Transcript Highlights:

• These local requirements codify existing Cal OES regulations and provide additional clarity and time
• or Emergency plans that consider EV charging infrastructure typically relax or suspend the usual regulations
• reporting framework, enabling the emergency medical service authorities to monitor compliance, publish data
• Data shows there have been over 400 law enforcement transports to Martin Luther King Hospital.
• And I definitely appreciate what we hear from all of the different input we've gotten from our committee

Committee: House Emergency Management

Transcript Highlights:

• Now the customers themselves input the information, which is reviewed for accuracy by our staff, reducing
• The new campaign finance system is leaps and bounds ahead of where the old one was as far as data goes
• You know, according to my data that I've paid for, that it's expensive, and we have a software to run
• ad-law database, which is what the agency uses to communicate its administrative law rules and regulations
• What data do you think will come out of this, not guessing, but is there a relationship?

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the prior meeting, and heard budget presentations from the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the State Auditor. The Secretary of State’s office described its FY27 budget, emphasizing efficiency gains from technology, election security work, and business services. It said it is operating with fewer staff than a decade ago, but rising costs and outdated statutory fees are creating deficits in service of process and other operations. The office asked the committee to consider either increasing fees or allowing it to retain a larger share of business-service revenue, and it also proposed creating an Office of Entrepreneurship to help small businesses navigate state government, grants, permits, and related services. Committee members questioned the Secretary of State’s office about fee increases, the current 50-50 split of certain revenues with general revenue, and whether the proposed entrepreneurship office would duplicate existing services. The office said it would complement, not replace, Commerce, SBDC, or grant programs, and would report metrics and policy recommendations to the legislature. The Attorney General then requested a one-time $2 million special revenue appropriation to hire additional lawyers and support staff, citing increased litigation, federal and state legal work, and the need to defend new laws. He also discussed embedded DMV lawyers handling DUI revocation hearings and said the arrangement costs the office just over $200,000. The State Auditor reported that his office is largely self-funded through special revenue and said he wants to reduce reliance on general revenue over time. He highlighted savings from renegotiated leases and an open government contract, discussed the need for more auditors in the Chief Inspector’s Division, and described fraud recovery and P-card operations. A major topic was delinquent land sales: the auditor said the office sold about 17,000 parcels last year and believes online bidding and better marketing could generate substantially more revenue, with the surplus potentially shared among counties, the state, and other programs. Members also asked about securities fee changes, fairness hearings, fire department audits, IT/cybersecurity, and how surplus proceeds from delinquent land sales should be handled. The committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.

Transcript Highlights:

• And that's really to do a lot of the data analysis and work with the providers, especially as we think
• reports, to understand kind of how this will impact them, to help them, you know, be able to report data
• Well, there was one million and then there and then there's the whole data for the entitlement programs
• As this program, kind of the federal regulations do require, for example, a care plan.
• So if you want to direct us to that area while you're here and offer input, then we should plan to do

Committee: Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division

Summary: The Senate Appropriations HR Division met with all members present to review the medical services portion of the HHS budget. Sarah Aker, Executive Director of Medical Services, walked the committee through several budget items, including HCBS cost-to-continue adjustments, the DD bed assessment, expansion of value-based purchasing, targeted rate increases for home health and QSP services, and the cross-disability waiver. Members generally supported the targeted increases for home health and QSP, and Aker explained that the cross-disability waiver funding would support startup work, service design, and infrastructure ahead of a planned July 1, 2028 implementation. The committee spent significant time on rate-setting and provider payment issues. Members discussed ambulance rate rebasing, with several senators expressing concern that the proposed increase was too high relative to peer states; the committee ultimately moved toward reducing that item to $1 million rather than zero so it could be revisited in conference committee. They also discussed a House-added critical access hospital networking grant and similarly leaned toward reducing it to $1 million. Aker explained the department’s value-based purchasing plans, including use of a vendor selected through RFP, and clarified how the department’s existing Medicaid managed care and hospital value-based programs work. A major portion of the meeting focused on long-term care and basic care payments, including a House-added extension of the $5 per day basic care add-on and a proposed shift in nursing facility incentive grants toward a withhold-based model. Senator Mathern indicated he would bring an amendment to delay or modify the withhold change, and Aker said the department would prefer language that directly addresses whether a withhold may be implemented. Members also discussed 1915(i) services, FMAP changes, the Medicaid legacy system modernization carryover, and a House-added legislative intent section on medical assistance. The committee adjourned for the morning with plans to return later to continue Human Services budget work and revisit unresolved items in conference committee.

