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• category code.
• Meyer, if if those laws, the US code<01:20:03.920><c> or</c><01:20:04.239><c> or</c> code or or code
• </c> Category codes.
• </c><01:35:59.760><c> to</c> codes and apply those codes to codes and apply those codes to construction
• </c><01:36:20.880><c> of</c><01:36:21.040><c> of</c> has a code that's that's the code of of has a code

Bills: HB0111 , HB0112 , HB0122

Committee: House Appropriations

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• So, that's your traffic code, and local police and sheriffs are 169 and 609 criminal code.
• , respond to criminal code.
• So, we're asking that state code.
• So, if act, respond to criminal code.
• </c><00:24:59.120><c> committee</c> Monday in the transportation committee Monday in the transportation

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• Its provisions are now in state law and in effect, having added sections to the Health and Safety Code
• , the Penal Code, and the Government Code.
• The solution is simple: amend Penal Code sections 186.34 through 186.36 to remove the word 'shared' and
• I am going to either transportation or do.
• This declaration triggered the provisions of California Penal Code Section 396, which prohibits price

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills, with members repeatedly noting that votes would be taken later once a quorum was established. Early in the meeting, the committee heard SB 1446 on parole en banc review and SB 1278 on elderly parole eligibility for certain sex offenses. SB 1446’s author said the bill would give commissioners more discretion in en banc review, make votes public, and allow referral for sexually violent predator evaluation in certain cases; supporters included the California District Attorneys Association, while opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and public defender groups argued it would add confusion, create constitutional and litigation concerns, and duplicate existing safeguards. SB 1278 would exclude certain rape, child sexual abuse, and habitual/serial sex offense convictions from elderly parole eligibility; district attorneys and police chiefs supported it as a victim-safety measure, while civil rights and defense organizations opposed it as unnecessary, costly, and inconsistent with evidence on aging and recidivism. Both bills were discussed but not voted on due to the lack of quorum. The committee then heard SB 1354, which would bar out-of-state military or law enforcement personnel from entering California to perform such functions without the Governor’s permission. The author and supporters framed it as protecting state sovereignty and limiting unauthorized armed incursions; the committee accepted an amendment removing a criminal penalty and leaving enforcement to the Attorney General. No opposition testimony was offered, and members expressed support, but no vote was taken because quorum was still lacking. The committee also heard SB 926, a bill to fund implementation of Proposition 36. Supporters, including sheriffs, district attorneys, probation officials, and the League of California Cities, said local agencies need funding for treatment, supervision, and administration; opponents argued the proposal was fiscally reckless, lacked accountability, and overemphasized incarceration. Amendments removed a specific appropriation and shifted funding decisions to the budget process, but the bill was also held pending quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 874, which would require background checks for unlicensed providers of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, create a stakeholder workgroup, and direct DHCS to issue guidance and report on program integrity. Support came from local health plans and behavior analysis providers, who said the bill would improve safety and consistency; there was no opposition testimony. The committee then heard SB 1210, which would extend CalGang oversight and due process protections to local gang databases as well as shared ones. Supporters described privacy abuses, racial disparities, and personal harm from inaccurate gang labels; law enforcement opposition argued the bill would impose CalGang standards on informal investigative files and would significantly change the gang definition. The author said the bill closes a loophole and preserves prior reforms, but no vote was taken. The committee also began hearing SB 1019 on creating a California Cargo Thief Task Force, with strong support from BNSF, trucking, shipping, port, and supply-chain representatives who described organized, multi-jurisdictional cargo theft and rail sabotage; no opposition was heard, and members indicated support, but action was deferred pending quorum. The meeting then moved to SB 1217 on a non-consensual intimate image clearinghouse, with the chair and author describing privacy-related amendments and the bill’s focus on helping survivors remove exploitative images; the transcript cuts off as that presentation began.

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• Representative Darby said he found the language in Section 1 and the relationship between Section 1 and
• </c> um department of transportation um department of transportation transportation<01:33:37.840><c>
• </c> sections.
• This will add a third section sections.
• Thank you. very light, very easy to transport. But very light, very easy to transport.

