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• DPS is historically behind most agencies in the Valley.
• We don't get all the additional pay that other agencies do.
• We don't get all the additional pay that other agencies do.
• And we're just completely being devastated by other agencies hiring our staff.
• This way they remain in control because nobody can run against them.

Bills: SB1048, SB1071, SB1092, SB1314, SB1391, SB1400, SB1401, SB1452

Keywords: juvenile services, Coconino county, rehabilitation, detox center, financial appropriation, Arizona Rangers, statutory repeal, security, state law, regulatory changes, probation, dangerous crimes, children, Arizona Revised Statutes, criminal justice, juvenile offenses, appropriations, salary increase, corrections, public safety

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• I want them controlled.
• There's three or four down there that called me, and they self-imposed controls.
• We have an agency that oversees that and makes sure that it's followed.
• You can't tell me that poison control has been called for marijuana.
• I'm not out of control.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• The clinical studies were not placebo controlled.
• Um, and so this child care agencies.
• The repeal of all statutory agency.
• When agencies rely on threats, public.
• Our public health agencies problem.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• , the National Guard, and federal agencies.
• Post-click runtime security controls.
• So I would call them like post-click security controls.
• like postclick security controls. like postclick security controls.
• And those if runtime security controls.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The Columbus Flood Control Project, or BIRM, Phase 1 construction is underway at 10%.
• We collaborate with El Paso at all levels, not just the agencies.
• The next thing is that the complex ownership and control of the six crossings, right?
• You talk about building a campus here. ...or do you have site control over property here?
• With your question regarding site control here, yes, we do have site control of the property that we

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• more Crop production to control costs and make produce more affordable while keeping more farms here
• I'm here to present AB 1664, which would require a local agency, political subdivision, or elections
• As noted in the analysis, the Department of Cannabis Control anticipates absorbable costs as a result
• A drive-through model addresses this gap in a controlled, compliant manner.
• It includes local control.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 6, 2026, with a quorum present and began by approving a large consent calendar of bills on two unanimous-support motions. The committee then heard a series of individual bills, with authors and sponsors generally describing low or absorbable state costs and asking for aye votes. Topics included AI/digital safety education for students (AB 1792), hepatitis C treatment access (AB 1843), rent-now-pay-later consumer protections (AB 2350), retirement information for community college faculty (AB 2417), cannabis regulation changes including tribal commerce, drive-through sales, and beverage labeling (AB 2506, AB 2697, AB 2532), emergency equipment training for law enforcement volunteers (AB 1913), cannery law modernization (AB 2706), child care planning in local governments (AB 1914), EV charger permitting fees (AB 1820), election-record notice requirements (AB 1664), nursing home discharge notices (AB 2135), a San Diego energization-delay pilot (AB 2518), mental health training for school coaches (AB 1665), and education governance and oversight changes (AB 2117). Several bills were described as committee or sponsor measures with technical or clarifying changes, including AB 2780, AB 2615, AB 2121, and AB 2771. Testimony was largely supportive, often from sponsor groups, industry representatives, labor, or advocacy organizations. Notable support included TechNet for AB 1792, the California State Sheriffs’ Association for AB 1913, California Dairies and food manufacturers for AB 2706, the Low Income Investment Fund for AB 1914, EV and environmental groups for AB 1820, the Attorney General’s Office for AB 1664, long-term care ombudsman advocates for AB 2135, and the California State Association of Psychiatrists for the cannabis and mental-health-related bills. Some bills drew limited opposition or “opposed unless amended” positions, including AB 2350, AB 1820, and AB 2506, while AB 2697 and AB 2532 were presented as efforts to support the legal cannabis market and consumer safety. The committee also heard a presentation-only item, AB 2541, creating a lowrider specialty license plate, which drew enthusiastic bipartisan comments and co-author requests from members. Most bills were reported out with due pass recommendations, many on roll call and several with specific members not voting or voting no. AB 1664 was reported out as due pass as amended and placed on call before later being moved out on a B roll call. AB 2350 and AB 1914 were also later reported out from call on B roll calls, with AB 1914 noted as passing despite some Republican no votes. The suspense calendar was then deemed approved without individual action, and the meeting concluded after a brief public comment period in which members of the public voiced positions on unrelated bills, including support for AB 2497, AB 1729, AB 2189, AB 1575, AB 2170, and opposition to AB 1603, AB 2447, AB 2411, AB 2492, and AB 1952.

