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• </c> has the authority to to um to regulate has the authority to to um to regulate and<00:24:58.080><
• Uh, Representative Mhler, members, um, gambling is actually highly regulated and it's regulated under
• Um, and type one is highly regulated and is subject to both state regulation and federal approval.
• And so this is uh completely unregulated, untested waters that uh we absolutely need to have uh regulation
• </c> gambling is actually highly regulated gambling is actually highly regulated and<00:35:30.800><c>

Bills: HF2354, HF3407, HF4359, HF4192, HF3356, HF3695, HF1597, HF3155, HF3871, HF4437, HF4446, HF3990

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, ghost guns, unserialized firearms, 3D-printed guns, 3D printer firearms, CNC milling, home-built firearms, firearm serialization, serial numbers, unfinished frame, unfinished receiver, ghost gun ban, gun control, firearm design files, CAD files, digital gun blueprints

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• If we're going to be regulating school boards, we should also be following the same rules here in the
• Regulating school boards.
• Chairman, your committee on national resources, energy, and water has under consideration House Bill
• When California passes their next nutty round of regulations, it is probably not going to be able to
• And so it also establishes ADEQ to monitor and to work with tribes in sampling air, water, soil, and

Keywords: 1182, all

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• need to have some belt-and-suspenders, some anti-abuse rules as well, or simply taking rid of the Waters
• need to have some belt-and-suspenders, some anti-abuse rules as well, or simply taking rid of the Waters
• Also note that the regulations California used then— Also note that the regulations California used then
• Those regulations, as we’ve heard, are still in place.
• It's very important to understand the history of how California came to have Waters Edge legislation.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This wouldn't use generative AI to look at those regulations, compare the notes, and really cut down
• This new system will provide hot and cold water distribution, a loop connecting six existing buildings
• So the hydronic loop system is essentially how water is transported throughout the system.
• Yes, so the hydronic loop system is essentially how water is transported throughout the system.
• It distributes hot and cold water to our patients that supports around 13,400 patients on a daily basis

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held an informational hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, focusing first on the Commission on Behavioral Health, then EMSA, and then the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The Department of Finance said the state faces a third consecutive deficit and that the May Revision includes difficult trade-offs, including proposed eliminations or reversions of some behavioral health and public health funds. The LAO echoed concern about the structural deficit and said it was still awaiting some budget details before offering a full analysis. For the Commission on Behavioral Health, Finance proposed eliminating $20 million in Mental Health Wellness Act funds, arguing the money would help offset General Fund costs and noting future Proposition 1 innovation funding. The commission strongly opposed the cut, saying it would eliminate or delay launch-ready grants for early childhood supports, full-service partnerships, and peer respite, and would eventually end ongoing grant programming. Several advocates and commissioners testified that the funds support underserved communities and that Proposition 1 is not a substitute for the existing programs. The chair asked Finance to look for alternatives, but no vote was taken. EMSA presented mostly technical budget adjustments: increased authority for the California Poison Control System, a correction to EMSIS funding, and a reappropriation for enterprise services and data management. CDPH then reviewed a broader set of May Revision proposals, including reversions from the California Reducing Disparities Project, workforce development, STD prevention, hepatitis C prevention, hospice, and extreme heat funding, as well as a new generative AI pilot for health facility survey reporting. Members raised concerns about cuts to CRDP and gender health equity programs, especially because many grants are mid-contract and serve underserved communities; CDPH said the reversions were part of solving the deficit and that CRDP had been successful, while also clarifying that abortion.ca.gov would not be eliminated. Public comment was overwhelmingly opposed to the CRDP and related cuts, with many speakers describing the programs as life-saving and cost-effective. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing.

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• crosses the border, it must undergo an inspection. to ensure compliance with U.S. agricultural regulations
• Right now, it seems like we're just getting so far-fetched with our HOA law rules and regulations that
• How to stop the cities from not letting them drill water wells.
• the sign, you know, there was irrigation. line ran down the side of the street that we we supply the water
• to we pay the water bill for the right-of-way easement to maintain it and keep it looking beautified

Bills: HB2013, HB4163, HB4810

Keywords: property owners associations, chickens, urban farming, land use, homeowner rights, agriculture, municipal regulation, governmental requirements, farm management, inspections, border control, trade, state funding, 1184, house, all

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• ,</c> you can lower taxes, cut regulations, you can lower taxes, cut regulations, and<00:52:20.079><c
• In our mountain communities, waters crested above 30 feet.
• </c><02:09:50.239><c> Winds</c> waters crusted above 30 feet. Winds waters crusted above 30 feet.
• </c><02:56:43.040><c> that</c> regulations now coming into place. that regulations now coming into place
• </c> funding to increase our state's water funding to increase our state's water supply<02:57:32.080>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, September 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• There are a lot of reasons that regulation of AI conversational software, such as chatbots that talk
• So it sounds like your amendment, the intention is that we should regulate that for everybody.
• The Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Energy, and Water recommends the bill do pass, signed by Joe
• The Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Energy, and Water recommends that House Bill 2696 be amended
• Members, you know, we're not out of the woods yet with our water supply issues.

