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• I will tell you that y'all are taking this bill in the right direction.
• I'm also a veteran, and I keep hearing that TCUP will take care of us.
• TCUP will not take care of us. TCUP doesn't work for a lot of us.
• I also worked in the foster care system for 20 years.
• And so I'm glad that we are heading in the direction...

Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB 5, SB 11, SB 12

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity

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• And so I think the amendment that sort of moves in that direction gets us to a very good place.
• So I think this is really a good direction.
• So I think this is really a good direction.
• And so that's why I think this bill is a good direction.
• We can meet the intent of the author and what the direction Californians would like to see.

Summary: The committee heard a series of natural resources bills, with several measures accepted on committee amendments and moved forward on party-line or near-unanimous votes. AB 2461 on oil and gas bonding and well-closure financial assurance drew strong support from environmental groups and some legislators, while an industry representative was neutral and warned about unintended consequences and reduced transfers. Senators Laird and Cabaldon supported the bill as a clarification of AB 1167, and the committee voted do pass as amended to Appropriations, with the bill placed on call. The committee also approved a consent calendar of 10 bills, which was moved and held on call. AB 53 by Assemblymember Ramos, as amended, would expand tribal eligibility for conservation grants and loans and express legislative intent to create a process for returning ancestral lands to federally recognized tribes. Tribal and environmental supporters argued the bill recognizes tribal stewardship and helps remove barriers to conservation participation, while county, farm bureau, and habitat league witnesses raised concerns about long-term land management, public accountability, easements, and jurisdiction if lands are transferred. Committee members emphasized the importance of preserving conservation protections and continuing work on the land-return framework; the bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations and held on call. AB 2679 on Lake Tahoe corridor safety and access was supported by local officials and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, who described dangerous parking, pedestrian conflicts, and a successful shuttle pilot, and the bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations. AB 1666, creating biomass innovation parks and other incentives for non-combustion uses of forest and agricultural biomass, received broad support from business, conservation, and local government witnesses, with senators framing it as a way to address wildfire debris and create rural jobs; it also advanced do pass as amended to Appropriations. AB 2494, which would modernize the demonstration state forest system and elevate biodiversity, recreation, carbon storage, and tribal stewardship over maximum sustained production, drew strong support from environmental and tribal advocates but significant opposition from forest industry, county, and research witnesses who warned it could undermine research, sustainable forestry, and local economies; the author said he would continue negotiations, and the bill was moved do pass to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 2234, which updates the definition of geothermal exploratory projects, and AB 2521, which seeks to use the California Council on Science and Technology for watershed-wide water availability analyses to help identify excess water for groundwater recharge. Both bills had support from sponsors and some stakeholders, while AB 2521 drew concerns from agricultural water interests about agency reliance, public trust considerations, and funding. Both measures were moved do pass as amended to Appropriations. Finally, AB 2410 would extend a CEQA exemption for certain fuels-reduction projects in high fire-risk areas; local government groups supported it as a wildfire-prevention tool, while environmental and other opponents argued the remaining exemption still weakens habitat protections and public review, and one witness sought to remove conventional herbicides from the exemption.

