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• and there's been a lot of conversations and there's been a lot of conversations going<00:42:07.720
• I think it's important to know that regardless of how this conversation evolves at the federal level,
• <01:04:46.279> I I appreciate this conversation I I appreciate this conversation I appreciate
• But I guess I also just want to address the, um, we had a bit of conversation about sort of increased
• But I guess I also just want to address the, um, we had a bit of conversation about sort of increased

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So I am hoping that we can have a good conversation about it. May I continue?
• But I hope that we can get a bipartisan yes on this amendment and I look forward to the conversation.
• But I hope that we can get a bipartisan yes on this amendment and I look forward to the conversation.
• But I hope that we can get a bipartisan yes on this amendment and I look forward to the conversation.
• But I hope that we can get a bipartisan yes on this amendment and I look forward to the conversation.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• curious that we come to conversations curious that we come to conversations with<00:59:03.960>
• But for purposes of the conversation today, I'm going to treat it as a grant line.
• <01:01:15.520> today for purposes of the conversation today for purposes of the conversation
• Now, we did have conversations with foundations to try to figure out what was problems and what could
• with foundations to try to conversations with foundations to try to figure<01:05:05.480> out<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And second, are there questions about any conversation about increasing those caps?
• I'm not sure, Commissioner Olsson, you might have been involved in other conversations.
• I'm not sure, Commissioner Olsson, you might have been involved in other conversations.
• I'm not sure, Commissioner Olsson, you might have been involved in other conversations.
• <01:29:12.040> introductory to have this conversation introductory to have this conversation

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We've had some great conversations, and we've met and had other meetings.
• I respectfully ask for an I vote and look forward to the conversation. >> Further discussion?
• Conversations can be had about how we can responsibly address transportation...
• Now, we should be having this conversation about how do we incentivize people?
• This might be a really valuable conversation.

Keywords: 981, all

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• It is never a pleasant conversation.
• I've had a conversation with DHHS, who says they can't help.
• I've had a conversation with DHHS, who says they can't help.
• I've had a conversation with DHHS, who says they can't help.
• But I'm happy to have a further conversation about that. All right.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• But definitely look forward to further conversations.
• So for those reasons, we remain opposed, but look forward to continuing conversations.
• We'd like to thank the author and the committee staff for the conversations.
• We appreciate the conversation with the author’s office and look forward to continuing it.
• We appreciate the conversation with the author’s office and look forward to continuing it.

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills on public safety, parole, criminal justice oversight, Proposition 36 implementation, behavioral health, gang database reform, cargo theft, and nonconsensual intimate images. The chair explained hearing procedures and noted that SB 906 was pulled from the agenda. Several measures were heard but not voted on because quorum was lacking. SB 1446, a committee bill, would expand discretion in en banc parole review, make en banc votes public record, and allow CDCR referrals for sexually violent predator evaluation of certain incarcerated people serving determinate or indeterminate terms. Support came from the California District Attorneys Association; opposition came from the Ella Baker Center, Uncommon Law, public defenders, and others who argued it would add confusion, litigation risk, and unnecessary duplication. The author said the bill was intended to clarify review standards and improve transparency. SB 1278 would exclude certain sex offenses and habitual/one-strike offenders from elderly parole eligibility. The San Diego District Attorney’s Office and California District Attorneys Association supported it, citing cases such as Gregory Vogelsang and David Funston; opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and others argued elderly parole is already highly restrictive, evidence-based, and cost-effective. Vice Chair Seyarto strongly supported SB 1278, emphasizing victim justice and public safety. SB 1354 would bar out-of-state military personnel not operating under Title 10 from entering California to perform military or law enforcement functions without the governor’s permission; a committee amendment removed a criminal penalty and left enforcement to the Attorney General. SB 926 would provide funding for Proposition 36 implementation, with committee amendments deleting a specific appropriation and shifting funding decisions to the budget process; supporters said counties need resources for treatment, probation, and administration, while opponents criticized the bill as fiscally reckless and duplicative. SB 874 would require background checks and clearer statewide standards for Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, especially ABA services for children; supporters said it would improve patient safety and program integrity. SB 1210 would extend CalGang-style oversight, notice, appeal, and DOJ regulation to all gang databases, not just shared ones; supporters described harms from inaccurate, unregulated local databases, while police chiefs opposed applying the CalGang framework to all local investigative files. The committee also heard SB 1019, which would create a DOJ cargo theft task force and add reporting requirements; supporters from BNSF, trucking, shipping, ports, and law enforcement said organized cargo theft is harming supply chains and worker safety, and no opposition was presented. Finally, SB 1217 would create a DOJ clearinghouse to help victims remove nonconsensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, from covered platforms; amendments narrowed the bill’s scope and clarified law enforcement’s role. The author and survivor witnesses described ongoing trauma from repeated reposting of exploitative images and argued the bill would provide a centralized removal process. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 1217, with no final votes taken on the measures heard.

