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• Elections and other referenced committees respectfully advise and recommend that, in accordance with Section
• said appointments. referenced committees respectfully advise and recommend that in accordance with Section
• Roads and transportation. We make major investments in this bill for rural transportation.
• So if the section of the bill that deals specifically with the requirements for how a scholarship funding
• And some kids don't have a chance because of the school they get placed in because of their zip code.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including recognition of Alpha Kappa Alpha Founders’ Day and a visiting debate student. The chamber then took up a committee report on 52 executive appointments. After explanation by Ethics and Elections Chair Don Gates, the Senate adopted the report and confirmed the appointments by a vote of 39-0. The first major bill was SB 250 on rural communities. Senator Simon described it as a broad rural development package creating an Office of Rural Prosperity, a Renaissance Grant Program for counties losing population, housing and transportation investments, additional funding for rural education, and rural health care measures. Two amendments were adopted to remove overlapping health provisions in light of a new federal rural health grant and to update hospital funding estimates. Senators from both parties spoke in support, while also asking about eligibility and access to grant funds. The bill passed 39-0. The Senate then considered CS/SB 318 on educational scholarship programs. Senator Gates said the bill responds to Auditor General concerns by separating scholarship funding from public school funding, requiring student identification and enrollment verification, reducing administrative fees for scholarship funding organizations, requiring annual audits, and directing the Department of Education to develop a competitive selection and performance plan for those organizations. Three amendments were adopted, including removal of a declining-enrollment provision for later conforming legislation and changes to enrollment documentation and withdrawal procedures. Senators from both parties supported the bill while raising concerns about accountability, student oversight, and school quality. The bill passed 38-0. Afterward, the Senate waived rules so SB 250 and CS/SB 318 could be immediately certified to the House. The session ended with announcements, including Palm Beach County Day at the Capitol and a reminder about the chamber group photograph, followed by adjournment until the next scheduled meeting.

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• I'll never forget experiencing what it looks like to call a code on a patient experiencing an amniotic
• , stabilize her, and transport her to critical care.
• I've worked in Stanislaus County for 25 years across the spectrum of emergency transport and ambulance
• But transport time is only part of the equation.
• Later, I spent six months in a San Francisco Navigation Center before receiving Section 8 housing in

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• code because I do think it is both confusing and partially requires � principles to have law degrees
• And do private schools follow the Texas Education Code?
• The, so there are pieces of the Education Code. that apply to private schools.
• For example, that mandatory reporting, actually now I'm saying, that might be in the family code.
• I can't remember if it's in the family code or the education code, but there are laws that apply to private

Keywords: committee meeting, legislation, public testimony, discussion, procedural

Summary: The meeting covered various topics, but specific discussions and bills were not detailed in the available transcript. Despite the lack of documented debates or acknowledgments, it was noted that committee members were present, and there may have been attempts to address crucial legislative matters. The dynamics of the meeting suggested a standard procedural gathering where routine insights were likely shared among the attendees.

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• I am dressed as such, but I wanted to take this chance because it talks about not transporting puppies
• no state funds being used to transport any baby Mexican wolves.
• Senate Bill 1078, amending section 39-121.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to public records.
• Senate Bill 1107, amending section 38-884, 41-1822, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to the Arizona
• We don't have the power to impact tax code at the federal level. That has already been adopted.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• and ensure that they're safely transported to their location.
• transportation facilities contemplated as well.
• Commissioner Woolley and I picked up that stillborn, and we transported it to TV.
• Um, but how did, so, and this would be added in the code at section 63.096.
• Okay, which section? Yes.