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• They care a lot about self-governance.
• And we also have direct testimony from Utah.
• There are also so many people who have child care issues, parental care issues, or partner or spouse
• care issues.
• This is exactly the direction our democracy needs to go.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Election Laws held a public hearing focused primarily on ranked choice voting (RCV) legislation and several local home rule petitions, along with one petition to authorize remote participation in Concord town meetings. Chairs Keenan and Hunt outlined hearing procedures and noted the committee would hear both in-person and virtual testimony. The committee also took testimony on Concord’s request for remote participation in open and special town meetings, with supporters arguing it would make town meeting more accessible to residents with childcare, mobility, work, or disability barriers while preserving direct democracy. A large portion of the hearing centered on RCV local-option bills and municipal petitions from communities including Concord, East Hampton, Salem, Chelsea, Arlington, Revere, Amherst, and others. Supporters—among them local officials, legislators, election advocates, educators, veterans, and nonprofit leaders—said RCV would reduce vote-splitting, encourage more candidates, promote more positive campaigning, improve representation, and increase turnout. East Hampton officials described their existing use of RCV, saying it produced record turnout, was easy for voters to understand with education, and could be expanded to multi-winner races without major added cost. Concord and Amherst witnesses said their voters had already approved local steps toward RCV and urged the committee to let municipalities implement the system without further delay. Testimony in favor of the local-option RCV bill emphasized home rule and local control, with several witnesses arguing the state should not block communities that have already voted to adopt RCV. Speakers from MassVOTE, the AFT Massachusetts, Voter Choice Massachusetts, Progressive Massachusetts, the Boston Teachers Union, and Veterans for All Voters said the reform would strengthen democracy, broaden participation, and save money by avoiding low-turnout preliminary elections. Some witnesses also referenced examples from Cambridge, Maine, and Utah to argue that RCV is workable, nonpartisan, and familiar to voters. The hearing ended with no votes or final committee action taken in the transcript provided.

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• Um, we are intermediate care, long-term care facility. So we don't take skilled care.
• Um, we are intermediate care, long-term care facility. So we don't take skilled care.
• </c> intermediate care, long-term care intermediate care, long-term care facility.<00:07:42.160><c> So
• So we don't take skilled care. facility. So we don't take skilled care.
• Child care care Thank you.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• But what we do know is that according to MMB in the 2025 managed care the the 2025 managed care amendments
• </c> managed care the the 2025 managed care managed care the the 2025 managed care amendments<00:04:20.840
• </c> balance the costs of our health care balance the costs of our health care system<00:05:02.240><c
• completely out of managed care.
• </c> health care. Thank you. health care. Thank you.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The requirement for health care providers to determine The requirement for health care providers to deliver
• I had a conversation with my primary care doctor.
• I had a conversation with my primary care doctor.
• I had a conversation with my primary care doctor.
• And health care doesn't happen in isolation.

Summary: The committee heard several health-related bills. SB 1082 would let providers or insurers in state-regulated commercial plans opt into the federal independent dispute resolution process for emergency out-of-network claims, with a late-filed amendment clarifying access to the state program in certain circumstances. The bill sponsor and emergency physicians said the measure would reduce litigation and improve payment resolution; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1168 would centralize background screening work for the care provider clearinghouse at the Agency for Health Care Administration and update related screening rules, including sealed and expunged records for qualified entities. The sponsor said the change would speed turnaround and reduce duplication; an amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1156 would move ambulatory surgical center regulation out of Chapter 395 into a standalone section of law, and it was reported favorably without amendment. SB 1480, as amended by a strike-all, would grandfather certain temporary certificate holders practicing in areas of critical need if federal designations change, allowing them to continue seeing current patients and potentially new patients in their existing area subject to board oversight. The committee heard support from health system representatives and reported the bill favorably. The final and most debated measure, SB 1756 on medical freedom, would require vaccine education materials and alternative schedules, expand school immunization exemptions to conscience-based objections, clarify limits on emergency vaccination orders, and allow pharmacists to dispense ivermectin behind the counter with written information. The sponsor and supporters framed it as parental choice and access, while physicians, public health advocates, cancer advocates, and parents of immunocompromised children warned it would lower vaccination rates and increase disease risk. The committee adopted a liability-related amendment, rejected a substitute amendment that would have required consultation for exemptions, and continued hearing public testimony opposing the bill; the transcript ends before final action on SB 1756.

