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• Thank you, Matt, every day for your service for our country.
• and Indian Health Service for 34 years.
• Care to explain?
• Secretary, direct to record the action and transmit the bill to the House.
• Secretary, direct to record the action and transmit the bill to the House.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• direct appropriation and looking to extend that direct appropriation due to just delays when that direct
• direct appropriation and looking to extend that direct appropriation due to just delays when that direct
• direct appropriation and looking to extend that direct appropriation due to just delays when that direct
• direct appropriation and looking to extend that direct appropriation due to just delays when that direct
• </c> Services with mental health services Services with mental health services maybe<01:16:07.159><c>

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , and ensuring access to critical equipment, services, and support.
• , and ensuring access to critical equipment, services, and care and ensuring access to critical equipment
• , services, and support.
• First reading of bills: SB 1235, Health and Human Services; SB 1316, Arizona Health and Human Services
• She did the same way; she did her work the same way mothers take care of their home.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• effect on government services that our communities rely on, as well as the costs of these services,
• effect on government services that our communities rely on, as well as the costs of these services,
• effect on government services that our communities rely on, as well as the costs of these services,
• effect on government services that our communities rely on, as well as the costs of these services,
• </c><01:03:53.799><c> in</c><01:03:53.920><c> a</c> services for caring for people in a services for

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Now we can turn to the two extension orders from Health Care Financing that we'll consider.
• Now we can turn to the two extension orders from Health Care Financing that we'll consider.
• They are neglected, and they have no proper care.
• Sell their products and services profitably and can showcase dogs and cats for adoption.
• The clerk be directed to dispense with the printing of a calendar.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, adopted a resolution congratulating Grant Marshall on earning Eagle Scout, and then passed two local/private bills to enactment: a sick leave bank for a Department of Correction employee and a measure waiving the Boston Police Department’s maximum age requirement for Luis Cabral. The chamber also received and journalized a communication from Senator Rush stating he would have voted yes on S. 3014 while away on Navy training. The Senate then took up several committee rule-suspension and extension orders. It approved extensions for the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security on two late-filed matters until July 31, 2026, and approved two Health Care Financing extension orders, one extending 15 bills to March 31, 2026 and another extending six bills to May 1, 2026. Senators explained the delays as needed for hearings, stakeholder input, and mandated benefit reviews. The chamber also advanced local bills for Rutland recall elections, Boxford liquor licenses, Boston police age waivers, and Milton school construction timing, and adopted a resolution recognizing Endometriosis Awareness Month. A major portion of the session was devoted to H. 3014, the omnibus “Pets Act,” which combined provisions on animal welfare, pet shop sales, housing, insurance, and enforcement. Senators supporting the bill described it as banning the retail sale of dogs and cats from puppy mills, strengthening anti-cruelty enforcement, expanding access for animal control officers, limiting breed discrimination in housing and insurance, and protecting pet ownership in subsidized housing. Several amendments were debated: some were withdrawn or rejected, including proposals on renters’ insurance, nuisance barking, and property damage; others were adopted, including a compromise expanding protections for domestic animals, standards on animal welfare, and reporting/adoption requirements for research animals. The Ways and Means amendment was adopted as amended, and the bill was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed by roll call, with 38 members voting in the affirmative and none in the negative.

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• Service members, law enforcement, and Service members, law enforcement, and Service members, law enforcement
• The debt service comes out of the general debt service comes out of the general debt service comes out
• is a a healthc care facility and mental health care there. facility and mental health care there. facility
• direct deposit account? direct deposit account?
• to emergency medical service personnel to provide emergency medical care to a provide emergency medical

Bills: HJR 4 , HJR 6 , HB 195 , HB 13 , HB 143 , HB 135

Keywords: occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax

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• Vote no. care so they can speak, eat, and smile again. Vote no. Thank you.
• I mean, we're direct competitors.
• And the main reason is we were direct competitors.
• The board's role is to ensure that patients are being properly cared for.
• So I think that we are moving in that direction.

