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• and he and you read his report, uh, and it's damning, uh, both his report and his assessment and the code
• Failing in her job responsibilities and there's no other way to read a code neutrals report uh or the
• That actually deals with the two acts, the, the Mental Health Development Disabilities Code, but also
• Texas DPS sent someone and so did the Air Force to assist in those efforts.
• And so, so for example, this committee at times has heard any number of things including the Texas v.

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• It's a strain on us because now the interpreters can work in Colorado, Arizona, and Texas from their
• Stephanie Wilson, our state librarian, was elected to Secretary of the New Mexico Commission on Public
• To elected officials and staff across the state.
• Elected officials and staff in your communities to use us as a resource if they don't already. Mr.
• It's certainly a struggle when we talk about public safety and elections.

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• And it seems like leadership in Texas...
• nullifies a provision of the Voting Rights Act that requires this state in particular to pre-clear elections
• it the hardest, the most difficult state in the union to register and cast a ballot is the state of Texas
• So the people of Texas spoke. They came out in overwhelming numbers to these hearings.
• To assert that the people of Texas... Want this is strange credulity. It's unbelievable.

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• minority congressional districts in which voters have repeatedly demonstrated the ability and power to elect
• And it seems like leadership in Texas.
• Where, um, Where these districts that are majority minority that allows those communities to elect a
• So the people of Texas spoke. They came out in overwhelming numbers to these hearings.
• To assert that the people of Texas want this. I Strange credulity. It's, it's unbelievable.

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• , as opposed to the current commercial code building.
• That experience ...and code enforcement experience in Los Angeles County.
• , or CRC, rather than the more onerous California Building Code.
• and into the residential code.
• code.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development heard a long agenda focused mainly on housing production, higher education facilities, homelessness, and permitting reform. Early items included AB 6, which would direct HCD to convene a working group on allowing three- to ten-unit “missing middle” housing to be built under the Residential Code rather than the Building Code; AB 48, a higher education bond proposal that would fund campus repairs, modernization, disaster recovery, and student/employee housing; and AB 76, which would clarify a Chula Vista university innovation district exemption so the project can include academic buildings and housing without conflicting with surplus land rules. Supporters emphasized affordability, cost savings, student housing needs, and access to education, while members raised questions about implementation, affordability requirements, and project scope. The committee later took votes on these items, with AB 6, AB 48, and AB 76 all moving forward on unanimous or near-unanimous votes to Appropriations. Members also heard AB 595, which would create a state homeownership tax credit pilot to support affordable for-sale housing. The author and supporters argued that California’s homeownership rate is at historic lows and that the bill would help close racial wealth gaps by financing homes working families can buy. The committee approved AB 595 and sent it to Appropriations. The consent calendar, including several other housing-related bills, was also approved unanimously. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to AB 1165, the California Housing Justice Act of 2025, which would require ongoing state investment and a financing plan to address homelessness and housing affordability. The author and witnesses described the scale of homelessness, the limits of one-time funding, and the need for sustained, accountable funding streams. After testimony from housing advocates and people with lived experience, the committee passed AB 1165 on a 10-0 vote to Appropriations. Finally, the committee heard AB 609, a CEQA reform bill that would create a simplified exemption for qualifying infill housing projects in already developed areas. Supporters framed it as a targeted way to reduce delays and costs for housing near jobs and transit, while opponents from environmental justice, labor, and tribal groups warned it could reduce public participation, weaken protections for disadvantaged communities, and create consultation concerns for tribal cultural resources. The author said the bill would not change zoning or affordability tools and would continue to work with opponents on amendments. The bill was moved forward after extensive discussion, with members noting ongoing negotiations on tribal consultation and labor concerns.

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• code proposal packages.
• This was AB 130 trailer bill, which put in a code pause for the next two code cycles.
• The bottom picture shows our current code until the next 2025 code.
• The bottom picture shows our current code until the next 2025 codes become effective in January.
• energy code at all.

Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Regulatory Authority held its first hearing to examine how California’s regulatory framework affects housing production, affordability, and timelines. Chair Pacheco and Assemblymember Haney framed the discussion around the state’s housing shortage and the need to reduce costs while maintaining environmental, safety, and community protections. The first panel featured housing experts and industry representatives who argued that state regulations, code complexity, utility constraints, and agency review processes add substantial cost and delay to development. Bill Fulton described overlapping state and local land-use authorities and the tension among housing, coastal protection, climate, and wildfire goals. CBIA’s Chris Ochoa and California Apartment Association representative Bob Raymer said building codes, energy mandates, and agency processes have materially increased per-home costs, and they urged more centralized affordability analysis and greater scrutiny of regulatory impacts. The Bay Area Council’s Louis Marante called for a statewide cost target for housing and stronger timelines and accountability for state agency reviews. The second panel brought in state agencies to explain their roles. HCD said its housing element enforcement, streamlining laws, and technical assistance have helped increase production, shorten entitlement timelines, and improve compliance by local governments. CARB said SB 375 is a planning law that does not directly regulate land use, and argued that regional housing assumptions in sustainable communities strategies are not being fully implemented on the ground. The Coastal Commission said it works with local governments to balance coastal protection, sea-level-rise risk, and housing, and noted recent guidance and pilot efforts to streamline housing approvals in the coastal zone. The Energy Commission said its building energy standards are designed to be cost-effective and save consumers money over time, though they can add some design and documentation complexity. Fish and Wildlife and DTSC both emphasized early engagement and collaboration to reduce delays while protecting natural resources and public health; DTSC said it is refining vapor intrusion guidance and using brownfield grants to support redevelopment. The State Water Resources Control Board said it uses general orders and basin planning to provide predictable permitting while balancing water quality, water rights, and housing needs, and noted billions in grants and loans for water infrastructure and site remediation that can support housing affordability. In response to questions from Assemblymember Haney, several agencies described ongoing coordination across departments, including regular meetings among HCD, CARB, the Coastal Commission, and transportation agencies, as well as broader interagency efforts to reduce redundancies and identify pinch points in project delivery. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the hearing; the main outcome was informational testimony and discussion of possible future reforms to improve coordination, predictability, and affordability in state regulatory processes.

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• We literally heard them say, don't ship us to Louisiana and Texas and these other places.
• We literally heard them say Louisiana and Texas and these other places.
• Because once that happens, who knows what's going to happen in Louisiana or Texas or Florida or whatever
• And every day goes by, he is sleeping on a floor in the cold of the Texas desert.
• This is in the Code of Federal Regulations; it is 8 CFR, Section 287.8(c)(3)(A).

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Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on responding to federal immigration enforcement in Massachusetts, with opening remarks from Sen. Liz Miranda and Rep. Bud Williams emphasizing fear in immigrant communities, recent ICE operations, and the need to learn from advocates and affected residents rather than debate individual bills. The hearing was organized around three topics: detention, arrests, and surveillance, with members repeatedly asking what the legislature can do to improve transparency, legal access, and oversight. On detention, Leah Hastings of Prisoners’ Legal Services said most people end up in ICE custody through contact with the criminal legal system and argued that state carceral systems are deeply intertwined with immigration enforcement. She described conditions at Plymouth County House of Correction and Burlington ICE holding as concerning, citing limited medical care, disability accommodations, solitary confinement, retaliatory transfers, and poor attorney access. Hastings said Massachusetts should reduce funding for sheriffs and the Department of Corrections, ban intergovernmental service agreements and 287(g) agreements, and invest instead in housing, treatment, and other community supports. Members also discussed ICE reimbursement, the immigrant legal defense fund, and the need for more immigration attorneys. On arrests and enforcement tactics, David Albright of JALSA said federal immigration enforcement has been expanded by major new funding and incentives, including higher payments for 287(g) and bed contracts, and he noted that most ICE detainees nationally do not have criminal records. He said Massachusetts has one 287(g) agreement with the Department of Corrections and one IGSA with Plymouth County, and that ICE also uses Burlington, Hanscom, and informal local collaboration in places such as Milford and Auburn. Danny Tampona of Neighbor to Neighbor and the LUCE Rapid Response Network described more than 10,000 hotline calls from 46 cities and towns, with arrests often involving masked agents, surveillance of workers and families, traffic stops, broken windows, and arrests at check-ins or schools; he said the network is concentrated in places including Everett, Chelsea, Lynn, New Bedford, Milford, Marlboro, Framingham, and Springfield. He urged legislation requiring clear identification for law enforcement, limits on surveillance technologies, and stronger legal defense resources. On surveillance, Joshua Dancoff of Citizens for Juvenile Justice argued that current state policies allow broad sharing of fingerprints and surveillance data with ICE, including through BRIC, the Massachusetts Fusion Center, and municipal police policies. He cited cases in Chelsea and Everett where children were taken from police custody into ICE custody and said many departments automatically share arrest fingerprints and other information with federal authorities. He recommended limiting fingerprint sharing, restricting surveillance databases and task-force participation, and curbing police and sheriff collaboration with ICE even where no formal 287(g) exists. Members and witnesses also discussed the need for more immigration lawyers, possible bar advocate-style funding for immigration defense, and legislative action to prevent further collaboration and deportation infrastructure.

