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• Fifty days that over 800,000 Arizonans have been left without access to the basic services that every
• Access to the basic services that every constituent deserves. This is an abuse of power.
• ROCKET FUEL TO THE REPUBLICANS' ASSAULT TO THE AMERICANS' ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE.
• They deserve access to affordable health care, nutritious food for their families.
• This bill ensures that families receive the assistance they need, veterans have access to care, and our

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• broadens eligibility in expenditure options and state-run loan programs, hoping more small businesses access
• The California Capital Access Program, known as CalCAP, helps incentivize lenders to make loans to small
• In the Central Valley, we do not have access to adequate surface water to recharge our groundwater.
• , accessibility, and reporting on how feedback is used.
• The bill helps combat segregation and ensure equal access, with fair housing planning including real

Summary: The Assembly Local Government Committee heard a long agenda of housing, water, and local finance bills, with the chair repeatedly reminding attendees about hearing rules and noting that several measures were being heard without a quorum at first. Early items included AB 407, which would broaden eligibility for state-run loan and financing programs to help small businesses fund environmental, seismic, and ADA upgrades, and AB 93, which would require data centers to estimate and report water use and follow state best practices. AB 93 drew support from water advocates and local government groups, while the Data Center Coalition opposed it, arguing the bill could be overly restrictive, difficult to retrofit, and raise trade secret or security concerns. The committee also heard AB 650 on housing element review, AB 1044 on creating a new Tulare County groundwater sustainability agency, and AB 523 on allowing proxy voting for single-representative member agencies on the Metropolitan Water District board; all drew broad support from local agencies and related stakeholders and no recorded opposition in the room. Several housing bills were presented as part of a broader fast-track housing package. AB 507 would streamline adaptive reuse of office buildings into housing, especially in downtowns with high vacancy; supporters said it would revive urban cores and help meet housing and climate goals, while the League of California Cities and a few cities opposed it unless amended, citing concerns about one-size-fits-all by-right approval and fee limitations. AB 1294 would create a universal housing application and limit early application requirements; it drew strong support from housing and business groups, with the American Planning Association and League of California Cities seeking more flexibility and input. AB 610 would require local governments to disclose housing constraints in their housing elements and limit new constraints after certification for three years unless disclosed; supporters said it would improve transparency and certainty, while opponents warned it could chill legitimate local policy choices and inclusionary housing requirements. Both AB 610 and AB 698, which would require analysis of the housing and property tax impacts of proposed transfer taxes, were moved out of committee on 7-0 votes after discussion and amendments. The committee also heard AB 1112, which would repeal an outdated Riverside County property tax provision affecting Rancho Mirage; the city argued it was the only qualifying no-low property tax city not receiving the standard minimum and sought equal treatment. After quorum was established, the bill was passed 6-0 with amendments and sent to Appropriations. AB 1021, heard later, would make it easier for school districts and other local education agencies to build employee housing, with the author citing teacher recruitment and retention problems and support from education stakeholders. Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized the need to balance housing production, local fiscal tools, and infrastructure needs, and several authors accepted committee amendments and committed to continued negotiations with opponents.

