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• It's giving me an extra night to study for my economics test, so I appreciate that.
• They're drowning, and now we're going to add a swim test.
• said to have more than 100 children, and other elites build mega-families, testing citizenship laws and
• For decades, China has exploited vulnerabilities around the world and here at home, testing the pressure
• People who, after being provided insulin and without having eaten, their blood sugar still testing in

Bills: S0006, S0026, S0206, S0532, S0576, S1012, S1110, S1178, S1192, S1758, S1760, S7046, S7048

Keywords: child welfare, negligence, settlement, injury compensation, Department of Children and Families, motorcycle accident, compensation, Department of Transportation, legal claim, autism, autism spectrum disorder, ASD, special education, exceptional student education, ESE, teacher preparation, educator certification, micro-credential, loan forgiveness, student loan repayment

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met and considered a large agenda of bills, reporting several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and the estate of Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, which was approved for $3.8 million. The committee also passed a cybersecurity internships bill creating a Department of Commerce program with Cyber Florida, and SB 532, which lets clerks of court retain the full amount of certain excess revenue and clarifies foreclosure-sale procedures. Veterans housing measures, CS for CS for SB 1602 and SB 1604, were approved to create a pilot program and a related trust fund for vacancy relief and risk mitigation for veteran housing. The committee also favorably reported SB 1110 on Medicaid and insurance coverage for orthotics and prosthetics, with emotional testimony from a student and family describing the high cost and importance of activity-specific prosthetics. Members also approved CS for CS for SB 1012 after adopting an amendment that removed inmate emergency and specialty medical service compensation provisions while retaining changes to the contractor-operated institutions inmate welfare trust fund. Another bill, CS for CS for SB 1614, was narrowed by a delete-all amendment to focus on limiting the use of excess fees for new building construction by local governments. All of these measures were reported favorably after brief debate, with some support testimony submitted in writing or waived. The most extensive discussion centered on CS for CS for SB 17, a major Medicaid and public assistance overhaul. The bill would create a Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight, allow the Legislature to retain its own actuary, tighten Medicaid program oversight, update encounter-data reporting, set performance standards for managed care plans, revise pharmacy benefit manager rules, and require DCF to implement SNAP fraud-reduction and payment-accuracy reforms, including photo IDs on EBT cards and updated work requirements. It also would direct agencies to seek federal waivers for Medicaid work requirements for able-bodied adults and expanded behavioral health services. After lengthy questioning and testimony, the committee adopted amendments adding a transitional medical benefits glide path for people who gain employment and later lose Medicaid eligibility, and exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would improve accountability, reduce fraud, and save money, while opponents warned it would create administrative burdens, increase paperwork, and cause eligible people to lose coverage or food assistance. The committee ultimately reported the bill favorably as amended.

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• We've seen a lot of increases as it relates to their testing supplies have gone up, and then there's.
• So they have what's called a future test year.
• predictions about what sort of revenues and expenses that they're going to have in their selected test
• It will have to minimize the environmental damages also associated with doing that type of work.
• Chairman, Representative, if I asked for what we actually needed across the board, I think I would be testing

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

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• interest as those ideological, interest as those ideological, political,<00:10:30.800> environmental
• <00:10:31.360> or<00:10:31.600> social political, environmental or social political
• , environmental or social interests<00:10:32.160> that<00:10:32.399> are<00:10:32.560><

Keywords: Meeting start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:32 HB 136 Discussion: 01:46 HB 136 Vote: 05:53 HB 183 Discussion: 07:03 HB 183 Vote: 14:45, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor met with a quorum and considered two bills. Senate Bill 136, sponsored by Vice Chair Frommeyer, made a housekeeping change to unemployment insurance fraud reporting by correcting prior language so suspected fraud is reported to the appropriate county or commonwealth attorney and the U.S. Department of Labor, rather than the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. Members asked about how often local prosecutors pursue these cases and whether the state follows up on clawing back fraudulent payments; the cabinet said it would check on the exact recovery process. Senator Boswell also raised broader concerns about delays and difficulties claimants face in the unemployment insurance system. The committee approved SB 136 unanimously, 11-0, and reported it favorably. The committee then heard Senate Bill 183 from Senator Nunn, which would regulate proxy voting advice by requiring transparency, economic analysis, and disclosure when proxy advisers rely on non-financial factors or give advice inconsistent with a company board’s recommendation. Nunn said the bill is intended to protect Kentuckians’ retirement and investment interests, prevent politically or ideologically driven advice, and create enforcement through Kentucky’s deceptive trade practices law. Senator Clemens questioned how the bill would apply to nontraditional groups and whether the affected firms are registered or regulated; a witness, Chris Nolan, said there is little federal oversight and no Kentucky oversight of proxy adviser firms. Senator Maiden supported the bill, while Senator Thomas opposed it, arguing investors should be free to seek advice based on their own interests and that the bill could chill such advice. The committee passed SB 183 by a 9-2 vote and reported it favorably.