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• For a state that has done so much for reproductive care, this is just not acceptable.
• The state average for primary care physicians is 156 per 100,000 people.
• It's a direct result of the UC's monopoly on medical degrees."
• There's a shortage of health care providers. We know that.
• We will find a way, but please do not oppose giving the gift of health care to the Valley.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c><00:11:59.200><c> community</c> child care community child care community designation<00:12:00.760
• </c> support Medicaid state directed support Medicaid state directed payments. payments. payments.
• participating in the Child Care Assistance Program.
• </c><00:20:03.120><c> assistance</c> the biennium for child care assistance the biennium for child care
• and kinship care programs.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:23 HB 503 Discussion 00:01:00 HB 503 Vote 00:02:17 HB 504 Discussion 00:02:53 HB 504 Vote 00:04:48 HB 500 Discussion 00:05:19 HB 500 Vote 00:29:18 HB 900 Discussion 00:32:02 HB 900 Vote 00:33:00, 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 503, the legislative branch budget, adopting a committee substitute and reporting it favorably. The chair said the Senate version fully funds defined calculations, provides 2% raises in each fiscal year for legislative employees, removes a paragraph on operating expense reductions, and includes $1 million in the first year for a judicial branch salary study. House Bill 504, the judicial branch budget, was then amended and reported favorably; changes included 2% annual raises for judicial employees, revised operating expense language, $1 million each year for county current services, retention of Boyle County fit-up language, reporting requirements for smaller capital projects, full funding for nine judges added in 2022, and removal of furlough prohibitions and certain budget implementation language. Both bills passed the committee unanimously with favorable expressions to the floor. The committee then considered House Bill 500, the executive branch budget, adopting a committee substitute before hearing a lengthy summary of major spending and policy changes. The chair described statewide 2% annual employee raises, agency base reductions with many exemptions, increased school safety and 911 funding, veterans and military funding, local government and severance-related changes, attorney general and auditor funding, pension and retirement system support, education funding changes including SEEK, postsecondary and scholarship provisions, public safety and corrections funding, and multiple capital projects. The chair also highlighted Medicaid-related provisions, including added waiver slots, increased state-directed payments, a 2.5% reduction in managed care vendor payments for plan years 2027 and 2028 with savings redirected to fee-for-service rates, and additional funding for behavioral health and public health programs. The bill was reported favorably after members explained their votes, with several noting they had only recently received the full 228-page bill and wanted more time for detailed review. Finally, the committee adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 900, an appropriation measure for government agencies, and reported it favorably. The chair said the bill remains a work in progress and that one-time funding requests from across the Commonwealth and across party lines would continue to be addressed as the process moves forward. All measures considered during the meeting passed the committee with unanimous or near-unanimous favorable votes, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.

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• We need to start taking care of our jail staff. We don't have enough of them.
• I just want to say I think it's a good bill and a good step in the right direction.
• The House companion is in the House Health Care and Wellness Committee, sorry.
• House Health Care and Wellness Committee, sorry.
• youth to whom the individual provides personal care services.

Summary: The Senate Human Services Committee met on February 24 to executive a large docket of bills and one gubernatorial appointment. The committee first heard and then moved several bills in two packets. Topics included the Community Protection Program (SHB 1390), jail search policies for transgender and intersex individuals (EHB 1604), medically tailored meals (EHB 2211), limits on DSHS reviews of community residential service providers (SHB 2230), and a children and youth behavioral health coordination bill (2SHB 2429). Later, the committee also considered bills on foster care licensing and adult family homes (SHB 2505), DOC supervision of stalking convictions (HB 2510), inmate funds and indigency thresholds (SHB 2539), and transparency for residential habilitation centers (SHB 2350), along with the reappointment of Corey McNally to the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board. Most of the debate centered on SHB 1390 and EHB 1604, where Senator Christian offered numerous amendments aimed at adding restrictions, notifications, assessments, and delays; most of those amendments failed on party-line votes. On SHB 1390, the committee adopted only a technical amendment updating agency names and references, then advanced the bill to Rules. On EHB 1604, all proposed amendments failed and the bill was sent to Rules. On EHB 2211, an amendment to add a competitive bidding credit for nonprofit and small-business meal vendors failed, and the bill advanced. SHB 2230 moved forward without amendment, and 2SHB 2429 was amended with a striking amendment and referred to Ways and Means because of its fiscal impact. In the second packet, SHB 2505 and HB 2510 were both moved out of committee without amendment. On SHB 2539, the committee rejected an amendment to lower the indigency threshold to $50, adopted an amendment allowing the threshold to be at least $100 and adjustable, and then advanced the bill as amended. On SHB 2350, the committee adopted a negotiated amendment requiring notices about residential habilitation center noncompliance to be emailed to relevant legislative committees, withdrew a second notice amendment, and passed the bill. The committee also voted to recommend confirmation of Corey McNally’s appointment to the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board. Several bills were reported out subject to signatures, and the meeting adjourned after the final vote.

