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• the ombbudsman would have the authority the ombbudsman would have the authority um<00:27:18.720>
• I think I've heard that no authority.
• If not her, then maybe an authority.
• <02:57:23.600> and the office needs more authority and the office needs more authority and
• authority to get it. authority to get it.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Any members have any questions for this author? No? I have one question for the author.
• I thank the author for bringing this measure before us. Thank you very much.
• And we're still waiting for two more additional authors. We have two items on consent.
• And so we're still waiting for authors from the Senate. From the Senate.
• Thank you to the author.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We're going to go right to authors. First, Ms. Calderon. We have a quorum. Great.
• We're going to go right to authors. First, Ms.
• Let's move before we go to our next author to the consent calendar real quick.
• It's by Assembly Member Berman, would authorize the Office of Election Cybersecurity to consult with
• I know, obviously, the author is not here, but just for the record, I just wanted to ask this question

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We don’t have an official position this morning, but we appreciate all of the work by the author and
• Right now, the agencies appropriately have the authority to close down a body of water when there’s an
• I have a few questions for the author.
• One for the author is that it says here that you want to develop a voluntary framework to prevent the
• First off, I want to thank the author for bringing this forward.

Summary: The committee heard three water- and environment-related bills. AB 1663, by Assembly Member Wallace, would provide relief for high desert homeowners by allowing permits without mitigation fees for removing or trimming up to 10 Western Joshua trees for health and safety needs, including defensible space. Support came from the California Association of Realtors and the Community Water Systems Alliance, and members discussed balancing conservation with property maintenance. The bill was moved out of committee on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations. AB 1772, by Assembly Member Papin, sought to create a statewide framework to prevent the spread of golden mussels through watercraft decontamination standards, reciprocity for certifications, and long-term funding. Testimony in support highlighted Lake Tahoe’s invasive species prevention program as a model, while Recreational Boaters of California expressed caution about funding fairness, reciprocity, and how the system would work if infestations become widespread. After discussion about mandatory decontamination standards and funding, the bill was also passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 2521, also by Assembly Member Papin, would use a watershed-wide water availability analysis from the California Council of Science and Technology to help streamline groundwater recharge permitting and reduce applicant costs. Members raised concerns about protecting existing water rights and ensuring stakeholder input, and the author emphasized the study would be informational rather than binding. The bill passed to Appropriations, and the committee later took add-on votes confirming passage of AB 1663, AB 1772, and AB 2521.

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• This bill also includes express authority to require national and state criminal history background checks
• The proposed bill amends a section of code by expanding the current apprenticeship program authorization
• This bill clarifies the authority and responsibilities of the State Chief Information Security Officer
• The purpose of House Bill 5323 is to authorize the Director of the Division of Natural Resources to propose
• by a board, authority, or other agency to issue licenses, certifications, registrations, or other authorizations

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Government Organization met with a quorum present, approved the minutes, and then considered a series of House bills, most of them related to licensing, local government administration, and agency operations. House Bill 5063 would let county commissions appoint a county commissioner as a voting member of a convention and visitors bureau board, including for multi-county CVBs; it was reported to the full Senate. House Bill 5087 would join the interstate cosmetology licensure compact, allowing licensed cosmetologists to obtain multi-state practice privileges in compact states, and it was also reported. The committee then took up a strike-and-insert amendment for House Bill 4793, which combined provisions affecting barbering/cosmetology apprenticeships and lowered certain age and education requirements; after adopting a Jefferson amendment clarifying the salon training language, the bill was reported as amended. Members next approved a strike-and-insert for House Bill 5638, which clarifies the State Chief Information Security Officer’s duties, changes cyber risk review procedures, and updates references to the Office of Technology head as the chief information officer; it was reported as amended. House Bill 4483, dealing with the Board of Funeral Examiners, was amended to change the effective date for licensee-in-charge requirements and make technical corrections, then reported as amended. House Bill 5653, requested by the Department of Revenue, would expand confidentiality protections to cover audit manuals, guidelines, procedures, algorithms, and related materials to prevent taxpayers from gaming audit selection, and it was reported. House Bill 4452 repeals acreage limits on church property ownership, and House Bill 4801 expands permissible uses of hotel occupancy tax funds to include demolition of unsafe structures and planning or improvement of public property; both were reported. The committee also advanced House Bill 5622, which creates an expedited process for municipalities to conform local election terms and procedures to the state requirement that municipal elections be held with statewide primaries or general elections, and recognizes the Secretary of State as keeper of municipal charter rolls. House Bill 4546 would allow business entities to file reports biennially instead of annually, with higher biennial fees and updated enforcement provisions; its strike-and-insert amendment was adopted and the bill was reported as amended. House Bill 5613 would define and regulate telematics for state fleet vehicles, require reporting on unsafe driving and corrective actions, and include cost-benefit information in annual reports; it was reported. House Bill 5323 would let the Division of Natural Resources adjust license and stamp fees for inflation by removing a prior CPI-based restriction, and House Bill 4819 would revise criminal-record standards for certain non-Chapter 30 occupational licenses, shifting to a direct-relationship standard while preserving existing exclusions for violent sexual offenses; both were reported. The committee then adjourned after closing remarks from the chair and vice chair.

