Transcript Highlights:

• testimony.
• Representative Sergeant continued that testimony submitted through the portal said establishing this
• Those three subclauses were issues that were discussed and concerns that were raised during testimony
• You're voting for the amendment. raised um during testimony and um raised um during testimony and um
• As we heard from testimony from DES, this particular violations and penalties, they have not actually

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began with housekeeping about report deadlines and bill scheduling, noting that reports should be submitted as soon as possible, ideally by Friday night, so they can be reviewed and filed on time. The chair explained the process for Democratic and Republican reports, reviewed the timing sheet for early bills, and said the committee was trying to stay on schedule to avoid hearings during vacation week. He also shared his contact information for questions. The committee then moved into executive session on 10 bills. On HB 13, relative to OHRV operation on certain highways in Windsor, the committee voted unanimously to retain the bill after the prime sponsor asked that it be held for possible local action. On HB 127, extending the closing date of OHRV trails on the Connecticut River headquarters property from September 30 to Columbus Day, members debated economic benefits for Pittsburgh versus concerns about local control, conservation easements, and hunting impacts. The committee voted 11-5 ought to pass; the chair noted it would not go on consent and would have a fiscal note. On HB 174, increasing the maximum weight of a utility terrain vehicle to 3,500 pounds unladen dry weight, supporters argued the change could help accommodate electric vehicles and heavier equipment, while opponents raised concerns about undefined terms, enforcement, private landowner rights, and unintended consequences. The committee voted 8-7 ought to pass. On HB 203, requiring C-COT approved personal flotation devices while on New Hampshire state waters, the committee heard a split between members who emphasized personal responsibility and those who said the bill would improve safety and education and could reduce drowning deaths. The motion to ITL failed 11-5, meaning the committee rejected the motion to kill the bill and advanced it instead. The transcript then moved on to HB 332, allowing for the establishment of a village district, but the discussion of that bill was not included in the provided excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• Absolutely excellent testimony, and it's wonderful to see you all here.
• Absolutely excellent testimony, and it's wonderful to see you all here.
• Mark Jorgenson's testimony.
• Mark Jorgenson's testimony.
• Mark Jorgenson's testimony.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee first approved the prior day’s minutes, then heard Senate File 255, which would exempt American Legion and VFW buildings from property tax. The bill’s author and the American Legion Department of Minnesota testified that many posts are struggling financially, that the tax burden can threaten building ownership, and that the posts provide important community services such as charitable gambling support, youth sports, food insecurity assistance, suicide prevention training, and meeting space for veterans and local residents. Several members voiced support, and the bill was laid over for possible inclusion. The committee then took up Senate File 30, a proposal to allow Minnesota estate tax portability for married couples, so a deceased spouse’s unused $3 million exclusion could transfer to the surviving spouse, similar to federal law. The author said Minnesota is an outlier compared with other estate-tax states and that the bill would simplify planning and reduce tax burdens, especially for family farms and other illiquid assets. A CPA and a Minnesota Farm Bureau representative testified that the order of death should not determine tax liability and that portability would help keep family farms intact. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion. Next, the committee adopted an A1 amendment to Senate File 211 and heard the bill, which would create a Minnesota subtraction for Foreign Service pension income, treating it more like military pension income. The author said the change would cover a small number of retirees and would have a minimal fiscal impact, while the testifier described Foreign Service work and said the benefit would recognize their service. The bill, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion. Finally, the committee heard Senate File 132, which would revise property tax language related to electric power systems by replacing references to attachments and impertinences with broader system-based language. The author said the bill would clarify tax treatment for power co-ops, restore the original intent of the law, and provide stability for Greater Minnesota, with an estimated property tax shift of a little over $700,000. Testimony was beginning when the transcript ended, and no vote on the bill was recorded in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• If you wish to give testimony, the cards are at the table.
• My testimony today draws on both my experience and my organization's experience with average bid contracting
• I submitted written testimony to the committee as well.
• And I'm not in a position where I could support this bill, and I appreciate your testimony.
• But just based on the testimony and committee, it seemed like for us to get in a posture that we were