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• shouldn't<00:20:08.120> you<00:20:08.320> as<00:20:08.440> the students access
• to shouldn't you as the students access to shouldn't you as the University<00:20:08.960> of<00
• <00:20:38.360> to session that would give us access to session that would give us access to
• to all of that currently have access to all of that data<00:20:42.679> so<00:20:42.960> for
• have access to information about<00:21:34.039> where<00:21:34.279> their<00:21:34.559>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Higher Education met on March 11 and began with House Bill 442, which would appropriate funds to the University of Hawaiʻi system for nursing programs. University of Hawaiʻi representatives testified in strong support, and several additional supporters submitted testimony. Members asked about a similar Senate measure, and the witness confirmed the university supported that bill as well. No opposition or vote was recorded on HB 442 during the excerpt. The committee then heard House Bill 1169, a housekeeping measure concerning the University of Hawaiʻi Conference Center revolving fund. Testimony explained that the bill would consolidate existing Conference Center statutes into one centralized fund statute and allow campuses to use the fund more broadly. Members raised no questions, and no vote was taken in the excerpt. House Bill 185, which would establish a plant-based building materials working group, drew the most discussion. The Department of Agriculture said it supported the intent but wanted baseline research before a larger working group was formed. Supporters argued the measure could help develop a homegrown industry using bamboo, hemp, and other plant materials, create green jobs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Several members questioned whether a formal working group was necessary and whether the work could be done without new legislation. The University of Hawaiʻi later estimated the bill’s requested work would cost about $150,000 over two years to analyze crop options and report findings. The final measure discussed in the excerpt was House Bill 1320, which requires the University of Hawaiʻi to collect, analyze, and publicly report graduate outcome data and develop a Graduate Outcomes Dashboard. University officials said they already use some data sources but lack a dedicated data-visualization specialist and need additional capacity to consolidate and present the information. Members questioned the need for new positions and funding, arguing the university should use existing resources and that students already have many ways to explore careers. Supporters responded that the dashboard would help students and the state better understand postgraduate outcomes, workforce needs, and program value. No final action or vote was shown in the excerpt.

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• We added requirements for access utilities and other recording requirements.
• buyers access to those starter<02:14:54.800> homes.
• <02:16:14.400> Since<02:16:14.639> we're safely access all new lots.
• Since we're safely access all new lots.
• Because there was very little exit, very little access in or out of that whole area.

Keywords: 981, all

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• <01:22:39.120> to nature trying to improve access to nature trying to improve access to services
• C3 1.0 0 FTE for community food access C3 1.0 0 FTE for community food access 5172,238172,238 program
• IT accessibility: 0.9 FTE.
• to provide telephone access to digital. to provide telephone access to digital.
• Community Access Enterprise, G5: 3.7 FTE. Community Access Enterprise: $71,397. I.

Keywords: 981, all

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• <00:42:59.280> to um basically they want have access to um basically they want have access
• It's just the logistics of it, having to find accessible housing or accessible locations, and it is very
• > um accessible housing or accessible um accessible housing or accessible um locations<01:03:38.000
• <01:57:07.599> Uh access to uh some of these funds? Uh access to uh some of these funds?
• Without deposits, access to deposits.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• accessible and communities connected. accessible and communities connected.
• mental<02:30:32.560> health Many veterans can access mental health Many veterans can access
• access to consistent care and treatment. access to consistent care and treatment.
• They deserve a broader access members.
• <04:53:47.120> their justify taxing veterans to access their justify taxing veterans to access

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• And we actually will be voting on a bill that increases that access.
• . access. access.
• > grant education guaranteed access grant education guaranteed access grant program<01:59:26.080
• This bill is fiscally access.
• our state have access to a credentialed<02:52:23.160> program.