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• I want to share a couple of data points.
• I'm not somebody who likes price setting or rate regulation.
• But I do want to come at this from a specific data point.
• That is the data.
• That is the data.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 470, which would change California’s carrier-of-last-resort rules and allow a phased transition away from copper landlines in areas deemed well served by alternative phone options. The author and AT&T argued the bill would protect consumers, preserve 911 access, require public notice and CPUC review, and direct investment toward modern fiber and emergency communications. Supporters included a wide range of business, civic, tribal, and community groups, while opponents from TURN, rural counties, labor, digital equity organizations, and local governments warned the bill could let AT&T shed service obligations too quickly, weaken protections for rural and underserved households, and harm workers. After extensive member discussion about CPUC authority, rural carveouts, labor impacts, and reinvestment, AB 470 was passed do pass as amended to Appropriations, with one no vote and one not voting, and the roll left open. The committee then took up AB 1532, a committee omnibus bill extending funding and surcharge authority for the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program and the TNC Access for All program, while also adding CPUC accountability provisions. Chair Boerner Horvath explained the bill would not raise consumer costs and would require the CPUC to appear at hearings when requested and adopt rules for commissioner attendance. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill was moved do pass and re-refer to Utilities and Energy, though the roll was left open because it had not yet reached the threshold for immediate transmission. Finally, the committee heard AB 353, the Affordable Home Internet Act of 2025, which would establish an affordability floor for home broadband for low-income Californians after the expiration of the federal Affordable Connectivity Program. Supporters said broadband costs remain too high and that families, students, and vulnerable communities need a state solution now; opponents from the wireless industry and rural county representatives argued the bill would amount to an artificial price mandate and could complicate existing rural broadband buildouts. Members generally supported the goal but raised concerns about impacts on small ISPs and rural areas, and the bill was moved forward with a motion and second while discussion continued about possible exemptions and amendments.

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• When I was looking at the data in my district as well, and almost 90% of my district voted by mail, and
• And when I was looking at some of the data on ballots that were turned in or in person in some of my
• Signature review regulations are inadequately or unevenly, at least, implemented in the state, meaning
• AB 1441 creates transparency, public input, and community representation at the core.
• I was surprised when I was able to put in 20 fake names into the data entry forms.

Committee: House Elections

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• </c><00:21:04.560><c> five</c><00:21:04.920><c> formerly</c> Data shows that one in five formerly Data
• </c> are presented based on data. are presented based on data.
• I don't have that data in front of me.
• I do not have that data for Dr. McKean.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• Without that second data point of address, you don't know; it is difficult to distinguish.
• Your second question about the birthday—I think we need to have additional data points to make sure that
• An additional data point helps make sure that we don't have that problem.
• This weakens minority party input, politicizing... ...if triggered by another state's actions.
• This weakens minority party input, politicizes the process further, and erodes the safeguards in our

Bills: HJR4209 , HB2260 , HB2259

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: redistricting, congressional representation, census, state law, legislative boundaries, ballot measures, petitioners, signature gatherers, voting rights, election integrity, initiative process, referendum, signature gathering, ballot measure, citizen actions, support demonstration

Transcript Highlights:

• office there were more than 9000 licensed groves most of them in flagrant violation of laws and regulations
• thought maybe we'd get two or 3 per annum 17. so we're constantly repopulating that list with the input
• in the last year and I think that that will again double as you're seeing with OGNEPS ONg with the data
• I could take your phone in about 30 seconds, give it back to you, and have all the data necessary to
• And it takes a significant amount of manpower to do the data and.