Bills: HB1341, HB1674, HB4028, SB2321

Keywords: hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions

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• Um, the term is defined in section 12-25-32, Code of Alabama 1975, would change to if a defendant is
• an illegal alien and charged with an offense enumerated under section 15-13-3, Code of Alabama 1975,
• Go forward. defined in section 122532, code of defined in section 122532, code of Alabama<00:39:13.680
• with an offense enumerated under section with an offense enumerated under section 15133 15133 15133
• > the<00:39:26.079> defendant code of Alabama 1975, the defendant code of Alabama 1975, the

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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

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

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• In lieu of time, I will only highlight parts of this section.
• Finally, the last section discusses economic opportunities stemming from AI.
• And then eventually it goes to a code enforcer or someone hears about it.
• code a little bit too.
• code a little bit too.

Keywords: 908, all

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• <00:32:41.360> that sections sections six to eight that sections sections six to eight that
• section 8 and House section Senate section 8 and House section<00:41:12.480> 11<00:41:13.200>
• Section 4 on page R4 establishes the transport hold work group to determine best practices for the transport
• :55:47.920> section R18 Senate section 3 and House section R18 Senate section 3 and House section
• R8 sections 8 and nine R9 section 10 R R8 sections 8 and nine R9 section 10 R 10<00:56:36.400> sections

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The current section relates to the sale of real property.
• Because that's our tax code and that's the underlying foundation.
• The beauty of our tax code has always been we have a broad base.
• 2 when you're talking about NACE codes.
• NAICS codes. So it goes down pretty specific.

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• The idea probably does touch throughout Title 45; the groundwater code is written all throughout, so
• And there's, without recounting the whole evidentiary trail, all of those emissions under one section
• of the Clean Air Act, which talks about transport... ...under one section of the Clean Air Act, which
• talks about transport emissions, it basically left it to the discretion of whoever is running the EPA
• who is now the head of the EPA, courageously changed the administrative position in that agency on transport

Bills: SB1041, SB1176, SB1197, SB1198, SB1199, SCM1004

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, stormwater, water storage, replenishment credits, groundwater, aquifer, Arizona Revised Statutes, irrigation rights, water duty, water allocation, management areas, Arizona beef council, beef promotion, agricultural marketing

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• That's a QR code for anybody who wants to scan that and go directly to where our materials may be.
• and and how we can make the tax code and and how we can make the tax code more<00:24:53.679>
• All of Minnesota's PILT laws or PILT eligibility is defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 477A.
• All of Minnesota's PILT laws or PILT eligibility is defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 477A.
• All of Minnesota's PILT laws or PILT eligibility is defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 477A.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This bill provides for multiple different license plates and other transportation provisions.
• There's actually a provision in the school code that would allow administrators, if they are changed
• By putting this legislation into the public school code, we are involving the Department of Education
• Act 27 of 2020 is landmark legislation in Pennsylvania that amended the state's game and wildlife code
• House Bill 2681, House Bill 2683, and House Bill 2684, those three to Transportation.

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several guests, including a student advocate and family members connected to a resolution on scoliosis awareness. The chamber first took up committee reports from Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, Tourism and Recreation and Economic Development, and later Appropriations, Rules, Commerce, and Environmental and Natural Resource Protection, agreeing to the reported bills and resolutions. House Resolution 531, designating June 2026 as Scoliosis Awareness Month, was adopted 201-1 after remarks describing the condition and the advocacy of a young constituent. The House also adopted resolutions designating Diaper Need Awareness Week, directing a study on PANS/PANDAS, recognizing 717 Day, Little League World Series Week, and commemorating America 250 in Pennsylvania, with broad bipartisan support. The House then considered several bills on final passage. House Bill 2146, updating the Sunshine Act’s 24-hour agenda notice rule after a court ruling, and Senate Bills 130, 511, 971, 972, 1181, and 1235 were agreed to. House Bill 1239, limiting HOA restrictions on rooftop solar, drew multiple amendments; some were withdrawn, and others failed on tied votes, after debate over HOA governance, native plants, and net metering. House Bill 2219, on license plates and transportation provisions, had an amendment agreed to removing indemnification language for elected officials at special events, and then passed as amended. House Bill 2558, banning non-compete agreements for broadcast workers, saw an amendment to preserve limited non-competes fail, and the bill passed. House Bill 2359, prohibiting government NDAs related to data centers, passed 171-31 after extensive debate over transparency and local control. The chamber also passed House Bill 2455, granting Pittsburgh school administrators collective bargaining rights, despite objections that existing appeal protections already exist; it passed 106-96. House Bill 2460, creating hunting and trapping education provisions, passed 180-22 after debate over whether it duplicated existing law and imposed a mandate. House Bill 2499, expanding the State Workers’ Insurance Fund’s equity investment authority, passed 173-29. House Bill 2529, scheduling metatomidine as a Schedule III controlled substance, passed 198-4 amid testimony about overdose risks and concerns about criminalization. Senate Bill 604, joining the Counseling Compact, passed 188-14, and Senate Bill 1259, clarifying parole record privilege and expanding notice to denied parole applicants, passed unanimously 202-0. The House then made referrals and committee assignments, signed the two Senate bills for presentation to the Governor, and adjourned until July 1, 2026.