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House of Delegates met on February 27, 2026, with a prayer, roll call showing 130 members present, and the reading of the previous day’s journal. The chamber then took up several House resolutions recognizing guests and honorees, including Harold Futch Sr. II and his daughter R.V. for their collaboration on the album “Harmony” and R.V.’s status as the youngest Grammy winner; Michelle Eberle for her leadership of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange; and the Boys & Girls Club of Washington County on its 85th anniversary. Each resolution was read and adopted with applause and congratulations. The House also received Senate Bill 108 from the Senate consent calendar and, by unanimous consent, had it read the first time and referred to committee. In the Economic Matters Committee report, the House adopted favorable reports and sent multiple bills to third reading, including HB 306 on dealer website price transparency, HB 461 on rural readiness and capacity building, HB 573 on fair housing discrimination standards, HB 798 on small minority- and women-owned business capital access, HB 850 on open house disclosure requirements, HB 951 on land records revisions, HB 996 on corporations and associations revisions, HB 1026 on rounding cash transactions, and HB 1312 on legal tender species establishment. HB 306 drew the most debate over its title, which included the “Jack Fitzgerald Price Transparency Act.” One delegate argued the title improperly referenced a private business and should be removed; the floor leader responded that the bill honored consumer advocate Jack Fitzgerald and that the dealership was employee-owned. A motion to special order the bill failed on a roll call vote of 95 no to 38 yes, and the bill was then ordered printed for third reading. HB 691 on permitting efficiency for housing development projects was also special ordered until the next day after members sought more time to review possible amendments. The House adopted amendments and favorable reports on several bills, including HB 243 on comprehensive and general plans, HB 343 on housing counseling services, HB 483 on charitable organization audit thresholds, HB 523 on residential foreclosure restrictions, and HB 243’s amendments clarifying prospective application. Members asked questions about HB 243’s planning requirements and about HB 523’s “zombie mortgage” protections; the floor leader explained that HB 523 would protect homeowners from surprise foreclosures on old debts without forgiving the underlying debt, while HB 243 would modernize comprehensive planning standards without changing local subdivision review processes.

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• Um, and it's pretty accessible. He can touch on that.
• can access it. Uh is uh available uh and can access it.
• accessible around Wyoming. Uh and Mr. accessible around Wyoming. Uh and Mr.
• child can access. child can access.
• you know, the immediately accessible?

Bills: HB0103, HB0070, HB0091

Keywords: First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation

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• We're looking to promote emergency preparedness and student safety by having immediate access to trauma
• access to trauma supplies<00:07:12.160> while<00:07:12.560> coordinating<00:07:13.039>
• <00:26:03.200> and school, causing decreased access and school, causing decreased access and
• policy that ensures children have access policy that ensures children have access to<00:26:15.440
• This language reflects an important goal of protecting students' access to movement and play.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• doesn't mean that Microsoft has access doesn't mean that Microsoft has access to<00:35:17.839>
• would be able to access that information for<00:52:17.359> whatever<00:52:17.680> purposes
• It won't happen otherwise, and you won't be able to access all your data in one place ever.
• all your data in one place ever. access all your data in one place ever.
• <01:23:18.639> usage currently pay high fees to access usage currently pay high fees to access

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• you said several times that you don't feel comfortable appropriating this money that we now have access
• And I looked at five or six different state departments and couldn't find how to access that.
• Because it had access to that data.
• Has access to some of this, if we do give AI access to information that we don't give other entities
• We pay them to process the claims, and we get access to their network.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• that Google was making was for non-expressive purposes to analyze the contents and provide public access
• And we know the artist is originating the fingerprint, so they have access to them. Why aren't...
• And we know the artist is originating the fingerprint, so they have access to them.
• They're accessible. OpenAI use them to train off of.
• Developers would have access to less robust, less diverse, and less diverting data sets.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee and Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational hearing at Stanford on the intersection of artificial intelligence, copyright, transparency, and California’s creative economy. Chairs and members emphasized that the hearing was not on a specific bill and no vote would be taken. Opening remarks framed the issue as balancing protection for artists and other rights holders with the need to keep AI innovation and related economic activity thriving in California, while noting that federal action is unlikely and that state policy may influence national standards. The first panel featured Professor Pamela Samuelson and Stanford researcher Rishi Bommasani. Samuelson reviewed the current copyright litigation landscape, including dozens of lawsuits over AI training, and explained the fair use framework, the Google Books precedent, and the uncertainty around newer theories such as market dilution. She said states can likely regulate transparency, deepfakes, privacy, and safety, but warned that some proposals may be preempted by federal copyright law. Bommasani described widespread opacity around training data among major California AI companies, discussed AB 2013 and the EU AI Act as transparency models, and identified gaps in disclosure design, enforcement, and whether transparency alone can address copyright and IP concerns. Members asked about open-source models, opt-outs, machine unlearning, user data, and state options for protecting creators. The second panel included SAG-AFTRA board member Jason George, Animation Guild president Danny Lynn, and OpenAI copyright counsel Mark Gray. George and Lynn argued that AI training on performers’ and artists’ work without consent or compensation threatens jobs, bargaining power, and reputations, and they supported stronger transparency and licensing requirements so creators can identify when their work is used. Gray said AI is already being used as a productivity tool and highlighted partnerships between AI companies and publishers, record labels, and studios, while arguing that specific harmful uses such as deepfakes should be regulated directly rather than restricting general-purpose AI development. Committee members discussed labeling and watermarking of AI-generated content, transparency around model use, and whether state law should require more detailed disclosure of training data; no formal action was taken.