Summary: The Senate met in floor session, began with prayer and the Pledge, approved the journal, received communications, and handled a return of Senate Bill 1456 from the House for reconsideration. Members then moved through several Committee of the Whole calendars, considering and amending bills on court fees, information technology, environmental quality, agricultural property inspections, property tax notices, veterans services, zoning and electric generation siting, fuel and gas resilience, and disturbing religious services. Several amendments were adopted, including changes to HB 2265 on criminal court fees, HB 2311 on conversational AI disclosures and privacy limits, HB 2986 on environmental quality/fuel resilience, HB 2104 and HB 2105 on agricultural property inspection rules, HB 2406 on veterans services, HB 2494 on electric generation siting and environmental compatibility, HB 2696 on fuel and gas prices, and HB 4117 on interference with religious services. Most of these bills were reported out of committee with do pass recommendations, though members raised concerns on HB 2311 and HB 4117 about privacy, free speech, and prosecutorial discretion. The chamber then took up a long series of third readings and final votes. Bills passed included HB 2015 on single-audit compliance, HB 2041 on child neglect and poverty factors, HB 2048 on AHCCCS prescription drug coverage, HB 2417 on excessive speed, HB 2611 on child welfare, HB 2793 on annexation, HB 2950 on special districts, HB 2995 on family law, HB 4018 on county officers, HB 2404 on mental health services, HB 2279 on limitations of actions, HB 2502 on the state retirement system, HB 2733 and HB 2953 on pharmacy regulation, HB 2979 on credit unions, HB 4042 on parent-child relationship determinations, HB 4010 on health professional regulatory boards, HB 4043 on public schools, HB 4049 on the Attorney General, HB 2265 on court fees, HB 2311 on information technology, and HB 2986 on environmental quality. HB 2601 on state highways and routes failed. Several members explained votes on bills involving fiscal impacts, child welfare, road safety, annexation, and criminal justice concerns. The Senate also adopted a group concurrence motion on several conference committee reports, including HB 2003, HB 2010, HB 2133, and HB 2874, and then voted on those measures. HB 2003 on driver’s license instruction permits, HB 2010 on advertising, HB 2133 on disclosure of sexual material and synthetic depictions, and HB 2874 on campaign committees and termination statements were all advanced after conference committee action, with debate on HB 2133 focusing on First Amendment and content-moderation concerns. The session ended with introduction of a large package of transportation-related appropriations bills and a motion to suspend certain committee notice rules for Appropriations to hear legislation and strike-everything amendments on short notice.

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• Maybe the Secretary wants some water too. Yeah, actually, if I can. Could we get some water?
• Could we get some water?
• And they do require really thoughtful legislation, very thoughtful regulation.
• And they do require really thoughtful legislation, very thoughtful regulation.
• In the legislature, I often ran water and some energy policy bills.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• GDP or a quarter of states are in what Moody's has called 'treading water'.
• I mean, the financial markets and the investment markets are highly regulated as well.
• So I'd say it's regulated, but again, it's just that the market's been doing very well, and we've put
• I mean, if we take the Medicaid numbers, we know they have new rules and regulations coming out, but
• That's everything from clean drinking water, safe neighborhoods, to nice amenities that can be. built

Keywords: 996, all

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• </c> amounts of land electricity and water amounts of land electricity and water thank<00:47:45.680><
• hogs causing both water depletion and water pollution.
• hogs causing both water depletion and water pollution.
• hogs causing both water depletion and water pollution.
• c><01:16:02.719><c> and</c><01:16:02.880><c> water</c> causing both water depletion and water causing

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And that was with pipelines, electric utilities, and water lines, so all those combined.
• we all need Is things that like water, right? We all need water.
• We're facing about an $80 million investment in new water wells that are tied to the need for more water
• Most of this is still covered by ratepayers in water and wastewater.
• Water and wastewater has gone up 428% since enactment, and roadways have gone up 272%.

