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• </c><00:25:45.520><c> task</c> a waiver reimagine a legislative task a waiver reimagine a legislative
• Thank you. ...circumventing the legislative pause that you intended.
• Enforcing compliance thus my support for the legislative task force.
• </c><01:24:34.040><c> $5.5</c> Senate file 2383 appropriates $5.5 Senate file 2383 appropriates $5.5
• </c><01:36:40.920><c> uh</c> this bill not for a new appropriation uh this bill not for a new appropriation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• If you look at the legislation there, you've got essentially agencies have a year after their normal
• Bybee answer those, but that is all this legislation does at this point.
• It's the ability for the gentleman on the second floor to be able to spend those or appropriate those
• We saw during COVID with a lot of ARPA money that came in that the legislature didn't appropriate it;
• You'll notice there in the legislation it says cumulative expenditures shall not exceed $10 million,

Keywords: 989, all

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• However, if the property owner appropriately cooperates with the agency to restore the site after receiving
• cooperates with the agency appropriately cooperates with the agency to<00:03:35.159><c> restore</c><
• </c> did that that might not be appropriate did that that might not be appropriate so<00:11:28.760><c
• To have legislative intent determined, so thank you for bringing that detail.
• that the consumer Advocate could request that the consumer Advocate would<00:17:27.120><c> be</c><00

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I request unanimous consent.
• We are in a better place with this legislation.
• the general impact... ...of this legislation.
• with approval of not only this legislation, but companion legislation.
• But I also believe that, as well-intentioned as it is, Sacramento can't legislate every appropriate outcome

Summary: The chamber reconvened after a late-night session and first adopted the consent calendar, including ACR 107 on the Diablo Range, by a 48-0 vote. Members then took up several Senate bills and Assembly measures, with repeated remarks about the long hours and the need to respect staff and keep proceedings moving. A vote change was also announced for Assembly Member Patel on SB 414, changing from aye to not voting. The main policy debate centered on energy, climate, and affordability. SB 237, dealing with oil and gas policy, refinery closures, pipeline safety, Kern County permitting, gasoline blend flexibility, and regional fuel coordination, drew strong support from members who framed it as a managed transition to stabilize fuel supply and protect jobs, and strong opposition from members who called it a giveaway to oil interests and a setback for climate goals. The bill passed 59-0. SB 254, an energy affordability and wildfire package, included wildfire mitigation financing, a successor wildfire fund, transmission cost reductions, clean energy permitting changes, and energization timelines; members raised some concerns about local control, but the bill passed 58-0. SB 840 and AB 1207 advanced the cap-and-invest reauthorization package, with supporters emphasizing emissions reductions, housing, transit, wildfire prevention, and community air programs, while opponents argued it would raise costs and function as a tax-and-spend scheme. SB 840 passed 54-15 and AB 1207 passed 55-10, both with urgency and immediate transmittal. Members also approved SB 352, which makes the Bureau of Environmental Justice permanent and requires air quality monitoring and reporting on AB 617 implementation, by 43-19. AB 825, authorizing California to help establish a Westwide electricity market, was presented as a way to lower bills, improve reliability, and reduce emissions; it passed 67-2 and was sent to the Governor. Additional actions included concurrence in Senate amendments to AB 8 on cannabinoids and AB 383 on firearms cleanup, and the chamber began consideration of AB 764 on wildlife as the transcript ended.

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• appropriations. request authority and separated us a bit from the Office of Court of Minutes.
• And I hope you take a look at another fact sheet that I've given you about our legislative appropriation
• We are, one of our legislative appropriation requests, exceptional items, is to establish that program
• Unfortunately, the way that the law is written, you do have to request it under legislative privilege
• You know, you can request those through legislative privilege.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Well, I want to thank the author for this incredible piece of legislation as well.
• Thank the author for this incredible piece of legislation as well.
• The motion is do pass as amended to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
• This legislation addresses three key areas.
• On behalf of Assemblymember Mia Bonta, we'll be requesting an aye vote.