Committee: House A&B Judiciary Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:

• I'll show you some of the statistical data regarding the issues we're having, but really, Sunland Park
• Crash data showed that there were 19 reported crashes, nine of which were rear-end collisions.
• The process in the beginning to achieve all of this included community input.
• We have received input and really embrace the idea that if we're going to go after funding, we need to
• have the data.

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• We have to have some data. We need to know.
• The North American Gaming Regulators Association and its gaming regulators throughout the entire United
• We really do need that data. So, thank you, Madam Chair.
• My colleague Christine will talk a little bit about the data we have here in New Mexico, but our data
• Data sovereignty allows a tribal community to choose not to have that be open source data.

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• compliance obligation without compensation, business support, or any form of collective bargaining input
• We also know from data that that first post-secondary credential beyond high school is the equivalent
• co-curricular functions, allowing post-secondary institutions to institute time, place, and manner regulations
• it’s the institutions and the facilities to ensure that they have these time, place, and manner regulations
• And so codifying current practice and codifying rules and regulations that institutions currently have

Bills: HB2427 , HB2458 , HB2474 , HB2540 , HB2589

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: ink of hope act, mental health, substance use, rehabilitation, community support, Washington college grant, postsecondary education, nondegree programs, student access, financial aid, consumer protections, school closures, educational programs, student rights, emergency medical services, EMT recertification, healthcare, first responders, public health, encampments

Transcript Highlights:

• The pulser actually controls the communication between the gas pump and the terminal, which regulates
• Susana Catron with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. He is on his way.
• It regulates by policy and it licenses.
• This exceeds, if not violates, the scope of regulation.
• That was the last known statistical data, and that was in 2023.

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• Do you have any input that you can share, maybe on your knowledge, on the possibility of these grants
• We use a Homeland Security SAVE system, and we input the information that the household provides us.
• that because this governs records and we... that because this governs records and we are cutting regulations
• public records process is Title 74, Chapter 1, and in addition to that, there are numerous federal regulations
• simple changes, we are proud of our contribution to keep Idaho free from unnecessary or duplicative regulations

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill will prohibit CPUC commissioners from lobbying for entities subject to regulation by the agencies
• programs, which include issuing permits, conducting inspections, and maintaining local pesticide regulation
• abuse to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center, known as IC3, a central repository of cybercrime data
• detention facility, recent cases exposed loopholes that allowed rushed approvals and limited meaningful input
• We have heard the conversations regarding data and much more, and the reality is that we support the

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• Finally, DSHS must collect data from both cities and submit an annual report to the Office of Financial
• Finally, DSHS must collect data from both cities and submit an annual report to the Office of Financial
• They would have input on, and they wouldn't lose their jobs or have their employment impacted if they
• And that's what this bill regulates. It doesn't regulate masks.
• The bill regulates anything that obstructs a view of the officer's face, and that's where we have some

Committee: House Community Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman, let me just give you a little bit more data, and then we'll be open for questions.
• And so because it is a regulated process, there is going to have to be an investment from the utilities
• I do think that, given the nature of a regulated process, it is probably going to increase that cost,
• So what the PRC is going to do, and it's their job to do, is through their rules and regulations, is
• My first question, Representative Dixon, just to be clear, co-ops are regulated pursuant to the Public

