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• where they may have access fund to a county that may have a greater need for more resources.
• Sure, so in 2023 the county was operating two juvenile halls in the county.
• Ryan Moore, meeting with the California State Association. of counties.
• We have one attorney who's able to afford to work for us who actually lives in the county.
• We figured it out for two counties from Santa Cruz. from Santa Clara County, more or less, they can make

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• Uh we increase county egg inspectors.
• > a instead county.
• Mstead County started a instead county.
• seen those come down and other counties seen those come down and other counties aroundstead<00:12
• county egg inspectors for noxious weeds. county egg inspectors for noxious weeds.

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Summary: The House took up the conference committee report on House File 2446, the agriculture budget bill for the Department of Agriculture. Representative Anderson explained that the conference agreement kept the core House and Senate priorities while accepting some Senate policy provisions and fee increases, including grain license fees and food handling fees. He said the overall target was reduced, but major programs were preserved, including funding for the Board of Animal Health, egg emergency and inspection programs, elk and wolf compensation, milk processing capacity, farm safety and innovation, a new bioefficiency program to reduce fertilizer use in limited areas, and increased meat inspection funding. Representative Hansen and several other members urged adoption, describing the bill as a bipartisan “hybrid” that reflects changing agriculture and includes both traditional farm support and newer priorities. Supporters highlighted food assistance and worker protections, including funding to offset federal cuts to local food purchasing and milk distribution programs, farm-to-school and early care programs, avian flu testing, urban agriculture, and a study to expand Olmsted County’s soil health and nitrate reduction work. Some members noted concerns about fees, while others emphasized support for all types of agriculture, cottage food bakers, and the role of farm workers. After debate, the House adopted the conference committee report and advanced the bill. Following further discussion, the bill was repassed as amended by conference on a roll call vote of 130 ayes and 4 nays, and its title was agreed to.

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• Lewis County is very blessed to have him as a sheriff.
• . >> And now we'll hear from our county law enforcement.
• Folks sought state jobs and county jobs for the benefits.
• , County, County, probably<00:27:06.320> 6<00:27:06.680> to<00:27:06.840> 8<00:27
• We can be >> A city, county, state level.

Bills: HB339

Keywords: Civil Air Patrol, CAP, emergency leave, job protection, employment discrimination, leave of absence, volunteer service, emergency response, Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, state employee leave, military leave, public employees, local government employers, reinstatement rights, seniority protection, unpaid leave, Meeting Start 00:00:03 Roll Call 00:00:14 Discussion of Local Law Enforcement Issues 00:03:08 Discussion of Civil Air Patrol Employment Protections 00:50:46 Adjournment 01:06:07, 958, all

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• And also, I love our Ventura County Fire Department.
• The eight Southern California counties, not the counties that are in the current pilot.
• The eight Southern California counties. Not the counties that are in the current pilot.
• And that's something that we've learned, especially working with Lake County and Shasta County through
• County. I had a few comments on that.

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• lines 21 and 22, um, remove the reference to cities and special taxing districts in the Fillmore County
• disparity reduction aid appropriation, um, because that aid is only distributed to counties, towns,
• reduction aid County disparity reduction aid appropriation,<00:04:14.640> um<00:04:14.880>
• distributed to counties, towns, and school<00:04:18.079> districts.
• That is owned by the county, we're going to install a new tax to replace that one.

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• So being a county supervisor, I saw how this works in practice.
• And so what's happened, at least in Mojave County and I know definitely in other municipalities and counties
• representing over my county as the size of Massachusetts.
• in my county.
• I've also worked at the county when we lost an elevator mechanic at the county because of a mistake he

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• We don't mind into the county areas.
• <00:24:48.640> Mayors president of the Cherokee County Mayors president of the Cherokee County
• Uh now, if you ask Cherokee County.
• And then the county commission in Elmore County makes a contribution to the fire association to cover
• So I realize every county is that.