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• They want to provide more access to more families and the families choose. into the schools but it's
• Did not have access to TIA, turned recognized status through national board certification.
• They do have access right now through National Board Certification, a rigorous process that requires
• How does that make the other 100 teachers workers feel who have no access at all to TIA.
• Expanding TIA to include additional tiers will allow more educators to access higher salary.

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• And then again, to just balance efficiency and economy with appropriate access and quality to care.
• And then again, to just balance efficiency and economy with appropriate access and quality to care.
• and quality to care appropriate access and quality to care and<00:12:11.560> we<00:12:11.720>
• Again, they meet institutional level of care, but without access to...
• Provider sustainability and access to care is probably the most important.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services met with a quorum still coming together and first handled roll call and minutes. The main presentation came from the Department for Medicaid Services, with Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Beckle giving an overview of Kentucky Medicaid, its federal-state financing structure, and the department’s 1915(c) home- and community-based waiver programs. They explained FMAP funding levels for traditional Medicaid, administration, IT, expansion adults, and CHIP, and noted the size of the program, including more than 600,000 Kentucky children eligible for Medicaid or CHIP, about 485,000 expansion adults, over 69,000 enrolled providers, and $18.5 billion in 2024 expenditures. A major focus was the waiver system, including the acquired brain injury waivers, model waiver, independence waiver, Michelle P. waiver, and Supports for Community Living waiver. The department said these waivers are intended to keep people with physical or developmental disabilities in home and community settings rather than facilities, and that many services are not covered by Medicare or commercial insurance. Officials described participant-directed services, interagency administration, and eligibility rules, including that some waiver programs use the child’s income only rather than family income. They also reported an unduplicated waiver wait list of 13,930 people and said the General Assembly had added waiver slots in the last budget, including 650 ABI slots and 1,275 more to be allocated July 1, 2025. The department also discussed a waiver rate study conducted by Guidehouse, explaining that CMS requires a defensible rate methodology because there is no Medicare or commercial benchmark for many waiver services. They said the study used cost and wage surveys, provider and stakeholder input, and aimed to improve transparency, provider stability, and rate parity. Officials reviewed prior COVID-era Appendix K rate increases and budget-driven increases, and said the budget ultimately funded rates at about 70% of the benchmark study, while preserving higher existing rates where needed so no provider would be cut. They highlighted larger differences in behavioral support and case management rates, and said a public report is available. Members asked several questions about the potential impact of federal FMAP changes, especially possible reductions in the enhanced match for expansion adults and Medicaid IT/admin activities. DMS said any FMAP reduction would require more state general fund dollars, estimating about $75 million for each 1% drop in the expansion match, while impacts on administrative IT funding would depend on the systems being built or implemented in a given year. Members also pressed for clarification on waiver wait-list procedures, funded versus filled slots, and what happens when someone on the wait list is later found ineligible. DMS said people on the wait list may not yet have been assessed, can be reevaluated if conditions change, and are still eligible for regular Medicaid state-plan services if they qualify, even if they are waiting for waiver services.

