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• We are going to convene the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee meeting.
• and disallowed local governments from adding onerous requirements for development that they intended
• There was a situation where we adopted certain ADU regulations that restricted ADU development in fire
• Department of Housing and Urban Development reported 187,084 people were experiencing homelessness, and
• parking sites, there are several located in the state of California, and the intent is to give the exact

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee met with a quorum and announced that SB 340 would be moved to a later hearing. The consent calendar included HR 44, SB 233, and SB 410, which were later approved. The committee then heard several housing-related bills, with testimony largely focused on streamlining accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules, regional planning, and homelessness response. SB 9 would require local agencies to submit ADU ordinances to HCD within 60 days and respond to HCD findings within 30 days, or the ordinance would become null and void and state standards would apply. Supporters, including California YIMBY, Casita Coalition, UnidosUS, Housing Action Coalition, and Power California, argued the bill would strengthen enforcement of existing ADU law and reduce local barriers. The bill passed 7-0 with two abstentions and was sent to the Assembly Local Government Committee. SB 486 would exempt UC and CSU projects from having to analyze a no-project alternative under CEQA while requiring the universities to share enrollment forecasting data and participate in regional sustainable communities planning. It passed 9-0 and was referred to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. SB 748, as amended, would expand funding and authority for safe parking sites and related services for people living in RVs or vehicles, using encampment resolution funding and requiring reporting by the California Interagency Council on Homelessness. The City of Compton, the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association, and the League of California Cities supported the measure, emphasizing public health, neighborhood safety, and humane alternatives to displacement. The committee members discussed the limits of current encampment cleanup approaches and the need for services and temporary shelter; the bill passed 11-0 and was sent to the Assembly Human Services Committee. SB 543, a cleanup bill for ADU and junior ADU law, clarified review timelines, size standards, and consistency with existing ADU statutes; it also passed unanimously and was referred to the Assembly Local Government Committee.

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• It will develop a financial needs assessment and vulnerability index to assess if rural hospitals will
• We will contract with up to four higher education institutions to provide professional development and
• The primary purpose of the financial office is to really develop this vulnerability index to be able
• One of the most promising developments in medicine is the emergence of a field called pairing.
• They contain nicotine that harms brain development, disrupts neural development, and increases the risk

Bills: HB18, HB742, HB754, HB1644, HB2187, HB1887, HB 1275, HB37, HB1503, HB1699, HB1700, HB2735, HB1741, HB1731, HB1675, HB18, HB37

Keywords: rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, human trafficking, first responders, health care, training, reporting, protection, trafficking prevention, medical assistant training, health care facilities, hospital compliance, clinic compliance, anti-retaliation, whistleblower protection, employee reporting, good faith report

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• IF YOU LOOK AT THAT TOTAL INSURED VALUE IF YOU GO TO ZILA .COM FOR EXAMPLE AN EXACT COROLLARY TO THAT
• AVERAGE ANNUAL HURRICANE LOSS IS A DEVELOPED TOOL THAT WE USE FOR ADVANCED COMPUTER MODELING TO DEVELOP
• WE WILL SEE THAT IT TAKES TIME FOR THAT TO DEVELOP IT WAS ONLY IN DECEMBER OF 2023 THAT THE NEW COURT
• IT TOOK TIME FOR THE EXPERIENCE TO DEVELOP. WE HAD A LOT OF LEGACY.
• SOME OF IT IS INFORMATION THAT IS NOT FULLY DEVELOPED OVER TIME.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:39:43.760> um<00:39:44.240> obtain housing developments um obtain housing developments
• <01:15:36.719> and beta stage of trying to develop and beta stage of trying to develop and
• those losses aren't fully developed those losses aren't fully developed until<01:15:52.000> you
• Uh that might not be the exact parameters, but it's something close to that. >> Okay, >> Mr.
• and single family affordable developers and single family affordable housing<01:34:06.480> developers

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That could possibly be part of our policy development if we develop policy for that.
• at when we're developing the policy.
• Let me just make sure I have the exact areas.
• If you don't develop being a contractor, if you don't develop a policy of what you're going to do and
• Cities and counties are the exact same way.

