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• You're going into another area, and that is the health care system in general.
• Do you believe that health care... Is a human right.
• Health care is a human right. Yes?
• When you give health care to those very illegals, when Americans don't have the health care that they
• Congress seems to not care about a budget.

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• In rural areas, there is a child care shortage. It's a child care desert.
• Not the typical child care, but the learning piece of the child care.
• The child care crisis. Mr.
• We must have regulated care. We must take care of our children.
• And access to quality child care, affordable child care.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I don't care who the president is.
• care contract.
• Similarly to the health care quality surcharge, which is on nursing facilities and intermediate care
• What is a health care practitioner?
• health care.

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• </c><00:18:38.200><c> access</c> solutions expanding Health Care access solutions expanding Health Care
• How about we care for them the same way this nation has cared for us?
• How about we care for them the same way this nation has cared for us?
• </c> Office of Management and budget directed Office of Management and budget directed federal<03:58:
• </c> of Congress and as a citizen who cares of Congress and as a citizen who cares deeply<04:31:16.479

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• Members, the chair would like to take a moment of personal privilege and direct your attention to the
• Being just a statement that is effectively a press release, you mentioned this actually is directing
• is just making sure that the policyholders are made whole before any other transactions are taken care
• We don't care if they sell their company or reorganize or do. Anything else.
• We just want to make sure that policyholders are taken care of. See no further questions.

Bills: SB330, SB2069, SB2095, SB1721, SB1433, SB1316, SB1280, SB1455, SB1456, SB1457, SB1459, SB1461, SB1463, SB1465, SB1466, HJR1088, SB1684, SB378, SB1447, SB1920, SB1443, HR1047, SB1877, SB1884, SB1365, SB2174, SB1525, SB1810, SB1771, SB1805, SB1916, SB1530, SB1847, SB1990, SB2060, SB1992, SB1579, SB1778, SB2132, SB1623, SB2067, SB1589, SB1441, SB1224, SB372, SB1232, SB1264, SB1450, SB2011, SB2030, SB1980, SB1936, SB1477, SB1593, SB1725, SB1670, SB1480, SB1726, SB1633, SB1735, SB1632, SB1277, SB1217, SB1826, SB1824, SB1813, SB1326, SB1937, SB1641

Keywords: elk population, wildlife management, Oklahoma State University, veterinary medicine, ecosystem health, habitat assessment, advanced nuclear energy, nuclear power, small modular reactor, SMR, microreactor, generation III+, generation IV, nuclear reactor, nuclear permitting, nuclear licensing, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, OCC, Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Development Revolving Fund

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• guardian agreement, restraint may be used as a planned behavior intervention only if a licensed health care
• except for staff members who are licensed or certified health professionals of an inpatient health care
• And finally, it directs OSPI, the ESDs, and the public schools to use the framework once developed.
• And so this is just not the direction we want to go.
• So teachers care. They want to make sure students are safe.

Bills: HB1795, HB1634, HB1662, HB1683

Keywords: restraint, isolation, public schools, educational programs, student rights, mental health, behavioral support, education, school districts, student assistance, education agencies, administrative independence, superintendent, education reform, agency authority, school boards, district adjustments, administrative boundaries, educational governance, 904

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• They didn't feel that, as train users, as people that cared about the Cascade service that the state
• This is a really big deal for passenger rail as you consider establishing a direct advocacy forum that
• The ferry system customers have a direct relationship with state employees but not system management.
• I direct the Solutionary Rail Campaign, a member of the Rail Can't Wait Coalition, and I host our Rail
• Seeing none, does that take care of testimony? Okay, please call the next person then.

Bills: HB1823, HB2092, HB2111, HB2114

Keywords: transportation improvement board, TIB, transportation improvement account, motor vehicle fund, arterial streets, local match, private match, grant funding, transportation grants, county roads, city streets, transportation benefit district, urban county, small city program, active transportation, pedestrian, bicycle, bike routes, transit, public transit

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• House Bill 305 shifts health care from reactive, sick...
• House Bill 305 shifts health care from reactive sick care to proactive well care through a careful design
• over his career in health care.
• facilities, and child health care facilities.
• But I do care, and I hope we do the right thing.