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• But definitely look forward to further conversations.
• I'm happy to clarify it and just to keep the conversation moving.
• When we had a conversation, hopefully that would be what happened.
• SB 1022... ...out of large-scale conversations regarding human trafficking.
• We appreciate the conversation.

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills, with members repeatedly noting that votes would be taken later once a quorum was established. Early in the meeting, the committee heard SB 1446 on parole en banc review and SB 1278 on elderly parole eligibility for certain sex offenses. SB 1446’s author said the bill would give commissioners more discretion in en banc review, make votes public, and allow referral for sexually violent predator evaluation in certain cases; supporters included the California District Attorneys Association, while opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and public defender groups argued it would add confusion, create constitutional and litigation concerns, and duplicate existing safeguards. SB 1278 would exclude certain rape, child sexual abuse, and habitual/serial sex offense convictions from elderly parole eligibility; district attorneys and police chiefs supported it as a victim-safety measure, while civil rights and defense organizations opposed it as unnecessary, costly, and inconsistent with evidence on aging and recidivism. Both bills were discussed but not voted on due to the lack of quorum. The committee then heard SB 1354, which would bar out-of-state military or law enforcement personnel from entering California to perform such functions without the Governor’s permission. The author and supporters framed it as protecting state sovereignty and limiting unauthorized armed incursions; the committee accepted an amendment removing a criminal penalty and leaving enforcement to the Attorney General. No opposition testimony was offered, and members expressed support, but no vote was taken because quorum was still lacking. The committee also heard SB 926, a bill to fund implementation of Proposition 36. Supporters, including sheriffs, district attorneys, probation officials, and the League of California Cities, said local agencies need funding for treatment, supervision, and administration; opponents argued the proposal was fiscally reckless, lacked accountability, and overemphasized incarceration. Amendments removed a specific appropriation and shifted funding decisions to the budget process, but the bill was also held pending quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 874, which would require background checks for unlicensed providers of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, create a stakeholder workgroup, and direct DHCS to issue guidance and report on program integrity. Support came from local health plans and behavior analysis providers, who said the bill would improve safety and consistency; there was no opposition testimony. The committee then heard SB 1210, which would extend CalGang oversight and due process protections to local gang databases as well as shared ones. Supporters described privacy abuses, racial disparities, and personal harm from inaccurate gang labels; law enforcement opposition argued the bill would impose CalGang standards on informal investigative files and would significantly change the gang definition. The author said the bill closes a loophole and preserves prior reforms, but no vote was taken. The committee also began hearing SB 1019 on creating a California Cargo Thief Task Force, with strong support from BNSF, trucking, shipping, port, and supply-chain representatives who described organized, multi-jurisdictional cargo theft and rail sabotage; no opposition was heard, and members indicated support, but action was deferred pending quorum. The meeting then moved to SB 1217 on a non-consensual intimate image clearinghouse, with the chair and author describing privacy-related amendments and the bill’s focus on helping survivors remove exploitative images; the transcript cuts off as that presentation began.

