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• addressing climate change, I know that personal transportation continues to be one of the largest sources
• For example, the Commission selected a contractor to help implement a taxonomy for sexual assault that
• And secondarily, the Commission has hired a contractor.
• There's a lot, and I apologize for not being able to speak to every single thing that we do, but that

Summary: The hearing focused on transportation network companies in California, with the chair framing it as an informational hearing on the history, regulation, safety, climate, accessibility, and data issues surrounding Uber, Lyft, and smaller or autonomous TNC services. The CPUC described its decade-long regulatory role, including safety rules, background checks, insurance requirements, reporting obligations, and two major legislative programs from 2018: the Clean Miles Standard and the Access for All program. Members asked about complaint trends, data collection and disclosure, program implementation, and how the CPUC uses annual reports for policymaking, compliance, and program oversight. Uber and Lyft said the statewide framework has supported growth while providing safety and access benefits, but both companies emphasized that insurance is a major cost driver and argued that California’s UM/UIM requirement is unusually high compared with other vehicles. They said the Clean Miles Standard is pushing electrification but faces headwinds from EV affordability and charging infrastructure, while Access for All has expanded wheelchair-accessible service but still needs continued support. They also discussed transit partnerships, wildfire response, and the potential role of autonomous vehicles, with both companies saying human drivers will remain important and that future regulation should account for new technology. The final panel, including the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and UC Berkeley researchers, presented evidence that TNCs have increased congestion and reduced transit ridership, especially in dense urban areas. They described prior research showing TNCs contributed to congestion growth in San Francisco and noted that this work helped spur local taxes on ride-hailing trips to fund safety and transit improvements. The panel also discussed the CPUC’s evolving data-disclosure decisions, arguing that public access to TNC trip data is important for understanding transportation impacts and informing local policy.

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• The Pell Grant is the largest source of financial aid for community college students and accounted for
• For us to be singling out one private college for $20 million in taxpayer support is not a good look.
• is in IT consulting services, which CSAC utilizes with one-time or limited resources to retain contractors
• Right now, we rely on external contractors to a great degree to ensure that we can do that reliably for

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• But you would agree that one of those funding sources could actually be...
• Without a stable funding source, the reality is simple.
• And also does not have a dedicated funding source.
• And also does not have a dedicated funding source.
• Especially when every single member of this committee, every single member of the Senate, has done everything

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• but I don't think that every single but I don't think that every single document<00:59:38.559>
• <01:15:33.920> candidate, governor asked every single candidate, governor asked every single
• budsman should be hired by a single budsman should be hired by a single person.<01:19:54.239>
• data and determine is there some sources data and determine is there some sources of<02:14:46.400
• few too that have wanted every single few too that have wanted every single invoice<02:49:05.600

Keywords: 916, all

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• We have to go through an entire interview process every single time the position's up for renewal?
• through the entire process every single through the entire process every single time<00:26:42.000
• it also depends on whether it's a single it also depends on whether it's a single family<00:49:47.359
• <01:29:08.440> income on uh what we call Hawaii Source income on uh what we call Hawaii Source
• <05:11:20.040> of where individuals have no source of where individuals have no source of

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• AB 2227, Connolly, farm labor contractors, do pass as amended to strike the additional application disclosures
• AB 1777, Garcia, indirect source rule authority, do pass out on a B roll call.
• AB 1675, Lee, ICE contractors, do pass out on a B roll call.
• AB 1888, Ortega, grant program contractors, held in committee.
• AB 1888, Ortega, grant program contractors, held in committee.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held a suspense-file hearing on May 14, 2026, reviewing hundreds of Assembly bills and a few committee bills. The chair opened by explaining the committee’s budget constraints and the factors used in suspense decisions, including fiscal impact, return on investment, effects on constituents, and protection of the state’s social safety net. The agenda was organized alphabetically by author, and the committee noted that results would be posted later that day online. The committee then acted on a very large number of measures, sending many bills to the Assembly floor on do pass or do pass as amended motions, while holding many others in committee. Topics covered a broad range of policy areas, including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, wildfire mitigation, water, energy, transportation, cannabis, immigration, and state governance. Many bills were amended to narrow scope, make implementation contingent on appropriations or existing resources, remove provisions, or clarify agency responsibilities; several bills were held without further action. Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on items such as Medi-Cal services, child care, wildfire-related programs, housing financing, school and college issues, public safety and criminal justice, environmental and energy policy, and various consumer and business regulations. Some measures were sent out on A or B roll calls, with Republicans often not voting on amended bills. The hearing concluded after the committee reported that a large number of bills had been moved to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, and the committee adjourned.

