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• Christopher Kishimoto, our plant quarantine inspection and compliance officer.
• Christopher Kishimoto, our plant quarantine inspection and compliance officer.
• themselves out of the ethics code. themselves out of the ethics code.
• The remainder of the employees are subject, as state employees, to the state ethics code.
• . compliance. compliance.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• I'm not concerned at all about the definitions in the penal code.
• I'm not concerned at all about the definitions in the penal code.
• There are definitions in the penal code. I chose not to read all of it.
• There are definitions in the penal code.
• Speaker, members, Senate Bill 1341 modernizes manufactured home code. Move passage.

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, offered an invocation, led the pledges, and approved a series of routine motions, including excusing absent members and granting permission for several committees to meet while the House was in session. Members also adopted several memorial and recognition resolutions, including H.R. 1023 honoring Christian Beerbill, H.R. 1033 recognizing International Bereaved Mother’s Day, and H.R. 877 recognizing Urban League Advocates Day. The House also recommitted SB 17 and HB 4211 to committee and postponed SCR 27 and HB 2145 for later consideration. The chamber then took up a long third-reading calendar of bills covering a wide range of topics, including Sunset review measures, health care workforce and pricing, child custody and family law, Medicaid, rural ambulance grants, energy reporting, public information requests, trail development, virtual meeting disruptions, occupational licensing, protective orders, county leave pools, animal cruelty, infrastructure, and higher education. Most bills were explained briefly by their authors and passed with broad support, though several drew notable opposition, including HB 5265, HB 2402, HB 3000, HB 3237, HB 3326, HB 1056, HB 281, HB 3308, HB 1043, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 294, HB 809, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 285, HB 1353, HB 3960, HB 4044, HB 4264, HB 2807, HB 3349, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 1201, and others. Several bills prompted extended debate or amendments. HB 3237, extending public energy-use reporting for state and higher-education buildings, passed after questions about its public-sector-only scope and energy savings. HB 3326, addressing public service loan forgiveness credit for adjunct professors, initially failed on a 69-70 vote but later passed after verification and machine corrections. HB 3211, concerning optometrists in managed care plans, adopted a Buckley amendment before passing. HB 2213 on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association board composition adopted a Metcalf amendment requiring certain board members to be Texas residents. HB 412, dealing with harmful materials and sexual performance of a child, generated extensive questioning about its scope, existing legal standards, and effects on educators and medical professionals; the excerpt ends during that debate.

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• . >> Chair McClain: CODE DEBATE. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED CLOSE ON YOUR BILL. >> Sen.
• IN ADDITION TODAY IF CONDITIONS ARE REQUIRED IN THE WAIVER IS NOT IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER
• LONG AS IT IS WITHIN THE CURRENT VOLTAGE THRESHOLD OF 98 VOLTS AND THE TRUTH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
• IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CODE AS IT RELATES TO TIMBER.
• LAUNCH VEHICLE, PAYLOAD OR SPACECRAFT WITHIN A SPACE PORT TERRITORY ARE EXEMPT IN THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• our buildings and infrastructure; impact on patient care and hospital operations; regulatory or compliance
• are focused on carefully implementing the allowable exemptions to the H.R. 1 work requirements in compliance
• These requirements came from the Welfare and Institutions Code and when Proposition 1 passed, which established
• Making this benefit optional creates a patchwork system where access to care depends on your zip code
• undermines the very crisis continuum the state has been... ...where access to care depends on your zip code

Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of State Hospitals (DSH), the Commission for Behavioral Health, and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) on budget proposals and implementation updates. DSH outlined its proposed 2026-27 budget, including funding for patient operating expenses, IST solutions savings, conditional release program costs, LPS bed allocation changes, electrical infrastructure projects at Napa and Patton, SB 380 transitional housing feasibility work, and expanded dental services at Metropolitan and Patton. DSH also reported that it has met court-ordered IST treatment benchmarks in the Stiavedi v. Clinton case, with average time to initiate treatment down to about five days and pending placements reduced to roughly 250, while noting that Proposition 36 could increase referrals and SB 1323 may divert some individuals earlier into community-based treatment. Members asked about rising outside hospitalization costs, Medicare enrollment, the timing and structure of capital projects, and whether IST solution funds are being fully used; DSH said the savings reflect slower-than-expected ramp-up of community programs and that the Central California FACT replacement program is still on track for January 2027 activation. The Commission for Behavioral Health described its role under the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA), including data, evaluation, grantmaking, technical assistance, and transparency work. It highlighted the new statewide Innovation Partnership Fund, a five-year, $20 million-per-year program with small and large grant categories; the first RFA drew strong interest, with more than 400 questions and over 1,000 bidders’ conference participants. The Commission also discussed a proposed extension to spend down about $4.1 million remaining for the Alcove Youth Drop-in Center grants so sites can finish implementation and Stanford can complete the final evaluation. Members asked about grant duration, whether projects can be renewed, what qualifies as innovation, and whether the fund could support service delivery rather than awareness campaigns or training; the Commission said awards are expected to be three-year contracts and that proposals must be new or meaningfully expanded approaches that support BHSA priority populations. DHCS reviewed major behavioral health changes under CalAIM and BH Connect, including peer support, mobile crisis, contingency management, traditional health care practices for tribal members, updated specialty mental health access criteria, and new substance use treatment standards based on ASAM’s fourth edition. DHCS reported strong contingency management results, with more than 13,000 members served and 95% testing negative for stimulant use during treatment, and said 21 Indian health care providers have been approved to offer traditional health care practices. It also described BH Connect initiatives such as the $1.9 billion access reform and outcomes incentive program, workforce investments, evidence-based practice expansion, IMD participation by four counties, and transitional rent services. On BHSA implementation, DHCS said it is not tracking individual county contract cuts but is monitoring county plans and statewide outcomes, while stakeholders raised concerns about local prevention and service gaps. DHCS also outlined its H.R. 1 implementation strategy, including outreach, streamlined renewals, exemptions for disabled, substance use, and medically frail individuals, and proposed clinic navigator and outreach funding; it said it has not yet produced a focused estimate of H.R. 1 impacts on behavioral health populations. The discussion ended with DHCS noting that B-CHIP bond funding has supported 437 infrastructure projects, creating 546 new or expanded facilities and more than 9,500 residential beds across the state.

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• They have, you know, the IRS Publication 1075 compliance requirements—we allow them to increase their
• HHS, almost every agency has some compliance requirements.
• <01:24:51.239> requirements publication 1075 compliance requirements publication 1075 compliance
• they would do that to be in compliance they would do that to be in compliance with<01:25:08.360>
• requirements we're we're know compliance requirements we're we're being<01:25:20.400> almost<

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Administrative Services presented its capital budget process and priorities, explaining how agencies assess facility needs, rank projects, and submit requests to the governor’s office. DAS described its Plant and Property division, which maintains 96 state buildings, and Public Works, which develops detailed cost estimates for selected projects. Officials said the governor’s office has traditionally narrowed requests into priority tiers, but this year all projects were estimated, creating more work and less detail. They also emphasized that the capital budget book functions as legislative intent and can be binding on how approved funds are used. On the substance of the request, DAS highlighted several priorities: continued funding for the state ERP system upgrade to the cloud, with about $5 million requested for sustainability and related Treasury functions; emergency fund and annex renovation work; a sprinkler replacement at DMV; and elevator repairs at the main building. Karen Rocky also identified maintenance projects that rose in priority after a facility condition assessment, including HVAC work for Portsmouth Circuit Court and Coos County Courthouse, boilers and controls for Carroll County and Lebanon Circuit Court, brick repointing at the main building and annex, window replacement at Spalding, and Brown building elevator replacement. Officials noted that the governor’s proposed capital budget included fewer DAS projects than in past years and no projects for the Bureau of Court Facilities. The committee also discussed lapses and reprogramming of prior appropriations. DAS said the first eight projects approved in 2023 remain under construction and should be extended, while many 2021 projects are delayed because of ARPA-related workload and broader construction backlogs. Members reviewed a 2019 project list and agreed to lapse project number 49, the Spalding roof project, with about $81,000 remaining. DAS also said some small 2019 balances, including courthouse generators, a boiler, cooling and controls, roof and exterior repairs, and the State House Annex elevator, could be redirected through Capital Budget Overview toward the Hillsboro County South Cell Block project. The hearing ended with questions about project schedules, ARPA deadlines, and the division of authority between DoIT and DAS for the ERP system.