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• Section one gives Management Council some flexibility authority. I'm sorry, that's section two.
• > the<00:35:02.160> various Section two goes into the various Section two goes into the
• > into<00:40:37.760> major Section three we move into major Section three we move into
• children's section on page 4 line seven. children's section on page 4 line seven.
• provisions of the Wyoming election code. provisions of the Wyoming election code.

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• new sections for and 5 to read as follows.
• Section 4, this act shall become effective July 1st, 2026.
• Section five, it being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, or safety
• House Bill 3322 is an interpretation and duplicate sections law.
• This bill, every year, is the duplicate sections law that the judiciary chair gets to carry.

Bills: HB2650, HB2696, HB3177, HB3264, HB3298, HB3321, HB3322, HB3497, HB3499, HB3500, HB3742, HB3845, HB3941, HB3970, HB3980, HB3981, HB4421

Keywords: probate, estate administration, summary administration, decedent, inheritance, open records, educational records, cybersecurity, student privacy, confidential information, court reporters, salaries, legislation, employment compensation, state administration, Oklahoma, criminal justice, minimum sentences, parole eligibility, violent crimes

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• To implement the requirements of Section 94530, the Governor's budget includes $46.1 million for the
• That will satisfy the requirement for the $50 million for that section.
• To implement the requirements of Section 94540, the Governor's budget includes $227,000 in fiscal years
• finally, for $325 million for public financing of energy transmission projects specified in bond Section
• There are also entities like rail and transportation as well.

Summary: The hearing was an informational budget session on energy agency proposals, with no votes taken. Early discussion focused on Proposition 4 climate bond implementation, including funding for demand-side grid support, offshore wind development, and transmission financing. The Department of Finance said the budget includes allocations for demand-side grid support and offshore wind, but not yet for the $325 million transmission financing piece pending a required study. The Legislative Analyst’s Office urged the Legislature to consider whether to wait on offshore wind funding, whether to keep shifting funds into demand-side grid support, and how to direct future transmission financing. Members also raised concerns about local technical assistance for offshore wind, Salton Sea priorities, and the need for more information before final decisions. The California Energy Commission and CPUC then reviewed the broader energy package. The CEC highlighted the demand-side grid support program’s growth, distributed energy backup assets, long-duration storage, hydrogen grants, and the SIRP clean energy reliability program. CPUC testimony emphasized affordability, wildfire mitigation costs, rooftop solar cost shifts, and efforts to reduce rates while maintaining reliability and clean energy goals. Members questioned CPUC staffing, delays in proceedings, coordination with the CEC and CAISO, and the impact of rate increases on customers. The agencies also discussed the AB 3264 transmission financing study, with CPUC saying work on the study had already begun and was on track for the July 1 deadline. Several trailer bill and implementation items were also discussed. The committee reviewed a proposal to extend the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program surcharge, with members split over whether it should be handled in budget trailer bill language or policy legislation; the administration said the surcharge supports a critical program serving about three-quarters of a million Californians. The committee also heard a CPUC data-sharing proposal to allow nondisclosure agreements for transmission and reliability data, which members generally supported as a technical fix. DWR explained a proposal to clarify language for the Electricity Supply Strategic Reliability Reserve so it can potentially sell three gas-fired units it owns, and the CEC presented a federal transmission grant proposal tied to grid-enhancing technologies and ratepayer cost recovery. Finally, the committee discussed California Lifeline and possible broadband pilot reforms in light of uncertainty around federal Universal Service Fund support, with CPUC saying it is exploring a statewide standalone broadband option for eligible customers.

