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• for permanent permits and operation.
• This bill updates procedures to allow for operational continuity.
• We have to reduce their cost of operating.
• Water, cost of operating, that's on our backs. Let's do our job.
• A bill establishing the California Emergency Mortgage Relief Act.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and proceeded through a large House of Origin floor file, with the Speaker repeatedly urging members to be at their desks and keep support bills brief. Early actions included dispensing with the journal, re-referring AB 2285 to the Banking and Finance Committee, and then taking up dozens of third-reading items, with many bills passed by voice or recorded vote and others passed temporarily or retained on file. The floor debated and passed a wide range of measures on land use, housing, labor, public safety, health care, utilities, taxation, and consumer protection. Among the bills approved were measures on land surveyor review (AB 1933), nurse midwife access for pregnant and postpartum patients (AB 1696), historic-district transit zoning flexibility (AB 2415), EV charging infrastructure fees and timelines (AB 1820), foreclosure bidding protections (AB 1957), tribal cannabis commerce (AB 2506), outdoor advertising permitting (AB 2024), commercial building permit timelines and third-party plan checkers (AB 2418), DUI penalties (AB 1685 and AB 1687), utility rate transparency (AB 1715), CalWORKs work-penalty changes (AB 1755), dynamic electricity rates (AB 1787), interior designer licensure (AB 1796), compost labeling and contamination rules (AB 1812), modular housing standardization (AB 1815), small claims limits for businesses (AB 1827), Native American Day as a paid state holiday (AB 1841), hospital staffing and maternity access bills (AB 1868 and AB 1882), protective orders tied to release dates (AB 1889), and a series of public health, missing persons, and teacher credentialing measures later in the file. Several high-profile bills drew extended debate. AB 2624, expanding Safe at Home privacy protections to immigrant service providers, prompted sharp disagreement over free speech and alleged limits on online posting, but supporters said it protected workers facing threats and doxing; it ultimately passed 49-19. AB 2023, creating a framework for regulating AI chatbots used by children, was framed as a child-safety measure after testimony about chatbot-related harms and suicide risks, and passed 58-8. Other notable votes included AB 2208 on Medi-Cal protections against federal cuts, AB 2299 on CalFresh/SNAP losses, AB 2115 apologizing to California Native peoples for historic state harms, and AB 2311 on public hospital physician employment; the transcript ends as the Assembly continues working through the remaining file.

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• for permanent permits and operation.
• This bill updates procedures to allow for operational continuity.
• We have to reduce their cost of operating.
• Water, cost of operating, that's on our backs. Let's do our job.
• A bill establishing the California Emergency Mortgage Relief Act.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Emergency operations and destination infrastructure. She answered that question.
• Opportunity zones.
• Emergency, both physical and mental health emergency is.
• , or a sport and an operator.
• to operate.

