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• Research from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, conducted under the U.S.
• Cities need tools that match the transportation system that we actually have today.
• Cities need tools that match the transportation system that we actually have today. with SB 1292.
• I voted no, I think, in Transportation, but yeah, I'm probably not going to be able to support it.
• I mean, I think that the—I'm not going to contest that; that was our colleagues in the Transportation

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• So if you're talking about PFAS, and it's in everything, you're going to be transporting in plastic.
• In the flyer that you received, there's a QR code on it.
• It was 2023-1 that talked about onsite transportation safety.
• I gave the example earlier. of a transportation recommendation.
• I would just use the example because I had a slide on the transportation recommendation.

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• Scouts learn life skills embodied in the Scout Oath, Scout Law, and Outdoor Code. 787 is delighted to
• President, your Committee on Appropriations, Transportation, and Technology, having had under consideration
• They might not have transportation to even get to a grocery store, so we should allow them to buy what
• President, your Appropriations, Transportation, Technology Committee will be held at 1:30 tomorrow in

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• which Representative Black: a driver is operating the vehicle pursuant to a contract to provide transportation
• Black: a passenger of a self-contained motor home that's longer than 21 feet, or a rider in a transportation
• They simply have to be responsible enough that when they're transporting it, put it in a locked container
• Medical marijuana may be lawfully possessed and transported, but it's not to be consumed in a moving
• You have Amendment bar code 323511. Representative Berfield: Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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• He served on the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, Placer County Transportation Planning Agency
• He served on the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, Placer County Transportation Planning Agency
• This is the annual TK through 12 omnibus bill, technical and clarifying amendments to the Education Code
• I rise to present AB 377, which is back on concurrence with minor amendments from the Senate Transportation
• Room 437, Emergency Management, also right now, Capital Room 444, transportation right now.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, adopted the previous day’s journal, and handled several procedural motions, including suspending rules to allow committee notices and moving some bills and items on and off the file. Members also introduced a number of guests and fellows on the floor, including Equality California Comcast Fellows, tribal youth visitors, interns, local officials, and community representatives. On the floor file, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1216 (TK-12 omnibus education technical changes), AB 377 (high-speed rail), and AB 951 (health care coverage), and adopted ACR 103 declaring July 14-18, 2025 as California Western Monarch Protection Week. The body also adopted AJR 18, a resolution calling for an official legislative apology to California Native Americans for historic injustices and affirming support for healing and reconciliation, and ACR 71 designating a portion of State Route 101 as the Little Saigon Freeway. Each of these measures drew supportive remarks from multiple members, and co-author rolls were opened before final adoption. The Assembly also adopted SCR 66 proclaiming Law Day, after a lengthy partisan debate over the rule of law, executive power, and recent federal and state actions; the resolution was ultimately adopted by voice vote after 51 co-authors were added. Members then adopted SJR 3 urging Congress to reverse SNAP cuts and protect CalFresh benefits, with debate focused on food insecurity, fraud, work requirements, and the impact on low-income Californians; the resolution passed with 69 ayes and no noes after 70 co-authors were added. SB 757, authorizing local governments to use nuisance abatement liens or special assessments to collect abatement costs, also passed 68-0, and ACR 94 on anti-microbial resistance was adopted on the consent calendar. The session concluded with adjournments in memory honoring Jane Day, agricultural leader John C. Harris, and Willie Earl Arno, followed by announcements of committee meetings and the schedule for the next floor session. The Assembly adjourned until Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 9 a.m.

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• And again, the Wyoming code says that we And again, the Wyoming code says that we can<00:02:29.720>
• The authority to dissolve entities, which right now under the code is very, very weak.
• code for withdrawing<00:14:13.120> the<00:14:13.200> bill.
• Chairman Amy Binning with the Wyoming Department of Transportation.
• Department of Transportation Zielinski Department of Transportation Zielinski we're<03:08:34.360

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• You know, up at Dartmouth, they gave me a sheet of paper that just said fetal anomaly with a code, and
• Up at Dartmouth, they gave me a sheet of paper that just said fetal anomaly with a code, and that was
• and that was my counseling I got a code and that was my counseling I got it<01:28:41.080> in<
• self um transportation providers versus who<02:11:12.719> trans<02:11:13.320> uh<02:11
• <04:41:56.958> within but you can create certain codes within but you can create certain codes