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• with great care.
• Your analysis also seems to reinforce the need for direct supervision.
• , pushing patients to seek out-of-network care.
• Patients should not have to choose between paying large upfront costs or delaying dental care, care that
• We are a manufacturing union and we care about manufacturing jobs.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 1921 on video game shutdowns. The author and Consumer Reports supported requiring game operators to give 60 days’ notice before ending server support and to offer a menu of remedies, including refunds or playable/offline alternatives, while the Entertainment Software Association opposed the bill as an unwarranted new standard for digital products and raised safety and legal concerns about community servers. Members questioned the scope of refunds, copyright, and community-server issues, and the author said he was open to further amendments. The bill was moved on a due-pass motion to Senate Appropriations and placed on call. AB 1965, dealing with cannabis testing, was presented as a measure to strengthen the Department of Cannabis Control’s authority over testing labs and improve product safety and transparency. The California Cannabis Operators Association supported the bill, saying it would help ensure consistent standards and protect consumers in a market with a large illicit component. There was no opposition, and the bill was moved on a due-pass motion to Senate Appropriations and placed on call. The committee also heard AB 2141, which would allow the Board of Pharmacy to resolve certain disciplinary matters through a voluntary pre-accusation settlement process. The author and a supporting pharmacist said it would speed resolution of smaller, technical cases and reduce costs, while a member raised concerns about transparency and whether the public would have less information about licensee misconduct. The bill passed the committee on a due-pass motion to Senate Appropriations, with Senator Menjivar voting no, and was placed on call. AB 2163, creating strategic clean energy and critical mineral development zones, was supported by the author and Imperial County as a way to prioritize geothermal and lithium development in areas like the Salton Sea region; it passed on a due-pass motion to Senate Appropriations and was placed on call. Later, AB 1990 on compounded weight-loss drug advertising drew significant debate. Supporters argued it would curb misleading ads and require disclosures about risks and non-FDA approval, while opponents from the compounding pharmacy community said it would create burdens, duplicate existing false-advertising law, and could harm patient access. Members questioned whether the bill actually addressed targeting minors and whether it would force use of FDA-approved labeling; the author said the bill was meant to add specificity and guardrails. The bill was moved on a due-pass motion to Senate Judiciary, with some no votes, and placed on call. The committee also heard AB 2783 on court reporters, which would add a national certification pathway and extend a remote reporting pilot; it drew support from court reporting stakeholders and passed unanimously on a due-pass motion to Senate Appropriations, placed on call. Finally, AB 2771, the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education sunset bill, and AB 2772, the interior design certification sunset bill, were presented and heard with mixed testimony: AB 2771 received support from student and borrower advocates and was moved to Senate Education, while AB 2772 drew both support and strong opposition over CCIDC governance and accountability, with the committee hearing extensive public comment before the transcript ended.

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• You took care of it all. committee. Terrific. You took care of it all. Fantastic.
• She cared about the community. She cared about that neighborhood.
• But my wife cared about people. She cared about the park, and she loved her community.
• My wife cared about people. She cared about the park, and she loved her community.
• She cared about a community. She cared about that neighborhood.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing covered several environment and natural resources bills focused on natural and working lands, forest protection, municipal reforestation, trail accessibility, and a park naming bill. Representative Moschino and Senator Comerford described the natural and working lands bill as part of the state’s climate roadmap, arguing that protecting these lands supports carbon sequestration, resilience, biodiversity, and helps prevent development pressure on the least expensive land. Senator Comerford also testified on a separate bill to expand access to trails for people of all abilities, saying it would build on the administration’s Trails for All initiative and create a permanent advisory structure and trust fund. Representative Consolvo and family members testified in support of H. 4259 to name the tennis courts at Wether Park in Roslindale after Kim O’Connell, describing her long community service and activism. A large portion of the hearing focused on H. 952 and H. 953, bills to protect watershed and state forest lands as parks or reserves. Supporters, including environmental advocates, scientists, and organizations such as Standing Trees, Sierra Club, The Nature Conservancy, and the Massachusetts Forest Alliance’s opponents, debated whether state forests and watershed lands should be permanently reserved from logging and other active management. Supporters said the bills would improve carbon storage, water quality, biodiversity, flood and drought resilience, and would protect large acreages of public land at no cost. Opponents, including the Massachusetts Forest Alliance, argued that sustainable forest management and a mix of reserves and managed forests are needed for climate, water quality, wildfire prevention, rural jobs, and carbon outcomes, and urged the committee to allow the administration’s existing reserve process to continue. The committee also heard extensive testimony on the municipal reforestation bill, H. 1013/S. 553, which would create a statewide program, advisory council, and trust fund to support urban tree planting and maintenance. Municipal officials and advocates from Wellesley, Cambridge, Boston, the Mystic River watershed, and other communities said urban trees are critical for cooling, stormwater control, air quality, public health, and equity, especially in environmental justice neighborhoods with low canopy cover and high heat. Several witnesses emphasized that consistent funding is needed because trees take years to mature and many municipalities lack staff or watering capacity. Some witnesses asked that the bill be funded at $100 million and tied to the Mass Ready Act or environmental bond funding. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• To advance our energy solutions, this bill directs the Public Service Commission, or PSC, to establish
• To advance our energy solutions, this bill directs the Public Service Commission, or PSC, to establish
• A change of this magnitude demands careful consideration.
• I really respect all of you for doing public service to the state of Florida.
• That's those who are here that care about.