Summary: The Senate received communications from the House on numerous measures, including several bills and resolutions passed with amendments, committee reports on bills such as large energy use facilities, campaign finance, voting rights, and appropriations, and a list of pre-file legislation. The chamber then moved through a long floor session with confirmations, bill readings, and roll-call votes, ultimately confirming the nomination of Morgan T. Zern to the Delaware Supreme Court by a 21-0 vote. Among the major policy items considered were property tax and school tax measures tied to the statewide reassessment. The Senate passed House Bill 460, clarifying monthly municipal permit-data reporting to New Castle County; House Bill 461, granting temporary authority for New Castle County school districts to reset school tax rates for one cycle; and House Bill 462, making the split school tax rate permanent with a lower nonresidential cap. Members discussed the fiscal effects at length, including testimony from a school district finance officer that HB 461 would allow revenue-neutral rate setting and offset the fiscal note on HB 462. The Senate also passed House Bill 365 creating a Delaware Indigenous Affairs Commission, House Bill 458 on backflow requirements for low-hazard buildings, Senate Bill 27 establishing the Office of New Americans with a sunset and interagency coordination, and Senate Bill 315 on the Delaware Technical Innovation Program. The chamber also approved Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 300, a firearms dealer regulation bill, after extensive debate over amendments, confidentiality, background checks, and the balance between public safety and burdens on lawful dealers. Several members raised constitutional and practical objections, while supporters argued the bill would reduce trafficking, straw purchases, and theft from dealers. In addition, the Senate passed House Bill 305 creating a diabetes wellness pilot program, with supporters emphasizing the state’s diabetes burden and the program’s federal funding, and House Concurrent Resolution 157, which asks the State Lottery Office to report on iLottery’s impact on small businesses. Senate Bill 325, a fire prevention/background-check bill, was laid on the table after concerns about a late House amendment and requests for more time to consult stakeholders.

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• We represent individuals who have been sentenced to death in their direct appeals.
• Our clients have a constitutional and statutory right to effective counsel in their direct appeals.
• Our clients have a constitutional and statutory right to effective counsel in their direct appeals.
• And then lastly, $10 million for services to protect health care access. Okay.
• But the longevity—heck, they have to take care of their families just like everybody else.

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor, and Transportation heard presentations on the Office of the State Public Defender, civil legal aid funding, and Judicial Branch operations. The State Public Defender requested permanent funding for positions that had been temporarily funded to implement the Racial Justice Act, explaining that the workload has grown substantially through retroactive capital-case briefing, habeas proceedings, data requests, and related statistical analysis. She also presented findings from a public defense workload and staffing report showing that California’s county-based public defense system is under-resourced, with too few attorneys, investigators, and support staff, especially in rural counties, and that statewide standards and funding are lacking. Committee members asked about the scope of racial bias claims, the impact of collaborative courts and Prop. 36, and the need for statewide cost estimates and phased funding options. The committee then heard from legal aid advocates and a Los Angeles Superior Court judge in support of increased civil legal aid funding. Witnesses described the Equal Access Fund, homelessness prevention services, health care access, and immigration detention defense as cost-effective ways to prevent evictions, stabilize families, and reduce downstream public costs. They requested a $50 million increase to the Equal Access Fund, $20 million to restart homelessness prevention services, and $10 million for health care access work, along with additional targeted investments from the California Access to Justice Commission. Testimony emphasized the severe shortage of legal aid attorneys, the high demand for immigration representation, and the role of legal aid in domestic violence, housing, and family law matters. Senators asked for more information on service locations, outreach, funding losses, and how the requested amounts were calculated. In the Judicial Branch overview, Judicial Council and trial court representatives supported the Governor’s proposed budget, including a $70 million increase for trial court operations, $21.7 million for employee health and retirement costs, and funding for appellate counsel and case processing. They said the money is needed to offset inflation, supply chain costs, and staffing pressures, and to preserve access to justice. Senators pressed the branch and Department of Finance on interpreter shortages, midyear funding flexibility, courthouse facilities needs, and judgeship needs in inland counties. Finance officials said they were aware of the broader facilities backlog, and the committee requested follow-up information on the full capital and maintenance needs, interpreter funding, and updated judgeship and workload data. No formal votes were taken during the hearing.