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• They're really not authorized by this statute to do that. So we've gone through there.
• Would the author be willing to make an amendment right now to change it to 1500 eggs per month?
• I appreciate the author bringing this bill and working pretty diligently on this.
• So, I'm thankful to the author being so willing to work with people, being willing to bring these people
• , I'm gonna say a few words, and And that's just who the senator is that's running this bill, the author

Bills: SB1550, SB2065, SB2110, SB2111, SB2114, SB2152, SB2159, SB2172

Keywords: burn ban, drought, emergency powers, county commissioners, fire safety, wildfire prevention, pollinator, state symbols, agriculture, insects, environment, hunting regulations, orange clothing, commercial hunting, game and fish, wildlife management, wildlife, trespass, dogs, hunting

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• And the other thing I mentioned is both of these amendments are also agreeable to the Senate author,
• And the other thing I mentioned is both of these amendments are also agreeable to the Senate author,
• and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information, authorizing
• The chair lays out Senate Bill 1940, relating to authorizing a beneficiary designation that transfers
• This is Senator Hughes's bill relating to authorizing a beneficiary designation that transfers a manufactured

Bills: SB1015, SB2933

Keywords: statutory probate courts, probate court fees, judicial fund, county reimbursement, comptroller, Texas Government Code, Local Government Code, court fees, fee allocation, excess contributions, judicial education and support fund, presiding judge salary, county finance, court administration, Texas judiciary, revenue distribution, SB 2933, elder abuse, neglect, judicial training

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• This is also supported by the national safety standards and experts, leading safety authorities urging
• thank you, uh, Representative Green for giving me the opportunity to sign on to the bill as a co-author
• <00:02:43.760> urging<00:02:44.080> schools<00:02:44.440> to safety authorities
• urging schools to safety authorities urging schools to install<00:02:45.080> law<00:02:45.280
• ,<00:03:39.160> but on to the bill um as a co-author, but on to the bill um as a co-author

Keywords: 1183, house

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• TCEQ will still have the authority to decide whether a facility must update its plans to align with the
• I'm sorry, questions of the author?
• prior to September 1st, 2001, and for facilities that were authorized and maintained their authorization
• We've issued probably 980 authorizations.
• You have every authority to proceed, and you are an equal senator. ...among all of us, so there being

Bills: SB2082, SB2203, SB2351, SB2550, SCR48

Keywords: concrete crushing, hospital proximity, environmental regulation, public health, zoning laws, SB 2203, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, contested case, administrative law judge, ALJ, discovery, scope of discovery, certification, administrative procedure, permit dispute, agency rules, Government Code

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• Of course, we hear that partnership all the time with this author.
• And so for that reason, I certainly support it, and I'd love to be added as a co-author.
• Assemblymember Carla, and absolutely would love to have you and any others as co-authors.
• Member Carlyne, absolutely would love to have you and any others as co-authors.
• So I look forward to working with the author and sponsors on it. Thank you.

