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• </c><01:01:20.240><c> from</c> protects our public employees from protects our public employees from
• House Bill 340 prohibits public employees from distributing campaign materials, supporting or opposing
• </c> in terms of what our public employees in terms of what our public employees can<03:20:44.560><c>
• This would protect patients while recognizing that modern health care requires flexibility and mobility
• requires flexibility and mobility. requires flexibility and mobility.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• better than my good friend at the FCC, Chairman Carr, when he says the single choke point of the mobile
• You cannot access anything on a mobile device without going through, as you rightly said, Senator, one
• Mobile applications have become a gateway to harm, exposing minors to inappropriate content, predatory
• That employee, that injured person's insurance would be expected to pay, or if they're not insured, they

Bills: SB30, SB517, SB1313, SB1314, SB1316, SB1541, SB1698, SB1845, SB1860, SB2420, SB2429, SB 30

Keywords: gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections

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• You know, we have a group called the Games Mobility Executives.
• We meet on a regular basis, weekly, sometimes daily, around the Games Mobility Executive process.
• , not just for the athletes, ...and all the communities here need in terms of mobility, not just for
• Over the next six months, LACI is focusing efforts to mobilize the final push.
• For the mobile battery pilot, LACI is actively working with Metro to pilot the technology, as well as

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I had one the other day that was um a water treatment plant in Lebanon used an address of a mobile home
• I had one the other day that was um a water treatment plant in Lebanon used an address of a mobile home
• I had one the other day that was um a water treatment plant in Lebanon used an address of a mobile home
• a bit troublesome because people put down addresses whether it's the vacant lot, whether it's the mobile
• a bit troublesome because people put down addresses whether it's the vacant lot, whether it's the mobile

Bills: SF0082

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

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• control, and whereas individuals living with ALS experience increasing physical challenges that impact mobility
• , communication, breathing, Physical challenges that impact mobility, communication, breathing, and independence
• control, and whereas individuals living with ALS experience increasing physical challenges that impact mobility
• , communication, breathing, physical challenges that impact mobility, communication, breathing, and independence

Summary: The Arizona House convened with prayer, the pledge, approval of the March 18, 2026 journal, and the introduction of Doctor of the Day Dr. Bradley Butler. Members also welcomed several guest groups, including carpenters, local officials from Show Low, Down Syndrome Day advocates, and Giffords Courage Fellows. The House read and adopted a proclamation designating March 19, 2026 as ALS Awareness Day, with Representative Selina Bliss introducing ALS Society members and several Arizonans living with ALS to speak to the issue. The chamber then considered House Resolution 2007 honoring the life of Sheila Jean Mattox, also known as Ginger Mattox. The resolution was unanimously adopted, and members observed a moment of silence. Representative Marcus and others offered remarks about Mattox’s community service and her impact in Phoenix’s FQ Story neighborhood, and family and friends were recognized in the gallery and on the floor. The House moved into Committee of the Whole to consider House Bill 2680. The bill received a Commerce Committee amendment and a floor amendment, both adopted without recorded opposition, and the committee then recommended the bill do pass as amended. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report and referred HB 2680 as amended to engrossing. Later, HB 1004 was withdrawn from the Education Committee and additionally referred to Judiciary. The House also received various Senate messages and committee reports, announced upcoming meetings and caucus events, and adjourned until 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2026.

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• ,</c><00:17:25.439><c> the</c> of Retired Federal Employees, the of Retired Federal Employees, the Democratic
• Patients and VA employees have a right to be protected from the harmful medical effects of secondhand
• Patients and VA employees have a right to be protected from the harmful medical effects of secondhand
• Patients and VA employees<04:27:19.040><c> have</c><04:27:19.279><c> a</c><04:27:19.520><c> right</c>
• I know VA employees are around them.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, September 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Today, the state’s efforts Like gas stations and mobile sources like diesel trucks.
• It will be others in the future, low-income drivers, and the employees.
• I manage about 110 employees. We do drilling, and we do workover production...
• I'm a retired State of California employee, Coastal Conservancy. Thank you.
• I'm a retired State of California employee, Coastal Conservancy.

Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Committees on Utilities and Energy, Transportation, and Natural Resources focused on California’s transportation fuels sector, especially the state’s response to refinery closures and the broader transition away from fossil fuels. Opening remarks emphasized the tension between climate and air-quality goals, fuel affordability, refinery jobs and local tax bases, and the need to avoid crisis-driven responses as Phillips 66 and Valero consider shutting refineries in Wilmington and Benicia. Professor Emily Grubert framed the issue as a long-term managed transition in which the public already bears much of the risk and should also capture benefits from a well-planned shift. CARB Chair Leanne Randolph reviewed the state’s emissions and fuel policies, including AB 32, the low-carbon fuel standard, clean vehicle programs, and the at-berth regulation for ocean-going vessels. She said California’s transportation sector remains the largest source of greenhouse gases and a major source of smog-forming pollution, but that the state has made substantial progress and still needs to reduce demand for fossil fuels while maintaining compliance with federal air-quality standards. Randolph also said CARB’s recent LCFS amendments had not caused the predicted spike in gas prices and explained that compliance pathways for the at-berth rule include emissions-reduction technologies or payments into a remediation fund. CEC Vice Chair Gunda described declining gasoline demand, shrinking in-state refining capacity, and growing dependence on imports, arguing that the state is in a “mid-transition” period that requires both support for legacy infrastructure and continued investment in cleaner alternatives. He outlined the administration’s petroleum market stabilization proposal, which aims to return California crude production to 125 million barrels a year through four components: codifying the ban on fracking, validating the Kern County oil-and-gas permitting ordinance, creating a temporary CEQA exemption paired with a two-for-one plug-and-drill framework, and strengthening pipeline and spill-safety requirements. Department of Conservation Director Jennifer Lucasey said the proposal is intended to stabilize crude supply and pipeline throughput while preserving health and environmental protections, and noted that CalGEM would still review permits and enforce other requirements. Mayor Steve Young of Benicia testified that a Valero closure would significantly reduce city revenue and leave the community facing years of cleanup and redevelopment challenges. He said the city supports environmental protection but is worried about the economic hit, the possibility that Benicia becomes a fuel-import terminal, and the lack of local influence over refinery decisions. Members pressed the panel on the CEQA exemption, tribal and habitat review, disclosure of closure liabilities, fuel-demand projections, and whether the proposal should include more demand-side measures. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and officials said some proposals, including a margin-cap pause and further transition planning, would be taken up later in the process.

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• To accelerate hydrogen mobility, and that's what we want to set up for.
• Active transportation is defined in the bill as pedestrian mobility, including walking or running, the
• use of a mobility assistive device such as a wheelchair, bicycling and cycling, irrespective of the
• Active transportation is defined in the bill as pedestrian mobility, including walking or running, the
• use of a mobility assistive device such as a wheelchair, bicycling and cycling, irrespective of the