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• My county, and, and we did not try the case in my county.
• I'm in Montgomery County, but that's not the county where the case was tried.
• Harris County, Dallas County, Tarrant County, Travis County, Bear County, and El Paso County all have
• county.
• So in Travis County it's going to look different from, say, Collinidge County or say from Falls County

Bills: HB116

Keywords: film industry, incentives, economic development, state funding, media production

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• <00:04:33.240> in our service area includes 41 counties in our service area includes 41 counties
• and the food that we do helps first those in our county, and those who are in other counties, if their
• program um and then the uh Ray County program um and then the uh Ray County Dairy<00:22:31.480><
• they those who are in other counties if they those who are in other counties if they can't<00:24
• <00:26:16.480> uh someone in a different County uh someone in a different County uh furthermore

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• I am pleased to move Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto to be a member of the POST Commission.
• We also have the option to give delegated authority to counties.
• Stacey Heaton, Rural County Representatives of California, representing 40 rural counties statewide.
• As you may have heard just today, we had a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Mendocino County.
• But then Orange County the month before. And so we have had a number of situations.

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• YOUR KID IN ONE COUNTY GETS AN ARREST. YOUR KID IN ANOTHER COUNTY GETS A NEW CITATION.
• WELL IF 90% DON'T COME BACK IN PINELLAS COUNTY I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT 90% WON'T COME BACK IN LEON COUNTY
• EITHER BECAUSE THEY DIFFER FROM COUNTY TO COUNTY.
• OUT OF 67 COUNTIES AND I KNOW IF WE DO POPULATION PROJECTIONS FOR THE LARGEST COUNTIES IN THE STATE
• 10 COUNTIES IN FLORIDA MAKE UP A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION, NEXT 10 COUNTIES MAKE UP ANOTHER

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• Yes, recognize Senator from Montgomery<00:03:50.040> County. Montgomery County.
• appointed by the Baltimore County appointed by the Baltimore County Chamber<00:45:12.320> of<
• City and County as the floor leader. City and County as the floor leader.
• > in<00:57:56.640> which county in Baltimore City in which county in Baltimore City in
• House Bill 1513, Calvert County Delegation, Calvert County Public Facilities Bond, favorable.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, April 6, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, received an invocation from Pastor Shannon Watkins of Souls One Outreach Cathedral in Cumberland, and welcomed several guests and student pages. The chamber also announced the week’s schedule for the final days of session, including likely double sessions later in the week and a possible Saturday hold. Administrative items included the reading of House messages, a favorable executive nominations report that was special ordered for Tuesday, and the introduction of several House bills and Senate bills on the calendar. The main floor debate centered on Senate Bill 841, the Utility Relief Reducing Energy Load Information for Every Family Act. Senators discussed energy affordability, ratepayer relief, utility costs, data center growth, in-state generation, and the role of programs such as RGGI, EmPower, and the RPS. Supporters said the bill provides a comprehensive short- and long-term response, including consumer transparency and low-income relief, while critics argued it did not go far enough and should have included stronger relief or pauses on renewable energy mandates. After debate and several explanations of vote, the Senate passed SB 841 by a constitutional majority, 38-affirmative votes. Earlier in the session, Senate Bill 213 on state procurement transparency and procedures also passed with 40 affirmative votes. After SB 841 passed, the Senate took up House Bill 1532, a conforming companion to the utility relief measure. The committee offered an amendment to align HB 1532 with SB 841, the amendment was adopted without objection, and the bill then passed on third reading. Senators who explained their votes largely echoed the same themes from the SB 841 debate, with some emphasizing the need for more relief and others stressing the bill’s broader policy changes and regional energy-market constraints.

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• <00:26:38.799> Every<00:26:39.120> county body, no county was hurt.
• Every county body, no county was hurt.
• And if Perry County, Representative Fugate, is being treated exactly as Faget County or Jefferson County
• Here are the heritage counties.
• I a message of hope to those counties.