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• review tenant improvements and certify those improvements for applicable building health and safety codes
• The group of interior designers this bill is meant to address are those that work in a code-impacted
• The aforementioned amendments would actually move the bill from the B&P Code to the Penal Code.
• I strongly oppose AB 2497 and am strongly requesting that you please remove the code section.
• Remove the code 26220.5 of AB. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It amends Chapter 18 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to conform the statute.
• , okay, which is the code that all doctors are supposed to use and it's the same thing.
• They know that it's, let's say, CPT code 100, they get $500 for that.
• For that CPT code was willing to accept. Sorry Mr.
• It's got to meet the elements of 1301 of the insurance code, which is a claim. ...claim form.

Bills: HB4806

Keywords: civil action, damages, health care services, noneconomic damages, negligence, legal standards, 1184, house, all

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• The amendment is coded A1.
• The amendment is coded coded coded DEA<00:02:33.599> 1615. DEA 1615. DEA 1615.
• The amendment is coded A16. amended. The amendment is coded A16.
• The amendment is coded A7. I amended. The amendment is coded A7.
• The amendment is coded A17. The amendment is coded A17.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You don't have that broken up by ZIP code, do you?
• broke broken up by zip code, do you? broke broken up by zip code, do you?
• Administrator Malina Lie, Tax Compliance Coordinator Susan Adamson, Tax Collector Dong Yan Wen, and
• uh acting Taxation Compliance uh acting Taxation Compliance Administrator<01:43:11.360> Malina
• Malina Lie, Tax Compliance Administrator Malina Lie, Tax Compliance Coordinator<01:43:14.239> Susan

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• people who may be a danger to themselves or others, but we've already got Title 25 in the Wyoming Code
• And so, putting some extra teeth in this will just make sure that they continue to be in compliance with
• people who may be a danger to themselves or others, but we've already got Title 25 in the Wyoming Code
• To be in compliance with the statute and not engage in enforcement of red flag laws, and then look to
• And I believe that what we do, just like with firearms, is we give a list of compliance requirements.

Bills: HB0098, HB0075, HB0041, HB0101

Keywords: gun control, Second Amendment, constitutional rights, misdemeanor, law enforcement, virtual currency, kiosk, financial institutions, regulation, Wyoming Money Transmitters Act, penalties, death benefits, retirement, survivor support, public safety, guardianship, monitoring, ward protection, financial independence, case management

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• We're also making sure that our building code reflects today's and future climate conditions.
• We develop plumbing codes, mechanical codes, and water efficiency standards.
• isn't enough to make a dent in the needed upgrades to our water and wastewater systems and for compliance

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on S.2542, the Mass Ready Act, a $3 billion environmental bond bill aimed at climate resilience, water infrastructure, conservation, and related permitting reforms. Secretary Rebecca Tepper and administration officials described the bill’s major investments in flood control, coastal resilience, DCR roads/bridges/dams and parks, drinking water and wastewater upgrades, PFAS remediation, land conservation, food security infrastructure, and expanded Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness funding. They also explained proposed streamlining measures for environmental permitting, flood risk disclosures, a Connecticut River Resilient Commission, and a new Resilience Revolving Fund to provide low-cost financing for municipal resilience projects. Committee members asked about affordability, useful life of projects, how the revolving fund would be capitalized, and how the bill would help communities such as Lawrence, Methuen, and coastal towns; officials said the fund would initially use existing trust resources, not new fees, and could later support special obligation bonds once it has a track record. Several witnesses supported the bill but urged larger authorizations or additional provisions. Boston Harbor Now asked for more funding for MVP and the state’s resilient coast plan, and supported permitting reforms for nature-based and hybrid solutions. The Massachusetts Rivers Alliance urged inclusion of drought-management language from separate bills, plus a statewide flood buyout program and a water reuse commission. Green Roots called for dedicated funding for outdoor and indoor air quality monitoring and indoor air quality improvements, especially in environmental justice communities affected by traffic and airport pollution. Conservation and forestry advocates requested more funding for urban tree canopy, local nurseries, and workforce training, while also raising concerns about PFAS impacts and the need for clearer municipal reforestation language. Agriculture and water infrastructure groups focused on food security and drinking water needs. The Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership and the Mass Food System Collaborative backed the food security infrastructure grant program and farmland protection funding, warning that the program needs continued support in fiscal 2027 and that farmland loss is accelerating. The Massachusetts Waterworks Association said the bill does not go far enough on drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure, citing large statewide capital needs and PFAS compliance costs, and asked for recurring funding and broader eligibility for climate resilience grants. A Product Stewardship Council representative also urged funding for a waste reduction needs assessment, citing growing landfill constraints and rising disposal costs. No votes were taken during the hearing."}{

