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• And the author is correct that our system just isn't set up for that.
• And the author is correct that our system just isn't set up for that.
• Assembly Bill 1067 by Assembly Member Cork-Silva, relating to public employees' retirement.
• by requiring public employers to continue misconduct investigations even if a public employee retires
• by requiring public employers to continue misconduct investigations even if a public employee retires

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48. The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate. Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.

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• He just retired. His name is Gary Dawson. He actually testified by Zoom in the House.
• He just retired. retired. retired.
• Gary Dawson, who is just retired as an adult education teacher at Hopkinsville Community College.
• Gary Dawson, who is just retired as an adult education teacher at Hopkinsville Community College.
• Representative Tipton: In his testimony, he also mentioned that in the last decade the number of employees

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• SB 2504 RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
• FINALLY, THE HOUSE OFFERS COMPROMISING ISSUES FOR HOUSE BILL 5015 RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYEE INSURANCE
• SEEING NONE, REPRESENTATIVE FROM MCCLURE, THE SENATE HAS OFFERS TO YOU ON SB 7022 RELATING TO RETIREMENT
• SCHILL YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN YOUR RECORDS TO EXPLAIN THIS OFFER. >> FOR STATE ADMINSTERED RETIEREMENT SYSTEMS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:10:48.480> administrator reporting analyst systems administrator reporting analyst systems
• just fire their employees just fire their employees and<00:30:34.080> I<00:30:34.320>
• around, shifting employees around.
• That's up to the employee.
• offer our employees. offer our employees.

Bills: HB2118, HB2473

Keywords: business development, arts, cultural affairs, Hawaii, commissions, administrative transfer, funding appropriation, Hawaiian culture, sense of place, land management, environmental stewardship, cultural preservation, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to permitting and economic development. On HB 2603, relating to permits, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development said it supported the measure with comments. Committee discussion focused on the fact that the state’s facilitated permit process appears to have been rarely or never used, the need to identify specific projects that would use it, and whether DBEDT would need dedicated staffing to administer it. DBEDT said it had found no projects under the current process, had no capacity to run the program as structured, and estimated it would need about 7 to 9 FTEs, including permitting, coordination, data, systems, and possibly legal support. The chair suggested exploring a staff assignment and comparing the concept to federal FAST-41-style expedited permitting. On HB 2140, relating to essential permitting positions, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development again supported the bill with comments. Testimony and questioning centered on a pilot program to help counties pay competitively for permitting staff. A DBEDT representative said the issue of competitive pay affected both county and state permitting offices and that the bill was intended as a temporary pilot, though a more permanent solution would be preferable. When asked how counties would fund the salary support, the witness said that was not yet discussed with the counties and agreed to follow up. The committee also noted the bill applies to participating counties. On HB 2598, relating to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, the State Procurement Office and HTDC offered comments, and the Department of the Attorney General raised constitutional concerns. The AG said the bill’s residency-based certification requirements, when tied to procurement, could implicate the dormant Commerce Clause, and that the required 1% contribution tied to state contracts raised unconstitutional-conditions concerns. In questioning, the AG characterized these as legal risks rather than automatic lawsuits. The committee did not take a vote. The committee then heard HB 2141, relating to state enterprise zones. Taxation, DBEDT, HCDA, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, and HTDC testified in support, while the Tax Foundation noted the program was intended to help economically depressed areas create jobs. HTDC said the bill would help preserve the Maui Research and Technology Center’s enterprise-zone status after rezoning. Committee discussion focused on whether the enterprise zone program is being used effectively, how the bill might attract businesses to areas where the state is investing, and whether the program’s labor requirements are too burdensome for new businesses. DBEDT explained that the program requires a 10% workforce increase in the first year, which must be sustained, and said it promotes the program through county coordinators and in-person outreach. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• Oysters are critical water filtration systems as.
• That is not a criticism of the system. It's a call for clarity.
• In addition, both companies have employees in Texas.
• That 24-28 modernizes the system.
• The system was operational, those dollars would go to fund the operations of the system. because it was

Bills: HB19, HB30, HB851, HB1663, HB1681, HB1769, HB1937, HB1979, HB2428, HB2433, HB2825, HB3159, HB3424, HB3486, HB3487, HB3504, HB3605, HB3879, HB3994, HB4382, HB4752, HB5444, HB5446, HB5447, HB3199, HB4847, HB19