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• ensured that the people's elected ensured that the people's elected representatives<01:40:45.920
• 58:20.320> the<01:58:20.480> conduct judicial code of conduct, the conduct judicial code
• <02:09:05.599> representatives their elected representatives their elected representatives
• about election law, or has anything to do with election law.
• <03:13:31.040> attorneys this state and that elected attorneys this state and that elected

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• included AI-generated nudity, and so we matched, uh, the definition of what we'd used on different code
• <00:08:56.000> sections<00:08:56.480> about<00:08:57.680> uh different code
• 35 years ago, Texas 35 years ago, Texas decided<00:30:14.399> that<00:30:14.960> um
• Well, Texas did a send to to the EPA.
• Uh, and you look at Texas, and Texas is now saying, after two years of allowing the transportation and

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Currently, the records that we receive are kept confidential under Evidence Code 1040 and Government
• Code 7923.600.
• You know, it's not many categories that we're the same as Texas, but we are the same as Texas.
• So the Business and Professions Code lays out kind of a laundry list of various reasons for denial.
• So in the report, a section was cited in the Government Code, and that Government Code section states

Summary: The joint sunset oversight hearing reviewed five regulatory entities: the Board of Behavioral Sciences, the Board of Psychology, the Physician Assistant Board, the Podiatric Medical Board, and the California Massage Therapy Council. Across the hearing, each entity described recent accomplishments, licensing and enforcement workload, workforce shortages, and efforts to modernize processes. Common themes included streamlining licensure, expanding access to care, addressing telehealth or emerging technology, and balancing consumer protection with workforce needs. For the Board of Behavioral Sciences, members discussed workforce shortages in mental health, supervision barriers, telehealth confidentiality, AI in therapy, interstate compacts, school-based services, and military spouse licensure. The board said it has expanded outreach, improved licensing processes, and created temporary practice authority tracking, while also expressing concern about counseling compacts and emphasizing California-specific law, ethics, and cultural competency. Public commenters supported the board’s work and the possible move to a national MFT exam, while also urging more resources. The Board of Psychology highlighted fee adjustments, streamlined licensure pathways, enforcement process improvements, new CPD requirements, and proposed changes including a psychotherapist-client privilege exception for investigations. Committee members and public witnesses focused heavily on that privilege proposal, with some members opposing it as too broad and privacy-invasive, while the board argued it is needed to obtain records in bias and sexual misconduct cases. The board also discussed workforce shortages, processing improvements, and the use of inactive status for psychological associates. The Physician Assistant Board reported growth in the PA workforce and education programs, SB 697 implementation, and financial pressure from rising enforcement costs. The main policy debate centered on physician-to-PA ratios and practice agreements, with board representatives and many public commenters arguing that current restrictions limit access to care, especially in rural areas, while the California Medical Association defended the need for explicit ratios and agreements. The board also discussed AI, fee increases, and tracking temporary practice authority. The Podiatric Medical Board described licensing and renewal reforms, residency expansion, enforcement support, and budget constraints, while public testimony raised concerns about a proposed fee increase and about reimbursement parity and practice recognition for podiatrists. Finally, the California Massage Therapy Council defended the certification model over licensure, citing lower costs, local government collaboration, anti-trafficking work, and its role in vetting applications and disciplining bad actors; no formal votes or final actions were taken during this portion of the hearing.