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held a work session on electric vehicles, renewable fuels, hydrogen, and related transportation investments, followed by public hearings on several bills. Agency presenters from WSDOT, Commerce, and Ecology described the Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council’s work, Washington’s slowing EV adoption growth, charging infrastructure gaps, and programs such as NEVI, ZEVIP, and a new medium- and heavy-duty incentive program. Members asked about fast-charging standards and whether higher-capacity chargers could be supported. Commerce also outlined renewable fuels and sustainable aviation fuel efforts, including the Office of Renewable Fuels, hydrogen and SAF modeling, technical assistance, and the Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator’s partnerships and funding. WSDOT then discussed hydrogen investments in transit, aviation, backup power, and corridor planning, while Ecology explained the alternative jet fuel programmatic environmental impact statement, its scope, timeline, and how it will support future project review. In the public hearing on Substitute House Bill 2114, the committee heard testimony supporting a no-fee replacement process for defective license plates within two years of issuance, with optional fee waivers later; the sponsor and county auditors said peeling or unreadable plates are a real customer-service problem, especially in eastern Washington. The hearing on House Bill 2111 concerned allowing the I-5 Bridge Replacement Project toll facility bond retirement account to keep its interest earnings instead of sending them to the general fund; the prime sponsor said it is a straightforward fix requested by the state treasurer. Substitute House Bill 1823 would update Transportation Improvement Board statutes by replacing “non-motorized” with “active transportation” and removing obsolete references; TIB said it is a cleanup bill that aligns statutes with current grant practices and complete streets policy. The committee also heard House Bill 2495, which would let the City of Seattle direct immediate impoundment of unattended vehicles blocking streetcar operations, similar to existing authority for Sound Transit. Seattle’s streetcar manager said blocked tracks cause frequent delays and that the bill would reduce waits for police authorization and restore service faster. Public testimony and sign-in counts were noted for each bill, but no votes were taken in the transcript, and the meeting concluded after the final public hearing.

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• The next highest county that was doing anything but injured care was Mobile, and they were doing roughly
• 55.279><c> was</c> was doing anything but injured care was was doing anything but injured care was Mobile
• we have not put back into place the functions for our delegation to be able to function like the Mobile
• 00:21:20.559><c> function</c><00:21:21.039><c> like</c><00:21:21.360><c> the</c><00:21:21.600><c> Mobile
• </c> to be able to function like the Mobile to be able to function like the Mobile delegation,<00:21:

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Significantly once you get below that level of 50 employees.
• Could you be more clear on the 20 employees? Was it 20 employees?
• That's set at 50 employees. Okay. All right, thank you.
• Could you be more clear on the 20 employees? Was it 20 employees?
• That's set at 50 employees. Okay. All right, thank you.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Whether it's families, older adults, or individuals with mobility challenges, this bill helps open up
• Whether it's families, older adults, or individuals with mobility challenges, this bill helps open up
• families older adults or for individuals families older adults or for individuals with<00:04:30.800><c> Mobility
• challenges</c><00:04:32.400><c> this</c><00:04:32.520><c> bill</c><00:04:32.840><c> helps</c> with Mobility
• challenges this bill helps with Mobility challenges this bill helps open<00:04:33.360><c> up</c><00:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• For example, starting with the first item, which is in my area, the mobile driver's license identity
• explanation, it says, if a bond issuance exceeds 40 years, Sound Transit is ineligible for regional mobility
• If a bond issuance exceeds 40 years, then Sound Transit is ineligible for regional mobility grants.
• So you can see the first item, new mobile driver's license identity card fee, the revenue raised from

Keywords: 904, all

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• What this deals with is seagrass that grows under the water, and this bill is primarily focused on Mobile
• late 19th century, we've experienced a dramatic loss in the amount of seagrass that we've had in Mobile
• It involves the University of South Alabama, Mobile Bay... ...Mobile Bay, the National Estuary Program

Bills: HB134, SB217, SB180, HB157, HB92, HB335

Keywords: vehicle registration, disability access, fines, law enforcement, public accommodation, bond financing, municipal bonds, county debt, local government debt, debt service schedule, bond disclosure, public finance, bond underwriter, county commission, city council, refunding bonds, swap agreements, interest rate swaps, derivatives, fiscal transparency