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• But definitely look forward to further conversations.
• I'm happy to clarify it and just to keep the conversation moving.
• When we had a conversation, hopefully that would be what happened.
• We'd like to thank the author and the committee staff for the conversations.
• We appreciate the conversation.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• out of funding conversations. out of funding conversations.
• A- again, I just had a town hall recently, and affordability was a huge topic of conversation.
• I guess what I want to close is a bill like this lets us have this debate and this conversation with
• And you know, we can have the conversation about where that comes from, but at the scale we need, we
• , and this might be where I conversation, and this might be where I can<01:30:59.360> start<01

Bills: HF3279, HF1879, HF1417, HF2462

Keywords: housing, sales tax, homeownership, rent assistance, community stability, education, counseling, financial assistance, housing development, culturally appropriate services, HF1417, manufactured home parks, manufactured housing, mobile home parks, housing development fund, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, infrastructure grants, infrastructure loans, affordable housing

Transcript Highlights:

• We should normalize the conversations We should normalize the conversations about<00:46:31.400> firearms
• we need to normalize the conversation we need to normalize the conversation regarding<00:53:51.480
• I'm honestly a little baffled by some of the conversation we're having here today.
• So, like, there's a lot of information and things sort of within this conversation.
• things sort of within this conversation. things sort of within this conversation.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:09:32.320> most to have those conversations most to have those conversations most importantly
• So, the move have had the conversation.
• I'm a little behind. enrollment conversation just a just a enrollment conversation just a just a little
• superintendent of schools in Converse superintendent of schools in Converse One<01:03:39.200>
• And I believe this conversation is a local conversation, and my local school boards need to have the

Bills: HB0159

Keywords: student rights, free expression, K-12 education, speech protection, religious views, political speech, 916, all

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• It starts those conversations.
• conversations.
• It gets those conversations.
• <00:35:57.200> resolution conversations hopefully to a resolution conversations hopefully
• a pleasant conversation not a pleasant conversation because<01:04:19.839> controlling<01:04:20.400

Keywords: Concurrent meeting of the House Standing Committee on Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs and the House Standing Committee on State Government. Title of video has been shortened due to YouTube length restrictions. Discussion of HCR 45: 00:04:14, 958, all

Summary: The joint meeting of the House Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee and the House State Government Committee was called to consider House Concurrent Resolution 45, sponsored by Representative Jason Petri. The resolution would support calling for a federal balanced budget amendment through the Article V process. Petri argued that Kentucky’s own constitutional balanced-budget requirement shows the value of fiscal restraint, and he said decades of federal deficit spending and rising debt make a constitutional amendment necessary. Governor Ron DeSantis and Lauren Ends of the National Campaign for a Balanced Budget Amendment also testified in support, emphasizing the growth of federal debt, the risk of a future debt crisis, and the view that Congress is unlikely to solve the problem on its own. Members asked about the mechanics and risks of an Article V convention, including whether the convention’s “sole purpose” language would be enforceable and whether a convention could become a “runaway” process. DeSantis and Ends said states can impose guardrails on delegates, including criminal penalties and delegate-limitation laws, and noted that any proposed amendment would still require ratification by 38 states. They also said that if Congress chose to draft the amendment itself in response to state pressure, that would be acceptable. One witness said 18 states have passed faithful-delegate or delegate-limitation laws. Representative Callaway asked what would happen if the debt issue is not addressed. Witnesses responded that continued borrowing could lead to economic dislocation, higher interest costs, and a debt crisis that would crowd out other federal spending. They said the current debt burden is already more than $100,000 per U.S. citizen and roughly $300,000 per taxpayer, and that a balanced budget amendment would be a first step toward stopping the growth of debt before any long-term paydown could occur. The transcript provided does not show a final vote or other committee action on the resolution.

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• Says the conversion of natural gas and nitrogen into ammonia. >> Thank you.
• So really look forward to continuing the conversation and thanks for looking at this bill.
• So really look forward to continuing the conversation and thanks for looking at this bill.
• So really look forward to continuing the conversation and thanks for looking at this bill.
• So really look forward to continuing the conversation and thanks for looking at this bill.

