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• So my first suggestion would be to include a provision as Section 1 that would amend the Code of Criminal
• Could we run through again the section numbers? Witness: Sure.
• one, section three, section eight, section nine and section 10.
• Chief Rosie Medina: Next, Section 51.24 which addresses solitary confinement.
• Section 1 ensures that those who commit a felony after being...

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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.

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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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• We trace informed consent back to the Nuremberg Code of 1947.
• We trace informed consent back to the Nuremberg Code of 1947, which really focused on having sufficient
• I think the language in section three is very definitive, as it should be.
• 264 of the Code, expands a list of parties, and ensures timely notification.
• Vice Chair Perry, I hear that you laid out my House Bill 2003 in transportation, and I appreciate you

Bills: HB 107, HB742, HB1639, HB1700, HB2071, HB2187, HB2402, HB2516, HB3211, HB4529, HB5342, HB694, HB923, HB4655

Keywords: sickle cell disease, registry, health data, confidentiality, healthcare access, human trafficking, first responders, health care, training, reporting, protection, cancer, female firefighters, health study, state health services, fire protection, telemedicine, teledentistry, telehealth, health records

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of health and human services bills and left each one pending after public testimony. HB 4655 would expand financial literacy instruction for youth aging out of foster care to include credit scores, predatory lending, scams, banking, budgeting, and related consumer topics; the sponsor and Buckner International described the need to protect foster youth from financial pitfalls. HB 923 would add three public members and one physician to the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel; supporters said it would improve informed consent and patient voice, while a witness raised concerns about a House amendment requiring a physician majority for decisions and senators questioned scope-of-practice limits. HHSC said the panel is an independent body and the bill expressly bars it from changing scope of practice.

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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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• The fund was created in North Dakota Century Code 4.1-01-21.1.
• 61-28-04 and the North Dakota Administrative Code 33.1-16-02.1.
• Also, under North Dakota law, there is a right-of-way on any section line, and this was on a section
• under Section 12.2.
• under Section 12.2.

Keywords: 908, all

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• Section House rule number three adopted.
• These will be consistent with what code.
• So, if you just read the bill, we go into one section of law and then we go into the other section of
• > law<01:26:33.040> and go into the other section of law and go into the other section
• And it talks about, notwithstanding Article 3, Section 36, or Article 16, Sections 1, 2, and 6 of the

Keywords: 916, all

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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 301 makes important changes for manufactured housing.
• burdens like the ones created by section burdens like the ones created by section 3<03:48:36.720
• <03:48:45.680> Section<03:48:46.239> 301 promote home ownership.
• Section 301 promote home ownership.
• transportation, not a permanent feature. transportation, not a permanent feature.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 9, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• , international building code, the plumbing code, electrical code, all those things that goes into this
• , international building code, the plumbing code, electrical code, all those things that goes into this
• , international building code, the plumbing code, electrical code, all those things that goes into this
• , international building code, the plumbing code, electrical code, all those things that goes into this
• code, electrical code, the plumbing code, electrical code,<02:42:44.479> all<02:42:44.560>

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• <00:02:29.440> required section 30-6, we're statutoily required section 30-6, we're statutoily
• <00:07:50.639> um Transportation is planning on um Transportation is planning on um widening
• It's there by mass transportation, and most of the employment is in town anyway.
• <00:15:31.600> Our facility somewhat up to code. Our facility somewhat up to code.
• That doesn't include the transportation cost.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• <01:07:46.119> with the Department of Transportation with the Department of Transportation
• title requirements in article 3 section title requirements in article 3 section 14<02:07:47.400>
• So I recommend that we remove section one from the bill and remove the change made to section 11-371,
• So I recommend that we remove section one from the bill and remove the change made to section 11-371,
• So I recommend that we remove section one from the bill and remove the change made to section 11-371,