Summary: The committee heard a series of child care, social services, immigrant support, disability services, and language access bills, with many measures drawing strong support and no opposition. Early in the hearing, AB 450 proposed a Department of Aging task force to study and recommend policies for undocumented adults age 55 and older; AB 593 would let CDSS identify data-sharing opportunities to improve CalFresh administration and participation; and AB 904 would clarify child care subsidy eligibility so families do not lose care during pregnancy leave, family leave, caregiving, or job search periods. All three were presented as ways to reduce barriers and improve access to essential services, and AB 904 was moved out on a 1-0 call after support testimony from child care advocates and a member of the public. AB 617, which would expand and standardize respite care access for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by requiring licensing and registry participation, drew both support and significant opposition from respite providers and disability service organizations concerned about added regulation, cost, and possible delays; the author said she would continue working with opponents, and the bill was moved out on a 2-0 call. The committee also heard AB 1220, which would require regional centers to document denials, notices of action, and appeals in individual program plans and include that data in annual reports to improve transparency and equity in developmental services. The bill drew extensive public support from parents, advocates, and disability organizations, with no opposition, and passed 5-0. AB 752 would make child care centers by right in certain residential zones when co-located with multifamily housing or institutional uses, and supporters argued it would reduce zoning barriers and help expand child care capacity; it also passed 5-0. AB 1242 would create a CalHHS language access director, require human review of machine translation, and improve language coverage determinations for state and local agencies; supporters emphasized health equity and the need for better access for limited-English communities, and the bill was moved out on a 4-0 call. Later, AB 548 would continue and expand the Asylee and Vulnerable Non-Citizen Program, which provides case management and integration services for asylees and certain visa holders; supporters said the program had been effective but had run out of funding, and the bill passed 4-0. AB 495, the Family Preparedness Plan Act, would strengthen family safety planning for immigrant families, standardize acceptance of caregiver authorization affidavits, and create a joint guardianship process for temporary separations; testimony focused on fear of family separation and the need for clear school and medical procedures, and the bill passed 4-0. AB 1357 would exclude guaranteed income payments from being counted as income for state public assistance eligibility, with supporters arguing it would prevent recipients from falling off the “benefits cliff”; it passed 4-1. Finally, AB 1201, the Reunity Act, was introduced to require individualized court assessments before denying reunification services to parents with certain violent felony convictions after a five-year period, with the author and a witness describing the bill as a trauma-informed approach to family reunification.

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• So we need to get the request.
• That's reserving the legislative right to appropriate that money according to law.
• That's reserving the legislative right to appropriate that money according to law.
• That's reserving the legislative right to appropriate that money according to law.
• That's reserving the legislative right to appropriate that money according to law.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum. It adopted motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with reading the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be taken up throughout the day. The chamber received multiple House messages and a gubernatorial confirmation, including House Bill 1 on motor vehicles, Senate Bill 170 on health insurance, and Senate confirmation 90 for Chenica Johnson Anom to the Alabama Cickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission, all of which were referred to the appropriate committees. The Senate later concurred in the House amendment to Senate Bill 170 by a 29-0-1 vote. Committee reports covered a wide range of measures, with favorable reports and, in several cases, amendments or substitutes. Judiciary reported favorably on House Bills 228, 132, 347, 405, 86, 263, and 302, and on Senate Bills 318 and 260; State Government Affairs reported favorably on House Bills 435, 97, and 407 and Senate Bill 361; Education Policy reported favorably on Senate Bills 337 and House Bills 520 and 75; Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development reported favorably on House Bills 303 and 477 and Senate Bills 360, 325, 329, and 330; Transportation and Energy reported favorably on Senate Bills 341, 354, and 340; Veterans and Military Affairs reported favorably on House Bills 465 and 307 and Senate Bills 338 and 359; and Local Legislation reported favorably on Jefferson County Senate Bill 243 and Shelby County House Bill 532. These reports generally advanced the bills to second reading and placement on the next legislative day’s calendar. The Senate also confirmed George Pierce to the Alabama Ethics Commission by a 33-0 vote after a favorable committee report, with several senators offering brief remarks of congratulations. In motions and resolutions, the chamber adopted Senate Joint Resolution 77 honoring the Section boys basketball team and Senate Joint Resolution 78 honoring the North Sand Mountain girls basketball team for state championships. It also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 79 establishing a legislative study commission on child sexual abuse laws and policies. A senator additionally urged colleagues to support broadband expansion efforts in rural Alabama and to ask the education chair to place HB 4 on the agenda. The most substantial floor discussion concerned Senate Bill 146, the state general fund budget substitute. The sponsor explained several budget provisions, including a $12 million transfer and an additional $5 million for the judiciary to address funding for newly created judgeships, a conditional $40 million for the Department of Corrections tied to progress on the Elmore and Escambia prison projects, conditional funding for DHR tied to reducing its federal error rate and developing a SNAP-related plan, conditional mental health funding tied to reporting and data requirements, and language preserving legislative control over certain federal rural health care funds. The Senate adopted the committee substitute for SB 146 by a 32-0-1 vote and then continued with the budget explanation as the transcript ended.