Committee: House Resources, Recreation and Development

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• </c><00:03:14.720><c> uh</c> and excess transportation uh and excess transportation uh calculations.
• Um, but if the goal transportation aid.
• </c> session law chapter 55 article 1 section session law chapter 55 article 1 section 33<01:03:53.280
• </c> 2 section 2 section 32.<01:04:08.000><c> What</c><01:04:08.240><c> is</c><01:04:08.400><c> that?
• </c><01:04:30.760><c> 32,</c> chapter 41, article 2, section 32, chapter 41, article 2, section 32, relates

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• He's a Transportation Board member, Arizona Transportation Board member, and he owns a small business
• Transportation Board member, Arizona Transportation Board member, and he owns a small business in Nogales
• Appropriations and Transportation and Technology.
• Appropriations, Transportation, and Technology.
• Appropriations, Transportation and Technology.

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• Section 12 is a governor's 2035.
• Sections 4 through license.
• And section six comes from house care. And section six comes from house file<00:27:16.799><c> 1100.
• Uh section finally section 27 just MA.
• Section one is House File 337.

Bills: HF2435

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Guy works to amend House Bill 25, the second engrossment amendment, which is coded A4.
• The amendment is coded A6. I recognize the member from Dakota, Representative Ryer.
• The amendment to the amendment is coded A.
• The amendment is coded A7. I recognize the member from Hennepin, Representative Gomez.
• The amendment is coded A9. I recognize the member from Rice, Representative Purcell.

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• Louis Costa with the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers,
• SMART Transportation Division, in support.
• This bill doesn't alter the Evidence Code. This bill doesn't apply to criminal investigations.
• Louis Costa with the sheet metal air rail and transportation workers.
• Louis Costa with the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Transportation Division, Smart-TD

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement met for its first hearing of the session, adopted committee rules, and heard several labor-related bills. The chair reviewed hearing procedures, including limits on testimony and expectations for orderly conduct. Members then took up measures affecting public employee bargaining, contracting, confidentiality, school employee benefits, pay stub information, and state correctional health staffing. AB 672 would require public employers to notify PERB when filing court actions involving statutes PERB administers and allow PERB to intervene; it drew support from SEIU, AFSCME, school employees, labor groups, and no opposition, and was passed out of committee. AB 283 would move IHSS bargaining from the county to the state level; providers and recipients testified about low wages, long delays in bargaining, and care access concerns, while counties and public authorities raised cost, scope, and implementation issues. The bill passed 7-0 after members discussed family care worker concerns and the author said he would continue working on the issue. AB 339 would require local governments to give unions 120 days’ notice before contracting out bargaining-unit work. Labor supporters said the bill would make existing meet-and-confer rights meaningful and protect jobs, while counties, cities, special districts, chambers of commerce, and staffing groups argued it would burden local agencies and interfere with existing MMBA procedures. The committee also heard AB 340, which would make communications between employees and union representatives confidential for PERB purposes; supporters said it codified existing case law, while school administrators, special districts, counties, and business groups warned it could hinder investigations. AB 378 would extend the classified school employees summer assistance program to JPA employees, and AB 374 would require more detailed pay stubs for classified school employees; both had labor support and some education-sector opposition over implementation and cost concerns, and both advanced. AB 393 would require cost analyses before contracting out physician work at CDCR and the Department of State Hospitals; supporters argued the state was overpaying contractors amid high vacancy rates, and the bill also advanced. At the end of the hearing, the committee recorded final votes showing AB 283, AB 340, AB 374, AB 378, AB 393, and AB 672 all passing out of committee, while AB 339 remained on hold with a 4-0 vote and some members not voting.

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• Our letter outlines what we're seeking, and mostly specifically on this one, it's around the transportation
• more clarity for communities and provide more... ...specifically on this one, it's around the transportation
• So we are replacing, and we've always been issuing debt for housing, for transportation, for education
• of the Health and Safety Code, with repayment terms that do not exceed those authorized under that section
• Yeah. ...under that section. So it is directly addressed as far as pre-development loans.

Committee: Senate Housing

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• For the purposes of this section, “child” means a person under the age of 18.
• Class A misdemeanor for any section Class A misdemeanor for any other<00:37:22.680><c> violation</c>
• um the people in this don't codes um the people in this don't actually<00:51:52.720><c> have</c><00:
• </c><02:36:38.359><c> and</c> of the Department of Transportation and of the Department of Transportation
• </c><03:39:02.600><c> four</c> uh section two article uh section four uh section two article uh section

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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• Today is Tuesday, May 5th, and this is a hearing of the House Transportation Committee.
• It strengthens the performance of Louisiana's transportation network, and we respectfully ask for your
• This particular section is at the old, what's the Live Oak Junior High now, it's the old high school
• Representative Sawyer for a briefing on the Code of Federal Regulations. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Just to clarify, so the bill would actually not put everybody to the code as database flag...