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• But we're in the beginning stages of trying to develop a competency restoration program in our state,
• He says newly discovered evidence, including DNA or other scientific developments, should be considered
• , or when our understanding about science is developing.
• we've learned this over time developing we've learned this over time with<01:05:31.720> a<01:
• <01:28:53.719> numbers exact numbers exact numbers um<01:28:55.280> have<01:28:55.400><

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So turning to how we developed PBR in Hawaii.
• <00:34:11.599> additional we looked at um developing additional we looked at um developing
• So we developed a We wanted to fix that.
• <01:34:56.400> figure Uh I I'd have to get the exact figure Uh I I'd have to get the exact
• <01:39:36.480> dockets the like we open separate exact dockets the like we open separate exact

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational briefing on the Public Utilities Commission’s performance-based regulation (PBR) framework and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ whistleblower complaint process. Chair Jared Kohole opened the meeting, noted it was informational only with no public testimony, and explained that members would hear presentations and then have an opportunity for questions. The committee heard first from Ulupono Initiative, which provided background on why utilities are regulated, how Hawaii’s cost-of-service model and rate cases work, and why PBR was adopted to shift utility incentives away from a capital-investment bias and toward performance, efficiency, cost control, and policy goals such as renewable energy and reliability. Ulupono described Hawaii’s PBR structure as a five-year multi-year rate plan with annual revenue adjustments, a customer dividend, a Z factor for extraordinary exogenous events, and an exceptional project recovery mechanism for large projects. It also outlined performance incentive mechanisms tied to renewable portfolio standard progress, interconnection speed, reliability, and shared savings. The presentation said the current docket is evaluating a possible hybrid approach that would combine forward-looking forecasting with historical results, and Ulupono advocated for stronger incentives, arguing the current rewards are too small relative to utility revenues and should be more meaningful to better align utility behavior with legislative intent. The PUC then presented its own overview, emphasizing that the PBR docket is open and active and that the briefing was limited to the record to avoid ex parte concerns. The commission described the development of PBR in Hawaii through multiple phases beginning in 2018: an initial collaborative phase to set goals, a formal contested-case phase that produced the initial framework, later phases adding scorecards, reported metrics, and additional performance incentive mechanisms, and subsequent refinements including sunset of some mechanisms and adjustments after the August 2023 Maui wildfires. The PUC said the framework is intended to be customer-centric, administratively efficient, and protective of utility financial integrity, and that current work includes evaluating how to balance forward-looking and historical test-year approaches within the rebasing process. No votes or formal actions were taken at the briefing.

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• Obviously, we don't want them having to do the exact same thing that an employee would have to do, but
• same thing that a that an the exact same thing that a that an employee<00:04:59.480> would<00
• You know, as I was considering whether I should run for office or not, this exact situation is one of
• But if a developer buys that, they go in and redo it.
• <01:40:24.160> We<01:40:24.360> would<01:40:24.720> develop Any other?

Keywords: 958, all

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• My mother went through this exact sequence over the last 10 years.
• My mother went through this exact sequence over the last 10 years.
• <01:02:38.960> at president of program development at president of program development at
• <01:14:34.239> North costs. for the exact same service.
• North costs. for the exact same service.

