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• Another one is the negotiation of a publicly bid contract.
• Another one is the negotiation of a publicly bid contract.
• Contract.
• In 2022, the OPMA was amended to address some of the needs of sort of distance meeting resulting from
• And then, in addition, the agency then signs a contract with that individual, that contract is also void

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The Select Committee on Pension Policy approved its minutes by roll call vote, then postponed an OSA annual update due to a family emergency. The committee received an Open Public Meetings Act refresher from Assistant Attorney General Kate Adams, who reviewed key compliance points including quorum and serial meetings, notice and agenda rules, executive session limits, public comment requirements, and the consequences of violations. She also noted a litigation hold notice sent to members and provided resources for further guidance. Staff then briefed the committee on E2 Second Substitute House Bill 2034, which restates and terminates LEOFF 1 on June 30, 2029, creates a restated LEOFF 1 funded by transferred assets, and places excess assets into a pension surplus holding account that could later be used by the state. The bill requires DRS to seek IRS guidance, directs OSA to calculate the transfer amount and assess any future unfunded liability, assigns implementation duties to DRS, OSA, the Pension Funding Council, the State Investment Board, and the Treasurer, and requires two SCPP studies on LEOFF 1 medical benefits and policy oversight. OSA’s actuary estimated the transfer to the surplus holding account at about $3.9 billion under current assumptions and said the bill increases the modeled chance of future state contributions if the restated plan falls below 100% funded; members asked about IRS timing, the 2029 transfer date, and whether the 110% buffer is sufficient. The committee also received an update on the LEOFF 1 medical benefits study required by the bill. Staff said the study will examine the administration of pension boards and medical liabilities, likely focusing on medical benefits, and will gather anonymized data from local boards, cities, counties, and related agencies over the next three years. Members and public commenters discussed the number and structure of local boards, whether spouses receive medical benefits, and the possibility of regionalizing or consolidating administration. No action was taken, but staff said they would return with milestones and further updates. Finally, staff outlined a possible Plan 3 study, prompted by DRS, to evaluate whether the original goals of Plan 3 have been met after 30 years. The proposed study would review historical context, member choice outcomes, policy questions, and possible recommendations over a two-year period. The committee also heard an update on new correspondence procedures, including a new online web form, a correspondence log in meeting packets, and removal of correspondence from the public website. During public comment, retiree groups urged the committee to pursue an ongoing COLA for PERS and TRS Plan 1, with interim ad hoc COLAs until then, while LEOFF 1 retirees urged caution about changing the current board structure and emphasized the complexity of medical benefit administration.

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• . >> Chair: IS THERE AN AMENDMENT?
• THAT IS THE AMENDMENT MR. CHAIR. >> Chair: QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT? SEEING NONE.
• SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT ADOPTED. WE ARE BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. ARE THERE QUESTIONS?
• THERE IS ANOTHER AMENDMENT.
• ON THE AMENDMENT OKAY. SEE NO DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT YOU CAN CLOSE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Reports of committees will be deemed read, and amendments.
• Reports of committees will be deemed read, and amendments deemed adopted.
• The amendment is adopted.
• On reconsideration, which is filed, Amendments will be deemed adopted.
• Job order contracting is one of several alternative methods for avoiding construction-related contracts

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call and opened with a prayer and pledge, then held a ceremonial observance for Jewish American Heritage Month. Assembly Concurrent Resolution 195 by Assembly Member Gabriel was presented with extensive remarks from members of multiple caucuses highlighting Jewish Californians’ contributions, the importance of solidarity amid rising antisemitism, and themes of tikkun olam and tzedakah. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 67 co-authors were added, and the chamber then recognized 14 honorees for their service in public life, philanthropy, media, faith leadership, education, and civic engagement. The floor also featured guest introductions and a procedural vote on Assembly Constitutional Amendment 9 by Assembly Member Borrero, which would add affordability as a required consideration in CPUC rate-making, remove telecommunications from the commission’s portfolio, create an office of broadband, and expand legislative appointments. The amendment was adopted. The Assembly then moved through a long third-reading file, passing measures including AB 1697 delaying implementation of a 2025 employment law, AB 2322 on stormwater permit definitions, AB 1653 on hearing-illness education, AB 2274 closing a loophole involving secrecy in trafficking cases, AB 2512 on Anaheim Angels naming language tied to a land exemption, AB 1956 prioritizing young men and boys in suicide prevention, and AB 2273 addressing prosecutorial handling of a local sexual abuse case. Additional bills passed included AB 1809 extending job order contracting for school and community college districts, AB 1970 banning step therapy for serious mental illness and substance use disorder medications, AB 1973 expanding practice authority for advanced practice clinicians, AB 2055 updating vessel law, and AB 2059 narrowing CEQA vehicle-mile-traveled mitigation for certain rural highway projects. The Assembly also adopted ACR 186 designating May 2026 as California Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being Month and H.R. 11 recognizing the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia after a lengthy debate that included support from several caucuses and some disagreement over the resolution’s framing of current threats to LGBTQ+ communities.