Bills: HR275, HR282, HCR112, SCR62, SCR64, SB513

Keywords: highway maintenance, signage, transportation safety, DOTD, infrastructure, public safety, federal grants, job creation, Utility Terrain Vehicles, UTVs, safety regulations, transportation, Louisiana, task force, vehicle operation, legislation, accidents, HCR112, House Concurrent Resolution 112, Louisiana Highway 1

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on May 26 with a quorum present and took up several resolutions and one Senate bill. SCR 64 created a task force to study construction management at risk (CMAR) in Louisiana public works; an amendment added representatives from the Louisiana Associated General Contractors and Associated Builders and Contractors, and the resolution was reported with amendments. HR 282 created a task force to study utility terrain vehicles with state agencies; an amendment added the State Fire Marshal, and it was also reported with amendments. The committee then considered SB 513 on public works project delivery methods. The bill originally included an average-bid award method for certain pilot projects, along with airport design-build provisions. Testimony from a Reason Foundation analyst and from the Louisiana Associated General Contractors raised concerns that average-bid contracting could encourage collusion, raise costs, and lacked supporting data or use by U.S. transportation departments, while airport design-build was supported. The committee adopted an amendment in concept to strike the average-bid provisions, leaving the airport-related design-build language in place, and SB 513 was reported with amendments by a vote of 11 yeas and 4 nays. The committee also reported SCR 62 favorably, which urges DOTD to evaluate school zones on state highways in response to safety concerns and near misses, including a fatal incident referenced by the author. HCR 112 was reported favorably to study flooding on Louisiana Highway 1 in Shreveport, and HR 275 was reported favorably to study an interstate highway signage maintenance and reporting program. The meeting concluded after all items were disposed of and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• We encourage the public to provide written testimony before the hearing by visiting the committee website
• Please note that any written testimony submitted to the committee is considered public comment.
• Testimony on any such bill will be limited to a statement of name, organization, if any, and position
• The committee will allow no more than 40 minutes' testimony in total.
• Thank you for allowing me to provide testimony today in opposition to AB 2215.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee heard a regular order agenda with 101 bills and first took up AB 2215, which would extend the time for the Department of Water Resources to fully develop its State Water Project water rights. The author and supporters argued it would improve water reliability and affordability for millions of Californians and could save ratepayers money, while opponents said it would bypass the Water Board’s administrative process, set a precedent for other water rights holders, and potentially facilitate costly projects like the Delta Conveyance Project. The bill was moved on a do pass vote, with Mr. Hoover voting no and Ms. Krell not voting. The committee then approved two consent calendars and heard several bills with little or no opposition. These included AB 2038 on extending insurance nonrenewal/cancellation protections for wildfire victims; AB 2322 on clarifying which commercial, industrial, or institutional sites are subject to municipal stormwater permits; AB 1794 on direct home shipment of enteral nutrition; AB 1696 on clarifying that nurse midwives do not need physician supervision within their scope of practice; AB 1860 on allowing county offices of education to use design-build methods; AB 1876 on codifying nondiscrimination protections in health care; AB 2281 on election cybersecurity resources; AB 2448 on protecting sensitive medical records and reproductive health data; AB 1994 on providing victims with information about federal immigration relief options; and AB 1829 on expanding how CalWORKs community college funds may be used to support student parents. Most were supported by sponsoring organizations and related stakeholders, with limited opposition noted on AB 1696 and AB 2281. The committee also placed a large suspense calendar on approval, listing dozens of additional bills, and then opened public comment on bills not heard that day. No members of the public came forward, and the hearing was adjourned. Several bills were reported out on roll call votes, with some members not voting or voting no on particular measures, but the transcript does not provide full vote tallies for each bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• If you would uh like to come up and introduce yourselves and we'll receive your testimony.
• <00:07:53.360> your Okay, thank you so much for your Okay, thank you so much for your testimony
• 00:08:51.920> will<00:08:52.160> close<00:08:52.480> public<00:08:52.880> testimony
• I will close public testimony committee. I will close public testimony committee.

