Transcript Highlights:

• PBN process once the new rules come into PBN process once the new rules come into effect?
• </c> force or committee should be. force or committee should be.
• Those rules are actually already enacted, their PUC rules.
• rules.
• Any other activity to come before the<05:29:39.280><c> committee?</c> the committee? the committee?

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• These bills have been reviewed by the Committee on Rules and are ready for the Senate to consider.
• President, I move that the bills on the local bill calendar be withdrawn from the Committee on Rules,
• Committee substitute. Committee substitute.
• Committee substitute for committee substitute...
• Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness, a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange, and a remembrance of former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron. The chamber then moved to special order bills. CS/HB 687 on transportation offenses involving death was substituted for SB 138, amended to add warnings and penalties for refusal of breath or urine tests, and passed 37-0. CS/SB 306 on Medicaid providers, requiring broader after-hours access and network availability for Medicaid enrollees, also passed 37-0. The Senate then took up CS/CS/HB 913 on condominium associations, a major post-Surfside reform bill. Senator Bradley explained that the measure was intended to provide financial relief and flexibility while preserving safety and accountability. The bill was substituted for SB 1742, amended several times to limit milestone inspections and structural integrity reserve studies to buildings three habitable stories or more, and then passed 37-0 after extensive debate. Senators from both parties praised Bradley, Pizzo, Garcia, and staff for years of work on condo safety and affordability, with several members describing the bill as a balance between protecting residents and avoiding financial hardship. The final major item was CS/HB 1205, the bill on amendments to the state constitution and citizen petition drives. Sponsors Gates and Grohl argued the bill was needed to combat fraud, identity theft, and misuse in the petition process, citing a lengthy Office of Election Crimes and Security report. The House bill was substituted for SB 7016, and the chamber considered a long series of amendments and substitute amendments addressing petition circulator registration, volunteer participation, submission deadlines, invalid-signature thresholds, voter notification, and fiscal impact statements. Several amendments were adopted, while others were debated over whether they would protect access to the citizen initiative process or strengthen election integrity. The transcript ends during debate on the main substitute amendment, before final disposition on the bill is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• The first vote will be to approve the committee rules and budget resolution.
• The necessary housekeeping items to run the committee include our rules and our budget.
• I urge my colleagues to support our committee rules and budget resolution for the 119th Congress.
• The Chair and I have agreed to consider the committee rules package and the committee funding resolution
• The committee rules are approved, and the committee funding resolution will be favorably reported.

Bills: SB347 , SB351

Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

Keywords: brownfields, brownfield cleanup, site remediation, environmental cleanup, contaminated property, redevelopment, revitalization, CERCLA, Superfund, EPA grants, state response programs, environmental justice, disadvantaged communities, small communities, local government grants, nonprofit eligibility, community engagement, Alaska Native tribes, Regional Corporations, Village Corporations

Transcript Highlights:

• and the 90-20 rule.
• We do thank the author for modifying the 80-50-20 rule and the 90-20 rule.
• I would urge the members of this committee to read Judge Chabria's ruling.
• Seeing no others, we'll now move to the committee. Any questions from the committee?
• This bill has been referred to the committee pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10B.

