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• The high school and beyond plan plan is a state requirement and it deserves stand-alone funding, not
• We have in Quincy had transition to kindergarten plan program going for four years.
• I'm Nicole Kern with Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates.
• Parenthood in HCA's medical assistance budget.
• This plan, in tandem with the state's CCAP, is a roadmap to those climate targets.

Bills: SB5998

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: fiscal appropriations, budget, state funding, financial management, operating expenses

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• To plan.
• And I attended several meetings last year about as we're getting ready to redo our plan, our comp plan
• So it isn't just the cost of doing the plan.
• That's what is currently going on in this budget, the underlying budget bill for Planned Parenthood.
• Planned Parenthood?

Bills: SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6170 , SB6176 , SB6182 , SB6335 , SB5647 , SB6047 , HB2367 , HB2606 , SB5998 , SB6005 , SB6003 , SB6129 , SB6225 , SB6228 , SB6231

Summary: The Senate convened with roll call, prayer, and approval of the previous day’s journal, then moved to a resolution honoring piano teachers. Senate Resolution 8698 was adopted after remarks from Senator Conway and others describing the role of piano teachers in music education, family life, and community service. Members of the Washington State Music Teachers Association and the National Guild of Piano Teachers were recognized in the gallery. The chamber then took up the operating budget and considered a long series of amendments. Several amendments focused on housing costs and local planning, utility and energy policy, ballot measure costs, state spending growth, tort liability, and paid family and medical leave. Some amendments were adopted, including a study of utility cost impacts from climate laws, a grid-related funding amendment, a tort liability oversight/reporting amendment, and a workgroup on services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Others were rejected, including proposals to create a housing task force, cap state spending growth, fund ballot initiative costs, restore local planning grants, and change paid family and medical leave usage rules. Debate on the budget amendments was often partisan and detailed, with supporters arguing for fiscal restraint, cost transparency, and relief for taxpayers and local governments, while opponents emphasized existing work, program solvency, and the need to preserve services. The Senate also heard amendments on zero-based budgeting, federal education tax credit opt-in language, reproductive health funding, food assistance work requirements, and support for the Pediatric Interim Care Center; some were defeated and some were adopted. Roll-call votes were taken on certain amendments, and the transcript ends during consideration of Amendment 0787, which would restore funding for the Pediatric Interim Care Center.

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• So we would like to be in a position where we can plan the next biennium and plan to not be in a budget
• We would like to be in a position where we can plan the next biennium and plan to not be in a budget
• First, it adds an annual coverage assessment on health carriers offering health plans through the health
• I am a patient navigator and community health worker with Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and
• I'm not here to strip away the autonomy of women to choose adequate health care plans.

Bills: HB2747

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: budget sustainability, state finance, fiscal policy, economic growth, government spending

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• We, for similar reasons, ask that you retain planning grants.
• We, for similar reasons, ask that you retain planning grants.
• I'm Nicole Kern with Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates.
• Parenthood in HCA's medical assistance budget.
• In terms of school retirees and Plan 1 employees, it's a constant struggle.

