correction, voting rights, election integrity, mail-in voting, voter notification, HB 766, precinct chair, precinct chair candidate, ballot application, Texas Election Code, Section 172.021, election administration, candidate filing, party precinct chair, county party, political party office, email address, telephone number, confidential candidate information

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• The notice requirement can delay investigations. Hippa reinforces this at the federal level.
• Florida law requires a subpoena or court order with notice to the patient for release.
• which requires notice to the patient for release.
• And you can't, you know, notice the presence from just your 5 senses.
• I notice. Sure chair. >> Yes, sir. Precisely.

Keywords: 999, senate, all