Bills: HB 118, HB 388, HB 114, HB 205, HB 2789, HB 2791, HB 499, HB 2960, HB 3163, HB 3135, HB 2427, HB 1618, HB 1672, HB 1722, HB 1338, HB 787, HB 2618, HB 879, HB 1126, HB 4134, HB 3513, HB 718, HB 1536, HB 1445, HB 1640, HB 1893, HB 1734, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 1276, HB 3272, HB 3276, HB 3516, HB 4145, HB 1585, HB 4810, HB 2989, HB 2558, HB 3014, HB 2742, HB 1695, HB 29, HB 125, HB 145, HB 171, HB 255, HB 50, HB 363, HB 116, HB 491, HB 1495, HB 368, HB 1285, HB 1905, HB 2002, HB 917, HB 2723, HB 2067, HB 1238, HB 745, HB 1188, HB 1606, HB 2003, HB 2147, HB 2355, HB 2546, HB 2495, HB 2818, HB 2249, HB 3228, HB 3240, HB 1507, HB 658, HB 1748, HB 1851, HB 1922, HB 2798, HB 107, HB 1587, HB 3684, HB 118, HB 388, HB 114, HB 205, HB 2789, HB 2791, HB 499, HB 2960, HB 3163, HB 3135, HB 2427, HB 1618, HB 1672, HB 1722, HB 1338, HB 787, HB 2618, HB 879, HB 1126, HB 4134, HB 3513, HB 718, HB 1536, HB 1445, HB 1640, HB 1893, HB 1734, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 1276, HB 3272, HB 3276, HB 3516, HB 4145, HB 1585, HB 4810, HB 2989, HB 2558, HB 3014, HB 2742, HB 1695, HB 609, HB 630, HB 420, HB 767, HB 1708, HB 1404, HB 2457, HB 140, HB 227, HB 913, HB 2198, HB 2763, HB 1261, HB 1135, HB 1318, HB 2358, HB 2765, HB 2735, HB 3307, HB 1242, HB 2842, HB 333, HB 201, HB 694, HB 2415, HB 155, HB 272, HB 405, HB 519, HB 1136, HB 1275, HB 1437, HB 1532, HB 1675, HB 1868, HB 1888, HB 1990, HB 2286, HB 2523, HB 3129, HB 3251, HB 3354, HB 3479, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 3887, HB 4163, HB 4238, HB 1240, HB 1842, HB 2029, HB 2622, HB 3255, HB 654, HB 4643, HB 4945, HB 3611, HB 3724, HB 3623, HB 3810, HB 4127, HCR 78, HCR 12, SB 767

Keywords: HB 388, HB388, coordination of benefits, COB questionnaire, health benefit plan, health insurance, insurance commissioner, Texas Department of Insurance, uniform form, primary payer, secondary payer, multiple coverage, dual coverage, Medicaid, CHIP, managed care, HMO, small employer health plan, school district health coverage, self-funded plan

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• The model code used was from the California temporary emergency shelters appendix.
• , but also for emergency shelters within existing buildings.
• And we will be the... ...to their potential zoning in these locations.
• adopting the city's zoning code within these potential annexation areas.
• That five-year window of no residential zoning changes.

Summary: The committee held a work session on local government issues, beginning with an update from the State Building Code Council on four legislatively mandated code amendments now in CR-102 rulemaking: temporary emergency shelters, reduced minimum dwelling unit size, multiplex housing up to three stories and six units, and single-exit apartment buildings up to six stories. Council staff also described a separate embodied-carbon appendix proposal that remains under public review, with testimony both supporting and opposing it. Members asked about the rationale for some of the code limits, including the restriction on connecting multiplex buildings. The committee then heard a panel on annexations from MRSC, Pierce County, and the Association of Washington Cities. Witnesses reviewed annexation methods, including petition, election, and interlocal agreement approaches, and said larger annexations are increasingly using interlocal agreements because they can address infrastructure, revenue sharing, and public process concerns. They described barriers such as inconsistent local standards, the cost of infrastructure, referendum risk, census requirements, and the difficulty of persuading residents and local officials to support annexation. Members asked about the five-year restriction on residential zoning changes in one annexation method and whether a hearing examiner could reduce political pressure on local decision-makers. A second panel discussed subdivision reform. The Master Builders Association urged raising the short-plat threshold within urban growth areas to 30 lots as a simpler first step, citing permitting delays and added housing costs. The City of Spokane described implementation problems with recent housing laws, including uncertainty about how to review plats under HB 1110, lot-splitting administration, and added notice requirements for unit lot subdivisions. AWC said there was broad agreement that subdivision decisions should be more administrative, but public hearings remained a point of disagreement. The committee also heard from FutureWise, the Washington State Association of Counties, and Lewis County on county development regulation and enforcement, with witnesses emphasizing underfunded code enforcement, inconsistent standards between counties and cities, and the need for better coordination, incentives, and possibly stronger enforcement tools. No votes were taken; the chair said the committee would continue working on possible solutions in future sessions.