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on AB 2218, which would declare state policy to recognize and address water-related inequities affecting California Native American tribes and require several state agencies to incorporate that policy into water-related decisions. The author and tribal witnesses said the bill would codify a seat at the table for tribes and build on existing consultation and equity commitments, while supporters from environmental and tribal organizations backed the measure. Opponents from municipal utilities, water agencies, cities, counties, agriculture, and business groups argued the bill was too vague, could create uncertainty for water supply and project approvals, and might invite litigation. The chair signaled support, and the author said the bill was intended as a consultation measure rather than one that would usurp agency authority. The committee then took up AB 1795, a wildfire smoke-damage bill that would establish statewide standards for inspecting, testing, and remediating smoke-damaged homes and create clearer insurance claim handling rules. The Department of Insurance supported the bill, saying it would bring consistency and accountability after major urban-interface fires, while wildfire survivors and advocates said current insurer practices leave families unable to safely return home. Insurance and local government groups opposed unless amended, warning about cost, implementation uncertainty, and the bill’s scope. Members discussed unresolved issues, including how the bill would interact with a separate wildfire health-and-safety bill, whether it would apply to existing policies, and how presumptions and testing standards should work. The committee voted AB 1795 out on a due pass as amended motion to Appropriations. AB 1642, another wildfire-related bill, was also heard and focused on setting science-based testing and clearance standards for homes, schools, and businesses after urban and wildland-urban interface fires. The author and a Caltech scientist described contamination from lead and other heavy metals in fire-affected homes and argued for a presumption that certain contaminants found after a fire came from the wildfire, to reduce costly disputes. Survivors and many advocacy groups supported the bill, while insurers and other industry groups opposed, saying the testing regime was too broad, the geographic scope was unclear, and the presumptions could function like strict liability and raise insurance costs. Senators pressed both sides on how AB 1642 would overlap with the CDI smoke-claims task force and with AB 1795, and the author said the two bills were intended to be complementary and would continue to be reconciled. The committee also briefly heard AB 1976, which would create a CEQA exemption for pedestrian malls and limit certain local procedural delays for pedestrian and traffic-calming projects. Supporters said it would make it easier to create safer, more walkable, and more livable streets, and there was no opposition testimony. The chair described it as a narrow CEQA exemption for active transportation-related projects and indicated support. The committee then moved on to AB 2026, a groundwater recharge permitting bill, with the author explaining that it would streamline permitting so more recharge projects can capture floodwater and store it for drought years; testimony on that bill began as the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c> &gt;&gt; Thank you very much committee Mr. &gt;&gt; Thank you very much committee Mr.
• Chairman, members of the committee.
• you our committee is wonderful.
• </c> working with the health care committee working with the health care committee or<00:16:11.759><c

Bills: SB197 , SB84 , SB197 , SB84

Committee: House Health

Keywords: business regulation, nonprofit entities, electronic filing, merger agreements, limited liability companies, partnerships, property transfer, termination fees, SB84, agricultural nonprofit, farm bureau, nonprofit agricultural organization, health benefits, member benefits, family coverage, health insurance exemption, insurance regulation, Title 27, Alabama insurance code, risk transfer

Transcript Highlights:

• Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1742, a bill to
• These bills have been reviewed by the Committee on Rules and are ready for the Senate to consider.
• President, I move that the bills on the local bill calendar be withdrawn from the Committee on Rules,
• Committee substitute. Committee substitute.
• Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness, and a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange. Senators also paid tribute to former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron with a moment of silence. The chamber then moved to special-order bills after routine announcements that no committee reports, governor’s messages, or House messages were on the desk. The first major bill, SB 138/HB 687 on transportation offenses involving death, increased penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide offenses and added warnings and misdemeanor penalties for refusing lawful breath or urine tests. After a brief amendment and questions about attorney rights and prior impairing-substance language, the bill passed 37-0. SB 306 on Medicaid providers followed, requiring broader provider access, including after-hours availability and more primary care access for Medicaid enrollees; it also passed 37-0. The chamber then took up the major condominium reform bill, SB 1742/HB 913, addressing post-Surfside safety, reserve funding, milestone inspections, budgeting, reserve flexibility, manager regulation, conflicts of interest, and condo sale rescission periods. Senators from both parties praised the sponsors for extensive stakeholder work and the bill passed 37-0 after multiple amendments. The final major item was SB 7016/HB 1205 on constitutional amendments and petition-gathering rules, with sponsors arguing the bill was needed to combat fraud in the 2024 petition process and opponents warning it would burden citizen initiatives. The Senate adopted the House bill and then considered numerous amendments on petition circulator rules, submission deadlines, invalid-signature thresholds, voter notification, and related enforcement provisions; several amendments were adopted, and the substitute was later withdrawn, leaving the chamber to continue on the underlying bill and remaining amendments.

Transcript Highlights:

• All right, Secretary, read and receive the resolution from the Committee on Rules.
• Senate Joint Resolution number 27 is referred to the Rules Committee. Senator Stewart, Mr.
• All right, Secretary, receive the report from the committee on rules.
• President, Waggoner moves adoption of the report from the committee on rules.
• There's something for the rules to work with. I'm still talking to committee chairs.