Bills: HR170 , HR191 , HR206 , HR207 , HR208 , HCR53 , HCR60 , HCR68 , HB714 , HB762 , SB40 , SB48 , SB55 , SB56 , SB69 , SB115 , SB133 , SB151 , SB170 , SB235 , SB278 , SB330 , SB420 , SB438 , SB449 , SB489

Committee: House Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on Tuesday, May 5, and considered a long agenda of mostly transportation, public safety, and local infrastructure measures. Among the bills reported favorably were Senate Bill 420, which adds Vermilion and Iberia Parish representation to the Lafayette Metropolitan Expressway Commission; Senate Bill 69, which updates appointments to the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission after redistricting; Senate Bill 40, which expands Louisiana’s move-over/safety protections for emergency and disabled vehicles; and House resolutions from Rep. Dickerson urging DOTD action on Highway 16 widening, turn lanes on Highway 1024, and a roundabout on Highway 1019. The committee also advanced HCR 53 creating a study committee on oversized vehicle permits, SB 438 increasing per diem for the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, SB 449 giving the New Orleans Public Belt more procurement flexibility, SB 115 allowing DOTD to assume certain federal NEPA duties to speed project delivery, and SB 489 authorizing third-party verification of vehicle insurance coverage. Members heard testimony on several safety and enforcement measures. SB 151 would flag OMV records for people who owe DNA samples under CODIS-related criminal provisions; State Police explained it would help law enforcement collect required samples and aid cold cases. SB 48 would create driver’s license reciprocity between Louisiana and Ireland, and SB 235 would clarify payment and liquidated damages rules for public contracts, with contractors and industry representatives saying it would help ensure timely payment to contractors, subs, and suppliers. SB 55 clarified that seat belts must be worn across both the lap and shoulder, and SB 278 required ignition interlock devices for DUI-related license reinstatement; committee members raised questions about due process, vehicle use, and how the devices would work, but both bills were reported favorably. Several measures drew more extensive debate. HB 762, as amended, would give OMV discretion over referring certain debts to the Office of Debt Recovery or Attorney General, and the amendment passed 14-2 after discussion about relief for drivers who cannot pay. SB 330 on school-zone automated speed enforcement received an amendment preserving existing compliant pavement markings, but a separate amendment to exempt Shreveport, Gretna, Livonia, and Westwego from the law failed on a roll call vote. HB 714, as substituted, would have created a railroad commission and required railroads to address blighted or abandoned lines, but after concerns about federal preemption, definition of blight, and whether a new commission was needed, Rep. Phelps moved to defer the bill, and the committee agreed. The meeting ended with adjournment after a brief recognition of committee staff and visitors.

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• The overarching structure of the current criteria includes three sections: 1.
• A third section consisting of two criteria that require the addition of two of the paired criteria.
• Overall, the proposed changes would separate criteria into two sections instead of three.
• Procedures and also in the Penal Code as well.
• First, as Danny stated, the implied section, by taking out...