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 55, which would expand New Mexico’s solar market development income tax credit from 10% to 30% after the federal solar credit expired, raise the per-credit cap from $6,000 to $15,000, and keep the existing overall $30 million cap with a sunset in 2032. The sponsor and industry witnesses said the bill would help stabilize the residential solar sector, protect jobs, and support consumers, small businesses, small agriculture, and tribal communities. Public testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, though some members raised questions about fiscal capacity and the bill’s impact. The committee passed SB 55 on a 7-4 vote. The committee then took up House Bill 267, the Wildfire Mitigation and Liability Act, on a committee substitute. The bill would require utilities to file and maintain wildfire mitigation plans, obtain PRC approval, and receive a rebuttable presumption in civil actions if they substantially comply; it also includes access provisions for mitigation work on private and public property, cost recovery, damage limits, and a one-year statute of limitations. Utilities and co-op representatives supported the bill as a way to reduce wildfire risk and address rising insurance costs, while insurers, OSI, and wildfire-victim advocates opposed it, arguing it overly limits liability, shifts losses to homeowners and insurers, and does not fully compensate victims. Several committee members expressed concern about the liability standards, deemed approval, access to property, and the short limitations period, but the bill ultimately passed on an 8-3 vote after the chair corrected the motion and revote. Next, House Bill 320, the Industrial Carbon Reduction Act, was presented. It would create production incentives and capital grants for industrial materials made at least 40% cleaner than the industry average, with clawbacks for underperformance and competitive review by EDD and Environment. Supporters from the gas company and chambers of commerce said it uses performance-based incentives to encourage cleaner manufacturing, attract investment, and create jobs. One member raised an anti-donation clause concern, but the sponsor said the bill’s performance requirements and clawbacks address that issue. The committee passed HB 320 on a 10-1 vote. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 104, a follow-up to last year’s wildlife agency reform bill. It would replace vetoed language by creating a process for a governor’s removal of a wildlife commissioner that includes notice, a hearing, and direct review by the New Mexico Supreme Court, while keeping the governor’s removal authority for cause. Ranching, angling, outfitter, and conservation groups supported the bill as a bipartisan fix that adds accountability and avoids political retaliation. Members asked about the removal process and direct Supreme Court review, and some who had initially been skeptical said the testimony changed their view. The bill was moving forward with support at the end of the discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• the lines on that data.
• It looked to add somebody those data.
• And data has shown that procedures.
• </c><01:36:02.560><c> and</c> hearings as we look at the data and hearings as we look at the data and
• </c> statute code local ordinance regulation statute code local ordinance regulation or<01:58:52.639>

Summary: The subcommittee first took up House Bill 525, which would have transferred administration of the program for the deaf and hard of hearing and the related board to OPLC. The chair said the sponsor was no longer interested in moving forward, and Representative Schmidt moved ITL. The motion passed 14-0 with two members absent, and the bill was placed on the consent calendar. The committee then considered Senate Bill 182 on the maternal mortality review committee. The chair described a narrower amendment that would keep the name change, clarify operations so recommendations are returned to the appropriate entities, and expand contact with family members and close contacts, while dropping a proposed addition of a Department of Corrections member. The amendment was adopted unanimously, and the bill was then moved ITL and placed on the consent calendar. Senate Bill 185, dealing with OPLC investigations and backlog reduction, received an update from OPLC General Counsel Nicholas Fry. He described efforts to improve public communication, clear the complaint backlog, standardize intake and expert review, add automated responses and website updates, use weekly legal-viability reviews, create preliminary investigation protocols, and establish a process for law-enforcement referrals. Members asked about board involvement and criminal-conviction cases; Fry said boards are kept informed and that such matters can proceed either through complaints or application/background-check processes. Representative Groa requested a follow-up update in January, and the committee agreed to an oral report then if needed. The bill was then voted ITL unanimously and placed on the consent calendar. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 349 on optometrists performing ophthalmologic laser procedures. Dr. Angelique Sawyer testified in support, saying the amendment adds more specific proctoring and qualification requirements, based on language requested after earlier hearings, and that similar systems exist in other states. Representative Sers confirmed that the new sections were the key additions, while Representative Schmidt said he remained open to the concept but wanted a thorough review and asked about a subcommittee. The discussion was still ongoing when the transcript ended, with no vote recorded on HB 349.