Bills: HB2289

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• So we would like to be in a position where we can plan the next biennium and plan to not be in a budget
• per year thereafter for enforcement, and this would be from OIC's... ...health plan rate reviews and
• I am a patient navigator and community health worker with Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and
• Marissa Ingalls testifying other on behalf of the Association of Washington Healthcare Plans.
• I'm not here to strip away the autonomy of women to choose adequate health care plans.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee held public hearings on several bills and took executive action on House Bill 2747. HB 2747 would change how Washington estimates future revenue in its four-year balanced budget outlooks by using the official revenue forecast instead of the current 4.5% growth assumption for the next two biennia. Staff described the bill as a technical change with indeterminate fiscal effects, and supporters said it would make budgeting more realistic and sustainable. The committee adopted a technical amendment and then reported the bill out of committee with a do pass recommendation by a vote of 26 ayes, 3 nays, and 2 excused. The committee also heard Second Substitute Senate Bill 6182, which would create an abortion savings program funded by a new annual assessment on health carriers offering exchange plans. Staff said the bill would generate about $10 million in fiscal year 2027 and about $2.1 million annually thereafter, with most funds going to grants for abortion care providers and some administrative costs for the Office of the Insurance Commissioner and the Department of Health. Supporters said it would stabilize access to abortion care and help low-income patients, while opponents argued it would force taxpayers and insurers to subsidize abortion and raised concerns about oversight, morality, and premium impacts. Substitute Senate Bill 6355, which would create a Washington Electric Transmission Authority to support new transmission projects and related tribal clean energy work, drew testimony from utilities, labor, clean energy advocates, counties, and landowners. Supporters said the state needs faster transmission buildout to improve reliability, support clean energy, and reduce congestion costs; opponents and county representatives raised concerns about eminent domain, loss of local tax revenue, board accountability, and the need for stronger landowner and county involvement. Staff estimated the bill would have a several-million-dollar general fund impact and noted possible indeterminate local revenue effects. The committee also received a briefing on engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6260, which would reduce funding or eligibility for several K-12 programs, including bus depreciation, Running Start, and transition to kindergarten; public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with school officials, educators, community college representatives, students, and rural districts warning of reduced opportunities and harm to small and low-income districts.

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• Because mental health is not a lesson plan. It is not a worksheet.
• Schools can't plan programs around wishful thinking and unfunded promises.
• The planning language is something we can all get behind. Everybody can get behind.
• , IEP, or Section 504 plan upon the enrollment of a child.
• I hope he comes back because I plan to be here a long time.

Bills: HB2093 , HB2370 , HB2376 , HB2380 , HB2381 , HB2383 , HB2423 , HB2481 , HB2621 , HB2895 , HB4005 , HB4043 , HB4109

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Senate Education Committee of Reference

Keywords: mental health, school curriculum, education policy, instruction requirements, statute repeal, charter schools, education, weapons detection, public safety, school administration, school districts, real estate transactions, school property, bond issuance, land use approval, capital improvements, school governance, board meetings, education funding, parental notification

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• Supreme Court, and I believe the case was AOT versus Planned Parenthood. The U.S.
• </c><02:15:29.000><c> Parenthood</c><02:15:30.000><c> Planned</c> versus Planned Parenthood Planned versus
• Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood.<02:15:30.960><c> New</c><02:15:31.440><c> US</c><02:15:31.760
• New US Supreme Court Parenthood.

Committee: Senate Children and Family Law

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• Chair, did you plan on testifying, Counselor?
• Chair, did you plan on testifying, Counselor?
• </c><01:15:47.880><c> are</c> ignored in safety plans are ignored in safety plans are investigations<
• </c> if indeed the person does have a plan if indeed the person does have a plan because<01:16:39.120
• </c><01:18:15.080><c> of</c> uh plan of uh plan of DCF<01:18:16.880><c> uh</c><01:18:17.159><c> that's

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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• However, with the amendments outlined in the committee analysis, we plan on moving to a full support
• themselves may be getting tutoring or support from family members or other loved ones. who may be planning
• Good morning, Angie Minetti here on behalf of Planned Parenthood in support. Thank you. Thank you.

Committee: House Business and Professions

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• Sexual Assault Programs, New Mexico Dream Team, New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, Organized New Mexico, Planned
• Parenthood Votes New Mexico, ProgressNow New Mexico, Somos Acción, and the SIMEA Project.
• Sexual Assault Programs, New Mexico Dream Team, New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, Organized New Mexico, Planned
• Parenthood Votes New Mexico, ProgressNow New Mexico, Somos Acción, and the SIMEA Project.
• Boy, I appreciate the debate we've had about buyer insurance, and especially on the whole fare plan.

Bills: SB40 , SB104 , SB136 , SB164

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

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• The district must finalize a strategic dissolution plan to resolve its debts and manage its holdings
• three additional tasks to dental hygienists, which include hygiene diagnosis, hygiene treatment planning
• As well as allow dental hygienists to diagnose and treatment plan.
• Next, we have Jordan Bowden from Planned Parenthood Florida Action, waving in opposition.
• Giving them the ability to have authorized prescriptions and treatment plans.

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• And have it be covered by the health plans with the sunset date of January 2035.
• We've done the best that we can to navigate these murky waters by planning carefully and as parents providing
• Angela Pontus on behalf of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California as a co-sponsor and strong support
• Palo Alto has seen over $60,000 in planned mural projects halted due to concerns that muralists would
• I secured permits, followed traffic control plans, and met all city protocols.

Committee: House Business and Professions

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• pregnant from rape after the hospital that conducted the forensic exam refused to provide her with Plan
• I had to remind them that if they were to get any more specific about their plans for homicide, I would
• Parenthood myself."
• left floundering when a facility has policies in place that prohibit its providers from providing Plan
• I've brought some materials about the mechanism of action, and I brought an example of Plan B if y'all

Bills: HB220 , HB783 , HB2240 , HB3336 , HB4202 , HB4449 , HB4904 , HB3441 , HB4284

Committee: Senate State Affairs

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• So FAIR Plan has grown rapidly. Surplus lines has grown rapidly as well.
• So I might have planned a lot of time, vacation, everything, to go do that.
• with that change in plans until the very day of the event, right?
• Molly Malo, on behalf of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, in support.
• Molly Malo, on behalf of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, in support.

Summary: The committee heard several bills and took up multiple votes. AB 576, dealing with updates to California’s charitable fundraising platform registry after AB 488, was presented as a technical fix to help charities and platforms more quickly update eligible listings; there was no opposition testimony, and the measure was later moved on a due pass basis. AB 1160, on law enforcement drone programs, was presented with proposed amendments requiring U.S.-based data storage and limits on sharing or selling collected data; supporters said it would protect sensitive drone-collected information while preserving affordable drone use, while there was no opposition testimony, and it was also later passed out on a due pass as amended basis. AB 75, which would require insurers to give notice before collecting aerial images of homes and provide homeowners access to those images, drew support from the Department of Insurance and consumer advocates, while insurers opposed it unless amended, arguing aerial imaging is a cost-saving inspection tool and that the bill could worsen availability and affordability; the bill was moved to Appropriations on a due pass basis, with the roll held open for absent members. The committee spent the most time on AB 325, which would address algorithmic price-fixing and collusion. The author and supporters argued that competitors using the same pricing software or algorithm to set prices can function as collusion even when the agreement is hidden behind code, and cited examples involving housing, frozen potatoes, gas pricing, and other industries. Opponents, including apartment, business, hospital, retail, chamber, and tech groups, said the bill was too broad, could sweep in lawful software and public-data market research, and might chill legitimate pricing tools, especially for small businesses and housing providers. Committee members raised concerns about clarity, intent standards, and whether the bill should focus more narrowly on nonpublic competitor data; despite those concerns, AB 325 was moved to Appropriations on a due pass basis, with the roll held open. Later, AB 1221 was presented as a workplace surveillance bill that would prohibit certain invasive or discriminatory surveillance tools, require notice to workers, limit sharing of worker data, and require corroborating evidence before discipline based on surveillance outputs. Labor and consumer groups supported the bill, saying modern surveillance technologies can track speech, movement, emotion, and other sensitive traits and can be biased or abusive. The Security Industry Association opposed it, warning that the bill’s broad definitions could restrict legitimate security systems, emergency sharing with first responders, and employer responses to misconduct or unsafe behavior. The transcript cuts off before any final vote on AB 1221 is shown.

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• Hi, I'm Molly Mal on behalf of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California in support. Thank you.
• AB 2336 also helps seniors by excluding the first $25,000 of pension from retirement benefit plans.