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• I didn't know Tina Vidal-Douart when I met her about getting huge contracts and all of these things.
• I didn't know Tina Vidal-Douart when I met her about getting huge contracts and all of these things.
• Are there amendments? None on the desk, Mr. President. Are there other questions of the sponsor?
• Are there amendments? None on the desk, Mr. President. Are there questions?
• There will be further updates as we go forward about the amendment process and the timing.

Summary: The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several ceremonial introductions recognizing St. Johns County Day, Florida Space Day, Florida State Parks Day, Pinellas County Commissioner Kathleen Peters, and AMI Kids Day at the Capitol. The chamber then received and adopted a committee report on executive appointments, with debate focused on the confirmation of Tina Vidal-Douart. Senator Smith opposed her confirmation, citing concerns about contracts tied to the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility and the Hope Florida Foundation; Senator Pizzo spoke in support, describing her assistance during COVID testing and vaccination efforts. The report was adopted by a vote of 37 yeas, 0 nays. On the special order calendar, the Senate passed Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 48 on housing, which requires local governments to allow voluntary accessory dwelling units, limits certain local restrictions, preserves homestead treatment for the primary residence portion, and extends density bonus incentives for military families. The bill passed 38 yeas, 0 nays. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 578, creating a statewide Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative through the Department of Elder Affairs to promote early detection, diagnosis, brain health, and outreach to older and higher-risk Floridians. That bill also passed 38 yeas, 0 nays. Chair Hooper gave a budget update, saying appropriations work was progressing and that budget rollout would be delayed until next Thursday, February 12, with full appropriations hearing scheduled for Wednesday, February 18. The Senate then waived rules to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House. Additional announcements highlighted Manatee County Days, New College of Florida Day, and Florida Keys Day. The Senate adjourned until noon on Wednesday, February 11, or upon the call of the President.

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• We've given him some amendments. As Mr.
• We've given him some amendments. As Mr.
• We look forward to reviewing the amendments and hope... ...we look forward to reviewing the amendments
• Thank you. ...as amended. Thank you.
• We suggested an amendment.

Summary: The committee heard several energy and water affordability bills, with extensive testimony on SB 254 by Senator Becker, SB 541 by Senator Becker, SB 453 by Senator Stern, SB 292 by Senator Caballero, and SB 473 by Senator Padilla. SB 254 was presented as a broad utility affordability package addressing short-term climate credits, a Power Fund, tighter scrutiny of rate increases and utility profits, wildfire spending, securitization of future utility costs, and streamlining. Supporters, including TURN and several environmental and public power groups, said it could lower bills and reduce long-term costs; opponents from investor-owned utilities, labor, business, and local government raised concerns about market impacts, insufficient analysis, and the breadth of the bill. The committee approved SB 254 on a 6-3 vote and placed it on call. SB 541 focused on load flexibility and using existing grid capacity more efficiently. Senator Becker described it as a transparency and planning measure to identify cost-effective load shifting and reduce peak demand, while supporters said it could improve resiliency and save money. Several CCAs and utilities opposed the bill in print or unless amended, arguing that some language implied a mandate and that the concept needed more cost-effectiveness analysis; the author said amendments would remove language dividing the state goal among retail suppliers and clarify that the bill is not a procurement mandate. The committee passed SB 541 as amended to Appropriations on a 9-1 vote and left it on call. SB 453 by Senator Stern would return unspent ratepayer-funded microgrid program dollars and was described as a way to keep the lights on and redirect unused funds. It drew support from local government and environmental groups, with PG&E expressing concern about how the bill would affect its ability to spend awarded funds. The committee passed SB 453 as amended to Appropriations on a 12-0 vote. SB 292 by Senator Caballero would require more granular outage and reliability reporting, including census-tract-level data, to better inform resilience planning after PSPS events; utilities opposed unless amended, citing duplicative reporting and regulatory overlap, but the bill passed 12-0 to Appropriations. SB 473 by Senator Padilla would require or expand water utility decoupling to promote conservation and affordability. Supporters, including water utilities, labor, business, and local government groups, argued decoupling stabilizes revenue, supports conservation, and can keep rates lower for low-use customers. The Public Advocates Office opposed, saying prior pilot data showed no conservation benefit and about $1 billion in added costs, and that the CPUC had already rejected similar requests. Committee members questioned the conservation and capital-investment effects of the different rate structures; the author and supporters argued decoupling helps utilities fund infrastructure while allowing lower fixed charges for low-use customers. The transcript ends during that discussion, before a final vote on SB 473 is shown.