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• So no new funding was appropriated for this program, for the CC program, in the 2025 legislative session
• extension requests.
• This is something that the legislature appropriates from me in the earnings each legislative session.
• And so we'll be adjusting our numbers and looking at that as we put together that appropriation request
• On legislatively directed programs, as Don mentioned a minute ago, we have a substantial number of legislatively

Summary: The committee took roll, approved the March 18 minutes, and then received a compliance-report update on the Industrial Commission and related funds and programs. Staff reviewed the status of one-time appropriations and grant programs, including electric grid resiliency, lignite research, enhanced oil recovery, the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, the salt cavern business-case study, and the new NDSU research and technology park grant. Members asked about funding balances, reimbursement timing, matching requirements, and how some commitments would affect the State Investment Fund and future biennia. Industrial Commission staff then gave a broader update on the agency’s administrative office, grant management system, leadership transitions at several commission agencies, and active grant rounds. They reported that the grant management system is nearing completion, that several agency leadership searches have concluded, and that the commission’s grant programs currently have 108 active grants totaling more than $165 million. They also described the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority round, the oil and gas research program’s enhanced oil recovery awards, the grid resiliency grants, the salt cavern study, and the research technology park program, noting that some projects are awaiting federal funds or additional matching cash. Ron Ness, speaking for the Oil and Gas Research Council, focused on the state of the oil industry and the enhanced oil recovery “Bakken 2.0” effort. He said production remains steady, but future growth depends on better infrastructure, longer laterals, and new EOR methods such as CO2, natural gas, and surfactants. He emphasized the importance of the Bakkeneast pipeline and related gas-utilization projects, the recent DOE funding that will return some money to the research council, and the need to modernize tax and incentive rules for CO2-based recovery. Members discussed the potential economic benefits for oil, agriculture, and manufacturing. The Bank of North Dakota then presented its compliance report and a broader strategic update. Bank leadership reviewed the bank’s mission, governance, participation lending, student lending, disaster programs, and legislatively directed programs, and said the bank is managing for a flatter deposit base and stronger liquidity because of fintech competition and changing market conditions. They reported improved earnings, with net income rising to about $231 million, and described Rough Rider Coin as a new internal payment rail for North Dakota banks and credit unions, not a public cryptocurrency. Members asked about student loan eligibility, disaster lending, and the bank’s capacity to support state programs while maintaining its balance-sheet and liquidity requirements.

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• I'm sorry, request that you find out?
• All GSAs have minimum... ...or special legislation.
• North Fork Kings was created via special legislation rather than as a JPA.
• At the appropriate time, I will move the bill. All right, it's the appropriate time.
• And so if Redfin is then sending you an automated request, that's...

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• </c> appropriate amendment to clear that up. appropriate amendment to clear that up.
• any single appropriation or the total amount of all appropriations.
• the legislation.
• appropriations."
• </c> think those ratios are appropriate? think those ratios are appropriate?

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• With that, I yield for... advancement at the appropriate time.
• Is the request. I'm sorry, do you want me to read... Even that's taken out of this legislation.
• So, with that, I yield for questions and request advancement at the appropriate time.
• I think I've run legislation to that effect many times.
• Would the author consider perhaps requesting less?

Bills: HB1427, SB1403, SB1448, SB1489, SB1546, SB1557, SB1614, SB1377, SB1990, SB1439, SB1630, SB1632, SB1696, SB1796, SB1824, SB1362, SB1849, SB2066, SB2071, SB2104, SB933, SB1633, SB1224, SB1246, SB1280, SB1303, SB1346

Keywords: tax credit, clean-burning fuel, hydrogen fuel cells, compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, environmental impact, vehicle modification, renewable energy, job incentives, tax rebates, Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program, employment growth, wage requirements, Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act, consumer protection, unfair trade practices, deceptive practices, exemptions, statutory exemptions, Corporation Commission

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• This selection is from the legislative intent section.
• be notifying members and requesting the private letter ruling.
• That will only put you in contact with the legislative members as opposed to the non-legislative members
• So your official legislative bio, or official legislative web page, will be linked there.
• For the non-legislative members, only your names will appear there.