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• Texas Grants, the Texas Educational Opportunity Grants, and Tuition Equalization Grant. Next slide.
• college admissions in Texas.
• It's a huge mutual benefit for both SFA the region in East Texas, rural Texas, and UT systems.
• That's all good for Texas.
• from the Texas-Louisiana border. and a border to the Big Bend region of West Texas.

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• We have Mark Hunter which is no longer on their course the last election. So we'll get that update.
• I can tell you happen to me when I was in Texas, I was making the rest of the club.
• The occupants advised the trooper that they had recently crossed the U.S. border into Texas.
• So they're the new thing was you have to spend at least 3% year grant money on election security.
• There are a lot of things we need extra election.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Sorry, we lost the color coding here; the color coding is helpful, so I'll try to point you to sort of
• <00:11:33.480> here<00:11:33.839> the<00:11:34.000> color lost a color coding
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• This was prior to the general election.
• election election um<01:17:40.360> obviously<01:17:40.719> some<01:17:40.960> of

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was a Ways and Means briefing opened by the vice chair, who introduced Jason Wong of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston to discuss the national and regional economy. Wong focused on inflation, asking why it had fallen from about 9% in 2022 to the 2%–3% range, and what that meant for monetary policy and the risk of an economic downturn. He said the Fed’s target is 2%, noted that recent PCE inflation was about 2.4% and core PCE about 2.7%, and described the ongoing debate over whether interest rates should stay tight or be lowered further to protect the labor market. Wong explained that the improvement in inflation has been driven largely by goods prices, especially durable goods such as cars, appliances, and furniture, as well as non-durable goods like food. He said supply-chain disruptions during the pandemic caused major price spikes in 2022, but those pressures have eased and many goods prices are now at or below the Fed’s target. He also referenced the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index, saying it showed extreme pandemic-era disruptions that have since receded. The main remaining inflation problem, he said, is in services, especially housing. Wong broke services into rent of shelter and all other services, explaining that shelter is a large share of household budgets and that housing inflation has a lag because rent measures often reflect older lease terms rather than current market rents. He said monthly Zillow data suggest market rents have cooled and may eventually feed through to official inflation measures. Members asked several questions about the chart’s time scale, the treatment of real estate, property taxes, and utilities, and Wong clarified that housing costs are counted in services and that the slides would be shared digitally. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• I have are CD 9, Houston; CD 28, the RGV; CD 32 in the Dallas region; and CD 34. in coastal South Texas
• According to the Texas Legislative Council, as of this moment 38.6...
• Yes, as part of the Texas delegation. OK.
• My district stretches all the way from Far East Tarrant County out into West Texas.
• So, the way the map was drawn for South Texas, it's not very... that's my comment. I understand.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Texas is doing this in a neighboring state. So this is basically just ballot language.
• The proposed election date is November 3, 2026, which should ensure maximum voter turnout to the extent
• I'm here from Dallas, Texas, on behalf of my late brother, Trey Carlock, who's the namesake of Senate
• I'm here from Dallas, Texas, on behalf of my late brother, Trey Carlock, who's the namesake of Senate
• And one last thing: would you consider looking at the date on this election?

Summary: The Civil Law Committee met on May 5, 2026, and first considered House Bill 165 by Representative Abear, a constitutional amendment to dedicate $500,000 annually from lottery proceeds to a veterans service grant fund. The committee adopted a technical amendment removing “up to,” approved the 6.8A report, and reported the bill with amendments without objection. The committee then heard Senate Bill 185 by Senator Presley, which would make nondisclosure agreements in civil settlements involving child sexual abuse victims against public policy and unenforceable. Senator Presley and Elizabeth Phillips testified in support, describing the bill as part of the “Trey’s Law” movement to prevent survivors from being silenced. Additional supportive testimony came from Gillian Edwards Coburn, and committee members discussed how NDAs work in civil cases and the need to protect children’s ability to speak. The bill was reported favorably without objection. Next, the committee considered Senate Bill 77 by Senator Miller, a Law Institute measure on the effects of leases of movable property. Testimony explained that the bill is intended to protect good-faith lessees of items such as heavy equipment when a merchant leasing the property lacks authority to do so. The bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee also heard Senate Bill 140 by Senator Miller, which clarifies that multiple successions may be handled in the same proceeding when jurisdiction is proper. Members discussed the cost and efficiency benefits for families, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 603 by Representative Wright, a constitutional amendment authorizing state investment in digital assets and precious metals. Members questioned whether the language could include Bitcoin and how such investments would be monitored, with the sponsor saying implementation would be handled later by statute and public officials. The committee adopted the 6.8A report and then voted 5-3 to report the bill favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