Keywords: local government debt, property tax, ad valorem tax, bond election, certificate of obligation, anticipation note, school district tax rate, voter-approval rate, debt service cap, municipal finance, county bonds, flood control district, hospital district, public works, tax transparency, property tax notice, November uniform election date, general obligation bonds, local debt reform, taxpayer notice

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• The Alabama Education Retired Association reception is from 5:30 to 7:30 at RSA Plaza. 7:30 at RSA Plaza
• I had a retired physician in Dothan contact me and said, "Look, right now I'm volunteering, and if many
• He called, and he's retired, and the law actually says that they have to volunteer over 100 hours per
• All this bill does is allow a retired physician that nothing changes as far as their criteria.
• Clarity to it and also expands what they can do within those court systems.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• <00:16:02.399> from injury at the time of my retirement from injury at the time of my retirement
• <00:22:11.120> with to help us reach their employees with to help us reach their employees
• and while some for resale in the system and while some larger<00:43:48.200> dealerships<00:43
• That is programming cost for the DVS vehicle services system.
• largely focus on maintaining the system largely focus on maintaining the system we<01:04:08.839>

Bills: HF2382, HF639, SF1075, HF1243, HF1087, SF1360, HF739, HF2337, HF1220, HF712, HF1219

Keywords: accident reporting, law enforcement, data privacy, contracted service providers, public safety, HF639, Minnesota driver license, Department of Public Safety, driver medical review, loss of consciousness, voluntary control, seizure, nonepileptic seizure, epilepsy, antiseizure medication, physician statement, medical certification, commercial driver, CDL, medical examiner's certificate

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• Employers could pay their employee or their employees' lender up to $5,250 per year. >> Excuse me.
• :58.640> to This provision allowed employees to This provision allowed employees to exclude<00
• 00:41:04.319> their<00:41:04.560> employees pay their employee or their employees pay their
• employee or their employees lender<00:41:05.280> up<00:41:05.440> to<00:41:05.680>
• <01:03:02.480> Um our systems can be updated. Um our systems can be updated.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Again, that water system is a closed loop water system.
• And you know, this well, on the Navajo Nation, I believe it's about 200 employees, 95 native employees
• , about 70 women, and they do the guidance systems for 15 different missile systems that support our
• We have the same amount of employees.
• So, is it your employees who go out Your current employees who go out to participate in these activities

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• The employees who work respite are licensed to provide the service.
• home respit to discover which employees home respit to discover which employees were<00:20:26.440
• The system, because all of our conversations is about how is the system approaching this.
• <00:50:14.160> the currently in the rate system the currently in the rate system the supervisor
• <01:46:34.639> is much the same as a County employee is much the same as a County employee

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• The committee director will read the title: An act to amend the Retirement and Social Security Law, the
• The committee director will read the title: An act to amend the Retirement and Social Security Law in
• relation to establishing an optional 25-year retirement plan for certain employees of the New York Power
• retirement plan for certain employees of the New York Power Authority.
• for an accidental disability retirement benefit.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and Pensions met on May 5, 2026, with a quorum present and eight bills on the agenda. The committee considered measures on a temporary task force on the Variable Supplements Fund (S1181), cost-of-living adjustments for certain retirees (S3414A), an optional 25-year retirement plan for Suffolk County fire marshals (S5754B), a heart disease presumption for certain NYC Police Department traffic enforcement agents (S8147B), a Civil Service Commission study of state agency job vacancies (S8209), employment of persons with autism spectrum disorder (S8640), an optional 25-year retirement plan for certain New York Power Authority employees (S9068A), and the effective date of a reclassification for accidental disability retirement benefits (S9909).

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• new system.
• new uh system help configure those the new uh system help configure those systems<00:20:28.240> uh
• These are complex systems.
• And again, if we were to simply invest in our current system, which is an antiquated system, it’s a system
• How many employees do you have?” The witness responded, “We have about 1,800 employees.”

Keywords: This meeting will take place upon adjournment of both chambers today. There is not an exact time, there for the live stream has been created with a place holder time of 4:00 PM est., 958, all