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• These can be put in for environmental or conservation purposes saying, hey, we've got this groundwater
• The chair now calls Carrie Michelle LaKyle and Bobby Janica with the Texas Commission on Environmental
• For enforcement matters, our 16 regional offices respond. to environmental concerns, complaints, and

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• We strongly support this bill, all of these kind of diverse environmental organizations.
• kind of diverse environmental kind of diverse environmental organizations. organizations. organizations
• specifically from an environmental specifically from an environmental perspective, perspective,
• Here in support of HB 1602, I'm director of environmental compliance, sorry.
• environmental compliance, sorry. Uh I'm environmental compliance, sorry.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So, an example of this would be the Environmental Trust Fund, which is managed by the State Board of
• So, an example of this would<00:23:45.039> be<00:23:45.200> the<00:23:45.520> environmental
• <00:23:46.080> trust<00:23:46.400> fund would be the environmental trust fund would
• be the environmental trust fund which<00:23:46.799> is<00:23:46.880> managed<00:23:47.200
• appointments with many doctors and specialists, and patiently, also known as agonizingly waiting for test

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 10, uh, line 8, the contingency of when this provision would go into effect, and it's about the environmental
• 10, uh, line 8, the contingency of when this provision would go into effect, and it's about the environmental
• into effect, and it's it's<01:32:19.920> about<01:32:20.080> the<01:32:20.320> environmental
• <01:32:22.080> Um,<01:32:22.960> I It's about the environmental plan.
• about the equipment on the car, but section 16 provides what, when new vehicles would be required to test

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Turning to page nine at the top, line 1393 is a reduction to environmental health management administration
• <00:10:20.399> to top, line 1393 is a reduction to top, line 1393 is a reduction to environmental
• <00:10:21.120> health<00:10:21.440> management environmental health management environmental
• They were to strengthen laboratory testing, again not just for COVID but for all infectious disease,

Bills: HF2435

Keywords: healthcare, dementia services, public health funding, opioid prevention, women's health, community health boards, mental health, 1183, house

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• It was my understanding that the Department of Environmental Services actually has to qualify plants
• It was my understanding that the Department of Environmental Services actually has to qualify plants
• And then on the environmental aspect of it, I think Durgin and Croll said their project would displace
• sufficient and then on the environmental sufficient and then on the environmental aspect<00:24:17.240
• Environmental Protection Agency the us.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Line 834 is a House provision to reduce funding for environmental health management and administration
• and 2 of that article strike obsolete effective dates from sections governing accreditation of environmental
• 06.159> of from sections governing accreditation of from sections governing accreditation of environmental
• environmental environmental laboratories.<00:32:09.279> Section<00:32:09.840> three<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• complete our review of the authority's construction quality program, review how compliance with environmental
• affecting the project, and review the authority's change order process. ...review how compliance with environmental

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on April 22, 2026, with a quorum present and first took up a large consent calendar. It moved a set of bills to the Assembly Floor consent calendar by unanimous vote, including AB 1773, 1785, 1828, 1873, 1918, 2001, 2085, 2173, 2412, 2536, 2644, and 2781, and separately approved another group of unanimous bills not eligible for floor consent, including AB 1544, 1555, 1614, 1621, 1637, 1704, 1816, 1933, 2529, 2559, 2663, and 2731. The committee then heard several individual bills, with each author describing the measure and witnesses generally testifying in support; no organized opposition was recorded on the bills discussed. Among the measures heard, AB 2393 would create fixed statutory damages for certain false imprisonment and arrest claims, while exempting peace officers, custodial officers, and public entities. AB 1697 would delay implementation of a recently enacted prohibition on employment contracts that require workers to repay employer debts if they leave a job, and AB 2534 would extend Domestic Violence Prevention Act restraining order protections to attempted forced marriages and survivors of forced marriages. AB 1608 would strengthen the High-Speed Rail Inspector General’s office by adding staffing and contracting authority, requiring public reports, and allowing limited temporary confidentiality for sensitive information; the bill drew questions from members about transparency and whether information could be withheld, but the author and Inspector General said the measure would increase accountability and only allow narrow, time-limited confidentiality. The committee also approved AB 1916, which would allow American Sign Language interpreters to participate in the same collective bargaining process as other certified court interpreters, and AB 1803, which would require anti-hate speech training as part of workplace harassment prevention training for employers with five or more employees. AB 1821 would change Public Records Act response timelines from calendar days to business days, with local government sponsors arguing it would better reflect actual processing time for broad and complex requests without reducing access. AB 1919 would establish election procedures to let voters decide the future of Santa Cruz Metro service funding after a one-time grant expires. Each of these bills was moved forward on due pass votes, with some members not voting on certain measures. The committee then approved a long suspense file, and the remaining suspense bills were deemed approved without further discussion.