Bills: SJR 5 , SJR 36 , SJR 5 , SJR 5 , SR 105 , SR 121 , SB 17 , SB 19 , SB 25 , SB 28 , SB 17 , SB 19 , SB 25 , SB 28

Keywords: bail, felony offenses, criminal justice reform, public safety, constitutional amendment, school safety, mental health, emergency response, education policy, law enforcement, SR 121, Senate Resolution 121, Pete Alfaro, Pedro Cuellar Alfaro, Pedro Alfaro, Baytown, Texas Senate tribute, in memory, memorial resolution, condolence resolution

Transcript Highlights:

• It's the unspoken rule.
• Okay, that's prohibited under UIL rule.
• So we tried to address that by rule.
• Not had an instance where a homeschool family was ruled to have done that, but we do have that in rule
• Okay, but there will be a committee substitute, but the committee substitute changes...

Bills: SB2920 , SB2929 , SB2398 , SB865 , SB401 , SB2619 , SB2927 , SB1395 , SB1972 , SB2540 , SB1635 , SB1581 , SB2008

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: steroids, student athletes, athletic competition, University Interscholastic League, medical purpose, gender transition, school athletics, spectator conduct, referees, ejection policy, extracurricular activities, concussion, brain injury, school policy, academic accommodations, student welfare, cardiac arrest, emergency response, CPR training, automated external defibrillators

Transcript Highlights:

• rules are before the board.
• The rules now, I'm on slide eight. The rules basically are broken down.
• And then we also Have the ability to enforce the rules that was in the statute and in the rules as well
• Some of those rules don't think are command and control. Some of those rules can be market-based.
• Thank you, committee.

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> like to propose a a committee like to propose a a committee amendment<00:12:26.639><c> or</c><00
• </c> committee and and move it along. Okay. committee and and move it along. Okay.
• :11.919><c> a</c><00:24:12.240><c> committee</c> committee be open to a committee committee be open to
• I suggested a committee amendment for line 11. Would the committee be open to amending line 11? No.
• I suggested a committee amendment for line 11. Would the committee be open to amending line 11? No.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This Rules Committee is called to order for Tuesday, March 25th, and I'll note for the record that there
• The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration will designate Thursday, March 27th for the adoption
• Um, Co-Chair Niska will have the gavel when we have rules next Tuesday.
• Um, co-chair having rules this Thursday.
• <00:01:24.880><c> next</c> rules next rules next Tuesday.<00:01:26.720><c> Uh,</c><00:01:26.960><c> further

Committee: House Rules and Legislative Administration

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Speaker, last night the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 377, providing for
• Speaker, last night the rules committee<02:21:58.800><c> met</c><02:21:58.960><c> and</c><02:21:59.200
• ><c> reported</c><02:21:59.439><c> a</c><02:21:59.600><c> rule,</c><02:21:59.840><c> House</c> committee
• met and reported a rule, House committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution<02:22:01.080><c>
• The rule provides one hour closed rule.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Pursuant to Assembly Rule 96, I request unanimous consent to re-refer the following bills to committee
• From Reverend Tax Committee to the Appropriations Committee, and AB 1331 Eller-Hurray from the Judiciary
• Committee to the Appropriations Committee.
• It's from the Public Safety Committee.
• Members, pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, I'm re-referring AB 379, Schultz, to the Appropriations Committee

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• > shall</c><02:20:19.359><c> be</c> rules committee print 119-4 shall be rules committee print 119-4
• The rule committee or their designates.
• </c><03:15:03.120><c> Uh</c><03:15:03.600><c> I</c> Mexico in the rules committee.
• Uh I Mexico in the rules committee.
• There being no further amendment under the rule, the committee rises. Um, Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• He was approved by the Rules Committee on January 14. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
• She was approved by the Rules Committee on January 14th. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
• Moved by the Rules Committee on January 14th, I respectfully ask for an aye vote. No mics up.
• Committee to the Senate floor pursuant to Senate Rule 28 and for it to be taken up without reference
• Senate Bill 694 has been withdrawn from the Committee on Rules, ordered to the floor, and will be taken