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• </c> the education trust fund are taken care the education trust fund are taken care of<00:14:13.279>
• I directed the sure you do. I do. I do.
• And I I I'm glad we're going direction.
• It is more difficult for providers, causes more uncompensated care.
• Um, and we we would not, unless care.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• This conference report relates to directing the Director of the Department of Energy to identify and
• adjourns, we do so in the loving memory of Alexander Kamari Pye, a quiet light who reminded us to care
• It relates to public education, early childhood care and education, and child care access calculations
• the annual funding needed for the Commonwealth's early childhood care and education system.
• One, the standards of care have been changed to the ADA standards of care.

Keywords: March 14, 2026 - Regular Session Part 2, 976, house, all

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• As the Commissioner mentioned, since I came aboard in March and at her direction, we are doing things
• We also rely on the investigative and data analysis capacities of our Medicaid managed care partners.
• But that came on the heels of reporting by CARE 11.
• I did have a question, so the question I'm going to go throw a different direction is... ...direction
• We do that in some statutes, like the personal care assistance statute.

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• So that's the direction that we're trying to push right now. Okay, thank you.
• I mentioned that some of our direct impacts are already experienced by federal funding.
• And then I think third is on the housing and child care front holistically, right?
• The base that we heard the colonel talk about how important child care is to our members.
• Certainly, to me, child care has been a very critical issue for our military.

Summary: The Joint Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs met to hear updates from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the Washington Military Department, the Washington Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Commerce on federal and state impacts affecting veterans, military families, and military installations. JBLM’s garrison commander said the base remains focused on housing, child care, and spouse employment, but is facing workforce reductions tied to federal personnel actions, especially in air traffic control, 911 dispatch, and firefighting. He also said JBLM is preparing for increased mutual-aid needs during fire season, and that the Army Transformation Initiative could change unit composition at JBLM over time without a major overall population shift. He confirmed that the Lewis Army Museum is on a closure list, but said the building will remain in use for training and that the base is exploring partnerships to keep museum functions operating, possibly with volunteers or local partners. The Washington Military Department reported about 400 Guard members deployed on federal missions and described ongoing state missions in cybersecurity and firefighting. The department said the Army National Guard’s 81st Stryker Brigade will transition to a mobile combat team, with associated changes in equipment, manning, and end strength. It also warned that continuing resolutions are delaying funding, limiting new military construction starts, and increasing costs. The Washington Department of Veterans Affairs outlined a $3.2 million reduction from the governor’s budget and related cuts affecting internships, vacant positions, outreach travel, claims support contracts, counseling and wellness, veterans’ innovation assistance, and the military transition and readiness council staff position. WDVA said it is ending or scaling back several programs, including in-house nursing assistant training, the veteran farm at Ordean, Vet Corps due to AmeriCorps funding changes, and the tobacco cessation program, while noting that the legislature funded about $23.7 million in capital projects for veteran homes, cemeteries, and transitional housing. The Department of Commerce presented on the Defense Community Compatibility Account, which funds projects that reduce conflicts between military installations and nearby communities. The program currently has 10 projects across five legislative districts, including school and child care improvements, water wells, land acquisition, and a joint firefighting training center in Everett. The presenter said the main challenge is that DCCA projects often need non-state funding secured before they can compete, which can make it hard to leverage federal Defense Community Infrastructure Program dollars; he recommended more flexible state timing to help projects qualify for federal funding. In closing discussion, members raised possible future agenda items including child care near bases, veteran homelessness, suicide prevention, Navy Day, military family housing, and a possible Department of Licensing issue involving guard and reserve designations on driver’s licenses. No formal votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after members were invited to suggest topics for the October and December committee meetings.