Bills: HF2216, HF1978, HF2354, HF1963, HF1994, HF1995, HF1894

Keywords: assisted living, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, resident rights, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services, elderly, seniors, older adults, disability rights

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• These are more common in Western Europe, not so much the developed world.
• It represents a new reality in an era of climate change, accumulated fuels, and expanding development
• Those are the exact reasons as to why we have this bill.
• This bill would also defer property taxes for developers without penalties.
• is sold, removing upfront financial burdens on developers who build qualifying homes for first-time

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of natural resources and related bills, with several measures taken up as the committee reached quorum and many others moving on consent or with due-pass recommendations. Early items included AB 80 on carpet recycling, AB 452 creating a local process for state surf reserves, and AB 823 restricting microplastics in personal care and cleaning products. AB 80 drew broad support from recycling, labor, and environmental groups and was described as a follow-up to earlier carpet recycling reforms. AB 452 was backed by surf, tourism, environmental, and local government interests as a voluntary, community-driven way to recognize and protect surf breaks. AB 823 generated the most extensive debate, with supporters citing public health and environmental harms from microplastics and opponents warning the bill’s language could sweep in products such as sunscreens, cosmetics, and fragrance-encapsulation materials; the committee discussed possible ambiguity and EU comparisons before voting the bill out on a due-pass-as-amended basis to Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. The committee also advanced AB 1046, which would create a narrow exemption from SB 1383 organic-waste requirements for certain crop preparers and tree nut processors that do not send organic waste to landfills. Agricultural witnesses said the bill would clarify that their operations already reuse byproducts and should not face duplicative reporting, and the measure passed with support from agricultural and rural county representatives. AB 252, the “Stop Laying Off Firefighters Act,” proposed year-round Cal Fire staffing; the author and Cal Fire supporters argued that wildfire conditions are now year-round and that maintaining trained crews would improve response and prevention, and the bill was sent to Appropriations. AB 571, a targeted CEQA exemption for the Southern California Veterans Cemetery in Anaheim, drew strong bipartisan and veterans’ support and also passed out. Later, the committee approved AB 1455, which would authorize emergency rulemaking and streamline future updates for ember-resistant building regulations after recent wildfire emergencies, and AB 687, which would let public agencies use forest-practice rules and timber-harvest plans for certain publicly funded fuel-reduction projects; AB 687 drew some opposition over scope and enforceability concerns but was still advanced. The committee also moved AB 652, allowing alternate members on the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District board to prevent quorum problems, and AB 317, a first-time homebuyer housing bill that would exempt certain small, lower-cost homes from CEQA and defer some property taxes; AB 317 prompted discussion about guardrails to avoid unintended use on larger subdivisions. Finally, AB 900, requiring the Natural Resources Agency to develop a stewardship plan for 30-by-30 lands, was heard with broad support from land trusts and conservation groups and advanced on a due-pass recommendation, and AB 738, a wildfire-rebuild bill easing solar requirements for certain disaster survivors, was introduced and discussed with questions about its narrow scope and the number of homes affected.

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• WE ALSO SPECIFICALLY DEALT WITH PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AS WELL.
• LAND-USE DEVELOPMENTS AS WELL. >> Chair McClain: THAT IS HOW I INTERPRET IT.
• IT WAS BUILT BY A PRIVATE DEVELOPER TO SERVICE THAT AREA AT THE TIME IT WAS NOT INCORPORATED.
• NOT SOMETHING MORE THAN OTHERS FOR THE EXACT SAME WATER SERVICE. >> Sen.
• WE ARE LOOKING AT THE EXACT BOUNDARIES. >> Chair McClain: THANK YOU. >> Sen. Jones: CHAIR.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I know there's more conversation taking place about the exact language moving forward to solidify this
• Thinking about him saying that and knowing what the federal government is doing at this exact moment,
• And that is why the Declaration of Independence was such a bold, earth-shattering development in human
• Some feel that it does, especially the developers that will have to pay for compensation.
• And now we're going beyond public works projects into private development projects. Why?