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee met on March 19, 2025, adopted its rules, and approved the consent calendar before hearing several bills. AB 538, by Assemblymember Berman, would require awarding bodies on public works projects to make a timely attempt to obtain certified payroll records from contractors when the public requests them, rather than simply saying they do not have the records. Supporters said it would clarify existing prevailing wage enforcement; county, city, special district, and housing groups opposed it over workload, privacy, and potential funding risks. The bill passed the committee on a do-pass recommendation to Appropriations. The committee then heard AB 485, authored by Chair Ortega, which would direct state agencies to deny or renew business licenses for employers with outstanding wage theft judgments unless the judgments are satisfied or bonded. Supporters, including labor groups and a caregiver who described delayed recovery of unpaid wages, said the bill would give workers meaningful leverage to collect judgments. The California Hospital Association opposed it, warning that license action could threaten patient access to care. The bill passed on a do-pass recommendation to Appropriations. AB 596, by Assemblymember McKinnor, would codify workers’ right to wear a face covering or respirator at work unless it creates a direct safety hazard. Supporters said the measure would protect workers from illness, wildfire smoke, and employer restrictions after prior Cal/OSHA protections expired; the Chamber of Commerce opposed it narrowly, asking for an exception where masks are infeasible for certain tasks. The committee supported the bill and sent it to Appropriations. The hearing concluded with the roll kept open for absent members and the committee adjourned.

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• Third reading of the bill: An act authorizing the town of Williamstown to expand financial eligibility
• If there is no objection, one matter will be taken out of the orders of the day: An act authorizing the
• Third reading of the bill: An act authorizing the town of Rochester to continue the employment of Fire
• If there's no objection, one matter will be taken out of the orders of the day in act authorizing the
• An act authorizing the town of Rochester to continue the employment of fire chief Scott Weigel, House

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and several ceremonial recognitions, including a tribute to the Oliver Ames boys cross country team and girls volleyball team for winning state championships, and a resolution honoring the 175th anniversary of the YMCA in Massachusetts. The chamber also observed a memorial adjournment for Sherry S. Mattel of Brookline, with remarks highlighting her long record of public service, including work with the League of Women Voters, Brookline Town Meeting, and local school and civic organizations. On legislative business, the Senate gave final passage to several local measures, including bills waiving maximum age requirements for two Boston police officer applicants, setting an annual stipend for Bridgewater town council members, addressing temporary absence and appointment powers for the Bridgewater town manager, and establishing the Cambridge Employment and Job Training Trust. The Senate also passed to be enacted a bill on maintenance of private roads in Gloucester, a bill expanding financial eligibility for Williamstown’s senior property tax exemption, and a bill allowing Rochester to continue employing Fire Chief Scott Weigel. The chamber also took up a petition to designate the Marion-Started Riverwalk in Groton, suspending Senate Rule 36 and Joint Rule 12 before referring the matter to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. Additional House petitions were referred to committees under suspension of Joint Rule 12. The Senate adopted an order to meet again on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. in formal session with the calendar, and then adjourned.

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• Fiscal year 2025-26 proviso and implementing language authorizes the agency to request budget authority
• This request for $2.1 billion in budget authority in the Grants and Donations Trust Fund and Medical
• Fiscal year 2025-26 proviso and implementing language authorizes the agency to request budget authority
• There's requirements around uniform and broad-based taxing authority, and hospitals have to essentially

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Fiscal year 2025-26 proviso and implementing language authorizes the agency to request budget authority
• This request for $2.1 billion in budget authority in the Grants and Donations Trust Fund and Medical
• Fiscal year 2025-26 proviso and implementing language authorizes the agency to request budget authority
• There are requirements around uniform and broad-based taxing authority, and hospitals have to essentially