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• That's a very hot zoning practices.
• I'm really proud to hear all the support on both sides for land use and zoning.
• I'm really proud to hear all the support on both sides for land use and zoning.
• I'm really proud to hear all the support on both sides for land use and zoning.
• </c><02:33:03.760><c> is</c> The government and how we operate is The government and how we operate is

Keywords: 1183, house

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• PUBLIC LODGING ESTABLISHMENT OPERATORS ARE PROHIBITED BY STATUTE TO REMOVE GUESTS UPON GIVING THE GUESTS
• EXPRESSES ALL PARTIES TO OPERATE UNDER THE CONSTANT AND TRANSPARENT TERMS. THAT IS THE BILL.
• THIS WOULD REQUIRE HOSPITALS AND CAMPUS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO TEST FOR FENTANYL AS PART OF ANY URINE
• PROPERTY DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED AS A GOLF COURSE, TENNIS COURT OR SWIMMING POOL REGARDLESS OF ITS ZONING
• 952 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION STERN EMERGENCIES

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Senate Bill No. 335 is the state operating budget for fiscal year 2027.
• permit program. ...relating to Clean Air Act Title IV operating permit program.
• This act extends the Clean Air Act Title V operating permit program annual fees.
• operations or threaten responders while they are trying to protect the public.
• It's not just one. the number of individuals that are engaged in that operation.

Summary: The Senate reconvened, read committee reports, and assigned House Bill 89 with House Amendment 1 and House Bill 393 with House Amendment 1 to the Senate Finance Committee. It then adopted Consent Calendar 64, which included resolutions recognizing Take Our Children to Work Day, Juneteenth, National Farmers Day, Invisible Disabilities Week, Stonewall Uprising Remembrance Day, National Nonprofit Day, and two property-assessment working group resolutions. The calendar passed by a unanimous roll call, and the chamber heard remarks supporting Juneteenth, Delaware agriculture, invisible disabilities awareness, and the nonprofit sector. The Senate passed the fiscal year 2026 and 2027 revenue estimates in Senate Joint Resolution 16 and Senate Joint Resolution 17, and approved the fiscal year 2027 operating budget in Senate Bill 335 after extended debate on budget growth, recurring costs, health care, education, public safety, retiree obligations, and fiscal restraint. It also passed Senate Bill 336, the one-time supplemental appropriation bill, which includes one-time investments such as a $100 million transition toward a weighted education funding formula, election support, early childhood education, classroom projects, lead remediation, and campaign finance modernization. Several members praised the budget process and staff, while others cautioned against future spending growth. Among policy bills, the Senate passed House Bill 369 to codify the Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety, House Bill 268 to increase penalties for assaulting postal workers, House Bill 374 to require workforce reporting on large public works projects, Senate Bill 253 with House Amendment 1 to standardize school bullying parental-notification procedures, Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 342 to modernize the Delaware Motion Picture and Television Development Commission, House Bill 402 to extend Clean Air Act Title V permit fees, and Senate Bill 346 with Senate Amendment 1 to streamline Environmental Appeals Board timelines. The Senate also began consideration of House Bill 293, which would add hate crimes to the Victims’ Compensation Assistance Program, but the transcript cuts off before its vote is shown.

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• </c><04:54:05.120><c> Squad</c> attendants riding in the emergency Squad attendants riding in the emergency
• <05:15:26.280><c> appointments</c><05:15:26.878><c> and</c> pre-operative appointments and pre-operative
• When your surgeon is that far away, post-operative care is incredibly difficult.
• </c> surgeon is that far away post-operative surgeon is that far away post-operative care<05:36:36.680