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 1324, which would require the Judiciary to contract for legal services for residential tenants in landlord-tenant disputes and allow attorneys, paralegals, and law students to provide those services, with an appropriation. The Department of the Attorney General recommended removing reference to Hawaii Public Housing Authority tenants because HPHA eviction proceedings are administrative and could conflict with the bill. Hawaii Appleseed and other testifiers strongly supported the measure, citing studies showing much higher tenant retention when counsel is available, and suggested adding notice of the right to counsel at key points such as rent increases, eviction notices, and lease signing. The committee adopted amendments, including the Attorney General’s suggested change and a technical amendment, and passed the bill out with a recommendation to move it forward; members voted aye, with one member voting with reservations and several excused. The committee then heard House Bill 126 on property forfeiture, which would increase transparency and accountability in civil asset forfeiture by clarifying covered property, changing disposition rules, and removing language requiring liberal construction of the forfeiture act. The Attorney General said forfeiture remains an important law enforcement tool and that the bill would not impair its use. The Office of the Public Defender supported the measure but argued civil forfeiture is broadly problematic because many people cannot meaningfully challenge it and are not entitled to counsel. Honolulu Police Department opposed the bill, saying forfeiture is useful in fighting illegal activity and that added procedures would delay enforcement and reduce operational funding from forfeiture proceeds. Community Alliance on Prisons, the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, and other supporters urged reform or abolition of civil forfeiture, citing transparency concerns and the risk of abuse. No vote on HB 126 was taken in the portion provided. The final measure discussed was House Bill 166, which would require the state to defend professionally licensed or certified state employees in certain civil actions, allow employees to hire their own counsel at their own expense, and set a process for the Attorney General to transfer or withdraw representation if the state declines to defend. Testimony from the Hawaii Association for Justice and labor representatives was in strong support, describing the bill as a negotiated clarification that balances employee protections with accountability and noting it had passed previously but died in conference. The transcript cuts off before any committee action on HB 166.

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• The viability standard is a reason which satisfies the reasonability part of Section C, Article 1, Section
• <00:44:25.839> Uh section C article 1 section 38. Uh section C article 1 section 38.
• pharmacists have a code of ethics. pharmacists have a code of ethics.
• These bullying, and modest dress codes.
• and then some districts have dress codes and then some districts have dress codes that<01:19:26.480

Keywords: 916, all

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• He's a Transportation Board member, Arizona Transportation Board member, and he owns a small business
• Transportation Board member, Arizona Transportation Board member, and he owns a small business in Nogales
• Appropriations and Transportation and Technology.
• Appropriations, Transportation, and Technology.
• Appropriations, Transportation and Technology.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• <00:23:27.360> cannabis location, while transporting cannabis location, while transporting
• prior 21 days or while transporting prior 21 days or while transporting cannabis<00:23:43.159>
• So, this section is actually about transporting the seedlings from an ATC for distribution to the people
• 51.760> law,<00:24:52.320> that this section of the law, that this section of the law,
• within that section because I that also within that section because I don't<02:34:06.000> have

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Transportation, of course, is an issue if a person has to go to another location to be able to rectify
• so ...to the Legislature on any activities under the sections.
• is understood to be a stronger predictor of health than their genetic code.
• I was appointed to the town's transportation committee and began contributing to the town's transportation
• Since then, I've been involved a lot in transportation, but also in everything else from housing and