Summary: The Legislative Budget Commission met with a quorum present and considered two budget amendments for the Agency for Health Care Administration. The first, EOGB 2026-0831, authorized $2.1 billion in budget authority for the Low-Income Pool to support safety-net providers for uncompensated charity care. Members asked about the timing of CMS approval and whether the program addressed hospital shortfalls for insured patients and children; AHCA said the program is for uncompensated care and would follow up on specific questions. The amendment was adopted without objection. The second amendment, EOGB 2026-0875, placed $7.9 billion in reserve for Florida’s Directed Payment Program for hospitals, pending final CMS approval. Discussion focused on hospital attestations that no hold harmless agreements were in place, the meaning of those federal requirements, and whether any agreements had to be unwound; AHCA said attestations had been received from all hospitals and submitted to CMS. Members also asked about the approval timeline and whether another amendment would be needed after final approval, and AHCA said approval was hoped for soon but could not confirm the budget process. Representative Woodson raised concerns about cancer hospitals not participating in the DPP; AHCA responded that those hospitals participate instead in a separate Florida Cancer Hospital supplemental program, which had already been approved. This amendment was also adopted without objection, and the commission then adjourned.

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• Now, therefore, pursuant to the authority under Article 5 of the North Dakota Constitution, Governor
• This special session is convened under the following authority.
• This special session is convened under the following authority: the Governor is vested with executive
• authority under the North Dakota Constitution, Article 5, Section 1.
• The Governor is vested with specific authority to convene a special session of the North Dakota Legislative

Bills: HB1621, HB1624, HB1623, HB1622, HB1625, HB1626, HB1627, HCR3038

Keywords: presidential physical fitness test, physical education, fitness assessment, student fitness, school curriculum, graduation requirements, elementary school, middle school, high school, public schools, nonpublic schools, superintendent of public instruction, exceptions, disability accommodations, North Dakota studies, computer science, cybersecurity, health education, concept-based fitness class, school standards

Summary: The North Dakota House convened in special session with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the reading of communications from the Secretary of State and Governor Kelly Armstrong certifying the special session call. The governor’s executive order said the session was called to act on funding for the Rural Health Transformation Program so the state could accept and appropriate federal funds and avoid interruptions to government services. Three new members, Representatives McNally, Scraw, and Timmons, were sworn in, and the roll showed 91 members present, establishing a quorum. The main business was a Rules Committee report outlining temporary special-session rules. The changes were designed to speed up floor action, including allowing second reading the same day a bill is reported from committee, final passage one day after first reading, and immediate transmission to the other chamber unless reconsideration is noticed. The report also replaced the regular standing committee structure with two joint committees: Joint Appropriations and Joint Policy, allowed remote testimony and remote member participation with approval, and limited bill introduction to Legislative Management-approved bills or bills approved by a two-thirds vote. Several deadline changes for resolutions and bill filing were also described, with some provisions delayed until the special session ends. The House adopted the Rules Committee report after a motion by Representative Bosch and no opposition. During announcements, the clerk listed the membership of the Joint Appropriations and Joint Policy committees, and the Highway Patrol announced safety sessions for legislators in the Rough Rider Room at 11 a.m. that day and the next day. The House then recessed until the joint session scheduled for 10 a.m. the following day.

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• a little bit concerned about the length of the rehire period, but again, I really appreciate the author
• I want to thank the author for all of her work to diligently make sure that you're addressing concerns
• I'll allow the author to close. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Yes, all right.
• I'll allow the author to close. I respectfully ask for an I vote. Yes, all right.
• The bill will provide clarifying technical changes for AB 499, which the bill was authored last year.