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• ..Board conflict of interest procedures, improved open meeting law practices, established annual contract
• You certainly have the ability to amend that in your discussion, but that's what's been proposed.
• I move that we amend the Grasse special audit request to also include the Diaz special audit request
• I'm happy to reconsider the motion to include the Miranda amendment.
• I'm ruling your amendment out of order. You cite it, Chair, okay? Okay. Based on what rule, Mr.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Amended or not, to be amended will be the lawyers who undoubtedly will litigate it for years.
• So these amendments do not include that, and that wasn't offered up in the amendment negotiations between
• There isn't even an analysis, let alone draft amendments, that says it is to be amended.
• And, yes, the amendments came very, very recently.
• However, the proposed amendments also insert.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The audiovisual equipment for the new State House is included in this amendment.
• The amendment effectuates the following: it allows for coordination in the design of the construction
• The amendment allows for the legislative council to make use of RSA's extensive expertise and network
• The good thing is that the bulk of the contracts have gone to Alabama contractors.
• And I want to ask, do we have any African-Americans that have gotten some contracts?

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Item two amends the capital budget.
• Amendment to Rider 6, Wyndham School District, adopted as amended with some rider language changes.
• Item 15, amend writer 29.
• Item 25, Amend Writer 55, Blended Learning Grant Program, adopted as amended.
• Item 33, amend writer 72 interactive online. learning grant program adopted as amended item 34 a new

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Amendment the state >> Amendment L012.
• second amendment. second amendment.
• Amendment<01:38:34.480> L001<01:38:35.360> amendment. Amendment L001 amendment.
• Amendment printed bill >> Amendment L3.
• Chairman, I do have another amendment. amendment. amendment.

Keywords: 981, all

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• resulted from the POC and the amount of the contract and its terms.
• Again, to award a contract, um, we're anticipating that that contract will be awarded, uh, sometime this
• to honor the bargained contract.
• We were out of a contract for four years with no raises.
• We have already negotiated a contract.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• $2 and 38 cents to abide by my contract $2 and 38 cents to abide by my contract and<00:25:46.640
• I do have an author's amendment for this bill. If I could move the A1 amendment.
• Senator Wiklund moves the A1 amendment, which is an author's amendment. All those in favor say aye.
• The amendment is adopted. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• <01:33:39.840> be that Senate file 2043 as amended be that Senate file 2043 as amended be

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• design their contracts based on tuition in.
• Uh they as they already have contracts Uh they as they already have contracts with<00:35:06.720>
• So, this would not be out of line with the developing contracts that they're already doing.
• could come together and have a contract could come together and have a contract for<00:37:22.760
• <00:43:46.840> a evolved and morphed and been amended a evolved and morphed and been amended

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Appreciate you making those amendments. amendments. amendments.
• And we're actually going to adopt the amendment, your amendment, as well as the amendments... >> So,
• <00:13:43.680> as<00:13:43.920> the amendment, your amendment as well as the amendment
• , your amendment as well as the amendments<00:13:44.560> of amendments of amendments of >>
• Uh technical amendments and technical amendments for that clarity and style.

Bills: SB2094

Keywords: toxic chemicals, environmental action levels, public notice, environmental safety, pollution control, Hawaii State Constitution, public participation, government transparency, environmental health, 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 2094, which would require state agencies monitoring environmental toxins and pollutants to establish environmental action levels and limit changes to those levels without meeting procedural requirements. The chair recommended passing the bill with amendments, including inserting estimated costs for a secure portal website and webinars into the committee report and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. The motion passed unanimously among those voting, with excused members noted. The committee then considered several other measures and adopted recommendations to pass them with amendments, generally adding technical and clarifying changes and setting a defective date of 2525. SB 2862 was amended to broaden the preamble, make additional appointees confirmable, clarify reporting requirements for gubernatorial appointees, and was held for further discussion. SB 2781 on lei production created a working group to review existing studies and conduct a statewide study of Hawaii’s floriculture industry. SB 3015 adopted California’s definition of PII, applied it to government agencies and political subdivisions, created a private cause of action, and required a compliance report. SB 3230 removed a categorical prohibition on certain third-party project management procurements while preserving state oversight responsibility, in line with procurement office requests. The joint GVO Health and Human Services agenda then focused on two related bills requiring universal changing accommodations in public restrooms. SB 2932 would apply to new state building construction beginning July 1, 2026, and testimony from disability advocates, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and others supported the measure while asking for language clarifying that the requirement applies only where technically feasible and, in some cases, only to state-managed buildings. SB 2268 was described as broader, extending beyond government buildings into the private sector and including a private right of action; witnesses supported the concept but raised implementation concerns, especially for smaller businesses, and requested the same technically infeasible language and other clarifications. Both bills were advanced with amendments, and the committee noted adoption of the recommendations.