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Summary: The committee first handled Senate confirmations, hearing two support waivers from the Florida Swimming Pool Association, and then voted to recommend confirmation of all appointees in a block vote. It then took up several bills, adopting amendments and reporting each measure favorably: CS/SB 462 on transportation, which included FDOT authority over speed limits, EV-related funding, MPO changes, workforce grants, and an I-4 widening report; SB 1574 on energy infrastructure investment, creating a PSC mechanism for renewable natural gas infrastructure cost recovery; SB 1002 on utility service restrictions, limiting local government energy-source restrictions; and SB 726 on swatting, adding liability for prosecution/investigation costs and restitution for injuries or property damage. The committee also approved CS/SB 496 on timeshare management and CS/SB 1076 on roof contracting, both with technical or clarifying amendments. A major portion of the meeting focused on SB 408 on thoroughbred permit holders and decoupling live racing from gaming licenses at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs. Senator Burgess presented a strike-all amendment that would delay decoupling for seven years, with a three-year notice period and a four-year guarantee of racing and current purse/breeder award structures. The sponsor and supporters said the longer runway was intended to create room for negotiations and align Florida with other pari-mutuel operations. The committee heard extensive public testimony, overwhelmingly opposed, from horsemen, breeders, veterinarians, farm owners, sales companies, and related businesses who warned the bill would reduce racing, depress breeding, threaten tens of thousands of jobs, and harm a major agricultural industry. A few speakers, including representatives of the Miccosukee Tribe, opposed the bill as a casino expansion that would benefit out-of-state interests and undermine existing gaming arrangements. No final vote on SB 408 was taken in the portion provided, and the committee continued public testimony after a recess.

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• Take care of that in the journal.
• And it's very well known that in our health care system, frequently individuals who are taking care of
• And it's very well known that in our health care system, frequently individuals who are taking care of
• This prevents a person from being a qualified elder care coordinator.
• bill and also have you have care at yourself in this body, even being a new member.

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and a series of member and guest introductions recognizing visitors, local delegations, and honorees. The chamber then took up a report from the Committee on Ethics and Elections on 42 executive appointments; the report was adopted and the appointments were confirmed by a 36-0 vote. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the Ripple Project for childhood cancer awareness and fundraising. The body then moved through a long special-order calendar of bills, largely focused on public records exemptions, public safety, education, agriculture, health care, and licensing. Measures passed included bills to extend or consolidate exemptions for aquaculture records, trade secrets, and cybersecurity information; a child-abuse reporting statute-of-limitations bill; regulation of commercial driving schools; human trafficking training for nursing graduates; a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and its companion public-records bill; nature-based coastal resiliency and mangrove infrastructure; chiropractic patient trust funds; specialty license plates; waiver of late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation; the Florida Farm Bill/Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services package; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leases; disability presumption clarifications for first responders; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and the Blue Envelope program; campus safety policy transparency at public colleges and universities; and veterinary prescription disclosure. Several bills drew debate or amendments. The Farm Bill received amendments protecting Everglades restoration lands from surplus sale and clarifying biosolids timing, and it passed 38-0 after extensive discussion. The HCSM/nonprofit religious organizations bill prompted debate over whether allowing licensed insurance agents to market faith-based health care sharing ministries would create consumer confusion or free-speech concerns; it passed 32-5. The patriotic displays bill also drew discussion and passed 36-2. The athletics bill allowing coaches to provide good-faith support to student-athletes, prompted by the Teddy Bridgewater situation, passed 38-0. The affordable housing bill clarifying Live Local Act definitions to exclude farms from certain commercial/mixed-use/industrial categories passed 38-0 after a technical amendment. Several other measures were temporarily postponed, and the session concluded with the Senate continuing through the remaining calendar.

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• </c> ambulatory care pharmacist center care. ambulatory care pharmacist center care.
• . care. care.
• care.
• </c> child care. child care.
• </c> care providers. care providers.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our service is improving.
• The Coupeville-Port Townsend ferry was on two-boat service prior to the service disruptions.
• It's on one-boat service now. That seems like not full domestic service.
• And the DOL to Go services, a mobile service that allows us to roll up into a community and make sure
• And the DOL to Go services, a mobile service that allows us to roll up into a community and make sure

Bills: HB2306

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: transportation budget, capital budget, operating budget, appropriations, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferry funding, state ferries, highway maintenance, road preservation, bridge replacement, tolling, express toll lanes, traffic safety, speed cameras, ignition interlock, transit grants, public transit

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• And then spending on core services, what we think of as the state’s ongoing service level, the service
• And then spending on core services, what we think of as the state’s ongoing service level, the service
• , Including lack of adequate access to child care, food assistance, health care, and so much more.
• The state's not providing the services, the federal government isn't providing the services.
• , to cut child care, to cut child care, to cut...