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard three bills. AB 1136 would provide workers who are detained or deported by ICE with five unpaid days to handle immigration-related matters and up to 12 months of unpaid leave in detention/deportation cases, with an amendment allowing employers to require use of other leave first and a requirement to restore workers to their prior position once legal status is proven. Support came from labor groups including the California Federation of Labor Unions and SEIU California, while opposition came from the Association of California School Administrators and others who raised concerns about the length of the rehire period and impacts on public education and employers. Committee members described the bill as a necessary response to current immigration enforcement conditions, and the Senate amendments were concurred in. AB 1514, the committee’s cleanup bill for AB 5, would extend the sunset on the licensed manicurist exemption by three years and the commercial fisherman exemption by five years, while adding reporting requirements from EDD and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement on misclassification and unemployment claims. There were no witnesses in support or opposition, though one member noted the importance of continuing to work on manicurist issues, especially for API women in the industry. The committee approved concurrence in the Senate amendments. AB 406, presented on behalf of Assembly Member Chavira, makes technical and clarifying changes to prior legislation related to leave for victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and other violence. The bill adjusts enforcement timelines between the Civil Rights Department and the Labor Commissioner, adds sunset dates to certain Labor Code sections, and aligns paid sick leave language with a new Government Code section. There was no public testimony, and the committee voted to concur in the Senate amendments. All three bills ultimately received unanimous committee approval and were reported out.

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• <00:30:42.640> to in the uh trustees authority to in the uh trustees authority to establish
• I would say gave us to authorized I would say authorized<03:40:27.040> to<03:40:27.279> the
• authorized to the estimated cost. authorized to the estimated cost.
• that are authorized here.
• of the five or six that are authorized of the five or six that are authorized here.<03:41:08.080

Keywords: 916, all

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• which will give permanent authorization which will give permanent authorization to<03:13:47.520>
• And uh even my authorized by Congress.
• <07:56:26.160> to president does not have the authority to president does not have the authority
• stand up for Congress's authorities stand up for Congress's authorities under<08:22:52.878> the
• Uh and we saw some of their authority.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Um the and events without authorization.
• Uh, there's also language in the National Defense Authorization Act that seeks to expand authorities
• Uh, there's also language in the National Defense Authorization Act that seeks to expand authorities
• . authorities. authorities.
• investigative authorities. investigative authorities.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• That is a bill that I am the chief author of, but Senator KW is a co-author of, so I am going to move
• I'm a co-author on this bill.
• And if they are authorized to be in the building, then they really are authorized to be in the building
• I'm a co-author.
• I too support this bill I'm a co-author I too support this bill I'm a co-author I'm<01:29:14.719>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard Senate File 558, a bill to create a formal process for removing unauthorized occupants from real property, often described as a “squatters bill.” The author presented an A2 amendment, which was adopted, and explained that the bill would give sheriffs a structured complaint and verification process, allow fees, provide immunity when the process is followed, and impose civil remedies for wrongful removal and criminal penalties for false complaints. The bill also includes a provision on holdover situations, clarifying that certain unauthorized guests of tenants are unlawful occupants rather than tenants, and a use-of-excess-force provision was mentioned. Supporters said the measure is intended to give property owners and law enforcement a clearer, faster, and more consistent way to handle situations where people occupy property without a lawful basis, especially in rural or seasonal properties and in some landlord-tenant disputes. Senator Uty read a letter from Hubbard County Sheriff Corey Oas describing recurring problems with rental issues, couch hopping, and subletting without landlord knowledge, and a testifier from Pine Island described several local examples of prolonged and costly occupancy disputes, including a restaurant tenant who stopped paying rent and a rural property trespass incident. Committee members in support emphasized the need to balance tenant rights with property rights and to avoid leaving sheriffs to make ad hoc decisions. Michael D. from Homeline opposed the bill, arguing that existing trespass and harassment restraining order laws already address unlawful occupants and that the proposal creates due process concerns by allowing removal without a court hearing. He also warned that the bill’s definition of unlawful occupant could jeopardize oral leases, which are allowed under Minnesota law. In response, supporters said the bill is meant to distinguish true landlord-tenant relationships from trespass situations and to provide a workable process consistent with Minnesota law. At the end of the discussion, the chair announced that Senate File 558 would be laid over for possible inclusion. He also said Senate File 222 would be laid over, Senate File 559 would be moved with a recommendation to pass to the Judiciary Committee, and the fourth bill on the agenda was informational only.

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• said, well, they do have the authority.
• So um we are authority to do that.
• And I said, "But you had the authority to terminate it."
• <01:45:14.320> And authority to uh pause it or stop it.
• And authority to uh pause it or stop it.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all