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• Health care workforce shortage.
• Technical education system to build a pipeline of future health care professionals.
• Does TEA care whether the programs are successful or not? Yes, we do.
• They thought we didn't care. The problem was we didn't have the power to fix those problems.
• I'm only asking because I'm careful about mandating things in the curriculum, you know.

Bills: HB295, HB824, HB1579, HB1581, HB2189, HB295

Keywords: bullying, antisemitism, school policies, school discipline, education, education policy, Texas Education Code, hate speech, student rights, civics education, high school curriculum, government, voting process, elected officials, Texas Seal of Biliteracy, biliteracy, bilingual education, multilingual, language proficiency, high school diploma

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• care, onto the federal government.
• that's the normal continuum of care.
• I've been in health care for 20 years.
• It directs the department to apply for a waiver.
• to set up an Indian managed care entity to provide care for Indian patients and then be recognized by

Keywords: 908, all

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• </c> my wife and I struggle to provide care my wife and I struggle to provide care for<01:12:31.440><
• I stayed at his bedside to take care of him.
• </c><01:14:37.679><c> of</c> stayed at his bedside to take care of stayed at his bedside to take care
• </c> of our patients need Extended Care of our patients need Extended Care postpartum<01:20:14.280><c
• </c> having to go back to work or take care having to go back to work or take care of<01:20:21.120><c

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee met on February 12 and heard several bills. HB 97, relating to travel insurance, drew only brief testimony: the Insurance Division stood on written testimony, one industry witness supported the bill and requested a minor amendment, and no one else testified or asked questions. HB 226, relating to window tinting, received support from the Department of Transportation, while the Honolulu Police Department offered comments on the proposed amendments, asking for clearer language on what it means to roll windows down, when the requirement applies, how it handles bad weather, and what sanctions would apply for noncompliance. No further testimony was offered on that measure. The committee also heard HB 1179, relating to rural emergency hospitals. The Department of Human Services stood on written testimony, and Maui Health Systems strongly supported the bill, saying it would help critical access hospitals better serve kūpuna and provide long-term care beds. There were no questions or additional testimony. HB 420, relating to remedies and the contractor repair act, generated extensive and sharply divided testimony. Opponents, including attorneys representing homeowners and AARP Hawaii, argued the bill was anti-consumer, would weaken homeowners’ ability to recover for construction defects, and would shift costs and risk to consumers. Supporters, including builders, realtors, the Chamber of Commerce, and D.R. Horton Hawaii, said the bill would create a more balanced and efficient process, reduce unnecessary litigation, and help builders address legitimate defects more quickly. Testimony on HB 420 focused heavily on whether the contractor repair process and class actions help or hinder repairs. Opponents said the bill would delay or limit homeowner recovery, especially for life and safety defects, while supporters said current class-action litigation can prevent direct communication with homeowners and slow repairs. Committee members asked questions about when communication with homeowners stops and whether repairs could be made before a class is certified. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• for behavioral health, we feel like ...to manage care for behavioral health.
• Hearing none, would the gentleman from District 22 care to close the debate? Thank you, Mr.
• They were denied the right to place any children in any foster care.
• Hearing out with late two-care closing debate. I don't really have much else to add.
• Hearing none, the gentleman from 23, care to close the debate? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The House met with 67 members present and approved the journal, then received Senate messages transmitting enrolled Senate bills 1244, 1265, and 1331 for the Speaker’s signature, along with Senate Bill 1326 and House Bills 583 and 528. Committee reports advanced several bills, including House Bill 850 to Health and Welfare and a group of business, health, and state affairs bills to second reading. The House also printed House Resolution 26, which reviewed certain environmental and licensing rules, and later took up a large slate of second-reading bills covering education, transportation, child custody, appropriations, veterans, and criminal trespass. On third reading, the House passed Senate Bill 1314, which rescinds funding for regional behavioral health positions and boards; one member opposed it, warning of a disconnect between local communities and state-level behavioral health policy. The House also passed House Bill 716 on highway distribution and local road inspection funding, House Bill 648 requiring parity in coverage for oral and intravenous chemotherapy, House Joint Memorial 17 urging reconsideration of Obergefell v. Hodges, and House Concurrent Resolution 33 creating an interim committee to address sex torsion and youth safety. The House then recessed and reconvened later in the day. After recess, the House suspended rules to immediately consider and pass House Bill 846 on school enrollment and attendance accounting, House Bill 825 eliminating a 50-cent license plate fee and converting the Heritage Trust plate to a specialty plate, House Bill 815 correcting charter school transportation reimbursement, House Bill 717 as amended imposing a 30-day vehicle registration deadline and a $75 penalty for late registration, House Bill 668 as amended strengthening child custody interference enforcement, and House Bill 750 as amended establishing guardrails for programmable money and prohibiting discriminatory transaction controls. The House also passed House Bill 847 and 848 on judicial and legislative maintenance budgets, House Bill 849 on career ladder movement for CTE and pupil services staff, and House Bill 681 removing the statute of limitations for certain child sexual exploitation offenses. Most measures were transmitted to the Senate after title approval, with recorded votes showing some opposition on the more controversial bills.