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Summary: The subcommittee met with Secretary Jeff Null and General Counsel Matt Wing of the Cabinet for Economic Development for an overview of the cabinet’s main economic development tools, strategy, and compliance practices. Null said the cabinet uses a data-driven approach focused on competitiveness, site readiness, wages, workforce training, and long-term assets such as roads, rail spurs, water, and sewer improvements. He emphasized that the cabinet tries to balance attracting new employers with supporting existing businesses, and said compliance is a core value of the agency. Null walked members through several programs, including the closing fund, Kentucky Business Incentive (KBI), Bluegrass State Skills Corporation training support, and the KIA sales-tax refund tool for construction materials and equipment. He said the closing fund has received $80 million over two years for projects generally involving at least $10 million in investment, though some flexibility exists. He also explained that Bluegrass State Skills funding is typically about $2,000 to $3,000 per job and can be used flexibly for training, including sending Kentucky workers to be trained elsewhere or paying trainers to come to Kentucky. He described KBI as a pay-as-you-go, incremental tax credit tied to actual jobs and investment, and said the legislature’s tiered refundable credit structure allows more targeted use of incentives in heritage and non-heritage counties. A substantial portion of the presentation focused on compliance and monitoring. Null said incentive agreements are written with commercial terms and spell out jobs, investment, wages, and training commitments. The cabinet requires regular reporting, invoices, and sampling, and can use clawbacks or suspend benefits if companies fail to meet obligations or lose required environmental permits. He said the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority reviews incentive applications in public meetings and often requires company representatives to answer questions before preliminary approval is granted. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• We see that in McKenzie County as a great example.
• Burleigh County, Cass County, and Grand Forks County have infinitely more resources than Golden Valley
• County or some of the less populated counties that we have in the state.
• As far as counties and cities, you can see the counties asked for 223 projects for $257 million.
• And the townships and the counties, they've... ...and the townships and the counties, those roads have

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• Pamela Gibbs, representing the Los Angeles County Office of Education.
• multiple districts in very different areas of the county.
• I live in Placer County.
• County overseeing 500 youth service providers.
• County overseeing 500 youth service providers.

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• That's for distribution of Amendment 74 funds to counties.
• We co-op with the quorum courts and the counties.
• And you can go to the county extension...
• He does. that might be helps me in my district, but my county agency does, my county extension office
• So I think the counties help determine the staffing levels at each county, and they also offer us office

Summary: The committee first received a report on the executive protection detail, which was filed without questions. Members were then given a long advance list of House and Senate bills ready for consideration, followed by several amendment requests from agencies. The committee adopted amendments for the Auditor of State to increase special deputy expense allowance, the Administrative Office of the Courts for court interpreters and substitute court reporters, and several other items including local sales tax refunds, county property tax redistribution, and local law enforcement funding. It also held one amendment on House Bill 1034 and moved a Northwest Arkansas Community College cash fund increase tied to tornado-related campus repairs. The committee then considered a series of member amendments and appropriation items, including increases for the Public Defender Commission and deputy prosecuting attorneys to cover higher bar license fees, and a $12 million federal appropriation-only item. A lengthy discussion followed on a proposal from Senator Wallace and Representative Tosh to fund a pilot program for prison cell-phone detection/jamming technology at two correctional facilities. Sponsors and Department of Corrections officials said the system would target illegal contraband phones, would be procured through an RFP, and would be a two-year pilot; members raised questions about legality, cost, scope, data, and whether the department should use existing budget authority. The committee ultimately advanced the item by motion. The committee also took up an amendment from Senator Caldwell for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, seeking a $4 million appropriation increase. Testimony emphasized that the division’s extension offices and research functions are underfunded, that salaries are not competitive, and that the request would help with staffing and flexibility; other members questioned why the division needed more appropriation authority when it already had room under current limits and noted that the request exceeded the higher education board’s recommendation. The amendment was adopted after extended debate. Finally, the committee began acting on governor’s letters, adopting amendments for a $150 million increase to the homestead property tax credit, a $23,000 reallocation for the Insurance Department’s conference costs, $100,000 for property appraisal review work, $1.5 million for career and technical education professional development, $300,000 for DFA regulatory federal spending, $5 million for Inspector General fraud investigations, a consolidation of appraiser/abstractor/home inspector appropriations, deletion of a completed Fort Chaffee readiness center appropriation, and a revised reappropriation for corrections capital projects that would add special language restricting use of the $73.7 million prison-expansion reappropriation. The committee also heard a summary of a supplemental appropriations package involving fund transfers for pregnancy resource centers, senior centers, assistance grants, used tires, and UAMS pregnancy/stroke programs.

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• And we have this problem, and I know it's true in your county like it's true in our county in Ventura
• County.
• All those people are now coming to the county jails.
• But our county office of VED, so the Tulare County Office of Education also developed a program.
• , hospital, county office of ed school districts.