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• that are healthier, which goes into our employee wellness.
• For me, like I stated earlier, I believe in upward mobility. What's that?
• or employee.
• And finally, I did just want to mention again the Office of Employee Wellness. Dr.
• They may not be in the best interest of the employee or their family.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules first established quorum and took up several routine items, including two governor’s appointments to the Court Reporters Board, references of bills to committees, and floor acknowledgments. Heather Lynn Gonzalez’s appointment was approved 3-1, Allison Salton-Sall’s appointment was approved 4-0, and the other routine items were approved 4-0. The committee then heard testimony on two Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation appointments, Kathleen Ratliff and Joseph Tuggle, both associate directors in the Division of Adult Institutions. Senators focused heavily on the California model, staff safety, prison violence, sexual abuse prevention, retaliation concerns, and visitation. Ratliff and Tuggle said the California model is meant to balance rehabilitation with safety, that CDCR has improved communication and training, and that incidents such as the pepper-spray event at Central California Women’s Facility led to discipline, investigations, retraining, and policy review. They also described PREA reporting systems, anti-retaliation protections, statewide visiting meetings, and efforts to make visiting more family-centered and consistent. Public commenters largely supported both nominees, citing their work on rehabilitation, reentry, and sexual abuse response. The committee unanimously voted 4-0 to send both Ratliff and Tuggle to the Senate floor for confirmation. It then heard from Jason Johnson, nominated as CDCR Undersecretary of Operations. Senators questioned him about parole supervision, public safety, contraband, prison rape prevention, workplace culture, whistleblower retaliation, and repeated allegations in late-filed opposition letters. Johnson said parole risk is assessed through established scoring and supervision levels, that sex offenders are subject to GPS monitoring and treatment, and that operations use investigations, training, and collaboration with law enforcement to address contraband and misconduct. He emphasized rehabilitation, culture change, accountability, and his commitment to staff and public safety, while acknowledging criticism and the difficulty of leading a large institution. No vote on Johnson was taken in the portion provided.

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• I'm the President of the California State University Employees Union.
• They will have a deep impact on the California economy and the social mobility of our state.
• It's a combination of vacant positions as well as employees who have been let go.
• It's going to be the budget employees. It's going to be the IT support desk people.
• They should be counted as a state employee for that time. So just to add on. Okay, thank you.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance met to review CSU and State Library budget issues, enrollment trends, the Capital Fellows program, and a Title IX update. Chair David Alvarez opened by stressing that CSU faces serious financial pressure, including a systemwide deficit and proposed cuts that he and several members said were too large and likely to harm access, course offerings, and student services. Public comment focused heavily on the Braille Institute Library, with patrons, staff, veterans, and advocates urging restoration of funding and warning that the proposed cut would severely affect blind and visually impaired Californians across Southern California. Several CSU faculty, staff, and union representatives also opposed the proposed reductions and warned of larger class sizes, fewer sections, and layoffs. On the CSU core operations item, the Department of Finance explained the Governor’s proposal to reduce ongoing General Fund support by about $375 million and defer a 5% base increase, while the LAO said CSU core funding would be roughly flat once tuition and targeted augmentations were considered, but warned that rising costs and prior shortfalls would still force campuses to cut spending. CSU’s Chancellor’s Office said the proposed cut would deepen existing problems, citing prior-year budget gaps, job losses, reduced course sections, and student-service reductions. Members pressed Finance and the LAO on whether cuts could be made more surgically, especially at the Chancellor’s Office or in institutional support rather than in instruction, and the LAO said the Legislature has flexibility to target cuts more specifically. CSU also described ongoing consolidation efforts, including shared services among campuses and the planned Cal Maritime/Cal Poly San Luis Obispo integration, while cautioning that savings are not yet fully known. The committee then discussed CSU enrollment. The LAO recommended holding enrollment targets flat because the budget does not add new funding, while CSU reported strong recent growth, including more California residents, record first-year enrollment, and expanded direct admissions and transfer pathways. Members questioned why some campuses with high demand turn away many applicants while others continue to lose enrollment, and CSU said it is shifting resources from campuses with sustained declines to those with demand, using a 10% below-target threshold. The committee also discussed whether enrollment declines mirror local population trends, how to improve marketing and program alignment, and whether lessons from Cal Poly Humboldt’s conversion could inform other campuses such as Sonoma State. The Capital Fellows item drew a Finance proposal for a salary increase and an LAO counterproposal for a smaller raise plus future COLA language; the committee kept the item open. Finally, CSU reported progress on Title IX compliance, saying it has completed most State Auditor recommendations, expanded civil rights staffing, and increased training, prevention, and case-management efforts, though members asked how proposed budget cuts might affect those services.