Summary: Chairman Hart called the meeting to order, confirmed a quorum, welcomed Representative Rachel Roarx, and the committee approved the February 11 minutes. The committee then moved through its agenda of PSC and related contract items, including a motion to consider the reviewed contracts without objection. One Department of Highways item was deferred when the virtual representatives were not yet available. The committee first took up Kentucky Housing Corporation contracts. Members questioned outside legal services for foreclosures and bankruptcies, why the work was not handled entirely in-house, and how much of the workload and cost it represented. Witnesses said the agency’s need was largely geographic rather than a lack of expertise, that less than 1% of the loan portfolio is referred out for foreclosures, and that many fees are reimbursable through FHA. Both Kentucky Housing Corporation items were approved. The committee then considered a Department for Community Based Services contract tied to a protest and a temporary renewal with PCG. Witnesses said the contract increase was needed to bridge the gap while the protest and RFP process were unresolved, and that the initial vendor received no funds. The committee approved the item, with Senator Douglas explaining his vote as a preference for straightforward answers. The committee also heard a Northern Kentucky University contract for a Workday ERP replacement, including implementation consulting and separate license fees. University officials explained the move from SAP to Workday, the complexity of the systems, and the need for a consulting partner; they said the total effort would span 10 years and that the contract was priced below comparable institutions. After extensive questioning about cost, budget, and value, the vote ended 4-4 and the chair noted the contract would move forward through the Finance Committee if no disapproval motion was made. Finally, the Office of Inspector General presented a contract for culture change training in nursing facilities funded by civil monetary penalties; witnesses said the goal was to improve staff satisfaction, communication, and resident outcomes, and that the CMP fund balance was about $38 million. Discussion also covered survey backlogs and CMS restrictions on the funds, with the item still under review as the transcript ended.

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• , Metro Transit systems, and train systems.
• NPS who use bus systems, metro transit systems,<00:10:37.680> and<00:10:37.920> train<00
• :10:38.160> systems.
• <00:10:39.279> and<00:10:39.440> I<00:10:39.600> ask systems, and train systems
• . and I ask systems, and train systems. and I ask that<00:10:39.920> you<00:10:40.079> do

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• Chris retired as Superintendent of New Mexico Air National Guard's 155th Special Operations Wing, serving
• Employees. I think for Christmas we bought 117 gifts, so we continue to grow.
• You look at 140 employees.
• Systems continue to be strong, and lastly, and most importantly, that we have a very strong economy in
• An act relating to public employees, amending the Public Employees Retirement Act to allow protective

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• Those things never retire.
• I think you mentioned that this manufacturer would have 25 employees or less.
• So how do we deal with that punishment system?
• I think that the system for the death penalty, especially in Florida, is a broken system.
• I think that the system for the death penalty, especially in Florida, is a broken system.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, pledge, and several recognitions, including remarks from Senator Berman on Democratic priorities and introductions of military leaders and an intern. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with many bills substituted to House companions, amended, and passed, while several others were temporarily postponed. Major measures approved included the dangerous dogs/Pam Rock Act (SB 572/HB 593), which tightened penalties and procedures for dog attacks and passed 36-0; local government land regulation (SB 1080), which was amended to remove agricultural enclave language and passed 26-8; vessel/freedom-related legislation (SB 1388/HB 1137), which passed 35-0; blood clot screening and treatment (SB 890/HB 1421), which added registry and training provisions and passed 36-0; fleeing or eluding law enforcement (SB 468/HB 113), which increased offense levels and passed 36-0; concealed carry/licensing for certain officers and service members (SB 490/HB 383), which passed 33-3; timeshare management (SB 496/HB 897), which clarified governance and annual meeting requirements and passed 36-0; background screening education (SB 614/HB 531), which created a public webpage and passed 36-0; utility service restrictions (SB 1002/HB 1137), which preempted local energy-source restrictions and passed 36-0; Medicaid oversight (SB 1060), which created a joint oversight committee and passed 35-0; health facilities authorities (SB 68), amended to make fentanyl urine screening more discretionary, and passed 36-0; and veterans’ nursing home beds (SB 78/HB 797), which authorized veteran- and spouse-designated beds and passed 36-0. The chamber also passed disability history and awareness instruction (SB 540/HB 447), a highly personal bill honoring Evan Hartzell that drew extended debate about disability language, inclusion, and education; it passed 35-0 after 35 co-sponsors were added. Manufacturing policy bills SB 600 and SB 602 were approved after amendments to add reporting, ranking metrics, and fee-use restrictions, both passing 35-0. Educational opportunities for military children (SB 1528) passed 36-0 after testimony from student sponsors and senators praising the bill’s origin. Several other bills, including Medicaid oversight, mammograms, Parkinson’s disease, condominium/cooperative associations, waste management, human trafficking, and Bright Futures, were postponed or not taken up during this segment.

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• <00:03:40.680> less and prohibits paying an employee less and prohibits paying an employee
• <00:04:15.320> by damage may be done to the employee by damage may be done to the employee
• Stories of amazing employees in our community.
• I'm 74 years old and retired.
• I'm 74 years old and retired. My County. I'm 74 years old and retired.