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• that already face the greatest barriers to care.
• that already face the greatest barriers to care.
• safety net for their primary care, behavioral health, dental care, and other essential services.
• This measure has been endorsed... ...and protect access to care.
• Care, also in support.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Care work is climate work. 4. No worker left behind. 5. The polluter pays.
• I guess sellers are going to be careful.
• I think of CERCLA being directed at mostly toxic pollution.
• For this, the oil and gas industry pays into this to take care of.
• That's direct air capture.

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• It directs JLARC to study state and local renewable energy tax rates by October 2031.
• Here, the legislature directed JLARC to evaluate data on uncompensated care, as well as Medicaid and
• Here we're directed to evaluate the amount of such gas produced at Washington refineries.
• Both of these reviews direct JLARC to evaluate the number of exempt sales.
• You put in so much time, effort, thought, and care. Thank you. Thank you. That’s very kind.

Summary: The Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences met on May 6, 2026, with quorum present and unanimously approved the October 21, 2025 minutes. The Attorney General’s Office then provided its annual open government refresher, covering key points of the Public Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act, including broad disclosure requirements, records retention, response timelines for public records requests, and rules for meetings, special meetings, emergency meetings, and executive sessions. JLARC staff gave a 2026 legislative session update on tax preference bills. They highlighted 20 bills affecting tax preferences, including repeal of the coal-related sales and use tax exemption, changes to data center exemptions, new property tax exemptions for renewable energy facilities and land bank authorities, and a broad tax package in engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6346 that created multiple credits, deductions, and exemptions. Staff also presented the 2026 expedited tax preference review report covering 64 preferences, noting it is based on prior JLARC reviews and Department of Revenue studies and is now available in an interactive searchable format. The commission approved the 2026 public testimony questions without changes and then adopted the 2027–2036 tax preference review schedule, along with a new rolling 10-year schedule that will be updated each May. During discussion, commissioners raised concerns about how preferences are prioritized for full review versus expedited review, especially for older or high-revenue preferences without performance statements, and staff explained that legislative mandates, expiration dates, and workload constraints drive the schedule. The meeting also included a public and staff recognition of Commissioner Grant Forsyth’s 13 years of service and leadership, with remarks praising his collaborative approach and long tenure; the next meeting was set for August 4, 2026.

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• Hearing none, would the gentleman from 31 care to close the debate?
• We need to be careful with that. Good job, 26. Just for regular debate, Mr. Speaker.
• I live in the second-largest city in the state, and I have direct knowledge.
• Gentleman 27, care to close the debate. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Gentleman 27, care to close the debate. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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• and the payer direction.
• And that's for an enrollee or an enrollee's health care provider.
• And that's for an enrollee or an enrollee's health care provider.
• That probably means you haven't had much medical care.
• That match must be directed toward qualified preservation activities.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 19 and March 11. It then heard Senate Bill 1285, which would make high school diplomas from non-public schools, including homeschool, equivalent to public school diplomas or GEDs for Idaho occupational and professional licensing. The sponsor and supporters said the bill removes a barrier for homeschool and private-school graduates without changing other licensing requirements. After brief questions and supportive testimony from Homeschool Idaho, the committee voted to send the bill to the House floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee next considered House Bill 841 on prior authorization in health insurance. The sponsor said the bill would add transparency, predictable timelines, qualified clinical review, stability once authorization is granted, and reporting requirements, while preserving fraud protections and not dictating prices or coverage design. Testimony from the Idaho Medical Association, a migraine patient, and the Idaho State Dental Association supported the bill as a way to reduce delays and administrative burden. Representative Harris raised concerns about complaints and fiscal impact, but after debate the motion to send the bill to the floor failed on a 9-5 roll call, with four absent. Senate Bill 1262 followed, a narrow insurance code change that removes a confusing “lesser of” investment limit and leaves a 10% asset cap for certain insurer investments. The sponsor and a domestic insurer said the change would simplify the code and improve portfolio flexibility, and the committee approved it for the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 898, which moves the State Historic Preservation Office from the Idaho State Historical Society to the new Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination. Supporters argued the move would streamline permitting and keep federal historic-preservation duties intact, while opponents warned of conflicts of interest, loss of independence, and possible funding and efficiency problems. After extensive testimony from preservation professionals, water users, and others, the sponsor closed by saying the budget and staff would follow the office and that the change would improve permitting efficiency; the transcript cuts off before the final disposition of the bill.