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• This is the electric monitoring piece of legislation for Mobile County.
• And this is a bill dealing with the fire districts in Mobile County.
• The fire districts in Mobile County.

Bills: SB221, SB224, HB440

Keywords: Mobile County, judge of probate, compensation, salary, expense allowance, electronic monitoring, pretrial defendants, criminal justice, court programs, supervision fees, 1136, house, all

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• This bill involves the senior mobile class two municipalities.
• This bill was sent to our committee, although Mobile County has its own legislative delegation because
• The bill is expected, once it lives out of this committee, to go into the Mobile County legislative delegation

Bills: HB422

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• </c><01:38:54.719><c> at</c><01:38:54.960><c> a</c> consistent um employee at a consistent um employee
• most of those employees are probably and most of those employees are probably going<01:50:44.320><c>
• ,</c> harder to recruit and retain employees, harder to recruit and retain employees, especially<02:01
• </c> technicians who will face mobility loss. technicians who will face mobility loss.
• They've been ideal employees.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c><01:33:48.720><c> No</c><01:33:48.960><c> such</c> or other e-mobility devices.
• No such or other e-mobility devices. No such data<01:33:49.720><c> exists.
• This is um this has [clears throat] to do with Metro Mobility.
• </c> by Metro Mobility. by Metro Mobility.
• </c> to Metro Mobility out of our target. to Metro Mobility out of our target.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The current mobile museum is booked up completely. The demand from the schools is just amazing.
• So having the mobile museum go to the schools is a huge, huge solution to the problem. Thank you.
• I did notice the mobile unit that was being used in the students that are benefiting from that.
• The current mobile museum is booked up completely. The demand from the schools is just amazing.
• So having the mobile museum go to the schools is a huge, huge solution to the problem. Thank you.

Summary: The subcommittee heard an overview of the May Revision from the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst’s Office, focused on resources, environmental protection, energy, and related budget issues. Finance said the May Revision keeps the budget balanced in 2026-27 and 2027-28, narrows the structural deficit, and proposes major investments in natural resources, including Proposition 4 bond funding for the Golden Gate Fields acquisition, wildlife refuge and wetland projects, Fort Ord Dunes campground operations, Healthy Rivers and Landscapes, wildfire-human coexistence, and beverage container recycling. The LAO praised stronger-than-expected revenues but argued the state still has a structural deficit and is relying too heavily on reserves, recommending more reserve deposits and fewer new discretionary expenditures. Members questioned several proposals, especially the Golden Gate Fields purchase and the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Program. Agency officials said the Golden Gate Fields site is a time-limited opportunity, would be remediated by the current owner, transferred to East Bay Regional Park District after closing, and restricted to park/open-space uses rather than commercial development. On Healthy Rivers and Landscapes, Finance and the Natural Resources Agency said the $25 million request would help launch year one of the program, support scientific monitoring, and maintain commitments to environmental flows and habitat restoration; the LAO said the request was premature because the Bay-Delta plan has not yet been formally adopted and the state’s total funding commitment remains unclear. Officials also discussed water storage, subsidence, and the need for ongoing investments in aquifer recharge, aqueduct repairs, and recycling. The committee also reviewed a proposed $1 million shift for the Coexisting with Wildlife Initiative. Fish and Wildlife and the Cattlemen’s Association said the money would support limited-term staffing, deterrence tools, and livestock-loss compensation, while acknowledging the amount is modest compared with the need. Members emphasized the growing human-wildlife conflict problem and the importance of nonlethal deterrence and public education. The discussion then turned to greenhouse gas reduction fund revenues and transit; members warned that lower auction revenues and possible CARB rule changes could leave little or nothing for Tier 3 programs such as transit, clean water, and air-quality programs. Finance and the LAO said the Legislature should plan for multiple revenue scenarios and consider whether the existing cap-and-invest spending framework still matches current revenue expectations and priorities.