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• by the Medical Board of California and the Osteopathic Medical Board, who found that we were in compliance
• with that set forth in Business and Professions Code Section 253.5, in which we state who we are and
• opportunity for me to challenge this discharge based on my service record, and I would receive a separation code
• ability to come into existing priority programs right now that are already reflected also in the BPC code

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Support Division has a Quality Assessment Office that is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and compliance
• to wrap up, I just briefly want to show you this dashboard that LFC staff created, which has a QR code
• These dashboards, by the way, The interactive dashboards and the QR codes are fantastic.
• And just so you know, I did your QR code, and I can't see any of this on my phone; I need a magnifying

Keywords: 996, all

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• expensive equipment that sometimes has been stolen previously, or for purposes of wage and hour compliance
• exactly clear on the examples of what is happening that this bill is trying to correct, because Labor Code
• Labor Code Section 2802 very broadly has been interpreted by courts, even as it applies to trainings,
• revisions they are speaking about, because what I'm hearing, I think, fits very clearly into Labor Code

Summary: The committee heard a series of labor-related bills, with most measures focused on worker training, privacy, wages, and safety. AB 296 would require schools or districts to host apprenticeship fairs at least once a year, with flexibility on how they are run and whether programs outside the county can participate. Supporters said it would help connect students to skilled trades and address workforce shortages; school administrators opposed the bill as an unfunded mandate that could be impractical for elementary schools. The bill was later moved on call, with the committee noting it could not vote until quorum was established. AB 1221 and AB 1331 both addressed workplace surveillance. AB 1221 would restrict invasive monitoring tools, require notice to workers, limit the use and sharing of worker data, and require human review before discipline based on surveillance outputs. Labor groups supported the bill as a response to AI-driven monitoring, while business groups raised concerns about broad definitions, security cameras, investigations, and data-access provisions. AB 1331 focused more narrowly on privacy in off-duty and private spaces, limiting surveillance in places like restrooms, break areas, vehicles, and homes; hospitals and business groups opposed it as too broad and potentially disruptive to safety, cybersecurity, and facility monitoring. Both bills were advanced by committee vote. The committee also heard AB 1181, which would require firefighter turnout gear to be free of cancer-causing chemicals such as PFAS by 2027, and AB 1198, which would require prevailing wage rates on public works to reflect the wage in effect when the work is performed rather than when the project was first advertised. Firefighter representatives strongly supported AB 1181, while the chemical industry asked to continue working on scope and timelines. AB 1198 drew support from labor and contractor groups but opposition from local governments and housing groups concerned about mid-project cost increases; it was passed to Appropriations after a roll-call vote. Other measures approved included AB 1235 on skilled-and-trained workers for CSU construction, AB 1251 on ghost job postings, AB 552 on locating the Agricultural Labor Relations Board office outside Sacramento, AB 1110 on updating Cal/OSHA workplace posters, AB 1136 on expanding high road training partnerships, and AB 1234 on wage claim enforcement. AB 692, which would ban employer debt agreements that require workers to repay training or other costs if they leave a job, drew strong support from nurses and labor advocates and opposition from business and health care groups; it was also passed on a roll-call vote.

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• And under North Dakota Century Code and North Dakota administrative code, a licensed distributor may
• And under North Dakota Century Code and North Dakota administrative code, a licensed distributor may
• I'm here specifically to address Century Code 53-06 of the Century Code.
• North Dakota Century Code 27-02.2-2.2.
• So the Century Code does allow for up to eight contracts.