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, observed a moment of silence for Alex Prettie, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several visiting groups in the gallery, including UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute fellows and community college representatives. The body approved the Senate journals and then confirmed two gubernatorial appointments: Dr. Hernando Garsohn as Chief Medical Officer at the Emergency Medical Services Authority and Stephanie Weldon as Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity at the Department of Public Health, both by 39-0 votes. The chamber then took up a series of third-reading bills. Measures that passed included SB 799 on the South Bay Regional Housing Trust, SB 33 on public contracts and contractor payment claims, SB 222 to streamline permitting for heat pump installations, SB 300 to strengthen protections for minors in AI chatbot interactions, SB 457 on community land trusts and affordable housing, SB 479 allowing certain cities to share information in homeless response teams, SB 719 extending a reporting sunset on automated decision systems, SB 722 protecting mobile home park residents from demolition-related displacement, SB 832 updating the Upper Los Angeles River working group, SB 342 on contractor license lapse rules, SB 490 on inspections of unlicensed treatment facilities, SB 828 requiring better state-local permit verification after the Esparto fireworks tragedy, SB 849 barring physician license renewal after specified sexual misconduct, SB 742 addressing decommissioned electrical lines and wildfire risk, SB 96 on over-amplified streaming and digital ads, SB 677 as a technical cleanup to last year’s housing law, and SB 58 on hydrogen sulfide monitoring and public health. Most of these bills passed unanimously or with overwhelming support; SB 222 and SB 677 drew some no votes but still passed. The most extended debate centered on SB 694, which would align California law with federal VA accreditation rules for those assisting veterans with benefits claims and impose penalties for unauthorized claims assistance and data access. Supporters argued it would protect veterans from predatory “claim shark” practices and ensure only accredited providers charge fees; opponents said it would reduce veterans’ choice and could limit access to needed help. After a motion to pull the bill from Rules and take it up immediately passed 29-9, the Senate approved SB 694 on a 29-10 vote. The session concluded with unanimous approval of the consent calendar and adjournment until January 27, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Pursuant to Assembly Rule 96, I request unanimous consent to re-refer the following bills to committee
• Pursuant to Assembly Rule 51, I request unanimous consent to refer the following items to committee:
• I move to suspend Assembly Rules 96 and 63 to withdraw ACA 20, Gabriel, from the Rules Committee and
• I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 56 to allow the Communications and Conveyance Committee
• Rule 56 to allow the Communications and Conveyance Committee to notice SB 1190, Grove, for the hearing

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then handled a series of procedural motions to re-refer bills, suspend rules, and remove items from the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions recognizing family milestones, a youth leadership program from Assembly District 13, a delegation of Japanese business leaders, and a Michoacan delegation. Later, members adopted several resolutions and consent items, including California Craft Beer Week, the Freedom Flag as a 9/11 remembrance symbol, Probation Services Week, and California Wildfire Week, along with other consent-calendar measures. The main floor debate centered on SB 417, a $10 billion housing bond for the ballot, with supporters emphasizing the state’s housing shortage, homelessness crisis, and funding for multifamily housing, supportive housing, homeownership, farmworker housing, student housing, tribal housing, infrastructure, and preservation of existing affordable units. Opponents criticized the proposal as adding debt without enough reform and objected to the use of veterans in the measure’s messaging. The Assembly passed SB 417 on urgency and on the measure, 54-7, and sent it to the Senate. Members then adopted ACA 20, which would expand and modernize the state Rainy Day Fund by increasing its cap and changing deposit rules; it passed 54-8 and was transmitted to the Senate. The Assembly also approved SB 623, a transportation-related bill addressing rideshare safety and medical lien practices. Supporters said it would curb abusive billing, restrict attorney conflicts and kickbacks, require stronger background checks for TNC drivers, and allow women riders and drivers to request women-only matches. The measure passed unanimously, 67-0. Later, the House adopted ACA 21, which removes ACA 13 from the November ballot, by 62-0, and ACA 22, which amends a ballot measure affecting taxation and local fiscal resources, by 64-0. The session concluded with an adjournment in memory of Dr. Dorothy Viola Calvin, followed by announcements, recesses, and final adjournment until the next scheduled floor session.