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• Those things never retire. But what they do is they reconstitute.
• I think you mentioned that this manufacturer would have 25 employees or less.
• So how do we deal with that punishment system?
• I think that the system for the death penalty, especially in Florida, is a broken system.
• I think that the system for the death penalty, especially in Florida, is a broken system.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including remarks from the new Democratic caucus leader, Senator Berman, who emphasized affordability, education, health care, public safety, and opposition to measures he said would roll back child labor protections, book access, and gun safety laws. The chamber also recognized military leaders from U.S. Army Special Operations Command and an intern from Senator Polsky’s office. No committee reports or executive messages were on the desk at the start. The Senate then took up and passed several bills, often after substituting House companions and adopting technical amendments. Among the measures approved were the dangerous dogs bill (the Pam Rock Act), local government land regulation, vessel-related voter freedom/boating provisions, blood clot screening and treatment, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, concealed carry licensing for certain officers and service members, timeshare management firms, disability history and awareness instruction, manufacturing and manufacturing fees, public education on background screening requirements, utility service restrictions, educational opportunities for military children, Medicaid oversight, health facilities authorities, and veterans’ nursing home beds. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on human trafficking, waste management, Bright Futures, Medicaid oversight earlier in the day, mammogram coverage, and others. Debate on the disability history bill was especially extensive, with senators discussing the use of the word “disability,” the role of bias, and whether the bill fit with broader DEI-related policy debates. The bill’s sponsor and supporters framed it as a first step toward helping students understand and respect people with disabilities, and the chamber opened co-sponsorship before substituting the House version. Other bills drew focused questions about local government costs, impact fees, staffing burdens, grant criteria for small manufacturers, and the scope of utility preemption. Most measures passed on strong votes, including several unanimous votes, with the concealed carry/firearms bill passing 33-3 and the local government land regulation bill passing 26-8.

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• > to<00:02:28.160> nine Our system transports water to nine Our system transports water
• And the local collection system.
• to the water system. to the water system.
• last<00:58:37.599> week retire announce his retirement last week retire announce his retirement
• . systems. systems.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <01:29:27.480> in<01:29:27.639> the retirement cost a retirement cost in the retirement
• I started working at the Department of Education in 1985 and retired in 2017.
• and we we do have a part-time employee and we we do have a part-time employee at<04:34:23.959>
• <05:21:42.440> this supportive public education systems this supportive public education systems
• <05:57:03.840> or child this says that any employee or child this says that any employee or

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first addressed House Bill 415, which would remove the requirement that schools provide menstrual products. Members supporting an ITL said the mandate was unfunded, had been in place since 2019, and was already working without complaints from districts. Other members opposed the bill, arguing menstrual products are essential and that the requirement helps students, especially those with fewer resources. The committee voted ITL on HB 415 by a roll call of 17 yeas, 0 nays. The committee then took up House Bill 388, concerning public reports on special education. Supporters of ITL said they agreed with the goal of transparency but were concerned about student privacy, especially in small districts, and thought the bill’s information requests went too far. They noted that related issues could potentially be addressed in another bill, HB 557. The committee voted ITL on HB 388, 17-0. House Bill 730, which would require schools and some colleges to provide information on adoption, was also moved ITL. The sponsor said adoption is personally important to him but that the bill was not the right vehicle and involved entities such as colleges and the Attorney General unnecessarily; he said related ideas might be folded into other bills later. The committee agreed and voted ITL, 17-0. The committee then discussed House Bill 671, a preschool/early literacy proposal involving a statewide nonprofit digital program, likely Waterford. Members raised questions about who would be covered, data privacy, prior use of federal ESSER funds, whether the program had measurable results, and whether the bill’s nonprofit requirement was too restrictive. Department of Education witness Melissa White said the state had spent $400,000 in FY22 and $600,000 in FY23 on a Waterford contract using ARP ESSER funds, but she did not have participant counts and said the department could not measure literacy gains for that population. She also said the bill’s funding level would likely require an RFP and that, if enacted as written, the program would probably still be Waterford-based. The discussion continued without a final vote in the portion provided.

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• systems that we set up for 400 years in this country.
• systems that we set up for 400 years in this country.
• systems that we set up for 400 years in this country.
• And as soon as he retired—I hope he's not listening in—as soon as he retired, I got, um, I became the
• We've created a tracking system, a temporary system recording complaints and their associated information

Keywords: 1187, senate, all