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• Our loophole-riddled tax code has more holes than Swiss cheese.
• they prevent plugging those holes and doing anything about the injustice and inequities in our tax code
• Our loophole tilled tax code overseas.
• Our loophole tilled tax code has<02:47:40.240> more<02:47:40.560> holes<02:47:40.880>
• that shift the burden on to tax code that shift the burden on to working<02:47:59.120> people

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• installation, calibration, and tampering to ADOT, which cannot reinstate driving privileges until compliance
• installation, calibration, and tampering to ADOT, which cannot reinstate driving privileges until compliance
• The purpose of this bill is to maintain consistency in the Criminal Code, where we oftentimes establish
• The purpose of this bill is to maintain consistency in the Criminal Code, where we oftentimes establish

Bills: HB2076, HB2135, HB2175, HB2186, HB2223, HB2345, HB2364, HB2417, HB2440, HB2666, HB2763, HCR2043

Keywords: school safety, employee training, firearm certification, crisis response, school policies, reimbursement fund, local law enforcement, HB2135, Arizona, civil liability, private right of action, DEI, diversity equity and inclusion, critical race theory, anti-racism, race stereotyping, sex stereotyping, race scapegoating, sex scapegoating, gender identity

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• Some 3,000 families served by the state preschool program live in areas, or zip codes, if you will, located
• She now delivers groceries to families and develops code words so parents feel safe opening the doors
• procedures, legal alignment for programs blending federal and state funds, and guidance on maintaining compliance
• with... ...for programs blending federal and state funds, and guidance on maintaining compliance with

Summary: The hearing focused first on how wildfires and other disasters affect child care providers, families, and early education infrastructure. State officials from the Department of Social Services and Department of Education described disaster response and preparedness efforts, including shelter coordination, licensing outreach, emergency waivers, distribution of supplies, and the statewide child care disaster plan. Testimony from providers and advocates emphasized major gaps in recovery funding, insurance coverage, rebuilding support, mental health services, and coordination with local rebuild plans. Several witnesses urged more dedicated disaster-recovery funding for child care facilities and suggested statutory changes, including allowing greater flexibility for rebuilding costs and requiring early childhood programs to be included in local disaster planning. The second panel addressed immigration enforcement and its impact on child care. Advocates from the Children's Partnership, Every Child California, and CHIRLA said enforcement activity is causing families to keep children home, disrupting continuity of care, reducing enrollment, and creating fear and trauma for children and providers. They argued that immigrant and mixed-status families need clearer protections, privacy safeguards, legal support, trauma-informed guidance, and safe-haven policies for child care settings. Speakers also stressed that the child care workforce is heavily immigrant and that recent state laws such as AB 49 and AB 495 will require funding, training, and technical assistance to implement effectively. Public commenters, including child care providers, described personal experiences with fire damage, displacement, permit delays, lost income, and the emotional toll of serving families during crises. Others described how immigration enforcement has made parents afraid to attend events, drop off children, or remain connected to providers. Committee members repeatedly noted that child care is often overlooked in emergencies and asked state officials how child care systems are being integrated into disaster planning and how local and state agencies can better coordinate. No formal votes were taken during the hearing.

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• It's referring to the criminal code for defining what constitutes sexual abuse under the context.
• Texas, they've done their job to clean up their statutes and ensure that this is added to the criminal codes
• international student comes in and is studying under a visa, the university knows that and ensures compliance
• I think it's important to ensure compliance. With the law.

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• Tom Yoshiko from Tax The foundation understands the impact of compliance costs for small distributors
• There were two code blues that almost left her dead.
• , since the insurance code is meant to regulate insurers and insurance business.
• , since the insurance code is meant to regulate insurers and insurance business.
• We are looking for strategies that help the transportation sector be in compliance with the statutory

Bills: HCR93, HCR14, HR85

Keywords: image-based sexual abuse, working group, gender-based violence, Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women, prevention efforts, survivor protections, new technologies, legal reform, HCR14, House Concurrent Resolution, perpetual easement, non-exclusive easement, state submerged lands, submerged lands, shoreline easement, drainage outfall, stormwater outfall, lagoon outfall, pipelines, Kahala Hotel & Resort