Summary: The committee held a hearing on active and mass shootings in California, focusing on prevention, response, training, communications, and gaps in preparedness across law enforcement, schools, campuses, fire, EMS, and state agencies. Opening remarks emphasized the frequency and impact of gun violence, the need for faster coordinated response, and the importance of learning from recent tragedies such as the Stockton-area mass shooting described by Sheriff Patrick Withrow. The first panel included representatives from police, sheriff, and campus public safety agencies, who discussed incident command, interoperable communications, next-generation 911, threat assessment, emergency notification systems, and the value of joint drills and cross-agency planning. Witnesses also highlighted differences in training and authority across jurisdictions, especially for private university public safety departments versus public campus police. Campus representatives said they rely heavily on municipal law enforcement for armed response, while also using run-hide-fight protocols, text alerts, surveillance, and threat assessment teams. Members raised concerns about standardized training, after-action reviews, mental health resources, school resource officers, and whether campus safety plans and drills are sufficiently consistent or workable. Sheriff Withrow argued that early intervention and accountability are being weakened by well-intentioned laws, while other witnesses stressed prevention through relationships, diversion, and coordinated support services. The second panel from Cal OES, the Department of Education, POST, and EMSA described statewide systems and standards. Cal OES outlined its Reduce the Risk initiative, gun violence restraining orders, mutual aid, unified command, after-action reporting, and nonprofit security grants. The Department of Education explained California’s statutory school safety framework, annual safety plans, regulated armed assailant drills, and local flexibility, while acknowledging compliance gaps and the need for more mental health support. POST described the new requirement for 16 hours of standardized active shooter training for recruits and ongoing local training options. EMSA explained its role in medical response and terrorism training standards. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• There's nobody outside... ...of a county jail operator. And in Florida, there's 67 counties.
• Fifty-seven of the county jails are operated by sheriffs and are operated by the counties.
• The first speaker will be Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri.
• The two counties that he's speaking of are Broward and Dade.
• None of my 20 cities, none of my two counties want fewer patrol cars on their streets.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee took up SB 2B, a major immigration bill by Senator Gruters, described by supporters as a Trump-aligned package to strengthen Florida’s role in immigration enforcement. The bill would create a grant program for local law enforcement, expand jail-ICE agreements beyond sheriff-operated jails, establish a chief immigration officer and a state immigration enforcement council, require more coordination on E-Verify and detention-bed reporting, allow immigration status to be considered in bail decisions, increase penalties for certain offenses tied to illegal reentry and voting, and repeal in-state tuition waivers for undocumented students. Much of the sponsor’s presentation and debate emphasized focusing on criminal offenders, improving coordination with federal authorities, and using state resources to support detention and enforcement. Committee questioning focused heavily on the tuition-waiver repeal, reimbursement for jail costs, E-Verify coverage, and whether the bill could lead to street-level immigration enforcement in schools or churches. Senator Smith, Senator Pizzo, Senator Polsky, Senator Sharief, and others challenged the tuition repeal as unfair to students who were brought to Florida as children and argued for grandfathering current students or studying the fiscal impact first. Senator Fine defended the repeal as ending a state subsidy for people who are not lawfully present and argued the change would save tens of millions of dollars. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri testified that the bill was limited to jail-based enforcement, said there was no current street-level 287(g) program in Florida, and stated he did not believe the bill raised concerns for law enforcement or schools/churches. A representative of the Florida Supervisors of Elections supported the voting-related section, while a Florida Highway Patrol representative said state agencies would need additional funding if they were expected to take on more enforcement duties. The committee adopted Senator Gruters’ late-filed amendment correcting a drafting error. Senator Smith’s amendment to require an OPAGA study on the tuition-waiver policy was withdrawn after discussion, and his handwritten amendment to delete the repeal of in-state tuition for undocumented students failed on a roll-call vote. The bill then advanced as amended, with several members speaking in debate both for and against it. Supporters framed it as a focused public-safety and enforcement measure; opponents criticized the special-session process, the cost, and the tuition repeal’s impact on students already enrolled.