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• AB 2608, Patterson, transportation fuels assessment, held in committee.
• AB 2608, Patterson, transportation fuels assessment, held in committee. Are you ready, Ms.
• AB 2560, Schultz, climate action plan for transportation infrastructure, do pass.
• AB 2246, Wicks, age-appropriate design code, do pass. That's out on an A roll call.
• AB 2788, Committee on Transportation, transportation omnibus bill, do pass.

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

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

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• section two opioid abatement trust fun. section two opioid abatement trust fun.
• center because of transportation issues. center because of transportation issues.
• MRF codes or code types are obscure and inadequate for identifying items or services.
• MRF codes or code types are obscure and inadequate for identifying items or services.
• >> Section one, Roman two, line six. >> Section one, Roman two, line six.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I also struck the sections related to nonpublic competitor data that caused some confusion.
• If I could just take you to the language in Section 1, the first new Section 167-29, subdivision A: if
• Currently, for users, so that's in Section 2, the users would have to know or should have known.
• in Section 2 of the bill.
• So I know we started with French fries. ...in combination with Section 2 of the bill.

Summary: The committee heard several bills and took up multiple votes. AB 576, dealing with updates to California’s charitable fundraising platform registry after AB 488, was presented as a technical fix to help charities and platforms more quickly update eligible listings; there was no opposition testimony, and the measure was later moved on a due pass basis. AB 1160, on law enforcement drone programs, was presented with proposed amendments requiring U.S.-based data storage and limits on sharing or selling collected data; supporters said it would protect sensitive drone-collected information while preserving affordable drone use, while there was no opposition testimony, and it was also later passed out on a due pass as amended basis. AB 75, which would require insurers to give notice before collecting aerial images of homes and provide homeowners access to those images, drew support from the Department of Insurance and consumer advocates, while insurers opposed it unless amended, arguing aerial imaging is a cost-saving inspection tool and that the bill could worsen availability and affordability; the bill was moved to Appropriations on a due pass basis, with the roll held open for absent members. The committee spent the most time on AB 325, which would address algorithmic price-fixing and collusion. The author and supporters argued that competitors using the same pricing software or algorithm to set prices can function as collusion even when the agreement is hidden behind code, and cited examples involving housing, frozen potatoes, gas pricing, and other industries. Opponents, including apartment, business, hospital, retail, chamber, and tech groups, said the bill was too broad, could sweep in lawful software and public-data market research, and might chill legitimate pricing tools, especially for small businesses and housing providers. Committee members raised concerns about clarity, intent standards, and whether the bill should focus more narrowly on nonpublic competitor data; despite those concerns, AB 325 was moved to Appropriations on a due pass basis, with the roll held open. Later, AB 1221 was presented as a workplace surveillance bill that would prohibit certain invasive or discriminatory surveillance tools, require notice to workers, limit sharing of worker data, and require corroborating evidence before discipline based on surveillance outputs. Labor and consumer groups supported the bill, saying modern surveillance technologies can track speech, movement, emotion, and other sensitive traits and can be biased or abusive. The Security Industry Association opposed it, warning that the bill’s broad definitions could restrict legitimate security systems, emergency sharing with first responders, and employer responses to misconduct or unsafe behavior. The transcript cuts off before any final vote on AB 1221 is shown.