Bills: SB2199 , SB2200 , SB2201 , SB2949 , SB2332

Committee: Senate Border Security

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• This code is like any other code, principle, Bible, or standards we live by.
• This code is like any other code, principle, Bible, or standards we live by.
• This code is like any other code, principle, Bible, or standards we live by.
• There's a cross-reference to the criminal section of law 775...
• to pay for construction of a new building for code enforcement.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest introductions before moving into a long special-order calendar. The chamber first considered two claims bills: SB 6/HB 6507 for relief of L.E. through the Department of Children and Families, described as compensation for severe injuries after DCF returned the child to unsafe parents, and SB 26/HB 6509 for the estate of Mark Legata, involving catastrophic injuries tied to FDOT negligence. Both bills were substituted with their House companions and passed overwhelmingly. Members then approved several policy bills focused on child welfare, education, and professional regulation. CS/CS/SB 42/HB 47 required child protective investigators to consider certain medical diagnoses before proceeding in abuse cases; CS/SB 206/HB 851 expanded autism-related training and incentives for teacher preparation programs; SB 556/HB 453 allowed Special Olympics participation to satisfy PE requirements for students with disabilities and clarified marching band credit; SB 688 reestablished licensure and regulation for naturopathic doctors; SB 878/HB 1347 addressed clinical laboratory personnel shortages by aligning more closely with federal CLIA standards; and SB 914/HB 867 clarified that licensed occupational therapists may perform dry needling. Each of these measures passed, most by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The chamber also approved bills on court administration, public records, financial disclosure, and child welfare. SB 326/HB 131 modernized rules for curators of estates; SB 758/HB 625 updated the composition of the Justice Administrative Commission, with an amendment broadening the judicial member to a judge or senior judge; SB 830 created a public records exemption for certain local government executives and their families; SB 964/HB 6011 revised how gifts and honoraria are reported and, via amendment, restored a percentage-based reporting option for financial disclosures; and SB 1002 clarified that acute or chronic parental drug abuse can constitute harm or neglect and allow courts to order assessment and services. These bills all passed, with SB 830 drawing the most opposition among them. The most contentious debate centered on CS/CS/CS/SB 354, the Blue Ribbon Projects bill, which would create a framework for very large planned communities with substantial conservation set-asides. Supporters argued it would provide a new growth-management tool and economic opportunity, while opponents warned it was too broad, lacked specificity, weakened local control, and could be exploited by large developers. After extensive debate and an amendment limiting data centers in commercial areas, the bill was temporarily postponed rather than brought to a final vote. The Senate also passed SB 530 on lottery operations, SB 1632/HB 1471 on foreign law and domestic terrorist designations after a lengthy and divisive amendment debate over references to Sharia law, and SB 21/HB 218 on land-use regulations tied to hurricane recovery, which preserves SB 180 restrictions in storm-affected counties while lifting them later for unaffected counties.

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• Speaker, I move that in compliance with Article 4, Part 2, Section 9 of the Constitution of Arizona,
• The Advanced Air Mobility Fund was established to advance transportation innovation and strengthen critical
• Senate Bill 1167 amends Title 9, Chapter 4, Article 8, A.R.S., section 16-500.4, and amends Title 11,
• Senate Bill 1254 amends sections 23-107 and related provisions of the Industrial Commission.
• Well, yes, because it's probably an old school that hasn't had any code upgrades and hasn't had, needs

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• <00:09:48.399><c> access</c><00:09:48.680><c> and</c><00:09:48.880><c> reimbursement</c> Transportation
• access and reimbursement Transportation access and reimbursement along<00:09:49.839><c> with</c><00:
• a City Zoning code but what it<01:13:03.360><c> would</c><01:13:03.480><c> say</c><01:13:03.679><c>
• requirements as to meet all zoning code requirements as to how<01:14:48.480><c> the</c><01:14:48.719
• </c> look at the statute there's a 2A section look at the statute there's a 2A section that<01:16:02.480

Committee: Senate Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• When I heard the phrase human trafficking, in my mind, I thought of children being transported in cargo
• And we also developed the QR code. I'll show you that towards the end.
• Hotline number, who to call, and a QR code that you can save and use at a time when maybe the predator
• And QR codes everywhere. They actually put that. They designed it. They volunteered it.
• section, the prosecution, that... ...because that was a criminal statute.

Bills: S0164 , S0656 , S0892

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy presentation from Miami-Dade State Attorney Catherine Fernandez-Rundle on human trafficking, describing Florida’s high victim counts, the role of online recruitment, common victim and trafficker profiles, and several case examples involving sexual exploitation, labor trafficking, and interstate trafficking. She highlighted Miami-Dade’s task force model, partnerships with law enforcement, schools, businesses, and shelters such as Camillus House’s Project Phoenix and the Thrive Clinic, and said the office relies heavily on technology, training, and victim-centered prosecution. Members asked about school-based trafficking, warning signs, social media platforms, and information-sharing about offenders across states; Fernandez-Rundle said more training and better interstate communication are still needed. The committee then took up CS for SB 656, which would codify FDLE’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Funding Program and rename/expand the online sting operations grant program to better support investigations, training, technology, and personnel. The bill was supported as a timely tool to combat online child exploitation and was reported favorably on a unanimous roll call. The committee also passed SB 892, which streamlines sentencing procedures for habitual felony offenders and related violent offender designations by clarifying notice and clemency-related paperwork requirements; it too was reported favorably unanimously. The remainder of the meeting focused on SB 164, which expands Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow parents to recover civil damages for the death of an unborn child. The sponsor said the bill is intended to recognize unborn children in civil law and allow recovery when a pregnancy is lost due to another’s negligence. Opponents from the ACLU, reproductive rights groups, medical insurers, and domestic violence advocates argued the bill is overly broad, could function as fetal personhood legislation, and could expose doctors, friends, family members, businesses, and abusive partners to lawsuits while chilling medical care, IVF, and pregnancy-related treatment. Supporters from pro-life organizations urged broader language and stronger protections for unborn children. No vote on SB 164 was taken in the portion provided.