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• , and transport, and transport to an acute care emergency department.
• , and transport to an acute care emergency department.
• , and I've worked for my tribe and nonprofits and health care organizations.
• to well over 6,000 transgender Californians, referrals and linkages to care.
• But we can hear stories and see direct connection or access.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules convened with quorum and first approved several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Courtney Welsh to the California Housing Partnership Corporation Board, Janessa Goldbeck to the California Veterans Board, and Tom Huntington to the State Parks and Recreation Commission, each by 3-0 vote. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees, the 2026 committee chair and membership appointments, the 2026 session schedule, the 2026 Senate holiday schedule, and floor acknowledgments, all by 4-0 votes. The committee then heard confirmation testimony from Hernando Garzon, M.D., nominated as Chief Medical Officer of the Emergency Medical Services Authority. Senators asked about EMSA’s strategic plan, data integration, local flexibility in statewide standards, ambulance patient offload regulations, stakeholder engagement, disaster response, rural access, and alternatives to transporting 9-1-1 callers to emergency departments. Garzon emphasized data-driven decision-making, technical assistance to local EMS agencies, collaboration with hospitals and providers, and the use of community paramedicine, telehealth, and pre-positioned resources in disasters. Public commenters and members supported his confirmation, and the committee approved the appointment 4-0 for referral to the full Senate. The committee also heard from Stephanie Weldon, nominated as Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity at the Department of Public Health. She described her tribal background, prior state, county, tribal, and nonprofit experience, and her focus on serving communities facing health disparities. Senators questioned her about how the office sets priorities, measures outcomes, balances equity work amid political opposition to DEI language, and tailors technical assistance to rural and tribal communities. Weldon pointed to work on tribal consultation, behavioral health, youth mental health, the California Reducing Disparities Project, gender-affirming care, reproductive health, housing and climate-related supports, and community advisory boards. Numerous public witnesses, including tribal and health equity advocates, spoke in strong support, and the committee approved her appointment 4-0 for the full Senate.

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• So those funds are direct pass-through.
• </c> are still practicing in Primary Care are still practicing in Primary Care Family<00:14:18.560><c
• </c> nonprofits that come and we do a direct nonprofits that come and we do a direct appropriation<00
• </c><00:56:50.079><c> that</c> know just want to be very careful that know just want to be very careful
• like GI for example or special care like GI for example or Cancer<01:34:42.560><c> Care</c><01:34:43.320

Keywords: 1183, house

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• If I may, I'm going to direct you to page three in your packet.
• That takes care of half of what the governor said.
• care staff at juvenile corrections facilities and substance use disorder mentoring services.
• care staff at juvenile corrections facilities and substance use disorder mentoring services.
• So the $517,000 for those six direct care positions, plus the cost to restore the mentoring services