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• NIH is the largest public funding source NIH is the largest public funding source of<00:55:16.319
• Every single veteran committed suicide with a firearm. Every single one.
• Every single veteran committed suicide with a firearm. Every single one.
• Every single veteran committed suicide with a firearm. Every single one. Over the last year, Mr.
• Every single veteran committed suicide with a firearm. Every single one.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <00:21:33.720> all<00:21:33.840> sorts<00:21:34.080> of<00:21:34.240> sources
• SC scr money from all sorts of sources SC scr money from all sorts of sources the<00:21:34.840><
• Funding for these services comes from federal, county, and state sources combined.
• um I'm just going to with the contractor um I'm just going to briefly<00:55:37.799> talk<00:55
• family owner who's time or for a single family owner who's providing<01:24:35.000> Child<01:24

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met for an introductory overview of its jurisdiction and budget, with the chair emphasizing the committee’s role over a large portfolio of children, youth, and family programs and the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). House Research and House Fiscal staff explained their roles and described the 2023-24 reorganization that transferred many programs from DHS, DPS, MDH, and MDE to DCYF, along with a statute recodification and a crosswalk resource for members. Doug Berg then walked through the committee’s budget structure, explaining the difference between all-funds and general fund views, the major funding sources, and how forecasted programs and grant bases roll forward. He highlighted that the committee’s general fund base is a little over $2.1 billion for the biennium, with large federal components such as SNAP and TANF, and noted smaller accounts including child protection-related opioid funds and federal reimbursement offsets (FFP) for administrative costs. Members asked several questions about federal financial participation, TANF, and the effect of the repeal of the Diversionary Work Program (DWP). Staff explained that FFP generally applies to administrative costs for federally related programs and usually does not change much unless program activity changes, while TANF is a block grant that has been stable for years. On DWP, staff said the program was sunsetted effective March 1, 2026, and that the associated funding and administrative costs were being reworked rather than simply removed. A member also asked about federal funding fluctuations; staff said no changes were currently factored in, though SNAP or other federal policy changes could alter future numbers. Danielle Penelli then presented on economic assistance and employment supports transferred to DCYF, focusing first on MFIP, Minnesota’s state-supervised, county-administered welfare program jointly funded by state and federal dollars. She explained that MFIP provides cash and food assistance, employment and training services, and related supports, with a 60-month time limit and certain exemptions for illness, incapacity, or other barriers to employment. She also described the program’s income and asset standards, including a $10,000 asset limit with exclusions for homesteads and one vehicle per assistance unit member age 16 or older. Members asked clarifying questions about how the time limit applies and what assets count, and staff responded that the limit applies to the caregiver and does not restart with additional children. Penelli also introduced support services grants, which fund employment services for MFIP, DWP, and SNAP participants through workforce centers, counties, tribes, and community agencies, and help cover some county and tribal administrative costs. She began outlining nutrition programs under DCYF, including SNAP, the Minnesota Food Assistance Program, the Minnesota Food Shelf Program, the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and the American Indian Food Sovereignty Program. No formal votes or bill actions were taken during this meeting; it was primarily an informational staff briefing and question-and-answer session.

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• asking for new programs, to leverage what we have and to utilize each other to fill the gaps for the continuum
• and the gaps utilize each other to fill and the gaps for<00:21:44.240> the<00:21:44.400> continuum
• of<00:21:44.960> care<00:21:45.200> for<00:21:45.360> these for the continuum
• of care for these for the continuum of care for these children.<00:21:46.720> Um<00:21:47.039
• The next in this continuum, so everything up to this point has either been worked on or completed.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first heard brief presentations on Kentucky’s 2025 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant and Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant. Department for Public Health staff explained that the preventive health block grant provides about $2.3 million annually and supports programs such as accreditation and performance improvement, local health department grants, community health workers, prescription assistance, asthma and COPD programs, workforce development, and a sexual assault programs set-aside. They said the Title V block grant provides about $11.7 million, with 35% directed to children and youth with special health care needs and 65% to maternal and child health populations, largely through local health departments and a five-year needs assessment process. After no questions, a motion was made and seconded to approve both block grants. The roll call vote passed 19-0, and the two block grants were approved. The committee then approved the minutes from the prior meeting. The next item was a discussion of the child waiver created in House Bill 6. Committee members raised concerns that the proposed 1915(c) waiver did not match the legislature’s intent, which they said was to move children from the Michelle P. waiver to free slots for adults. Cabinet officials from DCBS, behavioral health, and Medicaid described the proposed “Community Health for Improved Lives and Development” waiver as a targeted home- and community-based program for children under 21 with severe behavioral health or developmental needs, including those stepping down from inpatient or residential care or at risk of out-of-home placement. They said the waiver is designed for about 100 slots, uses a standardized needs-based assessment, and includes case management, community living supports, home modifications, respite, supervised residential care, and clinical therapeutic services. Officials said the public comment period ended July 15, responses are being compiled for August submission to CMS, and the waiver is part of the broader Families First initiative.