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It does this by increasing operational constraints, some of which are duplicative, and provides a 10%
• They operate in sunshine. Everything happens out in the open.
• the physical school zone when necessary to properly capture vehicles traveling within the zone. ...positioned
• outside the physical school zone when necessary to properly capture vehicles traveling within the zone
• hotels and emergency motels, and they need, you know, a U-Haul and things like this.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, and adoption of the special order report for the day. Members observed a moment of silence for several service members killed in the Middle East conflict, and the chamber also recognized visiting students, law enforcement, and later several guests in the gallery during farewell remarks. The House then moved through the special order calendar, taking up a series of bills on third reading. The first major measure was CS for CS for HB 981 on tributaries of the St. Johns River, which sponsors described as a community-driven plan to restore the Ocklawaha River while balancing conservation, recreation, and economic concerns. Representative Sapp opposed the bill, arguing it would harm rural communities, Rodman Reservoir interests, freshwater resources, property values, and local jobs without adequate funding or certainty. Representative Cross supported the restoration effort and its long-term environmental and community benefits. The House adopted an amendment updating planning references and expanding the advisory council, then passed the bill 107-3. The chamber next passed CS for CSHB 1389 on affordable housing and the Live Local Act after debate over state preemption of local authority, accessory dwelling units, and the removal of local opt-out provisions; supporters emphasized the statewide housing shortage and the need for more housing supply, while opponents argued the bill further limited local control. The bill passed 70-29. The House also passed CS for CSHB 1085, codifying the local government cybersecurity grant program and giving preference to fiscally constrained counties, by a unanimous 109-0 vote. CS for HB 273 on special districts passed after extensive questioning about downtown development districts, rural areas of opportunity, budget approval, and administrative caps; an amendment to remove the downtown district provisions failed, and the bill ultimately passed 88-? yeas as announced on the floor. CS for HB 989 on motor vehicle manufacturers and franchise dealers passed 109-1 after sponsor testimony that it would prevent manufacturers from concentrating new vehicle inventory with one dealer group and protect competition and small businesses. CS/CS for HB 1329 on local government spending and budget transparency passed 82-28 after a lengthy debate over whether the bill would impose costs on local governments; a Cheney amendment to provide hardship assistance for smaller governments was adopted, and supporters framed the bill as improving public access to local budget information while opponents argued it duplicated existing transparency and could require new software or staff. The House then began consideration of CS/CS/CS/CS HB 1417, the Department of Environmental Protection package, with the sponsor outlining provisions on environmental regulation, septic systems, solar facility stormwater controls, coastal resiliency partnerships, and air-pollution permit timing.

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• </c> get the boot off the neck of the zoning get the boot off the neck of the zoning one-third.<02:04
• This is what a zoning board does. This is what a county zoning board does.
• I think a safety clause is for emergent situations. A 7.5% supply over demand is not emergent.
• I think a safety clause is for emergent situations. A 7.5% supply over demand is not emergent.
• And that zoning that that zoning happen.

Keywords: 981, all

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• They have announced, an emergency has been announced right now for...
• managers, and others responsible for protecting life or property in emergencies.
• So, folks, we're in an energy emergency until like July 5th.
• Illegal operators and cartels are thriving when legal markets are weak.
• And then it also claims on page 15, the General Assembly controls the zoning power.

Keywords: 1064, all

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• of things that the bill does to make sure that those who are offering competitive electric supply operate
• control, That autonomy and restore traditional local zoning controls and maintain existing municipal
• And as I mentioned, the bill establishes a five-minute, five-person, emerging, As I mentioned, the bill
• At Wingate, he was instrumental in the expansion of operations throughout the United States.
• Older, higher-emitting trucks continue to operate on Massachusetts roads today.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• </c> DBFOM design build finance operate DBFOM design build finance operate maintain<01:06:54.319><c>
• </c> the city council for the zoning. the city council for the zoning. &gt;&gt; Yeah.
• </c> you can hold an emergency hire permit. you can hold an emergency hire permit.
• </c> teachers around the emergency hires. teachers around the emergency hires.
• </c> emergency hires for two of his cores. emergency hires for two of his cores.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I'm a senior attorney with the Institute for Justice and the lead of IJ's zoning justice project.
• First, this bill with the Institute for Justice and the lead of IJ's zoning justice project.
• Many Florida jurisdictions have established transit-oriented development zones consistent with their
• Each type needs its own development standards, not a single state-based zoning code forced on it.
• The beast ...or other public or nonprofit entities in the day-to-day operation of the program.