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 5695, which would create the Sayers Ranch Municipal Utility District in Bastrop County between Elgin and Bastrop. Representative Gurdis said Bastrop County commissioners unanimously supported the district. There was no public testimony, the bill was left pending, and later reported favorably to the full House on an 8-0 vote. The main debate centered on Senate Bill 291, which would require condemning entities to pay landowner attorney’s fees if they fail to provide 10 years of appraisal reports with an initial offer in an eminent domain case. Supporters, including Rita Beving and Charles Maley, argued the bill would add an enforcement mechanism and better protect landowners in a process they described as intimidating and lopsided. Opponents, including Tom Zabel and Lisa Kaufman, said current law already provides a remedy through abatement and attorney’s fees under Section 21.047 of the Property Code, and warned the bill could create inconsistency, delay public infrastructure projects, and increase costs. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 5699, a simple MUD boundary change in Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405 that would allow a tract to leave one district and join another. Representative Schofield said the landowner and district agreed to the change and to pay the tract’s share of debt. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably on an 8-0 vote. Later, the committee considered House Bill 5489, which would impose a four-year moratorium on impact fees. Representative Dyson framed it as an “active study” to test whether impact fees raise housing costs. College Station officials and other opponents argued impact fees help fund infrastructure for growth and that local governments should retain control; supporters said the fees are regressive and add to housing prices. The bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 292, which would update the Landowner Bill of Rights to add information on surveys, require separate offers for property not sought in condemnation, and require the rights document to be delivered with the initial offer. Supporters said it would improve transparency and fill gaps in the current document, while opponents said it was unnecessary because the law already exists and warned against revisiting a 2021 compromise. The transcript ends during that discussion.

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• the geography of the systems that provide broadband and also what it might imply for matters of regulation
• background, regulated in terms of where it could provide service.
• AT&T in the old days was a regulated monopoly with defined service territories.
• Computer systems and the internet, not regulated.
• And then finally, I'm going to grab some water here.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• </c> gentleoman from California, Miss Waters gentleoman from California, Miss Waters will<00:29:50.480
• </c> assessing and implementing regulations assessing and implementing regulations in<00:33:53.600><c
• </c> Waters. Each will control 30 minutes. Waters. Each will control 30 minutes.
• Thank you, Ranking Member Waters.
• Under your Ranking Member Waters.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• to the regulation of virtual currency<00:07:39.759><c> kiosk</c><00:07:40.319><c> business.
• </c><01:07:54.559><c> Bills</c> administrative regulations, House Bills administrative regulations, House
• </c><02:52:15.120><c> House</c> to investor-owned water utilities.
• House to investor-owned water utilities.
• </c><02:57:48.080><c> House</c> Administrative Regulations. House Administrative Regulations.

Keywords: 958, all

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• Regulation will come to order and the clerk will call the roll. Please, Chair Landgraf here.
• So, uh, I'm gonna call it the House Committee on Environmental Regulation stand at ease for a few minutes
• And water pollution from all the runoff in this is gonna go down to our local creeks and incidentally
• this, the creeks for this area drain into Lake Somerville, which is the water supply for Brenham.
• is no other business to consider, and if there is no objection, the Committee on Environmental Regulation

Bills: HB205

Keywords: disaster recovery, economic development, grants, loans, infrastructure support

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• It's like banning a bottle of water if someone died because water was spiked with cyanide.
• While we do need regulation, and there is regulation in place, there is no, at this time, clinical or
• I just have one question for you, sir, as a regulator.
• This is something that is helping people that we need to regulate.
• Regulation, not a ban, fixes that.

Bills: SB31, SB33, SB510, SB871, SB1868, SB2024, SB2166, SB2309, SB2880, SJR27, SJR39, SJR40, SB 31, SB 33

Keywords: SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education

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• SB 1167 will address the lack of clarity in the e-bike marketplace by better regulating motor vehicles
• I have been supportive of various regulations of AVs. I supported the Ting bill a few years ago.
• The motion is due pass to the Committee on Natural Resources and Water. Cortese, aye.
• The motion is due pass as amended to the Committee on Natural Resources and Water. Cortese, aye.
• The motion is due pass to the Committee on Natural Resources and Water.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard a long agenda of transportation-related bills, with several district-specific measures and statewide policy proposals. Early in the hearing, SB 1408 by Senator Arreguín would authorize Contra Costa County to place a new countywide transportation sales tax measure on the ballot to continue funding highways, local roads, transit, biking and walking infrastructure, and paratransit. Supporters said it would preserve funding continuity for major projects; CalTax opposed it over affordability and sales tax burden concerns. Senators discussed that the bill would only place the measure before voters, not enact the tax itself, and a motion was made, but no vote could be taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee also heard SB 990, a rural signage bill for Ridgecrest along Highway 395, which would allow Caltrans business-logo signs to direct travelers to lodging, food, fuel, medical services, and other amenities. The author and local witnesses framed it as a safety and economic development measure for an isolated community; there was no opposition. SB 1167, authored by Senator Blakespear, would tighten consumer protections in the e-bike market by distinguishing legal e-bikes from higher-powered e-motos, requiring clearer labeling and disclosures, and improving incident reporting. It drew broad support from bicycle, medical, local government, auto club, and safety groups, with no opposition. SB 1034 by Senator McNerney would make it easier for disabled veterans rated permanently and totally disabled by the VA to obtain disabled parking placards, aligning state procedures with federal disability determinations; veterans groups strongly supported it and no opposition was heard. The committee then heard SB 1279, which would add Long Beach’s Pacific Coast Highway corridor to the city’s existing speed safety camera pilot. Supporters said PCH accounts for a disproportionate share of fatalities and crashes, especially involving pedestrians, while opponents from the highway patrol and business groups said the issue should be handled under existing or upcoming rules. The California Highway Patrol Association later moved to neutral after discussions about amendments. Finally, the chair presented SB 1177, to require the High-Speed Rail Project Update report to continue including additional information such as revenue options and comparative project history, and SB 1246, a bill to impose stronger remote-operations, response-time, training, reporting, and manual override requirements on autonomous vehicle operators. SB 1177 drew support from the U.S. High-Speed Rail Association and opposition from the City of Burbank, while SB 1246 drew strong support from firefighters, labor, and many drivers and cyclists, but opposition from the AV industry, Chamber of Commerce groups, and a retired CHP official who argued the bill was too prescriptive and conflicted with new DMV rules. Members debated safety, data reporting, first responder access, and whether the bill should wait for rulemaking; the hearing ended with motions and discussion, but the transcript does not show final votes being taken on these measures.