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• We need access to, you know, we need to look at the full continuum of services that people use under
• <00:37:17.720> full know we need to look at the full know we need to look at the full Continuum
• > services<00:37:19.640> that<00:37:19.800> people<00:37:20.040> use Continuum
• of services that people use Continuum of services that people use under<00:37:20.560> Medicaid
• Medicaid being raised up to the Medicare rates, which is really our solution to strengthen the entire continuum

Bills: HF1005

Keywords: health insurance, medical assistance, behavioral health, reimbursement rates, primary care services, physician fee schedule, managed care, residential services, 1183, house

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• The CCR changes the Election Code by treating early voting and Election Day as a single ongoing period
• It's a single... 21 other states have been doing this for a long time.
• It's a single, 21 other states have been doing this for a long time.
• It has become an iconic specialty and a source of civic pride for the residents of Bridge City.
• Mitchell was an unwavering source of support and encouragement. And whereas Mr.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation and then took up several recognitions and memorial resolutions, including honoring retiring Senate staffer Kelvin Bass and Secretary of the Senate Patsy Spaw and her staff. Members also adopted a series of local and honorary resolutions, including designating Rockport as the Redfish Capital of Texas, San Antonio as Military City, Texas, and Bridge City as the Corn Dog Capital of Texas, along with memorial and medal-of-honor resolutions for Texans and service members. The chamber also received messages from the House reporting passage of various measures and conference committee actions. The bulk of the meeting focused on conference committee reports and related procedural resolutions. The Senate adopted reports and/or out-of-bounds resolutions on SB 293, SB 1610, HB 46, HB 145, HB 1545, SB 650, SB 1660, HB 40, SB 2217, HB 119, HB 493, HB 3642, HB 2963, SB 2024, SB 2972, HB 2516, HB 2885, and SB 2753, among others. Topics included the Texas Civil Commitment Office, the T-Cup prescription program, wildfire mitigation and utility liability, sunset scheduling, alcohol ID swiping at retail and package stores, business court jurisdiction, election administration and data consistency, foreign adversary lobbying, poll watcher qualifications, road naming, right-to-repair, disguised vape pens, and campus expressive activity rules. Several measures passed with near-unanimous votes, while others drew more opposition, including SB 268 on medical board enforcement and SB 2753 on election procedures. There was extended debate on SB 268, which would shift enforcement authority for scope-of-practice complaints to specialty boards rather than the Texas Medical Board. Senators raised concerns about whether the bill would weaken the Medical Board’s ability to stop unlicensed practice of medicine, while supporters argued that specialty boards should police their own licensees and that criminal referrals remain available for unlicensed practice. The Senate also discussed SB 2972 on expressive activities at public universities, with questions about content-neutral restrictions, who counts as the university community, and whether the bill provides a mechanism to challenge campus time, place, and manner rules. Both bills ultimately passed their conference reports, and the Senate later adopted a large package of resolutions by voice vote before adjourning further business.