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• in their care.
• Child care providers speeds up the process for getting childcare.
• The more likely it is that they will get early care and also that early care can make a real difference
• We're going to take care of him. I'm sorry. I appreciate the amendment.
• We amended that directed.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The entire membership extends best wishes on this memorable occasion and directs this resolution to be
• The entire membership extends best wishes on this memorable occasion and directs this resolution to be
• this resolution to be presented directs this resolution to be presented on<00:08:35.960><c> this</c>
• </c><00:10:43.480><c> to</c><00:10:43.600><c> the</c> service, and exemplary care to the service, and
• exemplary care to the community.<00:10:44.680><c> The</c><00:10:44.840><c> entire</c><00:10:45.200><

Keywords: House streaming session for Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 957, house, all

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• Too often, we're not paying the direct support professionals what they deserve.
• Families who wanted their kids to get the care they deserved, but there weren't the direct support professionals
• Families who wanted their kids to get the care they deserved, but there weren't the direct support professionals
• Who provide preventative and primary care.
• system and encourages continued investment in primary care.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a largely ceremonial and procedural floor session. Speaker Revis delivered remarks condemning the sexual abuse allegations involving Cesar Chavez and said he would work with Senate leadership on legislation to rename Cesar Chavez Day as Farm Worker Day. The body also handled several procedural motions, including re-referrals of bills to committees and guest introductions for visiting students, advocacy groups, and university representatives. The main substantive actions were on a series of resolutions. H.R. 83, recognizing Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, drew extensive personal testimony from Assemblymembers about family members and constituents with disabilities, the need for inclusion, and the importance of state funding and direct support services; it was adopted by voice vote after 70 co-authors were added. ACR 154, recognizing California Down Syndrome Awareness Week and Day, was similarly supported with personal stories about family members with Down syndrome and the need for continued awareness and services; it was adopted after 67 co-authors were added. ACR 148, designating Family Physician Week, highlighted the shortage of primary care doctors and the importance of investment in family medicine; it was adopted after 60 co-authors were added. ACR 156, recognizing National Day of Play, emphasized social connection, reduced screen time, and community engagement; it also passed with 60 co-authors added. The Assembly also adopted the consent calendar, which included Senate Concurrent Resolution 125 related to Ramadan, by a 60-0 vote. Later, members gave an adjournment in memory for Raymond Martin Melgoza, a union laborer and community member from the Central Valley. The session ended with announcements about the schedule, including no floor session on March 20 and a mandatory joint convention on March 23 for the State of the Judiciary address, followed by adjournment until March 23 at 1 p.m.