Summary: The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee held an informational hearing on California’s Budget Stabilization Account, or Rainy Day Fund, with opening remarks focused on the state’s long history of revenue volatility and the role reserves play in smoothing downturns. The Legislative Analyst’s Office explained that California’s personal income tax base is highly volatile because high-income earners’ income is tied to capital gains and other fluctuating sources, and that Proposition 2’s current reserve rules set aside 1.5% of General Fund revenues plus a share of excess capital gains, but cap constitutional deposits at 10% of General Fund taxes. The LAO said its analysis evaluates reserve policy over decades and found the current system would cover about 30% of funding shortfalls in a 90th-percentile downturn scenario over 50 years, which is an improvement over no reserve but still inadequate. The LAO recommended raising the reserve cap substantially, ultimately to 50% by 2055, with an immediate increase to 20% and gradual increases thereafter. It also suggested either replacing Proposition 2’s deposit formulas with broader rules that capture volatility across all tax revenues or, alternatively, depositing all excess capital gains rather than only a share. The Department of Finance said the Governor’s prior proposal similarly sought to raise the cap from 10% to 20% and exclude reserve deposits and withdrawals from the state appropriations limit, arguing those two constraints limited the state’s ability to save during recent revenue surges. Other panelists and members discussed whether reserves should be paired with broader structural changes, including unemployment insurance reform, safety-net funding, infrastructure reserves, and the projected surplus temporary holding account. The California Budget and Policy Center supported reserve reform but emphasized balancing savings with current needs and noted other tools such as revenue increases, borrowing from special funds, and the new surplus-holding account. Members debated the causes and effects of Proposition 13, the appropriations limit, business departures, and whether reserve policy should be more directly tied to protecting Californians’ access to health care, food assistance, child care, and other core services. No votes or formal actions were taken, as the hearing was informational only.

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• and Human Services.
• </c><00:14:53.519><c> School</c> state or the county and directs School state or the county and directs
• attendant care.
• attendant care.
• attendant care.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Vote no. care so they can speak, eat, and smile again. Vote no. Thank you.
• Careful, your chairman's in that group. Ms.
• I mean, we're direct competitors.
• The main reason is we were direct competitors.
• So I think that we are moving in that direction.

Summary: The House Health and Welfare Committee first heard House Bill 495, which would consolidate the Board of Denturity under the Board of Dentistry, add a board seat for someone experienced in denturistry/prosthetics, define denturists’ scope of practice, and address the denturist board’s financial deficit. The sponsor and Department of Occupational and Professional Licenses argued the change would improve efficiency and reduce costs while preserving the profession. Denturists, interns, and association representatives opposed the bill, saying it could create conflicts of interest, leave their profession without a guaranteed denturist on the board, increase barriers to entry, and allow dentists to influence fees and rules. The Idaho State Dental Association supported the bill, saying it would maintain public safety, preserve licensure, and reduce government size. After testimony and committee discussion, the original motion to send the bill to the floor was withdrawn and the committee voted to send HB 495 to amending order for clarification, including possible language about a denturist board member. The committee then took up RS 33-468, a proposal to repeal Medicaid expansion effective January 1, 2028. The sponsor said the measure was intended to refocus Medicaid on the most vulnerable, address budget pressures, and respond to concerns that expansion can discourage work. Several members opposed the idea, arguing that it would remove coverage from many Idahoans, harm providers, and likely cost the state money by losing federal funds and related tax revenue. Others supported it as a needed step to control spending and prioritize traditional Medicaid populations. After debate, a motion to return the RS to the sponsor failed on roll call, and the committee voted 10-6 to introduce RS 33-468. The meeting then adjourned.

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• The point is that direct care and treatment is a state-funded program.
• The point is that direct care and treatment is a state-funded program.
• The point is that direct care and treatment is a state-funded program.
• The point is that direct care and treatment is a state-funded program.
• The point is that direct care and treatment is a state-funded program.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , gender-affirming care, and behavioral health services through over 100 community health centers.
• For example, in the context of sexual and reproductive health care services, patients may access service
• Through our PP Direct services, Planned Parenthood affiliates proudly offer asynchronous telehealth.
• Direct services, Planned Parenthood affiliates proudly offer asynchronous telehealth.
• asynchronous health care... ...of health care services that can be provided safely through asynchronous

Committee: House Health

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And that it's their job to take care of patients and to take care of people around our state.
• , if the drilling ends up with nothing, they're still getting a service they bargained for a service,
• This is not a fee for service situation because we would get no service.
• According to that definition, they're already receiving the services or they already requested the services
• You would have to, to presently lack the ability to, to feed yourself, to, to care, to get medical care

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• We've added a number of maternal child health benefits, including doula care and lactation services,
• health and human services agencies, not just the Health Care Authority.
• What we have to do is provide more wraparound services for our treatment foster care providers so that
• can go get primary care services or behavioral health services at those school-based health centers.
• Therefore, we are working very hard to build out our Foster Care Plus program, which enhances services

Keywords: 996, all