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 662, which would require public schools to include discussion of abortion procedures and show specified videos in health education classes. The prime sponsor argued the bill would ensure students receive medically accurate, age-appropriate, and nonpolitical information about abortion, saying the topic is important for informed decision-making and should be taught consistently statewide. He said the videos were intended for grades 9-12, that parents could opt out, and that the requirement was meant to supplement, not sway, students’ views. He also acknowledged the bill could be seen as limiting local control over curriculum and said the intent was to prevent the topic from being missed due to scheduling disruptions. Committee members questioned the sponsor about local control, the need for a video mandate, the source of his statistics, whether the bill could be biased or inflammatory, and whether the requirement should apply every year in high school. The sponsor said the videos were only a starting point, could be replaced by others, and were meant to be informational. He also said the bill was not intended to influence students’ decisions about abortion. Several supporters testified in favor, including representatives of New Hampshire Right to Life and others who said students should be told the “truth” about abortion and its consequences. They emphasized graphic or emotionally difficult aspects of abortion and argued that young people need this information to make informed choices. Opponents and skeptical witnesses raised concerns about prescribing curriculum, eroding local control, and the appropriateness of the material for younger high school students. The New Hampshire School Administrators Association said the bill was overly prescriptive, that health education standards are already set by the State Board of Education, and that the topics in the bill are not part of the current standards. That witness recommended the committee consider retaining the bill for further work or making it less prescriptive. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• transportation, or sale of stolen goods. transportation, or sale of stolen goods.
• And we will not let it be stripped from us community by community, nor zip code by zip code.
• And we will not let it be stripped from us community by community, nor zip code by zip code.
• And we will not let it be stripped from us community by community, nor zip code by zip code.
• And we will not let it be stripped from us community by community, nor zip code by zip code.

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• Senate File 2896, non-emergency medical transportation provisions, modifications.
• medical transportation non-emergency medical transportation provisions,<00:13:35.839> modifications
• non-emergency medical transportation non-emergency medical transportation changes<00:14:18.720><
• medical transportation management medical transportation management health.<00:15:00.000> Uh,<
• focus on non-emergency transportation focus on non-emergency transportation and<00:15:59.920>

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• So, um, but is there any kind of author code or regulations that describe when a detainer is received
• /c><00:33:51.440> kind<00:33:51.600> of<00:33:52.000> author<00:33:52.799> code
• <00:33:53.279> or there any kind of author code or there any kind of author code or regulations
• >> I mean, if there is an outright refusal to transport someone for their court proceeding. >> Correct
• >> I mean, if there is an outright refusal to transport someone for their court proceeding. >> Correct

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Summary: The Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing on findings from the deportation data project and possible policy responses to increased federal immigration enforcement in Hawaii. In opening remarks, the chair said the committee was concerned about changing federal executive orders, policies, and enforcement actions, and framed the issue as one involving due process and public safety. The chair and presenters described reports of ICE activity on multiple islands, including raids, courthouse presence, and fear in immigrant communities, and said the committee was considering whether state policies should be advanced more quickly. Mandy Fernandez of the ACLU of Hawaii presented updated deportation data and argued that increased immigration enforcement is creating fear, reducing crime reporting, and potentially making state and local agencies extensions of the federal immigration agenda if they accept federal funding with conditions. She said the deportation data project, housed at UC Berkeley Law with UCLA’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy, uses FOIA requests and its latest data runs through late July 2025. She reported 153 ICE arrests in Hawaii from January through July 2025, up from 41 in the same period in 2024; 96 removals, up from 15; a federal detention center average daily population of 91 in June 2025 versus 31 in June 2024; and 111 ICE detainers issued in Hawaii from September 2023 through July 2025, with 49 issued in 2025. She also cited an immigration court backlog of 1,144 pending cases as of August 2025 and noted that about one in five Hawaii residents were born outside the United States. Haley Chang of the Office of the Public Defender said her office is seeing a marked increase in ICE presence around courthouses and more ICE contacts with clients, including reports of people being detained after court appearances or while on supervision. She emphasized that the office is not an immigration law office and that much of its information is anecdotal, but said the pattern appears new compared with prior years. In response to committee questions, she explained that ICE detainers are requests, not judicial warrants, and said local law enforcement is generally not required to honor them unless accompanied by a judicial warrant or other legal authority. She also said the public defender’s office had not yet seen new criminal charges arise solely from an ICE detention or failure to appear tied to immigration enforcement, though cases could be affected if defendants are removed from the criminal process.

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• The House Transportation knows about it now. The Senate Transportation knows about it now.
• remember briefly last year during joint budget, we had a conversation with LDH and we talked about transportation
• Last year during joint budget, we had a conversation with LDH and we talked about transportation.
• They get the payment at time of service, whatever the billing codes are.

Summary: The Finance Committee met on May 27, 2026, with six members present and took up a series of House bills, most of them dealing with education funding, criminal justice staffing, transportation, health care access, and economic development. HB 325 was reported favorably after testimony that it would expand TOPS eligibility by allowing dual-enrollment credits to satisfy eligibility criteria and by making part-time students eligible for TOPS Tech, with supporters saying the program has been underused and the change would help working students. HB 719 was amended and reported favorably to increase assistant district attorney positions in various judicial districts; the Louisiana District Attorneys Association said the changes were based on workload data and local input, and members discussed the need to coordinate any expansion with public defender funding. The committee also reported HB 749 favorably, which would move Louisiana’s 529 savings accounts to a more secure online platform after a cyber incident, and HB 1028 favorably, which concerns transportation reimbursement for providers and was described as already subject to appropriation. Several bills focused on food access and local economic development. HB 1222, the Grocery Initiative Act, was reported favorably to let LED use existing grant resources to map food deserts and develop a program, with members noting it could return for funding later if needed. HB 1194 was amended and reported favorably to define food deserts and direct the LSU AgCenter and the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to identify and map them, with authors emphasizing it was a study and not a government-run grocery program. HB 755, which would create IDIQ contracting for architects and engineers on smaller state projects, was reported favorably with no fiscal impact. HB 823, a local diversion pilot for Orleans Parish, was also reported favorably after the fiscal note was revised to remove state impact and reflect only local costs. The committee spent substantial time on HB 488, a proposal from Plaquemines Parish to use severance-tax revenue to help buy out a private toll concession on the parish’s bridge. The author and local officials described severe toll burdens, economic harm to local businesses, and what they called an unfair contract, but members noted the bill was not funded and ultimately deferred it without a motion. HB 797, the Bayou Gold/Louisiana Sound Money Act, was amended to make implementation subject to appropriation and then reported favorably. The committee also took up HB 198, which would raise Medicaid reimbursement for ambulatory surgery centers for certain outpatient procedures; after extensive discussion about fiscal notes, access to care, and potential long-term savings, the bill was amended to narrow its scope and make implementation subject to appropriation, then reported favorably as amended. The meeting ended with the chair noting it would be the committee’s last meeting and asking members to spread the word.

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• Even the Department of Transportation was identified, because there's folks who can figure out, like,
• this isn't county land, this isn't state land, this is Department of Transportation land.
• Even the Department of Transportation was identified to begin because there's folks who can figure out
• like this isn't county land, this isn't state land, this is Department of Transportation land.
• So Act 959 of 2025 amended Arkansas Code 17-87-107 regarding the delegation of certain nursing tasks

Summary: The committee first approved a motion, then heard a lengthy presentation on homelessness in Arkansas, with a focus on unsheltered homelessness, untreated mental illness and substance use, public safety, and the role of local law enforcement and shelters. Presenters from law enforcement, homeless service providers, mental health, and policy groups discussed federal Continuum of Care funding, the need for better data and accountability, and proposals such as statewide camping enforcement, stronger treatment access, and consolidating or reworking the continuum-of-care structure. Much of the discussion centered on the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model, with witnesses describing it as a way to expand crisis services, treatment, and coordination with housing and justice systems. They also discussed homelessness among sex offenders, family homelessness, workforce supports, and how to scale successful local programs statewide. No formal action was taken on the homelessness proposals during the discussion. The committee then reviewed several Department of Energy and Department of Health/Board of Nursing rules. The energy rule updated solid waste post-closure cleanup thresholds from $50,000 to $2 million to match Act 791 of 2025. Nursing-related rules added fees for the new dialysis patient care technician registration created by Act 198 of 2025, updated contact-information requirements, implemented APRN authority under Act 862 of 2025, clarified durable medical equipment language under Act 431 of 2025, and incorporated delegation changes from Act 959 of 2025. Additional nursing rules updated certified medication assistant training and duties under Act 265 of 2025, and corrected rules for full independent practice to include clinical nurse specialists under Act 872 of 2023. Each rule was reviewed without objection. At the close of the meeting, members received an update that UAMS had completed its NCII designation submission for the Winthrop Rockefeller Cancer Institute, which was described as a major milestone. The committee then adjourned.

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• libraries are voluntary are not required reading by classrooms and parents don't have access to transportation
• You can go to your public library if you do not have transportation to go to a public library that downloaded
• most of my peers well as myself to not have the money is spent 15 or $20 and book additionally transportation
• But the Hays code band Queer People for Mean Project did in any type of media.
• You don't need transportation to get the books.

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• And that's why there were issues with the Code Talker stuff, because there was a word in there, diversity
• Madam Chair, I also am a member of the Transportation Committee, and I had a really good conversation
• Do you also assist with translation for transportation funds from the state of Mexico?
• I like the TPF, the Transportation Project Funds, because unlike other funds, like that one, I believe
• So yeah, those follow in IG as well, the Department of Transportation.

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• For transportation to and from the facility, a local mental health authority is responsible for coordinating
• What kind of transportation, um, clarity would you need?
• That the county sheriff's department would do the transportation. Transportation to where?
• dietitians and it eliminates ambiguity by striking the words and fitness from the section of occupations code

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• Third, the Florida Labor Pool Act caps transportation charges to and from the job site at $1.50 each
• Without this cap, labor pools could resume charging inflated transportation costs that cut directly into
• responsible for providing workers' compensation, liability insurance, automobile insurance on transportation
• So if you charge a worker for transportation or safety gear or any of those things in a manner that would
• Before I let my prime code close for us, I just want to talk about something personally.

Summary: The Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee heard and voted on four bills. HB 587 on self-storage spaces would let rental agreements include an alternate contact person and allow default notices to be published online instead of only in newspapers, while keeping existing notice timelines and servicemember protections. Newspaper and press witnesses opposed the online-notice change, arguing it could reduce public reach and transparency, especially in rural areas; the sponsor said newspapers could still be used and the bill was only adding another option. The committee adopted an amendment changing the effective date to October 1, 2025, and then reported the bill favorably 12-2. HB 6033 would repeal the Florida Labor Pool Act. The sponsor argued the act duplicates other state and federal protections, while opponents said it contains unique safeguards for day laborers, including limits on fees, transportation charges, and deductions, and a private right of action. Testimony from labor advocates and workers warned repeal would reduce protections for vulnerable workers; the sponsor and supporters said other laws already cover the issues. The committee reported the bill favorably 11-3. HB 897, dealing with timeshare plan management, was presented as a clarification of conflicts created by recent condominium legislation and would require faster records responses, more disclosure of contracts, and clearer remedies for mismanagement. Support came from industry groups, and the bill passed unanimously, 14-0. The final measure, PCS for HB 1385, created a civil remedy for parental abduction or unlawful withholding of a child in violation of a timesharing order. Family law attorneys opposed it over concerns about added litigation, child involvement, and overlap with existing remedies, while the sponsors and supporters said it would provide needed deterrence and compensation in serious cases. The committee adopted the PCS and reported it favorably 13-0.

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• It includes some repealers related to outdated fire safety codes. And that's that.
• unification, we urge you to ensure that any combination licensing changes also preserve delivery, self-transport
• The second point that I would like to highlight is the transportation piece.
• In this bill, we currently represent the transportation drivers at G...
• This bill also allows for medical cannabis combination business licenses to transport and deliver medical

Bills: HF1545, HF2426, HF1615, HF2403

Keywords: medical cannabis, cultivation, cannabinoid products, plant canopy, Minnesota statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance

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• We also changed the notification to parents specifically around transportation to make sure that if their
• child is taken for a Baker Act, that law enforcement or those who are transporting immediately identify
• period to get information about it, which is our discharge rule, our voluntary admissions rule, transportation
• Rule, our voluntary admissions rule, transportation, and our emergency treatment order rule.
• So specifically, we do have specific, what we refer to as OCAs and project codes that we track, and these