Bills: HB0120, HB0043, HB0128

Keywords: energy production, natural gas, industrial sovereignty, manufacturing, tax exemptions, money laundering, illegal investment, financial institutions, criminal activity, Wyoming legislation, severance tax, oil production, tax exemption, energy sector, economic impact, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, I think that would be something, you know, just to continue the conversation for us.
• So, I would just like to continue to be part of that conversation.
• continued conversation that we have<00:25:53.000> in<00:25:53.120> the<00:25:53.200>
• So, that's where I thought you were going at one particular point in your conversation."
• Assembly for conversation. Assembly for conversation.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board first approved the September 24 minutes and then heard a presentation from four certified community behavioral health clinic providers: Pathways, NorthKey, Seven Counties Services, and NewVista. The presenters explained the difference between traditional community mental health centers and CCBHCs, describing CCBHCs as an enhanced model that integrates behavioral health, primary care, wraparound services, and crisis response. They reviewed the federal history of the model, Kentucky’s entry into the Medicaid demonstration in 2022, and the scheduled end of the enhanced federal match on December 31, 2027. They also emphasized required services such as 24-hour mobile crisis, care coordination, and services for veterans, and described care coordination as a key feature that helps patients follow up after hospital or emergency discharge, manage medications, and connect to transportation and other supports. The presenters gave examples of improved outcomes, including a patient who was able to remain living independently because of coordinated home-based and telehealth support, and they argued that CCBHCs are helping Kentucky build a more responsive crisis system through 988, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization units. They said the model is data-driven, uses performance metrics, and has led to stronger collaboration among community partners. One speaker said more than 100 agencies participated in a Jefferson County community health needs assessment and continued meeting afterward to reduce redundancies and barriers to care. They also said crisis call hub compliance and mobile crisis outreach compliance improved significantly over the past year. Members asked about how navigators and connectors fit into the model, how CCBHCs work with managed care organizations, and how the program could expand statewide. The presenters said navigators are not built into the CCBHC model but may be used through referrals, while the CCBHCs continue to bill MCOs the same way and receive a Medicaid wrap payment for the enhanced rate. They said the goal would be for all community mental health centers to become CCBHCs, but that a state plan amendment would be needed and could not be limited only to CMHCs if submitted to CMS. They estimated about $28 million would be needed statewide to continue the program in the next biennium, combining the loss of enhanced federal match and the state share of enhanced service costs. The board also discussed transportation, with one presenter explaining that their program arranges Medicaid transportation for eligible appointments, and members raised concerns about mental inquest warrant transport and whether sheriffs should remain involved. No votes were taken on the CCBHC or transportation items during the discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I can tell you, in being in those conversations, at one point I was able to look with my colleagues
• And I can tell you, in being in those conversations, at one point I was able to look with my colleagues
• And I can tell you, in being in those conversations, at one point I was able to look with my colleagues
• And I can tell you, in being in those conversations, at one point I was able to look with my colleagues
• That bill will still be there next year, and I promise you we will continue to have the conversation.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• /c><00:01:18.960> Minnesota Thank you all for inviting us to come back and continue the conversation
• the conversation that started last<00:01:44.200> week<00:01:45.200> um<00:01:45.399>
• And that brings us to the conversation today.
• That concludes our conversation today for mandates.
• I just wanted to say quickly that I appreciate the conversation today.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• participating in our next conversation participating in our next conversation about<00:42:05.839
• So we've had those conversations in the past.
• had those conversations in the past<00:52:00.000> I<00:52:00.079> don't<00:52:00.200><
• So those are just conversations that we're having at the coalition level, but it's echoed at all the
• <01:23:32.199> that so those are just conversations that so those are just conversations that

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So the next conversation, Senator Cole, of course, now we're talking.
• And then just a broader conversation, because this is an infrastructure session.
• Happy to have a further conversation with you about that. Thank you. Okay.
• I want to have that conversation with you.
• I've garnered that conversation of allowing them to have enough money.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee held its first hearing of the 89th regular session, adopted nearly identical committee rules from the previous legislature by a 15-0 vote, and began review of Senate Bill 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2026-27. Chair Huffman outlined the budget framework, emphasizing conservative spending, a $332.9 billion all-funds budget, and major priorities including property tax relief, public education, border security, health and human services, transportation, energy, and water infrastructure. She also introduced committee and leadership staff and described the hearing schedule and public testimony procedures. Comptroller Glenn Hager presented the biennial revenue estimate, saying the state has $194.6 billion available for general-purpose spending, including a $23.8 billion ending balance, but warned that revenue growth is returning to more normal levels and that lawmakers should avoid using temporary spikes for ongoing commitments. Senators questioned him extensively about the Economic Stabilization Fund cap, sales tax trends, inflation, and whether the state should consider raising the cap or using severance-tax revenues differently. Hager said the Rainy Day Fund is expected to hit its cap, which would leave more severance-tax revenue in general revenue, and he stressed that infrastructure needs remain significant. The Legislative Budget Board then gave a detailed overview of SB 1 and the budget’s major components. LBB staff explained that the bill includes continued funding for the Foundation School Program, $850 million for the Texas State Technical College endowment, $1.3 billion for the Texas University Fund, $6.5 billion for border security, salary increases for correctional officers and state troopers, $3 billion for dementia research, higher community attendant wages, expanded community-based care, $5 billion for the Texas Energy Fund, and funding to clear volunteer fire department grant backlogs. They also outlined supplemental priorities such as water infrastructure, retirement legacy payments, rail grade separations, wildfire aircraft, and emergency facilities, and said the current controlling budget limit is the tax spending limit. A major portion of the hearing focused on property tax relief. LBB explained that prior-session relief grew from an expected $18 billion to $22.7 billion because of higher-than-anticipated property values and interactions among hold-harmless provisions, and that SB 1 continues and expands relief with $51 billion in total property tax relief, including $3 billion more for compression, $3 billion to raise the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, and a $500 million placeholder for business tax relief. Senators discussed the automatic nature of some of these costs, the effect of the non-homestead circuit breaker, the role of federal COVID funds, and the need to maintain school finance commitments if the state continues to compress school tax rates.

Transcript Highlights:

• So I look forward to more conversations on how to make this bill better and have more conversations on
• So I look forward to more conversations on how to make this bill better and have more conversations on
• conversations about maybe different<01:20:13.679> converse<01:20:14.159> or<01:20:14.480
• > different<01:20:14.800> ideas different converse or different ideas different converse
• <01:20:28.960> or<01:20:29.120> how these uncomfortable conversations or how these

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Education Finance Committee met remotely on February 16, 2022, with a quorum present and approved the minutes from the previous day by voice vote. Chair Dabney said the committee was spending the week on public school staffing shortages, especially efforts to increase and retain BIPOC teachers, and introduced testimony on the Collaborative Urban and Greater Minnesota Educators of Color Grant Program (CUGMEC) and the broader Increasing Teachers of Color Act. Testifiers from St. Thomas, Augsburg, and Hopkins described the history and impact of the legacy educator-of-color programs. Kathleen Campbell said the original Q program was created to address underrepresentation, remove financial barriers, and provide mentorship and culturally relevant support; she argued that when the grant became competitive in 2017 without additional funding, support was spread too thin and student capacity dropped. Audrey Lensmeyer described Augsburg’s East African Student-to-Teacher Program, rooted in community advocacy in Cedar-Riverside, and said it has produced strong completion and licensure outcomes. Keenan Jones shared his path from paraprofessional to teacher and district leader, emphasizing the importance of scholarships, mentorship, and outreach to high school students, including a statewide co-enrollment Intro to Teaching course. Representative Hassan then presented House File 3079, saying the bill aims to attract, prepare, complete, and retain more teachers of color and American Indian teachers through several grant and program changes, including Closing the Educational Opportunity Gap grants, Cook Mac funding, teacher mentorship and retention updates, and revisions to CUGMEC. He said the bill responds to a severe shortage of BIPOC teachers and that the requested investment is small relative to the state surplus. Student and educator testimony followed, including a third-grade student from Crookston and Ava Roots, both of whom described the importance of having teachers who reflect students’ cultures and experiences. Natalia Benjamin, the 2021 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, also testified about retention challenges for educators of color and racialized workplace treatment. The committee indicated it intended to lay over HF 3079 for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill, and Representative Richardson moved the bill to be laid over for further consideration.