Bills: HB0002, HB0022

Keywords: building permits, local government, residential construction, permit timelines, code compliance, municipal officers, recall election, petition requirements, local governance, voter participation, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We've listened to hours of testimony of individuals expressing their fear to use the bathroom because
• Let me share with you some sworn testimony.
• And that's what this bill's about, and this is actual sworn testimony of the kind of cheating that we're
• Um, I'm reading from a trial transcript, sworn testimony given in open court, taken down by a court reporter
• said she was being paid by a campaign to work this election, and so now I'm going to read you the testimony

Bills: SB 10, SB 8, SB 15, SB 12, SB 6, SB 13, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, law enforcement, department file, employee records, misconduct, confidentiality, Texas occupations code, election laws, attorney general, prosecution, criminal offenses, criminal prosecution, jurisdiction, hemp, consumable hemp, hemp-derived cannabinoids

Transcript Highlights:

• Please introduce yourself and state your testimony.
• Uh if it's okay with testimony.
• Is my testimony that boring? Is my testimony that boring?
• State your name and proceed with your testimony.
• Please introduce yourself and proceed with your testimony.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you for your testimony, Representative. >> Okay.
• for your testimony, Representative. for your testimony, Representative.
• very much for your testimony. very much for your testimony.
• Landry, for your testimony.
• , thank you for your testimony, thank you for your testimony, Representative<01:22:44.400> Han

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the record, and present your testimony. the record, and present your testimony.
• your testimony. your testimony.
• Thank you so much for your testimony.
• Graff, for your testimony.
• Graff, for your testimony.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm eager to hear the testimony.
• Thank you so much for your testimony, Miss Peña.
• Please introduce yourself to the committee and then continue with your testimony.
• Thank you for your testimony, Miss Diaz. You have two minutes.
• Thank you for your testimony. We really do appreciate it so much.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Cardona, you will have the opportunity to provide one to two minutes for your opening testimony to the
• Cardona, you will have the opportunity to provide one to two minutes for your opening testimony to the
• On the one hand, in support of the confirmation is the excellent testimony, your opening statements,
• Confirmation is the excellent testimony, your opening statements.
• So thank you for your testimony today. You did a good job. So thank you for your testimony today.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules established a quorum and first approved several items without required appearances, including the appointments of Rick Simpson to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Trinidad Solis, M.D., and Gerald Talbert, M.D., to the Medical Board of California, along with references of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments. The committee then heard testimony on two State Bar of California appointments requiring appearance: George Cardona, J.D., for Chief Trial Counsel, and Laura Enderton Speed, J.D., for Executive Director. Cardona described his first four years as chief trial counsel, emphasizing reforms after the Girardi matter, including stronger conflict-of-interest and gift rules, tighter trust-account investigations, more data tracking, and efforts to reduce case backlogs and discipline disparities. Senators questioned him about the John Eastman disbarment case, the office’s role and jurisdiction, racial and Latino discipline disparities, unauthorized practice of law by notarios, staffing vacancies, and the use of AI in pleadings and internal work. Public witnesses from the State Bar, SEIU Local 1000, and others supported his confirmation, and the committee voted 3-0 to advance his appointment to the full Senate. Enderton Speed said she sought the executive director role to help restore public trust, strengthen discipline and admissions, and address the February 2025 bar exam problems. Senators asked about the State Bar’s budget deficit, hiring freeze, long-term fiscal stability, the bar exam audit and litigation, safeguards against conflicts and gifts, and the decision to move the February exam largely remote before returning to in-person administration for July. Public witnesses also supported her confirmation, citing leadership, accessibility, and a focus on core functions. The committee voted 5-0 to advance her appointment to the full Senate. The meeting ended with remarks honoring Senator Jones on his final day on the committee and a cake presentation before adjournment to executive session.

Transcript Highlights:

• And go ahead and just state your name and begin your testimony, please.
• at the table, and then after that is Janet Lorenzo on deck. >> So state your name and begin your testimony
• testimony, please. testimony, please.
• Fonder and go ahead and state your name for the record and begin your testimony. Thank you, Chair.
• And, uh, Miss Lorenzo, please state your name and begin your testimony. Thank you, Janet Lorenzo.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So, thank you so much for your testimony, Mr. Carlson, and Mr.
• , thank you so much for your testimony, thank you so much for your testimony, uh,<00:09:12.080>
• We are concerned about the bloat in our community, as I think you remember from my testimony, which is
• From my testimony, which is why we crafted the bill that we did and the bills that we have crafted across
• Chair, and thank you for your testimony, both of you.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The meeting focused on a House counteroffer to a higher education budget and policy agreement, with Ken Savory walking members through spreadsheet changes and Mr. Hopkins reviewing policy items. On the budget side, the House adjusted several appropriations and savings targets, including state grants, child care grants, student teacher and shortage area grants, student parent support, spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury research grants, dual training grants for legal cannabis employers, and University of Minnesota cannabis research. The House also noted no change to Minnesota State, alignment with the Senate on the summer academic enrichment program, and that remaining state grant parameters would continue to be negotiated. On policy, the House said some items were agreed to and grayed out, including campus sexual misconduct policy and treatment of appropriations. The House kept its original position on the NN Mayo Clinic Partnership and did not include K-12 direct admissions or the College Financing Literacy Act. It also proposed adjusting OHEI appropriations for competitively and legislatively named grant programs so administrative cost reserves would conform to 10% and 5% parameters when current law is below those levels. The committee then heard testimony in support of continuing the spinal cord injury/traumatic brain injury grant program at its current level. Joey Carlson described his spinal cord injury, his career path, and how the program helped advance research and industry connections, while Matthew Broadick argued the program has produced clinical trials, FDA approval-related progress, jobs, and strong return on investment. He also said the program belongs at the Office of Higher Education rather than the Department of Health because its mission better fits research and innovation. Members asked about the program’s long-term home, and the witnesses defended OHE’s role. No votes were taken; the chair thanked the House for the offer, said it would be reviewed, and recessed the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• We'll ask you to keep your testimony to five minutes, and then we will move on to member questions.
• We'll take testimony from all the panelists first and then move to member questions.
• I really want to thank you for your testimony.
• Kind of touched on that in your testimony as well. I'm happy to expand upon it.
• I really appreciate the testimony and all of your time.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If you would like to introduce yourselves and just talk about and give us your testimony.
• Davis, for your testimony.
• If you'd like to give us your testimony and introduce yourself. Mr.
• Chair, maybe we could submit that as written testimony to be distributed to the committee.
• So, again, I didn't, if you'll notice in my testimony, I am just here to point out the fact that this

Bills: HF2103, HF2793

Keywords: energy, renewable energy, ammonia, hydrogen, certificate tracking, funding, environment, community solar, energy policy, sustainability, solar garden program, regulation sunset

Transcript Highlights:

• As a reminder, this hearing is an organizational hearing. and will be invited testimony only.
• There will be a time limit of five minutes per witness during the public testimony period.
• Brian's sticking with that same slide that the chairman referenced on the You mentioned in your testimony
• I really appreciate your testimony on this issue as it has taken a devastating toll and impact on South
• Chairman I just want to thank you so much for this invited testimony I do think it's so important for

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I will finally just clarify, my written testimony is going around, but also the testimony from one
• > our also the testimony from one of our also the testimony from one of our Advocates<04:38:10.480
• Okay, thank you very much for your testimony. Thank you.
• <04:55:20.120> thank you very much for your testimony thank you very much for your testimony
• don't need to read my whole testimony don't need to read my whole testimony other<05:23:01.240><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first noted that House Bill 398, concerning Holocaust and genocide studies, and House Bill 131 had already been handled previously and were off the schedule. It then took up House Bill 740, which would require the Department of Education to maintain permanent records for closed charter schools. After brief discussion about overlap with another charter-school bill that already addressed closure and records, Representative Freeman moved to table the bill. The committee voted 16-0 to table/ITL the bill, and it was placed on the consent calendar. The main discussion centered on House Bill 557, which would require additional information on school budget ballots, including average cost per pupil, enrollment history, and teacher-to-administrator ratios. Members raised concerns that the bill was duplicative of existing law, overly detailed, costly to towns, and potentially electioneering or cumbersome on ballots. Supporters argued it would improve transparency and help voters who do not attend deliberative sessions or use online resources. The committee did not vote on the bill during the discussion; instead, members moved into caucus and later indicated they would hold the bill until Monday for further review. Later, the committee turned to House Bill 699 on special education definitions and considered Amendment 0606H. The sponsor explained the amendment was developed with the Department of Education after hearing testimony and was intended to align state definitions with federal law and incorporate recommendations from a prior audit, including changing “functionally blind pupils” to “students with visual impairments.” Some members supported the changes as responsive to the hearing and audit, while others objected that the amendment was still confusing, had not fully addressed stakeholder concerns, and should wait for a more comprehensive special education audit. The discussion also referenced House Bill 754 and another amendment, but the transcript ends before final action on HB 699 is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• All testimony comments are limited to the bills at hand.
• I appreciate your testimony. Thank you, Mr. Simpson.
• And again, I want to thank the testimony provided.
• Thank you for that testimony.
• Wonderful testimony. with public's money I respectfully urge your I vote wonderful testimony no bias