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• Um, item four of<01:20:31.280> this<01:20:31.440> amendment of this amendment of this amendment
• whether there were any other amendments to bring at this time.
• the if the Goodbrer the amendment the if the Goodbrer the amendment agrees.<01:26:08.000> Okay
• And then I don't have the contracts.
• > please<01:27:05.360> signify the Sherwood amendment, please signify the Sherwood amendment

Bills: HB0150

Keywords: Wyoming business council, economic development, task force, evaluation, policy reform, 916, all

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• in contracting will support more efficient and effective government.
• in contracting will support more efficient and effective government.
• in contracting will support more efficient and effective government.
• that are in Senator Mann's bill, Senate File 1953 as amended.
• [Music] amendments um discussion and so we have amendments um discussion and so we have reached<02:08

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• That's what the amendment does. That's what the amendment does.
• that's what the amendment is about. that's what the amendment is about.
• the resulting contract and vote on that. the resulting contract and vote on that.
• to amend it out.
• to amend it out.

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• Assembly bill six seven one wicks with amendments nine sixty-eight burner ten twelve ten twenty six Wilson
• I just wanted to note that we did accept amendments in the Health Committee to reduce the cost of this
• And that is absolutely a breaking of a contract because the interconnection agreement that is signed
• by the utility and the customer is effectively a contract, and it incorporates the NEM tariff within
• So it is a violation of federal contract law. Hopefully we don't have to go there.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• House Bill 3790 by Adams of the House and Thompson of the Senate, an act relating to contracts.
• This bill allows people to get out of a contract after 5 days, up to 5 days.
• It allows the homeowner to get out of a contract up to 5 business days. Yield for questions.
• House Bill 3790 by Adams of the House and Thompson of the Senate, an act relating to contracts.
• Section 4, subsection C, you've amended it to add a Class 5 permit for food trucks.

Bills: HB2979, HB3790, HB3142, HB3463, HB4143, HJR1086, SB392, HB3087, HB3037, HB3581, HB4058, HB2959, HB4227, HB2997, HB4125, HB1453, HB3521, HB3691, HB2015, HB2940, HB1016, HB3267, HB3695, HB3697, HB3045, HB3662, HB3453, HB3053, HB3301, HB3495, HB3584, HB3586, HB3587, HB3845, HB4198, HB4425, HB2970, HB3338, HB3443, HB3783, HB3800, HB3818, HB1242, HB1752, HB2961, HB2967, HB2973, HB2988, HB3031, HB3240, HB3047, HB3052, HB3066, HB3086, HB3175, HB3177, HB3178, HB3429, HB3548, HB3638, HB3404, HB3704, HB1590, HB3759, HB3831, HB3904, HB4092, HB1979, HB1983, HB1250, HB2952, HB3671, HB3920, HB4118, HB3944, HB3969, HB3973, HB3975, HB3976, HB3978, HB3983, HB3984, HB3942, HB4203, HB2588, HB3024, HB3383, HB3279, HB3919, HB3883, HB4193, HB3431, HB3435, HB4352, HB4484, HB1245, HB3172, HB3306, HB4294, HB3880, HB2929, HB3128, HB2956, HB3015, HB3114, HB3567, HB3749, HB4229, HB4237, HB4253, HJR1046, HJR1084, HB3411

Keywords: HB2979, Talyn Bain Act, school zone, school safety, speed limit, 45 mph, state highway, Department of Transportation, ODOT, flashing beacons, traffic enforcement, speeding violation, public school, private school, K-12, drop-off, pick-up, highway safety, municipal maintenance, county commissioners

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• So instead of contracting with a private... security contractor, they could effectively contract with
• Right now, who actually writes the contract? The county attorney. Ernie writes the contract.
• What I like about the bill is it doesn't say you shall contract, it says you may contract.
• has a contract with Haltom City.
• amend the law from what we currently have in place that's providing the contracts for this law enforcement

Bills: HB336, HB554, HB849, HB 1033, HB1338, HB 1246

Keywords: law enforcement, sheriff, constable, contracts, county governance, HB 554, fireworks, Juneteenth, Juneteenth holiday, retail fireworks permit, Texas Occupations Code, Local Government Code, county commissioners court, drought conditions, Texas A&M Forest Service, fire safety, holiday sales, seasonal fireworks sales, Fourth of July, Independence Day