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• complete our review of the authority's construction quality program, review how compliance with environmental
• requirements is affecting the project, and review the authority's change order process. ...with environmental

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• HB 2380, school districts board meetings expenditures; HB 2389, replacement unit certificates environmental
• prohibition HB 2380 school districts board meetings expenditures HB 2389 replacement unit certificates environmental

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Public Safety to study the various problems on United States Highway 491, from maintenance to environmental
• Public Safety to study the various problems on United States Highway 491, from maintenance to environmental

Keywords: 996, all

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• exemption for certain stationary sources from compliance with the final rule published by the Environmental
• The Environmental Protection Agency rule is titled “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• but our rural communities that make up the spine of our state, that have a lot of our precious environmental
• but our rural communities that make up the spine of our state, that have a lot of our precious environmental

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and first considered CS/SB 7012 on child welfare, presented by Senator Graal. The bill addressed three areas: child welfare workforce shortages, higher-acuity children in out-of-home care, and services/data for commercially sexually exploited children. It would create a CPI and case manager recruitment program aimed at former public safety and service workers, convene a workforce work group, establish a four-year treatment foster care pilot in two judicial circuits identified by DCF based on removal and placement data, and require more detailed, extractable child-level data on commercially sexually exploited children along with a bed capacity study and service gap analysis. Two amendments were adopted: one clarified record retention for redacted assessments, and another attached the appropriation. The committee then heard CS/SB 110 on rural communities from Senator Simon. The bill proposed a broad rural development package, including a state office of rural prosperity, a Renaissance grant program for counties with declining populations, increased housing support, major rural road funding, school consortium funding, and additional health care resources for rural facilities and training. A delete-all amendment was adopted that expanded and refined several provisions, including local sales tax trust fund distributions, county connectivity projects, agritourism marketing support, disaster-impacted rural infrastructure eligibility, insurance and provider eligibility changes, and increased funding for critical access hospitals and rural medical education reimbursement. Both bills drew broad support from local government, education, health care, housing, and rural advocacy representatives. Supporters said the rural bill was especially comprehensive and would help small counties, schools, roads, housing, and health care, while one witness cautioned that road expansion should be balanced with protection of agricultural and natural lands. Senator Bradley and Senator Simon emphasized local control and the importance of strengthening rural Florida without imposing mandates. CS/SB 7012 and CS/SB 110 were both reported favorably, and the committee then adjourned.

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• everyone to the joint informational briefing with the Judiciary Committee and the Agricultural and Environmental
• Uh, seated next to me here is Senator Gabbard, chair of the Agricultural and Environmental Committee
• And because this was working beforehand, we do actually test things around here.
• beforehand,<00:24:57.279> we<00:24:57.440> do<00:24:57.679> actually<00:24:58.000> test
• <00:24:58.320> things beforehand, we do actually test things beforehand, we do actually test

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint informational briefing focused on how federal policy changes, tariffs, funding cuts, the federal shutdown, and delays in the farm bill are affecting Hawaii agriculture and food access. Opening remarks emphasized Hawaii’s heavy dependence on imported food and farm inputs, the state’s vulnerability to disruptions in USDA services, and the need for stronger state, county, and community coordination. Speakers also noted that immigration enforcement and broader global supply-chain pressures can affect local farm labor, production, and food availability. Sharon Herd, chair of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, described both positive and negative federal impacts. She said Hawaii has benefited from some recurring grants and a large new $8.8 million federal grant, but also reported about $22 million in losses from suspended or terminated grants, including farm-to-school and water-related projects. She said some USDA programs, such as microgrants for food security and FISMIP, are currently suspended, while the specialty crop block grant remains active. She also said Hawaii farms declined from 7,328 to 6,569 between the 2017 and 2022 censuses and argued the state cannot rely on imports alone to feed its people. Amanda Shaw of Agriculture Stewardship Hawaii presented findings from federal funding cut reports. She said the first report, in March, identified about $88 million in potential cuts, and the newer report found $64.7 million in confirmed cuts and about $175 million in potential cuts. She said federal shifts are creating uncertainty for farmers, food-system organizations, and school and community food programs, and noted that 4,000 to 5,000 Hawaii farmers could receive less money because of changes to payment-factor provisions for socially disadvantaged farmers. She also said Hawaii has lost 18% of local USDA staff since September 2024, with possible further national reductions expected. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only, and the chair noted that any legal questions, including the reported SNAP changes, would be for the Judiciary Committee to assess later.