Transcript Highlights:

• have a unique committee today where we have three nominees, so a little bit about the flow of the committee
• There's also a study committee.
• There's also a study committee.
• Chairman and committee members.
• Chairman and committee members.

Summary: The Committee on Director Nominations met with four members present and approved the prior minutes without objection. Chair Jay Kaufman outlined the committee’s role in reviewing executive nominations and explained the hearing process for three nominees: Mary Foote for the Office of Economic Opportunity, Debbie Johnston for the Department of Health Services, and Chuck Bassett. Foote did not appear for her hearing, and members discussed her absence and alleged omissions in her disclosure materials, including prior service with Planned Parenthood-related organizations. The committee then moved to reject her nomination, and the motion passed 3-2, recommending that the full Senate reject Mary Foote. Debbie Johnston, nominee to lead the Department of Health Services, appeared and gave an opening statement describing her Arizona background, prior Senate staff work, and more than 20 years with the Arizona Hospital and Health Care Association. She said her priorities at ADHS include rebuilding trust in public health licensing, improving stakeholder engagement, standardizing rulemaking communication, addressing alleged religious discrimination and retaliation concerns in licensing, and using technology and AI to improve efficiency. In questioning, senators pressed her on her management style, conflict-of-interest safeguards given her prior industry role, enforcement priorities, budget pressures, behavioral health and assisted living oversight, and the department’s response to COVID-19. Johnston said she would follow statutes, recuse herself from enforcement matters involving former contacts, and resign if directed to carry out an unlawful policy. She also said the department does not regulate therapy itself, only facilities, and that it would rely on legal counsel regarding the governor’s conversion-therapy executive order and related federal civil-rights allegations. Several senators focused on public health trust and the department’s pandemic response, with Johnston acknowledging concerns about closures, data collection, and communication during COVID-19 while saying she would review past after-action materials and be better prepared in the future. Public testimony from stakeholders in aging services and health care strongly supported her confirmation, praising her accessibility, responsiveness, and collaborative approach. After testimony, the vice chair moved to recommend Johnston’s confirmation to the full Senate. The roll call was underway when the transcript ended, with several members voting aye and one member expressing reservations about her not reviewing the pandemic after-action report before another crisis occurs.

Transcript Highlights:

• Under Rule 30, the message from Her Excellency the Governor would be sent to the Committee on Economic
• The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Mr.
• The committee reports the same ought to be adopted. Mr.
• Rule 40 is suspended. Mr.
• The ayes have it; Rule 7A is suspended. Second reading of the bills.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a gubernatorial message recommending legislation to preserve and advance Massachusetts competitiveness in discovery, research, and innovation, which was referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. The House also adopted a Rules Committee order extending the reporting deadline for the Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy to December 3, 2025. Members then took up several local and special bills, including measures concerning the recall of elected officers in Sharon, wastewater treatment in Sandwich, a sick leave bank for Anna C. Contreras, an increased income limit for the Clause 41A senior tax deferral program in Ipswich, and Acton bills on checkout bag charges, police and fire residency limits, and the Acton Memorial Library. These bills were ordered to a third reading. The House also passed to engrossment bills recognizing Machado Joseph Disease Awareness Day, authorizing Waltham to establish a Millennium Fund for its public library, and authorizing Wellesley to dissolve its housing development corporation. The House then considered House No. 972, authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Linfield Water Center Water District. The bill received an emergency preamble, which was adopted by division, and the bill was then passed to be enacted. The House also adopted an order to adjourn to meet again Thursday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• The joint committee on saying that.
• </c> objected to under clause six of rule 20. objected to under clause six of rule 20.
• </c> affirmative, the rules are suspended. affirmative, the rules are suspended.
• </c> affirmative, the rules are suspended. affirmative, the rules are suspended.
• The rules are suspended. Bill affirming. The rules are suspended.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Speaker, your committee on fiscal review, to which was referred House Committee Substitute for Senate
• Speaker, your committee on fiscal review, to which was referred House Committee Substitute for Senate
• Speaker, your committee on fiscal review, to which was referred House Committee Substitute for Senate
• Your legislative rules committee will be going back in.
• Your committee rules administrative is scheduled for a meeting at 9 a.m. tomorrow. We will meet.

Keywords: 959, house, all