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• I mean, we talk a lot in all our different committees around local control.
• <00:24:12.400> opt-out control and the bill's opt-out control and the bill's opt-out provisions
• , to the International Energy Agency, to the International Energy Agency, solar<00:27:18.679>
• , protection programs within the agency, protection programs within the agency, and<00:53:18.440>
• <00:53:19.480> general and permits the use of agency general and permits the use of agency

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• for a parent to engage parental controls for a parent to engage parental controls on<00:14:57.960
• Tech companies have parental controls.
• need to do something to bring controls need to do something to bring controls in<00:19:27.360>
• <00:20:18.120> justifiable<00:20:19.520> rightful<00:20:20.080> controls controls
• justifiable rightful controls controls justifiable rightful controls in<00:20:20.960> place<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: Senators Erin Maye Quade, Eric Lucero, Liz Boldon, and Chair Ron Latz discussed a package of bipartisan bills aimed at regulating artificial intelligence and related technology in Minnesota. The speakers argued that AI can be beneficial but has been rolled out without adequate safeguards, citing concerns about consumer surveillance, insurance claim denials, dynamic pricing, chatbot harms to children, and the use of AI in healthcare utilization review. Maye Quade and Boldon emphasized protecting kids, consumers, and constitutional rights, while Lucero framed the issue as keeping law aligned with rapidly changing technology and protecting individual liberties. A major focus was the “reverse warrant” bill, which would restrict law enforcement from using warrants that start with an unknown suspect and sweep up data from everyone in a location or search terms in a broad area. The senators said such warrants are the opposite of the Fourth Amendment’s particularity requirement, though they noted ongoing conversations with the BCA and police chiefs about balancing privacy and public safety. They also discussed a bill to prohibit minors from accessing chatbots, describing chatbots as conversational, addictive, and uniquely harmful to developing brains; Maye Quade cited examples of self-harm, sexual content, and dangerous advice allegedly given to minors. The senators said the package was intentionally heard in Judiciary first so it could be referred to Commerce, and they expressed hope for further hearings there and in the House. Lucero said he did not support all the bills, naming the dynamic pricing bill and the AI utilization review prohibition as measures he had reservations about, while supporting the reverse warrant, disclosure, and minor-access restrictions. The discussion also touched on federal preemption concerns, with the senators saying states are stepping in because federal action has lagged and the harms cross party lines. No formal votes or committee actions were described in the transcript.

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• would take a large burden from TechSOT and allow them to focus more on their fleet and other state agencies
• We have an IAC with all of the state agencies that covers the services that are performed.
• We have an IAC with all of the state agencies that covers the services that are performed.
• So Brian Cobb, I've been with the agency, or for the division, for about 17 years, been handling all
• So therefore, their association as an organization in a particular area that they control.

Bills: SB2199, SB2200, SB2201, SB2949, SB2332

Keywords: overweight vehicle, vehicle weight limits, hazardous materials, hazmat, cargo tank, fuel transport, trucking, commercial vehicle, Transportation Code, criminal penalty, second-degree felony, loading violation, truck weight, axle weight, gross weight, public safety, commercial carrier, Texas, commercial truck, truck route

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security heard several bills related to border security, law enforcement databases, DPS aviation maintenance, and transportation motor fuels. SB 2199, after brief invited testimony from the Texas Trucking Association and DPS, was left pending at first and later reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote. SB 2332, relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety, was laid out by Senator Parker, with DPS and TechSOT witnesses explaining that it would centralize DPS aircraft maintenance under DPS, align state law with FAA responsibility rules, and potentially reduce costs and downtime; it was later reported favorably on a 5-0 vote and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. SB 2949, relating to the regulation of transportation motor fuels, was also adopted as a committee substitute and reported favorably on a 4-1 vote, with a member noting continued interest in refining port-of-entry transloading issues. The committee spent the most time on SB 2201, which would revise Texas intelligence database criteria for criminal street gangs and foreign terrorist organizations. Senator Birdwell described the bill as adding safeguards such as requiring officer identification on submissions, setting retention and validation rules, and updating criteria to reflect technology and social media use. Invited witnesses from the district attorney’s office, DPS, and the Texas Anti-Gang Center generally supported the bill and said it would improve reliability and accountability. Public testimony included support from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and opposition from the Texas Civil Rights Project and the ACLU of Texas, which argued the bill’s language on implied or demonstrated self-admission and other criteria was vague, overly broad, and could lead to erroneous inclusion in the database and downstream consequences. After debate, SB 2201 was reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote, with Senator Eckhardt voting no. During questioning on SB 2201, members discussed how gang-database entries are used in investigations and prosecutions, the meaning of “family member,” the scope of self-admission, and how “previously documented areas” would be identified in practice. Opponents raised concerns about due process, First and Fourth Amendment issues, racial profiling, and possible federal consequences if state database information is shared. Supporters emphasized that the database is a law-enforcement tool for identifying organized criminal activity and that the committee substitute adds training, audits, and accountability measures. The committee then completed its business and recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• Lindberg will be responsible for coordinating commodity procurement among various agencies within the
• He will also work with the 29 agencies and eight missionaries within the USDA to ensure that the programs
• I will absolutely work across my agency at USDA, should I be confirmed with this role, to ensure that
• Affairs, I will lead the Codex Office, which is our effort to work with the agencies around the world
• That we can control. It's the retaliation we can't control. China retaliated.