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• enforcement actions against contractors enforcement actions against contractors that,<00:39:23.280
• <00:39:34.480> had with the problem and the contractor had with the problem and the contractor
• > sheet<03:15:43.680> I single page long sheet I single page long sheet I I'm<03:15:45.680
• It's just not single-family homes.
• It's just not single family available.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 110, as amended by the Senate, which would establish fees for alteration-of-terrain applications and direct the Department of Environmental Services to adopt rules for a permit-by-notification process for certain projects. Trisha Milo introduced the bill for Senator Lang and noted that the department had worked on the amended language. Matt Mayberry of the New Hampshire Homebuilders Association said the industry strongly supported the bill, describing it as a public-private partnership that would speed review for developers without affecting local control, with builders paying the costs rather than taxpayers. Members focused heavily on how the bill’s fee structure and permit thresholds would work, especially for projects near shoreland, wetlands, and protected water bodies. Representative Opel raised concerns about whether the bill reduced review of habitat and shoreland impacts or shifted costs unfairly; Philip Trobridge of DES explained that the bill does not eliminate those reviews and that shoreland projects still receive greater scrutiny. He said the bill creates different tiers, with the permit-by-notification process applying to certain projects between 100,000 and 150,000 square feet that are not in protected shoreland, while larger or shoreland-affected projects remain under the standard review process. He also said the proposed fees were based on sustaining the program, covering added habitat and species review responsibilities, and keeping reviews efficient. Trobridge said the new fee structure would generate about $1.2 million in additional revenue and help fund additional staff and related program costs. He stated that the department had worked with the regulated community and believed the fees were fair and reasonable, though he acknowledged the bill’s wording was confusing and that the threshold could be revisited later if the new process works well. Members also discussed how the state process interacts with local approvals, and Trobridge said both state and local approvals are required before a project can begin. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• I don't know. you all know the source material better than me, but whenever this does come up, again
• I don't know. you all<00:48:21.920> know<00:48:22.160> the<00:48:22.480> source<
• Clarify that a contractor<01:05:59.039> shall<01:05:59.280> be<01:05:59.440> copied<
• /c><01:05:59.760> on<01:06:00.000> all contractor shall be copied on all contractor shall
• step that DOC is to lay out every single step that DOC is going<01:22:51.199> to<01:22:51.360

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then recognized a staff member’s birthday and a guest shadowing Senator Adams. It then moved into informational review of Education and Labor Cabinet, Department of Education regulation 702 KAR 3:30, which sets insurance coverage requirements for school district buildings and structures. Department of Education officials explained that districts are expected to carry coverage at replacement cost and said they understand some districts participate in self-insurance pools with backup policies, but they deferred detailed insurance questions to the Department of Insurance. Senators raised concerns that pooled coverage could leave districts exposed if claims exceed pool limits, and the chair asked KDE to follow up with DOI to confirm districts are adequately covered, especially for bondholders. No vote was taken on the informational review. The committee then reviewed emergency ABC regulations 804 KAR 130:01 through 130:04 implementing Senate Bill 100’s new licensing requirements for tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product businesses. ABC and Public Protection Cabinet representatives outlined the emergency rules governing enforcement, license applications, denial criteria, and transitional licenses. Retail industry witnesses Shannon Stiglet and Brian Clark said they support licensure in principle but argued the rules add duplicative requirements borrowed from alcohol licensing, create confusion about transitional licenses, and may be too burdensome for the roughly 7,000 affected businesses to meet by the January 1 deadline. They also said guidance has been inconsistent and requested the agency revise the regulations, remove requirements not grounded in law, and provide clearer, separate processes for new and existing businesses. Committee members asked whether the industry had worked directly with ABC and noted the public comment period was still open. Witnesses said they had communicated with ABC and the Public Protection Cabinet, but responses had been uneven and they wanted written guidance. Members expressed concern about the short timeline and the need to avoid disruption so businesses can operate legally on January 1. Representative Marzian asked for clarification that the discussion concerned emergency regulations already in effect while ordinary regulations remain in process. No formal action was taken beyond receiving the informational testimony and discussion.

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• I don't have any funding source for pay. It's about the same denomination.
• I don't have any funding source for pay. It's about the same denomination.
• I don't have any funding source for pay. It's about the same denomination.
• I don't have any funding source for pay. It's about the same denomination.
• I don't have any funding source for pay. It's about the same denomination.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• macroeconomy, the U.S. and New Mexico macroeconomic outlook, and then some details on our revenue sources
• We will discuss larger revenue sources like oil and natural gas, Gross Receipts Tax (GRT), personal income
• On slide 18, sorry, slide 19, we'll turn our attention to the largest single revenues for FY26.
• So much revenue from that revenue source, personal income taxes, has been returned to taxpayers and you
• What can validate through other sources is going to be useful in the future.