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Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee met to consider several Department of Health and Welfare Medicaid items, Idaho State Police budgets, the Department of Juvenile Corrections, and the Department of Administration and Military Division. The committee first approved a FY 2026 Medicaid forecast supplemental, then approved a budget-neutral FY 2026 hospital assessment fund shift and creation of a separate hospital assessment budgeted program. For FY 2027 Medicaid, members heard extensive discussion of MMIS procurement, estate recovery, program integrity, purchasing staff, hospital assessment alignment, population forecast adjustments, and proposed reductions tied to provider rates and RESHAB. After debate among three competing motions, the committee rejected two alternatives and passed the original motion, which included the governor’s recommended Medicaid adjustments and the $22 million reduction concept, sending it with a do pass recommendation. The committee then approved Idaho State Police Brand Inspection replacement items for trucks and equipment, as well as Idaho State Police division requests for a commercial vehicle safety grant increase, a mobile live scan pilot, and replacement patrol vehicles and equipment. POST Academy replacement items were also approved. For the Department of Juvenile Corrections, members approved clinician service transfer funding from Health and Welfare, replacement items, IT hardware, and restoration of six FTPs and related funding for direct care staff and substance use disorder mentoring services. In the Department of Administration budget, the committee debated Medicaid procurement staffing and related transfers. A substitute motion to fund three FTPs failed, and the committee ultimately approved a compromise motion funding two FTPs, utilities alignment, program transfers, inflationary utilities, IT hardware, and a prior rescission adjustment. The Military Division enhancement request for indirect cost recovery for emergency management and state education assistance funding was also approved. The committee adjourned after announcing its Monday agenda, which included DEQ, public school support and financing, services for the deaf and blind, Idaho Digital Learning Academy, the State Board of Education, and the Department of Education.

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• I have, and I would want to direct...
• I have, and I would want to direct... Simply this. This is kind of it in a nutshell.
• You know, so I'm also trying to think about the future of that direction.
• I just think we need to be very careful of what we lock our money into. I do too.
• I just think we need to be very careful of what we lock our money into. I do too.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We would have violations that were brought before the commission, and direct of that... ...violations
• I'm sure they have rules in order and in place on how they take care of all that.
• how to run their business it's uh i'm sure they have rules in order and in place on how they take care
• And Madam Chair, so we're going in the direction that I want to go is, I don't want to...
• I, I, I too have a lot of questions, knowing that this is a direct response to a local catastrophe.

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• of in their own... ...all have every business owner to take care of in their operations goes away.
• It sounds like the amendments really move it very much in a direction that I think makes sense.
• It sounds like the amendments really move it very much in a direction that I think makes sense.
• We think it's headed in the right direction. I think the geofencing language is much improved.
• It basically says if the driver exercised ordinary care, then they would have a defense, correct?

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard several bills on AI, social media, rental cars, and account deletion. AB 316 by Assemblymember Krell would bar defendants from avoiding liability by claiming an AI system autonomously caused harm. Supporters argued it would preserve accountability as AI grows more powerful, especially in cases involving children, while opponents said existing tort law already covers these issues and warned the bill could create uncertainty and overbroad liability. The bill passed the committee 8-1. AB 656 by Assemblymember Schiavo, sponsored by Consumer Federation of California, would make it easier for users to delete social media accounts and personal information, with amendments shifting the deletion prompt into settings rather than on every screen. Supporters said platforms use dark patterns and make deletion unnecessarily difficult; opponents raised concerns about unintended deletions and possible conflicts with existing privacy law, though the author said the bill was being aligned with CCPA. The bill passed 9-0. The committee also approved the consent calendar. AB 1197 by Assemblymember Calderon would address rental car theft and misuse by allowing limited geofencing in specific situations and revising rules around renter liability when keys are returned and a police report is filed. Rental car companies and other supporters said the bill would help recover stolen or abandoned vehicles, while an opponent warned about privacy and possible consumer harms in edge cases. The bill passed 11-0. AB 1374 by Assemblymember Berman would require more upfront disclosure of the total price of rental cars, including mandatory fees, to curb hidden charges; supporters said consumers still face surprise costs, while opponents argued current law already requires disclosure and that the bill’s new wording could invite litigation. It passed 13-0.