Keywords: 904, all

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• Maybe other legislators can chime in, but it was my impression that many legislators thought that some
• I have a question, but I also request maybe for legislative counsel: Would you check with the MHA Nation
• I have a question, but I also request maybe for legislative counsel: Would you check with the MHA Nation
• Could Legislative Council draft a resolution asking Legislative Council to establish an education session
• Could Legislative Council draft a resolution asking Legislative Council to establish an education session

Keywords: 908, all

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• I may make a slight pitch here at next legislative session.
• I may make a slight pitch here at next legislative session.
• appropriation book.
• This committee has requested an update on the use of the...
• Testimony did caution that an RFI is less specific than a request for proposal, and a formal request

Summary: The committee approved the March 26 minutes and then received a quarterly update on major IT projects from NDIT. Staff reported the portfolio included 116 major projects totaling about $546 million, with the overall portfolio under budget but slightly behind schedule. They reviewed projects over the 20% variance threshold, including an Industrial Commission grants management system and DOT’s roadway pre-construction replacement, and then heard startup and closeout reports from HHS, OMB, DPI, and DOT. Several previously troubled projects were closed, including HHS bed management, vital records modernization, and DOT roadway capital planning; some projects finished under budget and ahead of schedule, while others were significantly behind schedule or over budget but were now closed or being remediated. The committee also reviewed NDIT’s annual report, including service-fund financials, peer-state rate comparisons, records management, and customer satisfaction efforts. Members asked about how service-fund revenue and grant administrative charges are accounted for, how chargebacks work, and whether NDIT tracks customer satisfaction scores. NDIT said it does track CSAT-type measures in some service areas and has survey data, but it is not planning another customer survey this summer. Members encouraged more regular reporting of customer satisfaction, service-level metrics, and performance data to help guide future improvements. A major portion of the meeting focused on the state’s mainframe modernization effort. NDIT said the overall effort is still targeting about 2030, with multiple HHS and DOT projects underway and a $15 million tech-debt appropriation already removing some components. Staff described the main obstacles as data cleanup, complex integrations, limited staff capacity, retirements, and vendor constraints, and said they are seeking a vendor with modernization support in the next contract cycle. Members pressed for clearer accountability and faster progress, and NDIT and HHS emphasized that they are working jointly but need continued support and better tools. The committee then heard a cybersecurity update on NDIT’s statewide services and maturity assessments. NDIT explained that it provides vulnerability scanning, endpoint protection, security awareness training, threat briefings, and penetration testing, and that these services are tied to a cybersecurity maturity assessment based on CIS controls. Members questioned the sharp drop in participation since 2020 and whether the self-assessment should be mandatory or tied more strongly to StageNet access or insurance incentives. NDIT said participation is voluntary, but Enderf is now requiring annual assessments to keep a 4% insurance discount, and members discussed whether stronger requirements or audit authority may be needed. The meeting ended as the committee began a follow-up discussion on BEAD broadband connection costs and why some locations are much more expensive to connect than others.

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• There is a request.
• There is a request.
• I think it's a very legitimate request.
• request.
• appropriation.

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• UC San Diego's share of the UC system-wide state appropriation is about $500 million.
• When you take that, and you take the legislative earmarks that we have...
• We honor all legislative earmarks going back to the 80s.
• So we have the Department of Finance, Legislative Analyst's Office.
• Does the Legislative Analyst have some comments? Yes, Ian Klein with the LAO.

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• Show them clear paths forward through the legislative process.
• There's been unanimous consent request.
• Making certain transfers, making appropriations.
• Making certain transfers, making appropriations.
• So that's the first unanimous consent request. Thank you. It has been a unanimous consent request.

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• </c> know, I'll make a request to you, Mr. know, I'll make a request to you, Mr.
• </c> addition, we have worked on legislation addition, we have worked on legislation with<00:08:50.399
• /c><00:09:36.240><c> welltimed,</c> legislation was well vetted, welltimed, legislation was well vetted
• </c> &gt;&gt; or appropriations committee. I'm sorry. &gt;&gt; or appropriations committee.
• . requested. requested.

Bills: SF0082

Keywords: registered agents, corporate governance, entity ownership, business regulations, transparency, 916, all

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• budget, and so I respectfully request your I vote on AB 109.
• Even the legislative analyst has indicated that it's not sustainable.
• The failure of the governor and the failure of the legislation such as AB 109 to appropriately fund Prop
• Thank you, and I respectfully request your aye vote.”
• SB 125 is a key component of the legislative budget.

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• </c> through the joint legislative committee. through the joint legislative committee.
• </c> would request a roll call. would request a roll call.
• Can I request a roll call? >> Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can I request a roll call?
• </c> to fulfill that legislative duty. to fulfill that legislative duty.
• </c> appropriated over two budget cycles. appropriated over two budget cycles.

Keywords: 1183, house