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met to review implementation of House Bill 7021, the recent overhaul of Florida’s Baker Act and Marchman Act, and to hear from DCF Assistant Secretary Erica Floyd Thomas about how the department is using the $50 million appropriation tied to the bill. Representative Maney, the bill sponsor, gave a lengthy background on why he pursued the reforms and emphasized that the goal was to improve access, reduce unnecessary crisis interventions, and give agencies the resources needed to carry out their responsibilities. He and the chair both noted that the bill was the product of many years of work and broad bipartisan support. DCF reported several early outcomes and implementation steps, including a statewide reduction in Baker Act initiations over the past five years, strong diversion rates from crisis through 988, mobile response teams, care coordination, and forensic multidisciplinary teams, and the creation of new tools such as a Baker Act dashboard and the first annual Marchman Act report. The department described key statutory changes: law enforcement discretion in initiating Baker Acts, a single-petition process, remote appearances, stronger discharge planning, interim services, updated parent notification and hold-period rules, an ombudsman office for children’s behavioral health, and regional collaboratives to identify local service gaps. DCF said it has updated manuals, FAQs, trainings, and rules, and that the managing entities have begun contracting for services. Members asked about how the $50 million was allocated, why much of it went to crisis capacity rather than outpatient care, how much has been spent so far, whether administrative costs are capped, and how the department will measure success. DCF said most of the money was used to preserve and expand crisis beds, detox beds, CSU beds, short-term residential treatment, discharge planning, and outpatient supports, with $1.3 million for the ombudsman and regional collaboratives and $48.3 million to managing entities. The assistant secretary said the department tracks readmissions, utilization, provider capacity, and monthly and quarterly reports from managing entities, but it is still early to see full effects because contracts were only recently executed. Members also raised concerns about children, families, veterans, workforce shortages, transparency, and gaps for hard-to-place individuals, including those with developmental disabilities or dementia. The meeting ended with no formal action beyond adjournment after questions were completed.

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• We're seeking a specific amendment in Education Code Section 60642.7.
• another clarification based on the opposition comment: I do see it does reference back to that Ed Code
• said in opposition is actually already in the bill with the amendments, including that particular Ed Code
• But if the questions that I had were in reference to a specific Ed Code section concerning alignment,
• They provide transportation services and are even employed as paraeducators.

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• How do you envision fair share in transportation taxation?
• How do you conceptualize that for transportation? What is fair share?
• How is someone paying their fair share of taxes for transportation?
• We're now at House 3066, An Act Investing in Clean Transportation.
• I'm the Executive Director of the Transportation Association of Massachusetts.

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Summary: The hearing opened with remarks from the co-chairs explaining committee procedures, testimony limits, submission instructions, and the new deadlines for acting on House and Senate bills. The committee then heard testimony on several bills related to agriculture, land use, environment, housing, transportation, and taxation, with legislators often taken out of turn. No votes were taken during the hearing. The first major topic was H. 3206, a bill to allow fossil fuel-free 529 college savings plans to qualify for the state tax deduction if MEFA does not offer a comparable option. Representative Steve Owens said the bill would not force MEFA or Fidelity to change existing plans, but would create a definition for fossil fuel-free funds and extend the deduction to qualifying out-of-state plans. The committee also heard strong local testimony on a Belmont home-rule petition, H. 3970, to change tax treatment for the Belmont Country Club under Chapter 61B. Belmont residents and officials argued the private golf course receives an unfair tax break that shifts costs to other taxpayers, while Senator Brownsberger and Representative Rogers supported the measure as a way to help the town recover revenue. Committee members asked about town meeting support, the club’s lack of payment in lieu of taxes, and the size of the tax savings. The committee next heard testimony on a vehicle miles traveled tax proposal, S. 1925, from Senator Barrett and economists Gilbert Metcalf and Christopher Knittel. They argued that declining gas-tax revenue and rising fuel efficiency, especially with electric vehicles, require a more stable transportation funding source; they also said a VMT tax could be designed to be revenue-neutral and mildly progressive, though members raised concerns about administration, fairness, EV disincentives, and the possibility of annual tax shocks. The largest block of testimony focused on the Ahead Act, H. 3194/S. 1973, which would double the deed excise fee and dedicate the new revenue to affordable housing and climate adaptation. Supporters from MACDC, MAPC, FICC, Boston Climate Action Network, CLF, 350 Mass, CHAPA, and a tenant advocate said the bill could generate about $300 million annually for housing production, vouchers, weatherization, resilience, and environmental justice communities, and that it links two urgent crises with a stable funding stream. The committee also heard testimony on the Conservation Land Tax Credit bills, H. 3147/S. 2083, which would raise the annual cap on the credit from $2 million to $5 million for three years and then sunset back down. Conservation groups and a landowner said the program has conserved thousands of acres and that the higher cap would reduce delays and help meet state conservation goals. Finally, the committee took testimony on the Fairness for Farm Workers bills, S. 2011/H. 3107 and S. 2012, which would extend overtime, minimum wage, breaks, and paid time off protections to farm workers and include a refundable tax credit to help farmers offset overtime costs. Senator Gomez and advocates described the bills as overdue civil rights and public health measures, citing low wages, long hours, dangerous conditions, and the racial history behind farm labor exclusions. The hearing also included testimony on H. 3240, a bill to give municipalities a local option vacancy tax on chronically vacant shopping malls, with the sponsor arguing it would help towns address blight, encourage redevelopment, and potentially create housing and tax revenue.