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• micro-businesses, and disabled veteran business enterprises may be awarded contracts with state agencies
• State agencies can still, and should, State agencies can still, and should, realize in practice that
• But the second part that I talk about is my role in helping government agencies, both from a consulting
• The agencies, and we'll say CDCR, because that's the majority of these contracts that are going to the
• We cannot control who's dispatched from our union hall.

Summary: The committee heard several measures focused on economic development, procurement, workforce equity, federal infrastructure funding, and food security. SB 1044 by Senator Reyes would raise and then index to inflation the cap for streamlined state contracts awarded to certified small businesses, microbusinesses, and disabled veteran business enterprises for services and IT work; supporters said the current cap is outdated and limits access, while opponents representing goods suppliers and some small business groups argued the bill could disadvantage goods contractors and should preserve lower thresholds for those contracts. After discussion about the ceiling versus floor effect of the cap and the impact on different types of businesses, the bill was approved as amended and sent to Appropriations. SB 247 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would create a bid preference for projects that hire workers from disadvantaged communities; supporters framed it as a way to connect public infrastructure spending to family-sustaining jobs, while union construction employers opposed it because they said they cannot control worker dispatch through hiring halls and the bill would be difficult to implement. The committee advanced the measure to Appropriations despite those concerns. The committee also approved SJR 6 by Senator Cortese, which urges the federal government to honor commitments under the bipartisan infrastructure law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act, with supporters emphasizing the importance of certainty for California infrastructure, clean energy, and semiconductor investments. SB 1025 by Senator Hurtado would establish an Office of Food Security and Affordability to coordinate food assistance efforts and develop a statewide food security strategy; supporters from a Kern County food bank and the University of California said the state’s response to hunger is fragmented and needs better coordination, while committee members asked about deliverables and timelines. The bill was sent to Appropriations. The committee also took up consent items SB 700 and SB 1340, which were moved on consent to Appropriations, and the hearing ended with the remaining votes recorded and the bills advanced. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly discussed the need for clearer implementation details, data on program impacts, and how to balance equity goals with operational realities for state agencies, contractors, and small businesses.

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• Will, will you take that in under, uh, your, um, Law enforcement agency or will the tribe fund those
• Yes, yes, because we, we currently work closely with all the local and state federal agencies, and I
• We have about 2800 law enforcement agencies in Texas.
• So most of that is a local control issue handled locally based on resource or need. OK. Thank you.
• First is that state agencies need to focus on the things that keep our community safe.

Bills: HB176, HB180

Keywords: tax, ad valorem, voter-approval, local government finance, property tax, repeal, tax rates, school finance, tax reduction, compressed tax rate, education, funding

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• The first of which was an agency bill, Senate Bill 241, was, uh, was drafted and introduced by Senator
• South of Las Vegas were hit just minutes after completing traffic control set up on a work zone.
• Uh, together they combined to make up the second largest footprint of all state agencies, second only
• That is within our control as a legislature.
• Um, we can't control what's happening at the federal level, but we can control what's happening at the

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• The speaker also says this overrides local control.
• The speaker repeats that this also overrides local control.
• law enforcement agency from engaging in certain prohibited conduct.
• enforcement agency if the California agency has information that the federal agency has engaged in specified
• They refused to answer her and would not identify which agency they were with.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, though no final votes were taken because a quorum had not yet been established. SB 493 by Senator Becker would add war or armed conflict to California’s price-gouging emergency triggers, with the author and supporters arguing it would protect consumers from gas-price spikes tied to international conflict. Opponents, including business and housing groups, warned the bill could over-trigger emergency powers and create broad, ongoing price controls. The chair indicated support for an aye-as-amended recommendation once quorum was reached. SB 1056 by Senator Grayson would require protective orders for disclosure of sexually explicit material involving adult victims in specified criminal cases. Denise Huskins-Quinn and Aaron Quinn testified in support, describing how sensitive evidence in their case was copied and handled without adequate safeguards; supporters said the bill would extend privacy protections similar to those already used for child sexual abuse material. Criminal defense attorneys supported the goal but raised concerns about notice procedures and how the bill would apply when material is in the public domain. The chair said the bill filled a gap in existing law and would receive an aye recommendation. SB 1208 by Senator Grayson would let law enforcement seize and return crypto assets used in scams and fraud to victims. The Attorney General’s office and law enforcement groups supported the bill as a tool to recover losses from transnational crypto fraud, while the ACLU and public defenders argued it lowered the burden of proof, raised constitutional concerns, and could be misused against unbanked or low-level defendants. The chair nevertheless said the bill aligned with existing law for stolen property and would be recommended aye. SB 874 by Senator Weber-Pearson would strengthen oversight of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, including requiring background checks for employees of providers and convening a stakeholder workgroup; it drew support from the California Association for Behavior Analysis and no opposition was heard. Later, SB 1266 by Senator Stern would change how the value of stolen copper and related infrastructure damage is calculated, aiming to address copper theft and its costs to cities and utilities. Supporters said the bill would better capture the real harm from thefts that disrupt streetlights, telecom, and emergency services, while opponents argued it would inflate charges, turn many misdemeanors into felonies, and increase court and incarceration costs. The author said he would continue discussions and accept the amendments. Senator Cervantes presented SB 1379, which would separate the Riverside County sheriff and coroner offices and create an independent medical examiner; supporters cited in-custody death concerns and conflicts of interest, while opponents said the problem was not unique to Riverside and that the bill would override local control. Cervantes also presented SB 1418 to extend ballot-custody protections to other election records and equipment after a Riverside County ballot seizure, with support from the Attorney General’s office. Finally, Senator Blakespear began presenting SB 936 on nitrous oxide misuse, describing public health, impaired-driving, and disposal concerns, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s testimony concluded.