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• Tribes must have direct access to and input into the systems that track these cases.
• Equally important is ensuring tribal communities have access to clear information and resources.
• In addition, the department continues to update its website to ensure these resources are accessible
• engagement and ongoing access to the information and resources necessary to seek safety and justice.
• lack of access to substance abuse treatment, if that's the case.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• as a committee of making investments to improve people's per capita income, investments to improve access
• We don't think their position has changed from the last; that they do not support that level of access
• So this is a difficult-to-access account.
• You can count on, but it's hard to access. And so what that leaves you with is the green.
• To Representative Dixon's question, We don't get access. Tax Department does not give us access.

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• Connected devices, which gave China remote access to operating systems, is a large concern, especially
• to. to know the records that the school board members have access to.
• Talk about accessibility, Mr. Chairman. You can't get more local, more clear than this.
• Talk about accessibility, Mr. Chairman. You can't get more local, more clear than this.
• But at the heart of this bill, we want to make sure that children with special needs have access where

Keywords: 1182, all

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• One of the challenges with a large agency is access to knowledge and trainings.
• Providers, so OETA is what they have access to.
• They ensure fire safety, safe egress, accessibility, and even infection control in hospitals.
• Now, the board has access to it.
• Doctors can check their hours and access that information much easier.

Keywords: 914, all

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• All the access roads are flooded.
• They coordinate with local EMS and sheriffs and maintain real-time communication and access for first
• ... ...so we know that they're working and actively in use, and maintain clearly marked emergency access
• We moved there because of our community members, livestock access to water, or because it's one of the
• So I'm... ...if relief programs are not accessible and targeted to their needs.

Bills: HB48, HB66, HB68, HB71, HB75, HB164, HB171, HB254, SB3, SB18, HB123, HB149, HB117

Keywords: HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert, Silver Alert, Blue Alert, missing persons alerts, accessible alerts, hearing impaired

Summary: The committee met in special session to hear a series of flood, preparedness, and youth-camp safety bills, with members repeatedly noting that many of the measures were intended as planning, warning, or authority-clarifying bills rather than direct spending bills. House Bill 254 would expand eligibility for the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program to include Kerr County and 18 other flood-affected counties by raising the GDP cap and lowering the poverty threshold; it drew no opposition and was left pending. House Bill 68 would direct a study of flood mitigation in flatland areas, especially in the Rio Grande Valley, to develop cost-effective drainage and infrastructure recommendations; local officials and advocates supported it, and it was also left pending. The committee then heard several youth camp bills tied to the recent Hill Country flooding. House Bill 75 would impose flood-aware building and site standards for youth camps near floodplains, and House Bill 71 would require camps and youth activity entities to submit emergency preparedness plans to TDEM, coordinate with local responders, and maintain readiness protocols; both bills were supported by safety advocates and camp representatives, and both were left pending. House Bill 171 would require campgrounds near flood-prone waters to give written flood-risk notice to campers and obtain signed acknowledgment; it was presented as informed consent and left pending. Testimony on these bills emphasized Camp Mystic and other recent flood tragedies, with some witnesses urging broader building-code and floodplain reforms. The committee also heard House Bill 117, which would let counties regulate impervious cover for flood mitigation in unincorporated areas. Supporters, including county officials, environmental groups, and residents, argued that rapid development in the Hill Country and other growing areas is worsening runoff and downstream flooding; opponents from the builders’ association said counties already have substantial authority and warned about overreach into rural property use. After extensive testimony, the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 18 would streamline permitting for certain flood control districts to repair dams and reservoirs and build small holding areas, and it was left pending after supportive testimony from Plum Creek Conservation District. Senate Bill 3 would create a state-backed outdoor flood warning siren program for identified flood-prone areas, funded through a grant program; witnesses generally supported it, though some cautioned that sirens are not sufficient by themselves and may not be heard indoors or in overnight storms. It too was left pending. The committee also began hearing House Bill 149 on public-safety radio interoperability, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s full testimony or action is shown.