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Election Laws held a hearing on a wide range of voting-access and election-administration bills. The largest portion of testimony focused on same-day voter registration (H. 834/S. 505), with support from Rep. Gentile, Boston and Chelsea officials, civic groups, and election administrators from Maine and Vermont. Supporters argued that same-day registration would help eligible voters who move frequently, miss deadlines, or face administrative errors, and would reduce rejected provisional ballots. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and Vermont elections director Sean Sheehan testified that same-day registration has worked in their states without major administrative problems and has helped increase turnout. A Boston-based panel also described high rejection rates for provisional ballots and the burden of registration cutoffs on renters, students, immigrants, and low-income voters. A second major topic was restoration of voting rights for incarcerated people, including S. 524 and related House bills. The committee heard extensive virtual testimony from incarcerated individuals at MCI Norfolk and MCI Shirley, who said voting should be restored as part of rehabilitation, civic engagement, and reintegration. They described disenfranchisement as dehumanizing and argued that voting would help maintain family and community ties, reduce recidivism, and give incarcerated people a voice on laws affecting prisons and reentry. Rep. Erica Uyterhoeven also testified in support, saying the bill would restore municipal voting rights for incarcerated residents and align with broader efforts to expand political participation. The committee also heard testimony on bills affecting election administration and access, including a proposal to reduce or eliminate mandated early in-person voting in primaries and shorten the general-election early voting period, with supporters from the town clerks’ community arguing that low usage, staffing burdens, and costs justify the change. Opponents warned that reducing in-person early voting could hurt voters who do not use mail ballots and could disproportionately affect communities of color. Other bills discussed included decoupling the municipal census from voter registration, requiring periodic accessibility inspections of polling places, and a Somerville home-rule petition on non-citizen municipal voting and another on lowering the voting age in municipal elections. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• Thank you very much. consistent with the penal code. Um and consistent with the penal code.
• <00:31:28.480> 150A-7 a a good point that section 150A-7 a a good point that section 150A-
• <00:31:39.240> says when you read it, what that section says when you read it, what that section
• This is your<00:43:51.160> section.
• So, where does your your section.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard several measures and took testimony without questions on SB 2431 relating to health savings accounts and SB 2797 relating to consumer protection. For SB 2797, the DCCA Office of Consumer Protection offered comments, Retail Merchants of Hawaii opposed the bill over gift card fraud compliance costs and legal risk, and AARP Hawaii supported it. The committee also heard SB 2946 on foreclosures, where the Hawaii State Bar Association’s Collection Law Section and several lenders, associations, and individuals opposed the measure, while the Hawaii Bankers Association and others offered comments. SB 2961 on insurance drew comments from the Insurance Division and Hawaii Insurance Council, with NAMIC opposing and some individuals supporting. SB 2948 on insurance fraud received comments from the Insurance Division and support from the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, with NAMIC and the Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding also commenting. No votes were taken during the hearing portion, and the committee recessed after testimony. The committee then reconvened for decision-making on the 9:30 agenda. SB 2431 was passed with amendments, including DOTAX-requested changes, a five-year limit on credit carryforwards, removal of an aggregate cap, a rural definition, transparent reporting, technical amendments, and a deferred effective date of July 1, 2050. SB 2797 was also passed with DCCA-requested amendments, technical changes, and the same deferred effective date. SB 2946 was deferred because there was no testimony in support. SB 2961 was passed with amendments, but after Senator McKelvey raised concern that policy-limit language could undermine the bill, the committee removed two policy-limit amendments before adopting the recommendation. SB 2948 was passed with amendments deleting certain definitions, aligning penalties and public-records provisions, adding coordination and disclosure clarifications, and making technical changes; one no vote by Senator Awana was recorded, with the rest in favor. The committee also considered SB 3000 from a prior hearing and recommended passage with amendments clarifying the Attorney General’s authority, creating a special fund, and addressing concurrent actions, again with a deferred effective date and one no vote by Senator Awana. In a joint CPN/GVO agenda, SB 2258 relating to school agriculture procurement targets was passed with amendments after the Department of Education said it would need to follow up on whether changing the target period from calendar year to school year would create procurement or scheduling issues; the committee added technical changes, a deferred effective date, and routed the bill to Ways and Means, with a note that Education should also have received it. In a later joint CPN/AEN hearing, SB 2452 relating to climate-friendly insurers drew strong opposition from the Insurance Division and several insurance groups, who warned it could push insurers out of the authorized market and into the surplus lines market, raising costs; Senator Dela questioned whether the bill would worsen an already strained market, while the division said the legislature could make the policy choice but warned of market disruption. The hearing then moved to SB 2760 on invasive species, where DLNR, DAB, CGAPS, and the Oahu Invasive Species Committee generally supported broader inspection and quarantine authority, civil penalties, and longer interim-rule authority, while committee members asked about staffing, treatment capacity, and implementation for non-agricultural commodities such as building materials and vehicles.

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• seeking guidance on code interpretation. seeking guidance on code interpretation.
• <01:57:18.639> one, appreciate very much uh, section one, appreciate very much uh, section
• Is that your transportation.
• um from Judici from Transportation um from Judici from Transportation Committee.
• . transportation. transportation.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Sections one and two of this bill clarify that the supervision of an SLPA working in a school setting
• Sections one and two of this bill clarify that the supervision of an SLPA working in a school setting
• Some of these barriers include housing that meets licensing standards, transportation, mental health,
• <00:42:53.319> mental<00:42:53.680> health<00:42:54.119> chemical Transportation
• mental health chemical Transportation mental health chemical health<00:42:54.920> care<00:42:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Let's turn to the bill text itself on page 5 of the bill, section 171A.101A2.
• That's section... something... something D3.
• It can't be brought by a person who has been convicted of an offense under the penal code, right?
• Section 143 of the Local Government Code sets up the meet-and-confer agreements for civil service cities
• Some of the DFCs aren't considered accurate, but that's what we've put in the code, Mr.

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 10, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB17, HB7, HB7, HB15, HB15, HB27, HB1, HB7, HB15, HB18, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB17, HB27, HB1, SB8, HCR13, SB2, SB5, SB10

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments