Transcript Highlights:

• I'll go through them relatively quickly and then happy to take questions.
• So number one, is this a prudent investment relative to other choices that we have before us?
• It's also a relatively mature technology.
• So in the context of the cost of vehicles, still relatively modest.
• How is that relative to all auto sales?

Transcript Highlights:

• I'll go through them relatively quickly and then happy to take questions.
• It's also a relatively mature technology.
• So in the context of the cost of vehicles, still relatively modest.
• Relatively modest. And then third, we would note that this could result in duplication.
• How is that relative to all auto sales?

Summary: The meeting began with a budget subcommittee hearing on a proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit trailer bill. Assembly Members Ávila Farías and another member spoke in support, emphasizing union jobs, refinery investments, and the need to decarbonize aviation. The Department of Finance said the Governor’s proposal would provide a $1 to $2 per gallon credit against the diesel excise tax for SAF sold in California from 2026 to 2036. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended rejecting the proposal, arguing it is a relatively expensive way to reduce emissions, has uncertain environmental benefits, could significantly reduce transportation revenues, and conflicts with the spirit of voter restrictions on transportation taxes. Committee members questioned whether the credit would mainly benefit out-of-state producers, whether firms would have diesel tax liability to use the credit, and whether the proposal would shift production away from renewable diesel and raise fuel prices. Administration and CARB staff said the credit is intended to support aviation decarbonization, preserve jobs, and help keep California on track toward its 2045 climate goals. LAO and UC Berkeley testimony countered that the policy could mostly subsidize existing technologies, that feedstock supply is limited, and that the net emissions benefit may be small relative to the cost. Members also asked about the effect on local streets and roads, SHOP, and trade corridor funding; Finance estimated a $165 million annual revenue impact would reduce those programs, while LAO said the reductions would mean fewer projects over time. No vote was taken, and the chair said the issue would remain open for further discussion. The committee then moved to a zero-emission vehicle incentive trailer bill proposing a one-time $200 million appropriation to CARB for a new point-of-sale incentive program focused on first-time buyers and leases of new and used light-duty ZEVs. Supporters said the program would help offset the loss of the federal EV tax credit, maintain momentum in California’s ZEV transition, and use a one-to-one match with participating automakers to double the state’s investment. LAO recommended rejection, saying the proposal does not meet the high budget bar this year, lacks enough program detail to evaluate, is unlikely to move sales significantly given the size of the appropriation, and could duplicate existing state and utility programs. Members asked about current incentives across light-, medium-, and heavy-duty sectors, the recent decline in ZEV sales, and whether the program would help lower-income buyers rather than subsidize purchases that would have happened anyway. CARB said the proposal is meant to fill a gap in the light-duty market, where sales fell sharply after the federal credit expired, and noted existing programs for other vehicle classes. The Department of Finance also addressed a separate question about the Motor Vehicle Account, saying a previously planned GGRF transfer was no longer needed because updated forecasts showed the fund had sufficient balances, though LAO said the account still has a structural long-term imbalance. The discussion ended before any vote or action on the ZEV proposal.

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• Hello, relatives. I'm Tammy Livermont.
• </c><00:10:09.440><c> I'm</c><00:10:09.600><c> Tammy</c> Li um hello relatives I'm Tammy Li um hello
• It's standard that we treat everyone around us like they're a relative, and so for me in health care,
• It's standard that we treat everyone around us like they're a relative, and so for me in health care,
• It's standard that we treat everyone around us like they're a relative, and so for me in health care,

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, and it's, you know, every month they swear we have a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives.
• murdered black relatives day on the<00:40:50.200><c> hill.
• </c> a missing murdered indigenous relatives. a missing murdered indigenous relatives.
• </c> anti-violence against Latine relatives. anti-violence against Latine relatives.
• , and our relatives, and even our<00:41:13.520><c> young</c><00:41:13.760><c> boys.

Summary: House File 4738 was laid over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. Representative Keeler presented the bill as a funding source for Minnesota’s Safe Harbor program, arguing that trafficking and sexual exploitation are statewide problems and that current shelter and housing resources are insufficient. She and several supporters emphasized that the program serves youth across greater Minnesota, not just the metro, and that state and federal funding pressures make additional support necessary. Testifiers from Place Called Home/Life House, The Link, the City of Minneapolis, and a survivor all described the impact of Safe Harbor and related shelter programs. They cited data on youth served, bed nights, mental health services, and high unmet need, including waitlists and youth turned away because programs are full. Testimony stressed that stable housing and trauma-informed services help survivors recover and move toward education, employment, and family stability. One committee member, Representative Davis, objected to the proposed funding source, saying he would not support taking money from women’s sports scholarships and urging a different source. The bill’s tax mechanism was described as ending the sales tax exemption for preferred seating, suite licenses, and related amenities at athletic and entertainment events. Alec Williams of We Make Minnesota supported the proposal as a fair way to raise revenue from high-end discretionary purchases for a public purpose. Committee discussion also focused on the size of the revenue estimate and the breakdown of the impact, with nonpartisan staff saying roughly 85% would come from suite licenses, 10% from collegiate seating, and 5% from amenities. Representative Smith and others framed the issue as both a tax and moral question, and the chair moved the bill to be laid over.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 357 by Senator Reese provides relative to the courts and the judiciary.
• Senate Bill 421 by Senator Miller provides relative to the filing of electronic records.
• Senate Bill 164 by Senator McMath provides relative to first responders. Thank you, Mr.
• House Bill 597 by Representative McMakin provides relative to judicial compensation.
• “Relative to judicial compensation. We do have a set of amendments.

Committee: House Judiciary

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard a series of bills, mostly from the Senate, covering military affairs, courts, veterans’ services, tobacco/vape regulation, and emergency alerts for missing persons with disabilities. Several measures were described as cleanup or modernization bills, including SB 317 adding the House and Senate military committee chairs to the Louisiana Military Advisory Council, SB 357 updating court administration and appellate e-case management provisions, SB 421 modernizing electronic records language, and SB 232 and HB 597 addressing judicial compensation and related funding/commission issues. The committee also heard SB 164, which would add public works employees to the definition of first responders, and SB 510, which would regulate certain licensed establishments that allow on-premises consumption of hemp/THC products and related age restrictions. These bills were generally presented as technical updates or alignment with existing practices, and the committee reported them favorably after brief questions and, in some cases, amendments. A major portion of the meeting focused on SB 208, which revises Louisiana’s law on services provided to veterans after a prior version was struck down. Senator Kathy and LDVA representatives said the bill is intended to protect veterans from unaccredited “claim sharks” by limiting fees and creating state-level safeguards, while an opponent argued the issue is preempted by federal law and should be left to Congress and the pending appeal. The committee also heard extensive testimony on SB 34, which would create “Bryan’s Call” emergency alerts for missing children and adults with cognitive or developmental disabilities, including wireless alerts and responder training. Family members and disability advocates described fatal risks from elopement and drowning, and supporters said the bill would fill a gap between Amber and Silver Alerts; the committee moved the bill favorably. Another bill, HB 302, sought to restrict vape sales near schools; the sponsor and Alcohol and Tobacco Control discussed possible language changes, and public health testimony supported broader protections for youth. Several bills were voluntarily deferred, including HB 1190, HB 1097, and HB 374-1, and the committee adjourned after reporting the remaining measures favorably.

Transcript Highlights:

• Garry relative to the rights of pharmacists to participate as preferred health care providers, to the
• Garry relative to the rights of pharmacists to participate as preferred health care providers, to the
• Garry relative to the rights of pharmacists to participate as preferred health care providers, to the
• Garry relative to the rights of pharmacists to participate as preferred health care providers, to the
• the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, reports recommending that the accompanying bill relative

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several routine matters from the Committee on Rules, including ceremonial resolutions recognizing the Concord-Nenezi sister city relationship, the 35th anniversary of the Massachusetts-Hokkaido sister-state relationship, and congratulating Rachel Cohen on earning Eagle Scout. The House suspended the rules and adopted those resolutions. It also suspended Joint Rule 12 on a number of petitions, including proposals involving neuropsychology evaluations for persons with intellectual disabilities, pharmacists’ participation as preferred providers, a sick leave bank for a Department of Transportation employee, and land/easement authority for the City of Lowell. The main substantive issue was House Bill 4001, the fiscal year 2026 state budget, which came from the Senate with a full substitute amendment. The House suspended the rules but voted not to concur with the Senate amendment. The chamber then agreed to reappoint a conference committee, naming Representatives Michlewitz, Ferrante, and Smola to negotiate with the Senate. The House also considered and advanced several Public Service Committee bills establishing sick leave banks for state and local employees, including Kendra Winner, Dana Johnson, Stephen Forget, Daniel Yender, and Martin Kratman; each was ordered to a third reading after suspension of the rules. Later, the House took up Senate No. 2521, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill. After suspension of the rules, the bill was read a second time, ordered to a third reading, passed to be engrossed, and then enacted. The emergency preamble was separately adopted by a recorded vote, and the bill was finally passed. The House also adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m., then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• This instrument provides relative to oilfield indemnification agreements and additional insured coverage
• This instrument provides relative to the Stated Value Homeowners Policy Act, to provide for the dissemination
• Amendment 3 removes the provision of present law relative to insurer disclosure of stated value policy
• It amends present law for clarity relative to replacement cost.
• It amends present law for clarity relative to replacement cost policies and liens, and it provides for

Committee: House Insurance

Summary: The House Insurance Committee met on March 24 and first adopted minutes from several 2025 regular session meetings without objection. The committee then took up House Bill 941, which would modify the Louisiana Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act and clarify when additional insured coverage is enforceable in the oil and gas industry. The bill’s author and witnesses from the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association and Expand Energy described it as a compromise reached after months of discussion among operators, contractors, insurers, and attorneys to codify the Marcel exception, reduce confusion over insurance coverage, renewal notice, group coverage, and deductible responsibility, and provide clearer guidance for litigation and claims. A substantive amendment adding a seven-day renewal notification period was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably with amendments. The committee next heard House Bill 825, which revises the Stated Value Homeowners Policy Act and removes a requirement that the Department of Insurance mail notices about stated value policies to every policyholder in the state. The author said the bill was largely a cleanup measure after Senate changes, and the amendment package also clarified replacement cost language and added protections for insurance agents by removing a cause of action against them. Testimony in support came from insurance industry representatives and the Department of Insurance, and the committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably with amendments. After HB 825, the chair announced a brief recess because Representative Glorioso was not present for the next item. No votes were taken on the remaining matter before the recess.

Transcript Highlights:

• This instrument provides relative to oilfield indemnification agreements and additional insured coverage
• This instrument provides relative to the Stated Value Homeowners Policy Act, to provide for the dissemination
• Amendments 1 and 2 are technical in nature, and Amendment 3 removes the provision of present law relative
• It amends present law for clarity relative to replacement cost.
• It amends present law for clarity relative to replacement cost policies and liens, and it provides for

Committee: House Insurance

Transcript Highlights:

• you today to testify in support of S-7, a proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative
• It's time for the adoption of this act relative to the voting rights restoration.
• It's time for the adoption of this act relative to the voting rights restoration.
• H. 63, a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to voting rights.
• I urge you to advance the legislative amendment relative to voting rights.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Election Laws

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on S. 7 and H. 63, proposed constitutional amendments to restore voting rights to people incarcerated for felony convictions. Sponsors Rep. Erica Iderhoven and Sen. Liz Miranda argued that Massachusetts should reverse the 2000 disenfranchisement change, describing it as a recent and racially discriminatory policy that excludes thousands of residents—disproportionately Black and Latino—from civic participation. They said the amendment would put the question before voters, likely in 2028, and noted that implementation details such as domicile and where incarcerated people would register to vote would be handled separately through legislation and existing jail-based voting work. A large number of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people testified in support, many speaking remotely from MCI Norfolk, MCI Shirley, and MCI Framingham. They said voting would affirm dignity, accountability, rehabilitation, and connection to community, and several described civic education programs inside the facilities that had helped them engage with public policy. Witnesses repeatedly characterized disenfranchisement as “civil death,” linked it to racial injustice and the legacy of slavery, and urged the committee to advance the bills favorably. A few speakers also addressed practical questions about voting location and domicile, with sponsors saying those issues are not specified in the constitutional amendment and would be worked out later. Committee members asked several questions, including whether incarcerated people would vote in the community where they were incarcerated or where they previously lived, and whether future legislation could include carve-outs based on offense type or time served. Testifiers and sponsors generally said the amendment itself does not decide those implementation questions, and some said they would oppose carve-outs. One member raised a broader moral objection about allowing people convicted of serious crimes to vote; supporters responded that punishment should not erase democratic rights and that voting can support rehabilitation and reentry. No vote or final committee action was taken during the transcript provided. The hearing also briefly included testimony on a separate matter, S. 521, a proposed ratification of the federal Child Labor Amendment. Witnesses supporting that measure warned against renewed child labor rollbacks in other states and argued Massachusetts should reaffirm protections for children and education. That portion of the hearing was separate from the voting-rights discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• In valuing properties, it's more of the relative age of that property.
• Age is a relative thing.
• Age is a relative thing. ...and bring it back to a younger relative age. Age is a relative thing.
• It may not be exactly the same, but it'll be relatively close.
• The outside of a house is relatively the cheap spot.

Committee: House Special Committee on Property Tax Reform

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, this is relative to creating a new... modification cost of the DMV which modification cost of the
• Um, this<00:07:58.160><c> is</c><00:07:58.400><c> relative</c><00:07:58.800><c> to</c><00:07:59.039><
• This is relative to creating a 260FN.
• </c><00:47:57.599><c> This</c><00:47:57.839><c> is</c><00:47:58.160><c> relative</c> along.
• This is relative along. House Bill 489.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• At the LBO, we are relatively new to the process of conducting tax expenditure evaluations.
• So that's a um relatively big million. So that's a um relatively big number<00:16:00.639><c> again.
• to this couple relative to their penalty.
• </c><00:37:14.320><c> to</c> underpayment of their credit relative to underpayment of their credit relative
• burden of a tax that bears the relative burden of a tax that is<01:05:36.160><c> levied.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Transcript Highlights:

• House Resolution 112 by Assembly Member McKinnor, relative to Black Music Month.
• Bauer-Kahan relative to Young Women's Reproductive Health Awareness Month.
• Senate Joint Resolution 8 by Senator Arreguín and others, relative to immigration.
• This is relative to permanent standard time. It is on the resolution. Thank you. Thank you.
• Simira Mersucci, relative to student cancer education, detection, and prevention week.

Transcript Highlights:

• This instrument provides relative to insurance coverage. Number 275 by Senator Myers.
• This instrument provides relative to a prescription drug... ...by Senator Talbot.
• This instrument provides relative to biomarker testing. Mr. Chairman, thank you, members.
• And amendment number four removes the provisions of law that are relative to clinical utility.
• This instrument provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers to provide for definitions.

Committee: House Insurance

Summary: The House Insurance Committee met on April 29 with a quorum present and took up several insurance and health care-related bills. SB 192, a dental reimbursement bill, was amended to allow dentists to opt in electronically to credit-card payment methods and to clarify applicability and effective date; it was reported as amended. SB 84 would require prostate cancer screening coverage for men over 40 under current clinical guidelines and prohibit cost-sharing; supporters from the American Cancer Society said Louisiana has a high incidence of prostate cancer and that out-of-pocket costs deter early screening. The committee adopted amendments and reported the bill as amended. SB 275, dealing with reimbursement and network participation for certified registered nurse anesthetists, drew support from nursing and hospital groups and was reported favorably. SB 169, a cleanup bill on biomarker testing, was also amended and reported. The committee spent substantial time on SB 401, which creates a temporary prescription drug affordability board to review pricing data on selected drugs and report findings to the legislature. Supporters said the board would improve transparency and help lawmakers understand drug pricing trends; opponents raised concerns about confidentiality, market effects, and the lack of a defined policy outcome beyond reporting. Amendments narrowed the scope, added confidentiality protections, and removed opposition cards, and the bill was reported as amended. SB 387, a major PBM reform bill tied to SB 401, would change PBM compensation, rebate handling, formulary practices, audits, and appeals, while excluding ERISA plans after discussion and amendment. Supporters argued it would curb spread pricing and other practices that raise costs, while opponents from the Pelican Institute and PCMA warned it would interfere with private contracts, reduce flexibility, and could raise premiums or disrupt city, school board, and small-group plans. After extensive debate and a roll call, SB 387 was reported with amendments by a 10-4 vote. The committee also considered SB 241, which requires certain insurance adjusters and public adjusters to include license numbers in written communications. After amendments limiting the requirement to individual licenses and removing one statutory reference, the bill was reported as amended. Throughout the meeting, members and witnesses repeatedly discussed the need for transparency in drug pricing and PBM practices, the role of ERISA and non-ERISA plans, and potential impacts on public employers and consumers.

Transcript Highlights:

• It provides relative to disclosure of juror information.
• I've had a relative who's lost thousands of dollars of her money to these people.
• And I've had a relative who's lost thousands of dollars of her money to these people.
• Provides relative...
• And I have relatives who hunt in Tensaw as well.

Bills: HB55 , HB608 , HB997 , HB1035 , HB1045 , HB1048 , HB1049 , HB1057 , HB1131 , HB1177 , HB1201

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: juror confidentiality, public records, criminal procedure, privacy, court disclosure, official journal, public notices, government transparency, local government, municipal website, school board notices, parish council, police jury, special districts, levee district, drainage district, road district, navigation district, sewerage district, newspaper publication

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, House Bill 67 by Representative Thompson provides relative to an exchange of property in Tinsaw
• So if you go back to the 1990s, you can see that prices were relatively low.
• But again, prices were relatively low.
• We're relatively low... Would be shown to be even less there. So yes, that's correct.
• We're relatively low price and relatively low volatility to what we saw in the 2000s.

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

Transcript Highlights:

• And the city had a relatively small parcel, about two-thirds of an acre, relatively close to that hub
• Relatively small when you compare it to a 56,000 acre-feet-a-year supply project of Carlsbad.
• Relatively small when you compare it to a 56,000 acre feet a year supply project of Carlsbad.
• It's not yet finished, but we're hopefully getting there relatively soon.
• It's hard to make this work, but it's a relatively complex system to get it sorted out.

Summary: The Select Committee on Climate Innovation and Infrastructure held a hearing focused on emerging technologies for climate resilience and infrastructure. The first panel discussed the Calistoga Resiliency Center, a utility-driven microgrid that keeps the city powered during public safety power shutoffs using hydrogen fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, and liquid hydrogen storage. PG&E described microgrids as a resilience tool but emphasized that cost remains the main barrier to wider deployment. Energy Vault explained the project’s design, its ability to provide at least 48 hours of backup power on a small parcel of land, and its use of green hydrogen and battery storage to improve efficiency and reduce emissions. A Calistoga councilmember and NCPA representative also discussed the Lodi Energy Center hydrogen project, saying it could help decarbonize power generation and transportation, but that federal and state funding changes, tax credit timing, and other policy shifts have made the project difficult to advance. The Green Hydrogen Coalition supported the Calistoga model as a blueprint and urged policy changes to create demand and reduce barriers for renewable hydrogen, including addressing behind-the-meter rules and recognizing hydrogen in state energy planning. The second panel focused on water resilience and desalination, with the California Desal Association and Oneka Technologies discussing wave-powered desalination for the City of Fort Bragg. Cal Desal said California’s changing hydrology, reduced snowpack, and drought conditions make local water supply options increasingly important, but noted that conventional desalination is expensive and slow to permit. Oneka described its offshore, wave-powered system as a zero-electricity desalination technology that produces drinking water without greenhouse gas emissions and with limited land use, and said the Fort Bragg pilot is intended to demonstrate the technology under California conditions. The company and Cal Desal both stressed that permitting is a major obstacle, with the project requiring multiple agencies and a timeline far longer than in other jurisdictions. They also said the technology’s autonomous operation could improve water resilience because it does not depend on the electrical grid. The final panel featured the Climate Foundation’s marine permaculture proposal, which aims to restore kelp forests and support carbon removal and coastal food systems. The presenter said warming oceans and nutrient loss have devastated kelp forests along the California coast and argued that offshore platforms that raise and lower seaweed to access nutrients and sunlight could help regenerate ecosystems while producing food, feed, fertilizer, and carbon benefits. He said the technology has shown strong growth rates and storm resilience in other regions, but that California permitting remains a major hurdle, involving 17 state and federal agencies. He proposed a streamlined, code-based permitting approach for smaller projects and said the group is seeking matching funds to complete a first California pilot. Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly highlighted the tension between innovation and the high cost, complexity, and length of California’s permitting and funding processes.

Transcript Highlights:

• hearing the capital investment and pension bills, but those, as you know, often come together in relatively
• hearing the capital investment and pension bills, but those, as you know, often come together in relatively
• come bills, but those as you know often come together<00:07:50.160><c> in</c><00:07:50.560><c> relatively
• </c><00:07:52.479><c> Um</c> together in relatively short order.
• Um together in relatively short order.

Bills: SF1832

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: economic development, small business, workforce training, grants, entrepreneurship, equity, community support

Transcript Highlights:

• So, at this time, the chair will open the public hearing on House Bill 1690 relative to impact fees.
• Bill 1690 relative to impact fees.<00:04:52.560><c> And</c><00:04:52.960><c> the</c><00:04:53.280><c
• </c> relative to intermunicipal compacts. relative to intermunicipal compacts.
• </c><05:43:50.878><c> to</c> session on House Bill 1344 relative to session on House Bill 1344 relative
• </c> session on House Bill 1802 FNA relative session on House Bill 1802 FNA relative to<05:57:23.920>

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:

• July 20, 2026, within which time to make its final report on current Senate document number 3090 relative
• 2026, within which time to make its final report on current Senate documents number 1947 and 1971, relative
• The Committee on Senate Rules, to whom was referred the Senate bill relative to the Ware River Watershed
• The Committee on Senate Rules, to whom was referred the Senate bill relative to the Ware River Watershed
• The Committee on Senate Rules, to whom was referred the Senate bill relative to the Ware River Watershed

Summary: The Senate took up several matters, beginning with House amendments to Senate No. 2903, an act honoring Blue Star Families. After suspending the rules, the Senate adopted a further amendment and concurred in the House amendment as amended. The bill later received final passage and was enacted. The Senate also enacted two local bills: S-2628, regulating alcohol license issuance in Bolton, and S-2895, further regulating amendment of a conservation restriction in Hanson. The chamber adopted multiple orders extending committee reporting deadlines. The Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure was granted until July 20, 2026, to report on Senate Doc. 3090 concerning consumer connected devices, and the Committee on Revenue received the same extension for Senate Docs. 1947 and 1971 on revenue matters. The Senate also suspended Joint Rule 12 in several petition matters, allowing them to proceed in committee. Several bills were advanced on the calendar and passed to be engrossed, including Senate No. 116 updating the Juvenile Justice Policy and Data Board, Senate No. 564 designating the Honorable Harold P. Norton Jr. Promenade in Clinton, Senate No. 2570 changing the membership of the Ware River Watershed Advisory Committee, and House No. 2250 dissolving the Watley Water District. The Senate also ordered Senate No. 3137, relating to Mystic River public access and climate resiliency, to a third reading. The session included recognition of visiting high school interns and guests, and it adjourned in memory of David Joseph Gilmartin after adopting a motion to do so.