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• on the counties. Thank you, Mr. Chair. on the counties. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• , which is formerly Metropolitan Health Plan, the county Hennepin County state-certified HMO.
• and we feel that counties and we feel that counties<01:35:39.480> are<01:35:39.840> and
• c><01:36:17.160> understanding now in Hennepin County my understanding now in Hennepin County
• In the same way that it includes the other county-based purchasing that counties are really important

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Summary: The committee first took up House File 3939, a bill to support a Helping Paws service-dog litter named in honor of Gilbert and the Hortman family. Testimony from Helping Paws and service-dog graduate Angie Foley described the organization’s work, the significance of the “Guided by Gilbert” litter, and how the funding would help train dogs that provide independence and support to people with disabilities, veterans, and others. Members from both parties spoke warmly about Speaker Hortman’s connection to the organization and Gilbert, and the bill was laid over for possible inclusion. The committee then considered House File 3769, the Department of Corrections’ technical omnibus bill, with an A1 amendment adopted to clarify tuberculosis testing language. The bill updates TB screening procedures in correctional facilities, including how refusals are handled, and adds Quantiferon Gold Plus testing as an option alongside existing methods. Members discussed whether the bill would create costs for counties and jails, with some noting added testing and segregation costs and others arguing the changes would improve accuracy and reduce time in restrictive housing. The bill, as amended, was recommended to the general register. House File 3978 was next, a technical cleanup bill for a provider wellness program created last year. The bill expands eligibility and confidentiality protections from physicians to all health care providers, while supporters said the program is meant to address burnout and mental health strain in the workforce and does not require new money. Some members questioned whether the change was redundant or would broaden the program without additional funding, but the Minnesota Medical Association testified that the program is separate from insurance and was intended to serve all providers. The bill was recommended to the general register. Finally, the committee began House File 3476, which Rep. Liebling described as a cleanup bill related to Minnesota’s Medicaid managed care system and public program oversight. She argued that the state spends billions through managed care organizations and that the system has never been proven better than direct payment, setting up a broader discussion of the bill’s purpose and the state’s oversight of public health care spending.

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• made up uh from county attorney funds. made up uh from county attorney funds.
• call from Wayne County the other day. call from Wayne County the other day.
• In Kenton County, it's 81.4%. ordered to MRT out of Kinton County 500 ordered to MRT out of Kinton County
• <01:04:05.200> So, Cub Run is in Edmonson County. So, Cub Run is in Edmonson County.
• for non-compliance in all three counties for non-compliance in all three counties was<01:04:18.799

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Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice and Judiciary heard testimony from the Department of Public Advocacy (DPA) on attorney compensation and alternatives to incarceration. Because the committee lacked a quorum, the chair skipped formal roll call and minutes approval, then invited DPA Public Advocate Damon Preston, Deputy Public Advocate Melanie Lowe, and alternative sentencing worker Cena/Tina Mills to present. Preston said DPA is fully state-funded, has 698 funded positions, and was near full staffing with 673 filled positions and 42 new law graduates expected to join in August. He argued that DPA’s resources lag behind those of prosecutors, noting that local prosecutorial offices receive substantially more total funding and have additional revenue sources beyond the state budget. Preston focused on salary disparities and turnover. He said DPA trial-office attorneys total about $26 million in salaries, compared with about $41.9 million for prosecutors on publicly listed state funding, and estimated that more than 100 additional prosecutors are paid through other sources, bringing total prosecutor compensation to a little over $50 million versus DPA’s $26 million. He said starting DPA attorney pay is $58,200, experienced attorney pay averages about $73,000, and that these levels are too low given law school debt and the state’s constitutional obligation to provide defense counsel. He also said DPA attorney turnover is about 20%, median service time before separation was 15 months in 2024, and exit interviews often cite salary as the main reason for leaving. He gave examples of former DPA attorneys moving to prosecutor offices for raises ranging from 12% to 50%. Committee members asked about how often defendants are represented by private counsel versus DPA and how that affects workload. Preston said a 2017 study found about 50% of misdemeanor cases and about 75% of circuit court cases were handled by DPA, with DPA handling most of the most labor-intensive cases. He said DPA will step aside when a defendant hires private counsel or is found ineligible, and he acknowledged the system historically erred by denying counsel in some cases, though he said the current concern is whether DPA is now appointed too broadly. Members requested updated trend data on appointments over the past decade. Preston also described DPA’s pay scale and said the agency’s compensation structure makes retention difficult. Mills then described DPA’s alternative sentencing worker program, which she said has operated for about 20 years and has received national recognition. She shared a case example involving a client named Patrick, who faced a prison sentence on a possession charge and was referred to a horse-based treatment and certification program in Shelbyville. She said the client wanted treatment and a fresh start, a bed became available, and she and the client’s attorney presented an alternative sentencing plan to the court. The presentation was interrupted briefly by a technical issue, but the testimony continued.