Bills: S0174, S1342, S1334, S1362, S1602, S1604

Keywords: transportation, memorial, honorary designation, Miami-Dade, Charlie Kirk, transit-oriented development, housing affordability, mixed-use zoning, urban development, traffic congestion, elections, voter registration, citizenship, provisional ballots, election fraud, vertiports, aviation, airport infrastructure, economic development, veterans

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• Quick background is the state operates at a number of dedicated accounts.
• At that point, Green Hill becomes at or below DCYF safe operating capacity.
• These are government services that operate across county lines and serve all Washingtonians.
• We're a third-generation family-owned business with operations at Tukwila and Olympia.
• The current fiscal note's operating expenses of $700,000...

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.

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• Uh, we have New World screw worm planning, uh, uh, a focus has been, uh, of our emergency management
• The pest was eradicated in the US in the 1960s but occasionally re-emerges.
• It's got a special approval to be used in the fever tick eradication zone.
• budgets for smaller producers than to ranches operating on a larger scale.
• I can operate machinery. This is what I want to do. I'm too hardheaded to do anything else.

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• six um organizations that are operating at<00:13:57.160><c> kalap</c><00:13:57.600><c> Papa</c><00:13
• portion of our operations, except certainly not the patient care activities.
• But if those responsibilities, like taxation and zoning and DMV and alcohol licensing, are exempted from
• to transfer to the National operations to transfer to the National Park<00:18:42.039><c> Service</c>
• and DMV and alcohol Taxation and zoning and DMV and alcohol licensing<00:20:28.440><c> those</c><00:

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees heard testimony on SB 1221 and SB 1222, both relating to storm water management and detention/retention ponds. Testifiers, including the Department of Health, the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association, and a family member affected by a drowning death in a poorly maintained detention pond, strongly supported stronger statewide safety standards, inspections, and maintenance requirements. Several speakers urged that the bills be combined or aligned so they would cover both existing and future ponds, and there was discussion about whether responsibility should remain with DOH or be shifted to DLNR, which members said has more relevant expertise. The committee ultimately amended SB 1221 to move responsibilities from DOH to DLNR, add two positions, and include existing ponds, then passed SB 1221 with amendments. SB 1222 was deferred. The committees also heard SB 1432, concerning changes to the Department of Health’s responsibilities related to Kalaupapa as the patient population declines. DOH testified in support, saying the bill begins the conversation about future responsibilities after there are no longer patients at Kalaupapa. Testimony from K
4dhana O Kalaupapa, descendants, and community members emphasized that the affected community and other stakeholders should be included in planning, and several speakers asked for more detail on the state’s transition plan, financial responsibilities, and preservation of the site’s cultural and historical significance. Members discussed the need for a coordinated plan among DOH, DLNR, and DHHL, and asked for more detailed cost information and a clearer roadmap. The committee passed SB 1432 with amendments, including stakeholder consultation language and a requirement for a state plan and financial details to be reported back. Later, the committees heard SB 1339, which would create a program to characterize statewide carbon sequestration potential and underground water resources. DBEDT and the Chief Energy Officer testified in support, describing it as part of a broader coordinated effort involving DHHL, DBEDT, the University of Hawaii, and the Energy Office to advance geothermal and related research. No vote or final action on SB 1339 was taken in the portion provided.

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• I have six studies in front of me, all from the last 10 years, that demonstrate that gun-free zones are
• President, I would just comment that mass shootings and school shootings all occur in gun-free zones.
• prosecution and specifically criminalizes furnishing the means for any abortion not deemed a medical emergency
• withhold medically advised treatments based on their deeply held beliefs except in cases of medical emergency
• And they're just trying to operate in a bleak reality that this state created.

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• Operate cooperatively under permits for our salinity control, for water quality in the Delta, and for
• System, coordinate our pumps, and we operate under different rules; it's not even a 50-50 split.
• What we have in place right now are emergency curtailment efforts in the watershed.
• Other things we found that are very useful include partnerships with operators and owners of dams to
• This is a concern for operations of coastal zone management and for funding of projects.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Um have any emergency appropriations?
• It was mostly retail operations there.
• </c><04:06:37.279><c> Agency</c> the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency the Hawaii Emergency Management
• </c> &gt;&gt; mostly from the Federal Emergency &gt;&gt; mostly from the Federal Emergency Management
• Is that operational level of staffing?

Keywords: 910, house, all