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• Subsections 3, 4, and 5 are included to ensure that water rights can be appropriately and effectively
• This is language that was included at the request of the Idaho Water Users Association to make sure that
• all those lawful and legally authorized entries for water officials could continue to happen.
• The bill also preserves water administration, weed control, and other lawful functions.
• There has been a lack of regulation and a lack of movement on bills to create an accreditation scheme

Keywords: 989, all

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• Uh, my name is Lee Hilgen. whispered in my ear that the A water whispered in my ear that the A water
• So the Ag Water Quality Certification is a good example.
• So the Ag Water Quality Certification is a good example.
• And there's really no oversight or regulation surrounding that.
• It just regulation surrounding that.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Committee Substitute for House Bill 2693, sponsored by Representative Steinmeyer, having to do with water
• I now move that House Bill 2732, sponsored by Representative Violet, having to do with water service
• Representative Violet, having to do with water service line fees, be due pass.
• With insurance regulations. We do pass the discussion.
• that, I move that House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3351 and 3371, having to do with public water

Summary: The Missouri House Legislative Rules Committee met to consider a long hearing notice of bills and resolutions. Chair Cupps opened by explaining that the committee would proceed through all items on the notice, including a late-added House Committee Substitute for HB 3383, and announced an initial motion to recommit Senate Substitute for SB 889 back to its House committee of origin. He said the bill’s language appeared to be aimed at banning corporal punishment in public schools, and he wanted the originating committee to review it further before the Rules Committee advanced it. That recommit motion passed 9-2. The committee then took up and mostly advanced a large number of measures, including bills on tourism revenue, county health officers, library boards, soil erosion control, child maintenance after DWI fatalities, initiative petitions, foreign law, post-conviction relief, property development applications, local taxation, child care licensing, administrative rules, workforce training grants, water resources, judiciary offenses, water service line fees, hospital zones, prepaid wireless emergency charges, a commemorative day, disabled veterans’ property tax credits, unemployment administration, school district operations, military leave, health care provider networks, mobile food vendors, school emergency response devices, compensation for property owners in certain cities, young driver offenses, insurance regulations, tax credit cleanup, public water supply districts, downtown redevelopment incentives, workplace violence prevention in health care, pass-through entity taxation, county development disability resource board levies, county finances, and a civic recognition resolution. Most of these passed unanimously or with only a few dissenting votes; HB 1734 failed 5-6, and HB 2291, HB 2124, HB 2139/2175, HB 2254, HB 2693, HB 2699, HB 2767, HB 2933, HB 32110, and HB 3220 each drew some opposition or abstentions. Several bills prompted discussion. HB 2933, dealing with school district operations, was explained as banning seclusion rooms and restraints in response to a DOJ probe; it passed 10-1. HB 3174, on emergency responses in schools, would provide wearable panic buttons subject to appropriations, and members discussed funding and whether it created an unfunded mandate; it passed 11-0. HB 2877, on unemployment administration adjustments, was clarified as shifting existing unemployment tax money for administrative funding without adding cost to employers, and it passed 11-0. HB 3383, on nonprofit corporations’ hiring practices and signature gathering for initiative petitions, was described as requiring E-Verify for certain signature gatherers; after questions about burdens on employers and election process concerns, it passed 9-0 with two present. The committee also advanced HCR 52 encouraging participation in America 250 celebrations and HCR 31 creating a Seal of Civic Recognition Award. At the end, the committee took up House Committee Substitute for Senate Bills 1066 and 1088, a property taxation measure, and it was given a due pass recommendation. Chair Cupps thanked the sponsors who stayed through the lengthy hearing and said the committee might meet again later in the week, likely Thursday, before adjourning.