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• SCHOOL BOARDS ARE ELECTED AND WHO EVER YOU ELECT FIX YOUR SUPERINTENDENT.
• I THINK THE BEST REPORT CARD YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET IS AN ELECTION.
• WE SAW THIS CLEARLY IN OUR MOST RECENT SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION.
• , CREATE CONFUSION BETWEEN AN ELECTED SUPERINTENDENT ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MAKING ACCOUNTABILITY WEAKER
• I AM DEEPLY OPPOSED TO THE IDEA WE WOULD ELECT OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

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• Texas Lottery Commission.
• state of Texas.
• I am on the Texas Emerging Leadership Board at Texas Network of Youth Services.
• Hello my name is Tim Kaminsky and I am president elect for the Texas Licensed Child Care Association,
• Texas Appleseed, Texas CASA, and Texas Network of Youth Services worked with legislators to pass this

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• If they don't put the code in the system, the system will reject them.
• see them, it is a little harder... ...Texas where we don't see them, it is a little harder.
• People move across state lines with the area code from Massachusetts or into Massachusetts.
• Code, but more specifically to directives from U.S. law enforcement, such as U.S.
• Code, but more in detail to directives from U.S. law enforcement, such as U.S.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 452, a right-to-repair bill for agricultural equipment. Farm Bureau and several manufacturers’ representatives opposed the bill, arguing that existing memorandums of understanding already provide farmers access to parts, diagnostics, and repair information, and warning that broader software access could increase emissions tampering and safety risks. Supporters, including repair advocates, a legislator, and a farmer representative, argued that the MOUs are not binding, that farmers need enforceable repair rights to avoid costly delays during critical harvest periods, and that owners should be able to repair equipment they bought without dealer lock-in. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on bills to limit or eliminate “grab-and-go” alcohol sales at large venues, including House Bill 325 and Senate Bill 225. Union workers from Fenway Park and the TD Garden described self-checkout alcohol kiosks as creating public safety and compliance problems, including underage access, over-serving, theft, and difficulty monitoring intoxication in crowded settings. They said workers are often understaffed and bear discipline when violations occur. In contrast, the Boston Red Sox and Aramark defended the supervised self-checkout model, saying it speeds service, is widely used, and operates with multiple layers of supervision, training, and regulatory oversight; they said they had not received violation notices and that any incidents are isolated. Senator Edwards also testified in support of House Bill 369, aimed at restricting marketing of certain harsh cosmetic products to children, and in support of the grab-and-go bill. She argued that children should not be targeted with products containing toxic chemicals and that alcohol service should remain supervised by trained staff to protect consumers and jobs. Senator Collins and other legislators also spoke in favor of restricting grab-and-go alcohol service, citing concerns about underage drinking and overconsumption. The hearing additionally included a separate bill on Sunday morning alcohol service, with Representatives Scanlon and Lewis arguing for allowing sales beginning at 8 a.m. on Sundays rather than 10 a.m., but that bill was only discussed briefly and no action was taken.

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• Sections 3 through 6 deal with construction codes and licensing policy and technical provisions.
• It would eliminate references to specific chapters and articles of the National Electric Code, or NEC
• and licensing policy construction codes and licensing policy and and and policy<00:04:32.280> and
• <00:04:40.480> This<00:04:40.600> will<00:04:40.760> allow Electric Code or
• This will allow Electric Code or NEC.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• and data science and AI degrees course is an AI and machine learning required not only offered as electives
• Why do we have a coding faculty members?
• We actually looked at our honor code and ask the question, do we need to modify the sunlight of AI aside
• Then they are guided by the honor code which now work worked in the case when PCs came along and scientific
• as prominent flagship institutions like Michigan and UCLA, Virginia, North Carolina University of Texas