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 331 by Sen. Menjivar, which would require large-group health plans to cover hearing aids for children. The author and supporters described the bill as a long-running effort to address a developmental emergency and reduce out-of-pocket costs for families, while opponents were absent. Testimony from parents, advocates, medical experts, and organizations emphasized the importance of early access to hearing aids; committee members voiced strong support, and the bill was moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations, with several members requesting to be added as coauthors. The committee then heard SB 608, also by Sen. Menjivar, to expand access to condoms in school-based health centers and related settings and to prevent barriers such as ID checks. Supporters, including students and school health advocates, argued the bill would improve sexual health and reduce stigma, while opponents from family and faith groups argued it would undermine parental authority and normalize early sexual activity. The bill was supported by committee members and moved forward on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. Next, SB 971 by Sen. Choi proposed community-based healthy aging partnerships for older adults, with testimony from the California Senior Legislature and supporters from aging and dementia organizations. The measure was described as voluntary and focused on connection, independence, and local collaboration; there was no opposition, and the committee moved it on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 869 by Sen. Weber Pierson, which would require warning icons and statements on chain restaurant menus for beverages with very high added sugar content. Supporters framed it as a transparency and public health measure, while restaurant and beverage industry representatives opposed it unless amended, citing cost and menu-space concerns; the bill was nevertheless moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations after a roll call vote, with some members voting no and the measure placed on call. The committee also considered SB 950 by Sen. Weber Pierson, aimed at ensuring timely coverage of FDA-approved, medically necessary treatments for early-onset Alzheimer’s disease on commercial plans. Supporters, including the Alzheimer’s Association and a patient advocate, said the bill would reduce delays and barriers to care, while health plan representatives opposed it over step therapy and utilization-management concerns. Members discussed the limited treatment window and the need for early access, and the bill was moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. In addition, SB 490 by Sen. Umberg would set timelines for DHCS investigations of unlicensed sober living homes and allow counties to assist if the department cannot act in time; supporters from Anaheim and a patient-brokering survivor described serious abuse and oversight gaps, while county behavioral health representatives opposed the county role as an unfunded and potentially liability-creating burden. After discussion, the bill was also moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1037 by Sen. Weber Pierson on health insurance affordability and rate review, with supporters arguing it would tie premium increases more closely to affordability targets and public reporting; the transcript cuts off before the committee completed action on that measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• If you believe Barry Arons and his testimony, the gold standard is to be a designated provider.
• Yeah, Madam Chair, Representative Carter, you know, I'm sympathetic to the testimony I heard.
• In your testimony, sir, you said experts across the country. Yes.
• Is that your testimony? I want to make sure I understand that correctly.
• We're not going to take testimony on anything else other than this issue. Carolyn Kohler.

Bills: HB2042, HB2052, HB2055, HB2056, HB2094, HB2098, HB2185, HB2328, HB2758, HB2798

Keywords: solar radiation management, environment, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, public health, complaint process, Attorney General, groundwater management, water conservation, irrigation, water supply, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, brackish water, groundwater, water resources

Transcript Highlights:

• So we are going to limit testimony today to 3 minutes.
• <00:03:39.959> limit<00:03:40.760> uh<00:03:41.720> uh<00:03:41.959> testimony
• so we are going to limit uh uh testimony so we are going to limit uh uh testimony today<00:03:42.760
• <00:38:13.480> even about uh and we've heard testimony even about uh and we've heard testimony
• With that, I'm going to stop my testimony.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all