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• to see how the P320 is being advertised, there were big bold headlines on the web page that say, “tested
• and abused, most tested and proven firearm ever,” and, last but not least, “safety without compromise
• but I don't want to have to rely my life on some piece of technology that's not even really been tested
• This is not a matter of preference, but a matter of public health and environmental safety.
• This is not a matter of preference, but a matter of public health and environmental safety.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• work thanks to the State Treasurer's Office on ensuring that HOPE accounts were not subject to any test
• may recall a couple of weeks ago I was here, and I had mentioned our swift implementation of the 25% test
• ensure that it can process applications in a timely manner in light of the implementation of the 25% test
• name is Regan, and I worked as a junior research analyst with the Center for Critical Urban and Environmental
• Hi, testing. Okay. Good afternoon.

Summary: The committee opened with the State Controller’s Office May Revision requests, including funding for Fiscal book-of-record stabilization, a Broadcom IDMS licensing adjustment, the California State Payroll System, ACFR reporting automation, and $3 million for unclaimed property outreach. Testimony emphasized progress on Fiscal becoming the state’s accounting book of record in July, faster ACFR publication, and the move to electronic unclaimed property claims. Members asked about the size of the unclaimed property fund and how quickly money is transferred to the General Fund; the Controller’s office said about $15 billion is held, with most excess transferred regularly, and the LAO noted the fund is the General Fund’s fourth-largest revenue source. No concerns were raised by Finance or the LAO, and the item was closed after no public comment. The committee then heard the administration’s proposal to tax prewritten digital software and software-as-a-service, with Finance saying it would modernize sales tax treatment and raise an estimated $450 million General Fund and $560 million local revenue in 2026-27. The LAO supported modernizing the tax but suggested broader digital goods coverage and a business-use exemption; industry and taxpayer groups opposed the proposal, warning of higher costs for consumers and businesses. Members also heard CDTFA’s administrative request tied to the proposal, plus a separate CDTFA budget reduction reflecting lower operational needs; that reduction was presented as a savings item and drew positive reactions. Next, the committee considered federal conformity for “Trump accounts,” which would align California tax treatment with federal rules for tax-deferred children’s accounts and avoid tracking burdens for families. The LAO recommended approval, and the item drew no opposition. The committee also heard a proposal to cut the first-year $800 annual business tax to $400 for LLCs, LPs, and LLPs; Finance argued it would lower startup costs and encourage new business formation, while the LAO said the benefit was not well targeted and could subsidize entities that would form anyway. Members discussed the policy tradeoff, and public commenters split between support for small business relief and concern about revenue loss. The final major revenue item was a permanent business tax credit limitation, capping credits at the greater of $5 million per corporation or 50% of pre-credit liability, while excluding the low-income housing tax credit and personal income tax credits. Finance said it would raise significant revenue from large profitable corporations, and the LAO said it was a reasonable option but noted it would mainly affect the R&D credit and could have future implications for programs like California Competes. Public testimony was sharply divided, with business groups opposing the cap and anti-poverty advocates supporting it as a way to recapture revenue. The committee also heard FTB’s CalFile realignment request, which would return most of the direct-file-related resources to the General Fund while retaining a smaller staff to improve CalFile, and the California Arts Council’s request to reauthorize the Keep Arts in Schools voluntary contribution fund, which members and advocates supported despite relatively modest annual donations. The hearing continued with GoBiz proposals on civic media funding, CA RISE reappropriation, and a semiconductor facility reversion, with the LAO supporting the latter two and members raising questions about the civic media program’s scope, outreach, and inclusion of broadcast and ethnic media.

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• work thanks to the State Treasurer's Office on ensuring that HOPE accounts were not subject to any test
• may recall a couple weeks ago I was here, and I had mentioned our swift implementation of the 25% test
• ensure that it can process applications in a timely manner in light of the implementation of the 25% test
• name is Regan, and I worked as a junior research analyst with the Center for Critical Urban and Environmental
• Hi, testing. Okay. Good afternoon.

Keywords: 988, house, all