Summary: The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee heard a series of bills focused on nonprofit tax status, housing, tribal land return, tax relief, economic development, journalism, reparations, manufacturing investment, and pawned property sales tax. The chair explained the committee’s suspense file process and noted that only AB 2270 and AB 2641 were eligible for immediate votes; other measures were referred to suspense after presentation. AB 2084 (Bauer-Kahan) would give the Franchise Tax Board discretion to delay or review revocation of state nonprofit tax-exempt status when federal status is revoked, and AB 2167 (Macedo) would clarify that tribally chartered corporations are eligible for existing tribal conservation land return tax exemptions. Both drew support from nonprofit and tribal representatives and were sent to suspense. AB 2270 (Arambula) sought to improve farmworker housing access to low-income housing tax credits by adjusting scoring criteria to reflect rural agricultural realities. Supporters said current amenity-based scoring disadvantages projects near farmland; the bill passed the committee 4-1 and was sent to Housing and Community Development. AB 2336 proposed excluding the first $25,000 of overtime pay and pension income from taxation; supporters framed it as affordability relief, while an opponent warned of major General Fund losses and a member raised the lack of an income cap. AB 2205 would reinstate the New Employment Credit to encourage hiring in high-unemployment areas, and AB 2222 would create refundable tax credits for local news organizations hiring journalists; both received strong support from business, labor, and media advocates and were referred to suspense. The committee also heard AB 2186, which would exclude future reparations payments from state income tax, with supporters arguing reparations should not be reduced by taxation; it was sent to suspense. AB 2377 would accelerate depreciation deductions for manufacturing equipment, with a larger benefit in high-need areas, and AB 2641 would extend the sales tax exemption for people repurchasing their own property from pawnbrokers, with the author agreeing to a five-year sunset amendment. AB 2641 passed 4-0 and was sent to Appropriations. After taking up the remaining roll calls for absent members, the committee adjourned.

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• We prepare, we plan, and we hope that this won't happen to our community.
• My wife and I had planned on living out the rest of our lives in our new dream home.
• My wife and I had planned on living out the rest of our lives in our new dream home we had just built
• qualified fertility treatments, giving families of all kinds the chance to pursue their dreams of parenthood
• rationale to bring it as a tax expenditure as opposed to perhaps a mandated coverage through health plans

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation held its second regular hearing of the 2025-26 session and announced that, under reinstated suspense-file rules, every bill on the agenda would be referred to suspense rather than voted on immediately. The committee first heard AB 53, which would create a state income tax exemption of up to $20,000 for military retirees and certain survivor benefits. Supporters, including veterans’ groups, military retirees, and local officials, argued California is the only state taxing military retirement pay in full and that the exemption would help retain veterans and their families. Committee members voiced strong support, but the bill was sent to suspense. The committee then heard several wildfire-related tax relief bills. AB 429 would exempt certain wildfire settlement payments from gross income for victims of fires from 2020 through 2026; the author and a Greenville fire victim described the burden of taxing settlement funds, and rural county and forestry groups supported the measure. AB 97 proposed similar relief for Bobcat Fire settlement payments, and AB 389 would create a personal income tax credit for home-hardening expenses in high fire-risk areas, with Cal Fire and realtor representatives supporting the bill as a way to reduce future losses. Each of these measures drew no formal opposition in the hearing and was referred to suspense. AB 386 would create a tax credit for employers that help full-time employees repay student loans, up to $3,000 per employee per year. Supporters said it would help recruit and retain workers and reduce student debt burdens, while the California Tax Reform Association opposed the bill because it lacked allocation criteria and would reduce General Fund and education revenues. Committee members expressed interest but asked for clearer eligibility standards, and the bill was sent to suspense. AB 490 would allow a deduction for interest paid on qualified personal vehicle loans; the author framed it as relief for families dependent on cars, but opposition again came from the tax reform group, which argued the deduction would mainly benefit higher-income taxpayers. The bill also went to suspense. The committee also heard AB 547, which would create a tax credit of up to $5,000 for IVF and other fertility-treatment expenses. The author and a witness who described a long and costly IVF journey said the credit would help families afford treatment and support parenthood; members responded sympathetically and asked why the proposal was structured as a tax credit rather than a health coverage mandate. Finally, AB 330 would extend the prepaid mobile telephony services collection act through 2031, preserving an 80-cent surcharge that supports 911 and local government revenues; local government representatives and cities supported the extension, and it too was referred to suspense. The hearing ended with the committee adjourning after all measures were held for suspense-file consideration.

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• And if you're concerned about data breaches, maybe we need to look at Planned Parenthood, who had a big
• And if you're concerned about data breaches, maybe we need to look at Planned Parenthood, who had a big
• And if you're concerned about data breaches, maybe we need to look at Planned Parenthood, who had a big
• And if you're concerned about data breaches, maybe we need to look at Planned Parenthood, who had a big
• And if you're concerned about data breaches, maybe we need to look at Planned Parenthood, who had a big

Bills: HF25 , HF4

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• out of the 15 counties. ...from six geographical planning areas that currently consists of 14 out of
• Are you planning to speak on this, Trevor? Mr. Cook? Oh, yeah. Are you planning to speak on this?
• Parenthood, to receive more definitive health care?
• Parenthood, to receive more definitive health care?
• You know, when you look at the founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger's own words, the ideology

Committee: Senate Senate Government Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from the prior February meetings and then took up several measures. HCR 2013, designating June 2026 as “Celebrate Life Month” in Arizona, drew emotional testimony from Crystal Cooper and Bella Stockton about their lives with spina bifida and support for the resolution. Senator Kennedy and others questioned the purpose of the resolution, arguing the state should focus on concrete supports for families, but the motion passed 4-1 with two not voting. Members then advanced HB 2327, which clarifies protections for eligible persons’ identifying information in county recorder records, with an amendment excluding voter registration records; it passed 5-0 with two not voting. HB 2258, adding La Paz County to the Tourism Advisory Council’s geographic area, also passed unanimously among those voting. HB 2397, expanding HOA/COA disclosure requirements for prospective buyers, was amended twice and passed 5-1; supporters said it would improve transparency about assessments and defects, while opponents warned about cost and administrative burdens, especially for smaller associations. HB 2015, imposing penalties for late federal/state financial reporting by state organizations, passed 4-2 despite concerns that the automatic penalties were too harsh and could be out of agencies’ control. The committee also approved HB 4049, allowing DCS to hire its own counsel and directing the Attorney General to represent the state’s interest in certain cases involving alleged DCS misconduct, though some members argued current law already addresses conflicts and that DCS had not been consulted. HB 4087, authorizing placement of a Barbara Love memorial in the governmental wall, passed without opposition. HB 2100, allowing counties to authorize certain small land subdivisions, passed 4-2 amid debate over water adequacy and the risk of “wildcat” development. HB 2460, preempting local fees and penalties tied to abandoned or stolen movable business property such as shopping carts, passed 4-2 after extensive testimony from cities, retailers, and advocates over local control, costs, and theft prevention. Finally, HCR 2056, a proposed constitutional amendment recognizing a right to refuse medical mandates, began hearing testimony; supporters framed it as bodily autonomy, while opponents, including pediatric and public health advocates, warned it would weaken vaccine requirements and outbreak protections for schools and children.

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• It incorporates other plans such as the state aging plan.
• </c><01:14:50.320><c> and</c> parents plans or have their own plan and parents plans or have their own
• This began a period of several months in which Planned Parenthood and other providers portrayed the routine
• Parenthood and months in which Planned Parenthood and other<01:28:04.960><c> providers</c><01:28:05.480
• I'm the advocacy director at Planned Parenthood of Northern New England and Planned Parenthood New Hampshire

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• I have been left to navigate their overwhelming challenges of single parenthood.

Committee: House Children and Families