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a long floor session focused heavily on budget trailer bills, labor agreements, housing, environmental review, and several resolutions. Members also introduced visiting guests, including family members, district staff, Mandela Washington Fellows, and UC Berkeley public policy students. Procedural motions were taken up early, including a successful roll-call vote to suspend rules so certain budget-related bills could be heard without reference to file. The chamber approved several major budget measures. SB 129, the labor trailer bill, passed 56-4 after supporters said it made technical budget adjustments, funded collective bargaining, supported In-Home Supportive Services, and addressed pension and project-related issues. SB 131, the public resources and housing trailer bill, passed 50-3 after extensive debate over homelessness funding, CEQA exemptions, advanced manufacturing, high-speed rail, rural access to funds, tribal consultation, and environmental protections; multiple members voiced support while also urging follow-up changes. The Assembly also adopted SB 139, implementing agreements for professional and operating engineers, by 69-1, and SB 140, implementing the correctional officers’ agreement, by 71-0. Later, AB 130, the housing trailer bill, was taken up on concurrence in Senate amendments after a successful rule suspension; members discussed tribal consultation protections, CEQA reform, prevailing wage, and vehicle miles traveled provisions, with debate continuing as the transcript ended. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 927, extending the Williams inspection window for certain school districts, which passed 70-0. In addition, ACR 16 naming the 10th Street Bridge the POW/MIA Bridge passed 70-0. AJR 9, urging full and consistent federal funding for the National Park Service, drew broad bipartisan support and passed 66-0 after members highlighted California parks’ economic and cultural importance. HR 47, recognizing the Fourth of July and the Declaration of Independence, prompted extended remarks on democracy, civics, immigration, military service, and community celebrations before being adopted by voice vote with 64 co-authors added. The consent calendar was also adopted 64-0.

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• <00:47:13.599> life-saving technologies helping develop life-saving technologies helping develop
• This legislation does the exact opposite.
• It legislation does the exact opposite.
• where this museum should be, the exact where this museum should be, the exact location,<03:59:07.040
• want to amend it with this exact want to amend it with this exact location,<04:11:37.120> if<

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• It's not going to impact your ability to develop your resources.
• framework is and we're still developing framework is and we're still developing it<00:24:57.840>
• going to impact your ability to develop going to impact your ability to develop your<00:25:46.960
• <03:08:15.439> So, exact numbers before I came here.
• So, exact numbers before I came here.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We can position New Mexico not only to meet its own infrastructure needs, but to develop skilled workers
• I don't have an exact number. We're going to have to get that for a member. Well, luckily, Mr.
• Chairman, that these companies are doing the exact same thing. They're investing in themselves.
• That is under development right now, the Phase A/B access management plan.
• It's programmed in the STEP for the design funding right now and for the project development funding,

Keywords: 996, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 322, which would create a transportation trust fund and transportation program fund. The sponsor offered and the committee adopted an amendment striking the section that would have imposed a 1% gross receipts tax on electricity sales. After a recap of the bill’s remaining provisions, including a $400 million seed amount and future transfers from motor vehicle excise tax revenue, the committee heard brief support from Associated Contractors of New Mexico and the Asphalt Pavement Association and no opposition. The amended bill then passed on a roll-call vote. The committee then heard HB 270, a public works/apprenticeship bill that would require contributions to approved apprenticeship and training programs or to the Public Works Apprentice and Training Fund for public works construction projects, while eliminating an exemption for certain road, highway, utility, and maintenance work. Supporters, including union carpenters, electrical workers, the building trades council, and apprenticeship advocates, argued the bill would expand training, help address labor shortages, and provide a return on public investment. Opponents from utility contractors, highway contractors, and Associated Contractors of New Mexico said they already operate federally approved in-house training programs, warned the bill would raise project costs, and argued some trades have no accessible approved programs. Members questioned how the bill would interact with existing in-house programs, whether rural contractors and nonunion firms would be affected, and whether the state-approved fund and federal highway training requirements could conflict. A proposed amendment to exempt projects of $50 million or less was introduced but tabled. After extensive debate, the committee voted 6-5 to pass HB 270. The meeting also included discussion of a prior procedural error in which HB 270 had been heard before being properly assigned, which the chair said rendered that earlier action void. At the end of the meeting, the committee received a brief New Mexico Department of Transportation District 3 presentation on district projects, budget, and construction status.