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• And then also the source of funding that we have from the State Revolving Fund loan program and grant
• So broadly, if we ask our question, are there enough molecules globally to source California?
• but I do honor that we should really dig into what are the impacts that we see from the broader sourcing
• So that required CAISO, CARB, CEC, and PUC to be a single unit as we plan these things.
• It is impacting every single person here.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I am a mechanical contractor from Young County, Palapena. We need this bill. Thank you.
• It specifies an injured first responder can request a single.
• Under current law, municipalities are required to ensure that contractors carry workers' compensation
• We just don't have any local contractors or local professionals—fence contractors—that can do that.
• We end up using contractors from out of town, and they end up increasing the price.

Bills: HB875, HB1667, HB2369, HB3844, HB4415, HB4479, HB4483, HB4676, HB5118, HB5400, HB5545

Keywords: workers' compensation, municipal construction, bidding requirements, small municipalities, contracting policies, first responders, PTSD, mental health, emergency services, medical expenses, injury claims, insurance carriers, opportunity youth, workforce development, employment, education, federal funds, employment discrimination, immunity waiver, public employees

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• <00:22:40.240> for ongoing with contractors for ongoing with contractors for construction<
• I mean, I wouldn't have a problem with the fee increase if it applies to, um, contractors or developers
• increase if it applies to um contractors increase if it applies to um contractors or<00:28:15.799
• Because if this is a source of $10 million bucks, I think we want to strongly consider it.
• violation of independent contractor laws.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met to continue work on House Bill 2, with the chair saying the goal was to finish the bill as given by the governor, though additional amendments were expected. Members first discussed the bail section and agreed to hold it for later because a separate House bail bill was expected on Thursday and could have significant county cost impacts. They also generally accepted the proposed reorganization of positions between Fish and Game, DNCR, and the Department of Environmental Services, but noted the need to review effective dates and funding details, including a possible double appropriation of $275,000 for a scientist position already funded in HB 1. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on environmental review and native plant-related sections moving functions from DNCR to DES. Members discussed changing the rulemaking timeline from 180 days to 90 days, and clarifying that “begin” means the public hearing stage. They also reviewed how fee revenue would shift between agencies in HB 1 so the budget impact would be net zero. The committee indicated it would prepare amendments reflecting these changes and revisit them at a later vote. The longest discussion concerned the boathouse provisions. Members debated whether the new definitions and construction standards were appropriate in a budget bill, with one member arguing they should be in a separate bill, while others said the provisions were urgent because of a lawsuit and the lack of clear guardrails. Concerns included the February 20, 2025 effective date, which some thought might be retroactive, the detailed limits on what may be stored in a boathouse, and a fee increase that some felt could discourage homeowners from seeking permits. The committee also questioned whether the fee structure should be tiered for smaller projects and whether permit-by-notification projects should be exempted. No final votes were taken on these sections during the discussion; instead, members agreed to seek legal and policy answers and to return with amendments and public hearing input before voting.

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• On page 10 contains charts of the sources.
• I would welcome any questions on that single audit.
• We needed to have this single audit.
• When you had contractors with no contractor's licenses, some of those contractors on that project had
• That information is tracked as part of our single audit.

Keywords: 908, all

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• creating other specialty courts that aim to assist individuals by addressing their problems through a continuum

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met and reported several bills favorably. SB 646, by President Gates, would allow the use of drug testing tools such as test strips and reagent kits to detect dangerous adulterants like fentanyl and xylazine; it was supported by Senator Osgood and others who said it could help prevent overdose deaths, and it passed unanimously. SB 418, by Senator Jones, creates autism-focused law enforcement training and a voluntary Blue Envelope Program for drivers with autism; it drew strong support from Disability Rights Florida, parents, advocates, and committee members, who emphasized safety, communication, and de-escalation, and it also passed unanimously after extensive testimony.\n\nThe committee then considered SB 132, by Senator Polsky, which would require the Florida Commission on Offender Review to maintain a public database to help people determine whether they have completed the requirements for restoration of voting rights. An amendment making the database subject to legislative appropriation was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 1734, by Senator Martin, would recognize juvenile probation and detention officers as officers under state law, extend training and certification standards, and provide officer-level benefits and protections; it passed without opposition.\n\nFinally, the committee took up SB 820, by Senator Bradley, on problem-solving court reports. A strike-all amendment expanded annual reporting requirements for specialty courts, set a January 31 reporting deadline, and phased in the new data collection. After support from the State Courts Administrator and others, the amendment and the bill as amended were adopted and reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.