Transcript Highlights:

• There's a lot of manual data entry on the behalf of agencies.
• So we think that would provide a lot of data.
• So we think that would provide a lot of data.
• When the agencies are entering data into the FLAIR— The agencies are entering data into the FLAIR system
• They have to do the input for their asset, that they also can put the input in for the fleet management

Committee: Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met for its first meeting of the session, took roll, and heard a presentation from Ken Plant of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee on SB 108, the 2025 law overhauling Florida rulemaking. The presentation focused on new deadlines for agencies to begin and publish rules, limits on automatic sunset provisions, changes to emergency rule procedures, expanded public input on statements of estimated regulatory costs, a five-year review cycle for existing rules, and new licensing-reporting requirements. Members asked about the review timeline and emphasized the need to keep agencies accountable for meeting the new requirements. The committee then reviewed the Department of Management Services’ response to Auditor General Report 2025-1096 on fleet management. DMS said the audit found 10 issues, most of which it believes it has addressed, and described the statewide fleet system as tracking about 27,000 assets with limited staff. DMS highlighted two major improvement ideas that would require funding: an enterprise telematics system to automate vehicle data and improve tracking, and centralized fleet procurement to reduce duplication and save money. Members questioned the status of FleetWave implementation, missing vehicle records, integration with other state systems, and access controls for separated employees. DMS explained that FleetWave is fully implemented but still relies on manual data entry, that discrepancies with the state accounting system largely reflect mismatched or inconsistent entries, and that policies and procedures were updated after the audit. The department said it now works more closely with People First to deactivate access when employees leave. After discussion, no further business was raised, and the committee adjourned without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• It is a serious problem if there's not some sort of regulation occurring.
• They're not regulated. Yes, sir. They're regulated by the industry, essentially. I believe so.
• Y'all are able to do this as far as regulating ATMs.
• CoinFlip believes smart regulation is good for business.
• They are known and subject to decades of scrutiny and regulation.

Bills: SB383 , SB1012 , SB1181 , SB1705 , SB2075 , SB2221 , SB2586 , SB2864 , SB2994

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:

• they had a big data breach.
• And then our students' DNA and their data is safe, not their DNA and data. Very good question.
• They've had data breaches.
• That's a very data-intensive process.
• We do have the data. We could do that.

Summary: The committee first heard the Office of State Treasurer’s FY27 budget presentation from Treasurer Vivek Malik. He highlighted record investment earnings, growth in MOBUCK$ linked deposits, record unclaimed property returns, expansion of the MOST 529 plan, and changes to the MoABLE disability savings program. Members then focused heavily on two budget requests: $750,000 for the Show Me My Retirement Savings program and additional spending authority for the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (MOST Scholars) program, along with a staffing request for compliance and communications positions. Much of the discussion centered on MOST Scholars’ rapid growth, how applications are prioritized, whether income is reverified, how funds flow through educational assistance organizations, and concerns about marketing, geographic distribution, and the use of public dollars for private schools. The treasurer also answered questions about the 529 plan, the pending lawsuit over the ESA general-revenue transfer, and whether funds should be swept back to general revenue when unused. Several members raised policy objections to MOST Scholars, including concerns about discrimination by participating private schools, the lack of annual income requalification, and whether the program shifts money away from public education. Other members defended the program as a parent-driven choice option and asked about expanding access, improving outreach, and ensuring the program is fully funded. The treasurer said the office was following the statute as written, that the program’s demand could exceed available resources, and that the office would continue to seek more funding and better outreach. The committee then concluded the treasurer’s budget hearing. The committee next began the FY27 budget hearing for the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. Commissioner Bennett Boggs introduced the department’s leadership team and gave a brief overview of the department’s role in aligning postsecondary education with workforce needs through its coordinating board and strategic planning. The hearing had just started when the transcript ended, and no votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.