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• Representative from DHS that we've worked with over the years to develop security plans um for our um
• Um, they worked with some for-profit vendors and nonprofit vendors to develop a system, um, that they
• We talked about this earlier so that we can know what is the exact number that you're going to be missing
• sign that you have 60% that are above that target that low poverty level, and that may not be the exact
• Um, economic development, you said they were in the red on job creations.

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• Under this bill, land development.
• <03:57:29.840> And supporting student development. And supporting student development.
• The primary importance is the students, their learning, their development, their well-being.
• I think everyone watching expected the exact same thing.
• I think everyone watching expected the exact same thing.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The working relationships our team developed and continues to develop with the municipalities we serve
• I think 313 may be the exact number.
• You had residential... ...could not develop. You had residential areas that were developing.
• They needed economic development. They needed to thrive. And so they came to Birmingham.
• We built it, financed it, funded it, developed it, and extended it to help our... ...neighbors.

Bills: SB330

Keywords: water management, regional boards, municipal governance, ethics compliance, public utility, 923, senate, all

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• First, I want to thank the committee chairs for spending an incredible amount of time and energy to develop
• I also want to ...and energy to develop their Senate budgets.
• economic development activities of the state.
• economic development activities of the state.
• It requires the department to develop a uniform reimbursement and invoicing system.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee heard presentations on the Senate’s proposed 2025-2026 budget, SPB 25-200, totaling $117.4 billion. Chair Hooper and committee chairs highlighted major spending priorities including a 4% raise for state employees, continued health insurance contributions, investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and workforce development, along with reductions tied to long-vacant positions. Education funding was a major focus, with increases for K-12 public schools and scholarships, higher education workforce programs, nursing initiatives, tutoring, and university performance funding. Health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/economic development, and agriculture/environment budgets were also outlined, including Medicaid, mental health, corrections staffing, affordable housing, beach restoration, citrus recovery, and water projects. Members then questioned several budget choices, especially K-12 funding. Senators Polsky and Smith raised concerns that the Senate’s AP and dual enrollment funding changes could disadvantage public schools, while Burgess argued the budget preserves the money in the FEFP and gives districts more flexibility rather than reducing support. Questions also addressed voucher availability, school stabilization funding, and the My Safe Florida Home program. The committee adopted 171 consent amendments and three late-file amendments, then approved SPB 2500 as a committee bill. It also favorably reported implementing and conforming bills for state employees, retirement, natural resources, judgeships, K-12 education, higher education, and health and human services, along with SB 7022 on Florida Retirement System contribution rates and elected-officer DROP options, CS/SB 1320 on the Resilient Florida Trust Fund, SB 7014 ending the Mediation and Arbitration Trust Fund, SB 7028 on cancer research, CS/CS/SB 170 on nursing home quality and oversight, CS/SB 168 on mental health diversion and behavioral health data, SB 114 creating an insurance and risk management research center at FSU, and SB 180 on emergency preparedness and post-storm recovery. Most bills were reported favorably with little or no opposition, though SB 180 drew discussion about local-government authority after storms and the need to balance recovery speed with local safety and planning concerns.

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• will move that House File 4110 be re-referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development
• <00:46:23.080> Exact talking about the unwinding. Exact talking about the unwinding.
• :33.640> having exact conversation that we're having exact conversation that we're having here
• That's the exact question we should be asking.
• That's the exact question we should be asking.

Bills: HF4110, HF4101, HF4144, HF3546

Keywords: workplace regulations, employee rights, meal breaks, rest breaks, exemptions, medical assistance, data matching, eligibility, reporting, human services, assisted living, health regulations, inspection authority, vulnerable adults, local government, program integrity, high-risk providers, enrollment requirements, fraud prevention, compliance