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• Nonprofit organizations, law enforcement agencies, state coalitions, and businesses to prevent trafficking
• She actually is an air traffic controller apprentice at the 563rd OSS, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
• XRDNA secures smart cities and the critical infrastructure that powers them while putting control of
• XRDNA secures smart cities and the critical infrastructure that powers them while putting control of
• SB 1299, bleed control. SB 1298, well drilling application location GPS — Natural Resources.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I'll be happy to answer your questions. executive branch agencies that they must executive branch agencies
• It's a professionalized out-of-state industry using technology to control supply and maximize profits
• , industry leaders, and at state agencies, industry leaders, and at least<00:25:03.360> 37<00:
• <00:33:42.360> in such as consumer protection agencies in such as consumer protection agencies
• <00:47:55.080> actually Cuz it's rare that the agency actually Cuz it's rare that the agency

Bills: SCR118, SCR173

Keywords: climate change, insurance affordability, working group, disaster recovery, fossil fuel companies, insurance stability, Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund, ticket scalping, task force, consumer protection, event accessibility, local economy, 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Consumer Protection heard two resolutions. SCR 118 SD1 would urge the Insurance Division and the Attorney General to convene a working group on climate change impacts on insurance availability and affordability. The Insurance Division deferred to written testimony, while the Attorney General opposed the measure because of an ongoing lawsuit, asking that references to legal recovery and the AG’s role in convening the group be removed. Members questioned how the resolution might relate to the state’s climate damages litigation and whether it could inform damages calculations. The committee later recommended passage with amendments, including removing the Attorney General as co-convener and changing certain membership references to board chairs; the motion passed unanimously with one excused member. The committee also heard SCR 173 SD1, which would create a task force on event ticket scalping. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the concept but asked to be added as a task force member and said the draft left its role unclear. Supporters, including the National Independent Venue Association and D-BAT, described high resale prices, fraudulent or speculative tickets, and harm to consumers and local businesses. StubHub and the Ticket Policy Forum supported the task force but urged broader scope to include the primary ticket market and ticket sellers, and StubHub also sought inclusion on the task force. Members discussed whether the task force should focus on the secondary market or the broader ticketing ecosystem, and whether the Office of Consumer Protection should be part of the task force or only consulted. The vice chair recommended passage with amendments adding the Office of Consumer Protection as a member and clarifying the consultation language, and the committee adopted that recommendation unanimously with one excused member.

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• of the May revision and to speak on a few key proposals, but the Department of Finance and other agencies
• reflect updated projections for reimbursement from the FEMA, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
• The administration itself is requesting that Control Section 90 be added to authorize the Department
• So the $25 million early action is available to different departments within the state agency.
• and local public health agencies across the country.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• working through the medical control working through the medical control board<00:48:16.960> working
• Right now, agencies release annual reports with data that is often a year or more out of date.
• Right now, agencies release annual reports with data that is often a year or more out of date.
• Right now, agencies release annual reports with data that is often a year or more out of date.
• data that is older and less useful. now agencies release annual reports with now agencies release annual

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Palone, will each control 30 Mr.
• What's demand response control?
• along with demand response controls. along with demand response controls.
• What's demand response control? What's demand response control?
• remains one of eight high-risk agencies remains one of eight high-risk agencies in<03:25:49.040>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, January 9, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• <00:04:44.960> So do with all the state agencies. So do with all the state agencies.
• AG does for agencies and all non- agency AG does for agencies and all non- agency work<00:10:27.600
• agencies now. And I I can tell you this. agencies now. And I I can tell you this.
• Which agency? I don't know. I mean, I don't mention the specific agency.
• agency is dealing with me." agency is dealing with me."

Keywords: 1183, house