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• At the bottom of page 126, section 150,...
• At the bottom of page 126, section 150, you'll see a cross-reference to IDAPA that clarifies that an
• And we do have places in code where some specific pests are called out.
• So we have relatively broad authority within this particular part of the code.
• An example of one of those pests that we deal with under this section of code is Japanese beetle.

Committee: Senate Agricultural Affairs

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• allow it to sprawl and pave over more farmland, pave over more green space, it will also make our transportation
• mandates any amount of the above section mandates any amount of new<00:41:55.920><c> housing</c><00:
• </c><00:47:48.280><c> are</c><00:47:48.400><c> other</c> than those in section are other than those in
• section are other Municipal<00:47:49.200><c> law</c><00:47:49.400><c> or</c><00:47:49.559><c> rule</
• Zoning codes, you know, fairly regularly.

Transcript Highlights:

• Today is Tuesday, May 5th, and this is a hearing of the House Transportation Committee.
• It strengthens the performance of Louisiana's transportation network, and we respectfully ask for your
• Chairman, members, Senate Bill 115 by Senator Foyle provides for the Department of Transportation and
• Representative Sawyer, for a briefing on the Code of Federal Regulations. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Just to clarify, so the bill would actually not put everybody to the code as database flag...

Summary: The House Transportation Committee heard and advanced a wide range of transportation, public safety, and local infrastructure measures. Several bills dealt with port and commission appointments or authority, including SB 420 adding Vermilion and Iberia Parish representation to the Lafayette Metropolitan Expressway Commission, SB 69 aligning appointments to the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission with redistricting, SB 438 increasing per diem for the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, and SB 170 adding qualification and Senate confirmation requirements for Caddo-Bossier Port Commission members. The committee also approved SB 449 to give the New Orleans Public Belt more flexibility in procuring specialized materials, and SB 115 to allow DOTD to assume certain federal NEPA responsibilities to speed project delivery, with testimony emphasizing long permitting delays and the need for faster project completion. Members also advanced multiple safety and enforcement measures. SB 40 expanded move-over protections for emergency and disabled vehicles, SB 55 clarified proper seat belt use, SB 278 required ignition interlock devices for DUI-related license reinstatement, SB 489 authorized third-party verification of insurance coverage through license plate inquiries, and SB 133 updated commercial vehicle parking and autonomous vehicle oversight provisions. SB 151 would flag OMV records for people who owe DNA samples tied to CODIS matches or qualifying arrests/convictions, and SB 48 would create Louisiana-Ireland driver’s license reciprocity. Most of these bills were reported favorably after brief testimony, with support from law enforcement, AAA, OMV, and other stakeholders. The committee also considered several local resolutions and infrastructure studies. Rep. Dickerson’s resolutions on widening Highway 16, studying turn lanes on Highway 1024, and constructing a roundabout on Highway 1019 were all reported favorably. HCR 53 created a study committee on oversized vehicle permits with DOTD participation, HCR 60 asked DOTD to study I-12 and I-55 corridor improvements, and HR/HCR 170 and 68 sought federal funding to remove four closed bridges on US 90 in St. Tammany Parish. HR 191, as amended, requested a DOTD study of mountable median curbs on Range Avenue in Denham Springs. HB 762, amended to make certain OMV debt referrals permissive rather than mandatory, was reported favorably over some concern about debt collection impacts. HB 714, which would have addressed abandoned railroad lines, drew extensive debate over federal preemption, blight definitions, and whether a new commission was needed; the author ultimately moved to defer it, and the committee agreed. SB 330 on school-zone automated speed enforcement markings was amended to grandfather existing compliant pavement markings and rejected an amendment that would have exempted several cities from the law. The committee adjourned after reporting the remaining measures favorably and recognizing a departing staff member.